WFWC Chapter 92

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 92: Gu Fanmu, the Second Prince of the Northern Kingdom

The reason why the banquet of Gu Fanmu, the second prince of the Northern Kingdom, was held in the villa was because there were more varieties of flowers here than in the imperial garden. It is more like a banquet of flowers than the Queen’s birthday.

In previous years, when the Queen celebrated her birthday, she would hold a banquet in the name of flowers and invite the ladies of each family to the villa to enjoy the flowers. Last year’s hairpin flower banquet was also held here.

The villa gathers almost all the famous flowers from all over Shengyu, and talented men and beautiful women love this kind of event.

Therefore, many people choose to arrive early and recite poems and chant songs, which is very lively.

The villa is large, and in addition to the blooming flowers, there is also a horse riding and archery field.

The Southern Kingdom is good at reciting poems and couplets, and the Northern Kingdom is good at horse riding and archery. Emperor Yu intended to let the young talented men and warriors of the three kingdoms compete, so there was no separate table.

The archery arena was now packed with young men from aristocratic families, and bursts of applause erupted from time to time. “Great! I didn’t expect the Second Prince of the Northern Kingdom to be not only a master archer, but also a skilled rider.”

Crucially, he was also incredibly handsome, a sight that made the ladies blush. The praise instantly filled the Second Prince of the Northern Kingdom, Gu Fanmu, with a smug look. He declared, “I, though humble, would like to challenge the warriors of Shengjing. Anyone willing to accept the challenge?”

With these words, a flurry of competitive young men stepped forward. “I am Jiang Ze, and I would like to challenge the Second Prince.”

The first to step forward was Jiang Ze, the Deputy Commandant of the Imperial Guards, a seventh-rank military officer.

Seeing him as a seventh-rank officer, Gu Fanmu’s brows flickered with displeasure, but it quickly faded. Using this man to establish his authority was a good idea.

He had come to Shengyu with a single purpose: to defeat Ji Xiaoshan’s son. This time, he must show Ji Xiaoshan that the disciple was superior to the master.

He also needed to know that a temporary defeat didn’t guarantee permanent defeat. Sooner or later, the Northern Kingdom would attack Shengjing and avenge its previous defeat.

He had already researched Ji Xiaoshan’s two sons: one a scholar and the other a warrior. His target was this second son, Ji Linfeng.

The two competed in horseback riding and archery. Jiang Ze had chosen a mature chestnut horse. Horses for the archery range were trained by professionals upon purchase, so they were very docile.

Jiang Ze, feeling he was representing Sheng Yu in battle, couldn’t afford to be careless, so he went all out from the start. He exerted too much force, lost his front hoof, and fell to the ground with both horse and rider.

He consoled himself by saying that the prince was a prince, and that a defeat for a young general like him was nothing to be ashamed of.

Following Jiang Ze, several promising young men took the field, all of whom failed. Gu Fanmu’s laughter was a bit loud, a hint of amusement in his laughter.

“Hahaha, everyone, please accept my offer.” In a moment, he had challenged dozens of people. Aside from Wei Jing of the General’s Mansion and Lu Haojie of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, who narrowly won in riding, the rest were defeated.

“Anyone else want to come forward and compete?” Gu Fanmu had become the center of attention. His words were tinged with contempt.

“Didn’t they say Shengyu was full of talented people? Turns out it’s just so-so.” Truly, apart from Ji Xiaoshan, the others were worthless. The day Ji Xiaoshan died was the day the Northern Kingdom’s cavalry marched out.

The contempt on Gu Fanmu’s face deepened at the thought.

Upon hearing this, many young warriors who prided themselves on their riding and archery prowess blushed.

While ostensibly a competition, it had in reality escalated into a clash between two nations. This not only boosted the prestige of the other nation, but also made the other side realize Shengyu’s current strength. Truly, those who live in peace for a long time forget danger.

“How impressive, the Northern Kingdom’s prince.” As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned and looked towards the source of the voice.

Gu Fanmu’s eyes flickered. Oh, the man he’d been waiting for had arrived.

Ji Linfeng was seen strolling towards them with his little sister in his arms, and behind him was Ji Yushu who was being pushed by Zuo Tong.

Ji Hua craned her neck to peer, catching sight of an unparalleled handsome man in the arena, leading a pure white horse. The horse was clearly no ordinary beast, nor even a Shengyu breed.

[Could this be Gu Fanmu, the Second Prince of the Northern Kingdom? Tsk tsk, look at that air of pride, someone who didn’t know better would mistake him for someone from the Northern Kingdom.]

As the Ji family arrived, the young men and women spontaneously made way for them.

They began to whisper, “The Second Prince of the Ji family is also skilled in riding and archery. Who’s better, this one or the other?” “I don’t know. We’ll know after the competition.”

Ji Linfeng hadn’t known Duanmu Yi had arrived. Seeing him speak, the noble ladies surrounded her and teased her.

Duanmu Yi looked at Ji Linfeng calmly, but a storm was already brewing within her.

The day before, she had become engaged to him. But that very night, she had a dream. In her dream, she and Ji Linfeng were married. But Ji Linfeng didn’t show much affection for her. None of this mattered, because she had always admired him. Being able to marry him was the greatest gift from heaven to her.

However, less than half a year after the marriage, he was imprisoned for molesting the second princess. He was beaten to death in prison. The entire Ji family was confiscated and exiled, including her, who died on the road.

This dream was too real, so real that it seemed to have just happened.

She was so scared, so scared. All the scenes today were fulfilled by that dream. She was very scared when she learned about this. It seemed to tell her that all this would be repeated as in the dream.

No, she couldn’t. She couldn’t let things go on when she knew the ending.

She wanted to change, change the fate of the Ji family.

But she didn’t know how to save the Ji family.

At this time, Duanmu Yi’s heart and eyes were full of Ji Linfeng’s figure. Would he really molest the second princess?

On this side, Gu Fanmu first performed a not-so-courteous Northern Kingdom greeting etiquette to the two young masters of the Ji family. Then he chuckled and raised his lips: “This prince has already used 50% of his strength, which is not impressive.”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sound of gasps.

Ridicule, absolute ridicule!

He defeated dozens of young men who were accomplished in horse riding and archery, but only used 50% of his strength. How dare he think he was so confident?

The young men stared at Gu Fanmu angrily.

Ji Linfeng laughed instead of getting angry at the face of a villain who had achieved success: “50%? That’s really amazing. Then let this young master experience how terrifying the 50% strength of the second prince of the Northern Kingdom is.”

Ji Linfeng was not good at other things, but he was good at fighting or horse riding and archery.

Ji Linfeng turned around and handed Ji Huan, who had been chattering all the time, to Ji Yushu to hold.

[Roar, roar, second brother, come on and beat him to a pulp. Isn’t it just a competition of horse riding and archery? Look at what he can do, does he think he can beat ten people alone? ]

[However, second brother, be careful. In the second round of archery, he changed the strategy and shot at people. That is, put an apple on the head of the person, and the one who hits the apple wins. This kid came well prepared, and he must have practiced for many years. There must be at least ninety-nine servants who died.]

After hearing this, a solemn look flashed in the eyes of the two. It seems that this second prince is a ruthless character.

“Then, please let the second young master choose a horse?” Gu Fanmu had a smile on his face, but the smile was obviously not in his eyes. But he also knew that in order to step on this person hard, he must go all out.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Ji Linfeng asked the groomer to bring a horse that had not been tamed yet. Suddenly, a worried voice rang out.