Finally, he could leave here. Liu Tan breathed a sigh of relief when he sat on the ox cart.
If he didn't leave the farm, he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and would tinker with something again.
Although he also likes to tinker with these things, the problem is that it is not in line with his status.
Miao Rui and Big Gao had already tried to dissuade him from going to farm, and if he continued doing so, he was afraid that Emperor Wu of Han would think that he was an unworthy descendant of the Liu family.
Of course, if you think on the bright side, studying these things is better than fighting for the position of crown prince, right?
When Liu Tan left, he used an ox cart to take a little Kunmi with him. When he came back, the little Kunmi was gone, but he brought back an extra carriage with all kinds of wine and candy he had made.
When they were almost at the palace gate, Miao Rui asked him a very serious question: "Your Highness, where are we going first?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had prepared double portions of everything, even rock sugar for Princess Danyang.
When he, as the elder brother, returned to the palace, he was penniless and naturally had no gifts.
Although Princess Danyang was not Chen Ajiao's biological daughter, she had been raised by his side for so many years and was no different from his own sister. As a result, Liu Tan always felt that he should give this little girl a gift as a meeting gift.
So now the question is, should he go to Liu Che first or to Chen Ajiao first?
Logically speaking, he should go to see Liu Che first, and then send the gift to Chen Ajiao first, but he wanted to present the treasure, so how could he present the treasure if he sent it to her first?
This is the disadvantage of having a too big house and having parents living separately, and you have to think about how not to offend them.
Liu Tan pondered for a moment before saying, "Someone go check on Father first. He should still be discussing politics with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this hour. If he hasn't finished yet, we won't disturb him. Let's go to Mother first and have her send someone to tell Father."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, he felt that he was really a smart guy and could come up with such a good idea.
As for whether Chen Ajiao could send someone to call Liu Che over, he didn't care. After all, this was a matter between them, and there were too many factors involved. It was no longer just a relationship issue between the two of them.
Liu Tan decided not to intervene.
Miao Rui got out of the car and trotted all the way to Weiyang Palace. Liu Tan thought for a moment and returned to his Suiyu Palace to wash up and change his clothes. When he was done, Miao Rui ran back and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty is discussing with the ministers about hosting a banquet for the envoys."
Liu Tan said decisively: "Since the emperor has important matters to attend to, let's go to the queen mother first."
Liu Tan had already sent Fu Yu to Chen Ajiao, and by the way, he asked Bi Gao to recount everything he had done in the past few days so that Fu Yu could have an explanation.
In fact, he was also worried that if he went out without Fu Yu and the others, Chen Ajiao would think that he was on guard against her, but the problem was that Liu Tan was not used to having girls around him.
After Liu Tan was ready, he went to the Pepper Room. This time, he was followed by a group of eunuchs holding various boxes.
When walking through the palace, many people saw it. Liu Tan also saw many people turn around and leave very secretly. He didn't know who they reported to.
Liu Tan didn't care. If he knew, then he knew. Anyway, the recipe was in his hands. Well, he would ask his parents if they could strengthen the security of the manor.
Although he made these things by accident, he also knew that in this era, being unique meant making money.
Because of his identity, he doesn't have to worry about anyone stealing his recipe. The only person who would steal it is Liu Che. As for this...he can't steal it even if he wants to.
As for the others, even if Lady Gouyi wanted it, Liu Tan could fight back.
Who made his mother the empress? Never mind whether the emperor and empress had a good relationship, the empress was naturally noble and could suppress Lady Gouyi.
When Liu Tan arrived at the Pepper Palace, he heard the laughter of Chen Ajiao and Princess Danyang from afar.
To be honest, Princess Danyang's laughter was indeed crisp and carefree. Even Liu Tan couldn't help feeling relaxed and happy after hearing it.
Today, the Pepper Room is still filled with warm fragrance. The moment Liu Tan stepped in, an inappropriate word flashed in his mind: the land of tenderness.
