Don't go back to hometown

This year's Luming Banquet, a civil and military banquet, is held in the Luming Garden in the Jiangnan Palace.

In the garden, there are not only elegant places where cups of water flow, but also martial arts places where you can compete with horses and shoot arrows. It was a place specially set up by Emperor Tai Zu to reward candidates when he ordered the construction of the palace.

According to the arrangement of this banquet, all of you will enter the garden before Sishi, and later the governor and civil and military examiners will arrive at the scene to organize cultural and martial arts meetings respectively to exchange ideas.At noon, we gathered together in Zhengyuan for a luncheon.In the afternoon, you can move freely, compete in papers, make friends, or leave early.At the end of the day, everyone left the garden.

Xie Cheng packed up early in the morning and was ready to go out, Jiang Xianyu pulled the escort's carriage and sent him to Luming Garden.

Jiang Xianyu was not among those invited, so he could only pretend to be a coachman and wait in the side garden with Shimo, staying with other Juren's entourage.

This time, only Zhang Tao, Li Haobin and Liu Dingcai came to Jinling after hearing the news of filling in the list, and happened to catch up with the Luming Banquet.They met Xie Cheng outside the garden and planned to go in together.

Before entering the park, Xie Cheng advised Zai Jiang Xianyu not to wait here.

Jiang Xianyu was not really that clingy, but he had never attended such a banquet before, so he was a little curious; second, knowing that Ren Xiaoyao and Duan Yu were there, he was worried that Xie Chengtong and the others would suffer from a confrontation, so he insisted on following.

"It's okay, there's also tea, water, and food here, so you won't be hungry or tired, so don't worry." Jiang Xianyu whispered.

Xie Cheng also knew that he was worried about him, so he didn't try to persuade him any more, but told him: "There are many officials present today, so the defense will definitely not be relaxed. Be careful, and don't be impulsive when things happen."

Jiang Xianyu originally planned to sneak into the garden to see the excitement, but after listening to Xie Cheng's words, he knew the seriousness, so he gave up this idea.He nodded, "Got it, you can go now."

After Xie Cheng left, Jiang Xianyu was really bored, but he didn't dare to act rashly, so he got on the top of the carriage to take a look, and sat back to chat with Shi Mo.

There is no shortage of strange stones and rockeries in the garden, lush forests and bamboos, pavilions, terraces and pavilions complement each other, and golden osmanthus and light chrysanthemums complement each other.I can vaguely see the children in groups of three or four, but it is a pity that the vision is not clear and the faces are not clear.

The venue of the martial arts meeting is closer to this end, but Ren Xiaoyao and Duan Yu have not been seen for the time being.

After a while, Jiang Xianyu saw the candidates gathering in two places, as if the civil and military examiners had arrived.

After the martial arts meeting started, I could vaguely hear applause, which caused many attendants to look up at the main garden curiously, but they couldn't follow Jiang Xianyu's example, they easily rolled onto the roof of the carriage, and could only listen to the excitement .

Shimo knocked on the carriage, gave Jiang Xianyu a wink, and asked him if he wanted some tea.

Jiang Xianyu found that everyone was looking at him, turned over from the carriage, and got into the carriage.He didn't intend to attract people's attention, it's better not to attract others' attention.

Shimo handed him tea into the carriage, and the attendant from the other family who was also guarding the carriage couldn't help but talk: "Your coachman is very skilled, isn't he?"

The shelf is also quite big, and the master's carriage dares to come in and out at will.

He didn't say the last words, but his ability to read ink and read words is not bad, he said to the man with a smile: "He is not only my coachman, but also my son's guard."

As for more, he didn't say anything, and let the other party experience it for themselves.

The entourage who spoke to him didn't know which entourage Shimo belonged to, but he also knew how to measure, and he didn't dare to cause trouble for his master, and he was embarrassed to ask again when he saw that the other party didn't talk to him anymore.

But I guessed in my heart that the man in the carriage must be very skilled, otherwise how could he be so respected by the servants?But I couldn't figure it out, since he was so powerful, why didn't he take the martial arts exam, but came to serve as a guard for others?

