Chapter 120: Playing for the Deaf (1) (2/2)

Royal Princess Duanjia seemed to think that Chu Lian disliked things because she knew of something better.

“Chu Liu, what kind of tea is even tastier than sencha?”

Since Royal Princess Duanjia had asked so eagerly, Chu Lian quickly replied without thinking, “Mingqian tea and Yuqian…”

Even before she had finished speaking, Chu Lian knew she had messed up. She quickly stopped talking.

The Great Wu Dynasty didn’t have any proper green tea at all, let alone the high-grade types of mountain-grown tea like Mingqian tea and Yuqian tea. Hadn’t she just put her foot into her own mouth?!

Chu Lian regretted her words so much.

When Royal Princess Duanjia saw that she had stopped speaking halfway, she immediately kept asking. “Hey, Chu Liu, you can’t just stop like that! What’s that Mingqian tea you were talking about? Explain it to me now!”

Chu Lian had a conflicted expression on her face. How was she supposed to explain it? The Great Wu Dynasty didn’t even have a proper tea plantation. If she were to explain further, wouldn’t the princess turn speechless?

While she was worrying over how to explain things to the princess, there was a knock at the door.

Royal Princess Duanjia shot a look at her handmaid. A moment later, the handmaid returned, leading a clean-looking waiter into the room.

“Princess, it’s a waiter. He’s brought some snacks.”

Royal Princess Duanjia nodded. The quick-witted waiter laid out Defeng Teahouse’s specialty confections on the table before carefully taking out a narrow necked bottle from a box. He then explained in a prim manner, “Esteemed guests, this is a complimentary bottle of mead from the teahouse. The owner happens to be celebrating a happy occasion today, so every guest will receive a portion. The formula used to brew this mead has been passed down in the owner’s family for generations, and the flavour is excellent. Dear guests, would you like to try some?”