The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

Chapter 645: Praying for Rain

When Liang Chongyue finished handling government affairs and arrived at Kunning Palace, he happened to see Li Yu'an coming out of the small kitchen with his sleeves rolled up.

"Your Majesty, may I greet you forever."

Liang Chongyue smiled and reached out to wipe the sweat from Li Yuan's forehead with a handkerchief.

"Why did you come out of the kitchenette on such a hot day?"

Li Yu'an grabbed His Majesty's hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said:

"Your Majesty, I have just learned a new dish. It is simple and easy to make, and is most refreshing in the summer. Since Your Majesty is coming today, I thought I would make it for you to try."

"From now on, just leave this kind of thing to the chef. If you really want to make it for me, it won't be too late to wait until the weather is cooler."

It was such a hot day that Liang Chongyue was sweating all the way from the Yangxin Palace to the Kunning Palace, not to mention how hot the small kitchen would be now.

"The food sent to His Majesty is all made by His Highness himself. As long as he can wash his hands and cook soup for His Majesty, His Highness doesn't care whether it is hot or not."

"Chengzhao, shut up. When have you ever been so talkative?"

Liang Chongyue recalled the food sent from Kunning Palace in the past, and she didn't expect that they were all made by Li Yu'an.

"It's okay. If Cheng Zhao hadn't told me, I don't know when I would have known the Queen's infatuation with me. I am deeply moved."

It was really hot outside and there was no shelter where they were standing. After Liang Chongyue finished speaking, she took Li Yu'an's hand and walked towards the dining room.

"Today I will definitely try Yu'an's cooking, but seriously, it's hot these days, so let the chef handle these things. If you get exhausted, I won't know how heartbroken I will be."

When Li Yu'an heard this, he saw a rare shyness on his face, and his eyes were filled with love that could hardly be contained.

"I understand, Your Majesty, don't worry, it won't happen."

Li Yu'an was a stubborn person, so Liang Chongyue tried to persuade him a few times but when she saw that he didn't care, she stopped trying.

If he insisted on doing so, she would have no choice but to enjoy it.

"It's just that there's a severe drought in North China, and the director of the Imperial Hospital has just sent me there today. If you get a heat stroke from cooking for me, the imperial physicians at the Imperial Hospital will come and see you. If you don't mind, I won't stop you."

Li Yu'an was in the deep palace. Although the news of the previous dynasty could not be hidden from him, he had already put those thoughts aside and only served His Majesty and raised the children. When His Majesty mentioned the affairs of the court to him, Li Yu'an just lowered his head and smiled faintly:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what I'm doing. It's not enough to just cook one dish."

He insisted like this, and Liang Chongyue said everything he needed to say. He silently picked up the teacup and took a sip. At this time, the palace servant brought the meal up. Li Yu'an stood up to serve the dishes to His Majesty. Liang Chongyue was guessing which dish among the many dishes was made by Li Yu'an.

"Your Majesty, can you tell which one I did?"

Liang Chongyue's eyes swept over the dishes. Each one looked good. According to what Cheng Zhao said, she had tasted many meals made by Li Yu'an before. She thought that the food made by him and presented to her must be delicious.

Now we can only start with the one that is simple to make and the most refreshing. Liang Chongyue's eyes swept around and finally landed on a bowl of locust leaf cold noodles.

This is the simplest dish on the table, but most of the dishes on the table today are similar to toppings, which are used as a accompaniment to this bowl of locust leaf cold noodles. I think it is because it was made by Li Yu'an.

"But what about this bowl of locust leaf cold soup?"

Liang Chongyue turned around and asked Li Yu'an with a smile. Li Yu'an immediately followed up His Majesty's words and praised:

"Your Majesty is truly amazing. You recognized it at a glance. This is made by me personally. Your Majesty, please try it."

No matter how much food you eat in summer, it is hard to compare with this bowl of locust leaf cold noodles. Liang Chongyue smiled and took the cold noodles mixed by Li Yu'an, took a bite, and it tasted really good.

"The noodles are smooth and chewy. After cooling them with cold water, they taste much better than other dishes. Yu An is very thoughtful."

Li Yuan mixed six kinds of toppings on a bowl of cold noodles in different ways. Liang Chongyue tried six flavors of cold noodles in one meal and stopped eating until he was full.

"You can also make this locust leaf cold noodle when you go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. I'm sure Mother and Minglang will like it too."

The Queen Mother and Ming Lang were one old and one young, so the small kitchen didn't dare to make such cold noodles in the summer for fear that the Queen Mother and Ming Lang would get sick.

But in this summer, when people have the least appetite, no matter how much delicacies you eat, they are not as refreshing as this bowl of cold noodles.

"Yes, Your Majesty mentioned going to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. Since North China is suffering from a drought, Your Majesty, would you please pray for rain for the people of North China?"

Li Yu'an used to be a Grand Tutor and had witnessed the previous emperor praying for blessings and rain for the people. Your Majesty had just ascended the throne and encountered such a thing, so he would most likely open an altar to pray for rain.

"I have already asked the Ministry of Rites to handle this matter. Let's postpone our trip to the Old Summer Palace. It won't be too late to go after we pray for rain."

Li Yu'an guessed this would happen when His Majesty mentioned the severe drought in North China. He just followed His Majesty's decision. The people of North China needed His Majesty more than the ice they had in the palace.

"Yes, I will go and inform the Queen Mother tomorrow."

Liang Chongyue nodded when she heard this. Fortunately, she was only taking a few of them to the Old Summer Palace this year, so it would be fine to stay there for a few days at night.

After staying in Kunning Palace for a while, Liang Chongyue looked at the scorching sun outside and resisted the urge to leave. Since all the government affairs for the day had been dealt with, it would be fine to stay with Li Yu'an until the sun went down before leaving.

Seeing that the two books she had copied were placed on the Luohan bed in the inner hall of Kunning Palace, Liang Chongyue recalled the scene when she and Li Yu'an were making the examination questions together two years ago. Although Li Yu'an had been the Grand Tutor for many years, they were both novices in making examination papers. The two rookies stayed up all night to look through the examination papers of previous years before they got a clue.

Now she has left blank the three major questions on next year's exam paper. She only has a general idea and question types in her mind. As for the specific questions, she hasn't thought that far yet.

"Has Yu'an read both of these books?"

Li Yu'an was peeling lotus seeds for His Majesty when he saw His Majesty pick up the two books. He happened to be looking at the place where he had made annotations. He said a little embarrassedly:

"I just read it once, and there are many things I don't fully understand. I'm not as knowledgeable as Your Majesty."

Liang Chongyue read Li Yu'an's annotations on the book and understood it much more thoroughly than when she first read it. He was indeed a man who could win the favor of his scumbag father with his wealth of knowledge in his teens.

"Yuan is being modest. If I were to use these two books to come up with questions for next year's imperial examination, where would you say I'd start?"

Liang Chongyue asked casually while looking through the notes Li Yu'an had made on it.