Because there were still Mu Hong and Shen at home, everyone didn't go back after lingering in the Luo Nu Temple for too long. Unlike when they came, everyone seemed to be much quieter on the way back.

Ji Xiaotang was the first to notice the abnormality. She noticed that everyone was secretly watching her, and if she did, the person who was looking at her would undoubtedly show a visibly exaggerated smile.

Ji Xiaotang vaguely guessed something, she didn't turn her head, and looked at Qi Younian out of the corner of her eye.

Qi Younian immediately gave Ji Xiaotang a smile with crooked eyebrows.

Qi Younian didn't hide her careful thoughts from Ji Xiaotang, although he didn't confess everything, but Ji Xiaotang couldn't blame him.

When they returned to the city, the Mu Mansion was still brightly lit, and a steward came out to welcome everyone into the small garden. It turned out that this hour was not too late, and Mu Hong and Shen not only did not sleep, but also admired the moon in the garden.

Seeing that everyone had returned, Mu Hong immediately ordered the banquet to be set up again. Everyone took their seats, and the banquet was staggered.

"But you can worship the snail girl?" Shen asked Ji Xiaotang in a low voice.

"Mother, don't worry about it now, Xiaotang has worshipped, and the big guys have worshipped." Without waiting for Ji Xiaotang to answer, Zhang hurriedly said.

"Oh." Shen nodded.

Zhang's face couldn't hide anything, so Shen could see it at a glance, and she immediately diverted the topic, planning to call Zhang's later, and ask her in detail in private.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone drank and feasted until the weather of the third watch, and then they dispersed.

Qi Younian declined Mu Hong's offer to stay overnight, and took the soldiers back to the courtyard of his guard. Served by the soldiers and washed. Qi Younian did not fall asleep immediately, but sat cross-legged on the couch in his middle coat, while taking out a book from his arms. It was the military book that Ji Xiaotang gave him in the morning.

Qi Younian looked through the book under the lamp for a while, and then slowly closed it. He slowly raised his head, and there was a bottomless darkness in his eyes.

What he has in his hand is the legendary treasure of the soldiers.

"Seeking War", according to legend, was written by Ma Yuan, a victorious general of the Han Dynasty, and has always been regarded as the treasure of soldiers. It is said that if you get it, you can conquer everything and be invincible. However, this book has been scattered for nearly a hundred years, and most of the people in the world are fragments, and only the Song Dynasty palace still has a complete collection of ancient books. But with the fall of the Song Dynasty. The book, along with many other treasures in the palace, was gone.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't find this book all these years, but today he got it in this way.

He has a lot to ask Ji Xiaotang about this book. However, he couldn't help but ask today. It's not that there's no rush to know the answer. But before that, he had more important things.

This more important thing is, of course, to confess to Ji Xiaotang. For this confession, he has been planning for a while.

It's not that he can't ask Ji Xiaotang for the answer first. The reason why he did this was to show Ji Xiaotang and himself that no matter what Ji Xiaotang's answer was, it would not affect his feelings and intentions for Ji Xiaotang.

"Perhaps, it's just that I'm thinking too much." Qi Younian pondered for a long time. Talking to himself.

……

The township test of Ren'an Mansion is just after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The examination room of the township examination. It's still in the Tribute Temple. Master Ji San is already a regular guest here, but on the day of his exam, the Mu family still accompanied him to get up early in the morning.

After sending Master Ji San into the examination room, Mu Hong and the others left to go to the health office to do errands. Ji Xiaotang didn't go back, he still booked a private room in the restaurant opposite the Gongyuan, sat in it, drank tea and snacks slowly, and went home together after the exam.

Mu Wanjie didn't come with him today, so Ji Xiaotang brought a book with him, intending to use it as a pastime.

She hadn't been sitting in the restaurant for long when she heard the sound of boots outside the private room, apparently coming from the private room.

Ji Xiaotang raised his head, and a little girl came in to report, saying that Qi You was here. Ji Xiaotang chartered a private room, and did not need to be served by the guys in the restaurant, the room was a maid and daughter-in-law who served her closely, and there were other Ji family's nursing home and Gu family's family outside the private room.

"Come in, please." Ji Xiaotang said, faintly happy in his heart.

In the past two days, it was Qi Younian's turn to be on duty at the guard, so he didn't come to see off Master Ji San in the morning. But Ji Xiaotang thought that Qi Younian would definitely come over today, even if he couldn't stay longer, he would definitely show up and come to see him.

The little girl went out, and when she was busy, she opened the curtains, and Qi Younian walked in from outside.

