Chapter 19: I don't want to have a baby
Yuyan shared her own recipe for healthy meals.
In fact, it is not something very special. After he finished speaking, except for the brothers Yinzhen and Yinxiang, all the princes looked bored, as if to say, is that it?
The prince could not help but sneer, "Old Fourth, you and your Fu Jin usually eat this in your house? Is there no money in your house? Could it be that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has deducted it?"
This is worse than what farmers eat. How can you stay healthy?
The prince's wet nurse is now the head of the Imperial Household Department. Is the fourth child doing this to make people think that he ordered Ling Pu to mistreat the fourth child? He has such a vicious heart!
Yinzhen, who was in the crowd, also had a look of confusion on his face.
He has at least given his fourth brother and his wife nearly 200,000 taels of silver as a gift. Why are they still eating this? Isn't the fourth brother's family rich enough?
When Queen Tongjia passed away, all her things were given to the fourth brother. Why is the fourth brother getting more and more stingy? The fourth sister-in-law is also like that. It doesn't look like that.
Yinzhen said, "Your Highness has misunderstood. It is not what you think. Everything is fine in my house. Those foods do have such effects. The imperial physicians in the palace and the doctors outside will know it if you ask them."
The prince wanted to say something, but Kangxi waved his hand and the prince had to keep silent.
Kangxi said: "In that case, let's all taste it."
With just one word from Kangxi, all the meals that Yuyan had previously arranged were overturned.
Fortunately, she is used to making backups, just in case something unexpected happens, so she habitually makes second-hand preparations.
Yinzhen was even more cautious and thorough in this regard.
So Kangxi's sudden change of mind did not make the two of them panic.
The kitchen of Jingcheng Garden was well-prepared with everything. Even when a new task suddenly came, they did not panic because there was still some time before the meal, so they just slowly prepared the food according to Fu Jin's order.
At this time, we really have to benefit from the friendship that Yuyan and Fujin quickly established.
From Fu Jin and the others, Yu Yan got to know a little about the tastes of the masters, so the types of meals for each person would vary according to their tastes.
It is not possible to inquire about the dining tastes of the Crown Prince and Kangxi, but with Yinzhen around, this is not a difficult task.
Even though the hobbies of emperors and princes were taboo, there were always a few things they liked to eat, which their sons and brothers still knew.
Yuyan also put a lot of thought into this banquet.
The food served to each person is based on their taste, and the prepared dishes are placed on the round table where everyone eats together.
You can use it at will. The main feature is a comprehensive supply.
The princes, who were used to eating delicacies from land and sea, found this health-preserving meal not very tasty.
But after eating it, I felt unexpectedly refreshed, not as hot as before when I ate too much meat.
This is rare in a summer like this.
But it is absolutely impossible for them to brag.
Kangxi, on the other hand, enjoyed the food and ate more than when he was in the palace. He also praised Yuyan and Yinzhen for their efforts, saying that the combination of the health-preserving meal was indeed good.
This has much less medicinal flavor than the maintenance prescriptions the imperial physician had given him before, and is richer in flavor. It tastes refreshing and delicious, and is a home-cooked dish that he hasn't had in many years.
Seeing Kangxi praising Yu Yan and praising Yinzhen, the prince became more unhappy. Fortunately, he had plans for today and did not go to meet Yinzhen. Instead, he smiled and told Kangxi about the gifts his brothers gave to Yinzhen, which made Kangxi excited and he also wanted to go and have a look.
No matter what their private relationship was, the princes valued respectability, so the gifts they sent were naturally presentable.
Moreover, they knew that Kangxi would also come to the family dinner. They didn't know whether Kangxi would read the gifts, but they had to put in enough effort to show off.
The things seemed suitable to Kangxi, except that he did not see the gift from the crown prince.
Kangxi asked the prince: "You didn't say anything to congratulate him?"
The prince was waiting for these words.
The prince smiled and asked someone to bring something up, saying, "The gift I gave you is not big, but it is also valuable. If I leave it here, I am afraid someone will damage it. I want to give it to my fourth brother in front of Khan Ama."
The rectangular box that the prince used to store things was obviously worth a fortune.
When I opened it, I saw a handful of rice seeds neatly placed inside.
Kangxi looked at it carefully and said, "This vaguely resembles rice seeds from the south."
Rice seeds in the north don't grow like this.
The prince said, "Khan Ama has a keen eye, and nothing can be hidden from him. These are the new seeds sent from the south, and they were delivered to me yesterday."
"When Khan Ama and I were inspecting the rice fields in Changchun Garden, Khan Ama said that he didn't know what the rice from the south would taste like. I knew that the rice from the south would not taste good when grown here. Since Khan Ama wanted it, I asked someone to find the best rice seeds."
"I was walking around the garden just now and saw that there are many rice fields here. I remembered that when we were cultivating Changchun Garden, Khan Ama praised my fourth brother for his efficiency. My fourth brother also said that working in the fields helped him calm down and he liked it. So I thought of giving him rice seeds so that he could grow them well and show his filial piety to Khan Ama."
The prince smiled warmly at Yinzhen, "I made this decision for my fourth brother. I wonder if my fourth brother will blame me for taking the initiative? I wonder if my fourth brother has the ability to grow the crops."
The prince did it deliberately.
How could a prince go to the fields to grow crops?
