The 26th Move of Yang Fei

  Facing the sudden change, Li Chengqian remembered the words of Ma Zhangru from yesterday: "A gentleman keeps a distance from the kitchen."

  Looking at the queen's angry look, Li Chengqian finally knew how stubborn the Tang people's thinking was.

  They think it's a shame for scholars and men of status to enter the kitchen because an old man said something a thousand years ago, so they resolutely don't let men into the kitchen. The difficulties faced by Ma Zhang and Su He yesterday, as well as the current empress's anger and blaming of Su He, can all be seen from the importance of the phrase "Junzi yuan chui chu" in their hearts!

  The queen couldn't bear to blame herself for her own protective behavior, Li Chengqian was moved, but he also couldn't let his wife take the fall for him!

  "Xiao Gu, get up quickly!" Li Chengqian went to pull Su He, while explaining to the empress: "Mom, it was my own idea to go and stir-fry tea, Xiao Gu tried to stop me, but I insisted on going in!"

  The queen was furious, her thin chest heaving with rapid breathing! Su He remained kneeling on the ground, his head hung very low, under Li Chengqian's pull.

  "What's wrong with you? Get up quickly."

  Su He did not answer Li Chengqian, and instead said in a choked voice: "I beg Mother Empress to punish me."

  It seems like this, the queen won't speak up, she won't get up again.

  "Mother, I went to fry the tea just so you could drink this immortal tea. Don't get angry and hurt your body!" Li Chengqian knew he had to persuade the empress first, "Besides, Mother, who says a gentleman can't fry tea? You're getting angry for nothing."

  The queen raised her eyes and stared at Li Chengqian, the small mole at the corner of her mouth was bright red, a kind of intangible thing called maternal power made Li Chengqian feel somewhat guilty.

  But for his wife, he had no choice but to force himself.

  "Mom, don't glare at me, am I right in saying that this is a case of 'a gentleman keeps his distance from the kitchen'?"

  "You still know, huh? If you didn't know, it would be a good opportunity to make amends. Now that you do know, it's just knowing the wrong and committing the wrong!" The empress said coldly, gritting her teeth.

  "So you were born in the wrong time! Who said that, Mencius? I know it was this old guy, but did he have tea to drink back then? This history can't be filled in by our own imagination. I think over a thousand years ago there was no tea yet, so he said gentlemen can't cook, but didn't say they can't stir-fry tea!" Li Chengqian said loudly, "And as a son, is it not gentlemanly to stir-fry tea for one's mother?"

  Although his words were a bit confusing, the queen didn't know what "brain supplement" meant, but she roughly understood. After hearing the back, she burst out laughing.

  Li Chengqian went on and on: "If such an unfilial person is a gentleman, then I'd rather not be one!"

  "Hmph!" The empress glared at him with a smile, "You rascal, all you know is to spout nonsense. You dare to scold the Sage as an old codger? If your father and Confucius heard this, wouldn't they reprimand you for disgracing the cultured?"

  "Heh heh, mom, I'm not being rude, it's all your son!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Mom, look, let Xiaogu get up first, okay?"

  "Get up." The queen was still somewhat dissatisfied with Su He, "In the future, you must assist the crown prince more, and do not be so careless in your actions again."

  "Yes." Su Hong raised her head, "As Mother taught, I remember carefully."

  Li Chengqian hastily pulled up Su He, looking at her red eyes, feeling a bit heartbroken!

  The queen looked at Li Chengqian with joy in her eyes, "Chengqian, is this tea really roasted by you? How did you manage to roast such good tea?"

  A prince who stretches out his hand for clothes and opens his mouth for food, naturally cannot be said to have devoted himself to studying and finally made good tea. Because of the fact that he was a village official in his previous life, it is even more impossible to say so.

  "Hey, since the kids always end up with tea dregs when they drink tea, I wanted to tell them not to crush the tea leaves when roasting. But after going there, in the excitement of roasting, it ended up like this. It's actually not bad without adding anything else, so I brought some back for you, mom!"

  The queen looked at him with kindness: "Chengqian has a good heart!" She changed her tone, "However, you are the crown prince and someone who will do great things. It's best not to dabble in these unusual skills too much!"

  "Ah?" Li Chengqian's mouth opened slightly.

  "Your body has recovered, and the things you've forgotten can be learned again slowly." The queen muttered, "In the future, don't be so surprised and open-mouthed. If you can't write, start practicing with a new pen, it's not like the prince can write either, using a brush and charcoal is even more laughable. If you want to make new tea, just order someone to do it, don't do it yourself again..."

