An Hong-chul looked at Su Yu, whose face was full of curiosity. He put his head in the stupid slave's neck, closed his eyes, and yawned.
"Your Majesty, finish speaking before you sleep." Su Yu poked the Emperor's shoulder with one finger. He didn't finish speaking, but the Emperor was suspended in midair, unable to move up or down.
The Emperor frowned. He put his arms in front of Su Yu's chest and stretched them forward, relieving some of his tiredness. Then, he reached a hand into Su Yu's inner garment, "You want to know?"
His slender and flexible fingers moved across his chest. Su Yu suddenly felt a little restless, "Oh, I want to …"
An Hong-chul was silent for a moment, but his hands didn't stop moving. It seemed like he was thinking about how to tell Su Yu.
Su Yu was touched until his entire body was hot. He quickly grabbed that hand.
The Emperor raised his head in confusion. There was no impurity in his clear eyes. Su Yu immediately felt that he was being frivolous. He was about to stop him from touching, but he swallowed back the words he wanted to say. "Hasn't the border always been peaceful? Who did the previous emperor fight with? "
"Yazi." The Emperor suddenly blurted out these words. Turning his hand, he pulled Su Yu into his embrace and rested his chin on his head.
"Ah?" Su Yu blinked and raised his head to look at him, "What duck?"
"Do you still remember the shadow that attacked you at the hunting ground last time?" An Hong-chul lowered his head and licked Su Yu's nose.
Su Yu felt his heart itch. He raised his head and rubbed his nose, "I remember." At that time, the shadow was hiding in a tree and shooting arrows at him. It really scared him quite a bit. That arrow also carried a black fog. It was very strange. It shot straight at his head. If it hit, he would immediately become a dead fish.
Later, the Emperor himself rushed up to destroy that thing. The sound it made was also very terrifying. Su Yu wanted to go take a look, but he was stopped by the Emperor. He wouldn't let him see no matter what.
"That is the descendant of the ancient ferocious beast, Yazi." His Majesty thought of Yazi and could not help but frown slightly.
Yazi was an Ancient Ferocious Beast. It was not something that could be compared to those things that could shoot arrows in the dark. The ones that were still alive in the Da An dynasty were the hybrids of Yazi and other things. For some reason, they had set their sights on the royal family. Ever since Taizong's time, there had been frequent incidents of Yazi sneaking attacks on the royal family.
A Yazi was different from an ordinary assassin. The Shadow Guard could not kill a Yazi. Only the royal family could do it. This was also why the National Tutor urged them to practice hard.
"The previous emperor was assassinated by Yazi?" Su Yu's eyes widened. She couldn't help but reach out and hug the emperor's waist. That kind of thing that was hidden in the darkness was impossible to guard against. If that was the case, then wouldn't the emperor be in danger at all times?
An Hong-chul sensed Su Yu's nervousness and snorted coldly. "With me here, what are you afraid of? A mere Yazi is nothing to worry about. "The previous emperor was indeed attacked by a Yazi, but he didn't die because of this.
Seeing that Su Yu was still nervous, the emperor felt helpless towards this timid and weak slave. So, he explained the whole story to her.
The so-called catastrophe had already begun during the time of the previous emperor. Those sea monsters only appeared occasionally and were quickly caught by the royal family to be sacrificed to the heavens. That way, the world would be at peace. However, since the time of the previous emperor, the sea monsters appeared more and more frequently. The National Tutor alone wouldn't be enough to sacrifice to the heavens. If too many mackerels and Ying Fish were gathered, the world would be in chaos.
At that time, the Eastern Sea was guarded by Prince Jing's biological father, the Seventh Imperial Uncle, Prince Hao. Prince Hao patrolled the Eastern Sea and found that the frequent appearance of sea monsters was related to Yazi. These small creatures were hiding in the Eastern Sea.
In a fit of anger, the previous emperor decided to conquer the Eastern Sea. At that time, the princes guarding the Eastern Sea, the Fifth Imperial Uncle, Prince Zhong, the Seventh Imperial Uncle, Prince Hao, and the Ninth Imperial Uncle, Prince Yong, all followed the emperor to battle.
