Chu Yunmu was satisfied and wanted to withdraw, but Shen said, "Brother Mu, before you go out to play the day after tomorrow, you must finish all your homework today and tomorrow."

"Sister Chen, if he hasn't finished his homework, just ignore him."

Shen said this in a joking tone, with a smile on her graceful and beautiful face. In fact, she was dragging Chu Qianchen into the water. Since Chu Qianchen wanted to take Chu Yunmu out to play, he of course had to watch his homework.

When Chu Yunmu met Chu Qianchen's phoenix eyes, his heart skipped a beat: he escaped his mother's discipline, but ultimately could not escape the "claws" of his second sister!

He asked his second sister to take him out to play, not to check his homework!

Chu Yunmu swallowed and had a bad feeling.

His premonition came true. For the next day and a half, Chu Qianchen was keeping an eye on him. Except for eating and sleeping, he was reading, writing, and memorizing.

It was not until the next morning that he felt alive again.

On this day, Chu Yunmu got up very early and rushed to Wanyan Courtyard without having breakfast, for fear that he would miss the excitement if he arrived too late.

So, both of them had breakfast in the carriage.

Fortunately, Nanny Chen knew Chu Yunmu's personality very well and had prepared food boxes in advance. The boxes were filled with snacks that were suitable for eating in the hands, such as steamed dumplings with thin skin and tender meat, sweet and soft frosted millet cakes, fried cakes with crispy skin and soft inside, and so on.

The carriage was filled with fragrance.

By the time the carriage arrived near the South Gate, they had finished their breakfast.

Nanny Chen glanced at the street outside and said with a smile, "Second Miss, Fourth Young Master, I have specially booked a seat on the street at Furui Tea House today. The view there is very good. Looking down, you can see the entire South Street clearly."

Nanny Chen made all the arrangements properly, but plans cannot keep up with changes.

Before they reached South Street, the carriage became slower and slower, until it could hardly move forward.

There were noisy voices outside, some near and some far, coming into the carriage:

"Why are there so many people in front?"

"Don't you know yet? Today, some foreigners came to Beijing to pay tribute. They are called the Western Tribe!"

"Didn't they say we would arrive at noon? I was thinking of leaving the city before the foreigners arrived."

“…”

Chu Yunmu quickly drew aside the curtains and looked outside, only to see that the street ahead was crowded with people, bustling and noisy.

Chu Yunmu was anxious and chirped, "Fortunately we came out early, otherwise we would have missed it."

"This carriage can't move, second sister, let's walk over."

"Old Li, stop the car!"

In fact, even if Chu Yunmu didn't shout to stop, the speed of the carriage would be almost as slow as a turtle.

Chu Yunmu grabbed Chu Qianchen's hand and got off the carriage impatiently.

Seeing that there were so many people here, Chu Qianchen held his hand tightly and did not let go for a moment.

The South Gate was in an uproar, and excited shouts came from the south to the north like waves: "Here they come, here they come, the foreigners are coming!"

Everyone on the street had their eyes shining with wonder, and they stretched their necks curiously to look in the direction of the city gate, including Chu Yunmu.

The flowers arrive before the people.

After a while, big red petals were blown over by the wind, and a fine rain of petals fell from the air.

However, unlike the day when Gu Jue entered the city, it was the people of the capital who threw flowers spontaneously, but today it was the foreigners entering the city who scattered the flower petals.

The people all spontaneously moved to the sides of the street, and saw several camels with gorgeous saddles coming towards this side in a line. On the backs of the tall camels sat foreigners wearing white clothes and white hats, with high noses and deep eyes. Most of them held a flower basket in their hands and were scattering flower petals into the air.

The air was filled with a rich floral scent, and the camel bells made clear and melodious sounds as the camels moved.

Behind the camel team, there was a caravan with carriages with golden lacquer canopies, which were very different from those in the Central Plains. They moved forward slowly. Under the sunlight, the gorgeous carriages shone with golden light and looked extremely luxurious.

The people watching were all very excited. The foreign tribes coming to the capital to pay tribute represented the growing power of the Great Qi.

If the Great Qi is strong, the people will be at peace.

The streets were bustling with people.

When the camels passed in front of the siblings, Chu Yunmu could not bear to blink. His little face seemed to be glowing. He looked up and pointed at the camels and said, "Second sister, look, it's a camel. It's much taller than a horse!"

Chu Qianchen was also smiling, but it was because of Chu Yunmu. His beautiful eyebrows and eyes became soft and his eyes sparkled.

