When I just got divorced, I was overheard

Chapter 198

It was almost ten o'clock when Li Xiuzhu left the manor, and he returned to Li's mansion before noon.

As soon as he arrived at the mansion, Li Xiuzhu was startled.

"My lord, the queen is waiting for you inside."

How did she come?

Li Xiuzhu walked in suspiciously, and realized when he saw a pair of top-notch girls standing beside the queen.

This is to fulfill the 'promise' for myself.

But is the palace so profound?There are beauties of this level.

"My minister, Li Xiuzhu, pays his respects to the empress."

The queen nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Get up!"

"The Ai family thought they would not see the champion today, and planned to go back after lunch."

"I just talked to Liuli and Biguio, and I can hear that they are living happily, and Aijia is also very happy."

"These are the two show girls who promised you, and the gold is here too."

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Your Majesty is a trustworthy person, so thank you so much, Your Majesty."

"Well, since there's nothing..."

Li Xiuzhu interrupted the empress, and said: "It's better for the empress to eat at home before leaving. My cook is no worse than the imperial cook. I think it will make the empress feel novel."

Li Liuli hurriedly said, "Yes, mother, the cooks at home are all taught by Xiu Zhu, and the cooking is always delicious."

The queen was startled when she heard the words, looked at Li Xiuzhu and asked in surprise: "Can Xiuzhu know how to cook? Didn't you say that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled, and said: "There is such a saying, but according to the situation at that time, there is actually an allusion to this saying."

"At that time, King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius how to be a good king. Mencius said that protecting and nurturing the people is enough, and you can do it."

"King Xuan of Qi was puzzled at that time, he didn't even know if he could do it, how could you know?"

"Mencius just said that once when King Xuan of Qi saw that someone was going to take an ox to sacrifice to the bell, he couldn't bear to see the ox trembling with fright, but he had to sacrifice the bell, so he asked someone to change the head of a sheep."

At this moment, Li Xiuzhu's women all had an idea in their minds.

This sheep is really unlucky.

Li Xiuzhu continued: "Then Mencius said that although he knew that King Xuan of Qi was moved with compassion and kindness, the common people would only think that cattle are inferior to sheep."

"Besides, you feel pity for the ox who died in the bell sacrifice without sin. What about the sheep? Is he guilty?"

"King Xuan of Qi knew he was wrong when he heard the words, but he didn't know what to do, so he asked Mencius what should I do?"

"Mencius said, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. The difference between cattle and sheep is only whether you see or not, not the cattle and sheep."

"It's better to be safe out of sight."

"Later, Confucianism gradually deteriorated, and now it does not mean that a gentleman cannot cook, but that cooking will often see blood and be tainted with hostility."

"A gentleman should have the style of a gentleman, and should not be contaminated with hostility."

However, in my opinion, this is the root of the country's subjugation. If you are humble, it will only make people gain an inch.

Honest people are afraid of playing rascals, and those who play rascals are afraid of dying.

The queen nodded upon hearing this.

"It turned out to be like this, but I'm sorry for my family's shallowness."

Li Xiuzhu smiled, but didn't refute the flattery, and the relationship between the two didn't matter.

"Then the queen is staying for a meal? I personally cook two dishes."

Before the queen could speak, Li Liuli became excited first.

"Wow, it's still the empress who has face. It's been a long time since I have eaten the dishes cooked by my husband. This time I really owe my empress' blessing."

Li Xiuzhu rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

"I don't know who snatched the pig's tail from the roast suckling pig three days ago."

The queen frowned again when she heard the words, was surprised and curious.

"Liuli, do you still eat pork?"

As we all know, pork is cheap meat.

Li Liuli didn't notice the dissatisfaction between her mother's brows and eyes at all, and said excitedly: "You don't even know how delicious that pork is, my mother, it's just... just..."

"My goodness……"

"Really, I can't find a description other than these four words. It's better than beef and mutton."

"It's strange, why is pork a cheap meat?"

At this time, Fu Yuehua heard the words and said: "Not all pork is so delicious, these pigs are raised by the family according to the method taught by my husband."

"The pork will be fanned before the estrus, so that there will be no fishy smell."

"The pork raised in this way has a flat meat flavor and can better absorb the flavor of spices, which is why it is so delicious."

"In addition to the 28-day-old roast suckling pig, the pigs we raise also have big pigs. The big pigs exercise every day, and the meat is firm, which is also a rare product."

"At Yunshuang's shop, a roast suckling pig costs 10 taels of silver, and a portion of Dongpo meat costs 2 taels of silver."

Hearing this, Li Liuli suddenly realized that the pork eaten at home was different from ordinary pork. No wonder ordinary pork was called cheap meat.

The queen also stretched her brows, looked at Li Xiuzhu and asked, "Shall we eat pork today?"

"If the queen wants to eat, I can make Dongpo pork and make a pot of pork, but today's main course is Three Cup Chicken."

Speaking of this, Li Xiuzhu suddenly thought of the three little sisters.

"Yuehua, go and fetch the little aunts."

"It's been a long time since I cooked something delicious for them."

Fu Yuehua nodded lightly when she heard the words.

"Young lady, I will not accompany you, my wife."

"Well, go ahead and be safe."

Li Xiuzhu also left to prepare food.

Three cups of chicken takes more than half an hour, as well as Dongpo pork and pot-packed pork, all arranged, one hour is the least.

Fortunately, because two of the dishes need to be stewed, we can just stagger this time.

Half an hour later, the moment Li Xiuzhu's dish was brought to the table, it immediately aroused cheers.

Li Xiuzhu made a total of three tables, and his wives and sister-in-law divided two tables.

The Queen sat with him and his three wives.

Li Xiuzhu picked up a chopstick and put the meat in the pot into the queen's bowl.

"Empress, try this, it's sour and delicious, it should suit your taste."

At this moment, the little eunuch beside the queen hurried forward.

"Your Majesty, let's try some dishes."

Li Xiuzhu was startled, and looked at the little eunuch unhappily.

"What does this hermaphrodite mean?"

Fu Yuehua froze, the corner of his mouth twitched, and the next second he quickly tugged on Li Xiuzhu's sleeve.

Seeing the displeasure on Li Xiuzhu's face, Li Liuli immediately became angry.

"What do you mean? Do you think my husband will harm my mother?"

"This... small dare not."

The queen also saw Li Xiuzhu's face, her heart tightened inexplicably, and she said, "There is no need to try the dishes, this is made by the son-in-law himself, and he never left the eyes of the son-in-law during the whole process, the son-in-law will definitely not hurt the family."

The queen had already spoken, and although the little eunuch was wronged, what else could he say.

Li Xiuzhu's face also looked better, when a small foot fell from the curtain of the table onto his lap.

Li Xiuzhu was startled, and moved his legs around the opponent's, and immediately noticed whose feet it was.

(End of this chapter)