Unforgettable Emperor's Favor Chapter 33.2

Published at 3rd of May 2023 06:36:59 AM

33. Covered (2)

Since the arrival of Prince Yingchuan, Yu Laojun's place has become lively all of a sudden.

From time to time, young ladies, and madams would “Coincidentally” come in to say hello.

But people came and went, Murong Xu only swept a glance at them once. While Yu Qingya could sit on one side and brew tea for Yu Laojun and the distinguished guests.

In this way, she had managed to capture all of Prince Yingchuan's attention.

The maidservants in the house put away the melons, fruits and other things and then quietly withdrew to stand quietly by the door.

Not only to make sure that they won't disturb their master's conversation, but also to be able to respond to their master's summons immediately. A few little maids with shallow rules couldn't help but whisper to each other,

“The Fourth Miss is really talented, she can do anything. I have never heard that the Fourth Miss has learned how to brew tea before but I never thought that when she did it today, she was even more skilled than those special tea serving maids I've seen. No wonder Yu Laojun favors the Fourth Miss a lot, even Prince Yingchuan can't help but peek at her.”

The little maids whispered to each other, while Inside the courtyards, Yu Qingya was sitting on the couch with her head down, feeling the eyes betting on her from all sides, she was feeling both proud and awkward.

“System, the tea brewing is over, can you return the control of my body to me now?”

「After lifting the possession state, this function will be cooled down for two hours, any accidents that occur during this period will be borne by the host, the female-matching system will not be responsible.」

“Okay, just hurry up and lift it.”

The sensation of being in your own body but not being able to control it finally dissipated like an ebbing tide, Yu Qingya endured the stiffness and this uncomfortable and bizarre process of merging.

She had experienced this feeling once not long ago, when she followed the system's advice to move a tea set from her house and take the initiative to come and serve tea to Yu Laojun.

She actually knew about Murong Xu's visit beforehand, but she pretended not to know, and so after entering the door, it was impossible for her to go back with the tea set, so she just decided to stay, not only can she stay longer, but she can also smoothly show her talent and demeanor in front of Prince Yingchuan.

In comparison, the excuses found by the other young ladies of the Yu family were not credible enough.

So when they came to visit and saw Yu Qingya brewing tea herself, they suddenly realized that this was actually possible.

While they were stunned, they also quietly gritted their teeth in envy.

Yu Qingya is very proud of this, but the only problem is that she doesn't know how to brew tea.

Tea was not popular before, since the Qin and Han dynasties have been focused more on the six arts of confucianism.

Tea ceremonies are uncommon skills, and not everyone drinks tea.

It was only in the past few years when Buddhism was introduced into the Central Plains, and those in power in the Southern and Northern Qi vigorously promoted Buddhism, that drinking and brewing tea gradually became prevalent.

Noble families were very open for this, and so tea quickly spread among the nobility.

Which made brewing and drinking tea more sophisticated and elegant.

However, due to the short period of tea popularization and the geographical location of the Northern Qi, tea ceremonies were actually uncommon in the north, and those who could brew tea kept their skills hidden and did not pass them on to the outside world.

Yu Qingya, like most ladies of a northern noble family, did not know this fine art.

She only just uttered her worries out loud, when the system kindly proposed a method, that is, for Yu Qingya to authorize the system, and let it take control over her body, to complete a whole set of actions of brewing tea.

The matters about tea ceremonies are still in the fumbling stage in this era, but in the era where the system came from, tea has already developed into a specialized art.

So if you incorporate these set of specialized arts back to the ancient times, it will become a stunning work of art.

Of course when she learnt that she had to give up control over her body…

She hesitated a little but when she heard about the effects that the system said later, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

At that time, Yu Qingya felt that it was nothing more than being immobile for a while, so she simply regarded it as being in a nightmare.

But when she really experienced the feeling of being deprived of control over her body, she was so frightened that she couldn't control herself for a moment, almost thinking that the system would never give it back to her.

Fortunately, it was all just a false alarm.

Yu Qingya finally breathed a sigh of relief, and vaguely moved her fingers. After feeling that her limbs were finally back under her control, her heart slowly returned to her stomach.

The control of the system was of course extremely delicate, and the effect of brewing tea is better than she had imagined, but Yu Qingya still feels a lingering fear when she thinks about the feeling of being powerless while watching her body move.

She secretly made up her mind and made a resolution that this will only happen once, and never entrust her body to the system again in the future.

On the other hand, Murong Xu developed a little interest in Yu Qingya.

The other night, when Yu Qingya ran over to stop him in the middle of the night.

Although she was nominally there to 'Protect' her sister, but Murong Xu who grew up in the palace and was used to seeing concubines competing for affection and power.

How could he be deceived by such a small trick?

He didn't pay attention to this woman who appeared suddenly, Yu Qingya's appearance followed Madam Li's.

She had regular features and a flat face, which made her look delicate and dignified, but there was still a distance away from what he would consider a beauty.

Not to mention that Murong Xu is also used to seeing all kinds of beauties, even if he only sees his own family every day, his vision would gradually become picky.

But when he saw Yu Qingya today, the way she brewed tea had an indescribable feeling that she was completely different from the woman from that night before, and this sense of contrast made Murong Xu very interested.

Yu Qingya felt the interest that Murong Xu was giving her and she can't help but feel overjoyed.

In her previous life, she was proud of her status, and under the influence of Madam Li, she always put on airs as the first daughter of the first household, and she couldn't get along with her sisters, let alone attract the opposite sex.

However, now, the third prince is showing her a probing look.

Yu Qingya restrained her excitement, bowed gently and elegantly, and said with downcast eyes,

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