My sister's kick was wonderful. She raised her leg lightly, kicked as fast as the wind, and kicked with force. It was fast, steady, accurate, and fierce.

The hall was also very dark, and Gu Yanfei asked Juanbi to light the lights.

After a row of candles were lit one by one, the hall suddenly became bright, and the candlelight illuminated the surrounding displays and furnishings.

The hall is connected in all directions. Directly in front hangs a large red plaque with a red gold nine-dragon pattern on the border. On the plaque are written three large gold-painted characters in a flamboyant manner: "Hall of Integrity".

These three characters were personally inscribed by Emperor Taizu and bestowed upon the Dingyuan Marquisate.

Below the plaque, there is a long sandalwood table carved with tiger patterns. The familiar rhino horn bow is hung on the wall between the plaque and the long table, and is "enshrined" here.

Gu Jian could not use a heavy bow like the Wushi Bow, so for the past eight years, this rhinoceros horn bow that had been passed down for four generations of Dingyuan Marquis had been enshrined here.

In the candlelight, the ancient rhino horn bow flashed with a faint light, and the broken bowstring had not been replaced yet, hanging in the air.

"Young Master, Second Miss..." The stuttering voice of the night watchman came from outside the rear gate.

He was awakened by the sound of Gu Yanfei kicking the door, so he hurried over. At this moment, his face showed some shock, some panic, and some confusion. He didn't know what the two masters were trying to do by posing as if they were coming to confiscate the house.

Of course Gu Yuan understood what Gu Yanfei meant. He raised his hand and took down the rhino horn bow hanging on the wall, and a faint smile appeared on his thin lips.

Seeing this, the servant understood that these two masters came for the rhino horn bow.

How could the servant not know the importance of this rhino horn bow? The Marquis would come here to clean the bow every three days. If the bow was taken away, he would not be able to explain to the Marquis! "Brother, this bow belongs to you." Gu Yanfei smiled, staring at him without blinking, and silently added in his heart: Father's title should also belong to him.

The servant hesitated at the door for a while, and when he saw Gu Yuan take off the bow, he bravely stepped over the threshold and tried to stop them, saying, "Master, you can't take this bow..."

“Whoosh!”

His voice was interrupted by a feather arrow. Gu Yanfei casually took a stone bow hanging nearby, and skillfully put the arrow on it and pulled the bow... This series of actions was done in one go.

In the blink of an eye, the arrow pierced the servant's sleeve and nailed him to another door that was still hanging on the door frame with great precision.

"Creaky." The door was hit hard by the arrow, making a rough sound.

Gu Yanfei didn't say anything, but just looked at the boy with a smile on his face.

The young man felt that he had just walked between life and death. If the arrow shot by the second lady had missed by a few inches, wouldn't it have hit his waist? !

He was so frightened that his legs were shaking and half of his soul had flown away. How could he dare to stop the brother and sister?

Gu Yanfei took two steps towards the servant with his hands behind his back, scaring the servant so much that he shuddered as if he had seen some devil. He subconsciously dodged backwards, but there was a door behind him and he had no way to retreat.

Gu Yanfei smiled, without the quietness that a boudoir girl should have, and smiled so happily: "Later, you can go to Mingyi Courtyard to complain, and remember to tell the lady and the marquis for me."

"This bow has a broken string and has injured the Marquis. I don't know what happened. I'll use it to make a ritual so as not to bring trouble to the Marquis' Mansion."

She spoke in a serious manner, but her expression was joking. The servant dared not question her. He just nodded repeatedly with a pale face and could not utter a word.

The servant thought the second young lady was really scary, but in Gu Yuan's eyes, the younger sister looked adorable no matter how he looked at her.

Anyway——

What my sister said is right.

My sister did everything right!

Sighing happily in his heart, the smile in Gu Yuan's eyes became even more intense, and the depression caused by the new transfer order just now was swept away.

The usually cold and silent boy finally showed the brightness that he should have at his age.

"Brother, let's go." Gu Yanfei pulled Gu Yuan away and took away the rhino horn bow.

The night snow outside had gotten heavier. The snowflakes were like goose feathers, and in the blink of an eye, they had stained the brother and sister's hair and shoulders with frost.

Along the way, Gu Yuan couldn't put down the rhino horn bow and never let go of it. His fingers caressed the broken string several times with heartache, and he recalled the scene when he was a child, quietly playing the string in his father's study...

"Brother, Jiao Niang... I mean, Miss Wei Jiu took me to a shop during the day, and that's where I bought that ox horn bow. I saw that the craftsman in that shop has good skills and he can definitely repair the bowstring." Gu Yanfei suggested with a smile.

Gu Yuan had no objection to his sister's suggestion, and immediately said, "Okay, let's go together tomorrow..."

He couldn't utter the last word "go" as he suddenly remembered that he originally had ten days off before going to take up his post in the Shenjin Camp, but a new transfer had just arrived and he would go to the Ministry of War tomorrow, so the leave was most likely gone.

