After a moment's thought, Wu Lanxi said meaningfully, "Are you really not afraid that His Majesty will find out about all this?"

“What’s there to be afraid of? If my head falls off, it’ll just leave a big scar. Besides, I don’t believe she could really be so heartless as to kill me.”

Xie Wu watched helplessly as the Empress continued to test him, his heart pounding in his chest.

Especially seeing Tang Huan's arrogant words, she felt that her life was over.

Why!

Xie Wu sighed heavily in his heart.

Wu Lanxi looked at Tang Huan with great interest.

Of course, he wouldn't execute Tang Huan.

This is a talented person.

A rare talent.

Despite being so young, she has accomplished so much.

Looking across the entire Daqing area, it's hard to find another like it.

Even in the imperial court, there are many mediocre people. If Tang Huan were executed so easily, it would be a loss for Daqing and also a loss for ourselves.

Wu Lanxi could see it clearly, of course.

At this moment, Tang Huan suddenly spoke again.

"The sugar must be selling well, right?"

Wu Lanxi thought Tang Huan's smile was sly.

However, considering that a single sugar business had brought her tens of thousands of taels of silver, Wu Lanxi felt even more that Tang Huan was a talented person.

Even Lin Wan'er's anger towards Tang Huan lessened somewhat.

Tang Huan glanced at Wu Lanxi's expression and knew that her guess was correct.

Just then, several waiters came up the stairs carrying an iron pot, followed by several other waiters carrying dishes.

"Let's eat first."

The waiter placed the iron pot on the table, then took out a tinderbox, and the iron plate under the pot immediately caught fire.

"Fire!"

Lin Wan'er was startled and instinctively protected Wu Lanxi.

But what I got in return were disdainful and mocking looks from the waiters.

"Where did this country bumpkin come from? He's never even eaten hot pot before. Hot pot, hot pot, of course it has to be on fire."

Lin Wan'er felt her face burning hot.

This is incredibly embarrassing.

Wu Lanxi understood immediately; so that's why it's called hot pot.

She looked closely and saw that the iron pot was also divided in two by an iron plate in the center.

One side looked completely red, with chili peppers floating on top.

The other side is the complete opposite.

"This is a hot pot with two broths, and I didn't know if you could handle spicy food, so I specifically asked them to prepare it."

Tang Huan explained with a smile.

The waiters left one after another after placing the dishes down.

Wu Lanxi turned her head to look, but was stunned.

What she saw was tofu, fresh meat, cabbage, and many other strange things she didn't recognize at all.

What they had in common was that all the ingredients were raw, and they were placed on a multi-tiered container next to the round table.

"Are they all raw?"

"Of course, Mr. Wu, you don't know this, but hot pot is meant to be cooked by yourself."

The soup in the pot was already warm, and once the fire was lit, it quickly started to cook.

Wu Lanxi and Lin Wan'er immediately smelled the fragrance wafting out.

It was a taste that defied description. Even though Wu Lanxi had tried countless delicacies, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva at this moment.

Tang Huan glanced at Wu Lanxi, picked up the plate of meat, and put the meat into the pot.

Half a minute later, Tang Huan said, "It's ready to eat."

Wu Lanxi's appetite had already been whetted by the strange aroma, so she immediately took the chopsticks that Lin Wan'er handed her, ready to give it a try.

"Hot pot is best eaten with dipping sauce; it tastes even better that way."

Tang Huan pointed to the bowls of condiments that the waiter had left on the table.

Wu Lanxi looked at it and felt that the contents of the bowl were extremely sticky, making her hesitate.

Tang Huan had no intention of waiting for the other person and immediately started eating.

I watched as he took meat from the pot, put it in a bowl, stirred it thoroughly with the sauce, and then ate it with gusto. In just a short while, he had already eaten several pieces of meat.

Wu Lanxi finally couldn't bear it any longer and took the small dish despite Lin Wan'er's objections.

"Boss... the stuff in this bowl is so strange..." Lin Wan'er was clearly a little uncomfortable with calling him "boss".

Lin Wan'er watched as Wu Lanxi put a piece of meat into her bowl and ate it, imitating Tang Huan's manner.

When Lin Wan'er put the meat, which was smeared with the strange broth, into her mouth, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

But then she saw the Empress's tightly furrowed brows relax, revealing a look of surprise and shock.

"How about it?"

Wu Lanxi had no time to pay attention to Lin Wan'er. As the empress, she was already tired of the various dishes prepared by the imperial kitchen every day, and she didn't have much of an appetite even when faced with a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

But this seemingly ordinary meat, after being dipped in a strange sauce, actually whetted Wu Lanxi's appetite.

Lin Wan'er watched in shock as the Empress and Tang Huan began to feast, not daring to utter a sound.

Watching the Empress eat, marks were left on the corners of her lips.

He saw sweat beading on the Empress's forehead.

Watching her complexion gradually become rosy.

Xie Wu, on the other hand, had already lowered his head respectfully, not daring to look at the Empress in this manner, for fear that she might realize her mistake and punish him at any moment.

Wu Lanxi ate to her heart's content, and it was only after a long while that she noticed Lin Wan'er beside her.

Looking at the piece of meat in her bowl, she said to Lin Wan'er with some reluctance, "Try it."

Lin Wan'er's relationship with the Empress was no longer just that of ruler and subject, so she didn't have many reservations.

The moment the meat entered her mouth, Lin Wan'er's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so delicious!"

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