As soon as Mrs. Xu's words were finished, Xu Wanli was dissatisfied and said, "Since then, where is there any fairness in this gambling game?" In my opinion, Xiao Gongzi is only suitable to be a spectator in this gambling game. ”

When everyone thought about it, they felt right. Although there is a variable in the imperial court this year, it is always much easier for Xiao Jingxi to guess the ranking of the competition than others.

Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but wonder: "Then I'll be a visitor." The boat is parked right next to it, how about you move first? ”

Several people had no opinions, and went out of the cabin with Xiao Jingxi.

The painting boat of Yanbei Wangfu is really parked next to this boat, and you can go up directly if you get closer to the boat. Xiao Jingxi asked a few people to go to the painting boat first, he followed behind, and after Pei Zhiyan and the Xu couple went up, Xiao Jingxi called Leshan and Leshui beside Ren Yaoqi, told them to help Ren Yaoqi carefully, and whispered to Ren Yaoqi: "Be careful." ”

Ren Yaoqi smiled at him, got on the painting boat steadily, and then paused a little and turned around to wait for him to come up with him.

Xiao Jingxi got on the painting boat, looked at Ren Yaoqi, and the corners of his mouth curved into a pleasant arc.

Xu Wanli was actually Xiao Jingxi's teacher, so he didn't see anyone when he arrived at the student's boat, and pulled Pei Zhiyan around with his wife to look around.

After a few people had enough, Xiao Jingxi took everyone to the flower hall with the best view in the painting boat. Xiao Jingxi seemed to have ordered the guests to arrive early in the morning, and the flower hall had already prepared tea, snacks, melons and fruits, but in response to his previous words, he really went to the Xu family's boat to treat guests.

After a few people sat down as guests of honor, Xu Wanli glanced at the boat race that had been set up on the river and said, "Then let's start betting." ”

Xiao Jingxi summoned a maid and whispered a few words, the maid retreated, and after a while, she came in with a tea tray, on which was a stack of cut rice paper, and she was followed by a few maids holding pen, ink, paper, and inkstones.

"It's better for you to write down your notes on paper first, and then open them after the results come out, which is fairer." Xiao Jingxi said.

"That's good." Mrs. Xu nodded and smiled.

The maids put the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and cut rice paper in front of everyone one by one. Xiao Jingxi said that he would not participate, and he really did not participate, and only watched everyone bet with paper and pencil on the sidelines.

Ren Yaoqi glanced at everyone, Xu Wanli and Mrs. Xu were talking in a low voice while writing, as if they were discussing what to bet on.

Pei Zhiyan was looking down and tasting tea, there was a casual smile between his faint eyebrows, he didn't seem to be in a hurry to bet, he just turned his head while drinking tea and chatted with Xiao Jingxi who was sitting next to him about the tea ceremony.

Ren Yaochi was not in a hurry to write, she glanced at the river outside the window. Instead, a few dragon boats have been spread out and parked in the river, as if the river surface is all over, obviously in previous years it was just a fun event, but this year for some reason there is a sense of tension.

The dragon boat of the imperial court stopped in the center, the green dragon of the Yanbei Wangfu stopped on his left, the red dragon of the Lei family stopped on the left side of the Yanbei Wangfu, and the white dragon of the Yun family stopped on the other side of the golden dragon of the imperial court.

Pei Zhiyan opened his mouth and said: "Xiao Gongzi doesn't seem to care about winning or losing this game? Pei Zhiyan is talking about winning or losing the dragon boat race. It's not their guess.

Xiao Jingxi smiled when he heard this: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. What's more, this is just a dragon boat race, there is fun to win and lose. ”

Pei Zhiyan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and seemed to be thoughtful.

Ren Yaochi also heard their conversation. She glanced at Xiao Jingxi, but she couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She glanced at the lineup on the river again, muttered for a moment, and then picked up a pen and wrote on rice paper. When you're done, fold the paper.

Xiao Jingxi looked at her. Asked softly, "What's the stake?" ”

Ren Yaochi thought about it, and then picked up a pen and wrote a few words on another piece of paper.

Xiao Jingxi took a look and saw that it was written "Spring Tour of the West Mountain". I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and said curiously: "I haven't heard of this painting, I don't know who made it?" ”

Ren Yaoqi pursed his lips and smiled, and wrote the author's name on the paper again, Xiao Jingxi glanced at it, and saw that it was written "Ren Shimin", so Xiao Ergongzi was very smart and didn't speak, lest he didn't even know the great work of Lord Yuezhang to spread the word, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this time, Xu Wanli's wife and Pei Zhiyan were also written, Xu Wanli's bet was a Huangshi seal he collected, and Mrs. Xu's bet was a famous inkstone, Pei Zhiyan's bet was somewhat similar to Ren Yao's, and it was his own copy of "Qing Hot Post".