This word is really inappropriate. Anyway, the hostess of the Pepper House and her daughter are not very gentle.
Liu Tan thought about it as he walked over and saluted Chen Ajiao.
Chen Ajiao smiled and said, "Okay, sit down quickly, you're finally back."
Liu Tan said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't expect to stay outside for so long. It's my fault."
Chen Ajiao said nonchalantly, "Alright, what's the big deal about the young master playing outside for a few days?"
Chen Ajiao never thought that her son needed to stay in the palace all the time, because if she did that she would have to worry about whether the child was stupid.
You have to know that when Liu Che was the crown prince, he liked to wander around frequently. What's more, Liu Tan didn't go to some messy place, but his own farm.
Even if it was a messy place, Chen Ajiao's only request to him was not to act like a madman and try to bring the person back.
After all, the attitude towards husband and son is different, and few people can avoid double standards.
Liu Tan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard her say that, and immediately said, "My son's trip wasn't in vain. I brought some goodies for my mother."
Chen Ajiao looked at him curiously: "I heard from Fu Yu that you made some new things. What are they?"
Liu Tan glanced at Cen You behind him, and Cen You immediately ran out and ordered people to bring the things up.
Liu Tan had already thought about the order on the way here. The fruit wine had to be served first. Otherwise, if the white sugar and rock sugar were served first, it would easily cover up the taste of the fruit wine.
When two transparent crystal bottles were presented, Chen Ajiao was attracted by one of them.
Liu Tan knew at first glance that Chen Ajiao liked pomegranate wine. And rightly so, after all, red is more eye-catching and elegant, while white looks much more plain.
Chen Ajiao asked, "What is this?"
Liu Tan explained, "It's autumn pear wine and pomegranate wine."
"Autumn pear wine and pomegranate wine?" Chen Ajiao watched the people around her open the wine bottles and pour the wine into beautiful wine cups.
I have to say that the crystal clear wine cup, the brightly colored wine, and the light reflected by the candlelight in the room are indeed pleasing to the eye.
Chen Ajiao didn't rush to drink it. Instead, she picked it up, looked at it carefully, and asked, "Is this made of water jade?"
Liu Tan smiled and said, "Yes, I thought this kind of wine vessel looked better, so I asked someone to make this."
Chen Ajiao chuckled and said, "Not bad."
As she spoke, she took a sip. When she heard the word "wine", she thought it would taste similar to red wine, but she didn't expect it to have the sweetness of fruit. Although there was also some taste of wine, it was well neutralized and tasted very good.
Chen Ajiao couldn't help but drink another sip, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Danyang should try it too."
Princess Danyang also had a small wine cup, but it was not made of crystal.
After all, even if Liu Tan exploited his employees, he couldn't make them become gods. Producing two sets of wine utensils and a few crystal jars for sugar in just a few days was already the result of mobilizing many people.
If he didn't have so many people under him, this workload would be beyond the ability of ordinary people.
Princess Danyang obviously liked the jade wine cup as well, but she didn't ask for it. Instead, she took a sip of the pomegranate wine and said with a smile, "It tastes good!"
Liu Tan obviously realized his mistake and quickly said, "Because time is too tight, I don't have time to make too many wine cups, but I have something else for Danyang."
Princess Danyang didn't take it to heart at first. Although she was spoiled by Chen Ajiao, she was also sensible and knew that her father, the emperor, and her mother, the queen, naturally came first.
When she heard Liu Tan say he had something for her, she suddenly became excited: "What good things did Fifth Brother bring me?"
Liu Tan then asked Fu Yu to bring the sugar over. Both rock sugar and white sugar were placed in transparent jars and looked very clean.
The first two jars that came up were white sugar and rock sugar in their original state. Chen Ajiao looked inside the jars, then took a little white sugar with a silver spoon and sniffed it. Unable to identify what it was, she asked, "What is this?"
Liu Tan laughed and said, "It's candy."
