Liang Meng left, but the ministers did not.

After all, the banquet hasn't started yet.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the ministers who were in high spirits finally began to eat and drink.

At the banquet, Ye Chen specially brought out the novel dishes in the vegetable garden and invited the guests to taste them.

The dishes and cooking techniques are also from him.

Of course, he didn't do it.

He had promised Wang Qinglong and the four of them that he would sort out a recipe for them, and he took the time to get one in the past two days.

After having people copy it and send it to the four of them, Ye Chen also asked the chef of the palace to start learning.

After two days of trying, they have done a good job.

Although in terms of color and flavor, it is still a little worse than the culinary master who adds points to his system, but it is more than enough to entertain guests.

As for the meals he cooks with his own hands......

Not everyone is entitled to it.

Facts have proved that Chinese cuisine still has its own uniqueness.

After tasting it, the ministers said that this new dish tasted very good and was very novel.

After hearing that Ye Chen had seeds here, and that people had started planting them on a large scale, and that he still had recipes for these dishes here, they all said that they wanted a copy of them too.

Ye Chen naturally will not be stingy.

In fact, he would love to see the food he liked spread around the world.

As an orthodox Chinese, he can be regarded as contributing to the promotion of Chinese culture.

Although it is in another world.

A banquet lasted from the afternoon until late at night, and it was almost early in the morning before it ended.

The ministers had a good meal, and the chefs and subordinates of the palace were tired.

Of course, tired and tired, but they are happy.

Because Ye Chen asked the housekeeper to give them a lot of rewards, which were worth their wages for several months, how could they not be happy.

For Ye Chen, money is not too important.

He didn't seem to have much money to do.

The Empress provided all the things he needed, such as the most financially expensive cultivation resources.

And in fact, he didn't need any cultivation resources.

Because he doesn't cultivate at all!

Ever since he realized that with his qualifications, he couldn't do anything on his own, he completely gave up on self-reliance.

Or the system is good.

In this way, he is the best martial artist to support, and he doesn't have to worry about resources at all.

Therefore, he basically didn't need the gifts that the ministers gave when they came to congratulate him today.

It's useless to keep it, it's good to scatter a little for the next person.

The subordinates are tired, and Ye Chen is actually very tired.

As the protagonist of the banquet, he has no excuse to escape, he still has to accompany the guests to eat, drink and chat, and occasionally use the excuse to go to the room to rest for a while.

Dealing with these ministers is not an easy task.

Otherwise, he was able to easily answer questions such as talking about the shortcomings of the systems of various departments and how to improve them.

After his cultivation was improved, his mind became clearer and clearer.

A lot of knowledge that he had seen before, but was not impressed by, and was quickly forgotten, can now be recalled, which can be regarded as a surprise.

The only thing that made Ye Chen feel difficult to deal with was the red thread that these old guys were happy to pull on.

This really made him helpless.

A group of uncles and uncles, who have school-age girls at home, want to introduce them to him.

If there is no suitable candidate at home, they will try their best to match others, and they are very enthusiastic, which makes him difficult to handle.

After a few old ministers drank high, they secretly pulled him aside and asked him how he felt about the empress and whether he wanted to marry the empress as his wife.

He was so scared that he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

These old guys, when they drink too much, are really not afraid of heaven and earth, and they dare to match him and the empress.

The Empress is here!

She didn't leave, but was in Ye Chen's room, not far from here.

God knows if she'll eavesdrop!

He didn't doubt the hearing of a Lingyun Realm martial artist at all, as a martial artist, he knew how terrifying cultivation was in these aspects.

Therefore, he didn't dare to answer at all.

It's just an excuse to divert the topic with the excuse that the other party has drunk too much, and then send it away.

Some people are okay, at least let him go.

But there are two old ministers, the more they talk, the more energetic, and they don't have the slightest intention of giving up matchmaking.

No matter how Ye Chen diverted the topic, they could pull it back, which was extremely difficult, which made Ye Chen very helpless.

Finally got rid of these old guys and sent them away one by one, he took a deep breath, the whole person was completely relaxed, and then he suddenly felt tired.

How long has it been since I've been so tired?

When he worked hard to cultivate for the introduction of martial arts a few days ago, he was not so tired!

"Sister, you haven't left yet?"

Opening the door, Ye Chen saw the empress sitting on the table in his room drinking leisurely, Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.

He thought the empress had gone back.

When the banquet began, the empress said a few casual words, and then left, but stayed in his room the whole time.

It's just that the last time he went back here to rest, the empress said that it was not too early to leave.

Because he wanted to send the ministers, he didn't return to the room for more than an hour.

I never thought that the empress was still there!

Moreover, I actually started drinking!

It's almost early in the morning, right?

What is she trying to do?

The empress drank wine, Ye Chen had seen it, but there was only one time.

