C12 Flower Tea
Yuen Qing had fun the whole night yesterday. She slept until noon before she got up!
She walked to Yu Longchen's door and whispered in his ear whether he had gotten up or not. "Squeak. The moment her ear touched the door, it opened. Yuen Qing relaxed her footsteps and walked in.
Yu Longchen was still sleeping soundly on the bed. He looked at his serene face. Yuen Qing unconsciously looked into his eyes and reached out to gently touch his nose. She saw the corner of the mouth of a person on the bed rise. He is awake!? Yuen Qing panicked in her heart and quickly got up and ran out.
Yu Longchen slowly got up and sat by the bed looking at the door. He touched his nose and his clear eyes were filled with love.
Yuen Qing ran to the garden guiltily. He should not have noticed that he was asleep. How could he have noticed? Yes! It was like this.
The luxuriant flowers broke into Yuen Qing's eyes. This chrysanthemum bloomed beautifully. It was yellow, green, orange, and black... She looked at the idea that popped up in her head. She ran to the kitchen to get a basket. One by one, the flowers were plucked down, not even the flower bud was spared.
Yu Longtang had just arrived outside the garden when he saw Yuen Qing bending down to pick the flowers that he had spent so much effort to find for Yu Longchen. Dissatisfaction arose in his heart and he angrily rebuked, "What are you doing!?"
Yuen Qing suddenly heard the angry rebuke and jumped up in fright. The flowers that she had just plucked had all fallen. When she saw who it was, she panicked and quickly lowered her head, not knowing what to do, "This servant... this servant..."
Yu Longchen slowly followed after Yuen Qing when she left the house. When he just arrived, he saw Yuen Qing's aggrieved look and immediately felt his heart ache. He quickly walked over and pulled Yuen Qing behind him and said with a smile, "Second Big Brother, why are you here?"
"If I didn't come, would I be able to see such an angry thing!? She plucked all the flowers! I gave this to you!" Yu Longtang looked at Yu Longchen with a pained expression. His eyes were filled with dissatisfaction towards Yuen Qing.
Yu Longchen knew that Second Big Brother had spent a lot of effort to find him, but it was not enough to make up for someone who was behind him. He said faintly, "I told her to pick them. Why haven't you told Second Big Brother why you picked flowers?"
"I just saw that these flowers were so beautiful. I felt that it was a pity that they withered, so I wanted to pluck them and make them into flower tea. I didn't expect that I would offend Second Prince." Yuen Qing's tone was full of apology.
When Yu Longtang heard her words, he felt much more comfortable in his heart. Even so, his expression did not change and he said in a deep voice, "Flower tea? What is this? Don't you dare lie to me!"
"Second Big Brother!" There was a hint of reproach in his tone, "I also think this word is fresh. Let her try." Yu Longchen actually did not know what Yuen Qing wanted to do at all. He was helping Yuen Qing out of the predicament. He knew his Second Big Brother the best. He was smiling like a tiger. He looked gentle on the surface, but in his heart, he was even more ruthless than himself. He was a fierce character. Otherwise, why would he fight for the throne with Yu Longzi? If Yuen Qing had contradicted him just now, perhaps he would have directly killed Yuen Qing. Fortunately, Yuen Qing was a smart person.
Yu Longchen's reproach shocked Yu Longtang. She was angry with me because of a servant? No, it should be said that it was because of this girl!
Yu Longtang sized up Yuen Qing who was behind Yu Longchen. His face was full of vigilance, but Yu Longchen was even more cautious.
"Haha, forget it, forget it. Tell me, how do we make this?" Yu Longtang laughed helplessly. He would not blame the person Yu Longchen was protecting.
"Flower tea is to steam the flowers for a short amount of time and then take them out to dry. The finished product can be used to make tea directly. This way, the fragrance of the flowers will remain. The taste is also very unique. " Yuen Qing lowered her head and explained. Her voice was still somewhat evasive. " But this is also my first time doing it. I don't know if it will succeed or not. "
"Alright, this prince is waiting to drink your flower tea, if it doesn't succeed..." Yu Longtang's tone was filled with killing intent. He scared her to vent the anger in her heart, "I think this flower also needs fertilizing!"
Yuen Qing shivered. This was to tell her that if it did not succeed, he would kill her and fertilize her.
However, Yu Longchen was dissatisfied with Yu Longtang in his heart. Although he knew that he was only scaring Yuen Qing, he felt that he had gone too far when he saw Yuen Qing's expression.
