Rebirth: I'm a Daddy's Darling in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 158 The Humility Born from Bloodline Suppression

The gathering of Yinzhuo and his brothers was held at the same place as last time—next to the imperial palace. Yinti and Yinzhuo were in charge of getting the ingredients, while Yinqi, Yintang, and others stayed at the imperial palace to set up the venue.

Actually, there's not much they need to set up. The tables, chairs, benches, and grills are all ready-made; you can just have someone move them over when you need them. The only headache is the summer specialty of the lakeside—mosquitoes.

But this obviously didn't stump Yinqi and his group. After all, when they encountered difficulties, all they had to do was make things difficult for others. That's why the wisdom of the ancients shouldn't be underestimated. Their solutions may be simple and crude, but they worked, so that's all that matters.

The palace servants first sprinkled mosquito repellent around the edge of the area designated by Yinqi and his group. Then they lit some mugwort and wormwood in a brazier upwind. After that, they prepared some sachets for Yinqi and his group to carry with them. With these three measures, the results were naturally remarkable. Although not a single mosquito escaped, the harassment of mosquitoes was greatly reduced.

"Hey, Sixth Brother, look! That venison is actually jumping around."

Yinzhuo was startled by the Fourteenth Prince's sudden outburst. The meat skewer he was holding slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground. He had just finished grilling the meat and hadn't even taken a bite yet. How could Yinzhuo be happy about it? If he wasn't happy, then the Fourteenth Prince would be in trouble!

"Fourteenth Brother, you're asking for a beating again, aren't you? Didn't Sixth Brother tell you that calling someone 'brother' too often will get you a beating? What's so strange about that meat jumping? The deer was just processed and delivered, the meat is still fresh, of course it'll jump. You come here, kid, I'd be doing that a disservice to that skewer of meat I dropped on the ground if I didn't slap you a few times today..."

Fourteen wasn't stupid. His sixth brother clearly meant to teach him a lesson, so he didn't dare to go over. Not only did he not dare to go over, he quickly got up and moved a few steps to the side. Only after confirming that the distance was safe did he turn around and smile apologetically at his sixth brother.

"Sixth Brother, don't be upset. It's just a few meat skewers that fell off. I'll grill them for you myself right away. Which ones do you want to eat?"

Watching the stove in the summer is no pleasant task, so this time Yinzhuo and the others did not choose to do it themselves. They simply had the palace servants roast the meat and bring it over. After all, the Fourteenth Prince was Yinzhuo's own younger brother, and he naturally couldn't bear to let him sit by the stove in the smoky heat of summer.

"Come on, is making you grill meat a punishment for yourself or for me? I've had enough of this half-cooked grilled meat once, I don't want to experience it a second time."

He didn't care at all about being teased and ridiculed by his sixth brother. Seeing that Yinzhuo didn't intend to argue with him, he quickly returned to his previous seat.

"Sixth Brother is right. I will definitely study hard and practice diligently so that you can eat the meat I grill as soon as possible. Please bear with me this time, Sixth Brother. Next time, I will definitely be able to grill the meat for you properly..."

As the saying goes, everything in this world has its counter. Don't be fooled by the Fourteenth Prince's usual arrogance and domineering behavior in the palace. But when he's in front of Yinzhuo, he's as docile as a mouse in front of a cat. Right now, he's pouring tea and offering skewers to his Sixth Brother. His obsequious manner is simply unbearable to watch.

"Fourteenth brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but a real man shouldn't be subservient to others for long. Aren't you usually pretty tough? Why don't you fight back? Put in some effort and give your sixth brother a good shove so he knows how tough you are."

Faced with Yinti's eagerness to stir up trouble, if Fourteenth Prince weren't the younger brother, he would have rolled his eyes at him. Look at what he's saying, "Resist," a word usually associated with blood and tears. Does he not resist? Hasn't he resisted too many times and been subdued?

Besides, he's only ten years old. How can he not be considered a real man? Even if he is a real man, there's a saying: "One must bend when necessary." His sixth brother is a tough guy who dares to stand up to his father's anger. Not to mention, among all of us here today, who has such courage?

"Sixth Brother, just listen to what Big Brother said, but don't take it seriously. I never intended to rebel. Big Brother was clearly trying to sow discord, so please don't fall for it..."

Yinti was quite far older than the Fourteenth Prince and didn't have much contact with him on a regular basis. However, he knew that the Fourteenth Prince was very domineering. Seeing him act like this in front of Yinzuo, he couldn't help but be very curious.

"Sixth brother, your eldest brother is very curious about what exactly Fourteenth went through with you. Look at him now, is he still the legendary little tyrant of Yonghe Palace?"

"The little tyrant of Yonghe Palace?" Yinzhu first turned his head to look at the Fourteenth Prince, then turned his gaze to Yinti, raised his finger and waved it in front of him.

"No, no, brother, your rumor is too far-fetched. You must be mistaken. The Little Tyrant of Yonghe Palace was never the Fourteenth Prince. Brother, aren't you curious about what the Fourteenth Prince went through in my hands? I wonder if you've ever heard of this term, 'bloodline suppression'? The reason the Fourteenth Prince is like this is entirely due to the humiliation of bloodline suppression..."

What a fine bloodline suppression! All that talk is just to say one thing: they were subdued through beatings. They did learn it, but it seems that apart from Yinqi, none of the others had much opportunity to put it into practice.

Yinzhen clearly realized this as well. He glanced at his older brother Yinqi and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Yinqi did not intend to suppress him with bloodline. However, he breathed a sigh of relief too soon. Although his fifth brother did not intend to suppress him with bloodline, he did not intend to let him off so easily.

"Little Nine, I don't expect you to be as devoted to me as Fourteen. How about this, my back and waist are aching from all this work, why don't you give me a shoulder massage? Let me experience the joy of having a younger brother."

So what? Just because you want to experience the joys of having a younger brother, does that mean I have to listen to you? That's right, he really has to listen to his fifth brother. After all, he doesn't want to be disciplined by his fifth brother. His fourteenth brother was disciplined by his sixth brother and couldn't win when he complained to Consort De. It's the same for him. His fifth brother is a treasure to his mother, a good child, her own son, while he is just a troublemaker to his mother.

"Alright, it's just a shoulder massage, no big deal. I'll get right to it. Come on, Fifth Brother, sit down and see if my strength is up to you?"

Yinzhi's obsequious expression was exactly the same as Fourteenth Prince's earlier demeanor. Yinti looked at Yinqi, who was enjoying his younger brother's service with his eyes slightly narrowed. At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind: if he went back this time and told his mother that he wanted her to give him a younger brother, would his mother beat him to death?