in2ebook Chapter 201 Isn't it just playing around? This is his forte.
Chapter 201 Isn't it just playing around? This is his forte.
There's a saying that goes, "It's not the long noise that's scary, nor the long silence, but the sudden quiet after a brief period of noise." Everyone had a great time playing together, but the loneliness that followed this lively gathering seems to have a strong aftereffect. It's been three days since the party ended, and Yinzhu is still a little shaken up.
"Ugh……"
When Yinzhu sighed, Liang Jiugong's heart skipped a beat. Three days, a full three days, and this man hadn't uttered a single word except for that one. He'd seen the Emperor's brow furrowed so deeply these past two days that it could trap a fly. If this continued, Liang Jiugong was truly afraid…
Yinzhuo had no idea what Liang Jiugong was thinking. He turned over, hugged his pillow, and pulled the blanket over his head. Kangxi heard the noise and glanced in his direction. When he saw that Yinzhuo had covered his head with the blanket, his brows furrowed even more.
"Yinzuo, get your head out from under the covers and tell your father what's wrong with you these past few days. You've been sighing all the time. Did Fourteenth go to bother you again, or did Mother scold you again?"
It's no wonder that Kangxi would think that way. After all, in Changchun Garden, there were only these two people who could do nothing to Yinzuo. How could he have imagined that the reason his precious son was like this was all because of withdrawal symptoms after the gathering?
"Father, don't worry, I'm just a little bored."
Bored. Weren't we just at a party a few days ago? It's only been a few days and he's already bored again. But there's a saying that the key to solving a problem is knowing where the problem lies. Kangxi thought that since Yinzhu was just bored and was sighing and complaining all day, it was easy to solve. Just find someone to keep him company.
"Second brother, did I hear that right? Why did the old man want us to send the child to Changchun Garden?"
Yinreng raised his hand and touched his ear, then looked up at Yinti, who was staring at him with an incredulous expression.
"Eldest brother, you heard right. Father wants your son Hongyu, my son Hongxi, and the third brother's son Hongqing to come to Changchun Garden to play with Xiaoliu..."
Yinti could understand every word Yinreng said, but the meaning of these words combined was truly magical to him. The grandson of the emperor playing with him, such a niche language, no, isn't it said that grandparents are closer to their grandchildren? Why doesn't this ironclad rule work in his family?
Yinti's son Hongyu and the third son's son Hongqing were both born in the 35th year and are only five years old this year. Yinreng's son Hongxi was born in the 33rd year and is seven years old this year, but he still looks like a little radish. Yinzuo looked at the three big radishes in front of him... no, the three big nephews, and then turned to look at his father, and said in disbelief.
“Father, is this the person you said you found to play with me? No, who among us is playing with whom? You should quickly send the children back to their own homes and find their own mothers. If they cry from homesickness in the middle of the night, I won’t be able to comfort them.”
Kangxi beckoned his three grandsons to him, touching one and looking at the other with great interest. Hearing Yinzhuo's words, Liang Jiugong took the children aside to play, got up and walked towards Yinzhuo. He stood in front of him, bent his finger and tapped his forehead.
"You think they're too young? Well, there's nothing I can do about it. The twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth princes are too busy with their studies in the Imperial Study to play with you. The ninth and tenth princes are working hard for you in the Ministry of Works, so they naturally don't have time to play with you either. Your eldest and second brothers are so busy every day that they don't even have time to spare. Anyway, I've found them for you. Even if I send them back, I'll let them play with you for a few days first."
Yinzhuo's heart was filled with a chill from the inside out. Fortunately, he was also open-minded. So what if it was just playing around? He was the best at playing around. He really didn't believe that he could handle the three troublemakers, the Ninth Prince, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince, so he couldn't handle these three little brats in front of him.
“Alright, since my elder brother and the others have brought their children over, it wouldn’t be right not to let them stay for a few days. However, my son’s Shufeng Pavilion can’t accommodate all these people, so the side hall of your Qingxi Study will be ours for the next few days. Eunuch Liang, could you please help us tidy up the side hall? I’ll have my son Dexi go and help out later…”
As long as Emperor Kangxi didn't explicitly say no, Liang Jiugong always followed Emperor Kangxi's orders. Now that he saw that the emperor hadn't spoken after Yinzhuo finished speaking, he immediately smiled and agreed, then went outside to find someone to take them to tidy up the side hall.
"You really don't stand on ceremony with me, you're quite adept at giving orders to Liang Jiugong. It's not a problem for you to stay in the side hall for a few days, but we have to make it clear in advance that you're not allowed to move anything out of the room when you leave."
Yinzhi readily agreed to Kangxi's words, but who could say for sure whether he would steal things later? Kangxi could tell what the boy was up to just by looking at his expression. It is said that no one knows a son better than his father. He had been Yinzhi's father for so many years, how could he not know that Yinzhi had always been greedy and ruthless? Rather than hoping that he would not have any ulterior motives, it would be better to send someone to keep an eye on him himself.
When Hongxi and the others arrived, their respective fathers repeatedly emphasized the purpose of their trip to them. The four words "play with Uncle Liu" were firmly imprinted in their little heads. However, it had been a while since the three of them came in, and Uncle Liu seemed to have been talking to his grandfather the whole time. He didn't seem to need them to play with him.
“Brother, haven’t Sixth Uncle and Hammafa finished talking yet? Father said we came here to keep Sixth Uncle company. If he doesn’t come to play with us, should we go to him ourselves? But Hammafa is there, and I’m a little scared…”
The eldest of the three was Hongxi, the son of Yinreng. He saw Kangxi many times and was favored by him, so although he respected Kangxi as his grandfather, he was not afraid of him. When Hongyu said he was scared, he reached out and touched his forehead like an older brother.
“Hongyu, don’t be afraid. Hammafa is actually very easy to get along with. My father said that as long as I behave well and play with Uncle Liu, he will come to pick me up in a few days. Uncle Liu is busy right now and doesn’t have time to pay attention to us. We can just play by ourselves. When he has time, he will naturally come to play with us.”
Although the flower hall of Qingxi Study was not small, the three little ones were making quite a racket even though they thought they were speaking in hushed tones. Although Yinzhuo and Kangxi seemed to be chatting and not paying much attention to Hongxi and the others, their ears were always perked up. Hearing the three little ones whispering among themselves, their smiles became even brighter.
“Father, let’s tone down your domineering aura. Look at your grandsons, they’re too scared to come near us. Well, those three are standing there looking pitiful. I’ll go and play with them for a while. Kids, come here to your Uncle, Uncle will take you on a mountain patrol.”