Space takes me to ancient times

Chapter 197 The Art of Ordering Tea
"Since ancient times, people have only talked about 'tea art', not 'tea ceremony'. What is tea ceremony - the art of making tea and the art of drinking tea. That's all." Qu You said while setting up the tea utensils.

Shen Yan reached out to touch the tea set curiously, but just as he was about to touch the tea set, Chu Xu stretched out his hand and slapped it away.He smiled 'hehe' and continued to look at it seriously.

"Since we are ordering tea, we need some utensils for tea." After setting things up, Qu You raised his hand and introduced, "Water storage urn, stove, kettle, tea towel, lacquer plate, crank saw, mill, brush, ball Tea cakes, tea bags, tea boxes, tea spoons, soup bottles, tea whisks, cup holders, tea trays, and tea storage bottles."

Everyone nodded and watched intently, watching her beautiful fingers dancing above the tea set like butterflies.

Qu You roasted the cake tea until soft, and ground it into tea powder with a grinder. When there were hard lumps, she saw her with a small crank a few times, ground the cake finely and sieved it with a tea bag, and then took the tea powder and put it into the tea. Store in the box, and use a brush to sort out the excess powder; she adds water to boil in one go, then takes the tea powder with a teaspoon, puts it into a teacup, pours a small amount of boiling water into the soup bottle to make a paste, and then pours boiling water, When the water gushes in, use the "tea whisk" to turn the tea cup while stirring the tea soup, so that "soup flowers" appear in the cup.Repeatedly like this, a layer of white waves finally floated on the surface of the tea soup.She put the tea cup on the cup holder and raised her hand to signal for everyone to take it for themselves.

Clap, clap... Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and applauded involuntarily.

"Nine brothers and sisters, I admire my brother."

"Cousin, I—"

Qu You smiled, waited for everyone to finish taking the teacups, and waved Huan Shan to put away the tea set on the table and put it back in the inner room.

"This is a kind of tea ceremony, called 'Tea Baixi'."

Chu Xu looked at the teacup with fascination, seeing the layers of waves, and felt as excited as if there were a stormy sea in his heart.

"Since it is Baixi, what is it called?" He pointed to the teacup.

"Zhan Xuetao."

Good, good name.Chu Xu laughed, raised his hand and drank the tea.

Not long after the cup was put down, Feng Xian walked in with Wang Liang and Xu Dong.The two are slightly fat, about forty years old, their eyes are higher than their heads, and their stomachs are shy.He didn't even look at Qu You when he came in, and knelt down in the direction of the three of them.

"This subordinate has met His Highness King Yan, His Highness Prince Rui, and Shizi Shen."

Among the few people in the room, Qu You was inconvenient to speak, Chu Yu said coldly, Shen Yan snorted coldly, only Chu Xu stretched out his hand to help, "Excuse me, sit down."

"Thank you, my lord." The two walked to the chair, put their hands on their legs, and sat straight with their waists straight.

Chu Xu turned his head to Qu You, motioning for her to speak.

"My lords, the girl Qu You is very polite." Qu You has always respected capable people.

The two glanced over from the corner of their eyes and nodded slightly, "Don't dare, don't dare."

Chu Yu frowned, his eyes were as cold as knives, "I am proud of my talent, dare to let the princess salute, it is true that the monarch and his ministers do not distinguish."

Wang Liang knelt on the ground with a 'putong'. This crime was too great, and his entire Wang family could not afford it.

"I don't know, I don't know." Xu Dong kowtowed.

Shen Yan snorted coldly, raised her eyebrows lightly, "Your Sizaoyuan has always been proud of your talents, how can a mere princess be admired." After saying that, Chu Yu's eyes became colder.

Qu You stood there in a daze, not knowing which play this was singing.She stepped back slightly, returning the stage to the three men.

Although Chu Xu looked pitiful, he didn't intend to speak. He picked up the teacup and slowly lowered his eyes.

"This is the concubine that the emperor pointed out to Prince Rui, but you dare to neglect it, you really have the guts." Shen Yan slapped the table vigorously, and the tea cup trembled and made a 'dong' sound.

The two of them froze, and they prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling with fright.

"Subordinate Xu Dong, I have met Princess Rui." Xu Dong reacted very quickly.

