This sleeve is broken secretly

Time passed like water.In the era without war, famine and plague, the speed of time is the best gift.In winter, when the snow stopped and the ice melted, the warm and light breeze replaced the girl's cloak with a skirt.In a blink of an eye, it was already the spring of Hongwu's 27th year.

After the warm spring, the prince fell in love with drinking tea.The tea was not a treasure brought in as a tribute, but it was brought into the palace by Shen Yi. It is said that it is a specialty of his hometown, and it is called Pingshang Fried Tea.This kind of green tea is artificially fried, and the tea leaves will turn from green to reddish brown. The color of the brewed soup is yellow and red, and it is mellow and sweet when drunk.There are more than a dozen varieties including Pingshang Green, Mi Cui Green, Benshan, Huangdan, Meizhan, etc. Mi Cui Green is the top grade.

The crown prince has drunk countless treasures of tea in his life, but for some reason, the ordinary tea in this Jiangnan water town is the most suitable for him, and he can't do without drinking a few pots every day.

This day Xie Qin came to the East Palace to give lectures, and after the day's teaching, the prince asked him to drink tea in front of the hall and talk about some folk customs and political affairs.Xie Ling was talking, but when he picked up the teacup and lifted the lid, he stopped, and even forgot to say what was on his lips.

"What's the matter, sir?" The crown prince was puzzled, seeing him frowning and looking at the tea in his hand, he hurriedly said, "But don't you feel comfortable drinking this tea?"

"No..." Xie Qin said slowly, "Dare to ask Your Highness, where does this tea come from?"

The prince smiled and said: "Oh, it was brought by Mr. Shen. I heard that it is a special product of his hometown. Bring it for me to taste. Why, sir, can't you drink it?"

Xie Ling had a strange look on his face, his eyebrows and eyes were drooping, and even the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.He put the tea bowl on the table in a non-heavy manner, and said with a casual smile: "This tea is drunk by the common people in the countryside in the south. It is not considered a treasure, and it is a bit crude."

"..." The prince was a little embarrassed, and smiled, "I tasted it very good. I heard that Mr. Shen is also the best one. I wanted to ask him for it after I finished drinking, but he didn't have any extra for me."

Xie Qin still pursed his lips, looking down at the tea bowl, as if he looked extremely disgusted.

The prince suddenly had a headache.

He respects Mr. Xie Ling and Mr. Shen Bian very much, but somehow they always seem to be at odds.Especially after the New Year's Eve passed this year, the two people who had a good relationship before became impasse for some reason.If they come to East Palace for a lecture together, the two of them would say their own things, not even making eye contact; if they were separated, Shen Bing would be fine, but Xie Ling would not hear him mention Shen Bing at all.When he mentioned Shen Yi occasionally, Xie Qin's face was full of displeasure, as if he was full of displeasure when he heard the name.

The prince really couldn't figure it out.They are obviously the pillars of the country who are full of economics and talents, but how come they become small-bellied when they meet together? Is it true that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers?

He couldn't see the stalemate between the two of them going on, and he wanted to adjust, so he said with a smile: "Is there anything you want to do later, sir?"

Xie Ling shook his head: "It's nothing, what's your order?"

The prince smiled and suggested: "It's such a spring scene, the wind is sunny, and it's really useless to stay in the house. Why don't you accompany me out of the palace for a walk, and go to Mr. Shen's house?"

Xie Ling suddenly raised his head, and blurted out: "No!"

Seeing that he didn't say a word, the prince objected so much, and he was sure that the two had a deep conversation, so he said: "Why not? Don't worry, sir, I have already reported to the emperor, but I can go out of the palace from time to time to check the people's sentiments." gone."

Xie Ling frowned tightly, his whole body stiffened like a stone statue, and he said decisively: "The place where Shen Yi lives is mixed with fish and dragons, and His Royal Highness is a rich man, even if you want to investigate the people's sentiments, you don't need to go to that kind of place. Please think twice, Prince. "

The prince was dissatisfied and said: "If it weren't for the mixed situation, how could we see the various attitudes of the people? I don't know the suffering of the people, so what's the point of what I, the prince, do?"

