Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Ren Yaoqi is proficient in the tea ceremony, but brewing tea requires a quiet environment and a calm mind. Today, with the loud gongs and drums outside, it is not suitable to sit down and slowly brew tea, so Ren Yaoqi chose a simple tea brewing method.
She made tea for Ren Shimin many times at home, so she was quick and soon had several maids bring out teacups.
At this moment, the dragon boat race outside has finished a round. The Azure Dragon of the Yanbei Palace and the Golden Dragon of the imperial court arrived at the finish line almost at the same time, and then the boats of other families returned one after another.
This result made the atmosphere even more lively. Many ordinary Yanbei residents stood on the riverbank to watch the event, and some even set up odds privately. Unlike the children of the aristocratic families who played for fun, the gamblers were betting real money. The few people on the pleasure boat looked at the result but didn't take it too seriously. This was only the first round, and with one-third of the boats eliminated, the outcome of the competition was still far from over.
Ren Yaoqi personally brought the tea to everyone's table before returning to sit down.
Pei Zhiyan picked up the tea bowl, skimmed off the foam with the lid, took a leisurely sip, but couldn't help but pause, then lowered his head and took another sip.
Madam Xu smiled and said, "Well, I didn't exaggerate, did I?"
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi, then nodded to Madam Xu and said with a smile, "Very good."
Ren Yaoqi noticed that Pei Zhiyan's look at her just now seemed casual, but it was actually inquiring. She couldn't help but sigh.
She was Pei Zhiyan's student, and even the tea ceremony was taught by him. The two of them had exactly the same method of brewing tea. Pei Zhiyan must have been able to taste the tea she brewed when he just drank it, and he was familiar with the way she brewed the tea, from the amount of tea leaves to the water temperature.
It wasn't that she hadn't expected Pei Zhiyan to notice, but she continued to make tea without any other purpose, nor was she planning to reminisce with an old friend. He was her most beloved husband, a family member who had once been like a father and brother to her, but now they didn't recognize each other. She just wanted to personally make him a cup of tea to express her feelings, nothing more.
Fortunately, Madam Xu, Xu Wanli and Pei Zhiyan had not seen each other for many years. Pei Zhiyan's tea ceremony habits must have changed a lot over the years, so Madam Xu and Xu Wanli did not notice that Ren Yaoqi and the current Pei Zhiyan could brew tea with such different tastes.
Pei Zhiyan calmed down after the initial shock, and continued to chat with everyone in a leisurely manner.
Three competitions have been held outside, and only the golden dragon of the imperial court, the green dragon of the Yanbei Palace, the white dragon of the Yun family, the red dragon of the Lei family and the blue dragon of the Su family are left.
The fourth game was particularly intense. The Golden Dragon and the Azure Dragon were still leading at roughly the same speed, but the fight between the White Dragon, the Red Dragon, and the Blue Dragon made people's blood boil. People who had originally only paid attention to the outcome between the Yanbei Palace and the imperial court could not help but be attracted by the three dragon boats.
In the end, the Lei family's red dragon narrowly defeated the Yun family's white dragon and the Su family's red dragon. The final match was between the gold dragon, the blue dragon, and the red dragon.
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