My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 165 Princess Yongmu

Li Longji sat in his seat, holding his chin and thinking. The room was quiet for a while, and then Li Longji said: "In this case, it is indeed true..."

"Taizong once said that water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. The boat is me, and the water is the people. Now I finally understand."

Chang An raised his hand respectfully and saluted, "Your Majesty is wise."

"It has nothing to do with this." Li Longji said.

Chang An obviously didn't understand what he meant, and was stunned for a moment. Then Li Longji continued, "The Tang Dynasty had never been so prosperous before. I always thought that the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was due to my efforts, but now I see that it is not the case."

"Ji Kangbo, if I hadn't had this sudden inspiration today, I would not have been able to accept your advice."

Chang An leaned forward slightly, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

"Why are you saying that? I have to admit it! I was curious before, why I, the crown prince, admire you so much. Today, I see that you are indeed a talent for managing the world." Li Longji said with a smile. At this moment, he suddenly seemed to remember something and pointed at the young woman next to him and said:

"This is my eldest daughter, her name is Li Ke'er."

Chang'an and Gu Li both saluted each other. This was Li Longji's eldest daughter, Princess Yongmu. She was kind, filial, upright and beautiful, and was the most beloved daughter of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

"Greetings to Earl Jikang and Lady Zibo." Li Ke'er nodded slightly and saluted towards Chang An and his wife.

At this moment, Li Ying suddenly pulled Li Longji's clothes and whispered, "Father, there is a delicious food in Ji Kangbo's house, called hot pot. If father has nothing to do tonight, you can stay here for a while..."

Li Longji suddenly turned around and looked at him, his eyes were full of majesty, which frightened Li Ying. But Li Longji's next words made him stunned for a moment: "Are you serious? Ji Kangbo is also a famous chef?"

Li Ying nodded quickly, and then asked Chang An: "Mr. Ji Kangbo, um... is there hot pot tonight?"

Chang An and Gu Li were both stunned for a moment, then the latter nodded and said, "We are indeed preparing hot pot tonight."

"Then I wonder if I can stay and have dinner with you?" Li Longji asked with great interest.

Chang An smiled awkwardly at this time and said, "Your Majesty, I am honored to have the honor of visiting you."

"Then I will not be polite today." Li Longji said with a smile.

Chang An stood up and said to Li Longji: "Then I will leave first and go to the kitchen to make some arrangements."

"it is good."

After getting Li Longji's permission, Chang An got up and left. Li Ying also said something to Li Longji and followed Chang An out.

Li Ying caught up with Chang An, and then said, "I'm sorry, Chang Yonghe... I didn't mean to bring my father here. It was purely an accident."

Chang An smiled and said, "It's okay, Your Highness is not to blame for this."

Then he looked towards the bedroom and asked nervously, "Your Majesty didn't come into the room when I was taking a nap just now, did you?"

Li Ying shook his head and said, "When we first arrived, we only saw Madam Gu in the pavilion and never went into the house to see her."

Chang An breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."

Then he asked, "My wife came to me with a book just now, is that also..."

Li Ying nodded and said, "My father said so. I don't know why, but he has been in a state of impulse today."

"It's a lockdown during this period, and my father didn't have much to do these two days. He just took a walk with my sister in the palace. As a result, when I escaped, I happened to run into him..."

"After arriving, my father wanted to go directly into the house, but was stopped by Madam Gu. Then he suddenly had an idea and wanted to use Madam Gu to test your ability to govern the country."

"But I didn't expect that not only did my father value you, but even Madam Gu gave you face. When he asked her to test you, it was in the form of an order."

Chang An listened to Li Ying's almost nonstop chatter and took him to the kitchen. At this time, Huaiqin was in the kitchen supervising the servants to prepare dinner, while Zhen'er was boiling medicine inside.

When the two saw Chang An and Li Ying, they both bowed and greeted each other. Then Chang An instructed, "Today, the emperor and the two princes will have dinner at home, so prepare more ingredients for the hot pot."

"Yes, son."

"What does the hotpot taste like this time?" Li Ying asked excitedly, standing beside Chang An.

"Peppercorn hotpot." Chang An said, "This is much better than the clear soup hotpot that Your Highness had last time."

"Really! What does it taste like?" Li Ying became even more interested.

"It just feels a little spicy when you put it in your mouth, and the taste is better." Chang An thought for a while and explained.

"Is there any flour left at home?" Chang An suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Yes, sir," responded a servant who was processing food on the chopping board.

"Do you still have pork for dumpling fillings?"

"Also."

Chang An nodded and said, "It's still early today, let's pick a few people to make some dumplings, and make some of each style."