"Sugar?" This was the first time Chen Ajiao heard this term. In this era, malt sugar was called malt sugar, honey was called honey, and brown sugar was called Xiji rock honey.
This may be the first time the word sugar appears.
Liu Tan explained: "It's sweet."
Of course, Chen Ajiao didn't think that he would do anything bad to her, so she tasted it and found that it was indeed sweet.
Then he looked at the jar next to him, which was filled with cubes, also translucent, and asked, "What is this?"
"It's also candy, but the shape is different."
Chen Ajiao picked up a piece and tasted it, and was very surprised: "How did you make this? What is it made of?"
Liu Tan said, "It's made with Xiji rock honey. Does your mother like it? If you do, I'll have someone copy the recipe for you later."
Liu Tan felt a little guilty as he spoke. This broken thing was very simple from beginning to end. How could there be any recipe for it?
Chen Ajiao looked indifferent: "Just take your things yourself."
Chen Ajiao never lacks good things. This thing is new and may be very valuable, but since it was made by her son, what does it matter whether she wants the recipe or not?
Danyang, who was standing aside, said anxiously, "Fifth Brother, Fifth Brother, where are my things?"
Liu Tan smiled and asked someone to send over a beautiful and exquisite silver box.
After receiving it, Danyang did not rush to open it. Instead, he smiled sweetly at Liu Tan and said, "Thank you, Fifth Brother!"
Liu Tan said, "I was in such a hurry to get back to the palace that I didn't have time to prepare a gift for you. I'll make up for it this time."
Danyang opened the box carefully, and his eyes lit up when he saw the candies in the shapes of various small animals.
Although Liu Tan was in a hurry and did not make candies of various colors, even ordinary translucent ones were enough to make Princess Danyang feel novel.
Princess Danyang had someone bring a pair of tweezers and examined the candies one by one. After she finished, she tilted her head and asked, "Is this... the twelve zodiac animals?"
Liu Tan nodded and said, "Yes, it didn't look very good in a hurry. Danyang, take it first. I'll have someone make something better and send it to you later."
Danyang smiled happily, and the dimples on her face became deeper. She thought for a moment, stood up, ran to Liu Tan, handed him a gold hook she was carrying, and said, "This is for you!"
Liu Tan, the Great Khan: "That is my gift to you. You don't need to return the gift."
Princess Danyang insisted on pushing the gift into his hand and said, "Then...then this can be considered as my meeting gift to my fifth brother."
Liu Tan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. In his impression, gifts for meeting someone were always given from the older to the younger.
Although there is not much age difference between him and Princess Danyang, since Princess Danyang calls him brother, it should be a gift from him to greet her.
However, Princess Danyang insisted on giving it to him, so Liu Tan had no choice but to accept it.
Fortunately, Princess Danyang chose an ornament that could be worn by both men and women and gave it to him. In order not to disappoint Princess Danyang's kindness, Liu Tan hung it directly on his body.
Princess Danyang was playing with the candies. Liu Tan saw them and said quickly, "These are for eating. If you want to eat one, just take one. It's not hard to get. When we have enough people, I'll have someone send you a few more every once in a while. But don't eat too much. It's not good for your teeth."
Princess Danyang nodded vigorously, but it looked like she was reluctant to eat it.
Liu Tan did not remind him, because at this time he saw the eunuch beside Liu Che running over and said, "Madam, His Majesty has arrived."
Chen Ajiao raised her willow-shaped eyebrows and chuckled, "Che'er is here? That's really rare."
Liu Tan lowered his head and pretended to be dead. Fortunately, Chen Ajiao only said that and had already stood up to greet Liu Che.
Liu Tan also quickly stood up and followed Chen Ajiao side by side with Princess Danyang.
When Chen Ajiao slowly walked to the door, Liu Che had already strode over.
Chen Ajiao walked over and said in a very natural tone, "Are you done?"
Liu Che responded and asked, "Is Tan'er back?"
