Princess Ruining grew up in Northern Xinjiang, where the folk customs are fierce. She is very good at riding, shooting, equestrian, and whipping. Moreover, I heard that Princess Ruining will also get a share of good tea, because I heard that Qi Shiqi is happy
It was easy to share the tea, so she also begged her father to find a master to teach her.
"I heard that you also took riding, archery, and tea arts as electives in the capital school. What do you think is your strong point?" Ruining glanced sideways at Tian Minyan and said with an arrogant look on his face: "Tell me, I challenge you."
"Princess, Huimin County Jun has only been studying in Beijing for a few days, and there is no place for horseback riding in the book club." Yao Yuying reminded lightly.
Ruining naturally knew Yao Yuying's identity, and also knew that she was no better than the unknown young lady whom she had just scolded. Moreover, she did give her a heads up. Tian Minyan had just learned riding and shooting. If she competed with her, she would look like Ruining.
Bullying.
"Then tell me, what do you want to compete for?" Ruining looked at Tian Minyan, as if he had a choice.
Tian Minyan smiled faintly and said: "Princess, I have no strong points, and I can't compare to the princess." As she said this, she caught the disdainful looks of some young ladies from the corner of her eyes, and changed the topic: "But if the princess wants to play, I will accompany you."
, not seeking competition, only seeking discussion."
Ruining raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Let's compare, okay, let's compare. What do you want to compare with?"
"It would be too boring for just the two of us. What kind of game did Miss Yao prepare? Why don't we just let Miss Yao start the game and let us all play together." Tian Minyan turned to look at Yao Yuying.
Ruining pondered for a moment after hearing this. She actually didn't want to play any games with a girl like Yao Yuying who was pretending to be cowardly. She also couldn't stand Yao Yuying's style. She was soft, weak, coquettish and timid, which was very annoying and annoying.
It's not as good as Tian Minyan, who is cheerful and generous, and fights if she wants.
She wanted to say no, but Tian Minyan had already said so, and she couldn't say anything else, so she said: "Okay, Yao Yuying, you say."
Yao Yuying was originally annoyed that Ruining's arrival had turned her, who was originally the protagonist, into a supporting role. Now that Tian Minyan and the others said this, they took the initiative again.
Just as she was about to speak, Ruining said again: "Don't talk about writing poems or anything like that. I'm impatient of the sourness, so I'll try something else."
Tian Minyan froze when she saw Yao Yuying's delicate face, lowered her eyelids, and raised the corners of her lips slightly. If the two were not enemies, she would be happy to be friends with someone like Ruining who has a clear distinction between love and hate.
Yao Yuying really wanted to write poems with flowers as the theme. Women in the boudoir have always played chess, calligraphy and painting a lot. Princess Ruining, who rides horses and shoots arrows all day long, is simply rude, and she disdains it.
But after hearing what Ruining said, she had no choice but to calm down and glance at the Hongmei Tanchun Thin Tea Cup in front of her. She had an idea and said, "I heard that the princess likes to show off the tea-sharing skills. How about we have a tea fight?"
?The princess also showed us her tea skills."
Elegant people are not only proud of their good calligraphy and chess skills, but also their good tea skills. Distributing tea and making tea are not only popular among literati, but also highly respected among women in the boudoir.
As for Yao Yuying herself, in addition to playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she also had good tea skills. Of course, she had heard that Prince Xian liked sharing tea, so she devoted herself to learning it.
After sharing the tea, Ruining raised the corners of his mouth and glanced at her sideways, looking only at Tian Minyan: "What did Mr. Huimin say?"
When Yao Yuying saw Tian Minyan thinking deeply, she said in annoyance: "Look, I have forgotten this incident. I accidentally heard that the Lord Huimin asked the Master for tea art. He must be very good at it, but I wonder if he has ever heard of tea making?"
"
"I heard a little bit." Tian Minyan raised her lips slightly, played with the tea cup in her hand, and lowered her eyelids.
"That being the case, does Mr. Huimin County know how to share tea?" Yao Yuying asked again.
"Understand a little bit."
Tian Minyan answered incomprehensibly, and even made a evasive and panicked look, which made it obvious to everyone in the audience that even Yao Yuying herself was the same, thinking it was just for show.
"Even if you don't understand, it doesn't matter. Aren't you from the countryside?" Ruining said, looking at Yao Yuying's obviously proud expression, and said: "I heard that Miss Yao is good at this.
If Gong You wants to learn a thing or two, then just fight."
"What is this fight about?" Suddenly, a female voice intervened, as gentle as the breeze blowing on her face.
