Chapter 2705: Chapter 2705: It Must Be Delicious

“We…”

He wanted to use lip movements to communicate with Patriarch Gou again, but saw Patriarch Gou shaking his head at him.

For now, don’t say anything. Let’s listen to what the two princes have to say. Only after they speak can we guess the true purpose of this Hongmen Banquet. Otherwise, we wouldn’t even know how we died.

“Master, mistress, the dishes have been served.”

The steward approached An Jiuyue and spoke respectfully.

Upon hearing the steward’s words, the faces of the major clan patriarchs paled, their expressions indescribable, while inwardly they cursed furiously, even though outwardly, they dared not say anything.

“Hmm.”

Qian Jiyun simply nodded indifferently.

An Jiuyue cheerfully picked up the chopsticks on the table and looked up at the various patriarchs.

“Gentlemen, now that the dishes have been served, let’s eat and chat. Come, everyone, please use your chopsticks. These are fresh ingredients that Prince Zhan and I painstakingly brought back from the Northern Lands.”

She enthusiastically invited the patriarchs to start eating.

“Err.”

The patriarchs, one by one, found themselves unable to respond. They had no outlet for their grievances. In their lifetimes, they had never eaten such things.

But not eating wasn’t an option either. The two princes were watching, especially since both of them had already started eating. If the patriarchs didn’t eat, wouldn’t it seem like they were looking down on the two princes?

They were but small-time noble clan patriarchs; how could they dare to compare themselves to these two?

“Hmm, this dish is really nice. What’s the matter? Do you not like the dishes that I specially brought for everyone?” An Jiuyue noticed them holding their chopsticks but hesitating to eat, so she added another sentence.

As these words fell, her expression also darkened.

“No, no.”

A perceptive patriarch quickly shook his head, disregarding the fact that the wild vegetables on the table could scratch their throats, hurriedly picking some up and putting it into his mouth.

“These dishes look fresh, they must be delicious.”

As soon as one did it, there came a second and a third, immediately leading An Jiuyue to see the patriarchs scrambling to eat the wild vegetables, looking like long-necked ducks as they swallowed.

In the Moonlight Tavern, there were several tables of people. Others were fine, but those few who had fought to sit at the same table with Qian Jiyun and his wife were really suffering.

These wild vegetables were specifically ordered by An Jiuyue to be dug up, selecting the oldest ones. Being able to swallow them was already impressive.

“This dish…”

“Shut up and eat.”

Patriarch Jin wanted to speak but was quietly stopped by Patriarch Gou.

Just eat. If you dare not eat at this point, it would be as though you oppose the two princes. They truly could not afford to offend them.

“Um!”

Patriarch Jin, with a mouthful of wild vegetables, couldn’t swallow and dared not spit it out, so he had to slowly swallow, bit by bit. It was truly unbearable.

In his lifetime, he had never suffered such hardship. He didn’t even know who, in all their stupidity, had offended the two princes, causing everyone to suffer through such an ordeal.

…

“Brother Lu, Brother Xing, Brother Zhou, look at them, it’s so funny.”

Four little heads kept peeking in from outside, watching those noble clan patriarchs showing bitter faces but having no choice but to pick up the vegetables with their chopsticks. They really wanted to laugh.

Actually, the dishes weren’t that bad. They had previously sneaked into the kitchen to taste a little bit. As long as you weren’t too resistant, the taste was still quite decent, after all, the chef in the Moonlight Tavern was no ordinary cook.

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