My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1711 Choice (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)

The Queen Mother immediately ordered Nanny Bai, "Set the table for the Emperor..."

Along with the lunch box came a set of spare bowls and chopsticks.

Aunt Bai agreed and went to set the table, wondering whether to ask for more dishes.

She was afraid that she would be too late to give the order, and she was also afraid that if she didn't add anything, the breakfast would be too simple.

The Queen Mother also noticed that there was a lot of empty space on the dining table, and several of the standard dishes were just for show, and she didn't want to eat them at all.

She thought for a moment and told Aunt Bai, "No need to ask the kitchen to add more dishes. Just serve a plate of the crispy fish presented by the Ninth Lady and a plate of hot and sour radish. Both are excellent with porridge."

These side dishes in jars are kept in the tea room behind the Empress Dowager's tent, and are prepared for easy addition to the menu.

Aunt Bai agreed and went downstairs to get the disc.

The emperor also received a portion of these side dishes.

It had been quite some time since the emperor came out of Rehe, and Kangxi had also eaten a round of it.

Seeing that the Queen Mother really liked it, Kangxi said, "Empress Dowager likes it. I'll ask the Ninth Prince to prepare the recipe later..."

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "No, no, the food the children give us is different from what the kitchen makes. It has a lot of thought in it, and it makes people happy when they eat it."

In recent years, not only the Ninth Prince's Mansion has presented various kinds of food to the Ningshou Palace, but the Fifth Prince's Mansion has also followed suit.

However, the kitchen of the Fifth Prince's mansion did not have any new recipes. Most of the time, the Fifth Prince would buy whatever delicious food he found outside and present it to the palace.

Because the dishes are not tasty when they are cold, the Fifth Prince presented gifts such as crispy candies and cakes.

The Queen Mother was old and had no shortage of food, and what made her happy was the filial piety of her children.

When she mentioned this, she couldn't stop smiling, and said: "It's all because of the emperor's good teachings, and my brothers are all filial. I am blessed."

Kangxi nodded and said nothing more.

He has been a father for thirty years and has always taken care of and loved his sons. In recent years, because of the Ninth Prince, he has also received filial piety from his sons.

It is really infuriating, but it is also really heartwarming.

For this reason, he felt that he could be more tolerant towards the Ninth Prince, and even if he knew that the Ninth Prince was throwing tantrums at his brothers, he would just pretend not to know.

Otherwise, he would definitely call the Ninth Prince and give him a scolding.

It is brotherly love for an elder brother to teach his younger brother patiently. It is totally wrong for the Ninth Prince not only to not appreciate it but also to be angry.

As for whether the Fourth Prince did anything wrong...

Kangxi also knew the personalities of his sons. Not only was the Ninth Prince very honest, but the Fourth Prince was also very honest. This was all due to the good teachings of Empress Xiaoyi, who treated her brothers and sisters with kindness and love.

The mother and son had breakfast.

The scallop porridge tasted delicious, but it was a bit bland for the Queen Mother. It was just right when paired with the strong-flavored crispy fish and spicy and sour radish cubes.

After the Queen Mother finished a bowl of porridge, she asked Nanny Bai to add another half bowl.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager had a good appetite and was in a good mood, Kangxi also had a good appetite.

He is already at the age of knowing the destiny, but he can still take good care of his mother. This is a blessing.

Kangxi used his chopsticks a few more times.

It would have been fine if it was nothing else, but he didn't see the venison, so he kept it in mind.

He had heard the news about Prince Wengniute sending a calf yesterday, and knew that the Queen Mother also had one.

The meal served to the emperor last night included a dish of steamed deer blood.

I wonder if the Queen Mother has slaughtered the deer.

Although venison is dry, lamb meat is much milder. Now is the time to nourish the body before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Kangxi was worried that the Empress Dowager would be tired from all the running around now, so it would be best if she could get some nourishing food.

As he had to continue his journey today, Kangxi had breakfast and returned to the imperial tent.

On the way, he told Liang Jiugong: "Send someone to the kitchen to get the Queen Mother's meal booklet..."

According to the palace rules, the receipts for all meals sent out from the imperial kitchen must be kept for future reference.

Liang Jiugong agreed and sent someone downstairs to get the menu.

When Kangxi returned to the imperial tent, the meal list was also retrieved.

Kangxi opened it and looked at this morning's menu.

There were indeed sixteen dishes at the Queen Mother's place, one of which was venison, which was honey-glazed venison.

Kangxi had a smile on his face. This should be a reward given to the younger princes by the Empress Dowager along with other dishes.

Then he stopped smiling, realizing something was wrong.

The Empress Dowager suffered from dizziness a few years ago, and the imperial physician diagnosed it as due to improper diet.

The Queen Mother not only prefers meat and oily dishes, but also has a sweet tooth.

Kangxi specifically asked the imperial physician about this, and the physician advised him to eat a light diet and less sweet food.

For this reason, Kangxi also specially summoned the kitchen doctor of Ningshou Palace.

For this trip, the kitchen staff were drawn from the Qianqing Palace kitchen, but they had also communicated with the Ningshou Palace kitchen before and knew the empress dowager's dietary restrictions.

