Chapter 13: On the Table
Gan Ning just wanted to talk to this King Ande, but he saw Li Xiaoyu and Qingluo and the child they brought back last night, and walked to the study with a few food boxes. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info King Ande looked at Li Xiaoyu is face of boredom, and before Li Xiaoyu could speak, Shen Zhong said coldly, "You see that this study is like a place for you to eat, don't you have a brain?" β
Shen Zhong was very rude, looking at Li Xiaoyu who was carrying a food box, he couldn't get angry, this is now about to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he is also going to take Li Xiaoyu to meet his father and mother, and let her explain for him.
The succession to the throne is basically concerned with three things: the political ability of the person who inherits the throne, the power of the matrilineal family, and the heir. Chess looks at two moves, and anyone who knows a little about the game understands that when playing chess, you must see at least two or more moves below for every piece you fall.
Although Shen Zhong is not as good as King Kang Shen Chuan in terms of political talent, the power of the matrilineal family is stronger than that of King Kang, his mother Concubine Mei Xie Shangmei is the eldest daughter of the Yangxia Xie family, and Shen Chuan's mother concubine is the daughter of the Qinghe Wang family, the only thing that Shen Zhong is stronger than that Shen Chuan is that he is physically strong, but now this aspect is also in trouble.
Li Xiaoyu made trouble at the gate of the city, everyone thought that Shen Zhong had a hidden disease, even in the Central Plains, there had never been an emperor who could not give birth, once he inherited the ceremony, there were no heirs, and after the emperor was a hundred years later, the foundation of the country would inevitably be unstable. But his protΓ©gΓ© had already come up with a perfect idea for him. The idea is that as long as this Li Xiaoyu gives him a child, the rumors in the city will be self-defeating, and as long as Princess Ande gives birth to the eldest grandson, this throne will definitely be Shen Chuan's.
Shen Chuan wanted to tell Li Xiaoyu about it yesterday, but when he said it, he couldn't say anything.
"Huh? Did I say I'm going to bring it in? The weather is so nice today, just eat out. Li Xiaoyu was in a good mood, but as soon as Shen Chuan came up, he scolded him for having no brains, and she was naturally not angry.
As soon as Shen Zhong sat down, he asked The taste in the food box was fragrant, this kind of fresh and fragrant taste was something he had never tried before, Qingluo was very confident in bringing out the white-cut oiled chicken, turquoise coral, and steamed scallops in the food box, one by one, and finally brought out the crab that was just right, and when he saw this crab, Shen Chuan frowned slightly.
This crab is an unclean thing in the eyes of the nobles of the Celestial Empire, and after eating it, it will cause stomach cold, yin deficiency, crabs spend most of their lives looking for food, they are not picky eaters, as long as the chela can get their hands on the food, they can eat it. Small fish and shrimp are their favorites, but some crabs eat seaweed, even animal carcasses or plants. Therefore, although there is a custom of eating crabs in this Celestial Empire, this is only limited to the lower class of the poor and those who still want to eat.
This dish with a very good color, Shen Zhong smiled meaningfully, and then asked in a strange voice, "These are all made by you?" β
"Well, yes!"
"And what's this dish? Tell me about it? Shen Zhong pointed to the turquoise coral, this dish is an authentic Cantonese dish, in fact, it is crab roe and grilled kale. The crab roe is now used in the winter cream crab, must be a lake crab or a river crab, because the river crab will inevitably be full of fat in this autumn, Shengfang top cover yellow, kale is only selected tender kale tip, stir-fry quickly, a while of the exercise is naturally Feihong dyed green, the fragrance is pervasive.
Li Xiaoyu looked at Shen Zhong, and said with an extremely disgusted expression, "If you like to eat or not, come to Qingluo and Ami, sit down and eat with me." β
Qingluo looked at her own young lady timidly and gave her a look, but Li Xiaoyu didn't seem to see it, although Qingluo didn't dare to do this, but Ami directly took a crab and ate it!
