Yes.
Under Li Tai's expectant gaze, Changsun Wujia took a spoonful of scrambled eggs and put it into his mouth.
"Um?"
She raised her eyebrows slightly and said in surprise,
"Qingque, it's not bad!"
She originally thought this dish was a joke, and she was prepared not to spit it out even if it tasted bad, but as soon as she took it into her mouth——
The saltiness is just right...surprisingly okay?
"Really, Queen Mother?!"
Li Tai's eyes suddenly shone with light and he said happily,
"Is it really delicious?!"
Changsun Wugao chewed twice, swallowed it gently, and said with a smile:
"Of course it's true."
This time, it was Li Shimin's turn to be surprised.
"Really or not? Maid Guanyin, you can't say it's delicious even if it tastes bad. This will make them proud."
He picked up a pair of chopsticks and said,
"Then I will bring you food every day and poison you to death..."
"Well, let me try it."
Li Er also took a spoonful and looked at it carefully for a while.
Um……
Compared with last time, at least the egg pieces this time were not burnt black, and they also smelled like eggs.
It seems really okay?
Li Shimin put a spoonful of scrambled eggs into his mouth.
The moment his tongue touched the egg mass, he felt calm.
Um! Salt is not a lethal dose!
"Not bad, not bad, Qingque!"
Li Er was overjoyed, patted Li Tai on the head and said with approval,
"It's much better than the scrambled eggs your elder brother made last time! It can indeed be called delicious!"
Hearing this compliment, Li Tai immediately raised his head and glanced at Li Chengqian with an air of dignity.
"Father, how can you compare the dishes last time with now? It's not fair!"
Li Chengqian said with an unconvinced look,
"My child's cooking skills have made great progress! If you don't believe me, try my 'magic grass'!"
"Okay, okay..." Li Shimin grinned and stretched out his chopsticks.
The first dish landed safely, so he naturally lost his worries and picked up a handful of bean sprouts and put it into his mouth.
"Well, it has a fresh taste! Not bad!"
Swish.
"Father, burn the Dragon King on fire, burn the Dragon King on fire! Praise me after you finish eating!"
As soon as Li Shimin finished praising Li Chengqian, Li Lizhi couldn't wait any longer and directly brought his braised shrimp in front of Li Shimin, then raised his head and praised it.
Li Shimin: "..."
"Stop burning the Dragon King, okay? It sounds like you want to burn your father to death..."
He said helplessly.
He can tolerate the fried phoenix eggs and stewed fairy grass, but the burning dragon king can't stand it...it's so unlucky!
Even so, he doted on his daughter and still peeled two shrimps with his hands, handed one to his grandson Wugu, and put the other into his mouth.
"how is it going?"
Li Lizhi said with great anticipation.
The emperor and empress looked at each other with strange looks on their faces.
"...isn't it delicious?"
Seeing the expressions on the two people's faces, Li Lizhi pouted and her mood suddenly dropped.
She said aggrievedly:
"Master said this dish is the most difficult... Li Zhi spent a lot of effort to make it."
"The big stove was still very hot. I was standing in the sun, choked on the oil fumes several times, and sweated a lot..."
"There was a blister on my arm..."
"So, it really doesn't taste good? Woohoo..."
As she spoke, tears were about to fall, which made Changsun Wugou's heart twitch.
"Delicious, delicious! Among these three dishes, the most delicious one is made by Li Zhi!"
She picked up Li Lizhi and said with great concern,
"Where are the burns? Let the queen have a look..."
Li Lizhi rolled up her sleeves, and there was a blister on her pink arms.
"Oh, you kid!"
Changsun Wugu screamed and said distressedly,
"Why are you so careless? What if I leave a scar?"
"Come on, come on! Go to the Tai Hospital to get the burn ointment, go quickly!"
The servant beside him took the order and ran out of the yard quickly.
"It's fine……"
Li Lizhi rubbed her eyes and pouted,
"As long as the father and mother think the food cooked by the child is delicious, that's fine!"
"So...is it really delicious? You didn't lie to me?"
Li Shimin nodded repeatedly.
"That's natural! Jun Wu Yan! Li Zhi's dish is the most difficult and the most delicious. It even outshines your two brothers!"
He gave a thumbs up and said,
"You are number one! Little Chef God!"
After praising Li Lizhi, Li Er also showed a distressed expression and warned:
"But... it's better not to do the work of a cook in the future. You are a princess, and you have to put your hands on clothes and food on your hands all your life. As long as your father is here for a day, you will never have to cook by yourself! Even if my father one day Now that you are gone, you still have your eldest brother, your second brother to take care of you, and your future husband to provide for you, and they will never let you suffer the slightest grievance!"
