Liu Tan looked at Lu Xuan with some surprise, not understanding what kind of request this was.

As one of the princes of the Han Dynasty, Lu Xuan was certainly qualified to build a palace in his own capital. Liu Tan had mentioned this matter to him before.

It’s just that Lu Xuan felt that the location of the capital had not been decided yet, so he was not in a hurry.

If that’s the case, then maybe this palace also has something special about it?

Liu Che was obviously a little surprised. He subconsciously glanced at Liu Tan and found that his son was even more confused than him. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Remember to submit a petition."

When Lu Xuan heard what he meant, he knew that there was basically no problem, and immediately smiled and said, "Okay!"

Liu Tan glanced at Liu Che secretly, wanting to speak but hesitant.

When Liu Che saw him like this, he asked, "Do you want to help him?"

Liu Tan rubbed his nose. "Not really, it's just... it just reminded me of something. I've been researching convenience foods for a long time, and I've always wanted to make them into military rations. However, for various reasons, I've stopped. It just so happens that this time... the King of Wusun is going on an expedition, so I might as well give it a try and see if those military rations are really that convenient."

Liu Che scoffed, "If you're worried about him not having enough food, just tell me straight away. You won't be tired of going through so much trouble."

He stood up and walked out while saying, "Whatever, let's go and have dinner."

Liu Tan heaved a sigh of relief. He was indeed worried that Lu Xuan didn't have enough food and supplies, and even wondered if Lu Xuan had allied with those countries because he didn't have enough resources.

He knew that Lu Xuan had money, and it seemed that Wusun Kingdom also had gold mines, but having money did not mean that one could buy food.

Liu Tan winked at Lu Xuan. After telling Liu Che, he felt that he had made a clear decision. Even if someone brought it up in the future, he would be able to justify it.

Lu Xuan smiled at him, and then the two of them quickly followed Liu Che's pace.

Today's dinner was not filled with unfamiliar things like yesterday, and the chicken, duck, fish and meat were all replaced with real ones.

Liu Che looked at Liu Tan and said with a half-smile, "You're not going to feed me beans today?"

Liu Tan blinked and said, "How can we eat like that every day? What if you get tired of it?"

Liu Che smiled and looked down at the thing called a casserole placed on a small stove in front of him.

At this time, the white soup in the casserole was rolling up and down due to the boiling, and a faint fresh fragrance wafted out. In this process, you could faintly see a few round white things floating up from time to time with the rolling soup.

Liu Che scooped up one with a spoon, looked at it carefully, and asked, "Yuanxiao?"

Liu Tan shook his head: "No, Yuanxiao is hard to digest. If Father wants to eat it, ask them to make it tomorrow morning."

Liu Che asked: "What is this?"

"Fish balls!" Liu Tan muttered, "There are also chicken balls and duck balls, which are made of fish, chicken and duck meat."

Liu Che was a little surprised. Just looking at the delicate appearance of the fish balls, he thought they were made of grain, but he didn't expect that they were actually made of meat.

He sniffed carefully and indeed smelled the faint freshness of fish, but strangely, there was no fishy smell.

Seeing him lower his head, Liu Tan thought he was about to eat something, so he quickly said, "Father, be careful. These meatballs are different. Some are solid and some are stuffed. The stuffed ones are larger because the stuffing uses oil, so they might be hot inside. Don't eat them all at once."

Liu Che paused, then thought of Yuanxiao again, and couldn't help but laugh: "You really like to add fillings to all kinds of things."

Liu Tan chuckled, and Liu Che took a light bite and found that it was not stuffed.

Although there is no filling, the hidden fragrance will come out as soon as you take a bite.

The fish balls are fresh, fragrant and smooth when eaten, with a delicate and chewy texture. If you taste them carefully, you will find that they have an oily aroma that is not found in fish.

The taste is not strong, but it suits Liu Che's taste very well.

He scooped up another one, which looked a little bigger than the previous one. Liu Che knew that it should be a fish ball with stuffing. Bu Fan next to him even said it was called a stuffed fish ball.

After Liu Che blew it cool, he took a bite. Instantly, the soup inside flowed into the spoon, and the filling inside was also revealed. The outside was made of white fish skin, and the inside was dark red filling. The color contrast was sharp and obvious. It looked pleasing to the eye, not to mention it smelled very fragrant.

The texture of the stuffed fish balls is not much different from that of the solid fish balls, but the filling smells a little special.

Liu Che waited until the fish balls were no longer hot before putting them into his mouth. Instantly, his mouth was filled with the freshness of the fish and the aroma of its fat. With the addition of the soup, the flavors progressed layer by layer, which he liked very much.

He liked it so much that even if there were other dishes on the table, he didn't even look at them - those dishes were all his favorites on weekdays, but at this moment the taste of those dishes seemed a little monotonous.

Liu Tan is quite confident about fish balls. He knows that some people don’t like to eat fish, but few people can resist fish balls unless they are allergic.

Liu Che's situation was even simpler. In fact, he was not that picky about food. Any ingredients would do, but they had to taste good.

After a while, Liu Che had finished eating all the fish balls, chicken balls and duck balls. He liked all kinds of balls, but his favorite was the fish balls with fillings.

After Liu Che finished eating, he felt unsatisfied and looked at Liu Tan and said, "It's not enough."

Liu Tan is very principled: "Don't eat too much at night, it will easily cause indigestion."

Liu Che didn't get too hung up on it and just asked, "What's the filling made of?"

"Pork, suckling pig!"

