Chapter 4 Are you really favored?
The fourth prince finally raised his face.
Ning Ying shook a little.
If you look like this, if you are in modern times, you can make a star in minutes! You will be born with a male protagonist in a costume drama, both good and evil, and you can kill thousands of girls in a few shots.
The most important thing is that the temperament is still clean and has no greasiness - this is very rare.
Li Fangfujin was pregnant, and the fourth prince reached out to help her up.
With this help, Li Fangfujin looked up at the Fourth Prince, and suddenly smiled like a flower: "Fourth Master, I have all the servants prepared for the pot tonight. Fourth Master will go in and wash your face first."
The fourth prince said "yes", as if he didn't want to talk too much.
Qingyang looked at it and was secretly surprised. He pulled Ning Ying's sleeve and leaned against her ear, afraid that the little eunuch would hear it. He was suppressed in a low voice and asked Ning Ying like a mosquito hum: "Prince, don't everyone in the mansion say that this concubine is the most favored?"
Sure enough, after the Fourth Prince finished his "Yes", there was no further information.
Ning Ying thought to herself:... she is quite dull, like a small gourd with a sawed mouth.
Seeing Si Hulu coming into the house without looking sideways, Li Fangfujin reached out and wanted to hold his arm.
Unexpectedly, the Four Hulus brought Li Fangfujin into the arms of the two maids and went into the house by themselves.
Li followed closely behind and felt a hot face pressing on his cold butt, which was very embarrassing, and the embarrassment was mixed with the sadness of not receiving a response.
Although she felt uncomfortable, she didn't dare to show any unhappiness. She was making a fuss a while ago, and the Fourth Prince seemed a little disgusted.
I'm not very happy to come to her these days.
Fortunately, she was very proud and had a baby since the second princess, and finally had the bargaining chips tightly in her hand.
So she sent someone to live this morning, and the Fourth Prince came here in the evening.
Although the Fourth Prince is still young, his mind is honest and solemn, unlike the passionate children in the royal family, who are full of romantic sleeves.
But because of this, Li Fangfujin felt a little more uneasy.
Now that she is pregnant with a child in her belly, it is not convenient to serve the Fourth Prince. There are so many women in the backyard - they are all like beautiful flowers blooming on the branches in spring, waiting for the owner to pick them.
How could she let go of her mind and rest assured?
Everyone in this mansion said that she was lucky. Since she got to the Fourth Prince, she has been going well and soon got pregnant with the second princess.
Even the Empress De in the palace praised her for her great blessings - the second princess born is strong, lively and cute, and compared with the Song family's big princess, it seems to be in the order of old age and childhood. The big princess follows her biological mother, Song family. She is young, sick all day long, and has a weak body. She almost died during the confinement period, which scared Song family to death.
What about the second princess? From the time of landing to now, there are only a few occasional minor illnesses to eliminate disasters, and a few medicinal meals will be coaxed to the point where it will be cured.
The two little princesses seem to have two extremes in their physiques.
Sometimes Li even doubts: Is the reason why the Fourth Prince comes to her a lot is related to the words that Concubine De often talks about?
"Only a strong mother can give birth to a healthy and prosperous child."
Asking for yourself, Li had to admit that the Fourth Prince treated her well, had no worries about everything, and would respond to all requests.
But it seems that there is always a lack of enthusiasm.
No matter how solemn the fourth prince is, he is still a teenager. The emotions of young people are always particularly hot and sincere, and are swelling and uncontrollable. When you are with your lover, even if you remain silent, love will emerge from your eyes.
But she had never seen it with the Fourth Prince.
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Li Bangfujin was rarely silent in the night.
She looked at the back of the Fourth Prince with nostalgia. The Fourth Prince was very good at standing there casually, and she could be called a dragon and phoenix. She couldn't open her eyes.
Once upon a time, Song Gege also said that the Fourth Prince looked like the emperor, and had a graceful temperament but looked like the Imperial Concubine Tong Jia. Of course, these were all flatteries in private, and they definitely didn't dare to say anything after leaving the Prince's Mansion.
Bah, she is just a princess, and her identity is difficult to even go to the palace! In addition, the imperial concubine Tong Jia went early, so where could she actually see her?
Just tell lies with your eyes open.
While Li was making random thoughts, he was hurried into the house by his servants.
The house is decorated with flowers. Although it is late spring, the brocade blankets laid in winter have not been removed.
Li likes this pattern - the blooming flowers are huddled together happily, pouring wealth and glory on the sky, the full moon is full, and it is a hustle and bustle that can be seen at a glance, which drives away the uneasiness and loneliness in her heart.
The lanterns of the shiny gauze palace with colorful phoenixes flying together were slim and shadows. The maids under the lamp hurriedly came and went, and their clothes were fragrant. The Northern Song Dynasty courtyard paintings were decorated on the wall, and the Xuande copper stove was spitting green smoke.
The servants who served asked for help and sent them hot towels, veils, soap beans, warm water for washing hands and faces, incense, etc.
The fourth prince did not say a word, and then sat down at the table after cleaning his face and hands.
The hot silver gold-plated pot was delivered quickly.
The nobles of heaven and royal families are not a problem with their diet.
So "how to eat" is the most thoughtful issue in the kitchen.
Compared with the complicated serving, the biggest advantage of the pot is freedom - you can cook slowly. If you are interested in the middle, stop the chopsticks and eat hot hot dishes no matter how long you talk. You can also let the servants simmer in whatever they want, and you can have everything you need.
In fact, in the Fourth Prince’s Mansion, I don’t eat pots very often.
If I change to the palace, it will take three whole months from the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and the table will be filled with the fragrance of a pot!
Of course, there is a reason why the nobles in the palace like to eat pots. During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle Zhu Di moved the capital from Yingtian to the current capital. Since then, most of the chefs in the palace came from Shandong. Therefore, Shandong cuisine is popular in the Ming Palace.
Afterwards, the Qing royal family basically continued to use the team of the former Ming imperial chef, and combined it with its own ethnic dietary characteristics, such as eating hot food in winter and cooking meat - this became the "warm pot" of the imperial kitchen, also known as "pot".
Although the Fourth Prince rarely shows anything, Li can see that he doesn't hate Guozi at all, or rather, he likes it quite well!
Li also likes it - not likes the deliciousness of the pot, but likes the atmosphere of eating the pot.
Whenever she eats a pot, she always finds topics, says a few words to the fourth prince, and then asks the slave to carry the second prince out to help.
The second princess is like a Yuxue Tuanzi, which is the cutest time. It makes people feel heart-warming when they are babbling. When they are sent to the fourth prince's arms, they will inevitably feel kind and filial to their father.
It was late at night. Didn’t the Fourth Prince stay with her?
However, the Fourth Prince came here late today... The Second Prince had already gone to bed. I'm afraid he's already asleep now?
Although Li Fangfujin couldn't bear it, he turned his head and looked at Shu Lei deeply.
Shu Lei understood, turned around and walked quickly back.
Li took the chopsticks from the maid who served the meal, picked up a piece of mutton for the fourth prince, dipped it in the sauce, and sent it to the plate in front of the fourth prince, and smiled and said, "Fourth Master, try this kind of ingredients again, the new kitchen is made, and the taste is not greasy!"
The fourth prince shook his head, put down his chopsticks, and wiped his mouth with the hot towel and handkerchief he sent him.
He was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "I'll go to the small Buddhist temple."
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Chapter completed!