However, in order to ensure that Baocheng could take over the throne smoothly after his death, Kangxi had to avoid all possible risks.

The Tong family is one of the risks.

It was impossible for him to let his cousin from the Tong family give birth to a child with the same blood as him, because he was not sure whether he would have any compassion for that child.

So during the ten years that Tong Jia entered the palace, there was only that one sign of pregnancy.

Out of guilt, he has been indulgent towards Chengqian Palace in recent years. Even if Tong Jia made any mistakes, he would turn a blind eye. After all, he owed her.

If this matter was really investigated thoroughly, Chengqian Palace would not be able to escape the blame either, but he ended up only punishing Concubine Hui and Concubine De.

After being punished, Concubine De quickly sent needlework to the Fourth Prince, which means that she had also prepared some for Yinzhen in private, but just didn't send it to him.

As for why it was not sent, the reason is almost obvious.

She was worried about Chengqian Palace.

Kangxi sighed inwardly.

Concubine De had been humble from the very beginning and had indeed suffered injustice.

But his words were golden and his order could not be taken back, so he could only compensate for it from other places.

A crisis was resolved invisibly by Concubine De.

…

It rained last night and it was still drizzling this morning.

After getting up, Yinreng ran to pay his respects to Xiaozhuang and the Empress Dowager, and then returned to Yuqing Palace to stay.

As for why he didn't stay in the Cining Palace and Ningshou Palace for a while longer, Yinreng felt that he was called away by Kangxi in the Cining Palace in the past two days, so he planned to slip away early today to see if Kangxi would pull him away from the Yuqing Palace.

Things turned out just as he expected. Kangxi did not ask him to accompany him for two consecutive days.

So much so that he felt a little bored after dinner.

It is impossible for him to read books. Storybooks are not allowed on his bookshelf, so it is filled with classics, history, and miscellaneous works. These books have one thing in common, which is that they are boring.

As for taking leave to study in the Shangshufang, don't even think about it.

If Kangxi had not announced the end of his vacation, he would not have mentioned it on his own initiative.

Yinreng sat in the recliner for a while, and suddenly thought of the fried chicken and French fries from the day before.

It's okay to eat it occasionally as a snack, but it will become greasy if you eat too much.

After thinking about it, Yinreng decided to go to the Imperial Household Department to take a look.

The Imperial Household Department was located next to the Cining Palace Garden, with the Imperial Household Department opposite.

It is still quite a distance away from Yuqing Palace.

Since he had nothing to do today, Yinreng planned to go for a walk as a form of exercise.

After more than half an hour, Yinreng arrived at the Imperial Household Department with only He Zhuer.

Not all craftsmen in the Imperial Household Department were eunuchs. There were people from all over the country, but compared with the banner craftsmen, the number of other craftsmen was not large.

In his previous life, Yinreng came here often. After all, the extraordinary man who could change the fate of the Qing Dynasty if used well often hung out in the Imperial Household Department.

But now Yinreng’s purpose was not to find that strange man, but to find a few craftsmen to build a furnace for him.

Zhao Degui, the general manager of the Imperial Household Department, was more pleasing to the eye than Wenrui. Yinreng directly put forward his request, and Zhao Degui quickly called a few blacksmiths to Yinreng.

These people were dressed in black and in shorts, and one could tell at a glance that they often dealt with charcoal fire.

After simple formalities, Yinreng briefly described the appearance of the furnace to the few people, and the craftsmen nodded and said that it could be done.

Yinreng asked again whether it could be built as soon as possible.

One of them answered directly,

"It can be produced in two hours."

Yinreng was a little surprised.

"So soon?"

The man continued to explain,

"The materials needed to build the furnace are all readily available. We just need to weld them together and make some minor modifications."

Yinreng suddenly realized, then began to praise a few people and asked them to deliver the stove they had built to Yuqing Palace today, and then left the Imperial Household Department.

If he could see this stove today, he would have to prepare some other things first.

In the following hour, Yinreng first went to the imperial kitchen and then to the imperial pharmacy.

Then he returned to the imperial kitchen and became a supervisor.

By the time all the materials were ready, it was already the hour of You.

Yinreng returned to Yuqing Palace with a group of people.

Just at this time, the furnace he had the Imperial Household Department build was also delivered.

So Yinreng asked He Zhuer to go to the Western Fifth Office to call a few young princes.

He himself directed the eunuchs and palace maids to set up the stove and burn charcoal.

Yinreng himself could not do it, otherwise the servants in Yuqing Palace would be punished. He could only watch from the side and feel itchy.

By the time the beast gold charcoal in the stove was burned, a group of little rascals arrived.

As soon as Yinzhi, Yinzhen and others entered the palace, they saw the iron lumps and food ingredients placed in the yard, and they were immediately confused.

Hearing that the Crown Prince's second brother was going to treat them to a meal, they came here happily. But now, looking at the table next to them filled with raw meat and vegetables, they couldn't help but wonder, could this be what the second brother was treating them to?

These are all raw, how should I eat them?

Yinreng greeted his younger brothers with a smile and asked them to go to the table to eat first. He stood by the stove and directed the cooks in the small kitchen of Yuqing Palace to start grilling meat.

The princes were a little curious. Yinqi was the first to stand up from his seat, then ran to stand next to Yinreng. Seeing that Yinqi was not scolded, the others could not resist their curiosity and walked over one after another.

Surrounded by a group of princes, the two chefs in the small kitchen felt a little nervous.

Even the cool autumn night breeze couldn't dry the sweat from their foreheads.

When the meat on the bamboo sticks was roasted until it completely changed color and a rich meaty aroma was emitted, Yinreng instructed the chef to brush another layer of oil on the meat, and then asked him to sprinkle the seasoning evenly on the barbecued meat and roast it for another ten breaths.

The skewers came out of the pan smoothly.

Yinreng asked the chef to continue roasting the food as he said. As for the ones that were roasted, he took them directly and led his brothers back to the dining table.

Put the skewers on the tray in the middle of the table, Yinreng said,

“This half is spicy.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the string placed on the side of Yinzhi and Yinzhen, and then pointed to the other side.

"This half is not spicy. You can try the spicy one first. If you can handle it, you can continue eating it. If you can't, you can eat the other half. Do you understand?"

The little ones nodded to show that they understood.

Yinreng took the lead and picked up a skewer of roasted lamb, took a bite, and praised it.

"good!"

So the brothers also started to take the skewers.

Everyone chose the spicy one without any prior agreement, because the one Yinreng took first was also spicy.

Soon, there were sounds of people inhaling one after another.

"Brother, it's so spicy! So delicious!"

Yinzhi took a bite and found it spicy. He just swallowed the meat in his mouth and couldn't help but take another bite.

In fact, Yinreng asked the chef to sprinkle not much chili powder on the grilled skewers, but the princes all had light tastes, so they felt spicy after the first bite.