Yuan Wenchun didn't expect Sheng Hong to be so shameless, so he could only explain awkwardly, "Uncle, you must be joking. This wild goose was caught outside the Great Wall and sent back to Tokyo. It came all the way with the ship. It's impossible for anyone to swap it."

He really didn't expect that he and his wife wanted to plot against their future siblings and slap the Sheng family in the face, but they didn't expect that the Sheng family was too thick-skinned and ended up hurting his hand.

At the same time, in the inner house of Sheng family,

Female banquet area

Mrs. Yuan was speaking to the crowd eloquently, "You may not know, but my second uncle is an expert archer and horseman, and can pull a two-stone hard bow. The wild goose that Naji got this time was shot down by him personally outside the Great Wall."

Madam Sheng was very happy to hear this. It seemed that Erlang of the Yuan family attached great importance to this marriage, and her Hualan would be blessed.

Seeing that her sister-in-law only remembered to smile foolishly, Wang's mother who was accompanying her could only helplessly act as a supporting role. "I heard that the bows and arrows commonly used by old soldiers in the army are just a stone bow. The future of Erlang of the Yuan family is limitless."

When Mrs. Yuan heard Aunt Wang praising Yuan Wenshao, she felt a little unhappy. The Yuan family must belong to her husband in the future, so how could she let Yuan Wenshao come to the fore?

She was about to say something when she heard someone outside exclaiming that the wild geese had been released. She quickly exclaimed, "Oh, those were wild geese that were trapped. How could you be so careless?"

After she finished speaking, she quickly stood up and walked out, attracting the attention of many female guests.

Thinking of the shouts just now, although the female guests were concerned about the rules and could not walk around, their hearts flew to the front yard.

Old Lady Wang followed Madam Sheng and chased Sister Yuan to the front yard, where she heard Sheng Hong say in surprise, "My dear nephew, why did the one in the cage fly away when it was well locked? Did it not miss the other one at all?"

Yuan Wenchun really wanted to say that not all geese would commit suicide for love, and some would fly away in pairs. However, he did not dare to say this on such an auspicious occasion, as it would completely offend the Sheng and Wang families.

Even if they were an earl's family, they would not be able to afford it. After all, they had long been impoverished and were not as glorious as their ancestors.

Fortunately, Mrs. Yuan was smarter. She originally thought that the wild geese flew away, which was a shameful thing for the Sheng family, so she wanted to watch the fun. However, she didn't expect that when she brought people here, she heard the story of the wild geese committing suicide for love.

She quickly smiled and said, "Uncle Sheng, let's talk inside so that the guests can go back quickly."

Sheng Hong looked around and found that many people were looking at this side. His face became very gloomy and he realized that their Sheng family had suffered a great loss of face this time.

However, he was a seasoned official after all, so he still forced a smile and said to the guests, "Just a few minor inconveniences, everyone please go back to your seats, I will come over later and toast to everyone."

The onlookers also understood that it was time to leave. If they stayed any longer they would offend others, so they quickly dispersed.

Even the ignorant children were taken away, leaving Sheng Changfeng alone, sitting there trembling all over.

Of course Wang Yue and Chang Bai could not go and discuss these things with the adults. They just watched Sheng Hong and Madam Sheng enter Sheng Hong's study, and the three of them went to the pavilion in the yard and waited.

Sheng Changbai looked towards the study and asked worriedly, "Cousin, what happened to Dayan? How did he break free so easily?"

Wang Yue saw that Changbai had obviously understood, but was still unwilling to believe it, so he said helplessly, "It seems that it is not easy to stay in the Zhongqin Marquis's mansion. Big sister will have a hard time in the future."

Seeing Wang Yue specifically mention the Duke Zhongqin's Mansion, Sheng Changbai understood that Wang Yue was reminding him of the title, so he said helplessly, "That's his younger brother's marriage, they are from the same mother, why is it like this?"

Gu Tingye, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said, "But there is only one title, and Yuan Wenchun is already married."

Sheng Changbai turned his head and looked at Gu Tingye for a long while. He understood what Gu Tingye meant, and asked in confusion, "You, have known that their family is not peaceful?"

Wang Yue saw that Gu Tingye was embarrassed, so he smiled and said, "Which family can be calm about the inheritance of the title? It's just that the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion is a bit special."

