In the capital of East Vietnam, a lot of effort was put into welcoming the envoys from the Three Kingdoms to visit, both inside and outside the city. During the day, within a radius of five miles outside the city, various tea pavilions competed for their beauty and popularity. At night, there were thousands of flowers and trees, and the wind blew and the stars fell.

It's raining, people are coming and going, and the inn is packed with people, just like New Year's Eve.

Dongyue focuses on tea, and during the annual tea fighting competition, it is like a city that never sleeps. Teas are supplied to all parties involved, and everyone in the capital, from the royal family to the merchants and commoners, can taste them.

After a seven-day break for the competition, participants can exchange the jacarandas issued by the imperial court with the venue organizer within three days to present them to the competition team.

Three days later, the top five jacarandas in number will be selected as the first-class tribute tea, the top ten will be selected as the second-class, and the top 20 will be selected as the third-class. On the last day, the Queen and the envoys of the Three Kingdoms will each hold purple and golden jacarandas in their hands for comparison.

Whether one hundred thousand red jacarandas can stand out as tribute tea is closely related to these five purple jacarandas.

The Holy Empress of Dongyue died of illness, and the task of presenting purple and gold jacarandas fell into the hands of the regent, Prince Liang. Prince Liang was a wine drinker and had no connection with tea. After Li Xuan returned to the country, he handed over the matter to his full authority.

During the month-long tea competition, people from all walks of life had already selected their favorite teas, and eliminated the unsuitable teas after eliminating the unnecessary ones. After the envoys arrived, they all dressed up and went to the venue to select all the teas they wanted.

Today is the last day. The Crown Prince and his wife are taking three envoys to choose their favorites from hundreds of tea shops. They are trying their best to perfect the tea in their hands wherever they go, hoping to leave behind the Purple Golden Flower.

Ying became tribute tea.

The tea pavilions on the market had already slightly changed the seats in the tea pavilion. In previous years, the third-class tea products were concentrated around the city gate. Even though Zheng Kai's tea pavilion received tens of thousands of red jacarandas, they could not get closer. They were arranged as if they were being squeezed out.

The end of tea.

Since he was familiar with the rules, he wasn't too nervous. Even if Beiyong's purple jacaranda was not suitable for him, there was still Xiyao's jacaranda that could be given to him. The junior sister would never let the preparations of the past two years come to nothing, not to mention the red jacaranda obtained.

He climbed to the third level without even being in the second level.

While others were thinking hard about how to show that the tea tasted good in color, aroma and shape, he just brought an ice-cold bottle to chill the tea soup at any time. This made those aristocratic families who were die-hard believers in using hot tea as a way to look down on him as much as they wanted.

However, the younger junior sister was not willing to please the children of the aristocratic family. In Dongyue, which was founded on tea, not only the nobles could not live without tea, but the common people could not live without tea.

How much free time do the people who work hard every day have to sit down and have a sip of tea?

If the tea is brewed with heat, it will be bitter and difficult to drink. It is not as good as Xiaojunmei's method of cold extraction to preserve the aroma and sweetness of the tea soup. Even without the help of ice brewing, it can still maintain the sweet flavor of the tea soup.

Therefore, although this white peony is not favored by the children of the aristocratic family and is criticized a lot, and is even called deviant, it is widely spread among the people and has become a rare midsummer cool drink.

Being able to taste a cup of herbal tea to relieve the heat in the hot summer in the south. Is this a good way to relieve the heat that many busy people miss?

On this last day, Zheng Kai worked hard. The owners of the tea pavilions on both sides were stunned and prepared the necessary trays for making tea, tea grinders, tea bottles, stoves, water pans, small plates, saucers, and Fucheng

I specially prepared a tea cup.

Who said White Peony is out of fashion?

Today, I would like to invite you to taste and appreciate the excellent taste of this tea after it is heated.

All the tea prepared in the past month is half-made second-rate tea. This kind of tea can win the love of many people, not to mention that today I left behind the white peony with one bud and one leaf specially prepared by the junior sister.

