Lu Anran had not returned to Jiqingfang after returning from school. He met a large number of people running towards the northwest direction of the city. Occasionally, a sentence or two came into his ears, saying that there was a murder in Qiongxian Tower.
Wu Fang jumped out of the carriage and arrested someone for questioning. The aunt relayed what she heard: "The blue smoke or red smoke in Goulan Courtyard is a foxy temptress who defrauded men of all their money. When they come back, they will kill her." ”
Another person asked again and said, "It was a girl named Lancao. The client was too strong. So he strangled her to death in the process. It would be fatal."
Wu Fang told Lu Anran the various versions with a straight face, and both of them fell silent at the same time.
What prompted Lu Anran to decide to go take a look was that the aunt mentioned Hongyan, Feiweihong, and was worried that Feiyan was the one responsible for the accident.
After hearing this, Yun Qi was overjoyed and said, "You also believe what the ordinary people say. Tomorrow, there will be a lot of resentment, ghosts, and crazy men who have unresolved feelings."
The prince was not particular about it and was too lazy to walk back. He got directly into Lu Anran's carriage, patted the carriage wall and said, "Go to Liu's house."
Knowing that it wasn't Feiyan, Lu Anran didn't need to stay any longer. He just looked at Prince Yun's jerky movements and was speechless for a moment.
"Don't be stingy, let me borrow your carriage."
"Your Majesty, under the fields of melons and plums, there is no light and no light. Shouldn't you and I avoid suspicion?"
Yunqi lifted the corner of his flat robe and whispered: "Did Blind Lu read the notice?"
Lu Anran's eyes twitched, and he couldn't control his kicking - you are the blind one, your whole family is blind.
Yun Qi smiled and ran away, "I said, why do you have to pretend? We are not green vegetables and tofu. We have not been innocent for a long time, and now we are talking about these things."
Lu Anran pursed her lips and sat down, "Just because I didn't pay attention in the past, I have to be more careful to avoid it in the future."
The day before yesterday, Lu Jianyu came to visit. In addition to bringing a few things sent by Mengdu, he also made some suggestions.
"The eldest sister is smart and has upright ideas. As a younger sister, you shouldn't say too much, but..." Lu Jianyu was embarrassed, but her eyes couldn't hide a hint of inquiry, "The eldest sister doesn't get close to other girls on weekdays. I'm afraid she doesn't know about Wang. The capital is now full of rumors about you and Prince Yun."
"Prince Yun is a fool. Why would my eldest sister get involved with him? Otherwise, my reputation will be tarnished. It will be bad if word spreads back to Mengdu."
"To say that Prince Yun's appearance... is indeed good. In the final analysis, he is more than just a handsome man. The Holy See valued him and asked him to serve as the Senting Secretary. He should do things seriously. But as for him, everything inside and outside the Yamen was left to others, and he became a Idle people who eat and do nothing.”
When she said this, Lu Anran felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't mind if Lu Jianyu said a few words about her, but she didn't bother to pay attention to it. She just treated it like a bird chirping in her ears. However, it was not Lu Anran's principle to lead her into talking about other people's rights and wrongs.
Just as Lu Anran put down her pen and was still waiting to speak, Lu Jianyu's face became shy for no reason, her cheeks were pink, and she said with a twisted expression: "... and Nangong Shaofu are as good as each other, he is a real man, standing upright."
It was unclear whether Nangong Zhi was upright and Lu Anran was upright, but it was certain that Lu Jianyu had something on his mind.
"Since you have said so much, I will also say a few words." Lu Anran pulled down his sleeves and stood up from behind the desk. His black eyes were cold and dark. When he looked at people, there was a feeling of embarrassment that made the other person feel like he had been seen through. "Appreciating a wise, knowing those out."
Lu Jianyu's face turned red and her eyes were a little unconvinced.
"'Don't talk about right and wrong, don't care about people's shortcomings, don't talk about people's faults.' A three-year-old child understands this truth, do I need to say it again?"
