Zhang Shixun smiled mysteriously, pointed upwards, and said, "This is the music of the gods."

"Fairy...fairy music?" Zhao Ji's eyes widened.

"I dare not speak loudly, for fear of alarming the gods in heaven... The officials should not ask, just listen."

"oh!"

No one suspected that Zhang Shixun was deliberately being mysterious, and everyone thought it was really heavenly music.

Even Wang Fu did not raise any questions.

Exquisite cold dishes were placed on the table one by one. The woman announced the name of each dish as it was placed: cold shredded lettuce, fairy tofu, mouth-watering chicken, delicious hand-shredded fish, bamboo leaf cake, drunken fish with goose liver...

The color, aroma and taste are complete.

Everyone, including Zhao Ji, couldn't help swallowing.

A woman in palace dress came over to pour wine. Zhao Ji thought she looked familiar, so he asked, "I seem to have seen you somewhere before."

The woman smiled and said, "Sir, my name is Qiuju. I came from the palace and once served Empress Zheng."

Only then did Zhao Ji remember the five palace maids he had rewarded to Zhang Shixun, and the one in front of him should be one of them.

It's no wonder that after leaving the palace, Qiuju grew up to be a beautiful girl. She looked bright and pretty, and with a fitting palace dress that made her figure perfect, she looked even more charming and attractive.

Seeing Zhao Ji staring at Qiu Ju, Zhang Shixun couldn't help but laugh in his heart: Old pervert, now that I have sent her out, I will not let her go back into the fire pit.

"Sir, because you're coming today, I've specially arranged for her to come here as a waitress. After today, she'll be the head waiter and train the newly recruited waitresses."

Zhao Ji then withdrew his gaze from her, "Oh! Okay!"

"Sir, all the cold dishes are here. Shall we begin?"

Zhao Ji raised his glass and said, "My dear ministers, don't waste this beautiful moment. Cheers!"

Everyone present raised their glasses and drank the wine.

Zhao Ji picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of goose liver, put it in his mouth, chewed it briefly, and couldn't help but praise it: "It tastes good, you all should try it."

Everyone present had been drooling over the delicious food on the table. When they saw him pick up his chopsticks, they all picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Zhang Shixun quietly retreated and came to the private room where Gao Qiu was.

Most of the guests at this table were military men. In addition to Gao Qiu, there was He Ji's father, He Guan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards and the fourth army.

Gao Yanei held the wine glass and was responsible for pouring the wine.

Gao Qiu's face was flushed. Seeing Zhang Shixun come in, he smiled and said, "Shixun, our chef cooks really well. Everyone is praising him."

"Of course, the dishes made by the royal chef in heaven can't be bad."

"The royal chef in heaven?"

There was an exclamation in the private room.

"Hmm! He was banished to the mortal world because he added a pinch of extra salt to his cooking... Dear seniors, please enjoy more of this delicious food."

After hearing this, everyone picked up their chopsticks quickly and in a blink of an eye, all the cold dishes on the table were eaten up.

Zhang Shixun was both angry and amused. What kind of people are they?

"Dear seniors, please save some space, there are still many hot dishes to come."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hot dishes came up.

The waiters here were all selected by Gao Qiu from the imperial guards, and they are all smart and clever.

Gao Qiu said in a gruff voice, "Shixun, come on! Have a drink with the generals."

“That’s what should be done.”

Zhang Shixun took an empty wine glass, filled it with wine, and toasted everyone present, starting with Gao Qiu.

After the toast, he went to two other private rooms to toast.

These two private rooms were filled with the heads of various departments, including the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works... everyone who could be invited was invited.

Among them was Kaifeng Prefecture Governor Nie Shan.

Nie Shan's personality was such that even though he was eating and drinking for free, he still kept a cold face and said, "Boy, the food in your restaurant is good, but it's still far from being a paradise on earth."

Zhang Shixun smiled and said, "Mr. Nie, when you have had enough food and drink, come upstairs and take a look. It won't be too late to draw a conclusion then."

"Oh! So, there's something mysterious upstairs?"

Zhang Shixun smiled but said nothing.

After toasting upstairs, Zhang Shixun called Gao Yanei and the two of them went downstairs together.

The hall on the first floor was bustling with people, and all the guests had rosy faces after eating.

Because there were too many people, Zhang Shixun took out a wireless microphone.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen."

A loud speaker hidden in the dark emitted a loud sound.

Everyone was startled and looked at him in unison.

"On the occasion of the opening of Paradise on Earth, Gao Chengzong and I wish all guests a happy drink and a happy meal!"

The guests stood up in a hurry and bowed to him.

"To make your meal more enjoyable, I'll open a skylight for you. You can enjoy the wonderland while eating and drinking."

He waved his hand casually, and suddenly a picture appeared on the wall, with beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains.

Everyone was stunned by the scene before their eyes, looking at the dreamlike scenery on the screen with disbelief.

Zhang Shixun smiled slightly and pulled Gao Yanei back upstairs.

Gao Yanei said with a pained look on his face: "Brother, this meal tonight has cost us fifty thousand taels of silver."

Zhang Shixun rolled his eyes at him. "Young Master, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. You need bait to fish. If you spend fifty thousand today, you'll earn five hundred thousand or a million tomorrow... Just wait and see. From tomorrow on, the silver will roll in, and you'll have cramps in your hands from counting it."

"I hope so."

Zhang Shixun returned to the private room where the emperor was.

Zhao Ji was in high spirits, chatting animatedly with Tong Guan. Seeing Zhang Shixun come in, he waved to him, "Shixun, where have you been? Qiuju just told me that the chef here is the imperial chef from heaven. It's incredible."

Zhang Shixun smiled slightly, "I wonder if the emperor is satisfied with today's dishes?"

"More than satisfied, I'm extremely satisfied."

"In that case, you can come here often in the future."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Tong Guan pointed at him and said, "You've earned all your money here with the government. Be careful, or the government will be furious and raid your hotel."

"General, the emperor won't do that. If he raids my restaurant, where will I be able to experience this paradise on earth?"

Wang Fu continued in a sullen tone, "The night-shining pearls here are large and bright, the dishes are delicious, and you can even listen to celestial music. It's truly extraordinary. But then again, with just these, it can't be called a paradise on earth, right?"

He really couldn't find any fault, so he started to find fault with it.

"Prime Minister Wang, after we've had enough food and wine, I'll take you upstairs. By then, it won't be too late for you to find fault."

Zhang Shixun was in a surprisingly good mood today.

Wang Fu is a corrupt guy, and his family is very rich, so we have to coax him to come here to spend money.

"Shixun, what good things are there upstairs?" Zhao Ji couldn't help but ask.

"Official, drink first. When you've had enough, I'll take you upstairs."

The more Zhang Shixun said this, the more curious Zhao Ji became.

Fortunately, the dishes were so delicious that I put my curiosity aside for the time being.