Xiao Ren had been the housekeeper of this general's mansion for several years, but this was the first time he had met the general in a surprisingly good mood for several days.
Although these days, the general will disappear mysteriously before nightfall, but usually in the early morning of the second day, the general will automatically appear in the room, so he no longer finds the master missing like the first few days. Looking for someone from heaven to earth.
Respectfully handed the post in his hand to Xiao Zhizhi, Xiao Ren lowered his head, and carefully observed his master's expression from the corner of his eyes.
I saw Xiao Zhizhi looked at the post for a while, but there was no joy or anger on his face.
The owner of this post is the seventh prince of the dynasty. The emperor is old, although he has already established a prince, but this prince is weak in temperament, and his intelligence is mediocre. And this seventh prince was one of those princes who had ambitions for the throne.
In this court, the Seventh Prince was considered to be Xiao Zhizhi's few friends.
"Xiao Ren, go and prepare the carriage." Xiao Zhizhi closed the post and instructed Xiao Ren.
"Yes." Xiao Ren took the order and went down to prepare.
The next day, Xiao Zhizhi went to the banquet as scheduled, and the seventh prince was a little surprised. You know, this Xiao Zhizhi's uncertainties, but he is well-known in the court. Even if the two of them are good friends, it is not easy to invite his driver.
"Brother Xiao." The Seventh Prince stood up and greeted him.
"Seventh prince." Xiao Zhizhi responded with a salute.
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After the Seventh Prince sat down with Xiao Zhizhi, he smiled and said, "I heard that Brother Xiao has recently liked tea tasting, so I specially wanted to invite you to this teahouse to taste the tea here." The Seventh Prince paused, joking. "Although it is said that this teahouse is a century-old brand in Luoyang, but from what I know about Brother Xiao, I think you must have never been to this teahouse."
The two had not known each other for a year or two, so the seventh prince naturally couldn't understand Xiao Zhizhi's temperament. This kind of gathering place for literati and elegant scholars, Xiao Zhizhi wanted to come here because he was too lazy to join in the fun.
"It's true that I've never been here before." Xiao Zhizhi said lightly.
The tea maker in the teahouse set out a set of excellent tea sets and brewed tea in front of the Seventh Prince and Xiao Zhizhi.
Xiao Zhizhi has seen Chu Zhuyu's action of making tea with flowing water-like movements many times. It is obviously the same movement, but he has no reason to think that Zhuyu has done better. Frowning slightly, he glared at the master who made the tea.
Seeing Xiao Zhizhi's expression, the seventh prince hurriedly asked, "But what do you think is wrong?"
Xiao Zhizhi pondered and didn't answer, but the seventh prince smelled the fragrance of the tea and suddenly understood, "I forgot, Brother Xiao always drinks that Junshan Silver Needle."
After that, the Seventh Prince glared at the tea maker, "Don't hurry up and exchange the tea for Junshan Silver Needle."
"Yes, yes, the villain will change the tea immediately." The tea maker hurriedly bowed and said, a layer of cold sweat on his body. If one is careless and annoys these people, as long as the other party waves his hand, his life will be gone.
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The tea master was about to withdraw the tea, but Xiao Zhizhi said, "There is no need to withdraw it, it's okay to drink it."
Since the other party said so, the seventh prince did not insist, and handed a color to his subordinates, who immediately served tea and placed it in front of Xiao Zhizhi.
The slender fingers picked up the teacup, Xiao Zhizhi looked down at the apricot-colored tea in the cup, and the fresh scent of tea slowly lingered on the tip of his nose.
"What kind of tea is this?" he asked.
"General Hui, it is Baihao Yinzhen. This tea is named for its shape like a sharp needle and a color like silver. It has the effect of strengthening the stomach and refreshing, reducing fever and reducing fire."
Xiao Zhizhi put the teacup close to his lips and took a sip, savoring the fragrance of the tea. Chu Zhuyu also brewed Baihao Yinzhen tea for him. While brewing the tea, he whispered to him how expensive and difficult to buy this tea was. Thinking of that round little man's painful expression at that time, a smile appeared on his lips.
The seventh prince smiled faintly when he saw Xiao Zhizhi drinking tea, he was naturally happy and rewarded the tea maker.
While drinking tea, the two talked about the current situation.
The seventh prince suddenly said: "Brother Xiao, do you know what I mean by inviting you out today?"
"Yeah." Xiao Zhizhi shook the teacup and snorted almost nasally. The teahouse has been wrapped up by the Seventh Prince, and the people around are all the Seventh Prince's confidants. Anything you say here, don't worry about getting out.
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The seventh prince smiled, his fingers dipped in tea, and he wrote the word "quan" on the table.
Xiao Zhizhi glanced at the word, then looked at the seventh prince, "Do you want it?"
"Yeah, who doesn't want to be among the princes?" Since he was a child, he was born in the royal family, and his desire for power will only be stronger than others. As for the current situation, everyone knows that it will be a matter of time before the crown prince is abolished. Even if he is not abolished, once the emperor dies, I am afraid that the crown prince will encounter an accident before he sits on the dragon chair.
Xiao Zhizhi didn't say anything, just leaned back on the chair lazily, a string of Buddha beads slipped from his wrist to his fingertips, he pinched them one by one, allowing time to slowly pass between the two of them.
After a long time, the seventh prince finally sighed, "According to Brother Xiao's temperament, I don't want to intervene in this matter, but you know the truth of the innocence of ordinary people, and the truth of guilt."
Xiao Zhizhi raised his eyebrows.
The Seventh Prince raised his finger again, dipped it in tea, and wrote the word "Bing" on the table.
How can someone who holds one-third of the military power in the world easily stay out of the world in this struggle for the prince's power.
Xiao Zhizhi lowered his eyebrows and continued to move the beads with his fingers. After a stick of incense, he suddenly got up, "It's getting late, I'll go home first."
The seventh prince naturally understood what the other party meant and did not stop him. He just glanced at the tea on the table and took a sip. "Brother Xiao, is the tea bad today?" A smile appeared on his lips, but he didn't expect that the other party only took a sip and did not touch the tea again.
"It's not as good as that person." Xiao Zhizhi's lips showed a smile again, and the Seventh Prince couldn't help being stunned.
It was not until the figure disappeared in front of him that the seventh prince turned his head and asked his subordinates: "Today, did General Xiao smile twice?"
"Twice." The subordinate replied respectfully.
"Can you see clearly?"
"See clearly."
Could it be that something happened around Xiao Zhizhi that he didn't know about? The Seventh Prince couldn't help but think.