Xiao Rui's words echoed in the hall. Eunuch Liu felt that the days he had spent with Li Shiming all these years were not as exciting as today.
Someone dared to steal food while Li Shiming was eating?
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it no matter what. However, the Emperor actually didn't have any intention of getting angry?
After Xiao Rui finished speaking, he also realized that he had lost his composure. He hurriedly bowed and said,"Your Majesty, I have disturbed your meal. Please forgive me.”
Li Shiming didn't seem to be thinking about the roast meat at all. He felt that he had something on Xiao Rui.
As the saying goes, one more time, two more, no more three."
The first time he let him off, the second time he let him off, and the third time he could settle the score together. Letting Xiao Rui be a historian was really a waste of talent, especially this disaster victims incident, which let Li Shiming see Xiao Rui's talent.
Thinking of this, he looked at Xiao Rui and said,""En, Xiao Rui, you dare to steal food when zhen is eating. You are very bold, but zhen will spare you this time on account of your young age. Where did you bring this food from?”
"Why haven't I seen it before?"
Xiao Rui was a bit surprised when he heard Li Shiming's words. He squinted his eyes and said,"Your Majesty, this is a secret roast meat made by this humble subject at home to satisfy my hunger.”
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said," A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. I didn't expect Xiao Yu to have such skills. However, the roast meat doesn't look good. It's far worse than my imperial chef."”
"How about I reward you with a dish today?”
Xiao Rui smiled as he looked at His Majesty and said,""Your Majesty, this secret roast meat has been added with the leaves of the Spirit Cleansing Tree. Eating it can make people stand out and clear their minds. It can solve your recent worries.”
"If Your Majesty pardons this subject's crime, this lowly subject can roast it for Your Majesty in this hall. This lowly subject believes that it is absolutely not inferior to the cooking of the imperial chef.”
Li Shi Min heard Xiao Rui's words and said in disbelief,"Xiao Rui, your words are a little too big. What has this zhen not eaten before? This roasted meat is just so-so.”
Xiao Rui looked at the dish in front of him and said to Li Shiming,""Your Majesty, if it were a commoner, this roast meat might not be comparable to any of the delicacies on this table. However, for Your Majesty, it's a delicacy.”
"This roast meat is much more delicious than these.”
Li Shimin looked at Xiao Rui's sincere words. His face was expressionless, but he sighed in his heart. Xiao Rui was still too young. He was hooked by these two words.
Li Shiming suddenly felt that provoking Xiao Rui like this was bullying the weak!
However, when he thought of what Xiao Rui had written in the historical records, he still bullied him without any psychological pressure.
Li Shiming patted Xiao Rui's shoulder and said,"Xiao Rui, since you say that this roast meat is so magical, then zhen will let you roast it for me. If it's not as good as this imperial chef's cooking, how about you agree to zhen's request?”
Hearing Li Shiming's words, Xiao Rui laughed in his heart. It turned out that Li Shiming's earlier preparations were all for this moment.
However, he wasn't the kind to suffer losses. He revealed an innocent expression and said,"Then what if I cook better than this royal chef?”
Li Shimin had already made up his mind. No matter what, he would just say that it was not good. Anyway, Xiao Yu should not let Xiao Rui be a historian for too long. He was already in an invincible position.
He immediately said,"A ruler is not joking. If you win, then I will agree to one of your requests."”
Xiao Rui excitedly rubbed his hands together. Who would eat something cold when there was something hot? Moreover, no one could resist a law in the end.
That was the Law of True Fragrance!
There was nothing in the world that couldn't be solved by a barbecue. If there was, then it would be two meals.
The tea trees in the imperial garden were hundred-year-old tea trees, which were much better than the ones in the Xiao Mansion. Although it was a waste to use them to roast meat, it was nothing to Li Shiming.
Xiao Rui immediately wrote down the grill, charcoal, and meat with a brush. Because there was no grill yet, Xiao Rui used some things from the imperial kitchen to replace it.
As for the condiments, he carried them with him. He was prepared to treat himself well when he arrived at the palace.
Eunuch Liu took the paper and immediately left with his men. He even closed the door of the hall very considerately.
Li Shi Min watched them leave and said,"Xiao Rui, are you really that confident?”
Xiao Rui said fearlessly," Your Majesty, it's not that I'm confident. It's just that this roast meat is really delicious. I just want to offer it to Your Majesty. If it can be accompanied by wine, it will be even more delicious."”
Li Shiming looked at Xiao Rui. He was getting more and more curious about Xiao Rui. Usually, whether it was Xiao Yu, Fang Xuanling, or his own children and concubines, he had to maintain a high and mighty image of an emperor.
But now, in front of Xiao Rui, he felt relaxed, as if he didn't need to worry about anything in this short period of time.
Eunuch Liu was very efficient. Someone knocked on the palace door.
Li Shiming asked them to bring the dishes in. Li Shiming was still thinking about the dish on the table. He looked at Eunuch Liu and said,"Remove those vegetables."
Eunuch Liu did not suspect anything and immediately began to order the young eunuch to take action.
Li Shi Min was relieved after he finished speaking. The evidence had been taken away, and now the initiative was in his hands.
Xiao Rui looked at the dishes with curiosity. Why was it that the lids of the other dishes had been opened, but these dishes were still tightly covered? The young eunuch carried the dishes and walked past him.
He subconsciously raised his hand. With his speed, the young eunuch could not react at all.
Hence-
Li Shiming and Xiao Rui looked at the dish in front of them at the same time---Braised Carp!
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