Chapter 471: Dining

While Yannick was explaining the space program to the little sisters, Elizabeth, the waiter came up to ask for permission to serve the food.

"Let's eat first."

Queen Elizabeth, mother and daughter looked at the exquisite dishes placed on the table by the attendants in amazement.

"I like Chinese food, I hope it suits your taste."

Margaret said curiously. "Brother Yannick, what tableware are you using?"

Yannick shook the chopsticks in his hand. "These are called chopsticks; they are oriental tableware."

"I want to try it too."

"Okay, little Elizabeth, do you want to try it? Where is Her Majesty the Queen?" The dishes on the table are all easy to use with a knife and fork, but since she wants to try them, it doesn't matter. Yannick asked someone to bring a set of cutlery and placed it in front of Margaret.

Margaret couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, but she held them in a cross shape. "Hey, how could this happen?"

While Margaret was struggling with chopsticks, eight dishes and one soup were already placed on the table. Although Yannick's current status means that it is not an exaggeration to eat a full banquet every time, but he does not like extravagance and waste, and usually only eats two dishes and one soup. The aroma of the dishes filled the air, causing beggars on the roadside to kneel down and cry immediately after smelling it; Yannick even saw Queen Elizabeth swallow her saliva and smiled. "Margaret, stop playing around. You won't be able to learn it for a while. Eat quickly. Her Majesty the Queen won't worry that I have poisoned the food."

Poisoning food is one of the most common methods of political assassination in the past. As early as the ancient Roman period, King Mithrada VI of the Pontic Kingdom who fought against Rome used prisoners to conduct poison experiments; and the Roman tyrant Nero also Slaves were forced to taste various fungi in order to distinguish which ones were poisonous and which ones were edible. In addition to using crystal wine glasses and gemstones that were said to be poison-testing to test food, European kings in the Middle Ages also had full-time poison testers. These poison testers were always the first to taste the dishes prepared for the king to ensure that the dishes were not poisonous. Being poisoned.

In the ancient East, there were also incidents where emperors were poisoned to death by tampering with their meals. "Zizhi Tongjian·Jin Ji 8" (Volume 86) records that Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, "in November, Jisi, at night, the emperor was poisoned by food, and died in the Xianyang Hall at Gengwu.". (On November 17th, Emperor Hui was poisoned by eating wheat cakes at night. He died in the Xianyang Hall on Gengwu (18th day).) Therefore, in order to ensure food safety, the royal family usually used two methods. The first way is to let others taste the emperor's meal before he eats it. This job is often the responsibility of the eunuch serving the meal, which is called "tasting the meal." If it is poisonous, the emperor can avoid the danger of death.

Yannick attaches great importance to food safety issues and will have professional testers inspect each dish to ensure it is safe before eating it with confidence.

After trying several times, Margaret finally gave up in frustration, picked up a spoon and scooped out a spoonful of fragrant, milky-white soup.

"Wow!" Margaret couldn't help but exclaimed after taking a careful sip. "Brother Yannick, what kind of soup is this? It's delicious! I've never had such a delicious soup."

"Cross carp soup, Margaret, what do you usually eat?"

Margaret pouted. "Besides potatoes, there are potatoes! There are also hard salted fish! Mom, why are you staring at me?"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Queen Elizabeth's face, and she lowered her voice and spoke sternly. "Talk less while eating and concentrate on eating."

Yannick persuaded with a smile. "Your Highness, there is no need to be too strict with children, as it will kill their innocence."

But Margaret didn't dare to say another word, she just buried her head in eating voraciously. I saw her eating a lion's head, a portion of shark's fin, and most of a squab like a whirlwind. Seeing that the whole squab was about to be eaten by her, Yannick looked at Queen Elizabeth in surprise. "Does she usually eat this much?"

Queen Elizabeth asked softly. "Margaret, why do you eat so much?"

Margaret slurred with her mouth full of food. "Wow, these are so delicious. I won't be able to eat them when I go back. I want to eat them all."

"..." Queen Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, her eyes suddenly turned red, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Yannick quickly spoke. "Margaret, you will stay here for a few days, you can eat slowly."

