Chapter 615 The Troubled Emperor



As for the nose, it's too early to tell; you can't tell the difference in a baby's nose when they're only a month old.

In the couple's daily routine, Zhao Qinglin watches over the child, while Rui Wang watches over his wife and child.

He discovered that since his wife gave birth, she no longer put him first.

Therefore, she spends all her time competing with her son for his affection.

For example, Prince Rui did not allow his daughter-in-law to kiss or hold their son, and each time she held him, she could not exceed fifteen minutes.

In other words, you can put the baby down after feeding.

As for what to do when the child cries? He soothes him.

Zhao Qinglin didn't argue with him. If a man is willing to coax a child, at least it can improve the relationship between father and son.

Previously, Zhao Qinglin was afraid of bumpy roads and walked slowly because she was pregnant. Now that she has a baby, she is still afraid of bumpy roads and walks slowly. This is really worrying.

Prince Rui was upset, so he sent memorials to the palace one after another.

What kind of road is bad, affecting the progress?

This is only temporary peace on the border; if, by some chance, a foreign enemy were to invade...

Given the current road conditions, let alone transporting grain and fodder, even cavalry running along the road would easily fall into potholes.

To get rich, build roads first. With roads, you can get rich.

He complains constantly, and receives messages from Prince Rui almost every day.

The current emperor doesn't want to receive any messages from Prince Rui, feeling that his son is being too difficult.

It's just because the road wasn't very good, which caused his wife to give birth a few days prematurely, and that's why he's unhappy.

Now you're worried that your son is too young and might suffer from the bumpy ride. You're afraid he'll suffer, so why don't you take him back to Beijing to raise him?

If they insist on going to that barren land, who can they blame?

The emperor was annoyed, but he still took the road repair matter quite seriously.

Especially in Beijing and its suburbs, the roads are now all paved with cement, and are quite smooth and sturdy.

The carriage moved up smoothly.

The key point is that it's clean.

If there's dirt on the ground, just pour a bucket of water on it, and the ground will be clean. The dirty water will drain away through the ditch, and it will be perfectly clean.

Although the emperor could not leave the palace at will, he would occasionally stand on the city gate tower and look out.

He could see that the streets, now well-organized, were much cleaner than before.

Occasionally, he would change his clothes and go out of the palace for a stroll; otherwise, how could he keep up with the times?

For example, the food he usually ate in the palace was always lukewarm, neither hot nor cold.

After leaving the palace, it was the first time he had ever eaten food that was scalding hot, and his feelings were incredibly complex.

The food tasted so good when it was fresh out of the pot.

Even cakes and pastries can be eaten hot now, and the mutton soup made by ordinary people tastes even better than that made by the imperial chefs in the palace.

Alas, everyone says that the emperor, as the ruler of the country, enjoys the best things in the world.

Only those who become emperors know that while the food itself may be good, the quality of the food is not necessarily so.

Most of them are just for show; even if they aren't, they've all been made and left out for half a day, so they've lost their freshness.

Even though the palace now has food delivery carts, they're not very useful.

After all, the palace floors were paved with stone slabs, so there were bound to be bumpy moments.

Therefore, it wasn't always easy for the emperor to get a sip of soup.

However, if the tools are lacking, people can make up for it; the palace has no shortage of people. When the emperor makes a request, the palace servants find a way to fulfill it.

Every time the emperor goes out, he comes back and exhausts everyone in the palace.

Over time, those in the palace all figured out the pattern.

Whenever the palace is in complete chaos, it's because that person has gone out. The imperial kitchen immediately goes on high alert.

For example, how to prepare meals and deliver them to the table more quickly.

In the end, the imperial kitchen chefs were forced to seek help from the Ministry of Works to have a portable stove custom-made.

In reality, it was just setting up two stoves on a vehicle.

If one day the emperor desires to eat a freshly cooked dish, and his request is approved...

The chefs from the imperial kitchen would push their stoves, carrying various side dishes, to the place where the emperor would prepare his meal, and cook on the spot.

During this process, apart from the necessary bowls, jars, and ladles, as well as spatulas and slotted spoons, no other knives are allowed to be brought along.

The cooks prepared their first meal under the Emperor's watchful eye, 30 meters away from the Hall of Diligent Governance.

When choosing where to cook, it's important to select a location with good wind direction so that the Emperor isn't bothered by the smoke.

The emperor, however, loved to join in the fun and insisted on getting closer to watch, which terrified everyone.

In the end, it was Rong Fuhai who stepped in and stopped the old emperor from acting like a child.

"Your Majesty, would you like to have a delicious meal?"

They're already quite nervous about cooking for you.

If you go any closer, what if the chef gets distracted and burns the food? Would you eat it or not?

Well, as expected of someone who has served the emperor for decades, he hit the nail on the head in just one sentence.

The emperor had no choice but to give up his interest in going up to see it.

When the emperor was cooking in the imperial kitchen, he never had any expectations.

Whenever he got hungry, he would order food to be served, and soon all sorts of food would be brought up.

He couldn't even name them.

Overall, they all taste pretty much the same.

The best-tasting dishes are probably always the cold dishes, since cold is their nature.

As for the other dishes, stews are alright. Stews are usually served in large portions and in big bowls.

The large bowl also has a lid, which keeps the food warm much better.

It must be said that the emperor went to great lengths to find a way to stutter.

Unfortunately, it was impossible to move the imperial kitchen next to the emperor's.

The emperor, who was deep in thought, now really wanted to go out for a stroll.

However, time is running out; curfew will be in effect in another hour.

He couldn't bear to be upset by himself, so the Crown Prince was summoned to the palace by the Emperor.

Normally, the crown prince should live in the palace.

But this crown prince insisted on understanding the lives of ordinary people and built a prince's residence outside the palace.

However, he also sent word that the Crown Prince should go to Huicui Pavilion to pack some food for him before entering the palace.

My goodness, how greedy!

Left with no other choice, the prince went over and packed some delicious food for his father.

Get one of each kind of roasted meat, and one of each kind of dumpling; basically, grab whatever you can!

In less than 15 minutes, all the food was packed up, and the Crown Prince headed straight for the palace.

Considering the weight of the food boxes, Huicui Pavilion now uses bamboo products instead of bamboo for its food boxes.

The bamboo box is carved with various beautiful patterns.

The guests can take it home, eat the food inside, and if they like the box, they can use it to store something else.

Huicui Pavilion's main product is a multi-purpose food box.

Thanks to this wave of publicity, no one really had the heart to throw away the food containers after using them.

Even if the master doesn't use it, it can be given to the servants.

When diners use something convenient and quick for a long time, they start to appreciate its benefits.

For example, when going on a picnic, it's not only tiring to bring a bulky food box, but it also takes up a lot of space.

With that ingenious food box, food could be kept warm while saving a lot of space. There was even room for an extra person in the carriage.

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