noffsinger Chapter 219 Second Brother, is your wine good?
Chapter 219 Second Brother, is your wine good?
The turmoil caused by conjunctivitis finally came to an end with the emptying of Yinzhuo's flower room. Not long after this farce, the Spring Festival of the 42nd year of Kangxi's reign arrived. How to describe this Spring Festival? Anyway, Yinzhuo reaped a great harvest. Money was only one aspect. The most important thing was that our Prince Zhao was about to be promoted. From someone else's son, he was about to become someone else's father. This was a qualitative leap. However, judging from the current situation, our soon-to-be father seemed to have some deep concerns.
“Father, tell me honestly, when my child is born in a few months, will you love him the most or me the most?”
At this moment, Emperor Kangxi was so worried he wanted to slap his forehead. "Wait, you little brat, you actually know you're going to be a father? Look at you, do you even act like one? Competing for favor with an unborn child, look how arrogant you are..."
"Sit up straight! You're about to become a father, how can you not act with any composure? Don't worry, with your shamelessness, no matter who comes, they can't beat you. Sigh, how old are you? Didn't I tell you to sit properly...?"
Who is Kangxi? His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, the Emperor for ten thousand years! His words are like imperial edicts to anyone. Of course, "anyone" obviously does not include Yinzhuo, that sticky little dumpling. He doesn't care what Kangxi says. He sits down next to his father with a carefree attitude, asks Liang Jiugong to bring chopsticks, and grabs whatever catches his eye without any pressure. When he gets tired of sitting next to his father, he gets up and wanders around the hall with his chopsticks, going to sit with whoever he likes. He is as free as the wind and never goes back to his seat.
"Sixth Brother, I heard you're going to be a father. Congratulations! Here, let me toast you."
Yinzhuo is now 24 years old (by Chinese reckoning), and it is indeed something to congratulate him on becoming a father for the first time at such an advanced age. You know, even the ninth and tenth princes, who are a few years younger than him, already have children who can run around.
Yinzhuo looked up at Baotai, who was holding a wine cup and looking at him. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and took the cup from his hand. First of all, he had to clarify that he didn't want to drink the wine himself. You could say that he had a son late in life, which was a happy thing. His younger brother had come to toast him, so shouldn't he drink the wine...?
To be honest, Yinzhuo himself was convinced by his own twisted logic. But there's a saying: what is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you can't force. Yinzhuo had everything in his life, except perhaps this wine. He had just brought the wine cup to his lips, but before he could even drink it, his father called him from the seat of honor.
"Yinzhuo, be a good boy, give the wine cup to your younger brother, come over to your father..."
Still trying to be obedient? Father, do you think you're coaxing a child? Yinzhuo clearly didn't want to be obedient. Instead of putting down the wine cup, he raised his hand to pour the wine into his mouth. Fortunately, Baotai was close enough and caught his hand in time.
"Sixth Brother, I'm begging you, His Majesty clearly didn't want you to drink. If you drink it in front of him, you'll be fine, but I'll be in big trouble..."
Despite Baotai's pitiful words, the smile on his face remained undiminished. He seemed to be holding Yinzhuo's arm without much force, but no matter how hard Yinzhuo struggled, he couldn't break free. After several attempts, Yinzhuo resigned himself to his fate.
"Alright, since you've already begged me, then I'll give you face. Here, take the wine glass and you can let go of my hand now."
With the wine cup in hand, Bao Tai naturally let go. Yin Zuo rubbed his wrist, which had been gripped, and walked listlessly toward his father. As he approached, his gaze swept over and he saw Yin Reng sitting alone slightly below Kangxi. He stopped in his tracks, turned around, and walked toward Yin Reng.
"Second brother, is your wine good?"
The family banquet at Qianqing Palace was almost the same every year, and it was quite unoriginal. Yinreng had been sitting there with his posture upright all night and was actually quite bored. When he saw Yinzuo coming towards him, he was initially quite happy, but when Yinzuo walked in and heard the question his ancestor asked, the smile on Yinreng's face disappeared instantly. However, he had been the crown prince for so many years, and even though he was a little flustered at this moment, he did not show it on his face. His hands were also very steady. Yinreng first took the wine pot on the table and handed it to the servant next to him, and then picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank the wine in one gulp.
"It doesn't taste good, it doesn't taste good. Didn't you see your second brother sitting here in a daze? If this wine tasted good, why wouldn't your second brother drink it? Come on, Xiao Liu, sit here. This year's roasted meat is pretty good. Let your second brother get you a piece to try..."
Yinzhu first watched as his second brother gave him a smile that vanished in a second, and then he was coaxed like a child. At this moment, only one sentence kept running through his mind—"Speechless, her mother opened the door for speechless. Speechless is home."
"Forget it, Second Brother, you can just eat the barbecue here. You know perfectly well that what your younger brother wants to drink is alcohol..."
Nonsense, you asked so obviously, wouldn't I be stupid if I didn't know? Of course, Yinreng wasn't stupid. Given Yinzuo's transformation after drinking, he wouldn't dare give him any. Yinreng was afraid that the moment he handed him the wine, the guy would get drunk and run over to his father to become sworn brothers. Wouldn't he be at a huge loss? He wasn't afraid of his brother becoming his uncle, but he was afraid that his father would investigate where the wine came from.
"Alright, then Second Brother can keep this roasted meat for himself. Sixth Brother, why don't you go and visit Father Khan and see if you can get some of his fine wine..."
Haha, Second Brother is really annoying. Not only did he not give him any wine, but he also encouraged him. His father is keeping a close eye on him now. If he could have gotten wine earlier, would he have come here to wander around?
"Second brother, I was right before. You're just a black sesame seed. Father is keeping a close eye on me now. To prevent me from drinking, the wine pot on his table is filled with plain water. Alright, since I can't get any wine from you, I'll go downstairs and look around."
When Yinzhi wanted to go around, Kangxi didn't stop him. His meaning was so clear just now. He really didn't believe that anyone would dare to let Yinzhi drink alcohol. In fact, just as Kangxi expected, his brothers kept a close watch on him. He went around and didn't even smell any alcohol, let alone drink it.
“Father, how can you do this? Although my son’s alcohol tolerance isn’t great, he’s not a lightweight either. Please let him have a drink, okay? It’s New Year’s Day, and he can’t stay up all night.”