Jiaochu

Chapter 68 The fragrance of tea in Mingcuitang ([-])
After a group of four people left the study room, Hu Yuhan appeared in front of them with a smile.

"Young Master Yan, Your Highness has invited you. Mr. Su, please come too."

Yan Fei frowned slightly, remembering what Ye Ling had said to him last time, saying that he was not suitable to be a prince-in-law and that he had entered his house without authorization.

"What does the second brother want from Brother Su and Brother Yan?" Ye Lingxi raised his head and asked.

Hu Yuhan deliberately bent down so Ye Lingxi didn't have to raise her neck, "Just talking and drinking tea. Princess, don't worry. Your Highness always talks but doesn't do anything."

Ye Lingxi: "..." It's quite uneasy to speak.

"Please, you two." Hu Yuhan made a gesture of invitation, with a playful look on her face.

Su Shi nodded, said goodbye to Ye Xingye and Ye Lingxi, and then said to Yan Fei, "Xiao Yan, let's go."

After the two of them left with Hu Yuhan, Ye Xingye no longer had any scruples and asked boldly: "Lingxi, what on earth did you just say? Don't worry, God knows and the earth knows, I will definitely not tell others."

"Third brother, do you really want to know?" Ye Lingxi asked.

After dinner, Ye Lingxi came to Changle Palace again with the bell. After Xiao Quanzi opened the door, he saw Ye Lingxi coming over again and gave him kind words.

"Your Highness is not missing the princess, it's because he's afraid of getting over his illness. Princess, please go back first. You can come over to play when your Highness is well."

Ye Lingxi asked Lingdang to give the food box he was carrying to Xiao Quanzi and said: "This is the jujube and yam cake just delivered from the imperial kitchen. I remember that eldest brother likes to eat this. You can take it in and give it to eldest brother. I will go back first. , take good care of your big brother."

"Princess, don't worry. I will definitely take good care of Your Highness. Princess, please be slow on the road." After Xiao Quanzi walked a few steps away, he carried the food box and entered Changle Palace. In the amiable dusk, the door of Changle Palace was closed again.

Ye Xingye nodded with certainty.

Ye Lingxi waved, and Ye Xingye immediately bent over and came over. Ye Lingxi raised his hand to his mouth and whispered, "Brother Yan is going to have a third aunt."

"Really or not, his third uncle is getting married. Which girl is she from?" Ye Xingye couldn't hide his excitement about the gossip, and his voice unconsciously rose a little.

Ye Lingxi raised her hand and shushed, "Third brother, please keep your voice down. The marriage has not been decided yet, so we can't let others know. Third brother, please don't tell anyone, otherwise Brother Yan will be angry."

Ye Xingye patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, I'm very strict with my words. I will definitely not let the third person know."

Ye Lingxi talked about another thing, and then the two of them headed towards Changle Palace.

On the other side, Hu Yuhan took Su Shi and Yan Fei to Yuyuan Palace. Zhou Jing was also here, and the tea in front of him was a little too light.

"Sit down." Ye Lingjue motioned to the seat opposite Zhou Jing.

Hu Yuhan smiled playfully and walked to the empty seat next to Zhou Jing and sat down. Su Shi and Yan Fei sat down on the other side.Dong Mo presented three cups of tea and placed them in front of Su Shi, Yan Fei and Hu Yuhan one by one.

"This is the new tea this year, try it."

Yan Fei frowned slightly and did not touch the tea in front of him. Su Shi took a quick sip, while Hu Yuhan drank one boldly.

"Your Highness, what kind of tea is this? Why is it not bitter at all?" Hu Yuhan asked curiously.

"Master Su, can you taste it?" Ye Lingjue picked up the teacup and scratched it slightly, lowering his head slightly to smell the tea.

Su Shi replied: "I once read in a tea book that there is a kind of tea tree in the Wuhua Cave in Yunhua Mountain. It is called non-bitter tea. It has to wait for frost and snow to grow leaves, and it will wither in the spring. It is extremely dangerous. rare."

"Not bitter tea, who named it?" Hu Yuhan laughed out loud, "Maybe there is some kind of non-sweet tea, not sour tea." At this point, he changed the topic and played with the tea cup and said, "I think it's probably It was made up by predecessors, just to attract people's attention." Su Shi didn't argue, and the gentle look on his face remained the same.

"If your Highness has nothing else to do, we will leave first." Yanfei said.