Yu Longtang felt Yu Longchen's gaze and did not care. He smiled gently and said to him, "These flowers are rare. I feel bad for them."
Yu Longchen pursed his lips and did not say anything. He turned to Yuen Qing and said gently, "You can go down! Don't worry about him."
Although Yu Longchen said so, Yuen Qing still regretted it very much. But for the sake of her own life, she still had to move quickly.
"What? Are you angry with Second Big Brother?" Yu Longtang looked at Yu Longchen who had a bad expression on his face and pouted. He felt wronged in his heart, "You have never talked to me so gently. You are also a man, but why am I different now?"
"Second Big Brother..." Yu Longchen felt helpless.
"I got it. You have a woman." Yu Longtang's tone was jealous, as if his lover had been taken away.
"Both of them burst into laughter at the same time.
Both of them had grown up together. The friendship between them was not something that could be measured with just a few words. Yu Longtang recalled the incident when he was young. At that time, Yu Longchen's Royal Mother had just died. He was only five years old. At the age of twelve, Yu Longzi ordered people to release vipers to bite Yu Longchen. Yu Longtang, who was ten years old, knew all of this, but it was too late for him to stop it. Yu Longchen had been bitten. He had helped Yu Longchen take drugs, and he had also been poisoned. When he saw Yu Longchen's strong look, Yu Longtang thought that he must protect his brother in the future.
Yu Longtang lowered his body and said, "You have her in your heart?"
"Yes!" When he talked about Yuen Qing, Yu Longchen unconsciously smiled.
"Now Eldest Prince is eyeing us covetously."
"Of course I can protect her."
Listening to Yu Longchen's tone, Yu Longtang felt that he was worrying too much. He chuckled a few times and remembered that he still had important matters to discuss with ___. His expression became astute. "Yu Longzi has just lost a subordinate. Given his temper, recently, there will definitely be movements, and it is most likely someone from the Ministry of Justice. If my guess is correct, he will definitely make a move against that doctor from the Ministry of Justice. "
" It's fine if he doesn't want it. I have already investigated his greed. There are many wealthy businessmen and government families in the capital. When a case arises, most of them will look for him to settle it. Although it's not a big deal, he has five mansions in the city. I don't know how much money is stored in the vault of the mansion. I'm afraid even the assistant minister of Ministry of Justice can't match up to him! "
"Then we can go with the plan!"
"Second Big Brother and I thought of one thing. After this case, we will let Eldest Prince's men take up this position. Of course, we can't let him get it too easily. Otherwise, he wouldn't believe it. It was just a doctor's order. If we make good use of him, he'll be a good chess piece! "
"You're right." Yu Longtang smiled happily. Then, there was a trace of worry in his voice. “ Eldest Prince had the support of the Ministry of Revenue and had more private businesses than me. His financial resources are higher than mine! Now that the Fang family has risen to prominence in the Imperial Capital for the past two years, they already have half of the trade in the Imperial Capital. He was also trying to rope in the Fang family's young master, but the Fang family's young master had never made his stance clear. If we get this person's help, our financial resources will slowly exceed that of Eldest Prince's."
Fang family? That shop belongs to the Fang family. Could Yuen Qing be related to the Fang family? Yu Longchen's brows furrowed as he knocked on the table, "There's no hurry. The Fang family is currently mainly managed by Faang Zijun. He is a smart person. Otherwise, it wouldn't have developed so quickly, asking him to help us. We can only use our wits to win him over. Since we're trying to win him over, we must let him see our sincerity. "
"Un, this matter needs to be discussed carefully"
"Second Big Brother, take a good look at that doctor's order. Let me handle the Fang family! "
The two of them chatted for a while longer. It was almost dusk. Yu Longchen sent Yu Longtang off, thinking that it had been a long time since he last saw Yuen Qing. After searching in the garden for a while, he went to the kitchen and found that she was sleeping on a stool in front of the stove. He dismissed the kitchen servants and carefully carried Yuen Qing back to her room.
It seemed that she was very tired. She did not sleep well last night and did not wake up. Yu Longchen gently used his hand to wipe away the ashes on her face. He sat by the bed and watched for a while before quietly walking out.
Yuen Qing opened her eyes and used the corner of her eye to see if Yu Longchen had left. Seeing that no one was around, she hid under the blanket and smiled until the bed trembled slightly. Actually, when Yu Longchen picked her up in the kitchen, she woke up. Just by smelling the familiar scent, she knew that it was Yu Longchen. She was too lazy to open her eyes, so she might as well pretend to sleep and enjoy herself...