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

Marquis Pingyuan thought very well, but he didn't know that Jiang Che didn't pay attention to his intention at all.

Soon, all the concubines, princes and princesses, including several emperors and grandchildren, had also celebrated their birthdays.

Next it was the turn of other royal family members and ministers.

The royal family members were led by several close uncles of Ning Ji to celebrate his birthday together.

Naturally, the ministers were not as good as the emperor's relatives. Except for a few close ministers, although others could attend the palace banquet, they were not even qualified to congratulate Ning Ji, the emperor, on his birthday.

Otherwise, with so many people, one glass of wine per person, even if Ning Ji didn't drink, his wrist would hurt just from raising the glass.

After a round of birthday greetings, it’s time for free activities.

Although it is a palace banquet, there are still few opportunities to truly interact with the emperor.

Even because of the large number of people, many people with low official positions were located very far back. From a distance, they could only see the figure of the emperor sitting high at the top, and even the specific appearance could not be clearly seen.

Therefore, except for some high-ranking people, most ministers attend palace banquets to broaden their social contacts.

After all, the palace banquet lasted for most of the day, and it was impossible for everyone to sit there stupidly for so long.

Chatting with other people nearby or saying hello to people you know is a must.

The positions in the palace are arranged according to official rank and have nothing to do with specific official positions.

Therefore, people in similar positions have the same official rank, but they are probably not in the same department, or they have not known each other before.

In this case, it is naturally a good channel for hosting communication.

In the past, if officials like them interacted with officials from other departments at will, they would be suspected.

But when we meet and talk at the palace banquet, no one will care.

The ministers know each other and will not cause any unnecessary trouble, so they are naturally happy.

If they don't get along well with each other, or if Tourmaline's ideas conflict, it will be treated as a chance encounter, and there will be no intersection except for palace banquets.

But if you meet someone with similar interests or who is beneficial to each other, it is equivalent to establishing a connection, and you can continue to contact each other in the future.

Although he had memories of attending palace banquets before, this was Jiang Che's first time attending a palace banquet in the true sense.

Naturally, I was very curious.

But because of the task before, my attention was focused on the food in front of me.

Now that he had tasted all the dishes on the table and the new ones had not yet arrived, his attention naturally returned to the palace banquet.

After congratulating him on his birthday, the atmosphere at the palace banquet had calmed down and was no longer as serious as before.

And everyone became casual.

The emperor and empress sitting at the top were chatting in a low voice, and the atmosphere between the two was still so harmonious.

The four concubines seemed to have become accustomed to the emperor's favoritism. They were sitting in their respective seats boredly, chatting without a word.

There were several three- and four-year-old children sitting next to the two. Jiang Che had no memory, but judging from the closeness between them, they should all be the emperor's grandchildren.

Many of the princes are no longer in their positions at this time.

Some of them are looking for their maternal relatives, while others are talking with their friends of the same age.

The princesses gathered together in twos and threes and chatted about something. There were many noble girls around them who were brought to the palace banquet by their families.

Some of these princesses are about the same age as Jiang Che and are still in elementary school.

But there are also several who have graduated and are old enough to socialize outside the palace.

Ningguo is rich and powerful and is one of the top powers in the world.

The atmosphere is relatively open, and there is no rule that men and women sit on separate seats at the age of seven. Although women cannot be officials, there are not many restrictions in other aspects.

As long as the year is right, the princes and princesses can get their own palace exit tokens.

If you want to leave the palace, you only need to bring someone with you, register, and then you can leave the palace at will.

Precisely because of this regulation, those princes were given many opportunities to win over courtiers.

Even some princes whose mothers' families are not strong can still get enough support as long as they are capable.

But there are no restrictions for princes, and even less for princes.

Not to mention that the prince also had a team arranged by the emperor himself, Ning Ji, whose starting point was much better than that of other princes.

The key point is that Ning Xize, the prince, not only has a high-ranking prince and tutor appointed by the emperor, but also Ning Ji, the emperor, who has personally taught him the way to be a king since he was a child.

In addition, he himself is extremely outstanding. It can be said that in the civil and military circles of the current dynasty, except for some princes' wives who have evil intentions or naturally stand behind the prince, almost everyone else supports the prince.

One can imagine Ning Xize's status in the hearts of the courtiers.

No, at this time, there were many people surrounding Ning Xize.

Among them, there are those who are really close to him, and there are also many who want to get on the prince's ship.

[The emperor of this world really doesn’t love power. 】

As if he noticed Jiang Che staring at the prince, 0031 jumped out at this time.

[It can be seen from the plot that this person is truly a wise king now. 】

Jiang Che also sighed with emotion.

