Chapter 25 The Feast of the Hundred Flowers

As Prince Yun returned to Lingsheng Pavilion, there was only my mother and the queen in the room. There was only one aunt Cao. Lingsheng Pavilion was small and the house was not big. Apart from a 10-square-meter place, there was a couch in the middle, and two rows of wooden benches were placed along the walls. There was an Eight Immortals table in the middle. The Queen sat on the main seat, and her mother was accompanying her. I originally thought that the emperor was treating her to dinner. She sat on the top of the table and sent her a small table under her, but she didn't expect that she looked similar to an ordinary family.

When my mother saw Prince Yun coming in, she stood up to greet her. The queen pressed her on her seat and said, "Sister, follow the old rules. Since there is only her own family, don't be polite." I was surprised again. The queen actually called her mother and sister. This is rare in the relationship between kings and ministers. Many emperors had many brothers of life and death when they were not emperors, and they didn't dare to call her after ascending the throne. Calling brothers and brothers to the emperor is a very taboo thing.

My mother seemed to have become accustomed to it, so she greeted Prince Yun and sat down. The queen ordered Aunt Cao to say, "Since Mr. Sword God is back, then let's hand over the food."

Aunt Cao responded and someone came over soon. As a result, I was surprised as soon as the dessert was served. A aunt brought a square plate. A circle of walls was made of ice sculptures around the plate. It was crystal clear without a trace of blisters. A small stack of milky white cheese in the center of the ice sculpture. Prince Yun introduced: "This dessert is called Xueluo Chuncheng, sir, you might as well try it."

I raised my jade and shoveled it up and put it into my mouth. It turned out that the cheese was made of fresh milk, with pasta mixed in the middle. The cheese was slightly cool but not stimulating, and the taste was mellow. I ate one slice and smacked my lips. I still felt unsatisfied. At this time, it was late summer in the Kingdom of Women. It was not uncommon for the palace to have ice cubes. What was rare is that this dessert tasted like Haagen-Dazs. I ate two slices and was embarrassed to eat more. This thing really has the effect of appetizing. If you don’t eat it, you will feel hungry after eating it. There are five desserts behind it. Although the taste is good, they are all larger than the content. Each picking one or two chopsticks will break and it will be taken down.

I looked at my aunt who was passing the dishes at the door. I was getting hungry with several desserts. After the desserts were served, it was indeed a real dish. An aunt walked over with a huge food box and put the food box on the table to open it. I was surprised again. There was a very large peony flower in the box. Not only was the petals bright, but the flower stamens also appeared in fiber. I was holding the chopsticks and just when I didn't know what to do, Prince Yun said again: "Sir, we are eating the famous Hundred Flowers Feast in the Palace of the Kingdom of Women. This dish is extremely complicated and ordinary but not easy to eat."

Seeing that I was still stunned, the queen smiled slightly, picked up a piece of petal and put it in her mouth to demonstrate. I also picked up a piece of petal and put it in my mouth. I was surprised when I chewed it. It turned out that this thing looked like the petals of peony flowers. In fact, it was made of slices of meat with very thin plates. The most peculiar thing was that the slices were not colored. The beautiful and dazzling color was completely steamed by the heat. After closer inspection, the stamens were clearly silk pulled out of honey...

Soon, someone brought various food boxes. When they opened them, they all looked like various flowers. After eating them carefully, they could taste what the ingredients were. The only thing that was the only thing that was good or bad was that they were not good. A dish was gone after a few bites. Some of them were reluctant to move their chopsticks. Among them, there was a dish called "Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-Short-S

After the food was thirty years old, two aunts worked together to carry a big guy in the local area. I thought it was a "hard vegetable" but it didn't look like it. They carried it in. This thing looked like a potted pot. A tall white jade cup was placed in the pot. The jade cup was shaped like a manger standing upside down in the pot, and the top was sealed on its head. The basin was full of steaming hot water. The water was absorbed from the bottom of the pot like a force twitching, and it continued to flow down the jade cup. The wall of the jade cup was gurgling, like a hot spring waterfall. I was wondering what it was. Prince Yun said, "Our wine is here." Just as she was about to get up, the queen suddenly pressed her with her hand, came to the jade cup in person, picked up a bucket of pink wine from the belly of the jade cup.