Ye Lingjue took a sip of tea and said: "Old General Yan had his favorite general named Sun Wu. His brother was also a fierce general under the old general. He lost his life on the battlefield, leaving only an orphan girl. Now that he is more than sixteen years old, the old general intends to get married. If he does get married, he will inevitably get into trouble in the future."

"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Yan Fei said in a cold tone.

Hu Yuhan said: "The eldest wife of the Sun family has a useless younger brother who is not only a gambler but also a lustful person. Not long ago, he caused a scandal at home and raped a common girl. If the Sun family hadn't sent someone to deal with it, I'm afraid he would be in jail now. , two days ago, I followed the Sun family to the capital to avoid the limelight, but ended up fighting for the oiran again, beating the person to a bloody head, and it was the Sun family who stepped in to settle the matter." Hu Yuhan clicked her tongue twice at this point. , and then said, "It's a coincidence that the eldest lady of the Sun family and the wife of Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice are cousins. If there is support from the General's Palace, the younger brother of the eldest lady of the Sun family may not be able to commit murder or arson." ."

"How does Your Highness know these things?" Yan Fei's eyes flashed with vigilance.

Hu Yuhan said: "This is not a secret. Just ask one or two people and it will become clear. Your Highness thinks that the veteran general is very old. If you are entangled with such a scoundrel, you will not know how angry you will be in the future."

"Then I really appreciate your highness's kindness." Yanfei said, "But my grandfather has made his own decision, so I don't need to worry about it."

Hu Yuhan wanted to say something else, but when she saw Ye Lingjue looking over, she changed the subject and asked: "Why did you call the princess out alone after school? Don't be embarrassed. There are no outsiders here, and no one will tell her. I Speaking of you, you don’t want to send a token of love, right? The princess is still so young, and you are already thinking about it. Wow, I’m really anxious~”

Hu Yuhan was talking happily to herself, not paying attention to Yan Fei's increasingly serious expression. Ye Lingjue glanced at him, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, so I won't disturb Your Highness." Su Shi stood up to say goodbye, and then said to Yan Fei, "Xiao Yan, it's time to go back." Su Shi waited for a while, and Yan Fei got up and left with him. .

After the two of them left, Hu Yuhan said with a smile: "Your Highness, how did my errand go? Why don't you keep me for a meal?"

"Didn't you clamor to go to the temple fair before, but now you don't want to go?" Ye Lingjue said calmly.

"Since His Highness has said so, I won't stay for dinner. Your Highness will invite me another day." After saying that, Hu Yuhan slipped away with a smile.

Ye Lingjue glanced at Zhou Jing, who was still sitting in his original position, and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"General Yan is a stubborn man. He may not appreciate His Highness's kindness. On the contrary, he may be self-defeating and think that His Highness is sowing discord." Zhou Jing said.

Ye Lingjue lowered his head and smelled the tea, and said, "What if I am just sowing discord."

Zhou Jing was silent for a moment and said, "Your Highness has his own reasons."

Ye Lingjue smiled lightly, put down the tea cup and said, "It's getting late, you should go back." After Zhou Jing stood up to say goodbye, Ye Lingjue said, "Let's go to the temple fair."

Zhou Jing didn't react for a moment, but Ye Lingjue had already stood up and left.

After everyone left, Dong Mo came over and put away the four tea cups on the table. Then he put away the ink jade tea cup used by Ye Lingjue alone, and then called people in to sweep it with clean water. There was nothing in the palace. Burning incense, there is only a few faint hints of melon and fruit fragrance.

After dinner, Ye Lingxi came to Changle Palace again with the bell. After Xiao Quanzi opened the door, he saw Ye Lingxi coming over again and gave him kind words.

"Your Highness is not missing the princess, it's because he's afraid of getting over his illness. Princess, please go back first. You can come over to play when your Highness is well."

Ye Lingxi asked Lingdang to give the food box he was carrying to Xiao Quanzi and said: "This is the jujube and yam cake just delivered from the imperial kitchen. I remember that eldest brother likes to eat this. You can take it in and give it to eldest brother. I will go back first. , take good care of your big brother."

"Princess, don't worry. I will definitely take good care of Your Highness. Princess, please be slow on the road." After Xiao Quanzi walked a few steps away, he carried the food box and entered Changle Palace. In the amiable dusk, the door of Changle Palace was closed again.

(End of this chapter)