Chapter 118 Competition (Part 1)

Wei Jiaoniang casually tossed the shuttlecock up, then caught it casually, 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 and answered: "Pretend!"

"They are too 'pretentious'!"

"Obviously everyone is human, with two feet on the ground, but they insist on pretending to be a nine-day fairy who doesn't eat fireworks in the world."

Wei Jiaoniang snorted disapprovingly, and threw the shuttlecock away again.

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

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

She will help Yan Fei!

Wei Jiaoniang's eyes were shining like morning stars.

Gu Yanfei felt that she understood, but at the same time it seemed that she didn't understand a little bit.

But seeing how happy Wei Jiaoniang is, she must be right!

"En." Gu Yanfei smiled and nodded again, "It's up to you!"

Wei Jiaoniang seemed to have been fed some panacea, she was more energetic and happier, and went back happily with Gu Yanfei on her arm.

A desolate and melodious sound of the piano resounded faintly in the mountains and forests, like weeping and complaining, lingering and moving...

Wei Jiaoniang rolled her eyes, and suggested enthusiastically, "Lu Qin, let's play drums and pass flowers!"

She blinked her right eye playfully.

Lu Qin and Wei Jiaoniang have exchanged handkerchiefs for many years, Wei Jiaoniang raised her tail, Lu Qin knew what she wanted to do, and tacitly said: "There is no drum here, let's get a gong."

An unusually bright smile appeared on Lu Qin's face, eager to try.

"Tonggong is good." Wei Jiaoniang happily snapped her fingers.

She wanted to see if it was the piano or the gong that was louder.

The two girls were full of energy, and they did what they said, and found a gong after a while.

Gu Yanfei and the other girls were a little dazed at first, but gradually, they got a taste and vaguely guessed that Wei Jiaoniang was competing with those aristocratic girls.

interesting! Gu Yanfei was also interested, and felt that it was a great feeling to be doing things together 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 quickly formed a big circle, and Wei Jiaoniang played the gong with her back turned in the first round.

"clang!"

An ear-splitting gong resounded through the forest, followed by a second, third...

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

The women from aristocratic families surrounding the piano case couldn't help but frowned, squinting at Wei Jiaoniang and the others, showing displeasure.

"Hurry up……"

"Spread it faster!"

Lu Qin and the others shouted while passing the shuttlecock quickly.

That shuttlecock became a hot potato, passed from Gu Yanfei to Lu Qin, who then passed it to her cousin, one to the next, the faster it passed...

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

Even the person who played the piano was also affected, the melody and rhythm were deviated by her, the faster she played, the faster she played...

"Zheng—"

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

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

Broken strings, really unknown!

The faces of the girls from several aristocratic families turned black.

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, come, Luqin kicks in a spiral!"

There was another burst of laughing and booing, and the girl playing the piano was so angry that her hands were trembling slightly.

"Sister Zeng, are your hands okay?" Yu Chaoyun gently checked the other's hand, stroked it lightly a few times, "I also brought a piano..."

Just as she raised her hand to attract the servant girl, she was stunned again, looking in a certain direction, and murmured: "...The eldest prince is looking at her."

Yu Chaoyun's voice was very low, but it happened to be heard clearly by all the girls around.

As soon as these words came out, all the girls from other aristocratic families looked at the shed where Chu Yi was located, including the girl Zeng who had just played the piano, their eyes narrowed slightly.

really--

Chu Yi, who was sitting behind the wine table, 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 happened to throw the shuttlecock that he had just acquired quickly again...

Miss Zeng's complexion was even worse, she bit her lower lip with jade teeth and said softly, "Crazy."

"A woman should be quiet and gentle, as quiet as a lotus..."

She said this very softly, she meant to tell those crazy girls, but before she finished speaking, there was another deafening gong sound, which directly covered the end of her words.

