Although the tea was moist, it dried up in a moment, and Jiuxi's legs slowly recovered. She jumped down from Mingye's arms anxiously and said uneasily, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Princess."
Qi Xin waved her hand, a warm look in her eyes, and then she said, "I don't know what you mermaids in the North Sea eat, so I brought some of everything."
Qi Xin's words were so kind that Jiuxi's heart couldn't help but soften. Although this trip was to find the mermaid's tomb, she couldn't take advantage of such a kind princess in front of her.
As she spoke, Qi Xin clapped her hands, and a group of maids came out from the door one after another. They were holding jade plates of delicacies in their hands, which they held above their heads, and walked over carefully with lotus steps.
But the food had no fragrance at all, and even had a hint of blood.
It wasn't until the maid placed the plate on the table that Jiuxi's eyes widened. This mermaid ate everything raw: thinly sliced fish, clams, shrimp...
And the fish head that died with its eyes wide open...
How can I have an appetite when it's covered in blood?
Jiuxi subconsciously turned her eyes away and said to Qixin, "Thank you, Princess, for your hospitality. It's just that Jiuxi is worried about her father and has no appetite right now."
Qi Xin's eyes were also filled with sadness, and her voice was hoarse, "The Queen Mother has already sent people to the North Sea. When the time comes, there will be news back."
These words weighed heavily on Jiuxi's heart. They had already taken action so quickly. Jiuxi frowned and said, "I just hope that my father can be buried properly."
Qi Xin dismissed the maids in the room and then whispered, "Miss Jiuxi, are you nobles?"
Mingye nodded, his eyes fixed on Qixin. He had learned before coming here that ordinary, low-ranking mermaids were buried at sea, while mermaid nobles were sent to mermaid tombs...
"That would be great. If I find your father's body, I can ask the Queen Mother to bury him, so that he won't end up alone and helpless."
At least he had a bunch of dead mermen with him.
Qi Xin picked up the silver chopsticks and handed them to Jiu Xi, saying enthusiastically, "Miss, even if you don't have an appetite, please eat a little."
Jiuxi had no choice but to pick up the silver chopsticks sadly and poke the dead fish head. The tip of her nose was filled with the greasy smell and she really couldn't eat it. But the fish fillet didn't look so bloody. She had to hold her breath and put the chopsticks into the plate of fish fillets, picked up another piece of fish fillet, her expression was very painful.
But before she could put the fish fillet into her mouth, Ming Ye, who was sitting next to her, snatched her chopsticks, frowned, and then took out an embroidered handkerchief and wrote on it very seriously.
His focused look caught Qi Xin's attention, and the words written on the handkerchief were, "We, the North Sea Mermaids, prefer to hunt for our own food."
The taste is much stronger than that of the mermaids in the South China Sea.
Qi Xin apologized, "I'm so abrupt. No wonder you have no appetite, young lady."
Jiuxi smiled and said calmly, "It's okay, we're not hungry yet. If we were hungry, we would naturally go out on our own."
Qi Xin poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ming Ye, saying regretfully, "It's a pity that Brother Jiuqin has such a good singing voice. How about I ask the mermaid doctor to come and take a look?"
Mingye waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary, his eyes full of coldness and alienation. Instead, Jiuxi said guiltily, "My brother is just like this. Princess, please don't be so formal."
At this moment, a maid came in, bowed respectfully, and said, "Princess, His Majesty the Mermaid King invites you to come over."
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