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The first emperor set up this rule to see how the girls of the high-ranking officials and their wives have cultivated etiquette since childhood during the spring banquet.

Therefore, judging from how a person makes tea, we can also see how he has received family influence and self-cultivation.

Many children of high-ranking officials are observing the mystery of it. For them, this is not like a competition, but more like a competition for choosing a concubine.

And brewing a good cup of tea, there are many points.

[-]. Tea is most susceptible to other odors, so it must be isolated from other odors, especially wine;

[-]. Tea leaves must be stored in a dry and cool place. You can store the frequently used tea leaves in small cans, and put the rest in large cans, and open them when you need them;

[-]. Water for drinking tea is very important. Mountain spring water is the best, followed by river water and well water. Tap water will ruin the taste of tea;
[-]. Tea tasting should have some good friends, the number should not be too many;

[-]. The normal color of tea is generally light yellow (except black tea);

[-]. The best tea has an aftertaste, which can only be felt after half a minute when the chemical components of the tea and the salivary glands have an effect;

[-]. The tea must be brewed and drunk immediately, and the tea should not be soaked in the pot for too long;
eight.Tea must be made with freshly boiled water;
Nine, it is best not to taste other foods while drinking tea;

[-]. Good tea is like a good woman. Dongpo said: "Good tea is always like a beautiful woman." The taste of good tea is the same as that of baby meat.

Yan Xue is actually not very confident in her tea making skills.

But when she was shopping alone, she accidentally picked up an ancient book.

The book records the secrets of making tea, so Yan Xue learned the techniques recorded in this book, and she did not expect to make rapid progress in a short time.

The tea brewed in this way is just like West Lake Longjing, with an intoxicating and mellow aroma that makes people love it.

Yan Xue had some expectations for herself to come out on top.

This is an opportunity she has come so hard to get, and she will not give up easily.

Yan Xue was wearing a light blue dress today, which looked different among the many pink and green colors, but because she deliberately did not wear makeup, no one noticed this.

Yan Xue kept in mind the method recorded in this ancient book.

Ironing the pot, setting the tea, warming the cup, high brewing, low brewing, dividing the tea, serving the tea, and smelling the fragrance.

The last step is to taste the tea, so the tea will naturally be handed over to the emperor and concubine Shu, Yan Xue naturally knows the rules and will not act rashly.

Yan Xue followed these steps step by step, and when she was done, fine cold sweat was already secreting from her forehead.

Ruan Ci has been paying attention to Yan Xue's movements, seeing that she doesn't seem to be moving, he feels a little anxious.

Some couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Yan Xue, are you ready to make tea now?"

Yan Xue knew that she couldn't hide it from Ruan Ci. Anyway, in the tea making competition, no one's actions could hide it from Emperor Anqing and Concubine Shu.

So she admitted it generously, but her words changed slightly.

"I did it well, but I forgot a few steps of making tea, and I'm making up for it now."

Ruan Ci breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Yan Xue admitting that she had made a mistake.

"If you're wrong, you're wrong. Anyway, you don't need to be too powerful. You just need to come and go through the motions. You have to know that I treat you so well and bring you to the spring feast, then you should do it obediently." My accompaniment."

Yan Xue is not a fool, she naturally knows what Ruan Ci's words mean.

But everything, many things, are not all achieved by ourselves?
Yan Xue didn't dare to directly deny Ruan Ci, so she could only say: "I know, but it is a supreme honor to participate in this tea making competition, after all, this is the first time I have met the emperor."

"If I can think of it, I still have to try my best."

Ruan Ci was going to try to persuade Yan Xue, but when he saw that the incense burning in front of him was almost exhausted, he felt that Yan Xue remembered it at this time.

That should also be powerless.

After thinking about it, he stopped talking and tried his best to make his own tea.

Although Ruan Ci has a prominent family background, and her father once hired this tea maker to bring him over, she felt that she was not of this material and was not interested, so she didn't study hard.

Ruan Ci glanced at Yan Xue, thinking that no matter how badly he did, Yan Xue would be at the bottom, and he felt instantly at ease.

The time for a stick of incense is neither short nor short, nor long.

Seeing the bottom of the incense ashes, the court lady who looked at the incense immediately yelled.

"time up--"

The court lady standing next to them immediately walked up to all the female relatives and handed the tea they had brewed to them one by one.

Emperor Anqing and Concubine Shu looked lazy on the stage.

"Concubine Shu, I will leave the result of this competition to you."

Emperor Anqing said lightly.

Concubine Shu nodded: "Okay, the emperor can rest assured for now."

Emperor Anqing knew that Concubine Shu had a prominent family background and came from a famous family, so he knew better than anyone else the level of tea making skills.

In addition, Concubine Shu is a famous tea lover, so Emperor Anqing handed over this matter to Concubine Shu with confidence.

Concubine Shu looked at the many teas on the face, it was naturally impossible to drink all of them.

Whoever brews tea better can smell it just by smelling it.

Concubine Shu sorted out some that smelled frowning.

And when Yan Xue saw that the teacup with her name on it hadn't been screened out, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Ruan Ci's attention was not on Yan Xue this time, so she naturally missed Yan Xue's little move.

She stared nervously at the teacup in front of her, and felt somewhat uncomfortable after realizing that her teacup had been screened out.

She took another look, and was a little surprised when she found that Yan Xue was not among the selected ones.

I felt a little upset in my heart for a moment.

"Yan Xue, could it be that you finally remembered the steps?"

Yan Xue was still rejoicing, but she was caught off guard by Ruan Ci's push at this moment.

She really lied to Ruan Ci.

But even if it was cheated, so what.

Yan Xue replied lightly: "When I got to the end, I did remember something. Maybe it's because I was lucky that Concubine Shu didn't think there was anything wrong with me."

Concubine Shu's family background is prominent and she was born in a famous family. Everyone knows this. After hearing what Yan Xue said, Ruan Ci was a little suspicious, but she still didn't say anything.

Sometimes this kind of luck is really unexpected.

Ruan Ci intends to continue observing.

After Concubine Shu ordered some tea that smelled wrong to be served, her complexion improved a lot.

At this time, there were five cups of tea left on the table.

Among them was Yan Xue's tea.

Both Yan Xue and Ruan Ci sweated over which cup Concubine Shu would keep in the end.