After breakfast, Emperor Kangxi instructed the imperial chefs accompanying him to prepare the ingredients according to the banquet list. He frowned as he looked at the various ingredients laid out on the table, feeling uneasy.
"Lanya, would Feiyanggu have done such a thing?" Kangxi asked, unusually lacking confidence.
Consort Tong laughed unkindly; she hadn't seen Emperor Kangxi so insecure in many years.
After agreeing on breakfast, everyone came together to prepare food for the trip. Consort Tong found this approach very interesting, as it made her feel a sense of warmth and familiarity.
"Xuan Ye, there's no use in being anxious here. Why don't you ask Lan Ya what to do first?" Empress Dowager Tong walked into the hall and couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to Kangxi's complaints.
"Mother, you're laughing at your son too!" Kangxi said angrily.
Empress Dowager Tong didn't take his annoyance to heart at all, and bluntly added, "You've been competing with Fei Yanggu for so long, the two of you are already over a hundred people, and you're still making a scene here. Aren't you afraid the children will laugh at you? Hurry up and learn from him."
Empress Dowager Tong glanced at the rice beside her and quickly had her attendant Shu bring her warm water to wash her hands. She took some rice from the rice bowl, selected her favorite ingredients, and shaped them into rice balls. These rice balls were not only delicious but also very practical.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Tong felt that Qingyan was very thoughtful, since Kangxi and others would be on a military campaign and such rice balls would be more filling.
Empress Dowager Tong quickly shaped a round rice ball with many ingredients on it.
"This is very convenient," Kangxi said, picking it up and eating it directly. After tasting it, he couldn't help but sigh, "The taste is quite good. Wrapped in oil paper, it's definitely easy to carry."
Qingyan's idea was very practical. No wonder Feiyanggu's army often marched at high speeds, and when they arrived, apart from physical exhaustion, they never looked hungry.
"Of course!" Fei Yanggu's cheerful voice rang out from outside, and the three men quickly bowed.
"Tell me," Kangxi asked Fei Yanggu, "during the forced march, did you save time on cooking and setting up camp?"
“Yes,” Fei Yanggu said without any concealment, “At first, when I accompanied Qingyan on trips, the food Qingyan made tasted very good to me. With some hot soup in the water pouch, there was no need to cook at all.”
Kangxi glared at Fei Yanggu, annoyed that such a convenient thing couldn't have been mentioned beforehand.
“You didn’t even ask!” Fei Yanggu would definitely retort privately.
"Hmph!" Kangxi was so angry that he couldn't do anything about it, nor could he vent his anger.
Fei Yanggu chuckled and said, "You'd better hurry up and learn. We all know how to do it. Don't embarrass yourself in front of the children."
Kangxi pointed his finger and said, "You and Wei Dongting have already made your plans, so just watch me make a fool of myself."
His tone was angry, but he understood that Wei Dongting and Fei Yanggu were the ones who most protected his imperial dignity.
"Haven't you been like this since you were little? Aren't you used to it?" Fei Yang was much more traditional. When Wei Dongting returned to the capital to report on his duties, Kangxi was furious in no time, but he was also in a very good mood.
Emperor Kangxi was helpless; it was better that these two hadn't changed.
Qingyan followed Yin over and stood at the door. Hearing Kangxi arguing with Fei Yanggu again, he shook his head helplessly. From the beginning, Kangxi had argued with Fei Yanggu quite a bit.
"Little darling, come in quickly." Consort Tong couldn't wait to go to the beach.
Sea fishing!
She heard the name for the first time, but she was still very interested.
The Yin and Yin families entered the shop and respectfully greeted each other.
When Yin Genjueluo and Qingyan saw the raw materials on the table, they understood what they were going to do. Her suspicious gaze kept drifting towards Yin.
"What are you looking at!" Yin muttered.
Seeing the expressions on his two sons' faces, Kangxi felt somewhat at ease. With two sons at the bottom, he wouldn't be ridiculed by Fei Yanggu.
"Little darling, you make the arrangements. Get it done quickly, then we'll go sea fishing!" Kangxi also hoped to go fishing as soon as possible, hoping to redeem himself. "You two should also wash your hands. Even Yiken'e knows how to do that, how can you elders not?"
Yin and Yin's faces darkened instantly; their father truly believed that sharing happiness was better than keeping it to himself.
After everyone washed their hands, a bento box was placed in front of each person who was alone. They made rice balls according to their own preferences.
An hour later, Kangxi looked at the rice balls in his lunchbox and then peeked at Fei Yanggu's rice balls, which were of a suitable size.
"Let's go!" Kangxi gave the order, and everyone changed into their outdoor clothes and headed to their respective carriages.
On the carriage, Qingyan felt uneasy; Kangxi's behavior today was too unusual.
"Fourth Prince, Father Emperor wouldn't..." Qingyan was interrupted by Yin's laughter before she could finish speaking.
"It's rare to see Father Emperor so relaxed. Father-in-law will be fine. In fact, Father Emperor is even happier now," Yin reassured Qingyan.
Before leaving, Kangxi took the three children directly into the carriage, and now the two of them can still talk easily.
"Really?" Qingyan asked in disbelief.
"Of course, don't take it too seriously. There's more to the quarrel between Father and Father-in-law than just this. This rice ball incident will make Father very happy." Yin had to admit that Empress Dowager Tong also had a look of watching the show. "When we go sea fishing later, we can just watch from the sidelines and not get too close."
At this moment, Yin didn't really want to talk about Kangxi's past history, as it was quite a pain in the ass.
Um?
"Sisi, you won't end up like me, will you?" Her family had gone fishing together. Every time, she caught significantly more fish than Yin.
Yin was speechless. Couldn't Qingyan just forget about all this?
In contrast, Kangxi caught even less fish than Yinzhen, while Feiyanggu felt more accomplished.
"Fourth Brother, this is really bad. Father has always been a great angler. Back then, after being outdone by Ah Hun and the others, he got really determined and dug a pond in the backyard. Whenever he has time, he goes fishing." Qingyan patted his forehead. This is really going to be a mess.
Hehehe!
Yin smiled unkindly, saying that even Empress Dowager Tong had said that she rarely saw Kangxi make a fool of himself.
"Hey!" Qingyan said angrily, "We're going to have fun, let's not come back disappointed."
Upon arriving at the seaside, Kangxi ordered Tulichen and the others to retreat to a distance. He glanced at Fei Yanggu's eerie smile, snorted, and sat down directly on a rock.
"If that doesn't work, go sit with Empress Dowager Tong," Fei Yanggu said to Kangxi, feeling as if he had returned to his youth.
"Tch!" Kangxi felt a pang of nostalgia. "In the future, let's vent like this more often, it'll be like returning to our youthful days."
Fei Yanggu laughed heartily. Kangxi had indeed been on the throne for too long and longed to reminisce about the past.
"Don't get angry. Otherwise, go find Wei Dongting!" Fei Yanggu made the request directly.
Kangxi was speechless for a moment: "Hmm, don't get angry. Go find that brat, or he'll be driven mad!"
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