Li Han did not take the system's suggestions to heart. Soon all the food was served. Just looking at the table full of exquisite dishes made the envoys dazzled and happy.
The emperor was very pleased when he saw the expressions of the envoys: Li Han is a kid who really makes me proud.
"Welcome all the envoys who have come from afar to our country of Li. I hope that our two countries can develop friendly relations, live in peace, and jointly create a beautiful country of happiness and peace. Let us raise our glasses to welcome our guests from afar and wish our country will always be prosperous!" The emperor stood up and said excitedly.
The envoys and officials were also moved by this beautiful aspiration and the inspiring speech. They all picked up their glasses and stood up, saying, "May our country prosper!"
The emperor laughed heartily: "Hahaha! Good! My dear ministers, please take a seat. My envoys, please take a seat. Come on! Let the singing and dancing begin. Envoys, there is no need to be restrained. Come and taste the food to see if it is delicious. Tonight we don't have to worry too much about the difference between the monarch and his subjects. Just eat and drink well. Ah!" The emperor warmly entertained.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The envoys stood up and returned the greeting.
"Okay, okay, please sit down. Please sit down."
The banquet officially begins.
Tuoba Jun couldn't wait to taste the dishes: "Wow, this dish is so delicious, not only does it look good, but it tastes amazing too. What did Li Han make? It's so delicious, please teach me."
After just trying the dishes, Tuoba Jun immediately turned into a fanatical fan of Li Han. There was no other way. The climate in the border area was harsh and even the food was very monotonous, so it was hard for Tuoba Jun to imagine that the meals she usually ate could be prepared in so many different ways. It was obviously the same vegetables, but the dishes made by Li Han made people want to eat their tongues.
Not only did Tuoba Jun have such an exaggerated expression, but even the envoys praised the deliciousness of the food. They didn't even bother to drink the wine, and picked up the chopsticks to eat the food, as if they were afraid that if they ate slowly, others would snatch it away.
"It's nothing. This dish is called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and the one next to it is called Three Treasures Duck. You can try them." Li Han introduced the dishes to her with a smile.
"Wow, this Sanbao duck is delicious too, but why is this dish called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? The name is really weird." Tuoba Jun asked.
Legend has it that this dish was prepared by a local official to curry favor with his superiors. He used Shaoxing wine jars to stew over 10 kinds of ingredients, including chicken, duck, lamb, pork belly, pigeon eggs, and seafood, and named it Fu Shou Quan. Later, chefs continued to improve and innovate the dish. Once, a group of scholars came to taste the dish. When the Fu Shou Quan jar was opened, the aroma of meat filled the air. One scholar was so enchanted that he was inspired to write a poem: "When the jar is opened, the aroma of meat spreads to the neighbors. Buddha hears it and jumps over the wall." From then on, the dish was renamed Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Tuoba Jun sighed and said, "No wonder Lu Li likes you so much. Just based on your craftsmanship, if I were a man, I would also choose to follow you. Oh my God, Li Han, I really admire you so much!" She looked at Li Han excitedly.
Li Han said speechlessly: "How can it be so exaggerated? I just like cooking, so I spend more time on it."
"No matter what, the food you cook is delicious." After saying that, Tuoba Jun started to eat with big mouthfuls, not looking like a princess at all.
But not long after, Tuoba Jun's body was covered with pimples and became red and swollen. These were symptoms of an allergy: "Oh, it's so itchy, I can hardly breathe." Then, Tuoba Jun fainted.
"Your Highness the Princess!" the border envoy shouted.
This scared everyone. Princess Tuoba Yun was the apple of the eye of the border monarch. If something happened to her in the Kingdom of Li, he would never let it go.
Upon seeing this, the emperor immediately sent for the imperial physician: "Come, send for the imperial physician!"
The imperial physician accompanying the border envoy examined the princess and said, "Envoy, the princess is like this because there is lemon in the food."
"Your Majesty, please give us an explanation for this matter. Before we came, we specifically instructed that our princess is allergic to lemons, so there should be no lemons in her diet. But now our people have found lemons in the food. What do you think about this?" said the border envoy angrily.
Li Han was incredulous. How could this be possible? She'd personally overseen everything from the cooking to the serving, so how could such a mistake have occurred? How had they managed to pull it off? Li Han's mind was in a tizzy.
"Don't worry, envoys. I will give you an explanation. Don't worry, let the imperial physician treat Princess Tuoba Yun first. I will investigate this matter carefully!"
The envoy persisted, "Your Majesty, our princess came here to marry a foreign prince. Your bride has treated her so ruthlessly, which has already wronged her. But now someone is trying to frame her. Your Majesty, please give us an explanation for this!"
Li Han couldn't bear to see his father being accused, so he stepped forward and said, "Listen, envoys! I was solely responsible for the food at this banquet. I personally supervised everything from the moment it was put into the pot to the moment it was served in the hall. I can guarantee that I absolutely did not put lemon in any of the dishes. This is a frame-up, and I arranged all of this. I will give you an explanation!"
Upon hearing this, the messenger said, "Your Highness, are you trying to frame our princess? I know that our princess has had some interactions with General Lu Li before. You may be jealous of our princess because of General Lu Li and want to frame her. Your Majesty, please punish the murderer severely!"
Lu Li said, "Everyone, please be patient. There must be something else going on. I don't believe Princess Li Han is that kind of person. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter."
The emperor immediately sent people to investigate: "Come quickly, is the Jingzhao Yin here? Is the Dali Temple Minister here? Send people to investigate this matter immediately. Seal off the palace and do not allow anyone to enter or leave. Investigate immediately!"
"Your humble servant obeys your order!"
"Your Majesty, the investigation is one thing, but it cannot clear Princess Li Han of suspicion. Therefore, she is also a suspect. I beg Your Majesty to understand!"
"Your Majesty, please understand!"
Faced with the pressure from the envoys, the emperor had no choice but to lock up Li Han first: "Come here, take Princess Li Han back to her palace first and assign someone to guard her and not allow her to leave the palace even a step!" "Yes!"
Just like that, Li Han was forced to be placed under house arrest: "Father, you can't put me under house arrest. It's not me. I also want to investigate this matter. I didn't do it at all. Someone framed me! How could I do something to frame Tuoba Yun? It really wasn't me! Father!"
At this time, Tuoba Jun also woke up and said, "Wait a minute! Your Majesty, I believe Li Han in this matter. She didn't do it. We have already made it clear about Lu Li's matter. She has no need to frame me. But someone may use my allergy to lemons to frame her. So, Your Majesty, please investigate this matter carefully!"
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