Gu Yuan raised his eyelids and looked at the rhino horn bow while speaking.
The broken string on the bow has been repaired and is in perfect condition.
But Gu Yuan knew that once something was broken, it would never be possible to restore it to its original state.
At this point, there was nothing that Gu Yuan didn't understand. This must be what Gu Jian was planning. He wanted him to get injured "accidentally" so that he could vacate the position of the Captain of the Shenji Camp for Murong Yong.
Gu Yuan knew long ago that Gu Jian was wary of him, but he never expected that Gu Jian would be willing to cut off his hand and ruin his future and all his hopes just for Murong Yong.
After all, Gu Jian is his uncle, and all this makes Gu Yuan a little sad and lost.
Gu Yanfei smiled slightly and casually plucked the new bowstring with his fingers.
The new bowstring was stretched tight, making a rapid humming sound. Just by the sound of the string, Gu Yuan could tell that the new bowstring was better than the previous one.
"A bowstring made of rhinoceros tendon?" Gu Yuan said affirmatively.
"Brother, you have good taste. I built this myself." Gu Yanfei nodded with a smile and said with a bit of boasting.
Originally, Gu Yanfei wanted to send it out to find someone to repair it, but after thinking about it, there is actually not much difference between weapons and spiritual weapons. It should be said that weapons only involve mechanical skills, which are much easier to repair than spiritual weapons.
This new bowstring was specially tempered by her using potions, and it is much stronger than ordinary bowstrings. No one will be able to use the same method to plot against her elder brother in the future.
Gu Yanfei handed the rhino horn bow to Gu Yuan and said coquettishly, "Brother, you must remember your promise to me to catch the snow ferret for me!"
"Don't worry, I remember everything." The smile in Gu Yuan's eyes deepened. He took the bow and perked up again.
Now that he has taken the bow back, he will not let it gather dust again.
Gu Yanfei looked at Gu Yuan, who was full of vigor and vitality, with his eyebrows slightly curved and a bright smile.
The beautiful girl is like a red plum blossom swaying gently in the cold wind, with an intoxicating fragrance that touches the heart. She is bright and elegant, with an indescribable grace in her glance.
My sister is so pretty, just like mother. Gu Yuan also frowned.
That’s right!
Gu Yuan suddenly froze, gave half of the peeled orange to Gu Yanfei, and asked nervously, "Sister, are you going to Shanglin Garden with Miss Wei Jiu tomorrow?"
Shanglinyuan is a royal garden located 20 miles away from the capital. It is surrounded by mountains and forests. The royal family also set aside an area nearby as a royal hunting ground.
Gu Yanfei took it very smoothly, broke off a petal and put it into his mouth, then nodded and said:
"yes."
That’s right, Jiao Niang was talking about Shanglinyuan at that time.
Gu Yuan frowned, with a hint of deep thought between his brows, thinking in a tangled manner. He finished half an orange in just a few bites, but he could not taste it.
Gu Yanfei felt that something was wrong with Gu Yuan and looked at him with a strange look.
Gu Yuan's Adam's apple moved up and down, and after a long pause, he said, "The eldest prince will also go to Shanglin Garden tomorrow."
He bit his back teeth hesitantly, and finally steeled his heart and said in one breath: "...If that guy named Baili dares to bother you, you must tell me and I will beat him up."
Gu Yuan couldn't help but roll up his sleeves, as if he was ready to rush forward with his fists raised at any time.
"Baili?" Gu Yanfei raised his eyebrows in confusion at first.
"Bai Li" was the surname of the Yue State.
So, she asked directly: "The Third Prince of Yue Kingdom?"
Gu Yuan nodded silently and took another orange from the fruit bowl.
He once heard from a friend that the third prince of Yue State, Baili Yin, was the most cynical person, fond of beautiful women, alcohol and sex.
This time, after seeing the real person, Gu Yuan found that the rumors were true.
As soon as Baili Yin arrived in the capital, he told the eldest prince Chu Yi that he had heard that Dajing had many beauties, all of whom were good at singing and dancing, and he wanted to see them. However, the eldest prince dismissed him with a few words.
Afterwards, Baili Yin simply took his people to the place of entertainment, where he partied every night and was reluctant to leave, and rarely returned to the inn.
Gu Yuan looked at Gu Yanfei hesitantly, and said carefully: "Sister, you are so beautiful, if the Third Prince Baili saw you..."
What if my sister is targeted by that lustful ghost?
Gu Yuan felt very unhappy just thinking about it, and he accidentally used too much force with his hands, and the poor orange was squeezed, and juice oozed out from under the orange skin.
Gu Yanfei's black and white eyes rolled slightly, and he understood what Gu Yuan meant, and burst out laughing.
Gu Yanfei took a clean handkerchief and wiped the orange juice off his fingers, then nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I will tell my brother." She also understood the implication of Gu Yuan's words, that he would go to Shanglin Garden with Chu Yi tomorrow.
Gu Yuan was comforted by Gu Yanfei's words. A smile appeared on his handsome face again, and he said seriously: "With big brother here, you don't have to worry about anything."
His sister's dependence made him feel happier than any rare treasure.
Gu Yanfei took over the orange with one slice broken by Gu Yuan, peeled the peel deftly, gave half to Gu Yuan, and kept half for himself.
Gu Yuan stuffed another orange petal into his mouth and half-closed his eyes.
