[Qing Chuan] The Empress Dowager Raising Cubs Daily

September of the 23nd year of Kangxi.

Kangxi Fengtai Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager and Concubine Niu Colu, together with the Empress, Prince Yinfeng, Yinti, Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi, inspected the river and visited Jiangnan.

Different from the grandiose trip to the Mulan paddock last time, the purpose this time was to observe the sentiments of the people, so the number of departure personnel was much smaller, and the whole team seemed to be much more low-key.

Of course it just looks.

With a team of hundreds of people and the emperor's tour, it is impossible to keep a low profile.The only difference is that after leaving the capital, the speed of the whole team accelerated a little, really just a little bit, not the kind of billions of points.

Qiqige twisted the book and told Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi about the Yellow River: "It is recorded that the Yellow River was diverted for the first time in history. Do you know when it was?"

"In... the previous dynasty?"

"No."

"That was in the Song Dynasty?"

"Not at all."

Yin Qi held his cheek in distress.

Qiqige said with a smile: "In fact, it was in the Spring and Autumn Period."

The three children all opened their eyes wide.

Yin Qi subconsciously counted with his fingers, and opened his mouth wide in disbelief at the same time.

Qiqige poked Yinqi: "You still don't believe it."

She folded her arms and snorted softly: "In the "Hanshu Gouweizhi", it is recorded that the river was in the fifth year of King Ding, referring to the Yellow River breaking its embankment and diverting its course. In history, the Yellow River diverted several times, and every time it flooded, it was caused by the people at that time. The people brought great disasters, and the affected residents were homeless, and they were lucky to be able to sell themselves as slaves, and most of them either died in the disaster or died of the plague.”

Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi let out a small wow.

Yin Qi asked a curious question: "What does the Yellow River look like?"

Qiqige opened her mouth: "Yellow River——"

Her voice stopped abruptly, and after a pause, Qiqige laughed: "Actually, Mama Huang has never seen it before."

I have never seen it in my life.

Yinzhi, Yinzhen, and Yinqi all gave a shout, and lay down on the small table weakly.

Qiqige pouted, and she said unwillingly: "Although Huang Mama has never seen it, she has read many books and poems about it. How about Huang Mama tell you about it next?"

Yinzhi and Yinzhen managed to find some rest time, and they were reluctant to see it with naked eyes.Yinqi covered his ears even more, muttering in his mouth: "Let's leave some mystery to the Yellow River——"

If you don't want to hear it, you don't want to hear it, it's still mysterious.

Qiqige was speechless for a while, and after a cold snort, she flipped through the book by herself.

The carriage gradually became quiet.

The afternoon sun slanted in through the windows, casting golden spots on everyone.The sunshine in September is not as vicious as in midsummer, but it is warm on the body.Especially as the carriage moved forward, feeling the shaking of the carriage one after another, everyone felt tired.

Yinzhi yawned lazily, and Yinzhen couldn't help shaking his head bit by bit.Yinqi's eyelids closed and then widened suddenly. He rubbed the corners of his eyes and tried to cheer up: "Mama Huang, what do you think the Yellow River looks like?"

Qiqige flipped through the books.

She raised her eyebrows, with a half-smile: "Didn't you just stop listening? It's better not to listen, and leave some mystery to the Yellow River."

Yinqi puffed up her cheeks, and while humming, she also looked at Qiqige arrogantly.It's a pity that this trick is useless to Qiqige, Qiqige made up her mind not to say anything, she yawned lazily: "You guys look forward to it... Well, I want Ai to tell you that in another month you will I can also see the Yellow River."

Yin Qi's small face elongated: "It will take a month!?"

Qiqige nodded: "There's nothing to do about it. After all, the emperor still has to stop to learn about the people's livelihood in the counties and towns along the way. It will take about a month."

Yinqi slammed his forehead on the table, feeling very sad.

