When I woke up, I was fine

The people in other places are in dire straits, and only the vicinity of Chang'an seems to be singing and dancing.

The emperor Yang Guang loved beauties very much, and he was very picky about beauties. A glamorous skin could not satisfy this emperor. I heard that beauties must have talent, scheming, sophistication, and how to flirt... With so many abilities, it may not be possible to succeed.

In the deep palace, there is a lot of trouble, but outside the palace, all kinds of rumors are everywhere.

One of the most unbelievable rumors is that he saw his own sister in the garden, and seeing that the princess was so beautiful and dignified, he couldn't help molesting her, because this incident made him kiss her Mother is mad.

Guan Lengyan looked at Cao Qiang, "Think about it with your treacherous head, is this rumor true or false?"

"fake."

After all, Yang Guang was the king of a country. He defeated his elder brother and became the emperor, and he was also the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty. How could he be so foolish and licentious.

Just throwing his brother off the crown prince at him can prove that such a character is full of scheming and scheming, and he didn't show any lewd and confused appearance back then, why did he suddenly become like this at this time?

It was obvious that someone had framed him.

Cao Qiang and Guan Lengyan were sitting in a teahouse at this time, because they heard such messages in their ears, the two couldn't help discussing for a while, until the waiter from the teahouse came to them with a charcoal stove condiment .

"Ma'am, the tea you want is here, please take it slowly."

Cao Qiang and Guan Lengyan were waiting for Cao Ba in this teahouse. She had just sent someone to deliver a letter to her uncle's mansion, and now she went in to visit him and her uncle.

Cao Li watched as Guan Lengyan threw some dried pine cones into the charcoal stove, set up a casserole, poured some prickly ash and dogwood lard into the pot, and was slowly stirring with a small wooden spoon.

Tea soup Tea soup is not like tea but more like soup.

Seeing Guan Lengyan's enjoyment, Cao Qian couldn't help reminding, "I still think she heard the two of us talking that night, and your flawed reason can't coax her at all. When he sees her uncle, Bring this matter out, we will definitely have trouble, why not leave this little lady at this time, let's leave Chang'an."

Guan Lengyan shook her head, "I believe that Cao Ba is not this kind of person, you can put your heart in your stomach, not everyone is as treacherous as your master and servant, there are still a lot of loyal people in the world. "

Cao Qian sneered, "If you don't listen to good people, you will suffer in front of your eyes. Just wait and see."

Speaking of this, Guan Lengyan filled a bowl of tea soup and put it in front of Cao Li, "Taste it, I added a little more pepper this time, you can taste it and see how it tastes."

Cao Li looked down and saw the messy coriander tea leaves floating on the water, covered with a thick layer of grease. "Is this lard? I don't eat tea fried in lard."

"That's right, pigs are eaten by lowly people. People like you who think they are noble people like to eat sheep oil. After this pot of tea is finished, let's drink sheep oil next time."

Cao Li turned his face aside.

Guan Lengyan moved the cup in front of Cao Li, "I fried it myself. It's a pity that it's not by the stream in the mountains. Otherwise, it will look more elegant with the breeze and bright moon. If you look down on me, don't drink it." , Thinking about the fact that you and I have been living together for hundreds of years since the death of our master, and the friendship of hundreds of years, I invite you to have a cup of tea, don't you still want to?"

Having said all this, Cao Li could only pick up the cup and drank it in one gulp. After drinking it, he felt a little nauseous. The taste of this tea soup is simply indescribable.

After Cao Li swallowed the tea that had been forced down his throat, he glanced at Guan Lengyan. Guan Lengyan was shaking his head with his eyes closed, slowly savoring the tea with his mouth.

After holding it for a while, I swallowed it slowly, and then let out a breath slowly, "fragrant, slippery, numb, it is indeed a good tea, next time put more coriander, it can enhance the fragrance, by the way, I heard The taste of the mustard is also very good, let's try it in sheep oil tea next time."

Cao Li's face was stern, and despair was written on his fleshy face.

"I really don't like tea, don't call me next time."

"There is no one who doesn't like tea. Look at who doesn't like tea in this teahouse. You don't know where the bad habit came from. You must have learned it from your master. Your master is a..." At this time of affection, Guan Lengyan felt that if she really revealed the embarrassment of Cao Mengde's informality at the banquet, she might have another quarrel, so she wisely shut her mouth at this time.

"So I advise you, don't imitate your master. Your master has no aristocratic airs. If you want to pretend to be noble, you have to learn from tasting tea at this time."

"If a nobleman drinks this kind of tea every day," Cao Li shook his head, "I'd rather not be a nobleman."

