The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

"Dayin Kingdom and Daxing Dynasty are across the river from each other. Dayin Kingdom is eyeing Daxing covetously. Moreover, the people of Dayin are insidious and cunning. They always find faults in every meeting of all nations and always make a mess. I guess they are always looking for excuses to start a war."

Jiang Tunan spat out the melon seed shells, feeling a little dry in the mouth, and took another sip of tea. He looked to the side and saw Ye Ruzhen chattering away, while Ji Lingyue was sitting upright with his hands on his legs, looking very reserved.

"No wonder they're so nervous."

As soon as the news about Meng Jingchen was released, all the capable people left, leaving only the girls present - Xiao Mingxu and Ji Yichen.

"Cousin, are you really not going to help?"

Xiao Mingxu and Ji Yichen were playing with crickets and said indifferently,

"If I go, I'll just cause more trouble. I'd better be sensible and stay here quietly so as not to cause more trouble."

Ji Yichen also nodded.

Jiang Tunan was speechless. These two people had a very clear understanding of him.

"Xiao Nan, why do you think Dayin Nation sent people here this time? I remember there are still some days before the All Nations Meeting, how come they came so early?"

Jiang Tunan: "Yes, indeed."

"I wonder if the prince of Dayin Kingdom is here too? Even though Dayin Kingdom is abominable, the prince is indeed a pretty sight to behold, hahaha."

Jiang Tunan: "Hmm. Hmm?"

Come to think of it, Jiang Tunan has seen many handsome European and American men in modern times, and their big eyes and high noses are indeed good-looking.

"But since someone from Dayin Country is coming, why are Xiao Mingli and the others so nervous?"

Jiang Tunan didn't understand. Logically speaking, even if the Dayin Kingdom sent people to provoke, the ones who should be nervous should be the ministers and the emperor. Except for Xiao Mingli, the rest were still students of the Imperial Academy.

"Hey, you don't know this."

Ye Ruzhen smiled mysteriously, and Ji Lingyue still sat beside her obediently.

"You know we have four great talents in Kyoto, right? The Great Yin Kingdom comes every time and challenges us. I always feel that the talents in their country are better than ours."

"In the end, I couldn't win every time, so I got angry and embarrassed."

Xiao Mingxu took over the conversation, feeling somewhat proud.

"Xiao Mingli must be here."

Ye Ruzhen ignored Xiao Mingxu and pulled Jiang Tunan over and said,

"There are four seats for talented people, and you guys take up two, so the pressure is even greater."

"Then why is Meng Jingchen so anxious?"

Shouldn't he be more happy watching the show?

"Well, his second prince is one of them, so he has to go back and prepare as soon as possible."

Jiang Tunan counted and now knew three.

"What about another one?"

Ye Ruzhen got excited when she talked about this.

"The other one is Master Wen Zhu, the head of Bamboo Shadow Pavilion. He rarely shows up, and he has never lost a battle. There were many times when we were about to lose, but he single-handedly turned the tide."

Jiang Tunan asked,

"Bamboo Shadow Pavilion? What's that for?"

"I know this!"

Ji Yichen raised his right hand high and said excitedly,

"His family runs a study room and also does some murder business."

Jiang Tunan:?

Is this order reversed?

"Mr. Wenzhu loves bamboo, so most of the shops under the name of Zhuying Pavilion are named after bamboo."

Speaking of which, Jiang Tunan suddenly remembered that the place where Shuyan took her to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone was called Mozhuxuan, which might be the same as Zhuyingge.

But now that we know that Zhuying Pavilion is a killer organization, would anyone really dare to go to the store to buy things?

"Indeed, Master Wen Zhu even planted a lot of bamboos where he lived."

Xiao Mingxu's tone was cheerful, and Ye Ruzhen hummed,

"You talk as if you've been there."

Xiao Mingxu's face was panicked for a moment.

"How could I? I just heard about it!"

