Shao Yunan took out the crystal bottle from his arms, and Jiang Kangning was taken aback. He walked up to his elder brother and handed it over, but Jiang Kangning didn't answer, with a questioning face on his face. Shao Yun'an said, "Brother, this is a fairy fruit."
"Hiss—fairy fruit?!"
"Well, the fairy fruit. Brother Hu took us to find this. We picked this fairy fruit, and there was a change in the forest. We followed Brother Hu to find a safe place to avoid the flood, so it took us so many days."
Jiang Kangning was dumbfounded.
"Is this really a fairy fruit?"
Shao Yunan nodded affirmatively and said: "This fruit grows on a luminous fairy grass. That fairy grass illuminates the surroundings. Just after finding this fairy grass, Brother Hu took us away for two days and two days. Night. This fairy grass grows in the deepest part of a deep pool. If Brother Hu had not led the way, we would never have known that there was such a thing in the depths of the mountains and forests in Xiushui Village. Brother Hu has a relationship with us, and it likes to eat what I make Things, its son (Shao Yun'an's heart: [God knows what the relationship between Xiao Jin and Brother Hu is]) also likes to play with Brother Xi and the others. This is the meeting gift that Brother Hu gave us. I originally wanted to pick it up and put it away Then, after the results came out, I found out that there was such a big change in Xiushui Village. Brother Jing was worried that someone would use this to harm you, brother Jing, so I discussed with Brother Jing, and my brother would come forward and dedicate this fairy fruit to the emperor."
Jiang Kangning was too shocked to react.
Wang Shijing said: "Brother, such a big change in Xiushui Village can't be hidden, you have to seize the opportunity first."
Jiang Kangning licked his lips: "If this is really a fairy fruit, you guys, would you just hand it over like this?"
Shao Yunan blinked: "Brother, do you dare to eat this?"
Jiang Kangning immediately shook his head violently.
"Brother Jing and I don't dare either."
Jiang Kangning: "..."
"I'm afraid that Brother Jing and I will be finished after we eat it. I'm afraid only the emperor dares to eat this food."
Jiang Kangning's voice softened: "This, is it really edible?"
"Brother Hu said he could eat it. I think Brother Hu is a tiger spirit. He understands everything, except he can't speak."
"hiss-"
Shao Yun'an: "Brother, you can make up the origin of this fairy fruit. I only have one request. Give me the entire mountain forest behind my house, or list it as a forbidden area, and no one is allowed to enter it. I found a large piece of it there that is very precious. The Dahongpao ancient tea tree belongs to me. Big Brother, Brother Jing and I reluctantly parted our love for you, otherwise our family would live a long life if we shared this fairy fruit."
"Cough cough cough..."
Jiang Kangning choked on the saliva, and when he recovered, his first words were: "Qiantui, that's not perfect."
"It's hard to say that you can become refined after eating."
"Go, go, go. If I can really become a spirit, I dare not give it to the emperor first." This is certain, but Jiang Kangning has no idea. What kind of fruit can cause the earth to shake and the flood beasts to jump up? What is it!
Jiang Kangning calmed down a little, and asked cautiously: "You really picked this in the mountains?"
Shao Yun'an: "I'm lying to you and I'm going to have a baby tomorrow!"
Well, this is the worst curse for Shao Yunan.
Jiang Kangning was silent for a while, and asked: "Such a treasure, do you really want me to present it to the emperor? Even if someone uses this to intervene with me, I can think of a comprehensive plan."
Shao Yun'an sighed, leaning on the desk next to the elder brother and said: "I am reluctant, but now I must. First, as long as you offer this, elder brother, there will only be benefits, and you will definitely become a big celebrity in front of the emperor in one fell swoop."
Jiang Kangning nodded, that's for sure.
"Secondly, when Wei Hongzheng kidnapped me, he said some nasty things, but there is one thing that worries me all the time. What he said is that Empress Chitose seems to be in very bad health. We are now with the emperor and empress. The people on the same boat, our current strength is too weak, the queen must not have any accidents. I promise, even if this is not a fairy fruit, it must be a good thing, otherwise Brother Hu would not take us so far, to such a dangerous place Go pick it. Besides, if you can become refined after eating this thing, it will be better for the emperor and queen to become refined than us."
