In the past, she had not paid close attention to the other person's appearance, but now she looked at him carefully and found that Chen Jin's eyes were slightly narrow and his high nose bridge revealed an exotic style, somewhat like the Baiyi people in the Western Territory.
Chen Jin took a sip of tea and said meaningfully, "I can't believe that in early spring, when the new tea hasn't even arrived yet, I'm lucky enough to be able to taste the pre-rain Longjing tea here. Even the palace currently only has tea shipped from the south in late autumn last year."
The meaning of his words was self-evident. He obviously meant that the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion would exceed those of the palace.
Hong Yingrong realized this immediately and thought to herself that she had not paid attention to these details.
She quickly responded, "This tea was sent by the family of my second son's late wife. Their tea garden was not included in the tribute to the emperor."
Xue Zhongfu also hurriedly stood up to explain: "When my mother-in-law's family sent the tea to me before, they boasted that their tea was of excellent quality. I was a little skeptical at first. But now even my father-in-law praises it highly, so it seems that they were not exaggerating."
"We still have two or three pounds of this kind of tea in our warehouse. I'll have someone pack it up and take it home with you. It's good to use it as tea to quench your thirst."
Chen Jin smiled upon hearing this and said, "This is all due to the good deeds done by the Marquis's family. No one else can have such a good fortune, so I am just taking advantage of it."
Xue Zhongfu immediately winked at the servant standing in the corridor. The servant understood and hurried to the storeroom to prepare tea.
Chen Jin slowly sipped the tea in his cup. When the maid came forward to refill the tea, he gently waved his hand to refuse.
This time he came to announce the imperial edict, in addition to official business, he also wanted to take the opportunity to test the attitude of the Marquis' Mansion towards him, the new eunuch in charge of writing.
Putting aside the others, the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion was quite respectful to him, which made him quite satisfied.
After thinking about it, he realized that there was an important matter and no one except the Marquis' Mansion could help him for the time being.
"Originally, I should have returned to the palace after announcing the decree," Chen Jin said slowly, "The old lady has shown such gracious hospitality, but I'm shameless enough to ask for a favor..."
Hong Yingrong nodded and took over the conversation: "The eunuch is helping His Majesty in the palace. If there is any inconvenience outside the palace, as long as the Marquis' Mansion can do more than what is within its responsibilities, we will naturally do our best to help."
Xue Yuanchu watched silently from the side, and was surprised to see his mother Hong Yingrong handling Chen Jin with ease.
In the past, Hong Yingrong always stayed at home and rarely went out in person to receive orders or handle such occasions. More often than not, these matters were handled by him on her behalf.
However, today, Hong Yingrong is so active in dealing with Chen Jin, and this attention is very different from the past.
Xue Yuanchu thought to himself, could it be that after his father passed away, his mother began to worry about whether the Marquisate could continue to maintain its former glory?
Because of this concern, people actually began to cater to the various red tapes of officialdom.
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