Seeing that the emperor was planning to dine at the Qianqing Palace, Wang Chengen naturally followed suit. His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus must have been very happy to see this!
To be honest, although Wang Chengen served Zhu Yunying for nearly twenty years, he was sent by the retired emperor to serve the current emperor, so he could be considered one of the Hongwu Emperor's men.
As soon as Zhu Yunying arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he heard a commotion inside.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
"Your subject Mei Shunchang (Mei Yongzhen, Mei Jingfu) pays his respects to Your Majesty."
"Your subject Liu Qi (Liu Lin) pays his respects to Your Majesty."
Zhu Yunying said directly, "Imperial Aunt, this is not normal. This is in front of Imperial Grandfather, where we only consider kinship."
Princess Anqing smiled and said, "This is my first time meeting His Majesty, so I bowed. Otherwise, my father would definitely nag me."
“That’s true.” Zhu Yunying chuckled as soon as he thought about it. “I remember when we were little, you called us the eldest grandson of the emperor, and the emperor’s grandfather and grandmother didn’t like it.”
Holding little Zhu, Old Zhu complained, "You're always causing trouble. Our palace is usually so peaceful. Look at these kids making such a ruckus, they're driving us crazy. We could have lived a few more days, but this noise is unbearable."
"Then let's chase them away in a few days and not allow them to enter the palace," Zhu Yunying said casually to Old Zhu, then asked, "Aunt, I remember you used to make a pretty good salted duck. We're not that hungry right now, could you make some for us?"
Princess Ningguo smiled and said, "Then let's go over and add a dish for His Majesty."
Zhu Yunying smiled and nodded, then said, "Then Auntie shouldn't be idle either. Auntie should also make some steamed buns. Speaking of the steamed buns made by the Empress Dowager, I reckon Auntie is the only one who has learned a few of them."
Upon hearing this, Old Zhu's eyes lit up immediately. "That makes sense. I remember my eldest daughter can make some duck blood soup. Let's make that too."
After saying this, Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying with a kind expression and said, "Our grandson is the best; he only remembers us and his grandmother."
Princess Ningguo and Princess Anqing fell silent. They were the ones cooking, and their nephew was just making casual remarks. But in the end, the one who would definitely receive the praise was the nephew!
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