The foreign team gradually walked away, leaving only the petals scattered all over the ground and the fragrance of flowers in the air. The atmosphere on the street had not yet cooled down, and the onlookers were still not satisfied.

A woman in the back said in a shrill voice: "Why are these foreigners wearing white clothes and white hats? They look like they are in mourning. It's so unlucky!"

"That's right. I heard that the foreigners in the Western Regions have blue eyes, green eyes, and yellow eyes. I saw that those people just now seemed to have black eyes." Another man said in a rough voice.

Chu Yunmu felt sympathetic when he heard this and couldn't help but prick up his ears.

Soon, another old man retorted: "Not all foreigners have strange eyes. I heard that the Anxi people have higher noses and deeper eye sockets than us Han people..."

"Yes, there seem to be several tribes in the northeast, and many people there have blue eyes and green eyes..."

“…”

So that's how it is. Chu Yunmu listened with great interest.

Unfortunately, the people around started to disperse while they were talking and laughing.

The streets that were originally crowded with people soon became sparsely populated, and there was a sense of coldness and desolation as if no one had left.

The excitement was over, but Chu Yunmu, who rarely went out of the house, was reluctant to go back.

He looked around and remembered that he had seen a tea stand on the way here. He pointed in the direction he came from and suggested, "Second sister, I'm thirsty. How about we go to the tea stand on the street ahead and have a cup of herbal tea?"

Chu Qianchen looked down at him, looked at him, looked at him... Chu Yunmu almost began to feel guilty, and was thinking about whether to get a few more straw cats and dogs to appease Chu Qianchen, when he heard Chu Qianchen say cheerfully: "Let's go."

Chu Qianchen held Chu Yunmu's little hand and walked towards the tea stall.

In preparation for today's outing, Chu Qianchen picked out robes for Chu Yunmu last night. Today, the brother and sister wore clothes of similar colors, both were sky blue, simple and plain, with only some patterns embroidered on the corners of the robes, skirts and hems, making them look like the young man and girl of an ordinary small family.

The brother and sister soon arrived at the tea stall at the end of the street.

This is a small tea stall on the roadside, with a shed made of green oilcloth and only six or seven tables. At this moment, half of the tables and chairs are occupied by tea drinkers.

Chu Yunmu was afraid that Chu Qianchen would go back on her word, so he impatiently pulled her to sit down and ordered two pots of herbal tea like an adult.

The boss responded and quickly served them some herbal tea.

Chu Yunmu didn't care about the herbal tea at all, and his eyes were fixed on the next room.

There were four or five people performing acrobatics next to the tea shop. First, a young man performed sword swallowing, and then a ten-year-old girl in red performed a handstand on a nine-layer table. Her slender waist was as flexible as a willow branch, and she easily turned over and bent into incredible postures. Her body was incredibly flexible.

"sharp!"

Chu Yunmu clapped his hands happily until his palms turned red.

When the monkey raised by the circus troupe came with a straw hat to ask for a reward, Chu Qianchen handed him a piece of silver, with understanding written in his clear phoenix eyes.

Of course Nanny Chen also understood that the Fourth Young Master was not here to drink herbal tea, he just wanted to watch the acrobatics.

Chu Yunmu smiled at Chu Qianchen, took the piece of silver and threw it into the straw hat held by the monkey.

The monkey also knew how to read people's expressions. Holding the straw hat, it jumped lightly onto the table in front of Chu Yunmu and continued using it.

It accidentally hit a teapot, which fell over, and the herbal tea inside flowed out from the mouth of the pot and spread towards the table...

Chu Yunmu stood up suddenly and tried to hide. He stood up in a hurry and his body hit the bench behind him, making a "click" sound.

The bench he was sitting on hit the bench behind it, causing a burst of rude curses.

Chu Yunmu turned around and saw that there were some people sitting at the table behind him.

The bearded man closest to Chu Yunmu stood up. He was eight feet tall and had a sturdy build. There was a pool of light brown tea stain on his chest, which was particularly eye-catching against his lake blue robe.

The man with the curly beard stared at Chu Yunmu fiercely with his long and narrow eyes, sharp and fierce.

The monkey knew he was in trouble, so he ran away holding his straw hat, without even bothering to ask other tea drinkers for reward money.

The atmosphere in the teahouse became tense, and the other tea drinkers looked towards Chu Yunmu and the bearded man, most of them looking worried.

The combat effectiveness of the two sides is really far apart.

Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunmu, a brother and sister, one is a girl and the other is a child. They look weak and powerless. In comparison, these three foreigners are all tall and strong. If they really fight, the brother and sister will definitely suffer.

