No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Taking advantage of the fact that Wen Xian was not in the princess's residence, Shun Anyan gave the maids a good beating.

The timid maid naturally gave in.

Of course, there are also those who are not convinced, and they will be punished even more harshly.

He also wanted to use the relationship between her and Wen Xian, who had nursed him when he was a child, to let her deal with Shun Anyan.

But Wen Xian wasn't new from the palace anymore, and he had been spending more time with Lin Mingyan, so he was a little envious of the close relationship between his brother and sister-in-law.

Moreover, Lin Mingyan often told her that the nanny's kindness could be reflected in helping them in their old age, rather than staying by their side and giving them orders.

So this time when the nanny made a fuss again, she took the opportunity to let them go out and live out their retirement.

The princess' words were golden, and the old maids could not go back on their word. They could only swallow their tears of regret.

"I've finally figured out that Shun Anyan isn't a good person either, and he's much smarter than my nanny."

Wen Xian whispered to her, "If we don't send the maids away and this continues, I'm afraid they'll lose their lives without knowing why."

She thought that if they had a good relationship, Shun Anyan would not have just beaten the nanny with a few sticks, but would have beaten them to death.

After all, no matter how precious the princess's nanny is, she is just a servant, and she is from the Tonggiya clan.

The emperor would never turn against her family just for a few of her servants.

What's more, they are right. Lin Mingyan also knows that this is the reality. For these masters, slaves are slaves.

You serve him and he thinks you are lucky.

How could a servant dare to challenge his master's strength?

If Wen Xian's maids were smart enough, they would lower their status and help her coax her husband after leaving the palace.

Especially since Shun Anyan is Tong Guowei's grandson, he dares to confront him.

This is because the couple had a good relationship from the beginning. If their relationship was not good, Shun Anyan would dare to ignore Wen Xian.

Lin Mingyan advised: "Isn't this the best of both worlds now?"

"Your maids are enjoying their old age, and you and your brother-in-law are getting along well. Maybe you'll have a baby next year."

Wen Xian thought of Shun Anyan taking her out to play during his holidays and his strong arms every night, and she lowered her head sweetly.

They are together every day. Compared with the past when I had to summon him to sleep with me a few times a month, it is of course better now.

If you think about it this way, it is certainly a good thing.

As the two were chatting, the voices of Thirteen and Fourteen were heard outside, especially Fourteen, whose voice was surprisingly loud.

They all have princesses, so they have grown up and can be brought out without the Fourth Master having to go to the palace to pick them up.

Lin Mingyan and Wen Xian went out to greet them, and both sides saluted each other.

Thirteen still had a smile on his face, but he became even more silent.

Fourteen is much better than when he was a child. At least he is not as naughty as before and looks stronger.

When the two brothers stand together, the younger brother Fourteen looks taller and stronger, and more like the older brother.

The Fourth Master also came out with Shun Anyan and told them to sit in the flower hall: "It's cold outside, don't freeze."

Of course, he didn’t care whether his younger brothers were frozen or not, he was mainly worried that Cha Cha and his sister would be frozen.

When the group arrived at the flower hall, Fourteen went to look at the dishes on the table first.

"Fourth sister-in-law, why are all these raw?" He pointed at the plates of raw meat and lettuce on the table and asked an exaggerated question.

Lin Mingyan explained: "It's so cold, the other dishes will be cold when they're cooked, so let's just eat the hotpot."

"One pot per person, you can heat up whatever you want to eat and keep it warm."

Eating hot pot in winter is so comfortable.

The Fourth Master had long been accustomed to it and would not be surprised by the table full of raw meat and vegetables.

But the others had never eaten like this before, and they had never even seen some of the dishes look so fresh and juicy.

Wen Xian, in particular, pointed at a plate of potato vermicelli and asked, "Fourth sister-in-law, what is this?"

She thought it was some kind of fish, but then she realized she had never eaten it before.

Lin Mingyan smiled and said, "This is made of sweet potatoes, it's considered wide vermicelli."

"Sister, I know you fans. I even cooked it myself!" Fourteen started to show off her treasures.

The Fourth Master had taken him to cook for Emperor Kangxi before, so he recognized the fine vermicelli and his chin was raised with pride.

The Fourth Master patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to sit down: "It's time now. If you want to eat, sit down and heat it up for yourself."

The tables in the flower hall are all newly made, just like the hot pot restaurant in the previous life. The square small tables have a round hole in the middle.

There is a second layer below for the charcoal stove, and a copper pot can be inserted into it just right.

After asking a few people what they liked, the kitchen soon brought the pot base over and placed it on the table in front of everyone.

Fourteen and the others turned around in surprise to look at the Fourth Master and Lin Mingyan.

The Fourth Master was the first to pick up some beef with chopsticks and demonstrate it to them.

The bottom of the pot has been boiled in advance, and the tender beef will be almost cooked after rolling around in it.

It’s such a simple thing, you can tell how to do it at a glance. Fourteen stared at the plates of meat and ate.

Wen Xian looked at the juicy vegetables and picked up a piece of bok choy with his chopsticks first.

He also quietly asked Lin Mingyan beside him: "Sister-in-law, how do you store this vegetable? It's so fresh and tender."

"The vegetables in the princess's house are all wilted, and there's only cabbage."

Not to mention the princess's mansion, even in the palace, there are few other fresh vegetables in this weather, either cabbage or radish.

Lin Mingyan said, "I grew these at the hot spring farm. I just got the first batch of vegetables, and they were delivered this morning."

She figured this out in August this year when the Fourth Master was away, and it was also the first year she had eaten such tender cabbage in winter.

"Can we grow vegetables in Wenquan Village in winter?" Wen Xian was extremely surprised.

Rich families in Beijing would choose to buy a farm in Xiaotangshan so they could go there and soak in the hot springs in the winter.

But who would have thought of using such an expensive hot spring villa to grow vegetables to eat?

"There are no fresh vegetables in winter, simply because the temperature isn't high enough," Lin Mingyan explained. "The temperature and humidity are high near the hot springs, so it's easy to grow them by just digging up some soil in a wooden basin."

"This has been done since ancient times, and it's recorded in books. It's just that in recent years, dignitaries don't like to do it."

The main reason is that the Manchus still retain their habits on the grassland and prefer to eat meat rather than vegetables.

Anyway, they prefer to eat meat when there are vegetables on normal days, so it doesn’t matter if there are no vegetables in winter.

She gestured to Wen Xian to go and see Fourteen and Thirteen. The two boys were eating hot pot and hadn't eaten a single vegetable.

Wen Xian took a bite of the tender and hot bok choy and smiled while covering his mouth.

"Then the hot spring resorts in Xiaotangshan will become even more expensive," she understood this.

Lin Mingyan just smiled and said nothing. The first batch of dishes had already been sold at the VIP restaurant. Those noble ladies who didn't like meat must have gotten the news.

I hope this wave can make up for her loss of sweet potatoes.

After all, it's easier to make money from rich people...