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

Chapter 346 This fatherly love is like blue sky and white clouds, a clear and sunny day, suddenly a

After the lively flower-viewing party, the day of departure for the border region was approaching in just a few days. In order to sleep in a little longer on the morning of his departure, Yinzhuo lazed around in his father's Qingxi Study the afternoon before.

"Yinzhuo, could you please find a place to sit down? Your constant pacing is making me dizzy. If you really can't sit still, then come and help me review this stack of memorials."

Why did Yinzhu come to Qingxi Study? He came to relax. Although he was restless and couldn't sit still because of the upcoming trip, it didn't mean he wanted to help his father review memorials and calm down.

“Reviewing memorials? Father, do you have some misunderstanding about your son’s abilities? I’m good at eating, drinking and having fun, but when it comes to court affairs, your son is only half right. If you find me annoying, I won’t bother you. Wan Quan, come with me for a stroll in the garden outside.”

Although Kangxi hadn't expected this brat to agree from the start, seeing how decisively he refused, as if he wanted to avoid it at all costs, still made his back teeth itch with anger. Did this memorial of his have teeth? Did it think that if he ran a little slower, it would catch up with him and bite him?

Despite how fast Yinzhu ran earlier, he soon found himself bored after strolling around the garden from Qingxi Study. Tomorrow, they would be setting off for the border region. The princes accompanying the emperor, such as Yinti and Yinreng, were either returning to the capital to arrange matters in their residences or being instructed by Emperor Kangxi to assist officials in handling matters related to the emperor's travels. Only Yinzhu was so idle that he had the mood to wander around the garden.

Since he couldn't find anyone to play with, Yinzhuo was left with only two options: either continue idly strolling around the garden or go back to his side hall to sleep. However, neither of these options was what Yinzhuo wanted at the moment. After much hesitation and deliberation, Yinzhuo finally decided to go back to the flower hall of Qingxi Study to play with his father.

"What's wrong? You were quite happy when you went out just now. Why are you all so down now? Wan Quan, where did you go? Did you run into anyone? Yin Zuo, did someone bully you?"

No, Your Majesty, do you really have some misunderstanding about your son's abilities? It's already a miracle that this little devil doesn't bully others after he goes out. Who else could bully him? Besides, with you here keeping things in check, who would be so reckless as to dare to come to Qingxi Bookstore and bully your precious darling?

"Your Majesty, this servant only accompanied the Sixth Prince for a stroll in the garden and did not encounter anyone."

Since no one else was encountered in the garden, it meant that Yinzhuo's appearance was not due to being bullied. Could it be...? Thinking of this, Kangxi's expression turned serious, and he raised his hand to touch Yinzhuo's forehead.

"You don't have a fever, Yinzhuo. Are you tired? If you are, go and rest in the side hall, or I will have Liang Jiugong invite Imperial Physician Wang to come and have him take a look at you."

Seeing that if his father continued to speculate, he would soon have to drink the bitter medicine, Yinzhuo quickly spoke up to stop Kangxi from letting his thoughts wander.

“Father, you don’t need to worry. I’m not tired or sick. I just went out for a walk and got bored. I wanted to go play with my older brother and the others, but I found that they all had things to do and I didn’t know what to do.”

Upon hearing Yinzhuo's words, Kangxi immediately realized that his previous paternal affection had been misplaced. He gestured to the seat opposite him, indicating that Yinzhuo should come and sit down, and then pushed the stack of memorials on his left side in front of Yinzhuo.

"Bored? Don't know what to do? That's easy. First, approve this stack of greetings to me. If you're still bored, there's another stack over there. I can guarantee you'll have something to do until you go to bed tonight."

Well, his father's love is truly like a clear blue sky with a sudden storm. And what about him? In the end, he has nowhere to hide. As the saying goes, since he's free anyway, helping his father out isn't a bad idea.

As expected, Kangxi kept his word. Once Yinzhuo sat down, he was busy until dinner time before he could finally catch his breath. On the way to dinner, the father and son strolled along. Yinzhuo stretched his stiff body and sighed. Kangxi didn't know what the boy was up to, so he simply ignored him. He figured that if he couldn't hold it in, he would tell.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. Yinzhu sighed and complained for a long time, but when he saw that Kangxi was not responding, he stopped pretending, took two quick steps to Kangxi, and pulled him along quickly toward the dining hall.

"Father, hurry up and go. Your son has been busy with you all afternoon and is starving. I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now."

Kangxi was clearly used to Yinzhu's habit of talking nonsense from time to time. When he saw Yinzhu pulling him forward quickly, he did not stop him. He just quickened his pace as Yinzhu pulled him.

Yinzhuo wasn't entirely talking nonsense. He had gotten up late in the morning and missed lunch. Too lazy to bother, he only ate a few pieces of pastry to fill his stomach. In the afternoon, he was conscripted to work at his father's Qingxi Study and spent the whole afternoon helping out. He wasn't hungry, but he had clearly overestimated his appetite. He felt full even with most of the dishes in front of him still left, let alone eating a whole cow.

"I thought you were hungry after hearing what you said earlier, but you don't seem to be eating much. Look at how little you've eaten, not even as much as I have! Is the food in front of you not to your liking? Liang Jiugong, take this plate of cucumbers to him. He's eaten too much greasy food, so he needs some to cleanse his palate."

Sure enough, there's a kind of hunger in this world that only your father can make you feel hungry. Even though Yinzhuo was already full, he still had to pick up his chopsticks and take a few bites of the dish of food from his father's concern. As the saying goes, once is never enough, and with Kangxi's continuous feeding, Yinzhuo eventually ate until he was stuffed.

"Father, how about we stop eating here for today? My son can still eat a lot, but his stomach is too big for him. Look at my belly, it's almost bulging out."

Although Emperor Kangxi quite enjoyed feeding his son, he certainly didn't intend to overfeed him. When Yinzhuo said he was done eating, he beckoned Liang Jiugong, who was standing nearby, to call someone over to clear the table and serve tea to the father and son.

"Are you stupid? You couldn't eat anymore and didn't tell me sooner. Look how full you are now. Can you even sit still? Get up and come with me to the garden outside to take a stroll and digest your food."

Hey, what do you mean by getting a bargain and then acting innocent? Look at this! Didn't I tell you I was full before? What did you say then? This is fruit, not food. It's okay to eat a little. It won't fill you up. What, now that you see I'm so full, you feel guilty and want to shift the blame? Let me tell you, it's too late.