It was cool and cool under the sycamore tree, and the breeze was blowing. The sycamore leaves were so dense and dense that no sunlight could shine under the tree. There was a light fragrance of flowers, carried by the wind. Yuludai and Wanjing were sitting on the stone pillar under the tree, drinking.
The tea brewed by the slave below seemed quite leisurely.
"call out--"
There was the sound of an arrow shooting through the air, and fifty steps away, the arrow on the bright red bullseye was still trembling slightly. There were thin beads of sweat on Yinsu's forehead, and a confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Under the bright sunshine,
Quite charming.
"Whoosh! Whoosh—" Two more arrows were fired in succession, both of which hit the bull's-eye.
Yu Ludai couldn't help but clapped her hands and applauded, but suddenly thought that her eighth brother had caused her to run such a long way. She immediately stopped smiling and kept a straight face, but she couldn't help but take a peek.
My brother's archery skills were superb. He shot ten arrows one after another. Except for the last arrow which missed slightly by half an inch, the others all hit the target.
However, Yinsu was not satisfied and said: "My palms are sweaty, it's not as good as before." As he said this, he took the sweat towel from the servant and wiped the sweat on his palms and forehead. He took a long breath.
Two breaths.
The eunuch who followed brought over the bay-red horse that Yinzhu usually used. This horse was tall, with strong bones, full muscles, and a well-proportioned body. Its dark red fur was smooth and soft, and its tail was swept occasionally, which made it look particularly powerful.
Yinhu stepped on the stirrups, jumped onto the horse vigorously, flicked the whip with his hand, the horse neighed, and then galloped away, leaving a cloud of dust behind.
Yu Ludai couldn't help but feel a little hot-eyed as he looked at it, and he stood up without realizing it, looking at the extraordinary and heroic Yinhu on the horse. He couldn't help but feel a little longing. Unfortunately, the young Yu Ludai was not allowed to ride a horse because of his gentleness.
After all, horses are unsafe things. If they fall, there are many people with short legs and broken feet. Naturally, Wenxi does not allow her children to take risks. But the more Wenxi does not allow it, the more Yu Ludai yearns for it.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh -" Yinzhu suddenly drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and fired three arrows in a rapid succession, with less than a breath in between. The speed was dizzying. The targets sixty steps away on the opposite side were all held high by the little eunuchs.
They were all moving around. The moving targets were the most difficult to hit, but the arrows were deeply embedded in the red hearts of the three targets. It can be seen that all three arrows hit the mark.
"Okay!!" Yu Ludai couldn't help but jump up and cheer, it was indeed Yinhu's beautiful bow and horse just now!
Yinhu looked back at Yulu Dai's place. He smiled slightly and said, "There are still seven branches left."
If the arrow is really fired quickly, it is extremely fast. In just two quarters of an hour, the arrow pot was already empty. Yinhu dismounted and walked over, with sweat dripping on his forehead. Under the shade of the trees where the light and shadow alternated, he carried a
With an elegant and charming smile on her face, "Sixth sister and Wanjing have been waiting for a long time."
Yu Ludai shook his head hurriedly and excitedly and said: "Soon. Not soon at all! I didn't know Bago was so good at riding and shooting! I'm afraid he can even catch up with his elder brother!"
Yinhu said with a smile: "I was taught horseback archery by my eldest brother. Famous teachers produce great disciples. But naturally my eldest brother's horseback archery is more powerful. I still missed two of my arrows. If it were the eldest brother, there would be no deviation at all."
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"This is already great!" Yu Ludai was filled with admiration and envy, wishing he could give it a try himself.
Yinsu looked at the gentle and demure Wanjing standing under the tree, then took two steps forward. He said in a gentle tone: "Wanjing is the daughter of a general. Chengen Gong was also very brave in his time. It is said that he can walk through the willows with a hundred steps. I am
Very admired.”
Wan Jing smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Eighth Brother." Linge was naturally the person Wan Jing admired the most. Wan Jing was humble in her words, but she was very proud of her in her heart.
Yinhu sighed and said: "Originally, Huang Ama also said that if Duke Cheng'en returns victorious, he would be my and ninth brother's riding and archery master! What a pity..."
Wanjing's eyes were slightly sad. Linge's death was so sudden that she was caught off guard. It was only now that she accepted the fact. When Ama first went there, she often dreamed that Ama was holding him and riding on a big horse.
In the spring light, the horse's hooves are as strong as the horse's hooves just now.
Yu Ludai tugged on Yinhu's horse-hoove sleeves and glared at him. What a sad thing to say!
Yinsu hurriedly showed a guilty look and joked: "Wanjing Gege is almost my junior sister! Haha, Gege must have inherited her father's riding and shooting skills, so she must be very good, right?"
Wan Jing smiled slightly and said: "After learning to ride a horse for a while, my archery accuracy is not good. Plus more than a year..." Wan Jing paused for a moment and continued: "I am also a lot more unfamiliar." The Eight Banners' Princess.
, naturally most of them are proficient in riding and shooting, either good or bad.
Yinhu smiled and said: "Since we are here, how about I ask someone to bring out two tame mares, and Wanjing Gege can also relive that day?"
Wan Jing was startled, then shook her head and said, "Let's do it another time. I'm thinking about the chess records right now, so I'm afraid I won't be in the mood to do anything else."
Yinsu patted his forehead and said: "Look at my memory, I actually left the most important things behind!" He patted the sweat on his own hands and said with a smile: "I'm going to wash my face, Gege, wait a moment."
