vstars Chapter 130 Three troublemakers got together
Chapter 130 Three troublemakers got together
This time, Yinzhuo did not refuse Dexi's suggestion. It wasn't that he particularly wanted tea and snacks, but rather that he noticed the eyes of the tenth prince sitting opposite him lit up as soon as Dexi said that. As the saying goes, "an army marches on its stomach," and Yinzhuo thought that he would need the two of them to keep him company and relieve his boredom, so naturally he had to make sure they were well-fed first.
“Alright, go to the kitchen and bring over a few plates of savory snacks according to your Ninth and Tenth Masters’ tastes, and also bring a pot of chilled plum juice.”
Sure enough, upon hearing about the chilled plum juice, the eyes of both Yinzhen and Yinzhen cleared up considerably. They knew that in the sweltering summer, a glass of cool, chilled plum juice was an absolute treat. Unfortunately, they had limited ice; it wasn't even enough to keep in the house, let alone have any extra ice to chill their plum juice.
"Sixth Brother's place is still the best. Not only is it cool inside, but there's also chilled plum juice to drink. It's not even the middle of the month yet, and I've already used up almost all my ice. It seems that if I want to stay cool in the future, I'll have to come to Sixth Brother's place."
Upon hearing Yin's words, Yin Tang nodded in agreement. These days, if there's anywhere in the palace that doesn't lack ice, it's probably only his father's Qianqing Palace, his grandmother's Shou Kang Palace, the Crown Prince's Yuqing Palace, and his sixth brother's place.
"Old Ten is right. Anyway, our study is about to close down, and Father hasn't assigned us any jobs. Instead of struggling to make ends meet with our meager ice, we might as well come and mooch off Sixth Brother."
Yinzhuo didn't care at all about Yintang and Yin's obvious attempts to take advantage of him. After all, the ice he used in his courtyard all came from the Qianqing Palace, and if the palace lacked ice for anyone else, it wouldn't lack ice for his father.
“That’s great. My father and mother are keeping a close eye on me these days. Judging from the situation, my injuries won’t heal properly, so it seems they don’t plan to let me go out. Since you’re willing to come and play with me, I’m naturally more than happy to do so.”
While the brothers were talking, Dexi came over with the food. If he hadn't been observant, what would have happened? In addition to some tea snacks and the chilled plum juice that Yinzhuo had requested, there was also a plate of various fresh fruits that had been washed and cut.
It was the height of summer in July when Yinzhi saw Dexi bring over chilled plum juice. He quickly asked Dexi to pour him a glass. As soon as the icy plum juice entered his mouth, Yinzhi shivered. He then tilted his head back and drank the whole glass in one gulp. He leaned back in his chair and sighed.
"So comfortable~~"
Yinzhuo was amused by his exaggerated appearance, and then ordered Dexi to fill the cup for his tenth prince. Seeing Yinzhuo pick up the cup and drink it all in one gulp, he couldn't help but frown.
"Tenth Brother, drink slowly. It's not that I'm stingy with this little bit, but I'm afraid your stomach won't be able to handle it if you drink so fast. If you get diarrhea because of your greed, you'll be laughed at by Thirteenth and Fourteenth."
Yinzhen had originally planned to ask Dexi to give him another cup, but upon hearing his sixth brother's words, he silently withdrew his hand, which was already halfway outstretched, because he couldn't bear the embarrassment.
After eating and drinking their fill and resting for a while, the sun outside wasn't so strong anymore. Yinzhuo hurriedly had someone clean up the stone table under the tree in the courtyard, and then had someone bring out the mahjong set. He pulled Yintang, Yinxi, and Dexi together to build a mahjong wall.
From that day on, Yin Tang and Yin Yi became frequent visitors to Yin Zuo's courtyard. Whenever they had time, they would definitely come to Yin Zuo's place. People say that three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang. These three troublemakers, these Tyrannosaurus Rex, when they got together, they definitely couldn't come up with anything good.
"Liang Jiugong, what did you say? Sixth Prince, what kind of thing did you study with Ninth Prince and Tenth Prince? And how come Thirteenth and Fourteenth Prince got their heads covered in bee stings?"
Kangxi was naturally aware that Yinzhi and Yinzhi had been spending a lot of time with Yinzuo recently. He had even thought it was a good thing, since Yinzuo was always thinking about running away. Kangxi felt that with Yinzhi and Yinzhi playing with him, he could at least stay home for a while. Once his wounds had healed, he wouldn't have to keep him in check anymore.
But Kangxi forgot that none of the three—Yinzhuo, Yintang, or Yinxi—had ever been easy to deal with since childhood. Sure enough, the three of them had only been together for a few days before they caused him trouble again.
"Your Majesty, this morning someone from the flower room reported that the Sixth Prince, along with the Ninth and Tenth Princes, went to the flower room and picked a lot of flower petals, saying they were going to research some kind of face mask for Consort De. At that time, you were discussing matters with Lord Zhang and the others, so this servant didn't dare to go in and disturb you. Just now, Dexi, who serves the Sixth Prince, came to report that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes got stung all over their heads by bees because they applied the face mask made by the Sixth Prince and the others. Consort De is furious and is chasing after the Sixth Prince to beat him up..."
Although Kangxi did not understand why the thirteenth and fourteenth princes were stung by bees after applying the flower petal mask made by Yinzuo and the others, he understood the meaning behind Yinzuo sending Dexi to find him. Wasn't this a way of hoping that he would go to Yonghe Palace to save him?
"Let's go, I'm afraid if I'm late, that kid will get a good beating from his mother."
Indeed, although Yinzhuo hadn't been beaten black and blue by his mother, he was nearly as badly injured. Consort De was truly enraged by him this time, and when she started beating people, she didn't discriminate. As long as she grabbed someone, she would swing the feather duster and start whipping them. Even though Yinzhuo was agile in his dodging, he still took quite a few solid hits. So when he saw Kangxi come in from outside, he quickly leaped over the table in front of him and ran towards Kangxi.
"Father, you've finally arrived! Please stop your mother for me. Look at the damage she's done to me. If she keeps hitting me, I'm afraid I'll die here today."
When Kangxi saw the red marks on Yinzhuo's arm from being whipped with a feather duster, he frowned. Seeing that Consort De had already chased after him with a feather duster, he quickly pulled him behind him.
"Consort De, can't we sit down and talk things out? Look at the child, he's been beaten, and he still has injuries all over his body."
Consort De was truly furious with Yinzhuo today. Seeing Kangxi protecting him, although she stopped chasing after Yinzhuo to beat him, she still couldn't help but think of the pig-headed look on the Fourteenth Prince's face after being stung by bees. In the end, she pulled Yinzhuo out from behind Kangxi and pinched him hard a few times before she was satisfied.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I want to punish your precious son, but what he did today was really infuriating. Why don't you go inside and see your other two sons?"
Well, as soon as Kangxi saw Consort De's expression, he knew that Yinzhuo had gotten himself into serious trouble. After all, if Consort De wasn't furious, she wouldn't be acting so sarcastic towards him. Thinking of this, he turned to look at Yinzhuo and then pulled him into the house.