When Ji Xiaotang saw the round-necked civilian clothes Qi Younian was wearing, he knew that he had changed his clothes from the guard.

"Have you had breakfast?" After the two saluted each other, they sat down, and Ji Xiaotang asked Qi Younian.

"Ate some indiscriminately." Qi Younian said. He just had breakfast in a hurry and found a gap to see Ji Xiaotang.

"Then accompany me to eat a little more," Ji Xiaotang ordered someone to bring food over, "I sent my uncle up early, and I was worried about his exam, so I didn't eat anything in the morning." ”

Qi Younian had already seen the refreshments on the table, and he understood that Ji Xiaotang was saying this for him.

Qi Younian naturally appreciated it, so he didn't say anything.

The meals were delivered quickly, and they were all very light and delicate. Qi Younian and Ji Xiaotang silently finished the meal, and the girls removed the food and served fragrant tea.

"Xiaotang, I have something to discuss with you." Qi Younian said, looking left and right.

Ji Xiaotang asked Jin'er and Xiu'er to retreat outside the private room with the girls and daughters-in-law in the house.

"Ayou, what's the matter?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

Qi Younian's posture should not be a trivial matter.

"That day in Yiyi Lane, Xiaotang said that you seemed to see an acquaintance. Can you think about it now, who that person might be? Qi Younian asked Ji Xiaotang.

"What, you found that guy?" Ji Xiaotang asked hurriedly.

"There is already a suspicion, but it is not yet certain." Qi Younian told Ji Xiaotang that in order not to startle the snake, he needed to have more information in his hands before the next move.

"Let me think about it, it's definitely not my usual person." Ji Xiaotang was a serious matter, so he put aside all other thoughts and recalled it carefully. "If it's my usual person. Even if it's just a glance, I won't be unrecognizable. ”

It's not common, but I've seen it, and I think I've only seen it once, but I'm not impressed......

What kind of people meet these criteria?

Ji Xiaotang frowned slightly, and his eyes were almost empty because of his thoughts. When Ji Xiaotang thought like this, he never looked in the mirror. So I don't know what she looks like at the moment. But Qi Younian was in front of him and saw Ji Xiaotang clearly.

Ji Xiaotang is extremely beautiful, Qi Younian has met for the first time. A hurried glance from a distance already recognized this fact. It's beautiful from a distance, but it's even more perfect up close.

Qi Younian can't see Ji Xiaotang enough, Ji Xiaotang at this moment, of course, is also beautiful. than usual. Her beauty at the moment is almost ethereal.

Ji Xiaotang didn't pay attention to Qi Younian's eyes looking at her, she thought about it for a long time, and felt that she seemed to have caught something.

"It must be from Qingyuan County, and it is the family that often has dealings with my family, ah ......, Brother Huaijin ......"

"What, Brother Huaijin, Xie Huaijin?" Qi Younian immediately asked.

Ji Xiaotang's eyes refocused on Qi Younian's face.

Qi Younian knows Xie Huaijin? However, this is not surprising. The two had never met. But Qi Younian had seen Xie Zhixian. Xie Zhixian only has such a son, and Qi Younian is very likely to have heard of it.

"Ayo. I remembered that I should have seen this person in the county office. Ji Xiaotang searched for a long time from her memory, and searched out some fragments in a trance, it seemed that she was going to the county government and was with Xie Huaijin, and a group of yamen servants passed by, and they all avoided giving her and Xie Huaijin a salute.

This person, who seems to be in that group of people, is dressed as an ordinary servant.

Ji Xiaotang often followed Mrs. Ji to the county government, and naturally saw a lot of officials. And this person is not amazing in appearance, and he is not outstanding among the officials. The reason why Ji Xiaotang was able to have an impression of him was because of this person's eyes.

It should be his gaze, to be exact.

That time she and Xie Huaijin stood together, and all the girls bowed their heads and saluted, but they didn't dare to look up at her. Only this man seemed to peek at him quickly.

His gaze was very sharp, so although it was only for a moment, he happened to be captured by Ji Xiaotang.

At that time, she didn't mention it to Xie Huaijin, and she didn't take it to heart. As for why he was able to think about it at this time, Ji Xiaotang felt that it should be the role of the subconscious.

Subconsciously, she felt that there was something wrong with the officer's glance.

"Is it the official of Qingyuan County?"

"Seven or eight times out of ten." Ji Xiaotang thought about it seriously again before saying.

Qi Younian nodded, indicating that he knew it.

"Xiaotang, the next time you see this person, will you recognize it?" Qi Younian asked Ji Xiaotang.