In this way, if the fairy fruit still grows in the future, if he takes it out again, these people in the family will be able to accept it.
Jiang Kangning wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He grew up so old, even if his family was in trouble, he had never been so nervous.
Shao Yun'an looked at his elder brother's appearance, and discussed: "How about I take a bite first?"
"Don't mess around!"
Jiang Kangning snatched the crystal bottle from Shao Yunan's hand, his hands trembling a little. Taking a few deep breaths, Jiang Kangning hugged the crystal bottle tightly: "This matter must not be made public, you can guarantee that no one else will know?"
"Absolutely not!"
"That's good."
Jiang Kangning thought for a while, and said: "Now is the critical time for making tea, I can't leave. But I have to personally escort this fairy fruit to Beijing. It just so happens that after the tea is made, my brother and I will go to the capital to report on our work. If someone If you want to interfere with me, you must have played it at that time. At that time, if I take out this fairy fruit again, those people who want to touch me and you will have to weigh it carefully."
Shao Yun'an was curious: "Brother, are you going to make it public? Do you want everyone to know?"
Jiang Kangning said: "If it is just given to the emperor privately, this fairy fruit will have no meaning. We might as well eat it ourselves. Only by letting everyone know can we explain the abnormal situation in Xiushui Village to the world. Your elder brother and I can explain it to the world." Get away completely. You don't understand these things, so leave it to the eldest brother."
"good."
After thinking about it, Jiang Kangning handed the crystal bottle to Shao Yun'an again: "You put it away first, there are too many people here, and you can give it to me before I enter Beijing."
"good."
Shao Yunan took it back, giving his eldest brother a thumbs up in his heart. At this point, Jiang Kangning suddenly remembered something: "Yunan, your stone is still with me."
Shao Yun'an said indifferently: "Oh, I gave it to my elder brother, I have a lot of stones."
"..." After a breath, Jiang Kangning asked: "Didn't you say there is only one piece?"
Shao Yun'an laughed: "Brother, you really believe it."
Jiang Kangning raised his hand and knocked on it. Wang Shijing watched from the side but smiled and said nothing, thinking in his heart: [If elder brother knows that Brother Xi has already eaten one, I don’t know if he will faint.]
In the evening, Shao Yunan cooked a table full of big dishes, and specially cooked wolfberry leaf soup for Jiang Kangning. He also brought a few of the red fruits (tomatoes) and long green melons (cucumbers) he found in the mountains under the pretext. The tomatoes were cut into pieces and sprinkled with powdered sugar, and the cucumbers were washed and cut into pieces to eat raw. He really misses scrambled eggs with tomatoes, but he's giving away his secrets by doing so.
Jiang Kangning was in a better mood, and the blisters in his mouth disappeared after the meal. He only thought that he drank wolfberry leaves and fell into the fire, and he was not in a hurry, so he disappeared. In fact, the water used for this meal was spiritual spring water. Tomatoes and cucumbers grew in space, so it was natural to eat them just fine. Jiang Kangning boasted that the red fruits and long green melons were delicious, and asked Wang Shijing to try to grow some and send some to the capital. He had never eaten such sweet and sour fruits and melons. Wang Shijing immediately said that there was absolutely no problem. And the meat of Yu Luan, Jiang Kangning has never eaten such delicious meat in his life, Wang Shijing also said that there is Brother Hu, if you want to eat Yu Luan, it is not the same as eating chicken, there are many in the depths of the forest.
The three children were very strict with their mouths, and they just ate at the dinner table without saying anything. After eating, the three children occupied the county magistrate's study to read books and practice calligraphy. Jiang Moxi was still holding the "Kao Gong Ji". Just when Shao Yunan came, Jiang Kangning took him and Wang Shijing to the tea room to see if there was anything that needed improvement.
And when Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing were still in the forest, Emperor Yongming was furious in Donglin Hall and smashed his jade cup for drinking tea on the spot. Emperor Yongming's personal father-in-law, Eunuch Guo, hurriedly asked the young eunuch to go out of the palace to invite the emperor's teacher. The queen is ill, and he dare not disturb her.
Eunuch Guo and Dai Jiang who came back from Xiushui Village have been persuading Emperor Yongming not to get angry. But it was fine if they didn't persuade him, the more he persuaded Emperor Yongming, the more angry he became.
