Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

Chapter 193 Pot, you're no good! Grandpa's too amazing!

Then Jiang Fan started cooking. The imperial kitchen had plenty of ingredients, many of which were top-quality mountain delicacies.

Jiang Fan plans to make a chicken stew with mushrooms, but this is no ordinary chicken; it's a genuine wild pheasant.

Then, he made a whole roasted deer. The whole roasted deer he ate yesterday was missing some seasonings, so Jiang Fan felt it was a bit lacking. He then stir-fried two other dishes, and that was it.

After the side dishes were prepared, Jiang Fan asked one of the cooks for half a bowl of lard and half a bowl of sesame oil. The other cook then took on the task of cooking and started adding firewood to the stove.

To be honest, Jiang Fan's cooking skills would only be considered average in later generations, but here, they are unique in the Tang Dynasty! What's more, he brought all the seasonings from the kitchen this time.

Then Jiang Fan opened the backpack he had brought with him and took out bottles and jars of seasonings such as MSG, chili powder, and light soy sauce.

"Young Master Jiang, what are all these?" Empress Zhangsun asked, puzzled, after seeing them.

"These are all seasonings! Adding some when cooking makes the dishes taste even better!"

Jiang Fan offered an explanation.

"Oh, oh~" Li Shimin nodded with some doubt.

At this moment, the little princess stood on tiptoe and craned her neck to look at the stove, but she was too short, so she ran anxiously to Li Er.

"Grandpa, hug me quickly, I want to see the baby cook the meal."

Li Er smiled and picked up the little princess, while Chengyang was also anxiously pacing around.

Seeing this, Li Er gave Zhang Anan a look, and the latter picked up Chengyang with a big smile, the two little dumplings looking at the stove together.

With everything prepared, the two Imperial Kitchen officials, along with a group of stewards, cooks, and kitchen staff, bowed to Li Er and prepared to leave the kitchen.

"Wait a minute?" Jiang Fan asked anxiously.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.

Jiang Fan laughed and said, "Now that you're all gone, who's going to help with the cooking?"

Hearing this, everyone became even more puzzled.

One of the cooks paused slightly and explained, "Young Master Jiang is about to prepare the dishes. If we stay here, wouldn't he be revealing the cooking method?"

"What is this all about! Actually, my cooking skills are just so-so. You can all just watch and learn however you want." Jiang Fan was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

To be able to cook in front of His Majesty and the Empress, what kind of secret recipe must this person possess? Aren't they afraid that someone will steal it?

Li Er coughed lightly and said loudly, "Aren't you going to thank Young Master Jiang?"

In an instant, the kitchen became noisy with people bowing and thanking him repeatedly, and the two head chefs even knelt on the ground.

Jiang Fan quickly told the two of them to stand up.

Seeing this lively scene, the little princess giggled.

Then, she tapped her chin like a chick pecking at rice, while pressing down with both hands: "Chicken crow, chicken crow~~"

Everyone was confused, but Jiang Fan burst out laughing at the little princess's actions. "Sizi, how can you be so cute!?"

Little Sizi wholeheartedly agreed, grinning as she said, "Yes, yes, I am the cutest, the most adorable, and the most mischievous."

"Yes, you are the most low-key, and also the smartest and cutest." Jiang Fan praised her generously, and the little princess's eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

However, while Jiang Fan praised her, he secretly planned to have her watch some Douyin videos, otherwise she would be led astray.

At this moment, Chengyang, who was in Zhang Anan's arms, also spoke.

"Young man, I also want to be a low-key person."

Jiang Fan laughed and said, "Alright, you're all low-key types, and so am I!"

The two little ones nodded with smiles on their faces.

Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, Jiang Fan prepared the deer, making cuts and then began to brush it with oil, chili powder, cooking wine, and other seasonings to marinate it.

"Take it and roast it using your previous method." Jiang Fan then handed the deer to the head chef of the imperial kitchen.

Jiang Fan then continued cooking, and in less than fifteen minutes, a dish of braised mushrooms with pheasant was ready.

As soon as the dishes were ready, Xiao Sizi couldn't resist trying them. Li Shimin, seeing that Jiang Fan's cooking method wasn't too different, also couldn't resist taking a bite.

Upon tasting it, Li Shimin's eyes lit up: "Guanyinbi, you should try it too, it's so delicious!"

Empress Zhangsun, upon hearing this, also picked up a piece of pheasant meat. "It's so fresh and delicious! Is this the same taste I've had before? It's absolutely amazing!"

Amidst the praise from Empress Zhangsun and Li Shimin, Jiang Fan cooked two more dishes.

Then the palace maids and eunuchs took the dishes and sesame cakes to a side room.

The food was placed on a low table.

The little dumpling prince ate a mushroom, a grouse, and a pheasant meat, and even took a bite of sesame cake in between, eating with great relish!

Jiang Fan's eyes lit up as he ate the dishes he had made. They were so delicious! As expected of top-quality ingredients, they only needed the simplest cooking methods.

After a while, the palace maids brought up the roasted deer.

"Ah, this is Kim Ho-chi!"

The little ox immediately grabbed a deer leg and frantically stuffed it into its little mouth with its right hand.

Looking at her eating habits, Jiang Fan was speechless: "Sizi, children should chew their food slowly and carefully, so they don't choke. No one is going to take it from you—"

"Brother, no, Grandpa is too fast! Brother, you're almost done too! Otherwise Grandpa will be too late." Little Sizi said in a childish voice.

"Well----"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan looked up and saw Li Shimin sitting opposite him. At that moment, both of his hands were busy, munching on the deer's rear end, and his mouth was stuffed full.

"Young Master Jiang, what are you looking at me for? Eat up! This is so delicious!"

Li Shimin was enjoying his meal and didn't hear what Xiao Sizi had just said. He looked at Jiang Fan, who was staring at him, and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Erlang, you are, after all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty~" Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes at Li Shimin helplessly.

Li Shimin was even more bewildered!

"Ahem~ It's alright. Empress Zhangsun, Lizhi, Chengyang, hurry up and eat~ Add some of those seasonings when you cook—it'll taste delicious."

Jiang Fan nodded with a smile, eating and talking at the same time—by the end of the meal, everyone's stomachs were bulging.

Li Shimin and Xiao Sizi, in particular, were practically the embodiment of foodies.

After finishing their meal and resting for about half an hour, the group returned to the Lizheng Hall by carriage.

"Brother, Ni and Wo Jiu, don't let your older sister, second sister, and grandfather get away with this!"

As soon as they returned to the Lizheng Hall, Xiao Sizi sneakily pulled Jiang Fan out.

Jiang Fan followed Xiao Sizi with suspicion until they arrived at Xiao Sizi's bedroom in Fengyang Pavilion.

Then they saw the little ox panting heavily as it rummaged through the vases in the bedroom.

Before long, to Jiang Fan's astonishment, several bottles of nutritional drinks and yogurt were pulled out by her.

"Hey bro, this is some really good stuff I've been hiding. I'll give you a bottle, but don't tell my older sister or second sister!"

Little Sizi handed Jiang Fan a bottle of Nutritional Express and gave him instructions in her childish voice.

Jiang Fan was both amused and exasperated. He pinched the little boy's chubby cheeks and said, "Okay, brother understands."

"Hehe~" Little Sizi kept a carton of yogurt for herself and secretly hid the rest.

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