Chapter 244 Give it to me
[Frog fun! Isn't that the Yangxin Palace?]
Chu Liuzheng walked from Yiran Garden to Wenhua Palace. Just before he stepped into the tea room, he finally matched the deserted palace in his dream with the Yangxin Palace in reality.
She was puzzled.
[Why did I dream about the Yangxin Palace? And what exactly is that strange white light?]
Yuzhu had already gone in, but when he turned around and saw her still standing at the door, he asked in confusion, "Why don't you come in?"
"I'm coming." Chu Liuzheng came back to his senses and walked into the tea room.
Moxiang and Chenxing had already gone back. Yuzhui lit the small stove, and Chu Liuzheng went to fetch water.
"You two ladies are here early." Zhou Yuande walked into the hall with a smile. Chu Liuzheng and Yuzhui both bowed to him. "Hello, Eunuch Zhou."
Zhou Yuande said, "Your Majesty is playing chess with Prince Rui in the side hall. Prince Rui ate a little too much at dinner. Please prepare the tea."
"Yes, thank you for the reminder, eunuch." Chu Liuzheng asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, is your dinner okay?"
When Zhou Yuande heard this question, he wanted to sigh. It really worried him to have a master who didn't like to eat.
He said, "A little bit, about the same as usual."
After hearing this, Chu Liuzheng felt relieved. After watching Zhou Yuande leave, he said to Yuzhui, "Just make a cup of Pu'er tea for Prince Rui."
Yuzhui nodded, opened the cabinet and took out the teapot while asking, "What kind of tea would you like for Your Majesty?"
"Ginger dew tea." Chu Liuzheng said, "It can prevent colds and increase appetite."
"But Your Majesty doesn't like the taste of ginger." Yuzhui scooped out the Pu'er tea with a silver spoon. "Let's try something else. The osmanthus tea you made a few days ago is quite good."
"No need to change it, just add a piece of candy and your majesty will be able to drink it." Chu Liuzheng had tried it before and said with a smile, "Just put your mind at ease."
Yuzhui naturally believed her.
Pu'er tea only needs to be brewed and rinsed with water twice at most, which is not troublesome, but ginger dew tea is much more troublesome to make. Fortunately, the imperial kitchen is never short of fresh ingredients, and it is easy to find some turmeric. Chu Liuzheng also asked Zhang Yuchu to make a plate of eight-treasure cake and send it to Wenhua Palace.
After Yuzhui finished serving tea, she came back and saw Chu Liuzheng still fiddling by the stove. She held her chin and watched for a while before sighing, "No wonder His Majesty always rewards you."
In her place, she could just give two cups of Pu'er tea and be done with it. There would be no need to grind, boil and steam it, which is too troublesome.
Chu Liuzheng smiled and thought that if possible, she would also be willing to be lazy.
But while she was recuperating, she had already thought that if she wanted to walk another path between being a confidant and an ordinary employee, she had to increase her irreplaceability. Only in this way would she not be easily replaced.
If she does more now, her life will be better protected, and when she encounters a crisis, the big boss will have a greater chance of saving her.
For this reason, she is willing to endure this little bit of trouble.
"It's done." Chu Liuzheng poured the filtered ginger dew into a pastel porcelain cup, added a small piece of medicinal candy and stirred it for a while. After it was completely melted, he covered the lid and sent it to the side hall.
When Yuzhui gave Pu'er tea just now, it was naturally impossible to give it only to Prince Rui. After all, the emperor always has to rank first, so there were two cups of Pu'er tea.
Although Xiao Jingfan didn't like Pu'er tea, he could drink it if it was at hand. While drinking, he wondered why Chu Liuzheng didn't come in to serve tea. He was actually sent away as an emperor with just a cup of Pu'er. It was really a waste of the things she gave him.
Just as I was thinking about it, Chu Liuzheng came in with a tray.
She walked lightly, like a cat on the carpet, making almost no sound.
She placed the Pu'er tea on the tray and the ginger tea next to Xiao Jingfan. "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Xiao Jingfan glanced at her, reached out to lift the lid of the tea, and immediately a faint scent of ginger wafted out.