Good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, especially in Dongyue, which is obsessed with drinking tea. What's more, these people have been immersed in tea products that require Lang Jing to ferment and then knead and stir-fry for days. Their sense of smell and taste have long been fatigued and paralyzed. It would be better if they don't serve White Peony at this time. When?

When Li Xuan led everyone and was about to turn back and stop moving forward, Zheng Kai rushed the buds and leaves wrapped in red makeup into the Xiaoyi Mountain Spring that had been kept warm for a long time. The leaves gradually stretched in the heat, and suddenly the fresh fragrance overflowed. , instantly attracted many onlookers dressed in colorful costumes waiting to taste the tea soup.

The commotion in the crowd is the most noticeable. The leader of the Guanglu Temple Shaoqing was also attracted by the whispers everywhere and stopped. Especially the elegant fragrance that is different from other fragrances is far-reaching and full of delicacy. The long fragrance of flowers attracted many gourmets to approach slowly.

"I think there will be another masterpiece this year." Li Xuan didn't smile, but his lips curled up slightly.

I was just thinking about how the Xiaoyi Mountain tea sent by Prince Jing could turn the tide among the nobles on the last day. It turned out that it was waiting for this moment to attract the attention of the envoys.

Good bet!

It only takes one envoy to drop a jacaranda to win the right to pay tribute tea. It's not that there are no silver needles in East Vietnam, but there are few such precious and heart-wrenching fragrances. Even he, who has never liked white tea, was attracted by it. Xiang stopped.

Why didn't the young minister of Guanglu Temple understand what Li Xuan meant? He immediately led the way to the tea pavilion a hundred steps away.

Everyone stopped in front of the Peony Tea Pavilion. The gourmets who were waiting in front of the pavilion quickly gave way. Several people were even more surprised when they saw exactly six tea cups in front of Zheng Kai.

Is this specially prepared for them? Who in East Vietnam nowadays doesn’t know the origin of this obsidian tea cup?

After waiting in silence for a moment, Zheng Kai did not touch the wind stove, but breathed lightly. The tea soup stirred up on the table and fell into the teacup. Not a single leaf of the tea soup was left in the stove. The guests outside the pavilion applauded and he nodded. He respectfully raised his hand and invited: "I would like to invite you all to have some tea."

"It turns out that I have been silent for more than a month just to wait for today?" Li Xuan looked at the elegant man in front of him with his deep eyes and deliberately slowed down his tea tasting time. If he didn't take action, who would dare to take action?

Zheng Kai's face has been slightly changed. The pleasant mountain scent from the brocade robe makes people feel relaxed. The aroma from the cup hanging on the side penetrates the nose and is even more fascinating.

"Master Hui Shizi, fine white peonies are not easy to obtain, so naturally we have to wait for the distinguished guests to come." Since there was a Yaobian tea cup with excellent thermal insulation effect to serve the tea soup, Zheng Kai was not in a hurry to call for tea, but bent down more and more. The limbs speak of shortcomings.

"It's not easy to get. Without your skill, how can ordinary people taste the charm of tea?" Li Xuan gently took the tea cup with a half-smile. The clear and light apricot-yellow tea soup was fresh and refreshing, and the aroma of candied dates suddenly hit his nostrils.

"Hui Shizi, what I have been thinking about for the past month is that I hope that ordinary people can appreciate the beauty of white peony." Facing the suspicious Li Xuan, Zheng Kai could only bend his waist lower.

Sipping the dense tea soup, the taste was indeed more sweet and pure than the old Xiaoyi Mountain white tea. With a profound look, he turned to Princess Beiyong, whose face was covered with gauze behind her, and ordered softly: "Everyone, try it. .”

After everyone had a cup, Yan Juan seemed to have some scruples and hesitated to move. This made Li Xuan half-squint and smile without trace. He speculated that he was joking to avoid suspicion: "What? The princess doesn't like it." This rare Kung Fu White Tea?”
Chapter completed!