There is a way to be preconceived, although Mrs. Qin is wary of Concubine Shu's words, but after all, she has met people because of curiosity, at this moment Chen Lan said this, she suddenly felt in a happy mood, so she laughed: "The county lord can't afford to compliment me, an old woman." Among the Jingshi, Ailongjing Maofeng Laojun Mei Liu'an melon slices abound, but few elegant people say that they love flower tea, I am difficult to get rid of the folk customs, but if you are a young girl who is not social, it will be troublesome. ”

"I don't just love *** tea, but I'm not used to the bitterness of tea, with a floral fragrance, sweet in the mouth, and a clearer taste." Chen Lan smiled embarrassedly, and then explained, "I didn't dare to be too particular in the past, but after my mother found out, she sent a lot of flower tea." There are jasmine, roses, roses, gardenias, plum blossoms...... There are about seven or eight kinds of everything, and most of them are concocted from Jiangnan and Fujian. Because most of the powerful don't love it, and my mother doesn't like it either, now that she has given it to me, she is making the best use of it, and I can't ask for it, and everyone is happy. ”

Jingshi is not popular with flower tea, and Mrs. Qin knows that if she doesn't have a daughter who is a palace concubine and a grandson who is the king of Jin, she may not be able to let the sea ships from Fujian specially carry those *** teas, so she thought that Chen Lan just had the intention to make preparations and was here to serve herself. However, at this time, Chen Lan said that she loved flower tea, not just *** tea, she couldn't help but feel relieved, but she still asked: "Then when you came to Huguo Temple today, did you bring other varieties?" ”

"Red snail, you go back and get all those cans."

Chen Lan instructed the red snail behind him, and then looked at Mrs. Qin and said, "The spring water here in Huguo Temple is famous all over Beijing, and good tea also needs good water to brew, so I brought orange blossom, wood fragrance, orchid and these four kinds of flower tea, and I also want to see which tea is the most suitable for the spring water here." ”

When Hongluo really brought those flower tea jars, Mrs. Qin read them one by one, and the trace of thought in her heart faded, and gradually even according to Chen Lan's words, she was no longer a county lord. In the next chat, listening to Chen Lan talk about the beginning of flower tea, and it does not involve state and family affairs, she felt that people fell in love, and after a change of thought, she had the heart to compare and said: "Since you like the fragrant taste of this flower tea, do you know what the trick of making this tea is?" ”

"Just read it in a book. I remember that the "Tea Book" said that jasmine, roses, roses, orchids, orange blossoms, gardenias, woody fragrances, and plum blossoms can all be used for tea. When the flowers bloom, pick the fragrance of half and half of the whole one, measure the amount of tea leaves, and pick the flowers for tea. If there are many flowers, it is too fragrant, and the tea rhyme is removed; If there are few flowers, they are not fragrant, but not beautiful. Three stop tea, one stop flower to say. Seeing Mrs. Qin looking at herself in surprise, Chen Lan smiled calmly, "Mrs. Tai, don't laugh at me, I'm not good at poetry and songs, I just like to read some literati notes and miscellaneous books such as mountains, rivers, geography, customs and customs, and fortunately, the old lady at home indulges it." ”

Mrs. Qin followed her husband from Fujian to Beijing, compared with those ladies who had never moved in the door of the Jingshi mansion, she had different knowledge, and at this time she felt that Chen Lan was straightforward, unlike other daughters who only showed their advantages and hidden shortcomings, and immediately nodded again and again: "Women don't need to take the imperial examination, can the poems of the boudoir still be left for outsiders to peep?" It's still good for you to entertain yourself like this, your horizons are broad, your heart is broad, no wonder you are not afraid of people laughing at people and liking flower tea. ”

"What Mrs. Tai said is, in fact, I also know that the tea leaves of these flower teas are often not of the highest quality, and if you don't have that floral fragrance, you will have to fall down several layers, which is just your own love. In fact, others thought that this floral fragrance covered the tea rhyme, so they lost the true way of tasting tea, but here for those of us who like it, we feel that with this floral fragrance, the original bitter tea is sweeter when it enters the mouth. ”

"You're absolutely right...... Hey, I've been drinking this for decades, but I'm the only one in the family. ”

One old and one young can speak energetically, but others are bored. Mrs. Qin naturally saw it, so after tasting the four-flavor flower tea brought by Chen Lan, she also unceremoniously divided some of it, and then ordered the people who were waiting to wait outside, and accompanied Chen Lan to the inner room to talk. As for Monk Zhiyong, who had been accompanying him, he finally saw the vacancy at this time and quietly retreated.

