Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Arousing Public Outrage
The next day, Wu Tianyue got up early and saw that the weather was good. Although it was winter, the sun was shining brightly. An idea suddenly struck him and he came up with a plan.
He ordered his men to clear all the people on the deck, and then surrounded the area with a net. He covered the deck with soft blankets that did not hinder running and jumping, and installed a Cuju goal.
After finishing the work at noon, Wu Tianyue saw that the Fengliuyan in the middle seemed too high. Thinking about Daiyu's height, he felt that if he used this door, it would be an unfair victory even if he won, so he asked someone to lower it a little.
Lan Yeyuan was relieved to see him dealing with all these things so early in the morning and no longer arguing with Daiyu. But the more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. It was not until she saw Wu Tianyue excitedly going to find Daiyu that she understood and hurriedly followed him.
Wu Tianyue said to Daiyu, "Today the weather is calm and the weather is warm outside. How about we play a game of Cuju?"
"No." Lan Ye heard this and, disregarding the rules, stepped forward to interrupt him. "Cuju involves many people and requires a lot of running. You can't do such a dangerous thing, young lady."
"When you were playing Cuju with Sister Xia Jin and the others in the mansion, Mother didn't stop you." Wu Tianyue thought that even if Daiyu didn't refuse, she would probably have to admit defeat before running a lap on the Cuju field, so he was very reluctant. "Besides, there was no one else but Miss Lin and me, so she could use her hands, but just be careful."
"Young lady, you've never played Cuju before. No matter how careful you are, you'll get hurt." Lan Ye had never seen Wu Tianyue so unwilling to listen to advice. Seeing that he was so determined, she knelt down and said, "Please reconsider, my lord."
The maids around him also knelt down hurriedly: "Please think twice, my lord."
Lan Ye and Lu Chen grew up with Wu Tianyue since childhood, one studying literature and the other martial arts. They were the companions of little Tianyue when he lived alone with the retired emperor. The three of them could be said to depend on each other and have a very deep relationship.
Especially since Lan Ye was a little older, calm and sensible by nature, she had always taken care of the two of them. Wu Tianyue respected her like a sister. Her sudden behavior caught Wu Tianyue off guard, and he hurriedly pulled her up: "It's okay, sister, why do you have to be like this?"
Seeing that he had rescinded his order, Lan Ye stood up and said with a smile, "If the prince wants to play Cuju, I will bring my men to play a few games with him."
Before Wu Tianyue could say anything, Daiyu said, "Sister Lan Ye, there's no need to accompany him. If he wants to compete with me, then come and compete."
Daiyu had been happier these past few days than when she was a child at home, and she felt that she and Wu Tianyue were quite compatible playmates. However, she had not expected that he would disregard his own health and want to play Cuju with her today. A feeling of grievance suddenly welled up in her heart, and she could not answer for a moment.
Later, he saw Lan Ye trying hard to persuade him, and the maids who were familiar to him in the past few days were kneeling on the ground. Thinking of their careful care over the past few days, he became even more angry. He left this sentence and went back to the room to change clothes.
Zijuan, Luchen and others were afraid that she would get hurt, so they tried to persuade her in every way. However, Daiyu was angry and refused to listen. She insisted on changing her clothes and coming out.
The behavior of the crowd was like a bucket of cold water that woke Wu Tianyue up. He realized how serious his behavior was. Daiyu was so stubborn, what if something really happened? So he apologized repeatedly and asked people to remove the things on the deck.
But he didn't want to go, but Daiyu refused to let him go and stopped him from going, insisting that he play a game of Cuju with her.
Wu Tianyue followed Daiyu carefully onto the deck, facing the condemning gazes of Lan Ye, Zijuan and others.
"What are you doing there?" Daiyu snorted, seeing him standing timidly by the side. "I've never played this before. It's you who wanted to compete. Shouldn't you tell me the rules?"
"I was wrong. I was just angry because I lost yesterday," Wu Tianyue apologized. "You didn't compare yourself to me in your own strengths, but I was so mean as to use my own strengths. It's not fair. Besides, your health isn't good to begin with, and I was so mean to do this only for myself."
"I didn't even say it was unfair, so why are you worried?" Daiyu was still furious. "Don't drag it out. I won't give up until we have a match today."
