Chapter 56 Boil the water and bring it up
Zhang Baorong lost his voice and said: "Have you divided them all?"
"I will do my best for your Majesty's instructions." Chu Liuzheng looked at him, "If Eunuch Zhang doesn't believe it, just send someone to check."
Of course Zhang Baorong didn't believe it, so he went to the tea room to check it in person.
I saw that the big tea can was still placed on the long table, and a silver basin next to it was filled with small round fragrant pills.
He stepped forward and opened the lid of the big tea can, and when he glanced at it, he saw that it was full of intact tea leaves.
He didn't believe this evil, so he immediately ordered someone to bring another clean basin and pour out all the tea leaves in the big tea can.
The reddish-brown tea leaves are intact and not a single piece is missing.
Zhang Baorong looked at it again and again, but he couldn't find any thorns in it.
How is this possible?
He frowned and looked at the two little eunuchs guarding the door, "How did she share the tea?"
The little eunuch with darker skin on the left pointed to the bamboo sieve in the corner, "The palace maid walked around the small kitchen, brought in the three bamboo sieves, and soon separated out a jar of tea leaves. ”
Zhang Baorong suddenly became angry and cursed: "You are a bunch of lazy people! Our family ordered you to take everything away, why are you still keeping it?"
Usually, people in Huaqing Palace also share tea leaves. In order to save manpower, a suitable bamboo sieve was specially made. Just pour it up and sift it to easily separate the fragrant pills and tea leaves.
Sieve it twice and you will be able to separate it very cleanly.
Before Chu Liuzheng came over, Zhang Baorong specifically ordered his subordinates to take away the bamboo sieve. Why is it still here?
The little eunuch on the right had a grimace on his face: "I have taken away the two that are suitable for use. Who would have thought that the palace maid would stack two bamboo sieves and use them."
Chu Liuzheng criss-crossed the tea leaves in such a stack that even the inappropriate hole sieve was suitable, but it was a bit heavy. After sifting the tea leaves, she could hardly lift her arms.
"Idiot!" Zhang Baorong was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped each of the two eunuchs, and cursed, "Get out and kneel down, and you are not allowed to eat at night!"
He called a little palace maid to come in and put the tea leaves back into the jar, and then hurried to the main hall. He met Concubine Rong's gaze and nodded lightly.
Concubine Rong immediately glared at him with disgust.
waste! !
Eunuch Zhang felt miserable. He had never calculated that his servants were so stupid and let Chu Liuzheng take advantage of them.
Chu Liuzheng looked at him with a smile: "How did Eunuch Zhang's investigation go? Did I cut corners?"
"No." Zhang Baorong said reluctantly, "The girl's hands and feet are so nimble. I'm afraid even ten people can't compare to one girl."
He actually thought about mixing fragrant pills and tea leaves again to blame Chu Liuzheng for his incompetence in doing things, but since Chu Liuzheng was relieved to let him investigate and didn't follow him, he must have had a backup plan.
He was afraid that his cleverness would lead to him being misled by his cleverness, and he would fall into Chu Liuzheng's scheme.
Chu Liuzheng...had no backup plan at all.
She was just gambling.
The calmer she behaved, the less confident Zhang Baorong felt, and the less likely he was to do anything unnecessary.
Apparently, she won the bet.
"Please give me some tea." Chu Liuzheng placed the tray on the small table next to the imperial concubine's couch, took out three cups of tea and placed them one after another. "I don't know what water my lady likes to use for tea, so I use mountain spring water, dew and snow." Each made a cup of water.”
"You are attentive." Concubine Rong sat up, with gauze still wrapped around her fingers, making it inconvenient to serve tea.
The little palace maid came over, picked up the cup of tea made with dew water, carefully used the cup lid to remove a little foam on the surface, and fed it to Concubine Rong's lips.
Concubine Rong didn't drink it. She glanced at Chu Liuzheng with her slender eyes, "Young lady knows how to make tea, and I think she will also serve tea."
Hearing the sound of the string and knowing its elegant meaning, Chu Liuzheng stepped forward calmly, took the tea cup from the hand of the young palace maid, and said, "Please drink tea, my empress."
Zhang Baorong sneered and kicked Chu Liuzheng in the knee.
