Chapter 389 Treating guests to dinner
All capitals have a function from ancient times to the present, from ancient times to the present, and from abroad.
We call it a party, and we call it a party in the West.
Whether it is a person in the officialdom, a person in the shopping mall, or a mixture, there are endless dinners all day long.
Therefore, the various restaurants, banquet halls and entertainment venues that are supported in the capital are the most popular in the world.
This rule has not changed in modern times.
So Liu Mingqi wanted to find a place to hold a banquet and entertain the students of the Imperial College, which could be found in minutes.
Dixian Garden is such a high-end place.
It was built in imitation of Jiangnan water towns, covering an area of more than 20 acres, and it was so magnificent.
Dixianyuan only entertains one guest a day, but the supply is in short supply, and there are more people making appointments.
No matter if you are a prince or noble, you can't do it if you want to go to the country.
Unless you can find the guests who booked the day and change them to you.
Just in time, the person who booked the banquet today was Liu Mingcan, the third son of Prince Cheng. After the relationship between his elder brother Liu Minggui, Liu Mingqi successfully obtained the right to use it.
However, the cost of the Dixian Garden is not cheap, and the venue usage fee is 3,000 taels of silver. The other rewards, vegetables, fruits, vegetables, wine, etc., are added together, and 10,000 taels are not enough to be reduced.
But everyone who went there thought it was very good because the environment here is not only good, but also the service is also first-class. The girls from the Jiangnan Water Town are all over the place, which makes people feel that they are in Jiangnan at all times.
Although the capital is in the Gyeonggi area, the people in the capital are actually envious of the beauty of the Jiangnan water town and think that the place is much more fashionable.
So this is also one of the reasons why the Dixian Garden is very popular.
When Liu Mingqi arrived, more than a dozen young women in palace costumes knelt at the door to greet each other, and various aromatic smells rushed into their noses.
Although they were a little more rustic and slightly more artificial in the eyes of young people like those of young people, the local buns who came here were stunned and walked lightly, and they only regretted that they did not have enough eyes.
Of course, Dixian Garden is not a flower building. The girls here just accompany you to drink, sing music, and provide all normal services. They already knew this before they came.
Not to mention telling us in advance, even if this is a flower building, they dare not be presumptuous in front of Prince Yu’s Hall!
Before the banquet began, everyone was chatting in the attics and attics of various pavilions and ponds, and maids chatted with each other, laughing constantly.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, peace!"
"Your Highness the Prince!"
"His Royal Highness King De!"
“…”
Seeing Liu Mingqi coming, everyone greeted him respectfully, following him towards the banquet hall like stars holding the moon.
"Little Du, the fifth prince, come here!"
Liu Mingqi specially called Du Lifeng and Luo Lie to her side.
The two of them immediately had their eyes lit up, and they immediately abandoned their friends and walked a little behind Liu Mingqi.
Feeling everyone's eyes that enviously and jealously hate themselves, both of them walked with the wind.
Liu Mingqi was the host of the banquet. He had arrived, and the guests also stood up and sat down in the hall with him.
The central hall of Dixian Garden is built according to the four corners of the temple.
The height inside is at least ten meters, which makes it look very tall and secluded. At the same time, the area of the hall is not large or small, about 500 square meters, so it will not appear empty.
After all, for such a high-end banquet, you cannot invite thousands of guests, at best, just a hundred.
The banquets at Dakang are different according to the situation and the modes are different.
There are kneeling modes for each person and one table during the Qin and Han dynasties, and there are also people sitting at a table with eight people sitting at a table during the modern baiba banquet.
Even the palace is mixed with two modes, let alone the folk.
Today is the meal sharing mode.
Liu Mingqi was in the middle, and the guests were on both sides.
Luo Lie and Du Lifeng both sat in the first position on the left and right, which also represents their identity and status at this banquet.
Whether Eastern or Westerners, they actually pay attention to the selection of talents and generations, both ancient and modern, both in China and abroad.
At the banquet, there were naturally delicacies of mountains and seas, but the maids did not accompany them, but danced with the accompaniment of the band.
Taking advantage of the breaks between singing and dancing, Liu Mingqi frequently toasted the guests below, and everyone politely responded, which seemed very lively.
With food and drink, and gorgeous singing and dancing, it is already a top enjoyment in the eyes of this group of nobles from small overseas countries.
After all, in the prosperous country of Dakang, these overseas barbarians were not valued much. Just like the Chinese students in the 1980s went to study in the United States, you clamped your tail and acted as a human being, and no one would look down on you.
Therefore, they cannot participate in many high-end banquets, and the consumption in Imperial Capital is very high. Of course, they dare not consume casually. If Dakang had not included food and accommodation for them, many people would not be able to maintain their basic aristocratic life.
