Early in the morning, Emperor Kangxi, in a very good mood, took his twins and Songkri Yierha for morning exercises in the courtyard. Upon hearing Kangxi's voice, Yinzhi and the others quickly changed into their everyday clothes and went out.
"Master, do you want to go out too?!" Qingyan asked, tilting her head as she heard Yin and the others' voices.
"No need. I don't like these things anyway. If I force myself to go out, Father Emperor will think it's too deliberate. Didn't you see that Prince Yinqi didn't go out?" Yinqi carefully listened to the voice and confirmed that Yinqi had indeed not gone out.
Ugh!
Qingyan looked at Yin in surprise. It turned out that these two did not like morning exercise.
“After the princes leave the palace and establish their own residences, how many of them can maintain these habits? My eldest brother and the tenth prince are martial artists, so it's already quite good that they can maintain them. As for Yin? You wait, Father will definitely scold him!” Yin wouldn't talk nonsense.
She was very curious how he knew that Yin rarely went for morning exercises.
"Ninth Prince!" Kangxi's voice was very penetrating; even in places with excellent soundproofing, it could be heard. "You stay out of my way."
Yin burst out laughing. The Ninth Prince was truly a headache. No wonder Consort Yi always said that if the group got together, the Ninth Prince would definitely be the scapegoat.
Inside the courtyard, both Yin and Yin's sons burst out laughing. Yin was especially exhausted, while Yinxiang and Yin were running step by step according to Kangxi's orders, afraid that they wouldn't be able to finish on time.
"Father, I really have been training!" Yin hurriedly said. "My eldest brother, fifth brother, thirteenth brother, and fourteenth brother are all martial artists, but I am not. It's already quite good that I can keep training."
Pfft!
Yinzhi laughed out loud: "Ninth Brother, don't you feel guilty saying that?"
"Tenth Brother, we had an agreement." Yin glared at Yin Yi, the two brothers actually started killing each other.
"Ninth Prince, don't talk about the Tenth Prince. With Father Emperor here, tell me, has the Ninth Prince continued his training?" Kangxi knew better than anyone whether the princes were truly training properly when they went out.
"Father, Ninth Brother always sleeps until he naturally wakes up. Sometimes, when I stay at Ninth Brother's residence, I exercise in the courtyard during the day while Ninth Brother sleeps in his bedroom," I complained directly.
"The fourth and fifth princes haven't come out yet. It seems this training will have to continue!" Kangxi said helplessly to Yinzhi. "Li Dequan, when the fourth and fifth princes get up, remember to tell them that starting tomorrow, everyone will have to start training."
Upon hearing this, Qingyan covered her mouth and laughed, knowing that Yin was about to suffer again.
"Father, it's finally time to rest. My brothers have been busy with things all along. Should we just let it go?" Yinxiang and Yin exchanged a glance and quickly said.
Yin rarely exercised, and even when he did exercise in the morning, it was only for ten days a month. Neither of them felt there was anything wrong with it.
Everyone has to attend court and perform official duties, so no one has a large chunk of time to do these things.
“Yes, Father Emperor, if I don’t take the lead in the military camp, how will the others do their jobs?” Yin had his own thoughts. “Fifth Prince is in the military camp, and he leads the morning exercises every day. He rarely gets a day off!”
Kangxi could only sigh. Since Yinzhi had already spoken, he could tacitly approve.
As breakfast approached, Yinhe and Qingyan went to the main hall and saw Yinqi looking helpless, clearly having been scolded by Consort Yi.
"Fourth Prince, begin your training tomorrow morning!" Kangxi said, glancing at Yin.
"Yes, Father Emperor!" Yin did not back down. The twins had always maintained this habit, but Yin had to go to court and did not exercise every day.
He would sometimes start to slack off when the weather was bad.
"Father, breakfast is ready!" Lady Yin Genjue Luo entered with her maids. Since arriving in Beiyuan Mountain Village, the sisters-in-law had divided the work, with one woman taking charge each day.
Kangxi nodded, thinking that living an ordinary life for a while was excellent.
"Today, don't let the servants who are in charge of purchasing things go shopping. You all go to the commercial street and buy some food. Since you said you wanted to live the life of ordinary people, then do it properly!" Kangxi said to his sisters-in-law, including Lady Yingenjueluo.
Qingyan looked at her sisters-in-law in astonishment. There were indeed places selling vegetables and meat on the commercial street, but the prices there were extremely high; they were just for show.
"Mother, would you like to come along and stroll around the shopping street?" Qingyan asked Consort Tong.
"No need, you sisters-in-law can go ahead. You can prepare lunch yourselves today!" Consort Tong exchanged a glance with Consort Hui and Consort Yi and said directly.
Yin Genjue Luo and the others were stunned, as they rarely cooked themselves.
"Yes!" The sisters-in-law still had to obey the orders of Consort Tong and the others.
After breakfast, Qingyan specially called all her sisters-in-law together to discuss the lunch menu.
“Little darling, our cooking skills aren’t very good, so it seems we’ll really have to trouble you this time!” Yin Genjue Luo Shi said directly.
“Yes, Fourth Sister-in-law, I can help with some delicious snacks, but I really can’t do anything about making a whole lunch!” Ninth Princess also spread her hands. “We will follow your arrangements today and it will be good to help out.”
Qingyan nodded: "Alright, it must be that Father Emperor went to the fields yesterday and overheard what those villagers were saying!"
When Emperor Kangxi came incognito this time, he chatted with the villagers, and many of them spoke the truth.
“Alright, let’s get started. As is customary, lunch must consist of ten dishes and a soup. We certainly can’t cook as well as the imperial chefs, so let’s try to prepare some home-style dishes,” Qingyan said directly.
"That's for sure!" the Tenth Princess Consort agreed. "I can cook a few Mongolian dishes, but they're made with beef and mutton."
Qingyan quickly wrote down the ingredients: beef and mutton were definitely needed, as were seasonal vegetables.
"We also have some fruit, and we need to make it the best we can. Which of you is better at making pastries?" Yin Genjue Luo asked.
Fifth and Ninth Princess Consorts looked at Lady Yin Genjueluo: "Eldest sister-in-law, the two of us will be here to prepare the after-dinner snacks. Fourth sister-in-law will be in charge of cooking. Just let her tell us what snacks to prepare."
Qingyan was stunned. It seemed that the Fifth and Ninth Princess Consorts had put in a lot of effort, and giving them a chance to perform was a good thing.
"Alright, little darling, you're the head chef, we'll all follow your lead!" said Yin Genjue Luo Shi.
After Qingyan made the list, the sisters-in-law prepared to go shopping together.
"Wait, let's split up. We've already prepared some ingredients in the kitchen. Fifth sister-in-law and ninth sister-in-law, please prepare dessert." Qingyan said directly, "In autumn, it's better to prepare some foods that nourish the lungs!"
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