AWB Chapter 167 I Will Make You Regret Being Born into This World
Chapter 167 I Will Make You Regret Being Born into This World
Since Princess Duanjing got married, Yinzhuo had only seen her once in the second year of her marriage. The two siblings hadn't had much contact to begin with, and now that they had met again after four or five years, it was inevitable that they would feel a little estranged.
"Sixth brother, it's been a long time."
Although both princesses' names begin with the character "Duan," compared to her aunt Princess Duanmin's fiery temper, Princess Duanjing could be described as gentle as water. After entering the imperial tent, she first followed her husband to pay her respects to Emperor Kangxi. After being called up, the father and daughter chatted for a few words before she turned around and greeted Yinzhuo, who was standing next to Emperor Kangxi, with a smile.
From the moment Princess Duanjing and her husband entered, Yinzhuo had been silently observing his brother-in-law, Garzang, who was said to have a tendency to commit domestic violence. When he heard Princess Duanjing call him, he calmly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at his third sister.
"It's been a long time, Third Sister. How have you been?"
Regardless of whether her life was going well or not, Princess Duanjing would never answer that she was not doing well at this time. So when she heard this, she simply smiled gently at Yinzhuo and told him to rest assured that she was doing well now.
Although Princess Duanjing's mother was only a minor noblewoman, she was still very much liked by Emperor Kangxi. The father and daughter had not seen each other for a long time, and Emperor Kangxi was naturally reluctant to let his daughter leave so soon after she came to visit. Therefore, he specially canceled all his schedules in the morning and sent someone to invite the Crown Prince and others over. He chatted with his daughter and son-in-law until noon before letting her leave.
"Your Majesty will be staying here for a while longer. If you're not in a hurry to go back, come and talk to him often..."
Seeing his father holding his third sister's hand reluctantly, Yinzhuo didn't linger and disturb their conversation. He turned and walked towards Garzang, who was already waiting outside the imperial tent.
"Third brother-in-law, are you going to stay here for a while until the Emperor leaves before going back, or will you go back after seeing the Emperor?"
Yinzhuo knew that his brother-in-law had quite a few grievances against his father, and he was afraid that he would not stay here until the imperial carriage left. As expected, Garzang's answer was exactly what he had anticipated.
"Your Highness, I have many matters to attend to at home, so I will not wait for Your Majesty to leave. We will return home in a couple of days!"
Yinzhuo never liked to beat around the bush, so upon hearing this, he nodded and gestured for Garzang to proceed.
"Then please step aside, let's talk in private."
Although Garzang didn't know what Yinzuo was up to, he figured that under Kangxi's watchful eye, Yinzuo wouldn't dare to do anything to him. So he followed Yinzuo toward the imperial tent.
Although Yinzhuo knew that his sister would die at this person's hands several years later, since none of that had happened yet, he naturally wouldn't think of doing anything to him. He only called the person over now to give him a heads-up.
Yinzhi initially didn't want to get involved, after all, he wasn't a saint and wouldn't wallow in self-pity for no reason. However, seeing Kangxi holding Princess Duanjing's hand so reluctantly, he suddenly felt it necessary to give her this heads-up. If Princess Duanjing really died, how heartbroken his father would be, burying his daughter? As the saying goes, everyone has a heart of flesh and blood…
"Prince Zhao, is there something you wish to say to me?"
The location where Yinzhuo and his group were now was not hidden, only a little distance from the entrance of the imperial tent where they had just been talking. Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo stopped and turned to look at Garzang, who was following behind him, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Why are you so nervous, brother-in-law? We're so close to the imperial tent, what can I possibly do for you? I called you here because I have something I want to say to you. I hope you will listen carefully to what I'm about to say and remember it well, preferably for the rest of your life."
Although Garzang did not know what Yinzhuo was going to say, seeing his face suddenly become serious, he felt a tightness in his heart and straightened his body.
“Please speak, Prince Zhao. I will listen attentively and remember carefully.”
Yinzhuo didn't care whether his words were sincere or not. In his view, as long as the goal was achieved, what did it matter if they were sincere or not?
"Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. I know that in recent years, some of Khan's actions have caused you a lot of dissatisfaction with him. From your perspective, I don't think there's a problem. I only want to say one thing today, and only this once. I hope you will listen carefully and remember it as you said. The contest between men, regardless of winning or losing, must be resolved in a manly way. No matter what the relationship between your tribe and the Qing Dynasty is like in the future, I hope you will not take your anger out on my third sister, and even more so, you must not lay a hand on her. I don't care about the conflict between you and Khan, but if I find out that you dare to lay a hand on my sister, I will make you regret being born into this world..."
Almost every word of Yinzhuo's words was laced with threat, causing Galzang's face to turn ugly. Yinzhuo ignored his expression and turned to walk towards the imperial tent after saying this, just as he had said, he would only say this once and only say this much.
Galzang had heard of Yinzhuo's reputation, after all, Emperor Kangxi took this son with him almost everywhere he went, and his favor towards him was obvious. Moreover, the princes seemed to have a good relationship with him. Galzang watched Yinzhuo's departing figure, and although he was furious, he did not dare to cause trouble. He clenched his fists to calm his emotions, and then calmly returned to the imperial tent to wait for Princess Duanjing to come out. Then the couple left together.
Leaving aside Garzang, after Yinzuo made those harsh remarks to Garzang, he quickly forgot about it. Yinti and Yinreng were busy assisting Kangxi in receiving the Mongolian princes who came to pay homage. Yinzuo didn't want to join in, so he took the thirteenth and fourteenth princes, who were visiting the grasslands for the first time, and wandered around, which didn't make them feel bored.
This went on for seven or eight days, and Kangxi finally had some free time. But when he did, he suddenly realized that, good heavens, ever since Princess Duanjing left, his eldest son hadn't come to visit him at all.
"Liang Jiugong, what has that brat Yinzhuo been up to lately? I remember he hasn't come even once since Duanjing left that day, right?"
Yinzhuo was definitely a key figure in Liang Jiugong's attention. After all, Kangxi would ask him questions from time to time. As Kangxi's close attendant, Liang Jiugong naturally had to be aware of everything. He couldn't possibly be clueless when His Majesty asked him a question.
“Your Majesty, if you remember correctly, Prince Zhao has not come to the Imperial Tent since Princess Duanjing left. This servant heard that Prince Zhao has been in quite good spirits these past few days, taking the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes on a trip all over the grasslands. He took some people out this morning and hasn’t returned yet…”