Changbai was very convinced by Wang Yue's words, so he asked in confusion, "Why is it special?"

Wang Yue looked at the sky and said casually, "The position of the heir in their family has long been decided, but the problem they face is favoritism."

After hearing Wang Yue talk about bias, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai were silent. They both had deep experience with the problem of bias.

Gu Tingye was better off. After all, his mother was dead, and he had long been accustomed to this kind of biased life. He asked Wang Yue curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Wang Yue had already determined what the black spot was, so he smiled and said, "Wild Goose!"

Gu Tingye thought of the wild goose he had just released, and immediately realized something. He asked excitedly, "Is this the wild goose that Sheng Changfeng released?"

Wang Yue shook his head, a little uncertain, "I don't know, it's too far away, I can't see clearly, but at this time of year, there won't be single geese flying, I think it's correct."

Gu Tingye was very direct. In this era, there was no animal protection law, so he simply said, "Just shoot it down and see."

Changbai's attention was also drawn to this. He was very excited. If he could catch the wild goose, the storm would be over.

But after he looked at it, he asked doubtfully, "This is too high, maybe I can't hit it, right?"

Wang Yue estimated his own strength and said helplessly, "I'm afraid it will take a strong bow to hit it. An ordinary bow may not be able to hit it."

Gu Tingye stood up and said excitedly, "My grandfather collected a strong bow specifically for me, but unfortunately I can't pull it open now. I will ask my Zhique to get it and see if there are any adults who can use it."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and went to the outer courtyard, and came back after a while.

Seeing that he still had to wait for the bow and arrow, Sheng Changbai turned his attention back to the study.

Wang Yue knew that he had a deep brother-sister relationship, so he said helplessly, "Changbai, if Yuan Wenchun were to play rogue, your uncle might not be his opponent, but I have already given you a reason. Now your uncle only needs to cite scriptures to prove that the geese sent here are not a pair, and Yuan Wenchun is definitely not his opponent."

Gu Tingye nodded and deliberately said teasingly, "Yes, the word 'official' has two characters. The young master of the Yuan family, Dalang, will definitely not be able to win the argument with my uncle."

Sheng Changbai had a low sense of humour, and was indeed indifferent to Gu Tingye's cold joke. He looked at Gu Tingye coldly and said very seriously, "If you are stupid, read more books. The word 'official' has two mouths, and that's not how it's used!"

Gu Tingye rolled his eyes at Sheng Changbai and said speechlessly, "You are so boring!"

After Wang Yue saw the silence, the two finally quieted down, but he did not act as a mediator.

Half an hour passed like this, and Zhique came over with a hard bow and a bag of feather arrows in his arms.

Gu Tingye took the bow and arrow with both hands, and said a little embarrassedly, "Young Master, I was wrong just now. Now that this two-stone hard bow is here, let's find someone to shoot the wild geese."

Changbai was also a generous person. He didn't care about the other person's apology. He stood up and said with some embarrassment, "I'm afraid my father needs to ask about this matter. I don't know anyone who is good at archery."

Wang Yue saw that the two men were talking to themselves and had completely forgotten about him. He took out a ring from his pocket and put it on, then took the bow from Gu Tingye's hand. Under the astonished gaze of the two men, he easily pulled open the two-stone bow that many adults could not pull open.

Gu Tingye had practiced martial arts since he was young, so he certainly understood how difficult it was. He asked excitedly, "Brother, how many crossbows can you pull at most?"

In the world of Langya Bang, Wang Yue relied on martial arts to be able to pull a five-stone bow. Now, he has only been practicing martial arts for less than a year, and a two-stone bow is just right. Any more would hurt his body.

He shook his head and said firmly, "I haven't tried it. I'll use a stronger bow and arrow when I grow up. This one is enough for now. Oh, and help me polish the arrowhead. Don't kill the wild goose with one arrow. That would be a disaster."

After hearing what Wang Yue said, Changbai hurried to Sheng's firewood room and started polishing.

While the three were busy, two little kids of similar age followed quietly over.

One of them came close to Changbai and asked softly, "Second brother, what are you doing? Why do you want to round the arrowhead?"

Changbai didn't even turn his head, he recognized the voice of the sixth sister, he said while grinding, "My eldest cousin wants to shoot wild geese, if I don't grind, the wild geese will die."

