Chapter 187 Tea Party 3

Meng Xianya smiled and said, "What did Miss Xia say? This tea ceremony can be known to everyone in the north. Miss Xia is also the daughter of the prime minister's mansion. If she is a prospective concubine in the future, if she can't even cook this little tea, won't she laugh generously?"

Xia Mengning looked at Meng Xianya, who was smiling. She knew that she was full of energy today and wanted to toss herself. Today, in front of so many people, she couldn't face her. Thinking of this, Xia Mengning smiled and said, "Since the side concubine said so, the little girl has to be more respectful than obeying."

After Xia Mengning finished speaking, she reached out to get the teapot on the table. Unexpectedly, Meng Xianya immediately reached out and stopped him, "Huh? Today, I don't want to let Miss Xia wash her hands and cook tea, but let Miss Xia taste tea.

With that, he handed over the teacup he had drunk and smiled and said, "This tea cooking is crude. If Miss Xia does it in front of everyone like this, I'm afraid she will lose her identity. When I hear that people who really understand the tea ceremony, she will know how the tea is cooked with just a mouthful of tea. Miss Xia is not as good as today. How about showing us this stunt?"

With that, he smiled and handed over the teacup he had drunk, "Miss Xia, please."

Everyone was stunned. This teacup was obviously drunk by Meng Xianya. Now let Xia Mengning drink it again, which means rewarding a slave maidservant. After all, these famous women know that the food they usually can't use up will be rewarded to the maidservant, but Xia Mengning is the future concubine. How could Meng Xianya be like this? Humiliating her in front of everyone?

But looking at Meng Xianya's look, it didn't seem to be a joke at all. Everyone couldn't help guessing that Meng Xianya was a side concubine. In the future, Xia Mengning entered the royal palace and was the imperial concubine. If it was ** in advance, it should also be the princess. However, looking at the appearance of the princess just now, she obviously liked Xia Mengning very much.

At this time, a group of noble women sitting below had already talked about it.

"Where did this concubine come from so bold that she dared to embarrass Miss Xia so openly?"

"Bang! What else can it be? It must have been the princess's instructions. This is knocking on this unpassed daughter-in-law in advance, but the princess has always been kind and must not be able to come forward in person. Miss Xia has fallen.

Everyone said one by one, Meng Xianya still stretched out her hand, but her arm was sore for a while, so she was replaced by the little girl behind her.

Zheng Yuxiu obviously heard everyone's comments and couldn't help frowning. She didn't like this daughter-in-law, but she couldn't show it in front of others. She was the mistress. How could she do such a thing that her daughter-in-law knocked before she passed the door?

Thinking of this, Zheng Yuxiu couldn't help looking at Meng Xianya and said with a smile, "Today we are the hosts, and Miss Xia is the guests. How can we embarrass the guests?"

As he spoke, he looked at Meng Xianya with deep meaning.

Meng Xianya didn't care about it. This bullshit princess, just has a name on her body, and she still wants to scare herself with this matter. Humph, there is no way. Today, she, Meng Xianya has to avenge that day.

Thinking about it, Meng Xianya smiled and said, "It's wrong for the princess to say this. Sooner or later, Miss Xia will be from our house. If the princess says so, won't she recognize Miss Xia's identity?"

Xia Mengning sat calmly in the chair, and the expression on her face remained unchanged. She just looked at the argument between the two people in front of her without a trace of panic.

No matter how well-breded Zheng Yu Xiurao is, he can't help but blacken his face. Meng Xianya is embarrass herself everywhere today. Maybe she usually has a good temper, but she doesn't know when she spoiled Meng Xianya's arrogant temper.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yuxiu said coldly, "Presumptuous, a little concubine, how dare you reply to me like this? Is there any rule? Do you want me to ask a few teachers from the palace to discipline you strictly?

Meng Xianya's face turned pale when she heard the words. Zheng Yuxiu was not afraid. What she was most afraid of was the teaching in the palace. They all seemed to come from hell. The rules could not be wrong. Thinking that she was almost killed by those old witches when she first entered the house, Meng Xianya's heart trembled and hurriedly. Shut up.

Xia Mengning smiled at this time and said, "The side concubine is so merciful. If the little girl doesn't accept it, I'm afraid it will make people criticized."

With that, he took the teacup held in the little girl's hand in the surprised look of the crowd, took off the tea lid with his bare hands, lowered his head and smelled it gently, and then put down the teacup and smiled, "If the little girl is right, the side concubine's tea should be added with mint, patchworm, lotus leaf, bamboo heart, loofah, pomegranate, chrysanthemum, this tea soup. The color is clear, and there is a trace of slight sweetness in the distant smell. Presumably the original tea must be the Yaocao fairy tea in Fengshan, but the recent smell has a trace of sour taste. The little girl guessed that it must be the reason for the addition of stained plums.

