Don't go back to hometown

past life.

Jiang Xianyu found Ren Xiaoyao who was packing his luggage at the Jiang Mansion Guest House, and said, "Sorry, Brother Ren, I still won't go with you."

Ren Xiaoyao paused and looked at him in surprise.During his stay in Yangzhou, he has been a guest in Jiang's residence.

Jiang Xianyu took him around Yangzhou, and often competed with him, and especially liked listening to him talk about what he saw during his travels.After the two got acquainted, they quickly omitted those respectful speeches calling them brothers and sisters.

Two days ago, he bid farewell to Jiang Xianyu, and Jiang Xianyu was ready to move, saying that he would travel around with him.

Hearing that he couldn't go now, Ren Xiaoyao asked with a smile: "It's not that you made a fuss about going out with me, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Jiang Xianyu: "If I leave, my parents will definitely be worried, and maybe they will look for me everywhere. Xie Cheng is right, I just want to be a hero, fight for the strong and help the weak, test martial arts, and enter the Tianxin Mansion. the same."

"It can also give my parents a face, they will definitely be happy."

Ren Xiaoyao smiled, "Indeed, I am lonely and have nothing to worry about. This is my home everywhere. You still don't want to learn from me."

Jiang Xianyu nodded, "If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can stay for a few more days and then teach me riding and archery."

Ren Xiaoyao shook his head: "An old friend sent me a letter, inviting me to the capital for a reunion, so I won't stay."

He bowed his hands to Jiang Xianyu, "There is a destiny to gather and part, and we will meet again in the future. Maybe by then, you will have already put on the Golden Truth Listening."

The Tianxin Envoy of Tianxin Mansion wears a black brocade robe decorated with golden thread and Ting Ting, which means "knowing the world well and being good at distinguishing right from wrong".

Jiang Xianyu cupped his hands generously: "By borrowing auspicious words from elder brother Ren, I also wish elder brother Ren a smooth journey and reunion if we are destined to meet again."

……

On the day Ren Xiaoyao left, Xie Cheng didn't go to see him off.

He is not as interested in Ren Xiaoyao as Jiang Xianyu is, and with his busy schedule, he has no time to play with the two of them.

On the other hand, Jiang Xianyu, who hangs out with Ren Xiaoyao all day recently, even abandons his homework and plays truant many times.

Xie Cheng thought it was inappropriate, so he brought it up with Ren Xiaoyao, "Brother Ren is old, Xiao Yu is ignorant, and has neglected his studies, can Brother Ren give some advice?"

Ren Xiaoyao was quite reasonable, and rejected Jiang Xianyu's unreasonable request to play truant from school.

But Xie Cheng knew in his heart that he was fundamentally different from someone like Ren Xiaoyao: the other was wanton and free and unrestrained, while he was restrained, reticent, dull and boring.

Jiang Xianyu, who longs for the bustling world of mortals and the colorful world, will naturally be attracted by the other party.

Therefore, when Jiang Xianyu revealed that he wanted to travel away from home with Ren Xiaoyao, the jealousy and anxiety in Xie Cheng's heart engulfed him like a prairie fire.

Therefore, he resorted to all means, ingenious sophistry, and the concern of his relatives and friends, as well as the righteousness of a chivalrous man, to persuade Jiang Xianyu to stay and walk with him.

In the past, Xiao Yu's innocence and ignorance made him always worried that the other party would be cheated.But now, he is using this to achieve his own goals.

He shouldn't have, but he had no choice.

Otherwise, what will he use to keep an eagle that wants to soar high?

……

Xie Mansion, Zhuzhuyuan.

Xie Cheng was arranging the books in the study, when he saw Jiang Xianyu coming over, he asked, "Going away?"

"Yeah." Jiang Xianyu still felt a little bit sad in his heart, and his interest was not very high.

"What are you doing?" He flipped through Xie Cheng's book boredly.

Xie Cheng handed him one of the stacks: "Art of War, Astronomy and Geography."

Jiang Xianyu was stunned, "This...these are all martial arts exams?"

Xie Cheng: "Yes."

The martial arts examinations in the Dacheng Dynasty were divided into children's examinations, rural examinations, general examinations and palace examinations like the imperial examinations, and the scope and difficulty of the examinations increased step by step.

There are three tests in each test. The first test is martial arts, including swords, fists and feet, riding and shooting; the second test is camp formation, mines, gunpowder, and chariots;

Therefore, most of the real martial arts Jinshi are all-round talents in civil and military affairs, and they are also eligible to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.

After Jiang Xianyu heard Xie Cheng's words, he plopped down on the desk, and said weakly: "This is not possible, I definitely can't."

