Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

"A holiday? What's that?"

The girl in green tilted her head, looking at her young master with a puzzled expression.

"Ah, it's a day off." Li Yu awkwardly touched his nose, still finding it hard to correct some of his word choices.

Upon hearing the word "rest day," Green Robe was incredibly excited, for she had never heard of any household's private maid having a rest day.

After hesitating for a long time, she still forced herself to speak and said, "Young Master, I am deeply grateful for your great kindness, but I will stay and continue to serve you."

Curious about the woman in green's refusal, Li Yu asked, "What's wrong? Don't you want to go home and see your parents?"

The woman in green shook her head: "This servant misses home very much, but young master, you only have this servant by your side. If this servant leaves, there will be no one to serve you."

The woman in green spoke earnestly, and Li Yu smiled.

What a wonderful girl! She is filial, sensible, and most importantly, loyal and compassionate.

Thinking of this, Li Yu waved his hand and said, "It's alright! Here's what we'll do: once I've recovered, you can go back with Steward Chen and take some money from the manor to help your parents. Just say it's my idea."

Thinking that the sensible girl in green probably wouldn't ask for too much, Li Yu added, "Just give her ten strings of cash first. Don't make it too conspicuous, lest it bring disaster to your parents."

The woman in green, who had been working non-stop, burst into tears upon hearing Li Yu's instructions.

She put down the medicine, took a step back, and knelt on the ground, her voice trembling with tears: "Young Master, I will never forget your great kindness in this lifetime. Please allow me to serve you for the rest of my life!"

"Huh? Huh? It can't be that bad!"

Seeing Green Robe's actions, Li Yu tried to get up by supporting himself on the bed, but accidentally aggravated his wound and fell back down in pain.

The woman in green, her face streaked with tears, saw that her young master's face was contorted in pain, so she quickly got up and continued to apply the medicine to him.

Li Yu cried out in pain twice, and it took him a long time to relax. He then warned the woman in green, "Why are you crying? Don't kneel down for such a small favor. Don't do it again next time!"

"promise!"

Seeing her young master's comical appearance, the woman in green instantly burst into laughter through her tears.

Seeing her smile, Li Yu couldn't help but smile too.

"Young master, you're so kind to Green Robe!"

Li Yu dismissed Green's words: "You're one of my people, and I'll make sure you don't suffer if you follow me."

"Uh-huh!"

The man in green nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice: "Young master, you're a good person!"

Huh? How did I suddenly get friend-zoned?

.........

Spring is like a toddler learning to walk; every little bit of growth leaves a mark on the ground.

For example, the willow tree, which was originally bare, has sprouted green buds at some point.

For example, the grass in the soil, which was only a tiny sprout half a month ago, has now grown to three inches tall, so that Li Yu doesn't even have the chance to shamelessly recite the line "The grass is green from afar, but not up close."

As soon as I rushed into my home after leaving the Qin Prince's mansion, it wasn't my father or mother who rushed towards me, but my little flower, who was already half a meter long.

"This little guy was probably two months old when you found him. He wandered around with you for a month, and then your old man fed him for another month, and that's how he grew into this good-for-nothing."

Li Xuanba's choice of words was always so peculiar that Li Yu almost spat out the water he was about to swallow.

"What are you laughing at? Try the tea your old man brewed."

Seeing Li Xuanba slurping his tea with gusto, Li Yu poured himself a cup as well.

"Pfft~"

The scalding hot tea had barely entered his mouth when it sprayed out of Li Yu's mouth and nostrils simultaneously.

"Father, this tea of ​​yours, cough cough cough..."

Seeing his son choking and unable to speak properly, Li Xuanba quickly stepped forward and patted Li Yu on the back.

After a long while, Li Yu finally managed to escape with his life.

Good heavens! I thought only Li Er's family would like to drink this kind of tea, but who knew my father also had such a strong palate.

"Ginger, cinnamon, mint, and honey? Dad, even if we have plenty of spices, we don't need to add this much to tea!"

"Hey! What do you know, kid! That's how all the nobles in Chang'an drink!"

Li Xuanba was indignant that his son had belittled his tea, saying, "Your father is a rough man. I finally spent time learning how to brew tea, and you still criticize it so harshly..."

Seeing his father's aggrieved expression, Li Yu realized he might have been too blunt and quickly comforted him, "It's not that I'm complaining, it's just that the person who taught you how to brew tea is really not very skilled. Once I teach you how to brew tea, I'll make sure those tasteless people in Chang'an are extremely envious of you!"

"You can even brew tea?"

Li Xuanba was already used to the strange things his mischievous son would occasionally come up with.

I was immediately intrigued when I heard that Li Yu could also brew tea.

He opened a wooden box on the table and said to Li Yu, "Come, come! Teach your father how to brew tea..."

.........

Li Yu really learned a lot today.

So it turns out that tea bricks from this era were steamed! And it turns out that the tea they brewed was first ground into powder!

No wonder the people of Chang'an drink tea so much; it's because they have too little understanding of the history and origins of the tea ceremony.

Does this mean that the tea-frying technique had not yet been developed at that time?

Fortunately, I knew a boss in Yunnan who was obsessed with tea making.

So, in order to close that big deal, I spent three days with him making tea.

Finally, the deal was closed, and I learned how to stir-fry tea. However, the blisters all over my hands from the burns made me lose all interest in drinking tea after that...

.........

After asking his father, he learned that his tea-brewing skills were learned from Changsun Wuji. He also learned that his family had some new tea that had not yet been steamed into tea bricks.

There's no way to grow tea trees in Chang'an; the geology there is simply not suitable.

So Li Yu could only call on Li Chengqian to visit his uncle Changsun Wuji and see how Changsun Chong was doing.

Since that time he hit Li Chengzong, I heard that when he went back, his father also gave him a beating, and he couldn't get out of bed for three days.

Ultimately, they're brothers who've fought together, so it's only natural for them to visit each other...

"What brings you here?"

Li Chengqian never informed his uncle before visiting his home.

So when the two of them successfully entered the main hall of the Changsun family, they saw Changsun Chong walking with a limp.

"No! How did you get so badly injured? I remember you didn't do anything that day!" Li Yu asked, voicing his curiosity after looking Changsun Chong up and down.

"Ugh! Don't even mention it!"

Changsun Chong waved his hand and said helplessly, "I didn't lay a hand on him that day, nor did I dare to. After all, he is the Crown Prince's son. If you hit him, you'll at most get a beating. If I did, I'd be lucky to escape with my skin peeled off."

"Then why are you walking with a limp? Did my uncle hit you that hard?" Li Chengqian was also full of curiosity.

"Sigh!" Changsun Chong sighed again when this was mentioned, and explained, "My father said that if it weren't for the involvement of me and Chu Mo that day, your father, who is also my uncle, might have been able to turn the tables on the Crown Prince, and the four of you wouldn't have had to get beaten up at all."

"But in order to protect us, my uncle had no choice but to let you all get a beating too..."

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