Mingxiu hasn't seen him in a long time.
This is a good opportunity to call him over; if he doesn't come soon, Mingxiu will hardly recognize him anymore.
Mingxiu was sitting in the courtyard watching everyone prepare ingredients when a bright yellow figure suddenly appeared. The thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy was at the prime of his development, and the young boy already possessed a remarkable air about him. Mingxiu looked at Yinreng's radiant expression and smiled.
Yinreng was always tall and slender, and he ate a lot every day but never gained weight. Seeing that Yinreng had lost weight again recently, Mingxiu felt a little sorry for him.
Why doesn't this child gain weight?
Yinreng was talking to Chenghuan, and upon seeing Yinreng's roar, Chenghuan pounced on him.
The brother and sister were laughing happily.
After talking for a while, Yin Reng turned her gaze to Mingxiu.
Mingxiu raised an eyebrow: "Oh my, who is this? You still recognize me? I thought you were too busy to remember me."
Yinreng scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and walked over: "How could that be? I could forget anyone but Consort Ming! I've been too busy lately. It's all Father Emperor's fault for arranging too many things for me, so I haven't had time to come to Yonghe Palace to see you." Yinreng complained.
Mingxiu rolled her eyes at him; Kangxi, the emperor's father, was practically becoming a scapegoat.
The last time it was Yinzhi, and it was Consort Hui who complained to her, saying that Yinzhi only came once after returning from the expedition, and then he was always away, always saying he was busy.
Consort Hui called him over, but he only sat for a short while before quickly leaving.
Consort Hui complained several times that the Emperor had arranged too many things for her, and the children didn't even have time to come back.
Although it was a happy thing for her son to be valued by the emperor, she, as his mother, also felt sorry for him because he had too many things to do, especially since he didn't have time to come back.
Mingxiu heard the complaints and spoke to Kangxi, hoping that he would not treat his children like cattle or horses.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Kangxi's face darkened after hearing this.
Mingxiu recounted the tasks she had assigned to Yinzhi, which were actually quite few, so how could he not have time to come over?
It's simply that the child has grown up and they no longer want to stay in the palace.
After hearing this, Mingxiu sighed for a while, feeling somewhat embarrassed that she had wronged Kangxi.
Kangxi even used this as an excuse to thoroughly torment them.
The next day, Mingxiu, clutching her aching back, went straight to Consort Hui and recounted what had happened. Then, Yinzhi, who had just been scolded by his father, was given a lecture by his mother.
Mingxiu was speechless as she looked at Yinreng, who was standing in front of her shirking responsibility.
"Come on, I know you too well. Don't you just sit in the Ministry of Revenue whenever you have free time, chatting with Lord Chen all the time, making it impossible for him to work?" Mingxiu rolled her eyes at him. And he still had the nerve to say that this was a task arranged by Emperor Kangxi.
It was clearly him trying to find ways to deduct money from the Ministry of Revenue.
Yinreng was a little embarrassed when he was exposed: "Oh dear, as you know, my mother, I am currently interning at the Ministry of Rites. There are so many issues there that require money. For example, now that the sea ban has been lifted, many foreigners are coming to do business."
"But we can't understand what they're saying at all, so how can we do business? We might get ripped off without even realizing it. So we definitely need some people who understand foreign languages. Your Majesty, I want the Ministry of Revenue to fund a new school. But Lord Chen is dragging his feet and is stingy with the money. If I don't urge him, I don't know when it will be completed."
Yinreng had a lot of bitter experiences to share. He had gone with the Ministry of Rites to meet foreigners and watched helplessly as the foreigners' interpreters tried to fool his ministers. Although some of his ministers understood foreign languages, they were not very proficient and fell into the trap several times. If Yinreng hadn't been there at the time, the interpreters would have actually succeeded in fooling them.
That's why he's so eager to have a group of people on his side who can understand foreign languages.
Although he learned a lot from the cat, only he knew that he was too busy to keep up.
Although he had organized a group of people to learn foreign languages when the maritime ban was lifted, there weren't many people, and now that they are used in many more places, he simply can't keep up.
Many people have come to him to borrow people, but they never return them.
Yinreng's own people have all been borrowed, leaving him almost overwhelmed with work.
The only thing to do is to urge the court to assemble a group of people, but this Lord Chen is stingy with the money.
Mingxiu knew about this and strongly supported it. Since they had chosen to do business with them, they naturally wanted to learn more about them and not be taken for a fool to be fooled.
However, Mingxiu looked at Yinreng and said, "Don't change the subject. I'm saying that you haven't come for a long time. You still need to keep an eye on this little thing. I know you well. If you want money, you just need to make a promise, and Lord Chen probably won't stop you. Besides, he knows the importance of this matter. What I'm saying is that you don't come to see me, and you even drag your father out to make excuses."
Seeing that he had been seen through, Yinreng was a little embarrassed: "Yes, Your Majesty, I was wrong. I will definitely take it back to see Consort Mingmu in the future. Please don't blame me anymore, Consort Mingmu." As he spoke, he put his hands together and made a funny gesture.
Mingxiu glared at him as he made a funny face, but in the end she couldn't help but laugh.
Cheng Huan stood to the side and saw that her elder brother, the Crown Prince, and her mother were smiling, so she smiled too.
Everyone had already prepared the ingredients, and Mingxiu waved for the two of them to sit down.
She still prefers to eat hot pot outside. The cold weather helps to dissipate the excess heat from the hot pot, making it perfect to eat outside without feeling hot at all.
Yinreng walked over, took off his cloak and put it aside, sat on the stool, and looked at the table full of ingredients, as well as quite a lot of other things placed beside it.
The three of them sat together and ate hot pot. The Imperial Noble Consort's health was deteriorating, and she had been unable to get out of bed for the past few days.
After all, she was Kangxi's cousin, so there was bound to be some affection between them. Therefore, since Kangxi went to Chengqian Palace today, it was just Mingxiu and the other two eating together.
The hot pot is a yin-yang pot, with a spicy beef tallow broth on one side and a tomato broth on the other.
Mingxiu likes spicy food, and buttery food is very fragrant. Yinreng prefers light food, but he is occasionally attracted by buttery food, and after taking a few bites, he quickly eats back to the tomato.
Cheng Huan really likes tomatoes, so the three of them can easily find a place to sit.
At the square table, Mingxiu and Yinreng sat between the spicy hot pot and the tomato hot pot, while Chenghuan sat on the tomato hot pot side.
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