EBE Chapter 129 This idea is good... but terrible
Chapter 129 This idea is good... but terrible
The hangover was unpleasant. Although he had drunk the alcohol the day before, Yinzhuo still felt dizzy when he woke up the next morning. He struggled several times, but his brain failed to reboot, so he simply lay down.
"Dexi, I'm feeling really dizzy. Anyway, there's nothing much to do today. You go outside and keep watch at the door. I'll wake you up when I've had enough sleep."
Dexi was already used to his master's lazy lifestyle. Anyway, as he said, there was nothing to do, so it didn't matter whether he got up a little earlier or a little later.
Yinzhu slept until noon before waking up. He shook his head and felt much better. He stretched and then called for Dexi to come in and help him wash up.
When Yinzhuo accompanied Kangxi on his expedition and was in the military camp, all he thought about every day was returning to the capital as soon as possible. But now that he was actually back, it seemed that apart from being able to sleep until he naturally woke up every day, his life was not as colorful as it was when he was in the military camp. In the past, he could go out for a stroll outside the palace, but now, because of the injury on his back, both Kangxi and Consort De were keeping a close eye on him. Not to mention going out of the palace to play, even if he wanted to stay at Enze Garden for a while, Kangxi did not allow it.
"Dexi, go find me something to pass the time. Every day it's either pitch-pot or archery, or playing with these walnuts and jade gourds. It's really too much for me."
Yes, so you don't want to make things difficult for yourself, so you're making things difficult for your servant? You can't leave the palace, and you find the usual palace games boring. Where am I supposed to find something that will satisfy you and help you pass the time?
Even though he was complaining in his heart, Dexi naturally didn't dare to neglect his orders since Yinzhu had given them. He led his men to the storeroom to rummage through the items and brought them back, hoping that at least one of them would satisfy his master.
"Master, I've found all the things you used to play with in the storeroom for you. Don't you like this Yixing teapot? How about I get you some hot water and tea leaves so you can brew some tea to relieve your boredom?"
That's a good idea... but it's terrible. Have you ever seen a kind person brewing tea to relieve boredom? Yinzhuo immediately rejected Dexi's suggestion.
"What about this folding fan? Didn't you keep saying it was a masterpiece by Mr. Dong Qichang? How about I find you a blank fan surface so you can copy it to pass the time?"
Pass. I've been saying that this folding fan is a masterpiece by Mr. Dong Qichang, but is it the fan surface that your master likes? My master definitely likes worldly desires—money.
“My lord, the weather is nice today. How about we go fly kites? When I went to the storeroom to look for something earlier, I think I saw the kite that you made by hand last year.”
Yinzhuo looked up at the dazzling blazing sun outside and had no desire to move, let alone go outside to fly a kite under the scorching sun. So, Dexi's suggestion was naturally rejected by him.
Dexi's suggestions were rejected by his master one after another, which made him a little anxious. Just as he was frowning, he suddenly seemed to remember something, his eyes lit up, and he ran back to the storeroom. Before long, he returned with an exquisitely crafted box.
"My lord, I just remembered something else that I'm sure will satisfy you. This is a magic box that was presented as tribute from France a while ago. His Highness the Crown Prince found it interesting and had it sent to you. Since you weren't in the capital at the time, I put it away in the storeroom. After you returned, you were either resting or busy with the little prince's 100-day celebration, so I didn't bring it to you. Since you're looking for something to pass the time, why don't you take a look at this?"
A tribute from France? A magic box? Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo immediately became interested. He gestured for Dexi to place the wooden box on the table in front of him, then sat up straight, picked up the box from the table, and began to fiddle with it.
The wooden box was exquisitely crafted, covered with beautiful but strangely-looking patterns. Yinzhuo carefully examined the box for a long time before finding a small switch among the intricate patterns. After pressing it, the wooden box opened, and a small figure practicing acrobatics slowly rose out of it. Yinzhuo saw a wind-up mechanism nearby, turned it a few times, and sure enough, the little figure started moving.
"Sigh, as expected, whether it's Father or Second Brother, they're both treating me like a child. This thing is just like the music box that Father sent over before the New Year. Alright, you can take it away."
Well, before, when his master got a new thing, he could at least play with it for a day or two. But now, he didn't even care about it for less than fifteen minutes. De Xi was so worried. Where could he find something for his master to pass the time?
But fortunately, it seemed that heaven saw his helplessness. Just when Dexi was thinking of bringing a plate of melon seeds to his master so that he could eat them, his savior arrived.
"Ninth Master, Tenth Master, you've arrived! Please come in quickly, my master has been thinking about you right now."
Yin Tang and Yin Yi had no idea what kind of helplessness De Xi had experienced before. They were still wondering about it. De Xi had been very enthusiastic when he came to Sixth Brother's place before, but never like this. What had Sixth Brother said to them that made De Xi so moved that he almost cried when he saw them?
"Sixth Brother, we're here. Dexi said you were just talking about me and Ninth Master. What were you talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Dexi involuntarily shrank his neck. He had just been so excited to see Ninth Master and Tenth Master that he blurted it out. His master wasn't talking about the two of them at all; he was talking about something that could amuse him.
Just as Dexi understood his master, Yinzhuo also understood his servant who had been with him since childhood to some extent. He could tell what Yinzhuo was thinking just by looking at him. He glanced at Yinzhuo, who was curiously approaching, and thought to himself that, in a sense, Dexi was right. He was bored, and Yinzhuo had come over to relieve his boredom.
"What could I possibly say about you two? I was drunk yesterday, and my head has been spinning ever since I woke up today. I was thinking that you two must have drunk quite a bit yesterday, and I wondered if you'd feel unwell today, so I muttered a few words, and he overheard me."
Seeing that the crisis was over, Dexi breathed a heavy sigh of relief. When he saw his master beckoning the Ninth and Tenth Princes to sit down, Dexi hurriedly went over to get cups and poured tea for Yinzhen and Yinzhen, handing them over.
“Master, you haven’t eaten anything since you got drunk yesterday. Now that Ninth Master and Tenth Master are here, why don’t I go to the kitchen and bring you three some tea and snacks so that the two masters can keep you company?”