dognovel Chapter 534 There's always a way out; things will work themselves out.
Chapter 534 There's always a way out; things will work themselves out.
Yinreng was absolutely right. If those flowers in the garden, blooming in all their splendor, knew that they would encounter someone like Yinzuo who would ruthlessly destroy them right away, they would really wish they had grown legs and could run away as fast as they could.
But as it turns out, not only were spirits forbidden after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but in the feudal Qing Dynasty, these flowers obviously didn't gain any spiritual power either, and could only watch helplessly as they were sniped here and there by Yinzhuo.
“Hey Xiao Liu, that’s enough already. If Father Khan finds out that this is how you’ve been ruining the flowers in his garden, we’ll both be in deep trouble.”
Because Emperor Kangxi had been in a bad mood lately, both the ministers in the court and his sons, including Yinqi, were living cautiously, afraid that they might do something wrong and be caught by Kangxi and punished.
Of course, this cautious group obviously did not include Yinzhuo. Apart from being a little more obedient than before, he had not shown any restraint in other aspects. Take picking flowers in the garden, for example. He was still the same as before.
"Oh, Second Brother, relax! As the saying goes, 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, for time waits for no one.' Flowers bloom and fade quickly; whether they grow on branches or are cut off, they will eventually wither. Father has been in a bad mood these days and hasn't wanted to go out. It would be a shame to miss such a beautiful spring day. Let's bring these flowers back to him; maybe he'll even praise us..."
Praise? What a joke! With your ruthless approach, we'll be lucky if we don't get scolded when we get back. Yinreng looked at the flowerbed that Yinzuo had cut into a mess, and felt extremely worried.
But what could Yinreng do now? He could only reassure himself with the saying, "There's always a way out," and "Things will work themselves out."
"Second Brother, what are you standing there for? I see the peach blossoms over there are blooming nicely. Why don't you grab a pair of scissors and cut a few branches? I remember Grandmother loved these flowers and plants when she was alive. Let's take a few branches to Cining Palace to visit her later..."
According to Qing Dynasty regulations, the deceased Empress Dowager's coffin was placed in Cining Palace, and a mourning hall was set up for worship. Now, the Empress Dowager's coffin is temporarily placed in Cining Palace. Yinzhu thought that in a few days, she would be buried in the imperial mausoleum in Zunhua. Since he was free now, he might as well go back to the palace to visit her.
Yinreng had watched Yinzu grow up since he was a child, so he knew exactly what Yinzu was thinking. As for his sixth son's actions, it was true that he wanted to see his maternal grandmother, but it was more likely that he was just pretending to go out to seek refuge.
As the saying goes, "Many lice don't bite, many debts don't worry," since the boat was already headed for the boat to sink, Yinreng simply stopped worrying. When he heard Yinzuo ask him to cut a few peach blossoms, he didn't hesitate at all. He took the scissors and walked over to the peach tree that was in full bloom.
After the two brothers ruthlessly destroyed the flowers in the garden, they ordered some of the cut branches to be sorted and sent to Qingxi Study, while the rest were packed up and taken out of Changchun Garden.
Don't let Kangxi's advanced age fool you; he's still as sharp as a mule. Just look at the sheer number of flowers Yinzhu sent—Kangxi could imagine the mess that had wrecked his garden.
"Look, look! I knew that Prince Yinzhu was unreliable. He wasn't just picking a few flowers to put in a vase for me; he probably intended to fill my Qingxi Study with them. The second prince is becoming more and more outrageous because of him, and the sixth prince is just a child acting recklessly. Why doesn't he stop him?"
Young, childish, haha, I'm embarrassed to ask, how old is your son this year? He's almost forty years old now, how can you say he's young?
In fact, Kangxi didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. After all, in his mind, even though Yinzhuo had grown up to be a tall and strong man, he was still the little boy who would hug his leg and cry and waile that he didn't want to go to riding and archery lessons. Just think how old Yinzhuo was back then. Wasn't he just young and childish?
At this moment, Yinzhen had no idea what his father was thinking. Otherwise, he would have rolled his eyes at him in his heart. Seriously, is our parent-child filter really that thick? What, so after all these years, we're the only ones who've grown up, while your little sixth child will always be six or seven years old?
Leaving aside how Yinzhen felt about how the squeaky wheel gets the grease, just consider Yinreng and Yinzuo; their moods were certainly affected after their trip to Cining Palace.
While dining with Emperor Kangxi, the two brothers appeared listless and distracted, leaving Kangxi, who was initially angry and wanted to take the opportunity to reprimand them, momentarily speechless.
As April approached, even though Emperor Kangxi was reluctant, he had no choice but to move back to the palace. After all, the day of the Empress Dowager's burial was fast approaching, and there were still many matters in the capital that Kangxi needed to arrange personally.
As Kangxi's well-known beloved son, Yinzhuo naturally followed his father wherever he went. When Kangxi returned to the palace, Yinzhuo naturally moved into a side hall of the Qianqing Palace.
The Empress Dowager's burial was conducted according to regulations. Not only did the Ministry of Rites have a dedicated person in charge of the matter, but the Imperial Clan Court also sent people to oversee it. The Twelfth Prince, Yin Tao, was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
To be fair, it's understandable that Yin Tao wouldn't be the chairman of the funeral committee for the Aisin Gioro family. Even though it was his first time doing something like this, and even though the funeral procedures were complicated and gave Yin Tao a headache, he still managed to arrange everything perfectly.
Yinzuo leaned against Yinzhen, yawning as he looked at Kangxi. Yintao was asking and answering questions rapidly. After the father and son finally finished going over the procedures, Yinzuo quickly got up and grabbed Yintao, who was about to leave.
You ask why Yinzhu did this? The answer is actually quite simple. Yinzhu thought that if nothing unexpected happened, his younger brother Yintao would be the one to see him off after he passed away. Since it was a predetermined thing, why not communicate with him in advance while he was still alive and kicking?
"Twelve, let's not rush off. Come, sit down. Sixth Brother wants to ask you something. If I pass away and need your help with the funeral arrangements, I'd like someone to play a suona horn and sing 'Heroes' Song.' Can you do that?"
Although Yin Tao hadn't gotten along as well with his sixth brother as he had with Yin Tang and Yin Yi over the years, he still knew it wasn't good. After all, those two brats, the thirteenth and fourteenth, had always been quite the show-offs in front of him.
But he really couldn't answer the question Yinzhuo was asking now. After all, everyone knew that his father hated it most when his sixth brother talked about life and death all the time. If he answered at such a sensitive time, he would definitely get into trouble...