Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

The Fourth Prince looked at Mu Xi's series of operations in confusion, and said in confusion, "Wife, what's wrong with you? Why are you so anxious to stew the thousand-year-old Tianshan Blue Lotus? Since the Emperor has allowed us to enter his private storehouse to choose, we should be able to take it. Wife, you don't have to be so anxious."

Hearing this, Mu Xi smiled meaningfully, "Master, you don't understand this. This is something I have begged for many times but failed to obtain. When the Emperor realizes what is happening, he will definitely find a way to get this thousand-year-old Tianshan Blue Lotus back. Just wait and see!"

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen heard this, he still found it a little unbelievable. How could the Emperor do such a thing? He was so stingy. Moreover, this was a beauty product. Why would the Emperor go back?

On the other side, Liang Jiugong came back to his senses in a daze, only to find that the Fourth Lady and the Fourth Prince were nowhere to be found.

Broken? How can we explain this to the Emperor?

Liang Jiugong walked towards the Qianqing Palace with a sad face and hesitated.

When Kangxi saw Liang Jiugong's appearance, his heart suddenly started beating faster and he had a bad feeling.

"Liang Jiugong, didn't you go to see the Fourth Prince and his wife off? Why do you look like the sky is falling? What happened?"

When Liang Jiugong heard the emperor's question, he knew he couldn't escape. The sooner he died, the sooner he would be reborn. Liang Jiugong gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the Fourth Lady took away the thousand-year-old Tianshan Blue Lotus."

"What? Tell me again, what did you take?"

When Kangxi heard Liang Jiugong's shock, he half stood up and asked excitedly.

"Millennium Tianshan Blue Lotus!" Liang Jiugong said calmly, then stared at the floor, ears pricked up, waiting for Kangxi's order.

Kangxi once again heard the answer he least wanted to hear. His excited heart could not calm down for a long time. He was heartbroken. That was the holy product he used to maintain his health, how could it be taken away by that girl Mu Xi? She was really a debt collector.

Kangxi was silent for a long time, hesitating for a while, touched his face which was already wrinkled, and finally said, "Liang Jiugong, go and see if the Fourth Lady has dealt with the Tianshan Blue Lotus. If not, quietly exchange it with the Fourth Lady."

When Liang Jiugong heard this, he was a little bit surprised, but also felt it was natural. After all, the emperor had collected quite a few beauty treasures, and the thousand-year-old Tianshan Blue Lotus was the most precious. There might be only one such plant in the world, and the emperor was reluctant to eat it, so how could he let the Fourth Lady take it away like this!

When Liang Jiugong arrived at the prince's residence, he smelled a fragrance and couldn't help but take a few sniffs.

Which chef is cooking this? Why is it so delicious...

Liang Jiugong praised in his heart as he walked.

When Liang Jiugong met Mu Xi and the Fourth Prince Yinzhen and explained his purpose.

The Fourth Prince was stunned. He didn’t expect that his royal father was really like what his wife said!

"Blue Lotus of Tianshan Mountain?"

"I have already thrown it into the pot and it is stewing. Eunuch Liang, smell it. This is the smell. Isn't it fragrant?"

"I plan to let the emperor taste it after it's cooked!"

Mu Xi said with a kind smile.

When Liang Jiugong heard Mu Xi's words, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He stood there in a daze, with two words repeating in his mind.

Stew it!

Stew it!

Stew it!

......

How come it was stewed? How come the Fourth Lady acted so quickly?

How are we going to explain this to the Emperor when we get back?

Thinking of the anger he would have to endure when he returned, Liang Jiugong couldn't help but shudder.

Although Mu Xi wanted to taste the Tianshan Blue Lotus, she didn't want to cause innocent people to be punished because of this.

She consoled Liang Jiugong, "The Tianshan Blue Lotus here is almost ready. Eunuch Liang might as well wait for a while and bring this beauty product back to the Emperor. When the Emperor sees the finished product, he won't focus on Eunuch Liang, and this way, Eunuch Liang can avoid being punished..."

After hearing Mu Xi's nonsense, Liang Jiugong was no longer depressed and looked towards the small kitchen with anticipation.

After the thousand-year-old Tianshan blue lotus was stewed, Mu Xi packed up Kangxi's portion, and then prepared another portion for the Empress Dowager and Imperial Concubine Tongjia. The rest were for herself and Fourth Prince Yinzhen.

Liang Jiugong returned to the Qianqing Palace with a nervous mood, carrying the stewed Tianshan blue lotus.

When Kangxi saw Liang Jiugong coming in, he asked nervously, "How is it? Did you get it back?"

Liang Jiugong answered with difficulty, "Your Majesty, we have to take back some of the Tianshan Blue Lotus. The Fourth Lady has already stewed the thousand-year-old Tianshan Blue Lotus, so now we only have the stewed Tianshan Blue Lotus."

Stewed?

Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong in some surprise, obviously not expecting this result.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Bring the stewed blue lotus to me."

Kangxi muttered to himself, if the effect of this Tianshan Blue Lotus doesn't work, just wait and see how I'm going to torture that devil Mu Xi.

Kangxi took one sip after another and finished the blue lotus soup in no time.

How come there is none?

Kangxi would never admit that the Tianshan Blue Lotus Soup was so delicious that he wanted to drink it again. Moreover, the effect was also achieved. After taking a bite, he felt warm all over.

Kangxi thought proudly that it was definitely not because Muxi was a good cook that the Tianshan Blue Lotus was stewed so deliciously, but because the Tianshan Blue Lotus itself was so delicious. Apparently Kangxi had completely forgotten that he had always been envious of Muxi's cooking skills and had even praised Muxi's cooking skills in person.

When Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia and the Empress Dowager received the Tianshan Blue Lotus Soup, all the concubines in the harem knew that Kangxi had bestowed the Tianshan Blue Lotus on the Fourth Wife. There were more clumsy maids in each palace, and the porcelain quota for this month exceeded the quota again.