No one knew what the previous emperor experienced at sea. The National Tutor sensed that the previous emperor was attacked by Yazi and was seriously injured. The princes were also in danger. After that, there was no more news. The catastrophe was temporarily stopped, and the frequency of sea monsters appeared returned to normal. However, the royal family's warship sank. The National Tutor found out through the blood contract that the Shadow Guard and eunuchs who followed the previous emperor were all dead.
The emperors of Da 'an usually ascended the throne after the age of 20. An Hong-chul, who was still a child at that time, was forced to ascend the throne early. His body wasn't stable and he often couldn't attend court. The Empress Dowager supported the Lu family to temporarily keep up appearances. An Hong-chul had never stopped looking for news of his father since he ascended the throne at the age of 15. Every time, he returned with disappointment.
Su Yu felt distressed when she heard this. She couldn't help but tighten her arms around the emperor's waist. She felt pitiful when she thought about how a palm-sized kitten was supporting a dynasty. As a little kitten, it should eat good food every day. When it was full, it should take a nap under the sun and dry its fur. It shouldn't sit on the cold dragon throne and face the intrigues of the court.
Moreover, it had lost its father. There was no big cat to lick its fur every day, and no big tail to pounce on it …
In order to comfort her father, Su Yu decided to cook a sumptuous meal for the emperor that night.
The fins of the Ying Fish were naturally used to make shark's fin soup. In her previous life, she had to protect wild animals. Shark's fin, a delicacy, could no longer be eaten. Moreover, at that time, the sea was heavily polluted. It was said that shark's fin contained a lot of heavy metals. It was not safe to eat it.
Now, with the Ying Fish in her hands, she naturally had no qualms about eating it.
There weren't many fins. It was just enough to make a bowl of shark's fin soup. Shark's fin itself didn't have any flavor. It mainly relied on the surrounding ingredients. The flavor of the other ingredients was soaked into the shark's fin. This could increase the flavor of the ingredients by several times. This was how it became one of the four great delicacies of ancient times, shark's fin.
She cut the shiitake mushrooms and sea cucumber into thin strips and stir-fried them in the wok until they were fragrant. The other ingredients were processed according to different methods. She spread them to the bottom of the wok and put in the fins of the Ying Fish. Modern restaurants would use pressure cookers to speed up the cooking process. Although it was much more convenient, it wasn't as tasty as simmering it over low heat. The soup in the imperial palace was made with the best casserole. It wouldn't destroy the original flavor of the ingredients, so the soup was especially fragrant.
She put the shark's fin soup into the casserole and simmered it over low heat. Then, she told the chef to watch the fire. Since she didn't have to go to Anguo Tower in the afternoon, Su Yu had plenty of time. She took out 120% of her enthusiasm to prepare dinner.
The fragrance from the small kitchen in the North Pole Palace could be smelled from afar.
In the evening, His Majesty the Emperor, who had just returned from practicing martial arts in Anguo Tower, saw a table full of delicious food. Steamed scallops with garlic and vermicelli, spicy shrimp, salt-baked crabs … These were all his favorite dishes. There was also a mysterious soup placed on the main seat.
His Majesty the Emperor quietly looked at the table full of dishes for a while. Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at Su Yu. "Why did you make so much?" This stupid slave hadn't been so diligent in a long time. What was he trying to do by trying to curry favor with His Majesty today?
"I didn't have anything to do in the afternoon, so I made more. Your Majesty must be tired from practicing martial arts. You should nourish your body." Su Yu stepped forward and pulled him back. She couldn't help but smile when facing the handsome cat.
Looking at the stupid slave with a fawning face, His Majesty the Emperor understood. He must be trying to curry favor with His Majesty because he wanted it. He even made a table full of dishes to curry favor with His Majesty. Hmph! Since the stupid slave wanted it so much, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely satisfy him tonight.
His Majesty the Emperor made a choice between eating the fish or eating the rice first. In the end, he decided to eat first. Only after eating would he have enough energy to satisfy his stupid slave. It was really troublesome to have such a stupid slave. His Majesty the Emperor thought happily and opened the soup bowl in front of him.
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