"Knock knock." The knocker was softly knocked.

"What's the matter?" Liu Wei asked out loud.

"Your Highness, it's time for you to eat." The little eunuch said cautiously, and he noticed a trace of displeasure in Liu Wei's tone.

Of course, the little eunuch didn't know what this displeasure was for, even if he knew, as a little eunuch who was very good at reading people's eyes in the palace, he also knew how to deal with it very well. When any noble person is angry, he must not make a single mistake, otherwise he will be angry.

In the past, he might not have worried about this, but now that Liu Weiwei is getting heavier, he doesn't dare to judge according to his past habits.

Hearing this, Liu Biancai suddenly woke up to the fact that his stomach was empty and extremely hungry. He now eats a lot of food, at least three meals a day, and each meal must have minced meat to maintain full physical strength.

Usually soon after a training like this, he has to eat, otherwise he will be exhausted. It's just that the senior brother has returned, making him forget the instinctive needs of his body for a while.

"Goo." In the silence, Liu Wei's stomach screamed twice, which was crisp and audible.

The princes of the Beacon Opera were stunned for a moment, and then smiled in understanding. Nodding at Liu Wei, he got off the bed and immediately stood aside. The princes of the Beacon Opera returned to the state of the little marquis's father-in-law, standing aside, just like he was usually seen by outsiders.

"Oh, let them in, then." Seeing that the princes of the Beacon Opera were ready, Liu Wei spoke.

"Yes." The little eunuch outside the door answered and pushed the door of the palace open.

"Let's go inside." The two of them pushed open the door and stood on either side of the door again. As long as there is a little prince in it, it is not a big deal for the two of them to go in and join in the fun, not to mention that the prince did not let them in.

Two little eunuchs, a palace maid, and the three of them who came from the imperial dining room, walked in like this. As usual, with his head down, no one looked around, and there was no trace of abnormality.

This road, this palace, is the road that these three people are most familiar with, a palace. From the moment the prince was assigned to this palace, the three of them began to go back and forth from the imperial dining room to here.

Not to mention anything else, the three of them also have a very good understanding of the tastes of the prince, and usually the imperial dining room will also refer to the opinions of the three of them when making dishes. It is precisely because the three of them, whether it is the young and beautiful palace maid or the two eunuchs, have been staying for a long time.

When I arrived this time, I was carrying a food box in my hand, and I was also sending a very ordinary meal. For people outside, this meal is not ordinary, only luxury homes can enjoy it, but for the meals in the palace, the weekday meals of the prince are extremely ordinary.

The palace maid's feet lightly stepped on the ground, and walked towards Liu Wei step by step, showing a kind of youth and beauty between the steps and lines. The one who can be a palace maid in the palace is undoubtedly not young and beautiful, coupled with the arrogance and lasciviousness of Emperor Han Ling, there are many palace maids like her in the current palace.

Once she gets older, a palace maid like her will be dismissed from the palace, if she can't get something during the period of time she has become a palace maid. Then when they left the palace, they were no different or even worse than those women outside the palace.

Because they are old, their youth is spent in the period of time when they are palace maids. Although the palace maids who come out of the palace will be particularly favored by others, the choices are still pitiful.

This day was a very ordinary day for this palace maid, just like every day in the past. In fact, just in the morning, yesterday, she also walked here with exactly the same steps, carrying the exact same lunch box in her hand.

The only thing that has changed should be the dishes in the lunch box, as well as her current mood. She knew that it was wrong to do so, and once it was revealed, she and the little eunuch next to her would never be spared. But she didn't have a choice, and she couldn't choose her, and when she wanted to make a choice of her own, she found that someone had already helped her make a choice.

I shuddered at the thought of the threat that surrounded my ears, and all resistance was completely destroyed. She's not alone. There are also parents and brothers and sisters outside the palace, unlike the eunuchs next to them, they have little concern, so they have to be particularly ruthless.

