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Chapter 237 Hot Pot
The Great Yehu was startled and quickly turned to look at the Turkic Queen Dowager. He saw her standing there blankly with a bewildered expression and felt a sense of foreboding.

As expected, Ashina Mu, seeing that the Turkic Empress Dowager was completely unaware, sneered and turned to leave.

The Turkic queen reached out her hand to try and keep her son, but in the end she could not keep him.

The Turkic emperor and empress were at odds. Jiang Yiming was overjoyed to receive a secret report from his spies and immediately rushed to the king's tent to discuss important matters with King Xuan.

But when he got halfway there, he saw soldiers from the kitchen carrying a large iron wok for cooking and adding it to the fire. Next to it were several kinds of dishes that he had never seen before.

Jiang Yiming asked curiously, "It's almost dinnertime, why aren't you cooking in the kitchen? Why are you moving everything outside?"

"Reporting to the strategist, the prince has ordered hot pot for tonight!"

"Hot pot?" Jiang Yiming glanced at it again. "Is it Bo Xia Gong?"

“Yes, yes, that’s the name,” the kitchen soldier scratched his head. Compared to the more literary “offering” name, they felt that the name “hot pot” that the princess mentioned was more fitting, as it sounded better and was easier to remember!

“I’ve also eaten at Bo Xia Gong, but these dishes,” Jiang Yiming asked, pointing to the brown, meatball-like things, “what are these?”

"Beef balls!" the mess sergeant introduced. "The brown ones are beef balls, the white ones are fish balls, the yellow ones are fish tofu, and there's also tofu skin, tofu puffs, and frozen tofu. The most valuable ones are these two: crab sticks and shrimp balls!"

"That seafood traveled thousands of miles from the coast to be delivered. The princess sent it all to the military camp, saying it was for us to have a taste!"

How could they not respect and love such an understanding, generous, and wealthy princess?

The mess troopers exclaimed once again: Their general is truly blessed!

Jiang Yiming's mouth watered as he listened, but he figured the Turkic emperor and empress's discord wasn't urgent and he could discuss it during dinner later.

Jiang Yiming convinced himself, then stood aside and directed the kitchen soldiers to make meatballs.

Inside the royal tent, King Xuan, having waited and waited for his strategist in vain, had no choice but to take the initiative. However, he was attracted by the aroma wafting in the air. Following the scent, he was astonished to find dozens of large pots set up on the usually spacious training ground, with Jiang Yiming, dressed in a gray-blue cloak, mingling among the cooks and giving instructions.

"Put more chili peppers in that pot, and more Sichuan peppercorns in this pot. Most importantly, put in the pot in front of me—both chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns! Make it extra spicy and numbing! Your Highness loves it!"

"He doesn't like eating farts!" King Xuan cursed inwardly while swallowing hard. Well, it did smell delicious.

But what exactly is going on? Could it be that in the strategist's mind, eating the offerings from the Bo Xia is more important than discussing the enemy situation with the Turks?
King Xuan took a deep breath, the spicy aroma spreading through his nostrils and into his internal organs. King Xuan suddenly realized: Bo Xia Gong was indeed more important than the Turks!

So King Xuan silently and seamlessly joined Jiang Yiming in discussing the affairs of the land.

The villa of Prince Xuan was even more lively. To entertain Princess Xuan, who had come all the way from Lanzhou to Wuwei, Tang Zhao prepared almost all the hot pot ingredients commonly eaten in modern times and contributed her own treasured and exclusive seasoning recipes.

Princess Xuan picked up a slice of fatty beef, dipped it in the sauce that Tang Zhao had personally prepared, and put it in her mouth. She found it incredibly delicious and fragrant.

Gu Xuan ate so much she couldn't lift her head, and with the belief that if she finished this meal, she wouldn't have another one, she kept eating like crazy.

Princess Ming, feeling sorry for her, quickly scooped a spoonful of meat and vegetables for her. Prince Gu Liu, also feeling sorry for his wife, scooped a piece of meat for her as well.

