Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Shimin picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of food and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up and he waved to Empress Zhangsun and Concubine Wei:

"Well, it's good. The food is still hot. Guanyin maid, Imperial Concubine, you should try it too. It tastes different from the one in the palace."

Although the chefs in the palace were all trained by Prince Ji's Mansion, everyone's cooking taste is different.

The cooks in Prince Ji's mansion were all trained by Li Shen himself. There are standards for everything, such as the heat and seasoning.

Li Shen himself is a playboy who is proficient in eating, drinking and having fun. All dishes must suit his taste.

The chefs in the palace naturally couldn't compare.

Empress Zhangsun and Concubine Wei came over and sat down beside Li Shimin with a smile. They also picked up their chopsticks and took a bite of the dish that Li Shimin had just eaten.

"Well, Your Majesty is right. It is indeed delicious. The meat is fatty but not greasy. It melts in your mouth and tastes particularly fresh and delicious, without any fishy smell."

"Yeah, the ingredients are well-prepared."

The two scouts also praised it highly.

The actions of these three people stunned everyone, and Li Shen's mouth twitched twice. Could it be that they didn't have eaten and came here specifically to eat for free?

"Why are you standing there? Come and have your meal." Li Shimin picked up another piece of fish and ate it with relish. He was not worried that Li Shen would poison him.

After all, Li Shen didn't know he was coming. If he was poisonous, it was to poison Li Chengqian, but they had no interest in each other, so Li Shen wouldn't be so stupid.

When everyone was called to the table, they immediately left. Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui withdrew as they were not in a position to sit at the table.

Originally, Li Shen and his wife accompanied Li Chengqian, but now the three of them are accompanying Li Shimin and his two companions.

"Shen'er, your cooking skills are really good." Empress Changsun praised.

"Mother, the meat used in this dish is called plum blossom meat. It is one of the most precious meats on the pig. A pig only has about one pound of plum blossom meat."

Li Shen explained.

"It's so precious, that one pig can only be used to make this dish, so what about the rest of the meat?"

Empress Changsun was quite curious.

"Look at this, mother. This is called tenderloin. It is the most tender cut of meat on the pig and is also very rare."

Li Shen pointed to another dish and introduced it.

"Hmm, it's good. It's really tender and smooth." Empress Changsun picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, and immediately praised it.

"I just heard you say you have something good. Why don't you let me open my eyes?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Shen and Li Chengqian. He had heard their conversation clearly outside the door.

He got the news that Li Chengqian did not return to the palace but went to Prince Ji's Mansion.

Suddenly he became interested and wanted to see what his two sons were doing, so he took Empress Zhangsun and Concubine Wei on a secret trip.

He only brought a thousand or so people to Prince Ji's mansion.

He even sent people to keep an eye on the place and not allow any messages to be passed on. However, as soon as he reached the door of the dining hall, he heard Li Shen's nonsense.

"This... Father, I don't have any good stuff. What I told you about, brother, is the specialty of our Ji Wang Mansion.

But we haven't prepared it yet in a hurry today. If you want to taste it, you might as well wait a few days and prepare it."

As soon as good things were mentioned, Li Shen immediately became alert.

"In that case, I'll leave the preparation for the banquet Yuanzheng is hosting in the palace this year to you. I'd like to see how good your Ji Wangfu's specialty dishes are."

Li Shimin took the opportunity to assign a job to Li Shen.

"Well... okay." Li Shen agreed reluctantly. As a result of this matter, he had to pay taxes just for bragging.

"Father, I wonder if you have any instructions for me when I come to Prince Erji's mansion today?"

Li Shen asked cautiously, observing his expression the whole time.

Li Shimin picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine:

"Nothing, just something was lost in the palace."

"Something was lost in the palace?" Li Shen was extremely surprised, and everyone present was also extremely shocked.

Li Chengqian was also stunned, because he knew how strict the guards in the palace were.

"That's right." Li Shimin said slowly, turning the wine glass in his hand:

"This year, the Fulin Kingdom presented a set of nine ivory wine cups as tribute, named the Nine-Five Supreme Cups, implying that I am the Supreme Supreme.

But yesterday when I was about to use the cups, I discovered that five were missing, leaving only four.

It makes me feel very distressed."

Li Shen was puzzled after hearing this. "Why did you come to our house after losing something? What's the matter? Do you want me to make up for it for you?"

"Father, since the wine glass was lost, you should have sent someone to investigate immediately. Did you come here today because you suspected that I had stolen the wine glass?

Ke'er has never even seen a wine glass, let alone stolen one."

Li Shen was a little unhappy. Although he liked to cheat and deceive, he rarely stole things and his deeds did not involve any technical skills.

Besides, it’s just an ivory cup. Although it’s precious, I still don’t need that little money.

Li Shimin ignored Li Shen and said to himself:

"I do suspect you stole it."

"Aye." Li Shen stood up, his face a little serious. His father looked down on him too much.

"Father, even though I owe a lot of money now, my Ji Wang Mansion is still a wealthy family. How could we do such a shameful thing?

Aye, you look down on me too much. It’s just an ivory cup. If I want it, can’t I afford it?

Aye, this is humiliating me."

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Li Shen actually dared to speak to His Majesty like that. The other family members were worried about Li Shen.

I got beaten up yesterday, am I going to get beaten up again today? It'll take at least three days.

Li Shimin did not get angry when he heard this, but continued calmly:

"Given your behavior, you're used to cheating and deceiving people. It wouldn't be surprising if you stole my things."

Oh my god! Li Shen was almost pissed off. Isn't this discrimination against me? He was looking down on me through tinted glasses. He just cheated me out of some money, but he didn't steal.

For a moment, Li Shen was furious.

"Okay, if Aye finds out it was me who did it, I will be willing to accept the punishment."

"Really? Then explain to me why this wine glass is exactly the same as the one I lost."

With a "bang", Li Shimin put the wine glass in his hand on the table, and his tone finally changed.

"Huh?" Li Shen was stunned for a moment and looked down at the wine glass on the table. It was as white as jade and crystal clear.

Li Shen hadn't paid any attention to the cup. Just as he was about to eat, his father came.

He thought it was a white jade cup that Lu Dingniang had specially taken out to entertain the prince, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

But after hearing what his father said, he paid attention to it, but it didn't seem to have anything special about it.

Li Shen quickly calmed down. Even if it was true, he couldn't admit it at this moment. There was nothing special about it anyway.

Thinking of this, Li Shen started to argue:

"Father, this cup is nothing special. Father, you insist it belongs in the palace. I can only say that you can always find a pretext to accuse someone."