[Not all wise kings are so broad-minded. Although many wise kings have made great achievements in governing the country, they begin to love power as they get older and are wary of all kinds of suspicions about their children who have grown up. 】

[This one is good. Not only did he cultivate the prince carefully before, but now that he is older, he is even more capable of letting go.Do you think the identities of the accompanying readers he arranged for the prince are? 】

0031 said, and a light curtain popped up in front of Jiang Che that only he could see.

Above the light curtain were messages read by several princes.

Jiang Che took a glance, and the first person in the queue was his eldest cousin, Jiang Chen, the eldest son and heir apparent of An Guogong.

Behind them are Wei Zijin, the eldest son of his uncle Ronghou family, and Xia Mo'an, the heir apparent of Jingnanhou.

Needless to say, his eldest cousin, An Guogong was Ning Ji's confidant and an absolute important official in the court.

Cousin Wei Zijin was not only a member of the Queen's mother's family, but his grandfather was also recognized as a great scholar in Ningguo. He was full of talents and his status among literati was almost unrivaled.

As for the last one, Jingnanhou is a general in the court. He currently guards the southern part of Ningguo and holds one-third of the military power of Ningguo. He is a typical representative of high power.

Xia Mo'an was his only legitimate son. He was so loved by Marquis Jingnan that he made him the crown prince early.

It can be said that Ning Ji's move completely put Marquis Jingnan on the prince's boat.

Three companions, one literary, one martial and one confidant, were enough to make Ning Xize invincible.

If Ning Xize is unable to hold the position of crown prince, then it can only be said that he is too useless and will not be able to ascend the throne in the future.

"The emperor's uncle's love for the prince is truly genuine." Jiang Che sighed after seeing Xia Mo'an's introduction.

Ning Xize's position as the crown prince is so secure. In addition to his own abilities, Ning Ji's support for him is also indispensable.

In other words, with such support from the king of a country, no matter who is sitting on the throne of the prince, as long as he is not ineffective, he can basically succeed in ascending the throne.

[That’s why this world is regarded as a novice world.As long as you follow the plot obediently, you can successfully complete the mission. 】

"Indeed, apart from being too young and not having much freedom to learn cooking skills outside, this task is almost not difficult at all." Jiang Che quite agreed with 0031's words.

The simplicity of the task means that he has a high chance of successfully completing it.

After passing the novice mission, he can truly be listed as a candidate for reincarnation, and at the same time he can get a certain amount of points.

With points in hand, even if the subsequent mission fails once, there is still room for recovery.

0031 suddenly said that the tasks for these candidates were not actually very difficult, but they were relatively time-consuming. The reincarnators didn't like them, so they were given them.

Really difficult tasks with very high points would have been taken over by the reincarnators long ago, and it would not be their turn.

[Just practice in the virtual kitchen first.Anyway, as long as you can learn it, it's useless in this world, but it will definitely be useful in the future. 】

"I don't have to cook in real life. I'm just worried that there will be tasks in this area and I will be stuck on the tasks again." Jiang Che expressed his worries.

With the Spirit Tempering Immortal Code, he often tempers his body and still has a certain need for spirit stones.

Spirit stones can only be obtained by completing tasks.

However, system tasks can only appear at most three at a time.

If these three tasks are not accepted or completed, no other new tasks will appear.

Many tasks are randomly generated based on external conditions.

Just like today, if I didn't attend the palace banquet, I wouldn't have this task.

If there are three tasks that you cannot complete on any given day, new tasks will not be generated, and you will miss many randomly generated tasks.

You know, this kind of randomly generated tasks can usually be completed on the spot, and the task rewards are generous.

If he missed one of them, he would be heartbroken to death.

[You don’t have to worry too much about this. Although the system is just a rigid program, it will also refer to the host’s own data.Your age is there, and you won't be given too difficult tasks at this stage. 】

"That's good."

With the words of 0031, Jiang Che was completely relieved.

With a virtual kitchen that is [-]% realistic, Jiang Che doesn't care whether he can cook in reality or not.

The worries I had before were just because of the mission.

While he was chatting with 0031, a new round of dishes arrived.

This time, four dishes were removed and four new dishes were served.

These four dishes are no longer cold dishes, but stir-fried dishes.

He tasted each one and then put down his chopsticks.

"There is no royal chef who cooks it carefully." Jiang Che felt a little disappointed.

Only one of the twelve dishes was qualified. This ratio was a bit low. He began to worry about his task.

[As usual, the imperial chef carefully cooks all the big dishes.The front is just some appetizers, don’t worry, the real good ones are at the back. 】

"That's true." Jiang Che was decisively convinced by 0031.