"Brother Qifeng, the girl from whose family is standing next to your eldest brother? She looks so carefree and free."
"Oh~ Brother Yuan, are you asking about the girl next to my eldest brother? She is not an ordinary person~ She is the granddaughter of the current Duke of Yan and the legitimate daughter of Xie Youxiang. Thank you."
"Brother Yuan first entered Kyoto, so he probably didn't know this girl. This girl is a famous little devil here. She followed her sixth uncle into the world. She is used to causing mischief in Kyoto, but she is kind-hearted. , on weekdays, although she behaves wildly, I haven’t heard of her doing anything bad.”
"But this little girl also has a very bad temper. Not everyone gives her face. Many people want to make friends with her because of her status. Nine out of ten people refuse to agree to this little girl."
"So, in our circle in Kyoto, anyone who wants to invite her to play has to see if he or she is worthy enough."
"It seems that I am quite lucky. It is my first time in Kyoto, and when I come to your house to play, I can meet this noble girl. Your Yuzhang County Duke's House is indeed a reputable family."
"Hey, there are so many powerful people in Kyoto, our Yuzhang County Government is nothing. It's just that my little sister has known her since childhood, and she only invited people here because of my sister's face. Otherwise, you think, Our Yuzhang County Government has just opened a racecourse, how could we invite such a noble little ancestor to support us?" Zhang Qiyi's second brother Zhang Qifeng said with a smile to his good brother who had just entered Beijing.
"I see..." The young man lowered his head and said softly.
Zhang Qifeng did not notice any abnormality in his good brother. Instead, when he saw Xie Yi falling in love with the snow-white horse, he said excitedly: "Brother Yuan, you often say that the girls from your Langya Yuan family are the best at riding horses. , but you see, the riding skills of this girl from the Xie family are among the best in our Kyoto circle, and I think she is no worse than the girls from your Langya Yuan family!"
Because of Zhang Qifeng's words, Brother Yuan raised his head again and looked in the direction of Xie Yi. He only saw Xie Yi sitting on the horse with a proud expression and said a few words to Zhang Qiyun beside him. After that, he took a set of bows and arrows from Zhang Qifeng, and many arrow targets were quickly placed everywhere on the racecourse.
Xie Yi smiled and looked at the horse farm for a week. After confirming that everything was arranged according to her ideas, she smiled and waved the riding whip in her hand and hit the horse's back. The next moment, the horse The snow-white horse rushed out with gratitude like a bow and arrow.
Xie Yi, dressed in silver, was like a meteor falling between heaven and earth. She moved like a meteor in the racecourse. She smiled and sat on the horse, holding a bow and arrow in her hand. She set up the bow and arrow wantonly and watched. She stared at the target that became more and more conspicuous in front of her, her eyes fixed on it, and she drew the bow to its fullest position. Only hearing the final "whoosh" sound, the arrow in Xie Yi's hand flew out of her hand and hit the target firmly. red heart.
Before everyone had time to clap their hands and cheer, they saw one arrow after another, the bow flew out from Xie Yi's hand, and landed steadily on the red hearts of one target after another. The arrows did not miss!
Xie Yi's riding and archery skills are so superb. She rides a horse and gallops as easily and freely as if she were running on flat ground, which is almost astonishing.
Many people are intoxicated by Xie Yi's superb riding and archery skills. It is really pleasing to watch her changing positions on horseback, drawing her bow and shooting arrows.
Finally, when Xie Yiyi was about to complete the lap, Xie Yiyi suddenly stood up from the horse with the independence of a golden rooster. With an arrow in his hand, he shot the arrow into the center of the field in full view of everyone. target!
As the arrow landed on the red heart of the target, everyone around them clapped and cheered. Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Xie Yi pulled the reins and stopped steadily at the entrance. Zhang Qiyi pulled his eldest brother Zhang Qiyun walked back to the stage with a smile and gratitude.
"Hahaha, Brother Yuan, what do you think? The riding and archery skills of this girl from the Xie family are not inferior to those of the Yuan family from Langya! She is so heroic and brave, and her horse is like a flying swallow! It is not an exaggeration at all to describe her like this! "Zhang Qifeng said with a laugh, not realizing at all that the brother Yuan he was talking about was shining like a star in his eyes.
"Brother Qifeng, I heard that your eldest brother passed the second grade early. Thinking about it, those of us who have not yet passed the Jinshi have many things to ask your eldest brother for advice. Why don't you give me a recommendation. "
"Ah...ah...ok..." Although Zhang Qifeng was shocked by Brother Yuan's thoughts and topics, he immediately led Brother Yuan to where Zhang Qiyun was at the moment.
