"Don't hide it from the Ai family. Don't think that the Ai family doesn't know who is having a private meeting in Yunyuan Pavilion and who is standing up for whom." The Queen Mother said earnestly and looked at her most satisfied with a little teasing.
The grandson of the emperor.
Chu Luchen was so choked that he couldn't speak, secretly guessing who had revealed it.
"Stop guessing. What's the point of hiding this kind of thing from the Ai family? Come on, Wan'er, go in with the Ai family. This jasmine... he can pick it as he pleases. It's his own business to make it taste bad after brewing it.
." The Queen Mother took Wan Qing's hand and led her in directly.
Wan Qing smiled awkwardly. How could she be so worthy of the Queen Mother's love? She was afraid that she was blessed by Chu Luchen...
Not long after, Chu Luchen walked in with a few picked jasmine flowers. In short, the two of them could not even look at each other normally. They both lowered their heads and were busy working.
The Queen Mother drank the jasmine soup with great interest, smiling so much that her eyes narrowed to slits.
"Royal Grandmother, are you feeling better today?" Chu Lurong stretched out and appeared at the door of the hall. Because he always looked like this, the Queen Mother was not annoyed and just asked him what time it was.
"To the Imperial Grandmother, it's time." Chu Lurong randomly chose a stool and sat down. He only showed up when he knew Wan Qing was coming, but why did he feel that something was not right in the atmosphere.
The Queen Mother did not elaborate with him, and drank slowly, her eyes darting between Wan Qing and Chu Luchen from time to time.
Being stared at by the Empress Dowager, no matter how strong Wan Qing was, her hands began to shake involuntarily.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but smile, and finally withdrew her gaze, letting Chu Luchen pat her shoulders.
"What is the imperial grandmother drinking? It smells really good." Chu Lurong smelled the sweet aroma in the palace and couldn't help but feel greedy.
When the Queen Mother was asked this question, she remembered that she had not asked Wan Qing what the name was, so she gently put down the tea cup and said, "Wan'er, tell the Ai family, what is the name of this tea?"
Wan Qing bowed again and spoke softly, "Back to the Queen Mother, Wan'er calls it jasmine soup."
"Oh? It's called soup instead of tea? Why?" The queen raised her eyebrows slightly, smelling the fragrance of the flowers, while waiting for Wan Qing's reply.
Wan Qing's work happened to stop for a moment, and she replied softly, "To the Queen Mother, in my heart, tea without adding other foreign substances is called tea. But this is no longer the case. Because Wan Qing
Jasmine flowers and honey were put in it, so it was more like a kind of soup. So I called it Jasmine Flower Soup. But I just wanted to make it nice, but I never thought of giving it a name. If the Queen Mother likes it, I dare to ask the Queen Mother to give it a name.
name."
The Queen Mother nodded. She had long heard that Wan Qing had profound attainments and unique insights into tea art. When she saw that it was indeed the case today, she no longer shied away, "The Ai family are welcome. This tea is light golden in color."
, and this jasmine is as pure white as jade, why not call it gold inlaid jade?”
"Royal Grandmother... This gold inlaid with jade... is too tacky!" Chu Lurong laughed happily at the side. He was so polite that he made the tea vulgar.
"Rong'er, the Ai family loves you too much. Do you dare to refute? Go back to the inner wall of the house, otherwise, the Ai family won't be able to protect you." The queen mother's good mood was disturbed by Chu Lurong, and she felt
Feeling unhappy, he planned to send Chu Lurong away.
"Royal Grandmother! My son didn't even take a sip!" Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother was about to drive him away. Chu Lurong felt that there must be something fishy, so he refused to leave.
If he doesn't want to leave, the Queen Mother will find ways to let him go.
"Chen'er, why did you act so harshly today? Come and sit next to the Aijia. Come on, Wan'er, give the Aijia a good beating. Now, the Aijia finally feels that their granddaughter is doing well." Seeing Wan Qing, she was already worried.
After soaking, the Queen Mother found an excuse for Chu Luchen to rest aside and taste the gold-inlaid jade. She pulled Wan Qing to her side.
Chu Luchen's strength was no different from before. Knowing that it was the Queen Mother's excuse, he pretended to be embarrassed and sat aside to drink tea.
"Hey... Second Prince, this tea is still hot! Wait a moment before drinking." Seeing Chu Luchen opening the lid and about to drink the tea, Wan Qing hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop it. The water had just been boiled.
How long it takes is just to use the heat to disperse the honey and naturally fall into the tea so that it doesn't appear particularly sweet. If I take a sip now, I'm afraid it will burn my tongue too.
Chu Luchen looked at the hands that appeared out of thin air and blocked the mouth of the cup, but there was no time to stop this action. From the perspective of the Queen Mother, it seemed that Chu Luchen had kissed Wan Qing's hand.
, but in fact there is still some distance.
Due to the distance between the two of them, the overflowing tea happened to fall on Wan Qing's hand. Wan Qing could only sigh that she had let it dry for a while, otherwise she would have left another scar on her hand.
Seeing the small red dots that suddenly appeared on his hands, Chu Luchen hurriedly put down the tea cup. Before he could speak, he saw Wan Qing already saluting and walking to the Queen Mother's side, gently tapping her shoulder.
The Queen Mother smiled more and more, and she suddenly felt that the gold-inlaid jade drink was extremely delicious, "Wan'er, please go to the palace more often to spend time with Ai's family in the future. With Wan'er by your side, I feel more comfortable these days.
"
Wan Qing answered with a slight smile. To the uninitiated, it really looked like a good picture of ancestors and grandchildren.
Chu Lüchen also lowered his head and smiled slightly, like a cat that stole fish, which was very annoying in Chu Lurong's eyes.
But Chu Luchen didn't notice the jealousy jar that Chu Lurong overturned for the time being. He thought to himself, the Queen Mother said so, Wan Qing and his marriage must be inseparable, and basically nothing can go wrong. If Wan Qing
He won the first prize in the Autumn Harvest Ceremony, and three years later, as soon as he left the imperial mausoleum, he asked the Queen Mother and his father to marry him. Now he no longer had to worry that Wan Qing would become his wife.
"Wan'er's gold inlaid jade drink made the Ai family feel comfortable. The Ai family will give Wan'er a gold inlaid jade, okay?" The Queen Mother gently patted the little hand on her shoulder, thinking about which one to give her.
To meet such a lovely person.
"Thank you, the Queen Mother." Now that he said this, Wan Qing could not refuse, so he had to follow the Queen Mother who got up and walked deeper into the cabinet.
After confirming that only Wan Qing and Ning Ci were around, the Queen Mother patted Ning Ci and Wan Qing, indicating that they did not need their support.
"Wan'er, the Ai family did this today. Do you understand the meaning?" The tiredness in the Queen Mother's eyes disappeared, and she returned to her energetic look. As she spoke, she chose among her jewelry.
Following the Queen Mother's words, Wan Qing's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She finally knew who was the person who set up the game within a game...
It turned out to be the empress dowager in front of me, who seemed to be living in the harem and not caring about worldly affairs!