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

Cheng Yaojin clearly remembered that His Majesty had once hosted a banquet for him and Yuchi Gong in the palace, where they had eaten peanuts. The taste was absolutely amazing! Those tiny peanuts combined numbing, spicy, crispy, fragrant, and salty flavors all at once.

It's numbing but not bitter, spicy but not overpowering, and has a strong aftertaste that makes you want to keep eating.

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Li Shimin, naturally, couldn't wait to open the box. "Jiang Fan, why is this different from what I ate before?"

"Uncle, this is pickled in vinegar! It tastes pretty good and goes well with alcohol."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin picked up a peanut with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it gently for a couple of moments, and his expression instantly lit up:

"Mmm, delicious! It's sweet with a hint of tartness, the flavor is absolutely amazing! Zhijie, you should try some too..."

And so, the emperor and his minister began to boast wildly about the peanuts in vinegar.

In the end, they licked the box clean, leaving not a trace of the remaining vinegar. Even a dog would be impressed and have to give them a shout-out.

"You two-legged creatures are far more powerful than this dog..."

Then, at Jiang Fan's instruction, a servant brought over an empty plate, and Jiang Fan poured the remaining snacks into the plate.

At this point, Cheng Yaojin and Li Shimin had already finished a whole jar of wine, but the two...

He wasn't very drunk, just a slight flush on his face.

Jiang Fan then brought out a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), and Li Shimin waved the bottle in front of him: "Uncle-in-law, would you like to try this?"

"Come on, fill up your brother-in-law's cup..." Li Shimin naturally didn't stand on ceremony.

In fact, Jiang Fan brought more than just this one bottle this time; he naturally intercepted the other three bottles.

As soon as the bottle cap was unscrewed, the unique aroma of Erguotou liquor instantly filled the entire room.

As a seasoned connoisseur of wine, Li Shimin could tell that this wine smelled slightly different from the one Jiang Fan had brought before.

Li Shimin noticed that Jiang Fan had only poured him a shallow half-bowl of wine.

He frowned slightly: "Jiang Fan, is this little bit of wine enough for your uncle to fill a tooth gap?"

"Take a sip first before you start bragging. The ones I brought were only around 30-40 degrees Celsius, but this one's over 60!"

"What do you mean 36 degrees and 60-something degrees? Don't they look different? You're underestimating your uncle!"

As Li Shimin spoke, he picked up the bowl, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The high concentration of liquor instantly made Li Shimin's throat feel like it was on fire.

This wine is truly fragrant, but it's also incredibly spicy—absolutely a fine wine!

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin's curiosity was piqued: "Your Majesty, could this wine be...?"

"Zhijie, you know what, this wine has a different alcohol content, it tastes completely different. You should try it..."

"Really? Then I, Old Cheng, will try it too!"

Without saying much, Jiang Fan poured half a bowl for Cheng Yaojin as well.

Upon entering the mouth, Cheng Yaojin's expression was even more exaggerated than Li Shimin's.

After drinking, Li Shimin completely let loose, and he and Cheng Yaojin picked up their bowls...

Once the drinks were exchanged, the drinking mode was activated, without even needing to eat a single peanut.

In just a few minutes, a bottle of Erguotou liquor was emptied, leaving the bottle completely empty.

However, Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were already quite drunk, but fortunately they still had some self-control and didn't go on a drunken rampage.

Seeing this, Jiang Fan smiled and said, "Have you finished drinking, Uncle?"

"Drink...drink enough? Impossible, this...this is just the beginning! Let's go...let's go back to the palace. I have no more to drink with...with...Zhijie..."

Li Shimin was clearly quite drunk, otherwise he wouldn't have revealed that he was intoxicated.

As they talked, Li Shimin's drunkenness kicked in completely, and his tongue began to slur its words, making it difficult for him to speak clearly.

Cheng Yaojin followed closely behind, only to discover that Jiang Fan had sprouted two heads:

"Young...young...young master, you...you...how come you have...two heads?"

Jiang Fan: "..." Thank you, Uncle Cheng.

Cheng Chumo silently rubbed his forehead, "Oh no, my grandpa's drunk..."

Li Shimin suddenly stood up, but as soon as he stood up, his mind went blank and he completely lost his balance.

Her body swayed and she slid right under the table, it was incredibly smooth.

Little Sizi was slightly startled upon seeing this: "Grandpa... Waaah, Grandpa tied it?"

Li Lizhi and Li Chengan spoke almost simultaneously: "Sizi, don't talk nonsense. Grandpa is just drunk."

"Oh, so Grandpa didn't tie the ducks. That means the whole family doesn't have to be sad!"

Everyone silently felt sorry for this strongest carbon-based life form on Earth in the 7th century... for three seconds.

"Your Highness, please settle His Majesty in a side room first!" Cheng Chumo said.

"Um."

After speaking, Li Chengan stood up and went to Li Shimin, first pulling the stool behind Li Shimin aside.

Cheng Chumo wrapped his arms around Cheng Yaojin's lower back, dragging his legs on the ground, and then, escorted by servants and maids,

After Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were seen off, Jiang Fan smiled and said to Xiao Sizi, "Now eat as much as you want, your grandfather is gone."

"Mmm, mmm, I'm nestled here packing some to take to my boyfriend for a little while, saving it for 7 PM tonight!"

Jiang Fan laughed and said, "No need to pack it up..."

"Then... take the pot away?"

It seems that Xiao Sizi is obsessed with carrying the pot. I wonder what Cheng Yaojin will think when he finds out.

~

After finishing the meal.

Jiang Fan and the others prepared to leave, but Li Shimin, being drunk, had already been arranged to sit in a carriage.

"Young master, when are you free? I'll invite you for drinks. Let's go to Yipinxuan in the East Market. Their drinks and dishes are among the best in the entire Chang'an City," Cheng Chumo said politely as he approached Jiang Fan.

Upon hearing this, Little Sizi said in her childish voice, "The dishes at Yipinxuan aren't as good as the hand-pulled noodles that Guoguo makes casually..."

Xiao Sizi's words silenced Cheng Chumo completely.

Jiang Fan smiled and said, "I'll treat you to a meal when I have time later, because Si Zi still prefers the food I cook for her."

"(*^__^*) Hehe... Brother is so good to the girls, thank you so much!"

After Xiao Sizi finished speaking, she blew Jiang Fan a kiss to express her gratitude.

Jiang Fan was overjoyed, and the smile on his face could no longer be hidden.

~

On the way back, Xiao Sizi was thinking of riding in Jiang Fan's car (Li Shimin's little electric scooter), but after seeing her own toy car,

They changed their minds again; they insisted on driving their own car back.

Li Lizhi and Chengyang also got into their own carriages, while Li Chengan took a horse-drawn carriage to take care of Li Shimin.

The group followed Jiang Fan's car slowly forward.

Jiang Fan also deliberately slowed down the car. After returning to the palace, Jiang Fan took Li Shimin directly to the Lizheng Hall.