Chapter 313

When they tasted the roast sheep, they all praised it.

It tastes really good!

I heard that this time the Minister of rites boldly used a new one and called the wife of xiaobaoshan into the palace as the chef, so they were all looking forward to it.

I don't know if this gift department is a joke or can it really do it right.

If you make a joke, the position of the Minister of rites must be changed. If you do it right, it shows that the wife of xiaobaoshan does have some skills in roasting sheep.

As everyone moved their chopsticks, there was a small commotion at the banquet. The people who had just come to the banquet as a task actually looked at each other and whispered, "this roast sheep is really good."

"The skin is really crisp. It's also sprinkled with sesame seeds. It tastes very refreshing."

"There's no smell of mutton. It's really rare."

"Last year's is too old for me to bite."

“……”

Everyone appreciated the mutton and thought it was delicious.

Then there was the roast suckling pig. They also said it was very delicious.

Then beef and so on.

The beef is cut and made into boiled style. Unfortunately, there are few spicy dishes in the capital and they can't be made into spicy ones. However, with ginger slices and pepper, the taste is not inferior to that of ordinary boiled beef.

Then there is the white cut chicken. This time, the white cut chicken is much more crispy than what I have eaten before.

Dog meat was not served. Due to customs, some ministers taboo dog meat, but if they want to eat dog meat, they can also let eunuchs add it alone.

At the banquet, everyone ate very happily, and the atmosphere was much better than in previous years.

Li Chengkun looked at everyone eating meat. Although he felt a little neglected, he thought that inviting them to dinner was just to make him enjoy himself? As long as they like it.

Besides, he himself felt delicious and ate a lot unconsciously.

For a time, the smell of meat floated everywhere at the banquet.

……

What Li Chengkun didn't know was that while they were enjoying delicious food and wine, Yan Ziyan in the North actually lost the battle on this day.

This time Yan Ziyan was badly hurt. The Beiqing army suddenly attacked and killed one of their battalions. It was almost impossible to guard the city gate.

Although he finally defended the old base camp, he suffered heavy casualties.

Yan Ziyan wrote a letter that night and sent it to the capital, asking the emperor to send troops again for assistance.

……

At the end of the dinner party, the ministers touched their bulging stomachs and went out of the palace.

At this dinner, they are still not satisfied. At the same time, they are also curious about ye Xiaoxian.

"The lady of xiaobaoshan really has two skills. She can make roast sheep and roast pigs so delicious."

"Other dishes are also good."

"Yes, I haven't had so much fun in previous years."

"Does she have expert advice, so she can cook the dishes so delicious?"

"According to the Minister of rites, she has really been handed down by experts."

"No wonder..."

Li Chengru and Li Chengyi also ended the dinner.

Li Chengru asked Li Chengyi to go first. He had to wait a little longer. He just told an internal waiter in the palace to help pack a leftover tonight so that he could take it back to Xiao Baoshan.

Xiao Baoshan can't see ye Xiaoxian. It's also a temporary relief to let him eat the food made by Ye Xiaoxian.

Li Chengru followed the waiter out of the front hall and waited for the waiter under an apricot tree outside.

I don't know if it's a coincidence that the Queen's sedan chair should pass here.

After the dinner, the queen looked forward to Li Chengkun, hoping that Li Chengkun could turn her sign, or he could go to her bedroom to have a rest.

But Li Chengkun didn't mean it at all. As soon as the dinner was over, he said he was getting drunk and needed to go back to rest.

The queen was disappointed and had to go back to her bedroom by herself.

Unexpectedly, I met Li Chengru here.

Li Chengru also saw the queen. He quietly stepped back and planned to let the Queen's sedan chair pass first.

The queen stopped the sedan chair, then got off the sedan chair with the help of her maid, and said hello to Li Chengru: "old seven, why are you here?"

When Li Chengru saw that the queen had all got off the sedan chair, he saluted her and then replied, "go back to the Queen's mother. My younger brother is waiting for someone."

She called him "old seven", but he only said "empress", obviously with a strange voice.

The queen smiled awkwardly and asked, "who is Lao Qi waiting for?"

"A housekeeper of the House asked him to pack me some dishes for tonight and take them back to General Xiao."

"Do you know general Xiao very well?"

"Know each other, not too familiar." Li Chengru spoke faintly.

"What about... And Mrs. Xiao?" The queen asked again.

Li Chengru frowned and then said, "the queen asked a little more. I'm sorry, my younger brother doesn't want to answer."

"Then don't ask." The queen said again, "since you are taking food, there are still many snacks in our palace. Can you take them back to General Xiao? Yes... Almond cakes made in our spare time."

Speaking of "almond cake", the queen specially observed Li Chengru's face.

But Li Chengru had no waves on his face and refused: "don't bother the empress. My younger brother will leave in a moment."

The housekeeper soon came with a big food box. After Li Chengru took it, he first asked the housekeeper to leave, then saluted the queen, and then said, "empress, my younger brother is leaving."

The queen smiled bitterly again and sat back in her sedan chair.

But there was a heart piercing pain in her chest.

Back in those days, when apricot blossoms first opened, she was childhood sweetheart with him. She called him "brother of Chengru" and he called her "sister apricot".

She was two years older than him and always took care of him everywhere, and he said he would marry her as a princess from the beginning of being sensible.

As a result, she finally chose to marry Li Chengkun, who is much older than herself.

She said it was the arrangement of her family, but she didn't struggle against it, so he gave up. Just as she was his sister, when her sister got married, he couldn't be sad for too long as a brother, so he could only wish her happiness.

Now that she is the queen, he is more convinced that she is happy. He doesn't want to mention him and her past at all.

When the queen returned to the palace, the slaves waited on her, took off the heavy jewelry and put on the inner clothes she wore to sleep.

When she went to bed, she asked the maid who had been serving her: "Royal dress, do you think this palace is happy?"

The maid didn't know why the queen suddenly asked this question. She was startled and thought she had done something wrong. She quickly knelt down and said, "my mother is naturally happy, my mother... Why do you say that?"

When the queen saw that the maid was so frightened, she couldn't help shaking her head.

Status is noble, but there is no one who knows the cold and the heat. Let alone know the cold and the heat, there is no one who can tell the truth.

Although Li Chengkun married her, he made her queen because of the power of her mother's family.

But when did Li Chengkun have a heart for her?

He did not care about any woman in the palace. In his heart, there was only government and power.

If I had chosen Li Chengru

The queen dared not think about it, but she couldn't help thinking about it.

The more lonely, the more uncontrollable to think about those beautiful past events, the more I think, the more I regret my original decision.