Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

However, he felt a little numb when he finished saying this.

Is there any need to say that?
He just reacted.

I heard that the food and sweet potatoes in the backyard seemed like these people really treated the Prince Chu's Mansion as their own home and moved things around at will, not to mention the food.

If they were still polite at the meal, Sun Simiao would really look down on them.

Install one by one!
Why don’t you pack the food when transporting it?

However, Li Shimin and his entourage did not hesitate to eat. They picked up chopsticks and started eating with big mouthfuls.

They were really hungry.

A flurry of devouring.

It's a joy for several people to eat together.

"Well……."

"belch……."

"Old Immortal, the food in our Wangyun Inn is really delicious. I always feel that it is much better than outside. Even the imperial cuisine in the Imperial City cannot compare to it."

Li Shimin rubbed his stomach and said with great satisfaction.

"Yes, it's really good." Empress Chang Sun also praised.

Wei Zheng swallowed his saliva, took another big bite of a chicken drumstick, his mouth full of oil, and said, "Your Majesty, Madam, they are right. I don't know why, the taste of this food is much more delicious than outside."

“Delicious, really delicious!”

Cheng Yaojin's eyes were a little red.

The plate of braised pork in front of him was eaten clean by him.

"Oh...so cool, so satisfying! This is how you eat meat!"

"This meat is indeed delicious, salty but not bitter, sweet but not greasy."

“I really don’t know how it was done.”

"I think the chefs in my Cheng Mansion are pretty good, but in comparison, they are a bit inferior."

Cheng Yaojin looked at the table of food that had almost been eaten, feeling a little confused.

To be honest, the ingredients are pretty much the same.

But the taste is quite different.

Is it because of the chef?
Not necessarily!
Cheng Yaojin believes that his own chefs are definitely not bad and their food is delicious. These chefs were specially found by him, so which one of them is not top-notch?
But the dishes at Wangyun Inn are far superior to theirs.

Wei Zheng also nodded.

"Indeed, the chefs in the Imperial City are almost unrivaled in the world, but I have eaten so many times in the Imperial City, and they are nothing compared to these."

"Ha ha ha ha……."

Sun Simiao laughed when he heard this and continued, "All these chefs in the mansion were hired by His Highness at random from the market."

“It’s not a special training…”

Li Shimin took a sip of tea, his eyes slightly fixed.

Not specially trained?
He thought that Qin Changye must have trained himself, but when Sun Simiao said this, he was a little confused.

Can an ordinary chef cook such a meal?
The chefs in the imperial city have almost all learned to cook since childhood, but even so, they have to go through layers of screening before they can enter the imperial kitchen.

"is it?"

Li Shimin stood up slowly.

"Master Sun, can I go in and take a look at this kitchen?"

His eyes were slightly serious.

If these reasons are excluded, the difference should be in the kitchen.

It seems that I have never been to these places where cooking is done.

All of a sudden, Li Shimin became interested.

"Your Majesty, this is of course no problem. Please do as you please."

Of course, Sun Simiao had no reason to refuse this question.

Visit the place where the cooking is done.

The nature is really good.

Since His Majesty is so interested, Old Doctor Sun really cannot refuse. After all, visiting the kitchen is much better than rummaging around in other places.

At worst, I can send some vegetables to His Majesty and the others for them to eat later.

It's not worth much money.

"I will go with His Majesty to take a look."

Empress Changsun said.

To be honest, she wasn't really interested in other places, but as for the kitchen, Empress Changsun really wanted to take a look.

After all, the food is really delicious.

Although she was the queen, she was also a good cook. When she had nothing to do, she liked to cook her own specialties for Li Shimin and the children.

In the eyes of Empress Changsun, this was one of the pleasures of life and not something despicable.

After all, food is the most important thing for people.

This is a remarkable skill.

So, even though she became the queen, she did not stay away from the kitchen.

Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and Du Ruhui were all slightly stunned.

They really did not expect this request from His Majesty.

Want to take a look in the kitchen?
What's in the kitchen?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, if that's the case, you two should go for a walk. After you've looked around, we'll go to the backyard and take another look."

