However, both seafood dishes were made from dried products, and naturally, their taste couldn't compare to the freshness of newly caught seafood. Fortunately, the culinary skills of the Imperial kitchen were up to par, and the dishes were not bad.
The atmosphere at the New Year banquet was quite lively, with the sound of toasting and merrymaking filling the hall. Before long, singing and dancing began to enhance the festivities. The dancing girls, with their graceful figures, had practiced laboriously every day just for this moment, to bring a smile to the faces of others, and thus each performed with the utmost zeal.
For Mo Yan, it was the first time she had ever personally witnessed the ancient song and dance, and she watched with far more concentration than the others. In her eyes, the dancers indeed moved beautifully, each delicate and soft, full of grace and charm, a sight that inspired feelings of tenderness.
