"The fourth prince has come from afar and is a distinguished guest!"
"Is there any reason for your distinguished guest to stand here and wait for someone?"
"Please, the Fourth Prince, follow me to the main hall, and I will go and invite the Grand Master immediately."
Song Huan complained in his heart.
Dogs look down upon people, and tigers don’t show off their power. Do they think they are sick cats?
Didn’t you just keep saying that you wanted to wait for the official ceremony to be completed?
Moreover, he only invited himself to wait in the side room, and did not mention anything about going to the main hall to sit down!
Why, now I feel like I'm not a pushover, so I immediately changed my tune?
Song Huan frowned and examined the butler in front of him, who was neither humble nor overbearing. This person had been working for Shangguan Yi all the time, and he was not a fuel-efficient lamp.
"Okay, then there will be steward Lao Jiang."
"Don't you dare!" Jiang Lin deliberately made a flattered expression and led Song Huan into the main hall.
This fourth prince is very difficult to deal with. Let the Grand Master deal with him personally!
"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, please have some tea."
Several beautiful young maids filed in, took out jade cups, and poured a cup of Taiping Houkui for Song Huan.
Song Huan liked this tea the most on weekdays and drank it in the palace. He also looked for this tea when he was out of the palace.
Smelling the aroma of tea leaves brewed with scalding hot water, Song Huan felt his nose twitch.
The tea in the Grand Master's residence is even better than the tea in the palace!
Seeing that Song Huan seemed to be very interested in this tea, the little maid on the side quickly said: "Your Highness, this is a special tea from the Machuan River in Taiping County."
Along the Asakawa River...
If I remember correctly, the tea in this place has always been only available to the royal family and nobles.
But this tea is better than what the palace himself drinks, which shows that it is the best tea in the tea garden beside the Machawa River.
Just the choice of tea is higher than that in the palace. The rest of the food and clothing expenses in the Taishi's residence are not even higher than those in the palace!
Shangguan Yi, an old man, really relied on his status as the founding father of the country without any taboos or scruples!
As soon as the little maid finished speaking, she heard an old and deep voice coming from outside.
"Old minister Shangguan Yi, pay homage to the fourth prince!"
"I didn't know that the Fourth Prince was coming here, but I missed the greeting from afar. Please forgive me, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince!"
Shangguan Yi pretended to be respectful, and when he saw Song Huan from a distance, he made a gesture of worshiping him.
Song Huan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I have nothing to do today, so I came to visit the Grand Master on a whim."
"What crime did Master Taishi commit?"
Shangguan Yi had already reached Song Huan and was about to lean down.
However, Song Huan's buttocks were still firmly placed on the chair, and there was no intention of stepping forward to support Shangguan Yi.
Shangguan Yi's face darkened.
As the most powerful and senior courtier in the Liang Dynasty today.
No matter which prince Shangguan Yi meets, the other prince will definitely spare him the courtesy as soon as possible.
Even when Shangguan Yi entered the imperial study to meet Emperor Liang, the emperor would not ask him to kowtow and salute, and would also order someone to give him a seat.
Could it be that when he saw this inconspicuous fourth prince now, he still had to salute?
To others, it's just for show.
But this fourth prince has no intention of exempting himself from the courtesy at all!
With no choice, Shangguan Yi could only face Song Huan and bend down.
"Meet the Fourth Prince!"
Except for the current emperor, Shangguan Yi's bowing ceremony had never been given to anyone.
I never expected that the first salute and bow in these years would be dedicated to the fourth prince!
Seeing Shangguan Yi bowing and standing in front of him, Song Huan slowly put down the jade cup in his hand, then stood up and straightened Shangguan Yi's body.
"Master Taishi, you are the founder of the country and the most virtuous and respected courtier in Daliang!"
"I am just a mere prince, how can I allow you to give such a grand gift?"
"Please get up quickly, please get up!"
Seeing Song Huan's feigned surprise, Shangguan Yi couldn't help but scold him for being shameless in his heart.
He had been doing this salute for a full two minutes before the fourth prince came to help him up in a pretentious manner?
And you said it wasn’t intentional?
Although he was already scolding in his heart, Shangguan Yi still had to pretend to be pleasant when facing Song Huan at this moment.
"I just heard outside that the fourth prince seems to be very interested in this tea?"
Song Huan grinned when he heard this, picked up the jade cup and admired the tea leaves surging with water inside.
"I just sighed for a moment. People are divided into three, six, and nine grades, so why not tea?"
"What kind of person deserves what kind of tea."
"For people like Master Taishi to be like dragons and phoenixes, naturally they need the best tea leaves to match them!"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yi's expression changed.
"The fourth prince is the real one among men. The veteran just has some experience and doesn't dare to take credit for it!"
"But the fourth prince said something very good, and I quite agree with it."
"Being a human being is the same as making tea. The higher the quality of the tea, the more fragrant it is."
"Sometimes, with a little time, it will have a different flavor!"
Song Huan narrowed his eyes and quietly looked at the calm Shangguan Yi beside him.
This old guy speaks impeccably and doesn't want to be at a disadvantage!
The meaning of what he just said was very obvious. As a prince, he actually called a courtier the best among men.
I just want Shangguan Yi to pay attention to his identity and not to overstep his bounds just because of his seniority.
The tea used has actually surpassed the level enjoyed by the palace.
But the meaning of Shangguan Yi's reply was also obvious.
What he meant was that although he had a noble status, he lacked the accumulation of time and was naturally not as good as Shangguan Yi, an old man.
As expected of a grand master who has been mediating in the court for many years, Shangguan Yi speaks and acts so smoothly without revealing any flaws!
Song Huan was too lazy to do Tai Chi with him and asked his question straight to the point.
"There have been a lot of changes in the court recently, and the Grand Master's virtuous son-in-law and grandson were not spared either."
"Master Taishi, please show your condolences and accept the change!"
"Nowadays, the great Liang Chaotang cannot lack you as its pillar!"
After hearing Song Huan's words, Shangguan Yi's face turned blue and white, which didn't look good.
Dare the Fourth Prince go to all the trouble to come here just to mention this matter to me!
A virtuous son-in-law and a grandson are bound to escape, so isn’t it all thanks to you, the fourth prince?
Shangguan Yi smiled softly and didn't have many obvious expressions on his face.
"Zheng Chaodong only takes the blame on himself. The Zheng Yuan he taught is also not doing his job properly."
"I have advised you many times, but I never expected that it would lead to such a result!"
"It's a pity that Zheng Chaodong and Xing'er's fate has ended. They divorced Xing'er long ago with a divorce letter."
"If I had known this, I should have advised him more in advance!"
