Don't go back to hometown

"When I woke up, I was in the dungeon..."

In the traveling carriage, Jiang Xianyu didn't continue talking.

Xie Cheng knew what happened to him later, he hated Ren Xiaoyao's double-faced swordsmanship, and pityed the young man's wrong-handedness, wishing to kill Ren Xiaoyao again.

He grabbed the boy's hand and suppressed his anger in his tone: "It was my negligence, and I should have taken his life in Yangzhou."

Jiang Xianyu shook his head: "I didn't expect that he would covet Mingya. This time, I will personally deal with him."

Xie Cheng grabbed his hand and kissed his fingertips, "I'll help you."

Jiang Xianyu smiled, leaned forward and kissed him, "Don't feel sorry for me."

"En." Xie Cheng held the back of his head and kissed him again.

Outside the carriage, Shimo gently tapped the wall of the carriage: "Master, Yong'an Lane is coming soon."

Xie Cheng let go of him, lifted the curtain of the car and looked into the alley.

"So it's here..." Jiang Xianyu looked at the buildings on both sides of the alley, and his eyes fell on the big locust tree in the yard of a certain family, "Let's go up and have a look, don't startle the snake."

"Yeah." Xie Cheng pulled Jiang Xianyu out of the car, let Shimo drive the carriage back, and himself and Jiang Xianyu flew on the branches of the locust tree.

In the previous life, Jiang Xianyu and Ren Xiaoyao parted ways on the way to Lingnan, and the other party gave him an address and asked him to send him a letter.

Household No. 13, Yong'an Lane, Chengdong, Outer City, Kyoto.

Ren Xiaoyao couldn't leave the city with Mingya, let alone staying in an inn easily. This place might be his first choice.

The two stepped on the treetops to the roof, and they looked for each other.

This alley is a bit remote, many households are unoccupied, No. 13 household is also an empty house, the yard is overgrown with weeds, and the doors and windows are full of dust.

Jiang Xianyu didn't have much hope at first, after all, Ren Xiaoyao also has memories of his previous life, knowing that he had told Jiang Xianyu this address, the probability of staying here is not high.

But in this way, they can only search for Mingya's whereabouts in the whole city like headless chickens.

"It's okay, let's look for it again." Xie Cheng comforted.

Jiang Xianyu looked anxious: "I'm not worried about Mingya's safety for the time being, I'm afraid that Ren Xiaoyao will cheat on Mingya—"

Xie Cheng knew that his worry was not unreasonable, but he still comforted him: "It seems that there are people in the first few households, let's go ask first."

……

"Cough...cough..."

In the main room of a small courtyard, sitting by the window was an unfit middle-aged man, covering his lips and coughing continuously.

In the narrow kitchen at the corner, Ren Xiaoyao glanced at the source of the sound, quickly poured the soup from the medicine pot into a bowl, and hurriedly brought it over.

"Father, here comes the medicine."

Ren Su barely stopped coughing, picked up the medicine bowl and drank the hot soup in one gulp, as if his lips and tongue didn't know the temperature.

Ren Xiaoyao poured him another cup of warm water, and Ren Su breathed slowly, leaning against the back of the wheelchair exhausted.

"That girl in the wing room, you want to take her away?"

Ren Xiaoyao lowered his eyes and did not dare to look at him: "Yes."

Ren Su was silent for a moment, his words were tactful, but his meaning was clearly disapproving: "You take me with a cripple and a reluctant girl, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get away."

"I'll convince her." Ren Xiaoyao hurriedly said, and quickly lowered his head when he met Ren Su's displeased gaze, "It's really not possible, let her stay here first, and I will send my adoptive father out of Beijing and come back to pick her up."

Ren Su frowned: "You really want to take her?"

Ren Xiaoyao knelt down in front of him with a plop, "I beg my adoptive father to help me."

Ren Su looked down at him for a moment, then took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Ren Xiaoyao: "Give it to her, and give her the antidote when she is willing to stay by your side."

"Father..." Ren Xiaoyao took the porcelain bottle, but he hesitated in his heart. This is poison after all, and the process of poisoning is very painful...

Seeing his hesitation, Ren Su manipulated the wheelchair and turned around: "It's up to you if you want to, but you have to change your face quickly, you have to leave the city tonight."

"……Yes."

Just as Ren Xiaoyao took out the tools to replace the mask, he suddenly heard a blunt sound from the next room, and hurriedly put down his things and rushed over.

I saw the girl whose hands and feet were bound and eyes covered with cloth strips rolled off the bed and lay on the ground in a state of embarrassment.

Ren Xiaoyao immediately stepped forward to pick her up and put her on the bed.The girl struggled violently, as soon as Ren Xiaoyao let go, he turned over and rolled to the inside of the bed, leaning against the wall with his knees bent, his whole body on guard.

Ren Xiaoyao knelt on one knee on the small bed, and untied the cloth from her eyes.

The girl opened a pair of clear eyes, blinked constantly to adapt to the light, and shrank back when she saw the person in front of her clearly.

Ren Xiaoyao's tone was gentle: "I'll untie the dumb acupoint for you first, but don't shout, my adoptive father is resting."

Li Mingya pursed her lips and looked at him, without answering yes or no.

Ren Xiaoyao saw the fear and repulsion in her eyes, felt sore, but he still untied her dumb acupoint.

Li Mingya didn't shout, but moved her lips, and asked him calmly, "Why did you arrest me?"

"I'm here to protect you."

"Protection?" Li Mingya looked down at the cloth strips binding her hands and feet.

Knowing that she was wrong, Ren Xiaoyao untied the bandages on her hands and feet, and said, "Your father failed to force the palace last night, and now he is in jail—it was Xu Jing who arrested him."

