Yuan Wei's Quick Travel

Chapter 447: Cannon Fodder in Stepmother's Story 19

If the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion wants to change its status, it cannot blindly follow the footsteps of the nobles.

During my grandfather's generation, the mansion had tried hard to make a name for itself in the court, but in the end there was no noticeable change.

My father's generation also tried their best but still made no substantial progress.

Now, in his generation, although the women in the mansion did not show much difference in social circles, their brothers' interactions outside were gradually alienating them from the sons of nobles.

Yuan Xinyan understood that this was a strategy of the family, a strategy to seek survival and development in a complex political environment.

He has no regrets about choosing this seemingly lonely path.

Except for those families that he was really close to, the children of other noble families basically had no contact with Yuan Xinyan.

Yuan Wei felt relieved when she saw that Yuan Xinyan didn't mind it.

Everyone knows that this is an indispensable process, so they are mentally prepared for it.

Yuan Wei stared quietly at the carriage team in front of her, then narrowed her eyes slightly.

This year is really lively, even the frail eldest prince came to participate in the hunting activity.

All five older princes were present.

I wonder if this is the emperor’s request or if these princes want it themselves?

Not long after, the group arrived at the hunting ground.

The royal family built a palace here specifically for hunting personnel to rest and live.

Yuan Wei and Yuan Xinyan were assigned to a small courtyard.

The yard is located in a remote area, and there are only two of them living in the whole yard.

Of course, the guards and servants who came with them also lived here together.

Yuan Xinyan was very satisfied with this arrangement, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

If I had to live with someone else, or even worse, share a courtyard with another man...

Yuan Xinyan suddenly felt a chill and couldn't help shivering.

If it was really as he worried, he would probably have no choice but to return to the capital on the pretext of being sick.

Yuan Wei was not as worried as Yuan Xinyan.

She strolled happily around the small yard as if nothing had happened.

Although this yard is small, it has all the necessary living facilities and even a small kitchen.

The best part is that there is a back room for female family members to live in. I think Yuan Xinyan will feel more at ease if she lives there.

It seems that the designer of this palace also considered a lot.

The next day, a group of people gathered outside the hunting ground.

Yuan Wei and Yuan Xinyan were some distance away from the central location where the emperor was, and they had no intention of joining in the fun.

Yuan Wei looked at the excited figures in front of her boredly, and suddenly a scene from a TV series she had watched before emerged in her mind.

She couldn't help but feel curious, wondering if someone here would also shout, "Let's see who will rule the world today!"

Just as Yuan Wei was daydreaming, Yuan Xinyan noticed the malicious smile on the corner of her mouth.

He suddenly felt helpless. There might be nothing wrong with such an expression on his seventh brother's face, but now it was his fifth sister who was making such an expression on his seventh brother's face, which made Yuan Xinyan find it difficult to accept.

Yuan Xinyan tried to hold back, but couldn't help asking, "What's that expression on your face?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wei quickly suppressed the smile on her face and quickly returned to her serious appearance. Then, she looked at Yuan Xinyan innocently and replied lightly, "Oh, nothing."

Alas, it's a bit lonely to know the story by myself alone.

After an unknown amount of time, several princes began to select people to form their own hunting teams.

Although they said the selection was to be done on the spot, the Ministry of War had actually prepared the list long ago.

This is just a pretense.

No one was optimistic about Yuan Xinyan and Yuan Wei, so they were assigned to the frail eldest prince.

It is not known whether the prince did not know that someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had come, or whether he knew they were coming but deliberately did not want to get close to them.

Yuan Wei and Yuan Xinyan, with their guards, followed the palace servants' instructions and came to the eldest prince's team.

Those assigned to the eldest prince either lacked ambition or were not good at riding and shooting.

To outsiders, they are the same.

Until the hunting activity officially began, Yuan Wei and others were unable to see the eldest prince in person.

It is said that the eldest prince is unwell and is resting in the palace.

Yuan Xinyan and others looked at each other in surprise.

After looking at each other, they all pulled the reins and dispersed.

Yuan Xinyan looked at the other enthusiastic teams, then turned to Yuan Wei and asked, "Shall we go for a walk too?"

He still doesn't know what Yuan Wei's plan is.

But no matter what you want to do, you need to follow everyone else. If you stay where you are, you can't do anything.

Yuan Wei nodded slightly to show her agreement, then identified the direction where the prince was and rode her horse to follow him.

The prince had already been surrounded by the crowd and was walking away. After Yuan Wei chased him for a distance, she was no longer in a hurry to catch up.

"Brother, it's a rare opportunity for you to come here. Don't you want to try your skills?"

Yuan Wei smiled and turned to look at Yuan Xinyan, a hint of cunning flashing in her eyes.

"How to try?" Yuan Xinyan looked puzzled.

If I try my best, won't I destroy my image as a weak scholar in the eyes of others?

But what's the fun in hunting if you don't try your best?

Just as he was hesitating, Yuan Wei raised the corner of her mouth, revealing a faint smile, and said softly: "We can try something different."

After that, Yuan Wei lightly put down her bow and arrow and said softly: "For example, you shoot me to stop it, or I shoot you to stop it."

As soon as she finished speaking, the bow and arrow in Yuan Wei's hand shot out like a meteor, heading straight for the hare not far away.

Seeing this, Yuan Xinyan reacted extremely quickly. Almost at the moment Yuan Wei shot the arrow, the arrow in his hand also flew out.

With a whoosh, two arrows crossed each other in the air.

In the end, Yuan Xinyan's arrow successfully hit the arrow that Yuan Wei shot at the hare, causing it to deviate from the target and get stuck in the ground next to the hare.

The frightened hare quickly hid in the grass like a frightened bird and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

However, this did not affect the interest of the two, but instead aroused their fighting spirit.

A unique game unfolded with back and forth exchanges.

While Yuan Xinyan was concentrating on dealing with Yuan Wei's attack, he was also keeping an eye on the prey that the guards behind him were carrying on their horses.

As time went by, he gradually discovered that although he was also trying his best, Yuan Wei's riding and archery skills seemed to be better.

At the end, Yuan Xinyan looked at the prey on the horses of the guards behind him and couldn't help but sigh: "When did the fifth sister's riding and archery skills become so superb?"