"My subordinate, Wang Liang, has met Princess Rui." Wang Liang followed closely behind.

Qu You smiled awkwardly, feeling a little overwhelmed.From ancient times to the present, she has never seen any conspiracies and tricks. Even when she is at work, she seems to be taken care of by noble people, and she has always been able to avert dangers.She shrank back a little, but someone grabbed her hand.She raised her head in confusion, just in time to see the doting in Chu Yu's eyes.

"I..." Qu You opened his mouth.

Chu Yu shook his head, not allowing her to flinch, and immediately exposed her to others.

"Slave, wait, I have seen the princess." The servants in the room knelt down and shouted as if in tacit understanding.

Everyone looked at the two of them in displeasure, the coldness in their eyes pierced the bones like Ling Chi.

Qu You seemed to be encouraged, and walked up to the two of them, with a calm voice, "Get up, it's not an example."

The two of them seemed to be amnesty, "Thank you, Princess, I don't dare to do it anymore, I don't dare." Cold sweat dripped down their foreheads and ticked to the ground.

Qu You turned around, with persistence in her eyes, as if she had transformed, she walked to Chu Yu's side with her head held high and she grinned at him.From today onwards, it is her rebirth.

Chu Xu gave Luo Yu a wink, Luo Yu nodded, and walked over to help the two kneeling on the ground.

"My lords, please get up quickly."

The two of them stared at Chu Yu in fear, for fear that he would make some trouble.

I don't know how to flatter!A cold light flashed in Luo Yu's eyes, his face was still full of smiles, he murmured in a low voice, "My lords, don't you think our Five Kings are easy to bully?"

The two of them trembled in their hearts, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank them.

Luo Yu supported the two with a smirk, and pressed hard with his hands, the arms of the two were sore and swollen.

"Thank you, Guard Luo." The two fell down on their chairs, thanking them without saying a word.

Feng Xian took the drawing from Qu You's hand, turned around and spread it on the table, "My lords, please take a look..."

The two moved forward, surprise flashing in their eyes.This, this drawing is really exquisite.No, no, no, this is not a blueprint, it is clearly a rare picture scroll. The courtyards, pavilions, and pipelines are all beautifully drawn, making people feel as if they are in the scene.

"My humble servant asks the lord..." Wang Liang cupped his hands.

"speak."

"Can you please tell me, the prince, who drew this picture?"

"How are you doing?" Chu Yu raised his eyebrows.

"My minister, please be sure to introduce him to the prince. If I can see this superior person, I will die without regret." Xu Dong's excited eyes lit up.

The corners of Chu Xu's mouth curled up, and he snorted coldly, "People in the world only know that the Imperial Academy is a god-like existence in the hearts of craftsmen, but they don't know that there are times when they are shocked by a small blueprint."

The two were all smiles, but they disagreed in their hearts.In a small drawing, those seemingly simple strokes contain great knowledge, not to mention the outline of the lines, but only the ability to draw dead objects to life, which can be called the originator of the contemporary era.

"Ninth Brother and Sister, this time you have taught these old guys a lesson." Chu Xu nestled on the chair with a lazy and complacent expression.

Princess Rui, could it be that she painted this painting?No, no, no, how old is she, and she can draw so vividly. It's ridiculous to talk about this skill without decades of hard work.

"You two adults, have you heard of Linghui?" Qu You smiled.

Chu Xu's eyes flashed, and he watched quietly.

Wang Liang and Xu Dong looked at each other, "I have heard a little about it."

Hearing it a little bit, it must have been thunderous... Shen Yan sneered, and the disdain in his eyes became more and more intense.

Qu You moved to the table, pointed to the drawing on it, and said, "This drawing was drawn by Master Linghui."

Hiss—the two gasped.

Princess Rui is so talented that she was able to obtain Master Linghui's manuscript, which is a masterpiece that can't be bought for a thousand dollars.The two stared at the blueprint with burning eyes, with greed in their eyes.

"Masters two." Qu You called softly.

"My lady..."

"This picture is of Lianshui Village in the southern suburbs. If the master is willing to help me build the house, I will offer this picture with both hands after the completion of the work." Qu You threw out the bait.