Little girl Minglan said nothing more. She just concentrated on looking at the sky from time to time, and at the few people from time to time.

It’s not that they didn’t know how to ask the servants for help, it’s just that at this time the servants of the Sheng family were busy greeting the guests. Asking for help at this time would easily attract people’s attention. Besides, Changbai and Gu Tingye were both boys, so they still wanted to try it themselves.

After working for a quarter of an hour, the three of them finally finished polishing the ten bows and arrows. Wang Yue took out a bow, put an arrow on it, randomly found a target and shot two arrows.

The first arrow missed the target slightly, but the second arrow hit the target firmly.

After he understood the direction of the arrow, he smiled and said, "You two should ask the servants to prepare the horses. If I shoot a wild goose, I need to rush out to pick it up before it is picked up by others."

Little Ding Minglan asked expectantly, "Cousin, what about us?"

Wang Yue glanced at the two little guys and said speechlessly, "Just don't make trouble."

After he finished speaking, he looked around and found a house with a good roof height nearby, so he asked curiously, "Who lives over there?"

Chapter 166: Draw your bow and shoot the wild geese!

Minglan's kindness was rejected by Wang Yue, and she was a little unhappy in her heart, but after hearing what Wang Yue said, she still said first, "That's my grandmother's yard!"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Wang Yue with her big eyes, and her meaning was very clear.

Am I still useful?

Wang Yue was also a little amused and said helplessly, "Then go ask your grandmother if I can climb onto the roof of the main house in her yard?"

Minglan didn't bother with Wang Yue and ran obediently to Old Lady Sheng's yard. Her short legs ran very fast and in a blink of an eye she entered the yard and disappeared.

Gu Tingye waited until the two little girls disappeared, then he said with some emotion, "Changbai, your sixth sister is so cute."

Sheng Changbai was also looking at the gate of Shou'an Hall. When he heard Gu Tingye's voice, he hurriedly turned around. He looked at Gu Tingye for a long time, and there was some vigilance in his eyes.

He heard from his elders that Gu Tingye often frequented red-light districts in Tokyo, and his reputation was so bad that it was notorious for miles.

He didn't want such a man to be his brother-in-law, so he said coldly, "Gu Tingye, you are not allowed to have any ideas about my sister!"

Gu Tingye was choked. He didn't expect that he would be disliked, and was said so bluntly, which made him feel so embarrassed.

So, he said in dissatisfaction, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I be interested in your sister? How old is she?"

Wang Yue looked at Gu Tingye's disgusted expression and couldn't help but complain, "You kid, you must remember this sentence!"

After he finished speaking, he went to the gate of the old lady's Shou'an Hall without waiting for notification.

Regardless of whether the old lady of the Sheng family agrees or not after Minglan has greeted her, as a junior, he has to go and pay his respects since he has come here.

What's more, her mother and Old Lady Sheng have some thin blood relationship.

Not long after, Minglan's voice came from afar, "Big cousin, second brother, and brother Gu, grandma is calling you over."

After listening to Minglan's words, Wang Yue waited for Changbai Gu Tingye, and then walked in together.

When the three of them went in, they were surprised to find that the old lady had actually walked out with the support of Minglan, and they hurriedly greeted Old Madam Sheng.

The old lady had a kind face. After the three people greeted her, she said to Wang Yue in a gentle voice, "I heard from Minglan that Wang's eldest son wants to shoot wild geese? Are you sure?"

Wang Yue then remembered that the old lady was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi, and there were also people with extraordinary martial arts around her. Although there might not be many, there were definitely some.

He was misled by the TV drama, so he was ready to step forward. However, now that the arrow is on the string, he can't back down, as that would make him lose his composure.

Since the old lady asked, he said confidently, "Please rest assured, old lady. I can't say I'm 100% sure, but at least I'm 60% to 70% sure."

Seeing that Wang Yue hadn't finished speaking yet, the old lady appreciated him and said with a smile, "What a good boy. In that case, just go upstairs. Be careful not to fall."

Wang Yue bowed to the old lady again, and then ran towards the wall on one side. He didn't know how to use Qinggong yet, but he had already trained to be strong.

I saw him holding the bow and arrow in his left hand, stepping his left foot on his right foot, and his body flew into the air. No, he rushed towards the wall like parkour, and used his left foot on the wall to gain leverage, and his body instantly rose several feet high.

