bookrandom Chapter 187 Praying to Gods and Buddhas: Even if you don't put your heart into it, you still ha
Chapter 187 Praying to Gods and Buddhas: Even if you don't put your heart into it, you still ha
Fortunately, Emperor Kangxi did not cause his eldest son much distress. The southern tour entourage did not stay in Dezhou for long. After a short rest, the entourage continued its journey.
The departure of the group meant that they would have to take a boat again, which worried Yinzuo a lot. Before setting off, he prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the world, hoping that they would bless him so that he would not be as nauseous as before after boarding the boat. You may ask why he prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the world instead of just one specific one. Well, there is a saying that when you pray to gods and Buddhas, you have to do it in a lot, even if you don't put your heart into it. Maybe one of them will be the one that works?
Whether it was because Yinzhuo's half-hearted prayers were actually heard by some deity, his seasickness symptoms were much better after he boarded the ship again. Although he would still vomit from time to time, the imperial physician was there to treat him with acupuncture, so it didn't affect his daily life much.
As the saying goes, you get used to everything after experiencing a lot. This is absolutely true. Yinzhuo has gotten used to vomiting now. Life on the ship is boring. He basically does nothing but eat and sleep every day. At most, he goes to the deck outside the cabin to get some fresh air and occasionally vomits. He treats it all as a special way to pass the time.
Although the previous statement was somewhat sarcastic, the statement that life on the ship was boring was absolutely true. Yinzhi was alright, since he was quite good at chess and could be summoned by Kangxi every day to play chess with his father to pass the time. But Yinti, Yinzuo, and the others were the type who would get dizzy at the sight of a chessboard and fall asleep at the mention of chess. Clearly, playing chess was not a suitable way for them to pass the time.
Isn't it said that those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water? Yinzuo felt that if he wanted to add some fun to his boring life, he would have to rely on the canal under their boat. The weather was still cold, so swimming in the river was out of the question; that would be tantamount to courting death. Yinzuo always valued his life, so this option was immediately ruled out. After thinking it over, Yinzuo still felt that fishing was the most suitable option.
"Dexi, go and move a deck chair to the front deck for me, and then find a fishing rod. It's not good to just lie here all the time. Let's go fishing to pass the time!"
To be honest, while fishing is a great way to pass the time, it's really not suitable for Yinzhuo. He snuggled up in a recliner with a blanket, and with the sun shining on him, he immediately felt sleepy. He tried to stay awake for a while, but couldn't, and soon fell asleep.
Dexi never expected that fishing would have such a magical hypnotic effect. However, he was happy to see it happen. Seeing that Yinzhu was sleeping so soundly, Dexi didn't wake him. He carefully went over to put away the fishing rod, raised his hand to call over the guard next to him, and asked him to keep an eye on his master. He hurriedly went back to the cabin to get a blanket and a hat, wrapped Yinzhu tightly, and checked several times to make sure there were no omissions before stepping aside to guard him.
Yinzhuo slept comfortably, but Yinti, who arrived at the deck a step later than him, suffered. The Prince Zhi had a really big head and was full of question marks. What was going on? Why did he have to come to the deck to sleep instead of sleeping in the cabin?
Yinti was not as gentle as Dexi. He always asked questions when he didn't understand something. As for who to ask, it was naturally Yinzuo, the person involved in the sleeping incident on the deck.
"Xiao Liu, wake up! Why are you sleeping here? If you're sleepy, go sleep in the cabin. It's windy on the deck, not a good place to sleep. If you catch a cold here, you'll suffer."
Putting aside Yinti's loud voice, the force with which he shook him was enough to wake Yinzuo, even if he was unconscious, let alone if he was just asleep. Yinzuo was sleeping soundly when Yinti shook him so violently that he thought it was an earthquake. Before he even opened his eyes, he suddenly stood up from the recliner and staggered towards the cabin.
"Holy crap, is this an earthquake? Dexi, come help me up! We need to hurry and check on Khan Ama to see if he's come out yet..."
Yinzhuo had only run a couple of steps toward the cabin when he felt someone grab the back of his neck. He turned around and saw it was his elder brother. Yinzhuo immediately turned from anger to joy and grabbed Yinti's hand, trying to run toward the cabin.
"Big brother, we need to hurry. That shaking just now was pretty bad. We need to get everyone out of the cabin as soon as possible..."
As the so-called creator of the earthquake, Yinti was truly at a loss for words. He reached out and grabbed Yinzuo, who was rushing forward, and pulled him to the recliner where he had been sitting. He pressed Yinzuo down on the recliner and then pointed to the guards on the nail bed.
"Alright, calm down first. Take a good look at where this is and where the earthquake came from. Are you out of your mind or having delirium? Do you really think they're just there for show? If there really was an earthquake, why would you be rushing in like that? I haven't even asked you yet, why are you sleeping on this deck instead of in your perfectly good cabin?"
When Yinzhu was startled awake from his sleep, he was indeed a little dazed. Although his elder brother was holding his shoulders and he couldn't move, his mind was much clearer. He looked around and found that everyone was doing their jobs without any panic. It seemed that the shaking earlier was indeed a hallucination caused by his drowsy state.
"Sigh, it seems I really did fall asleep just now. I've been lying in the cabin for a few days and I was getting bored, so I thought I'd come up to the deck to fish and kill time since the weather was nice today. But I ended up falling asleep again because of the sun. Hey bro, what are you doing here?"
Kangxi entrusted Yinti with full responsibility for the defense work during this southern tour. From the day of departure, Yinti had hardly had a moment to spare. According to past practice, Yinti should be inspecting the various ships at this time. That's why Yinzuo was curious about why he was here. Yinti's response to Yinzuo's curiosity was a resounding flick on the forehead.
"Heh, you're so free to sleep all day, but your older brother can't even take a break from his busy schedule? We don't have any plans to dock these days, so we only need to patrol once in the morning and once in the evening. Dexi, go and get me a fishing rod too. Sixth brother, how about we have a competition to see who catches more fish today?"
To be honest, Yinzhuo didn't want to compare himself to his elder brother. After all, he thought the game was a bit childish, and fishing wasn't always about skill; it also depended on luck. Yinzhuo felt that his recent bad luck meant he had no luck at all.