After returning to the mansion, Jiang Changning first went back to Rujing Courtyard and put on his previous clothes, and then followed King Jin to Liuxuan Courtyard to pay his respects to the concubine.

The concubine's eyes were red, and she looked like she had cried.

King Jin asked with concern: "Concubine, what happened?"

"The man who chanted the ballad died of illness." The concubine replied.

The King of Jin saw Jiang Changning and asked, "Second uncle's daughter."

Jiang Changning's eyebrows moved slightly. Could this be the daughter of the Yan family whom the concubine wanted to give her eldest son?

"Brother Yu, please send someone to bring Yin Yao and her daughter to Beijing together," the concubine said.

"Okay." King Jin agreed without hesitation.

After the husband dies and returns to the clan, he should return to his parents’ home, but what happens when he is taken to his aunt’s house?

Is it possible that the second uncle is no longer here?

After leaving Liuxuan Courtyard and returning to Rujing Courtyard, King Jin clarified her confusion, "The current second aunt is the third wife married by the second uncle. The first wife divorced. Cousin Yinyao's biological mother died of illness. She

She didn't get along very well with her stepmother. When she was eight years old, her mother-in-law took her cousin who sang poetry and cousin who sang poems to live in the palace. She was raised until she was about to get married, and then she was sent back to the Yan family."

"It can be seen that the mother-in-law has a deep relationship with her." Jiang Changning hesitated for a moment and did not ask the concubine if she wanted to betroth Yan Yinyao to her eldest son.

"I'm afraid that Yin Yao will live in the house before she gets married again. It's going to be hard for you to take care of her."

It is not easy for a widow to remarry, but it is not difficult to say that it is difficult.

Moreover, Yan Yinyao still had to observe mourning for three years. He definitely couldn't be like what happened in Prince Qing's Mansion, where he climbed into his cousin's bed and became his concubine just after the hundred days of mourning.

Based on this calculation, Yan Yinyao will have to live in the palace for at least three years.

Jiang Changning twitched the corner of his mouth and asked with a fake smile: "Which courtyard did she live in before? I'll ask my servants to clean it out."

"Ou Xiang Zhai."

Jiang Changning's eyes flashed slightly. Ouxiangzhai was too close to Rujingyuan. Before he knew what his cousin's temperament was, it would be more appropriate to keep a distance.

"I just heard what my mother and concubine said. My cousin has a daughter. Living in Ouxiangzhai is not that convenient. Why not let her mother and daughter live in Shuangqiu Yuan, which is close to my mother and concubine, so that I can spend more time with my mother and concubine."

"You are right, then let them live in Shuangqiuyuan." King Jin made arrangements as she pleased.

Back at Rujingyuan, Jiang Changning asked the maid to prepare a meal. Most of the banquet was not full, not to mention that she had been practicing skating for so long all afternoon, and she was already hungry due to the excessive amount of exercise.

King Jin saw the maid bringing an exquisite small stove and asked, "How about hot pot today?"

"This kind of weather is perfect for eating hot pot." Jiang Changning took off his shoes and got on the kang, "Yesterday, the village brought some lambs, which were just in time to be boiled."

"The lamb meat is tender and delicious, neither tangy nor greasy." King Jin also liked to eat it.

The soup base of the hot pot is old hen soup. Yesterday, Jiang Changning said he wanted to eat hot pot. This morning, Mrs. Cui started to stew the old hen soup in a casserole.

After stewing for several hours, the stewed chicken became crispy and the meat and bones separated.

There are no seasonings in the soup, just salt and pepper, which is relatively light.

"Yong Zhou, have a bowl of soup first. It's old hen soup with pepper in it to remove moisture." Jiang Changning scooped up a small bowl of soup and handed it to King Jin.

King Jin took the bowl, took a spoonful, blew on it, and put it into his mouth.

"How?" Jiang Changning asked.

"The meat is crispy and delicious, and the soup is fresh and sweet." King Jin said with a smile.

The soup base is light and the seasoning is rich.

Seventeen or eight small bowls contain green and red pepper rings, chili oil, white sesame seeds, sesame oil, bean paste, meat sauce, sesame sauce, vinegar, etc.

