"Order the kitchen to serve the dishes!"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhangsun Wuji instructed the servants.
Not long after, two large copper pots were carried up, followed by a group of servants holding side dishes!
"Isn't this an antique soup? What was I thinking?"
When Yuchi Gong saw the copper pot, he was instantly disappointed. This kind of boiled food tasted bland and tasteless. It was not even as good as his family's stewed beef.
"Although I used an antique soup pot, there's something else inside!”
Zhangsun Wuji looked at the disappointed expressions on everyone's faces and did not think much of it. This was because he had the same expression when he saw the copper pot back then.
However, after tasting it, he couldn't stop!
"This is a way of eating it overseas. It looks like an antique soup, but it has a different taste when eaten!”
Li Er picked up his chopsticks excitedly and said in a clear voice.
Seeing the Emperor raise his chopsticks, everyone dared to eat.
"This…How can this be eaten?"
Looking at the raw meat beside the pot, Empress Zhangsun had no appetite at all.
"Mother, let me teach you…!"
As Princess Changle spoke, she picked up a piece of mutton and put it into the red hot pot. After rinsing it for a while, she scooped it out and put it into Empress Zhangsun's bowl. Then, she said proudly,"Mother, how about you try it?"
"Is this really delicious?"
Looking at the red soup, Empress Zhangsun hesitated. However, it was her daughter who picked it up, so it shouldn't be poisonous. Therefore, she carefully put it into her mouth.
"Pfft…"
However, as soon as she put it into her mouth, she vomited and kept sucking as if she had been scalded.
"Haha, the first time I ate it, it was almost the same!”
Not only did Li Er not feel sorry for his wife, but he even laughed gloatingly.
However, when he put a piece of mutton into his mouth, he could no longer smile!
"Hmm? Why did it taste different from yesterday?”
Li Er couldn't help but frown.
Not only was it a lot spicier than what he had eaten yesterday, but it was also very salty. It did not have the spicy flavor.
However, even though it tasted terrible, he had already eaten spicy food before, so he still frowned and swallowed it.
"Puff, puff…!"
However, he swallowed it, and almost everyone else vomited it out. Even Princess Chang Le and Cheng Yaojin couldn't stand the spicy taste and spat it out.
"Cough, cough…Water, quickly give me some water!”
"Hiss…! It's burning me to death!"
"Duke Qi, although we don't get along on certain political views, you can't plot against me in front of His Majesty, right?”
"To think that I even helped you in court today, but you used this evil thing to scheme against me? Cough…"
"Old bastard, you and I have no grudges recently, and we have no grudges in the future. Why do you want to harm me? Cough, cough…!”
……
On the Duke of Qi's Public House, the ministers who had just been hit started cursing one after another. They had never eaten chili before, so their tongues hurt from the spiciness.
Even Empress Zhangsun's face was flushed red from the spiciness and she kept fanning herself with her hands.
"Everyone, listen to me. This is really a rare delicacy in the world. Although it's spicy, it'll be fine after a few more bites…Ah, pfft…!”
Zhangsun Wuji quickly appeased everyone. At the same time, he also took a bite. However, just as he put it into his mouth, he spat it out under everyone's watchful eyes.
"What the f * ck…"
Zhangsun Wuji stood up in shock. He looked at the chili water in the pot and then looked at Li Er. He quickly swallowed the words he wanted to curse at him.
"I was tricked by that kid again, sigh…!”
Li Er glared at him bitterly and sighed helplessly.
The chili was bought by Zhangsun Wuji in the name of treating his wife's illness.
As for the method to make the hotpot, he had asked that kid for it. At that time, Zhangsun Wuji had memorized it word for word, but he still could not make it.
It was obvious that the kid had tricked them yesterday and did not tell them the real hotpot cooking method!
It was one thing to be cheated, but it was a pity that there were so many chilies in the pot!
There were only three catties of chili in the entire Great Tang. If he used up one, he would be short of one. When he ran out of chili, he would have to wait until next year to eat the hot pot!
"Return to the palace!"
Li Er, who was spicy and angry, said with an ugly expression when he saw the chaotic Duke of Qi's Mansion.
Empress Zhangsun took a sip of water and quickly followed along with Princess Changle.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty…"
Zhangsun Wuji wanted to chase after him, but when he saw the chaotic hall, he could only stop.
"Everyone, please calm down and listen to me!”
After sending Li Er away, Zhangsun Wuji quickly calmed everyone's emotions.
"You even dare to trick the emperor. Duke of Qi, oh Duke of Qi, you really have guts!”
"You want me to help you stop His Majesty from recruiting followers? Dream on!”
"You and I are subjects of the same palace. Although we occasionally have differences, you shouldn't use this evil poison to trick me, right?”
"Don't even think about me putting in a good word for you regarding His Majesty's son-in-law recruitment!”
"Farewell!"
"Farewell!"
……
The group of court officials quickly left, leaving only Zhangsun and his son standing there in a daze.
"Men, call the chef from the kitchen over!”
Zhangsun Wuji sat on the stool and shouted through gritted teeth.
"Yes, sir!"
The butler knew that something big had happened. He did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly ran out. Not long after, he came in with a fat chef.
"Plop!"
The chef did not know what he had done, but when he saw Zhangsun Wuji's ugly expression, he was so frightened that his knees went soft and he knelt on the ground.
"Let me ask you, how did you make this hotpot? Why is it so spicy?"
Zhangsun Wuji slammed the table and shouted angrily.
He had wanted to use the hotpot to bribe the officials in the court today. At the same time, he wanted to curry favor with the Empress and Li Er. Who would have thought that he would offend them all without bribing them!
This had completely ruined his plan. There was probably no room for redemption!
"Master, I made it strictly according to the prescription you gave me…!”
As he spoke, he hurriedly took out the list and handed it to Zhangsun Wuji in fear." Look, it's written clearly on it: Five catties of chili, half a catty of salt…! By the way, when I was cooking, I only found about three catties of chili. Is that not enough?”
"So, you put all the chilies I brought back in?”
"That's right! That's right!"
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