Just as Qin Ming, Zhang Sun and others were enjoying their meal, a slightly fat figure stepped into the front hall.
The figure just entered the front hall and laughed loudly:
"I can smell the fragrance from far away! My dear nephew, you have such a good meal! You didn't use it to entertain me before. It really makes me sad!"
Hearing Li Shimin's voice from behind, Qin Ming quickly placed Si Zi on Princess Yuzhang's lap.
Then he stood up and bowed to Li Shimin and said:
"Wei minister, please see Your Majesty!"
When the maids in the room heard this, their expressions were shocked, and they all bowed to Li Shimin.
"Slave, please see Your Majesty!"
Empress Changsun pretended to be stunned for a moment, then she also got up with her children and saluted Li Shimin.
"My concubine (son and minister) has visited your majesty (father)."
Li Shimin waved his hands to everyone and said with a smile:
"Everyone get up."
Sizi ran to Li Shimin's feet with short legs, stretched out his hand and took Li Shimin's big hand. While pulling him to the table, he said in a soft voice:
"Father, come and try it. Brother Ming's hot pot is delicious!"
Li Shimin laughed when he heard this.
As expected, she is still my daughter, who is best to me!
Thinking like this, Li Shimin bent down and picked up Si Zi with one hand.
He walked around Qin Ming and walked quickly to Queen Changsun. He held her arm with his left hand and said softly:
"You're not feeling well yet, sit down quickly."
Queen Changsun smiled and nodded.
Qin Ming saw Li Shimin sitting down next to his eldest grandson, so he asked Dong Xue to add another chair.
In this way, he and Yu Zhang got closer, and everyone sat down again.
Queen Changsun looked puzzled and said:
"Isn't His Majesty handling government affairs at the Li Zheng Palace? Why are you here?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he came to his senses and sneered at Empress Changsun:
"I heard that you took Cheng Qian and the others out of the palace, and I was a little worried, so I followed you."
Queen Changsun frowned when she heard this, and then she softly advised:
"Your Majesty, you are the king of a country. How can you abandon the political affairs of the court because of the love between your children?"
Li Shimin looked a little unnatural when he heard this.
Li Shimin, who has been married to Queen Changsun for many years, naturally understood the meaning of Queen Changsun's words!
This is a disguised reminder to him not to indulge in beauty and affect national affairs!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin stretched out three fingers and made an oath!
Upon seeing this, Empress Changsun quickly held Li Shimin's hand, and then gave Li Shimin a blank look.
Now that several children are here, how could she ask Li Shimin to make any oath!
Wouldn't that be a loss of face for her husband!
And it was not because Li Shimin had expected this that he deliberately acted like he was about to swear.
This is also the reason why Changsun rolled his eyes when he saw Li Er extending his hand just now.
Some things can just be settled. Too much entanglement will not only hurt the other person's face, but also easily cause rifts between husband and wife!
Empress Changsun saw that all her goals tonight had been achieved, so she pointed to the dining table and said:
"Your Majesty, haven't you eaten yet?"
Li Shimin had just been next door and was already full of wine and food.
But can he tell the truth?
Obviously not!
Li Shimin touched his belly, smiled and nodded.
"When the Queen said this, I really felt a little hungry."
"Then come and try this hot pot at my nephew's house. It's delicious."
After speaking, the eldest grandson started to teach the skills and experience of eating hot pot step by step!
Qin Ming, who was sitting opposite Queen Changsun, took advantage of everyone's attention to be on Li Shimin and Changsun.
Seeing the opportunity, he secretly held Princess Yuzhang's little hand under the table.
Princess Yuzhang was suddenly attacked, her pretty face turned red all of a sudden, and the hand holding the chopsticks shook so much that she almost dropped it on the table.
After Li Shimin took a bite of the mutton covered in sesame sauce, his appetite suddenly increased, and he ate four or five more pieces in succession.
Only then did he realize that Li Tai and Li Zhi were not seated, so he put down his chopsticks, turned his head to Li Tai and asked:
"Qingque, Zhinu, have you two eaten enough?"
King Jin shook his head, and then said innocently:
"I haven't eaten yet, Zhinu and Fourth Brother are waiting for the braised pork!"
Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, then ignored the two of them, picked up his chopsticks again and began to eat happily.
Qin Ming held Yu Zhang in his right hand and chopsticks in his left hand. He took out a piece of fish tofu from the hot pot and put it into Yu Zhang's bowl.
He gently squeezed Yuzhang's soft little hand with his right hand and said with a smile:
"This tofu is made of fish meatballs. It's very delicious. Try it quickly."
Feeling the movement of Qin Ming's hand, Princess Yuzhang couldn't help but stamp her little feet, raised her head and took a quick look at the fish tofu in the small bowl.
Then he stretched out his chopsticks and picked up the fish tofu with great precision, and quickly put it into his mouth.
After Yu Zhang swallowed the fish tofu in his mouth, Qin Ming tilted his head and asked with a smile:
"Is it yummy?"
Princess Yuzhang lowered her head and said yes!
That way, you need to be as ladylike as possible, and as quiet as you need to be!
She is completely different from her usual lively look!
Maybe this is what I like!
Different from the bustling scene of cooking at the dinner table, King Li Tai of Yue and King Li Zhi of Jin were already hungry and their stomachs were growling.
"Fourth brother, when will our food be served! I'm so hungry!"
Li Tai, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind (not seeing is pure), heard this, slowly opened his eyes, patted Li Zhi on the head, and said seriously:
"Zhinu, have you ever heard of such a saying? It means you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!"
Li Zhi heard this and shook his head with a bitter face.
"Then can you understand the meaning of this sentence?"
Li Zhi shook his head again!
Li Tai was heartbroken when he saw this and said:
"I told you to study more, but you just didn't listen!"
"In Brother Ming's words, what's the difference between you and an illiterate now?"
Li Zhi shrank his neck and asked cautiously:
"Fourth brother, what exactly does this sentence mean?"
Li Tai let out a long sigh when he heard this, imitating Qin Ming's previous movements and expressions, raising his head at a 45-degree angle and looking in the direction of the door of the living room.
"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. It literally means that if there is no certain heat and time, it will be difficult for the tofu to be cooked thoroughly."
“To use an idiom to explain, haste makes waste.”
"Just like now, since Madam Xiao has already prepared the braised pork, we just need to wait with peace of mind! The more time this dish takes, the better it will taste!"
"So you learned?"
Li Zhi nodded his head, stood up, bowed to Li Taizuo and saluted:
"I learned it, little slave. Thank you Fourth Brother for your teaching!"
Li Tai stroked his non-existent beard and nodded with a smile.
"Children can be taught!"
At this moment, Li Tai saw out of the corner of his eye that Wan'er and Sishe each carried a plate of steaming dishes into the living room.
Li Tai jumped up when he saw this, and while wiping his hair, he said flatteringly to Wan'er:
"Ms. Xiao, let me carry it."
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