"Girl, the Ai family saw the 'Siyuan' you asked the artist to draw and really liked it. Yesterday the emperor came to visit the Ai family. After seeing the painting, he agreed repeatedly and specified the date of the day.
It’s good to go and see for yourself. The Ai family also mentioned it to the emperor. When the spring comes, we will also go out for an outing to enjoy the flowers." During breakfast on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, the Queen Mother took Jin Xi and chatted,
As we chatted, we talked about the beautiful scenery of "Siyuan".
As soon as the Queen Mother said this, not only the maids Jin Xi, Zi Yuan, Zi Xia and Zi Lu were also overjoyed.
If you think about it carefully, they haven't accompanied the Queen Mother out of the palace for several years. Even if they occasionally leave the palace for important matters, they follow the Queen Mother's order and go back as soon as possible according to the time. Not to mention flower viewing and outing.
Even having a simple meal outside the palace is not enough time.
"Okay. As soon as the weather gets warmer, Jinxi will go to Siyuan to prepare for an outing. A few days ago, Si Age also bought a set of barbecue equipment from a foreigner. By then, we can also learn from the foreigners and bake freshly.
Wouldn’t it be extremely pleasant to eat it now and enjoy it while eating?”
In fact, she suggested that Captain Locke buy the barbecue grill and a complete set of barbecue equipment. She had long wanted to try barbecue in Daqing.
Jin Xi squinted and smiled, imagining how it would be nice to sit on the green lawn under the warm sun, eat barbecue, chat and enjoy the beautiful scenery!
"Oh? That kid Yinzhen is quite thoughtful. He used to learn English from Nanda University. After he learned it, even the emperor thought it was good. He said that if you learn another language, you can learn more about other countries. Haha... This
No, the burdens on the shoulders of these brothers are getting heavier and heavier now. They all have to learn English, arithmetic... Yiai family, it would be good to learn some of these things, but don’t affect the full legacy left by our ancestors.
Mongolian culture is the best."
"The Queen Mother is overly worried. My fourth brother is learning English and arithmetic. That is under the premise that he is proficient in all the Manchu and Mongolian courses. If learning the knowledge of the Qing Dynasty is too difficult for us, how can we still learn foreign knowledge?
As the saying goes, those who are capable work hard, and it would be good for Fourth Brother to learn more knowledge. At least we can still eat Western food and barbecue that are popular among foreigners, don’t you think so, Queen Mother?"
"Haha, you girl, your mind works very fast! That's right, the Ai family has never seen any Western food or barbecue, let alone tasted it, thanks to Yinzhen. Let's enjoy it next time!" The Queen Mother!
Hearing what Jin Xi said, he smiled heartily and nodded in praise.
"The Queen Mother, the Prince and all the brothers have come to pay their respects." Ziwei, who was waiting outside the dining hall, came in with a smile and announced.
"Oh? Are they all here? Let them in quickly. They said it's a cold day, so they don't need to say hello... But they have all had breakfast? If not, hurry up and ask the kitchen to make some more dishes.
Come up." When the Queen Mother heard that the prince and all the brothers came to Yongshou Palace to pay their respects, she hurriedly asked Ziwei to invite them in. A carbon basin was set up in the dining room to keep it warm.
"There's no need to be busy, Aunt Ukuma. The grandchildren came here after having breakfast."
A group of people jumped in, lined up in a row, and greeted the Queen Mother. The Crown Prince spoke to the Queen Mother on behalf of all the brothers.
"Have you used them all? Don't be polite to Wukuma. Other book friends can read normally: Today's breakfast is what Jinxi girl made early. Ziyuan, tell me what it is? Take a look.
Do you want to eat anything? Pick some up and try them. Just think of them as snacks, it’s still early for lunch. Fill your stomach.”
"Gege started preparing it since yesterday afternoon. Because the Queen Mother likes to eat light food, she specially cooked three flavors of porridge. There are pumpkin and millet porridge, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and mushroom, chicken, and winter bamboo shoot porridge. It is very popular in the street market now.
I also baked a lot of sesame and mung bean cakes and salt and pepper sugar. I also steamed crab roe buns, glutinous rice cakes with bean paste, and osmanthus and lotus leaf cakes. I also cooked a big pot of ginger milk tea, which is very suitable for drinking in the morning. Oh, Gege even made it specially.
I made a large tower of fresh fruit cake and squeezed a large pot of fresh orange juice." Ziyuan smiled and reported the porridge and snacks Jinxi made this morning one by one.
In this compartment, there were already several young brothers who were staring at Zi Yuan with their bright eyes, which made the Queen Mother laugh. When Zi Yuan finished announcing her name for breakfast, she waved her hand, gesturing for her to go down and get some hot food.
Bring the snacks for you guys to try.
"I have long heard that Jin Xi Gege is very capable. Today, we brothers are greatly blessed by the Queen Mother and are fortunate to taste Gege's craftsmanship." The fifth elder brother smiled and glanced at the Queen Mother who stood beside the Queen Mother.
