"Yes, I understand." Sheng Zhiyao nodded in agreement.

"Okay, it's getting late, and the banquet is about to begin. I'm here today to see what tricks you are going to come up with."

"Grandpa Huang, just wait and see, I will definitely give you a surprise." Sheng Zhiyao said with a smile.

"Then I'll wait." The emperor said, stood up, turned around and walked out of the hall.

"Grandpa Emperor, walk slowly." Sheng Zhiyao smiled and waved to the emperor.

"Zhiyao must not speak like this in the future. If those civil servants find out, you will inevitably be charged with insulting a concubine." The queen came over and educated her gently.

"Don't worry, Grandma Huang. I know it well, but I still listened to what Grandpa Huang meant. I will never dare to talk nonsense again." Sheng Zhiyao said quickly begging for mercy.

"That's almost it." The queen nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, it's almost time. Come on, come with me."

The queen led Sheng Zhiyao and arrived at the entrance of the hall.

At this moment, many people had gathered in the hall, standing together in small groups and whispering.

"The Queen has arrived!" the eunuch's sharp voice spread throughout the hall.

Everyone immediately stopped talking and turned to look in the direction of the door, their eyes becoming eager.

The Queen and Sheng Zhiyao came slowly, surrounded by the palace ladies, and their figures attracted the attention of countless people as soon as they appeared.

"Everyone, get up!" the queen said warmly.

When an envoy from Qi and Qin saw Sheng Zhiyao, he approached the person next to him and asked in a low voice: "Who is the little girl next to the Queen?"

"My lord, you don't know something. This little girl is very powerful. She is the princess of Yongchen County, personally named by our emperor. She is hosting this banquet." An official from the Ministry of Etiquette next to him replied.

"Oh? So powerful? Such a young princess can still hold a banquet?" Qi Qin envoy asked curiously.

"You know how to handle it? There aren't even tables, chairs or benches. Are you going to ask us to stand and drink?" Xi Chu's envoy mocked.

"Envoy of Western Chu, you don't know something. This is a new-style banquet. Not only are there no tables, chairs or benches, there are no singing and dancing performances. You even need to bring your own drinks and food. Look, look over there." Another official from the Ministry of Etiquette was proud.

After saying this, he did not forget to glare provocatively at the Western Chu envoy.

The envoy from Western Chu suddenly looked sad when he saw this. He did not expect that Sheng Zhiyao would throw such a ridiculous banquet. He was really angry.

"Today's banquet is a bit special. In order to entertain envoys from various countries, we, Shang Zhou, decided to use this new style of banquet to show respect and let everyone enjoy it."

At this time, the emperor also came to the main hall.

Everyone shouted in unison: "See the Emperor."

"Okay, everyone, get up. There are no rules at today's banquet. Envoys from various countries can do whatever they want without any restrictions. They can go and get whatever they want to eat." The emperor heard what the queen said and continued.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After hearing this, everyone stood up and went to the buffet to get what they wanted.

The maids walked around the hall carrying trays with filled wine glasses on them, and two father-in-laws stood in front of each table to ensure that the food in the fire would not burn.

Everyone was attracted by this strange banquet. For a moment, they forgot that they were still in the main hall and started making a loud noise.

"This wine is really good. It's the first time I've tasted such a good wine. It's even more fragrant than the white jade wine of our Qi Qin royal family."

"I really didn't expect that Shang Zhou's banquet would be so ingenious and come up with such a fresh way of playing it."

“This meal is not bad, very hot.”

Everyone was talking about each other, immersed in the novelty.

"It's your turn, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum." Sheng Zhiyao nodded with satisfaction after seeing everyone's reaction, and then ordered the maids on the side.

"My slave, you obey." Mei Lan Zhu Ju responded, and Sheng Zhiyao ordered people to set up a temporary bar in the main hall, which was filled with tools and materials needed for bartending.

"Grandma Huang, Grandpa Huang, let's go over there and have a look." Sheng Zhiyao smiled and pulled the emperor and empress towards the bar.

As soon as they arrived, Mei Lan Zhu Ju started a performance by four people.

The four of them lined up on both sides of the bar and started mixing wine.

Each person held a shaker cup in his hand and kept shaking it. Two of them kept changing their positions while holding the shaker cup. The other two were spitting out flames and mixing the wine. It seemed simple, but they were very skillful in doing it.

Everyone was amazed when they saw it.

"It's really great!" Looking at the performance in front of them, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Grandpa Huang, do you want to try it?" Sheng Zhiyao glanced at the emperor and then asked.

"Okay, I also want to try something new." The emperor glanced at the wine, then nodded to Sheng Zhiyao and said.

"Lan'er, have a glass of bomber."

"yes."

Lan'er heard the words and replied, then poured several different liquids into a wine glass.

When everyone saw that the liquid in the wine glass was divided into two parts, they all looked puzzled.

"Bomber? The name of this wine is quite novel." A noble lady murmured softly as she looked at the name of this wine.

"Bomber, I want to taste how it tastes." The emperor stretched out his hand to pick up the cup, but Sheng Zhiyao quickly stopped him: "Grandpa Huang, don't be impatient yet."

The emperor looked at Sheng Zhiyao in confusion, and saw her take out a fire stick and light the glass of wine. The flames instantly burst into flames, and then a rich aroma of wine came to her nostrils, which was intoxicating.

"Wow!" Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw Sheng Zhiyao's actions.

"Grandpa Huang, please." Sheng Zhiyao said with a smile.

"How...how do you drink this?" The emperor said hesitantly, looking at the flaming liquor in front of him.

"It's okay, use this." Sheng Zhiyao took out a slender bamboo tube and inserted it into the wine glass with a smile.

"What is this?" The emperor looked at the strange-shaped bamboo tube in front of him and asked curiously.

"Grandpa Huang, this thing is called a straw. When you sip the wine gently, it will enter your mouth along the straw."

"Oh." The emperor looked at the straw in the cup, then looked at the burning liquor in the wine glass, and finally put the bamboo tube to his lips and inhaled gently, and saw the wine flowing into his mouth quickly.

The flame in the cup also sank little by little with the wine to the bottom, and a strong aroma of wine spread into the mouth, stimulating the emperor's tongue.

"Good wine!" The emperor couldn't help but sigh, "Zhiyao, where did you learn this trick?"

"I wrote it down from a book I read in Grandpa's study. It said it was a new type of cocktail. It tasted very unique. I thought Grandpa Huang would like it, so I asked my maid to add some tricks.

Show it." Sheng Zhiyao replied.

"Well, yes, it is indeed very special." The emperor nodded and said.

"Grandpa Huang, although this thing is delicious, it is too strong. I suggest that Grandpa Huang drink less."

"Haha, don't worry, I know the importance." The emperor smiled lightly, and he fell in love with Sheng Zhiyao more and more. This girl is really different.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's interest has gradually faded, and they no longer talk about the drinks just now, and some are just chatting.
Chapter completed!