Chapter 18: Yinzhi: Currying favor with the prince? Pah!

Chapter 18

Yuqing Palace.

The people from the Construction Department started busying themselves with hammering and banging.

Yinreng really found two flower gardeners to consult, and even went to Lin Heng's office in person. He learned a lot of things. For example, greenhouses are indeed used when the weather is cold. However, the flowers and plants in the greenhouse are restricted by many factors such as light, so they don't grow very well.

With their abilities, they can extend the flowering period to a certain extent, delaying or advancing the time of blooming. But it is not possible to perfectly grow flowers that can only bloom in spring or summer in the winter. They can only prevent and control the disease of flowers and plants and do some simple insulation for them.

This situation was a little less than ideal. Yinreng was not disappointed. His purpose was not to obtain complete technology from Lin Hengshu, but to take the opportunity to communicate with Lin Hengshu and unobtrusively reveal the greenhouse cultivation methods he knew.

"Every palace has a warm room, most of which have floor dragons and fire walls. My bedroom is very warm. Can I replace the glass on one side of the glass house with a fire wall to achieve the same effect?"

"I find that I feel hotter when I wear black clothes than plain clothes in summer. Master Nan said that this is because black absorbs more heat. In that case, can I paint the walls black?"

"I once asked the eunuchs who sold themselves into the palace because of poverty. They said their families had a hard time making a living and they had no money to buy thick quilts, so they piled grass and straw on their beds to keep warm in winter. Since grass and straw can keep warm, can they also be used in my glass house?"

"Well! It can be used not only inside the house but also outside the house. Can we ask people to dig a ditch outside the house and fill it with grass clippings? In this way, it will be better to keep both inside and outside the house warm?"

…

He asked more than ten questions in one breath, and the people in Lin Heng's office were stunned and looked at each other. This... are they saying it's good or bad? The methods proposed by the prince seemed to have a basis, but no one had tried to use them in a greenhouse, especially a glass greenhouse. For a moment, everyone was stunned and at a loss.

Fortunately, Yinreng didn't want their answer, and made the decision directly: "Well! I've decided to do it this way!"

Everyone in Lin Heng's office: …

The system was extremely surprised.

[Host! How did you know about greenhouse heating technology?]

It didn't reveal anything, the host has never done the related task at all!

Yinreng narrowed his eyes: "Have you forgotten that I was an actor in my previous life?"

System: ??? What does this have to do with actors? When did actors have to have such knowledge? Aren't there no academic qualifications for actors? Although there are many professionally trained people, there are more non-professionally trained people. Oh, that's not right! The host's academic qualifications are quite good, but didn't the host go to Tsinghua University or Peking University? Did he go to Tsinghua University or Peking University to study greenhouse technology?

Yinreng's mouth twitched: "According to what you said, the best place for me to go is Agricultural University. Anyway, my college entrance examination score is good, so I can choose any university without worrying about not being admitted. To learn greenhouse technology, wouldn't it be more appropriate to go to Agricultural University?"

System: Here it comes! The familiar Versailles is here again.

"Do you have a body? Do you have a neck? Do you have a head on your neck? Can you move your head and think carefully? How can it have nothing to do with being an actor!

"I starred in an inspirational film of the period. The character I played was an educated youth who went to the countryside. He found an opportunity in the countryside and used the knowledge and connections he had learned. After the movement ended, he contracted a large area of farmland for experimental greenhouse planting and finally became a planting king."

system:...

"This drama has a lot of plots about the hero's struggles. His career is greenhouse cultivation. Does he need to know greenhouse technology? Every crew will hire consultants. For example, historical dramas hire historical consultants, medical dramas hire doctor consultants, and criminal investigation dramas hire criminal police and legal consultants. Naturally, we hired several greenhouse technology consultants for our drama. As the hero, shouldn't I communicate with them more?"

system:...

If it is in accordance with Yinreng's current requirements, it is not as simple as simply building a glass house. Fortunately, other than the glass, everything else is very ordinary. As soon as the prince spoke, the construction department was too busy to please him, and naturally responded without hesitation.

The fighting here was going on in full swing, leaving everyone in the palace dumbfounded.

Some people find it unbelievable, some think the prince is really fussy, and some are envious and jealous.

Yinzhi was so angry that his whole face turned red.

"They are all Khan Ama's sons! How can Khan Ama be so partial?"

Huipin sighed, "You can't say that. How does the emperor not love you? He asks about your studies every now and then and often visits you at the East Fifth Residence. Your Khan Ama loves you, too!"

"But he loves the prince more! No matter what the prince wants, he only needs to ask and Khan Ama will agree. The last time he left the palace secretly, Khan Ama also lifted him up high and put him down gently. Nothing happened. It's just that the prince doesn't dare to sneak out again.

"But he stopped sneaking away and started begging openly. He kept asking Khan Ama for help every day. Khan Ama also indulged him and even took him out himself. I'm also his son, why didn't he take me with him!"

Huipin poked his forehead fiercely: "Why not take you? Don't you know it yourself?"

Yinzhi: ...

"If the prince wants to leave the palace, he will say it himself. If you want to leave the palace, why don't you say it? Do you have no mouth? If the prince is acting like a spoiled child with the emperor, you also put forward your own ideas and say that you want to go with him. How can the emperor not take you!"

Yinzhi bit his lip, "I...I..."

