Chapter Twenty-Six: Winning the Bet
Xie Ziwen and Chengxin walked around the city and found that at least four people were following them, and even the things that these four people did were still all sorts of things, and it was really strange that those who sold sugar gourds could follow them for two streets, but fortunately, no one dared to come over with Xie Ziwen here, and returned to the East Palace with peace of mind.
In a blink of an eye, it is the end of October, the weather is late in autumn, this time Xiangxin has been busy with the period outside the palace, not very idle, the business of the carp fishing is getting bigger and bigger, and he bought two shops one after another, respectively in the various squares of Chang'an City, so that those people in the workshop can also taste the delicious food during the curfew, and the princess and the princess have also partnered to make two restaurants, which are still under renovation, and are ready to operate the barbecue that makes people want to stop, and there is a market for the pork that is about to be slaughtered next.
Nearly four months is not a short time, but under Xie Ziwen's escort, no one has threatened him in the past four months out of the palace, and Xie Ziwen has not had a chance to make a move, which makes Xiangxin have no understanding of his skills until now, but Li Chengqian, Li Siwen and even Brother Liang are convinced that Xie Ziwen is a master, and they are relieved.
Li Yulong eats, drinks and has fun there every day, as long as she is satisfied with the palace, she will definitely follow her, and the relationship between the two is gradually heating up, at least Li Yulong thinks so, after all, occasionally holding a small hand with the satisfaction or something, the satisfaction will not resist.
Xie Ziwen triggered multiple hidden attributes, he could eat and speak, and when he was full, he began to say, he didn't understand anything, he asked what he saw, I really don't know how he lived in the previous years, but this person is very shrewd, every time he asks about his sister's period, Xie Ziwen insists that he has only seen it, and he doesn't know anything else, which makes people helpless.
Li Siwen and Li Tao, father and son, also come to see Li Yulong from time to time, and the relationship between their family is not so stiff, Li Siwen's wife is also confirmed to be three months pregnant, and the family is in a joyful atmosphere.
Li Chengqian's time was not very good, the attack on him in the court did not stop, and I don't even know where the news came from that said that the crown prince would be abolished and the king of Wei would be established, and the king of Wu was also operating his own resources, but no one thought that he, the son of the princess of the previous dynasty, could take over the Li family.
At this time, Xiangxin was looking at the ripe pepper with Li Chengqian in the back garden, and Xiangxin left a mouth full of saliva but was really reluctant to eat, this time the yield was too low, and Xiangxin also thought about eating some and keeping some, but he was afraid that he couldn't help but eat more, so it was better not to eat it directly, keep the knots, and eat it next year.
Li Chengqian was also indignant, digging potatoes with Xiangxin, "Xiangxin, what do you say those ministers are for?" Why are you so harsh on me! β
While carefully digging into the soil, he said, "Has Your Highness heard this?" If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight! β
Li Chengqian shook his head, "I haven't heard of it, you mean that if I want to inherit that throne, I have to accept the attacks of these people and complete these tests, right?" β
Chengxin sighed, "Today, the emperor is still being scolded by Mr. Wei Zheng, you who sit on the crown prince, just listen honestly, I really don't understand the affairs of the court, but in my opinion, as long as you don't do anything overstepping, you shouldn't run away from the throne!" β
Li Chengqian also understood this truth, but he really couldn't bear this breath, "They always talk about my feet, but in fact, my feet are already healed, if you and the crown princess hadn't persuaded me, I really couldn't help but pull out the wooden strips in my shoes and paste them on their faces!" β
Xiangxin shook his head, "Your Highness is well today, tomorrow they will impeach you for other things, more things are better than less things, since we always have to be impeached, then we don't need to show them all the details of ourselves, you say yes!" β
Li Chengqian was a little tired, stood up and sighed, "Although I said that, I don't know what my father thinks, there are a lot of rewards from the King of Wei during this time, I heard that my father also ordered him to go to the "Chronicles of the Earth", this is a great achievement!" β
Xiangxin was also a little tired and simply sat on the ground, "Your Highness has heard a lot of praise from the emperor recently, the monthly classes of Chongwen Hall are now overcrowded, and many students from other places are just to see you, and even I heard that some people in the Spring Festival after the year want you to be the chief examiner, which has never happened!" β
Li Chengqian also looked at him a little helplessly, "Where did you get this gossip, the imperial examination examiners have always been literary masters, how can he ever take the prince's main examination, and besides, the Chongwen Pavilion has accumulated a lot of reputation for me, this is your credit!" β
Xiangxin waved his hand modestly, looked at the potatoes he dug out, and clapped his hands, "Your Highness called the emperor and Old Man Mo to come over!" β
Li Chengqian looked at the round lumps and remembered the period when he made a bet in the Jinshen Hall that day, "Are you confident?" This has to be approved by the emperor himself, or we don't mess with them, maybe the emperor will forget about it! β
Chengxin glanced at him, "Whether the emperor forgets it or not, I haven't forgotten, I'm still waiting for the emperor to give me a marriage!" β
Li Chengqian couldn't see it, so he had to nod and shout to the little Li Zi who was guarding the door, "Little Li Zi, ask Li Junxian to invite his father to come to the back garden of the East Palace, and say that the things that are satisfying for the bet are ready, and it is best to let Mo Juzi come over too!" β
Chengxin and Li Chengqian were resting in the pavilion, Li Shimin walked in with Mo Yan and Li Junxian and the old eunuch, and after giving the salute, Li Shimin asked: "Satisfactory, quickly present what you said!" β
Xiangxin pointed to the lump on the side and said, "Back to the emperor, this is the thing!" β
Li Shimin looked at a few lumps on the ground full of question marks, the eunuch on the side was more than satisfied with the eyesight, and immediately showed him Li Shimin's eyes, Li Shimin couldn't see the reason when he looked left and right, so he asked his heart, "Tell me what this thing is, what's the use, be careful with your ass when selling Guanzi!" β
Xiangxin scratched his head, pointed to the piece of land and said, "Your Majesty, let's see how the yield of this thing is!" β
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, "Yield? Well, how to collect it? β
Satisfaction is not ambiguous, pulling Mo Yan and Li Junxian began to carefully turn over the potatoes, it took two hours for these potatoes and sweet potatoes to dig out, although the yield is not very high, but also build up two small packets.
