Vol 2 Chapter 423: Match

As soon as Mrs. Xu finished speaking, Xu Wanli was dissatisfied: "So, where is the fairness of this gambling game? In my opinion, Young Master Xiao is only suitable to be a spectator in this gambling game once."
Everyone thinks about it and feels right. Although the imperial court has changed this year, Xiao Jingxi is always easier to guess the ranking of the competition than others.
Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but smile: "Then I'll be a spectator. Huafang just stopped by the side, how about you move first?"
Several people had no opinion, and went out of the cabin with Xiao Jingxi.
The painting boat of Yanbei Palace really stopped next to this boat, and the boat can be directly boarded by getting closer. Xiao Jingxi asked a few people to go on the boat first, and he followed behind. After Pei Zhiyan and Xu's couple went up, Xiao Jingxi called Leshan and Le Shui by Ren Yaoqi's side and ordered them to help Ren Yao carefully. Qi, and softly instructed Ren Yaoqi: "Be careful."
Ren Yaoqi smiled at him, got on the painting boat steadily, then paused for a while and turned around to wait for him to come up with him.
Xiao Jingxi got on the painting boat and looked at Ren Yaoqi, the corners of his mouth curved in a pleasant arc.
Xu Wanli was actually Xiao Jingxi's teacher, so he was not seen outside on the student boat, and took Pei Zhiyan with his wife to look around and draw the boat.
After a few people looked at it enough, Xiao Jingxi took them to the Huafang with the best view in the painting boat. Xiao Jingxi seemed to have ordered the guests to arrive early in the morning. Tea, water, snacks, melons and fruits were already prepared in the flower hall, but in response to his previous words, he was really going to treat guests on the Xu's boat.
After a few people were seated as guests of honor, Xu Wanli glanced at the race track on the river that had already been set up: "Then start placing bets."
Xiao Jingxi invited a maid to give a few words in a low voice. The maid retired, and soon came in with a tea tray. On the tea tray was a stack of cut rice paper, and she was followed by a few cups. A maid with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
"It's better for you to write down your notes on paper first, and then take them apart after the results come out. This is also fairer," Xiao Jingxi said.
"This is not bad." Madam Xu nodded and smiled.
The maids put pen, ink, paper, inkstone and the cut rice paper one by one in front of everyone. Xiao Jingxi said that he would not participate if he didn't participate, and just watched everyone betting with pen and paper.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at everyone. Xu Wanli and Mrs. Xu whispered while they were writing, as if they were discussing what to stake. Their gambling method is Fengya, and naturally they will not use silver as a bet.
Pei Zhiyan was drinking tea with his head down, with a casual smile between his brows and eyes. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to place a bet. He only drank the tea while tilting his head to chat with Xiao Jingxi sitting next to him about the tea ceremony.
Ren Yaoqi didn't rush to write, she glanced at the river outside the window, but several dragon boats had already been spread out and stopped in the river. It was as if the surface of the river had been covered up. It was obvious that in previous years, it was just a fun event. This year, for some reason, there was a kind of tense fighting spirit.
The dragon boat of the imperial court stopped at the very center, and the Qinglong of Yanbei Palace stopped on his left. On the left side of the Yanbei Palace is the red dragon of the Lei family, and the white dragon of the Yun family is parked on the other side of the golden dragon of the imperial court. They are all like arrows ready to go, and will fly only after a command. Shoot out like.
Pei Zhiyan said: "Young Master Xiao doesn't seem to care about winning or losing this game?" Pei Zhiyan was talking about the win or loss in the dragon boat race, not their guess.
Xiao Jingxi smiled upon hearing the words and said: "Victory and defeat are common affairs of soldiers. Besides, this is just a dragon boat stop. Winning is the fun of winning, and losing is the fun of losing."
Hearing this, Pei Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and seemed thoughtful.
Ren Yaoqi also heard their conversation. She glanced at Xiao Jingxi, but her heart moved. She took another look at the lineup on the river. After hesitating for a while, he picked up a pen and wrote on the rice paper. Fold the paper after writing.
Xiao Jingxi looked at her and asked softly, "What is the bet?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, then took a pen and wrote a few words on another piece of paper.
Xiao Jingxi glanced at it and saw that it said "A Spring Tour in the West Mountain", he raised his eyebrows and curiously said, "I have never heard of this painting. I don't know who made it?"
Ren Yaoqi pursed his lips and wrote the author's name on the paper again. Xiao Jingxi glanced at it and saw that it said "Ren Shimin", so the second son of Xiao was very clever not to speak, lest he even become Mr. Zhang. The consequences of spreading things that you didn't know about his masterpiece will be disastrous.
At this time, Xu Wanli and his wife and Pei Zhiyan have also finished writing. Xu Wanli’s bet is a yellowstone seal in his collection, and Mrs. Xu’s bet is a famous inkstone. Pei Zhiyan’s bet is somewhat similar to Ren Yaoqi’s. It is himself. Copy of "Sunny Hot Post".
