Xiao Tianjian went out and turned onto the street, walked through two intersections, and came to the Xiao Family Firm's branch in the Magic City located in the next block. The chief and deputy stewards hurriedly welcomed him into the backyard.

As soon as he sat down, he pulled out the letter and asked, "What's the matter with this?" Your people just drop the letter and leave, and don't make it clear to me. Bewen is still young, how could he take the knight exam? Still injured? Why did Yunlong quarrel with An Long again? Also said that An Long is responsible for Bei Wen's injury? And An Long and his wife, what are they messing with? ”

The steward wiped his sweat and glanced at his deputy, who hurriedly said, "I just came back from Ito, and I've heard about these things. The matter of the junior young master Bewen's examination for the probationary knight examination was decided by the eldest young master, and I heard that His Majesty the king intends to reform the content of the knight examination from next year, so the sons of many families are rushing to participate this year, and the eldest young master does not want to fall behind. The young master Bei Wen worked very hard and passed smoothly, and the injuries were not serious, but the eldest young master and the eldest young lady were very worried when they heard about it, and personally sent the medicine to the knight's office, but they were stopped by the knights of the capital who were in charge of guarding it at the door, saying that no one outside was allowed to send any items inside. When the eldest young master saw that the second young master was there, he originally wanted to ask him to send it in, but the second young master refused, so they quarreled. Later, the injuries of the young master Bewen were treated by the knight's medical officer. ”

Xiao Tianjian frowned, but didn't say anything. The chief and deputy stewards glanced at each other, the former glanced at the latter, and the deputy steward said knowingly: "Actually, this matter is nothing, it is normal for the eldest young master to care about his son, and it is not wrong for the second young master to abide by the rules of the knight's office." Originally, many families would send things to their sons in private, but at that time, the eldest young master spoke too loudly, and the people around him heard it, and the scene was not easy to clean up, plus the third young master of the Heda family was also there, so the second young master was ......"

"The third young master of the Heda family?" Xiao Tianjian's face was a little unsightly, "An Long is still dealing with him?" ”

"They are good friends now, I heard that the second young master is often with the third young master of the Heda family, and he has quarreled with the eldest young master several times because of this, and even contradicted his boss for the third young master of the Heda family."

Xiao Tianjian pursed his lips and didn't speak, and after a long while, he continued to ask: "What kind of person is this kid from the Heda family?" ”

"This third young master has always been not very valued in the family, and I haven't heard of any special talents, but he doesn't have bad habits, but his temper is a little short-tempered, and he is a little withdrawn, he has a good reputation in the knights, but he is not close to his family, and rarely participates in the family's social interactions. Since becoming friends with the second young master, it is said that his temper has improved a lot, and he has become closer to his family. At the New Year's dinner of Heda's family, he specially invited the second young master to attend, Duke Heda deliberately ridiculed the second young master, and he also said a lot of good things for the second young master. ”

Xiao Tianjian squinted, he suddenly remembered what happened at his moment, Emon, the illegitimate son of the Heda family, was very suspected of treason, their entire family was not very innocent, and his own son was from the Security Bureau, he deliberately interacted with the son of the Heda family, and even came into contact with the people of the Heda family, could it be the meaning of the Security Bureau?

Thinking of this, Xiao Tianjian couldn't sit still. This stupid son, do you think Infernal Affairs is so easy to do? Not to mention that the Xiao family and the Heda family have a grudge for many years, just the son raised by the Heda family may not be a good person, in case the other party finds out the truth, An Long will be in danger.

He got up and paced back and forth, and suddenly asked, "What's the matter with An Long and his wife?" It can't have anything to do with the three boys of the Heda family, right? ”

The steward's face was a little strange when he heard this, and his deputy hurriedly said: "This matter has nothing to do with him, the second young master and the second young lady quarreled because of Miss Veronica." Old Man Sherwin was sick, and the second young master went to help take care of him, and had more dealings with Miss Veronica, but the second young lady didn't know the truth, so she got angry and had a big quarrel in the New Year. In fact, she just misunderstood, as long as the second young master explained well, she would be fine, but for some reason, the second young master didn't say anything, and the second young lady was so angry that she went back to her parents' house. It's also strange to say, since the second young lady arrived in Ito at the end of last year, the second young master seems to have been a little unhappy. ”

The more Xiao Tianjian listened, the tighter his brows became, the second son's behavior was really a little strange, combined with the situation he observed at once, he had some bad premonitions, it seemed that he should find out about this matter.