"What is this?" King Jin asked, pointing to the green and red peppers.

Jiang Changning smiled, "This is chili pepper."

At the beginning of the year, there were pepper seeds among the cargo smuggled by sea ships, and Boss Zheng, who was in charge of the farm, had some planted.

When the fruit came out, it looked like the peppers that Jiang Changning had described before, so he sent a basket into the house.

Jiang Changning became happy when she saw the chili peppers. Although she likes to eat light ones, she also wants to eat strong ones occasionally.

The spiciness of Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, mustard, dogwood, etc. is really not enough.

King Jin dipped his chopsticks into some chili sauce and ate, "Hiss, the chili tastes so strong!"

"This chili is quite spicy. You'd better not add it and use other seasonings." Jiang Changning only took a spoonful.

"It's okay, you can try it." King Jin was willing to try new things.

After adjusting the sauce, Jiang Changning put a plate of mutton into the hot pot.

The mutton was cut very thin, and Ms. Cui’s knife skills were quite good.

After cooking for a while, the mutton was cooked. He took it out, dipped it in the sauce, and Jiang Changning ate it.

The mutton dipped in sauce is a bit spicy, but the mutton is tender, fragrant, smooth, and refreshing. It's so delicious that words can't describe it.

If I had to describe it, it would be so delicious that it can be swallowed by the tongue.

After eating the steaming food, my whole body felt warm.

King Jin broke out in a sweat after eating, and said with a smile: "It's really refreshing to eat like this, and the coldness is gone."

When the dishes were almost finished, Jiang Changning poured another plate of sweet potato starch into the hot pot.

"What is this?" King Jin asked.

"Sweet potato flour." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

The ships smuggled not only pepper seeds, but also sweet potato seeds.

Boss Zheng strictly abides by Jiang Changning's instructions. He must plant any seeds he has never seen before. Only when something is planted can he know whether it is useful.

"What are sweet potatoes?" King Jin asked.

Jiang Changning lowered his voice and said: "I asked my husband Zhuangzi to plant an acre of stuff from overseas. I didn't expect it to be successful. I saw that the skin was red, so I named it sweet potato."

She is still under sea ban, and if people find out that she buys things from a sea ship, she will be in trouble.

"What if the skin is black?" King Jin asked curiously.

"Then black potatoes, purple ones are purple potatoes, and yellow ones are yellow potatoes." Jiang Changning's naming was simple and crude.

But she looked at Prince Jin with moist eyes, looking like she couldn't be named so arrogantly.

King Jin smiled, "This is a good name."

"That's necessary." Jiang Changning's eyebrows were beaming and he was smiling.

Sweet potato starch is already cooked and can be eaten by blanching it in a hot pot.

"Try it quickly. Is it better than noodles?" Jiang Changning picked up a chopstick of vermicelli with serving chopsticks and said, "Add a little more vinegar."

King Jin handed over the bowl, caught it, and mixed it with the sauce.

After taking a bite, I felt that the sweet potato noodles were smoother and had a different flavor than noodles.

After King Jin finished a bowl, he said, "This sweet potato starch tastes good. You can cook it often in the future."

Jiang Changning put down the bowl, wiped the oil stains from his mouth with a handkerchief, took a few sips of tea from the cup, and then said casually: "This sweet potato is drought-resistant and easy to grow. You don't need to spend too much time on taking care of it."

If you plant it on good ground, it will weigh dozens of kilograms, and a sweet potato will be as big as that."

King Jin looked at the size she drew, thoughtfully.

Jiang Changning continued: "This sweet potato can be used to make sweet potato vermicelli, French fries, and potato chips. It can also be steamed, dried, and ground into powder. When you want to eat it, just wash it with hot water. It is more delicious than lotus root starch."

"Why did Ning Ning think of planting sweet potatoes?" King Jin asked.

"Any seeds smuggled in by sea ship, I will let Zhuangtou buy them and plant them. I want to find a large amount of ingredients that can fill my stomach and fulfill my father's last wish." Jiang Changning said seriously.

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Note: This article is fictional, please do not associate it with historical facts.
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