The method of each dish is naturally based on Li Hong's experience in the previous life, and he has made some exquisite improvements on the dishes, which naturally makes it more noble and luxurious.
Wine glasses and some other utensils made of bright crystals shine in the brightly lit and magnificent palace, looking blurry and exquisite.
Being banned from drinking by Wu Mei, he could only watch helplessly as others drank from wine glasses, while he himself could only look at everyone with a teacup in his hands.
As the prince, although he was said to be sitting behind the emperor and empress, he was only sitting behind the emperor. So to Li Hong, it felt like attending a dance in his previous life, where men and women were matched. From now on, he was the only one left.
What to eat and drink at royal banquets has never been the focus. For those who can dine with the emperor and empress, what everyone cares about is whether the emperor and empress are in a happy mood, whether they will reveal something to themselves at the banquet, or this One night, how to make the emperor and empress look at him sideways is enough.
The highlight of today was naturally the warlocks invited by Princess Qianjin. Naturally, everyone's conversation revolved around how this warlock was doing. He had cured so and so of incurable diseases in the Western Regions and other countries.
Occasionally, Wu Mei would casually ask a few questions about vertigo, and several warlocks would stand up from their desks, then straighten their beards and talk eloquently.
Naturally, Li Zhi was very interested in what he said. Having been tortured by dizziness for so many years, his imperial character and domineering spirit were almost worn away.
Now that I heard that ice vinegar was available for my illness, I was naturally overjoyed and eager to try it.
Princess Qianjin looked at the expression on the emperor's late wish, and was naturally happier than anyone here. As long as she, a princess rarely remembered by the royal family, could gain the emperor's trust and favor, the days to come would be... Let her enjoy it.
"How about this? Let them cast a magic spell on His Majesty and the Queen first to see if they have real abilities. They can't just talk with their mouths." Princess Qian Jin turned her head and said to the warlocks.
Her expression was calm and indifferent. In Li Hong's opinion, it was obvious that it had been planned long ago. Otherwise, Princess Qianjin would not have proposed it herself and asked the magicians to perform magic tricks. Instead, the Queen Mother or the Emperor Father should have mentioned it. That's it.
However, after hearing that Princess Qianjin asked a few magicians to perform magic tricks, Li Hong, who had been tired all night, became more energetic. There was something exciting to watch, so he naturally had to go forward and join in.
So, a certain two-faced man glared threateningly, and the etiquette eunuch next to him tried to stop him. Li Hong, who was sitting on the futon, slowly stretched out his hands to hold the sides of the table in front of him. He straightened his back and began to move the desk carefully, kneeling forward.
Sitting behind Li Zhi, his line of sight was blocked and he couldn't clearly see the performance below, so someone knelt down and moved the desk to the middle position behind the emperor and empress.
As a result, the shape of the three people's seats suddenly changed into an equilateral triangle. Someone unknowingly sat in the middle position behind Li Zhi and Wu Mei, and the field of vision in front of them suddenly became much wider.
But what also shocked people, especially what shocked the other maids and eunuchs in the hall, was that it seemed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sitting in the middle position, while the Emperor and the Queen were sitting on his left and right hands. , he looks more like an emperor.
Wu Meifeng inadvertently glanced at some of the eunuchs and maids with shocked faces. She saw several maids looking behind her, suddenly showing frightened expressions. She didn't need to guess to know that the little bastard was causing trouble behind her again.
But at this moment, a warlock had just walked into the center of the hall, and was about to be performed a magic trick, so Wu Mei didn't bother to pay attention to what the little brat behind him was doing.
In front of her eyes, she saw the Warlock saluting His Majesty and her one after another, and then saw the Warlock suddenly being stunned, his expression slightly stiff for a moment, and then he bowed respectfully to the center position behind the two of them.
Wu Mei and Li Zhi were both a little confused, what do you mean? Why are you still saluting to the void between the two of them? Could it be that there are gods between the two who are invisible to mortals and can only be seen by those who know magic like them
So the two of them were confused and turned their heads almost at the same time. They saw the little bastard carrying the desk and sitting in the middle position behind them, looking at the warlock in front of him with expectant and excited expressions.
"Li Hong, you are fooling around!" Wu Mei suddenly had black lines all over her forehead. She originally thought that Li Hong was just making faces behind, teasing some palace maid out of boredom.
But he didn't expect that this little brat would move the case between the two of them. Did he regard her and His Majesty as his golden boy? Did he think he was Dharmaraja
But looking at the royal family members and the warlocks present, Wu Mei couldn't help but scolded them patiently.
"Come on, come on, let's switch. I think your position is good." Li Zhi was in a good mood because the warlock could cure his vertigo. He looked at Li Hong and joked.
