Chapter 542 The Five Flavours of Life
Fu Cang really deserves a beating.
However, the only person who can beat him now is Her Majesty the Queen, and Fu Cang is happy to be beaten by Her Majesty.
But Chu Qinghuang prefers to pamper him.
Even if being beaten is a hobby, Chu Qinghuang doesn't like to use such hobbies too much, not to mention that now that the two have married and officially become a legitimate couple, some hobbies are no longer appropriate.
What Fu Cang needs is calmness, sublimation of temperament, and more and more imperial husband style after years of precipitation, rather than petty "training" and blushing heartbeats.
The most important thing is that Chu Qinghuang is pregnant. For the sake of her own and Fu Cang's health, and for the sake of the child in her belly, all behaviors that challenge Fu Cang's self-control are unacceptable.
Duanmu Wuyou and Hongyu left early the next morning. How will their fate be in the future, and whether they will really confirm the red thread tied by Yue Lao, probably only they know.
Her Majesty the Queen and the Emperor's husband got up very early. There is a rule of serving tea the day after the wedding. Although this rule is usually omitted for the emperor, Her Majesty's situation is different and cannot be omitted.
Rong Yu and Nan Xi are not only Her Majesty's parents, but also the Emperor's master and mistress. They are in the imperial city, so they have to serve this cup of tea.
Of course, the cup of tea for the retired emperor is also indispensable.
In addition, the Emperor of the Great Zhou has not left yet, the Princess of Shu is also there, and the heavyweights such as the War King of Dongling, the Prime Minister, and the General are all gathered in the other courtyard. It is conceivable how lively the tea-serving scene will be today.
Her Majesty's carriage stopped outside the other courtyard, and two rows of maids welcomed the emperor.
Fu Cang got out of the car and held Chu Qinghuang down from the car: "Be careful."
Chu Qinghuang stood firmly on the ground with both feet, and said calmly: "I feel like a useless person now."
"Don't say that to yourself." Fu Cang pursed his lips and looked at her dissatisfiedly, "Say something nice on a happy day, good luck."
"You also believe in this?" Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows, "I should have let Hongyu be your master earlier."
Fu Cang raised his lips: "He will never have the chance to be my master in this life."
The two walked into the gate of the other courtyard and arrived at the main hall. Chu Qinghuang raised his hand and signaled: "Yuanbao, you take people to wait outside, I don't need you to serve today."
"Yes."
The main hall was huge. In addition to the main seat, the left and right sides were also full of people.
Chu Qinghuang and Fu Cang appeared in everyone's sight, and immediately received a pair of burning eyes.
Chu Qinghuang's mouth twitched, standing at the door of the hall, his eyes swept over one by one, and clearly saw an expression called "waiting to see a good show" on their faces.
"Today, Fu Cang and I came here to serve tea. What are all the other irrelevant people doing here?"
"I don't agree with what your Majesty said." Xie Jin was the first to protest, "Who is the irrelevant person?"
"Sir Xie is it." Chu Qinghuang looked back at him, "We are serving tea, why are you joining in the fun?"
"Your Majesty is wrong." Xuanyuan Yao smiled and said, "Xie Jin has prepared a great gift for the emperor. Without him, today's tea ceremony will be much less fun."
Chu Qinghuang was silent: "Tea ceremony?"
Just serve tea, what kind of ceremony is needed?
This is the first time she heard of it.
"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. This tea ceremony must be different from the usual tea ceremony, otherwise it will not show that Your Majesty is different." Ye Qingcheng followed and said, "I believe that the gift prepared by Lord Xie should also be unique and will not disappoint Your Majesty."
Chu Qinghuang walked to the center of the main hall and looked at Rong Yu: "Father, don't care and let them bully your direct disciple?"
Rong Yu said indifferently: "You don't know what happened yet, how do you know it's bullying?"
Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment and was speechless.
Fu Cang squeezed her hand: "Don't worry, I can do it."
"Before serving tea, accept the gift first." Xie Jin said, turning around and ordering, "Bring the things over."
After a while, five pretty maids walked in from outside the hall one by one.
Each of the five people held a wooden tray in their hands.
In each tray was a small bowl with a white background and celadon patterns, and there were liquids of various colors in the small bowls.
The maid holding the tray had a strange expression on her face. She looked at the bowl on the tray silently, as if she was looking at poison.
"The five flavors of life are sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty." Xie Jin smiled faintly, "Let the emperor taste it."
As soon as the voice fell, Chu Qinghuang understood instantly, "You want to embarrass Fu Cang with this trick?"
What kind of suffering has Fu Cang not suffered in the dark chamber during those years?
However, Her Majesty the Queen was not vague when it came to protecting her husband: "Fu Cang is in poor health and had stomach problems. I finally had someone take care of him. If he relapses due to stimulation, my request is not high. Uncle Xie, just give him ten bowls like this."