Hurrying out of the trading house, he crossed several blocks to the other half of the Magic City, where he walked into a kitchenware store. Business in the store was bleak, only two clerks were chatting, and they were wiping the goods for a while, and when they saw Xiao Tianjian walking into the door, they dropped the rag and greeted them warmly: "What kind of kitchenware do guests want?" Is it a pot or a dish? We have everything in our store and it's definitely great value for money. They also showed him all kinds of pans, wooden spoons, white porcelain plates, painted tea sets, and so on.

Xiao Tianjian had no interest in these things, and just said dryly: "I heard that you have a purple casserole from the East here, which is most suitable for stewing soup, how much does it cost?" Is 10 gold coins enough? ”

As soon as the two clerks heard his words, they immediately looked at each other, one of them quickly walked to the door of the store and stood, and the other smiled and said, "This is a big deal, please come to the store and drink tea, and our boss will talk to you personally." After that, he invited him to the room behind the store, and after a while, a thin middle-aged man appeared in front of him and asked solemnly, "Is it Lord Count Xiao?" What do you have to do with us? ”

Xiao Tianjian smiled slightly: "Originally, I never interfered in your affairs, but ...... I've recently heard some weird rumors from my son's side and wanted to ask you about it. ”

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Minna didn't know what was going on on her grandfather's side, she waited for a long time, but before he could get back, she was hungry again, so she ate the bread from the kitchen. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a piano behind the house, so he followed the sound to the backyard and opened the door.

In the river behind the door, a young man sat on a small sampan, holding a lyre, and was singing a love song: "...... O my beloved girl, thy countenance is as delicate as a water lotus, thy voice is sweeter than that of a yellow warbler, my heart trembles for thee, and thou shalt accept my love......"

He didn't sing very well, and he played the piano very ordinarily, but the people around him looked at him with a smile and cheered him up from time to time.

The object of his love song was the girl from Minna's neighbor's house, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, with long fluffy brown curly hair, tied in a knot behind her ear with a silver-blue hairband, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a small tiger tooth when she smiled, which was very bright and moving. She wore a loose white gauze dress with a ruffle collar, corset sleeves, a large flower silk scarf around her waist, a simple knot, a slender white calf exposed under the skirt, and a pair of red shoes on her feet, one on the stone pier of her small dock tie boat. She crossed her hands on her hips, listened to love songs, and smiled happily on her face.

After the young man finished singing, he picked up a large pink water lotus flower placed at one end of the sampan and handed it to his sweetheart: "Luba, I love you, please marry me!" The people around him whistled, and several women burst out laughing.

"Stinky boy, you say this every time, are you annoyed?" The girl named Luba glanced at him with disgust, and happily took the bouquet of flowers, but refused to say whether to marry or not. The young man took Lianhua into his arms and said with a smile: "If you don't promise me for a day, I will never feel annoyed, dear Luba, promise me." ”

Lu Ba just smelled the flowers and smiled, and the people around him booed when they saw this, and the young man immediately booed back: "What's the matter with you?" Go and go. Someone was not convinced: "I said Wise, we are also cheering you up, what are you?" Another young man interjected: "I don't think you're worthy of Luba, Luba is a flower in our civilian West District, so I won't like you toad." ”

"You're the toad!" This time, it was Luba who spoke, "I just like Wise, I don't need you to be nosy." With that, he put his hand around the young man's neck and kissed him on the lips, causing a few whistles around him. Wise was stunned at first, but soon kissed back in ecstasy, and the two were inseparable.

Minna covered her eyes, but she couldn't help but crack her fingers to peek, secretly funny, suddenly heard a voice coming from the front hall, hurriedly retracted into the courtyard, ran into the house, and saw that Xiao Tianjian was back, so she rushed over: "Grandpa, you're back, I'm dying of hunger, I can't help but eat some bread first, where did you go?" ”

Xiao Tianjian put down a bag of food with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I met a few old friends just now, and I chatted a few more words, this is freshly baked puffs and orange cakes, I remember your favorite to eat, right?" ”

Minna cheered, pounced, and ate the cake beautifully. Xiao Tianjian looked at his granddaughter's greed with a smile, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Minna, there is something that grandpa wants to discuss with you, I want to ...... Hurry back to Ito as soon as possible. ”

Minna blinked and asked happily, "Then will I be able to see my father soon?" I'm going to pack my bags! ”

As soon as she turned around, Xiao Tianjian broke her dream: "No...... I mean, I'm going back alone, and you're going to stay here. ”

Minna was taken aback, her eyes widened and she asked, "Why?" ”

"Because I had to go back to attend the entrance ceremony of Bevan, the Knight Academy was a closed school, and Bewen couldn't go home for three whole years as soon as he entered the school, and his father wanted me to visit him. The ceremony will take place in ten days, and in order to be in a hurry, I will cross the Yaluo Great Forest, which is dangerous and it will be inconvenient to carry you. In fact, Ito's situation is unknown, for safety, and to convince his son, Xiao Tianjian does not plan to let his granddaughter go back.

