dognovel Chapter 100 You guys came here to laugh at me, right?
Chapter 100 You guys came here to laugh at me, right?
Yinzhuo gained a lot from this trip to the borderlands. Why? Because his father, Emperor Kangxi, took advantage of this tour to settle the marriage that Yinzhuo had been putting off. That's right, Kangxi found him a wife, and this wife was no ordinary person. She was the thirteen-year-old granddaughter of Prince Zhuoriketu of the Khorchin tribe, named Urentuya.
Yinzhuo had long known that his marriage in this life was not up to him, so he remained quite calm about the sudden bestowal of a marriage. He even took some time to secretly check on his future little princess. Seeing that the girl seemed lively and cheerful and was quite pretty, Yinzhuo felt relieved.
"Oh, you're back. Fifth Brother saw you hiding there, secretly watching that young lady for quite a while. So, are you satisfied with the wife that Father picked for you?"
As soon as Yinzhuo returned to his tent, his brothers came to watch the fun. Yinzhuo wasn't embarrassed at all by their teasing looks.
"Look at what Fifth Brother is saying. What do you mean by 'peeping'? That's the person I'll be spending the rest of my life with. I have to find out about them beforehand. Besides, I'm satisfied with the person Father chose. Would he possibly cheat me?"
Yinqi thought that Yinzuo would at least be shy and embarrassed after being teased by him, but he didn't expect that Yinzuo's skin was so thick that he didn't show the slightest bit of embarrassment. The others felt that it was not interesting, so they gave up the idea of teasing him.
When Yinzhuo saw that they had stopped teasing him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was thick-skinned enough not to be afraid of their teasing, it was still quite annoying to deal with them one by one.
"Fifth Brother, you didn't come here just to see me make a fool of myself, did you?"
Believe it or not, Yinzhuo was right. Yinqi and the others really did come to see him make a fool of himself. But that's how things are, and we can't admit it.
"No way! These past few days, Father Khan has been busy receiving Mongolian princes who came to pay their respects, along with my eldest, third, and fourth brothers. He was worried that these younger ones would run off, so he told me and Seventh Brother to keep an eye on them. Today, we originally planned to come and find you to go horseback riding, but halfway there we saw you standing there, sneaking glances at some young girl..."
Shut up! If you can't speak properly, then say less. He only glanced at that girl from afar, how did that become sneaking around? It's true what they say, being uncultured is terrible. You didn't study hard enough, look at how you made so many mistakes when you needed to use your knowledge.
Yinzhu cursed his fifth brother in his heart, then got up and asked Dexi to help him change his clothes. After all, he needed to change into clothes that were easy to move in before going out on horseback.
Yinzhuo really enjoyed riding horses on the grassland. This feeling of freedom was something he couldn't experience when riding horses at the horse farm or the forest garden. Yinqi, Yinzhuo, and Yinyou had been to the grassland many times over the years and knew all the fun places nearby. In just a few days, they took Yinsi, Yintang, and the other children to see all the fun places in the area.
"It's a pity that Altai didn't come this time, otherwise I could have a competition with him when we go hunting in a few days. Last time he hunted two more rabbits than me and won me a top-quality bow and arrow. I had to beg my second brother for a long time to get it from him."
For Yinzhi and the others, this was their first time accompanying Kangxi to the grasslands, so they naturally didn't know who Altai was. However, Yinzhi and Yinyou were different; they were old friends with Altai. They still vividly remembered how Altai had won Yinzhi's beloved bow and arrow with the help of two extra rabbits!
"Yes, it's a huge loss that Altai didn't come this year. Otherwise, he probably could have won your bow too. But it's good that he didn't come. At least the Khan can have some peace and quiet. Yinzhi, Yintang, Yinyi, and Yintao, you weren't there, so you don't know. When your sixth brother handed over the bow and arrow, he didn't seem reluctant at all. But as soon as Altai left, he changed his tune and ran to the Khan's tent to hug him and cry. We could hear everything from outside the tent. In the end, the Khan had to promise him a better bow and arrow to settle the matter."
When Yinzhuo saw his fifth brother exposing his shortcomings, he didn't stop him. In any case, he didn't think it was a shameful thing. After Yinqi finished speaking, the other party added smugly.
"Yes, yes, Fifth Brother is right. The bow that Khan gave me was the birch bark bow with wooden patterns that you all liked before. Khan had it specially made for me based on the one he had. Khan's bow had seven and a half strength, while mine has four strength, which is just right."
Ha, he's getting all smug about it. But Yinqi and the others are used to Yinzuo's Versailles-like behavior. When they heard this, none of them took it to heart. After all, their father's favoritism has been a long-standing issue.
"Sixth Brother, if anyone still wants to gamble with you during the hunt in a few days, just ask your younger brother. I'm sure I can beat him."
Now, more than half a year has passed since the death of the Imperial Concubine. Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood after coming to the grasslands, but Yinzhen had a smile on his face and looked somewhat like he did before.
"No need for that. I didn't bring that good bow with me when I came here, so it's fine even if someone makes a bet with me and I lose."
Goodness, it turns out they came prepared from the start. No wonder they were so arrogant before, boasting that they wanted to compete with Altay.
Time quickly came to the day of the hunt. Early in the morning, Yinzhuo was woken up by Dexi. After getting ready, he met with Yinti and the others and waited outside Kangxi's tent. After Kangxi finished getting ready, they set off for the hunting ground together.
As was customary, Emperor Kangxi would first say a few words, then pick up his bow and arrow and shoot an arrow, which would signify the official start of the hunt.
"Yinzuo, are you going to follow me now, or wander around here on your own?"
Kangxi naturally wanted Yinzhuo to follow him, because that kid was really troublesome. But Yinzhuo obviously didn't think so. He felt that following Kangxi was too dangerous. You know, his father liked challenging prey when hunting, and he liked to hunt tigers and black bears. He didn't want to be his prey.
"Father, I won't hold you back. I'll just take Lao Ba and the others for a stroll around here. We won't go into the deep forest."
Seeing this, Kangxi did not force him. He instructed them to bring enough guards when entering the forest, then mounted his horse and led his men into the depths of the forest.
"Now it's just the few of us left, let's go. This is your first time entering this forest, so once we're inside, don't wander off. Just stay with your sixth brother, understand?"