At this moment, Zhang Qiyi and Zhang Qiyun, who were thanking each other, were sitting together, discussing the wonderful performance of thanking each other. They were all smiling and very relaxed.
"Meaning, I didn't expect that your riding skills would improve so much after not seeing each other for so many days!"
"That's right, I went to General Chen's house with my uncle Liu some time ago and asked him to teach me how to shoot two cavalry in person! I originally thought that we would go hunting together at the hunting ground owned by brother Liang Liu's family... ...Unexpectedly, my sixth uncle is really unlucky...so, I have to come to your horse farm to play alone."
"That's really a pity. I heard that the Liang Mansion's hunting ground has been specially expanded to more than ten acres of mountainous land this year. It's a lot of fun. It's really a pity that I can't go there..."
"Who says it's not the case? I originally made an agreement with Brother Liang Liu and asked him to lend me his favorite purple gold bow...but...my uncle Six is not going either...I don't really want to go either. Oh...hey..." When Xie Yi thought of his unlucky little uncle who was still at home recuperating from illness, and the hunting ground that left him, he felt really sad and depressed, and he let out a long sigh...
"Miss Xie was in the spotlight just now at the racecourse, outshineing all other beauties. Why, now, she is sitting here sighing."
Xie Yi couldn't help but frowned when he heard the sudden unfamiliar voice, and turned his head to look at the person who spoke.
Just look, standing next to Zhang Qiyi's second brother Zhang Qifeng is a man with noble temperament, snow-white skin, gentle and delicate eyebrows, tall and slim figure, wearing Su Fang plain clothes (plain clothes here does not mean the color is elegant, but the color of the clothes The pattern (meaning simple and plain), a good-looking young man stood three or four steps away from her with his head high and his chest high, making the surrounding scenery look dull under his background.
"Who are you?" Xie Yiyi praised the young man's good looks in her heart, but she still cared about the man's sudden voice. Therefore, she didn't even want to get up and just sat in her seat, neither salty nor bland. asked looking at the man.
"I'm the Yuan family of Langya, Yuan Chen, I've met Miss Xie."
"Langya Yuanshi... what is your relationship with Jiaodong Yuanshi?" Xie Yiyi continued to ask.
"I..." Yuan Chen was about to answer this question, but Zhang Qifeng on the side rushed to help Yuan Chen answer:
"I'm afraid my sister doesn't know. This is my good brother who studied in Langya together, Yuan Chen. The Yuan family in Langya is a famous family. They have the same ancestor as the Yuan family in Jiaodong. However, the two families were later divided into Langya and Jiaodong due to war. They live in two places, but the relationship between the two families is still close."
"Brother Qifeng is right. Our Langya Yuan family and the Jiaodong Yuan family do still have a close relationship. Our two families often have in-law exchanges. My mother is from the Jiaodong Yuan family, and she can be regarded as the same as the Yuan Shangshu in the current government and the public. Aunt-nephew relationship."
"Why, could it be that Miss Xie has some connection with our Yuan family?" Zhang Qifeng and Yuan Chen, who had just arrived in Kyoto not long ago, didn't know about the rift between the Xie family and the Yuan family, so they said this without changing their expressions.
Zhang Qiyi, who was sitting next to Xie Yi, glanced helplessly at his second brother who didn't understand the world, shook his head helplessly, and then looked at Xie Yi with a little worry.
"Oh~ It turns out he is a descendant of the famous Yuan family~ No wonder, I just spoke so frivolously. I have never met you, but you come here to ask questions... It seems like the usual style of your Yuan family." Thank you for this moment. After learning about the relationship between Yuan Chen and the Yuan family in Jiaodong, there was only a trace of unhappiness in my heart, but it suddenly became very big, so Xie Yi said sarcastically.
As soon as Xie Yi opened his mouth, Yuan Chen, as a smart man, naturally heard the sarcasm in Xie Yi's words, so he said:
"It was indeed Mr. Yuan who was abrupt just now and offended Miss Xie, but Ms. Xie was so aggressive, but towards Mr. Yuan... No, is there any misunderstanding about our Yuan family?"
"Hmph... there is no misunderstanding. I am just a little girl with a small belly and a wild mind... I just don't like you people named Yuan... I am born with horoscopes that conflict with your surnamed Yuan... I also hope that Mr. Yuan will not fight with me. Such an ignorant little girl is fussy." After all, Xie Yiyi was worried that this was the Zhang family's place, and felt that he shouldn't be angry at Mr. Yuan, so he suppressed his temper and smiled. Said with a smile.
