Big brother is garbage

The girl stood motionless, like a stone statue, until a lone bird soared into the sky from her shoulders. Dispersing the wind with her large wings, it set the leaves on the treetops in motion, marking the beginning of a new day. The bird hid the tangerine sun that had not yet risen behind its black body and revealed only the warm morning sky.

The girl's red robes fluttered in time with the light breeze, but seemed to carry a terrible omen.

– I'm finally here.

***

At this time in the White Lotus Pavilion.

Yang Yulan barely opened her eyes and hated the whole world again. The pain in her stomach kept her awake most of the night, which made her barely able to close her eyes. It was a pity that in the world where she found herself there was no normal painkiller. The original Yang Yulan managed to inflict such a deep wound on herself. A ruthless woman.

The first person she saw when she woke up was of course Chu Qi.

The maid looked more cheerful than usual today. It wasn't that she hadn't looked like this before, but she was clearly in high spirits today. In a beautiful blue outfit and with cool restrained makeup, she, despite her prettiness, created an atmosphere of an adult and self-confident woman around her. And it is important to note that Chu Qi looked more like a princess than a haggard Yang Yulan. She did not look like a representative of the blue bloods and rather looked like a walking dead. If cultivators had been present in this novel, she would have been expelled long ago, confused with an evil spirit.

Although if you compare her current appearance with the recent one, it was difficult not to notice obvious improvements.

– Shall I bring you breakfast, Your Highness?

Yang Yulan heard and was once again convinced that the mysterious company had not lied when they wished her a good time in the book. This world was worth staying here at least until the end of the story. And in fact, there was no big difference between her normal life and this one. There is no bright future here and there. But in this world, at least they feed her well.

After the meal, Yang Yulan, despite the persuasions of the maid, tried to dress as lightly as possible so as not to attract too much attention to herself. However, she still had to tinker with the long skirts of her clothes that got in the way.

She was taken to the library, which was located not far from the main palace. Approaching him, the princess could barely contain her delight. Watching dramas with great palaces is one thing, but seeing it all in person is completely different. A huge majestic building towered over her and made her hold her breath for a while. It seemed that this library was created by the gods themselves. If this place was completely filled with books, then Yang Yulan is ready to stay here to live.

However, the princess's happiness was not destined to come true so soon. Even before they reached the entrance, the girls heard someone call out to them.

«Damn it»

It was the voice of the handsome young man dressed in hunting attire and holding a bow and a quiver of arrows behind him. His thin, sharp eyebrows lowered, creating a grin of displeasure on his face.

– Why did the princess come out of her pavilion and walk around here?

It seems that he did not pay attention to Yulan's prettier appearance. That's the callous type. The princess even knew what kind of rude little man he was.  The first son of the Empress – Yang Yusheng. In the novel, he played the role of a minor villain. This scum was very jealous of his younger brother. The second prince, the main male character, was born later than Yang Yusheng, but he had already succeeded in the Great War against demons and received from his father the title of heir, which, although contrary to the traditions of the country, did not cause the people a drop of indignation. Everyone in the country loved the second prince, praised him for saving humanity and did not detract from his achievements in the military field. Subsequently, when Southern Nan and Northern Bei reunited to fight back against the remnants of the demonic tribes, it turned out that the emperor was terminally ill and the main character had already married the young ruler of the country. In the plot, Yang Yusheng tried more than once to win back the throne from his brother and of course never succeeded, thanks to the resourcefulness of the main female character.

– I'm sorry, Your Highness – Chu Qi still kept her cool with her head down – but this princess is not forbidden to walk around the palace.

– Nevertheless, everyone knows perfectly well that this is unacceptable! Or are you trying to embarrass the imperial family? – The prince looked contemptuously at the maid standing in front of him, ignoring her companion.

In fact, he didn't give a damn about the face of the imperial family. He was the first to create numerous problems in the palace and had long been branded a jerk. All conflicts, all incidents – everything always started with his senseless order.

It's just that they were lucky enough to run into him today when he was in a surprisingly bad mood. And Yang Yulan could guess why. If this idiot had shooting equipment with him, then he went hunting and got involved in a stupid competition with the second prince again. And judging by the mood, he lost again.

– No way, Your Highness – Chu Qi continued, without raising her head. She wanted to add that the princess had become more reasonable and would not do anything wrong, but she stopped herself in time, remembering her promise.