"Chengqian, Qingque, do you think so?"
"Yes! We will always protect our sister!" The two brothers immediately patted their chests and assured loudly.
They love to compete, but they are happy to lose to their sister.
"Hey, Li Zhi doesn't want a husband. A father, an emperor, a queen, a master, and brothers and sisters are enough!"
Li Lizhi hummed softly,
"What's the benefit of being married? You have to give birth to children, and I don't want that! I want to be a strong woman like my eldest sister!"
Li Shimin frowned and glared, but the target of his glare was not Li Lizhi, but Xu Fenglei.
It depends on what apprentice you teach!
Once you get started, you will learn from others... If this is the case, then my daughter, Li Shimin, will become a nun!
Xu Fenglei: "..."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
He patted the beauty on the head and spat,
"Your eldest sister couldn't get away because of the bank's affairs. She had the financial power and made sacrifices for us. Why are you making such a fuss? You have nothing to worry about."
Li Lizhi didn't answer, she just flattened her mouth and rolled her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
"right."
Li Shimin said seriously,
"Men should marry when they are young, and women should marry when they are young. This is an eternal truth in the world! Don't imitate your eldest sister!"
"The Tang Dynasty now implements a policy of encouraging childbirth. Our royal family should set an example, spread the branches and have more children! Unmarrying without marriage is absolutely not allowed!"
"In two years' time, Chengqian and Qingque will also arrange their marriage, and so will you. These are unshirkable obligations, do you understand?"
Li Lizhi pursed her lips and did not respond, but Li Chengqian and Li Tai's eyes shone.
"Father, who can my child marry?"
"Father, can I choose my own child? There is a sister in the palace that I have been attracted to for a long time!"
The two little kids started shouting, looking very excited.
"No nonsense!"
Changsun Wugu scolded,
"How can your parents allow you to make your own choices when your parents order a matchmaker?"
"Returning the palace maid...that is even more impossible. Even the slaves in the palace are not qualified to be concubines! The one you want to marry is either a girl from your uncle's family or a girl from the fifth surname. Other than that, there is no other choice."
Li Tai's face suddenly wrinkled.
"Ah... the daughter of my uncle's family. That child doesn't want Uncle Cheng. She belongs to Uncle Yuchi's family."
He said with a grimace,
"Those sisters are so scary-looking. Those big faces... look like naan cakes."
puff.
Xu Fenglei didn't hold back and almost spurted out.
"Don't let your two uncles hear what you said, otherwise your butt will explode." He chuckled.
Li Shimin also rolled his eyes.
"Don't worry, I still care about appearance. I don't want those tall and thick women to pollute the seed of my Li family."
he rebuked,
"Okay, okay, you don't have to think about it! I will make arrangements for you."
"You are so young, what are you thinking about between men and women..."
Hearing this, Changsun Wugou couldn't help but roll his eyes at Li Shimin.
"Someone at this age is going to have a baby with me." She hummed, "You are allowed to think about it early, but the children are not allowed to think about it?"
Li Shimin: "???"
"Guanyin Maid, you... you don't want to talk nonsense! I, when will I..."
He blushed deeply, stared, and even stuttered when speaking.
"Nonsense? Then let me figure it out..."
Changsun Wujia started to clench his fingers.
"Okay, okay, stop making trouble, the children are making trouble, and you should follow suit..."
Li Shimin hurriedly held her fingers and laughed and said,
"Stop talking about this, we, we still... uh..."
At this embarrassing moment, the maid ran in.
"Mother, here comes the burn ointment!"
"Ah, that's right... put some burn ointment on the beauty quickly. You have to be careful with the blisters. If you don't take care of them, they will easily leave scars." Li Shimin quickly changed the subject, took off the burn ointment, and sent it to his eldest grandson diligently. In front of Wuzu.
squeak.
Changsun Wugou took it casually, squeezed it gently, and the ointment exuding the scent of green grass came out.
A little fingertip, and then lightly applied on Li Lizhi's arm.
"Hiss - it's so cool." Li Lizhi continued, "Mom, apply more."
"This is enough. Applying too much will be useless."
Xu Fenglei smiled and said,
"This ointment contains borneol, which is naturally cooling, as well as Phellodendron, Lithospermum, Coptis chinensis, etc., which are all used to clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood and promote muscle growth."
"If you add some formula, it can also repel mosquitoes, which is a must-have in hot summer."
