"It's no wonder the general handed over the study to Mr. Lin. He is really a knowledgeable and strong scholar. He is not afraid of power and only teaches students who are willing to study hard. He is really conscientious."
"I don't think Mr. Lin is harsh at all, nor is he stubborn and pedantic. He is very good, even if I ask him about Xikun and Beili, he will answer!"
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Ever since Lin Fengmiao accepted Yufu, she has almost replaced Gu Wenqing's position in the school, becoming Mr. Lin's most proud student.
Even on the day of rest, she would still talk about Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, until Gu Xiang and Gu Yi's ears were numb.
Why didn't they realize at the beginning that Yufu is still a studious child
"Xiao Yufu, you like reading so much, don't you want to be a champion in the female exam?"
"why not?"
Yufu drank bird's nest from a small bowl of sweet white porcelain, and the small silver spoon made a crisp jingling sound when it touched the rim of the bowl.
"In the mainland of Kyushu, among the Three Kingdoms, Beili and Xikun are not as different as Dongling. Men and women in Beili have the same inheritance rights. For example, princes and princes, their heirs can be women. Xikun even There are female generals, and their female generals are brave and tough, and they are not inferior to men. It's what Dong Ling pays attention to, and a woman's lack of talent is virtue!"
Gu Xiang and Gu Yi were younger, with a pure and innocent heart, and Yu Fu had no scruples in speaking in front of them, saying whatever came to mind.
It made sense for the two of them to hear what she said. Gu Huaijiang had indeed said that when meeting a female general from Xikun on the battlefield, she was as mighty as a man.
"Dongling is a state of etiquette, and it studies the Confucian classics of Confucius. How does it compare with the barbarian country of Xikun?"
Suddenly there was a lazy sound outside the door, followed by the sound of a folding fan opening and closing.
Gu Jiuge walked in from the door, and said: "Furthermore, the Xikun Mountains are all over the place, and the population is sparse. They are ambitious and intend to touch my Dongling territory, and the lack of troops can only let women make up the number. And my Dongling population It is dense, more than enough to deal with Xikun troops, why let the girls in the boudoir go to the battlefield to waste time?"
He waved his folding fan slowly, and sat down beside Yu Fu.
"Second Young Master is here, this servant is going to pour tea for you."
Lianbi smiled and took the folding fan in his hand, Gu Jiuge smiled, "Thank you."
The slender hands of the woman receiving the folding fan paused, Lianbi's face turned reddish, she bowed her head and retreated.
"Why did the second brother come here suddenly? Didn't you hear that your father called you and the eldest brother?"
"Just as we were about to talk about this, the Second Prince and Princess Danyang came. Your Majesty said that the princes should come to the Hou Mansion more often to learn horseback riding and archery. It would be good to have both civil and military skills. For some reason, Princess Danyang also clamored to follow. I'm here to ask Yufu to go over and see you."
Yu Fu said: "Who is this Second Prince?"
"The second prince, Ning Chengzhi, is the elder brother of Princess Danyang, and also the son of the former empress. Although he is the first son, unfortunately he is second in line. He is the same age as me and is nineteen this year. The eldest son of His Majesty is the eldest son of the concubine Xian. , They were all dispatched to Minzhou during the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, so you haven't seen them."
Gu Jiuge explained everything, and Yu Fu remembered that Princess Danyang always loved to pester Gu Shubai, so she hurriedly stood up and said, "Then let's go there quickly, it's disrespectful to be late. Princess Danyang doesn't like riding and shooting, she is in the martial arts arena It must be very boring, I will accompany her!"
"She's not boring. It's just that she has been pestering the eldest brother so that the second prince can't learn archery properly, so the second prince asked me to take you to distract her."
As Gu Jiuge was talking, he suddenly thought of something, and looked Yu Fu up and down.
The second prince wanted Gu Shubai to concentrate on teaching him how to practice arrows, and why did Yu Fu rush to the martial arts arena in such a hurry
"Let's go, second brother!"
Yu Fu tugged at his sleeve, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi also stood up, "Let's go too!"
By the time Lianbi came out with the carefully prepared new tea, the circle of rose chairs around the round table was already empty, and only Yufu's leftover half cup of bird's nest was still on the table.
She suddenly saw Gu Jiuge's folding fan lying on a shelf beside her, thinking that he was in a hurry and forgot that the folding fan was put away by herself.
Lianbi's heart moved, and she hid the folding fan in the thin green robe.
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The red sun was scorching hot, Yufu was surprised to find that a pergola was set up in the martial arts arena, and a group of young men in fine clothes stood under the pergola.
When Gu Hanmo practiced sword here on weekdays, he never used the pergola.
When everyone walked over, they saw a flying arrow that was as fast as the wind, shot out from the arbor with a whoosh, and hit the bull's-eye a hundred paces away!
"good!"
Gu Jiuge gave a big praise, and when he got closer, he realized that the shooter was Gu Shubai.
When he shoots the arrow, his posture is straight, but his hands are relaxed, and he can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps.
All the young men in Chinese clothes praised repeatedly.
He put down his bow and saw Yufu walking beside Gu Jiuge, looking at the second prince curiously.
His face was five points similar to that of Princess Danyang, and there was a hint of arrogance between his brows, similar to the pride of a nobleman in the Tian family.
On a woman's face, it can be called a round beauty, but on his face, she is slightly fat, but fortunately, she is not fat, only a little shorter than Gu Shubai.
The second prince also looked at her curiously.
The woman in front of him was smaller than he had imagined, and she was so beautiful that it was unreal.
It is like a dough ball made of ice and snow, as if the weather gets hotter, it will melt her.
Those big black eyes seemed to be flowing with a clear spring in the mountains, so pure that people would forget the world.
He put down the bow and arrow in a daze, Yufu stepped forward and gave him a light blessing.
"Meet the second prince."
The second prince was startled, looked beside him, and asked curiously: "There are so many people here, and you have never seen me, how do you know that I am the second prince?"
Standing beside him were four or five young masters of aristocratic families, all of whom had always been on good terms with him and also with the Guhou Mansion.
Yu Fu smiled, dimpled slightly, "The weather of the Tian family is naturally different."
But his gaze lowered unconsciously, and he glanced at the bright yellow jade pendant around his waist, on which was clearly the pattern of a coiling dragon.
If it is not the prince, how can you wear the dragon pattern
"Sure enough! No wonder everyone in the imperial capital said that Master Gu's youngest daughter is the smartest and well-behaved. Even if it's not her own, in my opinion, she still has the demeanor of Guhou's mansion!"
The second prince wanted to please, but Gu Shubai raised his eyebrows, and said: "Yufu is not something that happened to my father, has it been spread to everyone?"
The second prince was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Looking at Gu Shubai's expression, he doesn't seem to like to hear others talk about this, as if he offended Yufu.
Just when he didn't know whether to explain or apologize, he suddenly heard Princess Danyang's delicate voice coming from the curtain at the back.
"Sister Yufu, are you here?"
She came forward and took Yufu's hand affectionately, "I heard from Brother Shubai that you are studying in the study in the mansion recently. If you don't understand anything, just ask me, I can often come to Hou's mansion to explain it to you."
Before Yu Fu could answer, he burst out laughing.