Kangxi was very concerned about agriculture. He personally took the princes to the fields of Changchun Garden and spent a whole day tidying up the fields before handing them over to the farmers to plant.
At that time, the fourth child performed well and the emperor praised him highly. The prince took it to heart. Since he loved to show off, he gave the fourth child a chance to do so.
There are also farmlands in Jingcheng Garden. It was the fourth child himself who said that he likes to farm and calm down. If you want to be competitive even in farming, then go ahead and farm. Farm hard.
This small box of rice seeds was just for show; the prince had prepared a whole bag for Yinzhen.
When the prince said this, Kangxi also looked at Yinzhen with a smile. How could Yinzhen not agree? He had to agree.
When a sack of seeds was brought up, all the princes secretly gasped in their hearts. How long will it take to plant them? Why not just give up the job and plant the fields every day?
This is exactly what the prince is thinking.
Doesn't the fourth son like to show off and be competitive? With this matter tied up, let's see how he can still show off in front of the emperor!
The prince's move of cutting off the source of the problem was cruel enough.
The key was to take advantage of Kangxi's emphasis on agriculture. In recent years, Kangxi has been thinking about eating rice grown from rice seeds in the south, but the results have not been good.
Kangxi had high hopes for his fourth son, who was now outstanding in every aspect.
Kangxi looked at Yinzhen with a smile and said: "Grow them well and honor me."
Yinzhen nodded in agreement.
After strolling around the garden in the morning and taking a break for lunch, Kangxi planned to return to Changchun Garden at two or three o'clock. There was still more than half an hour left, so Kangxi wanted to see the children.
After inspecting the garden and seeing that the fourth prince and his wife were doing fine, he wanted to see how the emperor's grandchildren were doing.
The fourth child is now quite talented in both civil and military affairs, and I don’t know how many of his children will be outstanding.
The Song family’s status was not high enough, so the eldest princess came on her own.
Although they had prepared for the possibility that the children would meet the Holy Chariot, it was impossible for a few sick children to strengthen their physical foundation in just ten days or half a month.
In other words, they looked quite neat, but upon closer inspection, the eldest and second princesses did not seem strong, their bodies were thin, and the eldest princess even had a slight cough.
The second and third princes did not look very well either, but the fourth prince Hongshi, who was just one year old, was very strong. But the child was still young and had been taught the rules, but it was his first time meeting the emperor, and perhaps because he had been admonished, he was a little scared and did not feel very relaxed.
Kangxi couldn't help but think of Honghui.
This child entered the palace when he was five years old, and Kangxi met him several times. Among the fourth child, Kangxi was most impressed by Honghui.
That child was smart and well-mannered. In Kangxi's opinion, he looked like a grandson of the emperor. Nowadays, those who are smart and well-mannered are not so good.
But seeing that the fourth son and the fourth son Fu Jin had finally let it go, Kangxi no longer mentioned this painful matter.
He only said to Yinzhen: "We are talking about having many children and good fortune. You and your Fu Jin should work hard. Give me and your mother a few more smart and talented children."
Kangxi's evaluation of his existing children was that they were all good children, and that was all he wanted.
Li was also serving beside him. Four of the six children in the Fourth Prince's mansion were born to her, but three of them were in poor health, which made Li feel guilty. She herself was in good health, but she didn't know why the children she gave birth to were not so good, always with this or that problem.
The emperor was obviously dissatisfied with this, and Li almost knelt down to apologize. She didn't dare to be proud of having a child.
Kangxi also casually said: "Children from farmers' families are always easy to raise because they always work in the fields. Fourth brother, you can try to ask them to exercise with you. We, the descendants of the Qing royal family, cannot be raised too lavishly."
It is not enough for one person to do the work, and all the children in the house have to be dragged along to do the hard labor.
Yuyan looked at those children. She had little contact with them, so it was hard for her to make any final conclusion, but it was clear that they did not grow up well.
It was not enough for Kangxi to give birth to her. He also decided the direction of the Prince's residence for the next year.
Big and small, they go farming and exercising together.
The prince's move directly brought Yinzhen back home to farm and raise the children.
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Yuyan stood beside Yinzhen, and next to her was Li, whose face was stiff from smiling and who felt a little guilty and afraid, and then there were the frail children.
Yuyan's eyebrows were curved when she smiled.
She once attended an industry event and smiled the entire day while remaining sincere and warm, so it was not difficult for her to receive Kangxi.
She could complain in her heart and at the same time smile very considerately to Kangxi.
This is a family standing at the gate of the garden to see Kangxi off.
When Kangxi returned to the Changchun Garden next door, it was just a matter of lifting his feet.
Nothing else happened next. After the princes sent Kangxi back, they went their separate ways.
Yinzhen heard what Yuyan was thinking. Kangxi and his entourage walked away in a grand manner. The smile on Yinzhen's face froze. Was Fujin unhappy?
Is it because the Emperor's father mentioned the matter of having a baby, which reminded Fu Jin of the deceased Honghui, so he felt sad?
[I don’t want to have children.]
When Yinzhen heard it, it was true.
He sighed in his heart. Fu Jin couldn't let go of Honghui. As a father, how could he ever forget Honghui?
But people can't always dwell on the past when they live their lives.
Fu Jin's health has just improved, so he should be more open-minded. They are still young and will have many opportunities in the future.