Prince Rui also smelled it, and curiously stretched his neck to take a look, and asked, "Is this ginger tea?"
"It's ginger dew tea." It was Xiao Jingfan who answered. He had drunk it several times and knew the uses of this tea, but also knew how troublesome it was to make it.
This woman was thoughtful, and the reward was not wasted.
He picked up the teacup and drank it. He tasted a very light sweetness in the flavor of ginger. It should be a medicinal candy.
Seeing that he enjoyed the drink, King Rui also wanted to try the ginger dew tea to see how it differed from ginger tea.
Chu Liuzheng thought that Jianglu tea was warm in nature, and King Rui was weak, so drinking one cup would be just right.
Just now she asked Yuzhui to make Pu'er tea for Prince Rui because she was worried that he would not be used to it. Now that he said he wanted to drink it, she would just pour him a cup. There was still some left.
She was about to go back to the tea room to pour tea when she suddenly heard Xiao Jingfan say to Prince Rui, "I remember you hated ginger since you were little. How come you suddenly like it after going out?"
[Oh my, the counterfeit is exposed? ]
Chu Liuzheng stopped, his eyes shining, and ate the melon on the spot.
"I remember that the emperor also disliked the smell of ginger." Prince Rui smiled faintly. "Just now, I saw that the emperor was accustomed to drinking this ginger tea, so I thought it tasted good. I also wanted to try it, but the emperor didn't allow it?"
"It's just a cup of tea." Xiao Jingfan looked at Chu Liuzheng, "Pour a cup of ginger dew tea for Prince Rui."
Chu Liuzheng blinked. The tyrant's expression...
She immediately knelt down, lowered her head, and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen is short of yellow ginger, so I only made this one cup. If Your Majesty wants to drink ginger tea, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until tomorrow."
Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows secretly and turned to look at King Rui.
Prince Rui smiled good-naturedly: "No, that's all. I just got excited on the spur of the moment. Brother, please let her get up."
"Stand up." Xiao Jingfan waved at Chu Liuzheng.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Liuzheng stood up.
[Well, after all these years in the palace, I've become a master at analyzing facial expressions. Judging from the tyrant's reaction, I think I understood correctly. The tyrant was just being charitable. He actually didn't want to give the fake ginger tea to the fake.]
【It’s just a cup of tea, why? 】
Chu Liuzheng was puzzled and guessed secretly.
Could it be that Tyrant, a brother-con man, was afraid that his beloved brother would feel unwell after drinking the ginger tea, but he didn't want to refuse his beloved brother's request out loud, so he hinted at me to play along?
[Tsk, thank goodness I'm quick-witted!]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
"My Jingming Palace is in need of a clever maid. I think Liu Zheng would be perfect." Prince Rui looked at the emperor across from him, his smile still as charming as ever. "There's more than one tea-serving maid in the tea room. My royal brother, please give Liu Zheng to me."
Zhou Yuande, who was standing beside him, blinked.
Grandpa God, something bad is going to happen!
Prince Rui, why don't you choose this young lady when you can choose anyone else? Aren't you trying to snatch her from His Majesty?
He stole a glance at the emperor and saw murderous intent on his expressionless, charming face. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat for Prince Rui.
Chu Liuzheng, the person who was robbed, felt like he was struck by lightning.
She was doing a good job as a servant in front of the emperor and was trying hard to curry favor with the big boss. Only someone with a pig's brain would follow a fake with bad intentions!
"Do you want to go to Jingming Palace?" Xiao Jingfan took off the Bodhi bracelet from his wrist and played with it in his hand, staring at Chu Liuzheng with a pair of dark eyes, like a deep pool.
[Of course not! ]
Chu Liuzheng answered firmly in her heart, but she couldn't say it outwardly. She was just a little palace maid, and it was not her turn to choose.
She lowered her head and said respectfully, "I will obey your Majesty's orders."
[Wuwuwu, considering how dedicated I am to my duties, Tyrant, please don't let me go to Jingming Palace!]
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
