AWB Chapter 212 Jingyi’s cooking skills are very good
Chapter 212 Jingyi’s cooking skills are very good
Chapter 212 Jingyi's cooking skills are very good
In the front yard of Prince Chenyuan's mansion, Yinreng was a little surprised when he heard the news from He Zhu. "Oh, there's such a thing? Then we can have someone investigate. If they really dig up something, I think the Eighth Prince will definitely be in a better mood in the future."
This incident reminded him of his previous life. There was nothing wrong with the health of the Eighth Brother and the Eighth Lady, but they had no children after being married for many years. Not only that, the Eighth Brother's wife had never shown any signs of pregnancy. Could it be because of the pill she took?
Thinking of this, he gave a thumbs up to himself for not wasting his life in planting spies. He was really smart!
The investigation will definitely take some time and there is no need to rush. Now that Yinsi has entered the Imperial Household Department, some small actions can be taken.
For example, they inadvertently exposed some operable gray income to Yinsi, or some slippery but definitely problematic personnel found someone to push it in front of Yinsi...
The fourth brother is capable. After all, he has worked in the Imperial Household Department for many years. Although he is not very popular because of his fairness and intolerance of incorruptibility, a broken ship still has three thousand nails, so this little thing is not a problem for Yinzhen.
Of course, the brothers don't meet each other often now. If there is anything, they basically contact each other privately. This was also Yinreng's suggestion. In any case, since they want to weaken their image in the eyes of the emperor, it is easier to be ignored if they fight alone than if they stick together.
In Yinreng's plan, the cold winter will come soon. Before that, he will try his best to save every one of these good brothers. Of course, if you are ambitious and rush forward at this time, he will not remind you. After all, you are all adults. The advice of adults is to watch the other party hit the wall quietly, and then be sent to the Imperial Hospital with a bloody head.
Yinreng wrote a letter and had He Zhu deliver it before he began to open the secret letter he had received that day. Seeing the letter stating that Zhang Mingde had arrived outside Beijing, Yinreng smiled. The actors were all there, and the next step was to wait for the right time to promote him. However, the current task was to help Zhang Mingde make a name for himself.
As soon as the order was given, the subordinates quickly took action. Yinreng also stretched and went to the backyard leisurely. Today, the concubine said that Jingyi would cook in person, and as his father, he had to go to support her.
From the front yard, Hongchang was taken to the main yard. Jingyi had just come out of the small kitchen. After saying hello to her father and brother, she went back to her room to change clothes. Then the family sat together to have a meal in a lively atmosphere.
"Father, try this dish. This is the fried magnolia slices that your daughter made herself. Mother said that this is your favorite flavor. Please try it and see if it tastes good." After saying that, Jingyi picked up a piece of magnolia slices with chopsticks for Yinreng and looked at him expectantly.
Seeing this, Yinreng took out his chopsticks and picked up a piece to taste. It tasted a little salty and a little overcooked, but it was still delicious. Especially since this was his daughter's first time cooking, it was already very good. Thinking of this, he quickly revealed a look of surprise: "This is Jingyi's first time cooking. It's really good. It suits my taste very well. It's even better than what Liuli Ma Ma makes."
Although she knew that her father was exaggerating, Jingyi couldn't help blushing when she heard Yinreng's praise. Liuli Ma's cooking skills would be praised even if it was brought to the palace, but this was her first time cooking, and she had already received praise from several people including her mother and father. She thought her cooking skills were pretty good!
In fact, Jingyi was still modest. Liuli told Buerhe privately that Gege had a great talent in cooking, otherwise she would not have been able to make such high-quality magnolia slices in her first time cooking.
After the first one, Jingyi, even though she was excited, still recommended another three-fresh duck dish she made to her father. Because Yinreng had a good tolerance for chili peppers over the years, this pot of duck soup was slightly spicy and warmed the stomach after drinking it.
Because duck is a cold food, it won't cause heatiness or dryness even in autumn. The duck was stewed very well, and even Hongchang drank two bowls in a row before putting it down.
"It's a pity that big brother is not at home today, otherwise he would have such a delicious duck soup." Jingyi felt a little regretful when she heard Hongchang say that, but she soon cheered up: "It's okay, big brother will be back in a few days. When my cooking skills improve a little, I can stew another pot. Humph, I will make sure that big brother will hold his stomach and dare not move when he comes back."
Hearing their daughter's "lofty ambitions," Buerhe and Yinreng exchanged a glance, both smiling without saying anything. The fact that their children were so close was the greatest comfort to their parents. They didn't expect that one day in the future, they would be faced with the problem of choosing between their children.
After lunch, the couple took a rare walk together in the yard. Yinreng and Buerhe held hands and walked slowly in the yard without saying a word. When they saw a flower in full bloom, Yinreng would pick one for Buerhe to wear on her hairpin. Then Buerhe would smile at Yinreng. The sunlight shone on Buerhe's face, making her look like an elf among flowers, unparalleled in beauty.
Yinreng just stared at her straight ahead, his eyes unwavering. The couple's gazes seemed to be strained, which made Jingyi, who was hiding in the dark and wanted to call her mother, shudder. "Hey, I won't disturb the love between father and mother. If you have any questions, you can come to mother later. But it would be great if I could meet a prince consort like father in the future."
At this moment, Jingyi, who has entered adolescence, also began to feel the beginning of love and began to think about the standards of her future husband.
Not only spring, autumn is also a season for love.
It was when Hongye came back a few days later that he learned that his sister had learned to cook. Of course, he praised his sister's cooking skills highly. However, after praising her, Hongye also pointed out that Jingyi was the princess of the prince's mansion and a princess of the royal family. She only needed to know a little cooking skills and there was no need for her to do these rough jobs all day long.
He hoped that his sister could spend more time on studying, whether it was music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or housekeeping, which were much more practical than cooking.
Bu Erhe nodded repeatedly as he listened. Even Yinreng had to admit that his eldest son cared more about Jingyi than he did. He thought that after he and his wife passed away, Hongye would be able to take good care of his younger brothers and sisters.
Thinking of this, Yinreng found Hongye after dinner that night and talked about Jingyi's future husband.
What he never expected was that although Hongye's face suddenly turned gloomy when this topic was brought up, he still gave a candidate, that is, Zhang Tingyu's younger brother Zhang Tingyu, who was Zhang Ying's youngest son and was born in the same year as Jingyi.
Speaking of this person, Yinreng had some impression of him. He seemed to have heard Zhang Tingyu mention him before. He was his father's son who was born in his old age.
Actually, Zhang Tingyu's son was the best marriage partner. Firstly, he was his study partner and long-time confidant, and his temperament was beyond words. If Jingyi married him, it would definitely be a good match. Secondly, the Zhang family was a Han official, so marrying Jingyi would also be in line with the national policy of intermarriage between Manchus and Han people that her father had proposed over the years.
But, unfortunately, Hengchen has never been married in all these years, so he still has no children.
However, the person Hongye mentioned could be considered and observed in advance. After the father and son discussed Hongye's life in the palace in the study for a while, they went to rest and did not mention it anymore.