Newly married Yan'er, Wanying gradually tasted the joy of fish and water. In the afternoon of midspring, the chú blows the willow wind, and the fireworks and catkins drift into Chunhuatai from time to time. Wanying took three dowries and sat on the ground in the side hall, cooking tea and tasting tea.

"Niangniang, there is so much attention to drinking tea?" Qi Qiuli saw the real tea ceremony for the first time.

"Our mother is not very old, but the tea ceremony is extremely clear, the original cup of tea in the house, a whole shelf, in the words of our mother, what kind of tea has to match what kind of cup, this is all particular."

Wanying looked at Hongfu with a smile and said murmuringly: "What kind of tea with what kind of cup, these are all small." ”

"Niangniang, what kind of tea to drink and what kind of cup to use, is it still small to be so exquisite?" Qi Qiuli asked.

Wanying nodded, and Juanjuan said: "If drinking tea is to quench your thirst, it can certainly be pleasing to the eye with a good-looking cup." ”

"Quenching thirst and pleasing to the eye, or small?" Qi Qiuli still couldn't understand the incomprehensibility of the tea ceremony.

Wanying nodded, and said suddenly: "Drinking tea is to quench your thirst, which is understandable." But the first tea was only drunk as medicine. Since it is a medicine, it can drive away the demonic obstacles in the body. ”

"Niangniang once studied tea ceremony and tea art with the old lady, can you also reward us with a cup of good tea today?" Yun Niang proposed.

Wan Ying Yueran, kneeling on the reed mat, Lang Ran said: "There is no dignity in front of the tea ceremony, please give me more advice." ”

Yun Niang, Hongfu Qi Qiuli, and the three of them knelt on the ground, attached to the ground and said, "Please give Niang Niang tea." ”

Wanying's slender five fingers carried a small stove, put it in front of her, and whispered: "Drinking tea pays attention to 'clear' and 'clean', and the so-called 'clear' is to have no distractions and no distractions." The so-called 'clean' means that the environment is elegant, refreshing and clean. ”

"No wonder every time Niangniang cooks tea, she will inevitably wash the yard with clean water."

Yun Niang pushed over a box of charcoal, Wan Ying took a few pieces of the fire chopsticks and put them in the tea stove, and then put the small tea hanger on it to boil water, "Good tea needs to be mixed with cooked water, only hot cooked water can soak the true meaning of tea." ”

While speaking, he took out a pack of Hangbai chrysanthemum from the tea box, "Spring is windy and dry, suitable for drinking flower tea, Liangjiang's Hangbai chrysanthemum soothes the liver and brightens the eyes, moistens the lungs and relieves dryness, and is most suitable for spring drinking." ”

As he spoke, he scooped a few teaspoons into the teapot, and continued: "Each tea has its own taste, and each tea also has its own soul. ”

"Niangniang, what is the soul of tea?" Qi Qiuli couldn't understand such a profound artistic conception.

Wanying smiled skillfully, Yingying explained: "Every tea has its own taste, tea can't speak, through its own taste, tell some stories to tea drinkers." Different teas have different stories, and different people drink the same tea, and they can also taste different tastes. Or: To make tea, as long as you boil water, put tea, and pour water, why do you have to extend such redundant details, it is for self-cultivation, guard against arrogance and rashness, and a good cup of tea must withstand waiting and tossing. Tang tea has 'nine difficulties', Song tea believes in 'three points' and 'three no's', and the tea soul realized by this palace is a little messy, which is probably the reason why it is the first time to get involved in the tea ceremony and the heat is not enough. ”

"Can you give us some pointers?"

"Without even pointing out, let's talk about what Hongu thinks about when he drinks tea......

"In the past, I must have wanted poetry and songs, but now I think about the prince!" Qi Qiuli covered her mouth and quipped.

Wan Ying said shyly: "One period, one meeting." ”

"What does 'one period and one meeting' mean?"

