Diqin Designer

Chapter 53 You are already twenty-six years old, have you married?
Li Nian was about to continue talking, but the First Emperor waved his hand and said, "Eat first!"

Li Nian then noticed that the light in the hall had dimmed. It was obvious that the sun was setting outside, and it might be past lunchtime. He immediately responded, "As you command!"

This was the first time he had dined with the First Emperor, and he was very curious about what the First Emperor ate. Although it was probably similar to what he ate in the Liuying Palace, he had never seen it with his own eyes.

Eunuchs and palace maids carefully came in with trays and placed the food on the table in front of the First Emperor and Li Nian.

Normally, he should kneel before the table to eat, but the First Emperor obviously felt more comfortable sitting on a chair to eat.

It turns out that normal people like things that are more comfortable and convenient, no matter they are ancient people or modern people. But those people like the foot basin are different. They like some weird and alternative tricks.

Li Nian's expression looked strange, but he didn't say anything. He looked at the food in front of him.

A plate of roasted venison, a piece of cooked mutton, a bowl of fish soup, a bowl of wild rice, and two dishes of boiled vegetables, which were similar to what he usually ate.

Compared to a certain old witch who eats more than a hundred dishes in one meal, I don’t know where she saved money. She deserves to be dug up.

Thinking of a certain old witch, Li Nian couldn't help but recall a piece of news he had read before traveling through time.

It was said that on a certain music program, Chinese singers were surpassed by foreign singers, and only a certain Chinese singer was still on the list. Some shameless media called it "the fate of the Yehenara family", "the knot that cannot be broken free, escaped, and untied by fate", "a 50-year-old woman guarding the country's borders"...

The singer was forcibly portrayed as a Chinese hero, a warrior in his fifties who was still defending the Chinese music scene against outsiders.

When I saw these comments on a certain audio platform, I almost did a split in front of Li Nianxiao. The Yehenara clan is guarding the national gate, are you serious?
But after laughing, Li Nian felt angry and sad. It had only been such a short time, and some people had forgotten history and the shame they had suffered.

Anyone who knows more about the Yehenara clan would not say such things. Not to mention anything else, the evil queen of the late Qing Dynasty who brought disaster to China was from the Yehenara clan.

Seeing that Li Nian was staring at the food but not eating, the First Emperor asked, "Is it not to your liking?"

Li Nian said: "I just remembered some things in the future! Your Majesty, the harm caused by the Hu people is far more than just looting and killing our Chinese people. If they are allowed to rule China, the harm will be even greater."

"Because they don't consider themselves as part of China. They only think that the Chinese are their slaves and that China is the land they have seized."

"Therefore, they will not cherish this land, will not care about the lives of Chinese people, and will not care whether China will be surpassed by others. As long as they can maintain their power and wealth, they will not feel bad even if they cede Chinese land to others."

Seeing the indignation in Li Nian's voice, this kind of thing must have happened in later history and there must have been very painful lessons.

Ying Zheng said: "I dare not say what will happen in the future, but as long as I am alive, the Hu people will never be able to rule China, so you can rest assured!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After thanking the First Queen, Li Nian took the initiative to plead guilty, saying, "I am guilty. I shouldn't have said these things and ruined the King's mood!"

Ying Zheng said indifferently: "You care about China and warn me, which shows your sincerity towards China. What crime have you committed? Enjoy your meal!"

Li Nian had just finished eating when the Emperor's voice came again: "How will people in later generations eat? What will they eat?"

Li Nian said: "In later generations, food materials are diverse, including birds in the sky, beasts on the road, fish in the sea, and various vegetables, fruits, and the cooking methods of these ingredients are different, making the food produced more diverse. It can be described by a crosstalk piece in later generations: steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails..." After mentioning so many foods, the First Emperor sighed at the abundance of food in later generations.

The First Emperor asked again: "Is it possible to do it in Daqin?"

He also wanted to taste the delicacies of the future.

Li Nian said: "Some can be made, but some are difficult to make. Some fruits and vegetables are not produced in China, but come from foreign countries, such as corn, tomatoes, watermelons, etc. Moreover, I am not good at cooking in the future, so I know that some delicacies are difficult to reproduce in Daqin. Whatever I can make, I will definitely offer it to the king."

The First Emperor asked again: "I heard that in later generations, people do not eat separately, but family members and friends gather together and sit at the same table?"

Li Nian said: "That's true. When eating, the family gathered at the same table to discuss world affairs or the daily hardships. In later generations, due to the need for livelihood, even relatives and friends rarely gathered together. Only when the work was finished or when they rested did they have the opportunity to do so."

When I think of the time when family and friends get together, it is undoubtedly the Spring Festival when I was a child. At that time, what I looked forward to most was the New Year so that I could eat delicious food and have fun.

When I grew up, I felt that the Spring Festival was not as happy as before, and the New Year had lost its flavor. Whenever the Spring Festival is approaching, I could only sigh: Oh, another year is about to pass!

It's a pity that he doesn't know if he will have the chance to sit together with his modern family and friends to brag and drink again. In the Qin era, he is actually an outlier.

The First Emperor also thought of this and asked, "You said you are already twenty-six years old. Have you married yet?"

What, you want to marry your daughter to me and really become my father?

Finally, I've been waiting for it!

I wonder what the princess of Daqin is like?
Anyway, she is definitely better than the princesses of the Tang Dynasty!
After hearing what the First Emperor said, Li Nian's mind became active. He was an ordinary man and had normal physical desires. It would be nice if he could find a good woman to be his wife in this era.

It’s not to say that the princesses of the Qin Dynasty would be the most beautiful in the world, but in this era, princesses who eat and drink well are definitely healthier and better developed than most women.

If you travel back to ancient times and meet a random maid, she will be a beauty. That's science fiction!

With the living standards in ancient times, there were definitely beautiful women, but they would not be everywhere.

Li Nian did not have the hypocritical idea of ​​"I will never marry her because she is a princess". Besides, if the First Emperor really decided to marry his daughter to him, it was not something he could refuse.

Moreover, from the perspective of interests, marrying the princess would help the First Emperor gain trust in him, and his life in the Qin Dynasty would be more secure.

The "Qi Huang Dad" that I had just said in my heart actually became my dad.

So, father-in-law is not your father?

But the prerequisite is that Hu Hai must not be allowed to come to power, otherwise when Hu Hai kills the princess, he doesn't think Hu Hai will be kind enough to spare his life.

The history books only recorded that Hu Hai crucified ten princesses, but did not say what happened to the princesses' families. But we can imagine that he must not have gotten away with it, otherwise why would Prince Gao have committed suicide out of fear of implicating his family?
Li Nian immediately thought of the pros and cons of marrying the princess. It seemed that there were no other disadvantages except that he would be completely hostile to Hu Hai. But hadn't he already stood opposite to Hu Hai?
If Hu Hai knew what he said in front of the First Emperor, he would probably have developed the torture of lingchi in advance.

(End of this chapter)