Returning to the Eastern Depot, Leng Qingtang got off from the sedan and went alone to the Southern Residence, where he rested.
The night was deep, and the peaceful yard was like falling asleep soundly. Only some unknown autumn insects were chirping from time to time, hoarse or melodious, without feeling exhausted.
Leng Qingtang stopped as he caught sight of some candlelight in Gu Yunxi's room. The warm yellow light was flickering, mirroring a graceful silhouette on the windowsill.
When gazing at the silhouette, perhaps affected by the candlelight, Leng Qingtang suddenly felt a sense of warmth in the heart. He hadn't experienced such a feeling for a long time.
In the boundless darkness, what he saw seemed especially warm and sweet. The bright orange candlelight set off the dark and elegant figure, which immediately lit up some small dim corner in Leng Qingtang's heart, making it bright and transparent. Instantly, it made his dry an
It was golden autumn. The sun was shining brightly. Some gauzy clouds floated in the clear and azure sky. That transparent color made people refreshed.This morning, the Master, Leng Qingtang, left the Eastern Depot very early to attend the morning ritual in the Palace.After having breakfast, Gu Yunxi began to clean her room.A gust of autumn wind last night blew down a layer of yellow leaves in the yard. Early in the morning, Sun Bing, the depot worker who served here, cleaned the whole yard with a wicker broom.Gu Yunxi planned to go to the street to buy some orange jam, lotus root starch, and chestnuts. In a few days, it would be the grand Double Ninth Festival in Country of Dayi. She wanted to make some Double Ninth Cakes and Nine-Flavor Soup.Pushing the door open, she saw another layer of fallen leaves in the yard. Autumn was like this. A little wind would blow down many leaves to the ground. No matter how many
Gu Yunxi was surprised when she saw this person. He looked young, and his dress was also elegant. It seemed that he should be an easy-going man. Since the whole room was nearly full, it was not reasonable for him to occupy such a large place and not allow other guests to come in.Gu Yunxi stepped forward and bowed to the gentleman in front of her with a smile,"Excuse me, bro. Today is my uncle's birthday. We want to set a banquet for him in this restaurant. Since other private rooms are already full, can you do me a favor?"The voice of Gu Yunxi was modest.Xiao Xiaoshen took a few steps to grab her and lowered his voice,"Hey! Why do you ask for his favor? We have so many friends here. Are you afraid of losing in the fighting?"Gu Yunxi whispered and gently pushed him away, "Go away! Don't make trouble..."Initially, the young gentleman lowered his eyes and played with the wine cup on the ta
Xiao Xiaoshen jumped up angrily with his right hand touching the knife handle on his waist. He pointed at the man who was swaying the fan, and scolded,"What's wrong with you? Behave yourself!"Immediately, the captain seven and the captain nine also jumped up and stared at the man as if they were going to kill him.People in the Eastern Depot were always arrogant. Even if they wore their casual clothes, they could not change their nature.Today, it was the first time that they had brought the apprentice of Master to play outside. How could others bully her?The captain three, Zhao Wuji, was the oldest among all the captains here, and he was calm. He held a pair of steel balls and squinted toward the young man with anger."If you have finished the meal, then leave without delay!"Zhao Wuji grasped the steel ball tightly. If the man had said one more word, he would immediately have thrown the b
It was the end of August.On the Training Field in the Eastern Depot.Gu Yunxi was standing under the canopy of the observation deck, watching the squad soldiers below sweating like rain.Today was the Eastern Depot's annual military exercise, the most spectacular event of the year. Wearing a brand-new azure Commander-in-chief suit, the Master, Leng Qingtang, ascended the towering observation deck very early. He was seated on the front fauteuil. Chiliarch Cheng Wanli, the close guard Xiao Xiaoshen, Gu Yunxi, and a group of servants were behind him.Three new faces were present as well. They were the chief eunuch Ming Lan of the Yongning Palace and his two guards.The Western Depot was under construction, and Ming Lan was about to become the Master of it. From the service center as he might be, he was under the service of Noble Concubine Wan. So despite his ineptitude in martial arts, he still came for the drill to lear
After cleaning, Leng Qingtang remained silent and slowly raised his hands to Gu Yunxi.Gu Yunxi washed the towel several times in the water, dried it, and came to him again. Hesitating for a fraction of a second, she reached out, lightly holding his hand.Leng Qingtang's hands were fair and warm with long fingers. After years of training in martial arts, with or without weapons, he had calluses on his palms and fingers, like a special mark of time passing by.It's not difficult to imagine the hardships he must have gone through from hundreds of inner servants to the high position of the Eastern Depot Master.Empathetic, Gu Yunxi threw a mute glance at the calluses and wiped his hands clean.Leng grasped the towel. His lips curled up into a considerate smile.He skillfully flipped the towel, folded it in half, and pulled Gu Yunxi into his arms."Yun Guaner, come clean yourself as well. Look, yo
Gu Yunxi and Xiao Xiaoshen happily ran to the Training Field, where the wooden targets were standing.Xiao Xiaoshen brought a bow and a bunch of Xuanyu arrows and brought the buckskin backpack directly over his shoulder. Then the bow was handed to Gu Yunxi.Gu Yunxi was almost turned a somersault by the bow.The first genuine experience, Too heavy.Xiao Xiaoshen smiled with arms akimbo, and then began to explain in detail,"The materials used to build the bows in our Eastern Depot are the finest birch in the wood. You can see here. The inside of the bow arm paster is the unique buffalo horn slice in the water town of Nan Province. The most resilient beef ribs are used to make strings. Finally, cast the most moisture-proof paint. Such a great bow in hand, naturally there will be some weight!"When he had finished speaking, he took an arrow with a falcon feather from the buckskin sleeve on his back.
It was already afternoon when Gu Yunxi finished lunch with the Master, Chiliarch and, captains, and returned from Training Field to the Eastern Depot. The Master cared for his disciple, so he asked her to have a rest in the room. After she took medicine, took a bath, and changed her clothes, it was already at night. The first time Gu Yunxi entered Training Field, in the face of thousands of troops and horses, just looking at them with her eyes had already made her tired. However, she had not only stood there for the whole morning but also learned archery for a long time. She didn't feel any discomfort when she had just got back. Until she took a bath in the afternoon, she felt every bone in her body rather painful, especially the two arms. As she held her arms up and down, they kept trembling slightly, making her almost unable to hold up the teacup. Looking at her open hands inadvertently, she was startled. Her le
Early October.Gu Yunxi and the Master had been practicing archery on the Training Field for some days. During these days, Leng Qingtang started to look at Gu Yunxi with new eyes. He found out that even though this girl was soft on the outside, she had this competitive force inside of her. She was like the leaf of cattail, simple but tenacious. In the morning, Leng Qingtang taught Gu Yunxi some simple self-defense techniques. Leng Qingtang only taught Gu Yunxi the move of "Backhand Catch" twice, and she already mastered the basic points. Her only shortcoming was that she couldn't let go of the movement even though she had practiced it multiple times. After practicing one move, Gu Yunxi lay on her stomach on the ground. The field was covered by a thick layer of soft sand, so people wouldn't get hurt when they fell. "Again! Do it again!" Leng Qingtang walked up, picking up Gu Yunxi from th