"#￥%*&..." Qiu Ran Hu cursed and raised his hand to hit Chu Yunmu in the face...

Chu Yunmu was stunned for a moment because he didn't understand what the other party said.

Fortunately, Chu Qianchen, who was sitting on his right, was quick to grab him and pull him to his side.

Chu Yunmu didn't understand, but Chu Qianchen knew that the other party was speaking Nanhao language, so it seemed that this person was from Nanhao.

At the end of the previous dynasty, the court was corrupt and the people were living in poverty. Emperor Taizu of the Great Qi Dynasty rose up and conquered half of the country. As a last resort, the last emperor of the previous dynasty retreated to the south of the Yangtze River and established his capital in Lincheng, which was known as the Southern Wei Dynasty. However, the Southern Wei Dynasty only lasted for half a year before it was destroyed by the Wuhe clan, who established the Great Hao Dynasty, facing the Great Qi Dynasty by the river. The two countries were equally powerful, and the Southern Hao was far from being comparable to the small border tribes like the Anxi tribe.

The relationship between Northern Qi and Southern Hao was extremely delicate. In the first thirty years after the founding of Northern Qi, the two countries had constant disputes of varying sizes. It was not until twenty years ago when the previous emperor was in power that the two countries reached a ceasefire agreement.

Although the two countries have been living in peace for the past twenty years, no one knows when this peace will be broken.

During this Emperor's birthday celebration, Nanhao also sent envoys to congratulate the Emperor, but Nanhao's envoys arrived half a month ago.

Obviously, these people may be part of the envoy team.

"You little bastard, you still dare to hide!" The bearded man cursed again in Nan Haoyu angrily, strode towards Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunmu, pointing his finger at Chu Yunmu's nose, as if he would not let go until he taught Chu Yunmu a lesson.

Chu Qianchen took half a step forward, protected Chu Yunmu behind him, and calmly took out a few silver needles and hid them between his fingers.

Although her skills are far from being comparable to Yun Zhan and the others, she had learned some basic martial arts from the prince in her previous life.

The prince said that girls are not as strong as boys, so they should learn more to support themselves. It is better to let others suffer losses than to suffer losses yourself.

Chu Qianchen pursed his lips, stood there straight, said nothing, but exuded a calm and unhurried aura from the inside out.

The bearded man didn't take Chu Qianchen, a little girl whose height reached his shoulders, seriously at all. He continued to approach her, and stretched out his hand suddenly, approaching Chu Qianchen...

"Tama."

At this moment, a warm and clear male voice rang out, like a clear spring flowing from a mountain stream at this tense moment.

He was clearly speaking Nanhao language, which most people in the teahouse could not understand, but they felt that the unhurried male voice carried a soothing tranquility.

Qiu Ranhu and the other people around him, including Chu Qianchen and his sister, all looked at the owner of the voice.

He was a young monk in his twenties, with an extremely outstanding appearance, eyes like bright stars, eyebrows like ink, handsome features, and a whole body like a graceful and elegant person.

The white monk's robe does not make this monk feel uncomfortable in mourning. Instead, it suits him very well, exuding a kind of nobleness that transcends all living beings, as bright as moonlight.

He looked at the bearded Tama with a gentle expression and a faint smile on his lips, which made people feel good about him.

Tama pointed to the tea stain on his chest and said to the monk in Nanhao language: "He has defiled my family emblem, I must make him pay the price!"

The light brown tea stains happened to be on the tiger head pattern on his chest.

Chu Qianchen sighed silently in his heart and mourned for Chu Yunmu's luck. The people of Nanhao are proud of their family, and desecrating his family emblem is equivalent to humiliating his family.

Chu Qianchen looked at the bearded man and said in Chinese: "I heard that the Hao Kingdom still follows the principle that the strong are respected. In this case, let's speak with strength. What do you think?"

Chu Qianchen was certain that the other party could understand Chinese.

After Wuhe established the Hao Dynasty, they also began to sinicize and learn to speak Chinese. Since these people had family crests and were able to serve as envoys to Da Qi, they were obviously nobles of Nanhao.

When she said this, the other tea drinkers in the teahouse were also shocked.

Recently, many foreigners have come to Beijing, speaking gibberish. Tea drinkers have gotten used to it and mostly look down on these barbaric small tribes and countries.

But Nan Hao is different.

Nanhao has always coveted Daqi. Half of the Central Plains is in the hands of Nanhao people. All the people of Daqi have a dream in their hearts, hoping that one day the Daqi army can go south to recover the lost territories of the Han people; at the same time, they also have a nightmare, fearing that one day the Nanhao people may march north.

