Man Bao didn't care about them, so he pulled Ming Da away and said, "Ignore them, let's go play."
Chang Yu finally ate the steamed meat and meat cakes that she had longed for, and drank a bowl of particularly sweet chicken soup. She felt a little sleepy after being satisfied, and she said: "Let's sit down and rest for a while, and then we can go again after we have rested."
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Manbao took them into the village to rest.
This Zhuangzi is quite large, with courtyards separated one by one. Manbao's room is together with that of his two nieces, right next to the courtyard chosen by Bai Shan, Bai Erlang and Mr. Zhuang.
Along the way, the branches planted last winter have sprouted, and this spring the flowers and plants sent from the government and various families have been planted. It is the time when summer flowers are in full bloom.
Even though the flowers and plants planted are very common and not rare, walking along the way and seeing so many blooming flowers makes me feel good.
When Changyu saw the beautiful rose, he reached out and pinched one and put it on Mingda's head. She said: "Manbao, your village is really well taken care of, but it's still early. Please wait a little longer."
, the garden is definitely more beautiful."
Man Bao nodded.
Chang Yu couldn't help complaining to them, "The Daming Palace is much worse. It's been so many years, and most of it is still deserted. I don't know if I can go to the Daming Palace to escape the summer heat this year."
Mingda smiled and said: "The national treasury has no money, and my father's internal treasury is also tight, so naturally it cannot be built. I think it is good now. Although it has only been half built, the main palaces have been built. As for the gardens
, it has its own wild charm if you don’t take care of it for a while.”
Changyu couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said happily: "What kind of wild fun? It's obviously just like the wilderness."
Man Bao said: "But I think you had a lot of fun last year."
Chang Yu shook the grass in his hand and said: "It's fun to play for the first time, but if it's this wild fun every year, what's the fun? Besides, I had you two with me last year, and Zhou Man is still here this year.
Is it possible to go to Daming Palace every day?"
Manbao sighed: "It depends on where the Queen Mother lives."
Mentioning the Queen Mother's condition, Mingda's smile also faded a lot. It may be because of the change of seasons, and the Queen Mother has been in poor health these days. Xiao Yuanzheng and Dr. Liu take turns to go to see the doctor every day. Occasionally, people will be called to the Imperial Medical Office.
Dr. Liu followed them to get the acupuncture; most of the time, Zhou Man went with them.
Mingda thought for a moment and said, "The Imperial Grandmother probably won't move to the palace."
Although the Tai Chi Palace is relatively hot, the Queen Mother's current condition makes it even more inappropriate to move, and the Queen Mother definitely wants to stay in the Tai Chi Palace.
Mingda said: "If the imperial grandmother does not move the palace, then the emperor and the empress will not go to the Daming Palace to escape the summer this year."
Chang Yu knew as soon as he heard that they wouldn't be able to go this year either.
When they reached Manbao's yard, Manbao took them into her room to rest.
Her room is about the same size as the one in Zhou Zhai in the capital, but the decoration is not as exquisite as that one. After all, she is Zhuangzi and will not stay there for a long time.
The screen in the room is made of bamboo. There is no pattern on it, but when it is opened, it looks very wild. There is also a wooden couch by the window, and it is not small. It looks bigger than her bed. This is specially made by Zhou Dalang.
Let the craftsmen make it big.
Because they always like to sit on the couch and read. As the three of them grow older, what does it look like to still sit on a small wooden couch and read?
So Zhou Dalang simply asked someone to make a bigger one. Anyway, the room was big enough, and she didn't have many books and things to put here, so there was enough space to put it.
The three of them sat on the couch, exhaled a sigh of relief, and leaned on the couch while drinking tea, chatting, and dozing off.
Bai Shanze and Bai Erlang explained to the family the relationship between the prince and Prince Gong, and reassured them: "It's okay, as long as they don't fight in our house."
Lao Zhoutou sighed and said, "What a sin! How did our brothers end up in such trouble?"
Bai Shan couldn't help but hissed: "Uncle Zhou, you can't say this."
Lao Zhoutou was puzzled, "They have done it, why can't they say it?"
Bai Shan lowered his voice and said, "It's not that you can't talk about the quarrel between their brothers, but you can't say the word 'committing evil'."
"Why?"
Bai Shan was speechless for a moment. There were many imperial guards standing outside and many chambermaids walking around. What should he say?
Qian gave Old Zhou a sideways glance and said, "If I tell you not to say anything, then you don't want to say anything. You have to ask why you are doing something?"
Lao Zhoutou immediately stopped talking.
Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "Everyone has been busy for a long time. I think the two princesses get along very well, so let the children play by themselves and we won't disturb them."
Lao Zhoutou nodded repeatedly and said to Bai Shan, "The kitchen has been on fire. If you want to eat something, just tell your sister-in-law and ask her to cook it for you."
Only then did Lao Zhoutou remember. He turned to his daughters-in-law and said, "The officers and soldiers outside haven't eaten yet. Go to the kitchen and make some food for them. Don't neglect the guests."
Mrs. Liu originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, they should be more polite to these people now, as well as to the children. After all, the king of hell is easy to deal with, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
Xiao Qian agreed and turned around to cook.
Fang, Lu and Qiu quickly followed.
Old Madam Liu turned to Nanny Liu and said, "Ask all the servants at home to help. It will be faster this way. Since lunch for the Imperial Guards has to be prepared, we should also prepare lunch for the palace people."
Aunt Liu lowered her head and said "yes" before bowing and retreating.
Originally, the palace maids had already taken out the dry food they had brought with them and wanted to simply deal with it. However, a servant came to inform the kitchen that their meals were being prepared and they would be ready to eat after a few quarters of an hour. Everyone collected the dry food again.
stand up.
Who wants to eat cold food when you can eat it hot?
By chance, the masters had eaten early, and it was only noon now.
Changyu slept on the pillow for two-quarters of an hour. He was woken up by the chirping of birds outside. When he opened his eyes, he saw Manbao and Mingda leaning on the opposite side, still sleeping soundly.
Changyu touched Mingda with his foot. Mingda turned over and continued to sleep without waking up. Manbao was sleeping soundly. Her wrist was resting on Mingda's arm. It could be seen that her wrist was fatter.
A small piece of meat, juicy, white and tender, Zhang Yu wanted to take a bite just looking at it.
She lay on the couch and stared at them for a long time. Seeing that they still showed no sign of waking up, she couldn't lie still.
She sat up and looked out the window, and saw a few birds parked on a tree not far from the window. They seemed to have noticed her gaze, and they flapped their wings and flew away.
Chang Yu couldn't help but poke his head in to take a look and saw them flying over the wall and disappearing. He couldn't help but think that such a small bird probably didn't have even a few ounces of meat. Man Bao actually said that she had eaten them when she was a child.