For several days in a row, Qingyan's small kitchen delivered dishes to the carriages ahead. Yinzhi and Dong'e often quarreled, and Yin Genjueluo also frequently delivered dishes, exchanging experiences with the other wives.
"Little darling, the dishes you made in your little kitchen are quite good!" Consort Tong glanced at Lady Dong'e out of the corner of her eye. Everyone knew that the Third Prince's wife had not prepared enough, which had caused the Third Prince to suffer.
Kangxi didn't say anything, but he didn't give the Dong E clan a kind look. Consort Tong even summoned the Dong E clan to the imperial carriage and gave them a lecture.
"Mother, if you like it, I'll bring you the recipe!" Qingyan replied with a smile. "I prepared quite a few ingredients before leaving the capital."
Following Consort Tong's advice, Qingyan prepared ingredients that were unavailable along the way.
"No need. You will send me three meals a day. His Majesty also thinks it's a bit too much. Sending me twice a day is enough!" Consort Tong hinted to Xiao Guai that she didn't need to send to everyone. Dong Eshi was so ungrateful that it was better not to send her.
Qingyan stood up and agreed, saying that he no longer wanted to send anything to Dong'e. In the past few days, they had sent several dishes, but except for the first time, they had hardly eaten any of them.
"Third Sister-in-law, are the things alright?" Qingyan asked.
In public, Qingyan is very considerate of her sisters-in-law, and she won't easily spit on them unless they really provoke her.
Lady Dong'e smiled awkwardly and disposed of all the remaining dishes except for the first day's.
"It's alright!" Dong Eshi smiled.
Qingyan gave a cold laugh. That was such an official statement that no one could find fault with it.
Yin Genjue glanced at Qingyan; Dong E's words were impeccable.
"Third brother's family, you don't have to force yourself if you don't like it, little darling, you don't need to prepare anything for the third brother's family anymore!" Consort Tong said directly.
Many of the princes' wives found it strange, as Consort Tong rarely embarrassed the princes' wives. In public, the princes' primary wives represented the dignity of the royal family.
"Yes!" Qingyan quickly replied.
Yin Zong said that Yin Zhi often complained, always feeling that Dong E Shi hadn't prepared much.
After he was released, Yinzhi often complained that his wife was incompetent, while Yin and Yin lived such a comfortable life. Among the princes, Yinzhi was completely outmatched.
"Mother, I had the kitchen make some small twisted dough sticks. They can be a snack!" Qingyan waved her hand, and Sulan brought out a plate of small twisted dough sticks from outside the door.
Upon hearing this, Songkriyirha's eyes lit up.
The food prepared by her fourth aunt was the most delicious. Every time her mother took her to the Fourth Prince's residence, she could satisfy her appetite.
"Little guy, you can't use it too much!" Songkelierha's teeth are still a bit soft, and eating these hard things too often might make his teeth crooked.
The requirements for royal princesses are extremely strict; they can't possibly have incomplete teeth when they open their mouths.
"Ah!" Songkelierha said with a face full of reluctance, "Fourth Aunt, I like it!"
"Little one, don't you always say you want to be as beautiful as Grandma Guima? What will you do if you open your mouth and your teeth aren't even straight?" Consort Tong quickly comforted the little girl, seeing her unwilling expression.
Qingyan smiled, knowing that Consort Tong had a knack for comforting children; at least, Songkelierha stopped causing trouble.
The twisted dough sticks were served, and the ladies took one one each. They were crispy and delicious, with a subtle sweetness filling their mouths.
Lady Dong'e liked these little twisted dough sticks and wanted to ask Qingyan how they were made, but Consort Tong's words made her swallow her words.
"Fourth Princess Consort, how are these twisted dough sticks made?" a princess consort asked. She had two young sons who liked sweet things.
“Okay, in a bit, I’ll have Sulan give everyone a recipe. If you want to make it, you can follow along!” Qingyan caught a glimpse of Dong E’s smiling eyes out of the corner of his eye.
Dong Eshi was not a bad person by nature, but she cared too much about external things, which made her lose face in front of Consort Tong.
On the Empress Dowager's side, Dong E's surname was the biggest mistake; whenever she appeared, the Empress Dowager would basically not give her a good look.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, please give me the recipe for these four kinds of rice cakes as well. My teeth aren't good, but I really like these little snacks," Tatara asked from the side.
Of the four kinds of snacks, three were inquired about, with the small twisted dough sticks being the most popular. The ladies all felt that this snack was the best for children to chew on.
"Sure, but kids who are losing their baby teeth should eat less of these little twisted dough sticks. I'm worried they might make their teeth crooked!" The royal family and the imperial clan have strict requirements for their children's appearance, and their teeth must be straight.
In an instant, the wives understood that Xiao Guai's advice was the most practical.
Putting themselves in their shoes, they might not tell outsiders about these drawbacks. The more people who know, the more competitive the children will be, and everyone wants their daughter to stay in Beijing.
Consort Tong nodded in satisfaction. Xiao Guai was quite popular among the wives, at least without any change.
"Little darling, the flavors of these twisted dough sticks are different!" Consort Tong was a little surprised. All the twisted dough sticks she had eaten had different flavors. Some were very sweet, and some were salty. All of this surprised Consort Tong.
“Yes, Master doesn’t like to eat rice from the fields, so in order to get him to eat more, I asked Sulan Zhu to make some savory ones,” Qingyan quickly said.
Women love to serve their husbands, and they are very happy if they can have something to show off to their men.
Many of the wives asked for the recipes for savory pastries, and some even thought about making them themselves after they got back.
While Qiu Mi is away and doesn't have a concubine, she should quickly have a child so that she won't have to worry about this anymore when she goes back.
"Alright, just bring the prescription over, everyone can leave now." Consort Tong also felt a headache coming on; these wives were all hoping to get more prescriptions from Xiao Guai.
They rarely get to come out, and the things Xiao Guai prepared were so good that even Emperor Kangxi thought they were excellent. No wonder so many people wanted them.
After watching everyone leave, Consort Tong gave Xiao Guai some extra instructions.
"Little darling, don't give some of the prescriptions to these ladies-in-waiting. Who knows what they might do with them!" Every family has daughters-in-waiting. Anren might go back and teach his daughters, but Little darling's Fourth Prince's mansion will definitely have women coming in.
Instead of leaving Yin's preferences to others and letting Xiao Guai be passive, it would be better to directly involve him in the business.
"No need, Mother, Yin already knows all this!" Xiao Guai was quite satisfied with Yin's resistance and felt that she no longer needed to worry and there would definitely be no problem. "Besides, Yin doesn't like to eat snacks. I noticed that the wives were always trying to find some topics to talk about, so I steered the conversation here."
Qingyan's words reassured Consort Tong; the little one wasn't too stupid after all. The wives of the imperial concubines were now eyeing the Fourth Prince's residence. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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