In fact, the imperial kitchen also has a cooking method called barbecue, but the meat is not cut into such small pieces and skewered together. Usually the whole meat or any part of it is grilled, which has extremely high requirements for the control of heat and marinating techniques.
After all, the Manchus originated from the grasslands and were not so sophisticated in the use of kitchen utensils.
In his previous life, Yinreng followed Kangxi to Mulan Qiuni and ate roasted prey on the grassland. He deeply understood what it meant to have one bite that was fragrant, two bites that were greasy, and three or four bites that made you vomit all over the floor.
It's not that he was picky, it was simply because there was no seasoning like chili peppers on the grasslands at that time. Apart from the fat itself, the barbecue only had cumin and salt. It was strange that it tasted good.
I have to mention here that chili peppers were actually introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty. They were originally grown in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi regions. At that time, they were only used as an ornamental plant.
Later, it gradually spread to Qiannan and Sanyi and other places. Because the local people were extremely short of salt, they gradually regarded chili peppers as a substitute for salt, and eating chili peppers gradually became popular.
The imperial kitchen had a stock of dried chili peppers, probably thanks to the annual tribute from Qianzhou.
The princes were amazed when they encountered such a unique way of eating for the first time.
Coupled with the juice, milk tea and other drinks that Yinreng specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare, all the princes, including Yinreng, unsurprisingly ate too much.
"This is what life is all about..."
Yinreng sat on the stone bench, drank the last sip of milk tea, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.
Because he was worried that his younger brothers were too young to eat too much cold food, he asked the imperial kitchen to make hot milk tea, which did not taste as good as iced milk tea.
"Are you all full?"
Yinreng looked at his younger brothers, especially the fourth one, Yinzhen.
"I'm full..."
“I’m full!”
Responses came one after another.
Among them, Yinqi's voice was the loudest.
"It's OK as long as you're full. I'll call you next time if I have something delicious."
"Okay, second brother, everything you do here is delicious, and the milk tea is better than the one made in the imperial kitchen."
Yinqi's chubby face was flushed, and there was excitement in his eyes when he looked at Yinreng.
"It tastes better when it's iced, but it's too late today. Drinking iced milk tea can easily give you diarrhea."
Yinreng answered him with a smile.
"Really? Then I'll ask the kitchen to make me one tomorrow."
Although the others didn't say anything, they all took the conversation between the two to heart.
After eating and drinking, Yinreng left the palace maids and eunuchs in the small kitchen to clean up the mess, and took his younger brothers to the study to play chess.
Yinzhen and Yinzhi played Go, while Yinreng taught the younger ones how to play Gobang.
Yinzhi and Yinzhen were playing the game well, but they heard voices from the next room saying "Play here", "No, no, play here", "Ah, second brother won!", and their attention was gradually drawn to that.
Finally, after Yinzhi made his move in the wrong place for the third time, he threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess pot, then stood up and walked to the side.
Yinzhen had no choice but to throw his chess piece into the chess pot and follow suit.
After standing aside and watching for a while, the two quickly figured out the rules of Gobang.
To both of them, these rules seemed crude and childish, far inferior to the Go they had just played.
But seeing how excited their second elder brother and several younger brothers were, they both felt a little itchy.
So, Yinzhi looked at Yinzhen and found that he was watching his second brother play chess seriously, and Yinzhi was disappointed.
After a while, Yinzhi looked at Yinzhen again.
It was not until Yinzhi looked at Yinzhen for the fifth time that Yinzhen finally couldn't help it. He turned his head and looked at Yinzhi.
"How about we both give it a try?"
Yinzhi's eyes lit up.
"good!"
Yinzhen: “…”
He wants to play but doesn't take the initiative to ask. Who gave him this bad habit?!
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Kangxi was completely buried in the memorials and his face did not look good.
So much so that when Kangxi saw the eunuch from the Jingshifang coming up with a silver tray, he simply waved his hand.
“Back off!”
As soon as he said this, Kangxi couldn't help but think of Concubine De who had just been wronged.
He frowned slightly. The order to confine him to reflect on his mistakes had just been issued, and he didn't want to slap himself in the face so blatantly. So he didn't say anything to stop it until the eunuch from the Jingshifang walked out.
Thinking of Concubine De, Kangxi's thoughts inevitably shifted to Yinreng, the culprit. If it weren't for his inner voice, how could he have wronged Concubine De.
"What has the prince been doing these past two days?"
Liang Jiugong bent down,
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was studying in Yuqing Palace yesterday. This afternoon, he first went to the Imperial Household Department, then to the Imperial Kitchen and Pharmacy. At the beginning of the evening hour, he sent someone to invite a few young princes, apparently to treat them to a meal."
"Going to the imperial kitchen again?!"
Kangxi frowned, feeling extremely unhappy, and glanced at Liang Jiugong reproachfully.
Liang Jiugong knew that Kangxi was blaming him for not reporting in time, but when he received the news in the afternoon, the Emperor was still discussing the Gongcheng famine with several ministers, so he had no right to interrupt.
The bad thing about having a personal eunuch is that everything can be blamed on him.
Liang Jiugong felt aggrieved, but didn't dare to show it at all.
"What about now? Have they finished eating and gone home?"
Liang Jiugong bowed, his voice filled with trepidation.
"I don't know..."
Even though he has been paying close attention to the movements in Yuqing Palace, it takes time to get information. He usually has to serve the Emperor, and he does not have the ability to see and hear from afar, so how can he know exactly what the Crown Prince is doing at all times?
Kangxi did not make things difficult for Liang Jiugong, but threw away the red seal in his hand.
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