Seeing that several ladies in the room looked rather displeased after the woman in the green shirt finished speaking, Lin Zao knew that the powerful and wealthy of this era generally disliked pork.
In the eyes of these wealthy people, pork was foul-smelling and only the poor, who couldn't afford chicken, duck, or fish, would choose to eat pork.
Pork has always been a symbol of poverty, so it's hard to believe that these wealthy people are now eating ordinary pork.
If the person hosting the banquet wasn't King Cheng, he would probably have been driven insane by all the gossip.
Lin Zao didn't interrupt to refute the woman in green; she figured she'd find out the truth soon enough.
"Awoooooo..."
From afar, the pig's screams could be heard, along with a man's cheers.
Upon hearing this, most of the female customers looked even more displeased.
Fortunately, the pig's screams stopped after a while. Although there were still faint noises, the atmosphere among the people present was not so tense after the screams stopped.
Looking at the expressions on these noblewomen's faces, Lin Zao suddenly felt like laughing. She felt that in their hearts, those screams were a true reflection of their own suffering, their final struggle.
Looking at the two ladies beside her, Madam Zhang and Madam Huang, their faces were also somewhat pale.
They all seem quite frightened.
At this moment, Princess Cheng entered, and everyone's expression quickly returned to normal, which amazed Lin Zao. Along with everyone else, she stood up and bowed to Princess Cheng.
"Please, everyone, no need for formalities. Sit down. The Prince's business is almost finished, and he should be here soon. Then the banquet will officially begin."
Princess Cheng's kind and approachable demeanor made everyone in the room somewhat cautious, afraid that they might fail to control their expressions and be discovered by Princess Cheng when she started keeping accounts.
Although Princess Cheng was not present, she knew what was happening here. After all, there were so many maids from the Prince's mansion serving her, so naturally someone would have told her the news.
Princess Cheng, being a quintessential noblewoman of ancient times and a royal noblewoman, understood these people's thoughts all too well.
If she hadn't tried Lin Zao's braised pork before, she probably would have been just as prejudiced against pork as these people.
I glanced at Lin Zao, who was completely unmoved. The person who came up with the plan was calmly sipping his tea.
However, Princess Cheng also harbored a bit of a "let's see what happens" attitude, wondering what kind of expression they would make when they tasted it.
So she wore a subtle smile and fell silent.
Perhaps because Princess Cheng was present, the people in the room felt it inappropriate to discuss anything related to pork, and they all started talking about other things.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, King Cheng and his entourage arrived, still reluctant to leave.
Lin Zao looked up and saw Tang Jian walking beside Prince Cheng. The two seemed to be exchanging something, and judging from Prince Cheng's expression, he seemed very happy.
Tang Jian felt Lin Zao's gaze, looked up and looked back, his expression instantly warming as he returned Lin Zao's smile.
Lin Zao reflexively smiled as well.
"Pfft"
Suddenly, a soft laugh came from beside her.
"General Tang and Madam Tang have such a good relationship. I never expected that the legendary cold-faced Yama would smile so gently in front of Madam Tang."
Madam Huang said to Lin Zao in a teasing tone.
Lin Zao withdrew her gaze, her face not turning red with embarrassment as Madam Huang had hoped, but instead replying calmly, "I'm sorry to have made Madam Huang laugh."
Perhaps seeing Lin Zao's upright and honest demeanor, Madam Huang and Madam Zhang felt somewhat embarrassed.
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