"It's because you haven't tasted the beauty of this kind of sencha." Speaking of which, he took a small piece of tea cake from the tray just now, and slowly baked it next to the small stove. After the special is dry, put it in a bowl and mash it into fine powder, and then let Xiao Erduan bring some fresh green onion, ginger and garlic, change a teapot again, and pour the tea leaves, green onion, ginger and garlic into the teapot in order , using an unknown thing to hit it slowly, just such a set of procedures was done by Guan Lengyan in a smooth and smooth manner.

Someone next to him clapped and applauded.

Cao Qiang put this bowl of boiled stuff in front of Cao Qiang.

"I didn't put lard this time, try it."

Cao Li hesitated for a while when he saw the sliced ​​ginger and scallions floating on the surface of the cup.

Just when she was hesitating, someone came over to chat with Guan Lengyan. Guan Lengyan maintained her appearance as a noble lady, and was impatient to deal with others at all. "Drink this bowl of tea obediently. I specially brewed this tea for you. It not only dispels the cold and nourishes the lungs..."

There are ginger slices in it, which may be there to dispel cold, but where can you tell from nourishing the lungs?

Cao Qian didn't move, and the person who was talking to Guan Lengyan was also urging, "Little lady, listen to your mother, drink tea while it's hot."

Cao Li closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and swallowed the cup of tea in one gulp.

Putting down the teacup with a blank expression, the person who was chatting with Guan Lengyan just now proposed to share this pot of tea at this time, Cao Qian's face became lively.

Thinking back to the last time I woke up, drinking tea was not as sad and insane as I am now.At that time, even if you added onion, ginger, garlic and dogwood, you only added a little bit. Like now, this is not drinking tea, but drinking soup.

But because of Guan Lengyan's show, many people in the restaurant speculated about the origins of their mother and daughter. Some people said that they just put lard on it. They must have come from Shu, because only people from West Shu Such a heavy taste.

Some people also saw that the little girl was unwilling to drink tea soup with lard, and speculated that the girl must have come from Ludi in the east, where the tea soup tasted by people in the east is relatively bland.

But no matter what, the smooth actions towards the woman just now can show that they are from a family, otherwise, they don't have such a demeanor.

At this time, there was a commotion outside the corridor. After a while, Xiao Er came in from the outside, cupped his hands towards the surroundings, and performed a bow salute.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the news just came from the street that the palace issued an imperial decree, saying that civilian husbands were conscripted to build the Grand Canal."

As soon as Xiao Er finished speaking, the whole teahouse started to shout.

"Are you going to conscript civilian servants again? The batch of civilian servants from last time haven't returned yet."

"What do you know? I heard from relatives that these peasant husbands could not go back. Eight out of ten died in the Grand Canal."

"Who did you hear the news from?"

"No need to hear, if there are folks there who are still digging the Grand Canal, is it necessary to still collect it here?"

People around shook their heads and sighed, and instantly felt that the tea soup was not fragrant.

Guan Lengyan lowered her head and whispered to Cao Qiang: "Based on our intuition of making weapons, I think troubled times are coming."

Cao Li nodded, "Oh, what a pity."

Guan Lengyan also nodded, "It's a pity. If you weren't as short-handed and short-legged as you are now, you might be able to find a hero to continue to be your master, and then achieve greatness again. We who make weapons Don’t you just think about it? Dominating the battlefield is what we love most.”

After Cao Qian finished listening, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Guan Lengyan, "So you've already found a home for yourself?"

"Don't say that, I have a master. Although my master is gone, I have been playing games in the world for so many years, and not everyone can subdue me. The only one who uses Qinglongyanyue knife is Guan Erye. I'm sorry for you."

Cao Qian snorted coldly, you don't want to find another master, do I just want to?

Then he said: "The pity I just said was not for myself, but for Yang Guang in the palace. It's a pity that he has become the king of subjugation. Think about Qin Shihuang who built the Chidao and the Great Wall, and think about Yang Guang The construction of the Grand Canal today is all in the name of a tyrant, doing big things..."

Guan Lengyan looked at Cao Qiang like a monster after listening, "What do you think? Why do you think Qin Shihuang and Yang Guang...they are tyrants."

"My master said that the first emperor is a king."

"That's not true. I think you are using your master's reputation to say this. Your master is a tyrant and a traitor, so you don't like those wise and benevolent kings." Thinking of this, I feel that Uncle Liu was not able to win the world. Too bad, there are many people with abnormal brains like Cao Li.

Thinking of this, he cast a contemptuous glance at Cao Qiang. At this moment, a servant in a green coat and short jacket came to the teahouse. Seeing Cao Qiang and Guan Lengyan sitting, he walked over slowly, "My master's name is Cao, please The two of you will come to our house."