"No, no, no, how can that be appropriate? I can just sit here, see clearly, see clearly..." Li Hong looked a little embarrassed and refused with a dry smile.
"Okay, let's see how I deal with you when it's over." Li Zhi wasn't angry either. After turning his head and looking at Wu Mei, the two of them showed a knowing smile, but this smile made the two-faced man behind them feel... Some chills ran down my spine.
At this time, the warlock who left first said, "Your Majesty, please give me a candlestick."
Li Zhi was very interested and Wu Mei was very excited. The palace maid hurriedly took a candlestick with a red candle with a red body and a golden edge.
The warlock took the candle and placed it on the table brought by the eunuch, and then motioned to light the candle.
After the candle was lit by the eunuch in accordance with the warlock's instructions, the warlock was confident and calm. He was wearing a Taoist robe and deliberately slowed down his body language. He looked unhurried and unhurried, quite like a worldly expert.
"After the candle is blown out, you can make it light up again in a snap of your fingers. It was during many years of practice that I accidentally came up with a clever trick. It is nothing more than using my own three-flavored true fire to extinguish ordinary fires." Warlock Calm and calm, he seemed very low-key in front of the emperor and empress, but it could be seen that he was calm and calm like an expert from outside the world.
Then he took a step back with a smile and motioned for the eunuch to blow out the flickering candle.
The candle was blown out by the eunuch in one breath, and a small puff of green smoke suddenly appeared. At this moment, the warlock shouted coldly: "Leave quickly, so as not to hurt you, stay."
The eunuch retreated quickly, while the warlock's face suddenly turned red, one hand suddenly curled into claws, and then he quickly flew towards the candle wick.
Just when everyone was surprised, the candle that had been completely extinguished actually lit up a small flame with a snap of the warlock's fingers. It staggered, soared, and then lit up again in an instant.
"This is magic." Princess Qianjin was the first to exclaim.
After the candle went out, Wu Mei and Li Zhi seemed to see a ray of true energy pointing from the warlock's fingers to the candle wick, and then saw the candle light up again.
At this moment, the two people's expressions were full of disbelief. When the candles were lit again, everyone exclaimed together, how is this possible? How can you light a candle after you blow it out without touching it? It seems that there are really three flavors of real fire.
"Immortal Master Shenwu..." Li Zhi reacted more than Wu Mei. After all, he was the one present and had the highest expectations.
At this moment, I feel like my vertigo has been cured by more than half.
The warlock, enjoying the admiration of everyone, looked at the candlelight and shook his head repeatedly, as if he had any regrets, frowned, and thought for a moment.
Suddenly, he saluted the princess and said, "It's just a little trick. I don't dare to ask your majesty and the queen's calligraphy. Otherwise, it will be damaged and it will be detrimental to your majesty's visit tomorrow. How about boldly asking the princess for a few words?"
Princess Qianjin looked surprised and looked at the warlock and said hurriedly: "The immortal master's words are serious. I don't know what words I want to write, so I will write them here."
"Hmm..." The warlock brushed his beard again and thought for a moment, then said after thinking for a moment: "Princess, how about you decide for yourself? I just saw that the real fire today was bright and powerful, and there seemed to be dragons and phoenixes hidden in the fire, which was probably beneficial. In view of the majesty and power of your majesty and the queen, I want to spend some more time to see if I can seek immortality for your majesty and the queen. "
"It's so good, so good. Bring me the pen and ink." Princess Qianjin was very excited and hurriedly waved to the eunuch beside her.
Lanling, Chengyang and Xincheng, including Li Zhi and Wu Mei, were all overjoyed, and the eyes of several princes were also full of joy.
When Princess Qianjin was writing, she always complimented Li Zhi and Wu Mei, and then began to guess what kind of immortality would be detected from the real fire, and how to detect it.
The warlock smiled implicitly, seeing that everyone was talking about it, so he had to shake his head and smile bitterly, and then said lightly: "Immortal fate is just through the words of Her Highness the Princess, burned to ashes in the real fire, and hidden in the lower palm. If If the fairy bond is deep, the same word as princess will appear on the palm of the hand. If the fairy bond is too shallow, one or two words may appear, but never all of them. For ordinary people, it will be one word. Not a single painting will appear.”
The warlock's voice was very soft, but the hall where there had been a lot of discussion just now became extremely quiet after his gentle and gentle voice sounded like a worldly expert. They all looked up quietly and looked at him to explain what he meant. Immortality.
And when everyone was curious, only one person put his chin on the table regardless of his appearance, looking at all the images in front of him with a dull expression.
He really couldn't figure out how anyone could believe such a simple trick full of loopholes.
Could it be that the father and mother really couldn't see that there must be something fishy in this? How can there be any immortality in this world? Some people just call it alms, right
(End of chapter)