Chapter 88: Chance Encounter (Update 1)
"The son of the commander-in-chief has the best food, clothing and other necessities, and this bow and arrow is no exception."
Ye Chutang was not surprised at all, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"Did Murong Ye cause trouble for you in the Imperial College?"
Ye Yunfeng scratched his head in annoyance.
I knew I shouldn’t have said so much to my sister! She is so smart that she guessed most of the answer after just listening to two sentences!
Ye Jingyan had no intention of hiding anything. He nodded and briefly recounted what had happened before.
"...In short, he is very hostile to me and Afeng."
Ye Chutang didn't care: "Our presence has made his sweetheart unhappy, so of course he wants to teach us a lesson."
However, it is not easy for him to be a hero.
"He personally issued a declaration of war to Afeng?"
Ye Yunfeng sneered: "You call that a declaration of war? He looks big, but he's actually very weak!"
If he wasn't afraid of being misunderstood as a coward, he really would have no interest in competing with Murong Ye on these things.
——Just from the last time the two of them fought, we could already tell a lot.
"I will take care of the bow and arrow. You don't have to worry." Ye Chutang said.
Ye Yunfeng was a little surprised: "Sister, didn't you always say that people should be humble and not compete with each other in everything?"
He has been competitive since he was young, and his sister has criticized him many times for this.
But this time, from what elder sister said, she actually wanted him to defeat Murong Ye?
Ye Chutang smiled slightly.
"I have said this, but I have also said that when you go out, you have to earn your own reputation."
…
Ye Chutang was holding Xiaowu's hand and walking slowly on the street.
Xiaowu opened his big round black eyes, full of curiosity and excitement.
The capital city is really big. They have been back in the capital city for almost a month. Every time they go out with my sister, the route they take is almost always different.
Everywhere you look, it’s fresh and lively!
Finally, Ye Chutang stopped in front of a weapons shop.
She led Xiaowu inside and just as they crossed the threshold, they heard the waiter inside shout, "Miss, have you come to the wrong place?"
Ye Chutang smiled and asked, "Do you sell bows and arrows in your store?"
The waiter grabbed the handkerchief around his neck and wiped his face: "Sell it!"
But the girl in front of him looked... like someone who wouldn't do business with them!
Ye Chutang's eyes swept across the cabinet behind him where various weapons were displayed.
"Then please take out your best bows and arrows."
Hearing her calm and composed tone, the waiter immediately knew that she really wanted to buy it, and an eager smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Okay! Please wait a moment, I'll be there soon!"
…
Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Rongqing turned back subconsciously.
A slender and graceful figure came into view, with a little kid following beside her.
He was surprised and delighted at once.
"Sister Chutang?"
Ye Chutang turned around when he heard the voice, with a look of surprise on his face: "Mr. Xu?"
Xu Rongqing took a few quick steps and came to a position three steps in front of Ye Chutang, then stopped with restraint.
As the distance got closer, that gentle and beautiful face became clearer and clearer; one could even see her thick, curled eyelashes and the flickering light in her pure eyes.
Just one look at it can make one's heart beat faster unconsciously.
Xu Rongqing tried his best to ignore his pounding heartbeat. He looked at her and Xiaowu, then at the shop, and asked in surprise, "Sister Chutang, why are you here—"
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "I have nothing to do, so I'll take Xiaowu around."
"Come here for a walk?" Xu Rongqing was a little stunned.
Don’t girls of this age like to visit rouge and powder or jewelry stores?
How did she...
However, Xu Rongqing was a gentle and reserved person. Although he felt strange, he did not make any rash comments. He just smiled and asked, "Do you like any of them?"
Ye Chutang shook his head: "Not yet."
As he was speaking, the waiter brought out a few boxes.
"Hey girl! Some of the best sets in our store are here. Would you like to take a look?"
Xu Rongqing was even more surprised: "You want to buy this?"
Ye Chutang nodded his chin and said, "Yes. Ah Yan and Ah Feng just went to the Imperial College and need to buy a lot of things."
Xu Rongqing understood instantly: "Are they going to have a monthly exam?"
This is the item needed for the two gates of imperial shooting.
He used to be a student of the Imperial College, so it was normal for him to guess this. Ye Chutang did not mention the battle between Murong Ye and A Feng, but just smiled and nodded: "Yes."
Xu Rongqing looked much more serious: "If that's the case, then we have to make a careful selection. The Imperial Academy teaches the Six Arts and there are monthly assessments, so the competition is very fierce. It would be best if we could rank among the top."
Hearing this, Ye Chutang became somewhat interested.
"Yeah?"
Xu Rongqing knew that she was concerned about Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng, so he explained a few more words: "That's right. Although the Imperial College mainly teaches literature, the current emperor attaches great importance to martial arts, so if you can get good grades in the two subjects of imperial archery, you will also be valued and reused."
"Moreover, the current Dean of the Imperial College is Feng Zhang."
Feng Zhang's status is second only to the Lord Jijiu. It is not difficult to see that the Imperial College also cares a lot about martial arts.
Ye Chutang suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Thank you so much for your answer."
Xu Rongqing was a little embarrassed: "These are all trivial matters. Even if I don't tell you, Ah Yan and Ah Feng will tell you later."
Ye Chutang felt a dull pain in his forehead when he thought of Ye Yunfeng's nonchalant look when he mentioned this matter.
A Yan wasn't very interested in these things, and as for A Feng - he wouldn't take these things seriously at all, let alone explain so much!
"I'm ashamed to say that I didn't help you at all after you returned to Beijing..."
Xu Rongqing felt truly sorry.
With his father and brother both dead, Ye Chutang returned to Beijing alone with his brothers and sisters, and faced countless difficulties.
But he found himself of no use at all. Every time he was about to help, he found that the trouble was no longer there.
It was the same even when A Yan and A Feng went to the Imperial College this time.
Ye Chutang looked at the boxes, remembered something, and his eyebrows curved slightly.
"What a coincidence. I have a favor to ask of you right now. I remember that you went hunting with my brother before. Although Yan and Feng were young at that time, they also went with you. Do you think they will like this?"
Xu Rongqing was distracted by the gentle smile on the corner of the girl's lips.
After three years, she is indeed very different from before.
Calm, composed, generous, and peaceful, yet also as if covered by an invisible veil, making him hard to fathom.
Only at this moment, she smiled slightly, with a hint of warmth in her eyes, and she looked just like the shy and quiet girl who always followed Xi Ting in the past.
…
Just at this moment, a carriage passed by.
A hand with sleeves as long as jade slightly lifted the curtain, revealing half of a handsome face.
Chen Yanchuan looked at the two figures standing together, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"It looks like you bought something you like. You look so happy."
I went to the hospital in the neighboring city today. I'm sorry but it will only be one update.
Thank you everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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