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

What a rascal! Miss Zeng was so angry that her chest heaved and she couldn't help but go to see Chu Yi again, still holding a trace of expectation in her heart, hoping to see displeasure on his face.

However, Chu Yi was laughing.

The smile was like the warm sun, overflowing from his eyes unstoppably, rippling on that handsome and picturesque face.

Not far away, Chu You, who was on the hunting platform, was also looking at Chu Yi with a gloomy gaze.

Ever since Chu Yi returned to the country, things have not gone well for him.

These setbacks reminded me time and time again that I was too careless before and let Chu Yi return to the capital alive.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The loud gong sounded with a quick rhythm, hitting Chu You's heart like a hammer.

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

"My lord, it's cold in the mountains, you're dressed so thinly, be careful not to catch cold."

Yuan Zhe's concerned voice came from behind.

Yuan Zhe walked up to the high hunting platform slowly. The wind on the hunting platform was very strong, and the strong mountain wind bulged 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 was he not cold, but he also felt hot. There seemed to be a dry fire running wildly in his body, and he had nowhere to vent.

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

As he said that, his complicated eyes cast precisely on where Chu Yi was below, a faint light flickered in his eyes, and his thoughts turned quickly.

If the first emperor improved the flintlock gun during his reign, it is impossible not to tell King Kang, then the only remaining possibility is that Jinshang managed to improve the flintlock gun.

What puzzled Yuan Zhe was that he had only been enthroned for less than a year, and he had never held any errands related to firearms before he became enthroned.

The first emperor has always been on guard against Jinshang, and it is impossible to entrust this crucial task to Jinshang.

"..." Chu You remained silent, but also puzzled in his heart, a heavy cloud came over his forehead.

To be honest, even he himself felt that saying he didn't know anything was like talking nonsense.

However, he really didn't know anything!

Chu You's face darkened again, and his eyes were gloomy.

Zhikang Wangru Yuan Zhe got the answer from his gloomy expression, and sighed silently in his heart.

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

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

Yuan Zhe pursed his lips, thinking quickly.

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

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

Chu You was absent-minded at first, but when he heard this, his slender body shook suddenly, and he turned to look at Yuan Zhe who was three steps away.

The two cousins ​​faced each other with solemn expressions.

"It is true that part of the imperial grandfather's handbook was lost..." Chu You said softly, frowning in deep thought.

Emperor Taizu was a man of great talent and omnipotence. He was a man of gods from heaven, and he responded to everyone. He not only established the Dajing Dynasty, but also developed and improved many things that benefited the country and the people.

In the minds of the common people in Dajing, Emperor Taizu is a figure who can be compared with the sages of Confucius, who is enough to last forever and be recorded in the annals of history forever.

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

His understanding of Emperor Taizu either came from Emperor Taizu's "Life Notes", or from the former emperor, Queen Mother Yuan, Taifu and courtiers.

Chu You paced back and forth on the hunting platform a few times thoughtfully, his ups and downs of mind gradually settled down, and his eyes looked towards the east, the direction of the capital.

"I have 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 on the surface, Windmills, pocket watches, etc., in his later years, he produced some amazing works, including new firearms, but they were hidden."

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

"Royal father said that in the few years before his grandfather passed away, he became very anxious. From time to time, he locked himself in the imperial study and wrote a lot of letters, but when he got angry, he would tear up those letters again. I was talking about it, saying that if the technology tree is wrong, it will be crooked."

"No one could understand those weird words. At that time, the emperor almost thought he was..." crazy.

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

All he knew was that he overheard the late emperor's drunken words a few years ago when he was drunk.

That day was the death day of Emperor Taizu, the late emperor was in a bad mood, drank a lot of wine, and cried drunkenly, complaining that Emperor Taizu always disliked his sons for being incompetent and useless, and that Emperor Taizu muttered before his death that steam engines and textile machines are so good It's a waste to leave things to them, complaining about how even the grandchildren are mediocre, so it doesn't mean that he has to wait for his great-grandson...