EBE Chapter 90 Showing off is the essence of humanity
Chapter 90 Showing off is the essence of humanity
Did Heaven hear Dexi's prayers? The answer is, of course, yes, and it fulfilled them without any compromise. Yinzhuo did not mention the lychee incident again when he got up the next morning. However, there is always someone to cause trouble. Just when Dexi had a moment to relax, the troublemaker appeared.
"Sixth Brother, you're so unfair! Why did you send lychees to Fourth Brother and the others but not to me?"
This question baffled Yinzhuo. It didn't make sense. After returning yesterday, he had Dexi send the lychees to his mother's side. He didn't believe that Dexi would be so bold as to keep his mother's things for himself.
"Dexi, didn't you hear what your Fourteenth Prince said? Didn't he tell you yesterday to set aside some lychees and send them to Mother?"
Dexi's heart pounded whenever she heard the word "lychee." After hearing Yinzhuo's words, she carefully recalled the memory in her mind to make sure she was not mistaken before replying.
"Your Majesty, I personally led the distribution of the items yesterday. I remember it clearly. After the items were distributed, the first thing we sent to Consort De was to ensure there would be no more mistakes."
Dexi had served by Yinzhuo's side for so many years, and he almost never made a mistake in the things he gave. Yinzhuo naturally trusted him. However, looking at the little fourteenth prince standing not far from him with his pouting lips, he felt that the little guy didn't seem to have any reason to lie, so he raised his hand and called him to his side.
"Dexi, have someone investigate right now to find out who was responsible for delivering the things to Mother yesterday. Once you find out, call them over and ask if there was a mistake along the way that prevented the things from being delivered."
Although he knew the probability of such a thing happening was extremely low, Yinzhuo still decided to let Dexi investigate first. However, before Dexi could take two steps after turning around, he was stopped by Xiaosisi.
"Dexi, wait a minute, Sixth Brother. I meant that I didn't receive the lychees you sent, not that Mother didn't receive them."
Dexi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Fourteen's words. He had thought there had been a mistake on his side. Well, now he was cleared of any wrongdoing. The remaining issue was his master's business.
"Isn't that because you live with your mother? What's given to your mother is also given to you. How could your mother not give you food?"
At first, Yinzhuo didn't take it too seriously. He pulled the sullen Fourteenth Prince to sit next to him and reached out to ruffle his forehead. But this nonchalant action completely enraged the Fourteenth Prince.
"Sixth Brother, I'm talking about my own portion. You gave each of the other brothers their own separate portions, and even Thirteenth Brother had his own, but I didn't..."
The little guy's voice started out angry, but it got softer and softer as he talked, until it was almost inaudible. He looked extremely disappointed.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo understood what the Fourteenth Prince was concerned about. What he cared about was perhaps not the plate of lychees, but that all the other brothers had received their own special gifts while he hadn't. He felt that he hadn't been treated as an independent individual and respected, which was why he was upset and came to Yinzhuo for an explanation.
"Sixth Brother was indeed inconsiderate this time. I thought that since you live with Mother, there was no need to send you a separate gift. I forgot to consider your feelings. Now that Sixth Brother knows he made a mistake, he will make up for the gift that belongs to Fourteenth Brother. Dexi, go and pack another set of lychees for Fourteenth Master and bring it over."
Yinzhuo guessed correctly. Sure enough, the little guy immediately beamed with joy upon hearing this. After Dexi came over with a box of lychees, the little guy immediately instructed the eunuch behind him to take the food box, and then got up to say goodbye to his sixth brother.
"Sixth Brother, I'll forgive you this time. I'm going to find Thirteenth Brother now to show him that I have the same food box as him, but Sixth Brother forgot about it yesterday..."
Well, as expected, showing off is the true nature of humans. Looking at Little Fourteen now, laughing happily and running fast, you can hardly tell that he looked disappointed and angry when he came.
"Dexi, do you think this little guy is acting like I am?"
He didn't know if the Fourteenth Prince was playing his master, Dexi, but he did know that the few lychees he had painstakingly dug out yesterday were now completely gone.
When Yinzhuo saw Dexi's distressed and pained expression, he couldn't help but chuckle. He had a good idea of how much stuff he had brought back yesterday. He knew very well that after Yinzhuo's extravagant spending yesterday, it would be difficult for Dexi to have anything left that he had eaten yesterday and what he had given to the Fourteenth Prince today. In the following days, he did not mention the word "lychee" at all.
Fortunately, Yinzhu knew his own character, and Kangxi was well aware of his son's generosity. After guessing that Yinzhu had squandered all the things on his side, he sent some more over. It was May, so there was no shortage of fresh fruits. This time, the gifts included not only lychees, cherries, mulberries, cantaloupes, and plums, but also baskets of them, which filled a large area of the Shuyizhai courtyard.
When Kangxi sent the gifts to Enze Garden, he didn't try to hide it. Naturally, as soon as the fruit cart left Changchun Garden, everyone who needed to know would know. No sooner had Yinzhuo seen off the guards who came to deliver the gifts than his brothers all came as if they had smelled the scent.
"Good heavens, Sixth Brother, looking at the commotion in your courtyard, if I didn't know I had come to your Enze Garden, I would have thought I had entered a fruit shop!"
Well, this guy must have sensitive teeth. I'll give him less plums later, so he doesn't hurt his teeth.
"Oh my, Sixth Brother, look, these are lychees. These are very precious. Didn't Father just give you a basket of them a few days ago? Why are you sending so many more now?"
Okay, you're asking a question you already know the answer to. You might not know where my basket of lychees came from, but don't you know how they disappeared? All those I gave you a few days ago ended up in the dog's stomach.
"Ahem, these cantaloupes are quite good. Grandma loves them. I'll take a few with me when I leave and send them to her later. It'll be a way for you to show your respect to her."
Haha, if you hadn't coughed those two times, I might have actually believed you. You're even offering this melon to the Empress Dowager? I think this melon is an offering to you, isn't it? Does the Empress Dowager know that you're out there robbing your brothers in her name?
"Sixth Brother, your niece mentioned to me the other day that she wanted to eat mulberries. I was worried about where to get them for her. It just so happens that you have some here today, so I'll take some with me when I leave."
Good heavens! I thought it was shameless enough that Fifth Brother was robbing me under the guise of the Empress Dowager, but I didn't expect that Eldest Brother would be even more shameless, actually using the child's name to ask for food.