Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan were both here for the first time, so they met with the county magistrate alone.
The county leader held Cen Yunchu's hand again and said, "I haven't seen you for three or four years, and you are getting more and more outstanding."
Cen Yunchu said: "The county chief has given me the reward."
"The chess record you gave me is an only copy. I have been looking for it but couldn't find it. Thank you very much. I know that you are very good at talking. Please come to see me a few times when you have nothing to do. I want to ask you for advice.
There are a lot of things. By the way, tell me about your experience of traveling around these years. You know it is difficult for me to find a home now." Zeng Nian did not avoid the fact that she had difficulty moving, and she naturally knew about Cen Yunchu.
But she didn't ridicule or look down on her because of it, which shows that she has a generous heart.
"If the county master doesn't dislike it, I will come back another day." Cen Yunchu was not flattered at all.
"Sister, I'm going to go ahead and see how the banquet is being prepared. It's time to sing the opera," Zeng Ci said close to her sister's ear.
Young ladies don't like to watch dramas very much, but they still have to take care of the elders who come.
"Okay, go ahead!" Zeng Nian patted the back of his sister's hand affectionately. Everyone knew that their sisterly relationship was good.
Jiang Qing has been standing in front of the county leader. There is nothing wrong with her speech and behavior, but she is a little too deliberate. Her back is too straight, and the smile on her face seems to be carved on it.
In contrast, Jiang Nuan didn't care much and stood far away from Xu Chunjun.
"Why are there so many kites?" Jiang Nuan looked up at the sky and saw dozens of white and brown kites flying over the garden.
Xu Chunjun was also surprised: "This thing usually lives in the wild and does not enter the city."
While he was talking, the falcons flew lower, and everyone looked up, wondering why this happened.
Suddenly, the leading falcon swooped down and grabbed Princess Jiaming in the crowd.
The falcon is considered small among eagles, but it is a bird of prey after all.
Princess Jiaming was so frightened that she squatted on the ground with her head in her arms. A hawk flew over her body and scratched her arm, causing blood to flow out immediately.
Everyone present was a delicate boudoir girl. Where had they seen such a formation before? They were all pale with fright. In addition, other falcons also flew down one after another, and everyone ran away, and screams and cries suddenly resounded.
The whole garden.
Xu Chunjun was also frightened, but she knew that the more critical it was, the more she needed to calm down. Because the county chief was talking to the ladies, all the maids and women were standing outside. Now it was a mess, and the servants could not come to each place for a while.
In front of the master.
Moreover, the county leader Zeng Nian was unable to move, and there was only Cen Yunchu around him at the moment.
Jiang Nuan had already run over first, and Xu Chunjun followed closely behind. The two of them helped Cen Yunchu protect the county owner.
They themselves covered their heads and faces with their sleeves, and could only hear the flapping of feathers above their heads.
But what surprised Xu Chunjun was that not many falcons attacked them.
There were only one or two hovering overhead, but they did not swoop down.
This also gave her the opportunity to observe carefully. She found that these hawks did not really want to hurt people. They seemed to be very interested in the beaded and green hairpin rings on people's heads. The more gorgeously decorated the people were, the more hawks were chasing after them.
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Princess Jiaming, who was the first to be attacked, wore a set of butterfly corollas dotted with emeralds and jewels on her head, which was very gorgeous and eye-catching.
In order to confirm his judgment, Xu Chunjun took off the beaded hairpin he was wearing and threw it away.
Sure enough, the falcon that had been hovering above them immediately flew down, grabbed the hairpin and flew away.
"Everyone, please take off the jewelry on your head and throw it away!" Xu Chunjun shouted loudly, "This is where the falcon comes."
But only a few people nearby heard it and were still doubtful.
Jiang Nuan naturally trusted her the most, so she pulled out a pair of jade hairpins from her head and threw them away.
Cen Yunchu took off the headdress for the county lord and also took off his own white jade comb.
Sure enough, no falcons stopped near them anymore.
