Today, the Queen Mother's tent is particularly lively, with a lot of items piled up, all of which are rare items that are not common on the grassland. Shu Qi's precious satin cloth, pearls, corals, agate and jade, and other rare treasures such as pearls, corals, agate, and jade, as well as hundreds of jars of fine wine, are written on the wine jars with the same word "phoenix".

The people of Wuyang love to drink spirits, but the grain production on the grassland is very low, so wine is a luxury that only the nobles can afford. In recent years, Wuyang and Wushuang have opened trade on the border of Qiyang Mountain, and the wine of Wushuang has opened their eyes, especially the wine of Fengxiang Winery with the word "phoenix" makes them addicted to the contents of the cup, and for a time, the nobles have measured each other's wealth by owning the wine reserves of Fengxiang Winery.

The guards guarding the royal tent area immediately released a feverish gaze in their eyes, and wine, like women, was something that made their blood boil.

In the tent, the Queen Mother reclined on a low couch, surrounded by three busy slave girls who were massaging her old man's body and rejuvenating her muscles and bones. She held a fat and large white cat in her arms, and gently combed its hair with her fingers, the cat looked pleasant, half-squinted eyes, and looked at the person in front of her.

Zhuang Meiyan stared at the cat's eyes, narrow and cold, just like its owner, with a piercing chill in his eyes, and looked at himself coldly with a hint of mockery.

The Queen Mother leaned slightly sideways, tilted her head and glanced at the gift slip in the slave girl's hand, on which was written a long string of names. She suddenly raised her hand to interrupt the slave girl's words, signaling that she didn't have to continue chanting.

"Magpies chirp, there's always a reason. Is there anything I need help with when the queen has given me so many valuable gifts?"

Zhuang Meiyan stood up and saluted, his form was respectful, and said with a smile: "Meiyan is a junior, how can a junior come to see the elders, how can he be empty-handed? Wu Yang doesn't have a proverb that says that even the sun will laugh at the guests who come empty-handed. ”

Listening to Zhuang Meiyan speak very politely, and also brought out Wu Yangguo's proverbs, the always serious Queen Mother couldn't help but show a rare smile on her face.

"It seems that our queen has learned a lot of things, and she also knows the proverbs of our Wuyang Kingdom. ”

"Yes, Meiyan married to Wuyang, she is a woman in Wuyang, and she has to learn from scratch one by one, if there is no place, you have to be the queen mother to give you more guidance as an elder. Zhuang Meiyan said with a smile.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly and said, "Wu Yang also has a proverb, it seems that the queen you don't know yet." ”

Zhuang Meiyan blinked, turned sideways slightly, and stared eagerly at the corners of the Queen Mother's mouth, with a posture of deafness.

"When guests come with a heart, the host will serve the best wine. The Queen Mother said meaningfully.

Zhuang Meiyan was thoughtful, slowly lowered her head, and after a while, she whispered: "But I didn't know that Meiyan came over today." Can you get a glass of wine from the Queen Mother?"

There was a sudden silence in the tent.

"Dolma, go and bring the queen a cup of hot milk tea. ”

Not long after, a woman in her forties wearing an earthy yellow robe walked into the tent with a cup of hot milk tea and knelt very respectfully in front of Zhuang Meiyan. Zhuang Meiyan bowed slightly to thank the Queen Mother, and then solemnly picked up the milk tea with both hands and drank it cleanly in a big gulp.

Zhuang Meiyan's movements were so refreshing that the snow kite standing on the side didn't even have time to dissuade her, so she could only frown secretly and look at her with some concern. Zhuang Meiyan had already put the empty cup back into the tray, and Zhuoma had been kneeling in front of her very respectfully, until Zhuang Meiyan put the cup down, and then carefully took the tray back to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother glanced at the empty cup, her face became more softened, and she said slowly: "Queen, how does the milk tea taste?"

Zhuang Meiyan said: "The taste is very good, not inferior to the mellow aroma of wine." ”

The Queen Mother lowered her head, her fingers rested on the top of the female cat's head, and it was very comfortable to be petted, so she was very dissatisfied with the "meow", as if rubbing back and forth next to the owner's palm, hoping to continue to get the master's favor.

