The banquet continued, with Palace Attendants carrying platter after platter of exquisite dishes in a continuous stream, each laid upon the table.
Rabbit legs, roasted wild duck, pheasant soup... all of them were meat dishes without exception.
Everyone hesitated slightly, this...
"These were all the little creatures who failed to escape last night, His Majesty has always advocated frugality. I couldn't bear to waste them, so I had the Imperial Kitchen prepare them into dishes for everyone to taste something fresh," the Empress slowly said, and after speaking, she looked towards Abbot Xun Wu with a beaming smile, "Abbot wouldn't mind, would he?"
Abbot Xun Wu looked at the plate of meat dishes before him, his expression unchanged, and brought his palms together, "Amitabha, Your Highness is considerate. I'm not a pedant. Everyone, please enjoy yourselves."
