There were several thunderstorms in the past few days, and the whole capital seemed to be submerged in water.
The outside of the Hall of Eternal Life was wet, and the ground had never been dried. Yu Fusuo ordered someone to store a pool in the backyard, and put some wild ducks and mandarin ducks in to play.
The begonias are wet and red, and the rain hits the plantains. It is very interesting to open the window to watch the rain.
The school also suspended classes for several days due to the heavy rain, and only asked the children to review their books and do their homework at home, and classes would resume when the rain stopped.
Huashang was bored reading alone in the palace, and it was impossible to go out of the palace in the heavy rain. Thinking of Yuanzhang and the others, they would not come into the palace in the rain, so they sat at the table and read books.
I have finished my homework, and I have reviewed the books that should be reviewed two or three times, and I have nothing to read.
She was going to look for a new book on the bookshelf, when she suddenly heard the sound of pattering footsteps in the corridor outside the hall. It was the sound of shoes soaking up the rain.
The palace people will never be so careless, who is here
Huashang took a few steps outside curiously, and saw several big hedgehogs standing in the corridor, crowded together, and looked closely at a few people, wearing a hedgehog-like coir raincoat, fluffy and blown.
She tilted her head and asked tentatively, "Brother Yuanzhang?"
Several big hedgehogs turned around when they heard the sound, it was indeed Yuan Zhang and Gu Jiaojiao, and even Ning Yidan and Ouyang Tie Lv.
Hua Chang smiled and said, "Come in!"
Yuanzhang said: "We dust off the rain before going in. Be careful not to splash the rain."
Hongxiang came up with a few young maids, and said with a smile: "Young master, take off your coir raincoat and give it to us to dust it off. You go in and talk to the princess."
As he spoke, he took off the coir raincoats for them and tidied them up, and then asked them to put on sandals and enter the hall.
Hua Chang was surprised: "I was thinking about you, and they didn't allow me to go out of the palace in the rain. By the way, why didn't Ning An and Brother Ning Ping come?"
Ouyang Tie Lv said first: "Ning An teaches Ning Ping homework at home, if he doesn't teach Mrs. Bao well, he won't accept it. We thought you were bored, so we came to the palace to accompany you."
Ouyang Tielu and Ning Yidan came to Huashang's West Palace for the first time, and they were stunned for a moment when they saw the splendor and magnificence of the palace.
Yuanzhang and his wife came here often since they were young, and he led them to find a place to sit down. Seeing Hua Chang's homework on the desk, Ning Yidan said: "Hua Chang, have you finished it yet?"
Hua Chang nodded, "I was planning to find a new book to read when I heard you guys coming."
Hong Ling and Hong Xiao brought tea and the children's favorite snacks, but each left the hall to let them talk freely, Ning Yidan was full of envy, "I haven't finished it yet, some questions are too difficult."
Yuanzhang said, "What's the topic?"
He also finished and didn't encounter any problems, so he thought he could help Ning Yidan.
Suddenly I heard Ouyang Tielu and Gu Jiaojiao saying in unison: "Can I not mention the homework?"
Both of them had expressions of impatience. They were taken aback when they heard each other's voice, and looked at each other with a feeling of sympathy for each other.
Hua Chang lowered his head and covered his lips, and coughed lightly, "Yes, let's not talk about homework for now. Yidan, if there is anything you don't know, you can ask brother Yuanzhang in private, he will know it. Have a cup of hot tea and see you all." Shoes and socks are wet."
Gu Jiaojiao sat on the chair and raised her feet, "The socks are not wet, but the shoes are half wet. The rain is too heavy. Our carriage is parked at the second gate, and then we take a sedan chair and stop outside the West Palace." Unexpectedly, after walking only a few steps, the shoes are still wet."
Ouyang Tielu, who was still in sympathy with him just now, covered his nose in disgust, "Put it down quickly, why do your feet smell delicious?"
Everyone laughed, Hua Chang suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Hong Ling!"
Hong Ling came in from outside the hall, "What is the princess' order?"
"Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs send some Tang clogs over a few days ago, saying that they are best worn on rainy days. Go find them, and we'll see how to wear them!"
Hong Ling responded and went down to look for them. Everyone started discussing the clogs. They turned out to be a kind of wooden high-soled shoes, which can be worn alone in summer or under shoes in rainy days.