"Your Highness." The palace maid screamed softly, and she came to the small table in the middle of the couch and bowed to Liu Wei.

"Yes." Liu Wei nodded flatly.

His stomach screamed again, and he quickly turned his face sideways to hide the embarrassed expression on his face.

The princes of the Beacon Opera were trying to hold back their laughter over there, and in his opinion, Liu Wei was so cute, especially the flush on his face when he was embarrassed. But... The brows of the princes of the Beacon Opera quickly furrowed.

looked at the palace maid and the eunuch, and I don't know why, the princes of the Beacon Opera just felt that something was wrong, very wrong. But after thinking about it, he couldn't say a reason, as if it was an illusion.

There is no abnormality, the same person as before, the same movements, everything is exactly the same, nothing changes. The food box on the small table still looks so exquisite, with a red lacquer background and many smooth and beautiful gold patterns. It is simply a work of art, not a simple food box that is only used to hold meals, and when placed outside the palace, this kind of food box will make people feel that it should not be used to hold food, and should be placed in a position that can be clearly seen by the eyes for viewing.

But in the palace, it's a food box, that's all. And it's not one or two, there are a lot of them, and the one used by the Empress and Emperor is even more amazing than this.

The dishes that the palace maid was serving, the plates that were in contact with the slender jade fingers, were no different from what the princes of the Beacon Opera usually saw, maintaining the exquisite style in the palace. Bowls, chopsticks, spoons, are also the same.

Looking at the dish again, it was full of color, aroma and flavor, and the princes of the Beacon Opera stood aside, their noses twitching slightly, and they could smell the aroma. was hooked, the gluttony of the princes of the beacon fire opera was hooked, looking at the same dishes on the small table, and couldn't help swallowing saliva.

He was also hungry, but he played a eunuch, and no matter how good a eunuch was, he couldn't sit at the same table with a prince. It was okay when no one saw it, but there were still three outsiders present now, and the princes of the Beacon Opera had no choice but to suppress the stomach cravings.

It turned out that at this time, there was no stir-fry at all in the Eastern Han Dynasty, not even oil at all, that is, oil was rarely used at all. There is no vegetable oil, as for animal oil, lard or something, it is like a luxury for the common people. Coupled with the scarcity of seasonings, the dishes of the Eastern Han Dynasty were very difficult to eat, very unpalatable, and there were only so many dishes.

It wasn't until the Song Dynasty that stir-fry didn't really mean anything, and it had learned to use a variety of fats to make dishes even more delicious. Before the Song Dynasty, no matter who it was, whether it was the emperor, the minister, or the common people, the taste was almost the same, but the food they ate was different.

But for the players, it's not a big deal at all. The empire has thousands of years of history and a splendid food culture that can make almost all foodies fall into the arms of the empire. Among the players who enter the game, there are also many people who are chefs, and some also know how to cook, so stir-frying, as well as various dishes and delicacies, are not a thing at all, and anyone can come to such a hand.

In the imperial dining room in the palace, a player successfully mixed in and became an important chef inside. Using his cooking skills, this player also wants the wind to be windy, and the rain to be rainy. The mouths of the emperor, empress, and concubines of the palace were also raised by them.

The dishes that are now on the small table are not in keeping with this era, but it is not surprising. If Liu Wei can't eat these dishes, that's the really strange thing.

So, what's wrong? The princes of the Beacon Opera couldn't figure it out, and they couldn't think of it, so they had to temporarily suppress the sense of unease.

The palace maid placed a plate of dishes, the movement was not slow, but it was not fast, maintaining a rhythm, which was pleasing to the eye.

When the princes of the Beacon Fire Opera looked at her, her heart beat violently, and her fingers couldn't help but tremble a few times, very slightly. Soon, the palace maid suppressed the abnormality on her body, took out the chopsticks from the food box, put them flat on the bowl, and brought a spoon and put it in another bowl of soup.

"Your Highness, please use it slowly." The palace maid said softly, carrying the empty food box, walked backwards a few steps, and stood aside.

