Liu Chengfeng heard Serena's curious questions and picked up a pair of clean chopsticks and placed them in front of the beauty.
"It doesn't mean anything, it's just for us to eat together."
"Ah? Is it that simple?"
"Yes, it's that simple, so, madam, you still have a lot to learn in the future!
Madam, please try the delicacies on the table. These dishes are all human delicacies carefully prepared by the royal chefs in the palace. They are much more delicious than the things my husband cooked for you when he was in Tsarist Russia."
Serena picked up the chopsticks skillfully, took a piece of steamed bear paw and put it into Cherry's mouth.
Suddenly, Serena couldn't help but widen her jewel-like light blue eyes as the delicious food entered her mouth. After swallowing the food, she kept nodding to the husband next to her.
"It's delicious, it's really delicious. It's much more delicious than the food you made, Brother Feng. What kind of food is this?"
“Steamed Bear Paw!”
"Steamed bear paw?"
"That's right, steamed bear paw."
"How is this possible? It's not like Serena never ate a bear's hand before when we were in Russia. It obviously has a very strange taste."
"It's just that your chef doesn't know how to cook it. I don't know exactly how to cook it. If there is a chance in the future, I will take you to the imperial kitchen to ask.
But it’s hard to say whether the result will be achieved in the end. After all, this is the special skill of the royal chef.
Now you just need to eat with an open stomach, but don’t just eat bear paws. Try all the ten dishes in front of you.
Regardless of whether they are meat or vegetable, these dishes are carefully prepared by the imperial chefs, and the taste is not much worse than steamed bear paws."
Serena hurriedly looked at the ten delicacies in front of her, her white jade neck kept sliding.
“Are they really all delicious?”
"Of course, my husband can still lie to you."
"Then I won't be polite. My father-in-law won't say anything, right?"
"Don't worry, this is just a small banquet, not a serious banquet. As long as you don't lift the table, you can eat as much as you want, but don't overeat.
Also, you should pay more attention to your identity as queen, and don’t move too much."
"Yeah, yeah, then I'm not welcome."
Serena responded to her husband, took a peek at Young Master Liu who was sitting at the head of the table, and quietly began to feast.
Young Master Liu retracted his glance at the eldest son and his daughter-in-law who were whispering, and waved his hand with a smile.
"Liu Song, pass the order, let's play music and dance."
"yes."
"Your Majesty has ordered that all the musicians and dancers continue to play music and continue to dance."
The dancers at the banquet once again stretched their graceful bodies and danced to the joyful music.
"My beloved concubines and ministers, please drink with me."
"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, your Highnesses, have a drink."
The golden crow fell from the west, after three rounds of wine, and five flavors of food, everyone at the banquet was already feeling tipsy.
Mr. Liu burped lightly, raised his glass with a drunken eye, and looked around cheerfully at the drunken civil and military officials on both sides.
"My lords, it's getting late. Don't be greedy for good wine. The banquet will be over after this last glass."
"I am not a good drinker, but I will follow His Majesty's orders."
"Okay, you and I will have a drink and go back to have a rest."
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen."
Liu Mingzhi drank the wine in the glass, put down the glass heavily, stood up unsteadily, held on to the chair and waved cheerfully.
"Let's have a feast and drink happily some other time."
"I respectfully bid farewell to Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live."
"Please leave later."
"I'll take my leave."
With Liu Song's support, Liu Mingzhi walked towards the harem with empty steps. The Qi Yun sisters, Liu Chengfeng and his wife, the cute brothers and sisters also hurriedly followed after seeing this.
It wasn't until Master Liu and his party disappeared from the imperial garden that all the civil and military officials got up and dispersed.
"Yun'er."
"I am here."
"It's getting late. You go to Fu'an Palace to pay your respects to the Queen Mother, and then go back to the mansion to rest."
"Yes, I understand."
"By the way, let Chengfeng and my daughter-in-law go back to live in the house together, and let the maids replace all the beds, bedding and other things with new ones.
Serena may be a little acclimatized when she first arrives at my Dalong, so I tell the maids to serve her attentively and meet all her needs as much as possible."
"Don't worry, husband, I know it."
"Well, then you should go to Fu'an Palace first. I'm a little drunk, so I'll go to Guangming Palace to rest first."
"Sisters, I'm resigning."
"My son, please leave."
Young Master Liu waved his hand casually, and with Liu Song's support, he slowly rushed towards the Guangming Hall.
After the master and servant walked outside the Guangming Hall, the drunken Master Liu suddenly straightened his body and took off the dragon-patterned jade belt around his waist without being drunk.
Liu Song on the side saw this situation and took the belt from Young Master Liu's hand without any surprise.
"Master, do you want to rest?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head casually, opened the folding fan and swayed gently towards the Guangming Hall.
"Master, I will change into my regular clothes first, and then go to the imperial study."
After about half a cup of tea, Mr. Liu, who had changed into a sky-blue Confucian robe, went straight to the Imperial Study Room accompanied by Liu Song.
"Master, we have arrived at the imperial study room."
"Stand guard outside the door. No one is allowed to approach the imperial study without my order, young master."
"Yes, Xiaosong obeys."
Liu Mingzhi entered the royal study and went straight to the back hall. Young Master Liu, who was standing behind the window sill and making a few gestures, walked behind the dragon case and sat down, poured a cup of prepared herbal tea and waited quietly.
Before the cup of tea was finished, the voluptuous and plump figure of Suzaku leaped in directly from the wide open window, stopped in front of the dragon case and bowed.
"The bird meets the young master."
"No gifts."
"Thank you, Master."
"Where are the people?"
"Back to the young master, all the brothers are waiting outside the imperial study."
"pass."
"Que'er takes the order, young master, wait a moment."
Zhuque walked lightly to the window and made a few gestures. After a while, dozens of figures wearing black robes and bamboo hats followed Suzaku and stopped in front of Young Master Liu.
"Let's see the young master."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Master."
Liu Mingzhi slowly put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and walked in front of everyone with his hands behind his back. He looked at the dozens of relevant experts in front of him with calm eyes.
"Two years ago, my young master asked you to secretly follow Feng'er to Tsarist Russia so that you could protect Feng'er's safety, right?"
"Reporting to the young master, it is exactly that."
To be continued...