Chapter 153 - 153 Hostility
153 Hostility
“That’s right, that’s right.”
The other girls also surrounded Gu Yanfei happily.
In just half a day, their attitude towards Gu Yanfei had changed subtly.
In the beginning, they were close to Gu Yanfei because of Wei Jiaoniang. They looked friendly on the surface, but it was just to show face, and they were more or less distant and polite.
It was different now.
They were looking at Gu Yanfei affectionately.
Gu Yanfei rubbed her nose and said with a smile, “As long as I have something to eat.”
She had not cooked in 200 years. If she were to roast it, the entire rabbit would probably be charred.
Finally, she added, “I’m not picky.”
Thinking of the delicious roasted rabbit, Gu Yanfei’s mouth quickly secreted saliva, and she was a little greedy.
“Yanfei, you’re still the best!” Lu Qin pounced over and hugged her.
The girls laughed and played again, enjoying themselves.
Lu Qin chuckled and sighed. “Yanfei, you’re really different from your third cousin!”
Just now, Lu Qin almost thought that Gu Yanfei would lower her head to Yu Chaoyun. She did not expect her to treat people so well!
This was the style that a daughter of a general should have!
At the mention of Gu Yunrong, the other girls were also worried. One of them sighed and said, “Yanfei, it’s not that I want to say this, but your cousin… likes to put on airs!”
“That’s right, that’s right. She’s as annoying as those aristocratic girls,” another girl deliberately said at the top of her voice. Her words were obviously meant for the girls behind her.
“At least you’re not at odds with us.”
“…”
They spoke quickly, and there were many people. Gu Yanfei did not even have a chance to answer.
At first, Gu Yanfei was shocked by Lu Qin and the others’ sudden enthusiasm. On second thought, she smiled again.
In her previous life, she was introverted and felt inferior. Because Yu Chaoyun had expressed goodwill to her first, she had treated Yu Chaoyun as her only friend and poured her heart out.
At the end of the day, she was just too weak back then. She was trapped by the belittling words of Madam Gu and Granny Xu and thought that she was useless.
She had trapped herself in a corner and never tried to really step out of the Marquis Mansion. It was equivalent to looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!
She had dug her own grave.
In an instant, Gu Yanfei felt her heart open up a little. It was as if a thread in the huge net that bound her body and mind had snapped, or a ray of sunlight had pushed away the layers of dark clouds and shone a ray of light…
The journey back was much more leisurely than when they had come. There was no need to hurry, and they played as they walked.
They were talking, picking flowers and fruits, and hunting wild beasts.
In just half an hour, Wei Jiaoniang had harvested two prey, a rabbit and a wolf.
As they chatted, they returned to the empty space outside the hunting ground.
It was still early in the afternoon.
Many people returned with Chu Yi and Baili Yin, and the surroundings became more and more lively. Piles of mangled prey were piled everywhere on the ground, and the smell of blood gradually became stronger.
Some people were busy counting their prey, some sat down to rest and chat, and some people surrounded the white tiger’s corpse excitedly.
Everyone was still a little excited and wanted more. The young men boldly ran to the most luxurious shed in the field.
This shed had been specially built and decorated by the imperial guards today. At a glance, one could see tables, chairs, cups, tea, fruits, a charcoal fire, and a fragrant atmosphere. It was like a simple hall.
At this moment, Chu Yi, Chu You, Baili Yin, and the others were eating tea and drinking inside. The fragrance of tea and alcohol lingered.
“Your Highness.” Lu Shi seemed to have run forward with four or five brothers, as if they were familiar with each other. He cupped his hands at Chu Yi, who was sitting at the head of the table. The first sentence was a polite praise, and he said, “That shot just now was really powerful.”
The other young masters agreed and nodded in unison.
One killing shot. His accuracy was too good!
Even if he had given them the gun back then, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it.
After all, a tiger was not a target. It would not sit still and wait for you to shoot it.
“Your Highness, this gun has been modified, right?” Another person asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
The young man who asked the question had served in the Divine Arms Battalion before and had also used the flintlock pistol of the Divine Arms Battalion. He was certain that the Eldest Prince’s flintlock pistol was far better than the one used by the Divine Arms Battalion.
Chu Yi nodded with a smile and picked up the teacup on the table.
Everyone’s blood boiled, but they did not dare to ask for the details. They felt that this must be a military opportunity.
Lu Shi asked again, “Your Highness, how far can this gun shoot?”
“500 feet.” Chu Yi took a shallow sip of tea and said gently, “Any further, and the aim won’t be good.”
There was another flurry of nods.
This conversation also reached Chu You’s ears.
The corners of Chu You’s eyes twitched, and the white porcelain wine glass in his right hand paused in midair.
He lowered his eyes and drank his wine. The wine in his glass was reflected in his eyes, flickering.
When the late Emperor was alive, he doted on him the most, and he had everything he wanted. There were also several flintlock guns of all sizes in Prince Kang’s Manor, but the flintlock guns in his residence were nothing compared to the one in Chu Yi’s hand.
Chu You suddenly raised his head and downed the wine in his glass. He could not help but glance at Baili Yin from the corner of his eye.
Coincidentally, she met Baili Yin’s half-smile.
Chu You’s expression froze slightly, but he forced himself to look calm and composed. A feeling of frustration and depression rose in his heart.
Not long after Baili Yin arrived in the capital, he once asked him to borrow a flintlock gun to test the target. At that time, he had also borrowed it…
Originally, he had done this to show his sincerity to the State of Yue, but now, Chu Yi’s new flintlock gun has made his actions a joke.
Baili Yin would probably think that he was teasing him.
Chu You wanted to explain, but he did not know how to explain it to the other party. For the first time, he understood what it meant to be unable to defend himself. His eyes darkened.