Soon it was deep winter.

An Jingzhi was wrapped up tightly all over his body, and he felt that his elbows were not flexible.

But I can’t take it off, or I’ll freeze to death!

Fortunately, there was good news. The weather was too cold and there was a heavy snow outside, so their classes were cancelled.

An Jingzhi, wrapped up like a bear, sat next to a small stove, on which a pot was bubbling.

The soup inside was divided into two halves by the pot, which was shaped like a mandarin duck. One half was milky white and the other half was bright red.

There were chili peppers in this dynasty, and since there was nothing to do in the deep winter, An Jingzhi simply had someone make a shuangyuan hotpot.

Although there were chili peppers in this dynasty, there was no such thing as hot pot. However, there was a way of eating it called Gudong pot, which was a bit similar to hot pot.

But that thing doesn't taste good, and is definitely not as delicious as the milky white soup base made from bone soup and the spicy soup base made from fried butter.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to eat beef, but for the royal family, isn’t it a simple matter?

For this hotpot, An Jingzhi asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a lot of ingredients.

Everything was brought to the usual dining area, where there was also a special stove. An Jingzhi and Gu Sangyu sat on each side.

Fortunately, the location was relatively low, and An Jingzhi could barely get enough food.

Otherwise, it would be boring to have someone serve you while eating hotpot.

Gu Sangyu ate the red hot beef hot pot, and her mouth turned bright red from the spiciness.

"You really know how to make delicious food in different ways." When An Jingzhi said he wanted to make hot pot, she thought it was just a Gudong hot pot and didn't have much expectation. She was just happy to see her son busying himself for her.

I didn't expect that this hot pot is so delicious that I can't stop eating it. The meat slices are cut thinly and can be taken out after being lightly dipped in the pot. The spicy and fragrant meat can be chewed in the mouth and swallowed into the stomach to drive away the winter cold.

Gu Sangyu and her son ate for a while. She looked up at Xiaowan who had been standing beside them and said, "You sit down and eat too. I don't need you to serve me today."

Xiao Wan repeatedly waved her hands in refusal, "How can a servant like you eat at the same table with Her Majesty?"

Gu Sangyu wiped her mouth and said, "I asked you to sit down, so just sit down." She usually didn't act like a royal concubine in front of Xiaowan, but this time she spoke with a hint of toughness.

She knew that if she didn't say that, Xiaowan would definitely not dare to sit down.

Sure enough, after she finished speaking with dignity, Xiaowan looked at her hesitantly and slowly sat down, but her butt was just touching the stool, as if she was ready to stand up at any time.

An Jingzhi glanced at Xiaowan, who seemed a little restrained. He picked up the serving chopsticks, tossed a piece of meat into her bowl, and smiled, "Delicious."

Xiaowan felt warm in her heart and was no longer so nervous. She gently opened her mouth and tried this delicious food that she had never tasted before.

The original owner only knew that Gu Sangyu was eventually banished to the cold palace for life, but he knew that Xiaowan must have accompanied Gu Sangyu in the cold palace for her entire life.

She had many opportunities to leave, and Gu Sangyu had sent her out, but Xiaowan eventually ran back secretly and stayed with Gu Sangyu.

Accompany her through the endless days in the cold palace.

He remained loyal to Gu Sangyu all his life.

When people are full and satisfied, they will want to sleep.

An Jingzhi felt sleepy and fell asleep in bed after a while.

…

The emperor looked at the snow still falling outside and frowned tightly.

"Your Majesty, Lord Qin requests an audience."

"Xuan."

Go to the study.

After brushing off the snowflakes on his body outside the hall, Lord Qin walked in and directly stated his purpose.

"Your Majesty, many houses in the western part of Kyoto have collapsed due to heavy snowfall, and some civilians in the north have also been affected. I request that the Ministry of Revenue allocate more disaster relief funds. The previous allocation is far from enough."

Auspicious snow means a good harvest, but if the snow is too heavy, it will be a disaster.

The emperor agreed to Qin's request and said, "The Ministry of Revenue will issue the silver as soon as possible. Qin, please keep an eye on the surrounding situation."

The two talked in the Shangshufang for a while, and then Lord Qin went out of the palace again in the wind and snow.

The disaster outside Kyoto was so severe that even people in the palace began to tighten their belts.

But this does not include Fengluan Palace.

In the past, the emperor would definitely not neglect the Phoenix Palace as a face-saving project, but now he does not want the little monkey living in the Phoenix Palace to suffer.

After finishing all the political affairs, it was already dark outside.

The emperor looked up at eunuch Wang who had been serving on the side and said, "This little monkey hasn't been to the Imperial College for almost half a month. I'm afraid he must be jumping up and down with joy?" He had a smile on his face.

Eunuch Wang bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince has been having the Imperial Kitchen help him prepare various dishes these days. Today, they made a hot pot, similar in shape to a Gudong pot, but different. I heard from the Imperial Kitchen that it is extremely delicious."

When the emperor heard this, he realized that the entire palace was tightening its belt, but this little monkey was not restraining himself at all.

But the first words he spoke were, "Go prepare it."

Eunuch Wang had long known that if the emperor heard what people in Fengluan Palace were eating, he would definitely want to try it, because those things were all researched by the fifth prince.

He couldn't tell when the emperor would suddenly ask him, but whenever he heard that there was fresh food in the Phoenix Palace, he would ask the imperial chef to prepare some.

The emperor didn’t know whether it tasted good or not, but it smelled quite nice. However, the biggest advantage was that he could eat hot food.

Every time the dishes were served, he would have to wait until they were cold before he could eat them. After all, he had to wait until the eunuch tested the poison and confirmed that there was no problem.

After such a long wait, even the most delicious dishes have gotten cold. How delicious can they be when they are cold?

There is no need to worry about this thing getting cold. After the young eunuch tried it and confirmed that it was fine, he could continue to eat it while it was hot in the stove.

"Huh." The emperor hadn't eaten something so hot for a long time. When he suddenly ate it, his mouth felt a little uncomfortable with the burn.

"This little monkey really knows how to think about food. If he could devote some of his attention to studying, he wouldn't be in this situation now." He said while shaking his head.

Seeing An Jingzhi acting so dandy, he was both happy and worried. If it were in the past, he would definitely be happy without any worries.

But he was a little unsure of his own thoughts. On the one hand, he wanted An Jingzhi to study seriously, but if the other party really studied seriously, he was afraid that his thoughts would change again.

You might also wonder why the other person is studying so hard. Is he trying to please him? What's the point of trying to please him? Isn't it also for the chair under his butt?

Only after becoming emperor did he realize what it meant to be alone.