Kuai Chuan: I don’t get along with my family’s golden finger.

On weekdays, except for eating at the emperor and empress, Jiang Che would not have tasted the skills of the royal chef a few times.

Even if you taste it, you may not know whether it was carefully prepared.

It’s true that the imperial chef is really good at cooking, and the meals he cooks are all top-notch delicacies.

So on weekdays, even if you pay great attention to the emperor's meals and cook them carefully, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are not meticulous.

It is only at such palace banquets, especially those attended by envoys from other countries, that these royal chefs can really show their skills.

Otherwise, the God of Cooking system would not have released this task just now.

Originally, Jiang Che had no special feelings about the food at the palace banquet.

Who comes to such a palace banquet just for the food?

But it is definitely not possible now. Not only eating from beginning to end, but also at least picking out ten dishes to taste carefully.

"What's wrong with Che'er?" Ning Xize asked with concern after seeing that everyone around him had been distracted since he came over.

"Nothing, I'm just curious about those envoys from other countries."

Jiang Che naturally couldn't say that he was thinking about the system mission, but just found a random reason.

Anyway, his position was placed next to Ning Xize, and diagonally opposite were several envoys.

"They are just some small border countries. They pay tribute to some special products every year to ensure safety. It would be nice if they were a little polite to them. There is no need to worry about the rest."

Thinking that he saw that the envoys were a little nervous, Ning Xize lowered his voice slightly and comforted them.

Although Ning Ji's birthday was grand, it didn't go so far as to invite envoys from other countries to celebrate his birthday.

It's just that there were some natural disasters in these small countries this year, so the tribute time was a little late, just in time for the birthday banquet.

These countries are all tributaries of Ning State. They have small land areas and do not have any decent armies. They are completely dependent on Ning State to exist.

"Thank you, Brother Prince, I understand." Jiang Che nodded and responded.

Ning Ji is not the kind of emperor who likes to make long speeches and praise his virtues, so his speech before the banquet was also very simple.

Just as Jiang Che and Ning Xize lowered their heads to talk, Ning Ji above was already announcing the start of the banquet.

On the exquisite stage in the middle, the kabuki dancers from Kyouboji danced their slender waists and performed carefully choreographed dances.

But few people at the banquet were in the mood to enjoy this beautiful song and dance. At this time, they were racking their brains to think of various birthday messages.

The first person to speak was naturally the queen sitting next to the emperor, Ning Ji.

"I wish your majesty the sun and moon to be prosperous, and the pine trees and cranes to be everlasting." The queen raised the wine glass in her hand and said to the people around her.

The queen's birthday message was very simple, but the emperor Ning Ji was very happy to hear it.

"Thank you Queen, you have worked hard these years."

He also held the wine glass, smiled at each other and Queen Wei Xianning, and drank the wine in one gulp.

Needless to say, the friendship between the emperor and the empress was as if they were the only ones left in the world when their eyes met.Everyone else, even the prince, became redundant at this time.

The harmony between the emperor and the empress is naturally something that many ministers would like to see, but for Hong Gong's concubines, this scene is very dazzling.

From the fourth concubine to the ordinary talents and beauties, there was a sourness in my heart at this moment.

Even that good-tempered and honest person couldn't help but have red eyes, let alone other people.

Some of the concubines who secretly wanted to compare themselves with the queen gritted their teeth. They just worried about the occasion and tried to suppress the resentment in their hearts and try to calm themselves down.

However, the reactions of these people were not within the Empress's consideration at all, and they did not even get a look.

After the queen finished her toast, it was naturally the prince's turn.

I don't know what Ning Zexi was thinking, but he didn't say anything when he got up, and even reached out to pick up Jiang Che next to him.

"My son and Che'er wish my father a long life together."

The prince's congratulation was even more simple. After speaking, he drank the wine in his hand first.

As for Jiang Che, who was pulled up by him, he had not yet reacted.

But the situation was already like this, so I had no choice but to drink from the cup in my hand.

Fortunately, he was young, so what was in the glass was not wine, but sherbet.It's sweet, almost like juice.

"Okay! The prince has always been very fond of me. Ning Guo's future depends on you." Ning Ji has never concealed his love for the prince.

If such words were said at a palace banquet attended by envoys from a subject country, the meaning is self-evident.

Almost as soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

The ministers who stood by the prince's side were naturally happy.

As for the concubines and princes or the prince's wives who had other ideas, their expressions were not so good.

The prince's status was already stable, and now that Ning Ji said such words in public, it undoubtedly gave the prince more leverage.

It is conceivable that after today, even those who originally wanted to remain neutral will probably lean towards the prince's side.

Ning Ji's words were originally a blow to many princes, but what he said next made even the princesses unable to sit still.

"Che'er is also very good. When I first met you, I thought it was Kang'er who had come back. You have been raised under the Queen's knees since you were a child. To me and the Queen, you are no different from a young son..."

After hearing these words, Jiang Che was stunned, and he almost didn't dare to listen anymore.

The plot he got was from when the plot officially started. Now it is at the stage where the plot has not started, which is completely the time period for the world to be completed.

It can be said that Jiang Che himself doesn't know what will happen at this time.

But he is now certain that these words are definitely not in the plot.

Because the original plot never mentioned that such a thing had happened, and he had never heard of the name Kang'er.

However, although he was confused, Jiang Che woke up in time and bowed and sat down with the prince's cousin.

Although the person sat down, the chain reaction caused by Ning Ji's words had just begun.

Apart from anything else, Jiang Che felt that the looks of the princes and princesses around him could kill people.

"It's okay, don't worry about them." Sensing the gazes of those brothers and sisters, Ning Xize rubbed Jiang Che's head and comforted him.

"Yes." Jiang Che nodded obediently.

With the prince's brother in charge, he naturally doesn't need to do anything.

Ning Xize was a gentle brother when facing Jiang Che, but it was different when facing other people.

It's not that he is not nice to other princes and princesses, but because of his majesty as a prince, he must be able to suppress these brothers and sisters.

So after comforting Jiang Che, his eyes instantly turned cold.

The cold and indifferent eyes swept over the princes and princesses one by one. Those who were originally filled with jealousy felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on them, and they couldn't help but shudder.

At the same time, everyone calmed down.