Chapter 18: The Storm Rises

The Qin family's little maid can't make a cup of tea for the guests, right? The little guy opened the blue yarn cabinet and casually used the tea sent by Bai Tang before. The tea fragrance is faintly sweet in the cold, and the fragrance is full of wonderful.

The little guy doesn't understand tea, but the steward of the Fang family has some eyesight. He was surprised in his heart, but his face was silent, and after tasting the tea, he forcibly covered the turmoil in his heart, and pretended to ask calmly: "What kind of tea is this?" ”

The little girl glanced at the words on the tea can, and said casually: "Lan Xue." ”

Lan Xue? A good tea that has never been heard of! The steward of the Fang family smiled and said, "It is worth the trip to be able to taste such a good tea." He glanced at the tea jar in the green gauze cupboard, and his thoughts were boiling: Today, he has done a great job for the master!

A few days after the steward returned home, there were many rumors about Qin Xuan. said that as a subordinate official of the crown prince, he does not lead by example, and he lives a luxurious life on weekdays, and his use is amazing! It's really useless to bring a bad prince!

Qin Xuan came from a big family, and his family was originally rich. His use is not frugal, but it is by no means luxurious. This rumor is getting more and more serious, and it has to reach the emperor's ears through the East Factory, and the emperor also feels that the rumor is exaggerated, so he laughs it off disapprovingly.

But soon, a more detailed plot spread in the court: it was said that the tea leaves used by the gate room of Lord Qin's Mansion to entertain the entourage of various mansions were all the best teas that had never been seen on the market! It can be seen how extravagant Qin Xuan's own life is!

As soon as this happened, the emperor and the Manchu civil and military had some ideas.

First, tea is expensive, especially the best tea, especially famous tea, which is priceless.

Second, the Daming tea law is strict, and tea cannot be sold without tea. The Qin family has tea introduction, but the Qin family has always sold the snow buds of the day, where does this "unprecedented top tea" come from? There is a suspicion of alluding to Qin Xuan's private bribery!

When the prince heard the news, he immediately informed Qin Xuan: The situation is not good, and someone is adding fuel to the fire.

Don't think about it, this is mostly done by His Royal Highness the King of Han!

Qin Xuan was ready for battle. Most of the tea leaves in his house are homemade by the Qin family. There are other famous teas, but there are no new products that have never been seen before. It must be the negligence of the housekeeper at home! He immediately summoned the porter and the summer steward to inquire about the tea.

Steward Xia didn't know that he had made a big mistake, and it wasn't until the little servant who entertained the steward of the Fang family in the concierge took the tea sent by Lian Baitang that his whole body was excited, his legs were sore, and he knelt directly in front of Qin Xuan.

Seeing this, Qin Xuan immediately understood the general reason. His face was like frost, and he said coldly: "You did a good job!" ”

Steward Xia couldn't stop kowtowing: "Master, this tea, this tea was sent to the young master by Lian Baitang in the east of the city!" Xiao thought that Lian Baitang's reputation was not good, and Xiao doubted his intentions. Besides, I forgot about it because of the time it happened. Small mistakes. Please deal with it, sir! ”

Qin Xuan didn't recognize Lian Baitang, he only felt that this surname was quite special, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Lian?" But the practitioner who undertook the official roll? ”

"It's the eldest son of his second room!"

Qin Xuan took the teapot, and first saw the light blue note pasted on the white porcelain jar, and the word 'Lan Xue' written on it. Eyes widened instantly: Good word! Chic and extraordinary! This handwriting can't be written without decades of skill!

Then I thought, Lan Xue tea? It's really a new tea that I've never heard of before?!

When the lid was opened, a cold fragrance with a cold fragrance hidden in the cold smell came to my nose.

"Good tea!" Qin Xuan blurted out. This tea, just by virtue of its fragrance, makes the pineapples on the market more dull! He pinched a little tea leaf on his fingertips, the color of the leaves was like the shell of a new bamboo shoot, the green powder was uniform and delicate, and there were a few white petals. Come close and smell it, it's the scent of jasmine.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but slip a smile: "Go, call the young master to come over." ”

The little guy hurriedly went to the backyard to ask for someone.

After Qin Jian and her sister Qin Wu arrived in Nanjing, they planned in many ways, hoping to find one or two businesses that could not only establish themselves but also earn money for the Qin family, so as to solve Qin Jian's embarrassing situation in the clan. It's a pity that nothing was found.

"How can there be such an easy thing in this world?" Qin Wu comforted her younger brother. "It's really not good, wait for me to marry into the Xu family, and then help you think of ideas."

Qin Jian suddenly clenched his hands and said in a condensed voice: "If you marry into the Xu family, you are a member of the Xu family." It is necessary to focus on the Xu family in everything. The Qin family, I'm here. ”

The corners of Qin Wu's mouth rose slightly: "Hmm." I can trust Jane. "Her younger brother is the eldest grandson of the orthodox grandson of the Qin family, and the heir of Yan Zheng Mingshun. She would never let someone else take away everything her brother deserved! Even the Nguyen family, who raised their siblings and treated them as their own mothers, can't do it!

