The banquet for the vassal king was set up in the Taiji Hall, which was already the Ouchi. The hall is smoked with delicate spices, red silk is made of curtains and wefts, and smooth silk is set against the candle flame, which makes the hall extraordinarily bright, joyful and graceful.

Xuan Nan, Shang Yuxi, Wu Yue, and Geng Lin sat at the same table, and Wang Xi led ten palace people to serve.

"Uncle Shang, the last time we met you, I was still young and didn't remember. You just think of it as your home. Tomorrow, when the Queen Mother celebrates her birthday, there are many people and rules, and no matter how delicious the food is, it will be tasteless. Xuan Nan said.

Shang Yuxi had been drunk for thirty years, his posture gradually relaxed, his hands were full of oil, and he accidentally dropped the spoon on the ground.

When Wang Xi saw it, he hurriedly asked Xiao Huangmen to pick it up, and asked another Huangmen to replace it with a new pair of dishes and chopsticks.

This fashion Yuxi said: "Eh, the old minister's waist can't bend down, bother the prince to pick it up for the king." ”

Wang Xi was stunned for a moment, his eyes glanced at Xuan Nan slightly, and when he saw Xuan Nan nodding slightly, he pretended to be humble and said, "The slave is coming." Wang Xi picked it up, and changed it into a new pair of spoons and chopsticks from Xiao Huangmen's hand and replaced it for him.

Geng Lin didn't care about the exquisite food in front of him, and stared at the two palace maids beside Wang Xi from time to time.

Seeing all this in Xuan Nan's eyes, he still had a smile on his face, but he pinched the silk cloth vigorously in his hand, and then wiped his mouth. Turning his head to Wu Yue, he said, "Brother Wu Wang, although you are in the capital, it is really difficult to see you!" I didn't see you at the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, what did you do? ”

"Minister...... Minister...... The minister is greedy for the wind moon in Beijing. Wu Yue said shyly.

"Haha! Brother Wang, chromophobia also. This gas pot chicken was prepared for you by me. After saying that, Xuan Nan put another piece of gas pot chicken in his bowl, only to see Wu Yue put his hand on it, he tasted it shallowly and said, "Thank you for your care." ”

"The two uncles are old, and in addition to working for the country, it is time to plan for themselves. For example, buy more singing and dancing girls, buy a wide range of farmhouses or something. Xuan Nan smiled.

Shang Yuxi said first: "Your Majesty, the minister Rongma has been used to it all his life, and he really doesn't know what to do if he doesn't let the minister lead the army." ”

Geng Lin then said: "The minister has been defending Taiwan's rebellion all the year round, and he often feels tired. ”

"In this world, when it comes to naval warfare, who has Uncle Geng and is talented." Xuan Nan smiled lightly and said, "Uncle Geng Wang brought a lot of matcha made by Tieguanyin. The food is greasy, and it is best to drink a cup at this moment to relieve greasyness. It has always been known that Brother Wu Wang is a master of the tea ceremony, and today we have a discussion between the monarchs and ministers, okay? ”

"The minister doesn't dare to get an axe, it is a blessing for his majesty to entertain him." Wu Yue replied humbly.

After the meal, the palace people removed the meal, and Xuan Nan and Wu Yue presented tea sets in front of them. The two bowed slightly, meaningful, looked at each other and smiled, and began.

"Old Geng, do they mean drinking tea?" Shang Yuxi asked quietly.

"They're fighting tea!" Geng Lin is meaningful.

Shang Yuxi and Geng Lin watched as the two of them scraped off the ointment on the tea cakes. Then I took the rice paper and wrapped it, and then beat it with a wooden hammer to break it. Then take out one of the chess-sized pieces, put it on the boat-shaped tea mill and crush it into a light green end with a single wheel, the jade dust flies, the tea fragrance overflows, and the spleen is refreshing.

Then light the charcoal stove and pour in the spring water. When waiting for the soup, the two of them used a sieve to carefully sift the tea powder that had just been milled. After a while, I heard the sound of the soup bottle like pine wind and cypress rain, so I lifted the soup bottle one by one, and then copied the tea powder, poured a little hot water into it to adjust to the extreme, so that the tea paste was like melting glue, and then lifted the bottle, each holding a bamboo tea whisk, and at the same time pouring the soup into their own cup in the ring.

There is a little rice flour in the tea can produce foam, the milk mist is surging under the blow, overflowing, floating a stack of white milk flowers, oscillating and not moving, which is called "biting the cup" in the tea art.

And the victory or defeat of the tea fight lies in the length of time to bite the cup, and at the same time, after a while after the blow, whoever dissipates the milk flower in the cup first, revealing the water marks, is considered to lose.

Xuan Nan's tea cup is a shadow blue lotus pattern cup with an open mouth and small circle feet, thin and moist, and contains white tea overflowing with milk flowers, such as lotus leaves holding plain snow.

