Tang Dynasty: What! My mother is actually Empress Zhangsun

""Scumbag?"

When Empress Chang Sun heard this strange word, she was stunned.

She had only heard of southeast, southwest, and due south, so what south was the scumbag?

Looking at Empress Chang Sun, Li Nian comforted her,"Godmother, don't worry, just stay here with me!"

"He has a new love and wants to be Chen Shimei, that’s fine!"

""I will support you in the future!"

Hearing Li Nian's words, Empress Changsun knew that he had misunderstood.

She just wanted to find a reason to come to Li Nian more often in the future, but she never thought that he had misunderstood and thought that his godfather, a minor official, had a new lover and abandoned her.

However, even so, she was still very moved.

This child thought that he had no money, but was still willing to accept her. It seemed that he was not greedy for her status, money, or

"Good boy!"

Rubbing Li Nian's head, Empress Changsun said with red eyes.

"Godmother, you take a rest first, I will make you something delicious!"

Li Nian helped Empress Changsun to sit at the table, and then she went to the kitchen to busy herself.

Huan'er, who was standing by, smiled softly with her red lips covered,"The second prince is so sincere, and his filial piety is obvious!"

Empress Changsun sighed,"Yes, this child has a kind heart."

Although there are Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Zhi, the royal family has never had such pure family affection since ancient times. What really made her feel warm was Li Nian.

After returning to the palace today and arranging everything, she returned to this small courtyard by some strange coincidence.

"But, Your Majesty, you have already rested outside the palace for two nights. What if His Majesty finds out?"

The little maid Huan'er said worriedly.

The Queen, sitting in the six palaces, is the mother of the world.

Now she has left the palace secretly and ran to this small courtyard to spend the night. If this gets out, I am afraid that the Tang royal family will be shocked.

Empress Changsun smiled and said,"It's okay. His Majesty and several important ministers have been discussing matters in the Purple Palace all night. You can return to the palace in time tomorrow morning."

""Alas!"

Seeing Empress Changsun looking at the kitchen with a doting look on her face, Huan'er couldn't help but sigh.

After the princes grew up, they were not allowed to enter the palace without permission. Even if it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if he wanted to see the Empress, he had to report in advance and get permission before they could meet.

It was unique for them to stay together for a whole day like this. I

'm afraid none of the princes could compare to this doting, not even the Crown Prince.

Not long after, Li Nian brought out a plate of sumptuous dishes from the kitchen and placed them in front of Empress Changsun with a smile.

"What a feast!"

Looking at the table full of food, Empress Changsun smiled lovingly.

"Hehe, home is where my mother is."

Li Nian smiled and brought bowls and chopsticks to Empress Changsun, introducing them one by one:"Godmother, please try this, this is called braised pork!"

"Braised pork?"

Empress Changsun smiled and picked up a piece of pork with chopsticks. As soon as it entered her mouth, a sweet taste spread across her taste buds.

The braised pork was cooked just right, fat but not greasy, soft, glutinous and sweet, which made people's appetite grow.

"What kind of meat is this? Why is it so delicious?"

Empress Changsun asked curiously.

"This is pork!"

Li Nian explained.

During the Tang Dynasty, nobles liked to eat beef and mutton. Although they also ate pork, it was not common.

Because the food in the Tang Dynasty was mainly steamed and boiled, and there was no stir-frying, and the method of slaughtering pigs was not like that of later generations, so it was impossible to remove the fishy smell of pork.

Therefore, generally only the lower class people eat pork, and pork is still a cheap food.

Empress Chang Sun praised:"I didn't expect you to make so many delicious dishes."

Li Nian continued to add dishes:"This is roast duck, this is sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and this is scrambled eggs with leeks......."

After a sumptuous dinner, Empress Changsun sat aside and drank tea with a smile on her face.

On weekdays, she was tired of the food in the palace. After tasting the food made by Li Nian in the past two days, her appetite has improved a lot.

She began to worry that if this continued, Li Nian would spoil her appetite.

After all, the dishes made by Li Nian could not be made by the imperial cuisine in the palace.

"Nian'er, don't clean up, let Huan'er help you wash up!"

"Washing up again?"

Li Nian was stunned and looked at Empress Changsun with a puzzled look.

"What's wrong with you, godmother? Why do you always think about washing my feet?"

