On the Mid-Autumn Festival in the 34th year of Kangxi's reign, Kangxi had no intention of hosting a grand party. He wanted to invite his children and grandchildren to hold a royal family banquet at the Taiji Hall, so as to make the Queen Mother and the old lady happy. The Queen Mother was not the original Queen Mother, and she was wily and scheming, which Kangxi could not do.
If you weren't careful, the old lady would be far less thoughtful, and she would be too lazy to stretch out her hands. She could only protect the concubine Xuan, and Kangxi would naturally be happy to gain a reputation as a filial piety.
The Taiji Hall was originally very spacious, but now it is packed with concubines and above, all the princes inside and outside the palace, their wives, concubines and children, the fifth princess Qi Buchen, the sixth princess Yu Ludai, the seventh princess Jilan (Ci Ai)
(meaning, from Nala noble people), the eighth princess Shu Lu, the ninth princess Songgri (meaning elegant, from Yuan noble people), the tenth princess Shu Yierha, a total of six princesses. The princes include the youngest seventeen
Brother, they are all present, but not everyone has arrived yet. As far as the Queen Mother is concerned, it can be considered a full house of descendants.
The eldest brother only brought his legitimate son, Fujin, and his son Hongyu, while the prince brought the crown prince, Guarjia, and Fujin's Li Jia and Hong Xi. The third and fourth elder brothers had not yet arrived, and the fifth elder brother brought his legitimate son.
The seventh prince of Fujin Tatara and the concubine Fujin Baijia did not have a direct descendant of Fujin, so he only brought the concubine Fujin Barda with him. From the eighth prince onwards, all came alone.
This is the first time Wen Xi has seen Seventh Prince's concubine Fu Jin. Barda is not very beautiful, just a little handsome. Her eyebrows and eyes are very pleasing to the eye, and she has a good-looking appearance. Her demeanor is gentle and decent. Indeed,
It feels quite comfortable to see.
Xiao Mi Tao is still young, so she sits with Wen Xi, in the first position under the Queen Mother's right hand. Xiao Pomegranate has already entered the school. She has her own seat according to the order of the elder brothers. Under the fifteenth elder brother, some
Although he was remote, he looked quite dignified. He was toasting with the fifteenth and fourteenth elder brothers. Wen Xi hurriedly turned her face and ordered: "Zhu'er, go and keep an eye on the sixteenth elder brother and don't allow him to drink."
"——Little brat, what are you drinking?!
Then the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother came belatedly. It was not too late. The Queen Mother and Kangxi had not arrived yet, so it was not too late. They both came with their two wives and concubines. Except for their respective legitimate sons, Fujin,
The third elder brother brought a very charming concubine, and the fourth elder brother actually brought Ruyan! Wenxi was immediately displeased. Didn’t the fourth elder brother hate Ruyan very much? Why did he bring her with him when he entered? And also
Asking Ruyan to hold Li Shisheng’s little princess?!
When the two of them came in, they naturally had to greet Wen Xi first, and then greet the fourth concubine.
Wen Xi glanced at the two concubines and said: "Although I said that I would bring my concubines to the family banquet today, I still have to bring a decent concubine!" Seeing that the third elder brother looked more at ease.
, Wen Xi didn't want to embarrass him, and said to Yinzhen: "The Li family in the fourth elder brother's house has given birth. Why didn't you bring her here?"
Uranala smiled and replied: "Unfortunately, sister Li suddenly felt unwell this morning. So she had to ask sister Niu Hulu to come to the palace with little princess in her arms."
The corner of Wen Xi's mouth raised, "That's really unfortunate!" There was some doubt in her tone, and she glanced at Ruyan. Then she remembered the memorial she saw in Qianqing Palace that day, although it was written by the prince.
, but it was written by the fourth elder brother, and the most critical one is that Ruyan catches the knife. The fourth elder brother attaches great importance to interests, so he released Ruyan from the ban? And asked her to accompany him to the palace for a banquet?
Ruyan was extra calm today. He followed Si Age and Si Fujin without saying a word. He seemed to be a concubine with a low eyebrow. However, the concubine was not qualified to sit down and could only follow
Behind Fujin, he poured wine and added tea.
The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother went to say hello to the prince again and greeted the brothers before taking their seats.