Chen Ajiao replied, "I just came back not long ago. This kid wanted to go to your place first, but when he heard that you were in the political discussion, he came to find me."
Liu Tan was so moved that he burst into tears. It was true that a child with a mother was like a treasure. He didn't need to explain it himself.
Otherwise, he would have to wait for Liu Che to ask before he could explain. If Liu Che didn't ask, it would seem guilty if he took the initiative to explain. If he didn't say it... what if Liu Che was narrow-minded and remembered it?
Even parents often care about whether their status in their children's hearts is higher than that of the other parent. Liu Che may not care so much, but it is normal for him to be unhappy when Liu Tan gave the new toy to the queen instead of him first.
Now, Chen Ajiao helped him to resolve the matter.
Liu Tan quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, your son pays his respects to you, Father."
Liu Che nodded and walked in while saying, "Danyang is here too."
Princess Danyang seemed to be quite afraid of Liu Che, and she saluted like a lady and said, "Danyang greets the emperor."
Liu Che turned to look at Liu Tan: "I heard you've come up with something new?"
Liu Tan had no choice but to follow Liu Che one step behind him and said, "I just figured it out when I was bored."
Liu Che laughed and said, "Bored? I heard you're busy all day long."
Liu Tan took the opportunity to say, "It's because grapes are not easy to survive, so we have to rely on external forces. I just didn't expect that it would be so difficult to do it."
Liu Che said firmly: "Since you are back, there must be a result."
Liu Tan waited until Liu Che sat down at the head of the table before speaking, "The grape seedlings have all grown, but they still need careful care. As for the rest... we'll need someone familiar with grapes to take care of them. I ask your Majesty to remove the grape seedlings and let an experienced person take care of them."
Anyway, the grape seedlings are already alive after cuttings, but in fact, cuttings are only the simplest step, and the various problems encountered by the grape seedlings during the growth process are the trouble.
Liu Tan himself must know how to grow grapes. Those mute slaves under him may not even know where the Western Regions are, so how could they grow grapes?
So now those grape vines are like hot potatoes to him, so he just throws them to others.
In fact, if Liu Che didn't know, he could have waited until the grape vines were stable and let Li Xi take them away. Unfortunately, he had already made an appointment with Liu Che, and most importantly, Liu Che was very concerned about him, so he had no choice but to report it.
Liu Tan looked at Liu Che eagerly, and the result was a sentence: "I think you are doing very well. They may not be able to do it. Many seedlings died in their hands. It is better to keep them with you."
Liu Tan was stunned and said quickly, "But I don't have anyone who is good at growing grapes."
Chen Ajiao, standing by, said with a smile, "Then we'll send those who are good at it to you. Perhaps it's because of your good feng shui and good fate that the grape seedlings can survive. Otherwise, why can't others do it?"
Liu Tan: ????
Is this still my biological mother?
He was just feeling lucky to have a biological mother who could let him breathe a sigh of relief, but she turned around and dealt him a fatal blow!
After Liu Che heard what Chen Ajiao said, he thought to himself, "That's quite true."
Chen Ajiao poured Liu Che a glass of wine while saying, "General Wencheng once said that Tan'er's fate was too difficult and he was likely to die young, but as long as he could live past the age of fourteen, it would be an excellent fate. It just so happened that his birthday was a few days before he returned to the palace, so now General Wencheng's words have come true."
Liu Che thought back as he took a sip from the wine cup and said, "It seems so. Hmm, what kind of wine is this?"
Chen Ajiao said, "This is the fruit wine that Tan'er brought over. This one is autumn pear and this one is pomegranate. I prefer pomegranate wine. Che'er, would you like to try the autumn pear flavor?"
Liu Che was also very interested. He looked at the two jade wine pots for a long time before saying, "Try it."
Liu Tan stared in amazement as Liu Che used the crystal wine cup that he had just presented to Chen Ajiao. He was not shy at all and for a moment he even forgot to think of an excuse to take the grape seedlings away!
