Su Liancheng's eyes were filled with a smile: "I took her to the meadow Miaoxin mentioned."
"She doesn't know the way very well. I'm afraid she has forgotten how to get there now. I'll take you all there after her father's birthday party!"
Jiang Huatong felt excited in his heart and said with a smile: "So I will thank the Young City Master right here."
Su Liancheng smiled slightly, took out a black box about three inches long from his arms and handed it to her. She was stunned for a moment.
Su Liancheng explained: "There may not be peace in the city lord's palace today, and the guards I assigned to you will inevitably be poorly protected."
"For safety's sake, hold on to this machine."
"Even though this machine looks small, it is very powerful. Just hold it for self-defense!"
Jiang Huatong had been taught since she was a child that men and women were not close to each other, and they were not allowed to accept things from men. She was a little hesitant.
Su Liancheng brought the box a little closer to her and said with a smile, "I've given one of this kind to Miao Xin before."
"It's just for self-defense, Miss Jiang, don't take it to heart."
His implication is that this is a public item and has no special meaning.
When Jiang Huatong heard what he said, she felt a little disappointed for some reason, but she felt it was reasonable.
She no longer hesitated, stretched out her hand to take it, and thanked him warmly.
He returned the greeting calmly and simply told her how to use it.
Jiang Huatong looked at the box in his hand, reached out and touched it gently.
The box was taken out from Su Liancheng's arms, and it still carried his body temperature.
She could only think of eight words at this time: an elegant gentleman, as gentle as jade.
Although Jiang Huatong knew that the box did not mean anything, she was still very happy in her heart.
Su Liancheng thought of another thing: "Your father has come to the First City. He should come to the city lord's mansion today to celebrate his birthday."
"I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to replace Miao Xin as First City's cousin to attend the birthday banquet. Fortunately, the cousin's identity doesn't matter."
"At that time, I will let someone announce that Miss Cousin is ill today. No one will pay attention to this matter, but..."
When he said this, he looked at Jiang Huatong: "Do you want to see your father?"
Jiang Huatong was very surprised to hear the news that Prime Minister Jiang came to the First City. After all, Prime Minister Jiang is the prime minister of a country and has a special status. Under normal circumstances, he would not leave Dayan.
She couldn't help but ask: "Why did he come?"
After she asked, she felt that the question was inappropriate. Su Liancheng was not Prime Minister Jiang, how could he possibly know the reason?
And based on her understanding of Prime Minister Jiang, she might have bad intentions if she came to the First City at this time.
Su Liancheng smiled faintly: "Xiang Jiang came here on the order of the emperor. I don't know the specific reason."
Jiang Huatong's eyes were a little complicated, and his hands clenched into fists unconsciously.
Although Jiang Xiang is her father, father and daughter have never been close to each other.
In her memory, she didn't see Jiang Xiang many times, and she could only see him at dinner parties at Jiang Mansion.
When they met, father and daughter basically had nothing to say.
Su Liancheng nodded lightly: "If you don't want to see him, just rest in the yard today."
"If you want to see him, I can help you arrange it."
Jiang Huatong gave a light blessing: "Thank you, Young City Master, for reminding me. I will think about this matter again."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Su Liancheng: "My father...did he do anything detrimental to the First City?"
Not many people knew about Prime Minister Jiang's arrival in the First City. Su Liancheng only learned about it last night.
Su Liancheng said quietly: "He is a minister of Emperor Cheng Ming, and what he does is just following orders."
"Everyone has different positions, and naturally their views and actions are also different. There is no advantage or disadvantage, and there is no absolute right or wrong. Ms. Jiang does not need to worry about it."
He said this tactfully, but Jiang Huatong already understood it completely.
As his daughter, she naturally knows what kind of person Jiang Xiang is.
He has always been very scheming, and this time he came to the First City to serve as Emperor Ming. He was afraid that he had a big plan.
Her originally joyful mood sank to the bottom in an instant.
She said softly: "Although I don't know what my father did, it was probably not a good thing. I am here to apologize to the First City on his behalf."
Su Liancheng said seriously: "He is him and you are you. No matter what he did, it has nothing to do with you."
After he left, Jiang Huatong went back to the room, but her mood at this time had changed dramatically from when she left.
It has been more than four years since she left Jiang Mansion. During these four years, she had lived happily and rarely thought of the past.
Jiang Mansion is already an extremely distant past for her.
She always thought that as long as she did not return to Dayan or Jiang Mansion, the people and things in Jiang Mansion would have nothing to do with her.
But when she heard the news that Jiang Xiang was in the First City, she felt that she had taken it for granted.
No matter how she tried to distance herself from the Jiang family, her surname was Jiang after all.
The blood relationship between her and Jiang Xiang cannot be separated in any way, and she cannot change the fact that she grew up in Jiang Mansion.
She looked at the machine Su Liancheng gave her, sniffed slightly, and her eyes gradually darkened.
Jiang Huatong's hand gently touched the machine. At this time, Su Liancheng's body temperature was no longer on the machine, and the tentacles were cold.
Her mood was a little complicated for a moment. No matter how courageous and determined she was, she was still a little at a loss and panicked at this moment.
Does she want to see him?
Since the beginning of the hour, guests have come one after another to congratulate me on my birthday.
The configuration of the city lord's palace is basically the same as that of the royal palaces of the Six Kingdoms. Today, the banquet will be held in Qunfang Hall.
Outside Qunfang Hall is a well-manicured garden.
It was midsummer at this time, and the east side of the garden was filled with a large area of flaming red sandalwood flowers, while the west side was an elegant bamboo forest.
There is a lake beside the garden. In the lake, white lotus and red lotus are in full bloom. The leaves are round like beads and the flowers are like jade. They are elegant and beautiful.
Tang Miaoxin was caught in the crowd of people coming to Yufang to celebrate her birthday, and she arrived neither early nor late.
Because of the conflict yesterday, many people were injured.
The people from the Six Kingdoms came to the First City under the guise of congratulating Su Yan on his birthday. At this time, as long as they were not too injured to get up, they were all going to the city lord's mansion.
Everyone had different thoughts today. Knowing that this might be the last chance, everyone made various preparations.
Tang Miaoxin mingled in the crowd, watching them group in groups, whispering something in a low voice, and just smiled softly.
Ning Changping walked beside Tang Miaoxin and pointed at the injured people and asked: "Sister, are they trying too hard?"
There were many people here, so she called Sister Tang Miaoxin.
Tang Miaoxin chuckled and said: "They are not working too hard, they are just risking their lives to achieve their goals."
Ning Changping said he couldn't understand: "Don't they feel pain?"
Before Tang Miaoxin could answer, Ning Changping reached out and pinched a young man not far from her. The man immediately screamed in pain: "What are you doing?"