Knowing that Lu Xinran was worried, Lu Xinlan still walked out from behind her and took a few steps towards Song Junyan.
"Your Highness, I just heard someone say that the patrolmen encountered an accident on the street nearby today. They came here an hour late. Although it was a coincidence, why did they encounter the accident? Who was there at this hour? I've been here before, Your Highness, why don't you send some people to investigate."
Song Junyan turned slightly to the side, caught Lu Xinran's anti-thief eyes from the corner of his eye, and nodded slightly.
"Yes, Ding San."
"Subordinates take orders."
Ding Sanfei quickly clasped his fists and walked away quickly.
Wu Zuo had already checked all the debris near the body and confirmed that there was no abnormality. Then he ordered the people to put the person on a stretcher and send him back to Yizhuang.
Lu Xinran saw the scene for the first time in his two lives, and was filled with curiosity after being afraid.
Knowing that there was no point in them staying any longer, Lu Xinlan pulled her, saluted and prepared to leave.
Song Junyan hummed lightly, but when the two sisters walked a few steps away, he suddenly said: "If Miss Lu wants to know the follow-up of this case, she can send someone to Shuntian Mansion to ask for the follow-up after the case is solved."
Lu Xinlan's heart, which was still a little depressed at first, suddenly became brighter because of these words.
She hurriedly bowed again: "My dear, thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration."
【This is compassion! Hum, if I didn't know the identity of the deceased, I could tell him what happened. 】
A sour voice rang in the ears of the two of them. Lu Xinlan looked at the angry person next to him in amusement, pulled her up with a smile and turned to leave.
Song Junyan looked at their backs, silently counting the footsteps of the two of them as they left.
Eight steps, nine steps, ten steps.
The world became pure, and the chattering voices completely disappeared.
On the carriage, Lu Xin, who had regained consciousness, folded her arms and became afraid.
"Aren't you afraid?"
"Why be afraid?"
Lu Xinlan looked at her funny. Even the most favored fourth prince in the dynasty dared to call him a pervert. Would she still be afraid of death?
Lu Xinran frowned, obviously a little confused.
"But, but that's a dead person. Don't you think it's scary?"
"Are you scary?" Lu Xinlan smiled and shook her head slightly: "Sister, people are much scarier than ghosts. The dead will only use their bodies to tell us what happened to them before they died, but the living are the executioners and kill without batting an eye. of devil.
"If you're afraid of the dead, it's better to stay vigilant and be careful of the living."
Lu Xinran blinked again and again, lowering her head and thinking about her words over and over again.
Are the living scarier than the dead?
Thinking of the contents of the book Tongzi read to her, she instantly agreed with these words.
"I understand, thank you!"
Lu Xinlan just smiled and shook her head slightly, "Don't be too polite to me. We are a family and we should take care of each other."
But shouldn't she be plotting against her?
Just like those plots in True and False Daughter, for the sake of being the eldest daughter of the Lu family, to marry a good husband, and to compete for more dowries, are you going to fight to the death?
Listening to her thoughts, Lu Xinlan couldn't help but laugh again.
"Remember what I told you before? It's not easy for us women to survive. We can get the life we want by ourselves, without fighting and strife."
They are both women, and they have traveled through time and space together, so why should they embarrass each other?
The guard in Lu Xinran's heart had already been loosened, and she was still struggling with her last bit.
"But you have been a famous young lady of the Lu family for more than ten years, and your status has suddenly changed. You are completely different. Are you really willing to do that?"
"Why not give in?"
Lu Xinlan smiled broadly: "Even if I lose my status as the eldest daughter of the Lu family, with the love my grandmother and mother have for me, they will not drive me out of the house, or find someone to marry me off.
"When I get married in the future, I will have a dowry with me, and I will have a minister's house behind me, so my husband's family will not treat me too badly.
"If women in this world have only one way out: marrying a man, what's the difference between marrying a prince and marrying someone else?
"It's just a house to live in, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing. Since you won't be so poor that you have to farm and set up a stall by yourself, and you have to worry about making a living every day, why not be willing to do it?
"Besides, is marrying a prince really a good idea?"
Lu Xinran shook his head crazily, "No, no, no, not good at all!"
Marrying Song Junyan is hell mode, let Zhang Shui'er enjoy this blessing~
"Miss Zhang Er, let's report to Grandma Ming when we get back to the house later, and then have someone send some supplements there. This is the proper etiquette."
Lu Xinran nodded, knowing that she was teaching him, so he agreed gratefully.
From the moment she knew that people outside the house could hear Lu Xinran's thoughts, Mrs. Pei knew that she would easily cause trouble when she went out.
But she didn't expect that she would directly provoke a big deal and make the second most favored girl in the Duke's mansion faint from anger.
She rubbed her brows, no longer daring to think about how much mess she would have to clean up in the days to come.
"Grandma, we met the Fourth Prince on the street today."
Lu Xinran waited for Lu Xinlan to finish talking about Zhang Shui'er, then hurriedly went over and told them about their two encounters with Song Junyan.
She frowned and spoke worriedly.
"Grandma, my granddaughter thinks that, well, Miss Zhang Er from the Duke's Mansion is the most suitable match for the fourth prince. My sister's current status is definitely not able to marry the prince. It would be better to terminate the oral engagement earlier so that Miss Zhang Er can ask for it. Sweetheart, what do you think?"
Mrs. Pei replied with a smile, but sighed helplessly in her heart.
If only I could hear her voice and know that she was really thinking about Lu Xinlan.
Her words... sounded like she was talking about fire.
Her eyes fell on the nuns in the room, "Qiaozhen, Xinran girl has just returned to the mansion not long ago. She is unfamiliar with many things in the capital. You can go stay with her for a while."
Come back after you've trained her mouth!
Nanny Xu has been with Mr. Pei for many years, and she can tell what her master is up to with just one sentence.
He hurriedly stepped forward and said yes, then stood next to Cuizhu and Bitao.
Bi Tao suddenly panicked, her eyes fell on Lu Xinlan, and then she listened to what her good master said.
"Grandma, Bitao is my granddaughter's most convenient maid. When my sister returned home, my granddaughter was afraid that there was no one around her who could take advantage of her, so she sent Bitao over.
"Now my granddaughter wants to shamelessly ask her grandmother for a favor, and then reward her sister with a useful maid, and granddaughter Bitao will take her back to her courtyard."
Mrs. Pei smiled and nodded: "Okay, let Cuixi go there, just with Cuizhu."
Cuixi responded and walked towards Cuizhu. Bi Tao looked nervously at the several masters in the room and walked back behind Lu Xinlan dejectedly.
"You guys are back just in time, so you can have lunch in my room."
"Being able to be with grandma is something we could never wish for."
Lu Xinlan smiled and agreed. Lu Xinran suddenly got a nanny and a maid, and she was still wondering what was going on.
Suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard, and a boy stood by the door and said loudly.
"Old madam, the boy next to the Fourth Prince has just come to deliver a message, saying that the identity of the deceased has been confirmed."
