Rebirth: I'm a Daddy's Darling in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 107 You know, this guy just loves to overthink things.

Yinzhi was busy preparing things, so the letter was sent later. Therefore, the first letter Kangxi received was from Yinreng. In the letter, he first explained his experience of overseeing the country during his time in power. Then he reassured Kangxi that everything was fine in the capital. Finally, he mentioned that the northern desert was bitterly cold and told Kangxi to take care of his health. The letter was written in a standard and proper manner. Kangxi read it carefully twice and then handed it to Liang Jiugong to put in the jade box on his desk.

A few days after receiving Yinreng's letter, Yinzuo's letter arrived as well, along with the ridiculously large wooden box he had prepared. Kangxi squeezed the thin, cicada-wing-like envelope in his hand, then glanced at the ridiculously large box on the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Are you sure this letter was like this when you received it from the Sixth Prince? Were there any mistakes or omissions in between? And this box of things was also something he instructed you to bring back."

The guard, who was suspected by Emperor Kangxi of having misread the letter, was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and shouted that he was innocent.

"Your Majesty, this letter was indeed personally received from the Sixth Prince. There are absolutely no errors or omissions. If you don't believe me, you can see that the sealing wax is still on it. These things were indeed prepared by the Sixth Prince and asked me to bring them to you. It was precisely because he was preparing these things that I returned a few days late."

Kangxi looked at the envelope in his hand and, sure enough, the fire seal was still on it. He then waved for the guards to rise. After the guards left, Kangxi immediately and impatiently opened Yinzhuo's letter. Compared to the Crown Prince's long and eloquent letter, Yinzhuo's letter was only one page long and was heavily padded with irrelevant details, mostly rambling. Kangxi held the letter and read it word by word for a long time before he dared to believe that he had not misread it.

"Look, there are only about two hundred words in total, and nearly half of them are nonsense. Do I really need his little bit of stuff? Go open that box and see what he sent from so far away."

Although Kangxi spoke words of reproach, the smile on his face never left after he finished reading the letter. When he saw Liang Jiugong going to open the box, he couldn't sit still and followed him.

The large box was opened and the contents inside were incredibly diverse and dazzling, including food and household items of all kinds. Liang Jiugong sorted out the items one by one and placed them on the floor of the imperial tent. Soon, a large pile of things accumulated on the floor. At the very end, he even found a letter at the bottom of the box.

Kangxi took the envelope from Liang Jiugong, opened it, and took out the letter. But he was dumbfounded after just one glance. Good heavens, this letter wasn't for him at all. So he turned around and threw the letter back to Liang Jiugong.

"Take a good look, this is what your sixth prince wrote to you."

Now it was Liang Jiugong's turn to be dumbfounded. It wasn't that he was illiterate; why would the Sixth Prince write him a letter? Moreover, having served Emperor Kangxi for so many years, how could he not know the temperament of the master he served? Don't be fooled by the tone at first glance; judging from the act of throwing the letter, he was definitely angry.

"Your Majesty, please don't joke with me. You know I can't read many characters, so how could I possibly understand what's written in this letter? Either the Sixth Prince wrote the wrong recipient, or he's embarrassed to say something directly to you, so he used the excuse of instructing me to write it in the letter. Do you think he doesn't know that I can't read? But knowing this and still writing this letter, doesn't that just prove that, as I guessed, this letter is for you to see?"

Kangxi was initially quite angry, but after hearing Liang Jiugong's explanation, he felt it made some sense. So when Liang Jiugong brought the letter over, he took it back. After reading the letter, he was basically certain that Liang Jiugong had guessed correctly. Yinzhuo was just shy and embarrassed to say these things directly to him, so he wrote it down for him under the guise of instructing Liang Jiugong.

"Liang Jiugong, set aside my portion separately and send those individually packaged items to the First Prince and the others according to the names on them. You know, this child is really something. What's there to be ashamed of in caring for and being filial to his father? In this respect, he's not as good as the Crown Prince..."

While saying that Yinzhuo was inferior to the Crown Prince, Kangxi took the two letters from Yinzhuo on the table, folded them carefully, took off the purse from his waist, poured out the incense and herbs inside, put the letters in, and then brazenly put the purse on his body.

Although Liang Jiugong was cleaning up the things on the ground, he also saw Kangxi's actions clearly. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Alas, this time, Your Highness, you have lost another ten percent in His Majesty's heart. After all, no matter how well you speak, it is not as good as his actions.

It's true what they say, people love to overthink things. Actually, when Yinzhu wrote the letter, he didn't have any intention of doing anything like what Liang Jiugong and Kangxi thought. He really did write the letter to Liang Jiugong. He figured Liang Jiugong was illiterate, but the imperial guards certainly could read. If he entrusted so many things to Kangxi, he would definitely forget them as soon as he turned his back. It was better to entrust them to this Grand Eunuch. Little did he know that a single letter would lead them to overthink so much.

Soon, the things that Yinzhuo had brought for Yinti and the others were delivered to them by people arranged by Liang Jiugong. When the things were delivered to Yinti, Yinzhi and the others were gathered in Yinti's tent discussing matters. They were a little surprised when they saw the things that the guards brought.

Although everyone knew that the people the Emperor had sent to the capital to deliver fish to Yinzhi had returned today, and that they had brought back a lot of things from the capital, none of Yinzhi and the others expected that they would receive a share of these things.

"Brother, you should quickly open it and see what that brat Yinzhuo has put in here."

As soon as the guards left, everyone eagerly crowded around the package. Yinti had already learned from the guards that Yinzhi and the others each had such a package, and thinking that the contents should be similar, he was not afraid that they would snatch the contents if he opened it. In addition, he was also very curious about what was inside. So when Yinzhi and the others urged him, he squatted down and opened the package almost without hesitation.

"Wow, there's quite a lot in here. These are knee pads, right? They'd be quite useful in this northern desert. These two small jars are sealed so tightly, they're probably some kind of chili sauce. And what's that hand-like thing... a glove?"

After Yinti took out all the contents of his package, his surroundings were almost completely filled with them. Everyone lost interest in continuing the discussion and hurriedly bid farewell to Yinti, returning to their own tents. They also wanted to see what was in their packages.

The packages of Yinzhi and the others were no different from those of Yinti, except that Yinzhen's package contained an extra small jar of his favorite pickles. This was something Yinzuo had considered carefully before adding, not because he was stingy, but because he was worried that if he put other things in the package, they might spoil as the weather got warmer.