The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 166 Going Home with Luggage and Bags

After the new wine was ready, the next thing that amazed them was the delicious food that the kitchenette had just presented. Buerhe said that in the capital, the only place that could rival the Yuqing Palace in terms of cuisine, besides Longyuan Tower, was the Emperor's imperial cuisine.

However, the emperor's imperial meals have remained unchanged for many years and there is really nothing new about them. It's okay to eat them once a year, but if you eat them every year, even if they are delicious, you will get tired of them one day.

Longyuanlou is so famous because the chefs they employ come from all over the country, and the flavors from all over the country are included. Because it is located in Beijing, the flavors that are more adapted to the people in Beijing have been developed. So it can be said that no matter where the guests come from, as long as they enter Longyuanlou, they can find the familiar taste of their hometown.

Speaking of the new dishes in Longyuanlou every year, at least one-third of them are sent from Yuqing Palace, so in the past few years, Bu'erhe has made a lot of money following Yin'er. Kangxi is of course aware of this, but this is a cooperation between the Crown Princess and Longyuanlou, and the money is also used to accumulate betrothal gifts and dowries for several imperial grandchildren in advance, and it is not used for other purposes, so Kangxi turned a blind eye. After all, the canned food used as rewards every year was originally presented by Bu'erhe.

The new dishes served today were also newly developed in the small kitchen some time ago. Apart from a few regular dishes, the rest are ones that the sisters-in-law have never seen before.

Buerhe didn't keep the secret: "These are all new dishes that Longyuanlou doesn't have. Come and try them. Longyuanlou will have new dishes in a while."

The Ninth Lady had long known about the cooperation between the Crown Princess and her master, so she believed what Buerhe said a hundred times. Besides, it was produced in Yuqing Palace, so it was very credible. Upon hearing this, she stretched out her chopsticks without hesitation.

Although the Tenth Concubine didn't know, she knew the Ninth Concubine. When she saw her best friend doing this, she would definitely follow suit and join in the tasting with her chopsticks.

The only one left was the Fourth Concubine. Although she didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, she trusted Bu Er He. It could be said that the two of them had been like sisters for almost ten years since she married into the royal family. Others would lie to her, but Bu Er He would never do that. So she had already taken action when the Ninth and Tenth Concubines hesitated.

As expected, these new dishes were very appetizing, and soon the Ninth Lady's naive voice reached the ears of several people: "This dish is really delicious, this one is not bad either, hey, this one is delicious too, Second Sister-in-law, your small kitchen is really a treasure!"

The Tenth Lady followed closely behind, praising: "Yes, yes, I don't know if I will be lucky enough to taste such delicious food after this day. These are really delicious."

Buerhe said angrily: "If it tastes good, eat more. If you want to eat more in the future, come over anytime. I can't stop you."

The Tenth Lady had already eaten several mouthfuls of food, having satisfied her cravings. She chuckled upon hearing this, "How could I possibly do that? Coming here every day would disturb Second Sister-in-law's rest. How about Second Sister-in-law, please be kind and give me one of your little kitchen maids?"

Seeing the Tenth Lady's flattering smile, Bu Erhe knew that if he didn't give in today, it would be difficult to get rid of these sisters-in-law. However, it was impossible to get the maids trained in the small kitchen, but he could give them the recipes.

Thinking of this, Buerhe spoke up, "Give up the thought, maids. They were all specially cultivated by our palace, and we found them with great difficulty. However, I can give you a few recipes. You can think about which dishes you like next, and you can take these recipes with you when you leave."

Knowing that the maid in the kitchen could not take it away, the Tenth Lady had originally set her sights on the recipe. Now that her goal had been achieved, she would of course concentrate on tasting the delicacies. She wanted to compare them carefully to see which two dishes were most to her liking.

Although the Crown Princess said she would give them the recipes they liked, they still decided not to be too greedy and only wanted two. Besides, Second Sister-in-law wasn't the kind of stingy person. If she liked these dishes, she could just ask for them next time.

Although Buerhe didn't know what they were thinking, he didn't care. They were all close friends, so sharing a few dishes was normal. Besides, they were all well-behaved people. The recipes he gave them were all new, and ordinary people could pass them off as family heirlooms. Even if they weren't particularly impressive, they could still be used as a brand name if they were to sell them. However, they weren't ordinary people either. Such recipes would never be passed on to others, let alone sold privately.

The lunch was lively and ended almost at noon, so when Yinreng brought his three younger brothers back to Yuqing Palace, they were greeted by the ladies-in-waiting who were well fed and drunk. As for the children, they were still enthusiastically discussing the performance they wanted to perform next. It was the first time that they were asked by their mother to participate in preparing gifts, and they were very excited.

Yinreng did not comment, but it was not too early and he did not want to keep the guests, so when he went out again, Yinreng and Buerhe were standing in front of the gate of Yuqing Palace to see off several families.

This scene was not sentimental at all, but instead made Yinreng's mouth twitch constantly. In the final analysis, the servants following behind the concubines were each holding a wine jar or a wine pot, as well as several large food boxes. Even the little princes and princesses returned home happily with gifts in their hands.

After seeing everyone off, Yinreng took Buerhe back to the main courtyard, saying as they walked, "I can see that you two are really close friends. You even brought your families to Yuqing Palace to buy goods."

Listening to Yinreng's sour tone, Buerhe gently pinched his waist and said, "Look at you, you're so petty. If I didn't know your true nature and how close you are to your brothers, I would have thought you were really angry about this."

Yinreng's sensitive spot was touched, and he immediately broke down and couldn't help laughing: "I'm just worried about gossip. If the palace gets out, it will be bad for your reputation if the Crown Princess buys people's hearts."

Buerhe rolled his eyes. "Let them talk. If they're jealous, just say it. They're still gossiping behind my back. These people have no legitimate means at all. They're really despicable. By the way, when will Ke Jing arrive? Do you have an exact time?"

It was unknown when, but the First, Third and Fifth Concubines, who had originally been on good terms with her, gradually became estranged from her. Not only that, after seeing how good Buerhe was to the Ninth Concubine, the Fifth Concubine became jealous and secretly complained to Concubine Yi.

Because she gave birth to the eldest son of Prince Heng, and because of the outrageous things that happened in the backyard of the fifth daughter-in-law a few years ago, even though Concubine Yi disliked her eldest daughter-in-law very much, she did not scold her for the sake of her eldest grandson. However, she later became more and more displeased with her going to Yiku Palace, not for anything else, but because she complained and made complaints every time she went there, which made Concubine Yi annoyed.

After all, Xiao Jiu Fu Jin was chosen by her personally, and her personality was the type she liked: neither arrogant nor impetuous, gentle and lively. Although she had only given birth to a legitimate daughter in recent years, she and Yinzhen had a good relationship, so a legitimate son might come one day.

What made her even more satisfied was that Xiaojiu's backyard was well managed by Ruhui. So far, although there were no concubines or illegitimate wives in the backyard, there had never been any bad rumors about abusing concubines or favoring concubines over wives. Even the two princesses who had been pregnant gave birth to their children safely without any accidents.

Yinreng thought about the memorial he had read today and considered Kejing and the others' speed. "It shouldn't take a few days. According to my estimate, they'll reach the capital in about four or five days. They brought their children with them this time, so they're not traveling very fast."