The moon cage is light, and the hustle and bustle is dispersed.

Except for a few corner towers with wind lanterns hanging on the corner towers, the three gates are closed, and the whole Mingxiangzhai seems to have entered a rest.

It's just that the candles in the council hall on the third floor of the Accord are like daylight.

Second Master Hu, Shen Xianling and the five major tea masters were calmly watching the white-robed and flowing tea statuette making tea.

A transparent glass cup with a large bowl mouth is filled with hot water, and as the water vapor curls, the tea gradually becomes transparent and yellow. After a while, I saw the tea leaves standing vertically in the cup one by one, rushing upward, standing in the air, and then moving up and down. After a while, the tea fell like snowflakes and sank to the bottom of the cup, like fresh bamboo shoots unearthed, and like a forest of swords.

Shen Xianlin clenched the scroll in his hand and couldn't hide the excitement in his heart: "Could it be that this is the legendary elixir and jade liquid?"

Hu Erye continued: "I only drink tea during the day, but I have never seen such a wonderful tea. No wonder Chazun loves it so much. It's a pity that our Wu Yue can't produce such a famous product. ”

Mr. Gu's eyes were full of joy: "What Second Master Hu said is not that Wu Yue can't produce it, but that this kind of tea needs unique soil and light." Take a closer look at this tea. Mr. Gu said and carefully pushed the small half box of tea in front of Hu Erye.

Mr. Gu's loud voice was exciting: "This is the best Junshan silver needle tea of yellow bud tea." The bud head is strong, the silver quill is disclosed, the bud body is golden and bright, and the inner quality is fragrant and tender, which is the legendary gold inlaid jade, which is worth a thousand gold. If the Junshan silver needle is put into the glass cup, brewed with boiling water, and then slowly sinks after suspension, and the bottom of the cup is clustered, it can rise and fall three times. The soldiers regarded it as a forest of swords and guns, the literati praised it like mushrooms after a rain, and the artists said that it was a golden chrysanthemum. Legend has it that when Princess Wencheng got married, she chose to bring Junshan silver needle tea into Tibet. ”

Shen Xianling continued: "It is said that this tea is produced on Junshan Island on the shore of Dongting Lake, and it has been lost for a long time, and the world has only heard its name but not tasted it. ”

"Definitely!" Mr. Gu shook his head again and again: "Gu was fortunate enough to taste it once when Brother Shen was his age, and he has never forgotten it. Mr. Gu said and divided the brewed tea into small cups for a few people to taste.

Hu Erye slowly took the small cup and held it in his palm and smiled slightly: "Please also ask the tea lord to tell us about it." ”

Mr. Gu also picked up a small cup, squinting his eyes and looking extremely intoxicated, as if he was recalling the distant past: "That was more than 30 years ago, when Emperor Mingzong Shengde and Emperor Wu loved to drink tea, and convened tea merchants and guests from all over the world to gather in Luoyang to taste tea and discuss Taoism. More than 10 countries, including Shu, Wu, Wuyue, Fujian, Chu, Southern Han, Nanping, and Northern Han, all sent people to participate. Naturally, tea merchants from all over the world will bring their own famous teas to the club. Gu was honored to represent Wu Yue at the meeting. I had the pleasure of drinking this tea at the meeting. Among more than a dozen famous teas from various countries, Junshan Yinzhen is respected as the king of tea. This tea is produced in the Chu State, which coincided with the turmoil in the Chu State, and Mingzong had the intention to take this tea as his own. After the meeting, he sent heavy troops to attack the state of Chu, but he could not capture it for a long time. Other small countries such as Shu and Fujian are also ready to move. In order to avoid the disaster of war, the king of Chu ordered people to burn Junshan and destroy this tea"

"Oh" Hu Erye sighed slowly: "It turns out that there is such an allusion, no wonder Chazun is so excited to see this tea." ”

Shen Xianling took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "According to what Chazun said, can it be concluded that someone from the Chu State has come to the Western Capital?"

