Chapter 102 Three-person Tour Candy is Sweet
"I can only think of it as being licked by a dog." Ye Wan thought so. What a weird guy she encountered. She even broke her teeth.
After the Harvest Festival, it is time to welcome the New Year, which coincides with the king’s birthday. Every ten years, each state will send envoys with precious gifts to congratulate the king.
This year is particularly grand, the Holy Rose Palace is decorated with lights, huge ice sculptures and various colored lights with soft flashing light decorate every corridor.
Those foreigners all entered through the main gate of Calmette, attracting many citizens to watch the ceremony. It happened that the palace steward sent people out to purchase New Year's goods, and Ye Wan also followed them out. She wanted to see this grand occasion.
The first to arrive were the dwarves, who came from the underground city-state. It was said that they had started digging tunnels from the underground city-state the year before and had dug all the way to the outside of the royal capital. The city hall had specially chosen a place for them to start from underground.
Although the dwarfs were short, they had strong muscles. Perhaps because they came to participate in the ceremony, their chain mail and thick cloaks were inlaid with gold and gems, which were dazzling.
The second to arrive were the Oasis Federation, which seemed to be a desert tribe. Each of them was wearing a colorful veil and riding tall camels with silky chocolate-colored skin. The camel bells jingled as they walked over.
The third to arrive were the elves. They were all very beautiful, with hair as silver as moonlight. Their mounts were huge, beautiful elk, with blooming white honeysuckle wrapped around their horns. These people flew from the sky above the daytime horizon, with shooting stars in their wake.
When the fourth city-state entered the city...Ye Wan had no time to look at it, so he had to follow the purchasing manager back to the palace.
The kitchen was already extremely busy. Each royal chef had a special menu in hand because the envoys had different tastes and needed to prepare separate dishes.
Elves prefer the natural flavors of food and dislike strong flavors and greasy meat. Their food consists of various fresh nuts, pies made of flower petals, and steamed fish.
The dwarves, on the other hand, like large pieces of strong and solid grilled meat with liquor; the oasis messengers prefer mint tea and pilaf, which is stewed with saffron, lamb and various dried fruits. Ye Wan had seen others make pilaf before, so he quickly grasped the essence of it and won unanimous praise from other chefs.
Because of the arrival of foreigners, the garden in front of the palace was half open. It was late at night and the hustle and bustle of the day receded like a tide. As usual, Ye Wan went to find Youan with midnight snacks. Because there was too much food left, she did not make new ones. She directly brought baked buns from the Grassland Federation, steamed shrimp dumplings from the Eastern Spice Islands, hummus and pita bread from the Oasis. On the way, she met a person.
To be precise, she was walking hurriedly with her head down. The man walked out from a laurel tree covered with night dew. The moonlight outlined his silhouette with great favor. The man was very tall, and Ye Wan had to look up at him slightly. He was wearing a silver mask that concealed his face, and the mask glowed faintly and coldly in the moonlight.
Ye Wan thought to himself: "Where did Prince Pleasure come from?"
His moon-silver hair seemed to come from the elves, so Ye Wan asked, "Are you lost?"
He answered the question irrelevantly, staring at her intently with an undisguised concentration: "It's such a beautiful night... What's your name?"
"Alice, what about you?" It was just a pseudonym, so I just gave it to her.
"Alice..." He called her name, his tone containing a strange tenderness: "My humble name is Edward."
His eyes moved to the food box in Ye Wan's hand, so she had to ask politely, "Would you like some?"
Edward nodded.
He actually nodded!
It was obviously just a polite remark, but after all, he asked, and she had prepared quite a few things, so she had to share some with him.
I didn't expect that this person, who looked elegant and refined, was actually very unpretentious when eating. Not only did he have a big appetite, he was also very particular about his food. When picking up crystal steamed dumplings, he even remembered to dip them in vinegar.
Ye Wan was a little anxious. Little Youan probably hadn't eaten anything during the celebration tonight and was waiting for her to bring him a loving midnight snack. So she said, "You keep half. I'll give it to..."
"What are you doing here?"
Speak of the devil and he will appear. Little Youan came out from the bushes. He looked very unhappy. He first looked at Edward, then at Ye Wan, and finally at the pile of food between them.
Some of the food was eaten.
His face was gloomy, as if he was about to cast a spell to kill all the creatures present at any time. Pancake was so scared that he hid in Ye Wan's hat.
Ye Wan was a little embarrassed and wanted to explain, but unexpectedly, the next second, Xiao Youan suddenly put on an aggrieved face: "I've been waiting for you. I didn't even have dinner tonight."
Although it was very unkind, Ye Wan had never seen that kind of expression on You An's face before, and her heart melted. She hurriedly pulled his hand and said, "The food here is all cold and not tasty. I'll make it for you. What do you want to eat?"
The two of them left. Little Youan held her hand and turned his head to give a provocative smile to the tall man behind him as if he had succeeded.
Edward: “…”
He raised his hands, his hands were too slender and shone with a transparent white. His fingertips gently pressed the edge of the mask, and then the mask slipped down, revealing that very handsome face. His smoky crystal eyes narrowed, and he looked at the backs of the two people gradually moving away, and snorted softly.
