When the emperor said rowing, Xie Ning thought it was just a small boat, and two or three eunuchs could operate the boat, like a small canopy.

When she really saw the boat moored at the lake, she was stupid for a while.

Where is this boat, it is simply a house floating on the water. This building ship is three stories high, carved beams and paintings, and the cornices corridor, Shainin has never seen such a delicate and gorgeous building ship.

"This is still a ship that took more than two years to build during the first emperor." The emperor whispered: "The queen mother doesn't like this boat very much, because the first emperor named this boat Mingzhu, which is embedded with the name of a favored concubine at that time." Therefore, the Queen Mother once ordered someone to split the boat and burn it, out of sight and out of mind. ”

So why is the ship still there? Didn't you burn a pile of charcoal?

The emperor helped Xie Ning's hand to get on the boat, and the nurse led the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao in the back, and the second prince was also hugged together.

As soon as the emperor said that he wanted to swim in the lake, the people in the garden were all busy before dawn, and wiped the boat from beginning to end, and the carving on the bow of the boat was wiped shiny. The original curtain and screen were all removed and replaced with new ones. The eldest prince was extremely nervous, and felt that everything was so novel.

Because he has never left the capital since he was born, he has not even left the palace for a single step. He hadn't even visited the Imperial Garden a few times, but it was the first time he had come to Jinfeng Garden, and it was the first time he had taken a boat.

He had only seen a ship in the painting before, and the ship on the painting was by no means as delicate and gorgeous as this building ship, the emperor had been on the throne for nearly ten years, and the palace had swept away the extravagant and extravagant style of the first emperor, but in the Golden Wind Garden, you can also see the traces of the first emperor's engraving from some places.

For example, this gorgeous building ship.

You must know that since the emperor ascended the throne, even the renovation of the Changning Palace can be saved, Yuanchang four years because the temple tiles were badly damaged and had to allocate funds to repair, but the glazed tiles that were removed at that time were not all replaced, but picked out the intact part from it and rebuilt it on the roof ridge of the palace. Some people say that because the excessive profligacy of the first emperor has emptied the inner treasury, and there is not much silver in the treasury, so the emperor is so frugal and simple today. Not to mention that there are not many concubines, even the number of slaves and maids is much less than that of the first emperor.

After the death of the first emperor, a group of palace people were released in the palace, and a large number of them were released when the queen mother died, and it is said that there were nearly 20,000 palace people and eunuchs in the entire palace city, and now there are only a few thousand.

Princess Yuyao sat next to Xie Ning, because she was afraid of the wind on the bow of the boat, they all stayed in the cabin on the second floor at this time, and the boat slowly left the shore, moving smoothly and calmly, without the slightest shaking.

Shainin asked the eldest prince: "Are you dizzy?" Do you feel tightness in your chest? "After all, these children are on the boat for the first time, and the eldest prince's body has always been very weak, Xie Ning is afraid that he will not be able to adapt to it.

The eldest prince shook his head and raised his face with a smile: "Xie Niangniang, I am not uncomfortable. The ship was so big, much bigger than what I saw in the painting. But why didn't you see where the paddle was? ”

The emperor beckoned, and the eldest prince was still a little cautious when he walked, and only after finding that he could walk very steadily on the boat, did he walk in front of the emperor.

"Oars are underneath, I'll take you down to have a look."

The eldest prince's eyes were shining, and he nodded vigorously: "Father Xie." ”

The emperor now has only four children, Princess Yujun lives with Han Chongrong, and the emperor once sent someone to ask in the morning, Han Chongrong said that Princess Yujun came to the garden and had a little cold, so she couldn't come to the lake with her.

The emperor was not surprised at all, even if Princess Yujun did not catch a cold, Han Chongrong would never dare to let the child board a boat to swim in the lake. She stared vigilantly at everyone around her, protecting Princess Jade Impenetrable, and she would not let her daughter try any possible risks. The emperor didn't doubt that if she could make a big enough cover, she would put Princess Jade under the cover, and wouldn't even let her breathe in the breath outside.

In contrast, Xie Ning, who was hugging the second prince and whispering to Princess Yuyao, was simply stupid and bold.

The emperor looked at them happily and smiled shallowly.

The eldest prince worked hard and finally took Princess Yuyao's hand to the porthole. The boat was not fast, there was still a faint mist on the lake, and the small island in the middle of the lake was lush with long weeping willows hanging down to the water.

The eldest prince pointed to the side of the boat and said to Princess Yuyao excitedly: "Sister, look, that's a wild duck." ”

Princess Yuyao turned her head and glanced at it very facelessly, not knowing if she saw anything. But for the eldest prince, Princess Yuyao's reaction is already the biggest good thing. He now also understands that Mr. Wang plays the flute for his sister every day to "cure" his sister's illness. And Li Zhiling also said that she usually has to talk to Princess Yuyao more, so that her illness can get better quickly.

Xie Ning wiped his saliva for the second prince, as long as someone held him for the second prince, it was the same for him whether he was on a boat or in bed. The scenery outside was picturesque, and the second prince opened his small mouth and yawned, planning to sleep back.

