A few people sat in a carriage and soon arrived at the river.

When looking at the painting boat docked on the shore, Tao Yao's eyes showed envy.

"Pity, isn't that the boat?" Tao Yao pointed to the most beautiful and newest painting boat and asked.

"Yes." Tao Lian nodded and led a few people to the painting boat.

"Fifth Miss Tao."

The steward in charge of the painting boat saw Tao Lian coming, and immediately led someone to come forward and salute.

"I'll bring a few sisters to play." Tao Lian explained.

The steward nodded, and said in a respectful tone: "The fifth girl and a few ladies are at will, if you have any orders, you can directly order the small ones." ”

"Okay." Tao Lian nodded.

The steward thought of something, and asked again: "Now that it's time for dinner, do you want the little ones to arrange lunch?" ”

Tao Lian asked, "What is delicious on our ship?" ”

"The five girls did not give advance notice, so the kitchen did not purchase fresh ingredients today, but there are fresh river fish caught in the kitchen, if the girl and her wife like to eat fish, the small ones can be arranged." The steward replied.

"Then the existing ingredients, just make some." Tao said pitifully.

"Yes." After the steward respectfully answered, he took the people down to make arrangements.

Tao Lian took a few sisters and walked around the painting boat.

After shopping room by room, Tao Shu praised: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really generous, such a big and beautiful painting boat, it must be a lot of money, right?" ”

Tao Lian shook his head, "I don't know, but I heard that this boat was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The materials used in it are of the highest quality. ”

"The prince is very attentive to you." Tao Yao said with a smile after looking at the various things in the recreation room.

Tao Lian was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, "It seems, it seems to be pretty good." ”

"Isn't mercy shy?" Tao Shu quipped.

"Not really." Tao Lian pouted in denial, and then proposed, "Lunch may not be ready so soon, how about we play cards first?" ”

"Okay." Tao Yao and the three nodded happily.

The four of them sat down in turn at the square table by the window.

After a few rounds of cards, the meal was ready, and the steward led the person to bring the meal.

There are not many dishes, but they look exceptionally tasty.

There is fish soup, steamed fish, and roast lamb, as well as a dish of stir-fried lotus root, and green vegetables.

"I didn't know that the five girls and a few ladies would come today, the ship didn't prepare the ingredients, and it was already a meal, so I didn't dare to ask a few people to wait for a long time, the kitchen made a few dishes on the existing ingredients, and a few generals would eat it first." The steward apologized.

"Well, we decided to come here on the impur of the moment. And these dishes seem to be very well done, presumably the chef on the ship is not an ordinary cook. Tao Yao said.

The steward nodded, "Madame is right, the cook on the ship is the old imperial chef who retired from the palace, and he was going to return to his hometown to retire, the prince considered that the five girls would occasionally come to the boat to play, so he left the old imperial chef on the boat and asked him to cook some food for the five girls." ”

Tao Lian was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

She didn't expect that the prince would do so much for her.

She only came over occasionally, but he had put so much thought into it.

"Slow down, everyone, the small ones will retreat first." The way of stewardship.

Tao Lian nodded.

As soon as the steward left, Tao Shu picked up chopsticks, sandwiched a piece of roast mutton, and put it in his mouth.

After tasting it, she praised it repeatedly: "It is worthy of being the imperial chef who retired from the palace, and the roasted mutton is delicious." ”

When the others heard this, they also picked up their chopsticks, picked up the dishes separately, and tasted them.

"This steamed fish is so delicious, there is no fishy smell at all, and the meat is very tender." After Tao Ling tasted the fish, he also praised it.

"Even this ordinary-looking lotus root slice is very delicious." Tao Yao is also full of praise.

Tao Lian has already tasted every dish, and sure enough, as the sisters said, the taste is particularly good.

She couldn't stop eating.

Tao Yao didn't speak anymore, bowed his head and concentrated on eating.

After the meal, several people leaned back in their chairs, looked at the few empty plates on the table, and couldn't help but smile.

"I don't know, I thought we hadn't eaten enough in a few years." Tao Ling took the handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth, and couldn't help laughing.

"No way, this dish is so delicious." Tao Yao also smiled.

"Although it is an ordinary dish, the taste of the food is much better than that of those restaurants." Tao Shu rubbed her swollen stomach and said.

After speaking, the three of them looked at Tao Lian in unison.

Tao Lian was also very full, and was about to say something, when she saw the three of them looking at her, she blinked her chin and said puzzledly: "What do you think I do?" ”

"Thanks to mercy this time, you don't have to go to Yipinlou to eat such a delicious meal." Tao Shu said with a smile.

"It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows our pity very well and knows that she loves to eat, so he took great pains to leave the old imperial chef on the painting boat, just so that she can eat delicious meals when she comes over occasionally." Tao Yao also teased.

Tao Lian blushed and retorted: "Perhaps, he is for himself." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the palace, and he can eat the dishes made by the imperial kitchen every day, so why bother so much? And His Highness looks breezy and beautiful, not like a greedy person. Tao Yao said.

Tao Lian was stunned for a moment, and said with a small face: "The fourth sister is saying that I am greedy?" ”

"No, no, it's us who are greedy, in the future, you have to take us to your painting boat to play." Tao Yao immediately said doggedly.

Tao Ling smiled.

"Are you going to keep playing cards? I'm a little tired and want to take a break. Tao Yao said.

"Let's go and rest for a while." Tao Ling looked at her belly, then at Tao Shu's, and then proposed.

So the few people followed Tao Lian to the resting cabin.

The boat is large, with several cabins where you can rest, and they are all elegantly furnished and luxurious.

Each of the four of them chose a room to rest.

After resting for an hour, the four of them played on the painting boat for a while, and then went home.

Tao Yao's carriage had just arrived outside the gate of the Guogong Mansion, and he met Mo Die, Wu Ze and others who came back from outside.

It's just that Wu Ze was seriously injured, his right leg was bandaged with layers of gauze, and he was supported by Mo Die and Zhao Er.

"Ma'am." Several people saluted Tao Yao.

"Excuse me." Tao Yao waved his hand, stepped forward and asked with concern, "Wu Ze, why are you injured like this?" ”

Wu Ze smiled bitterly: "My subordinates went down the cliff that day to find Rong Niang's traces, but she was calculated, she injured one of her subordinates' legs and ran away." ”

Tao Yao frowned, Rong Niang didn't die, and ran away?

Worry flashed in her heart, but her face was not obvious, and she said with concern: "I've hurt you this time, Mo Die, you have to take good care of Wu Ze." Zhao Er, you hurry up and ask the doctor to come over and re-diagnose and treat Wu Ze. ”