The Seine Food Festival, as the name suggests, is a festive celebration held on the banks of the Seine.

At this time of year, restaurants and pastry shops gather here to advertise their business.

It is said that this year, the royal chef of the Palace of Versailles will also participate. Probably to subsidize the royal family's income, after all, there has been a fiscal deficit for several years in a row.

Whenever this type of event is held, Anna will definitely not miss it.

Bella and Elena agreed to take the little guy with them.

Even without Anna's positivity, they were invited by Miss Elsa.

Mr. Kress has recently come up with some new cake styles that he plans to make a splash at the food festival and attract business for Elsa's shop.

However, through this period of operation, Elsa's cake shop has long been famous.

In addition to the impact of the events that had just opened – after all, the burglars of the Louvre had been hunted down and made the front pages of the newspapers – Mr. Cress's own skills were gradually revealed, winning praise from customers and leaving a good reputation.

In fact, in addition to the commercial promotion purpose, everyone pays more attention to enjoying food together.

There are even irresponsible slogans such as "Paris is all about fashion and food".

Also, since everyone can enjoy it, it is also a pleasant "spice".

The day before the festival, the festivities can be felt on the banks of the Seine.

Merchants of all sizes prepare on the divided stalls. Some set up shelves, some set up stoves, and some simply set up tents. Everyone is actively welcoming this annual event.

On the day of the food festival, early in the morning, Anna got out of bed.

Rarely, this time it was Anna who woke Bella up. Even Elena could clearly feel Anna's enthusiasm.

At Bella's insistence, Anna finally agreed to eat a little before going to the food festival to show off her skills.

The breakfast was still a milk and ham sandwich, and this time Anna didn't complain at all, and it was quickly wiped out.

The trio drove to the Seine.

Due to the early stage, most of the merchants are still in the preparation stage, and it will take about half an hour to start.

They found Miss Elsa's stall, only to see Mr. Cress busy.

"Where's Elsa?" Elena asked curiously.

"Mademoiselle is resting." Mr. Kress said, gesturing to the tent behind him, "She was busy late yesterday."

Elena and the others were not bothered, so they went to another place first.

Various businesses are spread across the banks of the Seine, connected to each other by a stone bridge over the river, and even the bridge has several stalls.

As the sun gradually rises in the east, the shore begins to come alive.

Most of the shops are open and the number of customers is increasing.

The morning sandwich was almost digested, and both Bella and Elena felt a little hungry.

As a result, after only a little bit of eating, they felt a little fuller again.

In stark contrast, Anna's stomach is almost a bottomless pit. When he first arrived, he bought a few apple tarts. After that, the mouth was kept busy and never stopped.

A wide variety of macarons, crepes, donuts, baked briets, cream puffs...... Almost all the shops passing by will be stopped by Anna to "ransack".

By noon, Bella and Elena couldn't eat, but Anna wasn't full. And looking at her appearance, it seems that it has just begun, and the previous ones were all appetizers.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Long time no see."

Although the tone seems more mature, the timbre is still a little immature.

The three of them turned around, and the faces in front of them surprised them a little.

"Queen?" Elena asked, surprised, "Why are you here?"

After the death of Louis XV and the accession of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette changed from Dauphin to Princess.

The former Austrian princess has basically adapted to life at Versailles.

However, after all, being in a foreign country, there is still no one to talk about the emptiness and loneliness in my heart.

And Bella and Elena are not convenient for them to accompany her often. Therefore, most of the time, she can only spend her time in the palace boring, supplementing sugar to make up for the lack of happiness.

Louis XVI was also very fond of this queen. I heard that the reason why the royal family will participate in this year's Seine Food Festival is that the king is doing it to please the queen.

However, in general, Mary's identity is inconvenient to show up. It's no wonder that Elena and the others were surprised.

"Shh——!h Mary covered her lips with her index finger and whispered, "Don't make a noise."

"But what about your safety?" Elena asked.

"Well, no problem, I'm sure Officer Christopher." Mary replied with a smile.

The person in charge of the security of this food festival is none other than Officer Christopher of the Paris Police Department.

"Oh, by the way, have you ever tasted Patrick's craft?" Mary asked.

Patrick was the imperial chef of the Palace of Versailles.

"Not yet." Elena replied, "We're only halfway there, and we can't eat."

