Everyone waited quietly, Gu Miao came with his son Gu Heyan wearing a heart-guard, armor and uniform.
Mu Zhiming's eyes fell on Gu Heyan, and he saw that he was wearing an elegant bamboo cyan outfit and a three-foot-wide crescent white belt. Such plain clothes set off the vermilion agate jade on his waist, which was particularly eye-catching.
I wanted to come to myself after I fell into the water and was rescued, and lay sick on the bed. I haven't thanked Gu Heyan for his life-saving grace. The wild boar that I just received was the boar hunted by Gu Heyan. It's really hard to say why I don't come to the door to thank you later.
"General Gu, are you feeling well recently?" The emperor has always treated the virtuous and cared for greetings.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your attention, this minister is strong." Gu Miao saluted with fists.
The emperor looked at Gu Heyan who was standing behind Gu Miao again: "The child of the Gu family is arrogant and has an extraordinary appearance. He has the heroic demeanor of a general back then, boy, did you hunt this wild boar?"
"Back to the emperor, that's right." Gu Heyan replied calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.
"What is the age?" The emperor asked with a smile.
"It was sixteen years ago when I tied my hair," Gu Heyan replied.
The emperor touched his palms and said with emotion: "This wild boar was killed by an arrow. He was only sixteen years old, and his bow skills are so superb? Come on, bring my jade unicorn rhino horn carved bow! I want to test him!"
Mu Zhiming lowered his head and smiled.
Whether it is Wen or Wudu, can't escape the emperor's exam.
The eunuch quickly fetched the emperor's treasured bow, bowed his head and presented it to Gu Heyan. Gu Heyan took it with both hands and tried to pull the bow and string.
The emperor asked him with great interest: "How big are the birds in the sky that can be shot down with full confidence?"
Gu Heyan replied without hesitation, "The size of a copper coin."
As soon as the voice fell, there was an uproar.
"Copper coins? You can't talk big, your father is here, if he is embarrassed, he will save face." The emperor reminded half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"No joke." Gu Heyan's tone was firm.
"Okay, okay, okay." The emperor laughed and ordered the eunuch to take three copper coins. He was afraid that Gu Heyan was too young and somewhat arrogant, so he whispered to order the bigger coins.
The eunuch took three copper coins about two fingers wide and had a square hole in the middle. Gu Heyan tried it and saw that the arrowhead attached to the treasure bow was too small. Nodding, the eunuch took a few steps back and vigorously threw the coins into the sky.
Gu Heyan immediately opened his bow like a full moon, and three arrows roared straight into the sky. Before anyone could see clearly, two arrows were driven into a tree trunk not far away, and one arrow stabbed to the ground.
The nimble eunuch immediately stepped forward, retrieved the three arrows, and presented them to the emperor, only to see that the three arrows passed through the square hole in the middle of the copper coin, and when they did, everyone exclaimed.
In his previous life, Mu Zhiming often heard that Gu Heyan's archery had reached the peak, but he could pierce Yang with a hundred steps. Now he saw it with his own eyes, the admiration overflowed his chest, and the sense of awe remained three-pointed. Like everyone else, he couldn't help but look at the name. A high-spirited young man.
The eyes of the two collided in the air, and both were stunned.
Mu Zhiming never expected that Gu Heyan would look at him at this moment, so he hurriedly rolled his eyes and smiled at him, but Gu Heyan frowned and hurriedly retracted his gaze.
Of course, Mu Zhiming didn't see the panic in his eyes. In embarrassment and bewilderment, the young prince of Yan Guogong doubted his appearance for the first time.
"Excellent archery!" The emperor laughed, full of praise, his eyes wandered back and forth on Mu Zhiming and Gu Heyan, "I am lucky! The younger generation is full of talents, the young and phoenix are clear, until the time of Xiuwen Yanwu and the bright world. , will be able to promise a hundred years of national peace and prosperity, and the world will be prosperous!"
