20demayo Chapter 411 Grandmother, Father is going to break my dog legs!
Chapter 411 Grandmother, Father is going to break my dog legs!
Although Yinzhu walked briskly inside Qingxi Study, his pace immediately slowed down once he stepped outside. This wasn't because he was no longer angry after leaving Qingxi Study, but because walking barefoot on the ground was genuinely painful.
Although it's said that those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to wear, walking without shoes can be a hindrance. Liang Jiugong is so much older than Yinzuo, so you would think he couldn't keep up with him on foot. But since he was wearing shoes, Yinzuo slowed down and was caught up by him.
"Oh dear, my little darling, look how cold your feet are! Come, stop for a moment, let me help you put on these shoes. As soon as you came out, His Majesty was so anxious, he kept urging me to hurry up and bring you back..."
Yinzhuo was never one to compromise himself. Since they had brought him the shoes, there was no reason for him not to wear them. When Liang Jiugong saw Yinzhuo stop, he quickly gave a look to the little eunuch beside him. The man immediately and very perceptively walked up to Yinzhuo and knelt down.
Yinzhuo glanced at the little eunuch lying on the ground, then at Liang Jiugong, who was holding shoes and grinning at him. Without saying a word, he snatched the shoes from Liang Jiugong's hand, bent down to put them on, and turned to walk back towards his Shufeng Pavilion, as if he had never heard what Liang Jiugong had just said.
Could Liang Jiugong stop Yinzhuo from leaving? Did he dare to? Silently following behind Yinzhuo and Dexi, watching his ancestor enter the gate of Shufengxuan, Liang Jiugong resignedly turned and walked towards Qingxi Study. Alas, he had no choice but to accept his fate. He couldn't afford to offend either of these two ancestral figures.
It was entirely within Kangxi's expectations that Liang Jiugong failed to bring Yinzhuo back. As the saying goes, he knew his son's character perfectly well. With his bad temper, it would be strange if he were so easily appeased!
Since Yinzhuo had already made up his mind not to associate with his father again in the near future, he simply had his family pack up and move to his garden near Changchun Garden—Enze Garden.
Yinzhuo acted swiftly, completing everything in the blink of an eye. By the time Kangxi learned that Yinzhuo had moved out of Changchun Garden and tried to stop him, it would be too late.
It's no wonder that Yinzhuo was Emperor Kangxi's own son. If any of his other sons had dared to be so ungrateful, they would have been given an imperial edict that would ban them from ever entering Changchun Garden again. But look what Yinzhuo received! Good heavens, cartloads of things were sent to Enze Garden as if they were free. The variety was so rich that even Yinreng was envious.
"Little Six, are you really not going to talk to our Khan anymore? Look, isn't this the pile of black pearls you used to make the snowman's eyes? He treasured those pearls so much, and now he's just giving them to you so easily..."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo raised his eyes and glanced at the small box that Yinreng had held up in front of him. Then he lowered his head again and began to fiddle with the pure white jade ruyi in his hand. Yinreng wished he could just stuff the pearl king into his arms and turn around and leave.
"Hey Xiao Liu, let's call it a day. Father already knows he was wrong, right? Are you going to hold a grudge against him forever? What if you anger him and he stops talking to you? Where will you go to cry then?"
As soon as Yinreng said this, Yinzuo immediately put down the jade ruyi, got up and took two steps to Yinreng's side, reached out and pressed his shoulder and shook him back and forth.
"Second brother, look at what you're saying! What do you mean by 'know when to stop'? Do you know how much I suffered? It was so cold, and he didn't even call out to me once as I walked barefoot all the way out of Qingxi Study. If it weren't for Eunuch Liang kindly bringing out my shoes, I would have had to walk back barefoot. He ignored me, and I wasn't going to ignore him either! Go back and tell Father that if he causes me any trouble, I'll go to Chunhui Hall and cry to Grandma Huang..."
Good heavens, so that's what they were waiting for him to do. Yinreng glanced at Yinzuo, who ignored him and sat back down to continue fiddling with his jade ruyi. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly, resignedly get up and go back to Changchun Garden to find his father, this NPC, to complete the quest.
"What? That bastard really said that? What do you mean I didn't call him? Did he respond when I called him? And Liang Jiugong even kindly brought him the shoes? I think he's just pretending to be ignorant. Would Liang Jiugong have dared to do that without my orders? Go, tell that brat that I said if he dares to cause trouble at your Imperial Grandmother's place, I'll break his dog legs..."
Yinreng had just returned from Yinzuo's place, feeling utterly humiliated. Now, being ordered back by his father, what could he possibly do? He wasn't without temper, though. He simply sat down and stood up on the chair, his unwavering stance conveying a sense of "take it or leave it" resoluteness.
Kangxi had never understood the meaning of the saying "children are all debts" as deeply as he did now. Good heavens, they've all gone too far! Fine, you go ahead, then you sit here and see if I can pass this message on to him.
As emperor, Kangxi certainly had the ability to send a message to Yinzhuo, but what was the result after the message was delivered? His rebellious son, who was thirty years old, went to Chunhui Hall that very night and cried in the arms of the Empress Dowager. The heartbroken old lady immediately sent someone to Qingxi Study to invite Kangxi over.
"Your Majesty, you're a grown man, how can you argue with a child like that? Look how wronged the child is. Little Six, don't cry anymore, Grandmother has already scolded your father for you..."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo looked up at Kangxi, who was standing just two steps away from him. Just then, Kangxi's gaze also turned towards him. When their eyes met, good heavens, Kangxi could swear that he really saw provocation in the little brat's eyes.
After glancing at his father, Yinzhuo turned his head and looked at the Empress Dowager beside him. The expression on his face was like a Sichuan opera face-changing act. Just a moment ago, he looked like he was saying "What can you do to me?", but in the blink of an eye, he changed to that pitiful look.
"Grandson thanks you in advance, Grandmother. If it weren't for your intercession, I might have lost my legs. You have no idea how ruthless Father is. He sent someone to tell me today that if I dared to come visit you, he would have my legs cut off..."
Alright, now that things have come to this, Yinzhuo has finished putting the blame on his father. What doesn't Kangxi understand now? Using someone else's strength against them, a fox borrowing the tiger's power, is that it? Fine, kid, if you're so capable, then don't send me to Chunhui Hall.