Mingxiu nodded: "Oh dear, Xiaoqi, your meat is going to burn. You'll have to eat this meat yourself. We're not going to eat this piece. Let's get another one to roast."
"Xiao Ba, you're not doing well either. You haven't said much, how come the meat is still burnt? Look at the two of you, you're not even as good as your father. Look how evenly your father grilled it, how delicious it is."
Mingxiu sat to the side, drinking her beverage and making sarcastic remarks while watching the three of them grilling meat, their foreheads covered in sweat.
Kangxi glanced at Mingxiu, smiled faintly, and then quietly hid the burnt meat he had just roasted behind his back when Mingxiu wasn't looking.
This smile was seen as a provocation by the seventh and eighth princes. They exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with fighting spirit. Mingxiu hadn't seen it, but how could they not have seen Kangxi's actions?
Although they were still somewhat afraid of their father, he was, after all, their father, so their fear wasn't too great; they felt more awe. However, this awe had faded considerably over the past few days, so the two of them could now joke around with Kangxi. Moreover, after their recent actions, they felt that Kangxi wasn't so far away after all.
The three of them fell silent, focusing intently on grilling their own meat, each secretly competing to see whose meat was the best.
Mingxiu looked at the group with a smile, finding it somewhat amusing.
It's normal for Emperor Kangxi to become estranged from his two children. When Kangxi was on the throne, he was quite busy, and his two children were still young, so he didn't see them often. After he abdicated, his children were older, but Kangxi was always away from home with Mingxiu and didn't have much time to go back, so they didn't spend much time together. Kangxi didn't mind, but Mingxiu did. After all, they were his children, and he couldn't bear to be so distant from them.
So, since there wasn't much to do on the ship, Mingxiu tried various ways to improve the relationship between the three of them, at least to prevent them from being speechless with each other.
It seems to have been quite effective. In the end, Mingxiu did get to eat the meat that Kangxi roasted, not because she didn't want to eat the meat that the other two roasted.
Okay, Mingxiu just didn't want to eat. Looking at the two charred lumps of meat they had grilled, Mingxiu felt her stomach ache. What kind of kitchen killer was this? It was just grilled meat, and they could grill it like this. Only Kangxi Grilled Meat was decent.
However, as Mingxiu ate her barbecue, she looked at the three people sitting in a row on the deck and found it amusing. Her efforts over the past few days had paid off quite well; look at how these three were able to sit together harmoniously and fish together.
After sailing for several days, everyone ate either fish or shrimp. Mingxiu was fine, but the other three couldn't take it anymore. Fortunately, just when the three couldn't stand it anymore, they finally arrived at the first stop.
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