When everyone looked around, they saw several noble ladies walking over. The two people walking in front were Princess Ruimin and the other was someone Tian Minyan had never seen before.
"It's the third prince's concubine." Liang Fang'er said quickly in her ear, and then stood up.
Tian Minyan was startled and looked over. She saw that the third princess was only sixteen or seventeen years old. She had a gentle and quiet temperament and a faint smile on her lips. She was wearing a pink-yellow and green-embroidered Begonia palace dress, with her hair tied high.
, inserted with complicated beaded hairpin jewelry, rich and dignified, yet elegant and noble.
And Princess Ruimin, always cold and frosty, wears a colorful palace dress with dark flowers and brocade, a red coral hairpin with golden flowers on her temples, an agate gold filigree inlaid with sapphires, and her sharp eyes are eye-catching.
It makes me feel scared.
Behind the two men, there were several noble ladies, all dressed equally elegantly.
Tian Minyan has already followed everyone to greet her and salute: "Princess Ruimin is lucky, and the third prince and concubine are lucky."
"No gift." Princess Ruimin said calmly.
"Thank you, princess."
Everyone stood still, with their heads slightly lowered, and no one said a word. However, the third princess smiled gently and said: "Her Royal Highness the Third Princess hosted a banquet for all the ladies. By chance, she heard that Miss Yao from Zuo Xiangfu held a poetry party here, so she
Come and see, what are you young girls playing at? Come and listen, let us old men join in the fun."
Tian Minyan raised her eyelids when she heard the words and actions of the third princess. She seemed to be a gentle and easy-to-get-together person.
"You are only the same age as them, so what do you mean by an old man? You are trying to spite us." Princess Ruimin said angrily.
"That's right. The third princess is as young as a flower. She deserves to be punished for saying this. Your Highness, the third princess, you should punish her well." A noble lady in her thirties or forties covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled.
Princess Ruimin hummed and said: "If you deserve the punishment, then let me show you the lottery and see what they played and who won?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm going to lose money again today. It doesn't matter, I don't have a clever mouth." The third princess pretended to be annoyed and reluctant to pull out a filigree gold and jade pendant from her head.
Gemstone took a cautious step, shook his head and said, "Which of you can beat me in this step?"
Seeing her acting like this, all the ladies chuckled, and even Princess Ruimin, who had always been cold and arrogant, showed a smile.
The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. Yao Yuying took a step forward, made a formal blessing ceremony and said: "Go back to Your Highness the Princess, Your Highness the Third Prince and Concubine, we were just talking about having a tea fight, and it hasn't started yet."
"Oh?" Princess Ruimin raised her eyebrows and looked at Tian Minyan. When she saw her standing there calmly and calmly, her eyes flashed.
"Cha fight? This is good. Who doesn't know that our Seventeenth Emperor's uncle is the originator of tea sharing? It's a coincidence. I heard from the third prince that the Seventeenth Emperor's uncle also came to the debate in Changyuan today. Let me tell you, Seventeenth Emperor should be invited.
It's up to the emperor's uncle to come and judge." After hearing this, the third prince's concubine said with a smile.
"Confused." Princess Ruimin scolded her lightly and said, "There are all unmarried women in the boudoir here. How can we ask an adult man to come over? Thanks to the strict rules of your elegant garden, are you going to break the rules yourself?"
Although it was a rebuke, the tone was not harsh, which showed that Princess Ruimin was happy with the three princes and concubines.
"Oh, look what's happened to me today. Third aunt is here, but I keep saying the wrong things. I really deserve a slap in the mouth." The third prince's concubine looked annoyed and patted her mouth, pretending.
He looked pitiful and said: "Good aunt, please forgive me."
"You monkey, you are used to being poor these days." Princess Ruimin was amused by her and laughed.
"The Third Princess remembers that Prince Xian knows how to share tea, but she forgets that Princess Ruimin is also good at it." The lady who started to speak said with a smile.
Tian Minyan looked around and saw that she had a round face, she was about thirty years old, and her face was full of happiness. According to Liang Fang'er's information, she was the step-wife of the Protector, and she was extremely favored and trusted by the Protector.
"I'm the one who made the appearance. Then Miss Yao, why don't you ask Her Royal Highness Princess Ruimin to make a judgment?" The third prince's concubine smiled slightly.
Yao Yuying was overjoyed. How could she not be willing to do so? Princess Ruimin and Prince Xian had always been on good terms. If she could win her favor, then what?
"Excuse me, Your Highness, Princess." Yao Yuying turned towards Ruimin.