"Impossible!" Li Mingya stared at him with wide eyes, full of disbelief.

"I know you don't want to believe it, but it's the truth." Ren Xiaoyao said, "Brother Yu and Xie Cheng you know belong to King Yi. The biggest winner last night was King Yi, and all these arrangements, you Those two good brothers didn't intend to tell you."

Li Mingya's eyes slowly turned red, and she turned her head to avoid her gaze: "I don't believe it."

Ren Xiaoyao's heart stabbed, and a faint pain flashed in his eyes: "Even if your father is imprisoned and the Imperial Army seizes Prince Rui's mansion, are you still willing to trust Jiang Xianyu?"

In his previous life, Ren Xiaoyao knew that Jiang Xianyu was more attractive than himself, even though he used the hero's plan to save the beauty, he was still worried that Ming Ya would fall in love with Jiang Xianyu instead of him.Even though he later connected with Mingya and knew that Mingya only regarded Jiang Xianyu as his elder brother, they still got jealous occasionally and talked about everything.

Even before getting married, she had to tell her the unspeakable real name on her household registration, but she turned around and told Jiang Xianyu as a joke.

On the night of her marriage in her previous life, she was willing to trust Jiang Xianyu instead of going with him.

Ren Xiaoyao clenched his fists tightly and fixed his eyes on Mingya.

"Then what answer do you want from me?" Li Mingya looked up at him.

Ren Xiaoyao was stunned, unable to answer for a while.

Li Mingya: "I admit that you saved me when we met for the first time. But later in Yangzhou, when you said that you were destined to meet me, the way you looked at me was not like the way you met me when you first met. Instead, you looked for someone else's shadow through me. You said that you were destined to meet me , because I look like your old friend, right?"

"That's not the case!" Ren Xiaoyao went to grab her hand in a hurry, but Ming Ya pulled her hand away.

"From just now until now, you have been looking at me cautiously, even apologetically. May I ask, is it necessary to act like this when facing a kidnapped hostage?" Li Mingya asked rationally and calmly, "If you are truly ashamed, you will I won't be tied down."

"That's not the case." Ren Xiaoyao still grabbed her hand and looked at her earnestly, "I...I just... just fell in love with you, but I had to save you in this way, lest you complain I."

Li Mingya looked at him silently, then looked at the hand she was holding, and suddenly said: "You betrayed that person, didn't you?"

"I do not have!"

Ren Xiaoyao quickly denied it, then froze suddenly, and met Li Mingya's see-through eyes.

Li Mingya struggled to break away from his hand, "No matter what you want from me, I am not the one you have betrayed. Whether it is regret or apology, it is only meaningful to that person. You are playing with me here, but it is Just deceiving yourself."

Ren Xiaoyao felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and his despicable thoughts were naked.

Yes, his remorse and apology are only meaningful to Mingya in his previous life.Mingya in this life doesn't see him at all.

"You like Xu Jing that much?" Ren Xiaoyao's eyes were red, staring at her, "Even if he killed your father, you still like him?"

"It's none of your business!" Li Mingya turned away suddenly, but tears rolled down her face.

Ren Xiaoyao only felt stinging pain in his eyes, and the jealousy and anger in his heart were soaring. He grabbed the porcelain bottle hidden in his sleeve and stood up, announcing: "Whether you want it or not, I will take you away."

Just as Li Mingya was about to speak, he tapped the acupoints all over her body and Ya acupoints, so she could only sit on the bed with her knees bent and watch him leave the room.

Tears blurred her vision, but she didn't know what she was crying in her heart.

Is he worried that his father will be imprisoned, or is he annoyed that he never knew his ambition to usurp power?

Was he wronged by brother Yu for deceiving her, or was he sad to lose this brother who was like a brother and friend?

Do you resent Xu Jing for being cruel and heartless, or do you regret giving your heart to him?

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Li Mingya, who was crying silently, suddenly heard a soft sound from the window.

From the position she was in, she couldn't see the position by the window, only a figure cast on the ground.

The visitor was dressed in night clothes, saw her eyes light up, made a "shh" gesture, and pulled off the black mask, revealing a familiar face of Li Mingya.

"Princess, I'm Xu He."

Li Mingya naturally recognized Xu He, a servant of Xu's mansion, who practiced martial arts with Xu Jing since childhood, was Xu Jing's confidant, and sent letters to her on Xu Jing's behalf.

She stared at Xu He with wide eyes, moved her lips but did not make a sound.

Xu He noticed it, and stepped forward to untie the acupuncture points for her.

"Why did you come? Where's Xu Jing?" Li Mingya asked in a low voice.

"To tell you the truth, the princess, the young master has always asked me to stay by your side to protect you. Yesterday, I heard that you were unwell and could not attend the palace banquet, and even told me to stay in Prince Rui's residence to take care of you. Later, when the private soldiers of Prince Rui's residence were dispatched, I realized that it was wrong to report Young Master, I found out that there was a palace change in the palace. When I rushed back, I found that you were taken away."

"Fortunately, I haven't gone far, let me follow all the way here."

As he spoke, Xu He glanced vigilantly outside the door, "Don't blame the princess, that man's martial arts skills are superior to mine, I dare not act rashly, so I can only sneak in to save you. But don't worry, I have sent a letter to the young master, He'll be here soon."

Li Mingya listened to him with red eyes, and suddenly asked: "Did he arrest my father?"

Xu He's expression faltered: "Young Master, he...is just a king's fate. I heard that you were missing this morning, so I immediately searched for you all over the capital."

Li Mingya hesitated to speak, but suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and before she had time to react, the door was kicked open——