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

Chapter 359 Questioning Brother 3, Understanding Brother 3, Becoming Brother 3

Yinzhen admitted that he used to speak a bit too loudly to his third brother. No, let's just say that with his father's biased attitude, who wouldn't feel jealous? When other children refuse to take their medicine, parents can at most coax them, but look at how his father does it.

"Tell me, why are you so temperamental? You were fine just a few days ago, how come you've become so angry in just a few days? Look at your hoarse voice. Yinzhuo, be a good boy and drink your medicine obediently, and your father will allow you to go into my private treasury and choose any item to take away."

What?! Just by obediently drinking the medicine, he can walk into the private treasury and pick anything he wants to take? Yinzhen thought that if his father had said that to him, he'd drink the medicine until he emptied his father's private treasury… Otherwise, wouldn't it be infuriating to compare oneself to others? Questioning Third Brother, understanding Third Brother, becoming Third Brother…

What is Yinzhi doing now that he has received Kangxi's promise? Well... he is fabricating stories out of thin air, secretly plotting, and making things up out of thin air... In short, he is taking advantage of the situation.

"three item?"

Kangxi looked at Yinzhi, who was standing opposite him, holding up three fingers and bargaining with him. He felt his head start to hurt again. The father and son silently argued for a while, and then Kangxi held up two fingers.

"Yinzuo, you brat, don't push your luck. Two items at most, no more."

Was Kangxi's private treasury accessible to just anyone? The answer is obvious: no. It would be strange if Yinzhuo were willing to compromise, especially since his father had brought it up himself.

"No, it has to be three items, not one less, otherwise..."

The father and son argued for a long time, each holding up one hand, until the once steaming bowl of medicine had gone cold without them reaching a conclusion. Yinzhen raised his hand and beckoned to Wanquan, who was standing nearby, and whispered a few instructions to him. Soon, Wanquan brought over another bowl of medicine.

Yinzhen took the medicine bowl from Wanquan, tested its temperature, and then returned it to him. He then quickly walked to Yinzuo's side, lifted him to a chair, and held him down. Before Yinzuo could react, Yinzhen grabbed his chin, forced him to open his mouth, and then took the medicine bowl from Wanquan, pouring the medicine into Yinzuo's mouth with a delicate touch.

Seeing Yinzhen start drinking the medicine without warning, Kangxi was so frightened that he quickly got up from the bed and walked towards the two brothers. The amount of medicine in that bowl was not much to begin with, and by the time Kangxi arrived, Yinzhen had already put the bowl on the table.

"Cough cough cough... Fourth brother, am I still your favorite younger brother? You actually forced me to drink medicine... cough cough... We're breaking up..."

Seeing Yinzhuo coughing incessantly and still protesting against his fourth brother, the old father was heartbroken. Kangxi glared at Yinzhen in annoyance, reached out and pushed him aside, pulled Yinzhuo to his side, and while helping him catch his breath, he also scolded Yinzhen on his behalf.

"Fourth Prince, you're really something. If he doesn't want to drink, he doesn't have to. Why did you force him to drink? Look how badly he's coughing. Yinzhuo, how are you feeling? Should I call Physician Wang to come and take another look at you?"

Yinzhen was not annoyed by Kangxi's scolding. He walked to a table and poured Yinzuo a glass of water, handing it to him. He then walked to the other side and patted him on the back to help him catch his breath.

“Father, if I hadn’t forced him to drink this medicine, it would probably still be sitting there cold. You know that Sixth Brother has always been afraid of drinking these bitter medicines since he was a child. The reason he’s been so stubborn today is that he doesn’t want to drink the medicine. Since that’s the case, it’s better to get it over with quickly than to suffer for a long time. Now that he’s drunk the medicine, you can save your precious medicine. Isn’t that a win-win situation?”

A win-win situation? Haha, you're overthinking it. I admit I was holding on tight to avoid taking the medicine, but now that I've taken it, if I still don't get the treasure, wouldn't I be at a huge loss today?

Was Yinzhuo the kind of person to suffer a loss? Obviously not. He spent the whole night pestering Kangxi until he finally gave the order. Kangxi's private treasury was something Yinzhuo had coveted since he was a child. Although he had been inside before, who would complain about having more of this kind of business with no upfront costs? As soon as Kangxi gave the order, Yinzhuo dragged Liang Jiugong to the private treasury to pick out things the very next day.

Although he and Kangxi had agreed that he would only take three items, if you put a mouse in a rice jar, would it only eat three grains of rice? After Yinzhu's raid on his father's private treasury, the number of things he took away in the end was at least ten.

"Yinzuo, you bastard, if you have the guts to run away, then don't come back, or I will..."

Well, now Kangxi is worried about himself instead of his son. What a mess! If he had known that this scoundrel was so greedy, he should have gone and kept an eye on him.

Does Kangxi's gnashing of teeth have any impact on Yinzhi? The answer is clearly no, not at all. You ask what he's doing now? Haha, just tell me what you would do if you got all these treasures? He's showing them off right now, isn't he?

"Sixth Brother, I must say, it has to be you! Look at this pile of stuff. Putting everything else aside, I've been eyeing this Dong Qichang fan for so long..."

As the saying goes, one can understand the unspoken meaning from the sound of a stringed instrument. After hearing Yin Zhi's words, what could Yin Zuo not understand? If he wanted it, why not take it? Anyway, we're quite wealthy now...

"Sixth Brother is magnanimous. Eldest Brother doesn't like those fans and calligraphy and paintings. I heard that Khan Amakuri has a birchwood bow. Look..."

Good heavens, you're not satisfied with just having the food ready? You've even ordered more dishes! My father has quite a few good bows and arrows in his private treasury, but I've only just finished dealing with him. How dare I go and cause trouble in front of him again?

"Brother, it's not that I don't want to agree, it's just that I just took so many things from Khan, and he's still very angry. Next time, if I have a chance to go in, I'll definitely get that bow for you."

"Sixth brother..."

To be fair, Yinzhuo was quite generous. Look at all the treasures he just plundered from his father; in such a short time, he's already given away most of them. Do you think he feels bad about it? Well… that's a difficult question to answer. I can only say that sharing is worse than keeping it to yourself, so let's just consider it as him robbing the rich to help the poor.

The brothers finally got together, so naturally it wasn't just for dividing up the spoils. What's the best thing to do in April? Of course, it's a spring outing. And the location for the outing is easy to choose. Yinzhuo's vast Enze Garden is currently filled with all kinds of flowers blooming in a riot of color, making it a great place for a spring outing.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother... please don't stand on ceremony with me. If you need anything, just tell Suhaqi to prepare it later. We've come at just the right time today. Look how well these elm seeds are growing. It's a pity that Fourteenth Brother, that wild monkey, isn't in the capital this year, otherwise I could have told him to climb the tree and pick elm seeds for me..."