Qing Palace Dream Like Smoke·Moyu

Chapter 30

Two days later, while holding a copy of "The Book of Songs" in the room and frowning, Qiuyue and Chunyun ran in in a panic, "Sister, it's terrible." Mo Yu said dumbfounded: "You want to scare me to death! , so surprised."

"Sister, help me." The two were crying.Seeing their expressions, Mo Yu frowned and said, "What happened again?" Chun Yun took her hand and said, "Today I took a nap in the tea room, and the tea was overcooked." Hearing that, Mo Yu couldn't help laughing "Let's make it again." Chunyun said with drooping head, "But the Longjing tea before tomorrow is gone, and I haven't had time to report it. The new tea from the House of Internal Affairs will arrive tomorrow." Mo Yu said: "Then then Put another way, the emperor usually doesn't care."

"But today, the emperor hosted a banquet in the imperial garden to entertain Mr. Gao, and he specified that he would like this Mingqian Longjing tea." Qiuyue said helplessly.

Moyu thought to himself: "It turns out that Gao Shiqi has come into the palace. It is true that he likes Mingqian Longjing." He couldn't help but blamed and said: "You should pay attention to it on weekdays. If there are not many, you should also report to Eunuch Li. Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare to send it over earlier. My words fell on deaf ears, and today we can see the truth."

Qiuyue said: "I remember reading it the day before yesterday. There should be a few days' worth, but somehow it's gone today."

"Now Eunuch Li is urging to send tea to the Imperial Garden, what should we do? Elder sister, think of a way." Chun Yun was so anxious that he was at a loss.

Mo Yu thought for a while and asked, "Is there any jasmine left from the previous few days?" Chun Yun said, "Yes."

"Okay, Chunyun prepares jasmine tea, and Qiuyue takes the zither and goes to the Imperial Garden." Seeing Moyu's calm expression, Chunyun and Qiuyue quickly agreed to go to prepare separately.

When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, they saw that there were no empty seats in the hallway. It turned out that Gao Shiqi was invited by Kangxi to watch a play. All the adult elder brothers were present, accompanied by Concubine De and Concubine Liang.Chunyun and Qiuyue were a little worried and looked at Moyu.Moyu smiled at them comfortingly, walked to the table generously, motioned for Chunyun and Qiuyue to serve tea, and brought a cup to Gao Shiqi himself, Gao Shiqi took it and nodded to her with a smile, Mo Yu She said softly: "Although there is no beauty to shock the crowd, fortunately there is a fragrance that overwhelms Jiuqiu." Although her voice was soft, it was enough for Kangxi who was sitting in the upper seat to hear.Kangxi also found the jasmine tea in the tea bowl, and was about to frown, but when he heard Mo Yu's words, he changed his expression, waited for her to act out, and said with a smile: "Is your face healed, why did you come out?" Yu bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, this slave is almost ready. I thought that since the emperor invited Mr. Gao to enjoy the show, the slaves specially prepared this jasmine tea to suit the occasion, and also prepared an opening song for fun. .”

Kangxi smiled but said, "Oh, I'd like to see what kind of occasional tunes you have."

Moyu turned to Qiuyue, Qiuyue set up the zither and began to play, and Moyu sang along with the tune: "What a jasmine, what a jasmine, even the flowers in the garden are not as fragrant as it, I want to pick one Dai, and I am afraid of being scolded by people who look at the flowers. What a jasmine, what a jasmine, and the jasmine is not as white as the snow in full bloom. , the garden is full of flowers, but it can’t compare with it. I want to pick one and wear it, but I’m afraid it won’t sprout in the coming year.”

After she finished singing, Concubine De smiled slightly beside Kangxi and said, "I think I heard this song on a boat passing through Suzhou before, and it's really nice." Mo Yu knew that Concubine De was helping him out, so he quickly saluted: " Thank you ma'am."

Gao Shiqi also smiled and said: "It really is a good song." Mo Yu also saluted him with a smile.

Kangxi looked at Concubine De and Gao Shiqi with a smile and said: "Since you all said it well, then this test will be considered as she has passed. But you have to say it clearly." His eyes were fixed on Moyu.

Mo Yu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you tell me a tea-related joke first, and if you think it's good, let the servant pass?"

Kangxi smiled and said: "Okay, you can tell. Whether you can pass the test, I will talk after listening."

Mo Yu stood beside Kangxi's case, and said slowly: "It is said that there was a person who invited friends to drink tea, and the family members boiled water in the back, preparing to make tea. But the tea was gone, and the older maid asked the younger maid to borrow it." A little tea. When the first wait did not come, the water boiled, so I had to continue to add water to the pot. When the second wait came, the water boiled again, so I had to add more water to the pot. I couldn’t wait, and the water boiled a big pot , there is no tea yet. The master came over and asked what was going on. The maid said, 'There is no tea in the house now, anyway, this guest is an acquaintance, so let him take a bath before leaving.'"

When she said the last sentence, the whole audience roared with laughter, Concubine De just took a sip of tea and spit it all out.Kangxi couldn't help laughing. After laughing for a while, he stopped and said, "Okay, you've sung the song, and the reason is clear. Li Dequan, send someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to bring the tea over tomorrow, and say If you don't send it over, I really want to treat guests to take a bath." Everyone laughed again.Li Dequan responded with a smile: "The servant obeys the order."

Knowing that he had passed the test, Mo Yu stood below and smiled.Kangxi smiled and said to Gao Shiqi: "Dan Ren, do you want to drink this jasmine tea or take a bath?" Gao Shiqi laughed and said: "I should drink this jasmine tea."Gao Shiqi said with a smile: "Miss Mo Yu is really kind-hearted and intelligent." Kangxi smiled and shook his head: "There is intelligence, but she can't be said to be kind-hearted. The comment of Guli Jingwei is more appropriate." She looked at Mo Yu with a smile and said: "You have passed the test today, and you can do things more carefully in the future. Don't stay here anymore, go back first." Mo Yu saluted, retreated to the corridor, turned around and walked down the steps. Let out a sigh of relief.

Chunyun and Qiuyue walked over with a smile and said, "Sister, it's thanks to you being here." Mo Yu said seriously: "You two will be more careful in the future, this kind of thing happens when I'm not around for a while, I don't know what will happen in the future Bigger things are coming. Today is also a fluke, and I won’t be so lucky in the future.” Chunyun frowned and said, “This Mingqian Longjing is usually not used much. We saw it the day before yesterday and thought it could be used for four or five days. Qiuyue Do you think so?" Qiuyue replied: "Yes, I don't know why it disappeared after brewing it once today. On Ronghua's side, Zhen'er and the others said that they have never used this tea. It's a strange thing. Do we really see it? Wrong?" Mo Yu frowned and said, "Don't talk about it, you should check it every day, so don't be lazy in the future."

When walking back slowly, Mo Yu was a little preoccupied.According to Chunyun and the others, the tea affair is really weird, but even if someone did it, after thinking about it, it won't have any major impact. At worst, Chunyun and Qiuyue will be punished for today's incident, and they will be punished by themselves. It's just an unplanned responsibility. Who would do such a thing and steal tea?Could it be that the little eunuch stole it and gave it away? It is too absurd to think about it. Even if you take it, it is not something that is easy to take out. After thinking about it, I can't understand it. Good stuff." Thinking this way, he seemed to feel better, and smiled to himself, not thinking about it any more.

(End of this chapter)