The Queen Mother's menu this morning actually includes honey-glazed venison? !

The people below are so careless!

Kangxi's face darkened, and he ordered Liang Jiugong, "Who is the manager of the dining room? Tell him to come over and give an answer!"

Liang Jiugong remembered that it was a new chief, and said, "It seems that he is the newly promoted chief before he came out this time. I will go and call him now!"

When the person came over, it turned out to be a fat man in his forties. He knelt down to greet the guests, shaking like a sieve, with sweat visible on his forehead.

You have to know that the people working in the kitchen were all transferred from the imperial kitchen of the Qianqing Palace. Although replying to the emperor in person was not an ordinary thing, it was not that rare either.

Why are you so frightened?
Kangxi saw something was wrong, but instead of yelling, he scolded, "Do you know your crime?"

"Boom!"

The official in charge of the commission kowtowed immediately, and said with a trembling voice: "I admit my guilt, I admit my guilt!"

Kangxi felt a surge of anger in his heart, and he angrily said, "Who gave you the guts to deceive your superiors and deceive your subordinates?"

The official in charge cried, "I dare not shirk my responsibility. I did have the fault of negligence. Yesterday, I was not on duty, and the people under me were bold enough to embezzle the Empress Dowager's food. When I heard about it this morning, I was very worried. I ask the Emperor to punish me..."

Although the person in charge looked simple-minded, he was actually quite smart in his actions and spoke clearly.

Kangxi just felt a darkness in front of his eyes.

He just suspected that something was wrong in the kitchen because of the guilty conscience of the person in charge, but he didn't expect that the Empress Dowager's food was actually being misappropriated.

No wonder the menu was off this morning.

Who is the Queen Mother?

It's his biological mother!
Even the emperor respected him, how dare these servants? !

Kangxi suppressed his anger and said, "What's going on? Tell me the truth!"

The person in charge, with trembling teeth, told about the prince's request for a banquet after the night shift, and how the on-duty official Bai Tang'a and the chef secretly misappropriated the empress dowager's ingredients.

Kangxi was stunned.

I didn't expect that the prince was involved.

In the past, when the crown prince was involved, Kangxi would make a big deal out of a small matter to preserve the crown prince's dignity.

Right now, he was so angry that he didn't want to do this.

The prince's dignity was preserved, but what about the queen mother's dignity?

His stepmother was only kind to him and never did anything wrong.

If he, as a son, does not make decisions for the empress dowager, the servants under him will only become more and more demanding.

We can’t set this precedent!

He ordered Liang Jiugong, "The servants in the kitchen secretly embezzled the Queen Mother's food, which is a crime of disrespect. Take off their hats and give them sixty strokes of the cane each!"

The chef and foreman of the imperial kitchen were both officials with the seventh-rank hat on their bodies. The chief chef and storekeeper under them also had ranks.

"Whoo!"

Liang Jiugong agreed and took his people to the dining room.

The person in charge of the commission was still kneeling on the ground, not daring to beg for mercy, waiting for his punishment.

Kangxi looked at him, hesitating in his heart.

Seeing that this man was timid and knew the severity of the situation, Kangxi said, "Demote him three levels but keep him employed. Go out and get twenty strokes of the cane. This will teach you a lesson!"

The person in charge of the commissioned office was a sixth-rank official, and by demoting himself three levels he became an eighth-rank minor official.

The official escaped and prostrated himself, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. I will go out and accept my punishment!"

The convoy outside was already prepared.

The imperial tent will only be closed when Kangxi ascends the imperial carriage.

When the emperor travels, he brings with him two sets of imperial tents.

Take today for example, before the imperial procession set off, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already set off with another set of imperial tents.

In this way, when the imperial carriage arrived at the next resting place, the royal tent had already been set up.

Among the group, only Kangxi and the Empress Dowager had two sets of tents.

Therefore, at this time, seeing that it was Chen Zheng, everything in the camp was almost ready, waiting to set off.

The Crown Prince and the princes also came to wait outside the imperial tent.

As a result, Ma Wu was seen carrying out the beating with his guards.

The fat man who was beaten was wearing a sixth-rank official uniform and was a minor official.

Everyone was puzzled.

The Thirteenth Prince stood behind the Ninth Prince and asked in a low voice, "Ninth Brother, this... is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?"

Among the bodyguard officials, except those from the Imperial Household Department, there should be no other officials with such low rank.

The Ninth Prince also looked carefully but couldn't recognize who it was.

After hearing what the Thirteenth Prince said, he said, "That's probably the case. If it was someone from another government office, this rank wouldn't be enough to see the emperor."

Who is Ma Wu?

He is the sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor.

The only way for Ma Wu to supervise the execution was to have the emperor give the order.

"Crack...crack..."

The person in charge of the committee was fat, and the sound of the board hitting his buttocks was particularly loud.

Not only the Crown Prince and adult princes were waiting here, but several younger princes were also here, waiting to see their father off to the throne.

The Fourteenth Prince stretched his head and looked at it with a bit of curiosity.

The Fifteenth Prince was timid, his face had turned pale, but he held the Sixteenth Prince's hand and whispered to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, it must be this guy who made the mistake, Khan Ama ordered people to beat him..."

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