"Your Majesty, are you serious?" The two shouted excitedly.

Qu You nodded and smiled, holding the teacup to hide the contempt in her eyes.

The two sat around the table, researched and studied for a while, and finally set a date for the start of work.

"Well, thank you two adults, I will welcome you in five days' time." Qu You calmly rolled up the blueprint under the gaze of everyone, turned around and handed it to Huan Shan behind her.

Wang Liang watched helplessly until Huanshan took the blueprint into the inner room, then turned his head pitifully.

"Since that's the case, I will retire."

"Chen, take your leave." The two bowed their heads, their voices low.

Chu Yu raised his head and swept his eyes towards the door, "Come here, send the two adults out of the house."

Feng Xian nodded and turned sideways to make way.

After the two left, Qu You seemed to be relieved, and sat down on the chair.Huh... Fortunately, Chu Yu didn't lose face.There will only be more occasions like this in the future, and it seems that I need to exercise more.

"Nine younger siblings." Chu Xu called softly.

Qu You turned her head in confusion, with puzzlement in her eyes.

"You... know Master Linghui?"

"Linghui." Qu You blinked amusedly, "It's me."

"It's you, no, it's impossible." Chu Xu didn't believe it.

"How do you know it's impossible?" Qu You asked back.

"Brother Wei has seen the pictures drawn by the master. The painting skills are superb and magnificent. The painting style is beautiful and lifelike. Even a small plum blossom is painted lifelike, just like a living thing."

Tsk tsk tsk, this guy uses a lot of adjectives.Qu You pouted, but turned her head and ignored him.

Chu Xu frowned, with a somewhat hesitant expression.

"Linghui, is it really you?"

Qu You rolled her eyes, and said angrily, "Believe it or not."

Chu Xu nodded, looked up at Huanshan, "Prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone for the master."

Huan Shan stood behind Qu You, motionless as if she didn't hear it.

Chu Xu couldn't help smiling, "Luo Yu, prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for my master."

Luo Yu looked at Chu Yu in embarrassment, lowered his head and muttered in a low voice: "Master, this is the Jiuye's mansion, the slaves dare not move rashly."

Oops, it's useless for me to talk now.Chu Xu slapped the table angrily, "Old Jiu, you said..."

Chu Yu raised his eyes, looked at Qu You with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Let King Yan learn more."

"Okay, then I will give you this chance." Qu You raised her head arrogantly.

Chu Xu: "..."

Huanshan went to the study to fetch pens and inks, stood in front of the table and began to grind slowly.Round and round, until the water is polished and the ink stone is finely ground, then stop and retreat.

"Look, this skill will not be passed on to the outside world." Qu You tied up his sleeves and spread out the scroll.

A piece of ink, a piece of paper, a knife, this tool is ready.Qu You spread the ink on the rice paper, picked up a knife in his hand and quickly scraped it, horizontally, vertically, and quickly turned his wrist, with a few strokes he outlined a blooming chrysanthemum.

"Hey, what a god!" Shen Yan patted the table.

On the table, the ink in the inkstone was splashed out due to the violent vibration.Strangely, it just landed on the pair of chrysanthemums that had just been painted.

"Shen Yan..." Chu Xu gritted his teeth and shouted.

Shen Yan looked at the drawing paper dumbfounded, those few drops of thick ink were dotted on the petals of the chrysanthemum, and the appearance of black strings completely covered the charm of the flower.

"This king killed you." Chu Xu was furious instantly.

Shen Yan got up quickly and jumped three feet away.Standing outside the door, he shouted a little aggrieved, "It's because the inkstone is not stable, it's none of my business."

Whoops, it's my fault.When Qu You heard this, he immediately crumpled the paper into a ball angrily.

Chu Xu was heartbroken, but because of his status, he couldn't start the robbery, so he could only watch helplessly as the painting was torn to pieces.Shen Yan, this king is at odds with you, he beat his chest and stomped his feet, hating Shizi Shen half to death in his heart.

"Yuyou, draw a picture for Fifth Brother." Chu Yu walked over.

Qu You pouted, a little reluctant.

Chu Yu kissed her forehead lightly, hugged her tightly in his arms, "For my king's sake, give him a picture."