The three children looked forward to it, wishing they could reach the Yellow River the next day.It's a pity that just as Qiqige said, Kangxi always stopped along the way to learn about people's livelihood, so the carriage always stopped and stopped, and finally waited for the boat to change to the canal. I thought it would be faster The three little discoveries of ... ... actually have to stop and visit along the way!

Seeing the official ship pull over and stop, the three boys sighed together.

To say that Yinzhi and Yinqi were anxious at most, the bold Yinqi was secretly looking at Kangxi with sad eyes, his eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

Kangxi felt a chill.

He turned his head to look at Yinqi with a stinky face, and then at Yinzhi and Yinzhen with stern faces: "What's wrong with them? Did they quarrel?"

Qiqige looked at the two children: "Do you think the speed is slow?"

Seeing that Kangxi was still confused, Qiqige added with a smile: "They have never seen the Yellow River, and they are anxious to see what the Yellow River looks like."

Kangxi couldn't help laughing.

He beckoned and signaled Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi to come to him: "Speaking of donkey meat, bacon, and sugar cakes here... don't you want to try it before leaving?"

Both Yinzhi and Yinzhen were taken aback.

Unlike the two who were still thinking for a while, Yin Qi's expression was unpredictable, allowing everyone to see his struggle at a glance.

Should I see the Yellow River earlier or eat it?

Especially seeing Yinqi sucking saliva, Qiqige couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Yinzhen reached out and patted Yinqi's shoulder.

The younger brother is so stupid that he feels a little ashamed as an older brother. He slapped his slightly flushed cheeks and said in a deep voice: "Yinqi, even if you choose the Yellow River, you won't be able to reach the edge of the Yellow River immediately..."

Yin Qi blinked.

He belatedly sighed, then nodded again and again: "Oh, that's how it is."

Then Yinqi looked at Kangxi: "The minister chooses to eat there!"

Kangxi looked at the dumbfounded Yinqi, and didn't know whether to sigh or laugh out loud.

What about this kid?

Qiqige patted Kangxi on the shoulder sympathetically, and winked at him when he saw Kangxi looking sideways.

How to teach Yinqi to be a good person...

This matter depends on you, the emperor!

Kangxi's mouth twitched.

He turned around angrily, led the crowd off the official boat, and drove to the front of a clean mansion.

This is a courtyard with three entrances, and the layout is very elegant.

In the yard, the flowers and trees are sparse, the mountains and rocks are ancient, and the streams and ponds are clear. It's just that everyone has seen more in the capital, and they just glanced at it and then looked away with little interest.

The accompanying official said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a banquet in the front yard..."

Kangxi waved his hand, lacking interest.

He did not know how many banquets he ate along the way, and now he felt extremely uncomfortable hearing these two words.Kangxi pointed to the octagonal pavilion in the distance, tilted his head and smiled at Qiqige: "Emperor Niang, let's use it in the garden today?"

Qiqige smiled and nodded.

Of course the official didn't dare to have any opinions, he respectfully agreed and hurried down to prepare.Only half an hour later, all kinds of meals, snacks, fruits, and tea and wine were delivered one after another.

Crown Prince Yinreng and Yinti sat on both sides of Kangxi, Qiqige and the Empress sat beside the Empress Dowager, Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi sat together, and everyone chatted and laughed while tasting local specialties.

To say that the most famous here is donkey meat fire.

As the saying goes, dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground, the deliciousness of donkey meat can be seen in general.

Although Qiqige also ate donkey meat fire in the palace, the donkey meat fire made by each family is quite different.Not to mention that the outer skin is crispy, soft, thin, thick, etc., the method of donkey meat inside is quite different.

The donkey meat fire in front of us is said to be made by the most famous old shop in Hejian. The donkey meat is stewed with more than ten kinds of spices. The meat is delicate and fragrant. A few pieces of aspic are served, so delicious that you want to swallow your tongue.

The size of an adult's palm, Qiqige ate three in one go.She smacked her lips unsatisfied, touched her belly, and looked at the rest of the meal with regret.

Not to mention Yin Qi.