"Yes, Your Majesty. We haven't seen some corners of the Prince Chu's Palace, palace grids and so on. Today we have the chance to see them all."

"That's right, Your Majesty. Just take a look at the kitchen. The food is so delicious. I think it's still a human thing. If it doesn't work, I will borrow the chef from Wangyun Inn for a few days when I leave today."

"That is the correct answer, Your Majesty!"

"......."

Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui all spoke, but did not stand up.

kitchen?

They have no interest.

And seeing that His Majesty and His Majesty went there together, they wanted to see where their son was eating.

What are they going to do?
What's in the kitchen?

Aren't they all the same pots and pans? At most, the pots and pans in the Chu Palace are made of gold. What else can they be?

Gone!

It seems that the meals we eat are all the same.

They also have pork, lamb, and chicken.

They have also seen these vegetables.

There is no difference.

Li Shimin nodded with a smile.

Nor did I force them.

After all, there was only one kitchen, and he wanted to take a look just on a whim.

As for what they said, Li Shimin also understood. What could there be in a kitchen?
Even if there is a treasure, it would not be placed here.

Little Sizi and Princess Changle were still eating.

Everything in his mouth was meat.

The two of them enjoyed the meal very much.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun stood up and walked towards the kitchen side by side.

However, Sun Simiao stood up and followed.

After all, he was responsible for entertaining Li Shimin today, so he should accompany him.

The kitchen of Wangyun Inn is not big, but not small either.

Li Shimin stood at the door and looked around briefly, being very well-behaved.

It's no different from other wealthy families.

It’s just that the pots, pans, and other things are a little bigger and there are a little more of them.

Five cooks and several maids were cleaning up. When they saw Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, their faces tensed and they kowtowed in haste to greet them.

Li Shimin waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up with a smile.

"You all should go down and rest first."

Sun Simiao said.

Several servants quickly retreated.

"Your Majesty, feel free to look and touch, hehe..."

Sun Simiao chuckled.

"If there's anything you like, just take it."

Li Shimin pursed his lips and smiled without saying anything more.

Go forward.

The water tank, well, is very big, and it is full of water.

The big pot was not small, and it had been cleaned. As for the bottom, Li Shimin bent over and took a look. There were still sparks in the fire, which showed that it had just been extinguished.

That’s right, after all, I still had to save some food for them.

It cannot be completely extinguished at this moment, it needs to maintain some temperature.

"Your Majesty, everything seems normal here."

Empress Chang Sun was standing where they were cutting vegetables, looking at the knives and other items, and said.

Li Shimin rubbed his nose.

indeed.

This place is almost the same as an ordinary kitchen.

But as he walked, suddenly, his eyes froze for a moment.

In front of a pot, there are a pile of bottles and jars.

"What is this?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, these are salt, sugar, and some spices."

"There are some in the palace too, right?"

Sun Simiao replied.

Li Shimin's eyes flickered.

He had seen some of these things before, at the Wangyun Inn.

And there are many more that he has not seen.

He sighed and nodded somewhat disappointedly.

These are indeed very common.

Although salt was extremely precious in the Tang Dynasty, it was not in short supply for any landlord with a relatively good financial situation.

Not to mention the Prince of Chu’s Palace.

Wouldn't it be a joke if a prince couldn't afford salt?
Naturally, there was no shortage of salt and other things in the palace.

Very common.

Li Shimin turned around, his eyes slightly disappointed.

Empress Changsun followed beside her and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, it's nothing special."

"That dish must be the result of the chef's good cooking skills, so it tastes so good."

Li Shimin nodded.

He lifted his legs and walked out.

Sun Simiao also left here.

However, when Empress Chang Sun passed by the stove, she frowned slightly and walked towards the bottles and jars.

Is it really a problem with the cooking skills?
Nor can it.

Empress Chang Sun really had some doubts in her heart.

That cook, no matter how you look at it, looks like an ordinary cook.

But the pots, pans, and other things are similar to each other. If there is really any other reason, the problem can only be with these bottles and jars.

