Mr. Tang knew that he would definitely not be able to rob someone with a higher official rank than him, nor could he rob him from someone older than him, so he sat still and did not move.
As soon as Gu Zhong said to rest, the emperor got up and went to the back of the palace to rest.
The ministers headed by Mr. Wei Zhi and Mr. Tang also left the palace one after another.
Man Bao was not very experienced. She was sitting and waiting for the lunch that Gu Zhong said. When she saw Master Tang and Master Yang taking out snacks from their sleeves to eat, she was startled and asked, "Don't you want to have lunch?"
Have you eaten?"
Mr. Tang said: "You are waiting for them, at least you have to wait for another half an hour."
By now they were very hungry.
When Manbao heard this, he also took out his own snacks to eat, "It's been so long."
Mr. Yang smiled and said: "There are so many people, so naturally we have to go slower."
Man Bao thought for a while, then got up and went out to change clothes.
Mr. Tang wants to say that she will not find a place, but considering the differences between men and women, it is hard to tell.
Manbao glanced at the adults who were walking out of the hall one after another, and went directly to the back of the hall to find Mingda and Changyu. Since it would take about half an hour, what was the hurry?
Man Bao actually walked all the way to the harem in official uniform, and the chambermaids and maids passing by did not feel anything was wrong at all.
Everyone probably thought she came to play with Mingda Changyu, and gave her directions, "Princess Changyu is in the palace of Princess Mingda."
Man Baolai went to find Mingda. Mingda happened to be sitting on the couch reading a book. Changyu was throwing sandbags with the palace maid in boredom. When he saw Manbaolai, he immediately picked up his skirt and ran to her side. He asked with a smile: "You are wearing official uniform today."
Want to play with us?"
Man Bao said: "I'm not here to play with you."
Mingda also put down his book, looked her up and down and then smiled and said: "Today's court meeting, shouldn't you be in front of the court?"
Man Bao said: "Waiting for lunch."
Chang Yu was surprised, "It's already this hour and you haven't eaten yet?"
Mingda has already told the maid, "Serve Mr. Zhou to change clothes."
He also said happily: "I'm making soup in my small kitchen. How about I ask them to make you a bowl of noodles?"
Man Bao hesitated, "Isn't this good? I still want to eat the working meal in the palace."
According to Mr. Tang, there are not many such opportunities, at most two or three times a year, which is very rare.
Mingda, who has been hanging out in the front hall since he was a child, covered his mouth and smiled and said: "That's okay, I'll ask them to give you a little less noodles, and you eat to warm your stomach first."
Man Bao felt something was wrong with her smile, so he glanced at her suspiciously and nodded, "Okay."
The three or four pieces of snacks she brought with her were as if they had not been eaten at all. She could no longer guarantee sleep and could not miss out on food or drink, otherwise she would really not grow taller.
Man Bao turned around and went to change clothes with the palace maid. When she came back from washing her hands, Man Bao didn't show any politeness to Chang Yu Mingda. He directly lifted up his official robe and sat on the couch. He exhaled and said, "It's really tiring to go to court."
Chang Yu took out a plate of dried fruits and asked curiously while eating: "Didn't you say last time that you would doze off most of the time during the imperial meeting?"
"That's because I have nothing to do," she said. "In the past, I rarely had a say in their political discussions. Except for some interesting things, most of them were boring. But this time, I was able to do so, and I had to face them."
When the ministers question and cross-examine, I will naturally want to hear how other adults got through and how they defended themselves, or I may also find faults with others and take them back when others find fault with me."
Man Bao said: "That's why I'm so tired. Oh, I regret it. If I had known I wouldn't fall asleep on weekdays, and listened more, I wouldn't be so nervous this time. What the gentleman said is indeed right. You don't have to worry about it on weekdays.
It's useless to sincerely worship the Lord when the exam comes."
Mingda and Changyu couldn't help laughing when they heard this, and made fun of her.
The kitchen brought a bowl of noodles and a plate of side dishes.
The soup stock is ready-made, and because the small kitchen is making snacks, it also has to keep some steamed buns and the like that Mingda needs to eat, so there is always some noodles that can be kneaded and served.
Although Mingda said that a small bowl would be enough, the cook did not dare to only serve a small amount.
There is always plenty of food in the palace, and there is really no shortage of food. They, the servants, can finish it off or fall down.
Man Bao sat down at the table and took a piece of noodles with chopsticks. He was so surprised when he saw that there was not only an egg buried in it, but also a small handful of vegetables. "There are also vegetables."
Mingda didn't understand this, so he looked at the palace maid aside.
The palace maid smiled and said: "This is what Prince Gong sent to the palace. He said it was produced in Tangquan Zhuangzi in the suburbs. He thought that the empress and princess had weak stomachs and there were few vegetables in the palace, so he specially asked people to come from Zhuangzi.
Send it here, just for the empress and the princess."
Mingda said: "Third brother is so considerate."
Man Bao also nodded, and then asked: "I haven't seen him for half a month. Last time I saw him, I felt that he had not lost weight. Isn't he gaining weight in the past half month?"
Mingda carefully recalled the third brother he met before, nodded and said, "I wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't tell me. He seems to have gained some weight."
Man Bao said: "Don't feed him too much meat. Although we harvest in autumn and store in winter, we can't hide too much meat. Since the village can produce vegetables, he should eat more vegetables and less meat."
Mingda nodded.
The maid on the side said: "...Princess, your spleen and stomach have not been very good recently, so you don't eat much meat. It seems that all the share in our palace has been given to His Highness Prince Gong."
Everyone:......
Man Bao glanced at Ming Da, then at Chang Yu, then lowered his head to eat noodles.
After sending Man Bao away, Chang Yu sighed: "It turns out that the third brother didn't bring me food because I like to eat meat and you don't like to eat meat."
She just said that Third Brother has always been considerate, and in the past, she would give Mingda something even if it was less.
Mingda simply stood up and said, "Let's go to Third Brother's place to have a look."
Manbao ate and drank enough, licking her belly and walked into the main hall. When she entered the main hall, Master Tang and Master Yang met to go out to change clothes. When they saw Manbao walking back carefree, they couldn't help but stop, "What are you doing?"
Did you go back to Chongwen Museum?"
Are you so brave? There is still a big court meeting.
Man Bao shook his head and said: "Chongwen Hall is too far. I'll go to the back to find Princess Mingda. Do you want to change your clothes? Go ahead, go ahead."
Senior Brother Tang:......
He stared at her mouth and asked, "You not only went to change clothes, but also had lunch?"
Man Bao felt slightly embarrassed and said with a smile, "I just ate a small bowl of noodles."
Not to mention Mr. Tang, even Mr. Yang didn't want to pay attention to her and turned around and left.
Mr. Tang sighed with Yang Heshu as he walked, "Who said it's inconvenient for a woman to be an official? It's much more convenient for her than us. If the two of us are so friendly with a prince, and even go to the palace to change clothes and eat, let alone know how to spread the word.
If something goes wrong and just standing becomes a problem, will she have a problem?"
Yang Heshu smiled and said: "Gender is innate and cannot be changed."