His right hand happened to press on the top of the wall to gain leverage again, and he was on the top of the wall in an instant. He ran quickly along the wall for a distance, and then Wang Yue used the same trick again and climbed onto the roof of the main house.

He stepped carefully on the bricks and tiles and successfully reached the roof. Then he stopped and looked up at the geese circling in the sky.

The wild goose's left wing was originally injured. After such a long period of recuperation, although it was mostly healed, its flying was still unstable, so it seemed a little tired after flying in the sky for so long.

But after all, it had been shot by someone, so it was trying its best to fly higher and looking down vigilantly.

Wang Yue bent his bow, drew his arrow, and when the moment was right, he shot an arrow, because the arrow shot from this two-stone bow was far superior to that of an ordinary soldier's one-stone bow.

The speed of the bow and arrow was very fast. Although the wild goose flapped its wings to change direction after hearing the sound of the bowstring, it was still hit on the right wing by the feather arrow shot by Wang Yue.

Although the tip of the arrow had been worn off, after being shot, the goose still felt the pain on its right wing and temporarily lost the ability to fly. Even though it flapped its left wing a few times, it still did not change its fate of falling.

When Gu Tingye saw the direction in which the wild goose was shot, he hurriedly followed Wang Yue's example and prepared to climb over the wall cleanly and efficiently.

It's a pity that he was not as good as Wang Yue after all. When he pushed with his left foot, he didn't get much higher. He could only climb up the wall with both arms at the same time. Then he climbed over the wall in a awkward manner, looking a little funny.

When Minglan saw this scene, she and her maid Xiaotao couldn't help laughing. Their voices were as loud as silver bells, which made Gu Tingye outside the wall very depressed.

There was a small river outside the wall of the old lady's yard. Rich families probably lived on both sides of the river, so each family's yard was some distance away from the river.

Wang Yue stood on a high place and gave instructions to Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye quickly rode on the horse prepared by Zhique and headed towards the direction where the wild geese landed.

The people in the yard didn't see clearly what happened, and they saw the wild geese quickly disappear from their sight.

Minglan was young after all, so after she laughed at Gu Tingye, she asked anxiously, "Cousin, did you shoot the wild goose?"

Wang Yue jumped from the roof to the courtyard wall, and came to the place where Gu Tingye just jumped down to wait for Gu Tingye. He turned around and said to Minglan with a smile, "He hit it. Tingye has already gone after him. I think he will be able to bring him back soon."

Changbai felt relieved. As long as he caught the wild goose and released it before the end of the banquet, it would not affect his elder sister's marriage.

Seeing Wang Yue still standing on the wall, he asked curiously, "Cousin, why don't you come down?"

Wang Yue looked at the suspicious people in the distance, but did not say anything. He turned his back to Changbai, quietly bent his bow and put an arrow on it, and said casually, "I will wait for Brother Ye to send the wild goose over to avoid any accidents. You go find a rope and don't let the wild goose fly away again."

Minglan didn't even need Changbai to look for her, she happily said, "I'll go!"

Mother Fang quickly stopped Minglan and said with a smile, "Young Master, there is no need for you to make a trip. I have everything ready here."

Minglan looked at the rope that Fang's mother had prepared at some point, and asked curiously, "Mammy, how do you know that my cousin can hit the target?"

Although Mama Fang didn't know martial arts, her husband was the personal guard of the old Marquis of Yongyi, and she had learned some from him. She smiled and said, "When my cousin was shooting arrows on the roof just now, his lower body was very stable, and his arm didn't shake at all when he bent the bow and drew the arrow. I think even if he missed once, he will definitely hit the target if he shoots twice more."

Minglan blinked her big eyes. Although she didn't know much about archery, she still understood that her cousin was very capable.

Sheng Changbai had some knowledge of archery and horse riding. After listening to Fang Mama's description, he knew that Wang Yue had a solid foundation. He must have practiced a lot, which is why he has the strength he has today.

He thought that Wang Yue was about the same age as him, and not only had he passed the imperial examination to become a scholar, but he was also very good at archery, horse riding and shooting. In his heart, he secretly set a role model for himself, and that was Wang Yue.

The noise made by Old Madam Sheng was so loud that it soon attracted attention from other places. However, the rules on the old madam's side were very strict, and no one dared to approach without her permission.

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