In order to spend time with her daughter, Xiao Ran simply applied for leave and did not go to the morning court assembly. The Emperor allowed it. They naturally did not know if he agreed so readily because General Xiao had been separated from her flesh and blood for many years, or because of the huge food box Lord Shen brought next time.
It had been many years since the Emperor had eaten such delicious food. It should be said that ever since Gu Chang'an resigned from the imperial kitchen, he had disliked eating almost every meal.
He felt that Gu Chang'an should be blamed for this. He was so good at cooking, but he couldn't teach a decent disciple. He even valued his wife over duty. He forgot about the Emperor after getting a wife.
Originally, he thought that after finding his daughter, that Gu would be able to return to the imperial kitchen without any distractions, right?