Chapter 545 The Sweetest

The grape trellis was not very tall, and the grapes were full and drooping. Yuan Shenjue was also tall, so he could just cut the grapes without having to stand on a stool.

Xinbao carried the big basket with great effort, stumbling over her calves, and followed him closely. Yuan Shenjue walked back and forth twice, and she followed him closely twice.

Yuan Shenjue looked down and couldn't help but smile.

Tuanzi's little face was almost tilted flat, with a little saliva shining at the corner of his mouth. His big eyes were staring at Grape, and he looked so fixed that it seemed as if a little hand had grown out of his eyes.

Yuan Shenjue laughed out loud, Tuanzi didn't change his movements, just turned his eyes towards him: "Hurry up! Xinbao wants to eat!"

"Okay," Yuan Shenjue smiled, picked a bunch, held it in one hand, and carefully cut it off.

Tuanzi put down the basket, raised his two little hands, carefully caught it, held it in his hands, opened his mouth and took a bite.

Yuan Shenjue said anxiously: "It hasn't been washed yet! Xinbao!! You are not allowed to eat it!"

Tuanzi bit half of a grape and looked at him with big eyes. Yuan Shenjue said, "Wash it before eating."

Tuanzi hesitated for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth: "But this is not outside, and there is no dust, why do I have to wash it?"

Yuan Shenjue couldn't answer, so he just said, "You have to wash it anyway. You can't eat it if you don't wash it."

Hey! All right!

Tuanzi sighed, then put the grapes into a big basket and leaned over to carry it to the spring.

Then she picked out two big, red ones, took one in each hand, squatted down with her little butt sticking out, rubbed her hands back and forth in the water, and then stood up.

After standing up, seeing his wife looking at her, Tuanzi smiled foolishly, and could only squat down again awkwardly. She rubbed her two little hands together, stood up, and looked at him with an "okay" look.

Yuan Shenjue sighed and nodded silently.

Tuanzi immediately stuffed one pill into his mouth, then ran over to give him another one.

Yuan Shenjue picked up her wet little hand and put it in his mouth.

The grapes were very big, and his cheeks bulged when he bit into them. He thought it was a bit indecent, so he glanced at Tuanzi.

Tuanzi was small, and her cheeks were puffed up. Yuan Shenjue's childishness suddenly arose, and he reached out to pinch her cheeks. Tuanzi was caught off guard, and a stream of juice spurted out of her mouth immediately.

Tuanzi: “…”

Yuan Shenjue staggered with laughter, and Tuanzi opened his hands to grab him.

Yuan Shenjue dodged with a smile, and quickly swallowed the grapes while running. He was so nervous that he even swallowed the grape seeds.

After swallowing it, he slowed down his pace and let Tuanzi catch him. He turned around and hugged her, saying with a smile, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have teased Xinbao. Xinbao, don't run away. Eat slowly."

Tuanzi couldn't speak, so he covered his mouth with one hand and finally swallowed the grapes. He spit the seeds into his palm and said, "So sweet! Honey, are yours sweet?"

Yuan Shenjue nodded: "Sweet."

Tuanzi held his face and said, "Do you know why it's so sweet?"

"Why?"

Tuanzi smiled with eyes curved: "Because Xinbao gave you the sweetest one in this bunch!"

Yuan Shenjue was so aroused that he kissed the little girl. Then he went over and washed her a small bowl of grapes and let her eat them while sitting on a small stool.

He carried the basket himself and quickly finished cutting a full basket of weeds.

Xinbao was eating grapes when he suddenly had an idea. "Xinbao, why don't I send them a message? Then let Yeye's father, mother, and brother all come to Xinbao's place to eat grapes."

Yuan Shenjue smiled and nodded: "Okay."

So Xinbao went to the Qianqing Palace again.

It was afternoon now. When Xinbao entered, he found his father standing by the window practicing calligraphy.

Tuanzi was very curious and ran over to take a look. Yan Qingshan was copying Emperor Mingpei's calligraphy very seriously.

Emperor Mingpei called her, "Xinbao, come here."

Tuanzi came over and said, "Dad, Xinbao is practicing calligraphy this morning. You can practice with Xinbao. Let's compete and help each other to surpass each other."

Emperor Mingpei: “…”

He paid great attention to protecting his son's authority in front of his grandchildren, so whether he was practicing calligraphy or teaching political affairs, he would never do it in front of his grandchildren.

But unexpectedly, Tuanzi came over again at this time and saw it all.

Emperor Mingpei could only change the subject and ask, "What is Xinbao doing here?"

Xinbao then remembered and handed over the huge and luxurious invitation in his hand.

Emperor Mingpei was a little curious, so he opened it and took a look. Inside, there were crooked words that said, "Yeah, yeah: come to Xinbao Palace in the afternoon to eat grapes."

Emperor Mingpei twitched his lips: "Why write this?"

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Xinbao said, "It's fun."

All right, Emperor Mingpei said, "We'll go after Dad finishes practicing calligraphy."

Xinbao hadn't practiced calligraphy for a long time, and she tried every possible way to avoid it. Now that she saw her father practicing, she wanted to practice too: "Xinbao wants to write for a while, too."

Emperor Mingpei had no choice but to ask someone to set up another table next to Yan Qingshan.

Xinbao wrote with great interest, and asked, "Daddy, how much have you written?"

Yan Qingshan did not feel embarrassed, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk, just concentrate on writing. Xinbao will write as much as Daddy writes, and then let Yeye comment together."

Xinbao nodded and started writing.

It wasn't that she couldn't concentrate, but she really hadn't mastered this skill. Even though she had the strength now, her writing was still not good. She followed Yan Qingshan and wrote seriously for two quarters of an hour.

Emperor Mingpei did not comment on his son's writing. He just took Xinbao's and circled them one by one. Then he hugged her and said, "Let's go and eat grapes."

Several people gathered here at Xinbao.

While Xinbao was writing the invitations, Yuan Shenjue asked his servants to prepare some melon seeds and snacks. Everyone sat around together, eating and chatting, and there was quite a lively atmosphere.

Emperor Mingpei said to them, "You know, the number of people taking part in this year's martial arts exam is more than ten times that of previous years."

Yan Shirong asked in surprise: "So many?"

Emperor Mingpei nodded.

Yan Shirong smiled and said, "There must be quite a few people from the underworld among them. Uncle Shen's appointment as an official can be regarded as pointing a clear path for these people."

Emperor Mingpei smiled and said, "That's true. Influence people imperceptibly is the best way."

The Dayan Military Examination is held every three years. Unlike the six imperial examinations, the Military Examination only has three examinations: the prefectural examination, the provincial examination, and the metropolitan examination, which are held in February, April, and July respectively.

Moreover, the military examination system was revised twice during the Guangming Dynasty. Now the "strategy" test in the imperial examination is very relaxed, and one only needs to write an essay with coherent sentences. The main test is on horseback riding, archery, and martial arts combat.

All these things show that Emperor Mingpei values ​​​​and wants to recruit military men, but it is only now that results have gradually been achieved. This is really an unintentional achievement.

After all, the friendship between Yuan Xiang and Shen Shouyan could only be envied and felt proud of, but it was Xiao Tai who came up with a brilliant idea and gave them a clear path.

It’s not that Yuan Xiang didn’t think of this, but it’s not that just finding a military man to be an official will have such an effect. To a certain extent, Shen Shouyan is irreplaceable.

Yan Shirong suggested: "Ye Ye is going to Shengping Palace, why not invite Uncle Shen to accompany him."

Emperor Mingpei stopped and said, "Oh?"

(End of this chapter)