Li Huan picked up a bottle of "iced beer" and waved it at the lamp, where it shimmered with a crystal-clear light.
"A glass bottle!" Princess Jianning exclaimed. "The bottle contains yellow wine!"
Li Huan laughed and said, "Little Ningzi guessed half right. This is indeed a glass bottle, but it doesn't contain rice wine; it contains beer!"
"Beer?" Kangxi asked with great interest.
Li Huan said, "And it's ice-cold beer! I was worried that after you two ate the spicy chicken wings, your mouths would swell up like sausages and your throats would be on fire, so I brought a bottle of ice-cold beer to relieve the spiciness!"
Emperor Kangxi laughed and said, "Stop bluffing, I'll eat spicy chicken wings right now!"
He looked left and right, then asked, "Where are the chopsticks?"
Li Huan said, "Why bother with chopsticks? Just use your hands!"
Emperor Kangxi was taken aback and felt that something was amiss.
As emperor, he never touched food directly with his fingers when he ate.
Li Huan said, "What, are you afraid there's poison in the chicken wings?"
This statement served as a reminder to Emperor Kangxi.
He was young and impetuous, so focused on competing with Li Huan that he forgot he couldn't easily sample food from outside the imperial kitchen.
The emperor's daily meals and snacks underwent strict inspection and were served by his personal eunuchs.
Upon hearing Li Huan say that "chicken wings are poisonous," Kangxi immediately became wary, his brows furrowed, and his gaze turned stern.
At this moment, Wei Xiaobao's expression also became tense.
He mistakenly believed that Li Huan had indeed put a drug in the spicy chicken wings to knock out Xiao Xuanzi and Xiao Ningzi, and to seize the "Forty-Two Chapters Sutra" and hand it over to Hai Dafu.
Princess Jianning said with a smile, "Brother, don't worry. You are a eunuch, and so is Xiao Huanzi. He has no grudge against you, so why would he poison you?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi's brows relaxed.
Yes, if Xiao Huanzi had malicious intentions, he had many opportunities to harm me during the fight, so why would he run out and get a box of poisoned chicken wings and urge me to eat them?
Moreover, the spies who attempted to harm me must be highly skilled in martial arts. Xiao Huanzi and Xiao Chunzi don't even know a little bit of kung fu, so they are definitely not spies!
Thinking of this, Kangxi's wariness disappeared.
He finally reached out, picked up a "super spicy chicken wing," and smelled it.
"It smells so good, how could it be the spiciest chicken wings in the world?"
Li Huan said, "Smelling delicious and tasting extremely spicy is the essence of 'super spicy chicken wings'!"
"Extra spicy chicken wings?" Kangxi laughed. "I don't believe it. Can eating spicy chicken wings turn you into an extra?"
Li Huan scolded impatiently, "You keep nagging and asking me questions. Do you dare to eat it or not?"
Kangxi raised his head, held up the "extremely spicy chicken wing," and said loudly, "Look carefully!"
He immediately opened his mouth, bit off the "extremely spicy chicken wing," and started gnawing on it.
Less than ten seconds later, Kangxi spat out the chicken in his mouth.
"Wow...it's so spicy, it's killing me..."
If the imperial guards heard this, they would fight Li Huan to the death.
Emperor Kangxi was so engrossed in the spiciness that he couldn't close his mouth, constantly slurping and drooling down his chin.
Princess Jianning asked in surprise, "Brother, is it really that spicy?"
Kangxi frowned: "It's not just spicy, it's like a knife stabbing my throat. I've only taken two bites and my stomach feels like it's on fire..."
Princess Jianning asked curiously, "I'll give it a try."
She reached out and picked up an "extremely spicy chicken wing" to taste it.
Upon seeing this, Wei Xiaobao revealed a sinister smile.
"Good heavens!" Princess Jianning fanned her mouth with her hand, "It really is spicy... cough cough cough..."
She coughed violently, spraying saliva and chicken scraps into Wei Xiaobao's eyes.
Instantly, Wei Xiaobao's eyes stung so badly that he couldn't open them.
"Damn it... my eyes hurt so much, Xiao Huanzi, get me a towel!"
Li Huan said, "I don't have a towel, so rinse your eyes with tea!"
Wei Xiaobao endured the pain and opened one eye, picked up the teacup on the table, and poured the tea onto his eye to rinse it...
Emperor Kangxi stared at the unfinished "extremely spicy chicken wings," beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
Li Huan said, "You're too scared to eat it now, aren't you? Who was it that boasted before that they could eat spicy food? Hahaha, what a boastful and self-humiliating thing to do!"
Hearing the mockery, Kangxi felt a nameless anger rise in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and continued to eat the "extremely spicy chicken wings"!
Li Huan used his thumb to open the cap of the chilled beer and poured it into a teacup.
Wei Xiaobao's eyes felt a little more at ease. Just as he was about to pick up his teacup to drink beer, Princess Jianning snatched it away first.
She grinned as she observed the foam in the teacup.
"Why...why is there white foam in this wine?"
Li Huan explained, "The beer comes from overseas countries and is brewed with malt. When poured, it instantly produces a rich foam, and drinking it immediately gives you a refreshing taste!"
"Really?" Princess Jianning became interested. "I'm suffering from the spiciness and need something cool and refreshing!"
Without any hesitation, she tilted her head back and finished the beer in her glass.
"Wow...wow..."
Princess Jianning's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed sincerely, "So cool, so refreshing! Another cup, please!"
Li Huan filled his teacup with beer.
Princess Jianning picked up her teacup and drank it all together.
"belch……"
Princess Jianning burped, looking quite content.
Li Huan laughed and asked, "Is it still spicy?"
Princess Jianning said, "It's a little better, it feels so good!"
Kangxi hurriedly pointed to the teacup: "Quick, quick, pour me a glass of beer too!"
Li Huan poured himself another glass of beer.
Emperor Kangxi eagerly picked up the teacup, drank it down without hesitation, and his reddened eyes suddenly lit up.
"Hehehe, this beer from overseas is completely different from the local rice wine and yellow wine!"
"It tastes a bit bitter, but it's icy cold, which helps to balance the spiciness... Keep pouring!"
Li Huan handed the remaining half-bottle of beer to Kangxi: "Don't pour it out, just drink it straight from the bottle!"
"Alright!" Kangxi took the beer bottle, tilted his head back, and gulped down several mouthfuls!
Because he drank it too quickly, the beer produced a lot of foam, which instantly came out of Kangxi's mouth, choking him. He quickly put down the beer bottle and sprayed beer foam from his nostrils at the same time!
If the guards and eunuchs had seen Kangxi at this moment, they would have thought he had drunk poison and was foaming at the mouth!
Princess Jianning quickly raised her handkerchief and wiped Kangxi's chin and neck.
"Brother, drink slowly, no one's going to steal your beer!"
Emperor Kangxi coughed a few times and laughed, "I drank it too fast. I didn't expect this beer to have so much foam, hahaha..."
Li Huan reminded him, "Don't just focus on drinking, hurry up and eat the spicy chicken wings!"
Emperor Kangxi smacked his lips and said, "After drinking a few big gulps of beer, I suddenly realized that these 'super spicy chicken wings' not only have a spicy flavor, but also a rich aroma. No wonder they smell so appetizing!"
Taking the opportunity, Li Huan asked, "There are eight 'super spicy chicken wings' in the lunchbox. How many can you eat?"
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