dognovel Chapter 89: Stealing chicken but losing rice
Chapter 89: Stealing chicken but losing rice
"Sixth...Brother...Brother, I really didn't spread this, I heard it from someone outside..."
It wasn't that Yinzhen lacked backbone; it was just that he had suffered too many losses at the hands of his sixth brother. Judging from the expression on his sixth brother's face, he knew that what he had just said had greatly angered him. If he didn't explain quickly, and his brother thought he had spread rumors, then his brother would surely try to kill him.
"Hmph, of course I know it wasn't you. Even if you had ten times the courage, you wouldn't dare to slander me behind my back like that. It must be..."
Although Yinzhuo did not say who was spreading the rumors, he already had a guess in his heart. So after sending Yintang and Yinxi away, he took Dexi directly to Qingxi Study.
"Hmph, Father, you're too kind. You gave the money voluntarily, so how could you let people spread rumors about your son? What do you mean by 'trying to kill yourself'? That's too awful. A son isn't a woman. Do you think that word is appropriate?"
Kangxi knew that with Yinzhuo's intelligence, it wouldn't be difficult for him to guess who was spreading the rumors once he heard them. So, at this moment, the man didn't deny it at all and readily admitted it.
"That's right, so what if the rumors about you outside were spread by my people? It's true that I gave you the money voluntarily, but didn't you also voluntarily give me the money before? But when you and your fourth brother were making up stories about me being a bad person, you didn't hold back either."
Well, as soon as he said that, Yinzhuo immediately fell silent. Yes, he was in the wrong, but that was no excuse for spreading false rumors.
"Even so, the rumors you spread are not true. The money you gave me, Father, is not all of it."
Now it was Kangxi's turn to be silent. Fine, he admitted that he had exaggerated a bit when he sent the message, but it was okay, he could change it.
“What Yinzhuo said is not wrong. How about this, Father, have someone send another message saying that the previous message was sent incorrectly and that the silver was not given in full, only one-fifth.”
Yinzhuo didn't mind losing face again; what he cared about more was...
"Father Khan, now that you've sent someone to spread rumors about our son, can you return all the silver to him?"
Kangxi obviously didn't expect Yinzhuo to focus on this. After being speechless for a while, he raised his hand and beckoned him to come to him. Looking at his son, whose eyes were shining with golden light, he couldn't help but reach out and give him a light tap on the forehead.
"You wish! The money is in my hands and you still want it back? I'll be lucky to give you 50,000 taels. If you dare to cause any more trouble, I'll take back all 50,000 taels."
As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. Kangxi's words caused Yinzhuo's subsequent plans to die in the womb. Yinzhuo always changed his mind with the wind, and now that he was afraid that he would lose the 50,000 taels he had already obtained, he immediately changed his attitude.
“Look at what Father Khan is saying. Is your son such a stingy person? Since the money has been given to Father Khan, there is naturally no reason to ask for it back, right?”
Heh, what are you saying? You're just afraid I'll take back the 50,000 taels of silver I gave you. Are you really that generous? You're so melancholy in Enze Garden that you're planning to starve yourself to death. You little rascal.
"Of course, I am not like you, who never asks for what I give back."
Yes, you're so generous, so trustworthy. Then why did you depose the crown prince? You didn't give him the position, so why are you asking for it back? You're calling me stingy. I was just trying to get back my two hundred thousand taels of silver, while you're taking back the empire that was within your grasp. Who's the stingy one here?
When Kangxi saw the disgruntled look on Yinzhuo's face, he knew that the guy was definitely making things up about him again. But as the saying goes, what good things could come out of a dog's belly? He wasn't going to pry into it and annoy himself. He simply decided to ignore it and sent Yinzhuo out of Qingxi Study with a basket of freshly presented lychees.
"Hmph, next time, next time I definitely won't let you catch me doing anything wrong."
During his trip to Qingxi Study, Yinzhuo found the culprit behind the rumors, but that was all. Not only did he fail to get justice for himself, he also got caught up in the rumors. He went in full of confidence, but when he came out, he was not exactly humiliated, but he was pretty much there.
"Dexi, come, have some lychees. We'll take some to Mother later, and also send some to Fourth Brother. We'll set aside a plate of the rest, and share the rest with Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother. Anyway, Father has plenty here. We'll come back for more tomorrow when we've finished eating."
Yinzhuo was standing at the door of the Qingxi Study. He spoke without controlling his voice, and Kangxi inside naturally heard him. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Kangxi's voice came from inside the study!
"Liang Jiugong, did you hear that? If you see this brat dare to come here tomorrow, throw him out! Does he think this place is his storeroom? He actually thinks he can eat that whole basket of lychees today! Go outside and have someone bring the basket in..."
Upon hearing Kangxi's reply, Yinzhuo immediately called Dexi over, and the two of them grabbed baskets and ran off. He was joking, after all, he had just distributed all these lychees. If his father took them back in a fit of anger, what would happen to all the boast he had made?
Hearing the commotion outside, Emperor Kangxi in his study could almost picture Yinzhuo and Dexi fleeing in panic with baskets. His smile deepened. In truth, his earlier words were just to scare Yinzhuo. Although the brat's words were quite infuriating, he was still quite satisfied with the distribution plan for the lychees.
Although Yinzhuo liked money, he wasn't a miser at all. On the contrary, he was quite generous. The basket of lychees he received was almost gone in no time. And that was only because Dexi was worried that his master wouldn't have enough to eat, so he made up the difference by giving a few less to some people and a few less to others when distributing the lychees.
“My lord, please eat sparingly. We can’t possibly finish it all today and then go to His Majesty’s for more tomorrow. I’m afraid if you do that, His Majesty will really throw us out.”
Yinzhuo lay on a recliner under the pavilion, eating the lychees that Xiahe had peeled one by one with a small silver fork, completely ignoring Dexi's worries.
"What are you afraid of? If he hits us, do you think we don't have legs? Do you think we can't run away? Don't worry, I'll cover you and make sure you get out unharmed."
Dexi was really worried. It's true that we both have long legs and can run, but the problem is that if His Majesty wants to have us beaten out, you dare to run but I don't. How can we be safe and sound? If he dares to run, whether he can even keep his legs is another matter.
But he knew that worrying was useless; his master was never one to listen to advice. All he could do now was silently pray that his master would forget about it by tomorrow morning.