bookcurios Chapter 118: Bamboo Leaf Fried Longjing
Chapter 118: Bamboo Leaf Fried Longjing
Little Quanzimao was standing at the door, telling Zhao Fangyu in an amusing manner that Erqing had bought frostbite ointment from the Imperial Hospital with her own money to give away, but the weather would be warmer in a few days, so who would want those jars of frostbite ointment?
Zhao Fangyu was still as still as a rock, his hand pouring water without even moving. He glared at Xiao Quanzi and said, "It's just a can of frostbite cream. Is it worth it for you to get upset?"
"Wouldn't it be good to save it for next year?"
It's free stuff anyway.
Xiao Quanzi waved his hands and smiled cunningly: "It's not like we don't have monthly payments. Who doesn't know that she wants to challenge her sister?"
Xiao Quanzi almost swore to the heavens that she would follow Zhao Fangyu to the death if the two sides fought. Zhao Fangyu didn't care about these things. The quarrels in front of the emperor were not big. At most, they were trivial matters. The palace maids and eunuchs were trying to show off their talents. What if they didn't win? He could still drive her out of the emperor's presence?
If it really comes to this, there is no way Zhao Fangyu would let them do as they please.
"Sister Runyi, please be careful when you are on duty at night these few days."
Zhao Fangyu knew that Xiao Quanzi did not say this casually, so he quietly moved closer and asked him in a low voice what was wrong.
Xiao Quanzi knew that he shouldn't have said this, because people in the imperial court were most afraid of being loose-lipped, but he was afraid that Zhao Fangyu would run into trouble, so he kindly said, "It's dry, and my master has a boil on his mouth."
He said Qian Jiangping, but he was actually talking about Your Majesty.
As the year draws to a close, most of the dishes in the imperial kitchen are rich in oil and sauce. Even if they are lighter, they are still full of nourishing delicacies. It is normal to get a sore throat from eating them. Qian Jiangping is the eunuch who serves the emperor, so he is the one who tests poisons when he is not in a position to do so.
He has a carbuncle, how can Your Majesty recover?
Zhao Fangyu nodded to show that he understood, and took back the tea leaves he had put back.
When delivering tea these days, you need to prepare two more portions.
After delivering the message, Xiao Quanzi returned to the eunuch's residence. Not long after, Erqing came strolling in again with a smile on his face.
"I saw it just now. What were you talking about with Xiao Quanzi? He was smiling like a sly man."
Zhao Fangyu heard the test in Fang Erqing's words, but did not respond: "What's the matter? He just said that he went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy charcoal and got cheap broken charcoal to save some money."
Erqing took out a handful of roasted melon seeds from his purse and asked Zhao Fangyu for a small stool to sit on opposite the door.
"Come to think of it, when you were in the Imperial Prison, how many times did you meet Pei Tongzhi?"
Zhao Fangyu said calmly, "I met him once, when he brought me food on behalf of a colleague."
Fang Erqing didn't believe it. When the rumors were flying around, they sounded very plausible and there was no smoke without fire. She didn't believe that the two had only met once.
Fang Erqing's thoughts were written on her face. Zhao Fangyu didn't want to pamper her, so he immediately asked back, "Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"
Fang Erqing snorted twice and said that he was just curious. Could Zhao Fangyu believe this?
This statement can only fool a fool. Zhao Fangyu stared at Fang Erqing meaningfully for a while, with a smile on his face.
When she asked again, Zhao Fangyu no longer answered. He concentrated on watching the fire in the small stove in front of him and carefully preparing tea.
Fang Erqing was bored to death when she saw Zhao Fangyu ignored her, but she didn't dare to go to Fang Sishan to beg for mercy, so she left angrily. When Fang Ruo came in the evening, Zhao Fangyu went to the Imperial Medical Bureau again.
She had read in ancient prescriptions that some drinks had the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire.
However, few people presented it to the emperor, for fear that it would harm themselves.
But Zhao Fangyu came to the emperor's court with the intention of making a name for himself, so he would naturally not be content with mediocrity.
When you encounter such a good opportunity, you must try your best to give it a try.
The people in the Imperial Hospital did not expect that Zhao Fangyu would come up to them with an ancient prescription and ask about it. In fact, it is not entirely an ancient prescription. This prescription is also used by some people in the folks, but most people use herbs such as summer cypress or reed root that are easy to obtain but not tasty.
"Of course there are pale bamboo leaves, but does Miss Runyi really want to do this?"
