Two days later, some discord arose among the princes. Qingyan continued to serve Feiyanggu three meals a day, with a wide variety of dishes, far better than the rations given to court officials and guards, making many people envious.
Li Jia's two elder brothers, who had accompanied her as imperial guards, sent word that they hoped she could learn from Qing Yan.
The Crown Prince's kitchen was headed by the imperial chef, whose dishes were no different from those served in the palace. Due to a shortage of staff, the meals for the Imperial Boat and the Yin family were handled by Qingyan's small kitchen.
Now, it seems he has been deliberately sidelined. The Crown Prince pondered this and concluded that it was probably Qingyan who had whispered that the power of pillow talk was very strong.
Compared to Saito, Li Jiashi's brother had to admit that Fei Yanggu, the military general, was an excellent teacher in the palace who educated his son.
"Your Majesty, should we talk to the Fourth Prince?" Li Jia looked at Yin. Even though he had brought a lot of food from the capital, there was very little fresh food compared to what Qingyan had. He couldn't help but complain in his heart that Qingyan dared to give the Emperor Father anything.
The Crown Prince frowned. Li Jia was also clueless. She had already fought several rounds with Qing Yan and still expected him to give her a pleasant look.
“Your Majesty, His Majesty probably also hopes that you and Fourth Prince will reconcile. If you take the initiative to bow your head, it will leave a good impression on His Majesty. It will be worth it for this servant to copy scriptures for a month.” Li Jia changed the punishment to make the Crown Prince feel guilty. Originally, it was the Crown Prince who caused trouble at Qingyan, and she took the blame for him.
The Crown Prince smiled, quite pleased with Li Jia's performance.
After a cup of tea, Yin learned from Su Peisheng that the Crown Prince wanted to see him, which puzzled him.
Qingyan immediately sat up, grabbing Yin's sleeve to prevent him from moving.
"Fourth Prince, why are you being asked to go?" Qingyan had no good impression of the Crown Prince. Now, contrary to his usual behavior, he wanted Yin to go. Either he was being framed or he wanted to get something from them.
Yin reached out and touched her long, loose hair to reassure her. No matter what the Crown Prince had done, he was still her brother.
The fact that the Crown Prince made such a big show of summoning him meant that Emperor Kangxi must have known, and Yinzhi's refusal to go was clearly a sign of backing down.
"Don't worry, it must be about the kitchen!" Yin calculated that the Crown Prince's allowance was almost overflowing with the supplies sent from the capital. After that, Kangxi basically issued an order to replenish supplies along the way.
"Hmph!" Qingyan curled her lip. "Absolutely not allowed to budge, unless Father Emperor issues a decree himself!"
Qingyan kept repeating it, and Yin was tired of hearing it. The little guy had always been fiercely opposed to evil, but he had crossed Qingyan's bottom line.
After Yin left, Qingyan's heart raced. She paced back and forth restlessly in her thin-soled shoes. The grain stored in her small kitchen was probably the envy of many, and the Crown Prince was merely the first to make a move.
The eldest sister-in-law was quite capable. Following Kangxi's request for the three meals provided by the banquet, she sent over all the allowances. Songkelierha was the youngest, but his allowance was even higher than that of Consort Tong.
In addition, Emperor Kangxi repeatedly bestowed gifts upon Yierha, allowing the little boy to do as he pleased. He would even secretly have Sulan deliver food to him in the middle of the night, without the nanny's knowledge.
During this period, the little guy's activity level increased, his appetite also increased, and he grew taller, which made Yin and Yingenjueluo very happy. They thanked Yin repeatedly and even punished the nannies around Yierha with a cane.
"Sulan, go and deliver the shrimp dumplings and char siu rice noodle rolls, and brew a pot of raw Pu'er tea," Qingyan instructed.
Char siu pork intestines and shrimp dumplings are both Cantonese dishes, and in modern times, they were the dishes she always ordered whenever she went to Hong Kong.
“Yes, Master.” Su Lan quickly replied.
"Add an extra serving of char siu rice noodle rolls to the imperial boat, and don't send any more shrimp dumplings. Send an extra serving of chilled lotus seed soup, the kind with the core still inside, to your sister-in-law's side!" Yin must have been furious too.
These past two days, Yin's temper has been too volatile, and the imperial physician instructed him to use something to reduce the heat.
"Yes!" Su Lan called to Xiao Sula and told them to row the boat to deliver the goods.
Fei Yanggu and his two sons are on duty today, and they will definitely come over after their shift ends.
Having arranged everything, Qingyan leaned back comfortably on the soft couch, slowly sipping her Green Willow Spring tea. This tea was truly excellent; she would have someone buy more for the return journey.
On the other hand, Yin's situation was not good. The Crown Prince hinted to Yin that Qingyan should be in charge of the meals for everyone on his ship.
Yin's face immediately darkened. Kangxi and Yin were both responsible for taking care of their masters' meals. But the Crown Prince had said that even the servants had to be taken care of. Did they even deserve that?
"Your Highness, she is my wife, not a servant!" Yin said, and left.
The crown prince was taken aback. What was going on?
"Your Highness, the Fourth Princess Consort is in charge of His Majesty and Prince Zhi's meals, not mine. What you said..." Xiao Shunzi saw that the Crown Prince was showing signs of anger and quickly reported.
The Crown Prince wanted to talk to Yin again, but Yin had already left by boat.
While enjoying tea at the banquet, she saw Yin storming over. In a moment of stunned silence, she snatched the teacup from her hand and gulped down two cups of cold tea, finally managing to suppress her anger.
"Suhua, bring the lotus seed soup." She had prepared it long ago; Yin would definitely be furious when he returned.
After taking two sips of lotus seed soup, he couldn't help but frown.
"You didn't go to Lianxin?!" The imperial chefs would definitely have gone to Lianxin, fearing that their masters would not have eaten anything good.
Qingyan nodded. Only by keeping the lotus heart can the internal heat be reduced.
"The weather is dry, and people will get internal heat!" Yin knew that in the summer, she would not drink hot tea, as cold tea would easily cause internal heat to accumulate in the body. She asked the imperial physician for various dietary remedies to remedy the situation.
Yin frowned and used it, pondering that he should let Fei Yanggu and his two sons share the joys and sorrows.
"You made quite a few shrimp dumplings?" The innkeeper of the Yuelai Inn on the south side specially brought out the recipe for snow skin mooncakes. Last Mid-Autumn Festival, Qingyan not only had a lot of snow skin mooncakes prepared, but also shrimp dumplings and char siu rice noodle rolls made, which made some servants from Guangdong and Guangxi very grateful. Even Emperor Kangxi regarded these two items as a reward for meritorious officials from Guangdong and Guangxi.
Although the gift was small, it made the court officials from Guangdong and Guangxi very happy, even more so than if they had received a reward.
After several rounds of bestowing gifts, Emperor Kangxi tasted the benefits, and the national treasury's spending was not as high, which made the court officials feel even more grateful.
Upon learning of this, Yin couldn't help but feel that the banquet was excellent, and that those people thought that Kangxi valued them and that's why he bestowed upon them the flavors of their hometown.
In fact, none of the court officials relied on the silver rewards from Emperor Kangxi to make a living. Although these things were small, they symbolized the emperor's high regard for them.
"The Crown Prince wanted you to be in charge of his meals, but I refused. A master doesn't serve his servants; that's utterly absurd!" Yin decided to stop hiding it and told her directly. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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