At this time, Chang Ning, who was standing on the side, suddenly interjected: "Didn't the old ancestor just say that he wanted to find a way to relieve his boredom?" I did think of one. ”

"Oh? You say come and hear it. Xiaozhuang asked with interest.

Chang Ning said: "Why don't we also hold a tea fighting competition?" ”

The crescent moon pouted: "What good idea do I have when I am still the sixth uncle, what is the rarity of tea fighting?" I always see those civil servants talking to my imperial uncle about these tea las and so on, and I feel bored when I listen to them! ”

Chang Ning shook his head with a smile and said: "I naturally didn't let those scholars come to fight tea, those old men are also boring to watch, I think, since we came to the Chengde Pavilion, naturally we are all relatives of our own family, even if there are foreign ministers, they are all ministers, we are only looking for those who are proficient in the tea ceremony among the relatives and daughters to compete, all the participants in addition to the tea fight also have to perform the tea art, but also let the women who live in the inner courtyard harem live happily together, isn't it?" ”

Xiaozhuang was very pleased with Chang Ning's words and said: "Your sixth uncle's proposal is very good, on weekdays, those palace concubines and wives only live in the deep house, even if they have skills, they are buried, it is better to take this opportunity to give the women a chance to show their faces, besides, the tea art is also elegant, and the participation of women in time does not lose the royal identity, I think it is so decided." ”

After that, he said to Chang Ning: "This matter will be handed over to you to cook, first play the emperor, tell him to choose a date, and then check the candidates who registered for the competition, regardless of status, anyone who has skills can sign up for the competition!" ”

Chang Ning took the order. In a blink of an eye, it was time to pass the meal, Chang Ning resigned, and Xiaozhuang left the crescent princess to eat together, and stayed in Songhezhai in the evening.

Let's say that Chang Ning mentioned to Kangxi about holding a tea fight, Kangxi agreed immediately, and passed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocated two silver taels, selected the date, and specially selected the most exquisite and pleasant scenery in the Chengde Summer Palace to hold a tea fight.

Xiaozhuang knew that Huai Sleeve liked to cook tea on weekdays, so he recommended her to participate. Huai Sleeve was originally unwilling to do this kind of thing to show his face, but he couldn't push the Queen Mother's decree, so he had to agree.

Because the Qing Dynasty was a Manchurian imperial family, the horseback people were in charge of power, and both the palace and the folk customs were much more civilized than those of the former Ming Dynasty, but it was the first time that such a formal competition was held only for women.

On weekdays, most of those concubines and wives live in the boudoir, and there are very few opportunities to show their faces on serious occasions, let alone show their skills, but since ancient times, there are many heroes in the fat powder team, and no chance does not mean that they have no ability.

This time, Emperor Kangxi specially pardoned the hierarchical regulations, from concubines to royal relatives, and even concubines, as long as they have tea skills, they can participate.

Therefore, many women who feel that their skills are reasonable, have signed up to run, and the most important thing is that if they come out on top, they can show their faces in front of the emperor and the queen mother, who wants to miss such a rare opportunity?

Kangxi personally looked at the list of participants, and saw that the number of people exceeded his imagination by several times, and he discussed that there must be a mixture of various skills, so he carefully drafted a few specific eye-catching names for the competition, such as: tea fighting, tea art, tea fun, tea appreciation, tea doctor, etc.

After formulating a new question, it is also called to divide the title again, and all applicants can check their own good projects, and they can check more or all of them.

Due to the increase in the number of projects and the large number of people, coupled with Kangxi's excellent interest, and at the same time, in order to please Xiaozhuang, the originally scheduled tea party was changed to a tea banquet.

From the previous day to three days, this decree was announced, and the relatives and ministers who were originally only playing at that time were all prepared to go as serious things, but it is a pity that this place is not as good as the capital can still invite a special tea master to teach skills, and the information that can be read and used for reference is also very limited, so they rely on their daily cultivation skills.

The crescent moon princess asked for the list early to check Huai Sleeve, and Huai Sleeve read them one by one, first ticked 'Tea Fight' and 'Tea Fun', and asked the last item: "What does this Tea Doctor do?" ”

The crescent moon princess explained: "I asked the sixth uncle about this item, he said that it is a quiz and a question, the specific rules are like this, a few erudite princes and courtiers are selected in advance, or other people present who know how to make tea can also ask questions on the spot, and the person who is asked answers is in the middle, and the person who answers the most questions will be named the doctor of tea, and it is said that the reward for this item is the heaviest!" ”

Huai Sleeve heard that the front ones were mostly fat powder skills, but this one was more knowledgeable and interesting, so he used a pen to hook it.

The crescent moon was surprised when she saw it: "Master is so powerful, he actually came up and hooked this tea doctor first, don't you underestimate the scholars in front of you, I often see them get together to talk about topics such as the history of tea and wine, and they all talk about the Tao, and they specially choose the stories of other people to show their own skills, and there will be some tricky topics to embarrass Master at that time." ”

Huai Sleeve smiled disapprethoughtly and comforted the crescent princess: "The left and right are just playing, not to test kung fu, nor to be among Qionglin, if you lose, you will lose, and it won't hinder anything." ”

The crescent moon princess sighed, "Master's mind is really as clear as water. It's just that I saw that the master was skilled in making tea that day, so why didn't he hook up the art of tea? ”

Huai sleeve said with a smile: "Tea art will be the majority, since the ancestor entered the customs, very admired the Central Plains culture, our Manchu relatives and nobles have also followed the example of the Central Plains elegant to cook tea and wine, chanting poems, not to mention whether it really gets the essence of Han culture, on the surface, which one is not the concubine of the Han family and requires a little understanding of the silk and bamboo tea ceremony?" Or ask Mr. Tea Art to teach a one-and-a-half-trick style or a vassal elegance, this time I encounter such a rare opportunity must compete to show this ability, why should I bother to join in this fun? ”

The crescent moon nodded silently when she listened, and finally said: "What the master said makes sense, but in this way, I am afraid that this item will become an ornament again, and it will add some color to the pet of that one." Crescent Moon pursed her lips unconvinced, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of disdain.

Seeing this, Huai Sleeve smiled and withdrew the crescent moon and said, "Could it be that you have a crush?" I'm afraid that people will take the jackpot and be jealous here. ”

The crescent moon's face was slightly red when she was teased by her sleeves, but she didn't care much, she only sighed softly: "I just don't understand why Uncle Huang likes that one so much, she wants to compete for the first place in everything, and she always stirs up the smell of fireworks in Uncle Huang's harem, but Uncle Huang always pampers her......"

Listening to the crescent moon say this in his ears, he unconsciously remembered the gorgeous and plump Concubine Yu Niangniang who was chased by the black bull on horseback that day, and finally appeared beside Kangxi.

But these are just a flash in her mind, and her sleeves are left behind in a blink of an eye, with a gentle smile on her lips, those things have nothing to do with her, she just goes to play.

If you dig deeper into the purpose, maybe there will be a chance to meet him, if this long-cherished wish is achieved, these are enough for her, and the disputes in the harem have stopped in which dynasty and generation, as long as she doesn't do her business, they will all be floating clouds and dust.

Turning the day, the tea art banquet officially kicked off, and several rows of gilded and jade-embellished dragon banquet long tables had already been set up in the main hall of the Yuexi Ning Lan Palace.