The morning is white, the fireworks are full of smoke, Jiqingfang is bustling with people, and the gates are like a market.
Chun Miao held the basket in one hand and combed her hair with her fingers in the other hand. She straightened her clothes and patted them. After feeling that her whole body was in good condition, she stretched out her hand to push the wooden door, and suddenly she was met with a grimace.
This ghost had a crooked mouth, hanging triangular eyes, and a line of blood and tears in the corners of each eye. His tongue stuck out and dropped directly to his chest.
Chun Miao exclaimed and got stuck in her mouth. Her eyes widened and she couldn't catch her breath for a long time. The basket overturned and she almost rolled her eyes on the spot.
"Wahahahaha——" 'Ghost' suddenly laughed and rolled on the ground holding his stomach.
Chunmiao understood that she had been tricked, and looking at the ghost, it was clearly the little enemy next door.
"Don't fool around, be honest." Guanyue slowly appeared at the door, feeling a little embarrassed because Lu Taotao escaped from his hands through cunning tactics.
Lu Taotao squatted on the ground in his current position, supporting his chin with his hands and tilting his head, "You are so slow."
Watching the moon, I wanted to vomit blood and didn't want to talk.
"Wipe whatever mess you have on your face quickly, and then follow me in to see Miss Lu."
Lu Taotao shook his head and said with a wicked smile: "I like it, you don't care about me."
The next moment, the clothes on the back of the neck were lifted up without mercy and thrown into the well in the yard.
Lu Taotao moved his heels back a little, patted the wall of the well, and just as he jumped up, he asked a pair of ruthless hands to pat him down again, and said in a cold and clear voice: "Come clean and see the lady again."
Chun Miao was stunned again, and she was amazed when she watched the moon.
Wu Fang glanced at the two of them indifferently, jumped into the air gracefully, and flashed back into the darkness again.
"Wufang is so handsome." Chun Miao's eyes were filled with little stars.
Looking at the moon makes me feel ashamed.
Lu Taotao shook his head fiercely like a puppy, throwing water droplets like a downpour, and said unconvinced: "Sneak attack from behind is not the style of us Jianghu people. If you have the ability to fight head-on."
When Lu Anran came out, a drop of water hit her lips, which made Lu Taotao laugh again, "Miss, is my bath water sweet?"
Lu Anran looked at her expressionlessly, turned around and went back to the room, "Wufang, clean her up a little more."
"Ouch -" before he could finish the cry, he hit the water with a 'plop'.
Guan Yue bent his index finger to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and said to himself with lingering fear: "In this world, women are becoming more and more difficult to mess with."
After a cup of tea, Lu Anran and Guan Yue sat in the tea room.
"Leave Lu Taotao here with me?" Lu Anran twisted a few tea leaves into the teapot and kept saying.
Guanyue said: "For the time being, it is not clear that the suicides of the deceased have anything to do with Lu Taotao, but after all, she once used illusions to make others do her bidding. The prince's intention is to keep her in his hands just in case. Just before Miss Lu gave her medicine, and the Criminal Division may not be able to imprison Lu Taotao, but she always has to worry about her own life."
Lu Anran did not comment, shook the teapot, poured out the water and poured tea again. After doing this, he said: "Is your visit to Nannan Ping County this time related to the case in Wangdu?"
Guan Yue was silent for a moment, "It may be related."
Lu Anran poured a cup of tea and pushed it over, "I'll give you the antidote. She won't run away from the Criminal Division again."
"Uh..." Guanyue struggled for a moment, wiped her face and said: "Miss Lu, to be honest, the purpose of the prince's departure from the royal capital last time was the same as now. I can't say anything specific. I can only talk about one relevant person. "
Lu Anran looked at him while holding the tea cup, and the latter whispered: "Jin Yu'e."
After hearing this, Lu Anran lowered her head to drink tea. The tea rolled around on the tip of her tongue. It was slightly astringent in her mouth and tasted sweet aftertaste. She raised her eyes, her eyes as clear as blue waves and clear springs, "I shouldn't have said it, but you said it to me, so Any further words?"
Guanyue: "..." Didn't you ask first?
Lu Anran said calmly: "You tell anyone who asks?"
"Of course it's not..." Guanyue thought that she must have stepped out of the threshold with her left and right feet in the wrong order today, otherwise she would have encountered something speechless. She pretended to cough and said, "The Criminal Division interrogated Jin Yu'e's maid yesterday. In fact, Xianglan and Jin Yu'e had known each other for a long time, and the foreign businessman they went to meet that day had already had a secret relationship with Jin Yu'e.
Now, we suspect that Liu Zhiquan may not be an accident.
The person behind the Qiongxian Building is Gu Qinmu. Due to the relationship with the Queen, the people in the Criminal Division are not allowed to make a big move. They can only investigate and collect evidence secretly, and the least noticeable ones are the people in the building. "
Lu Anran waited for Guan Yue to finish speaking in one breath, and then said: "This may be dangerous, so you came up with the idea of leaving Lu Taotao with me in the name of monitoring her, but actually letting her protect me. Your prince thinks, Lu Taotao's life is in my hands, no matter what, she will definitely not let me be in danger or get into trouble."
Guan Yue nodded: "Lu Taotao, a woman with an unstable mind, is free and loose. However, Jianghu women have many tricks and flexible brains and can adapt to changes. Miss Lu, please rest assured. In addition, the prince has also arranged two guards to protect her in secret." "
Half of Lu Anran's eyelids drooped to cover the expression in his eyes, and his tone was cold and cold: "From what I heard, even I think this is the best arrangement."
