EBE Chapter 180 Ridiculously False Rumors
Chapter 180 Ridiculously False Rumors
The matter of a marriage alliance between two clans is no child's play. Even if Kangxi was unwilling, he knew that there was no possibility of changing the matter. He did not have the idea of changing the marriage for Yinzhuo. He just thought that his son was getting old. Since he could not get married first, he might as well give him a concubine.
"Calm down, what are you thinking about now? I was just saying that you're not getting any younger, and since the wedding has been postponed, how about I bestow a concubine upon you first?"
How about it? Of course, how about it? Yinzhuo did not consider himself a gentleman, nor had he ever thought of remaining faithful to one wife until death. However, this did not mean that he wanted to have three wives and four concubines. So, upon hearing Kangxi's words, Yinzhuo immediately objected.
"Stop! Father, you should give up on this idea as soon as possible. Your son's harem can only have one wife in this lifetime. Please don't send me any random women. I don't want my family to be in turmoil."
No, what do you mean by "a bunch of messy women"? How come there's no peace at home? Hasn't this kid met that girl Urentuya only once? Did he fall in love with her at first sight after that one meeting? Good heavens, no wonder he reacted so strongly just now. It turns out he's afraid I'll replace the wife he's already got.
"In this lifetime, you only want one wife in your harem, Yinzhuo. Do you really like this young girl, Urentuya, that much?"
Yinzhuo had no idea what his father was imagining. Hearing this, he looked at him in confusion. What was all this about? Didn't your father know how we ended up together? Wasn't it just a random match you arranged back then? How could you say you liked someone after only meeting them once?
"What do you mean by liking or disliking, Father? What I mean is that you can decide who I marry in this life, but I have to decide how many women I have in my harem. You know that I hate trouble the most, and having too many women in the harem means endless trouble. So I only plan to marry one primary wife in this life. Please don't knowingly cause trouble for me."
Although Kangxi was almost completely bewildered by Yinzhuo's constant stream of troubles, he understood Yinzhuo's meaning. It turned out that he had been overthinking things. And how did bestowing a concubine upon him become causing him trouble? Well, it seems he still hasn't figured it out.
Kangxi knew Yinzhuo's temperament. Although he seemed smooth and tactful, he was actually stubborn. If you forced him to do something he didn't want to do, he would really stick his neck out and fight to the death. Although Kangxi thought it was absurd that a prince like Yinzhuo only had one primary wife in his harem, he didn't intend to argue with Yinzhuo over such a small matter. After all, the child was still young and his thinking was bound to be biased. He would just have to correct him slowly in the future.
"I've seen you hanging around me a lot lately. Why don't you go out for a stroll? When it was cold, you were out and about every day. Now that the weather is warm, why are you staying indoors all the time?"
When this was mentioned, Yinzhuo couldn't help but feel a little dejected. It was because he had been traveling too frequently recently, visiting all the fun and interesting places near the capital. Now he was too lazy to go out.
"Father, you think your son wants to stay with you? There's no other way! My eldest, second, and third brothers are all so busy they're practically glued to their screens and have no time to play with me. Ninth Brother is keeping an eye on the Ministry of Works, and Tenth Brother is watching Dai Zi for me, but they're both too busy. As for Thirteenth and Fourteenth, forget it. Who knows who'll play with whom? Last time I took Fourteenth to the cockfighting arena, he had more fun than me. If it weren't for the time coming to close the palace gates, he wouldn't want to come back..."
With so much to do at the start of the year, not only were Yinzhi and his men extremely busy, but even Emperor Kangxi didn't have much free time. There was still a huge pile of memorials waiting for him in the Imperial Study. Naturally, Kangxi didn't have time to joke around with Yinzhi. After chatting with Yinzhi for a few minutes, he returned to the Imperial Study to continue working on his pile of memorials.
These uneventful days continued until May. It wasn't that anything changed in Yinzhuo's life after May, but rather that the royal family had a joyous occasion in May: our Fifth Prince was getting married.
Although there are rules for the marriage of princes, Yinqi's wedding was naturally more grand than that of ordinary princes because he had the Empress Dowager as his backer. Not to mention anything else, the Empress Dowager's generous rewards made Yinzuo, a money-grubber, very envious.
"Grandma, your favorite is still Fifth Brother. Look at this list of rewards, it's almost as thick as a brick."
It is said that people are in high spirits when they have good news. The grandson she raised is about to get married. How could the Empress Dowager not be happy? The old lady is not short of money, so her way of expressing happiness is very down-to-earth. That is, she gives gifts to everyone she sees. When she heard Yinzhuo's words, she grabbed a handful of gold melon seeds from the fruit plate next to her and stuffed them into Yinzhuo's hand. She then pulled him to sit down next to her.
"Don't be angry, Xiao Liu. Your maternal grandmother loves you too. Don't worry, she's saving your share for you. It will definitely not be less than your fifth brother's."
The old lady is quite sensible now, she knows exactly what she's doing. Money is just an external thing, you can't take it with you when you die, so why should she leave it to her children and grandchildren? Instead of leaving it as an inheritance, why not use it to make everyone happy while she's alive?
If you were to ask who the old lady loved the most among her grandchildren, the first would definitely be Yinqi, whom she raised single-handedly, and the second would be Yinzuo, who had a sweet tongue and knew how to make her happy. What's more, Yinzuo's future wife was a girl from their Khorchin, so the old lady had no reluctance whatsoever when it came to giving money to the two of them.
Yinzhuo clearly hadn't expected that his casual joke would bring such a pleasant surprise. Upon hearing this, he immediately beamed with joy, stood up, and promptly gave the old lady a thousand coins.
"Grandson thanks Grandmother for the reward."
Although the wedding was scheduled for the evening, Yinzhuo's brothers arrived at Yinqi's residence in the late afternoon. They had all been extremely busy recently, so it was a rare opportunity for them to get together. Naturally, they had a lot to talk about. The group sat together and first teased the groom, Yinqi, before turning the conversation to Yinzhuo.
"Sixth brother, I heard that you fell in love with your future sister-in-law at first sight. Not only are you willing to wait for her for three years, but you also went to the Khan to ask him not to bestow a concubine upon you. Come, tell me, is this rumor true or false?"
Yinzhuo was just sitting there, chin in hand, watching his fifth brother make a fool of himself, when suddenly the tables turned and everyone was watching him make a fool of himself. As for whether the rumor was true or false, it was hard to say. After all, if you said it was false, it wasn't entirely false, but if you said it was true, it was ridiculously false.