The tea and wine in Yongxiu County, even if he, the emperor, didn't say it outright, but no one knows that it is his Yongming Emperor, and his descendant Qi You's business! Such actions by the Hengyuan Hou Mansion are basically slapping him in the face of the emperor! On the long case in front of Emperor Yongming was an obvious criminal evidence, the tea recipes found from Wei Hongzheng's subordinates.
"Your majesty, calm down, the body of the dragon is the most important thing." Eunuch Guo followed behind Emperor Yongming who was so angry that he couldn't sit still, and tried to persuade him with kind words.
Dai Jiang: "Your Majesty, that Shao Yun'an is alert, and the prescription he gave is false. Wang Shijing avenged his wife and broke Wei Hongzheng's limbs, which can be regarded as venting his anger for you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Yongming was furious: "Wei Hongzheng should be killed! He should be killed! If I don't kill a few people, they will treat me as the emperor for display!" His Qi You is suffering from illness, and these people dare to fight against Qi You! It's time to kill!
Dai Jiangdao: "Your Majesty, before I left, Shao Yun'an asked my Majesty to interrogate Wei Hongzheng and his subordinates personally. He said that Wei Hongzheng had said some treasonous things, which were unbearable. He really couldn't say them. Did not tell the minister, nor let the minister ask."
Emperor Yongming: "Bring people up!"
Dai Jiang immediately went out to pick up the man, and Eunuch Guo hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, drink a cup of tea to calm down."
"snort!"
Emperor Yongming sat down angrily, and Eunuch Guo immediately offered him a cup of chrysanthemum tea. Emperor Yongming finished his drink in two sips, put down his tea bowl vigorously and said, "Wei Hongzheng should be killed! Wei Chunlin should be killed!"
Eunuch Guo bowed his body, lowered his eyes and said: "These people who should be killed, the emperor will kill them as soon as you kill them, but the dragon's body is the most important thing. If Qiantui finds out, he must be worried."
Thinking of Qi You, the descendant of the emperor, Emperor Yongming suppressed his anger.
At this time, a little father-in-law bowed his head and came in: "Your Majesty, the emperor is asking to see you."
Emperor Yongming: "Who is talking too much at the emperor's teacher!"
Eunuch Guo apologized with a smile: "The emperor is worried about Qiansui's phoenix body recently, and the slave is talking too much. Please ask the emperor's teacher to share the worries for the emperor."
Emperor Yongming was laughed at by Eunuch Guo, and ordered: "Quickly invite the emperor teacher."
Eunuch Guo, Eunuch An, and Eunuch Zhuo all followed Emperor Yongming and the Empress very early on. Originally, Eunuch Guo and Eunuch Zhuo served Emperor Yongming, and Eunuch An served the Empress. Later, Eunuch An was entrusted by the queen to do business, so Emperor Yongming asked Eunuch Zhuo to take care of him. Emperor Yongming was worried about changing someone else.
Elder Weng came in, but the little eunuch who came in with him was carrying a bamboo box. As soon as Weng Lao came in, he saluted first, and then said: "The old minister was on his way into the palace, but he didn't expect to meet the father-in-law who delivered the decree. What a coincidence."
Seeing the emperor's teacher, Emperor Yongming's mood eased a little, and he gave the emperor's teacher a seat, but his face was still sullen. Eunuch Guo asked the waiting eunuchs to retreat, and Emperor Yongming suppressed his anger and said, "Wei Hongzheng went to Yongxiu County, secretly captured Shao Yunan, and forced him to hand over the recipes for making tea and wine."
Weng Laodao: "The old minister already knows about this matter."
Emperor Yongming was surprised: "Where did the emperor's teacher know?" Dai Jiang went straight to the palace as soon as he entered Beijing.
Weng Lao replied: "It was Eunuch An's personal entourage who rushed back to the capital from Yongxiu County. Then Shao Yunan made some honey grapefruit tea and sent him back to Beijing. Some of them were specially told to be given to the emperor and Chitose. The things are directly Send it to Cen Yuebai. Cen Yuebai happened to be staying in the old minister's mansion temporarily. The old minister didn't feel relieved to hand it over to others, so he went there himself. The grapefruit tea tasted by the veteran, and it tasted very good. He said it can cleanse the intestines, moisten the lungs, and clear away heat. Phlegm is also good for the stomach."
