"this way please."
After a while, under the leadership of Shu Mu Xianglian, the two came to the banquet hall on the third floor of the palace.
There are long tables in the long space where dozens of people can dine at the same time. The walls on both sides are covered with landscape oil paintings, including pastoral scenes, seaside towns, lakes and castles. Looking at them makes you feel very comfortable.
A row of walnut wood sideboards are placed at the shorter ends. Through the hollow wooden grid, you can see the exquisite porcelain plates and silver tableware inside.
There were other people in the banquet hall, maybe it was almost dinner time, and they were all admiring the oil paintings while waiting. Judging from the clothes of these people, they should be senior officials of Tianqin.
After waiting for a while, when the hour hand of the wall clock pointed to seven o'clock, there were suddenly more people at the door of the banquet hall.
I saw a man in his fifties who looked like a general manager walked in quickly and shouted to the people inside: "The king is here!"
Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing, faced the door in unison, and paid attention.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man with luxurious clothes and a dignified appearance walked in. I saw him holding his head high, looking straight ahead, and there was an air of grandeur in his movements. When seeing him, everyone straightened their backs unconsciously and showed respect.
Chen Xing has seen the photo. This middle-aged man is Shu Muhongde, the Duke of Deyuan conferred by the 22nd Malan, the head of the Tianqin Principality.
Following the other party was a tall and handsome young man with a straight nose, broad shoulders, strong facial lines, and sharp eyebrows, which fit the image of a "tall, rich and handsome" on earth.
This handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes is Shu Muhengyuan, the eldest prince of the Tianqin Principality.
Next came a girl in her twenties and eighties. Although her body had grown out and was curvy, her face still had a childish look that was not worldly. Perhaps he saw an acquaintance next to him, waving his little hands to say hello secretly.
Chen Xing focused on the photo of this girl. She was Shu Mu Hongde's youngest daughter, Shu Mu Xiangling.
The steward opened the door to the chief, and the king sat down, followed by the prince and princess, then the national preceptor and all the ministers, and sat down one by one.
Since Chen Xing was a guest brought by the Imperial Preceptor and there was no one he knew there, he sat next to the Imperial Preceptor and was relatively close to the Chief.
After the table was served, everyone was very quiet. With the help of the servants, they tied their napkins and placed their hands flat on the table, waiting for the food to be served or for someone with more weight to speak.
Chen Xing waited for a long time, but did not wait for the servant to come up to serve him, so he had to tie his napkin himself, and then imitate others and put his hands flat on the dining table.
Strictly speaking, this was his first formal palace banquet. I have no idea what the specific etiquette and rules are.
At this time, he noticed that the eldest princess Shu Mu Xianglian opposite him glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, then called the steward and whispered something.
Since he was across the long table, he couldn't hear the content of the conversation, but he could guess that Princess Tianqin must have some bad intentions based on her extremely unfriendly attitude towards him.
After a while, the cook came in pushing the dining cart, and the servants distributed the dishes one by one.
The dishes that Chen Xing was given were different from others. The plate was slightly larger than others, and it had a semicircular lid. He didn't know what was inside.
He didn't think that being treated specially would be a good thing, at least not in this place.
He just noticed that when the servant brought the plate, the corner of Shu Mu Xianglian's mouth curled up. Although it was only a moment, it was still captured by his delicate mind.
There must be something fishy!
He could feel Shu Muxianglian's disgust for him. Although they had only known each other for less than half an hour, it was just like when they first met Lacey, it seemed that some people were inherently hostile and disliked each other.
There is no hatred or resentment, but I feel extremely disgusted, and I even wish that the other person would disappear. Perhaps this is the so-called "discrimination".
However, his danger sense was not activated. There might be something wrong with the thing, but it was certainly not life-threatening.
Since there is no danger, there is no need to worry. Chen Xing opened the lid generously, and something with teeth and claws appeared in front of him.
If it were an ordinary person, he might scream in surprise, but Chen Xing recognized this creature-the king crab.
A living king crab was demonstrating towards him with two large pincers.
The people around him quickly noticed the situation on Chen Xing's side, showing expressions of astonishment. Since the distance was not far, Shumuhong also noticed the situation here and looked at Sammy Monroe with some confusion.
Because this strange young man was sitting next to the other party, he subconsciously judged that it was the person the other party brought.
At this time, Shu Mu Xianglian took her father's hand and whispered a few words. Shu Muhongde immediately showed an expression of "That's it".
Just when everyone was confused and confused, the eldest princess cleared her throat and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce you."
Shu Mu Xianglian looked at Chen Xing, "This is Mr. Winifred from the Merode Kingdom in the Western Continent."
Those sitting here are all high-level officials of the Tianqin Principality, the best among the best. They immediately understood that this guy had offended Her Royal Highness the Princess, so they served this live crab dish to humiliate him.
This is not the first time that the eldest princess has done something like this. Last time, a guy without eyes stared at the eldest princess's breasts with his squinty eyes. As a result, he was humiliated in public and ate a turkey alive. In the end, she covered her mouth and vomited while walking away. She was so embarrassed that she never dared to set foot in Tianqin again.
