They had eaten their lunch until the end of the day, and Manbao raced the horse in the morning. At this time, he was a little sleepy after eating and drinking, so he leaned against the railing and fell asleep.
Bai Shan couldn't hold back, tied his robe into his belt, and went barefoot to the pond to look for fish.
But there were no fish in the cold spring, but in the small stream that descended.
Wei Yu and Yin Or stood by the stream watching, and couldn't help but said, "Zhi Shan, aren't you going to the Yamen this afternoon?"
Bai Shan poked some cracks in the rocks with a stick, startled some small fishes and said, "I'm not on duty this afternoon, I'll save those official duties, and it's okay to do them later."
Bai Erlang nodded again and again, "That's right, we are here to escape the summer heat, and His Majesty will take a walk in the palace in the afternoon to relax."
The relaxed emperor was looking down at them with his hands behind his back.
He turned his head and said to the Minister of Zhongshu: "I am a good Hanlin, but I have been taught for a long time since I went to your Zhongshu Province."
Zhongshu Shilang: ... who taught who is bad, please make it clear.
Wei knew: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to go back and deal with state affairs."
The emperor said: "The imperial hospital has said that you and I should pay attention to rest, and then we just took a nap, and we are still dazed. Let's go, let's go down and wake up."
Han Shangshu and others immediately turned their heads to look over, how is Wei Zhi's condition, can you say a few more words
But the emperor just made an excuse for having fun, and didn't continue, he led everyone down.
Man Bao rested his hands on the railing, and sat on the bow of the pavilion, with his little head resting on his arms, the eaves of the pavilion covered the sun, and he could only vaguely hear the voices of Bai Shan and the others talking and joking, she let go I lost my mind and fell into a drowsy sleep.
Mingda and Changyu sat next to her, pointing out the fish they saw to the people below, and at the same time couldn't help but sweep the cheeks full of precious flesh with the grass.
The emperor laughed and led the people down from the mountain, and asked, "What are my princesses playing?"
When everyone saw it, they quickly stood still and saluted.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang could only stand in the water to salute, seeing that Man Bao who was sleeping on his stomach didn't move at all, they couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
Ming Da stretched out his hand to wake Man Bao up, but the emperor stopped her with his hand, and said with a smile, "Let her sleep, it's hot in summer, and she's probably tired from running back and forth."
Ming Da withdrew his hand, stepped forward to hug the emperor's arm, and asked with a smile, "Why is Father Emperor here?"
"Why, you are only allowed to come out to play, but I am not allowed to come out to relax?"
The emperor glanced at the arrangement in the long pavilion, and said with a smile, "You are very considerate, you have all the tables and chairs."
He looked around and saw that the pavilion was empty, so he asked, "Why don't you hang a gauze curtain, which can also block flying insects and mosquitoes, what if you get bitten?"
Mingda laughed and said, "No, the pavilion is scented with insect-repelling medicine, and the insects dare not come."
Dare to come or dare to come, insect repellent is not that powerful, but it can indeed disperse most of the insects.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also came out of the water, quickly put down their robes, put on their shoes and came up to apologize.
The emperor waved his hand indifferently and said, "Just don't fall into the water and get caught by the Dragon King. Otherwise, where will I find a son-in-law and a servant?"
Han Shangshu and others smiled friendly.
The emperor occupied a seat for himself, and then pointed to other seats for Wei Zhi and the others to sit down. He looked around and asked: "I see that the food is almost used up, and you don't have any refreshments, melons and fruits? "
Chang Yu immediately said: "Father, what we have prepared is soaking in the cold spring."
The emperor immediately said: "Take it up and give us a taste."
Changyu should be happy because he winked at his grand maid and asked her to pick it up.
Man Bao continued to sleep deeply. At this time, she could no longer hear the sound of the outside world. She only had her own dream. She dreamed that she was riding a horse and was running wildly on the prairie. Terrible, she could only lie on the horse's back and dare not move, so that her arms were almost broken, and her neck was stiff from the cold wind, and she dared not move...
The maid brought up the bean curd, first made a bowl for the emperor, and then poured sugar water on it and served it to the emperor.
The emperor stirred it with a spoon, and asked with a smile, "What is this? It looks a bit like soft tofu."
"It's tender tofu," Chang Yu said, "Zhou Man said it's called bean curd. Her sister-in-law made it. It's very tender and sweet. My daughter has eaten it before. It's very smooth. It's the best in summer. If you don't believe me, try it."
"I have eaten tofu and soy milk, but I have never eaten bean curd. I just have to try it today."
The emperor took a bite after mixing it well, it melted in the mouth, it was very smooth, and the slightest sweetness soaked into the mouth and tongue, giving people a sense of sweetness.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, and said to Wei Zhiji, "You guys come and taste it too, it's really delicious."
The maid served it immediately.
Wei Zhi and the others took it, stirred it and took a bite, they all raised their eyebrows slightly and nodded in agreement.
The emperor had already ate a bowl, and then said with great joy: "As expected of what Zhou Qing brought out, it is indeed a holy product for relieving summer heat, hahahaha..."
Man Bao was awakened by this burst of laughter. She sat up straight from the railing and looked at the front with misty eyes, obviously not fully awake yet.
She has not found the emperor and others yet.
But the emperor and Lord Wei were taken aback by her actions, and they all looked up at her.
Bai Shan's footsteps moved slightly, just blocking their eyes, he took out a handkerchief to wipe her face, and said with a smile, "Master Zhou is awake?"
Man Bao raised his head to look at him dully, and accepted his words dully in his mind, it was all right, what is his name Master Zhou
Keke received her words and replied: "Probably because it is in front of the emperor."
Man Bao's eyes slowly widened, and he looked up at Bai Shan in disbelief.
Seeing her reaction, Bai Shan didn't know whether to praise her for her quick reaction or to reprimand her for her slow reaction.
So he pressed the marks on the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and with a standard smile, he said word by word: "Come and greet Your Majesty."
After finishing speaking, he stared at her for a while, seeing that she had come back to her senses, she had restrained her expression and moved away, so that the emperor and others could see her and let her see the emperor.
Man Bao got up immediately, but because he had maintained a posture for a long time, he almost lost his footing after getting up, and his heels and calves felt numb for a while.
Bai Shan stretched out his hand to hold her arm calmly, smiled at the emperor, and saluted with her to apologize.
The emperor stared at the marks on her face, held back a smile and waved his hands: "Forget it, you don't need to be so polite outside."
Chang Yu waited until they finished talking, and couldn't help it anymore, and immediately said: "Father, we haven't eaten yet."
The emperor laughed angrily and said: "Don't worry, no one will miss you if you are missing. Come here, serve a bowl for the princesses and sons-in-law, um, also serve a bowl for the master Zhou Daren and Bai Sheren. We will serve you today." Let the monarch and his ministers have fun together."
The palace maid responded with a smile and went to serve the bean curd.
Li Shangshu then asked Zhou Man with a smile, "It's nothing to us, but we don't know that Mr. Wei may use this thing. Although he has never used tofu curd, since it comes from the same line as tofu, it is also a cold thing, so..."