The Empress Dowager likes drinking tea as much as she likes riding horses.
Knowing this, all the tea-producing places in the lower states have imperial tea offered to them every year, so the Cining Palace is filled with tea leaves of various colors.
Lin Yunyan lived in the palace for a long time when she was young. She smelled a lot of tea and gradually gained a lot of experience.
The Empress Dowager did not let her drink it at first, but she had many dreams at night and often cried at night. After discussing with the imperial doctor, she prepared several kinds of calming tea for her. Now, there are still some on the shelf.
When Lin Yunyan got older, the Queen Mother no longer restricted her and she could drink whatever she liked.
Lin Yunyan raised her eyebrows when she heard Xu Jian praising the tea.
Last time at Taohe Zhai, Xu Jian mentioned it and drank all the tea she had brought.
"It's not bad," Lin Yunyan said, "I can install some for you later?"
Xu Jian raised her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly thought of what she said before, and said: "I didn't expect to get tea again before Xiao Ding."
Lin Yunyan pursed her lower lip.
"I have to thank the princess," Xu Jian added, "the princess put on the show all by herself and didn't ask me to pick her up."
Unsurprisingly, Lin Yunyan glared at her again.
A bit fierce, but not as fierce as a real one. Instead, the light in his eyes brought out more charm.
Xu Jian met her eyes and did not deliberately add fuel to the fire. She pressed her lips against the tea cup and pretended to drink tea.
The way to the Holy Land is open, but the place in Cining Palace is not easy to borrow.
The white jade horse crane was already booked, which really pissed off the little princess, and the business suffered a huge loss.
Xu Jian didn't say anything, and Lin Yunyan didn't stare either. She continued to bite the mung bean cake.
Soft and delicate, full of mung bean tendencies, the best aftertaste is paired with a bowl of tea.
Just as he was thinking about this, he saw Xu Jian lifting up the teapot to refill the teapot. It tipped over very much, as if it was about to bottom out.
It is indeed true that it has bottomed out.
The two of them sat here and talked so much, but this little tea was not enough.
Xu Jian emptied the teapot, turned sideways in the direction of his father-in-law, and made gestures.
Uncle Yu understood immediately, trotted over, took the teapot and refilled it.
Lin Yunyan finished one piece and picked up the tea cup, only to find that there was only one bottom left, a thin layer, not enough for half a mouthful.
She then glanced at Xu Jian.
When making tea, you put others before yourself. How could Xu Jian not know?
Normally, there are people waiting for him, so Xu Jian doesn't have to do these trivial matters at all, but Lin Yunyan has been with Xu Jian for so many years and knows him very well.
The two of them had tea, and Xu Jian was very hands-on and did not mess up the order of refilling the tea.
These are all rules engraved in your bones. You don’t need to use your brain. You can’t go wrong by raising your hand.
Why is it so strange now?
Pian Xu Jian didn't change his expression when she looked him over. He even saw that she was out of tea and simply pushed his cup over with a "you're welcome" attitude.
Lin Yunyan chuckled.
Of course she was not polite to Xu Jian, she took it and drank it.
The two of them didn't realize there was anything wrong with this. When they were down and out, they had to share a piece of cake or a bowl of noodles, but they didn't know that Yu Gongzheng came back and looked up to see such a scene.
His footsteps stopped in place. For a moment, Grandpa Xiao didn't know whether he should step forward or not.
how to say……
That familiar feeling emerged again.
In the past it was "the princess and the duke don't seem to have just met each other", now it has become "the princess and the duke are getting along not as if they have been granted a marriage for half a year, but as if they have been married for half a year".
Thinking of this, Uncle Xiao couldn't help but tremble, and a layer of sweat broke out on the back of his neck.
Sure enough, it's June, it's so hot...
Xu Jian heard the footsteps that came and stopped suddenly. She looked at Eunuch Yu, and her voice was still not serious. Only Lin Yunyan in the pavilion could hear: "Eunuch Yu seems to be surprised."
Lin Yunyan was startled and looked along Xu Jian's line of sight, just in time to see Eunuch Yu.
Across half a small garden, eyes converge.
Lin Yunyan finally understood and put down the tea cup on her lips.
His movements were neither quick nor slow, he didn't show any shyness or panic, and he looked no different from usual.
Only Xu Jian, when his eyes fell on Lin Yunyan again, he saw the pink on the tip of her ear.
Pink and rosy.
After all, Uncle Yu was able to hold his own, and he had adjusted himself now. He walked to the pavilion and offered the teapot with a smile, then stepped back, still standing in the distance as before.
Xu Jian took the teapot, filled both cups, and then said, "Is there anything else in Cining Palace that you can't handle?"
Lin Yunyan:......
What a man!
Whenever I get the chance, I'll make fun of you.
"It's not enough to go too far," Lin Yunyan said.
Xu Jian raised his eyebrows.
People who have lived like this in Hui Huixi still know that "too much is not enough"?
Xu Jian thought that he was someone who knew how to "take it easy".