The rabbit hair carcass used by Wu Yue is thick, and at first glance it looks unpretentious, but under a closer look, it can be seen that the black and cyan glaze of the tea cup is distributed with radial silver-white flow lines, slender as silver rabbit hair, exquisite and indescribable, and the tea cup and the tea color are contrasted, one black and one white, and it can glow with tea.

At the beginning, the shape of the milk flowers in the two cups was similar, but after a while, it can be seen that the milk flowers in the shadow green cup are still thinner, and the melting speed is slightly faster, the fine foam continues to break, and the layers of fading down, and finally the middle circle of water marks is revealed. And the milk flower bite in the rabbit is still the same, and there is no water color appearing.

"Aiqing's good skills, I really admire them." Xuan Nan gave up.

"Your Majesty, I have conceded." Wu Yue smiled lightly.

"Uncle Geng, I have also prepared a gift for you." Xuan Nan said with a smile.

"Oh? What gift? Geng Lin was pleasantly surprised.

Subsequently, a group of female musicians in the palace came singing. As they danced, their snow-white arms loomed through the veil. Hua Nong wore a tulle with a moon-white bandeau skirt, and carefully painted her makeup, which was already beautiful, and she made herself unique among a group of beauties. In the huge palace, the sleeves of the beauties danced with the fragrant wind, and Geng Lin's eyes were firmly locked on Hua Nong's beautiful face and slender waist.

Xuan Nan only cared about pushing the cup and changing the lamp with the three of them, and never looked at her. Feeling lost in her heart, she waved her wide tulle sleeves lightly and accidentally touched the jade cup in front of Geng Lin's case.

The jade cup smashed on the ground, and with a clang, the musician stopped playing the instrument, and the music stopped abruptly, and Xuan Nan looked at the source of the sound, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and shudder.

Hua Nong's white hand and Geng Lin went to pick up the jade cup next to the case at the same time, Geng Lin's hand was dark and old, and he held Hua Nong's shallot-like wrist tightly. The eyes stared straight at the furrow that was exposed in Hua Nong's chest.

"Wang Xi, go change to a group of female musicians! It's a real disappointment. Xuan Nan said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Wang Xi said.

After the female music left, Geng Lin's voice trembled slightly: "Minister...... Guilty. ”

Xuan Nan smiled: "Uncle Wang is drunk? Ha ha...... I originally wanted them to serve Uncle Wang in the future, but they are really not skilled...... It was I who was ashamed and frightened Uncle Wang. Come, I will give you a drink! With that, he raised his glass and drank it all.

Geng Lin smiled bitterly, also raised the cup, raised his head and drank it. Heart: Tea fighting is the most test of people's mental power city, and Wu Yueqi's high score is on the heart of the city. But in terms of opportunity to change mind, it is His Majesty who is better.

After the banquet, Xuan Nan returned to Weiyang Palace, looking at Hua Nong kneeling in the empty hall, the furrow on his chest and his white arms buried in the tulle, the dazzling beauty made him angry! He looked at Hua Nong, who was kneeling on the side, and said angrily: "You! What are you doing! ”

Hua Nong was so frightened that he cowered: "The concubine just wants to see His Majesty, and I don't want to ......" The pear blossom with rain is like a wave of eyes, as soft as it was at that time.

Only to exchange for Xuan Nan and said coldly: "Be smart!"

Xuan Nan's words were like a sharp sword that broke Hua Nong's illusions. "Self-made cleverness" listened to her ears and shocked her heart. She put a lot of thought into it to blend in with this group of female musicians, and hoped that Geng Lin's flirtation could arouse the pity in his heart, but he saw through it at a glance. She knelt on the ground, her heart pounding, and she didn't dare to defend half a word.

"There is me in this class of girls...... That's it! Take a dress for her and send her back to the palace! Xuan Nan said angrily.

Hua Nong put on a cloak and walked out of Weiyang Palace in embarrassment, and then was stuffed into the comparison by the palace people.

Through the door curtain, she heard Wang Xi's voice: "Miss Xianyun, are you here to deliver sweet soup again?" With so much more, can Your Majesty eat it?

"You have worked hard to entertain and serve His Majesty these days, anyway, I make a bowl and a pot."

"Thank you, Miss Xianyun, every time Your Majesty eats something from your Nanxuntai, she is in a good mood, and even the minions can be rewarded."

Hearing this, the envy and jealousy in Hua Nong's heart converged into hatred, like an arrow on a string, secretly aimed at Bing Lan.

In the days when the two kings came to Beijing, Xuan Nan accompanied Shang Yuxi to at least hunt today, accompanied Geng Lin to listen to the opera and enjoy the music tomorrow, and pulled Wu Yue to light incense and hang paintings the day after tomorrow. During these days, the daily feasts and drinks seemed to ignore the government and politics, but they did not delay any major events. After socializing, whenever he vomited after being drunk, Wang Xi would always serve a bowl of warm and sweet soup. Xuan Nan's mouth was sweet, his heart was warm, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, and the whole person was like a spring breeze.