Xiangxin cleaned the potatoes and sweet potatoes and handed them to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, this thing can be used as a staple food, and the yield is high, the planting is simple, this pile is just a few of the plants I bought from the vassal people, if you use these as seeds, and then plant, it won't be long before you can supply the table of the poor, and there are many people who starve to death!" β
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, but the old eunuch on the side scolded: "Bold, Your Majesty is working hard, where did you come from starving to death!" β
Li Shimin waved his hand to signal him not to talk nonsense anymore, and handed the two potatoes to Xiangxin, "How to eat, you can show me quickly!" β
Satisfied with this side of the barbecue grill that has been prepared a long time ago, fill it with charcoal and boil it, while roasting and boiling, everyone's eyes are on this barbecue grill, everyone knows the importance of food, if this can really be eaten as a staple food, it is a very important thing for the whole country!
Li Shimin also looked at the boiling water and thought in his heart about the period of the expedition, opening up the territory and expanding the territory has always been his heart's desire, but after he ascended the throne, there were few times that could go well.
The roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes were ripe first, so he picked up the baked food on the plate and put it in, brought it to Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, will you try it?" β
The eunuch on the side wanted to speak, but was stopped by Li Chengqian, "Father and emperor let his sons try it!" β
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian's appearance and thought about it without hindering it, Li Chengqian's sympathetic trust was naturally needless to say, he picked up the hot potato and took a bite first, only to see the hot potato rolling in his mouth after he put his mouth.
Li Chengqian opened his big mouth, roared, and jumped, "IΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β· AhΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·h PhewΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Hot Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·"
The old eunuch on the side couldn't sit still and was about to shout, but Li Shimin patted Li Chengqian's back, and Li Chengqian spit the potatoes in his mouth into his hands before he spoke: "Father, it's too hot, I'll eat it when it's cold." β
Chengxin also walked to the side and found a bowl of sauce, and carefully brushed it on the potatoes in Li Chengqian's hand, "Your Highness, eat slowly, how can you just take it off the fire and stuff it into your mouth." β
Li Chengqian also felt that the potatoes were not so hot, so he stuffed them into his mouth again and chewed them, swallowing them in less than two bites, "It's okay, it's not tasteful." β
Li Shimin asked angrily: "Can it be used as a staple food?" β
Li Chengqian thought back to the taste just now, and looked at Li Shimin's unkind gaze, "Yes, can my father taste it?" β
Li Shimin didn't dislike Li Chengqian, picked up the remaining half of the potatoes on the plate and blew them and stuffed them into his mouth, Li Shimin nodded for a while, "It's not bad to be a staple food, and it seems that the yield is not low, look at the red one!" β
Li Chengqian still took the lead, and took a bite of the sweet potato, which was much more delicious than potatoes, and the sweet smell filled his mouth, "Father, this is delicious, you can taste it!" Li Chengqian said vaguely.
Li Shimin couldn't help but take the sweet potato and swallowed it in two bites, and the boiled potatoes and sweet potatoes that he ate here and there were also good, and walked over to mash the potatoes and put them in the sauce, and the sweet potato leaves were fished out, and he motioned to the emperor and Li Chengqian to try it.
Li Chengqian just didn't eat enough, so he ate the sweet potato in two bites, leaving Li Shimin stunned to look at Li Chengqian giving a thumbs up there, Li Shimin blurted out: "Rebel!" Then it turned out that the mashed potatoes were not only mashed into puree, but also put onions, garlic and other seasonings, and it smelled good.
Li Shimin dug a big spoonful with a spoon, and the moment he ate it in his stomach, Li Shimin gave a thumbs up, "You win this bet, and I will give you a decree to marry tomorrow!" β