I heard the shrill voice of an eunuch outside, shouting: "The Emperor is here, the Queen Mother is here!"
Wen Xi hurriedly led the concubines, the prince, Fujin, and the princess to greet her. The queen mother was in a good mood today, and Kangxi personally supported her to the throne. With a kind look on her face, the queen mother raised her hand and said, "Let's all get up!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother (Empress Dowager)!"
Everyone returned to their seats. The Queen Mother smiled heartily and said, "Hurry up and bring all the great-grandchildren of the Ai family and show them to the Ai family!"
The prince's side Fujin Li Jiashi and the eldest Fujin Irgen Jueluo family hurriedly hugged their respective children and came forward. The queen mother looked at the two of them, both white and fat, and couldn't help but smile with a chrysanthemum blooming on her face, "They look so good.
, white and pure!" The Queen Mother was so happy that she didn't know which one to hug first!
Suddenly, he looked up and saw that it was not the Crown Princess who was holding Hong Xi, but Li Jiashi. He suddenly became a little unhappy and said, "Why isn't the Crown Princess holding Hong Xi?"
Before Li Jiashi could reply, Guarjiashi, who was sitting next to Prince Yinreng, stood up and said: "Ms. Huang Ma Rongzhen, Hongxi was born to sister Li Jia and has been raised by sister Li Jia herself.
."
The Queen Mother looked at Kangxi and said: "The eldest brother is raised by his direct descendant Fujin. How can the prince's son be raised by Fujin? Doesn't the great-grandson of the Ai family become a concubine? That can't be done!"
Li Jia's face suddenly turned pale. Hong Yu remembered Da Fu Jin's name because Xiao Yi Er Gen Jue Luo of Fu Jin passed away shortly after giving birth. She was still alive and well, so naturally she didn't want her son to be raised.
In the name of the Crown Princess! Although Xi Fujin is a concubine, he is also a member of the royal family, so he is naturally qualified to raise his own children. Of course, if he is raised by the main wife, it is also a promotion.
Kangxi also nodded and said: "The emperor's mother said yes, from now on, the princess will be asked to raise Hongyu!"
Even if Li Jiashi tried her best, it would be in vain. This boss decided Hong Yu's ownership with just one sentence, and she was not allowed to say even a word! This is the difference in status!
Guarjia's brows were immediately overjoyed, and she hurriedly leaned forward and said, "Yes, Shuying is very grateful to Madam Huang for her kindness. She will definitely treat Hongxi as if she were her own child."
After hugging the two great-grandchildren respectively, the Queen Mother asked: "The Ai family also heard that the fourth elder brother had a little princess somewhere?"
With Li Jia's shame in front of her, Ruyan naturally did not dare to go forward alone. Sifujin stood up and led Ruyan forward to salute, "Back to the Queen Mother, it was our master's concubine Li who gave birth to a little princess.
."
This time the Queen Mother didn’t want to hug her. Firstly, her great-granddaughter could not be compared with her great-grandson. The old Queen Mother favored sons over daughters. Secondly, this little princess belonged to the concubine’s maid, and the two great-grandchildren were both legitimate children (actually both were
Born in the side room)!
The Queen Mother only took a closer look, then looked at Ruyan who was holding little Princess, and said, "Are you the Li family from the fourth family?"
Ruyan said hurriedly: "Back to the Queen Mother, my servant is Niu Hulu. Sister Li is not feeling well today and cannot enter the palace."
The Queen Mother suddenly looked at Wen Xi and said, "Is there a concubine from the Niu Hulu family in the fourth house? After all, she is from the same family as the Imperial Concubine." The Queen Mother didn't recognize Ruyan, so she asked accordingly.
Wen Xi smiled faintly and said: "They are just relatives who cannot be beaten by eight poles. They are not qualified to participate in the draft. The Queen Mother does not need to care."
The Queen Mother said, "You look good, but I feel a little aggrieved just to be a concubine." The Queen Mother said this just to give Wen Xi some face. The Queen Mother didn't know about Ruyan's "great achievements", otherwise she would be nowhere to be found.
He could say good things about her. If he knew about it, it would be quite merciful not to strangle her to death! He just knew the position of gentleness in Kangxi's heart. He was just trying to show his gentleness to save face.
Ruyan was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly said humbly: "Being able to serve Fourth Master and Sifujin is already a blessing earned in this life. I dare not ask for anything else!"