It turns out that this thing is a wine utensil. This jade cup is placed in a hot water basin and is always wrapped in hot water. It will not be cool or hot. The clever and exquisite work of my mind will open my eyes. These small objects in the Kingdom of Women are truly the best in the world.

The queen came to me with the bucket, filled my cup with the wine in the bucket, and poured it on Prince Yun and his mother. The two of them hurriedly got up and claimed the crime. The queen also added her cup and raised her glass and said, "There are no outsiders here. The two here are my princess and the other are my old sisters. Today we only talk about friendship, regardless of the superiority or inferiority." She smiled at me with a gentle smile, "As for sir, I officially welcome you to our daughters' country. In your eyes, we are all mediocre mortals, and those secular etiquettes are not to be cared about."

I held the cup and clinked her and said, "There are not many people who reach your level."

The queen smiled and dried up. My mother and Prince Yun also drank it with her. The wine was slightly spicy, but when it flowed down her throat, she felt that her mouth and even her internal organs were fragrant. After drinking a glass, the queen was dizzy and her cheeks were obvious. She didn't drink much. Prince Yun grabbed the wine bucket and filled us with her. The queen looked at me and said, "It is said that Mr. Sword God comes from a country that is completely different from our two continents. Can you introduce the customs and customs there to us?"

I thought for a while and said, "How to say, although our society is dominated by men, women's status is not low. Just consider the world we live in as a continent. Most countries on the mainland are not divided into men's countries and women's countries. Men's countries where men are emperors also have high-ranking officials. Women's countries where women are emperors can also participate in political affairs, even if they are relatively equal."

The Queen couldn't believe it: "Can men and women really be equal? ​​I heard that the women in the men's country on the Federal Continent have no status."

I know that discussing this issue with the people of the Kingdom of Women can only go in the opposite direction. Besides, the Queen’s worries are normal. Under the current feudal system like theirs, men and women are really unable to be equal. Either women suppress men or men suppress women. I can only interrupt: "Anyway, men’s country will never have such a delicious feast."

Next was chatting. I picked some irrelevant things and told them to the Queen and Prince Yun as jokes. As a result, they all expressed that they did not believe that there were cars in the world, but when I talked about cosmetics, they asked me in detail with an attitude of not believing in it rather than not being able to do so...

My mother didn't say a word in the middle, feeling a little sad. When the queen saw something was wrong with her, she took a break and said, "Sister, there is no movement on Heigis recently?"

My mother said: "According to the reply from the spies I had arranged there, Heigis was ready to move. They gathered 800,000 troops on the border of the Black Forest at the junction of the two continents to be the spearhead for the first attack."

The queen originally wanted to bring her into the conversation, but when she heard the news, she suddenly became solemn: "They move so fast. You told me a few days ago that it was just a stage of mobilizing food and grass."

My mother said, "It seems that they are determined to win this time and want to make a big move."

The queen said: "Does my sister have confidence in this battle?"

My mother said without hesitation: "We have done everything our daughter country can do. Now, we have to see where Heijis starts attacking, and second, we have to see whether the federal continent can work together to fight against foreign enemies. On the Black Forest border, the Hong Lie Empire has the strength to withstand Heijis' first wave of attacks, but their morale does not seem to be very strong. The Eighteen-Nation Alliance is much worse. Their population is not as large as half of the Hong Lie Empire. The most important thing is that the morale of the army is dispersed and they are all on their own. The Alliance is called but no one obeys each other. At the critical moment, not only can they not rescue each other, but sometimes they are afraid of Heijis. In addition, their soldiers are not trained enough and they are still afraid of Heijis. If Heijis really choose this weak point to fight, they are vulnerable."

The queen frowned and said, "This situation in the Eighteen Kingdoms is not a day or two. If the Eighteen Kingdoms are broken, then our daughters' country will be next. What are the corresponding strategies for sister?"

My mother said, "I have sent 50,000 Feifeng Army to mix it with their army, and all the military supplies are provided by us. I think even if I want to fight, I will try my best to put the battlefield outside of my daughter's country."

The queen nodded and said, "You did the right thing." She then said, "Have that batch of military funds been recovered?"

Hearing this, I hurriedly said, "Master, I have to sue you for this matter. I robbed the military funds." When I talked about the situation at that time, the queen just smiled and didn't mind. My mother said, "That was sent to the Feifeng Army on the border of the Eighteen Kingdoms. I have asked someone to prepare another one, and I can set off again in the next two days."