"After asking so much," Xu Jian directly changed the topic, "What are your plans for the future? Uncle, talk to Yu Pu in private?"
When asked about this matter, Lin Yunyan said: "We discussed it last night, and Chen Gui will speak."
This answer sounded a little surprising at first, but after thinking about it again, Xu Jian understood the meaning.
Lin Yun was not only Lin Yunjing's uncle, he was also Uncle Cheng.
Getting married, even if both men and women have some ideas, is not something that can be settled. There are many things that both parties have to consider.
Yu Pu has no fear of power in his nature. If he doesn't want to get married, he will definitely refuse.
But Lin Yuan was an uncle, a high-ranking official in the Hanlin Academy. From now on, we would be in the same yamen, and we would not see each other when we raised our heads and looked down. No matter how clear the distinction between public and private matters, there would inevitably be difficulties when encountering problems.
Uncle Chengyi's house just didn't want to embarrass Yu Pu.
I don't even want Yu Pu to get married because of these "embarrassments".
"It's not easy to marry a girl..." Lin Yunyan sighed, "Grandma said it."
Xiao Duanshi's original words are very long.
Afraid of being too strong, my uncle had the courage to marry her, and the girl would not be happy in the future.
I am afraid that I will meet someone with many ideas, and there is a deep meaning behind the marriage. Since we are married, I will help when I can, but I am also worried that people are not enough, and no matter how much I help, I will not get a good result.
The aunts who had said what they said were all thinking a lot, and Lin Yunyan was the same, but she thought she couldn't say these few words in front of Xu Jian.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hearing this, Xu Jian seemed not to delve into what was left unfinished, but just followed: "It is indeed not easy. Once is not enough, you have to worry about it three times."
Somehow, Lin Yunyan couldn't help laughing after hearing this statement: "Who wants to have three sisters in the family?"
After the words fell, Xu Jian said: "You don't count."
Lin Yunyan looked at him curiously.
"You were granted the marriage and didn't let your grandmother bother," Xu Jian said. "The other time it was your aunt."
Lin Yunyan was neither smiling nor not smiling. In the end, she just said: "Then let grandma be more worry-free this time."
If the eldest sister and Yu Pu can form a good relationship, the result will definitely be countless times better than before.
So does the third sister.
The third brother-in-law was selected by my grandmother from among the Duan clan.
This time, Lin Yunyan directly selected the person, so there was no need for her grandmother to look at the roster. She and several of the nuns who had followed the Duan sisters to the capital from Jiangnan racked their brains and recalled the selection for more than half a month.
Xu Jian took a sip of tea, her eyes fell on Lin Yunyan, looked at her twice, and then looked away.
Worry free?
If you can't change, you will end up with the result of losing your title and losing your title, which is not a worry at all.
He smashed the inside by himself, but with the little princess, he had to fight his way out.
The current situation is still far from being settled, but he has achieved a lot, and it is much smoother than he originally thought.
Thanks to the little princess.
It's much better to have someone working together than to work hard alone.
After all, we are borrowing the territory of Cining Palace, so we can't really ignore the time until dark.
After drinking two pots of tea, it's almost done.
The two of them got up and walked back to the main hall.
Seeing Xu Jian coming to bow and say goodbye, the Empress Dowager looked at him with a smile: "Don't say any more?"
Xu Jian's face was slightly startled: "I'm telling you a joke."
The Empress Dowager laughed loudly: "The Ai family loves to see this joke."
Lin Yunyan sat next to the Queen Mother and snorted softly in her heart.
She is said to be good at pretending, but if you ask her, Xu Jian is also very good at pretending.
She has known Xu Jian for so many years in her two lifetimes, and has seen all kinds of emotions in him, but she has never seen anything "awful", but now he is pretending to be quite the same, which makes her even more shameless.
The Empress Dowager did not keep Xu Jian much longer, and asked Lin Yunyan to pick out some more tea leaves for him.
Lin Yunyan leaned over and whispered to the Empress Dowager: "Don't you feel sorry for the tea leaves?"
The Empress Dowager beat her: "Then take less."
Lin Yunyan smiled and said: "I asked for a good gift for you. You must like it. I'm going to pack more tea leaves. Anyway, you said my elbow is pointing towards the Duke's Mansion."
Xu Jian had a good ear. Even if he was not sitting close to him, the whispers of the old man and the young man still fell on his ears. He also saw the empress dowager leaning forward and backward with laughter.
This joyful energy not only infected the grandmothers, but even Xu Jian couldn't help but curl her lips.
He looked at the person in front of him, the sparkle in her eyes when she was talking and laughing, her red lips moving, her whole person was lively and bright.
Lin Yunyan made the Empress Dowager laugh and went to get tea.
Xu Jian still followed her, watching her standing in front of a high shelf, ordering one can here and there, and he was responsible for taking them down.
Lin Yunyan installed another seven or eight kinds of clothes for Xu Jian this time and said: "Don't forget the white jade horse hanging."
