After Li Mengluan instructed Song Zhendong to take Xuantian to see Emperor Sheng, he went to the dining room alone. Song Zhendong then took Xuantian to the front of the Jinluan Treasure Palace, Emperor Sheng was reviewing the folds at this time, and when he looked up, he saw Song Zhendong and a handsome young man standing outside the hall, so he taught the guards to invite the two of them in. Xuantian was full of praise in his heart after seeing Emperor Sheng, and saw that Emperor Sheng was dressed in a golden dragon robe, with a handsome face, heroic and radiant, and he looked like he was only in his thirties.

After Xuantian and Song Zhendong knelt down together, Emperor Sheng smiled and said, "If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace." Zhendong, does this friend of yours have something important to ask Lian?"

Song Zhendong said: "Holy Lord, this Xuantian brother is from the Tang Kingdom, and he wants to ask about a woman dressed in a white silk robe, with long hair and waist-length and an extremely beautiful face. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Sheng replied: "It turns out that he is a friend of the Tang Kingdom, welcome to visit Yasukuni." But I'm very sorry, but I have never heard of the woman you are describing, and may not be here. ”

Xuantian didn't feel a little lost in his heart, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty can meet you, and you are very grateful for being here." ”

Emperor Sheng said: "No need to thank you. Zhendong, today is Mengluan personally preparing the meal?"

Song Zhendong responded: "Yes, Mengluan is preparing now. ”

Emperor Sheng smiled: "Very good! I haven't tasted Mengluan's craft for a few months, and I've been looking forward to it since this morning." ”

Song Zhendong suggested: "Holy Lord, it is better to go to Miaoyun Hall together and wait for dinner." Emperor Sheng nodded, and the three of them walked out of the Jinluan Hall and walked towards the backyard.

Located in the backyard of the Royal Palace, Miao Yun Tong is a dining place for members of the royal family. The hall is paved with marble, and more than a dozen dining tables are made of mahogany, on which all kinds of tableware are neatly placed, such as wooden bowls, bamboo chopsticks, wooden spoons, etc., and the overall layout is atmospheric but exquisite. Xuantian had never seen such a formal dining place, and he secretly admired it in his heart.

The Miaoyun Hall was empty at the moment, and Emperor Sheng smiled: "It seems that we came early today, but we have more time for small talk." With that, he went straight to the largest dining table in the center at the end of the hall, and sat down on the dragon chair placed there. Song Zhendong took Xuantian to the table on the left, closest to Emperor Sheng, and sat down.

Song Zhendong said to Xuantian: "This table is usually just a place for me to eat alone, so there is always a lot of space left, and we brothers will eat together in the future." ”

Seeing that he was sitting in a position very close to Emperor Sheng, Xuantian suddenly felt a huge pressure and was very worried in his heart. The three of them exchanged briefly, waiting for the others to arrive.

After a while, everyone came to Miaoyun Hall one after another, and after saluting Emperor Sheng, they all sat down, most of them looked at Xuantian, and their faces showed different expressions. Some are surprised, some are envious, and some are jealous. Xuantian broke out in a cold sweat when he was stared at by these eyes, and he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.

After seeing that everyone was seated, the maids began to serve the food. The dining room is located next to Miao Yun Tong, so there is no delay in serving. Xuantian had eaten in the inn in the past few days, and he usually served the food first, and then the soup, but the first dish served here was vegetable consommé. During the time when Xuantian was slightly distracted, the maids had already added rice to everyone's bowls.

Xuantian looked at the three strangers next to him, and the queen sitting next to Emperor Sheng was beautiful and dignified, with a kind and kind face. The girl sitting on her right is quiet and delicate, and she should be an introverted person. Both of them were pleasing to the eye, but only the son sitting opposite him made him feel uncomfortable inexplicably. This man has a polite appearance, elegant movements, and humility and courtesy, but there is a contempt for any living creature in his eyes. On his body, Xuantian felt a breath that only the killer party was born with—a violent aura, which was extremely clear, making Xuantian have the terrifying illusion that he would be killed by him at any time.

Song Zhendong introduced the identities of these people to Xuantian at this time, and the queen naturally didn't need to say much, the girl sitting on his right was Lin Baozhu, the princess of Jingyue, and the noble son sitting opposite him was the king of Pingchuan, Li Zaixing, the son of Emperor Sheng.

Xuantian had a premonition in his heart: "This Li Zaixing may bring disaster to Yasukuni in the future, and may cause irreparable losses." ”

At this time, Emperor Sheng stood up, and everyone stood up together when they saw this. Emperor Sheng delivered a festive speech and introduced Xuantian to everyone, and Xuantian bowed to everyone. After a complicated set of etiquette, everyone sat down again and officially began to eat.

