Li You pursed his lips and said, "It's better if he doesn't come." Erchen wants to spend his birthday alone with you. ”

"How can this boy speak? Still so ignorant. Concubine Yin was a little depressed.

Other princes tried their best to please Li Shimin, but Li You was stubborn and didn't like Li Shimin.

As he was talking, there was a eunuch outside: "Niangniang, Your Majesty is here." ”

Concubine Yin hurriedly went out to greet her, and Li You followed behind slowly.

Concubine Yin and Li Youhou were at the gate of the main hall, and soon, Li Shimin came in step by step.

Concubine Yin Niangniang hurriedly greeted her with a smile and knelt down to salute: "The concubine has seen Your Majesty." ”

Li You knelt behind him and said vaguely: "The son of the emperor sees his father." ”

Li Shimin looked at Concubine Yin's delicate figure, his eyes were full of love and pity, but there was a trace of indifference in his eyes when he looked at Li You.

"Get up." Li Shimin stretched out his hand to help the concubine Niangniang.

Entering the outer room of Concubine Yin's bedroom, Li Shimin and Concubine Yin Niangniang sat together, while Li You stood aside and served.

After a few words of greeting, Concubine Yin said as if offering a treasure: "Your Majesty, today is You'er's birthday, he has changed, grown up, and is more sensible." When he heard that you were coming, he cooked some meals with his own hands to honor you. She tried hard to make Li Shimin increase her good opinion of Li You.

Li Shimin had been dealing with government affairs all morning, and he was worried about the things mentioned in Li Jing's military report, so he really had no appetite. He said, "Oh, got it. I don't have an appetite, just ask the imperial dining room to bring some mutton soup. ”

"It's really not face-giving, and I don't eat and pull down." Li You was a little disappointed in his heart.

Concubine Yin Niangniang was also a little embarrassed, but there was no trace of dissatisfaction on her face, and she said earnestly: "Your Majesty, you can taste You'er's filial piety." ”

Li Shimin said: "Okay, let's offer it." ”

Concubine Yin hurriedly said: "You'er hurry up and present your heart." ”

Li You couldn't lift his spirits, walked to the door, greeted Zhou Qian and the others who were already waiting outside, and brought the meal.

Li Shimin looked at the food box brought by the eunuchs, frowned and said: "You'er, I heard that you have recently added a new problem, you don't study well, cook to do cheap labor, and make a lot of trouble in the city." You should read well and learn something...... Well? ”

Li Shimin was counting Li You, and suddenly smelled a fragrance in his nose. Then, when I saw the dishes on the table in front of me, I kept my mouth shut.

The first thing that came up was three dishes, two cold dishes and one hot dish. The cold dish is old salted vegetables mixed with gourd (yellow), fried peanuts with salt and pepper, and the hot dish is braised radish with pork belly.

Li Shimin ignored the cold dishes and went directly to the braised pork in the braised radish with pork belly and radish from the aroma.

"Hiss", Li Shimin ate a piece, then another piece, another piece!

"Hmm...... Not bad. Li Shimin praised.

Concubine Yin picked up a small bowl of Yangzhou polished rice for him and ate it with braised pork, which felt really cool.

Li Shimin said: "I heard that the price of pork has skyrocketed now, and it turns out that this is the reason. You'er, this dish is good, you have to be in charge of the cook in the church palace. ”

Concubine Yin saw that Li Shimin was happy, and she was also excited, she said: "You'er, bring your newly made dishes to your father." ”

Li Shimin had just tasted such a delicacy and didn't believe there was anything better. He didn't wait for the eunuchs to serve the food, and went to eat braised pork again.

"Huh? What is it? ”

Zhou Qian brought a jar of new dishes, and a strange fragrance hit.

After Li Shimin tasted it, he couldn't even remember what the taste of the braised pork was.

