The Emperor of Qin gave six handsome men

Chapter 226 Picking Lotus

The next day, before daybreak, Qin Xingfu was woken up by several children.

"Mom, we want to go out and play too." Qin En blinked his big eyes and looked at her expectantly.

"Buy things!" Qin Ci thought of the fancy things he saw yesterday and joined in the fun.

"Mom, I want to go too!" Qin Mingqi raised her little hand, looking eager. Qin Wuji, who was also pulled over, had excitement in his eyes.

Qin Xingfu looked at the children and couldn't help feeling guilty. It had been a long time since she took them out to play. So, she suddenly had an idea and suggested, "Dear children, how about we go out for an outing together today?"

"Great, great!" Qin Mingqi cheered immediately. She still remembered the happy times of the last spring outing and was full of anticipation for this one.

"Then go and wake up your brothers and sisters. Mom wants to discuss the arrangements with Dad." Qin Xingfu smiled and touched the children's heads.

"Great!" The children ran away excitedly, unable to wait to tell their other brothers and sisters the good news.

Several people excitedly called Qin Yue and others who were preparing to go to school. Qin Yue thought that he hadn't had a good time for a long time. He caught a cold during the last spring outing and couldn't go out to play.

"Okay! Are you still going to school?"

Qin Yue asked Qin Ni, Queen Qin and others, and they thought that there were no more courses in school, so they readily agreed.

Finally, it was Qin Shan and Qin Chuan, two people who were exactly the same and often worked together. They looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Because he had to go out for fun at the last minute, Ding Zhao took a holiday and prepared the ingredients as he did before. Now that it was hot, he was worried that the ingredients would go bad, so he also put a lot of ice cubes in them.

Fu Yuan handed the two kids to Yuan Niang, who helped with the work.

Could it be that Qin Xingfu was in the mood to go out for a walk? Dan Liao and the others all put down what they were doing, and the whole family wanted to be together.

"My Lord, have you decided where to go?"

Queen Ying felt that she acted on impulse and definitely hadn't decided where to go.

"Not yet!"

Qin Xingfu scratched her head embarrassedly. Even though everything was ready, she still didn't know where to go. She couldn't even remember any of the places she had been before.

Queen Ying thought about it.

"Now is a good time to enjoy the lotus. I know there is a lake on the outskirts of the city with willow trees, pavilions, and many lotus flowers. Many scholars go there to recite poems and paint. Now is the best time to enjoy the scenery."

Qin Xingfu was excited just by hearing what Queen Ying said, but if there were a lot of people around, she would still be a little hesitant.

"Are there many people?"

Queen Ying smiled. She really didn’t like the crowds.

"I'm familiar with the owner of that lake. Usually the outside is open, and the best-looking ones are not open to the public."

Qin Xingfu tilted his head. Could it be that this guy also had some private property?

Queen Ying smiled but said nothing. That was the land he bought a long time ago, and he had been building it up over the years, which took a lot of his energy.

"That's fine. Let's go to the place you mentioned to admire the lotus and pick lotus seeds. The lotus leaves can also be used to make beggar's chicken."

Lotus root is a treasure from head to toe. It can be eaten as a vegetable and made into lotus root powder. Fresh lotus seeds are very sweet. Qin Xingfu couldn't wait to try it just thinking about it.

"Well, we can escape the heat there."

Ying Hou added, Qin Xingfu glanced at him with a hint of resentment.

"There is such a good place, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The queen smiled.

“It was under construction before and was only completed at the end of last year.”

In the past two or three years, she felt uncomfortable every summer, and he was also urging the progress.

"Well, I'll forgive you for now! Let's go take a look first. If you're not satisfied, hmph..."

Queen Ying quickly assured.

“Satisfaction guaranteed.”

After deciding on a location, the family, led by Queen Ying, came to the lotus viewing area.

The scenery here is beautiful, and the breeze brings bursts of lotus fragrance, making people feel relaxed and happy.

The scenery changes with every step, and all you can see are lotus flowers of various colors.

"Mom, it's so beautiful here!"

Queen Qin couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. Qin Mingqi remembered that her mother had said that the lotus seeds in the lotus pods were edible, so she couldn't wait to pull Dan Liao to pick lotus pods.

"Dad, I want to pick that lotus pod. Mom said the lotus seeds inside are delicious."

Dan Yao looked around and saw that there was no boat.

Queen Ying said with a smile.

"Qiqi, walk a little further in. There is a boat over there. You can take a boat to pick them."

Qin Mingqi looked in the direction he pointed, then pulled Dan Yao and walked away quickly.

Qin Xingfu never thought that she would raise a little gluttonous cat. Now she is six or seven years old and still so greedy.

"There are also lotus stems to eat. Let's go and have some fun too."

She has never experienced boating and picking lotus flowers even after being here for so long.

As soon as Qin Xingfu got on the boat, Qin En and Qin Ci followed. No matter how Gongshu Yuan tried to coax them, they refused to get on. The small boat they originally had could no longer accommodate them, so they finally found a bigger boat.

Qin Xingfu tried it and found it quite good, so the family of four went boating in the lotus pond.

Admiring the blooming lotus flowers up close and feeling the cool breeze on her face, Qin Xingfu couldn't help but reach out and pick a lotus flower, put it to the tip of her nose and smell it gently, with an intoxicated expression on her face.

Gongshu Yuan picked two lotus pods, gave one to Qin En and Qin Ci to play with, and peeled the other one for Qin Xingfu.

“The lotus seeds here are so sweet!”

Qin Xingfu tasted the freshly picked lotus seeds and praised them highly. Gongshu Yuan also tasted them himself, smiled and nodded, expressing his approval.

Ying Sha was watching her with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness. He knew that this place would make her happy, so he brought her here on purpose.

"Mom, we want one too!"

Both kids wanted it, so Qin Xingfu had to peel it for them.

"Mom, can't I eat this?"

Qin Ci pointed at Lianxin who had been picked out and asked, and Qin Xingfu grinned evilly.

"It's edible, baby, you can try it."

Gongshu Yuan did not stop him and let the child learn to suffer losses.

Qin Ci picked it up doubtfully, took a light bite, and then his whole face turned pale.

"Wow wow...Mom is lying, this is bitter! Woo woo...Dad!"

Qin Xingfu laughed out loud, the child was so funny, Gongshu Yuan had no choice but to hold his son and coax him.

"Be good, mom said lotus seeds are sweet. What you just ate was the lotus core. Don't eat anything else next time."

Qin Mingqi finally peeled the lotus seeds. When she saw her brother crying and saying that they were bitter, she hesitated. Should she eat them?

Dan Yao took the lotus seeds and lotus hearts and explained to her.

"Qiqi, this is lotus seed, it's sweet, this is lotus core, it's bitter, they are both a kind of medicine, lotus core is very bitter, it can reduce internal heat..."

Qin Yue and the others had been teased by their mother before, but they couldn't help but taste the lotus core. Then they threw it away with disgust. It was really bitter. They subconsciously sympathized with Qin Ci and peeled the lotus seeds for him.

"Brother, as long as you don't eat this, it won't be bitter! Here, this is not bitter."

"I have candy!"

Queen Qin gave him her candy, and Qin Ci stopped crying.

"Thank you, brother and sister!"

Off topic

I have a National Day holiday recently. I am harvesting corn and peanuts in my hometown. I am making up the word count~(￣▽￣～)~

Please forgive me. Please forgive me.