In the archery class, Cheng Xiaofeng popularized the matter of the five academies art competition to Yu Yu in the first half of the class. In the second half of the hall, he dragged her to the shooting range, chose an elm longbow for novices with only three fighting strength, and taught her by hand.

Cheng Xiaofeng's motor nerves are quite developed, and the shooting range is stored with her special special hard bow, which is enough to have eight bucket strength, which can be filled by ordinary adults, but full does not mean that the head is accurate, but Cheng Xiaofeng can draw a bow with eight bucket strength, within 100 steps outside the target, eight or nine out of ten arrows.

The hand of the bow is required to wear a finger sleeve made of animal skin on the thumb, index finger and middle finger, which is provided by the school, and students who really like to shoot and shoot have their own special tools.

Although it was the first time for Yi Yu to touch the bow in school, the accuracy was still improvised, and four or five of the ten arrows thirty steps away could reach the target, but when he pulled the bow ten times, his arm was a little sour, and he turned his head to look at Cheng Xiaofeng, who was holding the nine-bucket bow beside him, and was very envious.

Cheng Xiaofeng received her eyes and smiled at her: "You see that I am relaxed, but it is because I have practiced a lot, and this is the first time you have learned to shoot." It's not bad, it's not Lu Jun, he's stupid. ”

Yi Yu shook her arm lightly, turned her head and asked her, "What's wrong with my second brother?" ”

Cheng Xiaofeng recalled: "When Ah Zhi was still in the four colleges, in the first archery class, he only chose a bow of five buckets, two or three out of ten, and was laughed at. ”

"That's how I met Ah Zhi and Lu Jun in that class," she raised her hand and shot another arrow, and continued: "After four months, Ah Zhi will be able to lead seven bucket bows, seven or eight in one hundred steps, and when he enters the Tai Academy, he will be able to be like me, nine bucket bows, eight or nine out of ten, you know, I started to touch the bow at the age of four, and my father invited a master to teach me and Xiaohu at the age of seven." ”

Yi Yu heard Cheng Xiaofeng's undisguised admiration in his tone. While being proud of having such brothers, there is also a little sourness.

Because his family was poor when he was young, when he visited the market, Lu helped Lu Jun buy a crude small bow, which made him happy for a while, he used the small bow for two years, and then when it broke, he couldn't eat for a few days, Cheng Xiaofeng said that Lu Jun pulled the strong bow at once, but he didn't necessarily know that it was the first time he touched a real bow and arrow.

Lu Zhi has been precocious since he was a child, never playing with other people's children in the village, and mostly quietly herding cattle and reading books alone, Yu Yu knows that he is not interested in archery, but he can catch up with other people's eight or nine years of practice in two years, others only say that he is talented, but they don't know how much sweat he has put in behind him to practice what he doesn't like.

Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all six arts, sounds very glamorous, but when other young boys are laughing and playing, Lu Zhi is moving forward step by step. From not getting through to getting through, catching up with others little by little, and finally surpassing, he doesn't say bitterness or tiredness, this alternative stubbornness makes people feel distressed.

Because she knew his dedication, she sometimes liked to help her make decisions without permission, and she was only a little unhappy afterwards, and never really complained about him, even if she experienced a bloody night, she couldn't be angry with him a little.

"Xiaoyu?" Cheng Xiaofeng recalled the story of his encounter with the Lu family brothers, and after finishing speaking, he found a faint melancholy on Yi Yu's face.

"It's okay, let's keep practicing." Yu Yu shook the longbow in his hand, took out a feather arrow from the quiver on his back, and pulled the string with his slender fingers on the oversized fingers, aiming at the target stack with several arrows inserted in the distance with one eye, and released the arrow!

***

Since the shooting range was very close to the dormitory, Yiyu went directly to the back door of the dormitory to wait for Lu Zhi after class in the afternoon, and when the brothers and sisters got on the carriage parked across the street, she told him about the art competition of the five colleges.

"Big brother, are you sure I can participate in this five-academy art competition?"

was directly brought up by her, but Lu Zhi's face was not surprised, he just looked at her and said "um" lightly.

After a period of silence in the car, I heard the voice of Yu Yu again, "I am sure to get the woodcut of calligraphy." ”

She didn't pursue his concealment, nor did she ask why, this attitude made Lu Zhi's face smile, but he still leaned against the wall of the car with his arms folded and relaxed. Open your mouth and say:

"If you can't get it, it depends on your ability, the academy entered earlier than you, as far as I know, regardless of your Yingti, there are two calligraphy that are comparable to you, one is Mr. Ouyang's nephew, and the other is Miss Song, Princess Chengyang's playmate since childhood, if you have a little mistake, don't think about that woodcut."

Yi Yu nodded, although Lu Zhi's words were a little suspicious of deliberately hitting her, but they were more of a reminder to her not to stumble.

Next, under her inquiry, Lu Zhi told her about several students who had the strength to win woodcarving in various academies, related matters, etc., in the end, he had participated in it three times, which was much more detailed than Cheng Xiaofeng's narration.

When the carriage stopped outside the door of the secret mansion, Yi Yu asked casually, "Big brother, will you participate in this art competition?" ”

This question is actually a bit redundant, whether to participate or not to participate, it is the doctor in the school who has the final say, and the reason why he did not participate if he was not selected, Yilu Zhi's current reputation. The doctor of the Tai Academy is waiting for someone to choose and wait, how can she miss her.

