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

Chapter 473 I'm telling you, my Ninth Brother has gone mad.

Regarding Yinzhuo's explanation, Yinreng said he would not comment and would just stand there quietly watching him continue to argue.

Yinzhuo talked for a long time, but his second brother didn't respond. Feeling guilty, he touched his nose and looked to Kangxi for help, his meaning clear—Father, it's your turn.

So did Kangxi get on the scene? Well, the old father was quite righteous; he stabbed his son in the ribs twice as soon as he arrived.

"Yinzuo, your eldest brother, the reason why the seventh prince cannot go back has been explained. What about Yintang and Yin'e? Why do you want to keep them here?"

Hey, I wanted you to give me a hand, but I didn't want you to add fuel to the fire. Look at how my second brother's face darkened after you said that. How am I supposed to explain this to him now?

As the saying goes, in this situation, it's a lose-lose situation whether you stick your neck out or not. There's no hope for his father; he's only interested in watching the show now. Yinzhuo gave Kangxi a resentful look and decided to just give up entirely.

"Then I have to keep two of them to play with me. Although my eldest brother can play with me, he can't stand me if I dare to misbehave. He'll really punish me. But it's different with Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi. If they dare to disobey me, I have plenty of strength and means to deal with them."

Well, after all that talk, it turns out he's just picking on the weak. Yinreng was originally planning to scare Yinzuo with a stern face, but he couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

Yinreng's smile only made things worse. Yinzuo immediately felt more justified, got up, moved to sit next to Yinreng, put his hand on Yinreng's shoulder, and gave his second brother a big hug.

“I knew my second brother loved me the most. I really didn’t mean to say that. I was just worried that Father was too old and working so hard every day. But he didn’t appreciate it at all, and he even watched me make a fool of myself. Come on, second brother, let’s go eat. Father, why don’t you stay here and reflect on your actions?”

Although Yinzhuo had said such rebellious things more than once or twice, hearing Yinreng say it again still made his heart beat faster. He reached out and tapped Yinzhuo's forehead, scolding him.

"Stop talking nonsense. Your father was just joking with you. Why did you take it seriously? Don't you know how much he loves you? Hurry up and help your father up. Let's go have a meal together."

Although Yinzhuo was very confident that Kangxi would not punish him for his inappropriate words, he was not so ungrateful as to touch his forehead, which had been hit by Yinreng, and moved to Kangxi's side, reaching out to stop Kangxi's arm.

"Father, let's go. The food should be almost ready. If we go too late, it will get cold and won't taste good."

Kangxi glanced at Yinzhuo's hand holding his arm, then pulled his arm free from Yinzhuo's grasp with a slight effort, turned his head away, and stopped looking at him.

"What should we eat? Didn't Prince Zhao just say that I need to stay here and reflect on myself?"

Well, now he's shot himself in the foot. No, why is this old man behaving so unpredictably? I've already offered him a way out, so why can't we just take it?

Yinzhuo was always flexible and adaptable. As soon as he saw Kangxi turn his head away and ignore him, he immediately put on a smile, adjusted his strategy, and continued his efforts.

"Father, I was wrong just now. Please don't hold it against me, okay? I only said those things because I was worried about you. You're my only father. If you get yourself hurt, what will I do in the future..."

There's a poem that goes, "The tiger is the king of beasts, none dare provoke its wrath. Only the bond between parent and child makes one look back at every step." That saying is absolutely true.

Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight and assumed personal rule at the age of fourteen. He eliminated Oboi, suppressed the Three Feudatories, recovered Taiwan, and launched three campaigns against Galdan. Having experienced half a lifetime of trials and tribulations, he had long since developed a heart of stone. Not to mention his treatment of court officials, he could also be ruthless to his own sons if needed.

But as the saying goes, no matter how strong Kangxi was, he was still a human being, and as a human being, he had emotions. Having witnessed the intrigues and backstabbing in the court and the harem, it was all the more precious that he turned back to face Yinzhuo's sincere and unreserved honesty.

To put it bluntly, Kangxi had placed all his emotions on Yinzhuo. Only when he was with him did he feel that he was no longer the high and mighty emperor, but simply the father of the child in front of him.

To be honest, his father was really easy to please. Look, Yinzhuo managed to coax his father into smiling with just a few words. Yinreng looked at the father and son getting along so well and had only one thought in his mind.

Speaking of which, can time be reversed? He really wants to go back to just now and slap the version of himself who was worrying about Yinzhuo. "Are you bored? The father and son are willing to be together, why do you have to worry about it?"

After coaxing Kangxi, Yinzhu helped his father off the bed, walked over to Yinreng's side, grabbed Yinreng's arm, and pulled Kangxi with one hand and Yinreng with the other, heading towards the dining hall.

"Father, Second Brother, let's hurry up, the food has been on the table for a while, it'll get cold if we don't go soon."

Yinreng didn't struggle as Yinzuo pulled him by the arm to walk out. He looked down at Yinzuo's hand holding his arm, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Yinzhen's habit of feeling sleepy after meals hasn't improved much over the years. He didn't even need lunch and returned to the flower hall before he started yawning incessantly. He's never been one to suffer in silence. After greeting Kangxi, who was playing chess on the couch, Yinzhen went back to his room to rest.

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, wake up! Get up and come with me to the lake. I'm telling you, Ninth Brother has gone mad. He just sent someone to find a boat, and he's leading a group of people to haul in nets and fish all over the lake."

When Yinzhu was shaken awake by Yinzhi, the first thought that popped into his mind was to slap the brat in front of him. It took him a lot of effort to control his morning grumpiness.

"Xiao Shi, haven't I told you before that you shouldn't panic when something happens? Your Ninth Brother just found a boat and went fishing on the lake. It's no big deal for you to make such a fuss. Help me up, let's go and see what's going on."

Yinzhuo had just been advising Yinzhen to stay calm, but when he arrived at the lake and saw Yinzhen standing on a boat directing more than a dozen other boats to pull in large nets to catch fish, he couldn't stay calm at all.

"Xiao Jiu, you'd better come up with a reasonable explanation for your current behavior, or I'll have someone tie your arms and hang you in this lake to feed the fish."