Well, this orange is just as my sister said, very sweet and fragrant, leaving a lingering taste in my mouth.
Gu Yanfei found that Gu Yuan was very good at packing things up. He packed all the miscellaneous things into a small cowhide bag and asked her to carry it with her.
Gu Yanfei can carry this small cowhide bag on his back or hang it on the saddle, which is very convenient.
On the day of leaving, when Wei Jiaoniang came to the Marquis' Mansion in person to pick up Gu Yanfei, Gu Yanfei was still happily touching her small bag.
They rode on horseback and headed towards the west gate.
It was still early, just past the middle of the morning, the sun was rising, and there were not many passers-by on the street. The two girls were riding their horses, chatting and laughing. Poor Juanbi was not a good rider, and it was very hard for her to follow behind.
"Yan Fei, I'm going to meet you guys at the west city gate. It's still early, so there's no rush."
"I will introduce you to my cousins and give you the handkerchief later."
"Their horse archery is pretty good too, but not as good as mine!"
Wei Jiaoniang said confidently.
The clear laughter like silver bells echoed happily in the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month, with a scene of brightly dressed people and vigorous horses.
They met up with seven or eight young boys and girls at the west city gate, and then continued to rush west along the official road against the cold wind.
On the way to Shanglinyuan, we met some acquaintances and old friends from time to time, and we all set off together.
When they arrived at their destination, the team already had thirty or forty people.
Some people arrived even earlier. There were several bamboo sheds on the open space outside the hunting ground. At a glance, it was crowded with people and a bustling scene.
A pink-dressed girl in front saw Wei Jiaoniang and waved to her from a distance: "Jiaoniang, this way!"
"Lu Qin, here I come!" Wei Jiaoniang smiled and pulled Gu Yanfei's wrist and took her over.
Five or six young boys and girls in their prime were sitting around a long table. In front of each of them was a cup of tea. The aroma of the tea was wafting, making the atmosphere quite pleasant.
Naturally, they all noticed Gu Yanfei who came with Wei Jiaoniang. Their eyes stopped on the two people's holding hands, and a hint of surprise appeared on their faces.
The Weiguo Mansion has a high status. Wei Jiaoniang is straightforward, lively and outgoing, and gets along well with everyone, but it is rare to see her being so intimate with others.
To most of them, Gu Yanfei was a stranger. It was only the third daughter of the Marquis Chang'an's Mansion who had gone to Prince Jing's Mansion to play polo last month, and she whispered in others' ears that this was the second daughter of the Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Gu Yanfei.
The young girl has eyebrows like distant mountains and eyes like the bright moon. She needs no adorning of makeup or pearls. With just a slight smile, she is bright and charming, and her beauty cannot be concealed.
The young men couldn't take their eyes off her for a moment, and felt that the originally barren forest had become colorful because of her arrival, as if thousands of flowers suddenly blossomed in the spring breeze, and the branches of the trees were swaying.
"This is the second daughter of the Gu family, Yan Fei." Wei Jiaoniang's clear voice woke everyone up from their daze.
Then, everyone greeted each other with smiles on their faces, talking and laughing, and being very friendly.
"Jiao Niang, have you heard?" Lu Qin, who had just waved to Wei Jiao Niang, said mysteriously in a low voice, "Today, His Royal Highness the First Prince will also be here."
Without waiting for Wei Jiaoniang to speak, the young man in blue sitting at the other end of the long table snorted in annoyance, "You have been keeping us in suspense just now, is it because of this matter?"
"What a secret this is, everyone knows it."
The young man in blue spread his hands in amusement, and several people around him nodded, including Gu Yanfei.
So everyone knew it. Lu Qin wilted like a punctured ball.
Her behavior made everyone at the table laugh, and there was laughter one after another.
The girl in blue next to Lu Qin nodded her chin towards the southeast and added meaningfully, "Why do you think 'certain people' came here today?"
Gu Yanfei and Wei Jiaoniang subconsciously looked towards the southeast. Not far away, there were two gorgeous carriages with canopies, pearl tassels and eight treasures, and a green-covered carriage.
Two maids quickly wiped all the tables in a bamboo shed, cleared the original benches, moved several chairs from the green-covered carriage, and placed pillows on the chairs.
Then, they brought down a small red clay stove, purple clay teapots, tea cups, food boxes and other items. All the preparations were done quickly and skillfully, showing that they were well-trained.
After they had done all this, the two carriages with gorgeous canopies, pearl tassels and eight treasures finally started moving.
Four or five girls, dressed up elegantly and adorned with jewels, stepped down from the two canopied carriages one after another. Their movements were so graceful, as if every action had been measured with a ruler, and there was a kind of nobility and reserve in their bones.
Among them, a girl wearing a purple jacket with a circle of rabbit fur got off the carriage. She seemed to notice the movement here and turned to look here.
The girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, had thick black hair tied up in a bun, and wore a gilded butterfly hairpin inlaid with rubies. She had willow-shaped eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a sesame-sized mole on the tip of her small nose, which was very eye-catching.
Gu Yanfei's gaze fell on the girl in concubine's clothes, and he grasped the whip at his waist with his right hand.
It's her!
Yu Chaoyun.
Gu Yanfei gripped the whip in his right hand tighter, his eyes as deep as the abyss.
The inner demon showed signs of stirring again.
(End of this chapter)
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