Moreover, the princess of Xinjiang wore a very short top, revealing her snow-white belly, but she didn't care at all. She ignored the stares of others and drank the wine on the table with ease and composure.
Perhaps finding the wine at Daye too bland, she whispered something to the attendant beside her. A moment later, the attendant took out his wine pouch and poured her a fresh cup of wine.
The princess of Xinjiang took a sip, closed her eyes in enjoyment, as if she were savoring some kind of nectar.
Her appearance made others drool.
Wen Nongnong was immediately drawn to the drink and turned to look at Gu Linchao. "Your Highness, what is the Princess of Huijiang drinking? It looks delicious." She smacked her lips as she spoke, looking very tempted.
Gu Linchao paused for a moment, then said slowly, "It's wine."
"Huh?" Wen Nongnong was taken aback, her face showing disappointment. "Oh, it's wine." She shrugged and stopped paying attention to the Hui princess.
Gu Linchao was somewhat surprised; judging from her tone, it seemed she had drunk some.
Xinjiang is famous for its grapes and wine, but due to the long distance, they are very rare in Daye.
The palace usually only receives some tribute when they pay it to the emperor.
Not to mention ordinary people, even officials have a very hard time getting to drink it.
However, Wen Nongnong seemed to have already had enough of drinking, which made him a little suspicious.
If she liked it, he could have gotten it for her, but since she didn't, he let it go.
"Has Your Majesty drunk wine?" Wang Houde couldn't help but ask.
"Is there anything strange about having drunk it?" Wen Nongnong asked in return.
Wang Houde exclaimed in surprise, "The Duke's mansion has a collection of wine?"
Wen Nongnong casually replied, "Yes."
Wang Houde said admiringly, "Our Prince's Mansion doesn't have one, but I didn't expect the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion to have it."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong abruptly turned to look at Gu Linchao and asked uncertainly, "Is this wine so rare in our Daye?"
Gu Linchao glanced at Wang Houde, pursed his lips, and then said, "If you want to drink, it's not that difficult."
Wang Houde felt a chill run down his spine from the look in his master's eyes.
Did he say something wrong again?
Wen Nongnong realized that she had just said the wrong thing.
Since wine is a rare commodity, she shouldn't have claimed to have tasted it, let alone said that the Duke of Dingguo's mansion had a collection of it. Doesn't that make her seem like she's exaggerating? It's very suspicious.
"No need. Someone like me who doesn't know much about wine shouldn't waste such a rare and fine wine." She waved her hand, her tone indicating polite refusal.
Gu Linchao's expression darkened.
Wang Houde and Si Yi quickly took a few steps back.
The prince's good intentions were met with disapproval from the princess...
Before long, the palace banquet began, with palace servants carrying delicacies from land and sea, filing in one after another.
The dancers also danced gracefully to the sound of string and wind instruments.
At this moment, an envoy from Xinjiang spat out the wine he had just drunk, exclaiming in broken Chinese, "What kind of wine is this? It tastes awful!"
The officials on the Daye side were furious after hearing this.
"As expected of the common people, they don't know any manners at all."
"Exactly, what a country bumpkin. This is imperial wine, not something ordinary people can drink, yet he ruined it."
"Ha, he doesn't understand wine, and he doesn't know how to hide his shortcomings. He insists on making a fool of himself. He's really making a laughing stock of himself."
Upon hearing this, the envoys from Xinjiang said disdainfully, "That's because you've never tasted good wine." With that, they took off their wine pouches and threw them at the Daye officials.
"What's so special about it? It's just wine made from grapes." The officials from Daye were equally dismissive.
"I think you just don't understand wine." The envoy from Xinjiang said rather arrogantly, "Wine is a fine wine, an elegant drink. It's not comparable to your yellow liquor."
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