I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 41: Only Fools Fall for It

For nine consecutive days of lessons, Gu Lan brought Rong Heng meals for nine days, each day different from the last.

As for Rong Heng, he went from initially rejecting coldly to now—ruthlessly fighting her for the chicken leg.

In some respects, the male protagonist’s cold ruthlessness was evident from the beginning, and Gu Lan experienced it early.

Today was the day for practicing archery on horseback.

Gu Lan couldn’t help but feel that the summers in Yan Country were exceptionally stuffy.

The archery class was the first extracurricular activity for Young Master Gu and the young prince of Prince Rui to participate in after joining the Imperial Family school, and both were looking forward to it.

However, women were not required to practice archery on horseback, so everyone went to a practice field next to Wenhua Gate, which was situated lower than the surrounding terrain, and then divided into two groups.

The young men, including the young prince, entered the field while Rong Miaoyan, Rong Baoyi, and Han Xuan’er sat on the stone steps outside the field, each accompanied by a palace maiden attending to them.

On their other side, there were Glazed Jade Plates presented by the palace attendants, filled with fresh fruits cooled by ice.

The three exuded a carefree demeanor, resembling girls in the future watching handsome guys play basketball, with sweet and sour iced drinks nearby, meant to be enjoyed by the students after class.

Gu Lan, taking advantage of the fact that the class had not yet started, hid under the shade of a tree, lazily leaning to the side and fanning herself.

So hot, I want to go back to the palace to eat ice slush.

She couldn’t help but look up. The sky was azure blue, the blazing sun scorching the earth, and on the edge of the sky, thick fluffy white clouds were faintly gathering in one direction, as if brewing a storm.

Rong Heng sat beside her, emanating a slight coolness, making her want to lean over for some relief from the heat.

Even though he was wearing the same light robes, how could the male protagonist be as cold as an ice cave? It felt so comfortable.

Rong Heng glanced at Gu Lan, who thought she was being subtle but was very obviously inching towards him, but he neither acknowledged nor rejected her.

"Rest assured, big sister, I am destined to become a Great Hero; archery on horseback is absolutely no problem!"

The young prince was standing in front of Rong Baoyi, patting his chest assuredly, then took a few grapes, not forgetting to offer some to Gu Lan, "Brother Lan, have some."

"Hopefully." Rong Baoyi said, seeing the neat rows of bows and arrows on the field, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.

She also wanted to learn to ride and shoot like the men, to go into battle like her father, but this could only be a dream beyond reach.

Even though in Yan Country women could become officials, they were very few and typically female civil servants within the palace. Apart from that princess many years ago who stepped forward in a crisis, no woman had truly led troops.

She let out an almost imperceptible sigh and then put aside these unrealistic thoughts.

Gu Lan ate the grapes handed by Rong Yunhao and suddenly dusted off her clothes, standing up and hooking her arm around the young prince’s shoulder: "It’s my first time learning archery, I don’t know the theory or the practice. Rong Yunhao, can you teach me?"

The young prince was bewildered, blinking his big eyes, "But, it’s also my first time learning." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Gu Lan looked down, sadly looking towards Rong Heng, pleading, "Brother Hang——"

A dark light flashed in Rong Heng’s eyes, as if guessing what Gu Lan intended to do, replied coldly, "No."

Rong Baoyi stifled a laugh, thinking that Young Master Gu only encountered difficulties in front of little Uncle Wu.

Gu Lan looked around before finally fixing her gaze on Rong Baoyi, who was trying to stifle a laugh, her eyes narrowing slightly: "County Princess Changle, can you teach me?"

Rong Baoyi’s smile froze. She widened her eyes in surprise, unable to believe that Gu Lan was asking her, pointing at herself: "Me?"

Why her?

Gu Lan remained calm, raising an eyebrow with a playful smile: "In this Imperial Family school, I’m only familiar with the young prince. If County Princess Changle is not willing to teach me, then I’ll... have to bully, ahem, consult Qin Zhenghu?"

The Second Prince was still recuperating, and since he was his study companion, Qin Zhenghu, who would no longer be disturbed, had recently become the most diligent student in the whole school.

Even today, when attending the archery class, Qin Zhenghu held onto a book, not letting go.

Passing by, Third Place Qin staggered as if out of nowhere this involved him, his eyes panicked, waving his hands repeatedly, stammering, "I-I’m just a mere scholar, I don’t know archery."

Gu Lan asked, "Or is it that, though County Princess Changle is the daughter of undefeatable Prince Rui, she cannot practice archery because she is a girl."

Rong Heng’s mouth twitched: This clumsy provocation, only a fool would fall for it; after all, Rong Baoyi is his niece, the daughter of Prince Rui——

Rong Baoyi bit her lower lip, nodded: "Okay."

Rong Heng: ...