Chapter 159: Just a tyrant, controlled!
"Don't be impatient, tell me what happened first." Chu Liuzheng sat down by the window again and spoke to her through the window.
This distance makes her feel safer.
"Your Majesty wants to drink Eight Treasure Tea, but we have already brewed it twice and Your Majesty was not satisfied. You asked us to brew it again. If Your Majesty is still not satisfied after the third brew, we are afraid we will be punished."
Chen Xing's voice was crisp and delicate, and when he spoke quickly it sounded like pearls falling on a jade plate. It was pleasant to the ear, but it was so fast and crackling that it made people nervous.
She stared at Chu Liuzheng eagerly: "Sister Yuzhu said that His Majesty is used to drinking the Eight Treasure Tea that you brewed. So, while His Majesty is summoning Master Xie, I hurried over to ask you for help."
Chu Liuzheng thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just tea. She asked, "Yuzhui knows my recipe for Eight Treasure Tea. Can't I just make it according to the recipe?"
"No, Your Majesty said the taste is not right." Chen Xing pouted, his eyes slightly red, and looked like he was about to cry. This surprised Chu Liuzheng. What was going on?
"Sister, please come with me."
Chen Xing jumped in through the window. Chu Liuzheng didn't react at all, but Moxiang was shocked. Is this the martial artist's daughter?
Chen Xing helped Chu Liuzheng up and said earnestly, "When we get to the tea room, just give me the instructions and I'll do the work. I won't tire you out."
Things have come to this point, and even for the sake of Dongli, Chu Liuzheng has to go with her on this trip.
Moxiang was worried and wanted to go with them.
It was freezing cold, and Chu Liuzheng didn't want her to suffer with him, so he said softly, "Chen Xing is here, sister, take a rest, I'll be back soon."
She winked at Moxiang, telling her not to worry.
Moxiang still had to boil some medicine in a while, so she had to remind Chen Xing not to let Chu Liuzheng touch her hand.
Chen Xing patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, Sister Moxiang, I will definitely send Sister Liuzheng back safely."
Moxiang patted her, feeling both amused and helpless, and listened to what she was saying.
The two walked out of Nong Yun Garden and headed towards Wenhua Palace.
In the tea room, Yuzhui and Siyue were discussing how to adjust the amount of dried tangerine peel and raisins. When they saw Chenxing helping Chu Liuzheng over, they were overjoyed and put down what they were holding to greet him.
"Look here, I followed the recipe exactly, what's wrong?"
Yuzhui and Siyue laid out red dates, longans, wolfberries, rock sugar, chrysanthemums, Biluochun, tangerine peels and raisins for Chu Liuzheng to see.
Chu Liuzheng lowered her head and examined them one by one. The materials were all correct and the proportions were what she had used before. Then she turned to Yuzhui and asked, "What does Your Majesty say?"
Yuzhui said with a bitter face: "He just said it tasted bad and asked me to brew it again."
[Tsk tsk, the tyrant is as difficult to please as ever. Could you please tell me what's wrong with him? How can I change him?]
She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then asked, "Did Your Majesty sleep well last night?"
The three of them looked at each other, and none of them could answer.
Chen Xing said, "I'll go ask Eunuch Zhou right away."
After saying that, she ran away as fast as a rabbit, and Chu Liuzheng didn't have time to call her.
She shook her head helplessly and asked the remaining two, "Did Your Majesty have any snacks after lunch?"
"No." Yuzhui shook his head. However, Siyue said, "When I went to serve tea just now, I noticed that the red bean cake on the imperial table was missing one piece compared to before lunch."
Yuzhui looked at her in surprise: "Did you even count how many there were?"
Mitsuki explained, "I didn't count them specifically, I just glanced at them."
Jade pendant: “…”
Chu Liuzheng: "Puff!"
[These two are a perfect match for the top student and the worst student. Mitsuki's sensitivity to numbers is way better than Yuzhui's.]
Yuzhui glared at her with a red face. Chu Liuzheng quickly stopped smiling and cleared his throat. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Xing had already run back and whispered, "Eunuch Zhou said that Your Majesty didn't sleep well last night and only slept for about two hours."
Chu Liuzheng knew the crux of the problem after a quick thought: he had slept less and eaten sweets.
