Yuan Wei's Quick Travel

Chapter 445: Cannon Fodder in Stepmother's Story 17

Yuan Wei stayed leisurely at Kong Siying's residence for a long time.

During the conversation, he and Kong Siying talked about everything from which cloth shop in the capital had just received beautiful silks to the latest anecdotes circulating in the streets and alleys. The two of them had a great time chatting.

It was not until the sun gradually set and the light outside the window became softer that Yuan Wei slowly stood up, adjusted her skirt, and walked towards Yuan Xinyan's study.

Yuan Xinyan had already stood out in the provincial examination and became a juren.

At this time, he was fully devoted to preparing for the exam, thinking about showing his talents in next year's examination to add glory to his family.

Yuan Wei gently pushed open the door of the study. The room was filled with a faint scent of ink. Yuan Xinyan was writing an article with his head lowered, the brush in his hand rustling on the rice paper, and he was concentrating on writing.

Yuan Wei saw that he looked serious, with his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was pondering the subtleties of the article.

So she didn't make any noise to disturb him. She tiptoed to the bookshelf on the side and swept her eyes over the neatly arranged books.

Suddenly, a beautifully bound travelogue caught her eye. Her eyes lit up and she reached out to take the book down from the bookshelf.

She walked to the chair by the window, sat down, and gently opened the pages of the book.

Time is like the stream flowing quietly outside the window, passing by unknowingly.

After an unknown amount of time, Yuan Xinyan became tired of writing. He slowly raised his head and stretched his sore neck, only to find that Yuan Wei was sitting by the window, reading a book attentively.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he said softly: "It's rare to see you like the books in my study."

Yuan Wei came back to her senses from the world in the book when she heard Yuan Xinyan's voice.

She put down the book in her hand, a happy smile on her face, and said, "This travelogue looks quite interesting."

Yuan Xinyan smiled when he heard this. He stood up, slowly walked out from behind the desk, and sat down on the chair next to Yuan Wei.

He looked at Yuan Wei and asked gently, "Is there something wrong?"

Yuan Wei didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Will you join the royal hunt soon?"

Yuan Xinyan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Yuan Wei to suddenly ask about this.

He looked at Yuan Wei with doubts in his eyes and asked, "Do you want to go?"

Yuan Wei nodded gently: "I want to go."

Yuan Xinyan looked at Yuan Wei's expression and knew that she really wanted to participate in this royal hunt.

He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll go. I'll accompany you on this royal hunt."

Yuan Wei only felt a warm current slowly rising from the bottom of her heart.

She raised her head slightly, her eyes twinkling, and said softly, "Thank you, brother."

Yuan Wei knew clearly that Yuan Xinyan had no intention of participating in this royal hunt.

After all, next year will be the crucial imperial examination. For Yuan Xinyan, who is determined to make a difference in his official career, the most important thing is to stay at home and study hard.

On weekdays, Yuan Xinyan has always been seen as a gentle and elegant scholar in the eyes of everyone.

He always wore a long gown, held a book in his hand, and his conversation showed the elegance of a scholar.

Whether at a gathering of literati or on the streets, people always see the elegant and refined Yuan Xinyan.

Few people know that beneath his seemingly weak scholarly appearance, Yuan Xinyan actually possesses excellent kung fu skills.

He was an expert in riding and archery, and his agile figure when galloping on horseback was in no way inferior to those of seasoned generals.

But even Yuan Xinyan, who was so focused on the imperial examination, agreed to take her with him without hesitation just because she said she wanted to participate in the royal hunting without even asking the reason.

This unhesitating support was like a warm fire that suddenly appeared on a cold winter day, which touched Yuan Wei's heart.

"Silly girl."

Yuan Xinyan looked at the sister in front of him with eyes full of doting.

He reached out and gently patted Yuan Wei's head.

In his heart, Fifth Sister has never been the kind of person who makes unreasonable demands.

Now that he was in the critical period of preparing for the imperial examination, she proposed to go on the royal hunting trip. She must have her own reasons.

Why should I ask the reason?

Moreover, he has been carefully preparing for next year's imperial examination for three whole years.

During these three years, he studied hard day and night and had already memorized those classic ancient books.

He had full confidence in his knowledge and abilities and was not worried about failing the imperial examination.

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Yuan Xinyan rode a tall horse and sat steadily on the horse's back.

He stands tall and straight, like a pine tree.

As the long team slowly moved forward, his eyes would occasionally look at Yuan Wei beside him.

Yuan Wei was riding on a horse with shiny fur. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and let out a clear and pleasant laugh. The laugh seemed like the melodious singing of an oriole in the woods, with a bit of playfulness and comfort.

She reached out and gently pulled the reins in her hand. Her bright eyes looked at Yuan Xinyan beside her with a hint of smile, and she asked in a soft voice, "Brother, is there something wrong?"

Yuan Xinyan frowned slightly, looking a little surprised and helpless.

Is there anything wrong?

Everything is wrong, okay?

He originally thought that Yuan Wei was clamoring for him to take her to the royal hunt because she wanted to participate as a female member of the family.

After all, when my grandfather was still in the capital, there would always be clan members from the Zhenguo Mansion participating in every royal hunting trip.

However, since my grandfather left the capital, my father was also left in the capital for various reasons and was unable to take part in the royal hunting.

It had been a long time since anyone from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had participated in the royal hunting.

Yuan Wei suddenly proposed to participate in the royal hunting. If she wanted to come, according to the rules, either a noble in the palace would specifically ask her to accompany him.

Otherwise, her brothers would have to join the hunting team composed of the sons of nobles in the capital, and then she could go along as a female relative.

Generally speaking, the women who come with the hunting team are mostly wives or concubines.

But Yuan Xinyan himself did not have a concubine, so he asked his wife to find an excuse that she was busy.

It’s not impossible to let my sister go along.

However, he never expected that Yuan Wei did not come with him as a younger sister.

When he saw Yuan Wei wearing men's clothes and appearing in front of him in a heroic manner, he was completely stunned.

At first glance, isn't that the seventh brother?

She came to participate in the royal hunt as a "younger brother", which was really beyond his expectation.

Yuan Xinyan looked at Yuan Wei, feeling helpless, but he couldn't do anything about her.

"Don't speak in a female voice outside!"

Very scary.

Although Yuan Wei didn't speak loudly and there were no outsiders around, it was still better to be careful.

Yuan Wei responded in Yuan Xinkai's voice, "Okay, big brother."

Yuan Xinyan sighed softly, thinking secretly, this girl has so many tricks up her sleeve, I wonder what kind of trouble she will cause when she comes to participate in the royal hunt this time.