I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 781 The Banquet In Progress
Originally, it was impossible for this kind of royal banquet to be their turn.

But when the queen and Li Tian were discussing the candidates for the banquet, the queen participated in the banquet in order to give her workers more opportunities.

Taking advantage of the year-end summary to give out bonuses and prizes, a lottery was specially created. The special prize was not a gold or silver reward, but a ticket to participate in the Palace of Bliss Banquet.

And the parents of this child were the lucky ones who won the grand prize.

Originally, they never dared to attend the banquet, and even wanted to find Zhang Yongri to withdraw the special prize.

But Zhang Yongri persuaded them with a smile,
"The royal banquet this time is different from the past, but you are not the only ordinary people, there are many people like you.

This is a very rare opportunity. If you miss it, you will probably regret it for the rest of your life.

Even if you don't want to go, don't you want your children to see it!

You know, he may only have this chance to get in touch with His Majesty and the Queen once in his entire life. Don't you want him to be blessed with His Majesty's blessing and become a blessed person in the future! "

Zhang Yongri's words touched the couple's hearts greatly.

After hesitating for a while, they finally agreed to come here for the banquet.

At first they didn't know what the banquet was like or what they needed to do at the banquet.

Ever since they entered the palace, they were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. They felt that everything they saw was fresh and precious.

If there were not special people to guide them along the way, it is estimated that they would get lost in the palace at the beginning.

Entering the palace with them, there are many people whose identities are almost the same as theirs.

But everyone was wearing ordinary clothes, and no one could recognize who was who.

The couple brought their children, so they had no choice but to follow the flow of people and walk along the guide in a daze.

Along the way, they didn't dare to touch anything, they didn't dare to say anything, for fear that if they said something wrong, they would bring trouble to their family.

They didn't dare to talk to others, so the family of three hid in a corner, waiting in a daze for Li Tian and the queen to appear, planning to leave as soon as possible after seeing His Majesty and being blessed.

Unexpectedly, after the food was served, the children of the family changed their previous sensibleness and wanted to eat the roasted pigeon no matter what.

The husband and wife basically didn't understand anything, and no one told them the rules of the banquet, let alone whether those things could be eaten.

They couldn't help being quarreled by the children. They looked at the place where there were a lot of roast pigeons, and there was a man with a kind face like a chef standing inside.

I thought they were like hawkers in the vegetable market.

I couldn't stand being annoyed by the children, and I was afraid that if the trouble continued, the nobles would see the joke.

The child's father pinched the two taels of silver in his cuff, exchanged glances with his wife, and after getting his wife's nod of agreement, walked slowly towards the booth.

Some people may say, come to the banquet, why do you still have money on your body.

This is actually the thinking and thinking of many ordinary Chinese people.

The so-called rich road to poor families, no matter how difficult the family is, the common people will always bring more or less money when they go out, just in case of emergencies.

That two taels of silver may not seem like much to others, but it may already be a large part of their family's property in their family.

Under the child's eager eyes, the man came to the booth with some embarrassment, and pointed at the roasted pigeon on the table.

asked in a low voice,
"Dare to ask, how much is this, I...I want to buy one for my child!"

The chef behind the table smiled slightly when he heard the words, and didn't say much. He directly picked up a piece of oil paper from his side, grabbed two roasted squabs, and handed them to the man.

The man didn't dare to pick it up because he hadn't paid, so he waved his hands vigorously and shook his head, saying,

"You haven't said the price yet, I dare not accept it!"

The cook finally couldn't bear it this time, and slapped the roasted pigeon vigorously in his hand, and said,

"You can eat it boldly, everything in this banquet is provided for free, and you don't need a penny!..."

The man returned to the child and his wife with a somewhat confused expression.

Seeing that her husband brought back two at once, the wife scolded in a distressed voice,
"This is a royal place, things must be very expensive! Just buy one for your son, why did you buy two at once?"

The man shook his head and said,
"I didn't spend a penny. They said... they said that everything in the store can be eaten as you like, no money!"

When the woman heard this, her eyes lit up immediately.

"Boss, what you said is true. There are so many good things, we can really eat whatever we want, no one cares whether we want money!"

"He...that's what they said, I don't know if it's true or not!"

The woman was also skeptical, but she decided to try it herself.

So he came to the place full of shortbread, carefully picked up a piece of shortbread, and whispered to the waiter behind the table,

"Can I really eat this casually!"

The waiter nodded and said,

"Yes, this is prepared by His Majesty and the Empress for everyone present, no matter who they are, they can enjoy it casually.

If it is not enough, please tell me that Shang Shanjian still has a lot of reserves, so I am not afraid of not having enough food. "

The woman dubiously took a bite of the shortbread, which was only one-third the size of a palm.

After one bite, the soft, waxy and sweet taste spread in her mouth.

She has never eaten such a delicious thing in her life, and stayed on the spot for a short time.

"What is this, how could it be so delicious."

"This is specially made by the imperial chef for this banquet. Osmanthus and pine nut cake. If you like it, I will help you pack a few more."

After finishing speaking, the waiter took out a clean porcelain plate from the side, filled her with several pastries of various flavors neatly, and handed it to her.

After receiving it, she still couldn't believe it.

After walking slowly back to the man and child, she distributed the cakes to her husband and child while saying,
"Master, you were right when you inquired just now, the food here is really free, and it's also very delicious, we're lucky this time.

You know, this pastry is specially made by the imperial chef who cooks for the emperor. Usually, even the high officials don't have the chance to eat it. "

The child on the side, hearing what his mother said, immediately wanted to go, and while shaking the half-eaten roast pigeon, he said,
"Mom, I want to eat, and I want to eat the cakes made by the chef!"

(End of this chapter)