Jin Xi took the lead in speaking.
"Look at what you kid said, do you miss out on the new snacks made by Jinxi on weekdays? Every time you arrive at the right time, when did you fall behind? Don't think that the Ai family is old, deaf and blind.
Don't you remember?" The Queen Mother pretended to be angry and glared at Yinqi, and then said with a smile. Before she finished speaking, the other brothers laughed at Yinqi.
"So it turns out that fifth brother often comes to Yongshou Palace to steal food? Shame, shame, shame!" The three-year-old Xiaosi Yinzhen also learned to tease his elder brother.
The five-year-old thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang was not to be outdone: "Fifth brother, next time you come to Wukuma, you must bring Yinxiang with you. Otherwise, if Yinxiang has delicious food, he will not give it to you!"
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"Haha! You kids, if you get together, the Yongshou Palace of the Ai family will be very lively. OK, OK, next time, as soon as the girl comes to the kitchen and develops new delicacies, the Ai family will send someone to notify you to come and taste it, okay?
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"But Sister Wukuma, Yinxiang heard from Ninth Brother that Jinxi Gege is going to get married soon? What should we do?" The quick-talking Thirteenth Brother Yinxiang pouted and complained about what Yinxiang had learned a few days ago.
The latest news heard from Zhu, other book friends can read it normally:.
"Oh? Jin Xi is getting married? Why didn't the Ai family know?" Hearing this, the Queen Mother looked up in surprise at Jin Xi, who had the same surprised expression, and then looked down at the twelve Minato who were standing there.
Dozens of good-looking grandchildren narrowed their eyes and smiled: "Zhen'er, where did you get this gossip? Could it be a mistake? Jinxi girl is only eleven years old after the Chinese New Year, but the Ai family is reluctant to part with it.
She should get married early!"
Yinzhen, who looked a little embarrassed, took advantage of the Queen Mother not paying attention, glared at Yinxiang fiercely, and cursed secretly: What a talkative little brat! I won't reveal any secrets to him next time.
Then he took a step forward, lowered his head and explained to the Queen Mother: "Maybe my grandson really heard it wrong. I hope that Mother Ukumar will not upset Yinzhen."
"Haha... You kid, you are a bit impatient. You should learn from your brothers. After the New Year, you will be nine years old. Take it easy, stay with your brothers and learn some things about government affairs.
, so that I can help your Emperor Ama solve your problems as soon as possible."
After the Queen Mother gave Yinzhen a few words of advice, she glanced at the seventh elder brother, Yinyou, who was huddled in the corner. She sighed helplessly and waved to Yinzhen, "My child, come over to the Ai family. It's winter this year. My legs are so tight."
Does it still hurt?"
"Thank you so much for your concern, Wukuma. Since I used the recipe suggested by Jinxi Gege, Xiao Qi's legs no longer hurt." Yinyou held on to his cane and carefully walked up to the Queen Mother, and respectfully responded to the Queen Mother. Jin Xi's eyes met and they smiled gently.
Jin Xi also nodded and smiled at him.
Among this large group of princes and princes, apart from Yinzhen, Yiyou, who is one year older than her, has the best personal relationship with her. Speaking of the friendship between the two, we must trace back to what happened in Qiu Lie last year. You was injured in Mulan Paddock. The imperial doctor diagnosed that the root cause of the disease was left in his left leg, which was a slight lameness.
After that, Yinyou felt depressed for a while, and was later ordered by the emperor to stay with the Queen Mother in Ciren Palace for a while.
Under the empress dowager's order, Jinxi often went to the side hall where Yinyou lived to chat with him to relax his mood. Later, he learned that his legs would be sore from the cold when winter came, so he went home to celebrate the New Year while he was out of the palace. I took the opportunity to find medicinal materials for treating cold legs, and selected several aromatherapy essential oils from Miyu Aromatherapy Shop that can help soothe the mind. I took advantage of the New Year's Eve palace banquet and sent them to Yinyou. At first, I soaked twice a day, one After the month, the foot bath was reduced to once a day. After a year of foot bath physiotherapy and aromatherapy, Yinyou’s legs no longer feel cold and painful. Even his spirit is much better than before he was lame.
He knew in his heart that all this was due to Jin Xi, and the friendship between the two became deeper and deeper.
Although Yinyou is introverted, it cannot be denied that he is a versatile talent. Whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or the Four Books and Five Classics, Jinxi thinks that he is not his opponent. Unless the two compete in cooking, female celebrities, taekwondo...
"What are you thinking about? Are you so lost in thought?"
The arrival of Yinzhen interrupted her thoughts, and she shook her head with a chuckle, "It's nothing, I suddenly feel that time flies by so fast, and it's almost the Chinese New Year." It has been five years since she came to this world. Things are unpredictable. , and I don’t know what happened to my comatose body.
