Chapter 107 Discord (Part 2)
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and even if the sun rose, there was no warmth.
These thin sheds could not block the mountain wind at all, the strong cold wind slightly messed up Gu Yanfei's temple hair, and a few strands of hair blew on her eyes.
Gu Yanfei didn't seem to notice it.
Why did Yu Chaoyun arrive in the capital at this time? !
Yu Chaoyun is Fang Mingfeng's cousin, and the niece of the English princess Yu's natal family.
In her previous life, Yu Chaoyun arrived in the capital in February of the following year, and went to the Dingyuan Hou Mansion to pay Mrs. Gu a visit.
At that time, Yu Chaoyun took the initiative to express his kindness, saying that she had no sisters and hit it off with him at first sight.
Yu Chaoyun's eldest maid quietly told herself that Yu Chaoyun lost her mother when she was one year old, and her father continued to marry a stepmother. Outsiders only thought that her stepmother was virtuous, but in fact she was bitter and mean, and Yu Chaoyun's life was difficult.
At that time, I felt that I was in the same boat as Yu Chaoyun, and regarded her as a close friend, but I didn't want to, when I was finally able to take my seriously injured brother out of the cannibal hell of the Gu family, Yu Chaoyun stabbed me severely and completely broke my life. The last back road...
The pain he experienced in his previous life came rushing towards his face again, Gu Yanfei felt his heart tumbling like boiling water, and his eyes were stained with blood.
"Miss Yu." Someone called Yu Chaoyun.
Yu Chaoyun heard the reputation, and the pair of pearl earrings the size of lotus seed rice swayed on his ears, and the red gold inlaid butterfly collar on his neck shone in the sun, and the two pairs of butterfly wings inlaid with seven treasures, which were as thin as cicada's wings, fluttered slightly. Shaking tremblingly, like a pair of real colorful butterflies landed on her shoulders.
Wei Jiaoniang, Lu Qin and the others stared blankly at this scene and remained silent for a while.
"Wow!" The girl in blue exclaimed in a low voice, pointing to Yu Chaoyun's hairpin and said, "The collar she is wearing is the signature of Jinpinzhai this season!"
"And the material of her clothes should be brocade!"
"..."
"Look, the teacup she used should be a Jianyao black-glazed rabbit teacup..."
The girls got together and talked non-stop, but none of the young masters could get in the way.
Wei Jiaoniang frowned delicately, and whispered disapprovingly in Gu Yanfei's ear: "These so-called noble families like to put on airs!"
"Dressed like this, it doesn't look like you're here to hunt."
"If you don't hunt, what are you doing at the hunting ground?"
"Look, after a while they will definitely dislike the strong smell of blood, and say that we are vulgar and cruel, and they will talk endlessly."
The blood in Gu Yanfei's eyes has been suppressed, and it has returned to its original clarity and transparency. His gaze flitted lightly over those dignified and elegant noble ladies.
They were talking on their own, and from beginning to end, they didn't glance at other people around them, and they didn't seem to care about the eyes of others on them.
Some people are whispering, some are burning incense, some are sharing tea, some people dislike the strong wind here, and ask the maid to move the screen quickly...
Against the backdrop of other young people in bright clothes and angry horses, these gentle and gentle girls looked so outstanding, as if they had accidentally stepped on the wrong stage, they were out of place.
"If you want to share tea, go home and share it. Why do you want to be poor in this deep mountain and old forest!" Wei Jiaoniang couldn't help muttering again.
"Jiaoniang, you don't understand this." The blue-clothed girl pulled Wei Jiaoniang over, whispering in a low voice, "Drunkards don't care about drinking."
Several active people beside them also tasted something from these aristocratic ladies, exchanging meaningful eyes in twos and threes, and pursed their lips and smiled.
"By the way!" Lu Qin, who had been listless for a while, quickly regained his spirits. He pointed an index finger and said crisply: "There is one more thing, you don't know, do you?"
"The third prince of Yue Kingdom, Bai Liyin, will also come today."
The little girl waited to see everyone's surprised eyes, but she was disappointed again.
Young Master Tsing Yi gave a "cut", and almost said, that's it?
Lu Qin wilted again, and Wei Jiaoniang laughed heartily: "Don't care about them, let's play with us."
"How? How do you want to compare this year?"
People like them come to Shanglinyuan for winter hunting every winter, which can be said to be a routine, that is, there are suddenly more daughters from aristocratic families who did not come in previous years this year.
"How about hunting the wolf?" The young boy in a blue Hu suit shook his whip with a smile, eager to try.
"Wolf meat is too much." Lu Qin objected, "Bear, I want to eat bear's paw."
"Bear hunting is too dangerous, no good no good."
"Let's hunt the tiger..."
Everyone expresses their opinions with one word and one word, and it is lively.
In the end, it was Wei Jiaoniang who took the case decisively and said: "The tiger is the first, the wolf is the second."
That is to say, whoever hunts the tiger is the leader of this winter hunt, and if no one hunts the tiger, then the wolf hunter is the leader.
Everyone had no objection, and then, Lu Qin said enthusiastically: "What is the prize..."
Halfway through the conversation, it stopped abruptly.
Lu Qin's eyes fell on the front, rolled his eyes, and clapped his hands with a smile, and suggested: "Jiao Niang, why don't you let the First Prince come down to decide the lottery."
Everyone was stunned, and heard an excited whisper in front of them:
"It's His Royal Highness the First Prince."
There was a commotion all around, and then a silence.