Eunuchs and guards drove boats back and forth, and in addition to the steaming dim sum soup, there were also lotus pods and water chestnuts freshly picked from the lake. The eldest prince even personally pointed to a particularly large lotus flower and asked people to row a small boat to pick it, and then took the flower and held it in both hands, and gave the lotus flower to Shainin.

"Let's take this back to Xie Niangniang and insert the bottle."

Xie Ning took the lotus with a smile, thanked the eldest prince again, and asked him to peel the lotus for him.

The eldest prince had eaten lotus seeds before, but when those lotus seeds came to him, they were all white and smooth, and even the cores had been removed. It was the first time he had seen how the lotus seeds were peeled out of the lotus room, and the green lotus seeds had to be peeled off another layer before they could become what he usually saw and eat.

Xie Ning peeled one for him, and the eldest prince thanked him seriously before putting it in his mouth, and his chewing expression looked very serious.

"Is it sweet?"

"Sweet." The eldest prince himself has to do it: "I'll try it too." ”

"Be careful not to break your nails." Shainin let go and let him try it himself. No matter how weak his body is, the eldest prince is also a boy, and he still has the strength to peel a lotus pod.

The emperor didn't interfere at all, just sat on the side and looked at them with a smile.

Xie Ning peeled a few more lotus seeds and presented them to the emperor, of course, they were handed over in a small saucer.

The emperor felt a pity. This is in front of the child, always have to be restrained. If it was just the two of them, he would have asked Xie Ning to feed the lotus seeds directly to his mouth. Xie Ning's hands are very good-looking, his fingers are soft, his palms are a little red, and his nails are not as long as others.

The emperor didn't pay much attention to this before, but now he thought that Han Chongrong was so protective of the child, and he still had inch-long nails, which were very carefully repaired and dyed with beautiful colors.

Shainin not only did not have long nails, but also did not use henna or some ointment to dye them.

Shainin doesn't keep her nails because she is afraid of hurting the child, and she doesn't dye her nails purely because she doesn't like it all the time. Besides, no matter what material is used when dyeing nails, alum, chalk and the like will always be added to it, otherwise it will be difficult to color. She'd even heard of arsenic in some nail staining creams before! How terrible, and how unsafe.

She thinks it's good if her nails are clean.

The lotus seeds peeled by the eldest prince were given to the emperor first, and then two Xie Ning were divided, and then they were peeled out for Princess Yuyao to eat. The eldest prince also wanted to leave two for the second prince, but unfortunately the second prince didn't have a tooth, so the eldest prince had to eat it himself.

The lotus core that was picked out was put aside, and the eldest prince only knew that it had to be removed, because the lotus core was bitter, but the lotus core looked tender and cute, would it really be bitter?

The emperor encouraged him: "The lotus core can be used for medicine, and you can also cook tea, if you are really so curious, you can taste it yourself." ”

The eldest prince really obediently picked up a lotus core and bit it.

Xie Ning didn't have time to stop him, but he saw that his little face suddenly wrinkled.

The emperor also smiled and asked, "Is it bitter?" ”

The eldest prince nodded again and again: "Bitter." ”

Xie Ning hurriedly asked people to come over to serve the eldest prince to rinse his mouth, and brought tea for him to drink two sips.

"Although it was bitter just now, it is not bitter now." The eldest prince took two sips of water, squinted his eyes, felt it carefully, and said, "The aftertaste of the root of the tongue is still a little sweet." ”

Princess Yuyao had been sitting by and watching just now, and the eldest prince gave her lotus seeds, and she also ate them. Now seeing that the eldest prince tasted a lotus core by himself, Princess Yuyao tilted her head, looked at the green lotus core in the jade white plate with some curiosity, and also reached out to take one.

Xie Ning wanted to stop her, but the emperor held her hand and signaled her not to make a sound.

Princess Yuyao was very bold and put the lotus core into her mouth.

Unlike the eldest prince who swallowed it hard, Princess Yuyao tasted the bitter taste of the lotus core, and her brows were also furrowed, and then she opened her mouth and spit out the lotus core with a snort.

"Oops, this one is bitter." Xie Ning felt that the emperor was really a bit messy like this, so he hurriedly fed Princess Yuyao water.

The emperor was very happy: "I see that she is almost cured." Yesterday I would have stolen away and hid myself. Maybe in a few days, you'll be back to the same as before. ”

Xie Ning was reminded like this, and he also felt the change in Princess Yuyao.

That's true. Compared with the first time she went to Yong'an Palace, Princess Yuyao has indeed changed for the better. She wouldn't have taken the initiative to eat before, let alone vomit so smartly.

The boat slowly circled the island in the middle of the lake, and the fish and shrimp caught from the lake were skillfully cooked by the dining room, and became a delicacy on the table at lunchtime, and even the second prince was fed a mouthful of soup mixed with minced fish.

Xie Ning peeled the shrimp for Princess Yuyao and removed the fish bones. Fresh lake fish is delicious and tender, so you don't need to cook more, as long as you steam it in the basket and eat it with sauce.