EBE Chapter 393 Escape? You wish!
Chapter 393 Escape? You wish!
That's why they say that a person's potential is most unleashed in times of crisis. Look at Yinzhuo right now, he's ignoring the pain in order to avoid being whipped again. Before Consort De could reach him, he quickly got up from the bench he was lying on and ran towards the courtyard gate.
"Fourteen, you brat, why aren't you helping me hold them off? What are you standing there for? Go over there and hold your mother's hand. As long as I open this gate, we'll be safe from the ravages of time..."
Escape alive? You wish! Do you think all the servants in my yard are just for show? No matter how capable you are, do you think you can escape the pursuit of so many people?
"Qiuju, don't just stand there. Unless His Majesty himself comes, no one is allowed to open the gates of Chunfeng Hall today..."
Well, it seems the individual battles are over, and now it's time for the team battles. This Chunfeng Hall is also Consort De's territory. Needless to say, Yinzhuo's side has basically no one to use except for the Fourteenth Prince. But fortunately, the Fourteenth Prince is quite capable. With his own flesh and blood, he not only withstood his mother's feather duster but also held back several palace servants.
However, even with the Fourteenth Prince's strong efforts, it couldn't change the fact that they were outnumbered and outmatched. After failing to break through in several ways, Yinzhuo simply stopped running towards the courtyard gate and quickly ran to a large crabapple tree in the courtyard. He looked up at it, then decisively took off his shoes, hugged the trunk, and climbed up the tree.
Yinzhu had done this many times in his previous life: climbing trees to steal bird eggs. Although he hadn't had many opportunities to use this skill over the years, it was something ingrained in his bones that he couldn't easily forget. Before Consort De could even see how he did it, Yinzhu had already climbed the tree.
"Alright, Fourteenth Brother, Sixth Brother is safe for now. You can start running now. Come on, run this way. There's a sturdy branch next to me, which I left specifically for you..."
Good heavens, not only did he climb the tree like a wild monkey, but now he's even trying to persuade Fourteenth Prince to join him. Fourteenth Prince has been mischievous and playful since he was a child, and he's done things like climbing trees and hunting birds before, but he's usually kept in check by various people, so he has to behave himself. Now that he has such a legitimate opportunity to climb trees, how could he miss it? Without Yinzuo urging him, he ran towards Yinzuo, grabbed a branch with both hands, and jumped up. With a few kicks, he flipped over to Yinzuo's side.
"Sixth Brother is indeed the smartest. Even if we have the best stamina, we'll eventually run out. With so many people on Mother's side, it's only a matter of time before they catch us. But now it's different. By sitting here, we not only save our energy but also avoid getting a beating. It's practically all benefits and no drawbacks..."
Yinzhuo clearly didn't agree with what the Fourteenth Prince said. He grimaced and shifted his injured buttocks slightly to make himself more comfortable leaning against the tree trunk before turning to look at the Fourteenth Prince, who was looking around curiously.
"Alright, stop joking around. I'm injured and can't move right now. You sit over there facing the gate, and check if Father has arrived yet."
The architecture of Changchun Garden is mainly for sightseeing, unlike the palace with its high walls. Although Chunfeng Hall has a gate, it is more symbolic. Yinzhuo and the Fourteenth Prince are sitting in the tree, standing high and looking far, and they can actually see what is happening outside.
So, has Kangxi arrived yet? The answer is that, as soon as you speak of the devil, he appears. Almost as soon as Yinzhu finished speaking, there was a commotion at the courtyard gate. Yinzhu and the Fourteenth Prince wanted to go out, and Consort De dared to stop them, but Consort De couldn't stop Kangxi from coming in.
After receiving Dexi's plea for help, Kangxi rushed over without stopping. However, Qingxi Study was indeed a bit far from Chunfeng Hall, and his distant water could not quench Yinzhuo's immediate thirst. After entering the house, he first casually waved his hand to excuse Dexi from paying her respects, and then looked around the courtyard.
"Your Majesty, please stop looking! Look, your two precious sons are hanging in the tree right now! Little Six, your powerful backer has arrived! Now hurry up and get down from the tree..."
Yinzhuo wasn't blind. Kangxi, such a big man, was standing right there in the courtyard. How could he not see him? His buttocks, back, and even arms were aching, so naturally he didn't want to stay hanging on the tree any longer.
"Oh, it's here... Fourteen, you go down first and catch me under the tree. I'm in a lot of pain right now, and I'm afraid I'll fall..."
When Kangxi saw Yinzhi and the Fourteenth Prince sitting in the tree, he thought they hadn't been beaten yet. But after hearing Yinzhi's words, he understood perfectly well that they had been beaten so badly that they had run up the tree to escape.
"Consort De, I'm not trying to criticize you, but why is your temper getting worse with age? Yinzhuo's health has never been very strong. After this beating, who knows how long it will take him to recover. Liang Jiugong, don't just stand there. Quickly take some men to help your Sixth Prince and Fourteenth Prince down from the tree. Make sure they don't fall."
Although he knew that his father's words, "Don't let them fall," meant 99% of his concern about who gave it to his sixth brother, he was still quite happy to have that 14% of concern in him. He nimbly flipped down from the tree to the ground and looked up at Yinzhuo in the tree.
"Sixth Brother, just jump down. Don't worry, your little brother will make sure you don't fall to the ground."
Although Yinzhu was injured, he wasn't so badly injured that he needed someone to catch him under the tree. The reason he said that was simply to let his father know that he was late.
Although Yinzhuo said he didn't need anyone's help, neither the Fourteenth Prince nor Liang Jiugong dared to actually listen to him and leave the tree. They only took two steps back, ready to come forward to help at any time. Only after Yinzhuo landed safely did Liang Jiugong step forward to personally help Yinzhuo walk towards Kangxi and Consort De.
"Father, why did it take you so long to come? Look at my back, which Mother whipped me, and my bottom is even worse. If I hadn't been quick-witted and run up a tree, I probably wouldn't be able to stand up right now..."
Kangxi was not unaware that Yinzhuo's words contained exaggeration, but that did not stop him from feeling sorry for Yinzhuo when he saw his back, which was red and swollen from being whipped. Hearing that the injury to his buttocks was more serious than that to his back, he hurriedly ordered Liang Jiugong to send someone to invite the imperial physician.
When Consort De was hitting him, she was in a fit of rage, and the more she hit, the more agitated she became. Now that she had regained her senses, she felt sorry for Yinzhuo when she saw his swollen back. She had some ointment in her room, so she didn't wait for the imperial physician to come and just sent someone to fetch it from her room.
"Qingxi Study is far from here, the imperial physician will probably be a while before he arrives. Dexi, take your master inside and have him take off his clothes. You apply this ointment to him first..."