At this time, a slave girl walked quickly into the tent and whispered a few words to the queen mother. The Queen Mother's face returned to a cold state, and she said in a deep voice: "Concubine Yelu, please let her in!"

After a short time, Concubine Yelu led her slave girl into the queen mother's tent, and hurriedly saluted, her face was a little pale, her expression was stiff, she quickly glanced at Zhuang Meiyan, and her expression was vaguely fierce.

The Queen Mother's fingers continued to caress the back of the female cat, and the female cat squinted obediently and made a pleasant appearance. The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Yelu and said, "Yelu Jiya, your complexion doesn't look very good, are you sick?" ”

"Thank you Queen Mother for reminding me, my own body will be attentive to myself. Concubine Yelu glanced at Zhuang Meiyan again, and then said with a smile: "The queen is busy distributing gifts to the queen mother and concubines early in the morning, and this is the real hard work. ”

There was quite irony between the words, and the corners of Concubine Yelu's mouth hung into a sneer, and her eyes became more and more fierce.

"Oh?" the Queen Mother was slightly surprised, and said, "You have thought very well!

Zhuang Meiyan replied unhurriedly: "Meiyan is just doing her duty as a junior, I have sent Suna to send gifts to the tents of all the concubines, is Concubine Yelu still satisfied with my gifts? If you still need anything, you can tell Suna, Meiyan will try her best to help you." ”

The concubine's gift was given by Suna, and the queen mother's gift was Zhuang Meiyan's own visit, which was already very clear, but it was a little explicit.

Concubine Yelu frowned slightly, and was about to argue with her for a few words, but Zhuang Meiyan didn't even look at her, turned her head to Snow Kite and ordered: "Snow Kite, you go and take the 'dark incense' to the Queen Mother." ”

"Yes!" the snow kite respectfully accepted the order, and carefully took out the brocade box she carried with her, and knelt down in front of the queen mother.

This box is exactly the same as the brocade box given to Yelu Taifei yesterday in terms of size and style, the snow kite slowly opened the brocade box, revealing the small porcelain jar inside, and opened the lid, the porcelain jar contained a small amount of tea leaves, the color was dark, and it didn't look special.

Zhuang Meiyan explained: "Queen Mother, this is Tang Mingguo's famous tea 'dark fragrance', and there are only a few taels that can be made into finished tea every year. This is what I asked a friend to help me bring some, and I didn't dare to enjoy it alone, so I sent it to the Queen Mother to taste. This tea is a little special and different from other teas, Snow Kite, you show it to the Queen Mother. ”

Snow Kite turned around and took out the prepared tea set, added tea leaves, and refilled the hot water. After Zhuang Meiyan's rendering, everyone was full of curiosity about the "dark fragrance" tea, and stared intently at the movements of the snow kite. After the tea was brewed out, the color was clear and blue, and there was no abnormality with other teas, and the Queen Mother also showed doubts, and Zhuang Meiyan smiled and said nothing.

Snow Kite picked up the teapot and buckled the lid on, shook it up and down, left and right, and then reopened the lid. Everyone couldn't help but "huh", everyone smelled a strange aroma, rich and fragrant, instantly filled the entire tent, and after a while, even the outside came from the exclamation of surprise.

When the snow kite opened the lid, the color of the tea changed slightly, some clear blue turned brownish, and after a while, the orange-red slowly disappeared, the color of the tea became darker and darker, and the aroma became stronger and stronger. This aroma makes people unable to restrain themselves at all, and they can't wait to immediately pick up the cup and drink the liquid inside. At this time, even the Queen Mother's always cold people were looking forward to it, revealing a bit of expectation.

"Queen Mother, this tea is poisonous!" Concubine Yelu's face became even more ugly, she pointed to the snow kite who was making tea and said coldly: "They are unequaled and like to cheat, you have to beware!"

Concubine Yelu said such a sentence coldly, and everyone's color changed, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes in the tent stared at Zhuang Meiyan with vigilant eyes.