These servants were sent to Chang's house one after another to learn how to make dumplings, and even learned how to refine sugar and make sugar and a series of other food.

"What are dumplings?" Li Ying asked.

"Dumplings are similar to meatballs. Your Highness will understand once you try them." Chang An said with a smile.

Perhaps because of walking around, Chang An suddenly felt a headache and held his forehead. Huaiqin saw this and asked, "What's wrong, sir? Are you feeling unwell?"

"What happened to Chang Yong and you?" Li Ying also asked, "Do you want me to call the imperial physician?"

"It's okay, Huaiqin, go get a basin of cold water and a towel." Chang An shook his head and said.

"But what are the side effects of smallpox connection?" Li Ying quickly figured out the reason. After all, it had been stated before, and it would be funny if he still asked why.

Chang An nodded, and Huaiqin quickly took the cold water and towel. Chang An quickly dipped the towel in cold water and applied it to his forehead.

"Is Lord Ji Kang in poor health?" At this time, a gentle voice came from behind Li Ying of Chang'an.

The two looked back and found that Princess Yongmu Li Ke'er had followed them. Although the head was only slightly relieved, he had no choice but to put down the towel and prepare to salute Li Ke'er.

"Lord Ji Kang, there's no need to be so polite." When Li Ke'er saw Chang An's gesture, she knew he wanted to greet her, so she raised her hand to stop him.

"Both Jikangbo and Zichuanxianjun introduced smallpox into their bodies in order to verify the method of preventing smallpox. How can they perform rituals when they are ill?"

Chang An smiled, picked up the cold towel again, and said as he put it on his forehead, "Thank you, Princess."

"But Your Highness, this is the kitchen, it's smoky and hot, it's really not suitable for you to stay here for too long." Chang An said at this time.

Li Keer shook her head and said, "I came here to check on tonight's meal to see if there is anything my father is not eating. If there is any problem with the food, it will be the fault of Ji Kangbo."

Li Ying suddenly spoke up: "But sister..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Keer suddenly glared at him, and he quickly shut up. Chang An didn't notice anything unusual, nodded, and said in understanding: "In that case, Princess, please do as you please."

Li Keer smiled and nodded, then walked into the kitchen and looked around. At this time, Chang An didn't think much, but just continued to apply the mask on his forehead. At this time, he suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve, so he turned around.

"I remember my father had no dietary restrictions." Li Ying said in a low voice at this time.

Chang An raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does your highness mean?"

"What I mean is that our Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is now in good health. He enjoys eating anything and there is nothing he should avoid. He can eat anything," said Li Ying.

Chang An was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Li Ying meant. At this moment, he suddenly heard Princess Yongmu's voice again: "Ji Kangbo, why are all these ingredients not cooked?"

"It doesn't need to be cooked. Put it in hot soup and eat it directly after it's cooked," Chang An explained.

Li Keer nodded in understanding, then pointed at the dumpling fillings and asked, "What are these plates of stuffing?"

"That's the filling for the dumplings. We'll prepare some dumplings for the current master later." Chang An still explained patiently.

"Dumplings? What are these?" Li Ke'er asked with great interest, but this interest seemed a little... weird in Chang'an's eyes?

As usual, after explaining to her, there was nothing else to arrange in the kitchen, so Chang An suggested leaving. Li Ying had always planned to follow Chang An, so she naturally had no objection, and Li Ke'er, who "wanted to check the kitchen meals", actually left with him.

"Why does Princess Yongmu keep following us?" Chang An asked, walking in front.

"I don't know." Li Ying also shook her head, expressing her incomprehension.

When Chang An returned to the courtyard, he saw Li Longji coming out of the study with two or three blueprints in his hand. Chang An was shocked and thought to himself that this was not good.

The baby walker and cradle crib that I drew must be seen!

"Ji Kangbo, you are actually a craftsman?" When Li Longji heard the noise, he raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Chang An, then lowered his head and continued to look at the drawings.

"Your Majesty, I am not a craftsman."

"What are these drawings?" Li Longji asked again.

"This is something I came up with. It's for use when my future child is born." Chang An answered truthfully.

Li Longji nodded, and then seemed to notice something was wrong, and asked: "The Lady of Zichuan County is pregnant."

"No, so these things haven't been asked to be made yet." Chang An replied.

Li Longji put the blueprint back on the desk, and Chang An said, "The hot pot will be ready in a while, Your Majesty, please wait."

After saying that, he gestured to Li Longji and returned to the house. He found that Gu Li was still sitting there, twisting his hands together, and seemed a little at a loss.

"Mrs. Gu?"