Chapter 8: Yinzhi: The ice bowl in my hand doesn’t smell good anymore!

Chapter 8

Kangxi stayed with Tong Jia for two days, and he would go to accompany her after the court every day. However, Tong Jia's condition did not improve much. Every time he came, Tong Jia was in a coma. Occasionally, she would wake up and reminisce about the past with him. Listening to Tong Jia's words that were almost her last words, Kangxi was extremely sad and his heart softened.

It seemed that in order to appease Tong Jia, and also because he was afraid that something might happen and Tong Jia would not be able to leave with peace of mind, and of course he also wanted to have a good time, Kangxi issued an edict to restore Tong Jia's position as imperial concubine.

Fortunately, this thought was not in vain. After this day, Tong Jia gradually recovered and recovered after a month. When she walked out of Chengqian Palace again, she turned back into the beautiful woman who looked radiant. Except that she was thinner than before, there was no sign of illness at all.

The concubines in the palace all had their own thoughts. Some didn't care, some sneered, and some gritted their teeth, regretting that Tong Jia didn't just die like that!

Only Yinreng got goose bumps all over his body, and a chill surged up from the soles of his feet and spread throughout his body. It was so scary! It was so scary!

During Tong Jia's illness, all the concubines in the palace went to visit her. Yinreng also went. At that time, Tong Jia was thin and haggard, and it was obvious that she was seriously ill. She was not pretending. Moreover, because she had not recovered in the past few days, Kangxi called all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to treat her.

It is easy to bribe one imperial physician, but it is impossible to bribe all imperial physicians. So Tong Jia's illness was real.

But if she said that she was so guilty and sad, Yinreng didn't believe it.

In order to regain the emperor's favor and the position of imperial concubine, Tong Jia actually did such a cruel thing to herself! She was like a werewolf!

Yinreng shrank his neck and hugged himself! I can't afford to offend her! Fortunately, he is the crown prince and has little contact with the concubines. He should stay away from her.

Yinreng secretly wiped his sweat and took the eunuch Xiaochizi to the riding and archery field.

It was a rule that the princes entered the Shangshufang at the age of six. But Yinreng was different. He was brought up by Kangxi, had an early enlightenment, and was smart. Therefore, after the New Year this year, Kangxi threw him here. The literary classes were as usual, but the martial arts classes only allowed him to squat for a short time every day. He would be arranged to ride and shoot after his sixth birthday in May.

After a month of learning, he can now ride his pony in a circle slowly. However, his archery lessons these days are not going well.

In his previous life, he had learned bows and arrows. Although his performance was not very good, it was still acceptable for an amateur. When he first took the bow and arrow class in this life, Yinreng was full of confidence. But when he got the bow and arrow, he found the problem. In his previous life, he played with competitive target bows, but now he is learning traditional bows. There is a huge difference!

Yinreng was not used to it. In addition, he was young and had limited strength, so he had never been on the target.

Swish! Another arrow missed the target. A sneer came from the side.

Yinreng turned his head, and Yinzhi raised his eyebrows at him, raised his hand to draw the bow, and shot an arrow, hitting the bull's eye. Yinzhi looked very proud.

Yinreng smiled and clapped his hands: "Big brother is awesome!"

Yinzhi: ...

He was trying to provoke Yinreng and to embarrass him. They had this kind of grudge match before. Yinreng refused to admit defeat and always wanted to catch up with him. The two of them fought back and forth, winning and losing. This time, Yinreng didn't know what was going on and stopped fighting with him. No matter how he provoked her or showed off, she didn't get angry, but instead smiled and praised him.

Yinzhi suddenly felt a little bored.

Yinreng drew out another arrow and continued practicing. As expected, he missed.

The second one didn't hit.

The third one still didn't hit the target.

…

Yinreng was not discouraged and took every arrow seriously. Finally, when the arrows in the quiver were almost used up, Xiaochizi, who was watching the target, ran over and cheered: "Your Highness! Hit it! Hit it!"

An Da took a look and nodded, saying, "It is indeed correct. One ring!"

Yinreng chuckled. Not bad. Although the first ring was close to the edge, it was on the target after all. This was progress. He moved his wrist. After these days of hard work, he felt that he was basically familiar with the traditional bow.

Nock the arrow, whoosh!

Xiao Chizi yelled, "Prince! Three rings!"

Another arrow.

"Prince! Six rings!"

Another arrow.

"Nine Rings! Prince, it's the Nine Rings!"

An Da was shocked! This was a huge improvement. Yin Zhi stared at Yin Reng with wide eyes, gritted his teeth and turned to his own An Da and said, "One hundred more arrows today. I want to practice for a while longer."

You know, he has always been good at riding and shooting, and has been praised many times by Khan Ama and other An Das. Even so, he never achieved the result of shooting nine rings when he was a beginner.

No! He already has limited talent in liberal arts, and he must not lose to Yinreng in martial arts!

An Da frowned slightly: "Big Brother, practicing martial arts and archery requires gradual progress. It is not appropriate to increase the amount of practice rashly."

Seeing that Yinzhi was unhappy, An Da said, "Why not add fifty sticks first?"