"Every cup of tea is unique, and every time we drink tea, we are also unique in terms of tea."

"Mother, I don't really understand what you're saying."

"Actually, Bengong hasn't completely thought it through, and when Bengong thinks it through in the future, let's tell you."

The four masters and servants happily drank tea and had fun, and a little maid outside was panting outside the hall and shouting: "Niangniang, it's not good, Concubine Zhou is stunned, and she is holding a knife and slashing people everywhere?" ”

Wanying put down the cup in her hand and looked at Yun Niang a little helplessly, Yun Niang walked quietly outside the hall and said to the little maid, "Have you told Mother Li?" ”

"Also...... Not yet...... Mom went to the temple to make a vow today, and she is not in the house at this time. ”

Yun Niang turned around and entered the hall and said to Wanying: "Niangniang, Mother Li is not here, we have to take care of this matter, Niangniang stay in the hall and don't move, I'll take a look." ”

"Yun Niang, she has a knife in her hand, and it's dangerous for you to go. Hongu is worried about hurting you. ”

"She's a concubine, we're the main house, we have to go and see what's going on!"

"Hongu will come with you."

"How's that going to work? Niangniang's daughter's precious body, if it is damaged, the prince will be blamed, and Niangniang is sitting in the palace. ”

Yun Niang's noncommittal tone made Wanying unable to refute. I could only watch Yun Niang lift the curtain and go out.

"Yun Niang, Hongfu will accompany you."

After Hongfu finished speaking, she was also afraid of being stopped by Wanying, so she also ran out of the smoke.

"Why did you come with this girl?"

"I'm worried that Concubine Zhou will hurt you, and the two of us can take care of it together."

"Nonsense, knives and guns don't have long eyes, they hurt you, and it's too late to regret it."

"No, I'm not going back. I just want to go with Yun Niang. ”

"Disobedient, told you to go back, did you hear it?" Yun Niang stopped and shouted at Hongfu.

Hongfu stood in place, watched Yun Niang walk away, and quickly followed, leaning on her face and saying, "Hongfu is not leaving." ”

"You girl, I can't help you, but you have to be careful not to get touched by a knife. made a face, just like Miss Qi, she couldn't see anyone. I won't be able to see anyone in the future. ”

"Yun Niang, don't worry, I'm so clever, I won't. I've seen the scars on the girl's face fade a lot lately. ”

"Miss spent a lot of money to buy the best burn medicine from outside for her. A box of eggs is so big, it cost 700 taels of silver! ”

"Then it's okay, let the Dongbaolou know, and don't make a fuss?"

"Mr. Ledger is afraid that Aunt Gao will go to the account room from time to time to do trouble, so he secretly came to ask Aunt Lin, it was our aunt who pasted it with her own money."

Hongfu's eyes rolled, and she said in a chirping voice: "Our aunt really has a lot of bodies, no wonder the one in Dongbaolou guards us like a thief all day long." ”

"Hi...... When the old lady died, the old lady asked why there was only so little bottom of the box left? In fact, the old lady had already given her body to our aunt. ”

"Is there such a thing?"

"The old lady has been sick in bed for three years, and the old lady is tired of even asking for peace, how can the old lady give her body and her own money to the wife, of course, who is filial to the old lady, and who the old lady gives."

The two were talking, and before they reached the Autumn Fragrance Hall, they heard shouting from inside.

"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you, you demons and monsters, I'm going to kill you, drink your blood, eat your flesh......"

"Miss, be careful with the knife, don't hurt yourself......"