"What? At such a young age, do you still lament that time flies by like your elders?" Yinzhen raised his hand and tapped her head: "Sometimes I really want to open your little head and see what is stuffed inside. You know so many gadgets. I heard from Xiao Qi that you personally prepare the medicine packs for his daily foot soaks. Why don’t you write a prescription to the imperial doctor? There are so many medicinal materials in the palace, why do you need to find them yourself? ?”
"You don't know this, right? It's just a folk prescription. Even if I write it down, the imperial doctors may not accept it. Rather than being questioned by them, it's better to do it yourself. Look, after one year, the effect is good, right?"
She didn't lie to Yinzhen, this prescription was indeed a folk remedy. Back then, her grandfather's legs and feet were not feeling well, and he suffered from cold pain as soon as winter came. Her grandmother made her own foot massage recipe, two of which were still weeds. When she got it to the hospital, there was no doctor. She knew it. So Jinxi went out to look for it in person. There was no medicine hall, so she sent people to go into the mountains to search according to the picture she drew. They found the grass and dried it in the sun and fried it. The juice from the frying was used to brew other medicinal materials. Soak it thoroughly, then dry it in the sun, sew it in a cloth bag and soak it thoroughly. Fortunately, although these two wild herbs are not well-known, the growing conditions are not unique and can be found in hot and humid areas. It saves her trouble. Think less.
"When will I be so interested in you? Other book friends will read it normally:" Yinzhen's eyes turned and he seemed to be talking to himself.
"What? You also want to break your muscles and move your bones?" Jin Xi glared at him angrily, "Let's go, since we are going to stay here for lunch, we have to do some work."
"Hey... I am a decent man after all. I can just leave cooking to you. Why drag me into this?..."
"It doesn't matter if you are a man or a man, if you want to eat, you have to do it..."
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Yinyou leaned against the wall, listening to the two people's intimate laughter fading away, and couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile. He stretched out his hand to caress his left leg and knee, and couldn't help but sigh to himself: For this reason, he and Jinxi, They can only be close friends. And Fourth Brother and Jinxi are very likely to be...
"It turns out that seventh brother likes me!"
A sudden laughter came from behind Yinyou, so shocked that he could hardly stand up.
"Tai...Brother Prince!" Yinyou hurriedly saluted the visitor, but he had no choice but to stand for a long time. His hands holding the cane could not use their strength, and he almost fell down.
"Second brother, the seventh brother's leg injury has not healed yet. It's not like you don't know. Why do you need to scare him like this?!" The fifth elder brother, Yinqi, who was following the prince, shook his head helplessly and stepped forward to help Yinyou. "Xiao Qi" ,Does it matter if you want it?"
"I'm fine." Yinyou shook his head, looked up at Prince Yinreng, bit his lip and said bravely: "Brother Prince, Xiaoqi didn't mean what you just said... Jinxi Gege is Xiaoqi. A benefactor, Xiao Qi is only grateful to her and has absolutely nothing else..."
"Okay, okay, if you like it, just like it. Why are you talking so much? I'm not like you. I want it but don't dare to ask for it. I will go to Huang Ama tomorrow and ask him to give me the hibiscus seal..."
"Brother Prince..."
"Second brother..."
Before the prince finished speaking, both Yiyou and Yinqi changed their expressions, and other book friends read normally: They all knew that Jinxi was familiar with the fourth brother before entering the palace. In the two years since entering the palace, their relationship with Jinxi has also changed. Quite a few, no matter how dull you are, you won't be able to tell that the fourth brother has other thoughts about Jinxi.
Now, the prince actually wants to interfere, then...
"What are you doing? Can't you ask Huang Ama to ask for her? Huh! It's just a wrapper, but after giving it a special name, do you really think that you are a noble master? I think the fourth brother is also dizzy. Yes, if you want, it’s really a big joke to learn how to talk about love with people who value affection!”
"Second brother, you can't say that. Fourth brother and Jin Xi knew each other first, and what you did..."
"Take it by force! I know that you are all on the same road as Yinzhen, and everyone thinks that he is just following his lead. Humph, I don't believe that Huang Ama would embarrass his legitimate son for a minister! Just wait and see, I will definitely get her. By then, I would like to see what the expression of that boy Yinzhen will be! Hahaha..."
After the prince laughed wantonly for a few times, he walked away, leaving Yinqi and Yinyou looking at each other.
"Fifth brother..."
"Don't worry, I don't think Huang Ama will agree to the prince's unreasonable request."
"But obviously...the prince brother doesn't like Jinxi, why..."
"This is his temperament. What he doesn't want or can't get, he doesn't want other brothers to have the opportunity to get. The fourth brother's love for Jinxi is not obvious on the surface, but as time goes by, even you and me Even everyone can tell something, let alone the shrewd prince..."
"Is he deliberately trying to embarrass fourth brother?"
"Yeah. I will find an opportunity to tell Fourth Brother about this and ask him to pay more attention... Let's go, Xiaoqi, Ukumama just said that she would ask you about your situation in detail, and Fifth Brother will accompany you there." ( To be continued)