For several days, the tents were calm and peaceful. The women settled down and began making their everyday clothes inside the tents. The embroidery and other work were done meticulously by the servants. The women from the various Mongol tribes were still running around, leaving all the work to the servants.
Therefore, the Mongol leaders often tried to make their presence known to Emperor Kangxi, and apart from those on duty behind curtains, all of them rested inside tents.
Every morning, after Qingyan saw Yin off and had breakfast, she went directly to the inner chamber to begin embroidering a purse for Yin.
She designed all the accessories for her everyday clothes herself, so that they could be matched with a set of accessories.
"Master, the fabric for the everyday clothes is all embroidered!" Su Lan and Su Shu worked frantically and finished by dawn.
Qingyan looked at the auspicious clouds embroidered with colorful gold thread, layer upon layer, using shading design, all the embroidery had a certain depth and fortune.
"It's been cut to my measurements. You all wait outside for the next few days, and don't let anyone disturb me!" Qingyan looked at the fabric and realized that hand-sewing clothes was indeed quite time-consuming.
Su Lan and Su Shu quickly agreed and placed everything on the table. Qing Yan's design for the everyday clothes featured arrow-shaped sleeves, which differed somewhat from the current ones. She first sewed the arrow sleeves, which were embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns in gold thread on the royal blue sleeves, making them particularly eye-catching from a distance.
Before lunch, she rubbed her eyes. The whole morning had left her with a sore back and aching waist. In the palace, everything for Yin was prepared by the Imperial Household Department, while Qingyan mainly made items like purses.
She had originally planned to use the embroidery to create a beautiful grassland scene as a screen to conceal the bathroom in her courtyard. Now, all of these carefully prepared silk threads have been turned into clothes for Yin.
"Good girl, take a nap!" When Yin returned for lunch, he found that Qingyan had been busy putting on her everyday clothes and had no time to rest.
Qingyan heard the sound and looked up. It was already lunchtime.
"Fourth Prince, you're back early today?" Qingyan put down her things and walked towards Yin. As she passed the clock, she made a point of checking the time.
Oops!
Qingyan noticed that it was already past eleven o'clock on the clock, and lunch would have been prepared in the dining room on a normal day.
today.....
"Master, please freshen up first." Qingyan quickly left the inner chamber and headed towards the dining hall.
Inside the dining hall, Su Lan and Su Shu were instructing the maids to set out the meals. The dishes on the table were basically prepared according to the customs of Qingyan Palace, and the menus were all exactly the same.
“My lady, I remember the menu and I made the decision without permission,” Su Lan quickly stepped forward and said.
Since the start of the tour, Qingyan had personally arranged the meals, but this time was an exception. She focused all her attention on dressing in her everyday clothes, at least to avoid embarrassing Yin in public.
"Alright, let's leave it at that for now." Qingyan waved his hand, signaling Sulan to leave first.
Ever since the incident with the punishment, Su Lan has been afraid of Yin and never gets close to him.
Yin came out of the inner chamber and stood behind her. He noticed the food on the table and knew that Qingyan had probably been busy with her everyday clothes all morning and hadn't had the energy to think about anything else.
"Master, let's eat something for now." Qingyan was a little flustered. Since he started arranging meals for Yin, there had never been a similar oversight.
Yin sat in the main seat, his face stern, and picked up the ivory hairpin. Qingyan sat beside him, serving him with utmost care.
"Next time, this will absolutely not be allowed to happen again." If it was overlooked the first time, it can be forgiven.
If similar incidents occur again and again, Yin will definitely punish them severely.
"Yes!" Qingyan stood up and replied.
After taking her seat, she breathed a sigh of relief. Yin had forgiven her this time. Next time, she would definitely make arrangements first before doing anything else.
Lately, she's been feeling a bit disoriented. The closer she gets to the cairn, the more uneasy Qingyan feels.
It is said that the high priests of Mongolia are very powerful and skilled in magic. They probably can't see through anything.
Qingyan was deep in thought, and her eating speed slowed down. Yin noticed this and thought she was blaming herself, so he quickly picked up a piece of stir-fried wood ear fungus and placed it on her bowl.
"Next time, make sure you arrange these things first before dealing with other things. Otherwise, in other people's eyes, you won't have handled things well," Yin instructed Qingyan.
During the days of accompanying the emperor, the female relatives must be careful, because a single word from someone could lead to trouble.
Qingyan quickly laughed; he had misunderstood.
After lunch break, Qingyan saw Yin off and first summoned Sulan and Sushu.
"Next time, if I forget to prepare the meal menu, you two should remind me!" Yin was very particular about these things.
Occasionally, the princes would visit each other, and the women's elaborate preparations were related to the princes' reputation.
Su Lan and Su Shu quickly nodded and said, "We will pay attention, Master. Should we arrange the dinner menu now?"
The imperial kitchen will certainly be busy. Today, the princes will all be having afternoon tea in the imperial tent, so the dinner will definitely be delayed.
"Have someone prepare the noodles, and Su Shu will prepare the rest herself!" Qing Yan thought for a moment, this should be the fastest way.
When traveling, Emperor Kangxi always kept things simple. However, how could anyone let Emperor Kangxi not eat well?
"In addition, the Empress Dowager requested a vegetarian meal for lunch!" Su Lan inquired and learned that the Empress Dowager had already ordered vegetarian meals to be prepared since the day she set up camp, presumably in preparation for going to the Aobao to worship.
Qingyan was startled; none of them had noticed. Fortunately, Sulan had gone to investigate beforehand.
"Starting from dinner, do not prepare any more meat dishes, not even meat toppings for noodles!" Qingyan decided to follow the Empress Dowager's dietary guidelines.
Vegetarian food!
Since we're going to offer sacrifices, it's best to fast beforehand.
As evening approached, Yin noticed that there was no meat left on the dinner table. A slight smile appeared on his lips. He had originally intended to ask Qingyan for some, but she had already taken care of it herself.
"Master, I didn't notice that the Empress Dowager has already become a vegetarian. Let's follow that." Qingyan muttered.
Emperor Kangxi should instruct the imperial kitchen to keep a close eye on the princes' diet.
"Yes, the same goes for the Thirteenth Prince. All his meat is made into soup." Yinxiang is still growing, so Kangxi won't care. But we married princes need to be extra careful.
Qingyan nodded, observed carefully, and was very satisfied with the dinner.
After dinner, Yin went to his study to work, while Qingyan lay in the bathtub, her eyes closed in exhaustion. Sulan came in for the first time to bathe Qingyan. The day's busyness had left her back stiff, like a lump.
"Sulan, prepare some dragon beard noodles in the duck soup I made for the Thirteenth Prince, top them with some vegetables, and send them directly to the Prince's study. Also, send another bowl directly to the Thirteenth Prince!" Qingyan doesn't need late-night snacks unless Yinfei drags her along.
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