In the Great Jin Dynasty, all the literati with a little bit of money were very particular about the tea they drank.
Different tea leaves used different water. Even the charcoal used to light the fire was very particular.
The utensils were different. It would take three days and three nights to talk about them in detail.
However, the tea that Lin Mengya wanted to make for Ning Qiu today was the popular Yunqing tea among the noble ladies of Lieyun.
The tea was very delicate, but the tea was clear and translucent without any impurities.
The taste was simple and elegant. It was neither bitter nor astringent and had a slight sweetness.
Therefore, the water used was very particular. It had to be clear and sweet spring water, together with smokeless and dustless silver charcoal. Finally, it had to be served in a jade teacup of good quality. Only in this way, the taste of the tea would not be lost.
Even in the whole of Lieyun, only the favored children of a few aristocratic families could afford to drink this tea.
Now that they were here, Lin Mengya naturally wanted to show that Ning Qiu was different in every way.
If it was in other aspects, it would seem a little deliberate.
She had to put in effort on such a small matter to make people believe in her.
Skylark looked at Miss Helan and saw that she seemed to have unintentionally complained. She was clever and immediately understood that this was because the pampered guest called Ning Qiu had always been pampered.
She pretended to be ignorant and asked Lin Mengya for advice.
"Sister, you have a good nose. But how can there be such expensive things in a rural place like ours? Miss Ning Qiu and you have wronged me. "
Lin Mengya did not insist on using the best things. Instead, she frowned. Although she was a little dissatisfied, she did not show it.
"It doesn't matter. Just give some tea with a clear taste to my Miss. She has a light taste and can't drink any strong tea. "
Who would be so thoughtful when they were outside?
Moreover, Lin Mengya had already expected that there would not be many things here like in the palace.
What she wanted was to make others feel that.
Ning Qiu had grown up in luxury. Ordinary things were not good enough for her.
However, the Xin family was different from the other families. Some of the things they had were comparable to the quality of the things they had seen in the palace.
Therefore, Lin Mengya picked a few things that she liked, and then followed Yunque back to the yard where the banquet was held.
"Sister, take care. I still have other things to do, so I won't be able to accompany you."
Skylark said softly and gradually disappeared in front of Lin Mengya.
Knowing that she was going to inform her master, Lin Mengya nodded slightly and did not say anything else.
She walked to Ning Qiu with tea and snacks. At this time, the attentive Mrs. Xin was greeting the other Madams.
Although no one gave Ning Qiu the cold shoulder, Ning Qiu did not take the initiative to talk to them.
Instead, she sat quietly at the side and only nodded her head lightly when others mentioned her as a form of greeting.
"Miss, your tea is here."
Lin Mengya placed everything in front of Ning Qiu and said softly.
The latter merely glanced at it and nodded indifferently.
The interaction between this "master and servant" fell into the eyes of others.
Those Madams increasingly felt that only Mrs. Jingrou and the King could raise such a goddess-like person.
Their attitude towards Ning Qiu became more and more respectful, and they dared not to neglect her.
Lin Mengya stepped back behind Ning Qiu and tried to pretend to be indifferent to the affairs of the world like the others.
Although they all had a cold face, as if someone owed them money.
But it was this cold style that made Lin Mengya and her companions become the existence that no one could ignore at the banquet.
There was a very obscure complacency in Mrs. Xin's eyes.
She treated Ning Qiu more and more carefully.
She knew that this delicate guest could not be neglected, so she introduced those ladies and madams who wanted to come and claim to be acquainted with her.
As for the others, they were all blocked by her.
But even so, when the banquet was halfway through, Lin Mengya still followed her master's order and left Mrs. Xin.
At the banquet, in addition to the host, only those who were close to the host, the main guests, the guests of the royal banquet, or those with no status would stay until the end.
Now with Ning Qiu's status, it was the best choice for her to leave at this time.
"Is it because the food here is not good, so it disappointed you?"
In order to show respect, Mrs. Xin took the initiative to stand up and asked attentively.
"Madam, it's too serious. Ning Qiu is not good at drinking and disappointed you. Please don't be rude to me."
Others drank wine, but Ning Qiu only drank some tea from the beginning to the end.
She even made a small peony roll for dessert. How could she not be good at drinking?
Mrs. Xin saw and naturally understood Ning Qiu's meaning.
She left the others and personally sent Ning Qiu to the door.
After repeatedly asking them to stay, she sent Ning Qiu and her companions back.
