Holding a hot pot made of copper and two jars of homemade dipping sauce, Li Yuanji followed the fourth sister to the Horse Mansion.

Perhaps he had already received the notice, the door of the house was wide open, and the porter was waiting respectfully left and right.

"Uncle ......" Duan Jianbi and Duan Yan sisters and brothers saw Li Yuanji, and immediately ran all the way with ecstatic faces.

Li Yuanji finally had a smile on his face, and slowly opened his arms, waiting for Duan Jianbi, who was running in front, to pounce.

Duan Jianbi is bigger than Duan Yan, and his running speed is faster, so Rao is Duan Yan ran hard, and he was still far behind Duan Jianbi.

However, Li Yuanji was handsome for only three seconds, Duan Jianbi ran in front of him, and did not pounce directly, but braked sharply, gasping for breath and stopped.

"Uncle! What is this? Duan Yan didn't stop, he rushed directly behind Li Yuanji, staring at the copper pot and the two jars in Chunhua's hand and said curiously.

Duan Jianbi quietly looked at him, as if he was explaining why he stopped before, the memory of the last time he was punished by his mother for misceremonies is still vivid, there is Duan Yan, a guy who likes to sue, Duan Jianbi saw his uncle, and he had to do his part.

Li Yuanji felt that it didn't matter, smiled at Duan Jianbi, and then turned around and touched Duan Yan's little head.

"You'll find out later!" He looked at Duan Jianbi again and asked, "What about your father and mother?" ”

"In the backyard, it was my uncle who wanted to eat hot pot, and my mother was looking around to find out how the hot pot was made." Duan Jianbi pointed to the backyard.

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Hot pot is very simple, so simple that one person can make it, and in the Tang Dynasty, an era when there was a lack of food types, the hot pot made by anyone was also delicious.

A charcoal basin is placed under the copper pot, and the size of the fire is adjusted through the chimney in the middle, green onions, garlic, ginger slices, and a few jujubes are put in, and the clear soup is put in, and the bottom of the hot pot is completed.

'Hiss......'

The little guy Duan Yan took advantage of people's inattention, and quietly tasted the dipping sauce that exuded a rich fragrance, one jar of two jars of dipping sauce is a spicy flavor based on dogwood, and the other jar is a taste that is mainly minced garlic, which is acceptable to more people.

"It's so spicy...... a pair of small hands kept fanning into the mouth, and a pair of small eyes probed around, hoping to climb directly into the soup pot and drink a few sips.

Before the introduction of chili peppers to China, dogwood played the role of chili peppers, but the taste of dogwood is not as delicious as chili peppers, it has a strange taste, and the spicy taste is not as good as that of chili peppers.

In addition, Li Yuanji asked people to add other accessories to the dipping sauce, for Li Yuanji, it may not be too spicy enough, even so, it is difficult for Tang people to accept the spicy taste of dogwood,

Princess Gaomi, who was busy curious about how to eat hot pot, heard the movement from Duan Yan's side, her face instantly fell, and Duan Yan trembled with fright.

"How does it feel? This is a dipping sauce that your uncle and I personally researched! Li Yuanji hurriedly smiled and handed Duan Yan a bowl of water, and said with a smile.

"Spicy, numb, the aftertaste is a little fragrant, no, it seems to be a little bitter, more unpalatable than medicine." Duan Yan hurriedly shook his little head.

Princess Gaomi's eyes drifted away again, Duan Yan shrunk her neck again, realizing that she seemed to have made a mistake again, and quickly shut up, not daring to speak again.

"Haha, the little guy said it right." There is no need to stare around for a meal, the good atmosphere is destroyed, how can this meal be in a good mood? "Don't look at this dipping sauce as bad as medicine, but as long as you can get used to the taste, you will find the mystery in it, and it will make you even dream about this taste."

"But delicious is only one of them, which is why you are not used to eating this taste, otherwise, pour this dipping sauce directly into the soup pot, enjoy the delicious at the same time, it can also drive away the cold and warm up the body, and eating these often can also prevent diseases such as wind chill."

"Yuanji, this is a soup pot, it doesn't seem to be enough, right?" Who knows if it's true or not? Anyway, no one has tried it, and Princess Gaomi doesn't want to refute Li Yuanji, but she knows very well that a soup pot is definitely not enough.