Sure enough, Lu Zhi lifted the heavy curtain and jumped out of the carriage, turned around and stretched out his hand to help her, and raised his eyebrows and said, "That's nature." ”

When the brother and sister entered the house, and when they walked to the door of the flower hall, they saw a person half-squatting in the usually empty hall, and Yinxiao, whose back was still covered with bullshit plasters, was standing a little listlessly opposite him, one person and one bird facing them sideways, and the man's muttering could be faintly heard.

At the same time that Yi Yu saw the stranger's side face clearly, a person and a bird turned their heads at the same time, and Yinxiao let out a little energetic "yo". He twisted and swung towards her.

"Haha, fortunately, this is Gongzi Lu and Miss Lu!"

The half-crouched stranger straightened up and turned to them, a familiar expression on his face.

Lu Zhi nodded at him and said, "Your Excellency?" ”

Yi Yu also nodded to him, then bent down and reached out to touch Yinxiao's head, by the way, the two fluttering plasters on its back smoothed it.

"My surname is Shen." Shen Jiantang answered Lu Zhi's question while looking up and down at the relict jade beside him with smiling eyes.

"It turned out to be Shen Gongzi, fortunately." Lu Zhi moved half a step forward, separating his gaze and guessing his identity.

Shen Jiantang didn't care about his small movements, and walked forward directly, and in Lu Zhi's somewhat defensive gaze, he lowered his head and said to Yi Yu with a smile:

"Miss Lu, my surname is Shen."

Yi Yu raised his head and looked at him a little inexplicably, with a little confusion on his little face, "Well, Shen Gongzi." ”

Shen Jiantang's eyes lit up, and he squatted down directly, looking at Yi Yu through a pinch of white hair on the top of Yinxiao's head, and said in a very cordial tone: "Call Shen Gongzi to see more outside, call me Brother Shen, I'm a few years older than you, it's not too much for you to call me Big Brother." ”

Although Yi Yu could feel that he had no malicious intent, he also frowned lightly because of this person's excessive cheekiness, straightened up, ignored his words just now, and asked, "Shen Gongzi is the prince's guest?" ”

"Well, I am a guest of King Wei and a friend of Li Mingsheng."

Li Mingsheng? After thinking about it for a while, Yi Yu guessed that this name that he had never heard before was the name of Ah Sheng.

Lu Zhi handed the bookbag in his hand to Yu Yu, "Xiao Yu." You go back to the house and do your homework. ”

Yi Yu took the bookbag, glanced at Shen Jiantang again, and led Yinxiao back to the room.

Shen Jiantang's eyes followed her until her back disappeared, and then he turned his head and grinned at Lu Zhi, in exchange for a smile that also had an unknown meaning.

***

After Yi Yu returned to the room, he handed the bookbag to Ping Tong, took the handkerchief handed by Ping Hui and wiped his hands and face, and sat in the living room while drinking tea while breaking small pieces of snacks and feeding them to Yinxiao.

After waiting for a while and not seeing Lu Zhi come back, he went to the study to do the homework assigned by Mr. today, and when he was halfway through, Ah Sheng came over and took Yinxiao away.

Before eating, Lu Zhi's figure appeared in the west house of the small building, he stood outside the door of the small study, and said to Yu Yu, who was packing up the two people's bookbags: "Wait for dinner in the courtyard, with King Wei." ”

It's already winter, and it's not a comfortable thing to eat outdoors at night, although Yu Yu doesn't like it, but he can't refuse, and after answering, he went back to the bedroom to add a piece of clothing.

Pingtong helped her tie the belt around her waist and asked out loud, "Miss, are you still repairing your forehead?" ”

Yi Yu patted his head, almost forgetting about it again, "Xiu, I'll fix it after eating, you can remember to remind me." ”

"Yes."

The weather became cold, the curtain was hung outside the door to block the wind, Yiyu walked to the door, after Pingtong opened the curtain, she only felt that her eyes were clear, under the eaves of the front and back of the small building, at least 20 lanterns were hung, and the open space three zhang away in front of the east house had been set up, and the snow-white velvet blanket was very conspicuous in a light.

Not far away, I could clearly see that there were three people sitting opposite each other on the long table, Lu Zhi had been looking at her side, and when he saw her coming out of the house, he stretched out his hand and beckoned, and Yu Yu walked towards the seat.

Li Tai turned his back to her, beside him was Shen Jiantang, whom she had seen when she came back in the evening, and Ah Sheng stood behind the two, and they were doing Lu Zhi opposite, and there was a vacant seat left for her inside.

"Your Highness, Shen Gongzi." Yi Yu walked to the front of the table, saluted the two of them separately, and sat down on Lu Zhili's side, facing Li Tai, who was drinking with his eyes down.

When Shen Jiantang saw her coming, his eyes were aimed at her again, and a pair of eyes seemed to follow her.

Lu Zhi wondered why this person was so interested in Yiyu, but Li Tai was there, and it was not easy to lose his face too much, so he said loudly:

"Shen Gongzi has been staring at his sister, why?"

He said this directly, but those who are familiar with his temperament know that this is already very polite.

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