EBE Chapter 137 A tree without bark will surely die; a person without shame is invincible.
Chapter 137 A tree without bark will surely die; a person without shame is invincible.
For a long time after the celebration banquet, whenever Yinti saw Yinzuo, he would look at him with disdain. Yinzuo himself knew that this was the result of his overconfidence in relying on Yinzuo's power. So every time he saw his elder brother like this, he would not get angry. Instead, he would greet him with a smile and call him "elder brother" this and "elder brother" that. After this happened many times, Yinti was too embarrassed to give him a bad look anymore.
"Heh, now I understand why Khan always compromises when he's with you. Your skin is really thick. If it were anyone else, and I kept giving them the cold shoulder, they would have gotten angry long ago."
As the weather grew colder, Yinzhuo saw that Kangxi had no intention of returning to the palace, so he specially sent Dexi with people back to the South Third Palace to move his tent, mud stove, and specially made tables and chairs to Changchun Garden.
Next to Shufeng Pavilion, where Yinzhuo lived, was a large plum grove. Although it was not yet the season for plum blossoms to bloom, he still had tents set up there. He would sit there whenever he had free time. Occasionally, when his brothers came to visit him, he would bring them over to sit around the stove, brew tea, and have hot pot. Today, when Yinti came over, he brought him here as well.
"What you say is true, brother. I may not be able to say anything else, but when it comes to shamelessness, every one of us brothers is number one. If I say I'm second, no one dares to say they're first..."
Yinti was clearly shocked by Yinzuo's shameless attitude. He reached out and pointed at him from a distance, laughing and scolding him in an annoyed manner!
"Is this something to brag about? Look how proud you are. I only knew you were thick-skinned before, but I didn't expect you to be this thick-skinned. It's almost as thick as a city wall."
Yinzhuo wasn't angry at all when his elder brother teased him. He just smiled and picked up the teapot on the small clay stove, filling his brother's cup with tea.
"So-so. My brother's skin is only a little thicker than the bend of a city wall. I wonder if you've ever heard the saying, 'A tree without bark will surely die, but a person without shame is invincible.'"
Yinti picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and nodded in agreement. Yinzuo was right; wouldn't he be invincible now?
Yinzhuo and Yinti were chatting casually when they heard Dexi's greeting from outside the tent. Before the two could get up, the tent flap was lifted from the outside, and then Yintang and Yinxi walked in.
"Big brother, weren't you still arguing with Sixth Brother? Why did you come here to him today? Sixth Brother, why aren't you staying indoors in this cold weather? What are you doing in this tent? Did you see Big Brother was here and plan to bring him here to freeze and get revenge..."
It has to be said that the Ninth Brother really doesn't know how to speak. He offended his eldest brother and sixth brother with just a few words. Yinzhen stood behind his Ninth Brother and silently raised his hand to cover his face, not opening his eyes to watch his Ninth Brother get punished. This was the greatest respect he could give his Ninth Brother at this moment.
Just as Yinzhuo had expected, Yintang was slapped on the back of the head by his eldest brother as soon as he finished speaking, followed by a resounding blow to the forehead from his sixth brother. Yintang was now attacked from both sides and had no idea why he was being hit. However, Yinti quickly spoke up and made sure he died knowing why.
"What do you mean I had a falling out with your sixth brother? Do you think it's appropriate to use such a effeminate term to describe two grown men like us? And if your sixth brother can come, why can't I? People say you learn from your mistakes, but you've suffered so much because of your mouth, why don't you ever learn?"
After Yinzhuo finished hitting Yintang, he glanced at Yinyi behind him, who was covering his face. He got up, took two stools from behind him, and handed them to Yintang. Yinyi told them to come and sit down.
"Brother is right. Yinzhen, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later because of your mouth. What do you mean I brought him here to freeze and get revenge on him when Brother came? I come here every day when Brother isn't here. I like this feeling, don't you understand?"
To be honest, Yinzhen didn't understand. He really couldn't figure out what his sixth brother was thinking. Why did he leave the house with the underground heating and insist on sitting in this tent? If the plum blossoms were in bloom, it could be called appreciating plum blossoms, but now the plum grove was bare and there was nothing to see.
When Yinzhu heard Yintang muttering something under his breath, he reached out and smacked him on the forehead again. He then pointed to the bed, tables, chairs, and small red clay stove inside the tent.
"What do you know? Do you understand the artistic conception? Your sixth brother likes this feeling of being in the wilderness in silence. Alright, I'm not going to talk to you about this anymore. What did you two come to see me for today?"
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen immediately perked up. He got up and walked out of the tent, quickly bringing in two large geese.
"Sixth Brother, didn't you always say that you wanted to eat stewed goose in an iron pot when it got cold? Well, today when I went out with Tenth Brother, we happened to run into a goose seller and bought two. Now that we have geese, can we have stewed goose for dinner?"
Although the goose that Yinzhen was carrying had its feet and wings tied and couldn't move much, it showed no sign of giving in. Its beautiful voice was truly loud, and in a short while, it made Yinzhen frown.
"You really do have a great voice. Alright, since your voice is so loud, let's take you to get your voice choked up first."
Upon hearing Yinzhuo's words, Yintang knew that his sixth brother was about to put on another show. He cooperated quite well, deftly bowing while carrying the goose, and said...
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take these two bastards away and poison them until they are mute..."
Yinzhen took the goose out of the tent and handed it to Dexi, asking him to find someone to clean it up. He then turned around and went back into the tent.
"Sixth Master, I have already sent people to take those two scoundrels away and execute them. You can rest easy now. They will definitely make you obedient."
You've already sent someone to execute them, so they'll naturally become obedient. Yinzhuo glanced at Yintang, who was acting with great enthusiasm, and beckoned him to sit down beside him, then took a teapot and cup and poured him a cup of tea.
"Alright, you're getting carried away with the act, aren't you? Now that the goose has been taken away to be cleaned up, the iron pot naturally needs to be set up too. Ninth Brother, Tenth Brother, you two shouldn't rest either. Ninth Brother, take some men to clear out the open space in front of the small tent where Dexi was just now, and we'll set up the pot there in a bit. Tenth Brother, go to my yard and have them call Second Brother and Fifth Brother over. Since Eldest Brother is here today, he shouldn't go back either. We brothers can get together and have some fun."
Yinzhuo always liked to get his brothers together for team building activities to cultivate their relationship. Neither Yinti nor Yintang were surprised by Yinzhuo's decision to invite everyone he could. They were only worried that if everyone came, would their two geese be enough to eat?