Ren Shimin's paintings are now quite famous, and his paintings are not circulated in the market, and others can't ask for it. They can be used as a bet. And Pei Zhiyan has been famous for a long time, and his copybook is even more difficult to find, so everyone has no opinion on bets.
There was already a beating of drums outside, and when the king of Yanbei's gong sounded, the shouts and noises from outside swept over the sky, and the excitement made the eardrums shock.
It was bustling outside, and the few people on the painting boat started to relax.
Pei Zhiyan happened to chat with Xiao Jingxi about tea before. Xu Wanli took a sip from the tea bowl and nodded: "It's good tea, and water is also good water, but the craftsmanship of tea is worse."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "You have a tricky taste! But when it comes to making tea, there are several masters present."
Xu Wanli laughed, "Madam's words are just what I want."
Mrs. Xu was somewhat inexplicable: "What did I say?"
Xu Wanli glanced at Pei Zhiyan, pretending to be surprised: "Doesn't the madam mean to drink the tea made by Jinyan? After all, it has not been drunk for many years."
Mrs. Xu gave him a sip immediately, and then said: "I'm a guest, there is no reason to let guests make tea!"
Xu Wanli shook his head regretfully.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "If you don't dislike it, let the students make it."
Only she and Xiao Jingxi are juniors present, so you can't instruct Xiao Er Gongzi to make tea, right? Ren Yaoqi took the initiative to stand up.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said:
I was just about to say that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and my student’s craftsmanship is not worse than Jingyan and Jingxi.
Mrs. Xu said in a voice with Rongyan.
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi: "Oh? Take it seriously?"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingxi, Xiao Jingxi smiled and nodded, Ren Yaoqi got up and went to the pantry, and smiled: "I am a student of my husband, and my husband naturally thinks I am good in everything."
Everyone laughed.
Ren Yaoqi is proficient in the tea ceremony, but making tea requires a quiet environment and a calm mind. Today, the noise of gongs and drums is not suitable for sitting down and slowly making tea, so Ren Yaoqi chose simple tea.
She had a lot of time to make tea for Ren Shimin at home, so she moved quickly, and in a few moments she let a few maids carry the tea bowl out.
At this moment, the dragon boat race outside has finished one round. The Qinglong of the Yanbei Palace and the Golden Dragon of the imperial court reached the finish line almost at the same time, and then the ships of other families returned one after another.
This result made the outside even more enthusiastic. Many ordinary people in Yanbei stood on the riverbank to watch the game, and some opened handicap in private. Compared with the playful gambling game of the children of the noble family, the gamblers gambled. It's real money. The few people on the boat looked at the results and found that they didn't take it seriously. This was only the first round. One-third of the boats were eliminated, and it was too early for the result of the game.
Ren Yaoqi personally brought the tea to your case before returning to take a seat.
Pei Zhiyan picked up the tea bowl, put aside the floating powder with the bowl lid, took a leisurely sip, but he paused involuntarily, and then lowered his head to take another sip.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "How? I didn't talk big, did I?"
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi, then nodded to Mrs. Xu and said with a smile: "Very good."
However, Ren Yaoqi noticed that the look that Pei Zhiyan had just looked at her seemed casual, but it brought some inquiries, and she couldn't help but sigh.
She was a student of Pei Zhiyan, and even the tea ceremony was taught by him. The two teasing methods are the same. Presumably Pei Zhiyan can taste the tea she brewed from the amount of tea leaves to the water temperature. He is familiar with it. of.
It's not that she didn't expect to be spotted by Pei Zhiyan, she still has no other purpose for making tea, let alone reminiscing with her deceased. It's just that he is her most beloved husband, who was once a family member like a father and brother, but now they don't recognize each other. She just wants to make him a bowl of tea to show her love, that's all.
Fortunately, Mrs. Xu, Xu Wanli and Pei Zhiyan have not seen each other for many years. Pei Zhiyan’s habits on the tea ceremony must have changed a lot in these years. Therefore, Mrs. Xu and Xu Wanli did not realize that Ren Yaoqi and the current Pei Zhiyan can actually brew The tea comes with almost the same taste.
Pei Zhiyan calmed down after the initial shock, still chatting with everyone in a leisurely manner.
There have been three matches outside, and only the golden dragon from the court, the blue dragon from the Yanbei Palace, the white dragon from the Yun family, the red dragon from the Lei family and the blue dragon from the Su family are left.
The fourth game was particularly fierce. Golden Dragon and Qinglong still took the lead temporarily at comparable speeds, but the fight between the White Dragon, Red Dragon and Blue Dragon made people excited. Originally, they only focused on Yanbei Palace. Those who won or lost with the court could not help being attracted by the three-boat dragon boat.
In the end, the Red Dragon of the Lei Family defeated the White Dragon of the Yun Family and the Red Dragon of the Su Family by a narrow margin. The last game was the victory between Golden Dragon, Qinglong and Red Dragon.

One hour late...forgive me...〒_〒
.RU