The emperor always wants to promise himself

Chapter 240

After the queen mother Yan Shuang received the news that the two princesses were asking to see her, she immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhen Mu. Zhen Mu changed her clothes and made up, and when she came, she saw them sitting in the queen mother's hall.

Hearing the movement, the two princesses and Ning Zhao stood up and saluted together.

"The lower official has seen the imperial concubine, please greet the concubine."

"Wen Niannian, the fourth princess of the Wenzhu Kingdom, has met the empress dowager."

"The Sixth Princess of Yunguo, Chu Huaixiang, has met the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager is well."

Zhen Mu glanced over the clothing and jewelry of the two, and then looked at Ning Zhao, who looked very simple in comparison, "No courtesy."

She stepped forward to help Ning Zhao, and took her hand affectionately and sat down beside her, "Your child has not seen you for a few days and you have a baby, didn't you just call me Auntie?"

Ning Zhao met Zhen Mu's eyes and knew that she was supporting her, so she smiled and said, "There are distinguished guests, how could Ning Zhao be so presumptuous?"

Yan Shuang sat on the seat, and said to the two princesses: "The two princesses came from a long way and wanted to greet Ai's family. Ai's family didn't know beforehand and didn't prepare anything to entertain you. Please forgive me."

Wen Niannian had never met Yan Shuang before, and always thought that the queen mother was an old woman, but she did not expect to be such a young and beautiful girl, who was about the same age as herself, and suddenly lost that sense of restraint.

"The empress dowager is serious. It's because Niannian didn't say it in advance, and she came to visit rashly, which is bothering the empress dowager."

Yan Shuang smiled, "Come here, serve tea."

"Yes."

The court lady brought a cup of tea to each person and put it aside, Chu Huaixiang took a look, then smiled and said: "The color is clear and the taste is sweet, good tea."

Yan Shuang looked at her: "Princess Liu likes to drink tea?"

Chu Huaixiang nodded: "Tasting tea is like a taster, you have to taste it slowly to know the flavor."

Yan Shuang's eyes moved slightly: "Yes, but some teas are sweet in the mouth and astringent in the aftertaste, and some teas are bitter in the mouth and sweet in the aftertaste. I wonder which one the Sixth Princess likes?"

Chu Huaixiang sat in a dignified posture, clasped her hands on her lap, listened to Yan Shuang's question, raised her eyes to look at her, and lowered her eyes again, "Huaixiang likes the second kind, which has a long aftertaste, and it's more comfortable to drink."

Ning Zhao stared at her, his eyes darkened, is Chu Huaixiang comparing himself and the prince with tea?

She chuckled and immediately attracted everyone's attention, "Good tea needs good water to make it. If the water is not good, even the best tea will be ruined."

"One side's water and soil support one side's people, and the local tea must be brewed with local water. Otherwise, the taste will be neither fish nor fowl after all. Princess Six—do you think so?"

Chu Huaixiang looked up at her, neither of them would give in, and the atmosphere in the hall froze instantly.

Chu Huaixiang said softly, "That's not necessarily the case. If you're used to drinking local water, change it to another place. Maybe it won't taste good?"

"Really? But if the environment is not acclimatized, wouldn't it be a pity?"

Yan Shuang and Zhen Mu couldn't help but look at each other when they heard their back and forth.

It seems that these six princesses are really bound to win.

Everyone in the hall had their own thoughts, and they wanted to make eighteen detours when they spoke, which made Wen Niannian feel uncomfortable.

She took a sip from the teacup and put it down again. A soft "dong" sound broke the stagnant atmosphere immediately.

Seeing that both Ning Zhao and Chu Huaixiang looked over, she raised her chin: "I don't understand what you say, what kind of water, what kind of tea, whoever matches whom? It doesn't matter what the tea drinker likes. ? People don’t like it, so it’s useless.”

Chu Huaixiang glanced at her, and Wen Niannian immediately looked back: "Why, I'm not right?"

"nature……"

"What the fourth princess said is true." Ning Zhao nodded in agreement, cast a sidelong glance at Chu Huaixiang, picked up the teacup and drank slowly.

Seeing this, Yan Shuang changed the subject and talked about other things.

……

After Chu Huaixiang entered the palace, King Yun took an entourage to the street, walked around for a long time, saw people coming and going in front of the Qingzhuxuan gate, and asked curiously, "Is it a tea house?"

King Yun looked up at the hanging plaque, and said to Hai Lie, his personal bodyguard, "Go, go in and have a look."

"Yes."

As soon as the two of them entered, they were attracted by the decoration in the Green Bamboo Pavilion. Looking at the ups and downs of the seats, King Yun couldn't help laughing and said, "It's ingenious."

The girl in the green skirt greeted her and bowed her body: "Are the two guest officers on the first floor or the second floor?"

"How about the first floor? How about the second floor?"

King Yun became interested and glanced at the private room upstairs.

The girl in Tsing Yi explained patiently: "The guest officer must be here for the first time, and I don't know the rules of Qingzhuxuan. The private room on the second floor must be booked in advance. If you don't book in advance, you will need to pay an extra ten taels of silver if you buy it now. "

"Ten taels of silver?" Hai Lie frowned: "Isn't it too expensive?"

The girl glanced at him and saw that Hai Liesheng was tall and tall, with a dark complexion, although he had sword eyebrows and starry eyes, but he couldn't hide his fierce aura, she couldn't help being a little scared, and her face turned slightly pale.

King Yun pushed his folding fan back: "Hai Lie, don't scare the little girl."

"You keep talking."

Hearing this, Hai Lie stood back, and the girl breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The private room on the second floor is more exquisite, and the things inside are also expensive. The two guests will know it when they go up."

King Yun nodded, spread his folding fan and said to Hai Lie, "Pay the money."

With a cold face, Hai Lie took out a piece of silver from his purse and handed it to the girl: "Here."

The tone was not very good, the girl took it in fear, and hurriedly turned around to lead the way: "Please follow the slave's house."

The girl led them to the stairs and let them go up by themselves. Seeing this, King Yun became even more curious.

On the second floor, there was another girl leading the way, leading them to the private room facing the street, "What do you two guests want to eat?"

"Serve one of your signature dishes here, no tea, but a jug of wine."

"Okay, wait a moment, two guests."

The girl turned around and went out. King Yun went to the window and opened it to look down: "This teahouse is really interesting, no wonder there are so many customers."

Hailie shook his head: "It's too expensive."

King Yun smiled: "You still don't understand. The first floor is cheap, while the second floor is more expensive. It is obvious that people are divided. Those who can go to the second floor are still short of the ten taels of silver?"

Hai Lie pursed his lips: "That's true."

After a while, the girls in pink skirts came in with their things, and after setting them up one by one, King Yun asked, "Who is the shopkeeper of your teahouse?"

The girls bowed: "The shopkeeper is busy today, so he's not in the building."

"That's really unfortunate."

King Yun waved his hand regretfully: "Go down."

"Yes."

Hai Lie watched the people go out, stepped forward to close the door, "Master, do you want to meet the shopkeeper of Qingzhuxuan?"

"Well, he's an interesting person, and there's no harm in getting to know him."

King Yun leaned against the window and watched the people coming and going, his eyes were indifferent, "Daqian is really prosperous, and this capital is even more lively, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Hai Lie stood behind him, "What are you looking at, Master?"

King Yun chuckled, his eyes fell on a certain place and he paused, "You said——today is the third day of April, the regent should be back, right?"

(End of this chapter)