Xie Cheng's lips were tensed for a moment, and he persuaded: "I'll help you, take your time."

Jiang Xianyu looked at him and pursed his lips.

Xie Cheng's fingers gripping the book unconsciously tightened, "Repent?"

Jiang Xianyu was silent for a while, then straightened up, "No! I'll learn!"

Xie Cheng relieved the strength in his hand and smiled slowly.

……

From that day on, Jiang Xianyu followed Xie Cheng to learn the art of war.

Jiang's father and Jiang's mother were surprised to see the youngest son who was the most inconspicuous son roaming the sea of ​​books all day long.

"Good boy, why did you suddenly change your gender?" Mother Jiang looked down at the book in his hand, very suspicious that he had hidden the martial arts script.

Jiang Xianyu spread out the military book in his hand generously, "I decided to take the martial arts exam, enter Tianxin Mansion, and become an official with Xie Cheng."

Mother Jiang's complexion changed, and she looked at him in surprise.

Jiang Xianyu didn't wait for the expected compliment, and frowned at Mother Jiang's dazed expression, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Mother Jiang came back to her senses, patted his head, and stammered: "No, it's okay, you... you learn, mother will cook."

Jiang Xianyu was in a daze, watching Jiang's mother leave in a hurry, thinking for a long time but couldn't figure it out: what kind of special day is it today?

His intuition told him that Cai Niangqin's complexion was different just now, and it was very clumsy to cover up.

Seems to have something to do with his sudden decision.

Sure enough, during dinner at night, Jiang's father persuaded him not to take the martial arts exam.

"We are a small family, and we don't ask for high officials and rich salary, as long as you two brothers are safe and sound."

Jiang Xianyu was a little aggrieved, and said bluntly: "I don't understand. In the past, you always said that I was incompetent and wouldn't let me go out into the world. Now that I am determined to do something serious, why do you still not allow me?"

Jiang's father, Jiang's mother and Jiang Baizhou choked for a moment, unable to give an answer.

Jiang Xianyu felt more and more wronged.

He is not without ambitions, just like he practiced martial arts, naturally he wanted to become a master of martial arts since he was a child, even number one in the world.

But the family never put pressure on him, unlike Xie Cheng's family who hoped that his son would become a dragon, so he was happy and carefree.

But he didn't expect that the family not only didn't put pressure on him, but even didn't want him to be successful at all!

For the elder brother, the parents still want him to take care of the family business; but for him, the parents seem to have no expectations or hopes at all.

It was as if his efforts were meaningless at all.

Jiang Xianyu choked his throat, put down the bowl and chopsticks, "...I'm full."

"Little Yu!"

Mother Jiang saw that he put down the bowl and chopsticks and left, and pushed Jiang Baizhou, "Go and see and persuade him."

However, when Jiang Baizhou chased him out, there was no one in sight.He had no choice but to go back to the house, shaking his head at Jiang's father and Jiang's mother.

Mother Jiang sighed softly, waved her hand and retreated the servants.

Jiang's father didn't know the taste, so he put down his chopsticks, "Xiao Yu is like this, the more we don't let him go, the more he wants to go."

"That's not going to work." Mother Jiang said, "It's hard for us to hide our names and settle down in Yangzhou. Why take risks?"

She paused, and lowered her voice: "Xiao Yu's appearance is somewhat similar to that of her sister. If she goes to the capital, she will be recognized by others, let alone enter Tianxin Mansion. My father sacrificed his life back then just to get away from that person." control of—”

"Baozhen." Jiang's father called Jiang's mother's boudoir name, interrupting her, "We know the painstaking efforts of Master back then, but Xiaoyu doesn't. Now we want him to not allow this or that, indeed. wronged him."

Jiang's mother paused, and suddenly choked up: "...how could I not know his grievances?"

She clutched her sleeves, her eyes were flushed, "However, my father was just a pawn in the eyes of that person. How can Xiao Yu live in such a man-eating place like Tianxin Mansion? "

Father Jiang was silent.

After a while, he sighed and said, "The Tianxin Mansion today is no longer the Tianxin Mansion of the past."

Jiang Baizhou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Father, mother, I feel that I should let Xiao Yu know about what happened back then."

Jiang's father and Jiang's mother were slightly stunned, and were about to discuss when they suddenly heard the sound of treading tiles above their heads.

The three of them became alert for an instant and dodged to chase out of the house.

Seeing Jiang Xianyu flying down from the roof, looking at his parents and elder brother with reddish eyes, he gritted his teeth and said, "I want to know!"