Qiguan Jinghui said, "Marching to war is not child's play. You have to go through all kinds of barren hills and unruly rivers. Can your body handle it?"
Sun Lan's equestrian archery was not very good. His level was below average, and his physique was also weak.
Marching to war could really kill people.
"Grandpa sent me to the military camp to gain experience. Most of the time, I will be a clerk and help out. He won't let me carry a sword to the battlefield to kill the enemy. It's not that dangerous." Sun Lan smiled shyly. "There is still a long time before the war. I will find a martial arts master to learn more."
Qiguan Jinghui smiled. "There is no need to be so troublesome. I can practice with you."
The Golden Scale Academy was divided into male and female classes. The morning classes were the same, but the afternoon classes were different.
The boys learned equestrian archery, while the girls learned physical training and needlework. Generally, the former was emphasized. The needlework level only needed to be at the level of showing a purse.
As for physical training, many people's understanding was superficial. They all thought that it was a "dance" that was mainly for watching and training. Sun Lan was no exception.
In the end —
Sun Lan's sword was knocked out of his hand for the tenth time. The pain made his eyes red.
Qiguan Jinghui's sword was not only powerful, flexible, and fast. Before he could blink, the sword was already close.
Not only that, he also found that the other party's strength was terrifying. It completely subverted his inherent impression of a little girl.
But, Jinghui looked so delicate and small …
Maybe grandpa was right.
"Very painful? Look at you, your eyes are already watering … "
She put down the wooden sword and went forward to grab his hand. Qiguan Jinghui carefully examined his red palm. She felt a little guilty.
She practiced too much with her classmates and the female soldiers and martial arts masters. She forgot to be careful.
Sun Lan shyly withdrew his hand and unnaturally covered the area between his thumb and index finger with his sleeve. The skin that was touched by her was hot.
"No, I didn't sleep well last night. I'm a little sleepy now. It's not that I want to cry because of the pain."
"Okay, I'll believe you."
Qiguan Jinghui did not suspect anything. Coincidentally, a maid brought dinner to the two of them.
"Mother and two younger sisters, have you eaten?"
Before eating, she casually asked her mother and younger sister.
The ancients did not have safe contraceptives. Qiguan Rang and his wife loved children. Qiguan Jinghui gave birth to two more girls.
Currently, there was still one in her stomach.
Qiguan Jinghui hoped that it would be a younger brother.
This was because she had overheard the maid say that her father was middle-aged and did not have a male heir. Madam did not allow Rujun to marry into her family, so he was under a lot of pressure.
Growing up in this family, Qiguan Jinghui didn't feel the importance of having a male heir.
When she learned about the customs of the outside world, she wasn't so sure.
Even though her parents had a good relationship with each other and there was no conflict between them, Qiguan Jinghui still hoped to have a younger brother so that her mother's pressure would be less.
Outside, there were many examples of the legal wife not being able to give birth to a son of the first wife, and the husband taking in Rujun.
She didn't want to have an eyesore between her parents.
Even if she couldn't give birth to a younger brother, it didn't matter. In the future, she would set up a female household to look for a husband. She definitely wouldn't tarnish her father's reputation.
Little did they know —
Qiguan Rang hoped that his wife's child would be a princess. After all, he had made a wish for a dozen daughters.
Sun Lan and Qiguan Jinghui were about the same age. As a boy, Sun Lan should be taller, but that was not the case in reality.
In the past six months, Qiguan Jinghui had grown very quickly. When the two of them stood together, Sun Lan was still half a head shorter than her.
However, the elders said that girls grew fast at this age. In another two years, it would be Sun Lan's turn to grow taller. He definitely wouldn't be short.
Sun Lan was relieved. He didn't want to be a dwarf.
After the meal and tea, Qiguan Jinghui suddenly asked, "Did Mr. Sun give you a courtesy name?"
Sun Lan replied, "I haven't turned twenty yet. It's still too early to give me a courtesy name."
Because of the ways of the world, many people had a courtesy name without being crowned. Sun Lan was still too young, so Sun Wen hadn't given him a name yet.
"Why did Jinghui suddenly ask about this?"
"A few days ago, I heard Changsheng call him Brother Rong Li. After asking, I found out that it was a courtesy name given by Elder Fengyi."
Fengyi, courtesy name Rong Li?
Sun Lan was looking forward to it. What courtesy name would his grandfather give him?
He was deep in thought when Jinghui said, "Last night, I heard Father and Mother talking. It seems that Fengyi is going to be engaged to Changsheng."
Sun Lan was supporting his chin with his hand. When he heard this, he almost slipped.
"Engaged? How old is Changsheng? "
Fengyi was a little older than Sun Lan. It was normal for him to be engaged, but his partner was too young.
"The two families are happy to see it happen. There's nothing bad about it. Engagement isn't marriage. At least it has to wait until Changsheng reaches the age of fifteen. By then, Fengyi will be an adult. " Qiguan Jinghui was not surprised. After all, Fengyi had a good reputation. A group of elders also thought highly of him. Even Feng Jin couldn't find fault with him. The two families should be engaged first. If there were any changes in the process, it wouldn't be a big deal to cancel the engagement.
Sun Lan said embarrassedly, "I just think it's too early."
Jinghui said, "It's most likely true. Didn't you notice that Changsheng's name on her nameplate has changed?"
Sun Lan naturally didn't notice.
Changsheng's original nameplate was Feng Changsheng, but now it was changed to Feng Yu. Changsheng was used as a courtesy name.
If the two families wanted to be engaged, although the process was not as complicated as marriage, it still required the names of both the man and the woman.
The next day, he went to the academy to ask Fengyi and got a positive answer from him.
Sun Lan was speechless.
In a moment of carelessness, Fengyi actually quit the singles' alliance.
"Why so sudden?"
Sun Lan hadn't heard anything about it before. Even though there were signs, Feng Jin had never relented.
Feng Yi said, "Changsheng stayed at the Feng Family for a while at the beginning of the year. You know that people often visit their relatives and friends at the beginning of the year. The Feng Family is also a big family, so naturally, someone has their eyes on Changsheng. It's said that he's the grandson of an elder who married out. He's of noble birth and has frequent contacts with the Feng Family. "
Because the elders of the two families had a complicated relationship, Feng Jin couldn't reject them outright, so he could only ask for help.
In the end, Feng Yi got a bargain.
Feng Jin and Feng Zhen already had a verbal agreement. Now that they were engaged, it was just a written agreement.
In the afternoon, Feng Yi found out that Sun Lan might be going with the army for training. He looked thoughtful.
As soon as he got home, Feng Yi told his father about his plan.
Feng Zhen said, "You want to go to the battlefield when you're not even fully grown?"
Feng Yi said, "No matter how much you read, you won't be the next Zhao Kuo if you don't put it into practice."
"Why do you suddenly have this idea? You've been provoked by Sun Wen's grandson, so you insist on competing? "
Did he really think that it was so easy to survive in the army?
Feng Yi's eyes were calm, but Feng Zhen felt that his son was rolling his eyes in his heart.
"Sun Lan has Sun Lan's strong points. I have no intention of competing with her."
Feng Yi just felt that what he learned in the academy was enough for now. As to how to use it flexibly, he still needed to put it into practice.
What was written in the books and reality were always different.
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