The two hundred and twenty-fourth

Li Shimin saw that the cyan official uniform belonging to Qin Ying came from far and near, and the two dragon eyebrows wrinkled imperceptibly.

Through Qin Ying, he could think of the disobedient eldest son, and seeing Li Chengqian could also make him think of the perverse Qin Ying. These two are like trees and vines close together, which makes Li Shimin's heart irritable.

The three floors around His Majesty and the outer three floors were full of officials of different ranks, Qin Ying picked up the ones he knew one by one and made a parting salute, and also chatted a few words casually, with a very cordial and friendly attitude. Seeing this, those who were not familiar with her also began to take the initiative to say goodbye to her.

Following the Tang envoy to Silla together, in addition to Qin Ying, there were many civil and prose officials, after they saluted His Majesty, they pretended to be clear and communicated with the Tang envoy, and few of the Manchu civil and military officers knew Silla language, so naturally they would not join in the excitement, compared to those civil and prose officials, Qin Ying's actions were more appreciated.

Li Shimin saw Qin Ying walking around among countless people like a butterfly wearing flowers, and somehow became more and more annoyed, and his face became ugly. It's a pity that everyone was busy greeting each other in twos and threes, and didn't pay attention to His Majesty's demeanor.

After a while, Qin Ying finished dealing with the officials, and then walked in front of Li Shimin, bowed his head respectfully and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfilling Qin's wish to see the scenery of the frontier." ”

"Hmph." Li Shimin squinted at the top of Qin Ying's hair, and replied without being salty. Thinking that since she could make fun of suffering, then he would ask Qin Ying to stay there for a while longer. He straightened out the sleeves that were wrinkled by the wind, and said, "It's best that Lord Qin can do it, Silla Medicine is occluded, if you go without any achievements, I'm afraid you will be shameless to return to the court." ”

This is in disguise for her to make some achievements in Silla before she can come back.

Qin Ying knew that the officials around Her Majesty seemed to answer each other one by one, but in fact, they were all listening to the movements here, and she couldn't stand away from His Majesty's troubles. So Qin Ying bowed his head more deeply, and bowed again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Qin will be able to return to Chang'an in less than a year." ”

Li Shimin's cold gaze swept Qin Ying's glance, and only after a while did he say, "...... I hope you don't break your word and get fat. ”

The atmosphere of the monarch and the ministers is stalemate in these sentences, and the parties are unconscious.

At this time, the Wei Changxing, who was escorting the Silla convoy, broke the embarrassment with the two of them, and he said that the drivers had been checked again and again, and they were ready to go on the road. After Li Shimin responded with his head, the chief of the guard waved his hand and motioned to the Tang envoys and civil officials in the distance to get into the car.

Qin Ying stepped on the crossbar of the carriage, looked back at the crowded shadows, and could no longer hold on to the strong appearance, and quickly lifted the curtain and hid in the carriage. She curled herself into the corner of the compartment, covering her face with her hands and sobbing silently.

She didn't know why she was so sad.

Two years ago, she said goodbye to her sister and brother-in-law, and left Zhangren Mountain, where she had lived alone for a hundred years, without crying a nose. And she only lived in the palace for three months, did she have an inseparable affection for this place?

The convoy to Silla has a grand exterior and spacious carriages inside. At this time, a small table was placed, and there was still a lot of room for four people, not to mention that there were a few wooden boxes with gifts from Li Tang behind the compartment.

Qin Ying was sitting next to a young man of the same rank as her, they were all wearing cyan official uniforms, and at first glance they looked about the same age, and outsiders would think they were brothers. However, if you look closely, you will find that the appearance of the young man is not much more upright than Qin Yingzhou, and the gap is too big to continue to maintain the speculation of Fang Cai.

The young man couldn't help but tremble when he saw her shoulders, and his mouth pursed with concern, and a little sadness was added between his eyebrows, and Ruyu's face was even more moving.

He was not promoted through the official career, but was recommended by a distant relative who was an official in the court, so he got an errand in Hongwen Pavilion, and became a loose official, and his life was originally quite comfortable. However, as a concubine, he was too easily manipulated by his mother-in-law, who looked down on him unpleasantly in the house, and the powerful mother-in-law entrusted him to the list of those who went to Silla.

The concubine who got in the way was gone, and the concubine in the side room could no longer be coquettish, and the mother-in-law had a good calculation.

The young man knew that this was his mother's oppression, but he had no power to resist.

Qin Ying cried for more than a moment, wiped away the tears that were still rolling in her eyes, her expression was barely calm, she raised her hand and poured herself a glass of white water, and drank it with a clatter, and her choked throat was more comfortable.

There are also two young men in the carriage who have already passed the crown, and the time of ****** is still short, and this time they were taken advantage of by someone to hack. So he also embarked on the "road of no return" to go to other countries.

Qin Ying sat on the outermost side of the carriage, and in front of him was a red clay stove, and there was ready-made charcoal in the furnace.

She asked everyone if they would drink tea, and after getting a positive reply, she untied a bag she was carrying, which contained the southern tea cakes sent by the hairpin lady. There was no tea mill, so she wrapped the tea cake in a handkerchief and broke it into crumbs, and when the water boiled, she sprinkled it into the pot.

Boiling tea was still a very popular thing at this time, and only some people outside the party would drink tea to regulate the stomach and intestines and achieve the purpose of calming the body and mind; Moreover, the Chunkaku Qingyuan in Pingkangfang was also a pioneer in tea drinking, and the geisha there were mostly in contact with the literati, and the vassal elegance was a good way to shorten the distance.

After the tea soup boiled twice, and the foam floated evenly on the surface like beads, Qin Ying used a wooden ladle to separate four cups of fragrant tea.

She never puts flavoring substances that affect the true taste of tea when she makes it, although it is different from the current popular practice, but people who have not drunk tea can accept it at once.

Drinking tea, the four people in the car quickly found a topic to chat. After communicating with each other, Qin Ying learned that she was the lowest-ranking official among the people in the same seat, but she still had a Hanlin Academy of official rank to be edicted, so that she could be regarded as equal to them.

During the banquet, there was no one who could talk to her more than a teenager of the same age. This person's surname is Cui, and he was born in a well-known family, but he was a concubine, and he was squeezed out by his mother to this point.

Qin Ying thought of this and felt pity for him.

The spicy aroma of the charcoal fire and the tea soup quickly dispersed into the void through the window.

Qin Ying happened to be in the front car, and behind him were a group of Silla envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty. This strange aura soon attracted heated discussions among the Tang envoys. They remembered that at the state banquet, the young monk cooked a similar taste in public. However, at that time, they did not have time to ask each other carefully what the dough cake was in the first place.

After getting out of the car to take a break, Qin Ying was surrounded by several Tang envoys from Silla to ask about the practice and origin of tea. She couldn't understand the Silla language, her face was a little embarrassed, and the young man who had been on Qin Ying's side appeared and acted as a translator between the two parties.

(To be continued.) )