Before nightfall, the palace gates opened wide, and a group of ministers entered in groups of three to five!
The banquet was held in the imperial garden, which had already been prepared during the day. The tables were all set up and the cutlery was placed on them.
After entering the garden, the officials found their respective positions according to the order of their positions and tables. They knelt down and waited, occasionally looking left and right and whispering to the people beside them.
In the corner, there were a few tables where Cheng Chumo and the others were.
That was the seat that Second Emperor Li had arranged for them to attend the banquet in recognition of their contributions in catching the locusts.
This made the little ones very excited. They sat there and kept shaking.
After tomorrow, they would have something to brag about.
They did not have official positions, but they had entered the imperial banquet. It was enough for them to show off in front of the other second-generation heirs and attract envious gazes.
Who wouldn't be excited?
As for Qin Yu, he was not with them. Instead, he sat in the position that the manager of the Ministry of Revenue and the warehouse should sit.
At this moment, Qin Yu's eight-year-old body looked extremely mature. She just closed her eyes and waited quietly.
As such, he received many surprised and appreciative gazes.
In particular, those officials who had only heard of Qin Yu's name and had never seen him before could not help but nod their heads.
At such a young age, he was already so calm. His future was promising…
If Qin Yu knew that he had only taken a nap in secret and received such an evaluation, he would definitely give those officials a thumbs up and praise them for their keen eyes.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
At this moment, the eunuch's voice rang out. All the officials immediately sat upright and looked ahead.
Li Er walked over slowly, looking very cool.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Please excuse the formalities."
After the ceremony, everyone returned to their seats. After Li Er sat down, he smiled and looked around."The reason why I'm holding a banquet for all the officials today is to thank you for sharing your worries and working hard for the country.”
"Secondly, I found a new dish today. It's extremely delicious and fragrant, so I can't help but want to share it with you.”
Li Er's words stunned the ministers who didn't know what was going on. They looked at each other for a moment.
As for some of the officials, they had already known about it during the day and were now looking very responsible.
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
In front of them, a short and fat middle-aged official stood up and shouted.
At this moment, the officials seemed to have woken up from a dream. They stood up and said,"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
As he spoke, he even showed a grateful expression.
Li Er laughed and waved his hand."There is no need to be so polite. Delicious food is rare.”
After saying that, palace maids carrying golden plates entered one after another. On each plate were eight meatballs. The golden meatballs had an excellent color.
Every official had a plate. When the meatballs were placed in front of them, everyone looked at them in confusion.
Of course, those trusted ministers who knew Ball's background had a strange expression on their faces, but it was difficult to notice.
Seeing that everyone was present, Li Er said,"This pill is called the Flying Yellow Pill.”
"Good name."
"Soaring in the sky, wonderful…"
"Upon hearing this name, I know that this meatball is a rare delicacy…"
"That's right. It's golden in color and greatly increases one's appetite.”
Regardless of the taste, after hearing Li Er's words, the officials immediately followed up with compliments.
Li Er continued," You may not know this, but this meatball is a cooking method created by Qin Yu, the head of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Revenue. After I ate it, I was full of praise. That's why I'm sharing it with you."”
"What?"
"It's actually a dish developed by Qin Yu?"
"At such a young age, you can actually make a dish that even His Majesty can't stop praising?”
"Dare I ask the warehouse manager, this flying yellow meatball has a meaty fragrance, what meat is it made from?”
The officials were surprised. They all looked at Qin Yu. Someone also asked questions.
But you can't say that. If you say it, can you still eat it?
Therefore, Qin Yu smiled and said,""Sir, please allow me to keep you in suspense. Everyone should taste it first and guess a little. It can also add a lot of interest to this night banquet.”
"That makes sense."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
All the officials nodded in agreement with Qin Yu's words.
In the corner, Cheng Chumo and the others covered their faces.
Previously, Qin Yu had told them that in order to show off the deliciousness of the Flying Yellow Meatballs, they would have to eat a lot later to drive the rhythm of the officials.
Not only the five of them, but the officials who were called away by Li Er today also received such instructions.
Therefore, the few officials looked at the meatballs on the plate with conflicted expressions.
Sigh... It was difficult to disobey the divine order.
Li Er raised his wine cup and said,"Everyone, let's not talk too much. Let's drink first and then taste the Flying Yellow Meatballs."”
"Yin Sheng."
Seeing everyone drink the wine in their cups, Li Er laughed. Then, he picked up a meatball and put it into his mouth. He said,"Everyone, let's taste it together."
No one noticed that when he was picking up the meatball, his hand had obviously paused.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The officials received the order and began to eat eagerly.
To them, the delicacies bestowed by His Majesty were an honor.
At this moment, it was finally time for some people to perform.
"Delicious…It's really delicious..."
A loud shout suddenly sounded, scaring everyone so much that they trembled. Some even directly shook the meatballs off.
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and found that the person who shouted was Cheng Chumo.
Cheng Chumo's expression was extremely exaggerated. He chewed the meatball in big mouthfuls, closed his eyes, and looked extremely satisfied. He even smacked his lips exaggeratedly and kept saying the word delicious loudly.
Beside him, although Qin Huaiyu and the other three were not as exaggerated, they were not much different.
In short, in Qin Yu's opinion, her acting skills were simply f * cking fake.
Many of the officials were dumbfounded. The Emperor was holding a banquet for all the officials. Why were these second-generation officials who did not have official positions here?
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