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"Sir, it's here!" After passing through the moat, a well-carved and extravagant carriage slowly stopped, just in front of the meadow where the banquet was held, behind the noble carriages, and the groom in the car reminded his master softly.

"Yes!" Donald whispered yes, and then, with the help of the groom, stepped out of the carriage.

When I looked up, hundreds of torches were lit by the soldiers, stuck in trees, or simply held in their hands, standing around the meadow banquet, all with blazing eyes and wide eyes, not sparing any suspicious person.

Immediately, Donald looked in the center, a huge tent was stationed in the grass, the walls of the tent were lifted up so that the dining table could be seen directly, and the graceful maids carried food in and out, which seemed to be extremely large enough for the nobles and councilors to eat together.

If you look closely, isn't it exactly the same as the tent that King James VI set up to celebrate the heir when Queen Mary was born?

Donald couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart, but with a happy look on his face, he walked to the tent.

In the Middle Ages, almost the vast majority of knights enjoyed meat, drank wine, and had a large appetite. In many chivalric literatures, there are plots depicting knights eating and drinking, including stories of several knights eating and drinking and eating whole wild boars in one go.

So, Donald saw that next to the tents, the tables of some army officers were already full of large pieces of roasted beef, fat and oily mutton, and more fleshy and less prickly fish.

Of course, they could not enter the tent, only people of high status could enter, such as themselves. Thinking beautifully, Donald walked in.

Under the huge tent, dozens of long tables were placed, and in the middle were the king's and Scottish nobles and monks, while a merchant like him could only find a place to sit near the door at the edge of the tent.

In the early aristocratic banquets, there were no strict rules on the order of seating, and nobles who were usually close to the king would be given a position close to the king as a sign of favor.

By now, the royal court members who were in charge of banquets had accepted the same rules, with the most important guests sitting at higher tables, and the most distinguished seats at the king's table reserved for clergy and high nobility. The seats are then arranged in turn depending on the position, while the positions of the male and female guests are crossed by each other.

After a while, the nobles and parliamentarians also came in turn, and only Edward and Queen Mary and Queen Mary were left.

Sure enough, a court ceremonial officer immediately walked into the tent and shouted loudly to the nobles:

"By the grace of God, His Majesty Edward VI, Lord of England, France and Ireland, and of Ireland, and of Scotland, and of England and Ireland, and of the Church of Scotland, and Her Majesty Mary I, Queen of England and Scots, head of the Church of England and Scotland, have arrived—"

The court ceremonial officer shouted, and the nobles and parliamentarians stood up in unison and bowed in salute.

"Good day, Your Majesty!" "Good day, Her Majesty!"

Immediately, Edward took little Lori's hand and walked over step by step, from the door to the central position.

As for why Queen Mary didn't come, the reason she gave Edward was that she was not feeling well.

The two of them walked over with smiles on their faces, dressed in gorgeous gowns, and only after the two of them reached the long table in the center did they get up and sit down.

The first prayer was a prayer before the meal to thank the Lord for his kindness, and after the prayer, the servants lined up and brought the food in turn.

The first to come up was the chief chef with bread and butter, followed by the servant and his assistants with wine and spirits.

The servants in the castle brought the wine in barrels and poured it into large cups.

Winemaids add spices and sugar to some of the wines and serve them with the last course.

At the banquet, meat and fish are mainly eaten, and vegetables and fruits are less.

In the back kitchen, the chef and his helpers in the kitchen are tired of preparing the meat for the banquet.

Since most of the meat is barbecued, the various meats on the roast forks must be constantly turned - pork, beef, lamb, poultry, game, and they also prepare stews and soups in a large iron pot that is hung from hooks and chains, and under the pot is a fire that can be pulled up or lowered to regulate the temperature.

So, one by one, the roasted meat that exuded heat was served by the maids to the plates of the various nobles.

The maids then placed a small plate of pepper, nutmeg, ginger, adzuki bean, saffron, cloves, cinnamon, and vanilla, which were expensive spices from the East, to the nobles, and Edward to him.

Then Edward saw the nobles and councillors see the precious spices in front of them, their eyes light up, and their mouths praise Edward's generosity. Of course, these are the treasures of the Scottish royal family and the ransoms paid by some nobles.

It can be seen that they are sincere and not fake at all.

After that, some nobles grabbed a handful of pepper with their hands and sprinkled it directly on the leg of mutton, and suddenly the leg of mutton became red, looking very beautiful, and the nobleman was also satisfied with his masterpiece, and gnawed on it with joy on his face, with a cool expression.

Donald was also happy, as a wealthy businessman, such a bold behavior for a year is only like that, and he is usually reluctant.

After the meat, came the fruit. Some of the fruits are roasted, like apples; Some are stewed, such as oranges; Of course, there are also those that are eaten raw, such as one of the nobles who sprinkled pepper on pears.

In the Middle Ages, the doctors of the lifeblood of European medicine believed that all fruits were cold foods, and that if they were to be eaten, they should be cooked hot or spices should be added. In the eyes of the aristocracy, the stewed fruit is the high standard, and all the people who eat the fruit raw are pure hanging silk.

For example, when the pot of orange pear, apricot and plum stewed apple soup with the smell of pepper in front of Edward, there was no expression of disgust, on the contrary, he happily scooped a spoonful with a spoon and sent it to the mouth of little Lori.

So the nobles were moved, you see, such a delicious and cherished delicacies, His Majesty the King actually fed them directly to Queen Mary, what a loving couple!

So, in this pleasant and peppery tent, the nobles enjoyed an unforgettable dinner.

After eating, the nobles got together one by one and chatted, and even the beautiful noblewomen and handsome nobles gradually walked into the deep forest.

And after Edward finished eating, he was also very happy to comfort the officers of the army.

Then, after meeting some nobles, when he was about to take Mary back, he found that she had four cute little Lori's gathered around her, about the same age.

"Your Majesty!" It was only after four crisp voices that Mary found out about Edward's arrival.

"Brother Edward, these are my four best friends!"

Seeing Edward coming, little Mary hurriedly took Edward's arm and introduced him one by one.

"This is Mary. Beaton. Lori pointed to one of the tallest girls.

"This is Mary. Hamiston! "Girl with light yellow hair.

"This is Mary. Lennox! "A little rich little girl.

"This is Mary. Campbell! "A little girl with the same red hair as little Lori.

"Five Marys!!" Edward looked at the five men and said with some surprise.