Chapter 23: Jasmine Tea

Han Su followed the rules and silently retreated to the side. I am impatient when I feel the bottom of my heart, because my master from a long time ago also likes to tell a lot of truths. When you encounter serious things, there will be more big truths. There are many believers in the truth, how much can they do? Many truths are meant to be listened to.

Somehow, when I heard these truths, I only felt that there was a bowl of thick chicken soup in my stomach, and I had no appetite.

Mu Qicheng was wearing a prince's uniform this time, golden. The hair stood up with a crown of gold, and it was not as soft as it had suddenly appeared.

He looked ahead and recognized at a glance the woman beside the emperor as Nie Hanshu who he met that night. Seeing her reluctant face, as if she was in a trance, I couldn't help but feel funny.

Wang Chongrong didn't dare to force his eyes, and tried his best to calm the tension in his heart. Biting the tip of your tongue, you can maintain the rhythm of your fingers, and you can't see panic. But he still couldn't help but peep at him secretly, waiting for him to stand. bowed to the emperor, and came to call her again, please be Rong Niang'an.

Only then did she stand up faintly, and Ying Ying returned the salute: "I've seen Lord Qi." When he sat down again, he dared to look at him upright, like a galaxy in his eyes.

Han Shu saw that something was wrong, but he didn't see through it, and looked at him carefully, it was not the appearance he met that day, almost a different person, noble, elegant, upright, and graceful. But he shouted in his heart: "Sure enough, people rely on clothes and horses to support saddles, and when they change their skins, they will be different immediately." ”

For a while, a palace man with a beautiful face brought a cup of tea, and Huachuan brought a cup to the emperor. The fragrance of tea is very familiar, it is the jasmine of ten catties a year in Narunmi Villa.

The color of the tea soup is as light as colorless, and there is no change in the taste buds in the mouth, but only a warm jasmine fragrance penetrates the body, which makes people refreshed and suddenly transparent. The emperor took another sip and looked at the thin and light-tasting tea soup.

Father-in-law Huachuan bowed his body and smiled: "This is the tea served by the prince, and the people in the imperial tea room think it is good, so they will give it to His Majesty to taste." ”

The emperor took the tea, lifted his direction and said, "It seems to be soft and tasteless, but in fact, it is very sweet." After a product, I feel very comfortable. Where does good tea come from? ”

Mu Qicheng said: "Back to Your Majesty, it was given by a friend of Weichen in the rivers and lakes. This tea is not a precious thing. What is rare is that when picking, only the top half inch of tea leaves is taken. Ten tea trees can only collect a few dollars of fresh tea, and rush to take it down and roast it before the flowers bloom. The tea farmers have worked hard for a year, and the output is only ten catties. The imperial city does not use this kind of tea, and Weichen also brings it to His Majesty to taste fresh. ”

The emperor nodded, put down the teacup and sat on the dragon chair and said, "How much has this sent?" ”

Without waiting for Mu Qicheng to answer, Huachuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the three catties of tea that the prince personally served." The minions are encapsulated. Your Majesty's habit of drinking, the imperial tea room is always ready. ”

"Ten catties of harvest a year, naturally it won't all go to your kid's hands. Is this all the tea at home? The emperor remembered something, so he instructed Huachuan: "This tea is good, but the taste is lighter." The queen worships the Buddha every day and has always liked to eat lightly. You ordered someone to send the packaged tea to the queen in person, if the mother likes it, then find Qi Cheng to take a few catties to the queen's palace. ”

After speaking, the emperor picked up the second cup of tea and tasted it carefully.

Mu Qicheng watched the emperor reluctantly put down the teacup, while thinking that the queen likes all kinds of flower tea, and it is rumored that the most common drink before leaving the cabinet is high-grade jasmine.

Han Su noticed this small detail, and his heart was even more puzzled. The queen used to like Jasmine the most, but it was also a family matter. How did the emperor know? It is rumored that the queen has no choice but to become the queen, but now the emperor can give up what he likes and only the queen. Fang Cai's face is so beautiful, but it doesn't seem to exist now.

When the emperor mentioned the empress, he really softened from his heart. But since entering the palace, I feel that the queen has an inexplicable distance and indifference to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, serving tea is a trivial matter. It's just that this year's harvest of tea farmers is not good, and I heard that the largest Runmi Villa is also a little unsupportable, and many tea girls have been dismissed, and many tea fields in Jiangnan have been replaced with melon beans and green grass. It is not known how much tea will be produced next year, but the imperial court will naturally procure as much as it wants. ”

The emperor put down the pen he had just picked up and asked, "I see that the harvest is good this year, why is it that next year is unknown?" ”

Mu Qicheng said slowly: "This year, the tea plantations in the south of the Yangtze River were damaged by rain, and they could only barely survive. The local government is grateful for the emperor's grace, and it is inevitable that the tea merchants will purchase all the money. The tea merchants also got close to the southwest corner, and they spent some money to make up for it. It's just that the tea in the southwest is different from the tea made from the clay and the taste, and there will naturally be differences in taste. ”

The emperor glanced at him and asked, "The imperial court and various places procure, can they be purchased according to the market price?" Since tea is rare, the price should be higher than in the past. This year, I looked at the accounts, but I saved a little. ”

Mu Qicheng said: "Weichen is not involved in the affairs of that place, but it is not clear. But just check it, and it's clear when you think about it. ”

The emperor did not continue to talk about the matter, and asked, "What is the origin of the friend who gave you tea?" But I have a good relationship with you. ”

Mu Qicheng said: "Your Majesty Shengming, Runmi Villa is the property of the teacher who is besieging the city on the rivers and lakes. The student was stupid, and the gentleman gave tea to teach Weichen to learn******** nodded, and said: "I have recently obtained a few unique Buddhist scriptures, and you know Sanskrit." So I stayed in the palace for a few days and made some notes. I read the annotations of the last set of books, and I made sense of it. The article is getting more and more profitable. ”

Han Su silently looked at the two people in front of him and spoke, his fists clenched. It's been a long time since I've seen such a roundabout way of speaking. One conveyed the matter and took it out for himself. The other one has to be investigated, but you have to guard against it.

The words are high-sounding, but they are generally silent when the gods fight.