What the drunken empress looks like, he remembers it vividly.

Ye Chen's gaze moved away from the empress's slightly flushed face, and he swept the tabletop, knowing it in his heart.

A total of six jars of wine.

The wine jar is not big, about the size of a strong man's fist, but at this time there are already three empty jars.

What the empress was drinking was the fourth altar that had been opened, and it had already gone halfway.

Seeing Ye Chen coming back, the empress didn't answer, but smiled and said, "All sent away?"

"Hmm. ”

The empress nodded, walked to the table, and sat down opposite the empress, "Sister, why have you been drinking?"

"I suddenly want to drink, can't I?"

The empress chuckled lightly and said lightly: "I don't want to drink in front of the ministers, and you are not here, so you can only drink it yourself." ”

Hearing this, Ye Chen was silent for a moment.

Hasn't she ever drunk in front of her courtiers?

It's understandable when you think about it.

Glancing at the room, he didn't see Tang Qian's figure.

"Where's Sister Xiaoqian?"

Ye Chen asked.

He thought that Tang Qian would accompany the empress here, but he was not there at the moment.

"Gone. ”

The empress raised the altar and poured a sip of wine, and said, "She can't drink with me, it's boring, so I'll let her rest." ”

"Oh. ”

Ye Chen nodded and didn't speak again.

"What, want to see her?"

The empress put down the wine jar and looked at Ye Chen, with a smile on her face, "Do you want me to call her over?"

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head violently.

Are you kidding!

Even if you really want to see it, you can't admit it, let alone agree to the empress's proposal.

This is a proposition!

The kind that is clearly presented!

The empress smiled, noncommittal to Ye Chen's attitude, but said lightly: "What, don't you want to see me?"

Ye Chen shook his head violently again.

"Is it because I'm not as good-looking as her, or is my personality not as gentle as hers?"

The empress said: "Or is it that I am not good enough for you, not as good as her for you, so you think she is better than me?"

"How so!"

Ye Chen almost shook his head off, "Sister, you are very good to me, really good, I don't mean to be dissatisfied." ”

"Really?"

The empress looked at Ye Chen with a smile, and when she saw Ye Chen's sincere gaze, she finally sighed and looked away.

"Ye Chen, do you think I'm pretty useless?"

The empress didn't look at Ye Chen, but looked to the side, and said lightly: "I said before, I am ashamed of you, and I want to do my best to compensate you, but in the end, I broke my promise." ”

"What I can give, you don't lack, what you lack, I can't give. ”

"Not only did I fail to give you anything, but you kept giving me good things and helping me a lot...... Am I useless, you say?"

"Speaking of which, compared to your sister Xiaoqian, I am indeed much worse, and it is normal that you like her more than me. ”

Her tone was slightly melancholy, as if she was really thinking about it.

"Why!"

Ye Chen said firmly: "Sister, you are very powerful, and I like you very much." ”

Ye Chen almost swore an oath.

At the same time, I also feel a headache.

In normal times, the empress would never tell him this, but now that he is drunk, the empress has obviously drunk a little too much.

The empress who drinks and the empress who doesn't drink are basically two things, and Ye Chen has already experienced it.

"Well, let's not talk about that. ”

The empress looked at Ye Chen in a daze, suddenly laughed after a while, and then said, "Accompany me to drink bars, it's boring to drink alone." ”

The empress said, stretched out her hand to pat the mud seal of the wine jar, and then handed it to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's face froze for a moment.

"This ...... Sister, do you still want to drink?"

Ye Chen looked at her and said cautiously: "Otherwise, that's it for tonight, and I'll drink it another day?"

When the empress heard this, her brows furrowed.

She looked at Ye Chen and said unhappily, "You don't want to drink?"

Ye Chen wanted to nod.

"If you don't want to drink, you have to drink!"

The empress's willow eyebrows almost raised, she looked at Ye Chen, and said coldly: "You want to drink with me, you don't want to?" Say, do you want to drive me away quickly, and then go to find your sister Xiaoqian!"

Ye Chen: "......"

Well, the empress has drunk to the point where she is starting to be unreasonable.

It seems that he has to drink this wine if he doesn't want to.

Sighing lightly in his heart, Ye Chen reluctantly took the wine jar and said with a wry smile: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, how can I have that kind of thought, how bad it is for Sister Xiaoqian to hear your shouting." ”

"Humph!"

The empress snorted and said, "Let her hear it, I'll just say so, she has the ability to seal my mouth!"

Ye Chen: "......"

"Sister, let's have a drink. ”

He smiled wryly, grabbed the jar and stretched it out.

Originally, when he was drinking with the ministers, he had been controlling himself and drinking the least amount, just to avoid getting drunk and avoid discomfort.

Now it seems that tomorrow morning is destined to be a headache.

It's hard!