"smell good!"
The maids couldn't help but take a deep breath and let out a sound of admiration.
They had never heard of such a mellow taste. It was mellow and sweet, making people's mouths water after smelling it.
"Empress Dowager, please taste it."
Tana carefully held the big pottery bowl in her hands and brought it to Queen Mother Zhou.
Before Empress Dowager Zhou reached out to take it, Su Jin had already said with a smile: "This bowl is so big. I'm afraid the Empress Dowager won't be able to drink so much tea. Why don't you give me a small sip?"
There are strict rules in the palace. All outside food and drink are not allowed to be eaten directly by the Queen Mother and the Emperor. They must be tested by the palace staff before they can be eaten.
Tana obviously didn't understand this rule, so Sujin quickly found an excuse and took the bowl of tea from Tana without thinking.
Defenses can not do without.
Su Jin didn't dare to believe Tana easily. Although she had a good impression of Tana, it was their first time to meet her, and she was from Northern Qi, so she might have different intentions.
What if her marriage is fake and her attempt to poison and kill Queen Mother Zhou is real
When Tana made this bowl of tea just now, she used a lot of things from bottles and jars. She brought them all from Beiqi. Sujin didn't know anything about them. How could she taste this "tea" herself? It's not poisonous, so how dare Queen Mother Zhou enter her mouth.
Queen Mother Zhou naturally knew what Su Jin meant. She glanced at her, took the pottery bowl herself, and said with a smile:
"This is the tea made by Princess Tana for the Ai family. This tea is so fragrant that the Ai family can't drink enough for themselves. How can I reward you? You greedy girl, if you want to drink it, ask Princess Tana for it yourself!"
Although her tone was stern, there was a smile on her face.
Everyone knew that this was a joke on Sujin, and they all laughed together.
Su Jin smiled bitterly and called out again: "The Queen Mother, slave..." Her voice was choked with sobs.
She understood what Empress Dowager Zhou meant, and she didn't want her to test poison for herself.
Empress Dowager Zhou thought to herself that as she got older, she had already looked down on everything. It didn’t matter if she lived one more year or one less. However, Sujin was the most caring person to her in the world. This poison would never let her come. try.
If Princess Tana really meant harm, Queen Mother Zhou was willing to risk her own life.
So before Su Jin could speak to persuade her, she had already picked up the pottery bowl and took a sip.
As soon as the tea entered her mouth, she was slightly startled, with a strange expression on her face.
"The Queen Mother!"
Su Jin's eyes never left Queen Mother Zhou's face, and upon seeing this, her heart suddenly lifted.
“Good tea.”
Queen Mother Zhou swallowed the tea in her mouth and spoke slowly.
As soon as this tea entered her mouth, there was an extremely mellow aroma, with a slight aroma of tea, milk, butter, and other aromas, but she couldn't tell what they were.
The taste was silky and smooth, sliding down her throat like the legendary nectar, making her reluctant to swallow it for a moment.
"Is this...really tea?"
Queen Mother Zhou looked at Tana doubtfully.
Fragrant, sweet, mellow, crispy and smooth.
This is a hundred times better than tea!
She had never drunk such delicious "tea" in her life, if this was really tea.
Even if the tea is poisonous, she will still enjoy it.
Thinking of this, she took another sip. This sip of tea filled her stomach, and the smile on her face widened slightly.