After Liu Che drank the Autumn Pear Wine, he tasted it and said, "Pomegranate is indeed better, but... it doesn't resemble wine at all. How did you get it?"
Liu Tan, whose mind was filled with various comments, suddenly came to his senses the moment Liu Che looked over. He quickly said, "This wine is made differently from grape wine. It's made by blending white wine with fruit juice and sugar water."
Even though Liu Che was knowledgeable and experienced, he was still a little confused at this moment: "White wine? Sugar water?"
Only then did Liu Tan find his rhythm and asked someone to bring up the things that were originally intended for Liu Che.
The same crystal wine jug, but this time filled with pure, transparent white wine.
Liu Che picked it up, uncorked it, sniffed it, and said, "This smell is much stronger than ordinary wine."
Chen Ajiao also came forward curiously and said, "Is this wine? It looks almost like water."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Liu Tan and said coquettishly, "You really only think of your father for good things, why doesn't your mother have any?"
He was careless. He should have prepared a portion for Chen Ajiao as well. He only thought of sending different wines according to the different tastes of men and women, but forgot that this thing was new to both of them, so they should have one for each of them.
Liu Che asked someone to pour some wine into the wine cup, and then Liu Tan saw him continue to use the wine cup that Chen Ajiao had used before, and handed the new one to Chen Ajiao.
Liu Tan: ...
I don't know if it's because he has a strong ability to accept things, but he was very calm and even reminded, "This wine is stronger than ordinary muddy wine. Father, the emperor, and mother, drink it slowly."
Liu Ju and Chen Ajiao actually took a small sip after hearing this. Liu Che's reaction after finishing the drink was almost identical to Lu Xuan's. His eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "Good wine!"
Chen Ajiao frowned, put down her wine cup and said, "It's bitter and spicy."
Liu Che laughed and said, "So my son gave you some fruit wine. Drink this and that!"
Chen Ajiao snorted and said, "It's almost time, let's set up the meal. What's the point of just drinking?"
Liu Che nodded, then picked up the small jar of white sugar and rock sugar and asked, "What is this?"
"These are white sugar and rock sugar, which I made when I was bored." Liu Tan felt a little guilty when he said this. He had been out for a few days and made a bunch of things, which looked like he was not doing his job properly.
Fortunately, the grape seedlings have survived, otherwise even if these things were fresh, Liu Che would probably be unhappy.
After tasting the two kinds of candy, Liu Che was also surprised. Danyang on the side took the opportunity to show off his rock candy toy.
Liu Che picked it up through a piece of white cloth and played with it for a while before saying, "It's quite interesting, but it's a little small."
Liu Tan casually said, "As long as the model is big enough, it doesn't matter how big it is."
Liu Che was very interested when he heard this: "Really, any size is fine?"
Liu Tan nodded naturally: "Yes."
Liu Che returned the sugar figures to Princess Danyang and said, "Tomorrow, go find Ju'er and discuss with him whether to have this... rock sugar figure at the state banquet?"
Liu Tan: ...
It seems like I have dug myself into a hole again.
However, it was not particularly surprising. After all, Liu Che liked to use all means to show the Huns his life, so that the Huns would feel that the Han Dynasty was prosperous enough.
If this kind of behavior happened in the future, netizens would definitely criticize it as ostentatious and wasteful, and ask why people didn't use the money to help the poor instead of showing off their wealth.
However, in Liu Tan's opinion, there was actually another very important reason why Liu Che did this, which was deterrence.
Nowadays, having money means being able to fight a war, which is basically a warning to the other party: I am rich enough to be extravagant and wasteful, so you all better be careful, otherwise I will beat you without mercy.
Of course, this definitely includes some of Liu Che's intention to show off, which is normal.
Liu Tan tried to save himself: "This is possible, but I'm afraid it will require a lot of Xiji Rock Honey..."
