Chapter 544 Serving Tea

Fu Cang put down the vinegar and chose a bowl of red liquid first.

"This should be chili peppers." Chu Qinghuang frowned, "Can you eat spicy food?"

Chu Qinghuang herself doesn't like spicy food very much, and the food in the palace is mostly light. Although Fu Cang eats with her, they rarely eat heavy food in the past two years. Fu Cang was born as a shadow guard and is not picky about food. In particular, Her Majesty the Queen gave him mostly mild and nourishing food to take care of his body.

So when she suddenly saw this bowl of chili water, Chu Qinghuang frowned subconsciously.

"Okay." Fu Cang nodded, picked up the bowl and brought it to his mouth. He first tasted it lightly. There was no other strange taste except spicy, so he drank it all in one gulp.

The empty bowl was put back on the tray, and Fu Cang looked okay.

Chu Qinghuang was suspicious: "Not spicy?"

Fu Cang said honestly: "It's a little spicy, but only a little bit, not very spicy."

Chu Qinghuang turned to look at Xie Jin, who sighed: "Your Majesty's expression is really sad. I just said that it's not a big deal, just a little ceremony. Your Majesty doesn't trust me?"

Chu Qinghuang curled her lips slightly.

He made things difficult for Fu Cang in front of her, and still expected her to trust him?

Besides, who doesn't know that Dongling's Prime Minister Xie is as cunning as a fox, cruel and ruthless?

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Fu Cang picked up the second bowl. The green juice smelled bitter, but he didn't know what it was yet.

He took a sip, and the bitter taste instantly spread throughout his mouth. He regretted not drinking it all in one gulp.

How good would it be to swallow it in one gulp?

Your Majesty was looking at him, and Fu Cang endured the bitter taste and calmly raised his head to drink it in one gulp - in fact, the amount was not much, and as a man, one gulp would be enough.

But the juice was so bitter that he pursed his lips tightly and frowned slightly, trying not to show anything strange in front of Chu Qinghuang.

It was really too bitter.

"What is this?" Chu Qinghuang frowned and asked when she saw that his expression was wrong.

"Bitter melon juice." Xie Jin said, "It clears away heat and detoxifies, reduces dryness and relieves fire, and is good for the body."

Chu Qinghuang's mouth twitched and she had nothing to say.

What could she say? It was just bitter melon juice, not poison, and she had to thank him for being so considerate and not adding coptis root to the bitter melon juice.

The third bowl was vinegar, well, it was okay.

The fourth bowl was salt water, not much salt, it was okay.

The fifth bowl was sugar water, sweet.

Bitter first, sweet later.

Fu Cang drank bowl after bowl, and tasted the five flavors of the world without changing his expression.

"It's okay." He commented objectively, "What Lord Xie said is true."

The portion was not large, and the taste was not very strong, within an acceptable range.

Chu Qinghuang heard this and nodded slowly.

No wonder his father and mother acted like nothing happened, it seems they have passed the test.

After tasting the five flavors of the world, the next step is to offer tea, and no one will embarrass them.

The maid came with a tray and a mat.

The first cup of tea was offered to the emperor first, and no one present had any objection to this. After all, he was Chu Qinghuang's nominal father, and the matter of taking over the body involved fate, so it was impossible to make it public.

But even if he didn't know, others would give him due respect.

Besides, the things he did for Chu Qinghuang were based on the fact that this person was his daughter, and the country of Xiqi also belonged to Chu Qinghuang.

After taking over someone's daughter's body, he should continue to treat him as a father and be filial.

The emperor was filled with emotion.

Although the princes would go to the palace to pay respects after their marriage, it was not important for the emperor to offer tea or not when he got married. After all, they were all the kings of a country, and their status was so noble, so why did they need to follow the rules of ordinary subjects?

But this feeling was actually quite good.

Even if they get married, they are still his children.

The emperor took the teacup, took a sip, and handed a red envelope to Chu Qinghuang.

"Thank you, father."

The emperor took Fu Cang's tea again, took a sip, and handed him a red envelope. After thinking for a while, he said, "Qinghuang has a bad temper. You need to be more tolerant."

Fu Cang was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty has a good temper and is very gentle."

The emperor: "..."

He really wanted Fu Cang to stop lying with his eyes open. It was true that Qinghuang was excellent in all aspects, but with her temper, no one except Fu Cang dared to say that she had a good temper and was very gentle.

But it was a big day, forget it, these were not important.

Others lowered their heads and drank tea, just pretending not to hear.

Chu Qinghuang stood up, walked to Rongyu with Fucang, knelt down, turned around and took the tea from the maid's tray, and handed it to Nanxi first: "Mother, please have some tea."

Nanxi took the teacup, and Qinghuang took another cup of tea and presented it to Rongyu: "Father, please have some tea."

Rongyu took the teacup and sipped it, and he and Nanxi each took a red envelope and handed it to Qinghuang.

"Thank you, father, thank you, mother."

Fucang followed suit and took a cup of tea and handed it to Rongyu: "Master, please have some tea."

Chu Qinghuang turned around and corrected: "The address should be changed."

Fucang was silent, lowered his head, and held it in for a long time before speaking: "Father-in-law, please have some tea."