"Quickly send a message to everyone and take off all the jewelry on your head." At this time, several of their maids also ran up to them, and the county leader ordered them to spread the message everywhere.
"I only knew that crows would steal jewelry, but I didn't know that hawks would do the same thing," Cen Yunchu said to Xu Chunjun after straightening his messy hair. "Thank you for discovering it in time."
"Sister Xu is the most attentive." Jiang Nuan said with Yourong.
"Why don't you quickly pick up your jewelry? She threw it out to test the eagle. Just take it off, why throw it out?" Cen Yunchu looked at Jiang Nuan like a fool and said.
Jiang Nuan stuck out her tongue, walked over and picked up her hairpin.
"Thank you all three very much." The county leader was still a little shocked at this time, "I guess the guards will come in soon."
Although the county leader sent people to spread the word, asking everyone to take off the jewelry on their heads.
However, in the panic, many people's jewelry and hair got tangled together and could not be removed at all.
The more complicated the jewelry, the more so.
Therefore, the scene remains chaotic.
The sound of "whoosh" is the sound of arrow feathers breaking through the air.
Immediately afterwards, a falcon fell to the ground with a "snap", and its head was shot into pieces.
A purple hairpin also fell to the ground, with eagle blood splattered on it.
Immediately afterwards, more arrows were shot, and the hawks were injured or fled, and had no time to attack people.
Xu Chunjun thought that the guards had arrived, but he saw several well-dressed young men running towards him from the east.
Although she was not familiar with the layout of the county prince's palace, she knew that the back gardens of ordinary aristocratic families had partitions, half of which were used for the ladies to enjoy and relax, and the other half for the men to practice riding and shooting.
These people must be the princes and friends of the Zeng family.
Xu Chunjun's guess was correct. The visitors were Zeng Nian's biological brother Zeng Li and his concubine brother Zeng Nan, as well as several children from well-connected aristocratic families.
They were training horses in the East Garden, but they came over after hearing something was wrong here.
"A-Nian, how are you?" Both brothers loved this sister very much, not to mention Zeng Nian was really distressed.
"I'm fine, brother, thank you for coming here in time." Zeng Nian had returned to normal at this time.
"It's okay, it's okay." Only then did Zeng Li remember that there was a girl from another family, and he hurriedly apologized: "This happened unexpectedly, please forgive me for being abrupt."
Xu Chunjun and others returned the salute, lowered their heads slightly and said nothing.
Men and women are on the defensive, and they should avoid it. But the situation is special and it is necessary to meet them as a last resort, so they must abide by the etiquette.
But Cen Yunchu was so eye-catching that several young men were stunned.
There were a few people who didn't pay attention to her, including Zong Tianbao, the young prince of Baixianghou Mansion.
He kept staring at Jiang Nuan for a long time, and then shouted: "Jiang Bigfoot!"
Jiang Nuan suddenly raised his head, and the young Marquis clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Hahaha, it's really you!"
Jiang Nuan didn't know whether he was shy or angry, but his cheeks were red.
"I heard people say you came to the capital, but I still don't believe it." The young Marquis smiled, not caring whether Jiang Nuan was embarrassed at all, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and your feet have grown a lot, right?"
It turned out that Zong Tianbao's father had served in Dengzhou in his early years and often visited Jiang Nuan's maternal grandfather's house.
At that time, Zong Tianbao was only eight or nine years old. He was like a live monkey, and it was not honorable to be a guest.
He climbed up the wall in the yard and loved to tease Jiang Nuan.
Jiang Nuan kicked him more than once, so he nicknamed Jiang Nuan "Jiang Big Foot".
Although many years have passed, he still remembers it.
Boys and girls mature late in life. Although they are of the same age, a fifteen-year-old girl and a fifteen-year-old boy are completely different worlds.
Jiang Nuan was already a big girl, so she couldn't bear his ridicule in public, so she couldn't help but blush, and just scolded him in her heart.