I thought I was sure of it, but Chu Liuzheng suddenly stepped aside and knelt down first, as if he had eyes on the back of his head.
The kick was in the air and Zhang Baorong almost dodged to his waist.
【Pooh! I knew you, the damn eunuch, were trying to trick me! My aunt will kneel down first to show respect! 】
Chu Liuzheng knelt straight, holding the cup of tea firmly in his hand without spilling a single drop.
Concubine Rong's eyes darkened, this little foxy girl was quite capable. "Your Majesty, the tea brewed with dew must be drunk while it's hot. It loses its flavor when it gets cold." Chu Liuzheng opened the lid of the tea and raised the tea bowl, "I would like to invite you to use the tea."
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Baorong took two steps forward and looked down at the tea bowl which was only seventy percent full. "The empress likes the word "perfection" the most. Come here, bring the water to a boil and fill the tea bowl."
[Drinking tea is not drinking alcohol. Who drinks tea but is not drinking seventy percent full? 】
Chu Liuzheng beat the dead eunuch Zhang Baorong to pieces in his heart.
After a while, a little palace maid came with a kettle and was about to pour it into the tea bowl.
"Give it to me." Zhang Baorong reached out and grabbed the kettle from the little palace maid, lowered his head and smiled at Chu Liuzheng, "The people below are so careless that I might hurt the girl, so we should do it ourselves."
Chu Liuzheng could feel the heat radiating from the kettle even though he was still some distance away.
She stared at the teapot, pursed her lower lip slightly, and fear flashed through her eyes.
【Finish the ball! I'm afraid I'm going to suffer a big crime today! 】
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At the same time, Changchun Palace.
Xiao Anzi stood at the door of the palace and looked in. Zhou Yuande saw it, stepped back, and walked out silently.
"What happened?"
Xiao Anzi whispered, "Miss Caiyue just came to send a message, saying that Concubine Rong sent her nanny to invite Miss Liu Zheng to Huaqing Palace an hour ago."
Zhou Yuande was shocked, that person was a poisonous beauty.
Xiao Anzi glanced into the palace and asked anxiously: "Master, do you want to report this to Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is very happy now..." Zhou Yuande frowned and hesitated.
Although His Majesty did treat Chu Liuzheng a little differently, he never took him into the harem, and he didn't seem to have that intention.
He wasn't sure for a moment whether he should bother him with this matter now.
Xiao Anzi thought about how well Chu Liuzheng treated him, so he wanted to go in and report it. He shouted, "Master."
Zhou Yuande glanced at him and sighed: "That's all, just follow your wishes."
Xiao Anzi immediately smiled and watched his master turn around and go in.
In the palace, the emperor and the empress were talking. It was rare for Zhou Yuande to see his majesty so relaxed, and when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them for a while.
However, Xiao Jingfan caught a glimpse of his expression and asked casually: "What happened?"
When he asked, Zhou Yuande had to say something.
"Your Majesty, I just heard that Concubine Rong was curious about Miss Liuzheng's tea-making skills, so she specially sent someone to invite Miss Liuzheng to Huaqing Palace."
"When did it happen?"
"About an hour ago."
Xiao Jingfan's brows suddenly frowned, "She's not on duty at the Wenhua Hall, why is she running around?"
Zhou Yuande sighed secretly, Your Majesty is so high up, how can he understand the hardship of the little palace maid in this palace?
Concubine Rong has already sent someone to invite her. How dare Miss Liu Zheng not go?
"I have long heard that this girl Liu Zheng is very good at making tea. I didn't know that she had such an advantage in Changchun Palace before. It shows that Your Majesty is still good at training people." Empress Zhong turned her eyes and said with a smile, "I may not see you for a long time. She is crazy, why not invite someone here now and let me have a taste of her craftsmanship.”
Xiao Jingfan twisted the Bodhi beads in his hand and said nothing.
Empress Zhong turned around and ordered: "Gao Yongfu, please go there."
Gao Yongfu was about to leave after receiving the order when he suddenly heard Xiao Jingfan say, "Zhou Yuande, you are going too."
Queen Zhong was stunned for a moment, then she gently curled up her hand holding the chess piece, and the chess piece landed on the chessboard with a soft "click" sound.
(End of chapter)