TPITWOHEF

Chapter 167

Xiao Yunzhou stayed at Changchun Palace for nearly two hours.

Fruit-infused tea, with five or six types of tribute fruits, was placed in clear tea. Cubes of peach, apple, and tangerine... tender pink and jade yellow, dyed the green tea into a jewel-like translucent color.

Poured into newly blown transparent glass cups, it was a sight to behold.

The aroma of fruit and tea wafted through the air. The taste was refreshing and slightly sweet, even more invigorating and crisp when chilled.

If Xiao Yunzhou wasn't focused on maintaining his health and longevity, he might not have been able to stop drinking.

But in the end, he showed restraint and turned to Concubine Liu and the others, "I find this quite enjoyable. You should all try some too."

He distributed the fruit-infused tea to Cheng Qian and Cheng Shan, and used a small gold spoon to moisten Little Chuchu's lips with some fruit juice.

However, the children's portions were not iced, as Xiao Yunzhou was concerned about their young digestive systems.

In no time, the group had finished all the fruit tea on the table.

Liu Chaniang and Consort Min were still using small gold spoons to scoop out fruit pieces from the glass cups.

Occasionally, they would share a small bite with Chuchu.

"I used to think these tangerines were ordinary, but mixed with the tea fragrance, they're quite good," said Consort Min, who usually didn't enjoy vegetables, but was now falling in love with fruit tea.

"I like the grapes," Cheng Shan had his own preference.

He immediately asked Qiu Li to make him a separate portion, "Just the crystal grapes, nothing else."

[Hehe, just grapes alone, isn't that like the grape cheese tea from HeyTea~] Xiao Chuchu thought to herself, blinking.

[My sixth brother really knows how to enjoy food.]

Xiao Yunzhou listened and gave a rare look of appreciation to his sixth son, "I'd like a portion of just crystal grapes as well."

[When strawberries are in season, I'd like to try the cheese strawberry drink~] Xiao Chuchu pondered.

[Oh, and a peach-only flavor would be nice too~]

Xiao Yunzhou silently noted his daughter's preferences and hurriedly told Qiu Li, "Prepare a separate portion of each of these fruits for me, with milk added."

Milk was good for intelligence, he remembered what his daughter had said.

Usually, drinking milk alone could be cloying and have a gamey taste, but today Xiao Yunzhou felt he could drink it every day.

In no time, Xiao Yunzhou and the others had tried nearly everything on the large square table.

Towards the end, Xiao Chuchu became too lazy to even point at the table.

On the table, some items were ingredients for modern milk tea, while others were creations that Liu Chaniang, Consort Min, and Cheng Shan had requested from the imperial kitchen and tea room, such as crystal dumplings, osmanthus cakes, fermented rice, mung beans, date paste, and longan.

Liu Chaniang and Xiao Yunzhou could hear their daughter's thoughts, so their combinations were more conservative, resembling traditional milk tea.

Cheng Qian was generally indifferent to sweets and stopped after a few cups.

Consort Min and Cheng Shan, however, were insatiable. Seeing that Chuchu was tired, they started experimenting on their own, throwing all sorts of ingredients into the milk tea.