EBE Chapter 477 When it's time to admit defeat, there's no room for ambiguity.
Chapter 477 When it's time to admit defeat, there's no room for ambiguity.
Despite Emperor Kangxi's words of dislike for Yinzhi, his actions revealed a different story. Yinzhi stubbornly clung to his side, refusing to budge, leaving Kangxi utterly helpless. The two argued for a long time, much to the frustration of Yinti, who watched from the sidelines.
"No, Father, Xiao Liu is already over thirty years old this year. He's not three years old. Even if you use a little more strength, you can't push him over. How about this, your son will go up and help you. I'll definitely get this dog skin plaster off for you."
Hey, you're showing off, aren't you? Weren't you silent just now? What, suddenly you're talking? Didn't you see I'm here entertaining my family? We're a family of loving fathers and filial sons, brother, I advise you to stay out of it, or you might really get yourself into trouble.
To be fair, what Yinzhuo said was absolutely right. Kangxi's heart was already biased towards Yinzhuo. Upon hearing this, he glared at Yinti, who was rubbing his hands together and eager to help, and then pushed Yinzhuo aside with a little force.
"Hmph, what do you mean by 'dog skin plaster'? Yinti, look closely, this is your younger brother. I'm not old and blind or confused yet. Do you think I don't know that Yinzuo is in his thirties? His body isn't as strong as yours, how could he withstand your plucking..."
Yinzhuo glanced at Yinti, who was bowing his head and being scolded, and didn't forget to add fuel to the fire for his elder brother.
“Father is right, brother. My body isn’t as strong as yours. I can’t withstand being pushed or pulled. Please be careful next time, don’t grab my collar so easily, or I’ll…”
As the saying goes, "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will, strains their muscles and bones, starves their body, and empties their resources." Yinti felt that he was now a person who was physically imprisoned, after all, his younger brother Yinzuo was really his grandson.
With Emperor Kangxi as his powerful backer, Yinzhuo was naturally not afraid of his elder brother's glare. However, while he was not afraid, he dared not challenge his elder brother's authority again. He raised his hand to his mouth to indicate that he would shut up.
What's that saying again? Right, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. The result of Yinzhuo's smugness now is that as soon as the father and sons returned to the Summer Palace, his eldest brother grabbed him by the back of the neck and dragged him to the cloth storeroom.
"Brother, look, I was just joking with you before, why did you take it so seriously? Here, I'd like to apologize now. I was just being a bully, relying on my master's power. Please don't hold it against me, okay? We've been out riding for half a day, and I haven't ridden a horse in a long time. My whole body aches. Please let me go back and rest, okay?"
That's why we say Prince Zhao is the most pragmatic. When the situation is against him, he doesn't hesitate to back down. Seeing that he was about to be dealt with by his elder brother, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed Yinti's arm, and began to plead for him.
Despite Yinti's menacing appearance, he didn't really intend to do anything to Yinzuo. Putting aside the fact that this troublesome fellow was his father's precious darling, and considering that they had been brothers for so many years, how could he possibly do anything to Yinzuo, the younger brother he had watched grow up, over a few jokes?
The reason why Yinzhi dared to be so fearless was entirely due to the actions of every member of the Aisin Gioro family. Yinti arrived with great fanfare, but what happened? He was easily appeased by Yinzhi's few words.
"Alright, since you sincerely admitted your mistake, I'll let you off this time. But if you dare to do it again, see how I deal with you. Weren't you just saying you were tired? Then hurry up and go back to rest, take a bath and go to sleep, that way your body will relax a bit..."
Yinzhi ignored Yinti's warnings. After all, his elder brother had warned him countless times since he was a child, and he had never changed his ways. However, he readily accepted Yinti's concern.
"Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely change this time. We've all had a long day, big brother, you should go back and rest early. I'll be going now."
Although Yinzhu hadn't ridden a horse in a long time, he wasn't as useless as he had just said. As soon as he stepped out of the cloth storehouse, his demeanor changed dramatically, and he moved with incredible speed.
"Dexi, hurry up! I heard that after Xiao Jiu came back, he took his fishing rod to the lake and was fighting those fish to the death. Come on, let's go and see if he can catch any fish today..."
Yinti was a step behind Yinzuo when he left the cloth storeroom. Yinzuo's voice was still loud, and Yinti naturally saw him. But as the saying goes, he was spoiled by his own children, so what could he do?
When Yinzhuo and Dexi strolled leisurely to the lakeside, Yintang was lying on a rocking chair under the shade of a tree, almost dozing off in the breeze. Yinzhuo went over and woke him up first, and then went to the water bucket to take a look.
“Hey, Xiao Jiu, I’m not saying this just because I’m Sixth Brother, but maybe we really don’t have any luck with these fish. Look, you’ve thrown in this whole basin of bait, and all we’ve seen is a splash, not even a fish. Here’s what I’m saying, I’ll have someone get a boat right now, and we’ll definitely get rid of this obsession of yours today.”
That's just how unreasonable things are in this world. Yinzhen was the one who got beaten up for going out to fish in the lake on a boat, but now it's his sixth brother doing the same thing. Look at the treatment he gets! No, damn it, even though the flesh on the back of my hand is a bit thin, isn't this going a bit too far?
"Yin Tang, I told you before that you were not allowed to go down to the lake anymore. You've ignored me, haven't you? It's one thing to mess around by yourself, but you even dragged your sixth brother into it. Go back and copy the Diamond Sutra ten times for me. You are not allowed to leave the room until you finish copying it."
It's only because Kangxi was still sitting in front of him that Yinzhen would have gone up to the door to see if it was snowing. Let's not talk about whether you told me not to go to the lake. Let's just say that my sixth brother's rascal behavior was all learned from you. Shouldn't you first figure out who was dragging whom into this mess?
Yinzhuo was not one to back down from a promise. Upon hearing this, he first patted Yintang on the shoulder in comfort, then walked over to Kangxi, sat down, and tugged at his father's arm.
"I was wrong, I was wrong, Father. This really had nothing to do with Xiao Jiu. I was the one who asked someone to find the boat, and I was the one who took him to the lake to fish. If you want to punish someone, punish me instead. Xiao Jiu, look, you got your clothes all wet while you were fishing. Come on, Sixth Brother will take you to the back to change. Father, please calm down. I promise you, I will never be so willful again..."
Kangxi didn't believe a word of Yinzhuo's assurances, but he didn't stop Yinzhuo from taking Yintang away. After all, it wasn't a big deal, and there was no need to make a big deal out of it.