Chapter 118： Competition (one more)

Chapter 118 Competition (one more)

Wei Jiaoniang casually threw the shuttlecock up, caught it again, and said with a smile, "Yan Fei, do you know what I hate most about these people?"

She didn't really want Gu Yanfei to answer, she immediately asked herself, "Pretend!"

"They are too 'pretend'!"

"It's obvious that everyone is human, with both feet on the ground, but they have to pretend to be a nine-day fairy who doesn't eat fireworks on earth."

Wei Jiao Niang snorted in disapproval, and threw the shuttlecock again.

"It makes sense!" Gu Yanfei thought that Wei Jiaoniang's words were really interesting, and she smiled with a pair of shallow smirks, and her smile was like a flower.

Yanfei is so beautiful, like a flower! Wei Jiaoniang expressed her heartfelt emotion in her heart, patted Gu Yanfei on the shoulder boldly, smiled slyly, pointed to herself with her thumb and said, "Look at me."

She will help Yanfei!

Wei Jiao Niang's eyes were sparkling, like the morning stars.

Gu Yanfei felt that she understood, but it seemed that she did not understand a little bit.

But seeing how happy Wei Jiao Niang is, she must have said something good!

"Yeah." Gu Yanfei nodded again with a smile, "It's up to you!"

Wei Jiao Niang seemed to be fed some panacea, she was more energetic and happier, she went back with Gu Yanfei in her arms.

A desolate and melodious sound of the piano rang out in the mountains and forests, like weeping and complaining, touching and touching...

Wei Jiao Niang rolled her eyes, and she proposed cheerfully, "Lu Qin, let's play drums and pass flowers!"

She winked her right eye playfully.

Lu Qin and Wei Jiao Niang have been handkerchiefs for many years, Wei Jiao Niang raised her tail, Lu Qin knew what she wanted to do, and tacitly replied: "There are no drums here, let's get a gong."

Lu Qin had an unusually bright smile on her face, eager to try.

"The gong is good." Wei Jiaoniang snapped her fingers happily.

She wanted to see if it was the sound of the harp or the gong.

The two girls were in high spirits, and they did what they said they did. After a while, they really found a gong.

Gu Yanfei and the other girls were a little stunned at first, but gradually, they also tasted it, and vaguely guessed that Wei Jiao Niang was competing with those daughters from aristocratic families.

interesting! Gu Yanfei was also interested, and it felt so good to do things with everyone.

She laughed even more, shook the shuttlecock in her hand, and said with a smile, "How about we use this shuttlecock as a flower ball?"

Gu Yanfei's proposal was unanimously approved by others.

The girls soon stood in a big circle, and in the first round, Wei Jiaoniang turned her back and was in charge of striking the gong.

"Clang!"

A deafening gong resounded through the mountains and forests, followed by a second sound, a third sound...

The sound of the gong easily overwhelmed the sound of the piano, and the original sad and soft artistic conception disappeared.

The daughters of aristocratic families surrounding the Qin table could not help frowning, squinting at Wei Jiao Niang and the others, showing an unhappy expression.

"Hurry up……"

"Spread faster!"

Lu Qin and the others quickly passed the shuttlecock while shouting.

That shuttlecock became a hot potato, and it was passed from Gu Yanfei to Lu Qin, and Lu Qin passed it on to her cousin.

At the same time, the sound of the gong continued, and the more Wei Jiaoniang beat, the more vigorously, the rhythm of the gong became faster and faster.

The people who play the piano are also affected. The melody and rhythm are deflected by her. The faster they play, the faster they play...

"Zheng——"

The hand that played the piano trembled, and a string broke suddenly.

The sound of the piano also stopped abruptly, and only the remaining strings on the piano were still humming lowly.

Broken strings, it’s really unknown!

The faces of several women from aristocratic families were darkened.

The sound of the gong not far away also stopped at this moment, and someone shouted happily: "The shuttlecock fell into Luqin's hands! Come, come, Luqin kicks around in a twist!"

There was another burst of laughter and coaxing, and the girl who played the piano was trembling slightly in anger.

"Sister Zeng, are your hands alright?" Yu Chaoyun went to check the other's hand gently and stroked it a few times, "I also brought a piano..."

She just raised her anger to attract the maid, but she was stunned again, looking in a certain direction, and whispered: "...The eldest prince is looking at her."

Yu Chaoyun's voice was very low, but it just happened to let all the girls around him hear it clearly.

As soon as these words came out, the other daughters of the aristocratic family all looked at the shed where Chu Yi was, including the girl Zeng who had just played the piano, their eyes narrowed.

Sure enough—

Chu Yi, who was sitting behind the drinking case, was quietly watching Gu Yanfei's direction with a smile on his lips.

All the daughters of the aristocratic family followed his gaze and looked at Gu Yanfei, only to see that Gu Yanfei just threw the shuttlecock that he had just started quickly again...

Miss Zeng's face was even more unsightly, she bit her lower lip white with her teeth, and said softly, "You're crazy."

"Women should be demure and gentle, as quiet as a lotus..."

These words were soft and quiet, she intended to tell those mad girls, but before she finished speaking, another deafening gong sounded, which directly covered up the end of her words.

