"This is a pot. You can learn from me later. I'll make you some food and you can try it to see how it tastes."
Concubine Li suddenly became curious about the ingredients that Luo Lan brought. She hurriedly ordered someone to bring a table and asked Luo Lan to put the ingredients on the table. She also brought a chair and sat next to Luo Lan, watching her busying around.
It turned out that Luo Lan had been thinking about it all night. The emperor must have tried all the soups she could think of after drinking Concubine Li's soup, and his taste would become very picky. She didn't think the taste of her soup could be better than Concubine Li's. If Concubine Li didn't show off her unique skills at this time, how could she make the emperor interested?
So she thought of her favorite dish in her previous life - hot pot.
No one in ancient times had ever eaten this thing. She had specially ordered someone to make this copper pot a few days ago. She had originally planned to give the children a surprise during the Mid-Autumn Festival and treat them to a hot pot meal. Now that this has happened, she can only let the children wait and use this copper pot to deal with the emergency.
She lit the charcoal deftly, put it under the copper pot, filled the pot with water, and added the pot base she had prepared in advance. Then she sat opposite Concubine Li and waited for the water in the pot to boil.
Seeing that she was finally free, Concubine Li couldn't help but ask:
"What the hell is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
Ah Cai replied proudly:
"Not only have you, Concubine Li, never seen this before, I'm afraid no one in the entire Daning Kingdom has seen it before. When our princess took this blueprint to the blacksmith shop, the blacksmith didn't dare to take the job."
Luo Lan looked at Ah Cai's endless introduction and smiled helplessly:
"Acai is such a quick-witted girl."
A Cai stuck out her tongue, lowered her head, and dared not speak nonsense anymore.
Luo Lan then continued:
"This thing is called hot pot. After the water boils, you can put the meat and vegetables directly into it and cook them. After they're cooked, you can eat them with this sesame sauce. The taste is..."
Speaking of this, she almost drooled.
She hadn't eaten hot pot for a long time. To be more precise, she hadn't eaten hot pot since she traveled here.
Concubine Li was full of curiosity about this seemingly rare thing. She was used to eating big fish and meat, so she couldn't wait to try what this thing tasted like.
After a while, the water in the copper pot began to boil, and Luo Lan hurriedly put the meat into the pot...
"My lady, this meat will be ready in a moment. Do you prefer a light or heavy taste? I'll make you some dipping sauce."
Concubine Li looked at her with some confusion, "Anything is fine."
She had no idea what flavor she wanted.
After a while, seeing that the meat had changed color, Luo Lan picked up a piece and placed it in Concubine Li's bowl.
"How about dipping it in the sauce in your bowl and tasting it?"
Looking at the bland piece of meat, Concubine Li frowned, dipped it in the sesame sauce in the bowl, and put it into her mouth carefully as if afraid of being scared.
Luo Lan, A Cai and A Hong looked at her, waiting for her to tell them what this thing tasted like.
Concubine Li widened her eyes, chewed slowly, and ignored Luo Lan's eyes full of questions.
After a while, she finally nodded and replied:
"This... is so delicious, so spicy. I've loved spicy food since I was a child, but it's a pity that spicy dishes are scarce since I entered the palace. Princess Yu, this meat is so delicious, I want to eat more."
Hearing her say this, Luo Lan smiled comfortably. She pointed at the pot and explained:
"Pick it up yourself, put it in the bowl, dip it in the sauce and eat it directly. That's how you can get the freshest flavor."
Concubine Li dubiously dipped her chopsticks into the pot, fearing that the steaming pot would burn her hands, and carefully picked up a piece of meat...
"Princess Yu, you should eat too. This is so delicious. I haven't eaten so much in a long time."
The girl next to her saw that she was eating so happily and said excitedly:
"Your Majesty hasn't had a good meal in a few days, and hasn't smiled in a few days. We are all worried about her health. This time, it's all thanks to Princess Yu."
Luo Lan ignored the maids' praise. It had been a long time since she had eaten hot pot, and she was no longer immune to the aroma of it. She didn't care about her image and ate heartily with Concubine Li...
The news that there were new delicacies in Furong Palace reached the emperor's ears in the afternoon.
Of course, this news was brought to the emperor by Liu Xi, and he also tried his best to persuade the emperor to go to Furong Palace to take a look.
The emperor has had no appetite since his last illness, except for the soup cooked by Concubine Li.
Now he learned from Liu Xi that the fragrance coming from Furong Palace could make people dizzy, so he couldn't wait to take Liu Xi to Furong Palace.
Liu Xi naturally couldn't help but follow the emperor with joy. If he wanted the emperor to give up Concubine Li's addictive soup, he had to make the emperor like other foods.
Concubine Li never dreamed that the hot pot that Princess Yu taught her to make could really attract the emperor.
When she heard the news of the emperor's arrival from the palace maid, she burst into tears of joy.
But she thought of what Luo Lan said to her before he left: Dress up well and be a delicate-looking woman. When the emperor comes, just make hot pot for him. Don't rush to get him into your bed. Remember, if you can keep the emperor's stomach, you can win his heart. Don't be impatient.
Thinking of this, she immediately calmed herself down, tidied her hair, then stood up and walked forward slowly.
As soon as the emperor entered the Hibiscus Palace, he became interested in the lingering aroma of the hot pot. He sniffed it and turned to Liu Xi and said,
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