Yuan Zhang said: "Li Bai has a poem saying that he wears Xie Gong clogs and climbs the Qingyun Ladder. The Xie Gong clogs are clogs with teeth on the bottom. They can prevent slipping in rainy days, and they can also be used for mountain climbing!"
Hong Ling brought the clogs, and everyone saw that they were really thick clogs, with several straps on them, which could be tied under the soles of their own shoes.
There are indeed movable teeth on the bottom. I tried it on the ground and it did not slip.
The children all found it interesting, so Hua Chang took off his shoes and socks and put them on, exclaiming how cold they were, but after a while they got used to them and walked around in the hall.
Everyone saw that her white little toes reflected the black and green Tang clogs, which looked cool and comfortable, so they took off their shoes and socks one after another and put them on.
Everyone walked around the hall together, and they liked this new thing very much.
Ouyang Tie Lv said: "Since you are wearing wooden clogs, it's a pity not to go for a walk in the rain. Let's not stay in the palace, let's go outside and play?"
"Yeah!"
Gu Jiaojiao, who was just disgusted by him, was the first to respond, even Ning Yidan was eager to try, everyone looked at Huashang.
Hua Chang thought for a while, "There is a pool at the back of the Hall of Eternal Life, and there are wild ducks and mandarin ducks in it. I saw it a while ago, so I asked someone to store one in my palace, right in the backyard!"
"What are you waiting for?"
Everyone put on coir raincoats and clogs one after another, and walked towards the backyard, and they saw a pool of teals and water birds playing in the water.
"Hush!"
A big hedgehog stood in front of him with outstretched arms, and the rainwater flowed down the thorns on his cape. He turned his head and smirked, "Shh, don't move, look at me!"
It turned out to be Gu Jiaojiao, seeing his expression, I don't know what to do.
I saw him tiptoeing towards a big lotus leaf, and there were two mandarin ducks lying under the big lotus leaf, their eyes half-opened as if they were sleeping.
He wanted to sneak over to scare them, but when he was about to get close, he suddenly heard a "croak" on the lotus leaf.
Gu Jiaojiao was startled, she leaned back and almost fell to the ground.
The pair of mandarin ducks lying on their necks were awakened suddenly, looked at Gu Jiaojiao warily, and then swam to the other side of the pool.
Ouyang Tielu laughed loudly, "Coward, did a frog scare you like this?"
Gu Jiaojiao took a closer look, only to realize that the one that uttered a thunderous "croak" on the lotus leaf was a frog with its chest up and its belly folded.
The frog frightened him and he didn't realize it. He still swaggered and squatted on the lotus leaf.
Huashang ignored their activities, and led Ning Yidan to see the teals, those teals were beautiful in texture, and the feathers on their bodies were shining brightly, no girl would not like it.
Ning Yidan smiled and said: "It's so beautiful, why haven't I seen such a beautiful teal outside the palace?"
Hua Chang said: "My mother likes these small animals, such as puppies, foxes, and rabbits, as well as cranes, mandarin ducks, and these teals. Therefore, these small animals in the palace are carefully collected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It looks better on the outside."
Ning Yidan nodded, "That's right, my father said that His Majesty stayed in the Immortal Valley for many years when he was a child, it was a fairyland, there must be many such beautiful little animals."
Hua Chang said generously: "If you like it, I'll ask someone to bring you two back to your residence when you leave the palace later. Is there a pool or a small pond or lake in your residence?"
"Really?"
Ning Yidan said happily: "There are several ponds at home, and only a few lotuses grow in them."
"That's fine."
As Hua Chang said, he pointed to a brilliant teal, "What do you think of that one? It's the one with a bunch of red feathers on its head..."
The two little girls are picking teals here, while the three of Ouyang Tielu are catching frogs at the same place - the frog that frightened Gu Jiaojiao.
It was about to be caught, but for some reason, the frog let out a shrill cry, which scared even Ouyang Tielu.
Seeing him retracting his hand, Gu Jiaojiao proudly said: "Look, you are also scared, right? This frog is really loud!"
Yuan Zhang looked at the frog suspiciously, and saw that it seemed very anxious, not only kept yelling, but also jumped around to avoid something.
Just when he was suspicious, he suddenly felt his head spinning, and he almost fell to the ground.
He was just almost there, Huashang and Ning Yidan had already fallen to the ground, their coir raincoats were covered in muddy water, the sky was shaking, they couldn't get up no matter what.
"How is this going?"
Yuanzhang suddenly understood, "It's not Master Huang who came this time, it's Dilong who really turned around!"