The elderly man began to tell everyone about the history of this place. It turned out that the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty used to bring civil and military officials and concubines here to Yueliangpao every spring to fish through the ice. The emperor of the Northern Yuan would be the first to break the ice for fishing and would use the first-caught fish to host a banquet to treat his officials. They would drink wine, make merry, and party to their hearts' content together.
Moreover, the emperor of the Northern Yuan would personally release gyrfalcons to catch swans and host a swan banquet. The Northern Yuan emperor and his officials would stay here until the lake completely thawed and the oriole sang with the growth of the grass before returning home satisfied.
Upon hearing this, Jinghan understood the reason behind it all. However, she was curious why such an important place was later taken by the Imperial Court, and the Northern Yuan never attempted to take it back.
