Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 52 Concubine
Wu Zhongdao.

Runzhou Prefecture.

Health City.

Healthy City is also the capital of Chen State.

Forbidden City, Qin'an Palace.

"My dearest concubine... I am not drunk... My dearest concubine, let's dance... and drink..."

The Emperor Liu Shubao of Chen State was waving his hands wildly, lying uneasily on the dragon's collapse, and doing "drunken fist" there.

Soon, he made no sound, his hands stopped flailing, his eyes were closed, and he fell into a deep sleep.

The "beloved concubine" in Chen Huang's mouth refers to Concubine You, You Lihua.

Concubine You covered Emperor Chen with the quilt herself, ordered the palace servants to burn incense, pulled down the brocade tent, and then opened the door and left.

Outside the bedroom, the sun was shining brightly, and Concubine You couldn't help but raise her hands to block the sun with her wide sleeves——

Yes, Huang Chen was drunk in broad daylight.

The bright sunshine hit Concubine You's slightly plump but not bloated oval face, which was truly dazzlingly white.

The little palace maid who was close to me quietly raised her head for a glance, then lowered her head again. She was really ashamed of herself...

"Say it!" Concubine You said slowly.

"Your Majesty, news has arrived from Jiangzhou." The little palace lady lowered her head and said.

"Oh!" Concubine You was slightly surprised.

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Renshou Palace.

Renshou Palace is the residence of Concubine You.

Concubine You looked at the pile of porcelain on the table and picked them up to check them out.

I saw a small note on each porcelain, some said "tea pot", some said "teapot", some said "tea cup" and so on.

They are all porcelain shapes that Concubine You has never seen before.

This batch of porcelain was exactly the tea set that King Poyang sent to the palace. There was also new tea, but it was sent to Concubine You.

It can also be seen from this that Concubine You Gui's status in the palace.

"What's the news?" Concubine You put down the last piece of porcelain.

"Reporting to your Majesty, according to the news, there is a teahouse in Jiangzhou called 'Dong's Tea House', which recently started selling a new type of tea called 'Fried Tea'."

"And this batch of porcelain is the tea set for drinking new tea. It is said that this new tea has a unique taste and can relieve people's fatigue. It is a rare and wonderful drink..."

"Dong's tea house is packed with guests every day, and there are many people looking to buy new tea. It is already quite famous in the Jiangzhou area!"

Concubine You nodded and picked up the tea can, which contained new tea. "Do you know how to cook this new tea?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, the new tea is different from the common tea cakes. It does not need to be cooked. It only needs to be brewed with boiling water. This slave has learned how to brew the new tea." "Doesn't it need to be cooked?" Concubine You was a little surprised. , but quickly ordered: "Okay, you can brew a pot and give it a try."

"The slaves obey!"

The little palace maid began to play with the tea set, which seemed to be similar. She had obviously "practiced" it many times in private.

Concubine You Gui was watching from the side, asking questions from time to time, and at the same time secretly jotting down every step of making new tea...

If you want to present this tea to His Majesty, then she will brew it herself, which is a kind of "interest"...

So Concubine You took it very seriously.

"By the way, have you ever found out who made this new tea? Who is this Dong family?"

Concubine You suddenly asked again.

Your Majesty may ask questions after drinking this tea, so Concubine You needs to find out in advance.

"Madam, the head of the Dong family is a recorder of Jiangzhou Prefectural Government and has joined the army. His ancestors have been officials for generations, and he can be regarded as a scholarly family."

"Just because the eldest daughter of the Dong family is known as 'Ke Fu' and has no intention of getting married, she devoted all her efforts to the management of the tea house."

The little palace maid had obviously been "trained" by Concubine You and knew to prepare these answers.

"Oh? This Dong's tea house is run by the eldest daughter of the Dong family?" Concubine You became interested and asked: "Then the person who created the new tea is also this person?"

"My dear, the person who created the new tea is a young man from the Dong family, named Zhu Xiuyuan."

"Sister-in-law of the Dong family, Zhu Xiuyuan... Well, you just said that the eldest daughter of the Dong family is called 'Kefu', so this uncle... could it be that the Dong family has two daughters?"

"Your Majesty is smart, that's why."

"I see! Have you checked the situation of Zhu Xiuyuan?"

"Madam, I have checked. This Zhu Xiuyuan is an ordinary farmer's boy. Because he is engaged to the second lady of the Dong family, half a month ago, he took the marriage letter to the Dong family's door, and the Dong family recruited him as their son-in-law." said the little palace maid.

"The Dong family is really discerning. A mere farmer's boy betrothed his daughter to her with just a marriage certificate."

"But Zhu Xiuyuan... can create a new kind of tea, no matter whether it is good or bad, he is somewhat capable, and the Dong family is not at a loss either." Concubine You commented.

"Uh... Your Majesty..." The little palace maid hesitated to speak.

"There's no need to hesitate, it's okay to say something if you have something to say."

"Yes, empress." The little palace maid immediately agreed, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Actually... I can't say that the Dong family has good taste."

"Oh, why is that?"

"Madam, the reason why the Dong family recruited Zhu Xiuyuan as their son-in-law was because they had no choice but to do so. Because Jiang Governor wanted to take the two daughters of the Dong family as his concubines due to his power. However, the son of the governor was a bad boy and had a bad reputation. The Dong family did not like this family. Marriage...At this time, Zhu Xiuyuan came to the door with the marriage certificate..."

"That's it!" Concubine You nodded.

Then he ignored the matter and concentrated on watching the movements of the little palace maid's hands...

(End of this chapter)