Qu You nodded, and withdrew from his embrace.

The two masters and servants cooperate, one grinds the ink and the other draws the painting. In less than a stick of incense, a spring night garden picture reflecting the pavilions and pavilions will jump on the paper.Qu You dried the ink, shook the rice paper against the wind, and carried it to Chu Xu in disgust.

"Here, take it."

As if he had found a treasure, Chu Xu accepted it with excitement.

"Master, my servant will hold it for you." Luo Yu laughed.

"Go away, I can handle it by myself, but I can't show you." Chu Xu moved and pushed Luo Yu away.

Shen Yan walked around Chu Xu and moved to Qu You's side, just as he was about to speak, Chu Yu took two steps back in fright, "Ninth Brother, I didn't do anything." He raised his hands, his eyes were moist, and his little mouth curled , a pitiful look.

Puchi - Qu You burst out laughing.

"Hey, this one is yours." He took out a small painting and handed it to him.

Shen Yan happily took the painting, and put it into her arms without even looking at it.

"Thank you sister-in-law Jiu, thank you sister-in-law nine."

After the two left, Qu You stretched and yawned a little tiredly.It's really tormenting, it doesn't look like the prince and son in the legend, they are just like scoundrels, wanting to snatch everything they see.Shaking her head, she rubbed her forehead and walked towards the inner room.

"Tired?" Chu Yu leaned closer.

Qu You felt guilty, and smiled flatteringly.Uncle, I was not clear-headed just now, but I forgot about this guy, what should I do now, should I sleep with him.

"It seems... not too sleepy."

A smile flashed in Chu Yu's eyes, and he hugged her horizontally, "I'm sleepy, let's go together."

God, it's actually the legendary princess hug.Qu You leaned against his arms in a daze, the corners of her mouth raised uncontrollably, happiness, happiness, beautiful man, beautiful scenery, embraced by a princess, I really have no regrets in dying.

Holding nephrite jade and Wenxiang in his arms, Chu Yu strode towards the bedroom.Huan Shan and the others lowered their heads and retreated silently.In the bedroom, he gently placed Qu You on the bed, leaned over and pressed her on it, slightly curled his thin lips, and kissed the corner of her mouth lightly.

"My lord, my subordinate Qin Yufeng is asking to see you."

Chu Yu was taken aback for a moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Qu You suppressed a smile, and pushed him away with both hands, "Master Qin must be looking for you in a hurry, so hurry up and don't delay."

Chu Yu frowned, and looked at Qu You who was trembling with laughter, "Are you happy that this king is leaving?"

Qu You covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head innocently.

Chu Yuzhao bit her lips hard, got up and straightened her clothes.

"Go early and come back early, ha..." Qu You waved his little hand, yawning sleepily.

Chu Yu nodded, opened the door and walked out of the room.

Emma, ​​dissatisfied men are scary.Qu You pulled over the thin quilt, turned around and fell asleep soundly.

Si Zaoyuan moved very quickly. In order to get the picture, Wang Liang and Xu Dong compressed five days into two days.At this time, the two brought the engineering team and came to the mighty Chao Rui Palace.

"Lord Wang." Feng Xian looked at the crowd in front of him, his eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

"Director Feng." Wang Liang cupped his hands.

"Master Wang and Master Xu, this is..."

"I don't know if the princess is here?" the two asked.

"The concubine is not in the mansion. If the two adults have something to do, the servant can report it for you."

The two looked at each other with embarrassment on their faces.

"Director Feng, I don't know if the princess told me where she went?" Xu Dong stepped forward.

Feng Xian sneered, with contempt in his eyes, "Master Xu, where do you think the princess will tell the slave to be in charge?"

Xu Dong choked, his expression became a little embarrassed.

Wang Liang turned around and glanced at the brothers behind him, "Boss Feng, I have an appointment with the princess. If it is convenient, please inform me."

Feng Xian raised his eyes and saw that the people from the construction department were standing in a row, followed by several carriages.He turned his head and ordered a few words before walking down the steps.

"Let's go, the princess is in Lianshui Village, the miscellaneous family will guide you."

Wang Liang waved his hand, and everyone pulled the carriage and followed Feng Xian, heading towards Lianshui Village.

(End of this chapter)