Gu Yanfei also thought of this, patted Gu Yuan on the shoulder soothingly, and said, "Leave the repair of the bowstring to me."

As they were talking, the snow fell heavier and heavier, with snowflakes fluttering in the sky. By the time Gu Yuan sent Gu Yanfei to Yuheng Garden, the surrounding roofs, walls, and treetops were already covered with thin layers of snow.

Gu Yuan sat in Yuheng Garden for a while before leaving.

The heavy snow fell all night long and did not stop until the early morning of the next day. When Gu Yanfei got up early in the morning, the world outside the house was already covered in silver.

Juanbi's family are all house-born, and they have relatives in the Marquis's mansion. She is also sweet-talking and lively, and when she went to the kitchen to pick up breakfast early this morning, she found out a lot of things.

"Miss, I heard that the Marquis learned last night that you and the young master went to the Zhengqi Hall to take the rhino horn bow away. He was so angry that he almost fell off the bed. He ordered someone to ask the young master for the rhino horn bow, but he was calmed down by the Madam."

"The Marquis has been scolding the young master for coveting the title, and for being dissatisfied with the late emperor's decision and disrespectful to him... He also said that he would personally go to the palace to see the emperor after he recovers from his injuries."

“…”

Juanbi spoke eloquently, including that many doctors came to Mingyi Courtyard last night to check on Gu Jian's injuries; and also that Gu Jian planned to stay in Mingyi Courtyard in the near future in order to recuperate.

When it comes to Gu Jian wanting to go to the palace to meet the emperor, Juanbi is somewhat worried, but when she sees that Gu Yanfei is calm and composed, she feels relieved.

“Meow!”

The calico cat was howling happily outside the window, as if saying, come out and play.

The winter sun made the pure white snow crystal clear, and the sleek long-haired cat seemed to be glowing. The cat leaped, spun, ran, climbed, and jumped in the courtyard...

It was its first time playing in the snow. It stepped on the soft and fluffy snow and watched its paws leave a plum blossom-shaped cat print in the snow. It was so happy that its tail was about to rise to the sky.

Juanbi couldn't help but glance at the cat outside the window. She stared at it for a long time before coming to her senses.

She cleared her throat and continued, "Miss, when I just came back from breakfast, I met Miss Bai Lu."

"Miss Bailu has been ordered to tell you that the lady said that you can enjoy the rhinoceros horn bow for a few days, but you must return it after a while."

Gu Yanfei smiled, looked at the rhino horn bow on the desk, and raised his eyebrows.

Oh, did the lady think that she was giving them a way out? "Miss, it's done." In just half a cup of tea, Juanbi had expertly done a bun for Gu Yanfei.

She knew that Gu Yanfei didn't like heavy hair accessories, so she only used two bright red ribbons as embellishment.

"Meow!" Qingguang jumped from the courtyard outside the window to the windowsill, meowing non-stop, urging them to play with it.

The kitten's long fur was covered with clumps of snowflakes, as if it had rolled in icing sugar.

This cat is having fun! Gu Yanfei stretched out his finger and flicked the cat's forehead gently, muttering with some disdain: "You, now all you know is playing!"

Gu Yanfei touched her chin with her fingers, thinking: If this continues, this cat will be useless. Well, next time she can try to draw a voice transmission talisman to make the cat do something.

However, this voice transmission talisman may not be able to be used with the ordinary cinnabar we have now.

While thinking, Gu Yanfei slowly moved two fingers down the cat's neck, and finally pinched the pink cat pad with ill intention.

Hey, this place doesn’t look like the Yaoling Realm.

How about asking Chu Yi next time?

“……” Qingguang is an animal after all, and has the wild instincts unique to animals.

It immediately sensed someone's sinister intentions, and the hair on its back stood up, and its fluffy cat tail also stood up.

Gu Yanfei pinched the soft cat meat pad again and said casually, "Set the table."

Juanbi responded and immediately set a table for a sumptuous breakfast.

Before Gu Yanfei finished his breakfast, Gu Yuan came in with big strides. He was wearing a red robe embroidered with leopards, which symbolized a fourth-rank military officer. It made him look tall and straight, radiant, and exuding a heroic air.

This morning, he left home at dawn and went to the Ministry of War. He just returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

"Brother, you're back. Let's eat something together."

Gu Yanfei smiled and asked his elder brother to sit down.

The brother and sister eat in completely different ways.

Gu Yanfei ate slowly and elegantly, as if he was savoring the flavor of each food and chewing it carefully with every bite; while Gu Yuan ate very fast, wolfing down his food, but without appearing rude at all, which was obviously a habit he developed in the army.

After eating until he was about 70% full, he drank half a cup of tea to rinse his mouth, and then wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. Only then did he have time to talk about business:

"Sister, I went to the Ministry of War today and got a new job."

Gu Yuan swept away yesterday's loss, and when he said this, his pair of phoenix eyes slanting into his temples sparkled with a burning heat, just like the sun rising slowly outside the window.

(End of this chapter)