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As expected, more things happened after the assembly began. While the emperor was still in the imperial court everyday, he would go to the study room and check out the records in the cabinet and officials before being sent to the Imperial Study one after another. The emperor immediately arranged for them to come to the Imperial Study to look at the paper, and not long after, two or three ministers would also come to the Imperial Study to debate on the matter. Please make a decision, the emperor. Something like that.

Zhuang Li stayed in the teahouse all day to help the Emperor and the other masters change their tea to make tea.

When the ministers finally started shouting, and prepared to return to their families to find their wives, Zhuang Li was still unable to rest. She still had to wait inside the Imperial Study to serve the emperor.

The emperor would review the paper money almost every day until late at night, and on the second day, he would wake up before five o'clock in the morning to go to court. Every time Zhuang Li fell asleep in the tea room, it was still the Eunuch Li who came in to help her change the tea leaves. The sky outside was already so dark that only the distant palace lamps could be seen. The emperor was indeed still in his Imperial Study, frowning as he examined the stacks of papers handed over by the local officials one by one.

From time to time, he would use cinnabar to write a few comments before putting them to the side.

Every time Zhuang Li changed the tea leaves, she would always think that this person was too energetic, and would occasionally urge him to rest as well. However, ever since the Spring Festival, the emperor didn't pay any attention to her, and didn't even raise his head to look at her. Although Zhuang Li had repeatedly thought about it, she truly did not understand when she had offended the emperor.

In the past, the Emperor wouldn't pay attention to her, but more or less, he would glare at her. But now, he was completely treating her as though she was transparent. He couldn't even be bothered to lift his eyelids...

She had also consulted the Eunuch Li before, and the latter was normally amiable and amiable towards Zhuang Li, but upon encountering this matter, she suddenly became silent and did not speak.

Zhuang Li could only put this matter down to the fact that it was difficult for the emperor to guess … It was better to be a man with his tail between his legs than to offend this master of his one day, causing him to lose his head …

This teahouse was also extremely particular when it came to talking about teahouses. There were about 180 different kinds of tea stored in the tea cabinet. Some of them Zhuang Li could not even get a clear name for, since the emperor usually only drank five or six of them. Even to the point of being dazzling, the requirements for water were very high. Well water, snow water, mountain spring water, and rootless water were all commonly used.

It was said that the Dragon King lived at the bottom of the well, and that the Dragon King lived at the bottom of the well. Whenever the weather changed, there would even be water spraying from the bottom of the well, and golden dragonfishes would roam in the water. The name of the village there was always saying that the golden dragon fish was the servant of the Dragon King who guarded the gates. Every day before dawn, soldiers were sent to fetch water from the water vans before storing it in the palace.

As for the snow water … In the winter, after the snow had fallen, the branches of the pine trees would be covered with snow. When the pine trees were covered with snow, the snow would fall, fall, and then accumulate again, so the snow would fall again, all the way until three times, when the accumulated snow was collected in clay pots, sealed in wax, and transported back to the royal palace to be stored in an icehouse for the purpose of brewing tea …

Rootless water is the rain from the sky, this is easy to deal with.

The most troublesome thing was the dew, every morning hundreds of lotus flower girls rode on small boats and brought small terrines to the lotus leaves in the lotus pond to gather dew, but Zhuang Li did not use dew often, it was mostly for the harem women.

The tea leaves were naturally of the highest quality that could be offered every quarter, and every few months, they would be exchanged with another batch of the best quality tea leaves. Other than giving the Emperor a full day of tea, Zhuang Li would also have to brew a few cups of tea for all the masters that came to the Emperor's Imperial Study to argue with him.

Zhuang Li watched them argue everyday, their faces and necks turning red, but they never really started fighting. Sometimes Zhuang Li even suspected that they were just here to get some tea …

Until one day, the person who came to Imperial Study was someone she knew.

Prince Bi

There were a lot of people that day, and those ministers were clamoring inside the Imperial Study. Even the young eunuch s guarding the gates were complaining.

"If they didn't make enough trouble in the study room, they would still have to come to the Imperial Study to make trouble. They are truly old." These words were heard by the Eunuch Li guarding the door.

Zhuang Li always thought that the Eunuch Li was just an ancient bug. His hearing was simply abnormally good. He could even hear a sound as soft as a mosquito!

The worst thing was that he could read lips … The young eunuch did not care if he went out to make a sound, as long as his mouth moved, he would be able to receive the signal to automatically decode the password in his mind and translate it into the correct information. Then, a cloud of dust fell onto the young eunuch's head, as if it was about to be beheaded …

Zhuang Li had always thought that Yue Yang was simply a model that the Emperor would create for himself for the sake of the eunuchs by his side.

You know everything, you don't say anything...

