All Hail Cousin Brother

280 Even Cousin Is Disgusted

About ten minutes later, the little palace maid finished speaking and knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

Aunt Shen, who was serving her, also stood with her head lowered, not even daring to breathe loudly.

After a while, the Empress Dowager’s fingers trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. Her turbid eyes revealed the reverence of paying respects to Buddha all year round, but there was a calm and sharp look in the depths of her eyes.

The Empress Dowager extended her hand.

Aunt Shen quickly picked up the tea and touched the wall of the cup with her fingertips before handing it to her. “The temperature of the tea is just right. Empress Dowager, drink slowly.”

The Empress Dowager received the tea and lowered her head to take a few sips. The pearls on her forehead trembled slightly, and the pure color had a suffocating dignity.

After finishing the tea, Aunt Shen quickly took the teacup.

The Empress Dowager folded her hands on her lap and looked down at the prayer beads on her wrist. “What incense did you use in the house today? It seems a little different from usual?”

Aunt Shen glanced at the phoenix head incense burner and hurriedly said, “It’s a calming incense. I burned the same incense as yesterday. The incense yesterday was made by Auntie Xu before she left the palace. Yesterday, it was already the last incense stick, and it was also the smell that the Empress Dowager was used to. The incense today was concocted by Auntie Ye. Auntie Ye was personally taught by Auntie Xu and has inherited all of her teachings. It’s probably because everyone is different, and the way they make the incense is a little different. The scent is also a little different. I didn’t expect the Empress Dowager to smell it.”

It was obvious that Auntie Xu had served the Empress Dowager for many years, and their relationship as master and servant was extraordinary.

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she couldn’t help but sigh. “Auntie Xu has been out of the palace for two to three months. She has been serving me since she was young. She knows everything I eat, wear and use. She was the one who arranged everything. One year, when the south had a drought, the production of my favorite tea decreased. It was also because she was worried that I wouldn’t be used to other tea leaves, so she spent a lot of effort making medicinal tea with similar tastes…”

The Purple Essence Tea was a variant of Pu’er. It was purplish-black and glossy, which was how it got its name. It was produced in Yunnan and took more than ten days to be picked. It was rare and precious.

The fragrance of the Purple Essence Tea was pure and rich, with a hint of rose and medicinal fragrance. She liked the Purple Essence Tea. Almost all the new teas that were offered as tribute every year entered the Longevity Palace.

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