When the ministers saw that the emperor was so interested, they all responded and praised.
Gu Heyan was so praised by the emperor, without showing any complacent expression, he returned the treasure bow to the emperor with both hands without any humiliation.
"No, no, this treasured bow is yours! A good bow should be given to young talents, so that it will not survive in vain!" The emperor cheered.
Gu Heyan reacted very quickly, and immediately knelt down to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Get up, this matter is over, don't forget one more thing, Gu family's little boy, the wild boar you hunted, the prince of Yan Kingdom wants to ask for it, I ask you, are you willing to give it?" The emperor smiled.
Gu Heyan was slightly stunned, speechless for a moment.
Seeing his silence, Mu Zhiming became more and more ashamed, thinking that Gu Heyan was so hesitant, whether he was a beauty.
"Want to." Gu Heyan came back to his senses and said quickly.
"Okay." The emperor nodded again and again, and immediately ordered someone to seal the wild boar with ice and quickly send it to the mansion of Duke Yan.
This matter came to an end, and the emperor continued to chat and laugh with all the ministers, discussing merits and deeds.
Busy until the sunset melts gold, the Spring Hunting Sacrificial Ceremony is over, and a group of people are ready to leave for the capital.
The noble concubine stood outside for a whole day, and when she returned to her tent, she cried out that her feet were sore. Relying on the absence of others, she sat cross-legged on the soft mattress and knocked melon seeds without any manners.
Mu Zhiming, who accompanied her back to the camp, was dumbfounded.
"Li Zhu, come, come here." The imperial concubine beckoned to Mu Zhiming.
Knowing what she meant, Mu Zhi walked over a few steps and stretched out his palm. The imperial concubine smiled and gave him half the seeds and let him sit aside: "Outside is packing up things and counting the number of people, preparing horses and sedan chairs, we will have to wait a while for the return trip back to Beijing. Let's chat, let's get rid of the boredom."
"Listen to what the mother said." Mu Zhiming smiled.
"That's right." The concubine slammed the seeds neatly, "Although your father is proud of himself, but this time you chose the prey, it was the mansion of General Gu, and the wild boar is not a weak beast, among them There is also the great grace of the emperor, you should give the general a courtesy, let your father accept his arrogant literati stinky problems, and give peaches and plums as gifts, and also, tell your father, if General Gu does not accept the gift, just say The younger sister is under the care of his wife, so General Gu will definitely accept it."
"Understood." Mu Zhiming replied obediently, only then did he know that the concubine was actually related to the general's mansion, and he asked curiously, "Miss the concubine, do you know General Gu's wife?"
"Hey..." Mentioning this, the imperial concubine sighed deeply, she put down the melon seeds in her hand and said, "The general's wife is gentle and virtuous, she is a few years older than me, she was my childhood playmate, it's a pity she ...Hey... It's been fifteen years since she died in childbirth. When she married General Gu, I was worried for her, saying that she was cowardly and didn't like to squeak. Now that she is married to a cold-faced King of Hell, she will suffer. Who knows that General Gu is an infatuated kind of person. On the surface, he looks fierce and vicious, but he cares about her and cares about everything. The two of them are an immortal couple that everyone admires, but unfortunately... she... "
Speaking of sadness, the concubine couldn't help but choked a few times: "The general's wife left early, how many people persuaded General Gu to continue the string, but General Gu turned a deaf ear, and raised his son alone, how deeply in love."
Mu Zhiming sighed endlessly, seeing that the noble concubine's eyes were slightly red because of the deceased, she was busy making tea and handing it to her, and Fang Shishi also made a cup and sipped it on her lips.
"That's right." The concubine thought again, "Today, have you seen the phoenix nirvana vermilion jade pendant worn by General Gu's son? It's his mother's relic."
"Cough cough cough cough!!!" Mu Zhiming choked a sip of tea into his throat and coughed for a while.