The youngest, he only ate one and felt his belly was about to burst.He eagerly looked at the food on the table, looked at the brothers who were feasting, and pouted aggrievedly.

Qiqige rubbed her stomach, and comforted Yinqi by the way: "I can't eat other dishes, but we can try the fruit first. Look at this duck pear, which is also a special product here?"

Jinzhou Hejian is rich in duck pears, especially Jinzhou.There are often tributes in the palace, but after all, the local fresh ones are the best. Qiqige mentioned it, and Uzhina immediately took the pears, peeled and sliced ​​them, and sent them to Qiqige.

Now is the season when pears are ripe.

Delicate and jade-like flesh, with a light aroma.Qiqige sniffed the fragrance, used a small fruit fork to pierce a piece and sent it to her mouth, a crisp cracking sound rang in her ears, the pear flesh was crisp and refreshing, juicy, sweet like sugar, full-bodied The fragrance of pear meat is full of praise.

Yin Qi likes sweet taste.

He forgot about other meals for the time being, and ate two or three yuan in one go.

Qiqige did not forget the Empress Dowager.

She put three small pieces on a small plate and sent it to the Empress Dowager: "Emperor Niang, you can also taste it for a while."

The three small pieces are not much larger than a finger.

The Empress Dowager looked at Qiqige hesitantly, but finally she honestly ate three yuan.

Hey, it's only three yuan, and it's gone as soon as it tastes a little bit.

The Empress Dowager sighed sadly, and stole a piece of pear meat while Qi Qige was not paying attention to her.

It is especially satisfying when eating.

The queen's eyelids twitched, looking at the treacherous empress dowager, she didn't know whether she should pretend she didn't see it, or report it immediately?

Forget it or pretend you didn’t see it?

Qiqige noticed something was wrong, she counted the pear meat, and then looked suspiciously at the Empress Dowager: "Emperor Mother, did you steal it?"

The Empress Dowager: "...No."

Qiqige affirmed: "Sure enough, you stole it."

She dragged the Empress Dowager and kept talking: "Ya pears are too sweet, you can only eat three small pieces at a time, and eat more vegetables for the rest—this clear celery soup was specially prepared by Erchen."

Empress Dowager: ...No need!

Here Qiqige and the Empress Dowager are fighting wits, and Kangxi is also pulling his two sons to ask questions.

There are many customs and customs.

In addition, Kangxi asked his sons to talk about their evaluation and opinions on the officials along the way.

Yinreng has two lifetimes of experience, so let's go deeper.

Yinti is more down-to-earth and is able to find some details.

Kangxi listened with a smile, feeling very good.

He gave comments one by one, suggesting that the two brothers should learn from each other. Yinfeng wants to go among the people to understand the needs of the general public. , solve problems efficiently.

Kangxi was eloquent and full of energy.

It's just that the soundtrack isn't great when he's talking - it's a hamster-like clicking sound.

Qiqige and the Queen are eating.

Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi are also eating.

The Empress Dowager couldn't eat pears anymore, so she started peeling chestnuts again.

Not to mention the torment of Yinfeng and Yinti.

Just the sound echoing in their ears made them all a little hungry.Seeing that Khan Ama was still immersed in the topic, and looking at the people who were eating with gusto, Yinfeng and Yinti couldn't help it anymore.They looked at each other, stretched out their hands tacitly, each picked up a donkey meat and set fire to it.

This stuff has to be eaten hot.

To be honest, the delicacy is nothing compared to the delicacies in the palace, but looking at the people who ate deliciously, Yinfeng and Yinti also felt that it was extremely delicious, and they still couldn't get enough of it after eating one.

When Kangxi stopped talking, he saw that the two sons were full of oil, and they looked extremely satisfied.

Kangxi: "...cough cough."

Yinti reacted very quickly, he quickly stood up and poured a bowl of tea to Ama Khan, and said respectfully: "Ama Khan, please drink tea, you continue to talk, my son is listening."

Kangxi: "..."

Unfilial son, what about my share?