Mr. Gu shook his head: "That's not what I'm worried about. Although this tea is precious, there are not many people who know the goods. There is nothing unusual for this person to have this tea, maybe there is a little tea root left in Junshan, or maybe the king of Chu reserved a tea tree back then. What worries me is that this person must be familiar with the Luoyang Tea Party of that year, knowing that I am here to let me taste it, and specifying that he will see you at the tea tasting meeting on the eighth day of the fifth month, so there is a lot of article here. ”

Shen Xianling frowned and said, "Tea Zun is saying that this person intends to taste the tea?"

Mr. Gu put down the small cup and sighed lightly: "Tea is both elegant and vulgar. smokes a little bit of fireworks in the world, how can you not have fireworks. Where there is a competition, there are naturally advantages and disadvantages, and it has been difficult to calm people's hearts since ancient times. I'm afraid that this tea party is no longer only Wu Yue. ”

Hu Erye frowned: "But why did he do this?

"I don't know!" Mr. Gu shook his head: "I can only wait for more than twenty days." Presumably, the day of the tea tasting meeting will be known. ”

Seeing that Mr. Gu was a little tired, Hu Erye said: "Since this is the case, then wait, it's late at night, please rest early." It's all gone. ”

When Shen Xianling returned home, it was close to the time of his son.

The courtyard is busy with people coming and going, and the main hall is even brighter.

Shen Xianling walked through the crowd and found Lu Jiaming, who was directing his family to collect tea: "Brother Lu is late at night, tell them to rest early, isn't there still tomorrow." ”

"But Madame"

"It's okay to go!" Shen Xianling said as he stepped into the main hall.

Lu Xiuying, Shen Mingyan, and Shen Mingyu were sitting around the table, arguing inextricably.

As soon as Shen Xianling entered the door, he heard Shen Mingyu scream: "No, it's not good! That's my second brother, not Qin's daughter! Why teach her! If you want to teach, teach me!"

Shen Xianling said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about?"

The three of them looked up and saw Shen Xianling standing at the door with a cold face, instantly quieted down, and unconsciously stood up.

Lu Xiuying looked at Shen Xianling, except for his cold face, she didn't seem to have much displeasure, and hurriedly let out the brocade stool and let Shen Xianling sit down: "Master is back, sit down! It's not for your non-sticky baby pimple. ”

"What's the matter with him?" Shen Xianling sat down slowly. It's not that he doesn't know that his second daughter calls Shen Mingyan Qin's daughter, but when he heard it with his own ears, he felt a little harsh: "Why did Yu'er say that your third sister was good? You are all your father's daughters, why is Run'er not his second brother?"

"Daddy is all Yu'er's fault!" Shen Mingyu couldn't help but hear the anger in her father's words, and her eyes couldn't help but redden, and she was careful: "It's all Yu'er's fault, and I hope Daddy won't be angry." You'er won't dare next time. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"What can a child's family do? Lu Xiuying said and gave Shen Mingyu a look: "Your sisters have also been busy for a day, let's go to bed early." We'll talk about that tomorrow. ”

Shen Mingyu willingly pulled Shen Mingyan away.

Lu Xiuying sat opposite Shen Xianling with a smile on her face: "If the master wants to blame, blame the concubine for not teaching his daughter well, it's all the concubine's fault." ”

Shen Xianling sighed lightly: "That's it, no matter whose fault it is, you must not let the girl be so honest in the future." What do others listen to?"

"Absolutely not!" Lu Xiuying continued to laugh: "It's only strange that the concubine was born too well, isn't our concubine jealous." I didn't hear that the concubine wanted to practice martial arts, and the girl said that Run'er could teach her when she came back, but the girl was unwilling. Look at her outside, she looks like a big girl, and she is not a child in front of us. Isn't that childish again? Don't blame you, master. ”

For trivial matters between children, Shen Xianling has always been in charge of little. Hearing Lu Xiuying say this, Shen Xianling stopped asking, and changed the topic and said: "Count the days, Run'er should also arrive!"

Lu Xiuying smiled with relief: "No, I've been sending people to watch in front of the door every day these days." This time, Run'er can't let him go when he comes back!"