20demayo Chapter 88 Old man, brother, thank you for your courage.
Chapter 88 Old man, brother, thank you for your courage.
Yinzhen didn't mind Yinzuo's childish behavior. He sat next to him, serving tea and dishes. After the meal, he finally got the petty-minded Sixth Prince to forgive him. After all, Yinzhen still had a lot of official business waiting for him. Since Yinzuo was free now, he didn't stay any longer. After the meal, he sat with Yinzuo for a while, comforted him a few words, and then hurriedly left.
What happened at Enze Garden could not be kept from Kangxi. Almost as soon as Yinzhen left, everything that had just happened at Enze Garden was put on Kangxi's desk.
"Ha, I was wondering why this kid was so generous the other day. Turns out he regretted it after he got back. Yinzhen was just spoiling him, even giving him extra money. I think he should be punished more with a beating. How dare he talk about me being a heartless person..."
Emperor Kangxi picked up the memorial on his desk and looked at it repeatedly. He was both amused and exasperated by Yinzhuo's antics, but it was not hard to tell from the smile on his face that he truly did not intend to blame his son.
"Liang Jiugong, take 50,000 taels of silver from my private treasury and send it to this brat tomorrow, so he won't go back to his gang and ruin my reputation."
Okay, you said earlier that the Fourth Prince spoiled him, but now it seems that you're the one who spoils the Sixth Prince the most. Didn't you say earlier that you'd make up for the beating? What's this, you're giving him money again.
But no matter how much he complained in his heart, Liang Jiugong must have mastered the art of managing his expression since he had served Emperor Kangxi for so many years. Upon receiving Kangxi's order, he immediately responded with a cheerful laugh and then personally led people to Kangxi's private treasury to retrieve silver for Yinzhuo.
"Thank you for making this trip, Eunuch Liang. If you're not in a hurry, please sit down and have a cup of tea before you go."
Liang Jiugong certainly wouldn't sit down for tea, since Kangxi was still waiting for his reply. So he quickly declined, and Yinzhuo didn't insist. He casually pulled out a banknote from the box containing silver notes next to him and stuffed it into Liang Jiugong's hand.
"Since Father is still waiting, I won't keep you any longer. This money isn't much; take it and have some tea."
Liang Jiugong didn't argue with him, nor did he look at the amount of the silver note. He simply put it in his sleeve, bowed to Yinzhuo, and took his leave.
Leaving aside how happy Yinzhuo was to receive the money back, Liang Jiugong immediately presented the silver notes Yinzhuo had given him to Kangxi after returning to Qingxi Study. Kangxi had no doubts about the silver notes in front of him, but after carefully examining the amount, he was so angry that he laughed.
"This brat was lamenting his loss because I deducted his money, but now that he has some, he's back to being a spendthrift. Fine, since this is a reward from him, why should I take it back? You can have it."
Having served Emperor Kangxi for many years, Liang Jiugong naturally knew that Kangxi did not want him to get too close to the princes. Today, it was Yinzhu who gave him the silver notes. If it were someone else, he really wouldn't have dared to accept them. Sure enough, as he expected, after His Majesty learned that the silver notes were given by the Sixth Prince, he did not show any displeasure. Now Liang Jiugong was relieved, and the silver had been accepted by Emperor Kangxi.
After Liang Jiugong left for a while, Yinzhuo picked up the box containing silver notes from the table next to him and counted them. He counted them several times inside and out, and after confirming that there were 50,000 taels of silver, he couldn't help but smile.
"Indeed, the best thing in the world is to sleep until you naturally wake up and count money until your hands cramp. I've achieved half of that now, but I still need to work hard on the other half."
Dexi looked at his master, who was now beaming with joy after receiving the money, and sighed helplessly. He silently comforted himself, "Fine, let him show off. It's still better than the way he was trying to starve himself to death a few days ago."
"Sleep until you naturally wake up, count money until your hands cramp, Sixth Brother, you've done more than half of it, you've done it all."
Upon hearing the voice, Yinzhuo knew who it was. He quickly put the silver notes in his hand into the box and handed them to Dexi, who was standing to the side.
"Quickly, take it inside and put it away properly. Make sure your Ninth Master doesn't see it."
When Yinzhen heard his sixth brother's words, his expression was indescribable. Sixth Prince, why don't you open your big eyes and take a look? Your younger brother is almost standing in front of you, how can you not see him? Besides, who doesn't know that you were threatening to kill yourself a few days ago because your father cheated you out of money, and your father was so scared that he returned all the money to you today?
At this moment, Yinzhuo was completely unaware that the rumors outside had spread so far. He was still overjoyed because he had received a return payment. After handing the money to Dexi, he hurriedly invited Yintang to sit next to him.
"Shouldn't you be in the study today? Why are you here at this hour?"
Could Yinzhen say that he came here today specifically to see how Yinzhen was trying to kill himself? Of course not. You know, just a few days ago he made a rude remark in front of his sixth brother and got his face painted black by his sixth brother.
"The scholar in the study had to take leave today, so this morning was free. I heard that Sixth Brother has been in a bad mood these past few days, and I was worried about him, so I came to check on him."
What Yinzhuo said to Yinzhen before was not wrong. His illness was entirely psychological. Once Kangxi's money arrived, his illness would naturally be cured. After hearing Yintang's words, he got up and circled around in front of him.
"Old Ninth is very kind, but your Sixth Brother is in excellent health now, has a good appetite, and is perfectly fine."
Yinzhen wasn't blind. He glanced at his sixth brother's beaming face and knew he was completely at ease. However, he did look thinner than before. Seeing Yinzhen's thinner figure, Yinzhen couldn't help but think of the rumor about his sixth brother. Could it be that his sixth brother really got the money back from his father by threatening suicide?
Yinzhen was curious, but he didn't dare to ask. But it didn't matter, because someone bolder than him was coming.
"Sixth Brother, I heard that you were swindled out of money by Father Khan a few days ago, and you've been going to Qingxi Study to threaten suicide. Father Khan couldn't stand it and returned the money to you?"
Regardless of what Yinzhuo thought after hearing Yin's words, Yintang, who was sitting next to him, immediately brightened up. Goodness, Tenth Prince, thank you for your courage. You've asked what I've been thinking.
"Oh, really? Where did you hear this rumor? You're trying to kill yourself, huh? Fine..."
When Yin saw his ninth brother come in, he deliberately stood outside for a long time. He thought that with his ninth brother's loose tongue, his son should have already told his sixth brother everything by now. He thought that it wouldn't be dangerous for him to come in and ask questions now. Who would have thought that his ninth brother would hold back this time? Good heavens, now this cannon fodder has hit him right on the head.