Bamboo? Something suddenly flashed through Jiang Tunan's mind. Seeing this, Ye Ruzhen asked,

"Xiao Nan, what are you thinking about?"

Jiang Tunan's serious expression made Ye Ruzhen become serious as well.

"I think Master Wenzhu should have plenty of bamboo shoots to eat. Now is the best time to dig them."

Everyone:...

"But the worst sufferers are the officials in the Honglu Temple."

Ye Ruzhen sighed lightly, fortunately her father didn't get promoted last time.

Otherwise, it would be his family that would be in trouble.

Inside the Honglu Temple, the Honglu Temple Minister Hu Yanyu sat in the hall, pulling his hair and collapsing.

"Can anyone tell me why people from Dayin Country suddenly came to Kyoto?"

Everyone below was cowering and lowering their heads, except Xiao Mingli, who stood straight.

Hu Yanyu noticed Xiao Mingli at first sight.

"Xiao Sicheng, do you have any way to deal with it?"

Xiao Mingli was neither humble nor arrogant, and replied with a salute.

"Your Excellency, I believe that the purpose of the people of Dayin is not yet clear. Now we can only wait and see what happens."

Hu Yanyu was deflated.

"That's the only way. Let's welcome him to Beijing first."

"grown ups!"

Another temple official stepped forward and said nervously,

"But...but there is no one in the temple who can receive us."

"What do you mean?"

"Your Excellency forgot that Zhao Yiguan retired last month and returned to his hometown. He is the only one in the temple who can speak Dayin language. If the people of Dayin come now, there is no one in our temple to receive them."

Hu Yanyu was furious.

"How do you do things? You were already short of staff last month, and you haven't hired anyone this month?"

The temple secretary knelt on the ground tremblingly and said,

"Sir, I am from the Master of Ceremonies Department. Xiao Sicheng from the Guest Department should be in charge at this time."

When Hu Yanyu heard that it was Xiao Mingli, he could not punish him because of his connections, so he could only call Xiao Mingli out.

"Xiao Sicheng, I'll leave this matter to you. If you can't do it well, the emperor will blame you, and I will have no choice but to hand you over."

Xiao Mingli stepped forward and knelt down.

"I humble my position and take orders."

At the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Mingrui sat at his desk in deep thought. After thinking for a long time, he spoke,

"Impressed."

The man in black fell from the sky, smiled and said,

"What's the matter?"

"You go and stay with Jiang Tunan and keep her safe."

I nodded in agreement.

"Oh, you mean the girl who moved into the Xiao Mansion some time ago."

Xiao Mingrui's eyes were deep.

"Meng Jingchen wants to use Jiang Tunan. If he fails today, he will try again in the future. I'm afraid he will lose his temper and do something one day."

After he was convinced, he also pretended to be in deep thought.

"I feel so too."

Xiao Mingrui's eyes turned and his expression turned disgusted.

"Also, when are you going to learn your Mandarin properly?"

The face was excited.

"What do you mean? Can't I guarantee that what I say will be accurate?"

Xiao Mingrui swung his palm and made him retreat.

"Okay, okay, I'll leave right away."

After taking it, I coughed and muttered as I walked.

"Just because I can't beat you."

Fu Le performed Qing Gong and immediately disappeared in the room. Xiao Mingrui ignored Fu Le's movements and shouted to the outside, "Shu Yan."

Shuyan walked in respectfully, and Xiao Mingrui placed a letter on Shuyan's desk.

"Find someone who can speak Da Yin Mandarin and send it to my second brother."

Xiao Mingrui rubbed his temples. Things have been happening one after another recently and he has been very busy.

It seems that since Jiang Tunan came to the Xiao Mansion, these things have happened one after another. However, the Xiao Mansion has indeed become more lively.

The corners of Xiao Mingrui's mouth rose slightly. Sometimes, he really couldn't figure out what Jiang Tunan was thinking.

I hope she can be a good cousin of the Xiao family, and I will ensure her safety for the rest of her life.