Chapter 22:

"His Royal Highness..."
She called out softly, trying to walk towards him, but withdrew her footsteps again, watching Gu Jing's eyes covered with a thin layer of mist, her expression showing a little timidity and injury, pitiful.
She raised her hand to cover her forehead, swayed, and tilted to one side...
"Xiner!"
Gu Jing, who was still angry, panicked and rushed over to hold Qin Xin's slender waist, and said with concern: "Xin'er, are you okay? Xin'er..."
Qin Xin's eyes closed tightly in his arms, his eyelashes quivered slightly, and his anxiety was finally released.
Qin Xin's coma caused chaos in the water pavilion.
The noble ladies whispered nervously. Some maidservants go to get the smelling salt, some go to move chairs, and some go to ask whether Princess Yingluo wants to invite a doctor...
Gu Jing easily hugged Qin Xin up her waist, and carried her to the chair brought by the maid. In a hurry, she did not forget to glance at Gu Jiu, her eyes full of disgust.
Qin Jiao: "..."
Forget it, I'm a vicious female partner anyway, there is no difference between hate one point and hate very... blame it!
"Little girl, give me tea." At this moment, Gu Zezhidao.
Tea? Qin Jiu came back to his senses and said in his heart: This ancestor is still so good at calling people!
Thinking about returning, Qin Jiu picked up the teapot aside and said to himself in a very good mood, today I also hugged the golden thigh, so let's make tea.
Qin Jiao poured him a cup of tea casually and said, "Brother, drink tea." His attitude was extremely perfunctory.
Then she poured herself a glass.
Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Jiu, who was silly and happy, and then at the muddy tea soup in front of him. He couldn't help laughing, his eyes radiant, "Little girl, this tea is not good."
Qin Jiu raised his head from the tea bowl, his expression looked as innocent as he was. Isn't it just a cup of tea? !
Gu Zezhi made a gesture, and immediately a maid offered a complete set of tea sets.
Gu Zezhi skillfully started to make tea, cleans his hands, irons the cup, warms the pot, dispenses tea, washes the tea, brews... His movements are elegant and dexterous, yet clean and neat, as if he is not making tea. It's a ritual.
Qin Jiu suddenly felt that the tea he just poured was not "tea".
After a while, a cup of tea cup with clear tea soup and mellow tea aroma was pushed to Qin Gui.
Gu Zezhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Drink tea."
Without his urging, Qin Jiu had already picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and blinked slowly.
The tea is fragrant and long, with a little bitterness and astringency in the mouth...It is no different from what she makes!
The people around either looked at Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi, or looked at Gu Jing and Qin Xin, with subtle expressions, whispering to each other.
Gu Jing frowned, he couldn't stay here anymore.
He picked up Qin Xin again and strode out of the water pavilion. Qin Sheng followed after him. He ordered Qin Xin's maid: "Shuxiang, you should go back to the Hou Mansion and report to your grandmother..."
A group of people walked away in a hurry, leaving everyone in the water pavilion looking at each other.
When Gu Jing took Qin Xin back to Zhongyihou's residence, Mrs. Qin Tai was waiting anxiously.
Qin Xin had already woke up on the road, her small face was pale, and she was weakly leaning against Gu Jing's arms. I felt pity, like a weak and delicate flower bud on a branch.
Mrs. Qin felt very distressed. Without waiting for her to bow, she stepped forward and took her hand, and asked with concern: "Sister Xin, Shuxiang said that you fainted...what happened? Don't scare your grandmother. what."
"grandmother."
As soon as she saw Mrs. Qin Tai, Qin Xin's grievance came up, her eyes flushed, her eyes flashed with crystal tears, and she said nothing.
Mrs. Qin's heart hurts as if being grabbed, and she hurriedly said: "Sister Xin, tell your grandmother, what is wrong with you, or is someone bullying you?"
"I, I'm okay." Qin Xin shook his head weakly, his eyes reddened, and tears would not fall.
"Nothing! Second sister, you fainted." Qin Sheng, who came back with them, said uneasily, "Grandma, all blame the wild... Third sister! Third sister fainted the second sister!"
"Sister Si, don't say anything..."
"Second sister, it is clear that you have been wronged." Qin Sheng said angrily. "Grandma, don't you know that third sister today said that the second sister's parents were murderers in front of so many people in Shenghua Pavilion. Said that the second elder sister is the lone star of Tiansha, and also said that the second elder sister has always been holding her birthday."
Qin Sheng became more and more angry, his face flushed with anger.
"Grandma, the third sister is crazy, she didn't take our Qin family's face seriously!"
"The granddaughter kindly took her to Shenghua Pavilion to meet the world, she has to make trouble!"
"From now on, the granddaughter will have no face to go out to meet people."
Qin Xin always bowed her head slightly, and after hearing this, the tears she had been holding finally slipped from the corner of her eyes, which was particularly pitiful.
She whispered in a low voice, "Grandmother, it's my fault regardless of the third sister..."
Mrs. Qin Tai put her arms around Qin Xin's thin shoulders and coaxed her softly.
Gu Jing was also distressed.
In addition to distress, there is more anger in his heart. It is not only Qin Xin who is ashamed today, but also him.
