"It's really rare, that you've become so generous." The emperor saw her taking his pulse in a careless manner and gestured for her to be more serious. After a while, seeing her still staring at him, he asked, "Well, tell me, where do I have an ailment?"
Manbao solemnly said, "You've caught a cold."
The emperor again said, "I just ate one, no, I didn't even finish one, just half of it!"
Manbao then reached out to touch the melon on the table beside them, finding it ice-cold to the touch, she frowned and asked, "Was it iced?"
Gu Zhong immediately said, "These past few days have been hot, your majesty struggles in the summer, so the fruits have been placed in the ice basins to be chilled."
Manbao then looked at the two ice basins under the desk, only then realizing the room was indeed much cooler than outside. However, it was already evening, and as she walked through the corridor from the side hall to here, it wasn't very hot, so she didn't really feel it.