Empress Changsun opened one at random.

A very common spice in the Tang Dynasty.
The same thing happens when you open another one.

The third one, the fourth one, are all similar.

There is nothing surprising about it. Even if there is no such restaurant in the Tang Dynasty, there will be one in Chuhe Restaurant.

Even Empress Changsun could call out her name.

Empress Chang Sun thought to herself that she was probably being too suspicious.

Cover.

Want to turn around,

But for some reason, his eyes were still fixed on the unopened bottles and jars.

"Forget it, now that we are here, let's take a look."

Empress Chang Sun muttered to herself and stretched out her hand again.

The remaining jars were opened.

Empress Changsun glanced at them all casually.

But suddenly, the gaze that had just swept over suddenly tightened.

Her gaze returned and she locked onto a white porcelain jar.

His brows wrinkled slightly.

That is…….
Empress Changsun looked at the jar, which was full of things that looked like snowflakes, with a hint of hesitation on her face.

What it is?
so white!

So pure!

So bright!

There seemed to be no impurities at all. It could be said that there was only one word that came into Empress Chang Sun's mind, and that was "snowflake"!
It really is like snowflakes, so white and tender.

Empress Chang Sun reached out and grabbed a handful.

Those grains, one by one, were round and smooth. She gently let these snowflake-like particles flow from the gaps between her hands into her other hand.

This is too white and too smooth.

The colors are like snowflakes.

And the sense of touch is like the finest river sand.

Holding it in my hand, the feeling is really indescribable!

"what is this?"

Empress Changsun was confused?

She was sure she had never seen this ingredient before.

"Is this another exclusive secret recipe that Kuan'er has come up with?"

Empress Changsun thought so.

However, when you look at these things placed on the stove, you can tell without a doubt that they are used for cooking, similar to spices.

The effect is definitely the same.

Gulp...
Empress Changsun swallowed.

She pursed her lips slightly, stretched out a finger, dipped a little on her finger, and then put it in her mouth.

suck.

However, when she put the tongue into her mouth, Empress Changsun's body suddenly shuddered and she became completely numb.

Stand still.

like a statue.

His eyes exploded.

Terrified.

This…….This……

Her breathing suddenly increased, her eyes exploded in disbelief, staring at the snow-white thing in her hand, horrified, unable to utter a word, her breathing rapid, as if a blower was plugged into her.

What did I eat!
salty!
salty!
salty!
When her fingers entered her mouth, Empress Chang Sun could really feel the salty taste spreading and exploding on her taste buds. She felt that her mouth had been completely captured, and her soul was as if it had been punched hard by someone and was shaking uncontrollably.

When had she ever tasted this feeling?

Yes!
She admitted that salt was as common to her as the soil outside.

After all, she is the queen of a country and the virtuous mother of this land.

but!

She had never tasted anything like this before.

pure!
So pure!!

There is no other taste except salty.

You should know that all the salt in the Tang Dynasty was green salt, which was mined from wells or mines.

It is the most primitive and garbage raw material.

There is no processing or craftsmanship during the period. Even if it is sold, it is sold directly in large lumps.

Some of the salt is really like stone, very hard, so hard that it cannot be moved.

Even if it is broken into pieces, but put into the pot, the coarse salt particles cannot be completely dissolved.

If you put it in the dish like this, it will have some salty taste, but you will taste a salt particle from time to time, making a crunching sound in your mouth. That’s not all. The bitter and salty taste that bursts out in an instant can pull you over.

It will completely take away the joy of eating.

Even though she was Empress Changsun, she was the queen of a country, and the imperial kitchen was considered the most sophisticated in the whole Tang Dynasty, but even so, it could not be avoided.

It can be seen how the people outside the imperial city eat salt.

grandma's!
However, this salt, this snow sand salt, not only melts in your mouth, but it also has a salty and fragrant taste, without any other taste at all.

Salt, the taste of salt!!
Even Empress Chang Sun felt that as long as she was given a large pancake or a bowl of rice, to be frank, she didn't even need to eat any vegetables, just eating it with salt would be enough.

(End of this chapter)