The emperor, Wei Zhi and others watched the fish flopping down from above and flopping in the water nest in front of them. Some of them swung their tails and followed the current downwards. Then they heard the young people's exclamations...

Some were swimming around in panic, even touching their fishing lines, but turning a blind eye to the bait on the hooks.

Listening to the exclamations below, Wei Zhi simply put away the fishhook and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, how can you eat if you are so scared? It seems that you can't catch this fish today."

The emperor remained silent, angrily staring at the water hole in front of him, stubbornly refusing to close his hook.

Seeing this, the others also put away their hooks and sat aside, watching the emperor fish.

Gu Zhong was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, and there was nothing he could do.

The water was neither deep nor turbid, otherwise he would have been able to send someone into the water to string up a fish for the emperor, but he would not have been able to deceive the emperor in front of everyone.

The emperor saw that there were no more fish coming upstream, but there were still seven or eight fish swimming in panic in the water hole. It might be the first time they came to this water area, so he opened his eyes and wandered around, but refused to bite the hook.

The emperor snorted, put away the hook, pointed to a guard and said: "Go, get all these fish out of the water hole, and let the people below collect them."

The guard exhaled and bowed his head in agreement.

He didn't take off his shoes and socks, just tucked his robe into his waistband, stood up and landed firmly on a stone beside the water hole.

The water falling from above almost submerged the stone, but it did not submerge. There was still a place to stand. Under the scorching sun, this point above was dry and it was easy to stand firm.

He took out the knife, took aim, and then swung it, water splashed everywhere, and the two fish flew down with a big splash of water...

Then he continued.

Bai Erlang caught three fish and was very proud. Seeing that there were no more fish coming upstream, he stood in the water holding his waist and laughed loudly: "Mingda, take the fish back later and ask the imperial kitchen to make fish balls for us."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people on the shore screamed in surprise. Just when he was about to ask what happened, there was a head full of water in his pocket, and something scraped against his shoulder and fell into the water.

Bai Erlang was a little confused.

The fish that was knocked down was even more confused, and it went down the current weakly. After being caught in the hands of Bai Shan and Wei Yu, it didn't struggle at all. It wasn't until it was thrown to the shore that it couldn't touch the water, and then it started to jump again.

Bai Erlang was holding his head and moving down carefully. After getting out of the attack of the water flow, he looked up and saw a stream of water flowing down from above from time to time, with one or two fish caught in it...

Everyone burst out laughing, and even the palace maids and chamberlains who were waiting aside couldn't help but lower their heads and cover their mouths in joy.

Bai Erlang stepped on the creek rocks and carefully went down. He grabbed Bai Shan to stabilize his body, with a puzzled look on his face, "What are you doing up there?"

Bai Shan easily caught a fish that slipped down in his net and said with a smile: "I guess His Majesty doesn't want to fish anymore and wants to change places."

The emperor really didn't want to go fishing anymore. He sat there for a long time and didn't catch a single fish. It didn't matter if he was laughed at. He even made a wedding dress for someone. It's strange that he could be happy.

But after seeing Mingda and Changyu bringing up two fish, he became happy again and asked, "Did you catch these?"

Mingda smiled and said: "We didn't catch him, the consort did."

The emperor was also happy. After scanning around, he asked: "Where is Bai Er?"

Mingda smiled and said: "His hair was wet and his appearance was disheveled. I was afraid of offending my father, so my daughter asked him to go back and change it."

The emperor smiled, nodded and said, "That's fine."

Looking at Wei Yu and others, he saw that their trousers and clothes were a little wet, so he waved and said, "You all should go back and change your clothes. Today I am inviting Wei Qing and others to dinner in Shouju Garden. You can come with me."

He smiled and said: "The fish you caught will be confiscated."

Of course, everyone has no objection. I'm afraid these fish are also brought from the kitchen, right?

It was indeed taken from the kitchen. Yin Li went to get it himself. After looking around, he lost two pieces and sent them back to the kitchen.

The imperial kitchen heard that the emperor was fishing. Although they could not understand why fishing would require fish from the kitchen, they did not dare to object, let alone ask where the two missing fish were. They accepted as many as they were sent back.

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I just have a little headache. Two fish are missing. Which two should I provide less?

The chamberlain who brought the fish back said: "Your Majesty is going to entertain you all at Shou Juyuan. Several of your ladies and your young masters are also going to go. The dishes are all for daily use, but you have to be prepared. One table cannot

Something is missing.”

When they heard about it, they were overjoyed, this is easy to do, everyone can eat together, just one or two fish per table is enough, it is much better than giving a fish to a noble person.

The waiter continued: "Princess Mingda wants to eat fish balls. You can make two plates separately."

This is also simple, just use one or two fish, and every table is guaranteed to have a bowl.

The imperial chefs agreed with a smile, scanned the list, counted the number of people, and then they knew what they were doing.

Manbao and the others have been going to the palace for so long, and this is the first time they see the family members and noble sons accompanying them.

For example, the son of Han Shangshu family.

Well, Man Bao didn't sit with them. As a fourth-rank official, she was supposed to sit under Xiao Yuanzheng and at the same table as Master Wei and the others, but Gu Zhong directly arranged her to sit at the princess's table.

Bai Shan also followed.

Yin You also sat beside them.

The group of people all changed their clothes, and someone from the Jiaofang Department was walking back and forth on the side platform.

Man Bao couldn't help but look over, and Chang Yu said, "That's the Jiaofang Si who is arranging the musical instruments. Father, the banquet was held suddenly. The Jiaofang Si lives down the mountain, and they just came up, so they came later than us.

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Because they were late, the official in charge of the Jiaofang Department was scolding them in a low voice, but he did not dare to scold them for too long. After a while, the sound of the whip was heard, and the emperor came with the queen.

Everyone stood up and saluted the emperor and empress. After receiving the permission, they sat down. The emperor smiled and said: "I had planned to hold a banquet for a long time, and all the ministers came with me to escape the summer heat. It's just that I'm not up to par, so I can't."

I was ill when I came here, and my condition has improved a lot today, so I decided to let everyone sit down and have a meal together. Come on, I will take this cup as a tribute to you all. The state affairs are heavy and I will be of service to your family."

Everyone raised their glasses, and Li Shangshu replied on behalf of everyone: "Your Majesty has such great love, and I will never be able to repay it even if I die."

In terms of seriousness, no one can compare with Li Shangshu; in terms of observing etiquette, no one can compare with Li Shangshu; in terms of flattery, they are about the same.

The emperor drank the glass of wine happily, and everyone drank it up.
Chapter completed!