Once Lu Anran's tone became colder, his black eyes looked at you with clear eyes, which invisibly released an aura that made Lu Jianyu suddenly feel a strange emotion that was suppressed and she dared not resist.
Naturally, this sister's heart-to-heart talk ended on bad terms again.
"Why are you dazed?" Yun Qi tapped Lu Anran on the shoulder with a jade bone fan.
Lu Anran opened his mouth to speak when a shout came from outside: "Brother Yun, Brother Yun, are you in there?"
Yun Qi opened the curtain, and a green shadow came over, staring at a pretty face with red lips and white teeth, "Brother Su?"
"Hey hey~" Su Zhigong cupped his hands and said with joy: "I saw your face from a distance, and I saw it right. You just came out of Qiongxian Tower, right? How was it? Is there a murder case inside? Who is the person?"
Lu Anran watched helplessly as he climbed onto the carriage by himself while talking, and he was familiar again.
Wu Fang swung his horsewhip over the shaft of the carriage and almost hit Su Zhi's instep. He was startled and hit his head on the roof of the carriage, "Oh, where are these barbarians from?"
The barbarian could not maintain his indifferent expression and said nothing, but his movements were very obvious. Without the permission of the people in the carriage, Su Zhi could not even think of taking another step.
Su Zhi rubbed his head and hummed, "Brother Yun and I are good brothers!" He looked at Yun Qi with an aggrieved face, "Brother Yun~"
Yun Qi raised his forehead and said, "Let him come in."
There is no way to move.
Yun Qi: "..."
Su Zhi opened his eyes wide, full of doubts, "Brother Yun, is this your subordinate?" Or is it your uncle?
Yunqi looked at Lu Anran - come here.
Lu Anran swiped his sleeves with the back of his hand, "I'd like to bother you, Prince, to get out of the car and walk."
Yun Qi smiled and pointed at her with the fan handle: "I knew you were heartless."
However, after the commotion for a while, many pairs of eyes had already looked at it. Rumors spread that one woman and two men were riding in a carriage to cause trouble. Yun Qi stood up, patted the corner of his robe, and said in a lazy tone: "Brother Su, why don't you accompany me for a walk?" Visit the night view of the East City of the Royal Capital City.”
As the carriage drove slowly beside him, Su Zhi pulled Yun Qi and lowered his head and muttered: "Are all women today so fierce?"
"Probably? Not bad?"
"No, I don't think so, Brother Yun, you have encountered a problem." Su Zhi looked back, and somehow, by coincidence or not, he met Wu Fang's cold eyes, and his body trembled, "Especially the one outside, I I guess no one would dare to marry me."
Yun Qi raised the corners of his mouth and smiled softly: "Oh, really?"
Su Zhi was lively and soon went to Qiongxian Tower, "Xianglan is dead? What a pity, I have never seen a woman as tender and affectionate as her."
Yun Qi shook his head and said, "Beauty is like a flower, but a beauty has a bad fate."
"I heard she's the one..." Su Zhi put his hand beside his mouth and said quietly: "I usually rely on sucking men to keep my beauty, but I sucked too much and was poisoned to death."
Lu Anran glanced at Su Zhi more in surprise.
Yun Qi: "...Where did the rumors come from?"
"I just asked about it outside."
Yunqi looked at him deeply with eyes that cared for the disabled child, "As long as you are happy."
"Isn't Xianglan a native of Jiuling? Maybe she turned into a vixen. That place specializes in vixens, and they will leave a mark after turning into human form." Su Zhi said to himself.
Yun Qi stopped suddenly: "Mark?"
"Vixens are better looking than ordinary people..." Su Zhi didn't react for a moment, and stopped mid-sentence, "What?"
Yun Qi struck the palm of his hand with the jade bone fan, "Where is Jiuling?"