Little Youan suddenly became lively and cheerful, which Ye Wan found very strange, but attributed it all to the fact that "food can heal everything."
For example, after his evening class, he would carefully select some still-blooming flowers from the garden and present them to Ye Wan. Ye Wan would accept them with great surprise, praise him profusely, and kiss his blushing cheeks.
This "Edward" seemed to be an envoy of the elves. As everyone knows, the elves are well-versed in ancient and modern affairs, so the king hoped that he could explain some history to little Youan.
This resulted in Ye Wan having to spend a long time with him, You An and the other two, such as when they served afternoon tea in the afternoon.
Edward would deliberately show off his profound knowledge and deep insights into history, and the charm and steadiness he exuded also attracted countless maids.
This made Youan unhappy, and Ye Wan comforted him, saying that he was not old enough yet, and when he reached a certain age and learned the relevant knowledge, he would definitely be more knowledgeable than the other person.
Ye Wan prepared soufflé and chestnut pumpkin tart today, sprinkled with a thick layer of powdered sugar. It was rare for You An to eat without being so elegant, and a lot of powdered sugar was rubbed on the side of his cheek.
Ye Wan had no choice but to take out his handkerchief to wipe it for him, not noticing that Mr. Edward next to him was about to break the book in half.
Soon it would be the New Year's Palace Dinner, which seemed to be the most important dinner of the year. Ye Wan watched people from all walks of life coming in and out of the main banquet hall. His colleague, Ameka, was very excited: "I will definitely learn about cuisines from all over the world in the kitchen tonight. Once I have gained enough experience, I will continue my wandering."
The tall oil paintings and crystal chandeliers were taken down, washed, and hung up again, and a huge red carpet was laid at the entrance.
Ye Wan learned a lot of foreign cuisine in the kitchen. Just when she was happy, You An suddenly came to see her. He was wearing a formal dark green velvet suit, which was rarely worn. The suit was tailored to his body, which made his thin figure more angular.
He was wearing a black silk bow tie with a sparkling emerald in the middle and was here to deliver her the invitation.
Ye Wan was greasing the grouse, his hands were covered in oil, and he asked in surprise, "What invitation?"
"Of course, I'm inviting you to be my dance partner." He nodded slightly, a suspicious blush spreading across his face. He had been growing taller recently, like a carefully cultivated plant, gorgeous and delicate.
The head chef had already agreed to secretly hide some food, and everyone hid in the kitchen while drinking and eating as a celebration for the chefs. This sounded much more joyful than dancing on the dance floor.
Ye Wan was a little hesitant.
You An was sensitive to her hesitation and asked, "You don't want to?"
Ye Wan wiped his hands clean and solemnly accepted the letter: "No, I think I'd be happy to."
She always felt that Youan would be lonely attending such a grand ceremony alone, and if she could be there, he would feel a little better.
After getting Ye Wan's consent, little Youan's expression eased a lot.
Soon, a dress was delivered to Ye Wan's dormitory. It was a dress made of pink satin, and the hem was embroidered with large roses using thin silver thread.
Even thoughtfully prepared a black dress for Pancake.
"That's really good, Muffin."
"Squeak!" Its eyes sparkled as it looked at the dress. It had become a chubby guinea pig. Ye Wan helped it button its clothes, and it tried hard to suck in its belly.
After finally putting on the clothes, Ye Wan poked its bulging belly and said, "Be careful not to move too much at night."
She sat down at the dressing table, picked up the powder puff and put on makeup, brushed a light powder on her cheeks, and finally chose a light-colored lipstick and touched the brush to her lips.
Ye Wan put on pearl earrings.
"Let's go, Muffin." Muffin looked at himself in the dressing mirror with satisfaction, then ran over and lay on her shoulder.
On her chest was the beautiful blue gem necklace that Youan had given her, sparkling in the sunset glow.
There was someone else waiting downstairs.
This man was also wearing a dark green suit, but the color was indeed a dark green that was almost black. There were no extra decorations, which only made his broad shoulders and narrow waist look tall and slender.
The man still didn't want to take off his mask. When he heard the door open, he turned around.
The rosy clouds shone on Ye Wan, who was wearing a pink satin dress, like a newly bloomed rose.
Beautiful. When she looked at me, her eyes were as bright as if they were soaked in water, and the soft light in her eyes was flickering.
There was a distance between the two of them, and the man was stunned for a long time, until the evening breeze brushed his cheek and brought his thoughts back.
He raised his hand to straighten his tie and walked towards Ye Wan: "Another lovely night."
Ye Wan held out her hand, indicating that she had something to say, and then she pulled out two lollipops from her bag, one blue and one pink: "Eat them, please."
He paused for a second, then smiled: "Thank you."
The man did not refuse and directly tore open the candy wrapper and put the candy into his mouth.
Ye Wan looked into his eyes. The same smoky crystal eyes, stained by the years, looked at her with calmness and love.
Ye Wan opened the pink candy and stuffed it into her mouth.
It's sweet.
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