"Presumptuous!" King Ande looked at Na Ami with some anger, and Li Xiaoyu glanced at King Ande, and said very disdainfully, "If you have an opinion about me, just say it, what are you angry with a child?" β
"Huh? Aren't you a child? King Ande shook his head a little helplessly, it is true, in the eyes of King Ande, this fifteen-year-old Li Xiaoyu is only two years older than Na Ami.
"Crab meat is cold, salty, soothes muscles and invigorates qi, regulates stomach and eats, passes through meridians, disperses heat, clears heat, clears dredging and reduces swelling, eating more is beneficial!" Li Xiaoyu didn't know how to answer in his heart when he heard King Ande's words, so he had to answer like this.
"Let's sit down and eat together!" Shen Zhong looked at Gan Ning and stood on the side for a long time, he wanted to tell Li Xiaoyu about that incident, he didn't know how to do it at this time, he was always ashamed to say it, and now he was a little embarrassed, so he asked Qingluo, Gan Ning and that Ami to sit down, there are many people, it is suitable to talk about business, and it will not be so embarrassing to talk while eating.
For the first time, Shen Zhong felt that the taste of this crab was so delicious, and the crab meat with excellent meat quality, accompanied by rice wine and dipping sauce, really made his taste buds feel a different feeling.
After eating two crabs in a row, Shen Zhong couldn't help but look up at Li Xiaoyu, at this time Li Xiaoyu and the green radish were eating very happily, Li Xiaoyu held Xie Ao in one hand and dug the meat inside the crab cover, and poured a lot of sauce into the crab cover, and instigated this crab meat in small bites, without the slightest appearance of a lady, but gave Shen Zhong a very natural and generous feeling, Shen Zhong couldn't help but look at him a little distracted.
"What are you looking at?" Ami watched King Ande staring at Li Xiaoyu in a daze, but he couldn't help but ask, but it made Shen Zhong look embarrassed, Shen Zhong glanced at him with a displeased expression, and wanted to scold him a few words, but he could see that there was something wrong with this child's head, and he also held back his anger, and said to these people, "Okay, you all go down, I have something to tell Madame." β
When Qingluo heard this, her face was full of light, and she slapped Li Xiaoyu with her elbow, her eyes glanced at it, and Li Xiaoyu was sick to her stomach for a while.
"Sister Qingluo, what are you doing here? I haven't eaten yet! β
"Don't eat yet, the rest will be yours later, and my sister will take you to the kitchen." Saying that, Qingluo pulled up Ami and walked to the backyard.
Now everyone is gone, King Ande is eating, and muttering, "Li Yu, you have been married to my mansion for a month, but you have done a lot of things for King Kang this month, what benefits did King Kang give you, so that you will not hesitate to destroy your reputation and frame me?" β
Li Xiaoyu's eyes were shining, and she dared to love Shen Zhong to take those subordinates away, just to tell herself this, she smiled slightly contemptuously and said, "I'm afraid Your Highness made a mistake, but the little woman doesn't know what she did wrong, saying that it is you who I am red apricot out of the wall, and you are also the one who wants to marry Miss Feng of the Prime Minister's Mansion, right?" The little woman did these things just to protect herself. β
"Hmph~" King Ande was a little stupid for a while, but he looked at Li Xiaoyu and was extremely annoyed in his heart.
"Frankly speaking, you may think that the marriage with my Hou Mansion is like a transaction, but this transaction now seems to be a loss, but I have to tell you, when you made the decision, you had to think about the danger of this business, and besides, my father went out on your behalf, to put it bluntly, my father died for you, you owe my father a life, treat the daughter of the life-saving benefactor, you do these indiscriminate things, and you ask me why I framed you, which is still quite interesting?" After Li Xiaoyu finished speaking, he stood up directly and walked out, but from a distance, he saw this Gan Ning running in.