Judging from the emperor's figure and steps, he didn't look like someone recovering from a long illness at all, but looked a bit like he did before he got sick.
Of course, all this was due to Luo Lan. During this period, he added many nutritional drugs to the emperor's medicine to enhance the body's resistance, otherwise the emperor's body would not have recovered so quickly.
Concubine Li followed the emperor and when passing by Luo Lan, she did not forget to nod and smile at her.
Concubine Li's face kept pulling, and it wasn't until the emperor and everyone left that the girl stepped forward and helped her up.
She threw away the girl's hand angrily, looked at the people leaving, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said in a hateful voice:
"It's Princess Yu again. Did I have a grudge against you in my previous life?"
"Mother, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, don't be angry."
Concubine Li glanced at the girl beside her, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and said in a cold and arrogant voice:
"Hmph! Why am I so angry..."
After muttering this sentence, she rolled her eyes, swung her sleeves, and walked away in the direction where the crowd left.
…
The emperor led a group of people to stop and watch in front of the pond in the imperial garden.
The lotus flowers there are in full bloom, and occasionally a breeze blows. The lotus flowers and the lotus pods that appear behind the flowers sway gently in the wind, like elves dancing in the water.
Looking at this beautiful scenery, the emperor couldn't help but sigh:
"I haven't been to the Royal Garden for a long time. I didn't expect that the lotus flowers in this pond would bloom so beautifully."
"Father, you were busy with government affairs and didn't have time to come here, so you missed this time when the lotus flowers are in full bloom."
"Yu'er is right, but things will get better in the future. With you taking charge of the government for me, I will have more free time, so I won't miss the beautiful scenery here anymore."
"Father, don't worry. I will live up to your father's expectations and take care of the government well."
…
"Princess, please be careful..."
"Mom, be careful, the river is slippery..."
"Mom, be careful..."
While the emperor and Leng Yu were talking, the voices of A Cai and several children came from the other side. Leng Yu and the emperor were looking for fame together.
I saw Luo Lan's upper body leaning hard towards the river. A Cai and A Hong were so frightened that they pulled her hard and kept trying to persuade her.
When Leng Yu saw this, he smiled fondly. He knew that the lady was getting playful when she saw the lotus pods in the river. How could he, the husband-in-law, not help her?
He hurriedly flew up from where he was, and arrived in front of Luo Lan with lightning speed. He tapped on the lotus leaf a few times like a dragonfly touching water, and then he picked off the lotus pod she was about to pick, and then flew it down. Beside her, he chuckled and said:
"Does Lan'er want this?"
Luo Lan didn't expect that the lotus pods that she failed to pick off would be easily taken by Leng Yu.
She pursed her lips, took the lotus pod from his hand, nuzzled her nose at him, and whispered:
"If you didn't come, I would have picked it soon..."
"It was my fault. I took away the work from my wife. Since you like it, how about I pick two more for you?"
Luo Lan nodded without thinking,
"good."
Seeing that his wife liked lotus pods very much, Leng Yu flew up again, placed his toes on the lotus leaves, and picked several lotus pods before returning to Luo Lan.
He handed the lotus pod in his hand to Luo Lan. Luo Xue stepped forward curiously, took one, looked at it carefully, and asked in confusion:
"Sister, what do you want this for?"
Luo Lan smiled mysteriously at her, then came to the emperor's side, leaned down and said:
"Father, didn't you say that I should tell you if I have something delicious to eat? This lotus pod is delicious, do you want to try it?"
The emperor blinked hard several times, then frowned and shook his head.
"Is this thing edible? I've never heard of it."
Everyone was talking behind the scenes, and Leng Xi followed the crowd with a calm face. Today, he was very calm. He didn't want to steal the limelight, show his face, or even let others notice him, because he was thinking about something in his mind. A big deal.
"It's edible, sweet and crispy."
As he spoke, Luo Lan handed the extra lotus pods in his hand to Leng Yu next to him, took out one and broke it open to reveal the lotus seeds inside, then peeled off the outer layer of green shell, then stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it, While nodding with great enjoyment,
"Well, I haven't eaten such fresh lotus seeds for a long time. They are delicious."
Seeing her say this, the women present were all eager to try it, and the emperor winked at Liu Xi. Obviously, he was also full of curiosity about this thing.
Liu Xi took a lotus pod from Leng Yu's hand, followed Luo Lan's example, peeled it open, revealed the lotus seeds inside, and respectfully presented it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"
When the emperor saw that Luo Lan was eating deliciously, he curiously picked up the lotus seeds in Liu Xi's hand, put them in his mouth, and chewed them gently.
Everyone's eyes were focused on his face. After a while, he nodded repeatedly.
"Well, it's really sweet and crispy. I didn't expect that this thing can be eaten. No one knows about it for so many years. It's such a waste of resources. It's such a pity. Yu'er, please go down and pick more lotus pods and distribute them to everyone. Let everyone try it together.”
"Yes, I will order someone to pick it right now."
After Leng Yu accepted the order, he ordered Xiao Lingzi and others to go down to the river to collect lotus pods.
After a while, everyone in the Royal Garden had a fresh lotus pod in their hands. Everyone imitated Luo Lan and slowly peeled off the lotus seeds inside.
Xiaobao held a lotus pod and whispered to Qiaoqiao:
"Mom, is this really edible?"
Leng Xi stood with his hands behind his back and said in a disdainful voice:
"Don't take everything. I'll kill you later."
Yu Qiaoqiao bit her lower lip, glared at Leng Xi hatefully, brought the peeled lotus seeds in her hand to Xiaobao's mouth, and said softly:
"Eat it!"
Leng Xi glanced at Yu Qiaoqiao displeasedly, then turned his attention to Leng Ming.
At this time, Leng Ming looked down at the lotus pod in his hand but did not eat it, as if he was thinking about something.
After Leng Xi winked at him, he coughed lightly and said to Qiaoqiao:
"I'm going to use the toilet, please keep an eye on Xiaobao."
Yu Qiaoqiao only said 'hmm' without even raising her head.
Leng Xi walked towards the rockery in a swagger. After he left for a while, Leng Ming looked around and saw that no one noticed him, so he also walked over.
After everyone ate lotus seeds here for a while, Leng Yu clasped his fists at the emperor and said:
"Father, please go over there and rest for a while! There are fresh lotus flowers and roses there. The children have prepared a talent show for you. Look at them, they are all eager to try it out."
The emperor looked at several children and nodded happily.
"Okay, I'm in a good mood today. Whoever performs well will be rewarded heavily by me."
Hearing this, several children were so happy that they couldn't help but smile, while Xiaobao timidly tugged at the corner of Yu Qiaoqiao's clothes.
Ever since Lengxi became involved in Xiaobao's education, his frequent beatings and scolding methods have made Xiaobao's character become as timid as it is now. He dare not speak casually in front of others for fear that he might say something wrong. Go home and provoke Lengxi's punishment.
He didn't dare to express himself, for fear that if something went wrong, he would be slapped by Leng Xi again when he returned home.
Over time, he changed from the domineering little prince before to the timid child he is now.