People in the Tang Dynasty did not take baths that frequently. The so-called washing was nothing more than washing feet at night.

"She washed my feet yesterday and she washed my feet again today. Does my godmother have some special hobby?"

Li Nian said to herself

"Godmother, I still have things to do tonight, please wash up and rest early!"

Empress Changsun asked curiously,"What else?"

"Make money!"

Li Nian scratched his head and said,"Don't worry about it, just take a rest."

After that, he fled from the hall.

Looking at Li Nian's departing back, Huan'er on the side said with a bitter face:"My queen, there is no chance!"

"Alas!"

Empress Zhang Sun said,"Forget it. No matter whether he is Kuan'er or not, he seems to be a filial child."

Huan'er nodded, but still hesitated and said,"But Your Majesty, the identity of the Second Prince must be confirmed!"

""I know!"

Empress Chang Sun sighed.

The reason why she did this was to see if there was that birthmark on the sole of Li Nian's foot.

However, the closer she got to the time of confirmation, the more afraid she became.

What if he was not Li Kuan?

Although they had only met for two days, Empress Chang Sun had developed an inexplicable liking for the courtyard and Li Kuan.

She was afraid that if Li Nian was not Li Kuan, what would she do then?

So, she did not insist just now.

In the kitchen, Li Nian boiled the syrup with ease.

With the experience of the first time, he was not so nervous this time.

Two hours later, the first pot of syrup came out of the oven.

Li Nian carefully put the syrup into the mold to dry, and began to repeat the action again..

The night passed quickly, and the fifty kilograms of brown sugar were all boiled, and there were still twenty kilograms left.

Li Nian did not stop, but poured the extra twenty kilograms of brown sugar into the pot.

This time, he wanted to make white sugar!

When he went out yesterday, he took the time to take a walk around the West Market, and unexpectedly found white sugar.

Compared with brown sugar, the price of white sugar is even more outrageous, as high as ten taels of silver per tael!

This is not ten strings of money, but ten taels of silver!

Although theoretically the two are equal, no one will use silver to pay back copper coins!

In the Tang Dynasty, gold and silver are truly valuables, and only nobles can afford them.

Therefore, Li Nian would naturally not miss such a good way to make a fortune.

Pour twenty kilograms of brown sugar into the pot and boil it, Li Nian then concentrated on tending the stove.

Success or failure depended on this one move, these twenty kilograms of brown sugar were worth a lot of money.

About an incense stick later, the brown sugar in the pot turned into a paste under Li Nian's constant stirring.

Without waiting for it to continue to melt, he hurriedly used a wooden ladle and a spatula to scoop all the sugar paste in the pot into the funnel.

The funnel had been tightly plugged with grass in advance and placed on a bucket.

Finding a wooden basin and placing it on the stove, Li Nian squatted beside it to observe the solidification of the sugar paste in the funnel.

Seeing that the degree of solidification was almost there, he picked up a basin of yellow mud water and poured it all on the funnel.

The mouth of the funnel was very small and was covered with sugar paste. The yellow mud water could not flow down, so it accumulated in the funnel and soon overflowed the sugar paste..

It looked like the whole funnel had turned into yellow mud soup.

I stared at the funnel without blinking, and after an unknown amount of time, I finally heard the sound of dripping water.

Then I saw black liquid slowly falling into the bucket through the funnel.

At this time, the water dripped faster and faster, and the sugar paste was about to surface.

At this point, Li Nian's heart was in her throat. Finally, the water level dropped a little, and she saw that the reddish-brown sugar paste had turned into a pure white color, which was very conspicuous in the yellow mud soup.

Then, the water drops had turned into a line of water, which seeped out of the funnel at an accelerated rate.

In the funnel, the reddish-brown sugar paste had disappeared, and instead, there was a full bucket of pure white, crystal clear, white stuff like sand and snow.

""It's done!"

Li Nian clapped his hands happily.

The next process went smoothly. A small pile of crystal white sugar particles slowly appeared in the funnel. Li Nian carefully took out the white sugar and carefully put it into a wooden box that had been prepared long ago.

Twenty kilograms of brown sugar finally produced more than six kilograms of white sugar.

Li Nian dipped a little with his finger and put it in his mouth. His brows relaxed immediately.

"So sweet!"......