Just like a stone falling into a lake, creating ripples, some passers-by near the tea stall heard that there were people from Nanhao here, and gathered around curiously. Soon, the tea stall was surrounded by three layers of people.

Bearded Hu Duomo looked at Chu Qianchen in astonishment.

The girl from Da Qi in front of him had beautiful features and was extremely bright and beautiful. Her height was just up to his shoulders. She was as fragile and easily broken as a flower on a branch. He could break her slender neck with just one hand.

"You..." Duo Mo raised his hand and pointed at Chu Qianchen, and asked in standard Chinese, "You want to challenge me?"

He curled the corner of his mouth, with a hint of sarcasm in his expression, as if to say, you little girl are really overestimating your own abilities.

Chu Qianchen pointed at the bow and arrow he had placed aside and asked instead of answering, "You are good at archery, right?"

She meant to challenge the other party with a bow.

The other two Nanhao people who were traveling with Qiuranhu also understood what was said. They looked at each other with mocking expressions on their faces.

Tama has amazing arm strength. Although she cannot be considered one of the best archers in Dahao, she is also a good expert in various fields and is far from being comparable to a skinny little girl.

To put it bluntly, it's like a grown man cannot compete with a young girl in needlework. The two should not be compared together. How can an ant shake a big tree?

Domo grabbed his longbow and said in a gruff voice, "Little girl, don't cry if you lose! As long as you and your brother kowtow to me and apologize, I will be magnanimous and let you and your brother go."

"Second sister." Chu Yunmu nervously grabbed Chu Qianchen's skirt.

He was only five years old and had never encountered such a situation before, so he was a little panicked.

Although he was panicked, he felt that he was a man and of course he had to stand up at this time. At most he would be hit twice by the bear!

Chu Qianchen rubbed Chu Yunmu's head and blinked at him, meaning not to worry, she knew what was going on.

Chu Qianchen directly stuffed Chu Yunmu into Nanny Chen's arms, then turned to look at the circus troupe outside the tea stall, and said to the girl in red: "Miss, can you lend me your bow and arrow?"

The people in this circus also have bows and arrows. One of them is smaller than the others. Obviously, this bow and arrow belongs to the girl in red who is performing the case stacking performance.

The girl in red nodded repeatedly, pointed her bow and arrow, and called out to the monkey, "Huahua."

The monkey understood immediately, and skillfully picked up the bow and arrow, passed it to Chu Qianchen, and then ran away again.

Chu Qianchen weighed the sheep horn bow and was quite satisfied. Although this bow was not a top-notch bow, it was very suitable for a girl like her who lacked strength.

Chu Qianchen said nothing, he put the arrow on the bow, pulled the string, and drew the bow. The series of movements were as smooth as flowing clouds and water, and the bow was as bright as the autumn moon across the sky.

Domo and other Nanhao people are all good at archery. They can tell at a glance that Chu Qianchen is not a show-off and must have practiced it before.

“Whoosh!”

The arrow shot out rapidly, with a cold sound of breaking through the air, as fast as lightning...

The next moment, the feather arrow had hit a willow leaf tied with a red rope a hundred steps away.

The feather arrow nailed the willow leaf to the trunk of the willow tree. The trunk was shaken by the arrow and the fallen leaves fell like rain.

Chu Qianchen shot the arrow cleanly and decisively, causing an uproar among the passers-by who were watching the excitement.

“Pah, pah, pah!”

The girl in red was the first to applaud, and the monkey squatting next to her also clapped.

Chu Yunmu was stunned, afraid of falling behind, and clapped desperately. Second sister is really amazing!

"Sister, your archery skills are so good! You can hit the target from a hundred paces away!" the girl in red praised sincerely.

There were about ten red ropes tied to the willow branches of the willow tree. They were tied there by the people from the acrobatic troupe. They were originally used for the flying knife performance.

Duomo looked Chu Qianchen up and down in astonishment.

The Hao people have always respected the strong, and Duomo didn't think that his archery skills would lose to Chu Qianchen, but it was really amazing that this little girl had such archery skills when she was only in her teens.

He thought that when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, his archery skills were probably not as accurate as hers.

It was not until this moment that Chu Qianchen truly caught his eye and became qualified to have a conversation with him, or to negotiate terms.

Tama curled his lips and said, "Little girl, considering your archery skills, I won't bother with your brother."

If he insisted on competing with a little girl like Chu Qianchen, it would not be glorious even if he won.

Another Nanhao man took out a silver coin from his sleeve, put it on the table, and said in Haoyu: "Let's go back to the inn first!"