Lin Mengya quietly returned to the courtyard where Ning Qiu lived. It was only one night, but the small courtyard which used to be called quiet had been added with many things.
Now, Lin Mengya could not find any adjectives to describe it other than elegance.
"Thank you for seeing us off. My master is very polite."
Lin Mengya gave them a look, and Baisu and Qinghu immediately took out a lot of silver coins from their sleeves and gave them to those who came back.
"Thank you for the reward, Miss. We will leave now."
The heavy silver coins in their hands made everyone's face show a flattering smile.
They were respectful to those above them, and cold and generous to those below them.
This was the policy that Lin Mengya set for Ning Qiu. As a goddess, she could not be too close to anyone.
The four of them entered the courtyard, and the door was closed tightly, so that no one could spy on them.
Ning Qiu forced herself to walk into the inner chamber. She immediately slumped down on the couch like a pile of soft mud.
"My dear Sister He Lan, you didn't say that I have to starve to death as a witch, did you? When I was a palace maid in the past, I could still eat my fill. Now that my identity has changed, why is my life not as good as before? "
Looking at Ning Qiu looking at her pitifully, Lin Mengya also knew that this girl must be very hungry.
During the day, in order to put on the clothes that Lin Mengya had carefully prepared for her, she had been starving for a whole day.
At night, she only drank a bellyful of tea. How could a girl of her age not be hungry?
"Thank you, Baisu, Qinghu, go and get some food. We've all worked hard today, so let's give everyone a good reward. "
The two of them also tore off their clothes and returned to their original selves.
They were excellent in martial arts, so it was not difficult for them to get some food.
After a while, there were many meat dishes like roast chicken and roast goose on the table in Ning Qiu's room.
But when Ning Qiu was about to pick up her chopsticks, Lin Mengya pushed her to the side and placed her chopsticks on the plain boiled vegetables.
"You can only eat this for the next few days. Bear with it, when you enter the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu, you can eat whatever you want."
Ning Qiu looked at Lin Mengya with tears in her eyes. She could not stop swallowing her saliva as she watched others eat heartily.
But what Lin Mengya said was the truth. She had the fragrant powder that could attract the Ice Jade Cicada.
If she wanted to maintain it for a longer time, she was destined to have a pure heart and few desires.
After much persuasion, Lin Mengya finally gave her a piece of steamed fish.
That girl seemed to have tasted the most delicious food, and she almost ate the fish bones. She was so miserable.
After eating and drinking, Qinghu and Baisu would naturally find a place to deal with the leftovers.
Lin Mengya and Ning Qiu found the incense, and the cold sweet fragrance filled the whole room. The smell of the food also gradually dissipated.
The few of them each drank a cup of warm tea before sitting at the table to discuss what to do next.
"We did very well today, I think the Xin family will definitely take the bait. Tomorrow or the day after, they will probably intentionally or unintentionally let you get close to the Ice Jade Cicada again. Do you know what to do when that time comes? "
Ning Qiu nodded. Madam Jingrou had told her about these things, so she naturally would not forget it easily.
Lin Mengya calculated the time, and Xiu should be here in a few days.
Once she arrived, her plan should be halfway to success.
"But will they really believe me? I always feel that with the Xin family's ability, they will not be so flustered. Even if I can control the Ice Jade Cicada, they may not be sure that I am the Gu Lady. Moreover, they will do us a favor and let the Ninth Highness enter the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu. "
Although Ning Qiu had been cooped up in the room these few days, she had heard everything that happened outside.
The Xin family could be said to be all-pervasive in their probing of her.
Since they could not enter, they were waiting outside to spy on her maidservants.
Fortunately, these maidservants were personally selected by Madam Jingrou, and they were also old people who had served in the palace for many years.
Otherwise, they might really reveal some flaws.
"They will definitely. Do you think that the riot of the Ice Jade Cicada that day was just to let them out for a stroll?"
Lin Mengya's calm look seemed to indicate that she was already very confident.
She raised her eyebrows and explained to the three curious maidservants.
"Although these are the venomous and venomous insects in the periphery, according to my deduction, the terrain of the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu should be extremely special. These venomous insects and venomous insects can't easily leave that place. Otherwise, without the Gu Lady's control, they would have long left, or be kept in captivity by the Xin family. Why do you think those people want to get the benefits of the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu, but they have to go deep into the dangerous place? This shows that once those things leave the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu, they will be useless. So I tried to lure so many things that day, and I'm afraid the Xin family will be distressed now. "
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