"I can still eat!" Anna said, holding up the pine tasu in her hand.

"Let's go check it out first, maybe when you get there, you'll have another appetite?" Mary invited.

Bella felt that even if she had an appetite, she might not be able to eat.

However, since the queen was so graciously invited, it was inconvenient for them to refuse. Besides, there's nothing else going on right now.

The royal family's booth is located in an area in front of the park on the west side.

Far away, you can see many guests waiting in line.

"It's worthy of being a palace chef, and the business is so good!" Elena sighed.

"It's not that exaggerated! Among them, there are many nobles who came to support the royal family in order to pat the royal family." Mary explained.

"......," Elena didn't know what to say.

At this moment, she noticed a familiar figure next to her, standing under a paulownia tree and looking out at the royal family's stall.

"Mr. Cress, why are you here?" Elena asked curiously, "Aren't you taking care of business at Elsa's?"

"I...... Actually, Miss Elsa," Mr. Cress seemed a little embarrassed, "and she said I had been busy all morning, and was afraid that I would be tired—I was fine—but she insisted that I rest for a while. And I don't have anything to do, so I just go out and hang out."

"Oh?" Elena smiled wickedly, "She's talking about you!"

"Yes...... Well......" Mr. Kress blushed a little.

"Is this Elena's sister's friend?" Mary asked.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce it." Elena suddenly reflected, "This is Mr. Cress, Miss Elsa's...... Forehead...... Hmmm......"

Elena thought for a moment, then said, "Guardian!"

"Huh?" Mary had a look of envy on her face.

"No, I'm just working as a baker at Miss Elsa's shop." Mr. Kress smiled awkwardly.

"Say whatever you want." Elena said indifferently, "This is Her Highness the Queen."

"Huh?" Mr. Kress was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

Mary stretched out her arms, and Kress leaned over, took the back of her hand and kissed it symbolically.

"Now, don't make a noise!" Elena admonished.

"Yes." Mr. Kress replied.

I didn't expect to be able to meet the queen in such a place, which was really unexpected.

"I just saw your expression, and it seems that you are also interested in the shop over there, why don't we go together?" Mary suggested.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Mr. Kress said.

So, together with Mr. Cress, a group of five of them, came to the royal stall.

Mr. Patrick, the head chef, was visibly surprised when he saw the queen emerge from the crowd.

But soon, he reacted and invited five people to the tea room at the back.

"It's not a loss to the royal family, it's really a big deal." Elena exclaimed.

Everyone else is a small stall, but the royal family actually built a tea room in the back.

Once Mary and the others were seated, Mr. Patrick instructed the waiters to bring the cake.

"I didn't expect Her Royal Highness to come over, please forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality." Mr. Patrick said slightly apologetically.

"Don't bother." The queen replied, "I just brought my friends over to see you, and they would love to try your handiwork."

"You're overrated." Mr. Patrick modestly said, "With Mr. Creess here, how dare I get an axe?"

"Huh? Do you know Mr. Cress?" Elena asked, surprised.

Bella also looked at Kress in surprise.

"Senior brother, you're still so fond of joking." "When it comes to craftsmanship," said Mr. Cress, "you are the best at it."

"No, I just know how to make ready-made things, but when it comes to creativity, you're better at it."

"It turns out that the two of them are from the same school." Elena said.

"yes, that's right." "When I went to Lyon to study the arts," replied Mr. Patrick, "I met Mr. Cress, and I happened to be like-minded. It's been more than ten years."

"Yes," Mr. Cress also sighed, "I didn't expect you to become the head chef of the palace, senior brother."

"Where, if the junior brother is interested, this seat will be given to you."

"Don't mind, you know, I hate red tape in the palace the most."

"I agree with that." The queen suddenly said, "I also hate court etiquette, it's too troublesome, and I have to have several people to serve me every day, and I can't dismiss him. I can't even dress myself."

"You know, not everyone has the privilege of serving you." Mr. Patrick said.

"I am the one who suffers." Mary was clearly helpless.

Elena: They can probably understand the distress.

"By the way, Kressie, aren't you married yet?" Patrick abruptly turned the conversation back to Mr. Cress.

Kress just shook his head silently.

"Aren't you still waiting......" Patrick seemed to mean.

Kress didn't speak.

"Well, I don't know what to say about you." Mr. Patrick sighed.