Liu Mingzhi, who was sitting on a stone bench in the Imperial Garden Observation Deck, was awakened by the sound of footsteps coming from behind. He turned slightly and looked behind him.
"Daddy, my dear, please pay homage to your father."
"Lian Niang? Why did you come to the palace?"
Seeing her father's surprised look, Liu Lianniang smiled, reached out and took out the cloth bag with the meat buns in her arms.
"Dad, Mom, she made big meat buns this morning and asked Lian Niang to give you a few to taste.
In order to prevent the big meat buns from cooling down so that her father could eat the hot meat buns, Lian Niang held them in her arms and trotted all the way to the palace, but Lian Niang was exhausted!
Daddy, please eat it while it's hot."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the little girl's cunning expression of pretending to be tired. He took the buns in her hand and put them on the stone table with a smile. He raised his arms and lifted the little girl onto his lap and sat down.
"Oh, oh, that's really hard work for my mother. You're still a good girl. You know how to kiss daddy."
Hearing her father's compliment, the little girl nodded with a smile on her face, raised her hand and handed the remaining two candied haws to Young Master Liu's mouth.
"Then, why is Lian Niang the good daughter of daddy? Daddy, do you want to eat the candied haws? It's sour and sweet, it's delicious."
"Are you willing to give such delicious candied haws to daddy?"
"Dad, you are a good father who loves Lian Niang the most. Why can't Lian Niang be reluctant to do so?"
As soon as Liu Lianniang finished speaking, she burped softly.
"belch."
When the little girl saw that she had hiccupped, she immediately covered her mouth. Her big, intelligent eyes peeked at the weird-looking Young Master Liu and started to move around.
"The wind was a little noisy in the morning. Lian Niang ran too fast and accidentally drank too much in her stomach, and then she was full."
Young Master Liu heard the little girl's quibbling words and smiled helplessly. He raised his hand and pinched the tip of the little girl's tender nose and gently twisted it a few times.
"Stinky girl, since you can feel full if you drink the northwest wind, you don't need to eat anymore, just drink the northwest wind.
If you drink it for three to five years, you will save a lot of money for our family."
Liu Lianniang raised her head and glanced at her father's teasing eyes, unaware that she had revealed her secret.
The little girl chuckled, threw her head directly into Mr. Liu's arms and buried it, using her ultimate weapon against her father - coquettishness.
"Daddy~"
"Hey, can't we continue eating from now on?"
"Thank you, Daddy. Daddy is so kind."
"Stinky girl, get off daddy's lap quickly. Daddy can try to see if your mother's cooking skills have improved again."
"Yes, yes, yes, please open the bag for daddy."
The little girl jumped to the ground quickly, raised her hand and opened the cloth bag. She smiled and picked up the remaining one and a half buns and stuffed it into the palm of her father's hand.
"Daddy, eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold."
Liu Mingzhi had already smelled the smell of buns and candied haws mixed with the smell of the little girl's hiccups. When he saw half of the buns left on his left hand, there was no surprise on his face.
"Lian Niang, are you full? If not, eat some more."
The little girl knew in her heart that she had already exposed her secret. Looking at the buns that her father handed to her, she patted her swollen belly and shook her head honestly.
"Lian Niang is full. Daddy, you can eat by yourself."
"When you're full, let's do some activities on the observation deck. Just remember not to run outside the fence."
"Hey, Lian Niang knows, daddy, please eat the buns quickly."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the little girl jumping around the stone table next to him, picked up the half-left bun and ate it in big mouthfuls.
Just as a bun entered his stomach, footsteps were heard again on the steps of the observation deck.
"Master, Mrs. Hoshino and Miss Sakuraori are here."
"please."
"yes."
"Dad, do you have any guests? Then Lian Niang will go somewhere else to play."
"You don't have to leave, you're not an outsider."
"Dad, Rei Niang heard Uncle Liusong talking about Mrs. Hoshino and Miss Sakurazhi. Are they Aunt Hoshino and Miss Sakurazhi who visited our home that day?"
"Lian Niang is so smart. Daddy's guests are exactly the two of them."
"Great, it's really Miss Yingzhi. Can Lianniang take Miss Yingzhi to play with her later?"
"Of course you can, but for the safety of both of you, the palace maid sister must follow you."
"Yeah, yeah, no problem."
"Your Majesty, the royal meal you requested has been delivered."
"Send it up."
"As commanded."
As soon as the little eunuch left, Yanasong took Sakai Hoshino, Hana Qiyingzhi and their mother and daughter onto the observation deck.
"Master, Mrs. Hoshino, Miss Sakuraori and others are here."
"The State Envoy Sakai Hoshino pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"The state's envoy Hua Qiyingzhi pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live, long live."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Sakai Hoshino and his daughter, who were breathing disorderly and with beads of sweat on their foreheads. They stood up and walked to the observation deck and waved to the Forbidden Army soldiers on both sides of the steps.
"Please step back later."
"We obey, and we will retire."
"Liu Song, I don't need anyone to serve me here, so you can go and do your own business."
"Yes, please excuse me."
After Liu Song left the viewing platform behind the Forbidden Army soldiers, Liu Mingzhi looked at Sakai Hoshino and his daughter, who were still out of breath, with a faint smile.
"Hoshino, Sakuraori, you climbed all the way to the observation deck, are you exhausted?"
Sakai Hoshino took out a handkerchief embroidered with several cherry blossoms, first wiped the sweat on his daughter's forehead, and then wiped the sweat on his own head.
"Your Majesty the Emperor."
"Stop, Hoshino, have you forgotten the rules I told you again? How should you call me when no one else is present?"
Sakai Hoshino was stunned for a moment, turned around and looked at the Forbidden Army soldiers who were retreating towards the observation deck, then came back to his senses and saluted Liu Dashaofu.
"Hoshino has met Mr. Liu."
"Hey, that's right."
"Yingzhi, what about you?"
"Sakura greets you sir."
"Well, you guys are instructable. Seeing that you two are sweating on your foreheads and having difficulty breathing, please sit down and have a rest."
"Thank you, Mr. Liu."
"Thank you sir."
As soon as Sakai Hoshino and his daughter sat down, several young eunuchs walked onto the viewing platform each carrying a tray.
"Your Majesty, the food and wine are here."
"Well, you can leave after placing it on the stone table."
"I obey, little one."
"Sweet and Sour Pork."
“Beef with soy sauce.”
“Fried shrimps in oil.”
"Cold bitter gourd shreds."
To be continued...