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "This is not a problem."
Liu Tan had no choice but to say bitterly, "Yes, I will go to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow."
Except for him, everyone seemed happy.
Liu Tan looked at the emperor and empress who seemed to be in harmony with each other, and after thinking it over, he decided to slip away as a courtesy. Firstly, he didn't want to disturb his parents' world of two, and secondly, he was afraid that he would say something that shouldn't be said, which would increase his workload.
Liu Che and Chen Ajiao didn't care and just waved goodbye and let him go.
But before he left, Liu Che suddenly said, "I'll have Ju'er send some people to you tomorrow. These things can't be leaked."
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and seeing that Chen Ajiao's expression seemed unhappy, he quickly said, "Yes, I originally wanted to return the manor to the Queen Mother and let her continue to be in charge."
Liu Che casually said: "If the palace servants are not good enough, how can they resist the Xiongnu?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "The Xiongnu... wouldn't dare to act so recklessly in Chang'an, right?"
Liu Che didn't say anything else, so Liu Tan could only take his leave.
On the way back, Liu Tan felt that he really couldn't understand it, and said that their relationship was not good. They seemed to be quite harmonious today. If they were just a couple in name only, they shouldn't even use the same wine cup.
But if we talk about good relations, Liu Tan remembered that before this, Liu Che had not set foot in the Pepper Palace for a long time.
Liu Tan couldn't help but sigh once again, the palace is too complicated, it would be great if he could quickly get a fiefdom.
Although he was worried, Liu Tan's sleep quality was obviously good. He returned to Sui Yu Palace, washed and bathed, and fell asleep immediately. He did not get up until noon the next day.
When he saw that it was almost noon, he knew that he would not have to attend classes today.
After further calculation, it was almost time for the court to end.
Liu Tan originally wanted to leisurely finish his breakfast before going to the Prince's Palace to find Liu Ju.
According to what he knew, Liu Ju had to return to his prince's palace after leaving the court to handle some tasks assigned to him by Liu Che.
After all, he is not young anymore. When Liu Che was his age, he had already been on the throne for several years.
Unexpectedly, it was Liu Ju who came to the door on his own initiative.
Liu Tan had not finished his breakfast at that time. He almost choked to death after hearing the news and hurriedly got up to greet Liu Ju.
Liu Ju might have just arrived after court. He was wearing the prince's court robes, which looked somewhat luxurious, but because he had a strong air of weakness, he did not appear majestic.
Liu Tan said a little embarrassedly, "My humble servant is rude."
Liu Ju smiled good-naturedly and said, "I was anxious and disturbed Fifth Brother's meal. Fifth Brother, please continue. Don't worry. I'll just wait."
Liu Tanxin said, who dares to make you wait? If I dare to make you wait today, I might be accused of disrespecting the prince tomorrow.
It’s not that Liu Ju had bad intentions towards him, but that many people were waiting to cause trouble for him.
The current peaceful life is simply because Liu Tan appears in front of outsiders too rarely and is too inactive. He basically does nothing and it is impossible to find any handle on him.
Liu Tan welcomed Liu Ju in and said, "Thank you, Crown Prince, but I've almost used up all my supplies. Your Highness, are you here because of your father's orders?"
Liu Ju entered the Sui Yu Palace and looked around inconspicuously, and found that this palace was probably the most simple palace he had ever seen.
All the furnishings were in accordance with the regulations, without any deviations. It could even be seen that apart from the standard items, Liu Tan didn't even need to order the furnishings he liked.
As he walked along, he could see that the queen had put a lot of thought into decorating this bedroom. All the items were the best and within the regulations. There was nothing else. Perhaps she was not sure what Liu Tan would like, so she simply let her son do it himself.
It has been quite some time since Liu Tan returned to the palace. I wonder if he really doesn't care, or not?
Liu Ju calmly noted this incident down, and after taking his seat, he couldn't wait to ask, "Is it true that the emperor said today that he saw a sugar statue that looked like jade?"
