Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 98 tit for tat
Chang Ping was stunned, scratched his head, looked at the prince hesitantly, then turned to look at Li Taiwei, thinking about something in his heart.

With a dark face, Li Taiwei snatched the green smoked tea wrapped in oil paper from Lu Xiao's hand bitterly, and then Lu Xiao pretended to be calm and said:
"I didn't close the cabinet door tightly, and I have such big eyes."

Hearing this, Chang Ping breathed a sigh of relief, but the Prince's expression was indifferent, and he couldn't see anything.

Li Taiwei couldn't figure out how true or false Lu Xiao's words were, thinking that this guy had only been to his room twice in total, so he couldn't really know all of this, could he?
Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved, and gave Lu Xiao a blank look, and it was rare that he didn't argue with him.Rolling up his cuffs, he personally made tea for the prince and Changping.

Qingyan tea is a tribute given by the emperor, it is precious and extraordinary, and it is very particular about the heat, every brewing must be done properly.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw Li Taiwei's flowing movements.

The prince stared at the clear tea soup handed to him, stayed for a moment, and couldn't help but said:

"Master Chonghua, how can she make tea?"

Chang Ping is also full of shock at this moment, Li Taiwei has played with her since she was a child, she still doesn't know that Li Taiwei is still hiding this trick!Busily took a cup and pushed it to Li Taiwei, begging for a cup of tea.

Li Taiwei poured another cup for Chang Ping, smiled lightly:

"I learned some from my mother in my spare time."

The prince was even more surprised when he heard this:
"Cousin aunt also cooks tea?"

Li Taiwei paused, thinking about it, I really can't blame His Royal Highness for being so surprised. Her mother is a princess of Xiliang, and I am afraid that few men in Dazhou can match her riding skills. on the countertop.

At that time, her grandmother saw that it was not a problem, so someone taught her how to make tea.

She never thought that this hands-on thing would be very popular with Zhaohe, and her tea art practice is superb, even her father Li Sheng is full of praise.

Li Taiwei grew up by his mother's ears and eyes. If it is true, this tea cooking skill can be regarded as the best among the noble girls in the capital.

"My mother's tea art has been highly praised by the empress dowager. His Royal Highness is afraid that he has a lot of things to do every day, so he has never paid attention to it."

Mrs. Li smiled and teased the prince, and raised her hand to signal him to try it.

Before the crown prince had time to reach out his hand, Lu Xiao picked it up first, and took a sip under the astonished eyes of everyone. The tea was fragrant and sweet, and it was really good tea.

Under the gaze of the prince's strange eyes, Lu Xiao looked serious and said:
"Testing poison for His Highness is the duty of a courtier."

The prince turned sideways, glanced at him with cool eyes, raised his eyebrows and said:
"How do you remember that when you were in Li Xiang's study just now, you didn't do your duty like this?"

Lu Xiao's fingertips holding the tea froze for a moment, which made the prince's heart hurt when he couldn't say anything.

Before he could find an excuse to prevaricate, someone outside the door made him even more frustrated.

"Meet His Royal Highness! Princess Changping!"

Ming Cheng bowed and saluted, and when his eyes fell on Lu Xiao who was wearing golden armor, his eyes sank by two points.

"Mingcheng?"

The prince's eyes lit up, he stood up to greet him, patted Mingcheng on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"When did you enter Beijing? Why hasn't Gu heard of it?"

There was a smile on Mingcheng's face, which faded for a moment.

"Return to Your Highness, I just arrived at noon yesterday, and I haven't had time to enter the palace to pay my respects."

Chang Ping also stepped forward to make a salute, and happily called his cousin.

The prince took a look at Mingcheng, noticed something, turned his head to look at Li Taiwei, and asked:

"Is there something else in your family hiding from Gu?"

Li Taiwei saw that the prince was so surprised that Cheng was in the Li family, so she knew that her father had not mentioned to the prince about the quarrel between the aunt and the king of Fenyang.

Thinking that the matter caused by the old bastard King Fenyang really cannot be put on the table, and with Chang Ping here, it is naturally difficult to talk about it.Besides, since her father didn't mention it to the prince, he had his own concerns, Li Taiwei changed his mind and smiled at the prince:
"My cousin came to Beijing this time to participate in the selection of the Jinwu Guard next month. I wonder if His Highness can make it easier for you?"

When Prince Minghua heard Li Taiwei's words, he became suspicious.

Mingcheng was no different from Lu Xiao's general family background. He was originally a descendant of the royal family, and he was also the son of the Fenyang Prince. If he could inherit the title in the future, how could he need to enter the Jinwu Guard to find a way out?
Taking a closer look at Li Taiwei's expression, it doesn't look like he is joking with him.

After Minghua thought for a while, he couldn't help but think of King Fenyang who asked his father to drive him to Meizhou many years ago, so he frowned.

He had an intuition in his heart that Mingcheng's entry into Beijing to run for the Jinwu Guard probably had something to do with his unreliable Uncle Wang.Li Taiwei didn't mention this matter, I'm afraid Mingcheng still has something to hide.

Minghua looked at Mingcheng fixedly, and asked:

"Have you thought about it clearly? The Jinwu Guard is your father's personal guard. The military doesn't recognize your title as son, let alone your royal title. The daily training is extremely hard. This matter...do you want to discuss it with Uncle Wang? "

When Mingcheng heard the prince mentioning his father, he couldn't help but lower his face, cupped his fists and said:
"Your Highness, there is no need to discuss this matter, and I am willing to share your worries for His Majesty!"

Seeing that Mingcheng was so decisive, Minghua became more determined in his heart, so he guessed that it was almost inseparable.

Seeing that the prince's face was a little loose, Li Taiwei gave Changping a wink quietly.

Changping understood, stepped forward and took the prince's arm, fawning on him:
"Brother Huang... You should take care of cousin Mingcheng, and we will take care of you when we walk in the palace in the future!"

Minghua pulled back his sleeves in disgust, glanced at Changping, and said:
"Is it because it will be convenient for you to walk in the future?"

"What? Did you really think you were the only one who knew about sneaking out of the palace last time?"

Chang Ping's expression froze for a moment when he heard the words, then he laughed dryly twice, turned his face away and hummed:

"They're all brothers and sisters of my own family, so you don't expose your faults..."

Ming Hua suddenly smiled:

"I would like to reveal some strengths to others, do you have any?"

Chang Ping turned his face and glared at the prince angrily!

Gritting his teeth, he thought about it for a moment, but for a while, he really couldn't figure out what he was good at.But the aura has already reached this point, if there is nothing to say, where should she put the face of the eldest princess?
Thinking of this, Chang Ping turned around abruptly, and nodded trustingly at Li Taiwei, the meaning was obvious: Today I rely on you to make this princess look good!
Li Taiwei was stunned for a moment, before he had time to think about it, he blurted out:
"Princess climbing a tree is really amazing!"

"A tree that is more than five feet high can be climbed in a few strokes!"

Lu Xiao took a sip of tea, almost choked when he heard the sound, glanced at Chang Ping coldly, nodded and said:
"That's true...the last time I almost didn't smash Prince Beishuo into a cripple..."

Princess Changping looked at Li Taiwei in disbelief, then at Lu Xiao:
"You two... are you together now?"

Li Taiwei stared at Lu Xiao, his eyes were like knives, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Come here... bring me a crane top red... the chief of the county will make tea for Lu Shizi himself..."

(End of this chapter)