Yang Yulan, in turn, has long ceased to delve into the essence of the current conflict. She stared at the prince. However, her gaze was fixed not on his arrogant guy's face, but on the bow behind his back. She hadn't held a weapon in so long. It's like a hundred years have passed. In the past, Yulan could not part with a bow even while sleeping. She was constantly training, she forgot about eating and sleeping, and eventually came to the point that she couldn't even look at him anymore. At that time, Yang Yulan began to realize that apart from shooting, she had absolutely no other interests. And when these workouts stopped making her happy, she had a crisis from which she has not got out to this day.

Yang Yulan stubbornly believed that she had spent her whole life on some useless nonsense. Now, seeing her enemy in all its glory, she felt her hands itch and her heart ache. Has anything changed since then?

– Can you borrow your bow for a while, big brother? –– Yulan interjected into Yusheng's incessant tirades.

The prince was taken aback for a while, not knowing how to react. Yang Yulan had never spoken to him before.

– Oh no, it's not like that – The girl realized that she had miscalculated a little in submitting her request.

She instantly changed her face and said in such a sweet voice as if she was cuddling with a baby.

– Big brother is so good at shooting

Yang Yusheng quickly restrained the rudeness that was about to burst out of his dirty mouth and, in disbelief, continued to listen to her monologue.

– I used to come secretly to watch you hunt and I was so impressed that I couldn't take my eyes off you. But today, I think I'm a little late. You've already finished.

Chu Qi realized that her mistress's story sounded blatantly false through and around, but wisely did not interfere.

–Yes.. I am.. – the prince mumbled.

– Why didn't you tell me that my dear sister had finally come to her senses and missed me? – He turned to the maid.

– I apologize to His Highness.

Yang Yulan could clearly see her trash brother's mood change after the unexpected compliment. Nothing plays better in such situations than praising the narcissistic tendencies of the interlocutor

– Your brother is actually the best shooter in the whole state

– Oh, Really? – Yulan sighed in surprise

– Of course! No one can surpass me in the possession of any weapon.

–Wow – the princess smiled tightly and, hesitating slightly, continued – Then can my brother teach me how to shoot? I wish I could be that cool too.

– Really? The prince smiled in all 32, barely restraining the desire to start bragging even more.

– Yep – Yang Yulan nodded sweetly in agreement

– But shooting is still not a woman's business, you know.

– Is that so? Then I should probably stop thinking about such nonsense – Yulan lowered her head, but stealthily continued to follow the expression of her older brother's face, and, as expected, saw a slight hint of excitement in his eyes.

– Of course not. You can shoot at least in full view of the palace.

Of course, he will never give up a fun spectacle and a chance to mess with his family.

Taking out a long bow from behind his back, he motioned for her to come closer.

He handed her his weapon and pointed to a servant who was standing some distance away from them.

– You're going to aim at him.

– Stand up straight and spread your legs shoulder-width apart. Now put the bow down for a while and put the arrow to the string.

Yulan followed his commands slowly, and even with amazing precision. She listened to his every word, which made the newly minted teacher's mood even more uplifting.

On the contrary, the mood of the maid who saw this completely deteriorated. She turned pale with fear.

– Your Highness, this is so dangerous – she ventured.

– Who gave you permission to speak?!

– It's all right – Yang Yulan stopped the prince and gently continued, addressing Chu Qi:

– I won't get hurt, my brother is with me.

Chu Qi did not dare to speak anymore and only frowned anxiously as she watched the scene.

– Aim the bow at the target. Keep it in an upright position and slowly pull the string with three fingers.

Yulan deliberately did not pull it too hard to reduce the accuracy of the shot.

– That's it..and now. Pau~

The Prince commanded  Yang Yulan and she shot, before deliberately changing the trajectory of the arrow a little. The arrow flew a dozen meters and fell right at the feet of the servant who was scared to death.

The man quickly turned around to find out where the arrow came from, and saw the first prince waving cheerfully at him.

– Of course. Of course it was his idea.

«Not that. That's not the feeling I'm looking for » Yang Yulan mumbled softly, thinking about something of her own and staring blankly at one point.

– Oh, it was close – the prince patted the frozen girl on the back a couple of times – Just a little more and it would have hit at least in the leg. But it's not bad for the first time!

Yulan suddenly woke up, as if waking up from a deep sleep, and returned a sweet smile to her face.

– It's all thanks to my teacher. Can I borrow a bow and arrow to practice in my spare time?

– Hmm..

The prince thought for a while, then smiled slyly and gave out:

– Only if you promise to shoot at people.

– Deal ! – Yulan winked in turn, taking the quiver with the rest of the arrows from her brother.

Chu Qi, who was standing next to her, felt goosebumps at that moment.

«They deserve to be called brother and sister. I have a bad feeling about this.»