The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

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Zixiu breathed a sigh of relief, and opened the palace gate. Eunuch Liang hid immediately when he saw the palace gate was open. He knew that only Lin Yuchu could do this successfully.

After Zixiu entered, he closed the door consciously. He took a few steps, then knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I will never lie to you again..." He followed what Liang Jiugong taught him, "Your Majesty I only treat you wholeheartedly, slave... the slave is sincere."

Kangxi lost his anger when he heard the first sentence he said, and almost laughed out loud when he heard the sentence "I only treat you wholeheartedly". I underestimated Lin Zixiu.

After Zixiu finished speaking, he knelt there quietly waiting for Kangxi to deal with him, but Kangxi didn't respond for a long time. He secretly looked up and found that Kangxi was staring at him, so he retracted his head in fright.

Kangxi said: "Calm down, come here."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zixiu moved over step by step. He was not sure if Kangxi was not angry anymore. Kangxi didn't seem to be angry, but he didn't smile as usual either.

Zixiu moved to the emperor's side, Kangxi looked at him and said, "Are you afraid of me?"

"Well, a little bit." Zixiu replied honestly.In Yongshou Palace, he was really a little scared. Seeing Kangxi so angry, he realized for the first time that this man is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the king who controls everyone's life and death.

Kangxi didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh, the only person who was not afraid of him was afraid of him, is this sad?

Kangxi said: "Don't be afraid of me, as long as you don't lie to me again as you said just now, I won't punish you, and I won't be angry with you."

Zixiu nodded. After Kangxi said this, he felt that Kangxi was a good person again.

"By the way, Your Majesty, you haven't had dinner yet."

Kangxi said: "Let's pass on the meal."

"Cha." Zixiu ran out happily, he finally lived up to Eunuch Liang's expectations.

When Kangxi moved to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zixiu didn't know whether to follow. Eunuch Liang made a show of him, so Zixiu followed.When Kangxi arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion, the eunuchs had already arranged the tables and chairs, and they were waiting for Kangxi to take his seat.

This was the first time Zixiu had seen Kangxi's meal, and the luxury and complexity of it left him speechless.The dining table was at least five meters long and two meters wide, and there were dozens of dishes. Every time the eunuch reported the name of a dish, he would see Kangxi's reaction. If Kangxi nodded, a special eunuch would give him the dish. The little eunuch reported the name of the next dish.

Of course, before Kangxi ate every dish, a little eunuch inspected the meal with silver needles, and after the inspection, he had to taste it until he was sure that there was no problem before letting the emperor eat it.This way of eating, it takes an hour for a dinner.

Zixiu stood bored and began to study the meals. He found that almost all the dishes selected by Kangxi were master's specialty dishes. He knew that master was specially cooking for the emperor, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so familiar with master's cooking skills. .

He thought, if someone is so familiar with his craft in the future, he would rather cook for that person every day.

After Kangxi finished his dinner, it was almost the time of You. He himself was a little surprised. He obviously didn't eat so slowly before, so why did it take so long today?He recalled the meal just now, and felt that it seemed to be better than before.

"Zixiu, accompany me to the Imperial Garden." Kangxi got up, leaving behind a group of eunuchs to take care of the aftermath. Zixiu followed him to the Imperial Garden, lamenting that he might not be able to try new dishes today.

Speaking of the Imperial Garden, Zixiu was a little curious. The Imperial Garden has always been a good place to fall in love at first sight. Who knows how many emperors were attracted by a certain woman in the Imperial Garden and pampered them to heaven.

After being in the palace for so long, today is the day Zixiu has visited the most places in the palace.He found that the Hall of Mental Cultivation was still some distance away from the Imperial Garden, and they passed by many palaces, but Kangxi never stopped.

When they arrived at the Royal Garden, Kangxi got off the sedan chair, and Zixiu followed him around, and sat down in a pavilion.Some court ladies offered tea and fruit snacks, and then they all retreated away, leaving only the emperor and Zixiu there.

In the third month of the lunar calendar, flowers are fragrant in the imperial garden, colorful butterflies are flying, and occasionally tall pines and cypresses adorn the forest, forming patches of green shade.Zixiu smiled unconsciously as he admired the scenery of the garden.

"Like it here?" Kangxi asked.

"I like it, it's very beautiful." Zixiu said with a smile. He has never had much time to appreciate the scenery. In his previous life, he traveled around with his master and went to various cooking competitions, so he didn't have time to play at all.Not to mention this life, it is not as good as the previous life.

"If you like it, come and see it often."

"The slave is just an imperial cook." The implication is: he cannot come here at will.

Kangxi said: "What are you afraid of when you come with me?"

Zixiu didn't answer, he really didn't know how to answer.

