Li Huilin wanted to show off her beauty and talent in front of Jiang Juncai, so she stood up and said, "Madam, I am the daughter of Concubine Li, and my name is Li Huilin. I recognize these tea leaves. May I participate in the preparations for the tea party?"

While she was speaking, she secretly kept an eye on Jiang Juncai, all of which was observed by Xiangli Mingzhu.

Xiangli Mingzhu was furious and showed her no mercy, directly mocking, "You recognize some tea leaves, but that's just Li Guifei using Jiang family's things to supplement Li family's things. Do you think Jiang family only has those things? If you introduce the wrong things to the guests, it will be my Jiang family who will lose face! You should read more books in your spare time, so as not to embarrass yourself every time you open your mouth."

Jiang Bailu and Jiang Songlu chuckled, and even Jiang Juncai gave a mocking smile.

Li Huilin wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Not content with just Xiangli Mingzhu, she also mocked Yuan Qi: "And Qi girl, you haven't seen much of the world on the mountain. You should learn properly these next few days so that you won't have to interfere and avoid making a fool of yourself by mistaking tea leaves or introducing the wrong flavors."

Yuan Qi rolled her eyes at her: "I know, the Jiang family's daughters are very knowledgeable, far beyond what people from humble families like us can compare to. The Jiang family's daughters are capable of anything, especially Fourth Sister, who is the future Crown Princess, much more noble than us. Even the Crown Prince has to be mindful of her feelings, alright?"

Xiangli Mingzhu was a little angry: "What do you mean? Can't I even say a few words to you?"

Yuan Qi argued with her, dissatisfied: "It's just tea and tea ceremony, right? You act like you don't understand anything about it. I see you have so many teas, but why don't you have Xue Shan Mao Feng? Why don't you have Yun Ding Bi Luo? If you're talking about top-grade teas, you probably only have about one-tenth of them, right?"

Xiangli Mingzhu felt as if her face was being rubbed into the ground by the other party. She retorted angrily, "These two kinds of tea are hard to find in the world. You can't buy them even if you have money."

Green Bamboo stepped forward and explained hesitantly, "But Madam, the tea that Seventh Miss has been drinking these past two days seems to be Snow Mountain Maofeng and Cloud Top Biluochun. Seventh Miss even said that the tea is alright..."

Xiangli Mingzhu screamed, "Impossible!"

Yuan Qi said, "Green Bamboo, go and get my two cans of tea. It's just tea, why are you looking down on me like that? I don't even care about your tea party. You can do it yourself. I'm busy these days and don't have time to get involved in these things."

Li Huilin felt inexplicably pleased, seeing Xiangli Mingzhu get the short end of the stick, it was truly satisfying.

Before long, Green Bamboo brought over two large jars of tea, one of Snow Mountain Maofeng and the other of Cloud Peak Biluochun, each weighing a full five jin (2.5 kg).

As soon as the lid was lifted, a delicate aroma of tea wafted out, instantly invigorating the spirit and making one feel much more relaxed.

Xiangli Mingzhu looked on incredulously: "There are probably only five catties of Xueshan Maofeng tea and five catties of Yunding Biluo tea in the world, how come they are all here with you?"

She had thought the two cans were only the size of a baby's fist, but they turned out to be huge.

If Xue Shan Mao Feng and Yun Ding Bi Luo were served at a tea party, the guests would look at her daughter and son with new respect. These two types of tea grow on the top of a snow-capped mountain, a place shrouded in mist and full of spiritual energy. The tea produced here has a refreshing taste and a bright color. It is said that drinking it can also strengthen the body and make you feel energetic.

The effect is similar to that of a miracle cure.

In short, the legend is very strange, and very few people have actually drunk it. It is unknown whether the legend is true or not.

She would feel proud if every guest at the tea party could have a sip.

Xiangli Mingzhu's eyes immediately lit up.

Yuan Qi was very smug and deliberately gave her a hard time: "Your pile of precious tea leaves is probably no match for this one of mine. My tea leaves are spiritual tea leaves. Not only do they make you feel refreshed, but they can also cure diseases and strengthen your body."

She waved her hand: "Green Bamboo, put it back. Keep a close eye on it, don't let anyone steal it."

In any case, she would not give it to Xiangli Mingzhu so that she could do her a favor.

She walked away with an air of arrogance.

Xiangli Mingzhu's face turned ashen, and she snorted angrily, "They really dare to give her face! Such fine tea and she won't even share it! Juncai, tell your father to force her to bring it out. She's just a bastard born of a mistress, does she even deserve to drink such fine tea?"

She was curious about where she got such good tea.

Jiang Jiulu finally understood. It turned out that the tea she drank at Seventh Sister's place yesterday was the finest tea in the world. No wonder she felt so rosy-cheeked and comfortable all over today.

Li Huilin felt this was a perfect opportunity to show off, so she stepped forward and said, "Madam, my cousin Jiu Lu is very close to Miss Seven. I can get some from Miss Seven with her. Just you wait and see."

Xiangli Mingzhu's eyes lit up. Yes, she would at least give Jiang Jiulu some face, right?

She looked at her with a different expression: "Alright, if you can get some tea leaves, I'll let you join the tea party."

Jiang Jiulu glared at Li Huilin unhappily, blaming her for acting on her own initiative.

Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu were both annoyed by her meddling and were quite unhappy.

When Yuan Qi returned to Peony Residence, Wen Zhujun asked her, "Was this tea a gift from Tushan?"

Yuan Qi hummed in agreement: "Yes, besides him, who else could produce so much good tea? I just can't stand Xiangli Mingzhu looking down on people. She wanted to ask me for some, but I wouldn't give her a single tea leaf."

Wen Zhujun knew what she was going to complain about, so she went along with her tone and said, "What's so great about the Jiang family? They just have more money and more good stuff, right? They look down on others because of that, as if everyone else doesn't have it. Pshaw! They're still not as good as our Yuan Qi. Even if Xiangli Mingzhu knelt down and begged, they wouldn't give it to her. Why should they?"

Li Huilin and Jiang Jiulu happened to be at the door when they heard everything clearly. The two looked at each other.

Jiang Jiulu grumbled, "It's all your fault! Why did you take on all this work? Do you think Seventh Sister is so easy to fool?"

Jiang Jiulu pouted and walked back.

Li Huilin grabbed her: "No, if you leave, I'll be even less likely to come."

Jiang Jiulu said irritably, "Don't look at me, I can't have it either, I'm not that shameless!"

"Good sister, please help me this once. Did you see that? The young master didn't even glance at me. If you can help me with this, maybe he'll look at me a little more." Li Huilin pleaded, shaking her arm.

"Please..."

Jiang Jiulu stared wide-eyed at Li Huilin, and asked her in utter shock, "Are you going to marry my older brother again?"

Li Huilin nodded matter-of-factly: "Is it not okay? I think it's better to marry my eldest brother, who is the legitimate son, than my cousin."

Jiang Jiulu chuckled; she didn't know what to say about Li Huilin.

Li Huilin pulled Jiang Jiulu into the house. The two glanced around and realized that the two cans of tea were nowhere to be found.