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For this private banquet, I prepared early.

Of course, this is mainly the order of the emperor and the queen, and after all, these imperial kitchens are still more comprehensive than the cooks in Shufu.

After learning Shufu cooking, many imperial chefs have their own experiences after a few years.

In terms of cooking skills, there is no need to be a bad chef in Shufu, after all, there are still many gaps when I first learned at the beginning.

After all, Shufu chefs have at least ten years of experience, but now the imperial chef has ten years of experience, and Shufu chefs have twenty years.

Then the gap will be narrowed a lot, and it will definitely not be bad to be able to enter the palace as an imperial chef.

Before the food in Shufu came out, these imperial chefs represented the highest level, and it was naturally impossible to say that these people had no talent.

"Tonight, you must be more attentive than usual!"

In the imperial dining room, Wang De personally supervised it, and it was not easy to know that this private banquet was not simple.

Not to mention that His Majesty secretly explained before, that is, to make up for some tricks.

The requirements for this point are not low, after all, the banquet is An Xuangong, and he must have eaten a lot of delicious things before.

Therefore, it is not easy to meet His Majesty's requirements at all, and of course Wang De is also clear about the facts.

His Majesty wants to let the food in the palace overpower Shufu, after all, there are some rumors that are not very good.

For example, the food in the court is not as good as that in heaven and earth, let alone Shufu.

It can be said that this incident has made His Majesty feel a little unhappy in his heart, and the emperor is a domineering creature by nature.

Whatever is in the court, it is naturally the best thing in the world, but even so, this emperor cannot disobey his will.

I also thought about digging into the corner before, but the sorry cooks didn't have any idea at all, even if Li Shimin offered a big price.

However, because of this incident, Li Shimin sighed very much, there are not many people who can be so loyal.

Although he is a person who has been personally cultivated, in the face of many interests, no one can guarantee that he will continue to maintain loyalty.

For this private banquet, how much thought Li Shimin spent, Shu An didn't know.

Even Shu An didn't know that in order to move back to the first game in terms of food, Li Shimin deliberately asked people to start preparing half a day early.

In the early years, because of the fact that Li Zhen and others ran to Shufu because of food, Li Shimin had a wordless anger.

In other words, it is incompetent rage, after all, who left the palace without those foods.

It's good now, but it's a pity that that memory still makes this emperor remember it deeply.

Shu An and Li Xiuning came to the palace together, and soon someone was brought into the harem.

For this place, neither Shu An nor Li Xiuning will feel unfamiliar, but it is the first time that the two of them have walked here together.

"There's a special feeling."

Li Xiuning said softly, in the past, she often came to the harem, especially during the Wude period.

But there has never been such a special feeling now, although the two are already very familiar.

"I think it's not easy for people who can endure loneliness in the deep palace."

Shu An's voice sounded, but he didn't have Li Xiuning's experience, after all, his mood was not so easy to fluctuate.

On the contrary, for this deep palace, it seems that although every path and every scenery is carefully arranged, it is confined to the walls.

Li Xiuning nodded, he had also heard about the affairs of the harem, although Empress Changsun suppressed the other concubines before.

But ten years later, the next generation has become an adult, and the original court competition has changed into the competition of the next generation.

Although the eldest grandson empress has the advantage of being a descendant, but that's all, many princes are still competing with the crown prince.

The two of them have a lot of understanding about the form of the court, especially Li Xiuning still has a lot of worries.

But soon the two of them had been taken to the palace where the queen belonged, and Li Shimin had already come to wait.

Obviously, in the face of this kind of private banquet, there are fewer and more rules, not to mention that in front of the father, the rules seem to be useless.

"Hot pot?!"

At the first glance of entering the palace, Shu An saw the hot pot in the center, and there were many dishes.

Since the birth of hot pot, it has become the first choice of many people in winter.

Even ordinary people's homes are not lacking, on the one hand, many things can become side dishes for hot pot.

On the other hand, it is lively, and it is normal to talk about things at the dinner table.

"Father!"

Seeing Shu An, Empress Eldest Sun took the lead in speaking up.

After that, after greeting each other, the four of them sat down at the table.

Interestingly, I didn't see Lizhi and the others today, obviously Empress Changsun didn't want her daughter to bother her before.

"Innocent, I haven't seen it in a long time."

"Father still looks energetic."

"But the people of the world look a lot older."

......

Although Li Shimin had something, he didn't provoke it at the beginning, but first reminisced about each other.

It's been a long time since I've seen each other, so of course I won't talk about things directly.

Even if Li Shimin wanted to do this, then Empress Changsun would also stop it.

Of course, the main thing is not a hurry, so this emperor is naturally not in a hurry.

On the contrary, Li Shimin occasionally participates in the conversation, such as some things about the past.

If there are four people here, although Shu An is considered to be relatively senior, he can't be serious.

Because he spoke in front of his daughter, his image was very easy-going, and now he couldn't tell Li Xiuning clearly.

Naturally, the seniority will be reduced a lot, so there is a sense of equality between the four people.

"Sometimes you feel old when you get caught up in the memories, and it's your time."

Shu An couldn't help but sigh and said, although memories are sweet, they are memories after all, and as for Shu An to indulge, it is even more sentimental.

"Yafu is still very young, and he will definitely be able to live a long life."

Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but say out loud, with a hint of blessing in her words.

Li Shimin on the side nodded, obviously agreeing with Guanyin's words.

The reason is very simple, since returning to Chang'an, An Xuangong does not seem to be much different from now.

Even Li Shimin is in a trance, but this emperor is more due to health.

In fact, not only Li Shimin, but all the people who saw Shu An thought that it was the result of health preservation, and finally they respected health care even more.

Even if it doesn't reach An Xuangong's level, it's good to be able to live a few more years.