Jiang Xianyu didn't know what the attendants were thinking, so after drinking two cups of tea, he asked the servants in the garden for the location of the Wugu Reincarnation Station.

The servants here are well-trained, and they led him there immediately. Of course, to some extent, they were worried that they would run around and bump into the nobleman.

Jiang Xianyu had no intention of running around, so he honestly went back to the side garden with his servants after the water was released.

It's just that when he walked halfway, he suddenly noticed an obvious line of sight staring at him.

Jiang Xianyu looked around, this was the inner corner of the side garden, separated from the main garden by a high wall, farther away from the place where Xie Cheng and the others had their literary and martial arts test than the place where the carriage was parked before.

But there is a short hill inside the wall, and a small building several stories high can be vaguely seen on the hill. It should be the highest point of the entire Luming Garden, and you can see the movement in the whole garden.

That line of sight just now came from that end.

Jiang Xianyu stopped, and pretended to ask the servant behind him casually: "There seems to be someone in the pavilion on the mountain over there. Is it the place where the banquet will be held later?"

The servant didn't seem to know too well, and shook his head blankly: "That's not a place for a banquet."

After speaking, he seemed to realize that he had been tricked, and hurriedly said, "Follow me back quickly, don't look around."

Jiang Xianyu didn't ask, and was about to leave when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps from across the wall.

"My lord, please stay." The person who spoke was a young girl, who was panting after running in a hurry, "My master is here to invite you."

"Your master?" Jiang Xianyu froze for a moment, then looked at the servant who was leading the way.

The latter was also surprised, and stammered: "This, this is against the rules."

The person on the other side of the wall said: "Young man, please stay here for a while, and I will send someone to bring you in."

At this moment, Jiang Xianyu finally realized that the voice was somewhat familiar, and the title of "Young Hero" also gave him a guess about the identity of the other party's master.

Sure enough, after a while, the young girl who spoke came over with the steward.The steward spoke respectfully and called the girl Miss Qingkui.

When Jiang Xianyu saw Qingkui, he knew it, and went back to tell Shimo, and followed her into the garden.

Qing Kui led him to the small building on the short hill, and after entering the door, Jiang Xianyu saw the expected person.

Li Mingya sat by the window and smiled brightly at him, "It really is you."

In her hand is a gilded slender tube, which should be a telescope from the West.Jiang Xianyu had seen this object in her hands in her previous life, and after knowing that it was brought back by a merchant on a long voyage as a gift to the Holy Majesty, it was soon designated for use in the army.

Only a very small number of them are kept in the hands of the royal family and nobles.

No wonder the other party can see himself.

Qing Kui stepped forward and whispered something in Li Mingya's ear, the smile on Li Mingya's face turned into confusion, she tilted her head to look at Jiang Xianyu, "Do you know my identity?"

As soon as these words came out, apart from Li Mingya and Qing Kui, the old lady and two maidservants in the room all looked at Jiang Xianyu vigilantly.

However, Jiang Xianyu saw that Mingya was just puzzled, not angry, probably because Qingkui was not surprised to see him follow in the whole process, suspected that he knew Li Mingya's identity in advance, and then suspected that his helping out by the Qinhuai River that night might also have a purpose impure.

Jiang Xianyu didn't feel offended, but was grateful that Mingya had such a loyal servant who carefully protected the lord by his side.It's a pity that he had never seen this Qingkui, or the nuns and maidservants in front of Mingya in his previous life.

He didn't know when the people around Mingya changed, but it was obviously not something he could manage now.

He just replied neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't know, but I know that this thing in your hand is rare for anyone who is not a member of the emperor's family, plus you can invite me in, the status is very honorable."

"However," he smiled, "no matter what your status is, you are just a reckless little girl now, inviting people in casually, what if the other party has evil intentions?"

Li Mingya was taken aback by his question, then asked him with a smile: "Are you talking about yourself?"

Jiang Xianyu shook his head: "I won't - I also hid the guards in the dark this time, right?"

"You are really smart." Li Mingya asked Qing Kui to serve him tea, and finally introduced her identity, "My name is Mingya, and my surname is Li."

Li is the surname of the country, if others hear it, they will probably kneel down immediately to meet the princess or princess.