She turned to Yuzhui and said, "Replace Biluochun with Dahongpao, and try reducing the rock sugar, raisins, and red dates by half."
Yuzhui believed in her completely and immediately asked Chenxing and Siyue to get busy.
Chen Xing took a break from his busy schedule and asked curiously, "Will this make the drink easier for Your Majesty?"
Chu Liuzheng wasn't entirely sure either, so he just said, "Let's give it a try."
If things don't go well, he'll just get angry and won't chop them up if he does it a few more times.
The water was ready, and after steeping it for about half a minute, Chu Liuzheng said, "Take it and try it."
The first two times it was Yuzhui and Siyue who delivered it, this time it was Chenxing's turn.
Chen Xing stared at Chu Liuzheng with her big eyes, wanting Chu Liuzheng to go with her.
Chu Liuzheng couldn't stand her gaze any longer, so he lowered his head slightly.
Chen Xing immediately smiled and hugged her affectionately, and they went to serve tea together.
Yuzhui put his hands together and prayed towards the sky, muttering "God bless you".
Seeing this, Mitsuki also followed suit and bowed.
On this side, Zhou Yuande, who was guarding the door, saw Chu Liuzheng and Chen Xing coming together. He immediately smiled and took the initiative to greet them: "Is your cold all better, young lady?"
Chu Liuzheng smiled back, "Thank you for your concern, eunuch. I'm all better now."
Zhou Yuande glanced at the tea Chen Xing was holding and said, "His Majesty is still waiting, please go in quickly."
Chu Liuzheng had heard long ago that Xie Hui was also discussing matters inside. Now that Zhou Yuande, his confidant, was guarding outside, how could she and Chen Xing go in at will?
Oh no, Chen Xing, the reserve secret guard, can go in, but she can't.
If she heard something fatal, she wouldn't know if Chen Xing was okay, but she would definitely be okay.
She stopped and signaled Chen Xing with her eyes to go in by herself.
Chen Xing then stopped, stared at her with his big eyes, and emitted a light wave of "accompany me, accompany me".
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Did she owe this girl in her previous life?
Zhou Yuande reminded: "Since the girl is here, she should kowtow to His Majesty."
His words reminded Chu Liuzheng that she had not yet thanked the tyrant for the two baskets of silver charcoal he had given her.
Lifting his feet that seemed to have taken root, Chu Liuzheng followed Chen Xing into the hall.
Hearing the footsteps, Xiao Jingfan and Xie Hui both turned their heads to look.
Xiao Jingfan: What is this woman doing here?
Xie Hui: It seems to be the fake eunuch who fell off the carriage.
Chu Liuzheng stepped forward to bow and express his gratitude, and was called up by Xiao Jingfan almost as he finished speaking.
She was about to leave when Chen Xing placed the Eight Treasure Tea next to Xiao Jingfan: "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Xiao Jingfan felt thirsty while talking, so he reached out and picked up the tea.
The temperature of the tea is just right, and the taste is just right after taking a sip.
His brows relaxed and he drank half the cup before putting it down.
Chen Xing’s eyes lit up: Done!
Chu Liuzheng also cheered in his heart: [Just a tyrant, caught! ]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
As expected, he didn't come here specifically to express his gratitude. It was good that this woman didn't curse him in her heart.
Glancing at the half-empty cup of Eight Treasure Tea, he waved to the two of them, "Wait for me over there."
Chu Liuzheng, who was planning to thank him and leave:?
Chen Xing pulled her to stand by the wall and thanked her in a low voice.
Chu Liuzheng smiled on the surface, but felt bitter in his heart.
[Damn! I have to work overtime with an injury again! What the hell is going on?!]
Xiao Jingfan raised the corner of his lips slightly and tilted his head to signal Xie Hui to continue.
Xie Hui glanced at the two of them before saying, "The Second Prince of Xixia has invited Prince Cheng to meet at Fuding Tower today at 5 p.m. Should we seize this opportunity to capture him?"
Xiao Jingfan opened his mouth slightly, but before he could say a word, a voice in his mind entered his mind.
[Tsk tsk, I was fooled by the butterfly trick. The meeting place is not Fuding Building at all.]
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