Guan Yue has also been in contact with Lu Anran for a while, and immediately heard the cold tone in it, "The case is urgent, and after considering the disadvantages and disadvantages of each case, the prince has come up with the most appropriate solution."
"There happens to be a person like Feiyan, and I happen to know Feiyan." Lu Anran asked: "You also sent people to protect her safety?"
Guanyue: "In order not to scare the grass and scare the snake, the prince said..."
"Can you guarantee Feiyan's safety?"
"……cannot."
Lu Anran smoothed his sleeves and said calmly: "I don't agree."
Guan Yue was silent and said with some difficulty: "Fei Yan has agreed."
Lu Anran suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes were dark and sharp, shooting out a little bit of cold light, "When the criminal secretary opens his mouth, is there any chance for a brothel woman to object?"
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The tea on the table had already cooled down. Lu Anran held the tea cup for a long time, then slowly raised his hand and put the rim of the cup to his lips and took a sip. The sweetness was gone and it became more bitter.
She turned her gaze outside. The sweet-scented osmanthus tree still had lush branches and leaves, but it was very obvious that half of it was bald.
At this moment, Lu Taotao was sitting cross-legged on a branch two fingers thick, combing her half-dried hair. She didn't know how she could sit firmly on it.
After thinking wildly for a moment, Lu Anran turned the tea cup and put it on the table.
She wasn't angry because Yun Qi was using her for scheming, but she hated hurting another person because of her.
"Little sister, tie up my hair." Lu Taotao jumped down at some point, folded his hands and leaned on the window sill, with half of his head sticking out.
Lu Anran looked at her for a long time, and after Lu Taotao urged impatiently and handed out a red rope, he finally took it.
"If you weren't a doctor, I wouldn't hate you." Lu Taotao rested his chin on his arm. When he was well-behaved, his face was particularly endearing. It was completely unimaginable that he could look wild and surly.
Lu Anran remained silent, picked up a lock of hair with her fingers, turned it dexterously into a bun, and tied it with a red rope.
Lu Taotao couldn't do his best, so he blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Little sister, have you ever tied a dead person's hair?"
Lu Anran fixed the bells on the red rope on both sides in the same style as Lu Taotao's before, "I didn't have it before, but I may count it in the future."
Lu Taotao shook his head, and the bell made a pleasant tinkling sound. He hummed, "I heard it, you cursed me."
Lu Anran suddenly smiled. She realized that she had been wrong all along. People like Lu Taotao should not be serious with her, otherwise she would be angry with herself.
"I'll give you something." Lu Taotao threw the brocade box in his hand, flew through the air, and climbed to the eaves.
Lu Anran picked it up and opened it. It was a very thick and ugly insect, twisting its body hard on a green leaf.
The deer Taotao swayed slightly and floated back to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, whereupon he laughed rudely: "Hehehehe——"
Lu Anran picked at the insects calmly and said, "Boring."
When he was about to put it on the table, he heard Lu Taotao laughing and saying, "Little sister, your lover is here to see you."
'Bah!', the box fell to the ground, and the bugs twisted out.
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It’s still this tea room, with this square table and chairs, but the tea has been replaced by the newly brewed Longjing tea from Chun Miao.
Yun Qi pushed the tea foam, smelled the tea aroma and said, "When I was in Mengdu, I couldn't drink such fresh Yuqian Longjing."
Lu Anran only smelled the aroma of tea and had no desire to drink tea. "The water and soil support a person, and the same goes for tea."
Yun Qi put down the teacup, held the jade bone fan and tapped it in his hand, "Do you like the royal capital?"
"When you leave your hometown, you are in a foreign country. There is no such thing as whether you like it or not." Lu Anran said.
Yun Qi curled up his lips, "At least I don't like people from Wangdu. I've never seen you have a close friendship with anyone for so long. The only people you have ever defended are the old people from Mengdu."
Lu Anran curled her fingers, turned her eyes slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to talk about things or people?"
"Things are man-made, and the two can be considered the same." He held the top of the fan with his hand and leaned forward, "Are you angry?"
Lu Anran moved his body, distanced the two people, and said, "Without me, wouldn't the Criminal Division be able to handle this case?"
"No."
"Without Feiyan's appearance, or because she is not from Qiongxian Tower, the Criminal Division cannot handle this case?"
"No."
"So, for the Crown Prince, weighing the pros and cons and using everyone who can be used, is this the Crown Prince's rule for handling cases as the Prime Minister of the Criminal Division?"
Yun Qi paused for a moment, maintaining a chuckle, and said in a gentle but firm tone: "Yes."
Lu Anran pursed her lips, and the look in her eyes gradually condensed and became darker.
"But..." Yun Qi still had something to say, so he slowly said: "I choose you just because I trust you, just like I trust myself."
Lu Anran suddenly raised his head, and the moment their eyes met, his eyes suddenly felt like a rainstorm, and the storm surged in an instant.
When Yun Qi faced Lu Anran, his eyes were as deep as the sea. After he stopped smiling, his aura changed, "This case is not as simple as it seems. It may involve many things. After I take people to the southwest, I hope to stay in The ones in the back are people I trust.”
A burst of air spurted out from his chest and reached his throat, causing Lu Anran to choke. He managed to suppress it before he spoke: "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will doubt you and be suspicious of Prince Yun's Mansion?"
Yun Qi: "Everything I am doing now is to keep the initiative in my hands."
Lu Anran nodded. In fact, there was no need for her to remind him. Of course Yun Qi would have expected all of this in advance.
The only problem is...
"I asked Guanyue to go to Qiongxian Tower. Feiyan has already made arrangements." Yun Qi said: "I know what you are thinking, but I don't need to be responsible for all the sentient beings in the world."
