The emperor also sighed, Zhou Man still had a bowl of hot noodles to eat, but he didn't. After changing clothes, he stuffed himself with two pieces of snacks and came out of the apse, and greeted the ministers in the hall with a smile on his face.
Then he had a cordial and friendly conversation with the ministers on the left and right sitting in the front row, and took advantage of the break in the middle to discuss some state affairs.
Gu Zhong was even busier, he went out to watch in person, and after three quarters of an hour, he finally led a team of servants into the hall to distribute the lunch boxes.
Man Bao sat on his seat and got a lunch box.
She was quite happy, although she had only eaten a bowl of noodles, she was still a bit hungry after walking back from the back hall and sitting for a while.
So she opened the food box, and saw that there were two white steamed buns, a small dish of pickled vegetables, a small dish of steamed meat, and a bowl of radish broth. She happily took the chopsticks, and then looked up at the emperor.
The emperor also opened his own food box, then shook his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Masters, you are hungry, let's have lunch."
Gu Zhong shouted loudly, "The emperor gave a banquet."
Man Bao opened his round eyes and bowed slightly to thank the emperor together with the other courtiers, and waited for the emperor to take a bite before moving his chopsticks.
Man Bao directly put a good-looking piece of steamed meat into his mouth, the mouth was cold and greasy, it had a special taste, Man Bao sucked it in his mouth, looked around and saw that everyone avoided the steamed meat in the food box, Just holding the steamed buns and eating the pickled vegetables, I couldn't help but stare.
County magistrate Guo on the left met her gaze, glanced at her food box, and saw that there was a piece of steamed vegetables missing, so he knew it.
A smile flashed in his eyes, he nodded with Zhou Man and said in a low voice: "Master Zhou, it's not good to be rude in the hall."
So you have to swallow it.
Master Tang in front left and Master Yang in front turned to look at her when they heard the voice.
Master Tang laughed directly, his eyebrows crooked, and he whispered: "How about it, isn't the working meal in this palace special?"
Yang Heshu glanced at him, turned around slightly and reached out to explore the bowl of soup in Zhou Man's box, then picked up her soup and exchanged his own for her, and said with a smile: "Just drink the soup, mine Hotter than yours."
Man Bao took a closer look, only to find that Yang Heshu's soup bowl was still steaming slightly, but hers was gone.
Man Bao took a sip of the soup, held it in his mouth for a while, and didn't know if he had warmed up the meat in his mouth, anyway, she swallowed it whole, and then remembered to ask Yang Heshu, "Brother Yang, Is my soup cold too? Then you can’t drink it, you’re going to have a stomachache.”
Yang Heshu laughed and said: "It's not cold, it's lukewarm, just right for drinking. Since you've already eaten noodles, you should eat less of what's in the food box. There's still a long time before the Grand Court, so don't be rude. .”
Man Bao answered.
Instead of touching the steamed meat and soup, he picked up a steamed bun and ate it with pickled vegetables.
When Mr. Guo heard their conversation, he glanced at Zhou Man in surprise. The two of them sat in the same row and experienced five or six court meetings, and they were considered good friends, so he asked, "Have you eaten noodles?"
Man Bao nodded and sighed: "I ate in Princess Mingda's palace. I thought I would have a work meal, but I deliberately kept my stomach in my stomach and ate a little less. I didn't expect a work meal to be like this."
Mr. Guo felt that the steamed buns in his hand were no longer fragrant, and he was very depressed. If it was any one of them who went to eat in the imperial womb in the middle of the court meeting...
After finishing the working meal, the servants filed in to collect all the food boxes, and then the court continued.
The first half was all about asking questions about today's notes, and the officials mentioned had to get up and answer the questions.
Man Bao was also mentioned three times, and she became a little angry later on. She still had a faint feeling that she was being targeted, but after seeing the number of times the Ministry of Finance was questioned, Man Bao healed instantly.
Liu Shangshu and his two servants have been asked questions all the time, almost every third question they have to answer, but what is strange is that no matter how sharp the questions are, even if the words are difficult to sound, Liu Shangshu always speaks slowly Answer, never a trace of anger.
Man Bao looked at them with wide eyes, looking at Liu Shangshu for a while, then turned to look at the officials asking questions, and after a while, he became thoughtful.
Man Bao was a little eager to try, and really wanted someone to ask her again, and then she would answer the other party calmly and calmly like Liu Shangshu.
It turned out to be a pity that the Great Court Meeting came to an end, and everyone started to flatter her in a friendly way, but no one asked her any more questions.
Sitting in front of her on the left, Master Tang let out a long breath, moved his buttocks and whispered, "It's almost over."
Man Bao was very disappointed, and whispered: "I'm not hungry yet, can't you ask me two more questions?"
Master Tang and Master Guo turned to look at her with horror on their faces, and even Yang Heshu couldn't help but look back at her.
The ministers in front had already started flattering each other to flattering the emperor. Even a direct minister like Wei Zhi couldn't help but praise the emperor, thinking that although the emperor had made many small mistakes this year, the big ones Administratively there is no problem.
Although the emperor didn't agree with Wei Zhi's fart, he was still a little bit happy in his heart.
Of course, there are also people who are very good at making dragon farts, and they can make the emperor feel comfortable and happy with just a few words, so Man Bao followed the trend and stood up with everyone to show that the emperor is very wise.
The Great Court is finally over.
First the emperor left, then the high-ranking ministers in front, and then it was the turn of these small officials.
When Man Bao left the palace, he chased after Liu Shangshu, so Master Tang, who wanted to talk to her, had only time to reach out his hand before opening his mouth.
Man Bao ran away in a flash. She was small, young and vigorous, and soon caught up with Liu Shangshu who was walking slowly ahead.
"Master Liu, I have a question for you."
Liu Shangshu got a headache when he saw Zhou Man. She had a serious argument with his left servant just now in the main hall. If the two sides were not far apart, he would have suspected that they were going to fight.
Alas, it's good to be young, and the quarrels are loud.
Seeing Zhou Man now, he thought she was running up to him to quarrel, so he quickly waved his hand and said: "The court meeting is over, if there is a question, I just raised it in the hall, right now we are not talking about state affairs, let alone state affairs."
Man Bao pulled his sleeve to stop him, "I don't talk about state affairs, I just want to ask you a question."
Liu Shangshu was helpless and asked, "What's the problem?"
"Liu Shangshu, why are you able to talk to him calmly when someone quarrels with you?" Man Bao said with staring eyes, "I think you look so calm and composed."
Liu Shangshu stood still in an instant, with wrinkled smile on his face, he put his hands together and asked, "You think so?"