pappabearbooks Chapter 13: Eat and take some with you, don't let your cravings steal your food again!
Chapter 13: Eat and take some with you, don't let your cravings steal your food again!
Li Lizhi cried out in surprise, her hand trembled, and the plate almost fell to the ground.
The soup dumpling, which she had only taken a small bite of, rolled around, and the remaining soup dripped down her chin onto her collar.
Embarrassed.
Extremely disheveled.
The once dignified and beautiful princess now had an oily face, a bright red nose, and soup beads still clinging to her eyelashes, making her look extremely comical.
"Hahaha!"
Su Mu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He leaned against the stove, laughing so hard he couldn't straighten up.
"What did I say? Open the window first, then drink the soup. Is Your Highness planning to give your face a face mask? This pork skin soup is quite beautifying."
Little Sizi was slurping her second steamed bun when she looked up and saw her older sister's expression. She couldn't help but giggle, and a bubble of soup sprayed from her mouth.
"My sister looks like a tabby cat! How embarrassing!"
Li Lizhi froze, her face flushing red as if it were about to bleed.
Shameful! So shameful!
How could she make such a basic mistake? Especially in front of this bastard!
"You...you're not allowed to laugh!"
Li Lizhi was filled with shame and indignation. She frantically pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her face. But the soup was too oily, and the more she wiped, the more messy it became, until her face was covered in oily stains.
"Alright, alright, stop wiping."
Su Mu stopped laughing and handed over a damp cloth. "This stuff just gets dirtier the more you wipe it. Go wash your face in the water tank over there first, we'll talk about it later."
Li Lizhi glared at him fiercely; if that look could kill, Su Mu would have been torn to pieces long ago. She snatched the cloth and ran to a corner to treat the "disaster" on her face with her back to Su Mu.
The taste of that bite still lingered in my mouth.
Although there was only a little bit of dough and some soup that sprayed into my mouth.
but……
It's so fresh!
As Li Lizhi wiped her face, she despairingly admitted to herself.
The umami flavor was incomparable to the so-called broth made from old hens in the imperial kitchen. This broth was rich and mellow, yet refreshing and not greasy, with a meaty aroma that struck right to the soul.
Even if I got burned, splattered in the face, or laughed at by that bastard.
She actually... still wants to eat?
Li Lizhi felt hopeless.
After tidying herself up, Li Lizhi sat back down at the table.
This time she learned her lesson and stopped putting on airs like a princess.
Once you start something, there's no going back.
She imitated Su Mu, gently biting open a small hole, carefully blowing on the hot air, and then leaning in to take a breath.
The moment the soup touched her tongue, Li Lizhi's beautiful eyes, which were still blazing with anger, widened instantly.
All shame, anger, and embarrassment were thrown to the winds at that moment.
too delicious!
Is this what happiness tastes like?
The noodles are chewy and have absorbed the savory flavor of the broth.
The minced meat was tender and bouncy, with not a trace of fishiness. And the soup, in particular, was simply a dance on the tongue!
Li Lizhi ate three in one go, and only reluctantly put down her chopsticks when her stomach felt a little full.
Su Mu was leaning back in his recliner picking his teeth when he saw she had finished eating. He lazily asked, "What? You want to pack some to go?"
Li Lizhi blushed, but quickly nodded confidently: "Yes."
She pointed to the empty food container she had brought: "Fill it all up."
"Fully loaded?"
Su Mu raised an eyebrow. "There are only these few left in this steamer. If you take them all, what am I going to eat?"
"You...you can do it again."
Li Lizhi took a jade pendant from her waist and slapped it on the table. "Here, take this as payment for your meal!"
The jade pendant was of excellent quality, made of mutton-fat white jade, and engraved with intricate cloud patterns; it was clearly priceless.
Su Mu glanced at it but didn't take it.
"I don't want jade."
He pointed to a pile of unchopped firewood in the corner, "Have someone bring me some good charcoal tomorrow. This lousy firewood produces too much smoke, it stings my eyes."
Li Lizhi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I can't stand this smell either. I'll have someone send two baskets of silver thread charcoal tomorrow."
This deal is a good one.
Su Mu got up and quickly picked up the remaining eight soup dumplings and put them into the food box. After thinking for a moment, he took a small bamboo tube and filled it with some special vinegar.
"Remember, take it back and eat it quickly. If it gets cold, the skin will harden and the soup will be gone, turning it into a mushy lump of dough." Su Mu handed over the food box. "Also, don't forget to drizzle vinegar in when you eat it to cut through the greasiness."
Li Lizhi took the food box; it was heavy.
She looked at Su Mu with a complicated expression.
Although this man was a menial servant and spoke without any respect, his skill... truly left one speechless.
Thank you.
Li Lizhi thanked him softly and pulled up the little ox, whose belly was round and full from eating.
"Let's go, let's go back and let Mother have a taste."
Little Sizi let out a burp and waved his chubby little hand at Su Mu: "See you tomorrow, bro! I want to eat this water-spitting bun again tomorrow!"
Su Mu waved his hand and watched the two leave.
"I hope those two gluttons don't get their delicious food snatched away today."
"Sigh, I never expected that Li Shimin, as the governor of Asia and the ruler of a country, would be so greedy. He's truly disrespectful for his age..."
Su Mu shook his head, returned to the recliner, and squinted his eyes.
......
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Li Shimin walked with his hands behind his back, his steps somewhat heavy.
I just listened to memorials all morning in the Taiji Hall, and my head is throbbing.
My stomach was empty, and the breakfast delivered by the Imperial Kitchen was the same old thing: steamed buns and mutton soup. Just looking at it made me feel full.
He had just reached the entrance of the hall when he suddenly stopped.
It smells sour!
It's not the sourness of spoiled food, but a very appetizing sourness with a hint of aged aroma, mixed with a rich meaty fragrance.
The aroma of that meat wasn't as overpowering as mutton, but rather rich and creamy, making your salivary glands twitch!
Li Shimin did not have the eunuch announce his arrival, and quietly stepped over the threshold.
Inside the palace, the usually dignified Empress Zhangsun was holding an exquisite little plate and a pair of chopsticks, quickly putting something into her mouth.
Li Lizhi sat on the edge of the couch, completely lacking the demeanor of a princess, tilting her head back and trying to catch a drop of soup dripping from the corner of her mouth.
The most outrageous one is the little rhinoceros.
The little dumpling was kneeling on the table, holding a plate the size of his face in his two little hands, and was working hard with his head down. His two little pigtails swayed back and forth with the movement of his head.
"cough!"
Li Shimin coughed heavily.
The screen froze instantly.
Empress Zhangsun slammed down her chopsticks and covered her mouth with her sleeve.
Li Lizhi sat up abruptly, stiffened her neck, and forced down the drop of soup, almost choking and rolling her eyes back.
Little Sizi was the slowest to react. She looked up blankly, her mouth still glistening with oil, and her cheeks puffed out.
"Ah... Father?"
Little Sizi shouted indistinctly, then quickly tucked the plate in his hand into his arms, protecting it tightly.
Li Shimin walked over with a dark face.
"Eating alone with the door closed in broad daylight?"
He sat down on the edge of the couch, his gaze sweeping over the three pairs of evasive eyes before finally settling on the food box in the center of the table.