Such an obvious trap, of course, Su Huaiyuan would not agree to it. Agreeing to the additional trial was already the greatest concession he had made. He just didn't expect Yan Wenqi to be so despicable.
Su Huaiyuan originally wanted to point at the King of Huai and the King of Xuan and say something fair, but unexpectedly, the King of Huai said again:
"This king thinks Young Master Yan's proposal is quite fair. Similarly, Young Master Su can also gather a few friends to help. In this way, the number of people on both sides will be equal."
But Su Huaiyuan had just arrived in Shengjing and hadn't made many friends yet. He simply had no one under his command to send. If he wanted to win this trial, he could only fight by himself.
After the King of Huai finished speaking and saw that Su Huaiyuan's face didn't look good, he added with a smile: "If there is really no one and Young Master Su runs away at the last moment, this king can understand and won't laugh at Young Master Su or the Duke Yong's Mansion."
Su Huaiyuan was only obsessed with martial arts, but it didn't mean he was a fool. How could he not know that he had been trapped by Yan Wenqi and the King of Huai together?
Now that Yan Wenqi and the King of Huai had put him on a pedestal, he had no other choice but to accept this way of the trial.
The reputation of the Duke Yong's Mansion must never be ruined in his hands!
Taking a deep breath, Su Huaiyuan lifted his robe and walked onto the arena. He sat down at his own tea table.
Seeing that both Su Huaiyuan and the other side were in position, Du Zhong rang the gong in his hand again with a "clang" and said, "The trial starts now. The time limit is one stick of incense."
Su Huaiyuan looked at the tea sieve, tea leaves, teapot and other tools beside him. His eyebrows never relaxed from beginning to end.
Although he was not proficient in tea art, Su Huaiyuan had once visited the largest teahouse in Xuancheng and had even drunk a few sips of tea. Recalling the steps when the teahouse owner made tea, he also tried to operate.
Su Huaiyuan didn't have any hope for this round of the trial, but in any case, he couldn't let himself lose too badly.
Below the arena, Yan Wenqi was sitting obliquely on his seat, putting his feet on the shoulder of the kneeling servant in front of him. There were two maids behind and beside him massaging his shoulders and beating his legs. His whole body was full of the aura of a "playboy".
A sycophant beside him looked at the trial on the arena and flattered Yan Wenqi, saying, "Young Master Yan, look at Young Master Su's bitter face. He can't even tell the difference between a tea sieve and a tea strainer. It's really ridiculous."
Yan Wenqi sneered: "Humph, he's just a barbarian from the north. How dare he challenge this young master? If I don't teach him a lesson, he won't know who's in charge in Shengjing."
The other sycophants beside him all echoed: "That's right. What kind of Duke Yong's Mansion? It can't even compare with the Yan family with one finger."
"I heard that they even dared to disgrace the Wang family. They're really extremely arrogant."
"They just repelled the northern barbarians. What's there to be proud of? With Commander Yan's ability, if the north was handed over to Commander Yan, the northern barbarians might have changed their surname to the Great Chu long ago."
After saying that, everyone burst into laughter. Even a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of Yan Wenqi's lips.
The stick of incense for timing was almost burned to the bottom. The sycophant looked at the situation on the arena and said to Yan Wenqi:
"Young Master Yan will surely win this round again. In this way, as long as you win one more round, Young Master Yan can win this trial and severely disgrace the Duke Yong's Mansion."
A hint of cruelty flashed across Yan Wenqi's face: "Win one more round? No, this young master won't give him such a chance. This trial ends here today."
On the arena, Su Huaiyuan poured the boiling water into the teapot. The scalding water made the tea leaves tumble up and down. The green leaves slowly unfolded, and the unique fragrance of Xishan Baimao tea wafted out.
At this time, the stick of incense had burned out. Du Zhong rang the gong again.
"The third round of the tea art trial is over. Please present the tea in your hands to the examiners for appraisal."
Su Huaiyuan picked up the brewed tea in his hand and walked towards the examiner's platform beside the arena.
Seeing Su Huaiyuan place the tea in front of the King of Huai and the King of Xuan, and seeing the King of Huai and the King of Xuan pick up their teacups respectively, Yan Wenqi's lips on the stage curled up high, showing a smile that could be called "sinister".
Drink it! Drink it! In this way, the Duke Yong's Mansion will never have a place to stand in Shengjing again. Hahaha!
Yan Wenqi even clenched his fists excitedly.
However, just as the King of Huai and the King of Xuan were about to put the teacups to their lips, a voice suddenly came from below the arena:
"Wait!"
This voice was sonorous and powerful, spreading to every corner of the arena and making everyone's eardrums ache slightly. The scene became silent because of this.
While everyone was still in a daze, a hint of joy appeared on Su Huaiyuan's face.
It's mother! Mother is here!!
Su Huaiyuan turned around and looked. Below the arena, Mrs. Mo, accompanied by Su Yuanyuan, Su Huaisheng, and Wei Linlang, appeared there.
...
Just now, hearing the cheers coming from the direction of the Piaoxiang Winery and sensing something was wrong, Su Huaisheng rode his horse over and saw the scene of Su Huaiyuan competing in tea art with others.
He roughly understood the progress of the whole trial from the on - looking common people beside the arena. Su Huaisheng knew that his second elder brother must have been severely trapped.
He rushed back and told Mrs. Mo about this. Mrs. Mo immediately told the coachman to speed up. They rushed to the Piaoxiang Winery in a hurry. When they got off the carriage, the tea art trial had just ended.
If it were just an ordinary trial, everyone would just watch from the side. However, no one knew that there was a "medical system" from another time and space hidden in Su Yuanyuan's body. The moment they arrived at the scene, Xiao Ba sent a reminder to Su Yuanyuan.
[Yuanbao, quickly find a way to stop the trial. There's poison in your second elder brother's teacup! Although it's not a deadly poison, it's enough to make the King of Huai and the King of Xuan have a stomachache for three days and three nights and be unable to get out of bed!]
Hearing this, Su Yuanyuan didn't care about anything else. She immediately grabbed Mrs. Mo's hand and said, "Mother, don't let anyone drink the tea brewed by second elder brother!"
Mrs. Mo didn't have time to ask Su Yuanyuan why. When the King of Huai and the King of Xuan were about to drink the tea, she took a deep breath and roared the words just now, successfully stopping this trial!
After interrupting the trial, Mrs. Mo took Su Yuanyuan's hand and strode onto the arena with Su Huaisheng and Wei Linlang.
The valiant aura and excellent looks of this family instantly attracted everyone's attention in the arena.
"Who are these people? They actually interrupted the trial. They're so bold!"
The on - looking common people below the arena whispered to each other.
On the other side of the arena, Yan Wenqi, who had been sitting obliquely, immediately sat up straight. All the smiles on his face disappeared. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it. Why did these people come?"
Having lost two rounds of the trial in a row and probably about to lose the third round, Su Huaiyuan felt extremely aggrieved. At this time, seeing his relatives come to help him, he was overjoyed. A big smile appeared on his face, and he immediately welcomed Mrs. Mo and the others.
"Mother, sister - in - law, third brother, Yuanbao, why did you come here? Did you come here specially to cheer me on?"
Hearing Su Huaiyuan's address, the whispers below the arena couldn't be suppressed anymore.
"So this is the wife of the Duke Yong!"
"And the wife of the heir of the Duke Yong, the third young master, and the fourth young lady have also come!"
"It seems there will really be a good show today!"