"Princess Danyang, you explain to Yufu? I'm afraid your knowledge is not as good as Yufu's!"
Gu Yi was young and straight-tempered, so he said what was on his mind, and laughed while talking.
Princess Danyang suddenly lost her face.
She frowned, and the second prince winked at her, telling her not to argue with Gu Yi.
After Gu Yi laughed enough, Gu Jiuge smoothed things over and said: "Princess, don't mind, the sixth brother has always been upright. Yufu's knowledge is indeed good. These days, he has made rapid progress in studying with Mr. Lin. The old man said that even the fourth younger brother is faster than the younger brother." I can't go to her anymore!"
The second prince raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Mr. Lin Fengmiao, Mr. Lin, is a great contemporary Confucian. To be taught and praised by him, I think Sister Yufu is really talented. Danyang, you are reckless."
Princess Danyang blushed even more when she heard this, originally she wanted to take the opportunity to visit Guhou's mansion more, but unexpectedly she would bring shame on herself instead.
In front of Gu Shubai, she couldn't get angry, so she could only forcefully nod her head, "It's my fault that Sister Yufu is still learning calligraphy because I thought she was young."
"The second prince praised you, Princess Danyang, shall I accompany you to sit inside?"
Yu Fu did not forget that the purpose of her visit was to separate Princess Danyang for the second prince, so that she would not cause trouble here.
The second prince was even happier when he heard this, so he let them go inside, and Gu Shubai ordered someone to bring in the iced fruit and sweet soup as well.
"Gu Yi, I haven't seen you archery for a long time, I wonder if you have improved?"
The second prince handed the bow to Gu Yi, who accepted it bluntly, full of confidence.
"Shoot an arrow and you'll know!"
The men were practicing archery outside, and Yufu sat obediently inside the curtain and drank iced sour plum soup.
Princess Danyang blushed for a while, but after she calmed down, she realized that she drank very slowly and elegantly, taking small sips.
"Sister Yufu, don't be restrained. Didn't I tell you last time, call me sister Danyang, why do you call me princess again?"
restrained
Yufu put down the small bowl awkwardly.
She only drank the bird's nest before she came, and now she can't drink anything, so she drank such a small sip.
If you don't drink soup, you have to talk to Princess Danyang, and she really doesn't want to find something to chat with her.
Who knew that she was mistaken for restraint.
"Yes, sister Danyang."
Princess Danyang wondered, the last time those young ladies disliked Yufu as not being born by Marquis Gu, they all left and left her alone, Yufu was obviously very grateful to her.
Why did you come here this time, but it's a little extravagant
"Sister Yufu, watch my second brother shoot arrows!"
Through the thin gauze curtain, Princess Danyang saw the second prince raised his bow outside, and happily let Yufu see.
Yu Fu looked at it according to his words, the arrow was shot straight, although it landed on the grass target, it missed the heart.
Princess Danyang saw that she lacked interest, so she knew that after seeing Gu Shubai's arrow skills, she couldn't praise the second prince's level, and she couldn't help feeling underestimated.
"It's already great that my brother can hit the grass target. He doesn't have to hit the heart. He will be the emperor who will rule the country in the future. He doesn't need to mount a horse and shoot the enemy himself. This level is enough!"
I don't know if it's because he is eager to save face, or because he thinks that Yu Fu is too young to understand, Princess Danyang's words are straightforward.
Yu Fu's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at her pretending to be ignorant.
"So the second prince has been named the prince by His Majesty? I didn't know it just now. If I knew it earlier, I should call him the prince."
Only then did Princess Danyang realize that she had said something wrong.
In order not to lose face in front of Yufu, she still insisted: "Although the second brother has not been named the prince, but he is the only son of the emperor, and he will definitely be the prince in the future. Now because he is young, the emperor wants to Train him for two more years."
Yu Fu snorted lightly in his heart.
Her guess was indeed correct, Princess Danyang's dignified and generous image was simply empty.
It can be seen from how angry she was at Gu Yi's ridicule just now.
Whether she treats herself well or tolerates Gu Yi, it's all to please her big brother.
Did the eldest brother know this too, so he showed no mercy for her hospitality
"Well, it must be so."
Yu Fu responded casually, picked a purple grape that was still dripping, and put it in his mouth without peeling the skin.
"Hiss, it's so cold!"
Seeing that she only cared about eating, Princess Danyang smiled contemptuously and felt relieved.
If Yufu was smart enough to keep her taboo words in her heart and say them, it would be bad.
"It's better to peel the grapes before eating them, Tian'er, why don't you go and peel the grapes for sister Yufu?"
As soon as Princess Danyang spoke, the maid behind her came forward, moved the crystal grapes on the side in front of Yufu to her, peeled the skins and handed them to her one by one.
Yu Fu had no choice but to sit obediently, she peeled a grain and ate it herself, her little face was plump.
While eating, I suddenly heard a loud announcement from outside—
"The eldest prince is here!"
The eldest prince
Yu Fu held the grapes in his mouth, thinking that the second prince is here, why is the eldest prince here
Since the two brothers are going to come, they should come together. It's really strange how they come one after the other.
Princess Danyang's complexion changed, and she seemed very annoyed for a moment, but she quickly recovered her dignified appearance.
"Sister Yufu, the eldest prince is here, let's go out."
She was talking about the eldest prince, not the eldest brother, Yu Fu keenly sensed the discord between the royal siblings.
When she went outside, she saw what discord was.
"Why did the elder brother suddenly come? Today I came to Guhou Mansion to ask about archery, don't the elder brother know?"
The second prince stood in front of the eldest prince, without any courtesy as a younger brother, instead he was arrogant.
"Father said that we, as princes, should come to Houfu more often to learn riding and archery, both civil and military. I was thinking about finding a time to come without disturbing the prince and the others. I heard that the second brother is here today, and I will come too, isn't it? Can you save a few sons a lot of trouble?"
The eldest prince's attitude was modest and polite, Yu Fu looked from afar, and saw that he was born thin and not as tall as the second prince.
If it wasn't for him being a few years older than the second prince, I'm afraid he would look more like a younger brother than an elder brother.
Gu Shubai and the others said modestly: "Your Highness, you are being polite, why would you bother me? It's a great thing for everyone to learn about archery."
The first prince agreed with a smile, but the second prince's complexion was a bit ugly - in front of outsiders, the boss has always been better at acting than him.
"Brother is here?"
Princess Danyang stepped forward at the right time, saluted her body, and smiled impeccably.