acumen. He almost instinctively said, "Gansu and Shaanxi are important garrison towns for my Great Qin. The guards can mobilize over 150,000 troops at any time, and there is also a light cavalry forc...Chapter 546: Details

For some unknown reason, this time, Gong Huiyu did not refuse.

She completely ignored Wan Jiaojiao's wary and displeased gaze, sat down opposite Li Chen on her own, and looked at the light three dishes and one soup on the table with some bewilderment.

A platter of steamed lotus root with preserved radish, a dish of cucumber and lotus seeds, a serving of braised lion's head meatballs, and a pot of eight-treasure soup. This is the midday meal fit for the prince of the mighty Qin empire.

Although these dishes look exquisite and tempting, they seem rather humble compared to Li Chen's status.

"The food doesn't have to be extravagant, as long as it's tasty, filling and enough to eat."

Li Chen took the meal Wan Jiaojiao had prepared for him, picked up his chopsticks and ate two mouthfuls. He then said to Gong Huiyu, "Have some with me. If you find it unpalatable, just let me know and I'll have the kitchen prepare a few dishes according to your taste."

Gong Huiyu hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand to remove the veil.

After all, no matter how high her martial arts skills or how cold her temperament, she couldn't possibly feed herself through a veil.

Palace Huiyu's stunning beauty appeared before Li Chen once again.

Not to mention Li Chen, even Wan Jiaojiao, another woman, felt ashamed when she saw Gong Huiyu's appearance. She felt that the woman before her was so beautiful that she didn't seem like a human being.

But then, she muttered under her breath.

< You're such a vixen! Looking so beautiful, it's obvious you're here to seduce my prince! >

Having swallowed a lotus seed, Gong Huiyu suddenly asked Li Chen, "Is this just how things are today, or is this how they are every day"

"Are you asking if this palace is putting on a show for you" Li Chen asked with a smile.

Gong Huiyu calmly said, "Was I being self-indulgent"

"Not either."

Li Chen asked Wan Jiaojiao to ladle soup for him. After receiving the filled bowl, Li Chen didn't drink it himself but sent it to Gong Huiyu instead. This action immediately made Wan Jiaojiao's pursed lips even more sullen.

"The kind words you're hearing right now are from when you first arrived. They were meant to help you settle in quickly. But what you see today, everything else, is the way I live every single day."

Gong Huiyu saw Li Chen's unrestrained eating style and couldn't help but ask, "I heard that you officials and dignitaries don't use chopsticks to eat. Just glance at a dish, and the maids around you will serve it to you."

"Yes, the palace does have that rule."

Li Chen, while shoveling rice into his mouth, said: "It depends on the person. This palace dislikes that kind of service. In other words, don't they have hands and feet It's like when your nose itches, you always use your own fingers to scratch it, right Someone else shoving their fingers in there wouldn't feel good at all."

This statement, which had never stirred the placid waters of Gung Ho-yu's heart in twenty years, nearly broke through her defenses.

Who could have imagined that the esteemed Crown Prince, entrusted with overseeing the empire in the emperor's absence, would utter such vulgar yet undeniably irrefutable words

Li Chen's words fell, and a voice came from outside.

"I, Hu Pi, Minister of Civil Appointments, pay my respects to Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your Royal Highness, a thousand years of prosperity, a thousand years of prosperity, ten thousand years of prosperity."

The incumbent Minister of Personnel, Hu Pi, could be considered a veteran of both the Zhenglong and Daxing dynasties. At over seventy years old, he was highly respected for his character and accomplishments.

Although his abilities were mediocre, he was an excellent climber. He usually stayed indoors and avoided political struggles.

It was precisely because of this that in the fierce power struggle between the Eastern Palace and the Cabinet, the crucial position of Minister of Personnel fell to Hu Pi, who did not belong to either side but instead held a superordinate status as a result of mutual compromise.

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