This was also the first time for many people to see the emperor in the palace, and they couldn't help but whisper, "I heard yesterday that His Majesty is in good health. I didn't expect that the banquet would be held today."
"It seems that the problem is not big. Why did you specially invite Dr. Old Tan to come here?"
"By the way, Imperial Physician Zhou went back to the capital yesterday. He's going back today. I wonder what happened?"
"Okay, let's not make random guesses. Today's Imperial Hospital is different from the past. There is the Imperial Medical Office above. Who knows if there is something going on in the Imperial Medical Office?"
Man Bao picked up a fish ball, tasted it briefly, and nodded slightly. The fresh fish balls were indeed good.
Chang Yu and the others had exercised a lot in the afternoon and were all hungry. While eating, they said, "We have played in the water. Let's go hunting on horseback in a few days."
Man Bao asked: "I wonder what the weather will be like, will it rain?"
Bai Shan said: "Brother Wei may know."
Wei Yudao: "It is said that it will rain in the next two days, but Qin Tianjian's prediction is not accurate. We have to wait and see again."
Although Qin Tian Jian can observe the celestial phenomena at night and predict the approximate weather changes, there are still surprises.
Chang Yu pouted, "What are you thinking about? I'll just go the next day if it doesn't rain."
Mingda also wanted to go hunting and asked Bai Erlang: "Are you going?"
Bai Erlang: "Go!"
Man Bao said: "I don't have time, maybe I can't accompany you. You can call Yin or."
Bai Shan also said: "I don't have time either."
He is busier than Man Bao. She is the chief official in the palace after all, and her time is more flexible. She can go to see the emperor whenever she wants. Wei Zhi's place is even more convenient. It's okay to go there at night, so the rest of the time
She makes arrangements freely.
But Bai Shan couldn't do it. Although the amount of money sent to the palace was reduced, the number of people working was reduced even more, so Bai Shan was busier than before in the palace.
It's just that because the emperor was sick and away from the heat, the working hours were relatively flexible. Basically, they would go over when the emperor called, and the rest of the time would be spent in the office dealing with paperwork.
So he is busier than Zhou Man.
Wei Yu also had errands to do, so he had no time to spare.
So Bai Erlang patted his chest and said, "I'll take you there."
The emperor was still taking medicine, so he couldn't drink more, and the ministers didn't dare to pay too much respect, so after drinking a drink, everyone looked at Wei Zhi.
Someone's eyes flashed, and they brought a jug and a wine glass to greet Wei Zhi, "Mr. Wei, I heard that you were feeling unwell earlier, are you feeling better now?"
Wei Zhi looked at the wine bottles in their hands, nodded with a smile and said, "It's much better."
Wei Yu kept paying attention to that side and became a little anxious when he saw his father being toasted. After thinking about it, he took the wine glass and left the table and headed that way.
Chang Yu didn't notice it at first, but Man Bao gestured to her before she saw it.
She saw Wei Yu holding back her father-in-law's drink, and her face turned red in just a short while.
Chang Yu pursed his lips and became a little unhappy. He turned around and ordered the palace maid: "Go and get the two bottles of wine from my room, including the glass cups."
"Yes." The palace maid responded and left.
Changyu and Manbao Mingda said: "You have to ask your consort and Master Bai to help me."
Man Bao said generously: "Just give him orders, he can still drink a glass or two of wine."
Manbao savored the taste of the wine and immediately said: "I can drink it too."
So after the palace maid brought the wine, Man Bao happily took a glass, and then several people gathered around and stopped the adults who were pouring wine for Wei Yu, so that everyone could drink together.
Princess Changyu asked someone to bring a bottle to the empress, and then said with a smile: "Father, this is the wine that I bought from the merchants from the Western Regions last year. I think several adults seem to like drinking. Why don't you try it?"
How about a taste of Erchen’s wine?”
Man Bao and Bai Shan put wine glasses in their hands and said with a smile, "Let's have a try, adults."
Princess Changyu came forward, and the emperor agreed, and said to them: "I know you love wine, and I will not care about state affairs tonight, but it is better not to be greedy for wine. You should not surround Mr. Wei and my consort."
The emperor laughed and said: "Don't you see that my princess feels distressed?"
Several ministers responded with a smile, drank the wine glasses in their hands, and returned to their seats.
They still didn't test it out, so they thought Wei Zhi was sick, but he had been going to the office as usual in the past few days. Except for the first two days of rest, he didn't have much less to do these days, and he didn't show signs of illness. He seemed to be sick again.
Not sick.
So was Zhou Man's shocking statement that day really a misdiagnosis?
Everyone was suspicious, but the emperor and Wei Zhi united with the Taiyuan Hospital. If they wanted to hide it, there was nothing they could do.
Man Bao held the glass cup, nodded to Wei Zhi with a smile, sat back in his seat, took a careful sip of the wine, his eyes widened.
Chang Yu leaned over and asked, "How is it? Is it better than what we drank last time?"
Man Bao nodded, "It's less astringent. It's mellower and sweeter than before. It's delicious."
Chang Yu said: "I spent a lot of money, but I only got three bottles. My consort and I only drank half of the bottle. Now we have taken out both bottles."
She was a little unwilling, so she slowly drank the wine in the glass, and then asked someone to pour another glass. She decided to drink more so that she would not lose money.
Yin You also poured half a cup and drank it in small sips, feeling very happy.
Zhou Man said he could drink fruit wine. In that case, he might as well ask someone to buy some wine next time.
Man Bao then thought of the grapes at home, "The grapes at my home should have borne fruit this year. I will write a letter to my second brother and the others later and ask if they do, we will also try to make wine this year."
Bai Shandao: "I'm afraid our grapes are far inferior to those from the Western Regions."
"What's the big deal?" Man Bao said, "The worst it can be is sour, but it tastes better than bitter, right?"
Yin You couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid they would rather drink bitter wine than sour wine."
They were talking lively here, and the emperor also remembered it. He turned to ask Gu Zhong, "I remember that there are grapes grown in the village in Yongzhou?"
Gu Zhong thought for a moment and then smiled and said: "Yes, it is in the Imperial Mansion not far away, but Your Majesty, that Imperial Manor now belongs to Princess Mingda."
The emperor laughed loudly and said, "Then I will ask Mingda for a bunch of grapes tomorrow."
Mingda ignored this imperial village and did not remember it. It was only after the emperor mentioned it that he remembered that in the past years, half of the grapes eaten in the palace came from the imperial village in the suburbs of Beijing, and the other half came from the big imperial village in Yongzhou.
, she immediately smiled and said: "I will ask them to pick some later and send some to my brothers. As for what my father wants to eat, my daughter will pick it for you personally."
The emperor tapped her nose and said, "I know you must be naughty. You wanted to go out to play, but you said you were picking grapes for me."
Mingda shook his hand and said with a smile: "Does the father agree or not?"
The emperor smiled and nodded, "Ying, ying, ying, you go ahead, call a few more people, um, how about I go with you?"
The emperor quietly glanced outside and whispered to her: "Go and talk to your mother and tell her that you want your father to accompany you."