While Hua Xiaogu was thinking about it all the way, the carriage had already arrived at Tian's house. Because the rain was really heavy, the journey was slower than usual. After Hua Xiaogu entered the main hall, even if there were servants, he
I was careful to help hold the umbrella, but I couldn't help but get some water on me.
In the main hall, Mr. Tian, Mrs. Tian, Tian Lanqing and Tian Languang were all sitting there with serious faces. When Hua Xiaogu walked in, all four of them looked at her.
"What...what's wrong?" Hua Xiaogu's heart trembled when he saw these eyes. He even forgot the rules and blurted out to ask Tian Lanqing.
Tian Lanqing came over, took out the handkerchief from her arms, and carefully wiped Hua Xiaogu's wet hair tips bit by bit.
Hua Xiaogu raised his eyes and looked at Tian Lanqing with questioning eyes. But Tian Lanqing didn't say a word. Mr. Tian, who was sitting not far away, finally spoke and waved to Hua Xiaogu.
"Xiao Gu, come here."
Hua Xiaogu walked over and bowed to Master Tian.
Mr. Tian waved his hand, sighed and said: "Xiao Gu, our Tian family has something going on again, I'm afraid we will trouble you."
"Um?"
"At the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet three days later, I don't know which of the adults in the court suddenly slapped his head and wanted to have some exchange with Dongyi. During the banquet, suitable candidates from the two countries will be identified and compared. Among them
One thing... is wine." Mr. Tian said, looking at Hua Xiaogu.
Hua Xiaogu scratched his head, and there was a trace of doubt in his heart: "But... if it's a wine tasting competition, it probably won't be my turn, right?"
Mr. Tian sighed again: "Last year, when the late emperor was still alive, didn't he praise you? The Empress Dowager also remembered you, so when the new emperor was thinking about this candidate, he thought of you."
When Hua Xiaogu heard this, her heart began to beat fast. Mr. Tian was also a little worried, but he still looked like he was comforting Hua Xiaogu. He smiled and nodded to her: "But fortunately, it is said that regarding the wine competition, Dong
The candidate sent by Yisuo is also a woman. So Xiaogu, don’t worry, we still have a good chance of winning."
"Is it possible... that the person who was testing the wine with the other party was named Xie?" Hua Xiaogu's mind flashed and he blurted out.
Mr. Tian shook his head: "We don't know this."
The people in the room talked for a while, and the rain outside smiled a little. There were only three days left, and Hua Xiaogu had to attack the knowledge about wine again.
When Tian Lanqing pulled Hua Xiaogu and got on the carriage, heading all the way to Tianjia wine cellar, Hua Xiaogu was still uneasy. Naturally, Tian Lanqing could see Hua Xiaogu's panic, so he comforted her softly: "Don't worry.
After all, the relationship between Dazhou and Dongyi is very good now, so the Holy Emperor will not care about winning or losing. What’s more, there are seven items in this competition, and wine is just one of them, so you don’t have to worry too much."
Hua Xiaogu bit his lower lip and leaned his head into Tian Lanqing's arms: "There are other six competitions, what are they?"
"There are seven items in total: music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and wine. Many cultures of the Zhou Dynasty and Dongyi are very similar, and the two countries were connected in the previous dynasties, so when it comes to elegance, these seven items are almost the same."
"Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting...poetry and wine?" Hua Xiaogu murmured, and then frowned and shouted: "I still have firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea... People from the royal family love to torment us common people when they have nothing to do!"
