Doctor Huang's method is not just a trick. The herbal tea he prepared is far more effective than the ordinary herbal tea from Fujian and Yue. Even a constipation patient like the Countess who has been suffering from constipation for several years can get results after three bowls, let alone Montauban. Such a strong and strong person.
As soon as the herbal tea shaken with ice cubes entered his stomach, the magical effects of various herbs began to work together, and Montauban felt a few waves of refreshing energy rushing back and forth in his stomach.
Especially the nameless fire in my heart, as if it had been extinguished by a bucket of ice water. Except for the remaining white smoke, there was no trace of open flame.
Montauban hasn't had this chilling feeling for a long time. Ever since the situation with Prussia deteriorated, they, the emperor's trusted generals, have not had a good life.
Not only do they have to bear the busy military affairs, but they also have to bear the emperor's endless anger. The older Napoleon III gets, the harder it is to figure out his temper. There are few veteran generals in the empire who have not been scolded.
In addition, another Chinese ethnic group has emerged in the East and has been opposing the empire. They even dared to swagger under the nose of France and come to London for a visit.
You can imagine how angry the emperor's heart was. He was insulting his ministers! It's not that Montauban didn't understand this truth. His glory and wealth were all pinned on Napoleon III, and he had to rush to the front line for his own wealth.
Don't forget what your title is, Duke of Baliqiao! For this title, he has to be the vanguard against the Chinese. This is why Xiao Letian chose his general this time when he came to Europe.
Montauban couldn't eat well or sleep well these days. He was thinking about how to mess up Xiao Letian's diplomatic visit. Of course, the best result would be to let him die in Europe.
However, the Chinese were far from the Qing Dynasty that he had dealt with before. Xiao Letian's plan was extremely well-arranged, and even the traps in the Suez Canal could not trap him.
Yesterday, Montauban rolled up his sleeves and went into battle in person, but he didn't expect Xiao Letian's counterattack to be so sharp. The slap still made him feel a little hot.
I never expected that the anger caused by the Chinese would eventually be calmed down by this bowl of magical herbal tea from the East.
Montauban simply ignored Jonas's teasing gaze, and did not look at him. He turned around and snapped his fingers at the attendant beside him, and then pointed to the colorful porcelain bowl in front of him, signaling for another bowl.
Jonas laughed at that time, "Haha, this Eastern ghost thing seems to be quite symptomatic, right? Tell me what type of steam engine is in your belly. Is it a little less angry?"
Since Montauban can be this special envoy, it means that he is thick-skinned enough. Faced with Jonas's teasing, he did not answer and directly drank two bowls of herbal tea.
"This is just to cool people down with the coolness of some ice cubes! Normally I wouldn't drink this kind of thing. If it weren't for this scorching hot weather, how could I support him!"
Jonas was helpless at Montauban's shamelessness, "Since herbal tea can't get into your eyes, then try these oriental snacks... The banquet will take a while, so don't starve you!"
Montauban drank three bowls of herbal tea, and felt a little hungry after his anger was released. In front of him were rose-shaped snow-skin mooncakes. No one expected that he was an expert. He entered and asked for a pair of silver-inlaid mooncakes from the maid. ebony chopsticks.
The Europeans present did not expect that the Duke could use chopsticks, so they looked at him curiously. They saw Montauban skillfully pick up a snow-skin mooncake with chopsticks and take a steady bite.
A familiar smell emerged from the depths of his memory. When he was in the capital of the Qing Empire, he had accepted a banquet from Prince Gong. This was all after the treaty was signed. There were only a few appetizing snacks at that time.
Although it doesn’t look like this, the taste is very familiar and close!
The cool and smooth ice skin is filled with fragrant and sweet fillings. This kind of taste is not available in Europe. Even the French chefs do not have such skills.
Jonas looked at Montauban's expression of enjoyment and sneered, "You can actually eat such coarse food with an expression of enjoyment on your face. It seems that your life is not very satisfactory, Duke?"
"Can't His Majesty, the Emperor, afford a salary?"
Montauban ate two snowskin mooncakes and a crystal shrimp dumpling in succession, then put down his chopsticks and took a satisfied sip of herbal tea. At this time, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he would be too embarrassed to attack Master Su Dian's craftsmanship.
"Well, that's it! I have to admit, the Chinese are quite talented at making these small things!"
"But so what? China's decline is because they are too impractical. There are so many smart people who don't think about how to make the country rich and strong. They think about how to make such exquisite and useless food every day. They have no ambition!"
"Look, these little rabbits and little fish are so beautifully made, how much time and energy was wasted? The Chinese have spent their time on this, no wonder they were conquered by the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets and our French Empire! "
"The side dishes are just that, the real big dishes may not be that delicious. I advise everyone not to have too high expectations!"
Jonas looked at the arrogant Montauban, and then at Ivan who was eating like a pig next to him, and sighed helplessly.
"Oh my God! You can find a reason to complain about this? I really admire you... How do you have such a brain? You can even complain about running a country? It seems that your French food is not cumbersome or wasteful. Same!"
"No, no, no..." Montauban shook his finger, "They are incomparable to our noble France. We have never been attacked by anyone in the capital, and we are the second most powerful after the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. Country, please don’t compare China with us in decline, this is a humiliation to us!”
"If you talk like that again, I will file a diplomatic protest!"
You can't reason with someone who is deliberately causing trouble. Jonas turned around and started chatting with other acquaintances, no longer bothering to talk to this annoying guy.
Seeing his opponent shrinking back, Montauban leaned back comfortably on the chair with a sense of pride as a winner. He turned to look at Envoy Ivan beside him, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
Is this a pig? In just a short time, I ate all the shrimp dumplings, half the plate of cloud cakes, and four snowskin mooncakes...
"You eat less..." Montauban stepped on him hard under the table, "I just know how to eat. Just now I was crowded with people, why didn't you say a word!"
"Cheer up and see what show Xiao Letian is going to sing today!"
Ivan put down his knife and fork reluctantly, "I'm sorry, it's really too hot today. We Russians can't adapt to such weather at all. I only ate two small loaves of bread during the day, and I have no appetite at all..."
"After I drank that weird bowl of herbal tea, I suddenly became hungry for some reason. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry!"
Note: Oh my god, if it weren’t for the reminder from book friends in QQ, I would have forgotten that today is my birthday! Thank you book friends for your blessings, thank you!