But Jiang Xianyu just reported his name and sat down at the table, keeping a respectful distance from her.

Li Mingya admired his temperament of not making a fuss and flattering, and praised him: "You are also very good at martial arts, why don't you take the martial arts exam?"

Jiang Xianyu didn't answer and asked instead: "How do you know that my martial arts are good?"

"My guard said it." Li Mingya gestured with the binoculars, "You kicked someone that day, and you were very good at it."

Jiang Xianyu twirled the teacup and smiled, but didn't speak.

"Really!" Li Mingya thought he didn't believe it, and put her elbows on the table and moved a little closer, "My guard said that the top three in this martial arts competition are not as good as you."

Jiang Xianyu paused, put down the teacup, "Did you go to see the martial arts test?"

Have you met Ren Xiaoyao?

Li Mingya nodded: "Yes, I dressed up as a man and went to have a look. My guard said that Wu Jieyuan's kung fu is not very good, not as good as Yayuan—by the way, that Yayuan even saved me."

"He saved you?!"

Jiang Xianyu raised his voice unconsciously, and his heart also became angry: Ren Xiaoyao used this method to get close to Mingya again?

Li Mingya backed away frightened by his expression, and explained: "It's not a big deal, but on the day of the martial arts test, the end of a spear was cut off and flew towards me. Thanks to Xie Yancheng's quick response, Cut off the severed end of the gun."

It was an accident, Jiang Xianyu comforted himself, the heart in his throat slowly let go, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he looked at Mingya helplessly, "Since childhood, you should have had many 'saviors', right?"

"Ok?"

Li Mingya tilted her head and rested her chin, and really recalled seriously.

But it's not that she really didn't understand anything, and she gradually came to realize that she frowned and frowned, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Xianyu sighed: "What I mean is, you have a noble status, so it's inevitable that some people will approach you as a hero to save the beauty. Even if they wanted to help you out of good intentions at the beginning, after knowing your status, they may not be innocent. "

"Are you too?" Li Mingya frowned and looked at him aggrievedly.

"I won't." Jiang Xianyu said, as if he felt that it was not convincing to say so, and said: "If you mind, I will not appear in front of you again in the future."

Li Mingya: "That's not what I meant."

"I think you are very good." She said, "From the first time we met until now, you have been thinking about me, telling me to protect myself and not to trust others... I think you are very kind, just like my brother—— No, my brother is not as good as you."

Thinking of the half-brothers in the family, Ming Ya frowned in disgust.

Jiang Xianyu's heart softened when he heard her address, and seeing her lively and changeable expression, he couldn't help but smile.

But quickly restrained his expression again, and said desolately: "I'm not a good brother either."

"why?"

"Hmm..." Jiang Xianyu pondered for a moment, "Maybe it's because I'm actually a younger brother?"

"puff--"

Li Mingya covered her lips shyly, and smiled with her eyes bent.

Jiang Xianyu then bent the corners of his lips, hoping from the bottom of his heart that such a hearty and innocent smile would stay on the girl's face forever.

……

Li Mingya lent Jiang Xianyu the binoculars, and invited him to watch the literature meeting and martial arts test in the garden with him.Jiang Xianyu quickly found Xie Cheng's figure.

"Is there someone you know over there?" Li Mingya thought that he would be more concerned about the martial arts test, but she didn't expect that the other party had been watching Wenju students.

"Yeah." Jiang Xianyu handed her the binoculars, "Under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree over there, the one in the middle wearing moon-white brocade is named Xie Cheng. He is Xie Yuan of this year's Wenju, and his martial arts are also very powerful."

"Really?" Li Mingya became interested immediately, and caught Xie Cheng's figure through the telescope, "Huh? Was he there the night you helped me?"

"Ah."

"I didn't notice it last time. He looks so good-looking." Li Mingya said shyly.

It's a pity that she didn't know that last time it wasn't because she didn't pay attention, but because Xie Cheng's complexion was so bad that people couldn't even look at it.

"You came with him today?" Li Mingya asked.

"Yeah." Jiang Xianyu unconsciously brought a smile on his lips, and his eyes were bright, "He is my brother."