Xie Ling leaned forward and persuaded earnestly: "Your Highness, if you really want to investigate the people's sentiments, I can take you there—"

"Sir," the prince interrupted him with a sigh, "are you having trouble with Mr. Shen again?"

Xie Ling: "...what?"

"I can see it now, sir, don't lie to me anymore." The prince sighed, looking at him very disapprovingly, "I don't know what personal grievances the two gentlemen have, but you are both dragons and phoenixes in the world, why always Are you having trouble?"

The corner of Xie Jin's mouth seemed to twitch, a little dumbfounded.He blurted out what he wanted to say, but held back, so he had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, you misunderstood—"

"Then why don't you want to accompany me to visit Mr. Shen?" the prince pressed.

"...The minister is thinking about His Highness's safety."

"Father has already agreed, and there are imperial guards accompanying him, what danger is there for the Son of Heaven?" The crown prince pressed on every step of the way, "Sir, don't use me as a shield."

"..." Xie Jin's forehead twitched slightly, his fingers tightly pinched his clothes on his knees, and he frowned and remained silent for a while, as if he couldn't find a reason to refuse, he promised bluntly, "If your highness insists, then go."

The prince finally smiled with satisfaction, and called someone to arrange the departure from the palace.

After changing their clothes and arranged to accompany the guards of the imperial army, the two quickly rode out of the palace gate and headed for Shen Bing's residence.

In fact, since Shen Bian moved, the place where he lives is no longer a mixed bag, but a quiet and peaceful place.The two were on the way of riding horses, the prince kept persuading Xie Ling for a while to turn the fight with Shen Yi into friendship, but Xie Ling's expression was not very good all the time.

Not long after, the two arrived in front of Shen's house.Xie Ling was the first to go up and knock on the door, and the one who responded was a little book boy Shen Bingxin bought.The child with the horns was born round and round, with big bright eyes. When he opened the door and saw Xie Ling, he immediately smiled beamingly, and said loudly, "Master, why did you knock on the door today——"

Xie Ling hurriedly cut off his words, coughed and said, "Is Mr. Shen at home?"

The little book boy was a little puzzled, and stared at him blankly with his mouth open.

Xie Qin winked at him fiercely, and at the same time took a step to the side, revealing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind him, and warned, "You went in and reported to your lord that there is a distinguished visitor."

The little book boy blinked his eyes, as if he understood, he responded crisply and wanted to leave, but was stopped by His Highness the Crown Prince.

"You don't need to report it." The prince smiled, "We will go in quietly, Mr. Stealing will be caught off guard, how interesting."

Xie Ling stood aside expressionlessly, as if he didn't even have the strength to sigh.

The little book boy said that the adults were in the back yard, so the prince walked ahead happily, and Xie Jin followed behind with a gloomy expression.The two walked quickly through the front hall, bypassed the hanging flower gate, and at the end of the vermilion corridor, where the scenery was beautiful, they finally saw the figure of Shen Bing.

The osmanthus tree seems to have sprouted more new buds this spring, its branches and leaves are as lush as a canopy, and one branch has already touched the corrugated tip of the edge porch.Under the emerald green shadows, Shen Bing is standing at the most prosperous place of spring, bending slightly as if he is busy with something.He was still wearing the homely plain wide avenue robe, with clogs on his feet, and his long hair was simply parted with a thorn hairpin, but a few strands of blue silk slipped down the graceful neck and shoulders.That back view is also full of charm in the idleness.

There is a very fresh and refreshing tea fragrance in the air, with a little smell of firewood, which is very fragrant and makes the mouth water after smelling it.

As soon as the prince's eyes lit up, he immediately took a few steps forward and said with a loud smile, "Sir, I'm so interested!"

