After the hour-long horsemanship and archery lesson, Prince Zhao finished for the day and went home with his little book boy.
In the afternoon, Li Ji had business to attend to and left on horseback.
Before he left, he didn't forget to assign Hua Manman a pile of homework, lest she lounge around at home and waste her time.
How very thoughtful of him.
Hua Manman had just picked up her writing brush when she felt hungry.
'It's still early,' she thought. 'I can always eat something before starting my homework.'
So she tossed her brush aside and scampered out to find someone to get her something to eat.
The osmanthus in the courtyard had recently bloomed, so the kitchen had used the freshly picked flowers to brew wine, make osmanthus candy and pastries, and even roast osmanthus-flavored sunflower seeds.
Jinxiu brought out the freshly made osmanthus candy and pastries and placed them before Lady Hua.
