Chapter 4 Let's get fit together
Wu Tianyue saw that Lan Ye had sealed the window and ordered her to go back and eat first.
Lan Ye ordered the little maid to go to the kitchen to get some vegetables. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Daiyu finish washing up and lead Zijuan and others out to eat. She hurried over to pay her respects.
"Sister, there's no need to be so polite." Daiyu was grateful for her help yesterday, so she quickly stepped forward to support her, said a few words to her, and ordered Zijuan and others to go have dinner together before walking towards Wu Tianyue.
Daiyu was about to kneel down to greet him when Wu Tianyue said with a malicious smile, "Sister, come and have dinner."
"Sir, it's better for you to call me by my name." After yesterday's quarrel, Daiyu stopped pretending to be friendly and stood up to sit across from him. "We're not that familiar."
Wu Tianyue curled his lips and ordered someone to bring his food.
Daiyu saw that his meals were all big fish and meat, with a very strong and overbearing aroma. Putting them next to each other made her own medicinal food seem even lighter and tasteless.
"Childish." Daiyu said softly, instantly understanding his intention. She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and started eating in small bites.
Seeing that she didn't react, Wu Tianyue deliberately ate the meat in big mouthfuls, but she still acted as if she didn't see him.
Just as he was thinking about whether to ignore etiquette and give her some compliments, he saw Daiyu put down her chopsticks. Wu Tianyue asked in surprise, "Are you full?"
"A balanced diet with less salt and sugar is the way to keep healthy." Daiyu rinsed her mouth and went back to her room without even looking at him.
"She is a person who goes to bed late and gets up late and has irregular meals, and yet she has the nerve to talk about how to stay healthy." Wu Tianyue muttered in dissatisfaction.
After dinner, Jia Lian came over to pay his respects. Wu Tianyue, influenced by Prince Zhongshun, looked down on the Jia family's good-for-nothings and said indifferently, "Just let him go on his way. There's no need for all this empty formalities."
The servant took the order and left, then returned a short while later: "Second Master Jia Lian said, 'Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding. However, my cousin has been pampered since she was a child. If I have accidentally offended you, please forgive me.'"
Wu Tianyue heard this and thought, "I'm afraid I'll bully you." But if he still cares about his sister, why did Lin Daiyu die of tears? The Jia family is truly strange.
But it has nothing to do with me. When Lin Daiyu turns 17, I can get rid of these people. Then the sky will be high and the birds will fly freely, the sea will be wide and the fish will jump freely, and I won’t have to worry about the rest.
Wu Tianyue shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Seeing that Lan Ye was not there, he ordered the maid Lu Mo: "Give the pass to the people serving Miss Lin. Don't worry about what they do."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "If there is anything suspicious, send someone to report it to my father, and then tell Miss Lin and me."
Lu Mo agreed and went.
Wu Tianyue returned to his room to rest for a while, and finished the daily homework assigned by his teacher before leaving Beijing. He remembered that the imperial physician said yesterday that it would be best for Lin Daiyu to practice some health-preserving exercises, so he got up and went to Daiyu's room.
Daiyu was reading a book by the window. When she saw Wu Tianyue coming, she looked up, glanced at him, and then went back to her book.
Although he had only known her for a day, Wu Tianyue knew that he could not afford to offend this little girl. He magnanimously forgave her neglect and said with a smile, "As the saying goes, 'Running water never stagnates, and a door hinge never rots.' Miss, you eat and then sit around idly. I wonder if this is a good way to stay healthy?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Daiyu put down the book and looked at him in surprise.
Wu Tianyue felt uncomfortable being looked at and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm just a little surprised." Daiyu marveled, "You look big and strong, but you are quite talented and can recite verses from Lüshi Chunqiu at will."
This sentence made Wu Tianyue very angry: "What do you mean by big and strong? I am handsome!"
Daiyu looked him up and down. This man was not the amorous young man with a face like peach petals and eyes like autumn waves like Baoyu. His facial features were more delicate and tougher. In addition, he had an upright posture and was a head taller than Baoyu. So although he was young, he had some of the elegant and graceful appearance of a Confucian general in the books.
But seeing him holding his head high with his chest puffed out and looking very proud, as if he would definitely praise him, he deliberately clicked his tongue, shook his head, and lowered his head to read.
Wu Tianyue was filled with anger when he saw her look of disgust, but she didn't say a word. If he refuted her, he would lose face, so he could only swallow the loss.
Daiyu's maid didn't dare to laugh, but the maids who served Wu Tianyue knew his temper and were not afraid of his anger, so they all covered their mouths and laughed at him. Wu Tianyue felt very embarrassed and went back to his room angrily.
Seeing him frustrated, the unlocked system laughed for a long time. Sensing that Wu Tianyue was about to give up, it quickly appeased him: "You insisted on provoking her this morning, so it's normal for her to say a few harsh words to you. Besides, her mother died young and her father is critically ill, so she's naturally in a bad mood. As a man, why would you argue with her?"
Wu Tianyue blushed at these words. He felt that he had indeed gone too far, bullying a poor little girl like this. However, he couldn't let go of his pride and said stubbornly, "I won't try to persuade her unless you give me an extra page of articles every day."
The system had already violated the rules when it was downloaded, and the number was extremely large, so I was not afraid of giving him one or two extra pages. He had listened to my advice for the past two days, but I was afraid that he would show off, so I pretended to agree reluctantly and sent him two pages.
Wu Tianyue was happy then, and hurriedly took out a pen and paper to copy down the information. He found that the information he had obtained amounted to quite a lot, so he read it carefully from the beginning again.
He then ordered someone to find the military books that he had brought on board for comparison, and only rested until late at night at Lan Ye's urging.
