There was a small shadow floating on Si Yu's eyelashes, but he didn't say anything. He just suppressed all the darkness in his eyes and sat back down in silence.
Vivian also sat down and diligently directed the waiters to place various delicacies on the banquet table.
In the past, the palace banquets of the Twin Wombs were only filled with food made from nutritional supplements, and the intention of everyone was not to eat, but to discuss political affairs.
Ke Siyu noticed that the boring nutritional supplements were no longer on the table tonight, but instead were replaced by a variety of exquisite foods and desserts.
The reason why he recognized these was because Bai Wu carefully introduced the food of the ancient earth to him when he was on Planet M.
But why do twin uteruses also have these?
Except for Si Yu, the others did not understand the things placed in front of them, and no one dared to do anything as they looked at each other.
On the contrary, Vivian picked up a piece of steak and put it into her mouth. She smiled and said, "Everyone, these are the delicacies of the ancient earth. I only learned about them some time ago. I thought they were very delicious, so I wanted to take them with you.
Let’s share it with everyone, why not give it a try?”
The Dukes discussed in low voices, but no one dared to take action.
Until Si Yu Xinran picked up the knife and fork in his hand, cut the beef in front of him, and then put it into his mouth.
Vivian was surprised and said with a smile, "As expected of Master Situ, you are well-informed."
"Your Majesty praises you. I just met a person who happens to know ancient earth cuisine."
Vivian suddenly showed an interested look, "Then who is this person? Why didn't Master Situ bring him here?"
Si Yu's fingertips tightened, but his brows relaxed, revealing a touch of tenderness.
"Your Majesty, this person belongs to me. My dear, it is not convenient for her to show up tonight."
Vivian was extremely surprised. She looked at Si Yu and then at Sennah. She turned her gaze around everyone's faces and then looked at Si Yu again, "My love? Then I have to meet Situ properly when I have time."
The lover that adults call her."
The relaxed conversation between the two successfully relaxed the atmosphere in the hall, and the Dukes began to eat the delicacies in front of them with peace of mind.
This novel texture and unparalleled taste made them marvel at it again and again. They beamed for a while and even complimented Vivian.
And she smiled slightly throughout the whole process, greeting each veteran in an extremely gentle and elegant manner. Seeing that the plates in front of everyone were gradually empty, Vivian clapped her hands again and called in a few waiters.
"Everyone, what I want to taste next is a drink called 'wine'. I believe you have heard of it before. Wine was an indispensable item for entertaining relatives, friends and distinguished guests in the ancient earth period, so I prepared this as well.
Let me express my feelings to everyone."
While he was talking, the waiter wearing white gloves had already brought the milky white liquid to everyone one by one, along with a beautifully bound envelope.
Having already enjoyed the delicious food, they not only began to feel itchy about the more mellow-smelling liquid, but after all, Vivian had not finished speaking yet, so they could not take any action, so they had to listen patiently.
"Most of you here have been loyal to the Federation Empire since my father, and they have watched me grow up since childhood. The success of the Empire today depends entirely on you. Tonight, I will pay tribute to everyone with the wine made from this filo fruit.
"
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this.
This filo fruit is cultivated from special mineral soil and is specially used to make nutritional supplements only for the royal family. It not only has the effect of beautifying the skin, but even long-term consumption can extend life.
The Queen's generous actions today clearly show her intentions.
So they quickly raised their glasses and responded enthusiastically.
"Your Majesty is too kind. This is what we should do."
"That's right, serving the empire is our honor."
"Your Majesty is young and promising, and he will surely lead the empire to greater prosperity in the future."
Seeing them all drinking the wine with flushed faces, Vivian's eyes turned and her eyes fell on Si Yu.
"Master Situ, why don't you drink?"
Si Yu glanced at the crystal cup on his right and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I don't like sweets, so this wine should be given to those who need it more."
As he spoke, he looked at Sennah opposite, "Don't you, the Commander-in-Chief, also like sweets?"
Like him, he didn't even touch the glass of wine.
Hearing this, Sennah calmly leaned on the high-backed chair and said "I don't want to drink" without hesitation.
But Vivian was not angry because of his arrogant attitude. Instead, she directly picked up the wine in front of her as if she didn't notice, with an elegant and noble smile still on her face.
"In that case, I will grant you one more wish."
"I know that because of Duke Lu's incident some time ago, everyone is panicking. I am afraid that one day, Your Majesty, I, my unkindness, will be responsible for your unjust schemes."
"So, I will help you." Vivian said softly, "The wine you just drank contains not only philocarps, but also a kind of poison. As long as you leave your seat and take three steps, you will die suddenly.
"
In an instant, everyone stayed where they were.
Some of them also suspected that Vivian was joking and shook their hands and joked. However, Vivian looked at him extremely seriously and said, "Duke Siris, if you really think I am joking, why don't you take a few steps to tell everyone
Let's see?"
Sirius froze on the spot, and the others' faces began to turn pale.
Some people couldn't bear it any longer and asked sternly what Vivian wanted to do. However, Vivian smiled softly and continued to say in an unhurried tone, "Don't be anxious, everyone."
"Isn't there an envelope on your left hand side? There is an antidote in it."
"By the way, there is also a petition in this envelope asking you to give up your title and withdraw from the First District."
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't sit still, and Vivian slowly stretched out her hand to stop their irritable and restless roars.
"Don't be angry. You are all young. Excessive anger is harmful to your health. I know that you have contributed a lot to the empire, so I have specially arranged a place for you to retire in other districts."
"Don't worry that the commanders will make things difficult for you. They are now directly taking orders from the Twins and will definitely take good care of everyone."
Only then did they understand Vivian's intention of hosting tonight's banquet - to force them to voluntarily withdraw from the political arena and make way for her centralized rule.
Although everyone was angry, they also knew that they were at the end of their rope.
The Queen now is no longer the little girl they used to manipulate. If they confront her head-on, Rikuo's current situation will be their fate.
Therefore, after hearing this, some dukes who were already in a weak position quickly opened the envelope, took the antidote and retreated, and others also began to leave one by one.
In less than half an hour, there were only three people left at the originally bustling long table.
Si Yu's eyes swept across Vivian's body and stopped on Sennah opposite.
"So why did the commander ask me to watch this scene tonight?"
He knew very well that such a cruel and fierce strategy was definitely not the idea of Vivian, but mostly the idea of sennah.