"I'm not afraid!" Minna shouted, "I've even been to the Elven Forest, and the snowy mountains and deserts can't bother me, I won't hold grandpa back!" ”

"Nope." Xiao Tianjian said helplessly, "You haven't practiced light skills yet, you can't travel as fast as me, if you take you, it will never be possible to reach Ito within ten days." Minna, I don't want to miss Bevan's entrance ceremony, which means I won't see him for the next three years. ”

Minna flattened her mouth and lost her temper: "But I want to see my parents, I want to see my parents!" You can't leave me! Don't talk and don't talk! I want to see my mom and dad......"

Xiao Tianjian's scalp was tingling from her shouting, and he said in a hurry: "Even if you go back with me, you won't be able to see your parents." I just went to the Xiao family branch and asked, your father went to Matt to find your mother, and now he is not in Ito. ”

Minna stopped shouting when she heard this, thought for a while, and said, "Then there is still Grandpa Marshall, and Mom and Dad will come back anyway." ”

"Marshall went with your father, too." Xiao Tianjian had no choice but to continue to make it up, "So now your father has no one at Yito's house, and you can't see anyone when you go." ”

Minna flattened her mouth aggrievedly, sat down on the sofa next to her, and kicked the coffee table. Xiao Tianjian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately changed his smile to comfort her: "Actually, it's okay for you to stay for the time being, you also know that your father and your eldest uncle don't get along well, right?" If you go back now, your parents are not there, won't you have to live at your uncle's house? ”

Minna thought about it too, and moved uncomfortably. Xiao Tianjian hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "After I finish attending Bei Wen's entrance ceremony, your father will probably take your mother back to Ito, I'll let them pick you up, okay?" When the treatment is over, your parents will be happy to see that you are so healthy. ”

Minna was silent for a long time before she whispered, "Grandpa is telling the truth this time, right?" It won't change again, will it? ”

Xiao Tianjian was embarrassed for a while: "Of course not." "I used to have to do it, but this time I will tie up my son, that kind of dangerous thing, it's better not to let him fall too deep.

Finally convinced the little granddaughter, Xiao Tianjian began to think about more practical issues: "The magic capital is very safe, even if it doesn't close at night, don't worry, I will ask Han Lin for a few alchemy products for housework, and the stove I got today will also have one...... But you're so young, it's better to find someone to take care of you. Not...... The neighbor's couple seemed to be working as servants in a great magician's house, and I remember that his daughter was free, so he asked her to accompany you, and took you to Sauron's house by the way. ”

Minna asked, "Is his daughter's name Luba?" ”

"How do you know?"

"Just now on the river behind, someone sang a love song to her, and I saw her kissing the man." Minna pursed her lips and smiled. Xiao Tianjian was stunned for a moment, and also smiled: "Has that little girl grown up to this age?" Time flies. ”

He quickly found the Luba girl, and the other party happily agreed, and said, "Oh, what a coincidence, my lover works as a handyman at the Shaonan First Magic Academy, and he happened to be on the way." Minna asked curiously, "Your lover?" Isn't it the one who sang a love song just now? Luba smiled and pinched her nose: "Yes, did you see it too?" Isn't he handsome? Minna "uh" for a long time before she reluctantly nodded, and Luba laughed and hugged her head and rubbed it: "Oh, little Minna, you are so cute." ”

The matter was settled, Xiao Tianjian immediately paid Lu Ba a reward of ten gold coins, and took Minna to explain the reason to Sauron. When the latter heard that Lena might have to spend a long time with him, his face immediately turned stinky. In the end, after Xiao Tianjian said something bad and promised to collect a variety of rare magic materials for him in the Yaluo Great Forest when he came back, he reluctantly nodded.

Then Xiao Tianjian greeted Han Lin and the Xiao family branch again, asked for a variety of household alchemy products such as sweeping turtles, rag bats, magic furnaces and several bags of money, took Minna to buy a magic wand for backup, and also went to the security station and the fire brigade to check it again, and told his granddaughter a lot of words before relieving his heart.

The next day, Minna and Lu Ba, along with the branch manager, sent Xiao Tianjian onto the ship. Baodman had already returned to Encore, so the ship was hired separately. Xiao Tianjian touched his little granddaughter's head and said solemnly: "Be obedient and take good care of yourself, you know?" Don't run to an unknown place because you are greedy for fun, if you have something, just look for Sister Lu Ba or Uncle Hanlin, otherwise you can ask the police station for help. ”

Minna nodded, and said very seriously: "Grandpa has to come back early, remember to bring your parents." ”

Xiao Tianjian paused, nodded with a smile, and said another word of advice to Lu Ba before leaving the Magic City by boat.