Eat, eat, eat. It took a long time before he said satisfiedly: "Well, okay, this is better, what kind of dish is this?" ”

Concubine Yin said with a smile: "You'er said, this is called Buddha jumping over the wall." ”

This dish is the famous Fujian dish "Buddha jumping over the wall".

"Buddha jumping over the wall? Well, well, that makes sense, and that's appropriate!" Li Shimin praised.

He remembered the imperial food he had eaten in the past, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. He said: "No wonder, You'er, I heard that you said that what kind of (pig) food is eaten in the palace, which makes some sense." ”

After speaking, he said to Wang De, the chief eunuch: "Wang De, you go and tell the imperial dining room and send someone to learn from the king of Yiyang, and the good ingredients are all bad." ”

Wang De hurriedly agreed.

Li Shimin looks at Li You now, and it seems to be a little pleasing to the eye. He said: "I heard that you have grown a lot recently, and you have been filial to your mother and concubine a lot, which is very good." I'm sixteen years old, I'm an adult, I just have to learn well. Tomorrow's pilgrimage meeting will be attended by you. ”

When Concubine Yin heard that Li Shimin had allowed Li You to join the court, she was overjoyed and said excitedly: "You'er, thank you father and emperor for it." ”

Li You was depressed in his heart, and said in his heart: "It's still a good thing to go to court?" It's been an hour to stand there, and every day I hear all the troubles, and it's boring. With that effort, I eat some good food, drink a good glass of wine, and lean against the window to bask in the sun, then it is called comfortable. ”

He was so cranky that he didn't even step forward to thank him.

"Huh?" Li Shimin's brows furrowed.

When Concubine Yin saw that Li Shimin was about to go crazy, she hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Li You's sleeve with her hand, and said, "Quick, thank you!" ”

Li You saw that his mother was anxious, so he reluctantly saluted and said, "Thank you, Father." ”

Li Shimin still looked at Li You unpleasantly, so he talked to Concubine Yin and ignored Li You's existence.

Li You was bored, so he quit and left the palace.

Not long after returning to Yiyang Palace, his uncle Yin Hongzhi came.

Yin Hongzhi is really Yin Guanghao's father, the two look extremely similar, and they are really Li You's uncle, with beautiful eyebrows and very elegant. When he saw Li You, he said, "Your Highness, congratulations, you will be able to join the court tomorrow." ”

Li You said disdainfully: "Is it rare? Sick of it. ”

Yin Hongzhi was very familiar with his virtues, and when he saw him like this, he didn't care, and persuaded him: "You are the prince, you can participate in the court, this is Your Majesty's weight for you, you should cherish it." ”

Li You said: "Don't talk about this. Uncle, how about it, the dish I invented is delicious. ”

Yin Hongji smiled: "It's delicious." You're right, what kind of food did I eat before, and today is your birthday, so I'll have dinner at your place and taste your craftsmanship. ”

The two chatted for a while, Yin Hongzhi mentioned the matter of the court again, and after he told Li You some precautions for the court, he said: "Your Highness, the court is very complicated, you try not to express your opinions, listen more, watch more, the more you want to say something, the more you don't say it." If you're right, no one cares, and if you say it wrong, you'll be in big trouble......"

He really cares about Li You, and today I specially came to remind him.

Li You really didn't want to listen to him anymore, and said, "Uncle, I know." One word, pretend, two words, pretending to be stupid. Okay?! ”

Yin Hongzhi shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, that's it." ”

At this time, Zhang Guigui and Yin Guanghao came, and after they saluted Yin Hongzhi, they said: "Brother You, your birthday today, the two of us went to the West Market, and wanted to buy you some gifts, there is really nothing good, you don't lack anything here, just buy some Sanle pulp, and get drunk tonight." ”

Sanle pulp is a kind of wine from Persia in the Tang Dynasty, and the production method is similar to that of fruit wine. It is one of the low-alcohol liquors enjoyed by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.

Li You smiled: "Okay, just have this heart." This Sanle pulp, alas, don't mention it, this is also called wine? In a few days, I will invite you to drink really good wine. ”