Xu Jian responded.
The tea leaves were put into a small can, the can was put into a box, and the box was presented to Xu Jian.
Xu Jian took it with both hands, then held the box with one hand and placed it on Lin Yunyan's hand with the other.
The movement was very light and without any force, and the fingers clicked.
Lin Yunyan was a little surprised and raised her eyes to look at Xu Jian.
The room where the tea was stored was already dark. At first glance, half of the facial features were in the dark, and the remaining half could not be seen clearly. Such darkness made Lin Yunyan's heartbeat slow down.
Because she heard footsteps.
The sound of footsteps coming in and out of the nave.
She knew clearly that no one would come, and she also knew that the sound was not close, but this situation made Lin Yunyan's heartbeat a little more chaotic.
She was no stranger to Xu Jian, she just clasped her fingers when handing over the box, but who told her to be in Cining Palace? Who told her and Xu Jian to be unmarried here?
The four words "too much is not enough" appeared in Lin Yunyan's mind again, which suddenly confused her mood.
After moving her fingers, Lin Yunyan pulled out her hand.
Xu Jian didn't stop him, as if the contact just now was purely accidental.
He just held the box steady and said calmly: "Let's go. It's been taking so long to pick out tea. I'm afraid the Queen Mother will think you emptied all her warehouses."
After counting, the light suddenly became much brighter.
Sunlight poured in from the wide open door of the palace, illuminating Xu Jian's figure.
Lin Yunyan looked at him, but she didn't see much emotion on his face.
Yes, this guy is used to pretending.
Lin Yunyan was only asked to be sent outside the palace, and Xu Jian followed the young chamberlain out of the palace.
When walking around the screen wall, Xu Jian looked back and saw Lin Yunyan turning around and entering the hall.
He looked down at the box in his hand again, his eyes softened involuntarily, the corners of his lips pursed slightly, and he smiled silently.
It doesn't matter whether you are in a hurry or not, it doesn't matter what the little princess said, nor does it matter what he said.
In the inner hall, Lin Yunyan chatted with the Queen Mother for a while, then got up and left.
The Empress Dowager was in a good mood. Even after Pistachio left, the palace was still filled with laughter and laughter. Of course, they were still talking about Pistachio.
Eunuch Yu smiled and reported: "I was sitting in the pavilion just now. Although I didn't know what the princess and the Duke were talking about, I watched from a distance and the atmosphere was harmonious. From time to time, I even started laughing."
"It's good to be harmonious," said Grandma Wang. "It's better to live together if we can talk about it together."
"The Ai family is not worried that Yun Yan will have nothing to say. She has been a good talker since she was a child," the Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Xu Jian is willing to listen to what she has to say."
Uncle Yu thought about it for a while, but he didn't mention the two of them using the same teacup.
It’s true that the marriage is a done deal, and it’s true that the elders hope that the unmarried couple will have more opportunities to get to know each other, but if they really know each other and have been married for a long time, the elders may not be relieved.
The princess and the auxiliary prince looked like they were not stupid people.
It was better for him not to speak out and worry the Queen Mother.
The sun is heading west, and it's time to go to the Yamen.
Yu Pu gradually adapted to the affairs of the Hanlin Academy, and recently he had enough energy to learn more. He usually stayed in the Yamen for an extra hour. It was summer anyway, and it got dark very slowly.
Today, he left when the time came.
A colleague wondered: "It's rare."
Yu Pu smiled and said, "I'm going to buy some things."
After hearing what he said, his colleague stopped asking any more questions and just asked him to go as soon as possible. If he went late, it would be bad if everything was sold out.
Yu Pu rushed all the way to Laoshi Lane and entered Shenghui Pavilion.
He didn't tell the truth to his colleagues. He was not here to buy, but was called by Dong Chen's family.
At noon, someone from Chen Dong's family came to the Hanlin Academy with a message saying they were looking for him. Yu Pu didn't know what he meant, but he didn't delay and came in a hurry.
The shopkeeper saw him and pointed upstairs: "My boss is waiting."
Yu Pu thanked him and went upstairs to look for Chen Gui.
When Chen Gui saw someone coming, he invited him to sit down, gave him some tea, and then said: "While I was waiting, I kept thinking whether I should have a small talk with Mr. Yu first, go around in circles, or go straight to the point. Let's talk about it.
.After much deliberation, I’d better go ahead and do it directly.”
Yu Pu was about to take a sip of tea, but after hearing this, he sat up straight and vaguely felt that what Chen Gui was about to say was not simple.
Chen Gui cleared his throat: "We met a while ago. What do you think, Mr. Yu, of the eldest girl in our house?"
The hand that was placed on the tea cover couldn't help but slip. Amidst the clinking sound, Yu Pu quickly held on to the tea cup.
The hot tea soup was not spilled, but the tea cup was still so hot that Yu Pu's fingertips turned red.
He retracted his hand and rubbed it quickly, but he couldn't see it. His ears were redder than the pads of his fingers.
