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

Chapter 73 Calling your father "father" too often will get you a beating.

"Sixth Brother, come here, the wind is less strong. I'll block the wind for you, so it won't be so cold."

It was still early, and Kangxi had not yet come out of the Qianqing Palace. Yinti, Yinreng, Yinzhi, and their brothers had all arrived earlier than Yinzuo. They were chatting and laughing in a sheltered spot when Yinzhi saw his sixth brother coming from afar and quickly called him over.

"Tenth brother is good, no wonder Sixth brother always dotes on you the most."

Yinzhu walked over and greeted his brothers first. Then, looking at Yinxi, who was keeping his word and shielding him from the wind, he raised his hand and patted his forehead, praising him.

"Sixth brother, all of us brothers are going to participate in the race, so why did you only prepare ice skates for Ninth Brother? Isn't that a bit stingy?"

Faced with the eldest prince's complaints, our sixth prince said, "Don't even think about pinning this blame on me."

"Look at what you're saying, brother. You didn't come looking for me, did you? Besides, the blueprints are in the Imperial Household Department. I don't believe you all don't know about them. Brother, why didn't you go to the Imperial Household Department to have them made to your specifications? Now you're blaming me for not preparing them for you. That's not fair."

As expected, everyone chuckled awkwardly and fell silent after Yinzhuo said this. They all knew that Yinzhuo had drawn up the blueprints and had the Imperial Household Department make this thing. The reason they didn't go was because they wanted to observe and see how well Yintang practiced. As a result, they delayed and it was too late to make it.

After a few words, Kangxi finally came out. Yinti and the others quickly lined up and, together with everyone else, bowed and greeted Kangxi.

Kangxi woke everyone up, and after saying a few more words, everyone set off for Taiye Pond, the main venue for today's ice skating. All the princes over ten years old participated in the competition except for Yinzhuo and Yin'e, who was afraid of water and loved to daydream. Even Crown Prince Yinreng was no exception. So at this time, Kangxi kept Yinzhuo and Yin'e by his side.

Ice skating is divided into recreational competitions and competitive competitions. Recreational competitions are self-explanatory, consisting mainly of song and dance performances. Competitive competitions are mainly divided into three events: snatching, ball snatching, and dragon spinning and ball shooting.

The race was similar to modern speed skating. Before the race started, the athletes gathered under a large flag two or three miles away from the ice bed where Emperor Kangxi was riding. Then, with firecrackers as a signal, they simultaneously pushed off towards Emperor Kangxi's side. There were some bends made up of flags in the middle. Only by passing through them and finally reaching the finish line could the athletes complete the race.

The ball-grabbing game was even simpler, similar to modern football or rugby. The Eight Banners members were divided into two teams, red and yellow, and placed on opposite sides of the field. The imperial guards were responsible for launching the ball, and the players from both teams would compete for it. The person who got the ball could either dribble it through the enemy lines or pass it to a teammate. In short, as long as you put the ball into the opponent's goal, you would score.

As for the last event, "Dragon Spinning and Ball Shooting," it's similar to a combination of modern group figure skating, acrobatics, and archery. "Dragon Spinning" refers to the Eight Banners soldiers dressed in their own uniforms gliding in a line on the ice and performing a series of difficult maneuvers. If you can't imagine the specific details, please refer to India's military parade. Because the gliding trajectory is similar to a snake, it's called "Dragon Spinning." "Ball Shooting" is easier to understand: a gate is set up on the ice, with a ball hanging on it, and you shoot it with an arrow.

At first, Yinzhuo was somewhat interested in these things, but even the most interested person can't resist seeing them year after year. Right now, his father is giving a passionate speech, and if he weren't worried about embarrassing himself in front of everyone, he would probably be asleep by now.

The first event was the competition, which was the event that Yinzhi and his brothers participated in. He had promised Yinzhi that he would watch over his competition, and naturally he would not break his promise. Wasn't he standing behind Kangxi with Yinzhi, each holding a telescope, looking for people?

"Tenth Brother, have you seen Big Brother and the others? There are so many people here, and they're so far away. It's no wonder I don't have the eyes to see them!"

He doesn't have the ability to see through things, but does Yinzhen have it? He's probably searching for his older brother and the others in the crowd so hard they're practically blind.

"Sixth Brother, don't rush me. You've already mentioned so many people, and they're all so far away. I have to search slowly too. Why don't you sit down and rest for a while? I'll call you when I find them."

Yinzhuo was getting a bit annoyed after searching with the binoculars for a while, so he simply threw the binoculars into Dexi's hands behind him and plopped down in the chair next to Kangxi.

"Father, is there anything to eat? I only had a few mouthfuls of porridge this morning, and I'm hungry now!"

At this moment, Kangxi was also using binoculars to stare at the crowd that was gradually sliding towards him, trying to see if his son was in the first group through his binoculars. He was startled by Yinzhu's sudden interruption and immediately lost the will to continue searching!

"Father, Father, how many times have you called me this morning? Why are you calling me if you're hungry? I can conjure up food for you. Liang Jiugong, go find him some food to shut him up, so he won't annoy me with his calls."

Good grief, why are you taking your anger out on me when you have poor eyesight? I've only called you a few times this morning. I've only ever heard that calling someone "Mom" too often can get you a beating, but I've never heard that calling someone "Father" too often can get you a beating.

Upon receiving the order, Liang Jiugong quickly went to the food box on the back table and brought over two plates of pastries, placing them in front of Yinzhuo. The pastries had been kept in the food box, so they were still warm. Yinzhuo received the pastries and, ignoring Kangxi who was glaring at him because of his poor eyesight, went over to share them with his dear younger brother.

"That little bastard just took both plates of pastries and didn't even think to leave a single one for his father?"

Looking at the Emperor, who was blowing his beard and glaring, and then at the Sixth Prince, who was chatting with the Tenth Prince and feeding him snacks while he was looking for someone with binoculars, Liang Jiugong sighed silently. It's not that bad, really, it's just a plate of snacks, we have plenty.

Leaving aside how furious Kangxi was at the interruption that ultimately led to his failure in his search, at that moment, Yinzhen saw his ninth brother, who was far ahead of him, through the telescope.

"Sixth...cough cough...Sixth Brother, I found Ninth Brother, and behind Ninth Brother is Eldest Brother..."

Yinzhen had just had some pastries stuffed into his mouth by Yinzuo, and in his excitement, he completely forgot about them. Not only did the guy almost choke to death when he spoke, but he also sent pastry crumbs flying everywhere. Yinzuo, who was standing to the side, quickly took a few steps back.

"Tenth Brother, let's swallow what's in our mouths before we talk. You're being really disgusting."

Since Yinzhen had found the person, it meant that the person was very close. Yinzhen took the binoculars from Dexi and put them over his eyes. This time, he saw Yinzhen rushing towards him with ease. He was about to witness an exciting moment. Yinzhen put down the binoculars, raised his hands to his mouth like a megaphone, and shouted in Yinzhen's direction.

"Ninth Brother, the finish line is just ahead, victory is within reach. Give it your all and charge forward, first place is yours."