Li Chengxuan looked at the fried brown tofu cubes on the plain white plate in front of him with a solemn face, and refused in his heart.
Song Jinning didn't seem to notice the tension on his face, and she was still persuading him with an attentive smile.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty, eat it while it's hot. Otherwise, it won't be crisp when it cools down."
Li Chengxuan did not move. I was wondering in my heart, is this stuff really edible? Wasn't Song Jinning deliberately teasing him
But if he doesn't eat, will Song Jinning look down on him
Just now when Song Jinning told him that stinky tofu might not smell very delicious and most people in this world would not dare to eat chopsticks, he said proudly that he is the son of heaven. How many people in this world can compare with him.
At this moment, Song Jinning also thought of his second sentence, and compared with his hesitant expression now, he laughed so hard that he couldn't help but laugh.
There was also an inevitable smile on his face.
"Your Majesty won't dare after all~"
She said in a drawn-out tone deliberately. He even made a considerate look and came out to 'comfort' Li Chengxuan.
"But that's understandable. After all, most of the world..."
Before he could say a word, he saw Li Chengxuan suddenly clenched the ebony silver-inlaid chopsticks in his hands and picked up a piece of stinky tofu, and then threw it into his mouth with lightning speed.
Sure enough, the aggressive general method is very effective for this majesty.
Song Jinning suppressed a smile while saying: "Your Majesty, don't swallow it directly. We have to chew slowly and experience it carefully."
Li Chengxuan thought to himself, chewing slowly! Also carefully understand! If I hadn't said that before, I would just stay away from it when I smelled it.
He felt that he had clearly fallen into the trap that Song Jinning had set up long ago.
What are you talking about, everyone will be allies in the future, and even if you can't be a husband and wife, you can still be cousins, but she will definitely want to leave him a share of any delicious food, but in the end it's just like this!
Is this stinky tofu really for people to eat
Li Chengxuan felt resentful in his heart, and felt like gnashing his teeth for a while.
But accidentally bit the stinky tofu in his mouth.
Then the angry expression on his face froze for a moment.
Then he tentatively took another bite of the stinky tofu in his mouth.
Song Jinning sat cross-legged across from him on a red sandalwood Kang table that wasn't too big.
She kept looking at Li Chengxuan, and naturally saw the change in his expression. Naturally, he also knew that Li Chengxuan had finally tasted the delicacy of stinky tofu.
Resting her chin with her left hand, Song Jinning tilted her head and smiled triumphantly.
"Your Majesty, how is it? I didn't lie to you, this stinky tofu tastes good, right?"
With the chopsticks in Su's hand, he tapped the small plate on the kang.
"Don't eat it directly like this. This is hot sauce, dip it in a little bit, and keep it will bring you a different experience."
Li Chengxuan looked at the red hot sauce in the small dish, hesitant in his heart.
But in the end, he followed what Song Jinning said, and dipped a piece of stinky tofu in the hot sauce.
Indeed, as Song Jinning said, it gave him a different experience.
He ate half a plate of stinky tofu in silence. In fact, there are not many, probably only seven or eight fast. Li Chengxuan finally put down the ebony chopsticks in his hand, raised his eyes and asked Song Jinning: "What do you use for lunch in your palace today?"
Song Jinning was beckoning Gu Yu to bring over the mouthwash she had prepared long ago, and said, "Why are you asking this? Didn't you just say that you will go back to the Imperial Study Room to read the booklet later?"
Today is a holiday, and it is rare for Li Chengxuan to relax, so he went to the Empress Dowager Song's palace to sit in the morning.
The two mothers talked for a while, and the Empress Dowager Song hinted that Li Chengxuan was busy with government affairs recently, and Song Jinning was somewhat neglected, so Li Chengxuan came to Weiyang Palace after he came out of Shoukang Palace.
In the end, I saw Song Jinning brewing wine in full swing, clearly enjoying himself.
When Li Chengxuan was making wine with her, he did say that there were still books to read, but it was just an excuse.
Even though Song Jinning had spoken to him a few days ago, Li Chengxuan still didn't want to spend more time with her.
It's just that after eating this stinky tofu, I suddenly want to know what she is going to have for lunch.
I couldn't help asking this sentence.
I don't want to be asked such a straightforward question by Song Jinning immediately...
Where can Li Chengxuan live in face? A handsome face could not help but tense.
"I'm just asking a casual question."
As he said that, he got up and stood up. Obviously meant to leave.
In Song Jinning's eyes, his appearance was like a snowball whose fur had exploded, his breasts were fierce.
Song Jinning is very experienced in raising snowballs these days.
Moreover, for some reason, she always seems to be able to guess Li Chengxuan's thoughts easily.
"It's nothing. It's just claypot rice, roast goose, squab, boiled cabbage heart, stewed papaya with snow clams and white fungus, chicken feet in black bean sauce, and double-skin milk."
Song Jinning continued to support his left hand, and after reporting the menu without slowing down, he asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you want to stay and eat together?"
Lee Seung-sun: ...
I really want to turn around and leave. But the dishes Song Jinning reported were exciting, and there were even one or two dishes that he had never heard of before, so he didn't know if they were good or not.