She now has a strange idea in her heart, hoping that Liu Wei will eat quickly, but she also doesn't want Liu Wei to eat. She knew very well what the consequences of the two choices would be, and she lowered her head and had a contradictory expression on her face.

The two eunuchs on the side were not much different from this palace maid, full of fear and apprehension. It's one thing to think about it, it's another thing to do it now, and it's another thing to watch what happens.

"Pounding." The hearts beat rapidly, the bodies of the two eunuchs tensed, and the hot blood flowed rapidly in the body.

Suddenly, their hearts skipped a beat, and they heard Liu Wei pick up the spoon, and the sound of the spoon gently colliding with the porcelain bowl. And he heard the soup dripping from the spoon, and splashing loudly in the soup.

They did not see it with their heads down, but they heard it, and they heard it very clearly, as if they were the ones who were holding the spoon now. The scene of Liu Wei holding a spoon and scooping a spoonful of soup came to mind, and it was being sent to his mouth.

Time really flies at this time, very slowly. Every bit, every drop, is as long as a day, a month, or a year. They hoped that time would pass faster and not allow themselves to be tormented like this, but time was getting slower and slower, as if they were frozen.

Time, too, is very slow for the princes of the Beacon Theater. Little by little, he finally thought of what was wrong.

It was the heartbeat, the heartbeat of the palace maid and the two eunuchs, at the beginning, the moment they saw Liu Wei just now, they suddenly beat violently. This is very abnormal, at least this palace maid and the two eunuchs have no real reason to be afraid.

So what are they afraid of? What are you afraid of? Why, when I didn't make any mistakes, why did my heart beat so violently?

There is no problem with their expressions, demeanor, and movements. The only problem is the instinctive reaction of the body, and the body does not deceive. Even if you can deceive yourself, there is no way for the body to deceive. Or someone can deceive, but it will definitely not be something that this one palace maid and those two eunuchs can easily do.

Something is wrong, something is wrong, something is wrong! This is wrong, as long as there is a little bit of wrong, the princes of the Beacon Opera will have reason to suspect, more, bigger things!

"Wait!" The princes of the Beacon Opera suddenly drank it, not only to say, but he stepped out and knocked down the spoon that was already extremely close to Liu Wei's lips with one hand.

The spoon was knocked down on the carpet on the floor, and the soup was spilled around. Liu Wei's hand was still held in front of him, and he was even a little stunned, but he saw a shadow flashing in front of him, and he couldn't see it clearly at all, and the spoon in his hand fell to the ground.

He came back to his senses, looked at the princes of the Beacon Theater, and cast an inquiring gaze. For the trust of the princes of the Beacon Opera, Liu Wei will not suspect anything, there is always a reason, if the princes of the Beacon Opera do not have a necessary reason, they will not do this at all.

The palace maid, the two eunuchs, trembled violently, after the spoon fell. They looked up in surprise, trying to understand what was happening, but they saw the piercing eyes of the princes of the Beacon Theater.

Straight to the heart, as soon as this gaze appears, it makes people feel that they can't hide any secrets in their hearts. It was such a penetrating gaze, knowing everything, that it was impossible to resist it.

"Could it be that their plan was discovered?" This thought involuntarily came to life in their hearts and occupied their minds.

"What should I do?" The palace maid looked at the two eunuchs next to her, and her eyes were silently conveying this question.

The two eunuchs were also at a loss, and they didn't know how to answer the palace maid. Even if they wanted to, there was no way to speak out loud in this environment.

With a fixed mind, the two eunuchs nodded lightly at the palace maid, anyway, the prince didn't drink the soup, nothing happened, how could they be detected? Now I can only pretend that I don't know anything, so that I can fool the past.

But the next sound in their ears shattered their slightly naïve idea.

The princes of the Beacon Opera walked up to the three of them, looked at them with unkind faces, and said coldly: "Do you still want to pretend?" ”

(End of chapter)