Chapter 292: Tea
Chapter 292: Tea
The emperor took the tea handed over by Qi Xingyun. People saw that the tea soup was bright reddish-brown in color, and the orange Pu'er tea exuded a charming aroma. He took a sip and found that the tea soup was slightly bitter at first, but slowly the bitterness would quickly turn into sweetness, giving people a wonderful feeling of bitterness before sweetness. He took a sip and found that the taste was mellow, sweet and refreshing, which was intoxicating.
"Good tea, good tea. I've never tasted this kind of tea before. Brother, do you have any more of this tea? Bring me some back to the palace." The emperor took only one sip and asked Qi Xingyun for tea leaves. "Give me a set of this tea set that someone else mentioned."
When the Queen Mother heard her husband say this, she knew that the tea was good, and she quickly picked it up and took a sip. As the tea took a sip, it seemed as if a warm current spread in her mouth, soft and smooth, with the rich tea aroma and sweet taste intertwined on the tip of her tongue.
The retired emperor and the empress dowager both finished the tea in their cups. The taste was deep and lasting, and the fragrance remained in their mouths, like a melodious melody, lingering in their hearts for a long time.
"Yes, Royal Brother, prepare one for me as well." The Queen Mother also asked Qi Xingyun for tea.
Qi Xingyun frowned, and after a while he said, "There shouldn't be that much, so we can only give one portion."
"Well, just give one portion and send it to my palace. If your brother wants to drink it, he can come to my palace." The Queen Mother reacted quickly and arranged the destination of the tea.
"No, I've given you everything, what should I drink?" The emperor said in a slightly higher voice.
"I don't care what you drink, as long as it's not my tea." The Queen Mother said with a slightly proud expression.
The retired emperor and the empress dowager were a young couple and had experienced a lot together, so their relationship was no different from that of an ordinary couple. You can tell by looking at the way they are now.
At this time, Xiao Caoer walked out of the kitchen and said to everyone, "Master Qi, Madam Qi, Brother Xingyun, dinner is ready. Please move to the living room to eat."
"Oh, the old lady and Xiao Cao'er are so quick. They prepared the food so quickly." The Queen Mother said as she stood up first.
The group chatted and laughed as they came to the living room, where the food had just been served. Sanmao was able to serve the food so quickly because she called a few people back from the teahouse to help, otherwise it would have been too busy for her grandmother and sister alone.
The Queen Mother looked at the dishes on the table and nodded with satisfaction, "This meal looks delicious. Thank you for your hard work, old lady."
"Oh, I only cooked one dish. The rest were made by Xiaocao. Her cooking skills in recent years are better than mine." Old Mrs. Yang did not take credit for it, because the credit belonged to her precious granddaughter, and she spared no effort in praising her granddaughter.
"So it's Xiaocao'er's cooking. We might as well try it and see if it's better than the old lady's." The Queen Mother also said.
"Everyone, please start eating." Qi Xingyun reminded his brother and sister-in-law.
The emperor and the queen mother were the first to pick up the dishes and put them into their mouths, savoring them carefully. Although they were home-cooked dishes, they were very much to their taste. They showed satisfied smiles on their faces and praised Xiao Cao'er's cooking skills.
During the meal, everyone shared the little things in life and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
After the meal, the Queen Mother and the Emperor took a short rest, and Qi Xingyun sent them back, and agreed to arrange a time to come back to listen to storytelling. In addition to the orange Pu'er tea and two sets of tea sets that they just drank, Qi Xingyun said that he knew they would like them, so he put the things here in advance and waited for them to take them back.
Qi Xingyun originally wanted to give only one set, but Xiaocaoer said it was okay, she had more, as long as Brother Xingyun wanted to make an excuse. As for the wine, Qi Xingyun was allowed to make his own excuse, Xiaocaoer just took the things and didn't care about the excuses.
After seeing off the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager, Xiaocao'er and Old Lady Yang were clearing the table. Sanmao, Qiangzi and others who came back to help said to Old Lady Yang, "Grandma, you and Xiaocao'er should take a break. You have been entertaining guests and preparing meals all day without stopping. Hurry up and sit down and take a break. We will take care of the cleanup."
"That's right, grandma, you should take a rest quickly, otherwise your waist will not be able to bear it and you will suffer all the time." Ergouzi said.
"Xiao Cao'er, what do you think of Master Qi and Madam Qi?" Old Mrs. Yang asked while cleaning up.
"Well, I think they are very kind and friendly to us." Xiao Cao answered truthfully.
"Yes, they are obviously from powerful and noble families. They did not look down on us because we are commoners. They are also very talkative and get along well with an old lady like me. Mrs. Qi said that she must learn how to make milk tea with pearls next time she comes." Old Mrs. Yang smiled with relief.
"Grandma, why did Master Qi and the others suddenly come to our house?" Sanmao asked curiously.
"Aren't they Xingyun's family? They heard that we have a lot of contact with Xingyun in Pingjiang County, so they came to visit us." said Old Mrs. Yang.
Sanmao nodded, but felt that things were not that simple. His grandmother didn't know the identities of the other two people, but he knew them, and his sister should be able to guess the identities of the other party, but only his grandmother didn't know.
They suddenly came to visit privately, and as Brother Xingyun's family, it was definitely not because they had frequent contacts in Pingjiang County as they said. However, he did not want to speculate too much. After all, the Queen Mother and the Emperor had already left. Judging from how Madam Qi got along with Grandma today, they would definitely come again later, and then he would know the reason.
"Okay, don't think too much. You guys should wash the dishes. I really need to take a break." said Old Mrs. Yang.
Sanmao responded and said to Xiaocaoer, "Sister, please help the nurse back to her room to rest for a while. You can also take a rest for a while. Leave the things here to us."
"Okay, thank you brothers for your hard work." Xiao Cao'er said as she walked over and helped Old Lady Yang back to her room.
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