Zhao Fangyu smiled and took a bag of light bamboo leaves from the Imperial Hospital. Once the arrow is shot, it cannot be retrieved. Since he has come to the Imperial Hospital, how can he return without success?
Use mountain spring water to boil light bamboo leaves. After the juice is boiled out, use a pierced bottle to boil water to make tea, and you will get a pot of Bamboo Leaf Fried Longjing.
Zhao Fangyu found a small wide-mouthed porcelain pot and filled it with bamboo leaf-fried Longjing tea, and also brought the Wuyi tea that His Majesty used to like to drink to the bedroom.
Offering tea to His Majesty is no small matter. You have to tell Eunuch Qian Jiangping in advance and ask Qian Jiangping to examine the items in person to ensure they are correct before you can send them up.
Qian Jiangping frowned and clicked his tongue, looking resentful, but he knew in his heart that this was the person who should be in front of the emperor.
After checking that everything was correct, Zhao Fangyu took the remaining bamboo leaf fried Longjing tea to the emperor.
His Majesty brought up two cups of tea, one was his usual Wuyi tea, and the other was the light green Longjing.
The emperor paused and glanced at Qian Jiangping, who came to serve tea, with a half-smile.
Qian Jiangping immediately frowned and explained, "It was the teahouse runyi who felt sorry for your majesty's hard work day and night, so she looked up some ancient prescription and found that even drinking Wuyi tea would be a hindrance, so she sent Jianlongjing tea, which can clear heat and improve eyesight."
The emperor stared at Qian Jiangping. Qian Jiangping had a wrinkled face and his eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled. He looked as ugly as a pug.
The imperial study was extremely quiet. The emperor suddenly snorted, which frightened Zhao Fangyu and Qian Jiangping so much that they shuddered.
The emperor's expression was not very good. He thought that there was nothing wrong with a palace maid serving him tea, but there was probably something fishy about it.
After all, it was Qian Jiangping who brought it. The emperor glanced at Qian Jiangping before picking up the cup of light green Longjing tea and taking a sip.
The emperor also knew that he had been feeling a little irritated these past two days, but he did not want to drink the medicine to clear the heat. No matter how carefully the imperial physician used the medicine, it would be impossible for it to be completely free of medicinal taste.
Another reason is that as people get older, their bodies can’t keep up and they want to go to the bathroom after drinking too much water.
Besides, the medicine didn't taste good. He was already the emperor, so he always indulged himself when it was not a big deal. In the evening, he took the fire-clearing pills sent by the Imperial Hospital. The effect of the medicine was slower than that of the soup, and it had not yet worked.
At this moment, the palace maid brought the bamboo leaf decoction to clear the heat, which was a bit too clever.
But the emperor never thought that one of the culprits of his internal heat was the Wuyi tea he drank every day? !
The Longjing tea fried with bamboo leaves is not like the lotus seed and lotus leaf soup sent by the concubines. It has a slight bitter taste of lotus seed or lotus seed kernel that is so sticky that it makes your throat sticky. It tastes light. After drinking a cup of tea, the grease from the big fish and meat eaten in the evening seems to be scraped away by the cup of tea.
It is not as bitter as imagined, but rather has a light aftertaste of sweetness. The taste of Mingqian Longjing is naturally good and it has been a tribute tea since ancient times.
The emperor thought the food tasted good, so he gave Qian Jiangping a reward.
Without waiting for Qian Jiangping to leave, he said, "Ask her to come see me."
Qian Jiangping immediately knelt down and said, "She's waiting outside. I'll call her over right away!"
The bedroom is huge and extremely quiet. Even a piece of wood that looks ordinary at first glance may have a story worth a thousand gold.
There are no ordinary things in the emperor's residence.
But even so, the emperor was already a famous frugal emperor in Daliang's history.
Zhao Fangyu was led by Qian Jiangping, walked slowly forward and knelt down silently.
The floor of the imperial study was flat and cool. Zhao Fangyu did not dare to relax his manners in the slightest and kept his eyes fixed on the area in front of him.
The emperor sat at the desk, playing with the ring on his finger, one by one, and never looked down at Zhao Fangyu's appearance.
"Wuyi tea can make people get angry?"
The emperor didn't believe that Wuyi tea would really make people get angry. If it could make people get angry, why didn't Fang Ruo, who had served him for a long time, tell him? And why didn't the female officials who had served him for many years tell him?