Gu Jiuxing said anxiously: "Madam, you can't do that!"

Emperor Ming Yan was moved.

Seeing her eyes shining at him, he raised his hand and took it: "Okay, I will taste it with Enfu, just to suit the occasion."

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the family shared mooncakes to express reunion and harmony. Tang Shiyue was just trying it out, but when he really ate it, she was happy and smiled at him with her eyes curved.

However, she didn't know at this time that the emperor's preferred way of expressing his love and care for his juniors was to... test their academic knowledge.

So after dinner, facing the full moon outside the window, in such a warm and beautiful atmosphere, Emperor Ming Yan asked her: "What did Wang Fangzheng say?"

"Ah?" Tang Shiyue asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth?"

Emperor Mingyan laughed and said, "Is this not a good statement?"

"Not really," Tang Shiyue said, "At first he didn't make sense, but after I said I didn't understand, I understood what he said. But although he was talking with great enthusiasm, his whole face was filled with thoughts like 'Lady Enfu is actually illiterate!', 'The Emperor actually asked me to give a lecture to an illiterate person!' and so on."

Emperor Mingyan laughed and said, "You know what I'm thinking?"

...

...

"It's not necessarily the case at ordinary times, but he's so obvious!"

Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "Then I will change one for you tomorrow."

No, isn't it? Tang Shiyue put down her teacup and looked at him with a look of despair.

"What's wrong?" Emperor Ming Yan said with a smile, "Don't you practice calligraphy for an hour every day? It's not easy to write in the car, so why not ask you to listen to a book?"

Tang Shiyue said: "That's right!"

He raised his eyebrows, and she continued, "But haven't I been summoned by the Emperor to accompany him? Can't I just follow his order and be lazy?"

Emperor Ming Yan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

He comforted her in a gentle voice: "I will definitely find a good one for you tomorrow."

So the next day, Emperor Ming Yan really changed it for her.

A handsome man named Chen Hong was replaced. He was said to be a second-class Jinshi and was now a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. He was indeed a bit humorous, whether it was real or fake, but his words were quite interesting.

Tang Shiyue was very interested, so she asked him to tell her some stories about the imperial examination, and also some gossip about her classmates, and she listened with great interest.

The emperor's tour was not like she had imagined, where he would sleep on the car and put on a show when he got off. Emperor Ming Yan was also very busy on the road. Reports from the capital would be sent here every day, and he would call people to discuss matters from time to time. He went back and forth without a moment to rest.

Even so, Emperor Ming Yan would often ask her to come over to chat, eat together, and talk to her... Tang Shiyue felt that he was probably using her as a stress-relieving toy.

After getting to know him for a long time, she felt that Emperor Ming Yan was really knowledgeable and wise. He could be domineering at times, but also gentle and tolerant. He was really a person of top personality charm. He was also handsome! He completely satisfied her imagination of a father.

As for her biological parents who focus on producing food every day, it’s better not to mention them.

The holy carriage moved slowly, and Jiahe would send him news from her side from time to time.

The watermelons have been delivered to Huo Qijing, Xu Wenqu, and Chang'an City. Quilts have been placed under the car and on the walls of the car, so there is no problem.

Poor Second Young Master Meng returned to Chang'an City in a depressed mood the day after she was summoned to accompany the emperor, leaving a message saying that she would go to Chang'an and must look for him.

The mountain at the back has been purchased and a house is being built. Ding Jiu gave some compensation to the neighbors on both sides and occupied a little bit of the alley in the middle and the neighbors' place. Finally, when it was built, it was like a "［" enclosing the three-courtyard house.

You will feel very safe psychologically.

Xia Yuhui and Qiao Sangyu have returned, having won the lawsuit and most of their dowries have been recovered, and the Zhang family has been kicked out.

In addition, the imperial chef bestowed by the emperor had also arrived. A senior eunuch and four junior eunuchs had settled down.