Princess Ruimin only glanced at her lightly and led away.
After they all passed by, Tian Minyan followed, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Princess Ruining let out a long breath. Thinking that she didn't dare to breathe just now, she thought to herself that she was afraid of Princess Ruimin again.
.
She was right. Princess Ruining has been pampered since she was a child, and she can get wind and rain when she wants. But who is the person she fears and respects the most? The first is Qi Shiqi, and the second is Princess Ruimin.
It's not how Princess Ruimin treats her, but her deeds. In addition to being awe-inspiring, Ruining is also respectful. No matter how domineering she is, she would never dare to act wild in front of Princess Ruimin. Therefore, when she meets Princess Ruimin, it's like
A mouse is like a cat.
Because there was a tea fight, the third prince's concubine ordered her maids to prepare things for tea distribution. While waiting, the protector's wife said that only the third prince's concubine's prize was not enough, so she picked her own.
A full-body emerald green jade bracelet on her wrist was placed on the tray for fun. Seeing this, others also picked out a piece of jewelry and placed it on it. Even Princess Ruimin also picked out a purple and gold double luan dot jade inlaid with ruby step.
Tian Minyan looked over and saw that there were eight or nine pieces of jewelry, including walking sticks, hairpins, and bracelets. Each piece was extraordinary and worth at least several thousand taels. If you could get it, it would be a lot of money.
As for the tea fights, in addition to Ruining Yao Yuying and Tian Minyan, Liang Fang'er was also among them, and there was also Zhao Qing, a daughter of a doctor in the official department who was good at this.
Because there were so many people attending, the pavilion was not convenient, so they moved to an open rain-viewing gallery pavilion, where their own maids prepared tea and snacks.
"I heard that Mr. Huimin County just came from Qingping, but I don't know how to do this." A noble lady pursed her lips and smiled after hearing that Tian Minyan also participated in the tea fight.
Tian Minyan looked over and saw that the man's cheekbones were a little high, his single-lidded eyes were a little small, his mouth was slightly pointed, and he looked like he had a mean face. He was none other than the aunt of Uncle Le Yi's family, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard.
Mrs. Hu Lin.
"Mrs. Hu's words are wrong. Mr. Huimin County must have something extraordinary to win the heart of the Holy One. Moreover, there is a saying, well, the masters are among the people. I am afraid that Mr. Huimin County will take the lead today.
Maybe." The third princess said with a smile.
Tian Minyan was a little shocked. She looked up at the Third Princess and saw her showing a kind smile. She couldn't help but curl her lips, stood up and gave her a blessing and said: "The Third Princess is overly praised. I also occasionally play for fun."
It’s just fun.”
"Who wins and who loses, it's just a game, why should we be serious?" Princess Ruimin also said lightly, but her eyes glanced at Mrs. Hu warningly.
When Princess Ruimin looked at her, Mrs. Hu suddenly felt cold sweat running down her back, and said hurriedly: "That's what Her Royal Highness said." But her heart was filled with surprise and uncertainty, but her behavior was like protecting that country girl? And others
The madam was also worried about Xiao Jiujiu, and looked at Tian Minyan with her own thoughts.
I heard that Princess Ruimin had tea with Lord Huimin a few days ago. At that moment, some of the ladies’ eyes became a little bright.
"Then we really have to see which young lady comes out on top. These few pieces of precious jewelry make me jealous even when I look at them." Mrs. Protector said jokingly when she saw that the atmosphere was a bit cold.
"Mrs. Protector said this, maybe she also wants to fight over the fate of these pieces of jewelry?" The third prince's concubine covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled.
"Come on, I won't play with this. I'm just waiting to have tea." Mrs. Protector chuckled.
While they were chatting and laughing, a maid came carrying things and laid them out, including a set of tea sets, all of which were of the best quality.
Tian Minyan looked at them one by one. Needless to say, the tea set was good, but the water was Lingshan spring water, and the tea was top-grade Wuyishan Dahongpao. They were all the same color, and there was no difference. It seemed that this was for the sake of fairness.
The five girls who participated in the tea fight all took their seats. Tian Minyan also called Ruyi to come forward to help, but she was not in a hurry to do it. Instead, she closed her eyes slightly, took a few deep breaths, exhaled for a long time, opened her eyes again, and raised the corner of her mouth.
Come with a faint smile.
Her demeanor fell in the eyes of Princess Ruimin, the third prince's concubine and the protector's wife. They were all a little shocked, but they smiled knowingly. She was calm and calm at a young age.
, which is really impressive.
I just don’t know if I can really come out on top?
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