Although Prince De argued for his position and Prince Jin was only fined half a year's salary for his poor performance, he still felt depressed.
This was the first time he had suffered such a big setback since he followed the old Prince of Jin into the court at the age of twelve.
After the morning court session, Prince Jin was pulled aside by Prince De to talk for a while. He then went to the yamen to handle some minor matters and returned home early.
Although Prince Jin looked good when he returned home, Jiang Changning could tell that he was holding a grudge as they had been married for several years.
Moreover, Prince Qing's faction had already spread the news that Prince Jin had been fined.
The Prince of Jin's Mansion is wealthy and powerful, and half a year's salary is nothing. But this matter makes people feel aggrieved.
But he didn't say anything, and Jiang Changning didn't ask, lest he get more upset. She served him tea, sat down beside him, and said softly, "The weather is getting hot, and mother's appetite is not good. Even Ming'er can't eat. I asked the cooks to make cold noodles. We'll have cold noodles for lunch. Your Highness, do you think it's okay?"
King Jin met Jiang Changning's clear eyes and smiled slightly, "Okay, I'll listen to Ningning."
"The sage said that nothing can be solved by a good meal. If there is, then two good meals will do."
"Which wise man said such a thing?" King Jin asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning tilted his head and thought for a moment, "I don't remember."
"Could that wise man's surname be Jiang and his name be Changning?" King Jin asked with a mischievous smile.
Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows, "Your Majesty, let me ask you, are the virtuous in a virtuous wife and the virtuous in a virtuous man the same thing?"
“It’s one word.”
"What my good wife said makes sense, doesn't it?"
Upon hearing this, King Jin laughed out loud, and his depressed mood improved. "That makes a lot of sense."
Jiang Changning was about to say something when Xiao Minger called out from outside, "Mom, Mom."
"Son, what good things have you found to give to your mother?" Jiang Changning looked at the little guy with his hands behind his back with a smile.
Xiao Ming walked to his mother cheerfully, opened his fist, and revealed his tight fist.
Jiang Changning identified it and said, "It's a butterfly. Where did Ming'er catch it?"
"Huahua, Huahua, come on." Xiao Ming said in a baby voice.
"My Ming'er is really good. He can catch a butterfly." Jiang Changning kissed little Ming'er on the cheek as a reward. "This butterfly is so beautiful."
Are butterflies beautiful
Prince Jin saw that the butterfly was crushed beyond recognition, and it was only because his princess had good eyesight that she was able to recognize it as a butterfly. Anyone with poor eyesight would have thought it was a ball of mud.
Even though it's just a pile of mud, it's still beautiful
Only a real mother would not mind the dirtiness.
"Mother accepts this butterfly. Thank you Ming'er." Jiang Changning took the butterfly away.
Xiao Ming clapped his hands happily and put his left cheek closer, "Mom, there's also this cheek."
"My baby, you are so adorable." Jiang Changning hugged her son and kissed him hard.
Xiao Ming returned the kiss to his mother. Seeing the mother and son being so affectionate, King Jin coughed lightly and said, "Ningning, this little brat is a man, don't kiss and hug him all the time."
Jiang Changning looked at Prince Jin in surprise. He is just over one year old and can be called a man
Why can't she kiss and hug the son she gave birth to
Suddenly, Jiang Changning thought of something and blinked, "Your Majesty, you are not jealous of your son, are you?"
"Who is jealous of my son? I'm not. And I don't like being jealous. It's so sour." Prince Jin's expression was a little unnatural.
Jiang Changning suppressed his laughter, picked up his son and put him in his arms, "His hands are dirty, help him wash them."
"You little stinky boy." Prince Jin called the maid to bring in water to help his son wash his dirty little fat hands.
But the little guy was restless when washing his hands. When washing his left hand, he used his right hand to pat the water in the basin. When washing his right hand, he used his left hand to pat the water in the basin.
The water in the basin splashed everywhere, and King Jin held his belly, "You little bastard, be quiet."
The little guy loves playing with water. Every day when he takes a bath, he splashes water all over the house, flooding the whole house.
King Jin could only hold him away from the water basin. The little guy was not happy, "Water, water, water."
"What water? When you are two years old, please teach you the rules."
"Isn't it too early to ask a teacher to teach etiquette when a child is only two years old?" Jiang Changning asked.
"Not too early. I also started learning at the age of three." said King Jin.
Hearing this, Jiang Changning looked at the ignorant little guy with sympathy. Poor son, he no longer has a happy childhood.
At noon, the family of three had cold noodles, and Toffee also sent a large bowl of it.
The ancient name of cold noodles is Lengtao, which is usually eaten in hot summer when the appetite is poor.
Du Zimei once wrote a poem about this kind of noodles: Green locust leaves, picked and sent to the kitchen. In the cold palace thousands of miles away, the ice-clear jade pot is opened. When the king enjoys the cool evening, this taste is also needed from time to time.
The locust leaf cold noodles he mentioned are green noodles made from fresh locust leaf juice and flour.
Jiang Changning asked Madam Cui to make green noodles, but mixed with spinach juice.
It’s not that she didn’t want to use locust leaves, she just wanted to eat cold noodles on the spur of the moment and couldn’t find locust leaves for the time being.
The locust tree is not an auspicious tree, so it is never planted in residential areas.
The cold noodles were served, and the ingredients were so rich, there were more than a dozen side dishes in total, filling the table.
"Your Highness, just add whatever you like." Jiang Changning took a small bowl, filled half of it, and scooped a spoonful of minced meat and broth.
"With so many things added, it's still called cold noodles?"
"Why not call it cold noodles? Noodles that are cooked and then rinsed with cold water are called cold noodles." Jiang Changning handed the prepared noodles to the nurse, "Feed it to the young master."
The little guy stared at it eagerly, and his bib was almost soaked with saliva.
King Jin saw Jiang Changning pick up some noodles and put a lot of side dishes on them. "Are you eating noodles or these side dishes?"
"Noodles are the main ingredient and side dishes are embellishments. Without noodles, it cannot be called cold noodles. Without side dishes, the noodles will lack soul and will not taste good." Jiang Changning argued.
Prince Jin followed her example and added a lot of side dishes, which was indeed much smoother and more refreshing than just eating cold noodles.
In the hot summer, this bowl of cold noodles will make your stomach feel comfortable and your mood will become cheerful.
At the same time, Prince Qing and Prince Yu were drinking together. Prince Qing asked in confusion, "How did Helian Yu find out about this in advance?"
Only by selling more batches of bows and crossbows could they get more silver, but now they have been exposed after only selling two batches.
"We must be more careful in what we do." Prince Yu said.
Jiujiang King smiled and said, "We have been very careful. After taking a few turns, Helian Yu has no way of tracing us back."
"Did you see that? Helian Yu was fined half a year's salary. His face looked as ugly as if his father had died."
In the room, everyone laughed loudly. They were very proud of having let King Jin suffer a setback.
After the meal, the nurse took Xiao Ming'er to the side room.
After Prince Jin accompanied Jiang Changning for more than half an hour's lunch break, he went to the Jingshe Hall in front.
Although he did not enter the palace or go to the Ministry of War, he could not have an idle time.
(End of this chapter)