This is the first time they attended a high-level banquet like today, specially invited by His Highness, Prince Yu, the saint.
Many people put on their clothes that were under their chest, making the whole banquet full of colorful ethnic costumes, which was quite pleasing to the eye.
What made them happiest was not this high-end banquet, but the beautiful maid sent each of them a gift pack as soon as they entered the door.
The gift bag consists of many extremely exquisite boxes, no matter how big or small, the packaging alone makes people intoxicated.
The anxious person had already opened it. In addition to the extremely popular products such as flower essential oil, white rabbit milk candy, cigarettes, etc., which are extremely popular but cannot be bought, there is also a box containing "magic medicine!"
That's right!
The words "magic medicine" written on the box are the words "magic medicine" that dragons and phoenixes dance.
Seeing the white powder contained in the bottle, everyone, whether it was unboxing or not, had their eyes wide open and their breathing became rapid.
They all know how crazy the magic medicine is.
From last year to this year, there are only a handful of people who can buy it, and they all regard it as treasures and will never show it to others.
So at the charity sale a few days ago, the rich and nobles rushed to buy 5,000 magical medicine so crazily.
Although Prince Yu's Mansion said it was a price of 1,000 taels, just like the owner of the noble Toyota Highlander, it is absolutely impossible to buy without an additional price.
One thousand taels are a considerable amount for most of the children of aristocrats in small overseas countries, not to mention one thousand five hundred and two thousand taels!
Therefore, they can only envy others, envy others for having more lives.
But I never expected it!
Almost everyone was overjoyed and surprised to be able to receive such a gift when he was invited to attend the party of Prince Yu!
Well, except for Du Lifeng and Luo Lie, they had already had the sulfonamide powder sent by Liu Mingqi, and they felt at ease.
With such a good mood, no wonder we were so surprised to be chatting and at the banquet, everyone was surprised to be happy.
This is also the benefit of giving gifts in advance.
If you wait until the end to give a gift, you will definitely not get such a lively effect.
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Taking advantage of the end of the song and dance, Liu Mingqi clapped her hands and attracted everyone's attention.
The boy smiled and said, "Everyone, it's time for the Spring Festival, I have prepared such a gift for everyone. Are you satisfied?"
"satisfy!"
Everyone answered one after another.
If you are not satisfied with this, what else is there to be happy about?
You know, before today, many of them had never seen Liu Mingqi!
It’s a big gift when they come up. Do you think you can be unhappy?
Of course, they are not idiots. Knowing that there is no free lunch in the world, Liu Mingqi must have something to wait for them.
But no one is worried, because if you don’t even have the qualifications to be used by others, wouldn’t that be even more sad?
Sure enough, Liu Mingqi continued, "Actually, I invite everyone here today. In addition to the New Year, everyone in a foreign country can have a happy meal and enjoy singing and dancing, there are still some things to bother everyone!"
Before the boy's voice could be completely finished, a man in his twenty-year-old stood up and shouted: "Your Highness, please say, if I, Sabah Sin, can do it, I will go through fire and water, and I will never refuse!"
While talking, he was still trying hard to pat his chest, making Liu Mingqi worry that he would be trapped.
A group of people who had not had time to steal him glared at Sabah Sin with jealousy, thinking that this kid really knows how to choose the opportunity, which left a profound impact on Prince Yu.
Liu Mingqi also smiled and raised her hand and said, "Sit down! Sit down! Sabahsin...I remember you came from the Duke of Li's house, right?"
"right!"
Sabah Sin said, "The little minister's family is Duke Li Guocheng. It is not worth mentioning or not worth mentioning in front of the great prosperity of the Celestial Empire."
Not to mention the Duke of Li, even the King of Li came to the Dakang Imperial Palace and had to salute Liu Mingqi when he saw it.
This is not a threat, but they all feel that they are inferior to others in Dakang, and they have no way to compare with the nobles of the Celestial Kingdom.
Liu Mingqi smiled and turned to everyone again, "Actually, this is the case. Didn't I entrust Xiao Du and the fifth prince to bring letters to everyone two years ago? I hope everyone can bring great health to me in China's plants, crop seeds and branches?
Thank you for your face, I received a lot of good things last year and this year, including ornamental categories and substantive categories, which are all very good for me! I am here to thank everyone! Come and pick up the wine glass and let’s have a drink!”
"Sir, Your Highness!"
As Liu Mingqi stood up, they all stood up, picked up their glasses and drank them all.
After sitting down again, Liu Mingqi clapped her hands and saw a few maids walking up with plates.
When everyone saw the things in the plate, their eyes lit up.
Even my breathing became a little tight.
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Chapter completed!