Yinzhi's expression eased and he nodded. The servants brought fifty arrows. Yinreng bent down and pulled out another arrow from the quiver. Everyone present held their breath. From one ring to three rings, then to six rings, and then nine rings. Will it hit the bull's eye this time? Even Yinzhi clenched his fists.

Swoosh, the arrow flew out. Everyone stretched their necks to look, seven rings!

An Da was secretly disappointed, while Yinzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Next one, five rings. A smile climbed onto Yinzhi's face. He waved to his personal eunuch to bring the food box, and he ate while watching the show while holding the ice bowl. This was the juice Huipin had carefully prepared for him, with crushed ice and ice cubes on the outside. It was the coolest drink in the hot summer weather of June. But Yinreng didn't have it!

Seeing that Yinreng's arrows were always at the fifth, sixth, and seventh rings, and never reached the ninth ring, Yinzhi became even happier. An Da shook his head, thinking that the arrow was just a coincidence!

"Don't be discouraged, Your Highness. You are still young, and it is great to have achieved this. Many people at your age may not be able to hit the target after studying for a month or two. Not only can you hit the target, but you can also maintain a good score of more than five rings. This is really rare."

Yinreng nodded: "An Da, I understand."

He said goodbye to An Da and left with Xiao Chizi.

Yinzhi was puzzled: "Prince, where are you going?"

Yinreng spread his hands and said, "I have finished my archery training and martial arts training. I am going back to the palace to rest! Brother, I have studied literature for a whole afternoon and practiced horseback archery for an hour. Aren't you tired? I am so tired! I want to go back to sleep."

Yinzhi: ...

Watching Yinreng's back as he walked away happily, Yinzhi looked down at the fifty arrows in the quiver that he had requested to be added, then looked up at the hot weather and suddenly felt that the ice bowl in his hand was no longer fragrant.

He was tired! How could he not be tired! He wanted to go back to sleep too! Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to lie on the soft bed? Why did he want fifty more arrows to practice? Is it too late to regret now?

Yinzhi's face was full of confusion.

Yuqing Palace.

Yinreng took a sip of the iced fat house happy water. He exhaled every time he took a bite, feeling very comfortable.

Two months ago, he made an excuse to visit the palace's library and walked deliberately to a corner. When he came out, he said that he had picked up a recipe at the foot of a shelf. It looked like food, so he ordered someone to take it to the imperial kitchen for study.

The imperial kitchen did not dare to neglect the prince's order and spent two days making the finished product and sent it over. Although the taste was not as good as that of later generations, it was not much different. Yinreng was satisfied. In the hot summer, what iced juice can be as refreshing as iced fat house happy water?

However, this thing has no nutrition except calories, and long-term consumption may affect calcium absorption. He is only six years old, and it is the time for children to grow up, so he can't eat too much. Even so, there is no need to cut it off completely. Talking about poison without talking about quantity is a hooligan. As long as you are not greedy and try it occasionally, it doesn't matter. Yinreng still has some self-control. After all, he doesn't want to be a dwarf!

After drinking an ice cola, Yinreng stretched and was about to lean on the couch when he saw Xiaozhuzi walk in with a happy look on his face.

Seeing him like this, Yinreng was moved, "Is there any news?"

Xiao Zhuzi nodded hurriedly: "I am here to congratulate the prince!"

Yinreng's eyes lit up and he jumped up excitedly: "Hurry up and help me change my clothes. I want to see it myself!"

…

Yinzhi finally finished shooting the extra fifty arrows with tears in his eyes, rubbing his sore arms, and went to school with a droopy look. He was supposed to go back to Dongwusuo①, but somehow he ended up at Yuqing Palace. Looking at the gate of Yuqing Palace, Yinzhi was confused and felt a little uncomfortable. If Yinreng hadn't shot a nine-ring, he wouldn't have been so stimulated to ask for fifty more arrows.

As a result, Yinreng went back to the palace to sleep comfortably, but he stayed up for another half an hour under the scorching sun. No matter how he thought about it, he felt it was not pleasant.

But can Yinreng be blamed for this? He felt that he was wrong even if he couldn't explain it.

Yinzhi turned around dejectedly and was about to leave when he saw the prince walking out of the room in his casual clothes. Xiao Zhuzi was chasing him from behind: "Prince, why don't we talk about it tomorrow? It's not appropriate for you to leave the palace now."

Leaving the palace?

Yinzhi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he pulled his personal eunuch to hide aside.

In the courtyard, Yinreng didn't care: "Don't dawdle, let's hurry up and get back to the palace before dark. If you delay any longer, it will be too late!"

Xiao Zhuzi looked embarrassed, but Yinreng did not give him a chance to speak and pulled him forward.

Behind the wall, Yinzhi frowned and thought, leaving the palace? Looking at this, he must have kept it a secret from Khan Ama! Otherwise, how could Khan Ama agree!

Yinzhi snorted coldly, a smile slowly rose to the corner of his mouth, then he turned around and walked in the opposite direction of Yinreng.

The author has something to say:

① In the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the princes moved to a new place after they were six years old. The place they lived in could not be called a palace, but a place (except for the crown prince). That is, they lived in the East and West Five Places. Because they were located on the east and west sides of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, they were also called the East Five Places and the West Five Places. But there is no clear information on whether each prince lived in the East or the West. I will arrange it myself here.