Chapter Twenty-Three: The Tea Party
Early the next morning, accompanied by the sound of the endless tide when Gu March woke up.
The "rustling ......" tide rushed ashore, just submerged to the place only three zhang away from the sea pavilion, and the sweet and refreshing sea breeze blew on the face, which made people more sober than anything else.
Gu March was also the first time to see the sea, and she couldn't help but walk to the beach while the morning sun was still not hot.
The waves crash on the shore layer by layer, breaking into white bubbles before being swallowed back by the sea. Reading the book, Gu March saw that there seemed to be someone in the Guanhai Pavilion from a distance, and after she walked a little closer, she saw that the person inside was a graceful beauty, with a peugeot figure and a noble temperament.
Gu March subconsciously thought of Yan Ruoli, because the impression she brought to Gu March yesterday was too deep.
Her smile, every move, has a touching and charming beauty, this woman is very beautiful.
But when she got closer, she found that it was Chu Xiuyang inside. She wore a bright red robe today with a high ponytail, looking crisp and neat, full of heroism, just like her style.
Gu March was curious, why hadn't the sun come out for a few minutes, why was Chu Xiuyang already sitting in the pavilion?
She stepped forward, Chu Xiuyang was alarmed by the footsteps here, and hurriedly shook her head to take a look, and when she saw that it was Gu March, she immediately showed a smile, and said crisply: "March, why are you here?" "This is a playful child.
Gu March said with a smile: "I was woken up by the sound of the sea in the early morning, I couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk while the sky was still cool, and I happened to meet you." Chu Xiuyang hurriedly invited her into the pavilion, and the two sat down side by side, blowing the early morning sea breeze, which was very comfortable.
Sanzhang is far away is the sea water, Gu Yue looked at the sea water with interest, Chu Xiuyang saw that she was happy, and also tilted her head, and said, "Look, this pavilion was specially built like this." At high tide, the sea water is just three feet away from the pavilion, not far or close, which is the most suitable. It's a pity that the palace is not near the sea, otherwise I would have to build such a pavilion. ”
"These rich families are much better off than my princess." Gu Yue smiled a little bitterly and said, "The princess only sees the way of the rich family, but she can't see how the common people live. At this time, it was the fifth watch, and the sun had not yet come out, but in the homes of the ordinary people in this Xicheng, those who should go up the mountain to chop firewood had already gone up the mountain, and those who should go to the sea to fish had all set up their fishing nets, and the vendors selling wonton baked cakes had already begun to walk the streets and alleys to sell. Her Royal Highness the Princess's days are already very good. Chu Xiuyang puffed out his cheeks and sulked: "It's not good, it's not good at all." You say that I live an easy life, but it's not fun at all. I stayed in the palace all day, and I was not allowed to go here, I was not allowed to go there, and I was not allowed to go at all. When I grow up, my father will marry me, marry a man I don't like, and become a victim of politics, this is my fate. ”
"I'm not like you, Sister March, you can follow Xu Huaigu to the rivers and lakes, and see a lot of new things, those things, I will never see in my life." She rubbed her head, pouted, and said listlessly, "Besides, my brother is leaving me too." He said yesterday that he was going to marry Yan Ruoli, she is beautiful and kind, but I always feel that something is wrong with her, which gives me a strange feeling, anyway, I don't like her. ”
"When my brother marries her, he won't like me. Men are like this, my father has not come to see me and my brother much since he accepted a new concubine, they are all bad guys who like the new and hate the old. Gu Yueyue touched her head, looked at Chu Xiuyang's eyebrows and raised them, and felt funny: "My little princess, you should live a carefree life, why do you have so many troubles?" In life, each has its own way of living, and if you don't try a way of living, no one can say that this way of living is necessarily bad. ”
"But I've already tried, I've been a princess for more than ten years, and I'm bored to death." Gu Yue squinted her eyes and asked, "Then do you have any goals in life?" Chu Xiuyang looked up at her abruptly, and said seriously: "I want to go to the south to fight, and under the smoke and flames of thousands of miles, I will raise my sword immediately." Gu Yueyue snorted out laughing and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, you are a delicate Your Highness of a country, how can you do such a thing?" That's all done by the five big and three rough men. The battlefield is ruthless, every sword and sword is to fight for blood, can Your Highness endure this hardship? Chu Xiuyang lowered her eyes in disappointment, shook off her hand angrily, and said, "Look, you don't believe me either." But I just want that kind of life, even if I die like that, it's better than living now. ”
"Sister March, what is your goal in life?" Gu March thought about it seriously and said: "In the past, I liked a person, I thought I could give everything for him, and I did everything for him. It's just that in the end, the bamboo basket is empty, and I find that I don't like him so much. ”
"That is, on the Fuyao Sect, I originally wanted to seek death, but when I met Xu Huaigu, he told me something about the world and duckweed, and I was quite touched at the time, so I listened to him and wanted to be a mountain man, so I went with him. Now that I think about it, I feel that those words didn't have such a deep impact on me, but since I have made up my mind to go with him, I will not change it, and I will be a mountain man wholeheartedly. No matter how hard it is, I will keep doing it. Chu Xiuyang looked at Gu Yueyue's eyes, the more she spoke, the more brilliant she became, her eyes became brighter and brighter, and she secretly felt that this person named Xu Huaigu might really have some ability.