The Emperor wasn't angry. While the ministers were quarreling, he had listened attentively to them one by one, and then discussed things anew one by one. This was a rare occasion for him to have a good temper. Zhuang Li made tea nonstop. She almost had no time to send tea away, she just stayed in the tea house and had one of the young eunuch bring tea back and forth. When there was a person standing in front of her, she originally thought that the young eunuch had returned and said that …

"Little Qing, don't be anxious. We'll have to wait for a while …"

The voice that answered her was clearly different from that of a eunuch. Naturally, she had heard that voice before, just like that person's appearance, as if it had been carved out of gold and jade in her mother's womb. It was extremely nice to listen to.

If all beauties were destined to be born in one's mother's womb, then it could only be said that that person's mother was too proficient in giving birth …

"The last time it was Little White, but this time, it became Little Qing Zi?"

Zhuang Li looked up and saw Prince Bi right in front of him. He was so shocked that he almost knocked over her teacup.

"Forgive me, Prince. I accidentally offended you …"

"You weren't so afraid of me last time …"

Last time, Zhuang Li was still lying under the flower rack of the hydrangea flower. With one eye open, she saw the peerlessly beautiful man in front of him clearly, and said indifferently: "You are Prince Bi?

If she could reverse the flow of time, Zhuang Li would really want to return to that time and slap herself twice.

At that time, there was no one coming to the Plum Court, it was as if the power and struggles in the palace had nothing to do with her, who could control her?

Now that he was in the palace, he could naturally feel the power within it. A prince … A prince who can tear himself apart in minutes... The Emperor's own older brother naturally should have held him up with both hands.

"At that time, you were still young and ignorant. Prince, you don't need to care about it."

"Then now you know?" Prince Bi found it funny and sat down on a chair.

"Yes, yes!" Zhuang Li nodded her head like a chick pecking rice.

Prince Bi was thoroughly amused by her and once again touched the top of her head. It seemed easy for him to get her to touch the top of her head.

"You're not a child." The Prince Bi said.

"I... I am the Emperor's Imperial Noble Lady … " Zhuang Li said in a low voice, afraid.

"A little Imperial Noble Lady who pretended to be Princess Ge Ya for a year and is currently boiling tea leaves in Imperial Study Tea House?"

"I …" Zhuang Li choked, she did not know what to say.

That Prince Bi just chuckled and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I will go look for you in the Plum Court, but that place has already been sealed. Once he asked about the whereabouts of Princess Ge Ya, he found out that she had been transferred to the Imperial Study to serve tea!

Although he did not sound amused, his tone was heavy when he said the three words, Princess Ge Ya. He spoke the words word by word, afraid that no one would hear him clearly. Then, she looked at Zhuang Li who had gone crazy yet had no way of dealing with him.

"Even the plum blossoms in the Plum Court have all fallen, why don't you go take a look?"

"What?" Although Zhuang Li felt reluctant to leave, she had no choice. That plum tree and hydrangea had accompanied her for a whole year. She was reluctant to part with him like a friend.

"Don't worry, I've saved it all for you." Before Zhuang Li could understand what he meant, Prince Bi took out a branch from his chest and handed it over to Zhuang Li.

"The Imperial Study Courtyard is so big, you can find a random place to insert it."

Zhuang Li took it and held the branch in her hand. She originally thought that it was just a joke, but she really didn't think that it would be because of the Plum Court.

"Thank you, Prince Bi." She passed a cup of tea to Prince Bi.

"Is this considered a thank-you gift?" he asked, raising his handsome eyebrows.

"Prince Bi also has something to discuss with the Emperor?"

"I was just strolling around casually. Since there are so many things that the Emperor has to do, I naturally won't disturb him." Just treat it as coming to see a little girl like you. " He took the tea that Zhuang Li gave him and cleaned it.

"The snow water isn't from the pine branch, but from the spruce tree. If the emperor drinks it, then remember to find trouble with the cuisine department. If you can't drink it, then don't worry about him."

After he finished speaking, he got up and walked out, as if he did not want to stay any longer, leaving Zhuang Li standing there, dumbstruck. To be able to drink that, this Prince Bi is too abnormal …

No matter whether it was the Prince Bi or Wang Su, there were still many things that Zhuang Li could not understand. Zhuang Li did not understand why the relationship between the two would become like this. Wasn't the former crown prince the Prince Bi? Why was Wang Su the emperor in the end?

These two were half-brothers. From what she knew, there was no longer any imperial concubines in the harem. Even Wang Su's mother and Prince Bi's mother were not present.

They were probably already dead.

However, judging from the age of women in this era when they gave birth to children, as well as the age of the Emperor and Prince Bi, their mothers should not be very old. Not even fifty years old? Isn't this the age to be happy?

Eight years ago, before she had left the capital, she had heard about the matter of the tripod.