Under the great fanfare of the palace and the bustle of the imperial dining room, night finally came!
The resplendent and resplendent hall has already been properly decorated.
Exquisite tables and chairs, tableware inlaid with gold paintings, elegant and beautiful court ladies in pink gauze dresses, standing quietly by the side, holding the imperial wine in their hands and waiting.
Liu Heng sat tall on the shining golden dragon chair, looking around the hall with piercing eyes!
The princes sat on one side, and the officials sat around the outside. On the left, in front of three slightly larger dining tables, sat envoys from Korea, Japan, and Russia.
Exquisite cold dishes and colorful fruits have been placed on the table, and the maids are pouring wine, all courteous and well-trained.
"Princes and lovers, today is a good day for the envoys of Korea, Japan, and Russia to meet with me. I will do my best to be a landlord and prepare a special banquet. Come, come, come, this first glass of wine. Let's have a drink with everyone!" Liu Heng raised his glass enthusiastically, then covered it with his sleeve, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Thank you Lord Long En!" All the princes, ministers, and the three envoys stood up and raised their glasses in return!
After the first glass of wine was drunk, a line of well-trained ladies-in-waiting filed in with trays.
In the exquisite jade carving bowl, the soup soup is as white as tofu, exuding a faint sweetness;
In the small golden cup, there are pieces of crystal clear crystal cakes;
Pink meat slices as thin as cicada wings, floating in the milky white soup;
Under the silver tureen, there are a few pieces of amber-like pieces!
"Come, come, please try my Da Zhou's cooking skills!" Liu Heng invited with a smile.
All the princes moved their chopsticks together, and the three envoys tasted it politely.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" The Korean envoy just took a sip of the soup, which was as white as tofu, and put down his spoon to praise it!
"This... is so delicious! What is this!" The Japanese envoy ate a piece of crystal cake, and his eyes lit up!
"This meat is really delicious!" The Russian envoy gave a thumbs up while chewing.
The three of them immediately stretched their chopsticks towards the small piece of amber under the silver bowl.
It melts in your mouth. Mouth full of oil!
The fragrance is overflowing and the aftertaste is endless!
"This is..." The three of them were stunned for a moment!
"Hahahaha! This is my big week's meal! Which chef in the imperial dining room is in charge of today's state banquet?" Liu Heng asked Master Xiang Wei with a smile.
"Returning to the emperor, today's four main dishes are all in charge of Chef Qu Mingqu!" Master Wei replied.
"Chuan Quming." Liu Heng said with a smile.
At this moment, Qu Ming followed everyone in the imperial dining room. Waiting outside the hall.
Everything today seemed to be within his expectations.
Hearing the transmission, Qu Ming quickly walked into the hall.
The whole person prostrated in the center of the hall, saluting respectfully.
"Chef Qu is dead!" Liu Heng said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qu Ming got up, the satisfaction in his heart was beyond words.
"Master Qu, since you are in charge of the main course of today's state banquet, and the three envoys are full of praise, it is up to you to give them a detailed introduction!" Liu Heng nodded.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qu Ming took the order. Turn around and face the three envoys.
"Three envoys, today's meals can be described as the best dishes in the imperial diet! The soup on the left that looks like tofu is actually made from live monkey brains; the crystal cake in the golden bowl is made from Cooked with fresh donkey hooves; the pink piece of meat is none other than delicious dog belly slaughtered on the spot; the last amber-like piece is directly roasted alive with ten-day-old suckling pigs!" After Qu Ming finished speaking, he looked at the three envoys proudly. Just about to turn around and face Liu Heng, but unexpectedly...
"Wow!" Three voices in unison.
The three envoys all locked their throats with their hands and frowned. His face was full of pain, and he lay down on the table like gagging.
Liu Heng looked shocked!
"Hurry up!" Mr. Fu has sharp eyes and quick hands, and his eyes and gestures are aligned immediately. The little eunuchs in the hall quickly stepped forward, took the bowl for rinsing their mouths, and ran to the three envoys with clean cloths and water. .
"What's wrong with this..."
"It was fine just now, and I was still praising the deliciousness of these dishes. Why did I just listen to Qu Ming's introduction. I vomited like this..."
"Could it be that Qu Ming poisoned him?"
"Go, go, don't talk nonsense! Qu Ming has a thousand guts. He doesn't dare to joke about his own life! Besides, if it is really poisonous, you and I have eaten it, can you still escape?!"
"That's right, Father also ate it, so it's fine!"
"Could it be that the envoy came to visit suddenly, and the climate is not acclimated!"
For a while, all the princes in the hall were discussing and talking about everything.
The three envoys probably felt that it was indecent to vomit in public in the hall, and they couldn't bear the nausea in their hearts, so they had to get up and leave in a hurry, and only changed their clothes and returned to the hall after vomiting enough.
When the three envoys went out to vomit, Liu Heng was furious: "Boldly Qu Ming! How dare you insult our national prestige in public! Dishonesty at a state banquet is a serious crime of beheading! Come here!" Liu Henggang Open your mouth and say: "Pull it out and chop it!"
Suddenly, Wen Rou, who had been waiting outside the hall to witness the whole thing, couldn't bear it anymore.
The beautiful female voice resounded clearly throughout the hall.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment!" Rourou said as she walked straight into the hall.
At this time, the three envoys had finished vomiting and returned to the main hall.
"Who is this? How dare you talk to the emperor like that! Stopping the emperor's order, this is the first time in Dazhou!"
"Looking at the appearance, it's probably someone from the imperial dining room..."
"Since when has there been a woman in the imperial dining room?"
"You don't even know about this person? She is the first prize in this year's chef selection competition in Beijing! Her father personally selected her! I heard she is called gentle!"
"Gentle! The name is quite gentle, and the appearance is also gentle and pleasant. Why is she such a young man! I don't know what the father is talking about, so no one is allowed to intervene! Sigh... It seems that this girl is going to be in trouble!"
"You are not allowed to say that about me, Sister Wen!" During the conversation among the princes, the voice of the Ninth Prince Liu Xian suddenly joined in!
"Ninth brother, you are still young, and you have just returned to the palace, so it's better to say less, so as not to annoy the emperor, hehe..." The prince snorted coldly, and there was something in the words.
"His Royal Highness, it is clear that you have been talking all the time. Xianer only said one thing, so tell the truth!" Liu Xian was dissatisfied, and his childish voice sounded again.
"Hmph, forget it, forget it, just treat it as your childish nonsense!" The prince coldly dropped an impersonal sentence, without even looking at Liu Xian.
"Ahem!" Liu Heng cleared his throat, signaling the princes to be quiet.
Above the main hall, there was a sudden silence, only the sound of everyone's careful breathing was heard, and there was a chill everywhere.