vstars Chapter 416 Why can't he get it?
Chapter 416 Why can't he get it?
After Yinti and the others left, only the palace servants attending to Kangxi remained in his bedchamber, along with Kangxi, Yinreng, and Yinzuo, the father and sons.
For the past few days, Yinzhuo had been staying by Kangxi's bedside without taking off his clothes. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't tired or sleepy. He could still hold on because he was worried about his father's condition, but now that Kangxi had woken up, his mind was relaxed and all the fatigue that had accumulated over the days came rushing back.
"Second brother, Father, please keep an eye on things for now. I'm so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open. I'll go outside and rest for a while. Father, if anything happens here, just have someone go outside and call me."
Although Kangxi had been in a daze for the past few days, sometimes awake and sometimes asleep, he was not completely unconscious. How could he not know how hard Yinzhuo had worked these past few days? He had always favored Yinzhuo, and seeing his exhausted appearance, one can only imagine how he felt.
"My sixth son has worked hard these past few days. You can rest assured and go to rest. There are still so many people guarding here. Wan Quan, come and take your sixth son to the back to wash up properly, and then take him back to the side hall to rest."
Yinzhuo was so sleepy that his eyelids were drooping. Upon hearing this, he didn't stand on ceremony with Kangxi, got up, bowed, and followed Wanquan out of Kangxi's bedroom.
Yinzhu was really sleepy at this moment. He fell asleep in the bath before he even finished washing up. Fortunately, he was never short of servants. Wan Quan was afraid that moving him around would wake him up, so he simply had someone bring over a soft couch. After serving Yinzhu to finish washing up, they put him on the couch and carried him back to the side hall of Qingxi Study.
Yinzhu slept very well. When he opened his eyes again, it was already noon the next day. Because he was worried about the situation on Kangxi's side, our king of sleeping in didn't stay in bed today. After calling Dexi in to help him wash up and change his clothes, he led his men toward Kangxi's bedroom.
When Yinzhu arrived, Kangxi was drinking medicine under the care of Liang Jiugong. Yinreng was not there at the time, presumably having gone back to rest. Seeing Yinzhu enter from outside, Kangxi raised his hand and pointed to the chair in front of his bed, indicating that he should come and sit down. He then took the medicine bowl from Liang Jiugong and drank the medicine.
"Father, how are you feeling today? Are you any better than yesterday? Did Physician Wang come today? What did he say?"
Faced with Yinzhuo's barrage of questions, Kangxi was very patient. After answering Yinzhuo's questions one by one, he asked Yinzhuo to stand up and stand in front of him so that he could look him up and down.
"Not bad, you look much better today than yesterday. Now that I'm awake, you and your second brother don't need to take turns guarding here anymore. How are you feeling now? If you're still sleepy, go back and continue to rest."
Although Emperor Kangxi had already said that Yinzhuo was no longer needed and that Yinreng would stay and guard the palace, Yinzhuo still stubbornly insisted on securing a bed for himself in his father's palace. It wasn't until the imperial physician Wang said that Emperor Kangxi's condition had stabilized that he obediently moved to the side hall of Qingxi Study.
Kangxi's illness wasn't entirely without its benefits. At least after handing over the reins of government, he had plenty of time. With his two sons, Yinreng and Yinzuo, by his side, his life during his convalescence wasn't boring. Look, he had just finished eating when his dutiful eldest son dragged him out for a stroll.
"Father, as the saying goes, 'A hundred steps after a meal, live to ninety-nine.' From now on, we should go out for walks more often. After all, only with good health can we eat well and live to be a hundred years old..."
Emperor Kangxi was not annoyed by Yinzhuo's constant circling around the garden until Yinzhuo was too tired to walk anymore, at which point he was led to a pavilion in the garden to sit down and rest.
"What Yinzhi said before was right. He should go out for walks more often from now on. Look at your health, you can't even keep up with mine! You're already too tired to walk after only a short while? Yinzhi, your father hopes that my sixth son can live to be a hundred years old..."
Yinzhuo didn't care at all about whether he could live to be a hundred years old. If possible, he would like Kangxi to live a few more years. Historically, Kangxi died in the sixty-first year of his reign, and now it is the fifty-third year of his reign.
Although the historical trajectory of this world has long deviated from the historical trajectory in Yinzhuo's memory, Yinzhuo still cannot help but feel sad whenever he thinks that Kangxi may not have many years left to live. Thinking about it too much even makes him feel like he is about to suffocate.
When the weather turned completely hot, Kangxi's illness was finally fully cured. Perhaps it was because he had been living a very relaxed and comfortable life before, or perhaps it was because he wanted to test the governing abilities of Yinzhen and others. In any case, after recovering from his illness, Kangxi did not rush to take back Yinzhen's power of regent. Instead, he stayed in Qingxi Study as before, acting as a hands-off manager.
"Sixth brother, let me ask you something. What's the situation with our father? Didn't Physician Wang say that his health was no longer a problem?"
It's no wonder that Yinzhen was so uneasy, after all, there was still the precedent of Yinreng before him. Yinzhen didn't think that his position in his father's heart could compare to that of his second brother. His power-hungry and suspicious father suddenly stopped caring about everything and became a hands-off manager. This obviously abnormal behavior made it hard for Yinzhen not to think.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo looked up at his worried older brother, stood up, walked over to him, patted Yinzhen on the shoulder, then pulled over a chair and sat down opposite him.
"Fourth Brother, don't worry. Our Father is doing very well. Just focus on doing your job and don't worry too much about other things. Look at you, always overthinking things, your brow is practically knotted up..."
Yinzuo and Yinzhen were brothers. After spending so many years together, he believed he understood his fourth brother quite well. So, although Yinzhen didn't say it outright, how could Yinzuo not guess what he was thinking? If you ask Yinzuo, his fourth brother was just overthinking things. His father clearly wanted to delegate power, but he just couldn't get it.
If any of the brothers could guess Kangxi's thoughts, it would undoubtedly be Yinzhuo. Since Yinzhuo said there was no need to worry too much, Yinzhen's anxious heart, which had been uneasy these past few days, finally calmed down a little.
Seeing Yinzhen's obvious relief made Yinzuo unable to suppress a smile. It seemed that his father's image as a suspicious man was still too deeply ingrained in people's minds. Look, he really wanted to change now, but the key was that it seemed no one dared to believe him.