The next day, Wu Tianyue, who had obtained the information, was addicted to the sea of books. The system was helpless and threatened him several times with the remaining information. Only then did he reluctantly put down the books and go to find Daiyu.
As for Daiyu, although it was winter, the charcoal fire on the boat was burning warmly. She didn't need to greet anyone and no one would disturb her. There were also various books prepared by Princess Zhongshun in the house, many of which were not available in the Jia family. She was too lazy to go out, so she ate a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry and leaned on a chair to read.
Lu Chen was afraid that Daiyu would not sleep well at night if she kept sitting still, so he went to the side and brought some hot tea into the room, hoping to take the opportunity to persuade Daiyu to go out for some fresh air.
Before she could say anything, she saw Wu Tianyue coming over. Lu Chen took the opportunity to say to Daiyu with a smile, "If we were to ask who on this ship is most familiar with these guiding techniques, it would be none other than our prince. Back then, when the princess was in poor health, the prince went to learn from Master Wu when he was still young, and then came back every night to teach the princess."
Ever since Daiyu received her mother's handkerchief the day before, she had been almost certain that her mother had a close relationship with the princess. However, because she lost her mother at a young age and knew nothing about her mother's youth, she was very curious about stories about her mother, and naturally had no resistance to stories about her mother's friends.
I heard a lot from Lu Chen yesterday, and my impression of Wu Tianyue also improved a lot. But when I heard her say this now, I still didn't quite believe it. I looked up at Wu Tianyue suspiciously. Is he ever so well-behaved?
Seeing her distrust, Wu Tianyue snorted arrogantly, "Don't disbelieve me, my mother isn't as delicate as you, but she was often sick in the past. Ever since I started teaching her the Lian Daoyin technique, she's gotten much stronger. I'm more than qualified to be your teacher."
Daiyu couldn't help it in the end and rolled her eyes at him, but she still obediently changed into some comfortable clothes and went to study with Wu Tianyue in the room downstairs that had been converted into a martial arts training ground.
Wu Tianyue looked at her clothes with disdain and was about to speak, but was afraid of being scolded by her, so he held back.
"Sir, if you have something to say, just say it." Daiyu frowned when she saw him hesitate, "There's no need to be so hesitant."
"You told me to say that." Wu Tianyue had been scolded so much by her in the past two days that he didn't dare to speak out loud anymore. He said carefully, "Your dress is so tight under the armpits. When you move, the space for your arms is limited and it's hard to lift them up. The hem of your skirt is too long, so it's easy for them to step on it, and it's hard to adjust your movements."
Daiyu thought about it, nodded in agreement, and told Zijuan: "Help me make a new one in the next few days."
Lan Ye smiled and said, "There is an embroiderer on the boat. Sister Zijuan can tell her the size of Miss Lin's clothes later."
Seeing Daiyu nod slightly, Zijuan smiled and agreed: "Sister, please take me there later."
"You're welcome, sister."
While the two were chatting, Wu Tianyue and Daiyu had already started learning the guiding technique.
Wu Tianyue first slowed down the speed to demonstrate it to her, and then broke down the movements and taught her one by one.
Daiyu was very clever and she memorized it after reading it only once, but she was too weak and her movements became deformed after a while due to lack of strength.
Fortunately, Wu Tianyue was experienced and took out a ruler to guide her, helping her adjust any incorrect movements in time.
After practicing for a quarter of an hour, Daiyu could no longer hold on. The little maidservant beside her hurried forward to help her sit down, and wiped her sweat and fed her water with ease.
Daiyu was very puzzled to see how skilled they were. If it were in the past, she would definitely not say anything.
But Prince Zhongshun had never come in the past two days. Apart from the boatman and the guards patrolling on the lower floors, there were only maids and old women serving on the boat. These people may have received orders and were very careful with Daiyu, as if they were afraid that she would be unhappy. No one dared to talk about her behind her back like the servants in the Jia family did.
So Daiyu unconsciously relaxed a lot, and after catching her breath, she asked casually.
The little girls had trained during the past six months when Wu Tianyue was in trouble all the time. They didn't know whether they should say it or not, so they turned to look at Wu Tianyue.
Seeing Daiyu so weak, Wu Tianyue finally took the opportunity to mock her. He didn't expect that after just one or two words, the anger would burn him. He quickly stopped talking and explained: "When I was teaching my mother, they naturally had to serve me. After so many times, wouldn't they be familiar with me?"
Seeing Daiyu frown slightly, he hurriedly said, "Start practicing after you've rested. Practicing Daoyin Shu too late will make it difficult to sleep at night."
Daiyu understood his anxious excuse, but she did not expose it. She stood up and continued practicing.
Wu Tianyue originally thought that she would be good enough after practicing one or two more times, but he didn't expect Daiyu to fall down again and again, and then get up again and again, gritting her teeth and persevering.
Finally, Daiyu still didn't give up. Wu Tianyue couldn't bear it any longer. Fearing that she would get hurt, he begged for mercy: "I was wrong, Auntie, please take a rest."
Daiyu frowned slightly: "You are just teaching me, why are you apologizing?"
Wu Tianyue scratched his head. It turned out that she wasn't forcing herself just because he laughed at her. He couldn't help but feel a little admiration for her, but he still advised her, "This isn't something that can be learned in a day. Daoyin is about slowly adjusting the body. Practicing too much will actually damage the foundation."
After hearing this, Daiyu nodded, let out her anger and fell down.
The maidservant next to him had retreated a little further because of what had just happened. The incident happened suddenly and she had no time to come over. Wu Tianyue subconsciously reached out to catch it.
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