Wu Tianyue saw that her eyes were red, but she stood there straight and refused to move no matter how people tried to persuade her. He had no choice but to move forward step by step and stammered to tell Daiyu the rules of Cuju.
Daiyu understood the rules in an instant, but she felt embarrassed. Even if it was just the two of them playing Cuju against each other, she couldn't run, and if she forced herself, something might get into trouble.
Wu Tianyue hadn't expected her to be so stubborn, and he hurried to make amends: "It's tiring to run around all the time, and we're on a boat anyway. How about we continue our poetry exchange like we did last night?"
Mentioning yesterday, Daiyu became even more angry. This man had just said that, and now he thought I was the kind of person who would compare my strengths with others? She refused and said, "If that's the only comparison, I'm not afraid of you."
After saying that, he looked around and saw a little girl holding a leather ball, which must be Cuju. He took it himself, stood in front of Fengliuyan and kicked it to the other side.
The ball flew in the air for a short while before falling to the ground and rolling forward.
The solemn atmosphere was a little stagnant for a moment. Wu Tianyue looked at the Cuju ball rolling slowly on the ground, then looked at Daiyu. He saw that her neck suddenly turned red to the tips of her ears. The expression on her face was very similar to when she was a child and her mother made cakes for her. After she ate the cakes, she felt guilty but didn't want to let others see that she was not good enough.
Fearing that she would become angry, Wu Tianyue suppressed his inappropriate smile and ran forward with Cuju to the other side: "Be careful."
As he spoke, he kicked the Cuju past the short Fengliuyan and stopped in front of Daiyu.
Daiyu was very embarrassed standing there, feeling that everyone around her saw that she didn't kick the ball well. When she saw that Wu Tianyue didn't laugh at her but helped her out, she felt less ashamed and angry. She calmed herself down and imitated him, bringing the Cuju to the front of the goal and kicking it over.
Seeing that she was not very good at kicking, but her movements were quite similar, Wu Tianyue once again marveled at her intelligence. He couldn't help but start changing her movements and telling her how to kick in a fun way.
Daiyu also became interested and imitated him, kicking the cuju with her feet.
One teaches and the other learns, and they play happily together.
Until Wu Tianyue saw Daiyu panting, worried that she was tired, he kicked the ball up from the tip of his toes and held it in his arms: "You are too weak, be careful of heatstroke, and play tomorrow."
When Daiyu saw his smooth movements, her eyes lit up and she wanted to learn from him.
Hearing him say he was weak, he couldn't help but remember that he had wanted to compete with him before, and that he had made everyone unhappy because of this. His face suddenly turned cold: "What are you kidding? We are competing today. No one can rest until the winner is decided."
Wu Tianyue relied on his many years of experience with his mother and concubine, guessing that she was still angry about what happened at noon, and hurriedly bowed his head to apologize: "I really was not considerate today, please don't be angry."
"I'm not angry." Daiyu snorted coldly, "Besides, I'm not the one you should apologize to."
Wu Tianyue didn't react for a moment and stood there in a daze.
Daiyu's face turned even colder. Just as she was about to speak, the boat suddenly shook. Wu Tianyue hurried forward and held her arm.
"You don't have to pretend to be kind." Daiyu raised her hand and pushed Wu Tianyue, but failed.
Wu Tianyue saw that she was stunned for a moment and seemed to be about to get angry, so he pretended that he couldn't bear her strength and fell backwards.
Daiyu was startled. Seeing him lying on the ground and secretly looking at her, she couldn't help laughing out loud. But then she felt that it damaged her serious image, so she frowned again.
Seeing the two of them like this, Lan Ye thought they must have reconciled, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She thought her order to the boatman to change speed had paid off, and she smiled as she stepped forward and said, "It's getting late today, and I'm afraid the wind will pick up soon. We can wait until tomorrow to do anything."
Seeing Daiyu holding Lan Ye's hand affectionately, Wu Tianyue suddenly realized what was going on. He stood up and bowed to Lan Ye: "It was my fault for being willful today. I apologize for causing you worry."
Lan Ye hurriedly supported him and warned him, "Your Highness, it will be fine if you change your ways in the future, but you must not perform the same rituals as others."
After saying this, he looked at Daiyu, with a smile on his face, and thanked her softly: "Thank you, young lady."