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Yinhu went to wash up, and Yuludai showed a bit of regret and said: "I haven't seen Sister Jing riding a horse..."
Wan Jing lowered her head and smiled lightly, saying: "Just wait until I show my filial piety."
"But it will take a long time..." Yu Ludai murmured in a low voice. Three years of mourning, to be more precise, twenty-seven months, less than half of the time has passed. Three years is less than ten years.
For Yu Ludai, who is 20 years old, it is indeed a long time.
Wan Jing didn't think so, she just said: "Hurry up, time will slip away if you don't pay attention."
Yu Ludai nodded in agreement, and suddenly shouted loudly, saying: "It's almost time now, and E Niang asked me to deliver lotus root rice dumplings to Huang Ama!" After saying that, he hurriedly turned around and ran away.
: "Sister Jing, just go with Bage, I'll leave first!"
"Hey -" Wan Jing wanted to call Yu Ludai to stop, but unfortunately Yu Ludai was in a hurry, so she ran very fast and disappeared in an instant. Wan Jing shook her head helplessly, no wonder even her aunt said that the Sixth Princess often disappeared.
What a princess should look like! She looks like a naked rabbit, she really doesn’t look like that.
Lu Shao held the palace fan in her hand and fanned it for Wan Jing, saying, "Fortunately, I made an appointment with Seventh Brother to read the chess records together in the afternoon, so I have enough time."
Wan Jing snorted, it was not yet six o'clock, there were still two hours until the end of the afternoon. It was really close to noon, although the sun was not shining under the trees, the air was always muggy.
The eighth elder brother had washed himself and changed out of his riding and shooting clothes. He was wearing his usual clothes, an azure-colored Ruyi-breasted dress embroidered with a dragon pattern, and a white jade pendant with a bright yellow silk ribbon hanging from his waist.
Holding a fan, she didn't open it, and asked with a smile: "Sixth sister has gone somewhere, she is like this, Wan Jing, please don't be angry."
Wan Jing smiled gently and said, "How could it be?" Wan Jing was used to Yu Ludai's fiery temperament.
Yinsu raised his right hand holding the fan slightly and said, "Let's go now."
Wanjing nodded, but did not walk at the same level as Yinhu, deliberately trailing half a step behind and following to one side. Yinhu walked slower than usual, and looked behind her from time to time, "Since Wanjing Gege is the niece of the imperial concubine, she also
If you don’t count as an outsider, why should you be so polite?”
Wan Jing lowered her head and said in a respectful and humble tone: "There should be no confusion between superiority and inferiority."
Yinsu raised his eyebrows, suddenly stopped and said, "Is this the same when Wanjing Gege gets along with Seventh Brother?"
Wan Jing was stunned and asked: "Why did Brother Eight suddenly ask this?"
Yinsu tapped her palms with her fan, with a strange smile on her face, "There are rumors in the palace privately that Wanjing Gege and Seventh Brother are a perfect couple."
Wan Jing couldn't help but frowned. She was in Rexiao, and such rumors were not a good thing. She said, "It's just a few games of chess." I think it was some time ago that she often went to the Royal Garden Waterside Pavilion to play chess.
Have you been noticed by some people?
"About the chess record..." Yinzhu said with a bit of guilt on his face, "Please don't get angry with Sixth Sister. I asked her to borrow it, so please don't blame me."
Wan Jing hurriedly bent over and said, "Brother Ba, you're so polite. It's not a big deal."
They walked and stopped, talking from time to time. Yinsu was talkative, and he would often bring up a topic. Wanjing just listened silently, rarely interrupting. It took more than half an hour to walk to her brother's place.
Yinhu asked the young eunuch to give the chess records to Wan Jing. Xiao Yingzi hurriedly apologized: "My servant fell asleep this morning and forgot about it. Our master ordered it yesterday. I wanted to get up and send it to Wan Jing."
, the Sixth Princess no longer inherits the Qian Palace..."
Wan Jing took the chess record and secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay." She thought it was getting late and it was time to leave, but Yinhu suddenly smiled and said, "Huang Longshi's ten games of chess are excellent.
He is worthy of being a chess master. When I was studying the pieces last night, I swallowed them wholeheartedly, and there are still many things I don’t understand. Can you please give me some advice?"
Wan Jing smiled and said: "The eighth prince is very talented. If you have any doubts about it, then my servant will understand even less. I really don't dare to show off, so please forgive me."
Yinsu narrowed her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth: "Does Wanjing Gege have to be so polite to me? Is it because Seventh Brother's temperament is more easygoing than mine? That makes Gege more unrestrained?"
"The Eighth Prince is joking," Wan Jing said, still looking polite, "The Eighth Prince is famous for being kind and gentle in the palace, and the servants have heard about it for a long time."
"Oh?" Yinzhu slightly raised the corners of Danfengyan's eyes, "Does it mean that you feel...seeing is not as good as hearing?"
"Of course it's better than hearing it," Wan Jing said in a slow and respectful tone, "Even my aunt once said that the eighth prince is the best among the princes."
"Then -" Yinsu took a long breath, "Why does Princess have such a different attitude towards me and towards Brother Seven?"
"My slave respects every elder brother, and the same goes for you," Wan Jing's tone was respectful and polite, but also a bit distant and rigid, "It's just that it's getting late, eighth elder brother.
Can the servant be allowed to resign? If the servant never goes back, the imperial concubine will be worried."
"Of course Gege can come and go freely," Yinhu said with a smile, showing an elegant smile again, "Of course, Gege is welcome to play chess together at any time."
"Slave, please retire." Wan Jing bowed respectfully and left quietly. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)