EBE Chapter 445 One word wakes up the dreamer
Chapter 445 One word wakes up the dreamer
Leaving aside how happy Yinzhen was to receive the bear paws sent by Yinzuo, the trip up the mountain really exhausted Yinzuo. After returning, he stayed in his western quarters for several days. If it weren't for the fact that the weather got too hot and he wanted to move to his Ruyi Island, he wouldn't have come out at all.
"Hey Fourteen, you better watch yourself! Do you know what's in that box you're holding? If you drop it, you'll see what I do to you. Ten, he wasn't talking about you, was he? What are you rummaging around for? Dexi just finished packing that box. If you mess it up, you'll have to clean it up yourself later. Nine, are you glued to that chair? Can't you see everyone's busy here? You're just sitting there so comfortably. Come over here and help..."
The West Chamber wasn't very big to begin with, and with all the moving and carrying, it felt even more crowded. Yinzhuo was overwhelmed by all the odds and ends in the room and quickly ran out of patience. He dumped everything on Dexi and became a hands-off manager.
Dexi's abilities are beyond question. Without his master causing trouble, he was even more efficient and methodical in his work. In just one morning, he tidied up Yinzhuo's residence on Ruyi Island, making it cool and comfortable in the summer heat.
Wushu Qingliang is the main building of a three-courtyard complex and also the store of Ruyizhou. It has five rooms in the south and one room in the west, surrounded by water on all sides, with beautiful scenery. In summer, it is shaded by green trees and is cool and pleasant. Yinzhuo is afraid of both cold and heat, so staying here in summer is suitable. Even without a lot of ice, he can get a good night's sleep.
In Yinzhuo's view, Ruyizhou was perfect in every way, except that it was a bit far from his Yanbo Zhishuang Palace. Of course, he wasn't without a solution to this problem. There's a saying: "If I don't go to the mountain, then let the mountain come to me."
"Father, please agree to let your son move to Ruyi Island. Look how hot it is outside, and Yanbo Zhishuang Palace is so far from Ruyi Island. Your son is too lazy to go out. If you don't move there, we might not see each other more than a few times this summer. What will your son do if he misses you?"
Well, after living for so many years, Emperor Kangxi has finally seen the light. You're too lazy to go out because of the heat, so you come to me expecting me to accommodate you? What are you thinking? If this weren't his own son, Emperor Kangxi would probably have had this troublesome thing thrown out by now.
You asked if Kangxi finally compromised? Hehe, just look at Liang Jiugong directing the palace servants to pack things up back and forth in Shuifangyanxiu. At first, Yinti and the others were puzzled by Kangxi's sudden move to Ruyizhou. After they understood the whole story, they only had two words in their minds—serves him right. Father, you deserve to be completely controlled by Xiao Liu.
After Kangxi moved to Shuifangyanxiu, it became much easier for Yinzhuo to freeload at his father's place. It was only a few steps away, so he could stroll over in the morning and stroll back after dinner. When the weather was bad, such as wind or rain, he could simply find a place to rest there. His life was no different from when he lived in Changchun Garden.
This leisurely life continued until mid-September of the 54th year of Kangxi's reign, when it had to be forced to end. There was no other reason than that Kangxi was still the emperor after all. They had left the capital last December, and it had been almost ten months since then. If they didn't go back soon, Yinzhen would be ready to give up.
If you were to ask who was most resistant to returning to the capital, it would undoubtedly be Yinzhuo. Although he was a leisurely person who could relax wherever he went, could life at the Summer Palace be the same as life in the capital? Returning to the capital would mean that Kangxi and Yinti would have to resume their previous busy schedules, which would be a fatal blow to Yinzhuo, who had already gone wild and indulged in fun.
“Father, can’t we stay a little longer before going back? You and my elder brother will definitely be busy once we get back to the capital. I don’t want to go back…”
Even if he was unwilling to go back, on the day the procession set off, Yinzhuo could only obediently follow Kangxi onto the imperial carriage. Seeing Yinzhuo clinging to the window, looking out with reluctance, Kangxi could only sigh helplessly and comfort him.
"Alright, if you like it here, we can come back next year. Don't you like riding horses in the mountains? We can bring Hongxu and Hongxi with us then, and have them go horseback riding with you..."
This is exactly what it means to be awakened from a dream by a single word. It doesn't matter if Kangxi and Yinti don't have time. Hongxu, Hongxi, and Hongqing, these younger generation, haven't entered the court yet. They have plenty of time. If he gets bored, he can just call them over to keep him company.
After figuring all this out, Yinzhuo's disappointment vanished instantly. He got up, walked to the couch where Kangxi was sitting, squeezed next to him, hugged Kangxi's arm, and began to discuss things with his father.
“Father, you’ll be busy for a while after you return to the capital. You won’t have time for me anyway. Why don’t you let Hongxi, Hongqing, and Honghui move to my Enze Garden for a while? It’ll be good for them to keep me company.”
As they say, this trick doesn't have to be old, as long as it works. And believe it or not, Emperor Kangxi actually fell for Yinzhuo's persistent nagging. Even though he was quite worried about Yinzhuo going out of the capital alone to live in that garden, he couldn't resist Yinzhuo's persistence and eventually had to give in to his request.
Yinzhuo's guess was absolutely right. After returning to the capital, Kangxi and Yinti threw themselves into their busy work almost without any buffer. Yinzhuo, on the other hand, rested at his residence for two days before moving to his Enze Garden with his wife and children.
Although Emperor Kangxi was busy, he did not forget the promise he had made to his son. No sooner had Yinzhu moved to Enze Garden than Hongxi, Hongqing, Hongyu, and Honghui arrived.
Yinzhuo's Enze Garden is vast, so settling a few children is naturally not a problem. Hongxi and the others came with a mission, and their goal was very clear: to make his sixth uncle happy.
That's why they say other people's kids are always the best. Don't be fooled by how mischievous Hongxi and his friends were when they were little; now that they've grown up, they're all exceptionally intelligent and skilled in archery and horsemanship. They're also very obedient to Yinzhuo, and that guy has his sixth uncle all over him.
“Hongxi is good. His temperament is just like your second brother's. He's steady and calm, and he has his own opinions when things happen. I'll talk to your mother later and ask her to arrange for you to go to the Ministry of Revenue to study. Hongyu is a restless kid. He's already twenty years old, and he's never serious. He's been the most troublesome one these days. I'll send him to the army camp later. As for Hongqing, you were quite a mischievous child when you were young. Look at how your father has raised you these past few years. You're always talking about classical Chinese. Are you planning to follow in your father's footsteps and become a compiler at the Hanlin Academy? And Honghui, why did you have to learn from your father and always have such a stern face? You should go to your second uncle and learn from him what it means to be authoritative without being angry…”