Ren Shimin's paintings are now very famous, and his paintings are not circulated in the market, so others can't ask for them, so they can be used as bets. And Pei Zhiyan has been famous for a long time, and his calligraphy is even more difficult to find, so everyone has no opinion on betting.

Drums had already sounded outside, and when the gong of King Yanbei sounded, the shouts and noise outside swept in overwhelmingly, and the excitement was so lively that people's eardrums were shocked.

It was bustling outside, and a few people on the boat were leisurely.

Pei Zhiyan happened to chat with Xiao Jingxi about tea before, Xu Wanli took a sip of the tea bowl, nodded and said: "It's good tea, and the water is also good water, but the craftsmanship of making tea is a little worse." ”

Mrs. Xu smiled: "You have a bad taste!" However, when it comes to the craft of making tea, there are several masters present. ”

Xu Wanli smiled: "Madame's words are exactly what I want." ”

Mrs. Xu was a little inexplicable: "What did I say?" ”

Xu Wanli glanced at Pei Zhiyan and pretended to be surprised: "Doesn't Madam mean that she wants to drink the tea made by Jinyan herself?" After all, it has been many years since I drank it. ”

Mrs. Xu immediately took a sip of him, and then said: "I am a guest, where is there a reason to let guests make tea!" ”

Xu Wanli shook his head with some regret.

Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "If Mr. doesn't dislike it, let the students make it." ”

Only she and Xiao Jingxi were the juniors present, so they couldn't instruct Xiao Ergongzi to make tea, right? Ren Yaochi took the initiative to stand up.

Mrs. Xu smiled: "I was just about to say that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and my student's craftsmanship is no worse than that of Jinyan and Jingxi." Mrs. Xu said in a proud tone.

Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi: "Oh? Is this true? ”

Ren Yaochi glanced at Xiao Jingxi, Xiao Jingxi smiled and nodded, Ren Yaoqi got up and went to the pantry, and said with a smile: "I am a student of Mr., and Mr. naturally thinks that I am good in everything." ”

Everyone laughed.

Ren Yaoqi is proficient in the tea ceremony, but cooking tea requires a quiet environment, calm and calm, and it is really not suitable to sit down and cook tea slowly in the noisy days outside today, so Ren Yaoqi chose a simple tea.

She made tea for Ren Shimin at home a lot, so she moved quickly, and it didn't take long for a few maids to come out with tea bowls.

At this time, the dragon boat race outside had already finished a round, and the green dragon of the Yanbei Wangfu and the golden dragon of the imperial court arrived at the end at almost the same time, and then the ships of other families came back one after another.

This result made the outside even more lively, many ordinary Yanbei people stood on the river embankment to watch the game, and some people opened the handicap privately, compared to the fun gambling of the children of the nobles of the family, the gamblers gambled on real money. A few people on the boat looked at the results and didn't take it too seriously, this was only the first game, and a third of the boats were eliminated, and it was still early before the result of the game.

Ren Yaoqi personally brought the tea to your desk, and then went back to sit down.

Pei Zhiyan picked up the tea bowl, brushed aside the floating dust with the lid of the bowl, and took a leisurely sip, but he couldn't help but pause, and then lowered his head and took a sip.

Mrs. Xu smiled: "How?" I'm not talking big, am I? ”

Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi, then nodded to Mrs. Xu and said with a smile: "Very good." ”

Ren Yaoqi noticed that Pei Zhiyan looked at her just now and looked casual, but it was a little probing, and she couldn't help but sigh.

She is Pei Zhiyan's student, and even the tea ceremony is taught by him, and the two of them make tea in the same way, presumably Pei Zhiyan can taste the tea she brews when she just drinks tea, and he is familiar with the amount of tea to the grasp of water temperature.

It's not that she didn't expect to be seen by Pei Zhiyan, she still makes tea like this and has no other purpose, let alone plans to catch up with her old friends. It's just that he is her most beloved husband, a relative who used to be like a father and brother, but now she doesn't recognize each other when they meet, she just wants to make him a bowl of tea to express her heart, that's all.

Fortunately, Mrs. Xu, Xu Wanli and Pei Zhiyan have not seen each other for many years, and Pei Zhiyan's habits in the tea ceremony must have changed a lot over the years, so Mrs. Xu and Xu Wanli did not find that Ren Yaoqi and the current Pei Zhiyan could make tea with a similar taste.

Pei Zhiyan calmed down after the initial shock, and still chatted with everyone leisurely.

There have been three comparisons 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 green dragon were still temporarily leading at a comparable speed, but the battle between the white dragon, the red dragon and the blue dragon was exciting, and the people who originally only paid attention to the victory and defeat between the Yanbei palace and the imperial court couldn't help but be attracted by these three dragon boats.

In the end, the Lei family's red dragon won the Yun family's white dragon and the Su family's red dragon by a narrow margin. The last game is the victory or defeat between the golden dragon, the green dragon and the red dragon.

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An hour late...... Forgive me...... 〒_〒.

(To be continued......)