  One by one, even Li Chengqian felt a bit embarrassed, what else can be said, only one should be.

  When he came out of the Li Zheng Hall, Li Chengqian's head was still dizzy. It wasn't until the cool morning breeze blew that he came to his senses and saw Su Heng beside him with tears still in her eyes. He said guiltily, "Hey, don't cry anymore."

  "Hmm." Su Hong wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, "Your Highness, as long as you don't enter those lowly places again, I'll be satisfied."

  "Uh-huh!" Li Chengqian nodded vigorously, "Next time I go in, I'll definitely not let it slip out in front of mom!"

  Su Hong's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at him with a mixture of laughter and tears.

  Li Chengqian didn't show any shyness at all.

  The empress in the Zhèng Pó Diàn was savoring her tea beautifully, with a faint smile of pride at the corner of her mouth. After a while, she called out: "Yòu Hé, send the remaining tea to the emperor."

  ………

  The Taiji Palace, Zhaoqing Hall!

  Yang Gui-fei, wearing a white thin shirt, knelt down on one knee in front of Li Shi-min and warmly tied his belt for him.

  The fairy-like Yang Fei, with her curves subtly visible under the thin spring shirt. A patch of snow-white powder was exposed on her chest, and Li Shimin could see a deep and alluring abyss if he lowered his head, causing him to breathe slightly faster.

  Yang Fei's powdered hand was moving in front of Li Shimin's waist, lightly and seemingly unintentionally touching something that caused a reaction, her small face flushed with red clouds, pouting: "Your Majesty..." The soft voice like the spring breeze in March made Li Shimin somewhat unable to control himself.

  Li Shimin pulled up Empress Yang and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, then roughly swept her up in his arms. Just as he did, a palace maid walked in, and Li Shimin hastily stopped what he was doing and released the empress.

  Yang Fei was stunned and released, resentfully glancing at the unfamiliar palace maid, who was actually her personal maid, but had nowhere to vent her anger.

  "Your Majesty, Her Majesty has sent over a new batch of tea." The palace maid said.

  Li Shimin swallowed his saliva and said, "Oh, what kind of tea is it that the empress would have someone send over? I'm curious, have them bring it in, my mouth is a bit dry right now." His throat was currently filled with anger.

  The palace maid brought in the tea, and presented a cup of fragrant tea to Li Shimin. The aroma of the tea suddenly invigorated the two old men and women who were still in a state of desire. At the same time, they looked into the teacup and saw that the tea was as transparent as jade, and immediately fell in love with it.

  Yang Fei's eyebrows slightly moved, and she asked: "Why didn't you add dates?"

  The palace maid replied: "Just now, the elder sister from the Lijing Palace said that the Empress ordered this tea to be plain and pure in flavor, nothing can be added!"

  As soon as the words came out, Li Shimin's tea in his hand was suddenly upgraded. Li Shimin couldn't wait to taste it a bit. He picked it up, first smelling its fragrance, closing his eyes and indulging for a few seconds before lightly sipping a mouthful. The tea water circulated three times in his mouth before swallowing into his throat. Li Shimin immediately opened his eyes, exhaled a breath, and sighed: "Good tea, the fragrance is distant, the entrance is sweet but not astringent, it quenches thirst and fire, invigorates the spirit, and leaves a fragrant aftertaste!"

  Li Shimin took several sips before noticing Yang Fei's sparkling eyes beside him, and with a smile, he handed her the remaining tea, saying: "My dear concubine, try some too!" Yang Fei took a sip and was amazed that this tea was indeed as good as the old man had said. She had never tasted such fine tea before, and she couldn't help but take several more sips in succession.

  "I don't know where Guanyin got such good tea, I'll go ask for some when I'm free." Li Shimin stood up, "Leave half of the tea here with my beloved concubine, I'll leave first, Xuanling and Zheng are waiting at the Two Instruments Hall."

  After sending Li Shimin away, Yang Fei looked at the tea in her hand with a mixture of love and hatred, and said softly: "Sister is really something, occupying the emperor every day, even coming to disturb me at this time."

  She lifted the teacup, her rosy lips lightly sipped a mouthful, savoring the tiny amount of Old Li's saliva in the tea water. Her slender hand stealthily reached into her chest, pinched a bead that was bulging out from under her clothes, and gently rotated it. A seemingly pained expression appeared on her face, her delicate eyebrows twisted, and her legs tightly clamped together, lightly rubbing against each other. After a while, she finally exhaled, and a satisfied, alluring smile spread across her face!