After Xia Mengning said this, the whole audience couldn't help admiring it. Whether it was right or not, but from this, Xia Mengning's research and achievements in tea could be seen. Xia Mengning looked at Meng Xianya's unwillingness on her face and smiled, "The little girl can only guess so much at present. If there are any omissions, please forgive me. "

"You..." Meng Xianya was angry, but she couldn't lose her proportion in front of the crowd. She had to look at Xia Mengning with hatred. She turned her head angrily and didn't say anything.

Zheng Yuxiu smiled and said, "I didn't expect Miss Xia to have such a lot of research on the tea ceremony. With her eyes and nose, she can see so many ways alone, which really makes me admire me."

Xia Mengning hurriedly bowed her head and said respectfully, "The little girl only knows a little tea ceremony. My father likes to drink tea, so she has been stained with her ears since she was a child, and her little skills are not popular."

Many noble ladies present couldn't help nodding. People with bright eyes knew that Xia Mengning used to be a concubine. How could she get the love of the prime minister? However, Xia Mengning was praised in front of people, but she gave this credit to her father without reservation. This general knowledge is really lovely.

"Well said!" At this moment, a voice came not far away. Everyone looked up and saw that it was Changsun Zhi and a group of male guests. It was Changsun Yun who followed Changsun Zhi. Today, Changsun Yun was dressed in a white dress embroidered with gold thread and dragons, which made him more and more straight and handsome.

Many women present even forgot to cover their faces with handkerchiefs. Looking at it like this alone makes people easily lose their souls.

Zheng Yuxiu hurriedly stood up and saluted. The eldest grandson smiled and said, "No."

With that, walking to the front, the little girl hurriedly added a chair for her. The eldest grandson sat down and said, "On today's luncheon, I specially ordered people to take hundreds of kiwi fruits from the hot city thousands of miles away for everyone to taste."

Kiwi fruit is very precious in the north. The hot city is a small city far away in the south. The climate is hot all year round. After the city owner there once offered the kiwi fruit to the emperor, he became famous. For a while, everyone praised it. Unfortunately, it seems that this kiwi fruit can only grow in the tropics, so many merchants I caught this business opportunity and brought the seeds of kiwifruit to the original cultivation, but the gains outweigh the losses.

For a while, this kiwi fruit became famous and could not be eaten with money. Now listening to Changsun Zhi's words, everyone is happy. After all, it is also a blessing to taste what the emperor praises.

There is still some time before noon. Everyone sat down and talked in twos and threes. There is no doubt that the daughters are discussing with each other which prince is in today's tea party, and how many beautiful cloths were in the cloth village yesterday, and these princes and grandsons gathered together, but they gathered their eyes to just now. Xia Mengning, who wisely escaped from Meng Xianya's scheme.

After the screen, a man in blue shook the folding fan in his hand and said elegantly, "Miss Xia used to be young, but now she is so charming when she grows up. It's really admirable. I dare to guarantee that this is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life."

Many people beside him were echoing. Zheng Donglin, the youngest son of Duke Zheng, who spoke to Xia Mengning on Xia Zhikang's full moon wine, said, "You just saw Miss Xia's beauty. You can know that on the hall of the palace that day, Miss Xia made a snowy night picture. At that time was still limited. Miss Xia was unique. This picture The picture was also praised by the emperor. At that time, I remember that Miss Xia also mentioned a poem, what is it called..."

Many of the men are the children of ordinary officials. Naturally, they do not have the status to go to the palace for banquets. Now that Zheng Donglin said this, he has already aroused his interest, but now Zheng Donglin has stopped in a key place. Everyone thinks that he is deliberately creating an atmosphere and shouted for him to speak quickly for a while.

Zheng Donglin reached out and patted his forehead, "What's your name? I really forgot... Don't worry, I'll think about it..."

"Green ant new pickled wine, red mud small stove, it's snowing late, can you drink a cup of nothing?"

A voice came. Before everyone could react, they heard Zheng Donglin say, "Yes, yes, that's it..."

Several men couldn't help reading it carefully several times and said, "What a good poem!"

At this time, everyone turned around and saw that it was the eldest grandson of the second son of the prince's mansion who had just spoken. Zheng Donglin smiled and said, "I didn't expect the second son to remember it. It can be seen how well Miss Xia's poem is..."

Everyone echoed, but the eldest grandson sitting aside looked a little gloomy. This poem was also amazing when he first heard it, so he recited it day by day.

Thinking of the woman's calm look and unsurprising temperament on the hall, the eldest grandson couldn't help but feel a little inferior. He was a concubine, one level shorter than the eldest brother. If he didn't succeed in martial arts, he still couldn't pass the military rank twice. On the other hand, although he was a little unruly, he was handsome. He has good martial arts skills and is so favored by the emperor. If he is a woman, I'm afraid he will choose a man like the eldest brother to accompany him for a lifetime.