Novel Full Chapter 1194: The Queen Has Prepared Sweets
Chapter 1194: The Queen Has Prepared Sweets
I thought we would be heading back to the training room again but the Queen quickly shot him down.
“Hisami… Need I remind you of where we are right now?” The Queen asked in a deceptively soft voice.
The Prince actually froze up before he slowly sat back down on his cushion again.
“My… My apologies, Mother… I had gotten ahead of myself.”
Wow… That was a very quick change in attitude… Then again, the sight of him suddenly requesting me for a spar was also an abrupt change by itself too.
Right then, the maid returned again, this time with a tray in her hands which I already knew was filled with sweets before she even announced it.
“Pardon my intrusion. May I be allowed to serve the sweets?”
The Queen merely gave her a nod and she stepped towards us, sitting down on her knees to balance the tray in one hand before she placed the plates of sweets in front of us.
It seems like they were made so that each person had a plate each.
On the plate was an assortment of different sweets of different colours and shapes, each of them looking really delicious.
My mouth was already watering at the sight of them but I managed to hold myself back as the maid gestured towards each of the sweets in turn.
“The first one is a sweet that’s made with a type of bean crushed into paste mixed together to be made into a type of jelly. The second one here is a sweet that was made with a special sugar that was made using the nectar of flowers from–”
Katsuki interrupted her, “It’s fine. You do not need to tell us about it. Mistress will be able to tell what they are just by tasting it.”
Err… I don’t know what made you think that I would know what they are just by the taste but honestly, I’m glad that I can skip her telling me what they are so I can get right to eating the sweets!
The maid bowed her head before getting back up and leaving the room.
I quickly picked up the chopsticks that had been laid beside the plate and picked up one of the sweets on the plate to bring it to my mouth.
Waaaahhh!! It’s so sweet!! So soft!! It feels like it just melted in my mouth!!
There’s a slight bit of sourness to it which I believe came from the beans that were made into paste which the maid was talking about but instead of clashing with the sweetness, the sourness enhanced the flavour instead!
Ahhh!! It’s so good!!
The next one I stuffed into my mouth kind of looked like rice crackers and when I bit into it, it definitely had the crunchiness of one~
The white stuff that had been sprinkled on top turned out to be powdered sugar with bits of what tasted like caramel sprinkled on top.
Just taking one bite of it would make you want to take another bite!
I quickly moved to the next sweet and this one was three rubbery balls on a stick that had different colours on them.
Popping the first one that was red in colour into my mouth, the taste of berries immediately exploded in my mouth as soon as I bit into the ball.
These balls must be filled with fruit syrup stuffed into them that would flow out the moment you bite them! And the different colours definitely meant they were different fillings!
Ahhhh!! They’re all so good!!
But I have to admit that Eldoria’s sweets still taste better though~
Still, this is so good!!
I fully immersed myself in the sweets tasting and before I knew it, my plate was completely empty and I was sucking on the tips of the chopsticks to get all the sweetness off of it before I finally set it down.
Ahhhh~ That was so good~
I then realised that not only was Prince Hisami staring at me, even the Queen was also looking at me with a face of amusement.
“Were the sweets to your liking, Lady Aster?” She asked.
I nodded enthusiastically, “They were all really good, Queen Asami! Please give my compliments to the chef!”
“Fufu~ They would be very happy to hear that you enjoyed their sweets, Lady Aster. Would you like some tea?”
She placed a cup of warm tea in front of me and I bowed my head to thank her before I raised the cup with both hands and took a sip from it.
The moment the liquid touched my lips, I realised that this tasted sweet as well.
There was tea and… Honey? It tastes like she had mixed honey into the tea and maybe… A little bit of lemon? Is this just honey lemon tea?!
The things that she was crushing earlier must have been lemons or something!
I definitely did not expect to see fruit tea here but hey! I’m not going to complain! This is delicious!
Hmm… I wonder if there’s an Off-Worlder out there who is making boba tea right now?
The Queen interrupted my thoughts, “I see the tea was to your liking, Lady Aster?”
“Ah! Yes! It is very delicious, Queen Asami!”
“Fufu~ I’m glad you think so. This is one of my favourites since it pairs well with almost anything.”
I nodded, “I can understand that. It’s neither too sweet or bitter and you can pair this with a main course or even a dessert if you want. You can even just drink it on its own and the after taste it leaves is also not too overpowering that would be too distracting as well.”
“My, my~ I did not expect Lady Aster to be such a connoisseur~ I am so glad that I invited you to this little party, don’t you think so too, Hisami?”
The Prince jerked in surprise from being called, “Huh?! Ah! Yes, Mother!”
“He’s so easy…” Minnera muttered from the side, her voice barely audible.
I turned in her direction, trying to see if I could make a guess on what she was talking about but Katsuki was in between us and she might have gotten the wrong idea because my Inugami maid immediately slid her plate to me.
“Please have mine as well, Mistress. I believe if you eat them while drinking the tea, it would be a more pleasant experience for you.”
“Eh?! Are you sure, Katsuki? Aren’t they for you? I would feel bad if I were to take them from you though!”
“It is fine, Mistress. I already had my fill and pleasing you is much more important.”
Since she’s already offering, don’t mind if I do!! Om nom nom nom~
Wahhhh!! She wasn’t kidding! If I take a bite of a sweet and drink the tea, the combination really enhances the taste of the sweets!
Om nom nom nom~
Ah… Everything’s already gone… This is a sad day…
The Queen smiled at me, “Would you like more sweets, Lady Aster? There’s more where that came from.”
“Ahhhh!! Yes please!”
The Queen clapped her hands together and the slid open, revealing a whole bunch of maids with even more trays that were all piled high with different varieties of sweets.
Waahhhh!! I love you, Queen Asami!! Gimme gimme gimme!!
I didn’t even wait this time and just devoured the sweets that were placed in front of me as soon as they appeared.
Everything was so good!! Even the tea tasted so good!!
When the last of the sweets finally made its way down my throat, I leaned back to enjoy the afterglow of the sweetness that I just experienced.
Accepting this invitation may be the best decision I’ve made while I was here~
The Queen chuckled, “Fufufu~ I’m glad that the sweets were to your tastes, Lady Aster. It seems like what I heard about Lady Aster liking sweets are true~”
Eh? She heard about it?
Then again, I guess I didn’t exactly try to hide it anyway so it’s not that hard for people to find out about that I guess?
Katsuki wiped my mouth with a handkerchief and I noticed that despite my plate being empty, the others still had sweets on their plates and they were still eating them slowly.
Heck, Prince Hisami barely even touched the sweets that were in front of him and he seemed to be more focused on looking in my direction for some reason.
Oh crap… Don’t tell me I just did something embarrassing while I was eating the sweets?
Ah… Was it because he thought I was some kind of demure and quiet lady but watching me stuff myself with all those sweets destroyed that image of me for him?
Well, too bad, your Highness. But I’m the kind of person who would punch a dragon in the face if I had to fight one, so you can’t expect me not to stuff my face if you put a bunch of sweets in front of me.
Besides, if I was going to–
“So beautiful…”
–say anything about… Wait a minute… Did I just hear him say that?