Tang Shiyue immediately spread out a piece of paper in the carriage and wrote a letter. He first asked Chen Hong how to write "cursive characters to express anger", and then wrote a big "I will not agree to this marriage! You will be single for the rest of your life!" to Xia Yuhui.

Then he wrote a letter to Qiao Sangyu, comforting her with gentle words, asking her to stay in Yuefang in the village, and sending Tang Xiu to stay at Mengjia Embroidery Workshop in the town permanently, and separating the staff.

Then he wrote a letter to Ding Jiu, asking him to divide the work with Xia Yuhui, asking Xia Yuhui to be mainly responsible for Yuefang and stay in the base camp, while he would be mainly responsible for the workshop and be outside.

I am so tired after writing several letters.

Think about Emperor Ming Yan who has been working like this for so many days... He has to meet countless people, say countless words, and review countless memorials every day. When he talks to her, he will pinch his eyebrows and rub his forehead from time to time, and it is obvious that he is very tired.

Thinking of this, I felt a sudden sense of heartache.

Tang Shiyue asked Jiahe to get her essential oil distillation equipment, and got some roses and medicinal herbs, preparing to mix a compound essential oil for protecting the eyes and nourishing the mind. She also asked Weixin and the other person to sew some eye masks so that Emperor Ming Yan could wear them when he took a nap.

This work naturally could not be done on the train, so she started working as soon as she entered the inn every night.

In fact, what she wanted to make at first was a steam eye mask. The heat of the steam eye mask should be achieved by using activated carbon and iron powder, which is similar to a hot pack. In principle, it is not difficult, but in this era, production and storage are rather troublesome, so she can't make it for the time being and can only make the basics first.

Over there, Emperor Ming Yan finished his suggestion to Lin Fu, closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead as usual, then asked, "What about the child?"

Gu Jiuxing said respectfully, "The Lady is working on her set of copper jars."

"Oh? Are you doing that again?" Emperor Ming Yan said with a smile, "Come on, Lin Qing, let's go over and take a look."

The room where Tang Shiyue lived was very close to Emperor Ming Yan. The windows were clean and bright. Tang Shiyue was busy when he heard someone say, "What are you doing?"

Wei Xin bowed and said, "My Lord, the master is refining essential oils, which are the essence of flowers and leaves."

Tang Shiyue was busy with her work, so she knelt down to show respect when she saw Emperor Ming Yan. Emperor Ming Yan looked at the equipment carefully and said, "I haven't taken a closer look yet. What is this?"

Tang Shiyue explained to him: "I call this place the distillation tube. You see, this side can be opened. I put the flowers and leaves I need to make in it, heat it from here, and then there will be water vapor. Have you ever seen people cooking? When you steam something, there will be a lot of water droplets on it. This is water vapor. When the water vapor gathers, it flows over here, cools down, and what comes out is essential oil and pure dew, and then they are separated..."

Emperor Mingyan nodded slowly, "You kid, you always come up with things that others can't understand."

Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "It's not a big deal to figure out the principle. You can't do it at the beginning. Just try slowly and you will get it after a few tries."

Emperor Mingyan sniffed the essential oil: "Is this...patchouli?"

"right."

Emperor Mingyan asked: "What is the use of this 'essential oil'?"

"There are many uses," Tang Shiyue said, "For example, some can calm people, repel insects, induce sweating, and relieve fever. Some can dispel wind and strengthen the stomach, and some can remove dampness and detoxify..."

She picked up the eye mask next to her. "Take this one for example. I added rose, patchouli, and rosemary to it... It's mainly for soothing the eyes. I see that the emperor has to read so many reports every day. When he's tired, he can put this on and close his eyes for a quarter of an hour. It's very good for his eyes!"

She leaned over and asked him to look: "Your Majesty, look at these two places. These two bulges correspond to the Zanzhu acupoint and the Qingming acupoint. When wearing it, you should press these two acupoints..."