Chapter 23: Gaffes
The sound of the piano flows, and the fragrance of tea is rising.
Shen Mingyan looked at Qiao Ziyue with a smile.
Soon you will be able to learn the arts.
In that way, you can protect your mother and father very well.
Daddy and mother are fine, and if you learn the skills to make money by yourself, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Storing water, setting utensils, and cooking, Qiao Ziyue threw out the colored silk on the side of the high table to signal the end of the tea art performance.
A woman in a blue dress came to Qiao Ziyue with a dark red tray in her hand.
Qiao Ziyue tasted a cup of fragrant tea by herself, and poured tea on the woman's tray with a white teacup: "Please also ask the tea to taste." β
The woman in the blue dress came to Mr. Gu with tea in front of everyone, and slowly put the tray in front of Mr. Gu.
Mr. Gu held the teacup with his palms facing each other, raised the tea in front of him, closed his eyes slightly, and smelled the tea carefully.
After a while, Mr. Gu took a sip and took three sips in a row. The small cup bottomed out in an instant, and Mr. Gu was still unsatisfied, and said loudly: "Another cup!"
On the side, Hu Erye looked at the stunned maid and whispered, "Go quickly!"
Hu Erye couldn't help but look at Mr. Gu beside him again, and saw that his face was full of excitement, and the whole person was as excited as a child. What kind of tea is this? Even Chazun is so out of shape? Hu Erye turned his head to Shen Mingyu behind him and said, "Give me a cup too!"
The hall was extremely quiet for a while, only the gentle footsteps of the maid!
Another cup of tea was brought to Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu held the teacup with a doting expression, and looked at the teacup without moving.
Shen Mingyan looked at Mr. Gu's appearance and shook her head helplessly. I'm afraid that this tea venerable is in vain, and a cup of tea is worth it!
At this moment, Hu Erye also picked up a cup of tea, and after drinking it lightly, he said repeatedly: "Good tea!good tea!!" Then he looked at Qiao Ziyue opposite and said, "Why did the girl come to this tea?
Qiao Ziyue is a blessing: "Little girl Qiao Ziyue." β
Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was a little stagnant, Shen Mingyan hurriedly stepped forward and attached herself to the second master's side and said, "Second master, why don't you invite Miss Qiao to go to the Accord." After the competition is over, the second master will inquire carefully. β
Without waiting for Second Master Hu to answer, Mr. Gu said loudly: "Okay! Miss Shen is still bothering you to personally invite this Miss Qiao over!
"Yes!" Shen Mingyan smiled gently and walked towards Qiao Ziyue: "Miss Qiao, please!"
"Big sister! Sister Qiao! I'll go too!" Everyone was still immersed in Chazun's gaffe, and when they saw someone leaving the scene halfway, they were in an uproar for a while.
In front of Chazun and Hu Erye, this woman shouted and screamed, it was too presumptuous!
Shen Mingyan ignored everyone's astonishment, got up and walked on the other side of Qiao Ziyue, and walked out of the hall with the other four tea girls.
Sure enough, these two weird girls know each other. It's no wonder that they are all so mavericks! Hu Erye couldn't help but smile. Seeing that there was some chaos in the hall, he hurriedly said to Shen Mingyu: "The game continues!"
"Yes!" Shen Mingyu said, waving her hand at the maid at the door.
With the admission of the five tea ladies, the original elegance and warmth were restored in the hall.
Shen Mingyu looked at the empty seat, and was indignant in her heart, there is you everywhere! I really love to be in the limelight! Don't think that if you can enter the Accord, you can climb to the second master!
Just after leaving the Xinyi Hall, Shen Mingyan couldn't wait to hold Qiao Ziyue's hand: "Sister Qiao, I finally found you!"
Qiao Ziyue looked at the woman in front of her with a happy face and squinted her eyes and said, "What is the girl looking for me?"
"Sister Joe, don't you remember me? You were the one who pulled me into the boat that day in the river! There was a boy on the boat! He saved my cat! Five days ago!"
"It's you!" Qiao Ziyue's woman in front of her was very different from the gorgeous red dress that day, and couldn't help but smile: "I don't know what Miss Shen is looking for me?"
"What about the boy who was in the same boat with you that day?"
Before Shen Ming's words fell, the noble girl waiting in the courtyard pointed and said, "Look, she's not a serious girl." β
"It must have been the second master who kicked her out!"
"If you open your mouth and ask what kind of son, you won't be ashamed!"
Shen Mingyan heard that the discussion was getting worse and worse, and pulled Qiao Ziyue to walk quickly to the Accord on the east side.
Behind him, someone whispered softly at Shen Mingyan's departing back!
"I actually let her go to Accord!"
"Except for Mr. Gu and Second Master Hu, there are few people who can enter the Accord!"
"It's Ziyue, she even went to Accord!"
"Do those who win have a chance to go to the Accord?"
An insider couldn't help but interject: "It's not! Qiao Ziyue let Chazun drink good tea!"
"The woman in the same car with the second master and the woman in brocade are sisters, and they follow along"
"It's the girl of the Shen family"
The hollowed-out carved dark mahogany door of the Accord was covered, and the sound of discussion was still faintly heard.
Shen Mingyan only wanted to inquire about the son in the boat that day, but Qiao Ziyue only followed Shen Mingyan quickly and did not answer, so she had to catch up with the two quickly.
After the entrance, there is a winding verandah, and the colorful stones spread out into the road. The verandah is erected on the stream, and on both sides are crystal clear streams, and the green-leaved nasturtium in the creek is very beautiful, and a few budding nasturtiums provoke all kinds of long-tailed goldfish to wander back and forth around shaking their heads and tails.
Across the verandah is a small three-storey building with dark brown carved cutouts. Shen Mingyan led Qiao Ziyue and Shen Mingyan to the second floor along the black and red solid wood staircase. After coming up, there is a large hall, and the hollow carved windows shine into the specks of fine sunlight on the dark red lichen, which is unusually warm.
On the west side of the hall are four rooms lined up, which are the plum house, the orchid house, the bamboo house, and the chrysanthemum house.
Shen Mingyan led a few people to the front of the Lanshe and stopped, stepped forward to open the red wooden door, and smiled gently: "Miss Qiao, please!"
Qiao Ziyue nodded and smiled and entered the room. The room is small and the dΓ©cor is very tasteful and exquisite. The room is covered with a thick floor of moon-white floors, and it is soft to step on. After entering the door, the faint fragrance of orchids is refreshing.
Pulling away the light blue light gauze curtains, there are two large moon-white brocade soft couches embroidered with orchid patterns on the window, and there are pale yellow small tables on the soft couches. There are a variety of pastries on the small table.
As a few people came in, the maid in the blue dress put the fragrant tea on the small table.
Shen Mingyan smiled in her eyes: "Miss Qiao, please take a seat." Please wait a while and try the sweets and tea. β
Qiao Ziyue smiled slightly and said, "Thank you." β
After Qiao Ziyue sat down, she turned her head to look at the carved wooden window that was hidden, the sun was bright outside the window, rockeries, small ponds, blue colors, golden lotus, a beautiful scene.
"It's so beautiful!" Qiao Ziyue smiled at Shen Mingyan.
Before Shen Mingyan could speak, Shen Mingyan hurriedly said, "Sister Qiao, where is that son now? I'm really in a hurry to find him!"
Qiao Ziyue retracted her gaze and looked at Shen Mingyan and smiled: "I really can't help Miss Shen with this, I don't know where he is." β
Shen Mingyan said anxiously: "What is his name, where is he from? How did you meet him, and where did he finally get off the boat after the cruise that day?"