But Wen Xi chuckled and said: "Princes and brothers are all very noble. Being able to enter the royal family is a great blessing. If you dare to express your grievances, you don't know how to praise!"
Ruyan was being sarcastic. Although Ruyan felt a sigh of relief in her chest, she did not dare to refute, so she had to endure it.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, because it is a family banquet, seems to be more intimate, but it is just a face-to-face intimacy. Secretly, we don't know how the concubines compete for favor, and how the princes fight secretly! It's just that on the surface, they are all
It was amicable, and everyone was coaxing the Queen Mother and the old lady to have a good time.
The Tai Chi Hall is lively and lively. Silk and bamboo orchestras play joyful tunes. The craftsmanship of the imperial kitchen makes small and exquisite moon cakes only as big as one bite. There are five blessings and longevity patterns on them. It is an old style and there is nothing new in taste. Mid-Autumn Festival
On the festival day, in addition to presenting gifts, the brothers of the branch office presented their own mooncakes. Dafujin presented mooncakes with four patterns of happiness, wealth, longevity and happiness and four kinds of fillings, which looked very good; the crown princess presented mooncakes with four kinds of fillings.
The sweet-scented osmanthus mooncakes with the Ruyi multi-zi pattern pattern are delicious and beautiful; Sanfujin offers the Sixi mooncakes as big as a plate of dough. The freshest one is the Sifujin mooncakes, which attracted the attention of countless people as soon as they were served.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but marveled: "How is this done? The skin is even transparent!"
Uranala smiled and said: "This is Niu Hulu's unique craftsmanship, and even my grandson's daughter-in-law doesn't know about it."
Ru Yan couldn't help showing a proud look on her face and said with a smile: "Back to the Queen Mother, this is called snow skin moon cake. The skin of the moon cake is as transparent as ice, hence the name. The skin is made from a mixture of glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour and orange powder.
It’s done, the four-month cakes have four fillings, you can see them all, they are egg yolk filling, lotus paste filling, seafood filling and meat filling, please taste it, Her Majesty the Queen Mother.”
The Queen Mother looked surprised and said: "The skin is extraordinary, and the fillings are also weird, just egg yolks and lotus paste, but even seafood and meat can be used to make moon cake fillings! The Princess of the Fourth Family is really unique!"
"
Isn't it different? Wen Xi raised her eyebrows and picked up a lotus paste mooncake. I have to say that Ru Yan is indeed quite experienced in making and eating. From the previous ice bowl to the current moon cake, the cooking skills of later generations have been transformed.
All of them have been moved here. Wenxi doesn't know these things, but she, who doesn't know them, can enjoy delicious food without doing anything, so she is considered lucky.
With a proud look on her brow, Ru Yan returned to her original position. The Queen Mother only tasted the moon cakes from the first three stores, but she ate three of the four moon cakes from Si Age's House. The old lady didn't like seafood, and she ate the other three. She couldn't help but admire them again and again.
, and even asked the people around her to take a gold hairpin as a reward to Ruyan. A little concubine really stole the show at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet!
The little peach-meaty little hand grabbed the egg yolk filling and gnawed it. His teeth were not yet sharp, but fortunately the mooncake was soft and did not clenched his teeth, so he ate it. One by one, the little one ate it.
Mi Tao raised her chubby little face and said coquettishly: "Mom, I want more!"
There was only one mooncake with one egg yolk on each table, and it all went into the little peach's belly. Wen Xi couldn't ask for it from others, right? She lowered her head and wiped her son's mouth, and said, "Go back and call the kitchen for it."
You do it, little greedy cat!" Then he raised his head and said instructing Ruyan Yi: "Go and write down the moon cake recipe, just in time to ask all the sisters in the palace to copy a copy."
How can you invent? I am the best at plagiarizing! Let’s see who invents faster or I pirate faster! Or blatantly pirates! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes
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ps: "Floating Frost", ISBN 2750059. In her previous life, she was a chess piece in her father's hands, and in the end she ended up with only three feet of white silk. She would die in a foreign land. When she started over in this life, she would no longer please anyone or force anything.
, I just want to be able to do whatever I want in the chess game in this troubled world... the story of the chess piece turning defeat into victory and taking charge of the chess game. The story of a strong woman, he, fighting in the house.