EBE Chapter 333 Human potential is indeed limitless.
Chapter 333 Human potential is indeed limitless.
Chapter 333 Human potential is indeed limitless
The saying that human potential is limitless has been fully proven by these imperial chefs today. Under the pressure of Yinzhuo's inhuman behavior, the chefs performed beyond their usual level, using the ingredients at their disposal to present Yinzhuo with a top-notch feast for both the eyes and the palate.
Of course, this was a double-edged sword. From that day on, Yinzhuo was at odds with the chefs in the imperial kitchen, constantly trying to torment them with all sorts of tricks. And these imperial chefs? They were quite ambitious. They pooled their wisdom and countered each move, and actually managed to withstand Yinzhuo's wave after wave of difficulties.
If you were to ask who was the only one hurt in the battle of wits between Yinzhuo and the imperial chefs, Kangxi would probably be the first to speak up for himself. After all, he had been living like a lab rat these past few days, worrying every time it was mealtime. No matter how good the imperial chefs' skills were, they couldn't keep up with the fact that the dishes were still in the research and development stage and their performance was unstable. Every meal served was like opening a blind box; whether it was delicious or inedible depended entirely on luck.
"Yinzuo, from today onwards, if I find out that you dare to make things difficult for my imperial chefs again, I will have someone send you to stay with your third brother for a few days. If he bleeds you too badly, don't come looking for trouble with me."
If Kangxi had used other methods to threaten Yinzhuo, it might not have worked. But now Yinzhuo was so desperate for money that he wanted to embed silver in his kidneys. Using this to threaten Yinzhuo was very effective. Look, he immediately became obedient. Of course, Yinzhuo's obedience was limited to him no longer making things difficult for the cooks in the imperial kitchen.
"Father, come and see! Your fish are amazing! They've all learned to swim on their backs!"
Backstroke? Although Kangxi didn't understand what Yinzhuo meant at first, he wasn't stupid. After a little thought, he realized that things had gone wrong. He got up and quickly went to the celadon jar where he kept his fish. Good heavens, they could all swim on their backs! His few rare goldfish were all dead, belly up.
"Yinzuo, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you? I told you not to mess with those imperial chefs, so you're going to mess with my fish, aren't you? Liang Jiugong, send someone to Prince Cheng right now to invite him here..."
Yinzhuo was just grinning as he poked the goldfish floating belly-up in the jar with a jade ruyi when he heard Kangxi order Liang Jiugong to invite Yinzhi. His expression changed instantly. He casually tossed the jade ruyi to the ground, took two steps to Kangxi, and grabbed his arm.
"Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time, okay? I really didn't mean to overfeed your goldfish. Actually, it's all your fault. Why did you have to scare me with Third Brother yesterday when I was feeding the fish? You scared me so much that my hand trembled and I poured the whole box of fish food in. I was still angry then, so I didn't tell you and just scooped it out with the filter. I thought that would be fine. But today, when I looked at them, they were all like this. Father, we're not the best in the world, okay? So please don't call them Third Brother anymore, okay?"
In fact, both Yinzhi and Kangxi knew very well that so much time had passed, and even if Yinzhi had been extremely jealous back then, he should have digested it by now. The reason Kangxi still used Yinzhi to scare Yinzhi was simply because he had no other way to deal with Yinzhi. The reason Yinzhi seemed so scared was just to give his father a way out.
Since Yinzhuo had readily admitted his mistake, Kangxi naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him because of these few fish. The father and son didn't ask anyone else to help; they took the filter net next to the celadon vat and scooped out the goldfish that were belly up one by one before ordering someone to carry the fish vat away for cleaning.
"When you were little, you always said you wanted to be a spendthrift and wasteful brat when you grew up. I thought you were just joking back then, but now it seems you're serious. Not only have you ruined more than a tenth of my perfectly good goldfish tank, but look at my jade ruyi scepter, you just threw it and smashed it. In just a short while, you've wasted tens of thousands of taels of silver. What else is this but a spendthrift?"
Even when Emperor Kangxi was scolding him, Yinzhu could only smile and endure it, because he was in the wrong. He had indeed caused the goldfish to die from overeating, and he had indeed broken the jade ruyi. Even if he wanted to defend himself, the facts were right in front of him, and he could not deny them.
"Father, please don't be angry. Getting angry is bad for your health. It was indeed my fault today, but I've already overfed the goldfish to death, and I've broken the jade ruyi. I don't have the ability to bring them back to life or mend them. How about this? I learned some carving skills from my third brother when I was bored. Since the jade ruyi is broken, I'll use it to carve a personal seal and a jade pendant for you as an apology."
Kangxi hadn't originally intended to do anything to Yinzhi, but seeing him so humble and submissive, he naturally went along with it. Yinzhi had almost always coaxed his father in this way whenever he made a mistake, so even the slightest change in Kangxi's expression couldn't escape his notice. Seeing that Kangxi's expression had returned to normal, Yinzhi quickly helped him to a table to sit down, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Kangxi.
Kangxi clearly enjoyed his son's attentiveness. He took the cup from Yinzhuo, sipped the tea, and then slowly spoke.
"Alright, then I'll be waiting for your jade pendant and seal."
Don't be fooled by the fact that Yinzhu can drive Kangxi crazy when he's being mischievous; when he's being well-behaved, he's truly considerate. Since he promised to get his father the jade ruyi carving seal and jade pendant, he did it right away. After getting the carving tools from Liang Jiugong, he locked himself in the study in the side hall and focused on creating.
Carving jade pendants and seals isn't particularly difficult, but only a skilled craftsman would dare to say that. The carving skills that Yinzuo learned from Yinzhi back then were barely enough to be considered skilled, let alone a novice. But now that he'd already boasted about it, he couldn't very well give up halfway and be ridiculed by his father. In short, he just had to do it.
To appear more professional, Yinzhuo didn't dare to openly seek advice from others. Instead, he secretly had Dexi find some books on carving to study in his study. It must be said that Yinzhuo was clearly a gifted individual in terms of both mental and practical abilities. He learned and practiced at the same time, and after ruining several pieces of jade, he actually grasped some of the tricks of the trade. After more than half a month of secluded practice, he actually managed to make the seal and jade pendant.