The two strolled around outside for a while before heading to a restaurant. This restaurant in the capital had a dish that Mingxiu loved called "Hibiscus Meat," a Zhejiang dish. It was beautiful in color and incredibly delicious. Mingxiu fell in love with the taste after trying it once, but she didn't know how it was made. She only knew that it was probably made with pork tenderloin and shrimp. Most importantly, this dish wasn't available for delivery; it could only be eaten in the restaurant. So Mingxiu rarely got to eat it, but she would always come to eat it whenever she left the palace.
There's also a dish called Drunken Shrimp that's incredibly delicious. The imperial chefs in the palace have made this dish before, and Mingxiu has ordered it while traveling, but it's never as good as the one they make. Mingxiu loves it so much that if she hadn't had the system check it beforehand, she would have suspected that there was something addictive in it, otherwise, how could it make her so reluctant to part with it?
"This tastes so good! I haven't had this flavor in so long," Mingxiu exclaimed with satisfaction after taking a big bite of the hibiscus meat.
Even if you miss this taste while you're away, you can't eat it; you can only eat it when you go back to the capital.
Mingxiu felt that she should go back to the capital more often just for this taste, otherwise it would be bad if she couldn't eat it anymore.
Seeing Mingxiu enjoying her meal, Kangxi didn't touch the two dishes. Although they were delicious, they weren't that tempting to him, as he wasn't a person with a strong appetite.
Kangxi calmly ate his food. Although this restaurant was not as nice as the one Mingxiu owned, it still offered a view of most of the surrounding scenery.
Kangxi casually glanced around, then suddenly his gaze sharpened as he looked at the person walking ahead, dressed in a dark blue robe. Kangxi paused for a moment, looking at Mingxiu, who was eating heartily, with a somewhat hesitant expression.
Mingxiu noticed the gaze ahead and looked up at Kangxi with a puzzled expression. Kangxi gave her a meaningful look, and Mingxiu followed his gaze and saw someone. She suddenly froze.
"Should we go down and say hello?" Kangxi asked Mingxiu gently.
Mingxiu snapped out of her daze, slowly swallowed all the food in her mouth, thought for a moment, and shook her head: "There's no need. It's fine as it is. You can tell from his appearance that he's living a good life."
Kangxi nodded, then turned his head away.
Herschelini looked up thoughtfully and saw that there was no one there. He didn't pay any attention to it, glanced at it, and continued walking forward.
Mingxiu looked at Heshelini's expression, shook her head, and continued eating her food. Although Mingxiu was currently standing in the body of his daughter, she was not his daughter after all, so she had no feelings for her.
Moreover, this Hershelini Man doesn't seem to have a very deep affection for his daughter. Mingxiu pondered the scenes in her memory and thought that this was fine. His current life was also largely due to Mingxiu, so this was a way of repaying him. As for meeting again, there was no need for it. Otherwise, the two of them would probably just be awkwardly looking at each other.
Anyway, she still has a good relationship with Jia Hui, so this can be considered as making up for it.
"Alright, I'm finished eating. Let's get ready to go back. Baocheng must be getting impatient." Mingxiu said, wiping her mouth with a handkerchief.
Kangxi nodded, and the group began their journey to the palace.
At Yonghe Palace, Mingxiu had just put on her old clothes and was preparing to go in to pick some fruit to eat.
The past few days back at the palace have been far too lively. First came Yinreng and the Empress, then Yinzhi and his group, followed by Yinzhen and Yinzhi, and then Chenghuan. They all lined up to come and see, and Mingxiu was having a hard time just dealing with everyone.
Fortunately, everything was finally over, and Mingxiu was in the mood to tidy up Yonghe Palace again. Actually, after Kangxi became the retired emperor, Mingxiu should no longer live in Yonghe Palace, but she hadn't spent much time in the palace to begin with, and there weren't many people in Yinreng's harem, so Mingxiu's position remained unchanged.
She and Emperor Kangxi can stay at Yonghe Palace when they return.
It's also very close to where Yinreng is, so it would be convenient for him to come over if he wanted to.
When Mingxiu wasn't at Yonghe Palace, the palace servants continued to take good care of things. Mingxiu rearranged many things in Yonghe Palace, because people need some novelty, and Mingxiu herself didn't like things to stay the same.
Everything else is fine, but the main problem is the things inside this glass house. They're all fruits she likes to eat, but because they've been growing for so long, the trees seem quite old and can't keep up with the nutrients. The fruit they've produced in recent years hasn't tasted as good as it has each year.
This time, she plans to pick all the fruit, replace all the trees, and replant another batch of fruit trees, or simply tear them all down and stop planting altogether. In any case, she will be spending very little time in the palace afterward and will basically not be eating them anymore.
As for others who want to eat it, Yinreng still grows some, so they can eat it anytime.
Mingxiu and the palace staff spent a whole day picking the fruit and finally managed to pick them all.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Mingxiu said calmly, "Alright, pick out some of the best ripe fruit and distribute them to the ladies of the palace. Then you can divide the rest among yourselves. Make half of the unripe fruit into fruit wine and the other half into dried fruit. Don't add sugar. Once they're done, send some directly to the Empress." This was mainly because Mingxiu had only just returned and learned that the Empress was pregnant again.
Hopefully, it will be a little princess this time. They already have two sons, and Yinreng is desperately wanting a daughter.
After giving the instructions, Mingxiu went straight back to her room.
Kangxi was sitting at his desk when he saw Mingxiu enter, supporting her back.
Kangxi quickly stood up and went to Mingxiu's side to help her up: "Look at you, I told you we should just let them do it, but you insisted on doing it yourself, and you didn't even know to rest when you were tired." Kangxi continued to nag as he carefully helped Mingxiu sit down.
"Oh dear, I didn't feel very tired while I was working, but I realized how tired I am after I finished, even though I didn't work for very long." Mingxiu said helplessly. She's really getting old. In the past, she wouldn't have been tired even if she had done twice as much work, let alone this little bit.
"You don't need to do these chores anymore. Just rest and let them do them, understand?" Kangxi said, rubbing Mingxiu's back with one hand.
"Okay, okay, what do you think?" Mingxiu looked at the pile of things on the desk with some curiosity.
"That's about it. We can discuss it with Baocheng later," Kangxi said calmly.
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