20demayo Chapter 418 Wow, Father, you've heard quite a lot.
Chapter 418 Wow, Father, you've heard quite a lot.
Putting everything else aside, with Prince Zhao's thick skin, it's really not easy to make him feel guilty because of a few words. Yinzhi's habit of being jealous at the drop of a hat is nothing new. Yinzuo probably just let his obviously sour words go in one ear and out the other, completely ignoring them.
"Hey Third Brother, you didn't come all this way just to make sarcastic remarks, did you? If that's the case, then I'm not going to keep you company."
You know what, Yinzhi really didn't come here today to be sarcastic. After hearing Yinzuo's words, he first glared at Yinzuo in annoyance, then raised his hand and patted it. Immediately, someone carried two large, tightly sealed boxes over from outside the door.
Yinzhi directed people to carry the box to Yinzuo and put it down. Then he got up, walked to Yinzuo, pulled him to the box, and pointed to it, indicating that he should open it and take a look.
"Third Brother, what exactly did you put in this box? It's so hot, it's wrapped up so tightly, won't it get damaged?"
Even though the outermost layer of the box was wrapped in a thick cotton quilt, Yinzhuo still felt a slight chill as he approached. Without a doubt, the box must have contained a large amount of ice. This discovery made Yinzhuo even more curious about what was inside the box.
With his status, Yinzhuo naturally had no shortage of servants around him. He certainly didn't need to do the unpacking himself. With just a glance, Akshang took a knife and cut the ropes binding the box. Then, he nimbly pulled off the outermost cotton quilt, revealing the box's true form.
Yinti looked at the two huge wooden boxes in front of him, then glanced at Yinzhi who had brought them over. The meaning in his eyes was very clear: he was asking what was inside.
Seeing Yinzhuo's curious expression, Yinzhi became mysterious and pointed to the box on the ground.
"If you want to know what's in the box, just go and open it yourself. What, are you worried that your third brother has put some kind of hidden weapon in there?"
No, that's not true. In Yinzhuo's opinion, although his third brother was a bit jealous, he wasn't a bad person and had been quite good to him over the years. Moreover, he didn't think his third brother would be so stupid as to put a hidden weapon in the box and then dare to carry it over himself so openly.
Urged on by Yin Zhi's gaze, Yin Zuo walked to the box, bent down, and with a little force, lifted the lid. The first thing that caught Yin Zuo's eye when the box was opened was that dark red.
"Yangmei? If I remember correctly, we don't grow these around here, do we? Third Brother, where did you get these?"
After repeatedly confirming that the box contained bayberries, Yinzhuo's joy was palpable. You see, these are a unique specialty of the South. Even though he was born into a noble family in this life, in this era of underdeveloped transportation, it was not an easy thing to eat fresh bayberries.
Seeing Yinzhi's happy expression, Yinzhi's smile deepened. He raised his hand to his lips and coughed lightly before saying something casually.
"A few days ago, my father sent me on a errand to Jiangsu. On the way back, I happened to see someone selling this stuff by the roadside. I thought you love these kinds of novelties, so I bought some and brought them back chilled for you to try. You have no idea how fast I had to ride all the way here, afraid that it would spoil on the way..."
Once ripe, bayberries are extremely difficult to store. It is conceivable how much effort Yinzhi put into bringing these things all the way from Jiangsu back to the capital. While instructing Dexi to take the bayberries out of the box and send them to the ice storage in Changchun Garden, Yinzuo pulled Yinzhi back to his previous seat, personally poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him before finding a seat next to him.
"No wonder people always said I was lucky. Now it seems they were absolutely right. Not only do I have the best father in the world, but I also have a group of the best brothers in the world, especially my third brother. He is not only incredibly learned and talented, but also handsome and skilled in both literature and martial arts. Most importantly, he is absolutely wonderful to his younger brother..."
Yinzhuo's skill in flattery was honed through countless trials. His rainbow-colored compliments were so effective that anyone who heard them would be completely bewildered. Look, Yinzhi was already flattered and elated. At this moment, a question that Yinzhi had never been able to understand suddenly became clear. If he had such a sincere, eloquent son who was willing to make him happy, wouldn't he also spoil him as much as his father?
Not eating alone can be said to be one of Yinzhuo's excellent qualities. Yinzhi brought back a small amount of bayberries this time, only two small baskets at most. Each of his brothers would only get a plateful. Of course, Yinzhuo did not intend to use his third brother's things to do him a favor. When the gifts were sent, they were sent in his third brother's name.
Just as Emperor Kangxi would think of Yinzhi whenever he got something good, Yinzhi would naturally think of leaving a share for his father when he got something new. After the bayberries were distributed, Yinzhi watched as Dexi and his men carried the gifts to Yinzhi and the others. Only then did Yinzhi personally carry the portion he had reserved for Emperor Kangxi to Emperor Kangxi's Qingxi Study to present to his father.
"I heard that your third brother took two big boxes to your place yesterday with some men. So that's what they were for. It seems you're quite popular. Your third brother even thought of bringing you something back when he went out on an errand."
Yinzhuo was never one to be humble. Upon hearing Kangxi's words, he didn't mince words. He reached out and picked up a bayberry from the plate in front of Kangxi, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and then spoke.
"Wow, Father, you've heard quite a lot! That's right, the box Third Brother carried yesterday was filled with these bayberries. You just don't fully understand how popular your son is. I've told you before, your son is loved by everyone, flowers bloom for him, even the horses pulling the cart neigh when they see him. It's nothing new that Third Brother thinks of bringing me things when he goes out. When Eldest Brother and the others see something new when they go out, they also think of me..."
Although most of what Yinzhuo said was true, Kangxi felt that he was showing off. Yes, compared to his younger brother Yinzhuo, his status as a father was much lower in the hearts of his sons. Putting aside other things, at least this time Yinzhi didn't even think of bringing back some bayberries for his father...