It Will Definitely Rain
“It’s not hot out today, but it’s a pity that it isn’t raining. In the rain, the scenery at West Lake becomes even prettier.”
Gu JiuGe was someone who frequented various sightseeing spots, and there was not a single one in Lin’An that he had not visited. Naturally, he had a better understanding of how to enjoy these things.
“Who knows, maybe it will rain come night time? Let’s wait around until nightfall. Maybe it will rain at that time!”
Yu Fu casually said this, and everyone continued to chat.
“It would be great if it could rain when you wanted it to rain. This year has seen less rainwater, and there are fears that we will need to endure a drought. When that time comes, who knows how many fields will be barren and how many families will become destitute.”
The eldest prince could not help but sigh. Inside the cabin, the second prince was also chatting with Gu HuaiJiang about this matter.
“… Father Emperor is very worried. There was not much rain last year, but who knew that this year would be even worse. Uncle Gu, how do you think this matter should be handled?”
Gu HuaiJiang casually held a cup of wine. His eyes glimmered while watching Yu Fu joyously laugh through the porthole.
Hearing the second prince suddenly say this, his hand froze. He then slowly lowered the cup.
“Is second prince asking for advice on how to run the country?”
The second prince was stunned. Faced with his dignified bearing, he did not dare to lie and just nodded.
“Father Emperor said that you were a subject who helped to provide the country with peace and stability. He told us to come and ask your for advice more often. Does Uncle Gu not wish to teach me?”
Gu HuaiJiang raised his cup with a smile in his direction, and the second prince hastily returned the gestured. The two then took a sip.
“That’s just His Majesty showing his favor. I am just a normal soldier. How could I possibly have any understanding of providing a country with peace and stability? I can only understand some of the writings in military books and know about the matters on the battlefield. As for running a country, second prince should ask someone else!”
He graciously declined the second prince’s request.
The second prince did not get upset. He knew that Gu HuaiJiang had a high status and was always careful around others. He would not carelessly show his support for any prince.
He could not be impatient with things as he had been earlier with saying that he would pick Yu Fu up. Moving to advance quickly might actually have the opposite effect.
As such, he gave up on the topic and followed Gu HuaiJiang’s gaze out of the porthole. Seeing Princess DanYang currently stand next to Gu ShuBai, the two were slowly standing closer and closer.
“Uncle Gu, look. DanYang is still the same as when she was little. She just likes being together with your eldest. Now that the two of them are older, she is still so lacking in trying to avoid situations that could be seen as improper.”
He verbally complained about Princess DanYang being improper, but Gu HuaiJiang was able to understand that he was trying to bring up the matter of Princess DanYang liking Gu ShuBai.
Gu HuaiJiang smiled and said: “Princess is no longer little. She is already at an age where she should get married. She should indeed avoid those situations. I will tell ShuBai and them that they should have a sense of propriety with girls. After all…”
The second prince’s heart chilled. He never thought that Gu HuaiJiang would refuse this matter so resolutely. For a while, he did not know how to respond.
“After all, the family did not have any female members previously, but now, there is Yu Fu. In another two or three years, she will also grow up. She should learn a little earlier to avoid doing things that will arouse suspicions.”
So he was talking about Yu Fu.
The second prince let out a sigh of relief. Then looking at Gu HuaiJiang’s eyes, he felt that this was not right.
What he said was not limited to Yu Fu alone…
Outside the porthole, Gu ShuBai suddenly walked over to Yu Fu’s side and picked her up. At the same time, he created some distance between himself and Princess DanYang.
“Your feet must be getting sore from standing for so long, right? Let’s go inside to sit for a while.”
“Eldest brother, you guys can go and sit inside! I want to sit outside!”
She had not had enough of the sights.
Gu ShuBai helplessly looked over at the eldest prince, and the latter was very accomodating towards Yu Fu, giving the order: “Go and bring out some chairs. We’ll sit on the deck to enjoy the scenery. Is the field of view not greater than it would be inside?”
These words were in line with what Yu Fu desired, and she cheerfully said: “Brother YiZhao is right. We can go inside when it starts raining later. We can enjoy the rainy scenery with the general!”
This was the second time that Yu Fu had brought up something along the lines of it raining later in the day.
Everyone merely thought that she was just joking, but the eldest prince had always been thorough and asked her a question.
“Yu Fu, do you really feel like it will rain later?”
After saying this, he raised his head to look at the sky. The sky was grey, but it was not the kind of grey that came with rain. The air also did not feel particularly humid.
