Qing Dynasty: After Kangxi Kowloon heard my voice

Chapter 53: Mouth and Eyes

Now seeing the way the Ninth Lady dressed up her mistress, it was as if her mistress had gone back to the time before she got married. She would have worn this kind of makeup at that time, elegant with a hint of playfulness, as if she didn’t wear any makeup.

"Ninth brother's wife doesn't know that Qiu Si always says that I should dress the same as before, but how can I dress the same as before? I am the Crown Princess and I have to set an example. I can't make the slightest mistake. Even if I dress like this in public with makeup on, I'm afraid I'll be branded as seducing the Crown Prince." The Crown Princess knew that such makeup was good for her, but her identity did not allow it. Her position as the Crown Princess did not allow her to dress like this.

"I'm not asking you to dress like this all the time. You can only dress like this occasionally in private. If you're not satisfied, let's change to a more serious look. You were looking forward to seeing me look like this just now," Wen Yao replied with a smile. Persuading the Crown Princess?

She would simply persuade the Crown Princess, but the Crown Princess agreed herself, which was also the purpose of her pointing at her makeup to show it to the Crown Princess just now.

The Crown Princess looked at Wen Yao and after a while, she said, "It's already evening, this shouldn't be a big deal. Thank you, ninth brother's wife," and did not continue to dwell on it.

Wen Yao smiled and stepped back, letting Aunt Qiusi continue to tidy up the Crown Princess's clothes, "Second sister-in-law, I'll wait for you outside."

Wen Yao was sitting in the main hall. Cui He whispered in her ear in a low voice, "Master, be careful of the Crown Princess."

"Let's talk about it when we get back," Wen Yao nodded to Nanny Cui He, her smile deepening a little. She knew very well that, as the saying goes, everyone in the palace is a good person who welcomes everyone with a smile.

Would the Crown Princess really be so hesitant? Would she be so entangled in a makeup look? Not sure if it was appropriate?

No, she knows very well!

But she thought that if the prince did not like her, or was angry because the makeup did not suit her as the crown princess, then Wen Yao, who had strongly advised her to do this makeup, could take the blame for her, and the crown princess, Yuge of the Guaerjia clan, could completely shirk the blame.

For her, being able to impress the prince and promote their relationship was a pleasant surprise, but if not, there would be no loss.

Therefore, knowing clearly what the Crown Princess was doing, Wen Yao would not try to persuade her. She would just make a simple suggestion and then say that she had been attracted by her makeup before, and pointed out directly that the final decision would be made by her, not herself.

Cui He said no more and stood beside Wen Yao, feeling relieved knowing that her master knew what was going on.

"Ninth brother's sister, let's go," the Crown Princess came over and looked at Wen Yao with a smile, "I heard you say barbecue? I haven't ridden a horse or shot arrows for a long time."

"Then my second sister-in-law will have to wait for another half a year. But we won't be roasting the whole head this time," Wen Yao walked side by side with the Crown Princess, taking a step slower and explaining with a smile as she walked out of Yuqing Palace.

As night fell, the palace became more lively.

The Crown Prince and Yinzhen have already started drinking, but this time it is fruit wine. In front of them is a ceramic charcoal stove with an iron plate on top. The sliced meat has been marinated for a while and then started to grill.

Accompanied by wisps of smoke, dim candlelight mixed with moonlight, the prince looked at Yu Ge, who was walking towards him as elegant and playful as when they first met, "Yu Ge?" What is the Crown Princess dressed like today?

The Crown Princess walked up to the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, please drink less. You have been busy lately. If you get drunk, you will have a headache tomorrow." Her face was a little flushed. The Crown Prince had been staring at her. She was not unaware of this and felt a hint of joy in her heart.

"I know, this time my ninth brother and I drank fruit wine," the prince's eyes finally showed a hint of smile, and he stepped forward to hold the Crown Princess's hand, "Yu Ge, come sit next to me, my ninth brother and his wife also said it's a family dinner, let's eat together."

Yinzhen had already pulled Wenyao to his side. "Second brother is right. Family banquets don't have so many messy rules." He picked up a piece of meat for Wenyao with chopsticks and said, "I've prepared the dipping sauce for you. Try it."

The prince glanced at Yinzhen's hand holding the meat, raised his hand to take the wooden tongs that He Zhu gave him, and picked up venison slices and a few mushrooms for the Crown Princess. "You don't like mutton, here are venison slices and mushrooms, if you like them, do you want to try the mutton slices? It doesn't smell too much."

"Well, let me try it," the Crown Princess looked at the small bowl in front of her, her hands holding the chopsticks shaking a little. This was the second time the Crown Prince served her food. The first time was on the second day after the wedding, and now... it was the second time. The Crown Princess lowered her head and did not look at the Crown Prince, hiding her excitement. She did not want the Crown Prince to see her lose her composure, nor did she want anyone else to see it.

"I'll pick some for you. Let me tell you, I roasted all the ones you eat myself," the prince said this with some pride. Most of them were roasted by the servants. He just turned over a piece, and he didn't know which piece it was, but he roasted it anyway.

"How can the prince do this... I must have a good taste of it and not waste the prince's kindness," the Crown Princess wanted to say something against the rules, but was pulled away by Nanny Qiusi. Before coming, Nanny Qiusi told her that she might as well make up her mind to give up the rules tonight and get along well with the prince.

Yinzhen heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the Crown Prince was no longer annoyed. He looked up and saw that his three younger brothers had already started baking and were chattering about something. The fourteenth brother, in particular, had even acted as a teacher, guiding the twelfth and thirteenth brothers.

"Ninth brother, how did you think of grilling meat this way? Not only does it cook faster, it's also fun. But I do want to go hunting," the prince moved away from his own princess and looked at Yinzhen and asked.

Yinzhen took a big bite of mutton, swallowed it and replied, "It was Lady Fu's idea. We don't eat barbecue at night. Tenth brother said that barbecued meat slices are snacks, so I thought of calling the brothers to have some fun together." Pointing at the tofu skin, Qian Bao quickly grilled the tofu skin for Yinzhen.

"When Ling Pu got into trouble, you saw it at this morning's court session. They all blamed me, openly or secretly," the prince laughed at himself. "Even Soetu blamed me for making a big fuss at first. But he finally understood me after seeing what Ling Pu did. He thought he understood me, but that was just his own understanding. Ninth brother, the Qing Dynasty belongs to our Aisin-Gioro family, not to those slaves!"

"The fight between me and Yinzhi was also an internal fight of the Aixinjueluo family. It was not to let those slaves dominate the Aixinjueluo family." The prince raised his hand and drank a glass of fruit wine. "Ninth brother, do you think what I said is right? Look at the faces of those courtiers in the court today..."

Yinzhen felt that the prince seemed to be drunk, but it was just fruit wine. "Prince, let's not drink anymore. I know you feel aggrieved, just like what my tenth brother said," Yinzhen hadn't finished speaking when Yin? came running over with a large plate of cut cakes.

"What do you want me to do? Ninth brother, second brother, come on, the cake is ready, it's delicious!" Yin Yu put the cake down, took a piece and handed it to the prince, "Second brother, eat it quickly, I made it."

Baolai's eyelids twitched and said, "Master, you made it with your mouth and eyes, right?"

Even if they asked for it, it would make the chefs busy and confused. It would be better for them to just follow the recipe and make it themselves.