Gu Xuan thought that her sister-in-law was the best, unlike Tang Zhao. Well, actually Tang Zhao was pretty good too, but she was too fierce. She didn't know how her fifth brother could stand her!
Gu Xuan secretly looked up and saw that Fifth Brother was holding a large lettuce leaf. He carefully picked out the pork belly and beef that Tang Zhao loved to eat from the pot with chopsticks, dipped them in sauce, placed them on the lettuce leaf, wrapped them up carefully, and then handed them to Tang Zhao's mouth.

Tang Zhao didn't stand on ceremony, opening his mouth and stuffing the whole thing in, chewing as he mumbled, "More!"

Gu Xuan's eyes widened. Was Tang Zhao treating her fifth brother like a maid?

Gu Ci smiled gently, then rolled up a vegetable leaf containing meat and gave it to Tang Zhao. She seemed even happier and more satisfied than if she were eating it herself.

Gu Xuan felt that her fifth brother was probably possessed by an evil spirit.

Princess Xuan felt comforted as she looked at her two loving sons and daughters-in-law, but when she turned to look at her daughter who was engrossed in eating, she became worried again.

It's time to find Xuan'er a husband.

Tang Zhao was unaware of Princess Xuan's thoughts, or rather, even if she knew, she couldn't interfere. After all, she was able to get married entirely because Emperor Kangzhi arranged the marriage; otherwise, even if she lived several lifetimes, Tang Zhao would still be a golden bachelor.

Tang Zhao picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and placed it on the plate in front of Princess Xuan. "Mother, eat quickly, or Gu Xuan will eat all the meat!"

"Tang Zhao, you're cricketing at me again!" Gu Xuan complained!
"What, did I say something wrong?" Tang Zhao retorted, "Most of the food and meat on this table has ended up in your stomach. Be careful you don't get too fat!"

"Nonsense! I've lost at least ten pounds this year!" Gu Xuan puffed up her cheeks angrily. "If you don't believe me, let's go weigh ourselves right now!"

"Okay, okay," Tang Zhao said without any fear. "But even if you really lose ten pounds, you'll still be fatter than me, hehe!"

"You!" Gu Xuan looked at Tang Zhao's oval face, then touched her own round face. She was so angry that she wanted to throw down her chopsticks but couldn't bring herself to do it. So she complained, "Mother, look at Tang Zhao!"

Princess Consort Xuan rarely spoke up for her daughter, saying, "Alright, Zhaozhao, don't bully your sister. She's not good with words and can't win an argument with you!"

Gu Xuan felt uneasy listening to this, but she knew that the chances of getting her mother to scold Tang Zhao were even lower than the chances of getting her master to scold her. So she had no choice but to accept her fate, turning her grief and anger into her appetite, and put several more plates of pork and mutton into the pot.

At a newly opened self-service hot pot restaurant on the main street of Wuwei City, customers are coming and going in a steady stream. The waiters are enthusiastic and patient in explaining how to eat hot pot and thoughtfully help to prepare the sauces. Customers who are waiting without a seat are not neglected. They are served by dedicated staff and are also given hot tea and melon seeds.

There were even stages for opera performances.

That's right, the song is the most popular one from last year, "The Love and Hate Between a Woman and Three Men in a Wealthy Family".

Don't blame Tang Zhao for being petty. It's because the Lady of Zhongyong had been pestering Princess Xuan for half a year, and the Earl of Zhongyong had begged Prince Xuan several times, which made Prince Xuan and Princess Xuan lose their temper and patience. They personally delivered a message asking Bai Rouyin to move back home from the small courtyard.

Although the plan to use Bai Rouyin to lure the Eighth Prince has been successfully completed, and Bai Rouyin's role in living in the courtyard is no longer needed, this does not mean that the Zhongyong Earl's family can come out and get in her way!
When Tang Zhao heard that the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion had opened a Bo Xia Gong restaurant across the street from the hot pot restaurant, he immediately hired a stage to put on this grand opera!
Let's see who can disgust whom the most!
Inside the Zhongyong Earl's residence, Lady Zhao, the wife of the Zhongyong Earl, tore two handkerchiefs to shreds. "It was intentional! Tang Zhao must have done it on purpose!"

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