The atmosphere became relaxed.
Aurora retreated to sit next to Grand Duke Moville. She kept her head down, and no one knew what she was thinking. She only raised her head occasionally, and her gray eyes flickered with unknown emotions that were incomprehensible.
The glances that occasionally fell on Si Yiyan were filled with the complex entanglement of love.
This made Wen Xinya, who had been paying attention to Aurora, feel nauseous as if she had swallowed a fly, but fortunately Si Yiyan's attention was always on her.
She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows at Aurora like a childish child in provocation.
Sure enough, Aurora, who seemed to be immersed in humility, lost her temper and revealed her emotions on the spot, with her eyes and face full of jealousy and resentment.
Of course, the undercurrents between Wen Xinya and Aurora were something that the busy Grand Duke Moville and the unfathomable Si Yiyan would naturally not know about.
Si Yiyan was very satisfied with Grand Duke Moville's understanding. His thin lips were no longer cold and hard, and he raised a calm arc: "The Grand Duke came to visit suddenly, and I don't have anything to entertain him. Bella is good at tea art, so let her make tea to entertain the Grand Duke. I hope the Grand Duke will not be surprised."
Wen Xinya glanced at Si Yiyan, how could she not understand what he was thinking.
In the private room of the previous banquet, Grand Duke Moville pushed Aurora out with tea, and also mentioned that Aurora was good at tea art. His move was intended to slap her in the face.
As expected, he is stingy and sinister!
But she likes it!
Grand Duke Moville was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted. After thinking about it, he guessed what he was thinking. Although he felt a little unhappy, he still laughed: "I didn't expect Miss Bella to be good at tea art. I was wrong. It seems that when I boasted about Aurora's excellent tea art at the banquet, I met an expert and made a fool of myself."
Si Yiyan smiled but said nothing.
Wen Xinya smiled and said, "My skills are just superficial and unconventional, so I'm naturally not as orthodox as Miss Aurora."
Grand Duke Moville mentioned before that Aurora specially asked a tea art master to learn tea art. Compared with her, the superficial tea art she casually learned from her grandfather was indeed not up to standard.
Grand Duke Moville naturally didn't really think that her tea art was superficial: "Miss Bella is too modest. When it comes to tea art, your country Z is the ancestor."
Wen Xinya laughed: "In that case, Bella will make a fool of herself."
The servants changed the charcoal stove and put water on it to boil. Wen Xinya first roasted the tea cakes over a low fire, ground them into powder, and then sifted them with a silk sieve. When the water in the charcoal stove began to surge, she began to make tea.
Her movements are smooth, with an innate elegance and the fragrance of tea is revealed in her every move.
The calm expression of Grand Duke Moville began to crack. He had heard of this technique before. It was a skill used in tea-making competitions during the Song Dynasty in Country Z. This technique was difficult to learn, requiring the learner to not only master the tea itself, the water quality, the heat, and the skills of brewing tea, but also to pay attention to the quality of the tea maker himself.
How could it be comparable to the conventional, step-by-step, and face-saving projects that Aurora learned.
In comparison, the difference is even more obvious.
This was not just making tea to entertain him, it was clearly a slap in the face in public.
When Grand Duke Moville saw this girl, he thought she had bright eyebrows and clear eyes, a simple temperament, and a clear expression, which was enough to show the quality and upbringing of her family.
He glanced at Aurora beside him with a hidden look. She was beautiful, but her bearing, demeanor, and personal qualities were far behind her.
He suddenly felt ashamed, thinking about how confident he was before and how he had the nerve to ask Rex to marry Afro, he felt stupid.
He had heard that the art of tea-fighting in Country Z had long been lost. The fact that this woman could learn it was enough to show the profound background of her family. It was probably not only from a scholarly background, but also from a great family.
Even Aurora looked at Wen Xinya in astonishment, feeling ashamed of herself. She prided herself on being noble, but she lost to Bella time and time again. She was surrounded by a deep sense of unwillingness and jealousy.
Si Yiyan, however, was watching with great interest, resting his forehead on his hand, and did not disturb her.
Soon, the tea was ready. Wen Xinya divided the tea into portions and placed them in front of the people. She couldn't help but said with a smile, "Bella is sorry for showing off. I hope the Grand Duke won't mind that Bella's tea-making skills are so poor."
Grand Duke Moville smiled and said, "The tea is bluish-white, the tea foam is fine and even, sticking to the edge of the cup, and it stays together for a long time. Miss Bella's tea art is extraordinary, it is really eye-opening."
He was not exaggerating at all. The tea ceremony of Country Z was popular all over the world, especially loved by the powerful and wealthy. He was no exception and had done some research and appreciation of tea. It was quite surprising to see the lost tea-fighting skills reappear.
Wen Xinya smiled and said, "Grand Duke, you are too kind."
As she spoke, she glanced at Aurora beside Grand Duke Moville without leaving a trace.
Aurora's face changed, she bit her lip and said nothing.
Si Yiyan picked up the tea, looked at it, smelled it, and tasted it, and couldn't help but laugh: "It's actually my favorite Wuyi rock tea, deep orange and bright yellow, the soup color is like agate rock rhyme, mellow, and the floral fragrance is pleasant. After drinking it, the fragrance lingers on the teeth and cheeks, and the sweetness returns to the bottom of the throat. Wonderful, wonderful."
Wen Xinya couldn't help feeling embarrassed. She admitted that she made good tea, but he praised her so much that it made her look like a smug woman boasting about her melons.
Even Grand Duke Moville was embarrassed. At the previous banquet, he only praised the tea lightly, not as highly as he did now.
Si Yiyan didn't care about Grand Duke Moville's expression. He hugged Wen Xinya and smiled at Zide and Youyoucha: "When did you learn the art of tea fighting? You didn't even tell me. How are you going to make it up to me for not being the first person to try it?"
After learning the art of tea-fighting, he was not the first one to taste the tea, which made him quite unhappy.
Wen Xinya glared at him, quickly pulled down his arm and said, "The wound on your arm hasn't healed yet, the doctor said you can't move rashly."
It would be bad if he hugged her shoulders so recklessly and hurt the wound.
Si Yiyan laughed.
Grand Duke Moville's face froze, and he quickly asked, "Rex is injured?"
Grand Duke Moville was secretly on guard, as if facing a great enemy. He couldn't guess Bella's intention of bringing up Rex's injury, but he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
Rex's injury must be related to the mercenaries he sent to attack. When he came to the house today, he originally wanted to ignore it and pretend that he didn't know, but Bella took the initiative to mention Rex's injury, so he naturally had to care about Rex's health.
However, this concern would involve the attack, and the situation would be extremely unfavorable to him. The little advantage he had just built up with great difficulty was completely destroyed because of Bella's words.
This Bella really can't tolerate Xiaokai.
It is simply the nemesis of the Moville Mansion.