bookrandom Chapter 451 I'm different from him, my father is right here.
Chapter 451 I'm different from him, my father is right here.
Although Yinzhu kept nagging, he didn't care whether the two people next to him could listen. After all, wasn't this suspicious nature created for those in power? How could it not be said that it was an innate ability of theirs?
After he had finished muttering to himself, Yinzhu stopped without anyone having to persuade him. He called out to the little eunuch waiting outside the door and asked him to pour him a cup of hot tea. He then got up, took the teacup, and went to the window to look at the snow.
Seeing that Yinzuo was not there, Yinzhen did not intend to pay attention to him or go over. He got up and returned to the seat he had been sitting in, and closed his eyes to rest. Yinzuo lay on the edge of the bed and stared at the snowflakes falling outside for a while. He found it more and more interesting. He wanted to call Yinzhen over to watch with him, but when he turned his head, he saw that Yinzhen had already fallen asleep in the chair.
"Hey, that's how we can still talk, right? How come he fell asleep in the blink of an eye? Wan Quan, come over here and give me a hand. Let's help your young master to the side hall to rest."
In fact, Yinzhen woke up as soon as Yinzuo moved, but he was so sleepy that he simply didn't open his eyes. He let Yinzuo and Wanquan help him to the side hall to rest. The side hall of Qingxi Study was originally prepared by Kangxi for Yinzuo to stay in occasionally, so it was fully equipped. With Wanquan's help, Yinzuo took off Yinzhen's shoes, socks, and outer clothes, wiped his face, and covered him with a quilt before the two of them withdrew from the side hall.
Yinzhen was asleep, not dead. Even if Yinzuo was extremely careful, he was not born to serve others. When he helped Yinzhen take off his clothes, his movements were so forceful that he almost pushed Yinzhen over. It would be strange if Yinzhen didn't wake up.
Yinzhen opened his eyes and looked around in the dim candlelight of the hall. Then he relaxed his body and let himself sink into the dream again. After leaving the side hall, Yinzuo took Wanquan back to the main hall.
"Father, are you asleep? If not, let's get up. I'm feeling sleepy too. After I take you back to your bedroom to rest, I'll go back to Shufeng Pavilion to rest as well."
Although Kangxi had kept his eyes closed since the beginning, he had not fallen asleep. He had clearly heard the conversation between the brothers Yinzhuo and Yinzhen. When Yinzhuo called him to get up, he did not hesitate, opened his eyes, and propped himself up on the couch.
"Why go back to Shufeng Pavilion when it's snowing so heavily outside? Have Liang Jiugong carry a couch to the outer room of my palace in a bit. You can sleep there tonight. Weren't you just saying you were sleepy? Hurry up and come help me up."
The Qingxi Study was equipped with an underfloor heating system. Today, with snow falling outside, the system was burning more vigorously than usual. Therefore, Yinzhu did not object to Kangxi's decision to have him sleep in the outer room of the palace. He went over and helped Kangxi down from the couch, then took his arm and walked towards the back palace.
Yinzhuo didn't have the habit of being in unfamiliar beds and could sleep soundly no matter where he was. Although he and Kangxi went to bed one after the other last night, his father had already gotten up and had breakfast, while he was still nestled on the couch, having a good time in the tidal flats.
When Yinzhu woke up naturally and got out of bed, it was almost the end of the day. He walked to the bedside and looked outside. The snow had been falling all night and was still drifting, but compared to the heavy snowfall yesterday, the snowflakes were much smaller today.
"Wan Quan, when did Father get up? Has Fourth Brother left yet? Is it almost lunchtime?"
Faced with Yinzhuo's three questions in a row, Wan Quan first brought over the shoes that Yinzhuo had taken off and helped him put them on, before standing up and taking a step back to reply.
"Your Highness, His Majesty rose at 3:45 AM today. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, he didn't have anyone wake you. The weather is bad today, and the roads are slippery, so His Majesty didn't send the Crown Prince back. He's currently playing chess with His Majesty in the flower hall. As for lunch, it will have to wait a while. If you're hungry, this servant will have someone go to the imperial kitchen to bring you something to eat..."
Yinzhuo had just gotten out of bed and wasn't actually hungry. He had only asked that question out of habit. He waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it and turned to lead his men toward the flower hall in front.
When Yinzhuo called out to the flower hall, Kangxi and Yinzhen had just finished a game of chess. Seeing him arrive, they simply stopped playing. Yinzhuo walked to the couch, peeked at the chessboard, then squeezed his buttocks to sit on Kangxi's side, leaning halfway against Kangxi. He picked up the chess pieces from the board and threw them into the chess boxes in front of Kangxi and Yinzhen.
“Sit properly. How old are you? You still sit like this with no manners. Look at your fourth brother. He sits on the same couch, but he can sit up straight. You’re like you have no bones.”
Yinzhuo didn't take Kangxi's scolding seriously at all. Not only did he not move, but he even went further and moved closer to Kangxi.
“I don’t want to hear what you’re saying, Father. Fourth Brother is sitting up straight, isn’t that because he doesn’t have a father to lean on? I’m not like him. My father is right here. Don’t you want to give your son someone to lean on?”
It's no wonder that Emperor Kangxi fell for Yinzhi's charms. Just look at how one sentence from Yinzhi made his father beam with joy. Yinzhen sat there watching the harmonious father and son across from him. If he hadn't still had some sense, he would have really wanted to go up and give his troublesome younger brother a big wok. What do you mean by "we're different"? He may not have a father to rely on, that's true, but that doesn't negate the fact that your father is my father.
Yinzhuo is good at taking advantage of others. He not only knows how to manipulate his father, but he is also good at manipulating his brother. As the saying goes, his family's most powerful backer is in his hands. Even if he is a bit annoying, his fourth brother probably won't blame him.
"Fourth Brother, it's still early before lunchtime, how about we play a game of chess?"
What else? Of course, Yinzhen thought it was nothing. With a chess novice like you, even if I won, I wouldn't feel any excitement playing chess with you. But Kangxi was still sitting there, so Yinzhen couldn't say no to Yinzuo's suggestion.
Although Yinzhen knew that the time ahead would be extremely agonizing, he did not expect it to be this agonizing. Looking at Yinzuo who was taking back his move once again, Yinzhen had only one thought in his mind: Heavens above, earth below, which passing deity will come and help him subdue this monster on the other side?
"Sixth Brother, have you decided where to put that chess piece? If not, why don't you ask Father Khan later? After all, this silent observation of the game has nothing to do with him, does it?"
It's no wonder that even the usually composed Yinzhen couldn't help but start being sarcastic. The main issue was that it was truly a two-on-one situation on the other side, and to make matters worse, they even had the option to take back their moves. Who could tolerate that?