The Tang Dynasty implemented a separate meal system, even if it was made in one pot, it had to be served separately, and then one table per person.

"The hot pot is a lively meal, and it is more atmospheric for everyone to sit at a table." Li Yuanji waved his hand, the hot pot is still divided, and I am not engaged in a small hot pot for one yuan.

Three big and two small, five people sat around a table and had a lively hot pot.

During this period, Duan Lun and Princess Gaomi also wanted to try the taste of the spicy dipping sauce, after all, what Li Yuanji said was so mysterious, and the two of them were already itching in their hearts.

But they only took a bite and completely gave up the spicy dipping sauce, which is indeed not acceptable to them, at least not now.

Although it is a little regrettable, it is also the first time to try it, but the way of eating hot pot still makes Duan Lun and Princess Gaomi amazed, especially the sweat on the forehead after one bite, the feeling of being hearty and dripping is not something that can be seen at any time.

They don't know if the spicy dipping sauce can ward off the cold, but after eating this meal and thinking about the next meal, they already believe it.

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After a meal, the two little ones were sent to play by themselves, and Li Yuanji was taken into the study by the fourth sister and his wife.

Duan Lun sat on the side and was silent, his status in this family was not high, and he had the glory that the name of the horse brought to him outside, but at home he had to endure the pain that this man could not bear.

Fortunately, Princess Gaomi is not the kind of person who is particularly strong, not everything must be grasped in her hands, and she knows what to grasp and what not to grasp, so Duan Lun's life is not as sad as he imagined, which is also his luck.

"Yuanji, have you thought about your future?" The kind smile on her face retreated, and it was replaced by a face full of concern and worry, Princess Gaomi secretly hated why the third sister died so early? Otherwise, we wouldn't have the result we have today.

"My future?" Li Yuanji was slightly stunned, looking at the husband and wife, as if something was going to happen? "What future can I have? Jiangshan Sheji is not my life, I don't have that idea and energy, it's good to be a prince, you can study new things if you have nothing to do, just like this hot pot, a virtuous king doesn't have time to engage in this kind of thing. ”

Princess Gaomi sighed deeply and wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to speak, so she could only change the topic: "Your brother-in-law said a few words for you in the court, which made the second brother a little unhappy, so he handed over his resignation, but the second brother did not agree." ”

"My brother-in-law knows this in his heart, so don't think about it too much, the fourth sister won't be able to collapse this day anyway." Li Yuanji smiled slightly, held his chin and said.

"Are you really confused or fake? Don't you really know what your brother-in-law is doing for you? Princess Gaomi was a little impatient, feeling that this fourth brother had become almost unrecognizable.

Duan Lun has always been his supporter in the court, but Duan Lun does not support him in everything, only at the critical moment, he will stand up and speak for himself, this is more of the factor of the fourth sister, I have heard about Duan Lun's resignation this time, but because of what? I really don't know about this.

Seeing Li Yuanji's blank face, Duan Lun couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty ordered Wang Junkuo to return to Chang'an, and he was rewarded in the name of being crowned, but in fact he wanted to execute him, but the crime of executing Wang Junkuo was not to murder his clan relatives, but because of his arrogance and transgression of the law when he was in Youzhou. I suggested that Your Majesty punish Wang Junkuo for the crime of treason, but Your Majesty did not agree. ”

Duan Lun smiled slightly, and continued as if self-deprecating: "Actually, I have heard a long time ago that the rebellion of King Lujiang was secretly arranged by the eldest grandson Wuji, but I don't know what went wrong, so His Highness learned the news. In fact, Wang Junkuo was already dead, and on the way back to Chang'an, he noticed that something was wrong, so he killed the post man and fled, but His Majesty had already arranged for a team of elites to secretly follow him, and when he fled to a place where no one was, he would be killed. ”

"The second brother refuses to let go of King Lujiang, a prince who has no talent, how can you not leave behind Yuanji?" Princess Gaomi reminded in a low voice.

"Your Highness, don't be impatient, there's one thing I still can't understand." Duan Lun did not support his wife's suggestion, but frowned.

"What's the matter?" Princess Gaomi was even more anxious than Li Yuanji, and hurriedly asked.

"In addition to the old clan department, there are also powerful ministers in the court who have a good impression of His Highness......