Another one who refused to be eaten alive ended up in a worse situation and was thrown directly into the moat to be fed to crocodiles.
"Young man, this is the kindness of the eldest princess. Just accept it obediently, otherwise the consequences will be more serious." Sammy Monroe advised in a low voice. He had good intentions and didn't want the young man he brought to die here without any reason.
"This is raw." Chen Xing said.
"I know it's raw, and it may cause diarrhea, but it's better than losing your life." Sammy Monroe said, half persuading and half threatening.
"That's it..." Chen Xing looked like he suddenly understood, and then nodded, "Okay, I'll eat."
Seeing Chen Xing's agreement, Sammy Monroe wiped his forehead with a napkin, looking relieved.
But the next second, he broke out in cold sweat again.
Chen Xing leisurely opened the storage space, rummaged around inside, took out a small kerosene stove for outdoor use, cut off a crab leg with a table knife, broke it into several sections and threw it into the army lunch box to cook. Cooking is done on site, and the wine on the table is used as condiment.
He is probably the first person in history to have a picnic at the palace table. Everyone was stunned and didn't know who the other party was, yet he was so bold.
Shu Mu Xianglian's pretty face turned pale with anger. She clutched her skirt tightly with both hands under the table, gritted her teeth, and looked at Chen Xing with hatred.
Shu Muhongde was a little surprised when he saw it, but he just smiled and ignored it, continuing to chat with the ministers around him.
The psychic energy fluctuations in Chen Xing's body are only at the guard level. In this palace, a small shrimp cannot make a difference.
The little princess Shu Mu Xiangling opened her eyes wide and looked at Chen Xing's every move curiously. Her big eyes flickered and she turned her head to look at her angry sister from time to time. Her expression was a little confused, as if she still hadn't figured out what was going on.
In this way, Chen Xing cooked the crab legs in full view of the public, then carelessly peeled off the red shell and ate the white and tender crab meat inside.
"Well, it tastes good." Chen Xing picked up half a crab leg and stuffed it into Sammy Monroe's dinner plate, and said enthusiastically, "You should try it too, it's very fresh and sweet."
Sammy Monroe was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, wondering what was in this guy's head. Could it be paste? He actually dared to do such a thing in front of the king and all the ministers. Did he feel guilty or was he tired of living and wanted to find a place to commit suicide?
At this time, Shu Mu Xianglian, whose face turned pale with anger, called the palace manager over again and whispered in his ear for a while.
The steward nodded and left. It seems that Princess Tianqin has something new up her sleeve.
Chen Xing saw this in his eyes, but his face was indifferent. He continued to cook his boiled crabs and distributed them to the officials around him enthusiastically.
Perhaps in order to ease the awkward atmosphere at the dinner table and give the eldest princess a step down, National Master Sammy Monroe initiated a new topic.
"My lords sitting here, what do you think of the Prime Minister of Ice Blue City?"
Talking about the enemy's top officer at the dinner table is indeed the best topic to divert attention. It not only echoes political correctness, but also arouses widespread discussion.
"Master, are you referring to the pretty guy who climbed into women's beds?" A middle-aged official asked with a smile, with ridicule and disdain in his tone.
"A villain who only knows how to flatter." "Traitor." "Shameless trash!" "Blue City Sex Demon, this name is so appropriate." "The shameless dog under Dabichi's skirt."
All the ministers expressed their opinions and ridiculed Chen Xing.
However, they didn't know that the "trash prime minister" they called him was sitting in front of them at this moment, calm and unfazed, as if he was not scolding him, but someone else.
Just as everyone was laughing, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.
"You should not be so contemptuous of an enemy general."
The speaker was Shu Muhengyuan, the eldest prince of the Tianqin Principality. As soon as he spoke, the whole place immediately fell silent, and all eyes were fixed on him.
"As far as I know, this Chen Xing is quite capable. He didn't rely on women to get to the top like the rumors say. He must be something special if he can win the favor of the Golden Eyed Witch and the Bloody Queen at the same time." Shu Muhengyuan said calmly. He said, "If we underestimate him, we will probably pay an extremely heavy price."
Duke Deyuan glanced at his eldest son, with a bit of contempt in his eyes, "We don't have to worry too much about such low-ranking little people. If virtue is not matched, it will definitely not last long. I only see how many days he can still be around. .”
"Father..." The eldest prince still wanted to argue, but was rudely interrupted by his father, "Stop talking. If you don't have the ability, just try harder. Treating a local dog as a threat is simply a disgrace to our Shumu royal family." Face."
Shu Mu Hengyuan clenched his fists with anger in his eyes, but did not say any more. Because he knew that if he continued to talk, it would only make his father look down on him even more.
At this time, the new dishes arranged by Shu Mu Xianglian for Chen Xing arrived.
This time the servant did not directly open the lid like last time.
A colorful fish appeared in front of me, its body bulging like a prickly ball.
"Colorful pufferfish!" someone whispered.
Pufferfish is highly poisonous, the most highly poisonous among the colorful pufferfish. Even if you eat it with an antidote, you will lose half your life.
Looking at the colorful pufferfish with its cheeks opening and closing, Chen Xing showed a strange smile.
He raised his wrist and whispered to the black watch:
"The action begins!"