"Since you can't say it and can't do what he did, what's the point of complaining to me now?"

Huipin rubbed her forehead, feeling helpless. Yinzhi grew up outside the palace and was brought back when he was five or six years old. He had only met the emperor a few times before, so how could he compare to the prince who had been raised by his side since he was a child and even lived with him in the Qianqing Palace.

But the emperor did not dislike Yinzhi. He would often ask about Yinzhi's homework and daily life, and spoke to him in a pleasant manner. It can be seen that he treated Yinzhi with care. He even felt a little guilty because Yinzhi grew up outside the palace. If Yinzhi had half the means of the prince, he would have deepened this guilt, making the emperor pay more attention to him and become closer to him.

But Yinzhi's personality was such that he couldn't do things the way the prince did.

If you follow Huipin's previous idea, you don't have to force yourself if you can't do it. Life is long, who can predict tomorrow? Pampering at this time does not mean pampering for a lifetime. Now the two children are young, there is still a long way to go! Yinzhi is not without other advantages. He can completely take a different path.

But now Huipin feels that this is no longer possible.

She looked at Yinzhi: "You only see the emperor's kindness to the prince, and all you can think of is his partiality?"

Yinzhi looked up, his face confused, not knowing what he meant.

"The prince is two years younger than you, but he has already made great achievements. Do you have any?"

Yinzhi frowned: "Mother, are you referring to the clock and the glass? The clock blueprint was clearly drawn by Mr. Nan, and the glass was made by Suo Etu."

"Mr. Kenan was able to study the clock because the prince was interested in it and dismantled the clock to ask him about it. That's when he got this opportunity. The glass recipe was given by the prince!"

"His prescription is nonsense!"

Huipin said sternly, "He also wrote that! He participated in it and played a key role. He is indispensable for these two achievements. What's more, Suo Etu is his great uncle. The Hesheli clan is firmly on his side."

Yinzhi gritted his teeth and said indignantly: "He is just lucky!"

"Good luck is also a skill. Have you ever thought that he is now advocating for Liu Taiyi to study smallpox and even sent Suo Etu to assist. He also built a glass house. What would happen if these two things were successful?"

Yinzhi didn't believe it: "Mother, aren't you worrying too much? The prince was able to make clocks and glass, all thanks to shit luck. Shit luck is something that only needs to be touched once, and if it happens twice, then God is blind. Can God continue to be blind?

"Smallpox has been around for so many years, how can it be controlled? Not to mention growing lush green vegetables in winter. If word gets out, who wouldn't say it's a fantasy? Only Khan Ama indulges him. Because of his nonsense, all of us have to move the glass windows back."

Speaking of this, Huipin was also very angry. Nowadays, who doesn't want glass windows? In the whole palace, apart from the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, only the Crown Prince has one. Not only that, the Crown Prince got a window and tinkered with the glass house. Because of this, all of their windows had to be installed later.

But no matter how angry she was, Huipin would not speak out loudly like Yinzhi did. Besides, she had more things to worry about.

"Let's not talk about these. Even the matter of Liu Taiyi and growing vegetables in winter is not possible. The clock and the glass alone are not to be underestimated. Do you know the many praises for him in the court today?"

Yinzhi was feeling very upset, and he naturally knew this.

Huipin asked again: "If it is something else, we might be able to think of a way to add some to you. But he got these things, which depended on luck. How can we surpass him?"

She originally thought that Yinzhi was two years older than Yinreng and was more talented in riding and shooting. Although Yinreng's status as the crown prince was noble, it was also a shackle. Because of this status, he could not march and fight. But Yinzhi could. As long as Yinzhi made military achievements and got the military power, he would have a lot to do. Now it seems that this plan has to be changed.

"Baoqing! Mother knows that you have grown up and don't want to act like a child anymore. She can't stand the shameless behavior of the Crown Prince. But you have to see the situation clearly. The Crown Prince has made great contributions. Since we can't compare and catch up with him, we can't let him take all the Emperor's love. Otherwise, the gap between you will only get bigger and bigger."

Huipin pulled Yinzhi to her side and looked at him seriously: "You will be nine years old next year. You are not old, but you are not young either. You understand everything you should understand. Mother only asks you one question: are you willing to submit to the crown prince and live a stable life as a member of the royal family under him in the future?"

Yinzhi was shocked, looked at Huipin for a long while, gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, I don't want to!"

Huipin smiled and said, "Okay! Then you have to listen to your mother. First of all, you have to control your temper and don't show all your emotions on your face, especially in front of your Khan Ama. Then, you have to learn to show weakness in front of your Khan Ama, talk to him more, and express your admiration and respect for him. If you don't know what to do, just look at the prince. Follow his example."

Seeing Yinzhi's hesitation, Huipin became serious: "If you don't want to, then forget about it and stop arguing with the crown prince. Get along with him well and be a loyal subject. This way, I can worry less."

Let him get along well with the prince? To curry favor with him?

Yinzhi clenched his fists tightly, he couldn't accept it!

Seeing him like this, Huipin couldn't bear to hurt her son, so she slowed down her tone again: "Don't you want to be close to your Khan Ama? Don't you want to be liked by your Khan Ama like the crown prince?"

Yinzhi lowered his head, pursed his lips, and said after a while: "Mother, I understand."

Huipin breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her lips.