Minna began her life as a person. At first she thought it would be difficult, but after two or three days, she realized that it was not as sad as she had imagined.

Every morning, Luba would knock on her door with breakfast and wake Minna from her sleep. After breakfast, the two of them took a car to the Shaonan First Magic Academy on the top of the mountain. Sauron's home was in the Academy, right next to the Potions classroom. Once there, Luba went to find her sweetheart, while Minna stayed in Sauron's room. Lunch was with the potions master (his housekeeper was really not very good), and in the afternoon she drank the medicine, and before dinner Luba would come to pick her up, go shopping on the way, or go to interesting places to play. Dinner is sometimes settled at a small restaurant near home, sometimes Luba or her mother cooks, and sometimes Minna does it herself. At night, practicing magic or potions, or chatting with Luba and listening to Wise's love songs, fell asleep to the sound of the piano.

As for cleaning, Luba does the laundry for him, and every day before going out, he releases sweeping turtles and rag bats, and they will automatically clean the house.

Minna usually eats whatever she likes, she has money in her hand, and Luba doesn't restrict her too much, so her life is very leisurely, more comfortable than when her grandfather was there, and the only trouble is the most of the days at the potions master's house.

Sauron was a college professor, and although he was relatively idle, he still had a lot to do. He had to attend classes, correct homework, do experiments, and make potions, and it was impossible for him to pay attention to a little girl, so once he had finished his daily work to make sure that the potions worked smoothly, he left her alone, and repeatedly hinted at letting her go to Hanlin's side.

However, Hanlin has been so busy with inspiration lately that he has not had the time to pay attention to Minna even more than him, so Minna has no choice but to stay at Sauron's house. After a long time, she finally couldn't help herself, and looked around, or climbed the window to look at the people outside, or peeked into the potion that Sauron was boiling.

When she accidentally dropped her hair into the pot for the third time while peeking at the contents of the cauldron, causing the potion to fail, Sauron finally went into a rage: "You're idle, aren't you?!" Don't peek at my potions again! ”

Minna shrunk her neck: "I'm sorry ......" but she was also aggrieved: "I'm bored, I can't read the books here, and you don't allow me to practice potions here......"

"You deserve to be called a potion for that kind of thing?!" Sauron was even more angry, "That's just kid player wine!" Do you want to practice potions? Very good! He shook a bundle of laurel branches: "You will deal with this, right?" Peel off the bark and cut the branches into 1-centimeter pieces! Let's practice! With that, he turned around and dealt with the failed work.

Minna looked at the two branches as thick as she did, and flattened her mouth, peeling and cutting them in the same way she had learned from Sennet.

After working for a long time, her hands were so sore, who knew that when Sauron came to accept, he scolded: "What is this called? The branches should be cut into one centimeter, one centimeter! You're three centimeters! The bark was also peeled to different sizes, and my carpet was stained. With a wave of his wand, he cast a cleaning charm to clean up all the debris on the ground, and then shouted angrily, "Redo it all for me!" ”

Minna looked unconvinced, and a little aggrieved, she didn't come to be an apprentice, why should she help him?

Seeing this, Sauron sarcastically said, "What? Can't do it? Then don't say you've learned potions! I learned a little bit from that guy at Sennett, which is at this level. ”

Minna was furious, who was afraid of whom? She won't admit defeat! So I continued to do it seriously. Sauron caught a glimpse from the side, the corners of his mouth curled triumphantly.

In this way, by the time Minna had cut more than forty kinds of branches, squeezed the juice of more than ten kinds of fruits, and began to learn to cut leaves, two months had passed. The Body-Strengthening Potion had already finished its course, and the effect was quite good, and she didn't feel tired running from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain now.

However, Xiao Tianjian has not yet returned.

Minna is very angry, this is not the first time, grandpa is a big badass!

She kicked off the small stone at her feet and walked towards her temporary residence for more than two months, carrying a small embroidered satchel in her hand, which was a May Day gift from Luba.

When she arrived at the door, she found that the door was open, she was stunned, snorted coldly, strode into the house, and saw Xiao Tianjian, who greeted her with a smile, shook her head, and went upstairs.

"Xiao Minna, this way, look here, who are here?" Xiao Tianjian's snickering voice came from behind.

Minna hesitated, but turned back. When she saw the figure in the hall, she was stunned at first, and then ecstatic: "Dad! ”

(Big Chapter, Big Chapter, please forgive me for being late today~~~)