There is a chirping little girl by his side, which can drive away the gloom accumulated in his heart. She also said that when he turns around, she is always there.
The prince felt that the snow scene in the Imperial Garden was a bit dull, but it suddenly became much brighter.
When passing by a plum garden, he stretched out his hand to reach for a red plum, broke it off and stuffed it into Li Sixu's hand: "My dear sister is warmer, I give this red plum to my dear sister."
"Thank you, Brother Prince!"
Li Sixu stood among the red plum blossoms in the snow and smiled brightly: "The flowers the prince made are beautiful. They are the most beautiful flowers in the imperial garden."
"How lucky are you to be cut off from a branch by such a handsome man as gentle as jade?"
She held the flowers and muttered, and the prince laughed softly: "Which little liar is talking sweet words?"
"Little liar, did she deceive the prince's brother?"
The cloak that the prince had prepared for her to protect her from the cold was too big. Li Sixu's entire face was covered in the cloak. She pulled the prince's sleeve and shook it.
"Don't be sad, handsome man, I will lie to you for the rest of your life."
The prince was stunned at first!
Is this a dandy in the capital who teases beauties?
Looking at the person winking at him under the cloak, the prince laughed out loud: "Don't be so naughty!"
The meals cooked in the imperial dining room are indeed delicious, but because the weather is very cold during the New Year's Eve banquet every year, except for barbecued food, even the most delicious dishes are cold when served to the table.
Empress Wang, who had lived in the cold palace, was very down-to-earth. She accepted Li Sixu's suggestion and made some improvements to the way she ate at the New Year's Eve banquet.
A charcoal-burning copper stove was placed on the low table for the emperor and his relatives to have a banquet, in which hot mutton soup was boiling. On the large table in the center of Hanyuan Hall, a variety of fresh ingredients were placed for people to enjoy. Pick.
There are grills and iron plates placed in the corner of the hall, and the chefs responsible for roasting lamb legs, roasting suckling pig, roasting lamb chops and steaks perform their respective duties.
The prince was still holding Li Sixu outside the Hanyuan Hall door when he smelled the aroma coming to his nostrils, including the aroma of barbecue and mutton soup mixed with the delicious aroma of medicinal soup.
The earth dragon was burning in the Hanyuan Hall, and it was as warm as spring. When Li Sixu and the prince entered the hall, they were greeted by the waiting eunuchs and maids, who put away the brocade fur that they had taken off.
Compared with the boring New Year's Eve banquets in previous years, the eunuchs and maids were busy in an orderly manner and performed their duties. Their busy appearance seemed full of vitality.
The prince was still looking at the novel decorations in the palace. Li Sixu tilted her little head to take credit: "Brother, the prince, do you think this arrangement is okay?"
"Last year at the New Year's Eve banquet, the dishes served in the imperial dining room were all cold. They said they were going to the palace for the banquet. Everyone tacitly moved their chopsticks to show off. Take Sisi for example, she was not full at all. When she returned Linglongju even asked Qinghe to warm up some snacks to satisfy her hunger."
At last year's New Year's Eve banquet, the imperial sister didn't have enough to eat. Wasn't it because she had to protect her mother from Wu Chongyuan, who was still Jieyu at the time?
But this is obviously not important anymore!
The prince looked at the novel decorations in the palace: "Did the imperial sister suggest these to the mother?"
"Oh, yes!"
Li Sixu was a little proud and pointed at the palace maids and eunuchs running around in the center of the hall serving food: "Because it was cold, Sisi made a hot pot buffet. Everyone divided into several tables to enjoy the hot pot with mutton soup, and then the imperial chef Freshly chopped ingredients are continuously delivered to the big table in the center of the hall. You can take whatever ingredients you like."
"Of course, if you don't like hot-boiled dishes, you can also eat barbecue. Sisi asked the royal chefs to bring all the ingredients to Hanyuan Hall, and they will be grilled and eaten immediately."
Li Sixu's eyes shone as she continued: "A variety of freshly baked snacks, as well as hot wine and drinks, are also available for self-service."
His imperial sister and mother just made some adjustments to the way they eat and asked the royal chefs to bring the ingredients to Hanyuan Hall to cut and bake them, which made this year's New Year's Eve banquet very special.
As a prince, he not only found this way of eating strange and interesting, he was also surprised to find that this way of eating could greatly reduce waste and the food in his mouth would still be hot.
Why does the imperial sister always have some weird ideas in her mind?
Whether it was the last pig-killing feast or this palace banquet, even the boring palace banquet became lively and interesting because of her ideas.
"The royal sister and the queen mother arranged the palace banquet very well!"
The prince liked this subtle change very much: "Fifth brother and sister Yue will definitely like this year's New Year's Eve banquet."
The prince hit the nail on the head!
In fact, not only Yue'er and the fifth prince cheered when they entered the Hanyuan Palace, but also the concubines and the royal relatives who came to the palace for the banquet all liked this change.
No matter how good the delicacies and wines made by the imperial chef are, they will be tasteless when they are cold on the table.
At the New Year's Eve banquet, we finally don't have to eat in front of a cold table that we don't like, but can eat hot food.
What's even more rare is that you can also get your own ingredients, either by asking the serving maid or eunuch to help you, or by doing it yourself. Several people gather around the table to cook the meat in hot mutton soup. Different from the restraint of previous years, people in the palace often There was laughter.
Li Sixu, who was surrounding the prince, was like an attentive little bee.
"The roasted leg of lamb with honey sauce made by the imperial chef is so delicious. This is the most essential part of the lamb leg. Sisi asked the imperial chef to help cut it up and brought it to the prince and brother."
"Brother Prince, try this sausage. It is stuffed with pork raised in the cold palace by Sisi and his mother. It has a unique flavor. You must have never tasted it before!"
"This grape wine has a very sweet taste. My father, Si Si, also grows grapes in his manor. When the grapes are ripe next year, Si Si will pick them all and make his own wine."
"This is the fat mutton that Sisi cooked for Brother Prince. It's delicious with the sauce. Brother Prince, eat it while it's hot!"
"This snack is delicious. Brother Prince, please try it..."
Seeing his sister busy and busy around the prince, the eldest prince and the third prince, who were eating at the same table with the prince, felt as if they had fallen out of favor.
Li Sixu was still diligently preparing the mutton for the prince, when the eldest prince waved his hand in front of her eyes.
"Big Brother!"
Li Sixu smiled charmingly at him.
The eldest prince looked angry: "You still know that I am your royal brother? Can't you see such a big man sitting in front of you?"
"She just can't see!"
The third prince spoke sourly, pretending to look up at the sky to prevent tears from filling his eyes.
"Some people also say that I am his favorite royal brother."
The eldest prince nodded fiercely while eating barbecue: "She also said that although I have ruined my face, I am the most manly man in the Tang Dynasty. I thought that I had a lot of weight in her heart, but it turns out that I am nothing compared to the prince." .”
The eldest prince and the third prince each expressed their admiration for their sister. The prince ate the boiled mutton that Li Sixu gave him and suppressed his laughter.
The fifth prince at the next table clutched his chest and was heartbroken: "I am a man who has washed her hands and made soup for the royal sister. Why am I as light as a feather in her heart? This charming prince refuses to accept it!"