“Eldest prince, it’s just a child’s joke. Why are you taking it so seriously?”
The young men who were accompanying the eldest prince began to laugh, “Eldest prince likes young miss Yu Fu. That’s why he feels that everything she says is reasonable.”
Since these people followed the eldest prince, they were naturally able to see how much he favored Yu Fu. This was why they were very respectful towards Yu Fu.
This made Gu ShuBai and the others feel very at ease.
Only Princess DanYang’s expression revealed any displeasure.
She felt that Gu ShuBai had deliberately distanced himself from her.
As for everyone present, regardless of whether it was the sons of Marquis Gu’s Manor or the young men accompanying the eldest prince, they were all gathered around Yu Fu.
She, as a dignified princess, was left to the side on her own. How could she be asked to tolerate this?
“That’s right, sister Yu Fu is a good girl. A young child’s jokes cannot be taken seriously. Eldest brother, you’re a grown man. Why bother with following up on this joke? It’s a little too undignified.”
She carried herself with the bearing of a princess. Saying this so naturally, everyone’s focus returned to her.
Gu ShuBai suddenly recalled something that Yu Fu had previously said.
The one thing that she hated the most was being called a young child.
“DanYang, why are you looking down on Yu Fu again? Though she is young, she is not a child who will speak nonsense. Yu Fu, can you tell brother YiZhao why you feel that it will rain later?”
Yu Fu liked this part of the eldest prince. It was because he respected her and did not think of her as a young child.
The first time that the two met, he had squatted down slightly to speak with her. That was a sight that Yu Fu would always remember.
“Of course, I can!”
Yu Fu pointed at a mountain in the distance, and everyone looked in that direction. She was pointing in the direction of Leifeng Pagoda.
“Look at the foot of the mountain. The swallows are flying very low because the bugs that they eat fly very low. When the bugs’ wings make contact with the water vapor in the air, it adds quite a bit of weight to the bugs; however, it’s something that we wouldn’t even notice. Also, eldest brother, what did we just see?”
Gu ShuBai thought for a bit, “Are you talking about the golden carp leaping out of the water?”
“That’s right. The large carp leaped out of the water because there is less air underwater on a rainy day. It needs to leap out to get air! That’s why it will definitely rain later. Let’s just wait to see the rainy scenery of West Lake!”
It Will Definitely Rain
“It’s not hot out today, but it’s a pity that it isn’t raining. In the rain, the scenery at West Lake becomes even prettier.”
Gu JiuGe was someone who frequented various sightseeing spots, and there was not a single one in Lin’An that he had not visited. Naturally, he had a better understanding of how to enjoy these things.
“Who knows, maybe it will rain come night time? Let’s wait around until nightfall. Maybe it will rain at that time!”
Yu Fu casually said this, and everyone continued to chat.
“It would be great if it could rain when you wanted it to rain. This year has seen less rainwater, and there are fears that we will need to endure a drought. When that time comes, who knows how many fields will be barren and how many families will become destitute.”
The eldest prince could not help but sigh. Inside the cabin, the second prince was also chatting with Gu HuaiJiang about this matter.
“… Father Emperor is very worried. There was not much rain last year, but who knew that this year would be even worse. Uncle Gu, how do you think this matter should be handled?”
Gu HuaiJiang casually held a cup of wine. His eyes glimmered while watching Yu Fu joyously laugh through the porthole.
Hearing the second prince suddenly say this, his hand froze. He then slowly lowered the cup.
“Is second prince asking for advice on how to run the country?”
The second prince was stunned. Faced with his dignified bearing, he did not dare to lie and just nodded.
“Father Emperor said that you were a subject who helped to provide the country with peace and stability. He told us to come and ask your for advice more often. Does Uncle Gu not wish to teach me?”
Gu HuaiJiang raised his cup with a smile in his direction, and the second prince hastily returned the gestured. The two then took a sip.
“That’s just His Majesty showing his favor. I am just a normal soldier. How could I possibly have any understanding of providing a country with peace and stability? I can only understand some of the writings in military books and know about the matters on the battlefield. As for running a country, second prince should ask someone else!”
He graciously declined the second prince’s request.
The second prince did not get upset. He knew that Gu HuaiJiang had a high status and was always careful around others. He would not carelessly show his support for any prince.
He could not be impatient with things as he had been earlier with saying that he would pick Yu Fu up. Moving to advance quickly might actually have the opposite effect.
As such, he gave up on the topic and followed Gu HuaiJiang’s gaze out of the porthole. Seeing Princess DanYang currently stand next to Gu ShuBai, the two were slowly standing closer and closer.