Liu Tan originally wanted to use other meats instead, but after trying many, none of them worked. Not to mention poultry, the outside was white and the inside was also white. Even if it tasted good, it didn't look good.

The meat of other animals is not fragrant or tender enough.

In the end he chose pork. Although adult pigs have a stronger taste, there are also suckling pigs.

Pork is not completely unacceptable. Roasted suckling pig has been a main dish since the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it was called "Paotun". So there is nothing wrong with using suckling pig as the filling.

It’s just that suckling pigs don’t have much fat, and adult pigs don’t have that much fat either. After all, they are not the improved meat pigs of later generations.

So Liu Tan used chicken oil to enhance the flavor, and the effect was quite good.

Liu Che didn't think much after hearing this. At his status, he no longer cared whether the ingredients were suitable for his status. If he thought it tasted good, he would eat it. There would always be people who would flatter him anyway. Even if the food didn't taste good, if he loved it, it would become a world-famous delicacy.

Just when Liu Che was still enjoying his meal, a palace maid brought over a plate of pale yellow, crystal clear, round strips.

Liu Che looked at the thing curiously and asked, "What is this?"

Liu Tan didn't need to answer this time as he was busy eating his food.

The palace attendant whispered, "Your Highness named him Mifen."

Of course, rice noodles are not made of rice or glutinous rice, but of yellow rice.

Liu Tan didn’t know whether rice noodles existed in this era. He had never eaten them. Maybe they existed in more southern areas, but they hadn’t spread to the Central Plains yet.

But no matter whether there is any, Liu Tan will not let himself down. If he wants to eat it, he will ask someone to make it for him.

It’s not a difficult thing to make anyway. Isn’t it just soaking the rice, grinding it into a pulp, steaming it into powder and then pressing it into strips?

It's simpler than other things he does.

And this thing is really a treat to eat in the evening when paired with the fresh and rich chicken soup.

Not only rice noodles, but the palace servants also threw in the washed and tender bean sprouts and blanched them.

Estimating that the time was almost when the food tasted best, the palace maid picked out some rice noodles, poured a little soup on it, and finally put a handful of bean sprouts on it, and presented it to Liu Che.

Liu Che picked up a piece of rice noodle, looked at it carefully, then put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Rice noodles are soft and elastic, and taste really good after being cooked.

After eating the rice noodles, he picked up the bean sprouts and took a bite. The bean sprouts still retained a certain degree of crispness, and one bite was just enough to remove the greasiness of the chicken soup.

Liu Tan was afraid that Liu Che would eat too much and not be able to digest it, so he didn't give him much rice noodles, but he did give him a lot of bean sprouts.

After Liu Che finished the meal, he had eaten a lot of meat, drank the thick soup, and the staple food had entered his stomach, but he did not feel uncomfortable.

When he finished eating and looked up, his son was still eating like a pig. It was his appetite that made Liu Che frown slightly.

He remembered that when he was this age, he wanted to eat five meals a day, but his son always followed him and never had any extra meals. However, his appetite was almost the same as his, which made him feel a little strange.

When Liu Tan had almost finished eating, Liu Che asked, "Is this all you have to eat?"

Liu Tan patted his stomach and said, "60% full is just right. It's not good for your health to eat too much at night."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows and said nothing, but just got up and went out for a walk.

It has to be said that although the Changshou Palace was not brightly lit at night, the position of the lights was very appropriate, and when taking a walk, the breeze brought the fragrance of flowers and trees, which made Liu Che even more reluctant to leave this palace.

As he walked, he asked, "What are you doing tomorrow?"

Liu Tan said, "Tomorrow, let's go hunting! Although my father has already held a spring hunt in Chang'an, hunting on the grassland should feel different from hunting in Shanglin Garden."

It was indeed very different. The next day was sunny and windy. Just because of the altitude, the blue sky and white clouds here always seemed to be within reach.

Because of this, Liu Che has been particularly obsessed with stargazing recently, because the distance makes him feel that he is very close to the fairyland.

The hunting trip arranged by Liu Tan was more like a place for Liu Che to ride horses freely than a hunting trip.

Of course there are such places in Chang'an, but I have to say that the feeling in Chang'an is different from that on the grassland.

With blue sky and white clouds and green grass like the sea, Liu Che was really happy riding a horse, especially when he found that his son riding a Ferghana horse could not catch up with him.

There is a bonfire party in the evening.

Last year, Liu Tan held a bonfire party for him indoors. He thought it was very novel at the time, but only now did he realize that indoors and outdoors are completely different.

The outdoor bonfire party seemed more lively, and the stars in the sky and the fire on the ground also made the scenery more beautiful.

What surprised Liu Che the most was that Liu Tan could actually cook!

Of course, the so-called cooking is actually barbecue, but this also makes him feel fresh. The grilled meat is not only delicious, but also tender and juicy, which is different from the barbecue Liu Che had eaten before.

He originally thought it was his own illusion. After all, Liu Tan always came up with something new every time. Maybe he had a preconceived notion that even the way Liu Tan grilled meat was different from others.

But when he took a bite of the meat grilled by Li Ling, he couldn't help but frown. Sure enough, the meat grilled by his son was different.

Of course, Liu Tan had his own way of dealing with it. After busy grilling the meat for Liu Che, Liu Tan picked up the cup on the ground and took a sip.

Lu Xuan, who was chatting and laughing with Liu Che nearby, suddenly shouted, "Ah Tan!"

Liu Tan burped, turned to look at Lu Xuan, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to leave early."

He drank Lu Xuan's wine. Lu Xuan liked strong liquor, but his alcohol tolerance... let's not talk about it.