No one had ever thanked her so gently and tolerantly. Daiyu felt a little shy and turned to look outside the boat helplessly. When she heard the laughter of Lan Ye and others, she felt even more embarrassed.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew, the sun set in the west, and the rare winter sunshine sprinkled on the sparkling river surface, like broken gold scattered by an immortal. I recited a poem to change the subject:
"The snow has cleared and the peaks are white, the clear light casts a chill on the valleys.
The setting sun shines on the glacier, and the frozen willows dance in the wind.
The returning crows part and fly away, leaving only the cry of the lone goose."
Wu Tianyue was very disapproving of her casual recitation of a few lines of poetry at such a young age, but he did not dare to speak any more seriously. He continued:
"The evening brings a sense of tranquility, and the wind brings a myriad of feelings.
How about a warm bottle of wine, and a moment of joy."
When they were writing poems together yesterday, Daiyu found that his literary talent was quite good. She didn't expect that the lines he continued today not only closed the poem that started with "Lan Ye" yesterday, but also turned the sadness into joy. Even though Daiyu was a person who liked to be dispersing, she felt happy.
In addition, Wu Tianyue had just bowed his head to apologize to Lan Ye, and all his previous grievances and anger were gone. He looked up and smiled at him, and all the previous grudges were put aside.
After they reconciled, Lan Ye and the others felt relieved. Seeing that the wind was blowing, they hurriedly persuaded the two to go into the house. They also suppressed Wu Tianyue who was clamoring to drink and poured him some fruit drinks.
Seeing that she had even brought up Princess Zhongshun, Wu Tianyue had to give up and drink fruit drink with Daiyu.
Lan Ye had just relaxed because the two had reconciled when she saw Wu Tianyue arguing with Daiyu and drinking because Daiyu mocked him for being as ignorant as a child. She sighed and left without caring about anything.
After Wu Tianyue had quarreled with Daiyu, he returned to his room angrily and decided not to pay any more attention to Daiyu.
Daiyu ignored him as she had a lot of things to do.
For the next period of time, except for taking breaks for meals, Daiyu either practiced Daoyin in the martial arts training ground or practiced Cuju, forcing herself to learn and master the movements.
After Wu Tianyue knew this, he was shocked by her intelligence and persistence.
Just as I finished learning all this, the weather became unpredictable, the water became turbulent, and the boat was shaking violently, making it impossible to read for a long time or go to the deck to enjoy the scenery.
Daiyu received another letter saying that her father's condition had worsened, so she often stayed in her room, either in a daze and crying, or sobbing alone after reading a few pages of a book and feeling melancholy.
Wu Tianyue learned about this from Lu Chen. Thinking that Daiyu died of tears in the end, he felt a little soft-hearted. Also, because King Zhongshun would admonish him every day not to focus on practicing martial arts and to read more Four Books and Five Classics, he often used comforting Daiyu to escape nagging.
But Daiyu didn't know what he was thinking. She just felt that he was making fun of her when he was idle all day. Because of her worry about her father, she became more sensitive and often spoke harshly.
Wu Tianyue felt sorry for her and always went to spend time with her, but at the same time, being scolded all the time aroused his competitive spirit, so he would quarrel with her every day.
After a few interactions, the two became as familiar with each other as if they had grown up together, and Daiyu felt more at ease knowing that someone could share her emotions.
That day, Daiyu got up early and practiced in the martial arts training ground for a while. She went back to her room, washed herself, had her meal, and sat by the window to look into the distance.
Seeing the intermittent rain outside, she suddenly felt it was magical. She had not been here for long. Although Baoyu was not always by her side, she felt peaceful and comfortable. The uneasiness and caution she had felt in the Jia Mansion in the past were completely gone.
Thinking of the Jia Mansion, and then of her deceased mother and her father who was seriously ill and alone at home, she couldn't help but shed tears.
The maids had known her temperament during this period. She was either frowning or sighing, and often crying alone by the window. Although they were used to seeing it, they had received Lan Ye's instructions and did not dare to neglect her in the slightest. They all came forward to comfort her, but nothing they could do would do the trick.
Just when he was getting extremely anxious, he heard Wu Tianyue's voice coming from a distance, and he hurried to ask him to come over.
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