Emperor Yongming said with emotion: "He really has a heart. I heard from Dai Jiang that he was injured."
Weng Laodao: "The veteran asked, and said he was slapped and kicked in the stomach. Fortunately, there was no serious problem. The acting deputy commander, Kang Ning and Wang Shijing arrived in time. However, Shao Yun'an is also considered courageous and resourceful. They actually wounded Wei Hongzheng, and dragged them until the Deputy Commander and the others arrived, and caught him in time, otherwise Wei Hongzheng would have fled back to the capital, and the matter would be difficult to deal with."
"Hmph!" Emperor Yongming was so angry that he slammed his fist on the desk, "What a Marquis of Hengyuan, what a Wei Chunlin! He is just a bastard, but he dares to be so presumptuous! The whole house of the Marquis of Hengyuan didn't take my emperor seriously at all. !"
Old Weng: "Your Majesty, drink a cup of honey grapefruit tea to soothe your throat."
Emperor Yongming exhaled and held his breath, and glanced at Guo Xun, Eunuch Guo, who immediately stepped forward to open the bamboo box, and there were sixteen white porcelain vases the size of palms inside. Elder Weng pointed to the eight in the first row and said: "Shao Yun'an specially told the Queen to drink this. He said that he used milder honey to avoid the cold."
Emperor Yongming immediately said: "Send it to the queen."
"yes."
Eunuch Guo first took out a bottle of ordinary tea, opened the lid, then raised his head and said in surprise, "Your Majesty, this honey grapefruit tea smells very sweet." Turning to Elder Weng, "Please tell the master the dosage to this servant."
Old Weng said: "You can soak it in water to drink, or you can put it on dry food. The old minister mixes two spoonfuls of water into a tea bowl. He said to use warm water, otherwise the honey will have no effect."
"Slave, thank you, Master Emperor."
Eunuch Guo brought tea bowls and hot water, brewed two bowls, and sent them to the emperor and Weng Lao respectively. He took out all the "ordinary" grapefruit tea in the bamboo box, and then went out with the bamboo box in his arms. Go to Jingyou Palace.
Emperor Yongming picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and immediately praised him full of praise: "This Shao Yun'an is really ingenious. The bitter and sour grapefruit is really delicious after he handles it like this."
"Come on."
"The slave is here."
Immediately, the little father-in-law who was waiting outside bowed in.
"This grapefruit tea, give two bottles to the emperor's uncle, and two bottles to the old general."
"yes."
The little father-in-law carried four bottles of grapefruit tea on the common tray and left. Shao Yunan sent An Yi a total of 32 bottles, 16 bottles in the palace, 8 bottles for the queen, 8 bottles for Emperor Yongming, and 16 bottles for Cen Lao, Weng Lao, Kang Rui, and Eunuch An. No one can get a few bottles.
Xu Shi drank something sweet, and Emperor Yongming's mood improved, and he said: "The empress also said that she wanted me to reward him with some grapefruits, saying that that person doesn't care about money, and rewarding him with money is worse than rewarding him with some rare ones. I haven't got grapefruits yet The reward went out, and he brought me this grapefruit tea."
Weng Lao smiled and said: "The younger brother of the prefect of Guangnan Prefecture is in Yongxiu County, Shao Yun'an can't do without this pomelo. But the emperor's reward is still to be rewarded."
Eunuch Guo bowed and walked in: "Report to the emperor, the Deputy Commander has brought the people. The servant has sent the honey grapefruit tea to Jingyou Palace. Chitose is resting, the servant did not bother him, but just put down his things. "
Emperor Yongming immediately asked: "How is the empress now?"
Eunuch Guo said with a worried look on his face, "Zhuo Jin said that Chitose just had abdominal pain and fell asleep after taking medicine, but he didn't sleep deeply."
Emperor Yongming clenched his fists tightly, and Old Weng hurriedly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, Qiantui's body is against harmony, and you should take the dragon's body as the most important thing."
Emperor Yongming nodded and said with a dark face, "Order Daijiang to bring people up."
"yes."