Margaret's hand that was about to pick up the food paused in the air, and she looked at Queen Elizabeth in disbelief. "Is it true? Aren't you going back tomorrow?"

"Well, really." Queen Elizabeth covered her eyes with one hand and nodded, standing up hurriedly. "Sorry, excuse me."

Yannick asked Margaret as he watched Queen Elizabeth hurried out. "Are you okay? Did you eat too much?"

Margaret patted her belly and said with a smile. "A bit full, but I feel like I can still eat some."

"Don't eat anymore, or your stomach will burst." After saying these words, Yannick got up and walked out of the restaurant, and found Queen Elizabeth on the balcony not far from the restaurant. A sob that was extremely suppressed and too low to be heard came from under the slightly shaking shoulders.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen." Yannick stepped forward and handed out a handkerchief.

"Thank you." Queen Elizabeth thanked her and took the handkerchief to wipe the tears from her face.

Yannick sighed softly. "Children should not have to endure wars between adults, even the princesses of the royal family. I can't imagine the dire straits that ordinary people in the UK are living in."

Queen Elizabeth opened her mouth and was about to say something, but Yannick spoke first. "You can't expect the enemy's mercy for this kind of thing, right?"

Queen Elizabeth glared at him resentfully, turned her head and looked at the moon outside the window, wondering what she was thinking.

Yannick quietly accompanied her to watch the moon for more than ten minutes, and felt a little bored. When she was about to persuade her to go back to eat, she heard Queen Elizabeth whispered. "Your Highness Yannick, can you realize what you just said about flying away from the earth?"

"Your Highness, do you think I'm kidding a child?" Yannick said seriously. "Of course it can be realized. In a few years, we will rush out of the earth."

Queen Elizabeth said in disbelief. "How is it possible? With the current technology..."

"You mean to say that the aircraft manufactured with the current technology can't reach the first cosmic speed at all?" Yannick flashed a smug smile on his face. "That's what you think."

"What?!" Queen Elizabeth was shocked. "Has Germany already developed this kind of aircraft?!"

"How can ordinary people understand the technological development of Germany? Sorry, no offense, but in my opinion, although you are an honorary doctor of law at the University of Leeds and a queen, you are still an ordinary person. Of course, I don't mean to elevate myself. Your Majesty, do you know why I started this war?"

Queen Elizabeth said without hesitation. "Of course, it is to wash away the humiliation of the last war."

Yannick shook his head slightly. "You see, you still can't escape the thinking of ordinary people. I can tell you truthfully that the war is not for revenge, expansion, or conquest. I just want to integrate as many resources as possible. Let me ask you another question, what would Britain do if it got the resources to integrate the whole of Europe?"

Queen Elizabeth thought about it and sighed lightly. "Your Highness must have the answer."

"Of course, it is to build more warships, more airplanes and cannons, and conquer more land; I will not stop until I become the master of the earth. But I am different. I did not invest all the integrated resources in the war. A large part of them was invested in the plan of exploring space. Maybe Her Majesty will ask why we must use war to integrate Europe. If it were you, could you persuade European countries to unite and cooperate sincerely? Just the question of who will be the boss would make several countries break their heads. What's more, there is a troublemaker like Britain who does not want to see Europe united and is trying to make trouble."

"Prejudice and selfishness are the weaknesses of human nature. The origin of civilization has always been... It has been six thousand years, but humans have never diluted their aggression and discrimination. It is impossible to get people from different countries to work together. "

"Now Germany has swept across Europe and is the obvious leader of Europe. Naturally, everyone looks up to Germany. "

"Of course, there is a saying that goes, 'long divisions will eventually unite, and long unites will eventually divide.' Even if Europe is integrated now, it may split again in the future. But before that, I will open a precedent for moving into space, just like Columbus discovered the New World. "

"If Britain's goal is to dominate the ocean, then our journey will be to the stars and the sea! "

"One chapter will be updated today. Sorry, because the manuscripts are used up, I can only update once in the next few days.)