“Uncle Gu, look. DanYang is still the same as when she was little. She just likes being together with your eldest. Now that the two of them are older, she is still so lacking in trying to avoid situations that could be seen as improper.”
He verbally complained about Princess DanYang being improper, but Gu HuaiJiang was able to understand that he was trying to bring up the matter of Princess DanYang liking Gu ShuBai.
Gu HuaiJiang smiled and said: “Princess is no longer little. She is already at an age where she should get married. She should indeed avoid those situations. I will tell ShuBai and them that they should have a sense of propriety with girls. After all…”
The second prince’s heart chilled. He never thought that Gu HuaiJiang would refuse this matter so resolutely. For a while, he did not know how to respond.
“After all, the family did not have any female members previously, but now, there is Yu Fu. In another two or three years, she will also grow up. She should learn a little earlier to avoid doing things that will arouse suspicions.”
So he was talking about Yu Fu.
The second prince let out a sigh of relief. Then looking at Gu HuaiJiang’s eyes, he felt that this was not right.
What he said was not limited to Yu Fu alone…
Outside the porthole, Gu ShuBai suddenly walked over to Yu Fu’s side and picked her up. At the same time, he created some distance between himself and Princess DanYang.
“Your feet must be getting sore from standing for so long, right? Let’s go inside to sit for a while.”
“Eldest brother, you guys can go and sit inside! I want to sit outside!”
She had not had enough of the sights.
Gu ShuBai helplessly looked over at the eldest prince, and the latter was very accomodating towards Yu Fu, giving the order: “Go and bring out some chairs. We’ll sit on the deck to enjoy the scenery. Is the field of view not greater than it would be inside?”
These words were in line with what Yu Fu desired, and she cheerfully said: “Brother YiZhao is right. We can go inside when it starts raining later. We can enjoy the rainy scenery with the general!”
This was the second time that Yu Fu had brought up something along the lines of it raining later in the day.
Everyone merely thought that she was just joking, but the eldest prince had always been thorough and asked her a question.
“Yu Fu, do you really feel like it will rain later?”
After saying this, he raised his head to look at the sky. The sky was grey, but it was not the kind of grey that came with rain. The air also did not feel particularly humid.
“Eldest prince, it’s just a child’s joke. Why are you taking it so seriously?”
The young men who were accompanying the eldest prince began to laugh, “Eldest prince likes young miss Yu Fu. That’s why he feels that everything she says is reasonable.”
Since these people followed the eldest prince, they were naturally able to see how much he favored Yu Fu. This was why they were very respectful towards Yu Fu.
This made Gu ShuBai and the others feel very at ease.
Only Princess DanYang’s expression revealed any displeasure.
She felt that Gu ShuBai had deliberately distanced himself from her.
As for everyone present, regardless of whether it was the sons of Marquis Gu’s Manor or the young men accompanying the eldest prince, they were all gathered around Yu Fu.
She, as a dignified princess, was left to the side on her own. How could she be asked to tolerate this?
“That’s right, sister Yu Fu is a good girl. A young child’s jokes cannot be taken seriously. Eldest brother, you’re a grown man. Why bother with following up on this joke? It’s a little too undignified.”
She carried herself with the bearing of a princess. Saying this so naturally, everyone’s focus returned to her.
Gu ShuBai suddenly recalled something that Yu Fu had previously said.
The one thing that she hated the most was being called a young child.
“DanYang, why are you looking down on Yu Fu again? Though she is young, she is not a child who will speak nonsense. Yu Fu, can you tell brother YiZhao why you feel that it will rain later?”
Yu Fu liked this part of the eldest prince. It was because he respected her and did not think of her as a young child.
The first time that the two met, he had squatted down slightly to speak with her. That was a sight that Yu Fu would always remember.
“Of course, I can!”
Yu Fu pointed at a mountain in the distance, and everyone looked in that direction. She was pointing in the direction of Leifeng Pagoda.
“Look at the foot of the mountain. The swallows are flying very low because the bugs that they eat fly very low. When the bugs’ wings make contact with the water vapor in the air, it adds quite a bit of weight to the bugs; however, it’s something that we wouldn’t even notice. Also, eldest brother, what did we just see?”
Gu ShuBai thought for a bit, “Are you talking about the golden carp leaping out of the water?”
“That’s right. The large carp leaped out of the water because there is less air underwater on a rainy day. It needs to leap out to get air! That’s why it will definitely rain later. Let’s just wait to see the rainy scenery of West Lake!”