Liu Tan laughed and said, "It would take the finest water jade to compare to that. To be honest, I was just thinking of making some half-finished sugar figures. I gave them to Danyang to play with because they weren't refined enough. I didn't expect Father to like them so much, so I just happened to cast one for him this time."
Liu Ju smiled slightly. He knew that Liu Tan was euphemistically explaining why only Princess Danyang had a sugar statue. After all, even their biological father didn't have one, let alone others.
Liu Ju certainly didn't care, so he said, "Don't worry, there are still more than two months before the state banquet, and it will always be done."
Liu Tan said, "Although I don't have any sugar figurines here, I can still show Your Highness what rock sugar is."
After he finished speaking, Fu Yu, who was standing next to him, cleverly came over with an exquisite small clay pot - yes, this time the clay pot contained the rock sugar.
There was no other way. The landlord had no surplus food. The two sets of wine utensils he gave to Liu Che and Chen Ajiao yesterday had already used up all the crystal stones that Lu Xuan gave him. Later, the small jars for rock sugar were all taken out from his own warehouse. Although the quality was not as good as that one, it was not so obvious because they were not filled with purely transparent things.
Now Liu Tan has almost no raw crystal stones in his hands, so he can only give Liu Ju beautiful pottery jars. He will not use lacquerware. After all, it is for oral consumption and raw lacquer is poisonous.
After Liu Ju opened the pottery jar, he picked out a grain with tweezers and was surprised to find that it looked a bit strange. Even though it was not very transparent, it was still very precious.
Liu Ju sniffed it and asked, "Is this really candy?"
Liu Tan smiled and said, "Of course, Your Highness can try it. This jar was originally intended for Your Highness anyway."
The prince smiled, put the small piece into his mouth and tasted it, and found that it tasted very good, different from the sweet taste he had tasted before.
Xiji Rock Honey is already considered a very precious dessert, but compared to this, it also has a strange taste.
Liu Ju said with a slight sigh, "No wonder father wanted to serve this at the state banquet, but... well, the state banquet menu is not so easy to prepare."
Liu Tan was a little surprised: "Isn't there a regulation for this? Your Highness has to worry about this too?"
Liu Qi said, "This year is a little different from previous years. Wusun has sent their prince to lead a group to propose marriage. Father will personally agree to the proposal at the state banquet, so it has to be more grand."
Liu Tan nodded in understanding and asked, "Then how do we make this candy statue?"
Liu Ju asked cautiously, "Father said it doesn't matter how big it is, is that true?"
Liu Tan said: "It is possible, but it also depends on the amount of Xiji rock honey."
Liu said, "That's not something to worry about. If it's possible, how about this: each table has a separate sugar statue, and then we make a large sugar statue for viewing. How about that?"
Liu Tan asked cautiously, "Then...how big do you want it?"
Liu Ju thought: "It has to be at least as tall as a person."
Liu Tan: ...
You and your father are exactly the same. You both cause trouble for me.
But then he thought again, this matter... was not causing trouble for him, but for the craftsmen.
So he said decisively: "Then we should invite the prince to find someone to make such a model. The specifications of the model are arbitrary. Once the model is ready, I will have someone make the sugar statue."
Liu Ju nodded: "That's not difficult. Oh, by the way, my father also said that wine is also necessary..."
Liu Tan gasped: "Your Highness, this is really not allowed."
Liu Ju was surprised: "What?"
Liu Tan said earnestly, "Not to mention that the grapes are only young seedlings now. It would be difficult for them to bloom and bear fruit in two months. Even if they could bear fruit, it would take a long time to make wine. It's simply too late."
Liu Ju was a little confused: "Is that so?"
Liu Tan thought to himself that he was really stupid to say this to Liu Ju. How could Liu Ju possibly understand this?
So he had to say seriously: "Really not!"
Unexpectedly, for some reason, Liu Ju actually smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if you can't, then don't be angry first."