After entering the house, Mrs. Qin sat on one of the couches, and motioned for Chen Lan to come over and sit next to her, and then said with a smile: "The county lord thinks that he is waiting for me, an old woman, today, right?" ”

At this time, there were no outsiders, when he just came in, Chen Lan caught a glimpse of the two mothers guarding the door, and Zheng's mother was also close, plus Mrs. Qin spoke in a low voice at this time, she also replied calmly: "What Mrs. Tai said is that I am indeed here for you." ”

For Chen Lan's outspokenness, Mrs. Qin couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "Then why did you delay chatting with me for so long?" ”

"Mrs. Tai and I have never known each other in our lives, if there is no introduction to flower tea, it will be difficult to say what will happen in the future." Seeing that Mrs. Qin's face sank slightly, Chen Lan still maintained the sitting posture that she had just sat on her side, and said with a slight smile, "Although it is to your liking, the "Tea Book" is a book collected by my fourth brother in the past, and I read it earlier. Flower tea is indeed what I like, whether it is rose jasmine or gardenia tea, it is the same for me. Looking for this opportunity today, I don't ask Mrs. Tai for other things, but I have to mention one thing. Does Mrs. Tai know that after Princess Jin Youxi was diagnosed by the imperial doctor as fake, King Jin was instigated to ask for the abolition of the concubine, and the emperor was deeply disappointed? ”

Mrs. Qin originally thought that Chen Lan was interceding for Mrs. Zhu of Yangning, who was on the cusp of the recent storm, but Chen Lan didn't mention it, but suddenly pulled back to the old thing, and she suddenly underestimated. Thinking of Chen Lan living in the palace for more than half a month at that time, maybe it was the queen's tone, she didn't dare to despise this stubble, and said with a deep groan: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin can't either, at that time, he was forced to ......be helpless when there were two things in a row."

"Mrs. Tai, have you ever thought that what others want is His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who is forced to be helpless?"

Chen Lan had already said a word, and saw that Mrs. Qin's face, which was still indifferent, was gradually losing color, so he said slowly, "After the emperor ascends the throne today, the first thing is to make the queen - even if the queen has no children under her knees at that time, and the mother's family has completely declined. After decades of mutual affection, the voice of the abolished queen has never been broken, but everyone in the world knows the deep affection of the emperor and queen. Therefore, His Royal Highness the King of Jin wrote the book, what would the emperor and queen think at that time? After the fact, the truth was revealed, but the impression had already been cast. When the queen was there, she inadvertently told me that what the emperor wanted was a responsible prince, and there were sighs between words. ”

Mrs. Qin finally changed color. Because the family has a concubine, the prince of King Jin, and the civil official, they can't bet on both sides like those nobles who have existed for hundreds of years. She also felt too reckless after knowing King Jin's letter, but King Jin's tactful expression moved her. Now the emperor's intention to cut the authority of the nobles is very clear, the king of Jin marries a princess of a scholarly family, which is naturally beneficial to win over those civil officials, after all, the civil officials recognize the concubine, and the long.

However, if it is as Chen Lan said......

"Mrs. Tai, husband and wife are not only enemies, but also one, some things, it seems that it is only the princess who is scheming, but in fact it is His Royal Highness the King of Jin. Although the king of Jin occasionally made mistakes, there were also places of negligence, but after all, there was no big mistake, at this juncture, it is not talent, but bearing, and courage. When I went to visit Princess Jin the day before yesterday, I saw that the dignified princess was like a prisoner and was not allowed to leave the courtyard, or even to see outsiders. The so-called plan to kill two birds with one stone is nothing more than that. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Lan stopped talking. In any case, she was almost done with what she had to say, and if this lady was as famous as she was rumored, she should do something about it. Sure enough, when she stood up to say goodbye, Mrs. Qin suddenly raised her head.

"What you said, did you think of it yourself?"

Chen Lan looked at Mrs. Qin for a long time, and then smiled slightly: "Mrs. Tai also thinks too highly of me, how old am I, how can I have so much knowledge?" Some of them were mentioned by the former queen mother, some of them were inadvertently revealed when my mother was talking to me, and some of them were the feelings of the old lady in my family. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Qin was relieved, Chen Lan knew in his heart that the words just now would only carry more weight in the other party's heart, so he respectfully bent his knees and quietly went out again. When she returned to her house with Zheng's mother and Hongluo, she instructed Changdi and Hongying to put away the tea leaves, and then took the teacup handed by Yun'er and drank it bitterly, and then stretched out very unladylikely.

"Third Miss ......"

Glancing sideways at Mother Zheng, who was full of anxiety, Chen Lan showed a bright smile: "Mother Zheng, don't worry, everything is in order." ”

Although the girls in the room didn't understand what was going on, Chen Lan said with a smile, everyone didn't know that the one they were busy with just now was finally not in vain, and they hurriedly chattered around to talk for a while, especially Yun'er, on the grounds that this spring water was rare and it was a pity to waste it, it was better for everyone to drink it separately. Chen Lan was so happy at this time that he agreed. Therefore, in this trouble, Mrs. Qin's party had been walking for a while, and Chen Lan came out with the girls who had packed up and Mother Zheng.

However, she was only halfway through when she was stopped by Monk Zhiyong who came over in a hurry. This person didn't even bring a little novice, and his face didn't show the usual kindness and kindness, but he was a little frightened.

"The county lord...... Lord Yang of the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army, said that he had something important to see you."

Seeing Zhiyong's rare appearance, Chen Lan couldn't help but wonder in his heart. It's just to see her, will Yang Jinzhou still pull out a knife and threaten people, otherwise he will scare Monk Zhiyong like this?