Kangxi said again: "Sit down and talk with me."

Zixiu wanted to say "it's fine to stand", but seeing Kangxi staring, he sat down obediently, but only half of his butt was touching the stool.

"Zhen..." Kangxi just said a word, and was suddenly interrupted by a child's laughter, and then heard a woman's voice not far away, as if she was blaming something.

Zixiu looked at the source of the sound, and saw a two or three-year-old child, followed by a group of gorgeous court ladies.

Kangxi said: "That's my eldest prince Chengrui."

Zixiu exclaimed, Kangxi only turned sixteen a few days ago, how could he have such a big son?Is the emperor so open?

While speaking, the child had already rushed over, and sweetly called: "I will see Huang Ama."

Kangxi picked him up and said, "Have you missed Huang Ama?"

"Think, Huang Ama hasn't come to see Erchen for a long time, do you not like Erchen anymore?" The little prince asked in a childlike voice, his big eyes were still blinking, he was so cute.

Zixiu swallowed, looking at Chengrui's pink and tender face, he actually wanted to pinch her.He touched his hand and felt that he was abnormal. Is he really abnormal?

"Huang Ama likes Chengrui so much, why doesn't she want Chengrui?" Kangxi said softly, kissing the little prince's face.

"But the queen mother said that Aunt Huang often went to Aunt Hui's place, and Aunt Hui also had a little prince. Does Ama Huang think that her son is not cute anymore?" Cheng Rui sat in Kangxi's arms and said with a small mouth .

Kangxi nodded his nose, and said: "I learned to be jealous at a young age, Huang Ama likes Chengqing, and also likes Chengrui."

"Oh, then Chengrui can rest assured." He got up and kissed Kangxi, making Kangxi amused.

Concubine Rong also entered the pavilion, and said to Kangxi, "Good luck, Your Majesty."

"My concubine loves me, let me sit down." Kangxi put Chengrui down, and Chengrui ran to Concubine Rong and held his mother's hand with a happy face.

Zixiu had already retreated far away. Seeing the three members of Kangxi's family enjoying themselves happily, he suddenly felt lonely.He thought, should he get married too?

He was taken aback by his own thought, his career hadn't improved yet, how could he be greedy for his son and daughter's affection?Besides, he has no one he likes.

But it's not a solution to just look at her sweet and affectionate. He tried his best to hide his figure, but was still discovered by Concubine Rong.

"Your Majesty, who is this?" Concubine Rong had never seen Zixiu before, and she was really surprised to see such a man who was not a eunuch standing in the imperial garden.

"Lin Zixiu, the new imperial chef." Kangxi didn't explain too much, and Concubine Rong didn't dare to ask again.

"Huang Ama, why is the imperial chef here?" Cheng Rui stared at Zixiu with a pair of big eyes blinking, and asked what Concubine Rong was thinking.

Kangxi said: "Huang Ama brought him here. This imperial chef cooks delicious food. To reward him, Huang Ama brought him to the imperial garden to play."

"Oh." Cheng Rui nodded obediently.He didn't notice anything was wrong, but the clever Concubine Rong did.What's wrong with rewarding a royal chef?Why did you bring him to play in the Royal Garden?

The imperial garden is a place where concubines play, so how decent is it to let a big man in like this?But she couldn't ask, and she didn't dare to ask, how could she guess what the emperor was thinking?She hugged Chengrui's arms tightly, with a look of worry on her face.

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No.12 dishes

This was the first time Zixiu saw the First Prince Chengrui, and it was also the last time. When he heard the title of First Prince again, it was the First Prince who passed away.Zixiu suddenly felt that the world was impermanent. He had seen Chengrui acting like a baby to Kangxi not long ago, and asked Kangxi if he didn't like him anymore. Why did he pass away suddenly?

Thinking of that cute little face, Zixiu felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.Such a small child, so cute, actually died as soon as he said he would die.

Chengrui passed away, Concubine Rong fell seriously ill, the atmosphere in the palace was very oppressive, and everyone seemed to have become silent.Zixiu heard from the eunuch in the palace that Kangxi put all the mothers, maids and eunuchs who looked after Chengrui into prison, and he would be executed at any time.

Zixiu felt inexplicably angry, but didn't know what to do.He knew that Kangxi was blaming those people for not taking good care of Chengrui. He knew that Kangxi was very sad. Although he had no children, he had experienced the sorrow of losing the most important person.However, he still didn't think Kangxi's approach was right.

If you lose your own child, do you have to take someone else's life?He couldn't be like the people here, thinking that the life of a court lady and eunuch is lower than that of a prince.Kangxi would be sad when Chengrui died, so if these court ladies and eunuchs died, their parents would also be sad.

Everyone is the treasure in the hearts of parents, and no parents would like to see their children