It should be delicious, right? She is such a food lover, how can ordinary food catch her eyes
But if she stays, will she look down on her...
In Li Chengxuan's heart, heaven and man are at war.
In fact, Song Jinning didn't necessarily want Li Chengxuan to stay and have dinner with him. She thinks it's fine to eat alone. But for some reason, she found that she really liked teasing Li Chengxuan.
Especially seeing that he was obviously wavering in his heart, but in order to maintain his emperor's majesty, he still had a solemn expression on his face, I felt that there was a particularly cute contrast.
Song Jinning thought about it, and felt that she might be addicted to teasing Xueqiu usually.
It was the same at this moment, she wanted to laugh seeing Li Chengxuan clearly wanted to stay but it was hard to say because of face.
"But since His Majesty has something to do, I can't force it. Your Majesty just..."
Song Jinning held back her laughter, and was about to continue teasing Li Chengxuan when she suddenly heard Li Chengxuan snorted.
Not to mention, the humming sounded pretty nice, with an air of awkwardness and arrogance.
"Since you sincerely ask to stay, how can I disobey your wishes? Forget it, it's not important to think about those few excerpts, and it's the same to read them after lunch with you."
After finishing speaking, he held the chopsticks again and picked up a piece of stinky tofu, dipping it in the hot sauce in a calm and elegant manner.
Song Jinning wanted to laugh out loud. But she also understood that if she really laughed, according to Li Chengxuan's temperament, she might become angry from embarrassment.
I had to try my best to endure it. Then he called Gu Yu to come closer and ordered: "Your Majesty wants to stay for lunch, you go and tell the small kitchen to arrange all the dishes I just mentioned."
In fact, the original menu only consisted of claypot rice, roast goose, squab, boiled cabbage heart and stewed papaya with snow clams and white fungus.
Gu Yu agreed and turned around.
When the people in the small kitchen heard that the emperor was going to eat here at noon, they must be at full throttle.
They have already started making time-consuming dishes and desserts such as roast goose, squab, stewed papaya with snow clams and white fungus. Although the remaining dishes are not quick dishes, they are not very time-consuming.
Everything was ready in less than two sticks of incense.
Gu Yu led the palace servants over to serve the dishes.
Apart from the dishes placed in the middle of the table, Song Jinning and Li Chengxuan each had a black casserole and a white lidded cup in front of them.
The maid stepped forward to lift the lid, but it smelled tangy.
It is exactly what Song Jinning mentioned earlier, stewed papaya with claypot rice and snow clams and white fungus.
However, the color of stewed papaya with snow clam and white fungus is milky white. Among them, white tremella and yellow papaya floated among them, and a few vermilion wolfberries were also placed in between.
Claypot rice is a combination of sauced duck, sausage and bacon. The snow-white rice has a layer of slightly burnt rice crust on the edge.
In addition to the three cured goods laid out on the surface of the rice, there are also a few green cabbage hearts and asparagus lying on the surface.
Not to mention, this looks really good.
As for the smell, would Li Chengxuan say that when the maid lifted the lid, he would have already moved his index finger when he smelled the fragrance
No, he sure can't say it!
He is the emperor who is rich all over the world! What kind of precious delicacies he has never eaten, how can he show such a petty air that has never seen the world
Just lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Gu Yu now picked up a small bowl, which contained half a bowl of black soup. Li Chengxuan didn't know what it was either. Gu Yu tilted his wrist, and all the dark brown soup inside was poured onto the claypot rice.
The claypot rice must have just left the fire, and the casserole is extremely insulated, so when the maid lifted the lid of the casserole just now, Li Chengxuan could even see oil bubbling on the edge of the casserole. As soon as the soup was poured, Li Chengxuan even heard a sizzling sound in his ears.
Just listening to this voice already made people move their index fingers involuntarily.
Song Jinning was already holding a spoon in her left hand and chopsticks in her right hand, ready to start. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Li Chengxuan still sitting still, so he raised his eyes and smiled at him, "Please, Your Majesty."
There is a smile on the face of a delicate and charming begonia.
Li Chengxuan pursed his lips slightly. But he also followed Song Jinning's example, holding the spoon in his left hand and chopsticks in his right hand.
Speaking of this claypot rice, Song Jinning thinks the most delicious thing is the crispy and fragrant rice crust on the kang. And in some places, there are some special soups poured in, which is especially delicious.
As for Li Chengxuan, as the Ninth Five-Year Master, who would have dared to feed him crispy rice before? It is estimated that the rice that is eaten is steamed with green japonica rice, rouge rice, etc., but I don't even know that there is a layer of rice crust under the steamed rice.
Now that I see Yuan with my own eyes, I feel that it is already very strange, not to mention that the rice crust of this claypot rice is obviously different from the rice crust made by steaming ordinary rice...
Song Jinning doesn't have a big appetite, and she can't eat a casserole of claypot rice after half a pot.
It's just that when she put down the spoon and chopsticks in her hand, she saw that the rice and crispy rice in Li Chengxuan's casserole on the opposite side were almost bottomed out.
Song Jinning felt slightly proud.
My Greater China cuisine is so broad and profound! So, Your Majesty, follow me from now on, and let you see what it means to open the door to a new world.