Shen Yan was startled, stood up suddenly and turned around, seeing that it was the crown prince, his face was full of astonishment, and he was even more surprised when he saw Xie Ling following behind, immediately threw away the things in his hand, and quickly stepped forward to bow down: "Your Highness, why..."

The crown prince supported him, and said with a smile: "I dragged Mr. Xie, and secretly went out of the palace to relax, so I wanted to take a look. What are you doing, sir?"

Shen Bing stood still, his gaze swiftly and silently passed over Xie Ling, Fang lowered his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please come down to have a look?"

The prince leaned forward curiously, but saw a stove with three connected pots built with red bricks on the ground. The pot contained new tea that was still smoking. The fresh smell in the air was just like this. The aroma of fried tea is gone.

The prince was pleasantly surprised: "Didn't the sir say that the tea sent by my hometown is finished? Are you doing it yourself now?"

Shen Yan smiled and said: "Yes, but this tea is not sent from my hometown, but a tea farmer outside the city gave it to me. Although it is not a southern taste, this tea is also a new tea that was picked before the morning dew fell. , I delivered it early in the morning, and I plan to fry it with the method of my hometown for His Highness to try it out, to see if there is any difference in taste from the previous one."

Xie Ling had been watching with cold eyes, and suddenly said in a cool voice: "The rough tea from the market, give it to His Highness, what should I do if I get sick after drinking it?"

Shen Bing glanced at him, as if he didn't intend to pay attention to him at all.Xie Ling was angry, and was about to say more, but was quickly stopped by the prince: "It's okay, haven't I already said, I just like this taste... Sir, so how do you fry the tea?"

Shen Yan smiled and turned sideways to show him the process of frying tea.It turned out that what he was holding was a bamboo brush, and the three pots were the raw pot, the green pot and the cooked pot.The raw pot is used to finish greening, the green pot is used to knead the strips, and the cooked pot is used to shape the tea.The final roasted tea is fresh, soft and bright, with emerald green color, which is very beautiful to look at.

The prince was so excited that he even rolled up his sleeves and tried it himself.After tossing and sweating all over, Shen Bi asked his servants to spread futons on the side porch and set up tea sets, and made tea for them by himself.

In the mouth of the tea, it was rich and rich, sweet and pleasant. The prince closed his eyes carefully and let out a long breath, and said with a smile, "I don't know why, but the tea made by the master is better than the royal tea in the palace."

With a smile, Shen Yan glanced at Xie Ling, who was beside him with drooping eyebrows, and bowed slightly: "As long as His Highness likes it."

The prince said regretfully: "It's a pity that the tea in Mr.'s hometown is exhausted. The tea produced around the capital is after all lacking a bit of flavor."

"Your Highness reminded me. Last time, I sent a can of honey tea from the minister's house. The roasted tea was marinated and soaked in honey water. After half a month of storage, it will have a unique flavor." Shen Yan said with a smile, " Later, Your Highness, I will fetch it for His Highness to taste."

He lifted his clothes and got up from the futon, put on his wooden clogs, walked around the screen and walked outside the house without haste.

Xie Ling stared at his back, took another sip of tea, and smiled at the prince: "I don't know if the tea pot is big or not, I'll help Liang Qing get it, Your Highness will be later."

The prince naturally likes to see them get along with each other, so he hurriedly said: "Go, go, help Mr. Shen."

Xie Ling nodded, got up and followed Shen Bing away.

The prince sat alone on the porch, squinting his eyes slightly and sipping the tea in his hand.Shen Bing's courtyard is extremely clean, just in the midst of spring, no human voices are heard, only tiny young birds chirping among the branches.The breeze is soft, the sun is warm and silent, and the silence is extremely leisurely.

The prince breathed a sigh of relief, and closed his eyes in relaxation.

Suddenly, from nowhere, there was a strange sound of "creaking" wood.

The prince opened his eyes and looked around suspiciously.However, the branches and leaves do not move, and there is no one in the corridor, everything is still the same as before.

Maybe I got it wrong.

The prince shrugged and continued to drink tea with his head down.