20demayo Chapter 242 Every cause has its effect; your retribution is me.
Chapter 242 Every cause has its effect; your retribution is me.
Did Yinreng actually go back to ask his father for the calligraphy and painting? The answer is naturally no. After all, he wasn't Yinzuo, and he wasn't as reckless as him. Even though he was indeed somewhat tempted by Yinzuo's words, he ultimately didn't take any action. Yinzuo was extremely anxious watching from the side. "No, brother, that's an authentic work by Wang Xizhi! If you don't want it, would you mind going back and making a scene with your brother again?"
"Stop, Sixth Brother, if you still want to go back and cause trouble for Father, don't drag me into it. Second Brother's head wound is still fresh. I don't want to go and court death with you again..."
Perhaps it was because Yinzhuo's intentions were too obvious, or perhaps Yinreng had some understanding of his younger brother who was sometimes generous and sometimes greedy, that before Yinzhuo could even speak, Yinreng preemptively extinguished the little flame in his heart.
Yinzhuo was not angry when he was rejected. He followed Yinreng closely all the way back to Taoyuan Study. He was never one to be polite. He acted as if he were at home, even though he was not on someone else's turf. He ordered around Yinreng's attendants as easily as he would order around Dexi.
"Here, He Yuzhu, take this ointment. Your master needs to apply it to the wound on his forehead every morning and evening. Remember to get more from Physician Wang when you run out. A dignified Crown Prince can't have a scar on his head. He Zhong, don't just stand there like an idiot. Go brew me a pot of good tea. Didn't Second Brother say he got some excellent Lu'an Melon Seed tea last time? Let's brew that today. And don't forget to bring me some tea snacks. I'm a little hungry. And..."
Yinreng was already used to Yinzuo's overly familiar behavior. He didn't care how Yinzuo caused trouble, and went to sit down on the couch in the flower hall. He just watched with a smile as Yinzuo ordered the people around him around. The people around Yinreng were obviously used to Yinzuo's behavior. They didn't even ask their master for permission before following his orders.
"Sixth Brother, you must never act so recklessly again. We were lucky to escape unscathed this time. If our actions were exposed, it would be considered deceiving the emperor. Do you know the consequences of such a crime?"
Although Yinreng cooperated well with Yinzuo at Qingxi Study, who knew how uneasy he was inside? When Physician Wang came, his heart was in his throat. Fortunately, Physician Wang was smart, otherwise he and Yinzuo would probably be in big trouble today.
Yinzhuo was enjoying his tea and pastries with great relish, seemingly ignoring his second brother's words. Yinreng, seeing this, knew that Yinzhuo hadn't taken his words seriously, so he got up, walked over to Yinzhuo, and grabbed his ear.
"Ouch~ Ouch, ouch, ouch, second brother, can we let go first? Let's talk things out. It's just that we can't lie to Father. I know, please let go of my ears first."
Upon hearing Yinzhu cry out in pain, Yinreng immediately released his grip on Yinzhu's ear and instead of pinching, slapped Yinzhu's head.
"What's wrong? Didn't you get enough of that 'Prince ramming into the pillar' scene at Qingxi Bookstore? Are you planning to do it again at Taoyuan Bookstore? Do you think your second brother is so shameless that he can really hurt your ears? I think Father was absolutely right. Having a brother like you means I must have done fewer bad things in my past life."
Yinzhu didn't care whether Yinreng had used force or not. He only knew that his ear had been pulled today. So, Yinreng stopped drinking tea and eating snacks. He put his cup on the table, threw it into the pastry plate, got up, looked around, and then wiped the pastry crumbs on his hand onto Yinreng.
"Hmph, Second Brother, you repay kindness with enmity. Who did I lie to Father Khan for? It was because you two are both so stubborn, neither of you willing to back down first. If I hadn't lied to him, you'd probably still be kneeling in the study right now. Your fake fainting would probably have turned into a real fainting. But what you and Father Khan said isn't wrong. There's a saying that every cause has its effect, and your retribution is me."
Upon hearing this, Yinreng stared blankly at his own retribution for a long while before he came to his senses. Just as he was about to say something, he saw He Zhong walk in from outside.
"Your Highness, Prince Zhi, Prince Cheng, and the Fourth Prince have arrived. Look..."
What are you still looking at? Since they've arrived, we should invite them in first. But before Yinreng could even speak, he saw Yinti and his group walk in from outside. It has to be said that after spending so much time with Yinzuo, this unreliable man, his brothers have all picked up some of his unreliability.
"Oh, Your Highness, why are you wearing a hat in this heat? I heard that Father Khan rewarded you with a covered bowl today. I didn't believe it before, but now it seems to be true. Alright, since there are no outsiders here, why don't we take off our hats? They're quite uncomfortable..."
Well, here comes another group of onlookers who love a good show. Since everyone already knows that he was cracked open by his father, Yinreng simply stopped trying to hide it. After all, Yinti was right; wearing a hat in this hot weather is indeed uncomfortable.
If Yinreng had continued to hide his true intentions, Yinti might have been able to tease him a bit more. But now that the man had taken off his hat and laid his cards on the table, Yinti immediately lost interest in teasing him. He turned around and saw Yinzuo, who had been sitting quietly and motionless since they came in, so he walked over to him.
"What's wrong with Xiao Liu now? You're usually the most boisterous one, why are you so quiet today? Wait, how come you and Lao Er are together? Did you also get a beating from Father? That shouldn't be the case, you two are his darlings, how could he bear to punish both of you at the same time?"
Yinzhu first raised his hand to push away his elder brother's head that was leaning towards him, and then pointed to Yinreng, who was talking to Yinzhi and Yinzhen, and spoke.
"Big brother, since you know how Second Brother's head ended up like this, how could you not know how we got together? Don't worry, I'm so clever, Father dotes on me too much to bear punishing me. Besides, Big Brother, your information isn't accurate. Father didn't just give Second Brother a covered teacup; good heavens, it seems he gave him the whole tea set in the study."
Yinreng was now completely oblivious to Yinzuo's words, letting him and Yinti continue to belittle him. Yinti and Yinzhi hadn't come here to laugh at Yinreng, of course. After a few teasing remarks and inquiring about Yinreng's injuries, they were relieved to see that he was alright. Since he still had a head injury, they couldn't stay any longer. After chatting for a while, they all got up to leave, not forgetting to take Yinzuo with them.