At ten o'clock, Yin Gang had just finished dealing with the memorials he had received from the Ministry of Revenue. After he finished, he took Xiao Guai's little hand and walked to the dining area. On her table, there was not only bitter melon, but also dishes such as Andrographis paniculata, which were often made to reduce internal heat. These were all foods that were in line with Yin Gang's health. Even the porridge was lotus leaf porridge.

"Little darling, you've prepared quite a lot." Yin patted her little head. Every day, she meticulously prepared meals for Yin.

Qingyan turned her head arrogantly. Such dishes are often used in modern times. Here, the noble ladies of the Manchu Eight Banners are particular about big fish and meat dishes and rarely pay attention to health preservation.

In Qing history, Yinzhi was an emperor who did not know how to take care of himself; otherwise, he would certainly have lived longer than Kangxi.

As the leader once said, health is the foundation of revolution.

She kept these words firmly in mind, and she would try her best to pay attention to whatever the imperial physicians told her Yin should be careful about.

"This tastes good!" Yin pointed to the sesame paste mixed with water chestnuts, vinegar, and chili, which tasted very similar to the mixed salads you can buy in modern supermarkets.

Xiao Guai specially asked the people in the small kitchen to prepare it.

"Prepare this again tomorrow!" Qingyan watched as Yin finished eating most of the cold dishes, leaving the dishes sent by the imperial kitchen mostly uneaten.

In the summer, the imperial kitchen stopped cooking after noon, and the dishes sent were mostly stews. The weather was already hot, and with these steaming hot dishes, it would be a miracle if one had a good appetite.

"Hmm, that's fine. Tomorrow, you can send a portion to Father and Mother as well." Even though he had already used some, Yinzhi didn't forget to send a portion to Kangxi and Consort Tong; these would surely whet their appetites.

Qingyan nodded obediently. She would often come up with some electronic tricks to make things difficult for the imperial chefs in the small kitchen. Those people were somewhat resentful, but if Yinzhi liked them, they would send them to Kangxi and others. Those people would then receive a lot of imperial favor, which was the most prestigious thing. After the imperial chefs discovered this, they quickly chased after Qingyan to come up with new dishes.

"Cold noodles can also be added, but put in less wasabi. Mother's stomach isn't good, and too much would definitely make her uncomfortable." Yin watched as the buckwheat noodles were served chilled with ice, and by the time they reached him, they were still cool and refreshing, making him feel especially comfortable eating them.

The next day, Yin and Qingyan had a rare lunch at Chenggan Palace, so she had the small kitchen prepare all the dishes for the late-night snack, and added more than a dozen dishes such as onions, wood ear mushrooms, and enoki mushrooms in chili oil, filling the table. Kangxi and Consort Tong sat in the seats of honor, and the food on the table looked very simple, but it looked very appetizing.

Li Dequan tried a small bowl of buckwheat noodles, which made his eyes turn red from the choking. After eating it, the cool noodles and the slightly sweet and spicy sauce made him feel comfortable all over.

"Use it!" Kangxi picked up the ivory hairpin and went straight for the onions and wood ear mushrooms. Consort Tong originally wanted to pick up the cold bitter melon salad, but as soon as she turned her chopsticks, Kangxi coughed twice, so she had to add a piece of bitter melon with her chopsticks. She wrinkled her face and ate it. In front of the children, she also had to maintain the image of an adult.

Huh?!

Consort Tong's eyes were filled with doubt; this bitter melon didn't even have the slightest bit of bitterness.

She looked up and glanced at the person opposite her. Qingyan had her head down. This bitter melon was definitely not her cup of tea. Yin had made her eat a whole plate of it to get back at her for drinking bitter tea. Luckily, she remembered how to remove the bitterness from bitter melon in modern times, otherwise she would have really wanted to bang her head against the wall.

"Little Darling doesn't like that taste either!" Seeing his mother's confusion, Yin directly answered her question.

At this moment, Qingyan's face was almost completely buried in the bowl when Yin blurted it out, "Waaah, so embarrassing!"

Pfft!

Emperor Kangxi put down the ivory hairpin, pointed at Consort Tong, and laughed.

"You two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are really not from the same family. Even your eating habits are so similar!" Kangxi was in a very bad mood recently. The Empress Dowager's health was getting worse and worse, and the Third Prince had given birth to a son born out of wedlock at this critical juncture.

The princes from the Khorchin region kept putting pressure on this side, which annoyed Kangxi.

These past two days, he's been suffering from internal heat, and the imperial physicians have tried many methods, even changing his usual tea to one that helps reduce internal heat.

"Little Darling, is it your idea that Fourth Brother is now using bitter tea?" Since Little Darling married into the family, the custom of not speaking while eating or sleeping has been abandoned. The family dismissed all the servants and the four of them ate together, which was very similar to the situation in the new house.

Qingyan nodded, while Yin wore a wry smile.

"This is quite good. The fourth prince didn't like it before." Kangxi ate two bowls of noodles and a bowl of chilled lotus leaf porridge, and felt instantly relieved. The food Xiao Guai made was much better than what the imperial kitchen could provide. It was also very good to eat something refreshing in the summer. "Li Dequan, give the noodle maker one hundred taels of silver. Have him make noodles and send them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for the next few days."

After lunch, Yin and Qingyan returned under the scorching sun. She kept complaining in her heart that Kangxi was clearly using her and then abandoning her.

As soon as she entered the room, she sprawled out on the soft couch, looking completely unhappy.

When Yin changed out of his casual clothes, he saw that she was still very sullen, and he felt a little bad.

"Fourth Sister, tell me, didn't I work hard? Why was the cook rewarded instead of me last time?" Qingyan frowned. Sometimes, she was very greedy and couldn't bear to work hard for half a day without any reward.

"Where's your filial piety!" Yin sighed, thinking that Xiao Guai was sometimes too greedy.

snort!

Qingyan turned his head, thinking that his reputation for filial piety was worthy of a few rewards.

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