"Do you like it?" Yin didn't intend to stop Qingyan, and the stall owner broke off a piece and handed it to her.
Originally, judging from the two people's demeanor, the stall owner thought the little girl was just curious and that he could afford to pay for the candy.
"I'll buy all of these." There are so many people in the military camp; these can all be used as New Year's goods.
Yin waved his hand, and Su Peisheng respectfully paid the money.
"Fourth Prince, are we not going back again? Didn't we say we were going back for the New Year?" The rumors in the capital were making Kangxi excited, and he wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible.
After encountering a pack of wolves, he slowed his pace back to Beijing.
"We'll spend the New Year here." Yesterday, when Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong discussed the New Year's arrangements, Fei Yanggu and the others should have received the news by the time he and Qingyan came out.
He doesn't feel much about the Chinese New Year; the process is the same every year, and he's long been tired of it.
"Hehe, then we should do some serious shopping. Prices tend to double during the New Year's market these days." In modern times, Qingyan was a shrewd shopper, and she would start stocking up on New Year's goods a month before the holiday.
It wasn't that she was complaining about buying things before the New Year; apart from fresh vegetables, nothing else was on her radar.
Yin found Qingyan's remarks quite novel. His New Year's gifts and other items were always prepared by the Imperial Household Department, and he had never personally taken the initiative to procure them like this time.
Chapter 84
On the morning of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Qingyan was awakened by the squeals of pigs. People were bringing over the pigs they had ordered for the New Year. She had never seen so many live pigs in both of her lives, and her big eyes shone with excitement.
Yin was somewhat worried. Soon they would begin preparing for the pig-slaughtering feast. Would this girl be able to withstand the gruesome scene of live pigs being gutted and disemboweled? Could Qingyan bear it?
With the arrival of the Year Pig, the festive atmosphere in the camp grew stronger. Yin was very happy. This was very different from celebrating the New Year in the palace. Ordinary princes rarely had the opportunity to celebrate the New Year outside. Yin was only benefiting from the war. Otherwise, he would definitely have obediently gone to the palace to celebrate the New Year. It would have been difficult for the two of them to have the opportunity to celebrate the New Year together.
This time, Jue Luo Shi was even less able to cause trouble for Qing Yan, and Fei Yang Gu felt at ease letting Qing Yan stay by Yin's side. She was originally quite well-mannered, but under Yin's pampering, she became more and more childish. Just now, the head of the imperial kitchen had just reported to Su Peisheng that they were about to start slaughtering the New Year's pig, and the little girl wanted to go out and take a look.
"Princess, His Majesty wants you to stay obediently in the tent until the banquet begins, then you can go there." This morning, Li Dequan specifically came to instruct Su Peisheng that neither the Fourth Prince nor Qingyan should go to see the New Year pig.
Kangxi was worried about leaving a bad impression on his two children, but Yin smiled helplessly, knowing that his father still treated him like a child.
"Hmph, it's the same again. Has my father returned yet?" Qingyan calculated the time. Fei Yanggu and his two sons should arrive at the camp today. These past few days, Qingyan has been unusually well-behaved. She was afraid that Kangxi would complain.
"Lord Fei Yanggu has returned and is currently reporting matters in the Imperial Tent." As soon as Su Peisheng finished speaking, Qingyan completely wilted. Yin turned his head and looked at him, finding it somewhat amusing.
This girl was afraid that Fei Yanggu would worry. When Qingyan made a fuss, even Kangxi's imperial edict might not be as effective as Fei Yanggu's order. Kangxi was depressed about this for a long time. Qingyan's well-behaved appearance warmed Kangxi's heart. Every time they had a meeting that went late, Qingyan would arrange food so that everyone could have a full meal during the meeting.
"Little darling, change into this cheongsam." Yin read a script to Qingyan for a while, took out a pocket watch from his purse, and saw that it was almost time to go to the imperial tent. In a while, the generals and soldiers would be having a banquet at the training ground, and Consort Tong would lead them to the main stage to accompany them.
It's almost Chinese New Year, and everyone should dress festively. Consort Tong informed Yin in advance that he should wear bright red cheongsams for the banquet.
After a cup of tea, Yin changed into his bright yellow prince's everyday clothes, while Qingyan, wearing a bright red cheongsam and deerskin boots, stood beside him.
Tents were temporarily set up on the training ground a few days ago, and they were all heated by underfloor heating. Outside, Qingyan needed to wear a cloak, but inside the tents, it was completely unnecessary.
"This bright red thing looks like a red envelope." Qingyan pouted in disdain. Since she was little, Fei Yanggu had always dressed Qingyan up like a little red envelope during the New Year.
His old face lit up with joy at Qingyan's festive attire, and he carried her around showing her off. From that moment on, everyone knew that Fei Yanggu was utterly obsessed with his daughter.
Qingyan was picked up by Yin and carried towards the imperial tent. She looked around and saw that, apart from the soldiers who needed to patrol and stand guard at night, everyone else had changed into their New Year's clothes. Everyone's face was filled with happy smiles. The drill ground was decorated by everyone. Bright red Chinese knots and the "Fu" character written by Kangxi were hung high in the center. The bright yellow imperial tent was set up on the platform. At this moment, the entire drill ground was lit by candlelight, as if it were daytime.
In the open space in the center of the training ground, three large bonfires were set up, with three large pots on top of each. One of the pots contained stewed meat, which was Kangxi's way of bestowing blessings upon the soldiers.
"Fourth Brother, what are the other two?" Qingyan only knew about the Lucky Meat; the other two looked like... bright red.
"One is 'pig-killing stew,' which was prepared during the reign of Emperor Taizu outside the Great Wall for festivals. After Emperor Taizu entered the Great Wall, he simply had the imperial chefs prepare it in the imperial kitchen and serve it to the emperor. The other is pig offal." Yin was a descendant of the Aisin Gioro family, and he was somewhat familiar with these ancient customs from outside the Great Wall.
This was Qingyan's first time spending the New Year away from home, and he hoped she could let go of her burdens. However, Jue Luo Shi hesitated because a persistent ghost often appeared by Qingyan's side. During festivals, Qingyan would present her with many pieces of jewelry for Jue Luo Shi to choose from.
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