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Chapter 239 Monkeys pick peaches
Sanbao nodded with a smile, and rode his horse towards the imperial city.The breeze passed the carriage, and the horseshoes galloped on the city road.

On July [-], Empress Ma's birthday, Lao Zhu entertained all the officials in the palace.Early in the morning everyone started to get busy.

On the trail paved with white stones, Zhu Biao was wearing martial arts clothes and doing the most basic fitness exercises. The maids and eunuchs sweeping on both sides were busy with their heads down.

Zhu Biao turned his head to look at the dignified and elegantly dressed Chang Meirong, the future princess whose skin was so good that Zhu Biao envied, playing with two dogs.

Pointing to the simple fitness equipment that the carpenter made next to him, he introduced: "You can come here to keep fit every day, and Ms. Chang can also come here to exercise a lot. Across the grass is a small track full of sand."

In the early morning of summer, when the vegetation is lush, the runway is vaguely covered. Here, Zhu Biao specially has people open it up for exercise.

Running on hard rock hurts the ankle too much, so it is not good to run out of the palace every day.Zhu Biao decided to take Chang Meirong to exercise together in the future.

The two led the dog to the place Zhu Biao said.

Around the corner, several women in palace gowns passed by, holding steamed glutinous rice birthday peaches in their hands.

You don't need to ask, you know, these are the maids preparing the birthday banquet for the mother, and the little eunuch behind is holding a few plates of fruit.

This year is a rare grand occasion, all the preparations are complete, and the place for the banquet is in the garden behind.

The majestic and majestic palace walls, the nine-curved corridors in the palace roads, the verdant evergreen trees, the exquisite and unique pavilions, and the elegant sound of the piano can be heard.

The two walked through several courtyards and sat down in a pavilion with a small bridge and flowing water. There were a few peach trees beside the slender and tall bamboos.

The sound of the qin was still coming, Zhu Biao looked sideways and found that it was Xu Miaoyun who was playing the qin, presumably it was for his mother's birthday celebration.

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Sanbao and several eunuchs from the inner court stood at the entrance of the Shen Family Winery. The winery was busy at the moment, and piles of fruits were placed in large wooden basins.

Xiao Lian ordered the workers to stop the work of turning and washing the fruit, and asked those workers to load all the wine on the carriage.

"Miss Xiaolian, there are so many fruits."

"Yeah, that's not enough. I still have the fruit wine made last year. They are all common fruits in the south of the Yangtze River. They are mixed with miscellaneous grains, and the taste is not bad at all."

"There are a total of 56 altars, and the miss ordered to send a few more jars for spare." Xiao Lian quickly wrote down in the account book.

"Your Highness said, if there is not enough fruit and food for wine making, I will let you report it." Sanbao looked at the stacked wine jar and smiled.

Beside the peach tree, Zhu Biaozheng was talking with Chang Meirong, and Li Shanchang came over with a smile: "I have seen His Royal Highness, it seems that I have come early."

"Li Xiang." Zhu Biao responded.Chang Meirong also stood by and nodded.

"Miss Chang is so graceful, it's a match made in heaven with His Highness." Li Shanchang praised Chang Meirong.

Then Liu Bowen, Yang Xian, Lu Chang, Zhang Yi and others also came, and Hu Weiyong also came with his son.

Everyone gathered around the peach trees in the garden, pointing with a smile: "These peach trees and plum trees are growing well, which is a good sign. And the reason why peaches are called longevity peaches is also very legendary."

Several civil officials began to talk about the monkey stealing the fairy peach, but what they said was somewhat different from the Journey to the West that Zhu Biao had read before.

From their mouths, the story became that a monkey ran to a fairy mountain by accident, saw the peach trees, and ate it happily.

Unexpectedly, the peach tree was planted by a female fairy. In order to punish it, she turned the monkey and the peach in her hand into stones.

Since then, there has been a stone-shaped monkey standing on the top of the mountain, holding a stone-shaped peach in its hand.

When Zhu Biao heard the version they said, he told them what he knew about the monkey making trouble in the Heavenly Palace.

Unexpectedly, Chang Meirong said: "It's the fault of those gods. That monkey lived so happily in the mortal world, but was tricked into being a horse handler. Anyone would be angry."

Liu Bowen smiled and said: "Today is the empress's birthday, I have prepared a small gift for the empress."

Seeing Liu Bowen speak, Li Shanchang also said to Zhu Biao: "The minister also prepared a small gift."

Everyone laughed, Zhu Biao then asked people to carry the two dogs to the Wenhua Palace, and then went to prepare gifts for Empress Ma.

Seeing Zhu Biao leave, Hu Weiyong turned his head and walked to a remote place with Li Shanchang, and the two began to talk.

"Xiangguo, I heard that Liu Bowen wanted to go back to Qingtian to retire, but His Majesty did not allow it." Hu Weiyong looked at Li Shanchang and said, "He was only allowed half a year's leave?"

Li Shanchang turned his head, nodded to Hu Weiyong and said: "Your Majesty is really unpredictable, but it will take half a year for Liu Bowen to return to Qingtian. However, I don't think he will be called back by His Majesty if he can't stay for half a year. There is also that Yang Xian."

Hu Weiyong knew who Li Shanchang told him, he nodded and said, "Yang Xian, I don't believe there is no reason for him."

"Hmph." Li Shanchang squinted his eyes at Hu Weiyong, shook his head and said, "If you only stare at Yang Xian, then you only see those things and things in your eyes, and Liu Bowen is Yang Xian's big tree." .”

"You don't have to worry, Xiangguo. Many scholars who became officials this year are considered your students. Song Lian and Xiangguo have a good relationship with you, and he is the prince's teacher. Everything is the best."

The two stood on the side, looking at the officials who came one after another. Li Shanchang saw Gao Qi leading the group of science and technology officials from the National Academy of Sciences, with disdain in his eyes.

"There's nothing to be afraid of if you have amazing skills and ingenuity." Hu Weiyong said: "They must not be allowed to enter the Ministry of Education. But this is simple, just make some troubles."

"These days, you must not be smart. The agricultural officials of the National Academy of Scholars are His Majesty's hope to restore the north. If they make a mistake, His Majesty will definitely become suspicious."

Li Shanchang has been with Lao Zhu for so long, and he knows more or less his temper and character, so he will not forget to jump into the pit.

"Xiangguo, Your Majesty and Empress Madam are here." Hu Weiyong pointed to Lao Zhu and Empress Ma who were coming from a distance.

"Let's go too." Li Shanchang turned his head and straightened his clothes, and walked over with Hu Weiyong.

Although today is Empress Ma's birthday, she is still dressed plainly without any special attire.

"I have met Your Majesty, I have seen the Empress." Li Shanchang stepped forward and said, "My Majesty's birthday is today, I know that Your Majesty is thrifty, and prepared ordinary things to celebrate her birthday."

"The minister Hu Weiyong has met His Majesty and the Empress. I wish the Empress a blessing like the East Sea and a longer life than Nanshan."

Then Liu Bowen and the others also came to congratulate Queen Ma.

Lao Zhu smiled and said: "You don't have to be polite, we just invite you to have a meal today, it's done when people arrive, and the ceremony is unnecessary, take it all back."

"Yes, Your Majesty is right, you don't need to give me gifts, just congratulate me." Empress Ma said to the crowd with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, today we come to congratulate Your Majesty on her birthday as fellow villagers in Huaixi. These are all modest gifts, and please accept them." Li Shanchang began to respond, and then everyone began to respond.

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