The emperor waved his hand and said with interest:
"This thing looks strange to me. Now that I'm here, I have to try it."
"Your Majesty is right. I'm afraid I'll choke you. Why don't you go sit over there for a while?"
Concubine Li said nonchalantly:
"This charcoal hot pot is all about its steaming heat. It's autumn now, and the weather is getting colder. Your Majesty, take a few bites of the meat in this hot pot. I guarantee you'll be warm all over."
"Well, I see you're busy and sweating, my beloved, and I feel bad for you. If this thing tastes good, then your hard work won't be in vain."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I've become addicted to this stuff these past few days. I don't even eat the food in the imperial kitchen. I can cook anything here, so there's no need to worry about getting tired of it."
While speaking, Concubine Li gestured to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, please pick up your chopsticks!"
“Bold.”
Liu Xi loudly rebuked:
"How can we let the emperor pick up his chopsticks himself?"
As he was speaking, he was about to step forward to pick up the food for the emperor, but was stopped by Concubine Li.
"Eunuch Liu, you don't know this. The person who invented this pot said that when the meat is cooked, you have to pick it up yourself, dip it in the sauce and eat it directly. The taste is different from what others do."
The emperor, who was used to being served, was very interested in this. He picked up the chopsticks and followed Concubine Li's example, picked up the meat from the pot, and put it into his mouth slowly.
He nodded repeatedly while eating.
"Mm, this tastes really delicious. I thought Concubine Li's soup was the best in the world, but I didn't expect Concubine Li's... what's it called?"
"hot pot……"
"Yes, hot pot. The hot pot here at Concubine Li is truly unique."
Seeing that the emperor was interested in this, Concubine Li hurriedly took advantage of the opportunity and continued:
"This soup is drinkable too. I'll serve you a bowl."
As she spoke, she took out a bowl of soup from the other half of the pot that had not been used for meat, added chopped green onions, ginger and garlic, and handed it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please try this bowl of mushroom soup. The soup in the meat pot is drinkable, but it's a bit spicy. I was afraid it might be too spicy for you, so I made you a bowl of mushroom soup."
He looked at the bowl of soup in the pot, picked up the spoon, took a sip, and nodded happily.
"Hmm, this soup is really delicious. How did you make it, my beloved?"
"I have a master behind me, and the secret cannot be revealed."
Seeing her mysterious look, the emperor stopped asking questions and continued to eat the meat and vegetables in the pot, and did not forget to drink a few sips of mushroom soup.
Seeing that the emperor was enjoying the meal, Liu Xi also laughed secretly. He thought that Princess Yu would teach Concubine Li to make some soup for the emperor. Before coming, he was worried that he could not keep the emperor. Unexpectedly, she actually made such a thing.
Princess Yu has so many tricks up her sleeve.
As expected, the emperor was very happy with the meal. He waved his hand and stayed in Furong Palace, saying that he would continue to eat hot pot tomorrow.
While Concubine Li was happy, she was also grateful to Princess Yu in her heart. She had thought that she would never have the chance to see the emperor again in this life, but unexpectedly, she not only saw him, but also could see him often.
It seems that Princess Yu is right. Only by keeping the emperor's stomach can she keep her heart. In the future, she will have to learn a few more tricks from Princess Yu.
The news that the Emperor was staying at Hibiscus Palace soon reached the ears of Concubine Li. She stood in the main hall of Li Garden and said with gnashing teeth:
"This woman, I thought she had calmed down and ignored her for a while. I didn't expect that she was harboring evil intentions and actually dared to come out and make trouble. It seems that I have been too indulgent towards her."
Madam Lu said with a sinister grin:
"Princess, do you want to use some tricks?"
Concubine Li waved her hands hurriedly.
"Don't act rashly. My current status is still unstable, and I can't let anyone find fault with me."
"Hasn't the Emperor already agreed to allow Prince Xi to enter the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival? This shows that his anger towards Prince Xi has almost subsided. When the opportunity arises, please talk to the Emperor again and have Prince Xi's house arrest lifted."
"snort!"
Concubine Li placed her hands on her chest, kneading the fingers of her two hands together continuously. She half-closed her eyes, with a sinister and unwilling look in them.
"I've painstakingly learned how to make soup, and I've gone to great lengths to please the Emperor. Even though I'm an old man, I still have to act like a young girl when we're in bed. It's all so that the Emperor can come to my Li Garden more often, so that I can ask him to find an opportunity to release Xi'er from her confinement and make me his empress. But I never imagined that a woman named Li would ruin my plans. I won't let this go easily."
"Your Highness, please calm down. That woman must have been neglected by the Emperor for too long, so she deliberately seduced him to her Hibiscus Palace. She even made some hot pot and stayed in the palace all day. I suspect someone gave her that thing and instructed her to seduce the Emperor. Perhaps it's poisonous."
Aunt Lu's words made Concubine Li feel as if she had suddenly realized something.
She pondered for a while, nodded and said:
"You're right. She's been hiding in Hibiscus Palace lately, and I haven't seen her interact with anyone else. How did she suddenly learn that weird thing? There must be something wrong here."
Thinking of this, she made up her mind that she must go to the emperor to expose her tomorrow.
But what she didn't expect was that the emperor actually stayed in Furong Palace until the Mid-Autumn Festival. Anyway, Leng Yu was in charge of the affairs of the court. He stayed in Furong Palace, eating the hot pot made by Concubine Li and drinking the soup made by Concubine Li. His life was very comfortable.
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