He certainly didn't blame Qin Xin, after all, Qin Xin was innocent, and he suffered so many wrongs in public.
This is Qin Jiu's fault.
Gu Jing's face was uncertain, Qin Jiu must be backed by Empress Wei and deliberately put his face down!
And so is Gu Zezhi...
"Qin Jiao is her person." Mrs. Qin Tai asked angrily.
"Still in Shenghua Pavilion." Qin Sheng gritted his silver teeth and said, "Hmph, she is not ashamed."
Mrs. Qin's face was stern, her graceful face was as deep as water, and she said coldly, "Mother Cui, please go to Shenghua Pavilion yourself to bring Qin Jiu back!"
As she said, she coaxed Qin Xin softly again: "Sister Xin, stop crying, grandma will definitely call you the shots."
Mother Cui hurried away.
As soon as she went out, she quietly sent people to deliver a letter to Qin Zening, and when she arrived at the Shenghua Pavilion, Qin Zening arrived on horseback.
After Qin Zening hugged Mother Cui, he went straight into the Shenghua Pavilion.
At this time, the Yongxu Meeting had not finished yet, Qin Zening asked the maid that Qin Jiu was in the garden behind, and hurriedly passed by.
Among the many well-dressed ladies, Qin Zening saw his sister at a glance.
The little girl sits in an octagonal pavilion with her cheek in one hand, her small and exquisite chin slightly raised, and a small smile, like the bright and splendid spring.
Looking at it again, he noticed that his younger sister was not alone. Sitting opposite her was a gentle and handsome young man in purple robe who was talking to her with a smile, while the younger sister listened intently. Qin Zening gave birth to an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
My sister had never sat down with him and had a good conversation!
Qin Zening took three steps and made two steps, speeding up and walking over.
From a distance, the voice of the young man Wen Xuan also floated with the wind:
"...The water temperature of tea is also particular, and the water temperature should vary from tea to tea. This Pu'er tea alone has a lot of particulars. For example, aged Pu'er is suitable for brewing in boiling water, while palace Pu'er and Pu'er green cakes are made from bud tips. It is not advisable to use boiling water, lest the tea will be cooked by boiling water."
"Different types of tea have different brewing times. Old tea and coarse tea can be brewed longer, while tender tea and fine tea can be brewed longer..."
"If the heat is wrong, it will spoil the tea aroma and taste."
"..."
Qin Jiu sat absently, nodding his head occasionally.
Did she understand what Gu Zezhi said? Isn't Pu'er Pu'er? She doesn't know the difference between imperial Pu'er and Pu'er green cakes. She obviously tastes the same!
Qin Jiao responded one by one, his big apricot eyes blank.
Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Jiu and couldn't help but curl his lips.
This little girl looked innocent and harmless, but her claws were sharper than anyone else. Now she shrank her paws in a daze, she became pure and innocent again, just like a cat, with two faces, very interesting.
The air in autumn is neither cold nor hot, and the air with the fragrance of flowers lingers on the tip of the nose, which makes people can't help but relax, peaceful and leisurely.
The smile on Gu Zezhi's lips thickened again, and he pushed the tea cup to Qin Zhuo, "Try making another cup of tea..."
"younger sister."
A male voice just interrupted Gu Zezhi. Qin Jiao, as if he was amnesty, lifted his spirits, looked at Qin Zening, and shouted joyfully: "Big Brother."
Qin Zening walked quickly to the outside of the pavilion and said to Qin Jiu: "I'll take you home..."
With that, he glanced at Gu Ze defensively.
"Okay." Qin Jiu was worried about running away without an excuse. He immediately responded. He couldn't wait to get up and said to Gu Zezhi, "Big Brother, I'm going home first."
Qin Zening was stunned for a moment, only to realize that his sister's second "big brother" was not called him.
He narrowed his eyes, his eyes were deep, and he looked at Gu Zezhi again, and his eyes were not only defensive, but also dissatisfied.
"This is..." Qin Zening asked calmly.
"The third son of Duan Palace. Big...The third son of Gu, this is my elder brother." Qin Jiu briefly introduced, then looked at Qin Zening with scorching eyes, meaning that we can go now.
Gu Zezhi smiled slightly and said, "Little girl, I just taught you..."
Qin Jiu's heart jumped, for fear that he would let her make tea again, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your advice. Next time, I will ask him to have a good cup of tea."
Gu Zezhi nodded, "Sister must remember what she said."
"Remember, of course."
Qin Jiao casually said something, and quickly pulled Qin Zening away.
Gu Zezhi sat alone in the pavilion, made a cup of tea for himself, and was elegant and calm in his gestures.
Seeing Qin Jiu's departure, the third prince Gu Rui came over and said apologetically to Gu Zezhi: "Uncle Ze, the second emperor brother, he was impatient for a while."
He really didn't know what his second emperor brother thought, so he left Gu Zezhi here and left first. Hey, this face-shaking is too unwise.
Gu Rui didn't show a different color on his face, and turned the subject with a smile: "Uncle Ze, I'm playing shooting over there. Would you like to check it out?"
"it is good."
Gu Zezhi put down the tea cup, got up and walked over with a few elder brothers under the willow tree not far away from Gu Ruichao, with a calm posture.