"Yes." Ji Xiaotang replied affirmatively, "Ayou, have you found this person?" When will you take me to the confession? ”

If it was someone else, Qi Younian nodded. But Ji Xiaotang ......, Qi Younian didn't want Ji Xiaotang to take risks. If, as he expected, the identity of that person involved too much danger.

Qi Younian didn't want to put Ji Xiaotang in danger.

"No, you don't." Qi Younian immediately said, "You don't need to recognize people." Knowing his identity, for us, is enough. ”

"Is that so?"

"Yes." Qi Younian nodded, "Xiaotang, if you see this person again, don't let him see that you recognize him." …… Far away from him. ”

"I see." Ji Xiaotang said.

"It's not that you just know, Xiaotang, you promise me, you won't go to this person." Qi Younian seemed to see Ji Xiaotang's thoughts, stared at Ji Xiaotang and asked.

Qi Younian's eyes were too enthusiastic.

Ji Xiaotang thought about it and finally nodded. It's not that she's afraid of danger, but she doesn't want to startle the snake as Qi Younian said. This person, must not be alarmed, only through guò this person, can find the black hand behind a qiē.

"Ayou, what are your plans for the next step, can you sue me?" Ji Xiaotang asked, "I think I can always help." ”

"There are no concrete plans yet." Qi Younian said, "Xiaotang, you don't need your help, you just need to protect yourself." ”

Ji Xiaotang nodded again, she could see that Qi Younian was really worried about her.

It's just that this worry seems to be a little too much, is it because Qi Younian's heart is too heavy for her, or does Qi Younian know that the danger she is in is too dangerous?

"Xiaotang, you have a very close relationship with Xie Zhixian's family?" Qi Younian picked up the teacup and asked as if unintentionally. When he asked like this, his eyes didn't look at Ji Xiaotang, and his hands and teacup almost completely blocked the lower half of his face, which made the expression on his face look unpredictable.

"Uncle Xie and my father were friends in the same year, and they used to be officials in one place." Ji Xiaotang roughly told Qi Younian about the friendship between the Ji and Xie families.

Xiaotang and Xie ...... Huai Jin is very familiar? Qi Younian asked again, he was holding the tea cup, but he didn't touch his lips.

“…… Does it have anything to do with this? Ji Xiaotang did not answer the rhetorical question.

Qi Younian coughed suddenly, his face was slightly red, and he seemed to have choked on the tea.

"No......,...... There are ......," Qi Younian said coughing.

"It doesn't seem to be, or is there any?" Ji Xiaotang had to be patient.

"I don't know for the time being, but after all, it's from the Yamen, so I want to know more." Qi Younian finally relieved.

Ji Xiaotang thought about it and felt that Qi Younian's words were very reasonable.

"Brother Huaijin, you grew up with me......" Ji Xiaotang told Qi Younian.

Qi Younian coughed dryly twice, interrupting Ji Xiaotang's words almost abruptly. He had already inquired in detail before he came. Regarding the friendship between the Xie family, Xie Zhixian and Ji Er, there is also Xie Huaijin.

He didn't want to hear Ji Xiaotang talk about Xie Huaijin.

Ji Xiaotang was eleven years old, he could have waited for another two years, and the reason why he confessed to Ji Xiaotang this Mid-Autumn Festival was precisely because he knew Xie Huaijin's savings.

He didn't want Ji Xiaotang to be preempted by others before he knew his mind.

He did not hide this thought from Ji Xiaotang.

He knew that Xie Huaijin was participating in the township test, and the Xie family might propose to the Ji family at any time. However, although he was full of joy about Ji Xiaotang, it was not so easy to obtain the consent of his family to ask the Ji family for marriage. He believed he could do it, but it would take time.

didn't want to hear Ji Xiaotang mention Xie Huaijin, so Qi Younian changed the topic.

"Xiaotang, the book you gave me is very precious. I don't know how Master Ji got it? Qi Younian asked Ji Xiaotang.

"You said that "Seeking War"? Speaking of which, it wasn't my father's collection, it was my grandfather's. Ji Xiaotang smiled.

"How did Master Ji get it, could it be that it was handed down by Xiaotang's ancestor?" Qi Younian asked again. Although his face was silent, his heart was raised.

"Ayo, I don't want to hide it from you." Ji Xiaotang smiled.

"It's me who asked abruptly." Qi Younian immediately said. He probably shouldn't have asked Ji Xiaotang at all, in the final analysis, it was just a book, just a legend chasing the wind and shadows.

No matter how thrilling and valuable the legend is, it can't compare to the real Ji Xiaotang in front of him.

Recommend the weak face to finish the house door light suspense romance "Jinping Story" (to be continued...... to be continued)