Swish.
Changsun Wugou's fingers gently swirled on Li Lizhi's arm, applying the ointment evenly, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"That's good. Apply it every day and there won't be any scars."
She smiled and said,
"Stay in the palace for the next few days. Don't be exposed to the sun, and don't come into contact with fire or oil again. Do you understand?"
"No, no, no," Li Lizhi shouted, "Li Lizhi wants to go out and play, go out and play! It's so hot and suffocated in the palace!"
When she shouted, the other two also became restless:
"Mother, we need to go out and play! It's too hot in the palace!"
"Father, take us out to play..."
Li Chengqian and Li Tai also acted coquettishly, shaking their parents' hands reluctantly.
"Don't make trouble, don't make trouble. It's not as cool outside as in the palace. At least there are people in the palace to fan you."
Changsun Wugou said helplessly,
"It's hot for me, it's summer...it's just like this, it'll be over after a while."
"Come on, get a cold melon."
"Eat a cold melon to relieve the heat, good boy..."
After saying that, she also wiped the sweat from her forehead.
In this hot dog day, even though someone in the palace was fanning the air, beads of sweat were still dripping down.
But Changsun Wugou will not complain, because she is already enjoying the best treatment.
Click, click!
The slave girl divided the chilled melon into eight pieces and served them with both hands.
The three children started to chew.
"Listen and eat."
Li Shimin handed a piece to Xu Fenglei, chewed off a piece of melon meat, and said with emotion,
"It is indeed extremely hot this year...even I can't bear it."
He suddenly rolled his eyes and suggested:
"How about going to the palace to escape the heat?"
The three children all looked at their father.
"You want to learn from Yang Guang?"
Changsun Wujia took a bite of the cold melon and said,
"The weather is hot, and the people's lives are even more miserable. How many crops will be burned to death... You, the emperor, are greedy for pleasure and go to the palace to escape the heat."
"is this okay?"
Li Shimin: "..."
Comparing me with Yang Guang? You don't have to bury people like this!
"How can this be imitating Yang Guang?"
Li Er said displeasedly,
"The wise kings of past dynasties also went to the palace to escape the summer and relax... After working so hard for the country, why can't you enjoy it?"
"Besides, I don't want to build a palace. Those palaces were built by Yang Guang in the past. They are all ready-made. We just need to go there. It is very convenient! If you don't go, it will be in vain."
Changsun Wugou still shook his head.
"When the emperor travels, the formation is not small. There are a lot of guards and ministers accompanying him, as well as maids and attendants who take care of his daily life."
She said,
"It's too exciting to mobilize the troops."
"Besides, if you are not in the government, who will be in charge? Who will supervise the country? Who will handle the daily government affairs?"
"You can't count on the young Cheng Qian to supervise the country, right? Besides, he looks like he wants to go."
Hearing his mother's words, Li Chengqian suddenly showed fear.
"Father, the child does not want to be a prisoner of the country. The child wants to play with us..."
he said anxiously.
“Just play, play, you’ll know how to play!”
Li Shimin scolded him unhappily, and then said,
"Fang Xuanling is in charge and is more than capable of handling daily government affairs. As for supervising the country..."
"Uh-huh?"
He set his sights on Xu Fenglei.
"You can supervise the country!"
Li Er clapped his hands and said,
"Isn't that right? It's just right for Prince Ting Ming to supervise the country! Anyway, there has been nothing much lately. He is the best at messing around, so he is suitable to supervise the country at this time."
Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I must correct you a little."
He said angrily,
"I am not the Crown Prince or Grand Master now, nor am I the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. I am now just a small Prime Minister of Honglu Temple."
"You want a low-ranking official from the sixth rank to supervise the country? His head was kicked by a donkey!"
Li Shimin glared.
"Why are you talking! You just got kicked in the head by a donkey!"
He cursed and said,
"Come on, I know you're still upset about what happened last time, that's about it! You're so petty..."
"I will issue an order to reinstate you, okay? You will supervise the country in Chang'an as the Crown Prince and Grand Master, okay?"
Xu Fenglei snorted and was noncommittal.
Of course he doesn't want to supervise the country. Although he only needs to work as a foreigner, the responsibility is still quite big after all.
However, he really wanted Li Shimin to go out, so as not to give Haogong Qianhe the chance to take advantage of him.
"It's still not right."
Changsun Wuguo shook his head and said,
"It's too much trouble. It costs a lot of money to go out. I'm not happy to go."
"If you want to go, you can go. I will be here in the palace, waiting for you to come back."
(End of chapter)
