noffsinger Chapter 380 Fourth Brother, you'll help me, right?
Chapter 380 Fourth Brother, you'll help me, right?
After the New Year, Yinzhuo was forced by his father to stay in the Qianqing Palace and be forced to drink bitter medicine for a period of time until the imperial physician Wang determined that he had recovered enough before he was allowed to move back to his Prince Zhao's residence.
Although it was cold outside at the end of the first lunar month, the courtyard of Yinzuo was warm as springtime because of the underfloor heating. The daffodils he had been growing were in full bloom these days, and a sweet fragrance similar to jasmine filled the room.
"Father, may I pick a few of these white flowers to give to Mother?"
Yinzhuo was always generous to his only son. Now that the flowers were in full bloom, there was nothing wrong with his son wanting to pick a few to show his respect to his mother. So when he heard Hongxu's request to pick flowers, Yinzhuo agreed without hesitation.
Hongxu truly embodied the saying "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, for time is still a-flying." He was incredibly ruthless when he started, and in the short time it took Yinzhuo to go for a stroll, he had plucked all but the leaves from the dozen or so pots of daffodils in the room.
"Hongxu, isn't this what you meant by picking a few flowers?"
Looking at the layer of white and yellow daffodils in the small basket that Hongxu was carrying, Yinzhuo felt his head buzzing. No, are you picking so many to eat?
Hongxu clearly hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet. When his father asked him, he obediently nodded, raised the small basket in his hand, and held it in front of Yinzhuo, so that he could smell the fragrance of the flowers in the basket with him.
“Father, can you smell the fragrance of these flowers? I want to pick some more and send them to Mother so she can make sachets…”
Does Yinzhuo smell the flowers? Heh, isn't that obvious? If they didn't smell good, would they still be lying in this basket? Yinzhuo looked at the tiny flowers in the little guy's hand, his heart aching, but he still had to keep a pleasant expression on his face.
"Father understands. If Hongxu has nothing else to do, please take these flowers to your mother. Otherwise, the fragrance will dissipate."
Since he couldn't deal with the filial but mischievous child, Yinzhuo simply decided to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed. After watching Hongxu skip out with his little basket, Yinzhuo raised his head, rubbed his temples, and walked over to the dozen or so pots of daffodils that had been pulled bare. He touched this one and that one, and it took him a while to finally accept this cruel reality.
"What a disaster, Dexi! I don't remember being this hated when I was a kid. What happened to Hongxu? His personality has become so twisted and unpredictable, just like that mischievous Fourteenth Brother. How dare Fourth Brother say that bad bamboo produces good shoots? Humph, I'll send him his good shoots tomorrow."
When Yinzuo said he wanted to send Hongxu to Yinzhen for education, he wasn't just making empty promises. He really dared to think and act. Coincidentally, the weather was nice the day after he said this, so Yinzuo got up early and waited outside the Imperial Study for more than an hour. As soon as Hongxu finished class, he took him to Yuqing Palace.
"Fourth Brother, I'm completely at a loss with this kid. Don't you like him? Then let him stay with you from now on."
What a direct approach! As soon as Yinzhuo saw his fourth brother, he didn't beat around the bush at all. He pushed Hongxu in front of Yinzhen and then stated the purpose of his visit. Yinzhen stared blankly at the little guy clutching his clothes for a long time before he finally reacted. He patted Hongxu's head, telling him to go play with Su Peisheng on the side, and then pulled Yinzhuo towards his study.
"Sixth Brother, what did you mean by that just now? Are you planning to have Hongxu raised by me from now on?"
As soon as he entered the study, Yinzhu shook off his fourth brother's hand that was holding his arm. He then walked around Yinzhen's study as if he knew the place well, touching and looking at the desk here and there. After a while, he casually found a place to sit down.
Yinzhen nodded without hesitation when asked the question. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Yinzhen was asking if the weather was nice today.
"Yes, I'll have to trouble Fourth Brother to take care of Hongxu from now on. Fourth Brother knows that I've always been a carefree kid and not very good at educating children. If I were to teach him, he'd probably be ruined. I can be a spoiled brat because my father is the emperor. As for him, he needs to learn some real skills, right? Fourth Brother, you'll help me, won't you?"
Goodness, you're really honest. No wonder Yinzhuo is so lucky. Yinzhen is really like Yinzhuo's second father. Look, their methods of spoiling the child are exactly the same. The main point is to grant every request. Of course, compared to Kangxi, Yinzhen still has some principles.
“Alright, I’ll have someone send Hongxu to your fourth sister-in-law’s place in a bit. Let him stay there for a while until he’s settled in, then we can move him to Honghui’s courtyard. Don’t think you can just dump the kid on me and wash your hands of everything and become a hands-off parent. You have to understand, he’s your son…”
Now that things are settled, Yinzhuo lets Yinzhen's nagging go in one ear and out the other. After a while, he can even silently refute it word by word in his mind, "Hey, what do you mean by 'yours' and 'mine'? If you like this son, Fourth Brother, I can give him to you too..."
With Hongxu out of the way, Yinzhuo felt as if he had lifted a heavy burden. When he came out of Yuqing Palace, his steps seemed much lighter. He was naturally very satisfied with his fourth brother's arrangements. His fourth brother would be the emperor in the future, and if nothing unexpected happened, Honghui would also be the emperor in the future. Hongxu had been able to stay by their side since childhood and receive their guidance. As long as he didn't make any mistakes, his future would be bright and perfect.
If he hadn't gone to the palace, that would have been fine. But since he was already at Yuqing Palace, it would have been a bit unreasonable not to visit his father at Qianqing Palace. It just so happened that it was almost lunchtime, so he could go to his father's place for a free meal.
"Father, have you ordered someone to serve the meal? Your son is hungry."
Well, even without hearing the voice, Kangxi knew who had come just by the sound of their voices arriving before they were seen. Since he had almost finished his official duties, he simply put down his brush, got up, went around from behind his desk, and went out of the study to greet them.
"Why are you making such a fuss about ordering food when you're hungry? You usually don't come over until late afternoon. Why are you up so early today?"
Yinzhu followed Kangxi to the flower hall outside the imperial study, found a seat right next to Kangxi, picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of water and drank it all in one gulp before slowly speaking.
"It's all because of that little brat Hongxu. Father, I remember I was quite calm and composed when I was a child. How come he's mutated from the ninth gene? I can't control him anymore, so I took him to my fourth brother to have him teach him a lesson. After all, he's his own nephew, so he deserves to suffer."