Liu Tan: ???
To stop me from getting angry, stop laughing so happily. You’re almost laughing out loud!
Thinking of this, Liu Tan's expression became more serious, and Liu Ju... almost laughed out loud.
There's no way around it. For some reason, Liu Tan looks so cute when he looks serious.
After a long while, Liu Ju finally stopped laughing under Liu Tan's accusing gaze. He reached out and knocked on the table and said, "Well, in this case, can you make the grapes ripen?"
Liu Tan thought Liu Ju hadn't given up yet, so he explained, "At best, it'll only grow grapes. To mature...it might take some luck."
Liu Tan really didn't dare to say anything too big. He had realized that Liu Ju was indeed Liu Che's biological son. He had a very big imagination. He couldn't say too big things to them, otherwise he would be the one in trouble.
After hearing this, Liu Ju said, "That's fine too."
Liu Tan was a little confused: "What?"
Liu Ju smiled and said, "Didn't you say we could make fruit wine? Then let's use fruit wine. After all, the wine in the Central Plains doesn't have to be the same as that in the Western Regions. If they don't believe it, why not just show them grapes?"
Liu Tan: ????
You are such a clever little ghost!
But it must be said that Liu Ju's method was quite good. At least it saved Liu Che's face and shut the mouths of the people in the Western Regions.
Those who can become the crown prince are all capable.
Liu Tan sighed and said, "That's fine, but if that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to stay at the farm permanently until the grapes are ripe."
Liu Ju comforted him, saying, "I'm in the palace, don't worry."
While comforting her, Liu Ju thought to himself, "You're almost laughing, why are you still pretending?"
But I thought this younger brother was quite interesting, so I continued to act along with him.
Of course, Liu Tan didn't show it too obviously. He did look helpless, but his eyes revealed a little bit of happiness, which was keenly caught by Liu Ju.
Of course Liu Tan was happy. It was so good to be in Zhuangzi. He was the sky and the earth, and he could do whatever he wanted, like a bird out of a cage. If possible, he really didn't want to come back.
Liu Ju left after discussing things with him. After he left, Liu Tan said happily, "Get ready. We'll leave the palace tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something - he would not be back for about two months. When Lu Xuan left, he had promised Lu Xuan that he would visit Lu Xuan and play with him, but now he was afraid that there would be no chance.
Moreover, he had a special mission now and could not let Lu Xuan go to the farm easily. After thinking about it, he simply wrote a letter to Lu Xuan to explain and also sent him a small can of rock sugar.
After sending someone to deliver it, Liu Tan found that after all the efforts, he didn't have a single piece of rock sugar left.
Fortunately, Lu Xuan was quite understanding and said that he was very busy recently. He also sent a small piece of gold plate with inscriptions along with the letter. On it was engraved the entire "Dong Xiao Fu" in fine detail.
Liu Tan was quite amused. It seemed that except for unexpected meetings, Lu Xuan would always give him something whenever he met him or wrote to him, and these things were usually quite valuable.
Liu Tan felt a bit stressed. He felt that he had nothing good to give as a gift. Finally, he thought about it and decided that the only thing he could give was wine. He would just give Lu Xuan a few jars of good wine.
After packing, Liu Tan left the next day, but this time he left with a team of soldiers.
What he didn't expect was that the leader was actually Li Buyan. When Li Buyan saw him, he bowed joyfully and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life!"
Liu Tan quickly helped him up and asked, "Why are you here?"
Li Buyan said with a smile: "Your Majesty ordered me to be your subordinate, the Supervisor of Bandits!"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment. The position of Menxia Duzei Cao was an official position of a county or state, which means that he would have this position when he was granted a fiefdom in the future, and his subordinates would be in charge of the soldiers and guards of the princes.
He thought to himself that it seemed that the Li family was completely tied to him, and he felt relieved.
This means that the sergeant who helped him guard the manor in the past is also
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