All the voices seemed to be sucked away, and everyone's eyes were all focused on the reputation.
Seeing the direction of the rising sun, a group of seventeen or eighteen people galloped mightily towards this direction.
Among the group, the most striking one was the young man riding a white horse who was the leader, Chu Yi.
The bright sunlight poured down, coating his whole body with a faint golden halo, which made his aura clear and dusty, bright like a breeze, bright like a bright moon.
Chu Yi was dressed in a moon-white riding suit embroidered with silver dark patterns. When galloping his horse, the gleaming sleeves of his clothes fluttered in the wind, making him feel as if he was riding a cloud.
Walking head-to-head with Chu Yi was a handsome young man in his early twenties, with dark skin, wide shoulders and narrow waist, wearing a royal blue Hu suit with lapels and narrow sleeves, and riding a strong black horse with snow-white hooves.
The sound of horseshoes of "Dede" echoed in the mountains and forests, startling a group of birds in the forest, and occasionally a few feathers fell down.
Everyone in the open space stood up to greet him.
Under the scorching eyes of everyone, Chu Yi and his party got closer and closer, and finally tightened the reins a dozen feet away, and the horses stopped one after another, neighing endlessly.
"Hoo." Behind him, Kang Wang Chuyou stopped his horse half a horse's body away from Chu Yi.
Chu You has been watching Chu Yi, with a calm, stern, and solemn face, but it can be seen from the back of his hand that he is not as calm as he appears.
The black horse under his crotch seemed to sense his master's emotions, panting heavily.
"See His Royal Highness the First Prince."
The people in front bowed down to salute Chu Yi respectfully, shouted in unison, and startled three or five birds, rustling.
One of the sparrows spread its wings and flew over Gu Yanfei's head quickly, one of its wings seemed to lightly brush her bun.
Immediately, Chu Yi saw Gu Yanfei in the crowd at a glance, and the corners of his lips curled up.
Today Gu Yanfei is wearing a lilac-colored wisteria embroidered lapel collar and narrow-sleeved riding suit, and deerskin short boots. Her hair is thick and fluffy with black hair and a simple braid. On her hair, there is only a white jade plum flower hairpin inserted obliquely. For other jewellery, the two red plum blossoms at the end of the hairpin are delicate and charming under the touch of the sun.
Chu Yi's warm eyes fell on the plum blossom hairpin, and he turned around lingeringly, his eyes became more gentle.
Gu Yanfei showed a bright smile to Chu Yi, the dimples of the smile were shallow, it was regarded as a greeting.
Chu Yi raised his right hand, as if he was responding to something, and then said calmly to everyone, "Excuse me."
Chu You followed Chu Yi's gaze to see Gu Yanfei, and narrowed his narrow eagle eyes, his eagle-like eyes were firmly fixed on the white jade plum hairpin on Gu Yanfei's head.
This is……
Chu You's pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes gradually became darker.
Others may not recognize this plum blossom jade hairpin, but Chu You does.
This jade hairpin is called "Qingmei Hairpin", which was carved by Emperor Taizu himself and presented to Empress Taizu. At that time, after the first emperor married the Liu family of the Yuan Dynasty, the Taizu empress gave the Liu family this Qingmei hairpin.
When Chu You was six years old, he once saw a portrait of Empress Taizu in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. On the portrait, Empress Taizu wore this plum hairpin on her head. It was deeply engraved in the heart of Chu You, who was still young at that time.
Chu You knew that the queen mother also wanted the Qingmei hairpin, but the Qingmei hairpin had already been given to the elder brother Chu Qi before Liu's death.
Obviously, Chu Qi passed it on to Chu Yi again.
And Chu Yi actually gave it to Gu Yanfei? !
Chu You frowned and pulled the rein unconsciously.
The horse neighed softly while pacing its iron hooves.
Chu You didn't realize it, and couldn't help but think in his mind that when he was with Yuan Zhe last time, he saw Chu Yi and Gu Yanfei together in the private seat of Qiongfangzhai on the street.
He originally thought that the relationship between Chu Yi and her was at best "red sleeves add fragrance, travel with beauty", but Chu Yi even gave away the things of the Taizu Queen.
Could it be that the relationship between these two people is not so simple? !
Chu You took a deep look at the girl in front of him who he had once dismissed.
After a while, his eyes shifted from Gu Yanfei to Chu Yi again, and his eyes became different again, with a bit of clarity, a bit of contempt, and a bit of thoughtfulness.
At this moment, when he thinks about what Xie'er told him, Chu You suddenly has a feeling of enlightenment. Some scattered beads are finally connected together...
There was a turbulent sea in his eyes, blue veins popped up on the back of his hands, and his body tensed.
"Your Highness, you came at the right time." Wei Jiaoniang took a step forward with a smile, and cupped her hands boldly at Chu Yi.
As a son and daughter of generals, even in the eyes of so many people, she is still generous and unabashed.
Bailiyin beside Chu Yi casually glanced at Wei Jiaoniang.
When his gaze passed over the bright young girl beside her, his brown eyes could not help but light up, and the originally cold and boring eyes instantly became hot as fire.
Wei Jiaoniang said brightly: "I just said that whoever hunts the tiger will be the leader today. It's rare that His Highness is here too. We would like to invite His Highness to set a prize..."
"My king has other ideas." Chu You interrupted Wei Jiaoniang's words abruptly, and drove to Chu Yi's side, with an inexplicable smile on his handsome face, he suggested, "Nephew, what's the matter?" The visitor is a guest, and the lottery should be decided by the third prince of Baili."