Yuan Chen looked at Xie Yiyi's reaction and understood in his heart that perhaps there was some rift between the Xie family and the Yuan family, which made this little girl apologize to him for having a nose that was not a nose and eyes that were not eyes. With a sense of irritation, Yuan Chen changed the topic and said:
"Before I was a scholar in junior high school, I had been studying in Luotong Academy. At that time, it was Miss Xie's second uncle who taught Yuan a lesson on policy theory. Dean Xie was a good teacher and helpful friend to Yuan, but he had not been with me for many years. See, if Miss Xie sees Dean Xie next time, please go to the trouble of saying hello to her mentor on behalf of Mr. Yuan."
Sure enough, after Xie Yi heard the name of his second uncle, his expression towards Yuan Chen softened a bit, but he still said angrily:
"You are really a strange person. My second uncle lives in Luotong Academy all year round. Everyone in the world knows it. I rarely see him, but you ask me to help you pass the message. What is the reason... At most, I will wait for me. When my second uncle returns to Kyoto next time, I will just let you know, but if you want me to be the mouthpiece between you and my second uncle, that won't work."
"In that case, I'd better thank Miss Xie properly. One day, Yuan will definitely visit us with his relatives and friends."
Xie Yi looked at Yuan Chen who was smiling like a fox in front of him, felt a chill for no reason, and then said:
"Are you okay... You didn't come to my house to propose marriage. Why are you visiting... You're also visiting with your relatives and friends at home. Your relatives and friends in Kyoto are Yuan Shangshu... Then you'd better not come to our Xie family to visit me in this life. ...Our Xie family has lost someone once, but we don’t want to lose someone again..."
"Smiling like a fox... You don't have a good heart at first glance..." Xie Yi muttered something in a low voice, but it fell accurately into Yuan Chen's ears. Yuan Chen looked at Xie with an even stronger smile. mean.
"I came to Beijing this time to prepare for the scientific examination of Wenshu. Miss Xie's father and grandfather are role models for students all over the world. I think that Miss Xie must also have great literary talents under the guidance of these two elders. I don't know, Yuan If someone has this honor, let’s discuss it with Miss Xie.”
Xie Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Yuan Chen who was not opening any pot, and said:
"You just came to the capital, right..."
"Exactly, I just heard something about you, Miss Xie, from Brother Yu Qifeng."
"Brother Qifeng must have never told you that my whole family loves reading and is talented in reading, but I am... uneducated and have no skills... the things I dislike the most in my life are embroidery and reading... Yuan Young Master, you look like a scholar with outstanding literary talent... Why do you come to me, an ignorant little girl, to discuss the principles of reading..."
"I'm here to advise you...you'd better inquire more in Kyoto...find some really talented people to discuss literature...come to me...it's really..." Xie Yiyi glanced at him hesitantly. Yuan Chen immediately took his riding whip, and on the pretext of going horseback riding, he took Zhang Qiyi and ran away without caring about the reactions of the remaining three grown men.
"Qi Yi... Where did your second brother know this person from? It was the first time we met and we were so familiar with each other... We still have to study... discuss, what are we discussing... I'm really blind..."
"If it weren't for the fact that he is as old as my eldest brother... he must be married... I would have thought he was attracted to me..."
Yuan Chen watched Xie Yi lead Zhang Qiyi away in a panic, while listening to Xie Yi's complaints, he couldn't help but raise a smile.
"Qifeng...what's going on with you...how can you bring a friend here and not tell me a word." Zhang Qiyun's questioning voice to Zhang Qifeng brought Yuan Chen's thoughts back to the present.
"I'm so sorry, Brother Qiyun. Don't blame Brother Qifeng. Brother Qifeng and I just came here on a whim. I didn't expect that you would be so uncomfortable."
Zhang Qifeng quickly waved his hand and explained:
"Brother Yuan has misunderstood. I know your reputation. Our whole family is happy to have you as a friend in our Qifeng family..."
"It's just...what a coincidence. I didn't expect that the Xie family girl would be here today, but the floods washed away the Dragon King Temple..."
"Xie family? Brother, what's going on with the Xie family girl? She and Brother Yuan don't have any emotional entanglements, so why can't we meet..." Zhang Qifeng said with a pinched neck.
"You're so stupid... Don't you know there is a feud between the Xie family and the Yuan family? The younger generations of the two families are almost at odds with each other!" Zhang Qiyun patted Zhang Qifeng's head and said.
"I just came back...how do I know..."
"I asked you to know more about me a long time ago... but you just didn't listen! You still dare to quibble!" Zhang Qiyun said angrily.
"Yuan is new here, and he didn't expect that the Xie family and the Yuan family have any grievances... Could you please tell me, Brother Qiyun," Yuan Chen said hurriedly.
Zhang Qiyun looked at Yuan Chen, who looked confused, and then at his stupid brother... Then he nodded and said:
"Of course, this isn't a big deal, it's just a long story..."
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