Xuantian picked up the soup bowl and tasted it, and was immediately shocked by the delicious taste of this clear soup, and his face showed a look of surprise. When the main dish was served, there was still a lot of clear soup left in the other people's bowls, but there was only one bottom left in the Xuantian bowl, so he had to trouble the maid to serve him another bowl. Xuantian was full of embarrassment and apologized to the maid again and again, which made the expressionless Lin Baozhu couldn't help laughing. After Xuantian finished serving the dishes to the other people at the table, he used his chopsticks to pick up the dishes. Xuantian has never been interested in food since he was a child, but it is just a vegetable soup, which is extremely mellow and makes him have endless aftertastes. At this moment, Xuantian completely forgot the word etiquette, and just wanted to taste the delicious dishes on the table as soon as possible. After sandwiching some of each dish into the bowl, Xuantian picked up the bowl and ate it with chopsticks in the way of "grilled rice", and the chopsticks collided with the bowl again and again, making an unpleasant sound.

Everyone stopped eating at this moment, and their eyes turned to Xuantian together. Xuantian didn't realize it, but ate faster and faster because the food was too fragrant and delicious. Song Zhendong saw Xuantian's eating appearance at the moment, and then remembered that he had forgotten to teach him eating etiquette, and regretted it, so he gently touched him with his right leg under the dining table.

Xuantian only then noticed that everyone was staring at him with a very strange gaze, he looked around, but found that no one would bring the bowl up to eat, and no one would make a clear audible sound because of the "violent" action when eating.

Originally, there were many taboos in the dietary customs of the royal family and nobles, and Xuantian obviously didn't know anything about it, and obviously violated these taboos, which made everyone in Miaoyun Hall wonder why there was such a person who didn't understand the rules at the table today.

Only then did Xuantian realize what a ridiculous mistake he had made, and hurriedly put the bowl in his hand back to its original place, apologizing to everyone again and again, and the atmosphere returned to normal. Xuantian said in his heart: "You can't make such a low-level mistake again. So after eating this meal carefully and in fear, Xuantian was already sweating profusely.

Song Zhendong discussed a few words with Emperor Sheng after the meal, and said to Xuantian: "You come to Longyin Pavilion tomorrow, and I will give you some books on Yasukuni etiquette to read." The Holy One said that he would invite you to go with him to the 'Temple of Cultivating the Heart' to drink and talk, and you should follow him. After that, Song Zhendong said goodbye to everyone and went back to his room to rest.

On the way to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Emperor Sheng took Xuantian to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and Xuantian asked worriedly: "Why don't you see Her Royal Highness the princess coming down for dinner, although she is cooking today, she won't even have time to eat." ”

Emperor Sheng smiled: "She will keep some for herself after she cooks the dishes, you don't have to worry." What do you think of Mengluan's craftsmanship? Compared with the famous chefs of the Tang Kingdom, it is not worth mentioning?"

Xuantian said: "How come, Her Royal Highness the princess's cooking is the best I have ever eaten in my life." ”

Emperor Sheng said: "Is this really the case? I'm almost tired of eating." The two looked at each other and laughed, and they had a good impression of each other. The two of them came to the palace of nourishing the heart while talking and laughing, and sat on both sides of a green jade case, and Emperor Sheng called the maids, brought two wooden wine bowls, and poured wine for the two. Emperor Sheng asked, "Have you ever drunk wine?"

Xuantian shook his head and said: "No, this is the first time." Emperor Sheng said: "That's okay. This is a high-quality rice wine, although it is stronger, but if you drink less, you will not get drunk. "Xuantian often hears that some people say that the heroes and heroes in the rivers and lakes are good at drinking and are not drunk for a thousand cups, in fact, they also want to try it, but they are afraid of losing their temper after drinking, so they don't dare to touch it easily. Seeing that he couldn't refuse, he took off his restraint and drank all the rice wine in the bowl.

Xuantian and Emperor Sheng drank happily and talked about the world until the end of the time. Emperor Sheng praised Xuantian's conversation and invited him to serve in the Yasukuni court, but Xuantian politely refused, indicating to Emperor Sheng that he was only willing to be a free man in the rivers and lakes. Seeing this, Emperor Sheng did not win over again, and ordered his subordinates to send Xuantian back to his room to rest. Xuantian insisted: "Don't bother, I know the way back to the room." Xuantian then bid farewell to Emperor Sheng and walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as Xuantian left the Heart Cultivation Hall about two zhang away, he felt dizzy and lightheaded, his eyes were blurry, and he could hardly recognize the direction. Xuantian's heart was not good, so he got carried away and drank a lot, thinking that it would be fine, but now the wine is surging. Xuantian patted the top of his head vigorously, wanting to make his mind clearer, and thought in his heart: "Brother Zhendong took me to recognize the room, it is in the palace built for guests, if you go from here, it should be on the left..."