Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

"How did this perfectly good palace banquet turn into such a mess? The Crown Prince is foolish, utterly foolish!"

The Empress Dowager kept sighing from above.

Her only grandson.

If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have brought the Crown Prince to the palace banquet; otherwise, this would not have happened.

It was that wicked empress who corrupted her eldest grandson!

"The Crown Prince murdered his father and killed the emperor; he deserves to die. Your Majesty need not grieve for such an unfilial descendant." The emperor had now completely accepted the fact that the Crown Prince was dead.

The crown prince is gone, but he still needs to eat.

He couldn't let it affect Madam Shen's mood while she was cooking.

As for the matter of the heir to the throne, let's talk about that later.

Rumor has it that there is a master craftsman in the city who can concoct an elixir of immortality. If he obtains the elixir, he can eat one himself and Lady Shen can eat one. In this way, he can sit on the throne forever and enjoy Lady Shen's delicacies.

Yes, after the palace banquet, he will send people to search for reclusive masters.

"Your Majesty is wise. The Crown Prince deserved to die. We hope that Your Majesty will not worry," the ministers cried out in unison.

Pei Yuan lowered his eyes, the curve of his lips barely perceptible.

The death of the crown prince is entirely beneficial to their plans.

If the Empress's maternal family finds out about this, they will surely be even more furious, and the struggle between them and the Black Hawk Guard will become even more intense.

With the Crown Prince dead, Prince Chun's son, Nangong Yao, became the rightful heir.

But it's not time to mention it yet...

"Third Prince, I had intended to use this palace banquet to properly entertain everyone, but I never expected such a thing to happen. I am truly sorry," the emperor said, turning to Yelü Qi.

"However, this is a family matter of the Great An royal family, and I hope that the Third Prince will not spread it outside."

The emperor's tone carried a hint of warning.

His damned son is so stupid.

They really picked a good time to assassinate him when the foreign envoy arrived; it was utterly stupid.

a shame.

He strongly suspected that Nangong Jing made his move near the end of the palace banquet because he was craving Shen Niangzi's food.

You idiot, you're incredibly stupid!

Yelü Qi concealed the smugness in his eyes and said loudly, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Da'an, please rest assured, we Liao people never speak carelessly."

"Very well, I believe the Third Prince's words."

"Now that the palace banquet has ended, the Third Prince and all the envoys should return to their lodgings to rest. We can have another banquet together another day."

The emperor could no longer wait.

He wanted to send someone immediately to find the elixir of immortality.

Yelü Qi concealed the ambition in his eyes, cupped his hands in greeting, and led the group of envoys away from the Hall of Preserving Harmony.

Before leaving, he gave Shen Qing a meaningful look.

The emperor had no time to talk about anything else; his mind was preoccupied with sending people to find the elixir of immortality.

He has lost both his son and grandson; the elixir of immortality is his only hope.

And so, the grand palace banquet ended hastily.

Everyone ate their fill, but besides the delicious food, their stomachs were also filled with worries.

Shen Qing couldn't wait to return to the Treasure Pavilion.

The palace banquet is over; perhaps her mission is already complete.

In this way, you can obtain the wishing candle.

With this expectation in mind, Shen Qing opened the system.

[Ding—Congratulations, host, on successfully hosting the palace banquet]

[Ding—Congratulations, host, you have successfully conquered multiple members of the royal family. Royal family conquest progress—99%]

[Please keep up the good work, host!]

Shen Qing: "???"

What about the remaining one percent?

Where do we find the remaining one percent?

"No, system, you must be mistaken. This palace banquet is so grand; the emperor has invited all members of the royal family to the palace..."

[There were also princesses and their children who were sent to marry foreign rulers for political reasons.]

Princess?

Shen Qing suddenly remembered that there were only two princesses in the palace at present, the second princess Nangong Yao and the third princess Nangong Yue. Logically, there should also be an eldest princess.

If it's in a foreign land...

"System, you're deliberately making things difficult for me."

[We didn't make things difficult for you, host. Please keep up the good work.]

Shen Qing sighed. Well, as expected, the system wouldn't easily distribute such a powerful item as the Wishing Candle.

However, with the Crown Prince dead today, doesn't that mean we're one step closer to overthrowing the royal family?

Never mind, she'll wait until tomorrow to ask Su Jiao'er what's going on with this eldest princess.

......

Meanwhile, the group of envoys returned to their post station.

After dealing with the officials from Da'an, Yelü Qi's expression immediately turned serious.

"You all, pack your things now, we'll leave on horseback tonight."

The envoys: "??"

One of them asked, "Why the rush? If we stay a few more days, we might be able to eat Lady Shen's food again."

"Yes, the palace banquet today was absolutely delicious, so delicious."

"Just thinking about it makes my mouth water..."

Yelü Qi: "..."

These people are unbelievable. They wouldn't pay a hundred taels for a seat at the Zhiwei Restaurant, but at a palace banquet, they'd readily pay a thousand taels for a single dish.

Simply.

"The Crown Prince of Da'an is dead, do you understand?"

The envoys replied, "We know, we know."

Yelü Qi was speechless.

Although he was obsessed with food, he didn't lose his mind because of it.

These people are unbelievable; they've completely lost their minds.

"The Crown Prince is dead, and we haven't seen Empress Da'an today. I doubt she's still alive. As a result, the Song family army on the border of Da'an will surely rebel."

"This is an opportunity for our Great Liao. Moreover, doesn't Da'an have a princess in our Great Liao? The princess's son is also of Da'an's royal blood. With that child, we can rightfully seize the throne of Da'an."

"More importantly, if we succeed this time, we can enjoy Lady Shen's delicious food in the future."

"We can eat every day, at every meal, and eat as much as we want."

Upon hearing this, the envoys' eyes lit up, and they all became excited.

That's right. As long as their Liao cavalry breaks through Da'an, wouldn't Lady Shen become a Liao citizen?

In that case, they might actually be able to enjoy Lady Shen's delicious food every day.

How wonderful it would be to eat Lady Shen's delicious food every day!

"Third Prince, you're right, this is a golden opportunity!!"

"For the sake of delicious food, we must conquer the Great An Imperial City!"

"Third Prince, don't worry, we'll pack up now and leave the city tonight!"

"..."

The group was in high spirits, their minds filled with thoughts of delicious food.

The delicious food had become their motivation to conquer the capital of Da'an.