Tama and his companions walked out of the tea stall.

The white-robed monk performed a one-handed Buddhist salute to Chu Qianchen and smiled faintly, his features becoming more gentle as a spring breeze.

He turned and left, the hem of his monk's robe swaying slightly as he walked, and his back was thin and straight, like a cool breeze.

Several other people followed behind him, and it was obvious that they respected him.

“Second sister,” Chu Yunmu rushed over, grabbed Chu Qianchen’s left hand, and looked at her with shining eyes, “You are so amazing!”

"Can you teach me archery when we get back?"

"I'm so smart, I can definitely surpass you!"

As he spoke, he began to brag about himself.

"Then you must not complain or feel tired!" Chu Qianchen couldn't help but curl his lips and smiled. He gave the borrowed bow and arrow to the monkey named Huahua, and also gave it the plate of plums they had just ordered, as a reward for it and a thank you for borrowing the bow and arrow.

"I know, I know." Chu Yunmu said in a little adult manner, "Mom said that only those who endure hardships can become the best!"

After this little incident, Nanny Chen was still a little frightened and said to the two masters, "Second Miss, Fourth Master, the carriage is here."

What she meant was to invite the brother and sister to return home.

The marquis's carriage had already stopped outside the tea stall.

Chu Yunmu had seen enough of the excitement and now just wanted to go back home to learn archery from Chu Qianchen, so he got on the carriage immediately.

Chu Qianchen followed behind him. She held Amber's hand and was about to step onto the carriage when her eyes inadvertently swept across to a restaurant diagonally opposite. Gu Jue was sitting by the window on the second floor of the restaurant with a lazy look on his face.

When he looked down from above, it was as if he was looking down from the sky. His gaze was cold and indifferent, like the moon shining on a cold pond.

Chu Qianchen's eyes widened slightly. He never expected to meet Gu Jue here.

She is so lucky today!

Chu Qianchen smiled sweetly, her smile was obedient, gentle, delicate and soft.

Are you so happy?! Gu Jue couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and his cold eyebrows softened a little.

Chu Qianchen was happy at first, but then his smile froze, and he thought gloomily: I have to leave today, what a pity!

She couldn't help but glance at Nanny Chen next to her and regretted it. If she had known earlier, she would not have brought Nanny Chen out.

If it were just her and Mu Ge'er, she could take Mu Ge'er to see the prince and just say a few words.

Knowing this is priceless. Chu Qianchen dejectedly helped Amber's hand into the carriage, and could only comfort herself in her heart: the day after tomorrow is the day for the prince's medical consultation, and she can talk to the prince again... Oh, and she can also bring a box of walnut cakes to the prince!

Gu Jue, who was leaning against the window, put his right fist to his lips and chuckled softly, as if looking at the cat's tail drooping down in frustration behind her, completely unlike the arrogant and confident look she had when she was holding the bow and arrow just now.

“Yunzhan,” Gu Jue said as he looked at the feather arrow that hit the trunk of the willow tree, “her accuracy is better than yours.”

Gu Jue and Yun Zhan and Mo Chen in the private room also saw the arrow that Chu Qianchen shot just now.

Yunzhan nodded calmly and said, "Indeed."

From Zhao Yunzhan's perspective, he also felt that the bearded man had made the right decision. If the bearded man had insisted on standing and competing with Chu Qianchen in aim, it would have been difficult for him to beat her.

But if it comes to a competition of horseback archery, shooting range, or shooting living creatures, Chu Qianchen will find it hard to compare with them.

However, in this round, Chu Qianchen shot the arrow first, which meant that Qiu Ranhu was already in a passive position. He had to beat Chu Qianchen in standing shooting to win.

Gu Jue picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

The second Miss Chu from the Yongding Marquis's Mansion is not only an extraordinary medical skill, but is also quite good at archery. Apparently, she has been practicing persistently for several years.

Thinking about her situation in the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Jue became more and more curious about where Chu Qianchen learned such excellent archery skills.

This girl was full of mystery, but she had no ill will towards him at all. Instead, she was full of... respect, admiration, or should we say, affection?

Below, the carriage of the Yongding Marquis's Mansion drove away along the street. Yun Zhan's eyes moved to the other side of the group of people. Looking at the back of the white-robed monk, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, that person can't be..."

"That's right." Gu Jue nodded and confirmed Yun Zhan's guess, "He is Jialou."

The white-robed monk's secular name was Wuhejialou. He also had another identity: the eldest prince of the Nanhao Wuhe clan.

Nanhao and Beiqi were two equal countries, somewhat similar to the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

(End of this chapter)