Yun Niang strode in, and Hongfu followed closely behind. As soon as he entered the courtyard, a half-old woman pounced on her, knelt on the ground and said, "Hurry up and save our young lady, I got up this morning in a trance, and after noon, I began to talk nonsense, and I didn't know where to take such a long knife, running everywhere, cutting everywhere." You look at the flowers and plants in the yard are seen as a mess. ”

Yun Niang picked up the half-old woman and said, "How can this be? ”

Before the half-old woman could speak, there were several tearing shouts. Yun Niang went along the prestige, Concubine Zhou was wearing a bedrobe with her hair scattered, slashing wildly at a delicate peony, and said madly in her mouth: "Call you a demon, call you a demon, I will hack you to death, see if you are still a demon!" ”

Several little maids took advantage of Concubine Zhou's madness towards the peony flowers, and stepped forward tremblingly, trying to snatch the knife from Concubine Zhou's hand. Who knew that before he got closer, he had already been discovered by Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou suddenly turned her head, stared at the little girl who grabbed the knife viciously with her white eyes, cut her head down in frenzy, and scolded viciously in her mouth: "Monster, if you dare to kill me, I want your life." ”

said that it was too late, and then it was fast, the little maid didn't expect Concubine Zhou to react so quickly, it was too late to flash, seeing that the long knife was about to cut at her back, she was so frightened that she went back, but she didn't expect to fall into the flower bed.

It was also this fall that saved the little girl's life. As soon as the little maid fell into the flower bed, the knife in Concubine Zhou's hand had already slashed the stone fence of the flower bed, and a gray knife mark was suddenly cut out on the bluestone slab.

The little maid died nine times for life, so she quickly got up and ran to the door. Concubine Zhou also slashed viciously at the bluestone slab by the flower bed, and roared while chopping: "Give me death, all demons and monsters will go to hell......"

Yun Niang looked at Concubine Zhou, who was wearing a cloak, and grabbed the half-old woman and said, "Your concubine is evil, hurry up and invite a high-level mage to come and take a look......

The half-old woman looked at Concubine Zhou worriedly, and replied to Yun Niang's words, "Please, I've been invited, but I haven't come over yet." ”

While speaking, Concubine Zhou suddenly stopped cutting the bluestone slab, and stared straight at the door. Yun Niang saw Concubine Zhou's face black and blue, her eyes rolled and she gritted her teeth and pounced on this side, and said to Yun Niang: "Who do you think you are?" Do you think you're amazing? When I talk to you, you dare to shut me up. ”

Yun Niang knew that this was an evil and said crazy things, so she hurriedly coaxed and persuaded: "Concubine Side, the slave family doesn't have it, the slave family listens to the Concubine Side." ”

Concubine Zhou's eyes were red, snot and tears fell straight down, and she bit her lip and shouted, "Do you think I'm stupid? How dare you reproach me? Take your life! ”

Concubine Zhou was crazy, and slashed at Yun Niang with a knife. By the time Yun Niang reacted, it was too late to dodge. Seeing that the blade was about to cut into Yun Niang's arm, Hongfu shouted: "Lord Wang-" and then blocked his body in front of Yun Niang, Yun Niang wanted to push Hongfu away It was too late, so she could only use all her strength to turn in front of Hongfu.

In the eyes of the half-old woman, a bloody storm was inevitable, but just as the blade was about to fall on the clothes of the two, there was a 'clang', and the knife fell to the ground.

Concubine Zhou shouted stupidly: "Lord, Lord, where are you?" Jade has liked you since you were a child, Jade will not hurt you, where are you hiding? ”

Concubine Zhou had a childlike smile on her face, her eyes were still as godless as a dead fish, she glanced around, and said with a smile: "I know, the prince is playing with Yukou to hide cats, where are you hiding?" You scream, and Jade will come to you! ”

Concubine Zhou jumped into the flower bed, like a dog, and dug the soil with her hands. The half-old woman was distressed and shed tears, hugged her and said, "Miss, the one-inch-long water nail was left for a year, and it broke and injured Miss's finger." ”

Concubine Zhou twisted around violently and suddenly threw the half-old woman to the ground, and directly bit the neck of the half-old woman with her mouth.

"Miss, I'm a nurse......"

The half-old woman turned out to be the nurse of Concubine Zhou. But the nurse hadn't finished her sentence, and the blood was already oozing from her neck.