Qin Wu subconsciously rubbed her arm that was a little itchy, probably because she was not accustomed to the water and soil, right? In the past two days, the skin of my limbs has been slightly red and itchy, but it is not a major problem.

"Miss, the third master called the young master over."

Qin Wu'e frowned slightly: "Recently, rumors have been spreading, which is very unfavorable to the third uncle. Comfort him, don't let him worry about it anymore. ”

"I know."

On the way to the front yard, the messenger told Qin Jian about what had happened. Qin Jian's face was extremely ugly under his astonishment! The third uncle's disaster was actually caused by himself! What made him even more stuffy was that due to the rise of pineapple tea, the famous tea in Jiangsu and Zhejiang gradually fell away. The business of the Qinjia Tea Farm is not as good as it is year after year. He was trying his best to find a new tea to replace him, but he didn't know that Lian Baitang would send the opportunity to him, but it made the third uncle's steward ruined! He was extremely depressed, and couldn't help but rub his chest lightly: This time, I really can't tell if Lian Baitang dragged down the third uncle, or if he was tired of Lian Baitang.

When he arrived at Qin Xuan's study, Rao is Qin Jian had already sorted out his mood, and he still couldn't help but cast a cold glance at Steward Xia who was kneeling on the ground.

"Third uncle."

"It is because of you. Lian Baitang is the person you recruited. Qin Xuan didn't talk nonsense, "You want to calm it down." ”

Qin Jian bowed down: "Nephew obeys!" ”

Qin Xuan handed the tea caddy to him: "Go ahead." ”

Qin Jian said coldly to Steward Xia, "What are you still kneeling here for?" ”

Steward Xia wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, didn't dare to rub his sore knees, and followed Qin Jian and exited the study.

If you want to quell the rumors outside, you must first solve this mysterious tea problem!

So, Qin Jian took Steward Xia to find Songzhuzhai.

Lian Baitang, who understood what had happened, was speechless for a while. Unexpectedly, the small jar of Lanxue he sent would bring so much trouble to Qin Xuan. Originally, he planned it well, and it was a good thing for both sides. As a result, he was given a lot of trouble by this dead minion!

Steward Xia was like a thorn in the back, and he knelt down in front of Bai Tang and said, "Young Master Lian, it's all my fault for this." It was my unwarranted speculation that I misunderstood your kindness to cause this uproar! Please help my master for the sake of the young master's face! ”

Bai Tang was silent. Steward Xia secretly raised his eyes to peep at him, only to see that his phoenix eyes were half-closed, and a little broken light appeared in the corner of his eye, as sharp as an ice edge! My heart was pounding: I was really blind! Where is Lian Baitang who is rumored to be a loser who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it! Alas, in fact, on the day he delivered the tea, he had already noticed something unusual, and he hated himself for being too big!

"Qin Gongzi." The corners of Bai Tang's mouth were a little joking, "I don't know where to help, how can I help?" ”

Qin Jian pursed his lips and arched his hand: "Dare to ask Gongzi, where does this tea come from?" ”

Bai Tang smiled: "Lan Xue tea was created by my master. ”

Qin Jian looked at Bai Tang's handsome face: "Respect the teacher and the master!" To tell the truth, I sent someone to search for the commander, but I didn't find half a trace of this person in the city. ”

"My master is idle and wild, and he has no fixed place to live." Bai Tang raised his chin slightly, "It's the name he told me, and I can't guarantee that it's his real name." ”

Qin Jian sighed: "Lian Gongzi." Do you think the world will believe that such a top-notch new tea as Lanxue Tea will be created by your unknown master? ”

Bai Tang raised his eyebrows and habitually licked his back molars.

Qin Jian continued to persuade him: "If it is said that it was developed by your illusory master, there will be people who will not believe it, and the rumors will only intensify. The people behind the scenes will definitely take the opportunity to play and accuse my third uncle of colluding with you to coax the world. When the time comes, the imperial history will be alarmed, and you want to pass on your master to testify, but you can't find your master, so what's good? ”

Bai Tang tugged at the corners of his mouth and said casually: "If they don't believe it, they have to believe it!" The way to make tea is in my hands. If they have the ability, they can also make Lan Xue to prove that I am lying! ”

Qin Jian was shocked, and couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice: "Fangzi, Fangzi in your hands?!" ”

Bai Tang tilted his head and looked at him with a smile: "What's more." I also make tea. My master taught me by hand! ”

Qin Jian was dumbfounded, he thought about a variety of situations, and the best result was to find out the origin of this tea from Bai Tang's mouth. He guessed that most of this tea was related to Baitang's master. And this master must also be the predecessor of the Great World Clan! If you can ask him to endorse the Qin family, the turmoil of the third uncle will definitely disappear. I don't want to, Lian Baitang actually got a recipe for making tea! And what he meant by his words was that his master would not come out to show off people!

Qin Jian was both disappointed and relieved. In any case, as long as the tea party is there, this battle, the Qin family will not lose! The smile on his face became deeper and deeper, and he suppressed his excitement and said, "Great! ”