Zhuang Meiyan looked calm and said with a light smile: "Meiyan doesn't understand the meaning of Concubine Yelu's words. ”

"You don't have to pretend to be confused! I ask you, do you dare to drink this cup of tea?" said Concubine Yelu with her hand pointing at Zhuang Meiyan, and shouted at the same time.

Zhuang Meiyan slowly shook his head and said, "Meiyan doesn't dare to drink!"

Everyone was shocked, and this time even the Queen Mother couldn't help but change color, frowning and looking at her, a murderous intent looming in the tent.

Zhuang Meiyan was not in a hurry, and said eloquently: "The first water of the 'dark fragrance' tea cannot be drunk. ”

The Dolma slave girl beside the Queen Mother also slowly said at this time: "Queen Mother, I heard that the rules for drinking tea in Wushuang Country are quite cumbersome, and unlike our Wuyang Kingdom, the first water they use to make tea is called tea washing, and it is said that it is to wash away the floating dust on the tea water, so the first water for making tea is not drunk." ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, Zhuang Meiyan looked at Zhuoma and smiled approvingly, and then said, "What Aunt Zhuoma said is very right. However, the first water of other teas is drunk and drunk, and there is no big problem, but the role of the 'dark fragrance' first water is not only to wash the dust, but also to soak its strong fragrance, because when this tea is first soaked, the aroma is too strong, a little overbearing, and the first taster is easy to have gastrointestinal discomfort. Strictly speaking, it's not highly toxic, it's just a stomach upset, and it will be fine in a few days. What's the matter, Concubine Yelu, don't you know the rules for drinking 'dark fragrant' tea?"

As if to verify her words, there was a "gurgling" sound from the belly of the concubine, and then a pungent smell filled the tent, thanks to the aroma of the "dark incense" tea, but it also looked very strange, and the slave girls couldn't help but cover their noses, and everyone forced a smile.

Except for Zhuang Meiyan and Snow Kite, no one else understood this rule, but the nature of the world was willing to cover up their ignorance, laugh at other people's stupidity, and watch other people's jokes, so at this time, even the Queen Mother felt that what Zhuang Meiyan said was very reasonable, and nodded slightly.

"I see. The Queen Mother said slowly.

Concubine Yelu couldn't sit still anymore, she was full of resentment and wanted to teach the other party a lesson, but instead she was ridiculed and teased by the other party, and her face was suddenly flushed. Now she has the heart to reason with the other party, who knows that the body is really not angry, so she can't stop the stomach rumbling again, in order to avoid making a fool of herself again, she had to hold her lower abdomen in embarrassment and retreat in a hurry, and when she left, she also glanced at Zhuang Meiyan fiercely, with a vicious gaze.

Zhuang Meiyan turned a blind eye, still smiled smartly, and said to herself: "The first water of the 'dark fragrance' tea should be soaked for more than half an hour, during which the color is changeable, there can be up to seven color changes, and each time it is different, it is really wonderful and abnormal, and the aroma is endless. When the second course is refilled, the brown color will stabilize, its color is green, the aroma is elegant, the mouth is fragrant, and the taste is special, so it is suitable for tasting. ”

Listening to Zhuang Meiyan's eloquent narration, the Queen Mother looked at the distant back of Concubine Yelu and said thoughtfully: "Thank you for your good tea, and thank you for your gift." Now, you can explain what you're here for. ”

Her face darkened, and a solemn atmosphere was added to the air, several female slaves retreated obediently, and the snow kite also left the tent under the hint of Zhuang Meiyan. Now only Zhuang Meiyan and the Queen Mother are left facing each other, looking at each other in pairs.

Zhuang Meiyan solemnly got up and made a big salute, and said sincerely: "Someone wants to harm me, please save me from the Queen Mother!"

The corners of the Queen Mother's eyes jumped slightly, and she calmed down instantly, and her eyes were burning and staring at her tightly.

"Oh, you are the queen of our Wuyang Kingdom, who would dare to harm you?!"

"Suna's youngest son was hit with miasma and was very sick with his pendulum. Zhuang Meiyan suddenly said such a sentence, headless and brainless.

What does a companion, a slave's son have to do with her, the queen who is on the throne? The Queen Mother couldn't help frowning, and her gaze became even more grim.