At this moment, a maid in a long skirt hurriedly ran to the Guanhai Pavilion, saw Chu Xiuyang and Gu Yueyue here, and said anxiously: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the tea party is about to start, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't find you everywhere, you will die in a hurry, the slave maid has been looking for you for a long time, hurry up and go to the tea party with the slave maid." Chu Xiuyang said impatiently: "I know, I know, let's go, what are you doing in a surprise." The maid hurriedly bowed her head, Chu Xiuyang got up, and Gu Yue also got up, and under the leadership of that maid, she went to the tea party.
The maid took them left and right, and finally came to a quiet garden, and then walked into the garden, and a delicate little building appeared in the hidden place of flowers and plants.
The small building is not big, but it is very quiet, hidden in the depths of this flower and plant, and it is very elegant. The maid took the two of them in, but saw that there was a large round table in the small building, and there were already more than a dozen people sitting on the table, leaving only two empty seats, waiting for Chu Xiuyang and Gu Yue.
Those present are either the young master and young lady of the Yan family, or the great monks of the Eight Realms and Nine Realms, as well as His Royal Highness the Prince.
Gu Yueyue had never seen such a big scene, and couldn't help blushing with some nervousness, and when his eyes glanced at a position beside Xu Huaigu, he quickly dodged and sat down beside him.
In this unfamiliar environment, Xu Huaigu is her only reliance. Chu Xiuyang sat down next to Chu Wenze, and so far all the people at the table were present.
As soon as Chu Xiuyang took his seat, a man with two mustaches greeted him with a smile and said, "This is Her Royal Highness the Princess, right?" I have seen you before, at that time, Her Royal Highness the Princess was still young, and she must not remember me, but I didn't expect that after so many years, Her Royal Highness the Princess would grow so big. We're getting old, hahaha. Chu Xiuyang didn't know him, and he didn't know how to respond, so Chu Wenze reminded in a low voice: "This is Yan Chonglou, the eldest young master of the Yan family, and he is already in his forties, just call him uncle." Chu Xiuyang was well-trained, and immediately changed his face to a smile, and shouted sweetly: "Uncle Yan is good." Yan Chonglou hurriedly shook his head and said in a joking tone: "How can the princess call me uncle?" It's really tormenting me. When you shout like this, do I still want this head? ”
"Hahaha......" Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere of the tea party suddenly became lively. But Xu Huaigu and Gu March didn't think this joke was funny, but out of politeness, Gu March also laughed with them, but Xu Huaigu kept a straight face and didn't laugh at all.
Xu Huaigu was looking at the circle of people on the table. According to Chu Wenze's statement, not only the two young masters of the Yan family and Yan Ruoli came, but also Fan Chen in the Nine Realms, and Wu Qun, Zheng Fu, and Lin Liangyue in the three Eight Realms were also present.
Yan Ruoli got up, personally brought down a pot of boiling water from a small stove next to the table, Meimu swept around the people present, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "The little girl loved to study the tea ceremony when she was idle at the Yan family, and now she understands a little more. Today's tea party is not only the two elder brothers who took the time to come, but also the crown prince, the princess, the four big offerings of my Yan family, Brother Xu and Miss Gu. How about the little girl who wants to make a pot of tea for you as a little bit of friendship between the guest and the host? Everyone glanced at each other, and their eyes invariably fell on Chu Wenze's body, faintly headed by him.
So Chu Wenze responded with a smile: "Miss Yan is willing to make tea for us, naturally it is our honor, please invite Miss Yan to serve tea, just be careful, don't burn your hands." Yan Ruoli stroked her sideburns and smiled lightly, like a petal falling into the water, causing ripples in everyone's hearts.
While pouring water into everyone's teacups, she said: "The most important thing to make tea is water, for this tea party, I went to the Fuyao Sect two days ago, and bought the freshly taken bamboo tube water from the Fuyao Sect, with this Baizhizhou specialty Xuefeng Silver Moon Tea." This is probably the best tea that can be drunk in Dongfu Yaozhou, please use it slowly. When Xu Huaigu heard her say this, he was interested in not drinking tea.
Speaking of the water and tea leaves for making tea, it is really painstaking. Xu Huaigu took a small sip lightly, and his eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
Good tea, really excellent tea! The tea color is clear but not turbid, the tea taste is light but does not lose its aroma, Xu Huaigu just took a small sip, and suddenly felt that the whole person's spirit was lifted, and even the perception of the aura of heaven and earth was deeper, and he couldn't help but admire.
Xu Huaigu was amazed and said: "Good tea, good tea, this is real fairy tea!" Everyone laughed, Yan Ruoli was especially happy, with a pair of beautiful eyes, looking at him in surprise and saying, "Little Brother Xu actually loves my tea, which really flatters the little woman." ”