He answered subconsciously: "The hometown of the vixen." Then he patted his forehead and said, "Ping County, Ping County at the far southwest edge, is close to the deep mountains and old forests. There is a mystery in the depths. For thousands of years, no one who has entered has come out. Later. A Taoist cultivator passed by and realized that there was a nest of vixens hidden inside. The outside was a trap set up by them, and ordinary people could easily get lost in it. In the end, the men were sucked out of their essence by the vixens, and the women raised the cubs for the vixens."
Yunqi almost lost his grace when he heard the last part of the sentence and snarled, he quickly stopped and said: "How do you know that the vixen has a mark on her body?"
Su Zhi said matter-of-factly: "Everyone says so."
The speaker was unintentional. Yun Qi and Lu Anran looked at each other with a bit of deep thought in their eyes.
Lu Anran heard Yun Qi clutching the mark tightly and asked, looking at him with a slight frown - could it be that Xianglan also had the so-called divine fox mark on her body.
Yun Qi slightly lowered his chin and nodded, but he was thinking more: Southwest, the mark. Is that also a coincidence?
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The Liu family has a strict family tradition. Standing in front of the door, the entire mansion looks heavy and simple.
"The Liu family has decades of heritage. It's no wonder it's open and spacious. Although we haven't seen the whole picture yet, from the outside, we can see a little bit of it." While waiting for the concierge's announcement, Su Zhi looked around and admired.
Yun Qi chuckled lightly and said, "Nowadays, when everyone talks about the Liu family, they think of Liu Changhe first. It's hard for you to still have such interest."
Su Zhi immediately made a sad face, "Let's just say that the Liu family is a famous official, but Liu Changhe has not made any demands on him because he has ruined the family tradition. I am just a little playful, and my grandfather and brother have many demands and are willing to give in to me. Close the door and reflect on yourself, people are more angry than others."
"Brother Su can have this awareness. In fact, your brother is really worried."
"Right, I..." Su Zhi blinked, "No, when I say Brother Yun, are you praising me?"
The steward of the Liu Mansion finally appeared, and after a quick sweep, he suddenly murmured in his heart: He knew the second son of the Su family of the Duke's Mansion. As for the masked woman and the outstanding-looking handsome man, he remembered some rumors in the capital and had no idea about their identities. There are also speculations.
These thoughts only went through his mind. After bowing his hands and saluting, he said with an inlaid arc at the corner of his mouth: "I'm sorry for neglecting you, but the old lady in the mansion has been ill these past few days, so all foreign visitors have been declined. I'm afraid it's troublesome for you." It's a waste of time for you guys." His tone was smiling, but being too polite made it seem a bit fake.
Yun Qi flipped his right wrist lightly, spun the jade bone fan in a circle deftly, and said in his usual careless tone: "What are you looking for, old man? Please come out and see Mr. Liu."
"Unfortunately, the young master is not here either." The housekeeper held his hands and replied respectfully without finding any fault.
Yun Qi's smile gradually deepened: "If you want to ask Madam, she's not here, right?"
The housekeeper did everything right and said, "Madam, it's not easy for me to see my foreign husband."
Yun Qi raised his eyebrows: "It seems that the door of Liu Mansion is not easy to enter."
Su Zhi pushed through the crack in the door, "You're really not here? Don't fool us."
The steward looks at his nose and his heart with his eyes and nose, he is as steady as Mount Tai and as straight as a copper bell.
Yun Qi took out a sign, handed it to the housekeeper and said, "Can I see it this way?"
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper did not come in. He lowered his head when he heard this and said: "The old man said that if you meet a friend for a private visit and you are ill and unable to receive him, you can leave your name and make an appointment another day. But if someone from the government comes, please show the search warrant. Or an arrest warrant, otherwise the Liu family will not be easily despised."
Even before I met Mr. Liu, I already felt that he was not only a tough-tempered person, but also a very difficult person.
During the stalemate, the door that had been opened a small crack was suddenly opened, and a person walked out of it.