Wei Jiaoniang grabbed the drumstick and started beating the gong again.

is simply a rogue! Miss Zeng was so angry that her chest was heaving and she couldn't help but look at Chu Yi again, still holding a trace of hope in her heart, hoping to see the displeasure on his face.

However, Chu Yi was smiling.

The smile was like the warm sun, and it couldn't help overflowing from his eyes, rippling across his picturesque face.

Not far away, Chu You, who was on the hunting platform, was also looking at Chu Yi, his eyes were as gloomy as an owl.

Ever since Chu Yi returned to China, everything went wrong.

These setbacks reminded him again and again that he was too careless before, allowing Chu Yi to return to the capital alive.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The resounding gong sounded in a lively rhythm, hitting Chu You's heart like a hammer.

Chu You became more irritable, his eyebrows furrowed, and he looked down at the group of playful girls below.

"My lord, it's cold in the mountains, you are so thin, be careful of catching a cold."

Yuan Zhe's concerned voice came from behind.

Yuan Zhe walked slowly to the high hunting platform. The wind on the hunting platform was very strong, and the strong mountain wind blew the cloak on his body.

He wanted to put a cloak on Chu You, but Chu You raised his hand and refused.

"This king is not cold." Chu You said lightly.

Not only is he not cold, but he also feels hot, and there seems to be a dry fire running frantically in his body, with nowhere to vent.

Yuan Zhe didn't ask for it, he walked to Chu You's side and asked in a low voice, "My lord, you really don't know that the Suifa gun has been improved?"

As he said, his complicated gaze was precisely directed to where Chu Yi was below, a faint light flickered in his eyes, and his thoughts quickly turned.

If the late emperor had improved the flintlock gun when he was in power, it was impossible not to tell King Kang, then, the only possibility left would point to Jingami, that Jingami managed to improve the flintlock gun.

What made Yuan Zhe puzzled was that he had only been on the throne for less than a year, and he had never undertaken any errands related to firearms before he ascended the throne.

The late emperor had been on guard against Jinshang, and it was impossible to entrust Jinshang with such a crucial errand.

"..." Chu You was silent, and he was equally puzzled, and a heavy cloud rushed over his forehead.

To be honest, even he himself felt that saying he didn’t know at all was like talking nonsense.

But, he really knows nothing!

Chu You's face sank by three points again, and his eyes were bright.

Zhi Kang Wang Ru Yuan Zhe got the answer from his gloomy and ugly expression, and sighed silently in his heart.

There were only the two of them on this wide hunting platform, it was empty and silent, and the rigid atmosphere spread silently.

Without the shelter of trees, the mountain wind became stronger and stronger, like a dragon roar, messing up the robes of the two of them.

Yuan Zhe pursed his lips, his mind turned quickly.

He didn't challenge Chu You's temper any more, and said bluntly: "If even the prince doesn't know, then, could it be that the emperor got Emperor Taizu's manuscript?"

"I once heard from the Empress Dowager that part of Taizu's handwriting was lost..."

Chu You was originally absent-minded, but when he heard the words, his slender body shuddered, and he turned to look at Yuan Zhe, who was three steps away.

The two cousins ​​faced each other, all looking solemn.

"The royal grandfather's manuscript is indeed lost..." Chu You whispered, frowning and thinking deeply.

Emperor Taizu was talented and powerful, omnipotent, and he was a man from heaven, who responded to every call. He not only established the Great King Dynasty, but also developed and improved many things that benefit the country and the people.

In the minds of the people of Dajing, Emperor Taizu is a figure worthy of juxtaposition with the sages of Confucius.

Emperor Taizu was Chu You's grandfather. When he died, Chu You had not yet been born, so he had never seen Emperor Taizu.

His understanding of Emperor Taizu came either from Emperor Taizu's "Notes on Daily Living", or from the previous emperor, Queen Mother Yuan, Taifu and courtiers.

Chu You thoughtfully paced back and forth on the hunting platform a few times, the originally erratic mind gradually settled down, and his eyes looked far away to the east, the direction of the capital.

"This king has heard my father talk about the emperor's grandfather." Chu You searched for the past memories in his mind and organized his thoughts, "The things developed by the emperor's grandfather are far more than these mercury mirrors, Windmills, pocket watches, etc., in his later years, there are some amazing works, including new firearms, but they are hidden."

Yuan Zhe stared at Chu You closely, waiting for him to continue.

"The royal father said that in the years before the death of the royal grandfather, he became very anxious. From time to time, he locked himself in the imperial study and wrote a lot of handwritten notes, but when he got angry, he would tear up those handwritten notes. I was talking about it, saying that the wrong technology tree will be crooked."

"No one can understand those bizarre words. At that time, the father almost thought he..." Crazy.

Chu You pursed his lips, swallowed the last two words, his eyes darkened, and his memory returned to several years ago.

What he knew was that when the late emperor was drunk a few years ago, he happened to hear some drunken words said by the late emperor.

That day was Emperor Taizu's death anniversary. The emperor was in a bad mood, drank a lot of wine, and cried drunkenly that Emperor Taizu always thought his sons were incompetent and useless. He said that Emperor Taizu was still muttering before his death, that steam engines and textile machines are good. It's a waste to leave things to them, and complaining about how even the grandchildren have learned mediocrely, so he doesn't have to wait for the great-grandson...

(end of this chapter)