Chapter 111 Eight-Legged Dance in the Courtyard
Liang Zhou took out the jade ring he was wearing. This thing was bought by his father, the royal uncle, at a huge price.
He found a string, tied the jade ring to the string, grabbed the other end of the string, threw the jade ring upwards, and the jade ring hung on the branch of a tree.
The jade ring was suspended by a thin thread and began to sway when the wind blew.
"Whoever of you can hit the jade ring will be the winner!" Liang Zhou announced the new rules of the game with a smile.
Gu Chaoyang: ...
If the king's uncle were present, he would surely be so angry at this prodigal son that he would vomit blood.
Gu Chaoyang raised the bow, squinted his eyes slightly, and observed the pattern of the jade ring swinging left and right. When he saw the right moment, he let go and the arrow flew out.
With a "clang" sound, the jade ring fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.
"Okay!!" Liang Zhou shouted, without any sign of heartache.
Muer shouted, "Hey, the jade is broken, and you still call us little...what is my sister shooting at?"
"Don't be in a hurry." Liang Zhou smiled, took out another jade ring of the same kind from his body and hung it on.
The students watching the fun: ...You rich people really know how to have fun.
"Junior sister, don't feel too stressed. It's not too late to admit defeat now." Liang Zhou said to Murong Jing.
Murong Jing smiled coldly, "You don't need to provoke me."
She raised her arm and drew the bow swiftly, took aim briefly, and then let go decisively.
Under the gaze of everyone, the feather arrow was nailed straight into the tree where the jade ring was hung!
The jade ring was still hanging on the tree intact, and there was a moment of silence around.
Is this... a failure?
Gu Chaoyang couldn't help but frown. He didn't believe that Murong Jing would make such a big mistake.
"How about we try again?" Liang Zhou asked.
Murong Jing played with the bow in her hand and said, "No need."
Mu'er was also there, smiling with a hint of pride.
Liang Zhou walked over with half belief and half doubt, took off the jade ring, and looked at the white feather arrow that was firmly inserted into the tree trunk.
This is obviously a miss - No!
There is an extremely fine scratch on the inside of the jade ring, which obviously appeared just now.
Murong Jing's arrow actually went straight through the jade ring! ?
When Gu Chaoyang learned the truth, he burst into laughter.
"Awesome, really awesome! Well, I lose this time—"
"Wait." Murong Jing suddenly spoke and looked at Gu Chaoyang.
"The original purpose of the competition was just to shoot the jade ring. My arrow went through the heart, so I can't really count as a win."
Neither Gu Chaoyang nor Liang Zhou understood what she meant.
Murong Jing walked up to Gu Chaoyang. Her face was less arrogant than before and more excited about meeting a worthy opponent. She extended a hand to him.
"On the day off in a few days, do you dare to compete with me again?"
Gu Chaoyang looked at her for a moment, smiled happily, and high-fived Murong Jing as an agreement. The setting sun lengthened their figures.
"Okay, let's have another match. See you then!"
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Qin Yuwei and Qiao Youyou were busy with their respective club affairs all day, and it was already evening when they returned to Qingyayuan.
Qiao Youyou swung the food box in her hand, "Yuwei, you're right, you're right, our academy's cafeteria is quite user-friendly, and you can even take away food, haha!"
Qin Yuwei nodded: "Lanlan hasn't been out all day today, she must be hungry, let's go back quickly."
The two men pushed open the door of the study. The oil lamp in the room had burned out. Zhu Lan fell asleep on the table with an unfinished plan in front of him. The ink on the pen had long dried up.
Qiao Youyou and Qin Yuwei quickly slowed down their movements. Qiao Youyou turned around to close the door, while Qin Yuwei carefully added lamp oil and relit it.
The light in the room came on again, but Zhu Lan still hadn't woken up. He looked extremely tired.
Qiao Youyou silently mouthed to Qin Yuwei to clear the things on the table and put out the food she brought for Zhu Lan.
Qin Yuwei understood and reached out to help Zhu Lan put away the paper and pen on the table. Her eyes inadvertently fell on the piece of paper with the plan for the academy's celebration drafted on it.
There seemed to be a sketch on it, like a formation.
Looking at the sketch, Qin Yuwei's pupils shrank slightly. At this time, Zhu Lan woke up when he smelled the fragrance of food, muttering "I'm so hungry".
Qin Yuwei remained calm and gently pushed the things on Zhu Lan's desk aside. "Youyou, hurry up and take out the food."
Zhu Lan was deeply touched and urged Qiao Youyou to show her what delicious food there was.
Qiao Youyou held up the food box in her hand:
"No, v me fifty wen first!"
Zhu Lan and Qiao Youyou ate their meal playfully. Neither of them noticed that Qin Yuwei was standing silently beside them, her phoenix eyes looking somewhat deep.
After Zhu Lan had eaten and drunk his fill and cleared away the dishes, he suddenly remembered something and asked Qin Yuwei about the recruitment of new members for the song and dance club today.
Zhu Lan said: "Yuwei, there is something I may need your help with."
"Hmm? Go ahead."
Zhu Lan thought about it and asked Qin Yuwei's singing and dancing club whether they could prepare a program for the academy's anniversary celebration as a gift from the students.
Qin Yuwei's eyes darkened a little, and she said happily: "No problem, what do you want?"
Zhu Lan briefly described her initial plan. This time, she did not intend to add any original ideas.
Since Ouyang Ye has privately revealed that the prince might be present, and no one can predict the prince's intentions for the time being, the preparations for the celebration programs should not seek to achieve anything meritorious, but to avoid mistakes.
In this kind of situation, the key is to play it safe and don't make any mistakes.
Qin Yuwei looked into Zhu Lan's eyes and spoke slowly: "Since this is for the Crown Prince to see, it is indeed better to be cautious."
Zhu Lan was about to nod, but suddenly felt something was wrong and looked up at her, "You..."
How could Yu Wei know when I hadn't told her that the prince was coming?
Qin Yuwei smiled bitterly, reached out to take the piece of straw paper from Zhu Lan, and pointed at the circles and dots on it.
"The Eight-Legged Dance in the Courtyard. Your arrangement of the scene just fits the highest scale of dance that the Crown Prince can watch in this era."
As the president of the singing and dancing club, how could she not study the contemporary ritual and music system in advance?
"I really can't hide anything from you." Zhu Lan smiled helplessly, but since they had to perform, there was no way he could hide the fact that the prince would be there from Yu Wei.
Qin Yuwei patted her hands and said, "Don't worry, I'll go and prepare. I'll arrange for them to rehearse in batches and won't reveal the news of the prince's coming in advance."
"Thank you, Yuwei." Zhu Lan then had a new idea in his mind.
Since the song and dance club can put on a show, and Zhou Da is researching gunpowder, maybe they can even set off some fireworks or something.
Zhu Lan immediately recorded the new inspiration.
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