Following that, An Jingxin tenderly rubbed An Yiyun’s little face and said while rubbing, "Yun Er, you can’t cry again in the future. When you cry , it makes your mother’s heart ache."
Tickled by the rubbing, An Yiyun giggled nonstop. Not satisfied with just that, he seized the opportunity to say, "Mother, Yun Er wants to eat egg-filled pancakes."
"Mother, Qinger also wants to eat!" An Yiqing immediately called out to An Jing.
"Star also wants to eat!" Su Yixing followed closely behind.
Su Yi Jing, on the other hand, didn’t speak but stared at An Jing with bright, sparkling eyes, clearly indicating his desire to eat the egg-filled pancakes as well.
All four little ones were so eager to eat the egg-filled pancakes that An Jing naturally couldn’t bear to disappoint them and agreed on the spot, "In a moment, Mother will make them for you."
"Yay!" All four children were overjoyed. They even requested, "Let Father fry the meat; Father’s fried meat is tasty."
An Jing couldn’t help but laugh, yet she agreed, "Let your father fry the pork tenderloin, alright?"
Now, the four children danced and waved their hands with joy.
Seeing that the little one in her arms, An Yiyun, had completely cheered up, An Jing put him down on the ground so he could join the other three children in their happy jumping and hopping.
An Jing didn’t stand up but continued squatting there. She first looked at the four children, then turned to look at her husband, smiling and saying, "My lord, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you with frying the tenderloin."
"It’s no trouble," replied Xiao Changyi in a simple three-word response that felt warmer than anything else.
An Jing’s smile grew wider, and she turned her gaze back to the four children. However, her words were directed at Xiao Changyi, "I was just trying to give them something different to avoid them getting tired of food. I didn’t expect them to fall in love with these egg-filled pancakes, asking us to make it for them every few days."
The recipe for the egg-filled pancakes was very simple: cook the egg pancakes, spread some sauce on them, roll them up with lettuce and tenderloin, and they’re ready to eat.
And the tenderloin An Jing usually used was pork tenderloin.
Xiao Changyi didn’t speak; he was just listening to An Jing talk, watching their four children play as joyously as An Jing did.
Prince Yi’s Mansion had cooks, and quite a few at that. Since An Jing and Xiao Changyi moved into Prince Yi’s Mansion, they only occasionally cooked for themselves, most of the time they ate what the cooks made.
But to facilitate the times when they did want to cook, An Jing and Xiao Changyi set up a small kitchen in a side courtyard not far from the main living quarters where they stayed.
An Jing had initially planned to set it up inside the main living quarters, but their layout was simply too beautiful, and she didn’t want the kitchen to spoil its aesthetic. Therefore, she decided to set up a small kitchen in a side courtyard that was close by.
Having lived in Prince Yi’s Mansion for some time, they had only been to that small kitchen three times, and each of those times was only because the four little ones wanted to eat something made by their own hands.
After preparing flour, pork tenderloin, lettuce, and other ingredients, An Jing and Xiao Changyi headed to the small kitchen to get busy.
The four little ones now couldn’t stay in one room for long and, after being in the small kitchen for a while, ran out to play, followed by two guards of the mansion. With the guards keeping watch, An Jing and Xiao Changyi didn’t have to worry.
"My lord, let’s make extra so Wild Goose Jade can join us as well," said An Jing while kneading the dough, speaking to Xiao Changyi.
An Jing felt sympathy for Tobanya.
Tobanya had truly lived a tough life these past few years. Now, although her father’s name was cleared and she regained her status as a Commandery Princess, her family was still just her alone, leaving only her by herself.