The queen smiled and said, "After the accident, Su Chongwei pretended to ask someone to hand me a post saying that she would compensate me for all losses. How could I ask for her money? Besides, Su Jing is your goddaughter again. I don't think you, your godmother, are embarrassed to ask for money from her real mother."

I asked my mother in surprise: "Is Su Jing your goddaughter?"

My mother nodded and said, "Su Jing, a girl, works hard for the country and the people, but unfortunately, her mother is a complete financial fan."

The queen Yanran said: "I'm also wondering how Su Chongwei could raise a daughter like Su Jing."

The three women discussed military and national affairs for a while. My mother and Prince Yun responded very well. These three women are the power centers of the Kingdom of Women, and each one is not covered. Although Prince Yun seemed a little cynical, he arranged all the matters I went back in a few words. Although I couldn't interfere, the queen raised glasses to me frequently and was not idle. In terms of identity, the queen treated me as a distinguished guest, but the nature of this banquet was very private, and she treated me as an outsider from the place of the banquet to the content of the conversation.

Their conversation came to an end, and the queen seemed to ask me accidentally: "Do you have any plans after Mr. Sword God returns?"

I scratched my head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

The queen asked tentatively: "Sir, do you want to come back?"

I glanced at my mother and said, "I will definitely come back when I come back."

After hearing this, the queen looked happy and suddenly stood up and bowed to me Yingying, "After that sir, I hope you can help us!" My mother and Prince Yun were so shocked that they stood up together when they saw that she actually saluted me regardless of her identity.

I was stunned and said, "How do you want me to help you?"

The queen stood there and her posture remained unchanged, and she said solemnly: "Mr. Sword God had already shocked the world in his previous life. The people of the Federation were hanging upside down. It's a pity that the Heigis Empire was ambitions that were not dead and the soldiers and armed forces were sent to invade. Now our mainland troops have not yet recovered, and the morale is low. The military and civilians are afraid of the enemy. The only one who can save them is Mr. Qingyang took the liberty and wanted to ask Mr. to go out again to climb the high ground and lead the Federation to escape another disaster."

I put down my chopsticks and said, "What the emperor said? As long as I come back, I will definitely come to help you. Could I still help the Heigis Empire?"

The queen said: "Shu Qingyang is so arrogant. Please go and go back quickly this time."

I said, "I try my best."

The queen then said with relief: "Thank you!" She sighed softly, "Sir has sacrificed his life for the people of the mainland. In fact, I shouldn't have thoughts of wrongdoing anymore. This time, you were involved without your consent, which is even more unfair."

These words made me feel extremely soft. It was rare that she knew the depression and grievance in my heart. However, I saw my mother because of this, and finally lost something. As a dignified queen, her method also made me feel very comfortable. If I were to say that I was just a sword god with name but were considerate, I could not refuse her request just now in front of the civil and military officials in the court. But she did not knock on bricks and nailed her feet, but asked in private and took it right. The queen's bust, uh... is a broad mind, which shows her broadness.

The queen had already resolved her mind and raised her glass again and said, "I would like to thank Mr. On behalf of the people of the Kingdom of Women."

I drank it in one sip, and lost my mind while holding the wine glass for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Master, can you ask you a question?"

The queen Yanran said, "Just call me Qingyang."

I coughed awkwardly: "It is said that fighting against Heigis is the whole continent, why is your country working hard on my issue?"

The queen paused and said, "It's okay to tell the truth to the sir. Looking at the strength of the countries on the federal continent, the Hong Lie Empire has more than one's own strength. The Alliance of Eighteen Nations is all people who change their minds when they can't beat it. Only the Kingdom of Women is located on the mainland plains. Hegis has been coveting for many years. We cannot surrender and have no confidence in winning. The pressure on our shoulders is the heaviest, so we can't help but be more urgent. In the final analysis, we have selfish intentions towards the sir."

I was stunned for a moment, then picked up the wine glass and said, "For the sake of the emperor's frankness, I will toast you this cup!"

The queen drank it all without hesitation, blushing and said, "I can't drink it any more with this one cup."

Prince Yun was also slightly drunk at this time, and Yixing said, "Sister, why not have some music and dance to cheer up?"

When I heard this, I became interested and asked, "Are there any beautiful women?"
Chapter completed!