As soon as they met, Lu Anran recognized the other person as the old cat he called himself. She denied it calmly, but she still couldn't deceive him.
Lao Mao grew up in the market place. He is naughty and has the acumen developed by being a little person among different levels of people.
Lu Anran chased for a while, watching the old cat jump left and right flexibly, and lost him after a few moments.
I was immediately annoyed. If I had known that the real owner would be blocked by such a coincidence, I shouldn't have come alone.
But the good news is that he is alive and still in the royal capital.
Thinking like this, I almost bumped into someone when I turned a corner.
"Miss Lu?" Nangong Zhi was quite surprised.
Lu Anran was also puzzled as to why Nangong Zhi appeared here in such a remote and dirty alley.
Both of them had suspicions, but at the same time they had an unusual tacit understanding and did not mention it. They only greeted calmly, "Nangong Shaofu."
If Yunqi is said to be rich and elegant, with rich ink and color, Nangong Zhi is elegant and elegant, and he is the Clivia among people.
"Is Miss Lu leaving? Why don't we take a walk together."
The sky was getting dark, and people gradually gathered in the alley. Most of them were people doing hard work, and together they gave off a pungent smell of sweat. The most important thing is that they found two people who were incompatible with each other in the alley, and they all stared at them with curious eyes.
It was still cool in the morning and evening in spring, but those who worked hard still opened their clothes, exposing their dark or red chests. Some yelled at their mothers, and some rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs, and poured well water over their bodies to wash themselves.
In a powerful family, such behavior is extremely disgraceful, especially in front of a young lady who has not yet left the government.
Lu Anran often acted alone in Mengdu. It was not that he had no experience in dealing with people at the bottom. Their eyes were direct and enthusiastic, but most of them were out of curiosity. Compared with the occasional lewd and evil people, most of them were honest and willing to behave. bona fide.
From Lu Anran's point of view, lust and evil are natural and have nothing to do with wealth or poverty, so she is not afraid.
However, he didn't intend to explain too much, so he accepted Nangong Zhi's kindness and said, "Thank you very much."
The two of them were not familiar with each other and had nothing to talk about. The only time they had ever crossed paths was at Ya Xianju.
"I wonder if the identity of the man's body in the lake has been found out?"
Lu Anran didn't know why she was asked about the case submitted to the Criminal Division.
"I heard that you are a disciple of Lei Weng. In the past, he often went to the criminal department."
I see.
"From the identification of the bones, it can be proved that he was murdered. If the identity is recognized..." She said: "The deceased's knees were not worn. He was not a person who worked hard all year round. The phalanges of the ten fingers were long, and the elbows had traces of wear and tear for many years, such as Work by case."
"A scholar?"
"No, generally the right hand is used for reading and writing, so the wear on the elbow joint of the right hand will be more obvious than that of the left hand. However, his hands are relatively even. I guess he is a craftsman doing handicrafts."
Nangong Zhi had admiration in his eyes, "You can tell so much just from the bones."
"What a person has experienced while alive, he can lie while alive, but his body cannot." Lu Anran added, "In addition, he is wearing a fine linen cloth that is wear-resistant and easy to wash. It is not the style of a scholar's Confucian shirt."
This was the first time Nangong Zhi heard about these doorways in the autopsy, and he was very interested and said: "Since the crowd is locked, the identity should be found out soon."
"It's strange that there is no such person." She had already arrived at Zhuque Street, and her words were almost drowned out by the hustle and bustle around her. "Perhaps my guess is also incomplete."
Nangong Zhi heard this, smiled and said, "No need to mind, you have to have more confidence in yourself."
"Why did the prince say this?"
"You are Lei Weng's disciple."
This was the second time Lu Anran heard Nangong Zhi mention Lei Weng in a very respectful tone, and he couldn't help but be more curious about the identity of her cheap wife.
"I also have a senior brother I haven't met yet."
This was a question. Nangong Zhi heard it and said without caring at all, "Lei Weng's temperament must give you a headache, but don't worry, he still cares about his disciples."
Lu Anran wanted to say that she didn't see it, maybe her eyes were too revealing, which made Nangong Zhi chuckle: "Lei Weng swore to be a widower, but Zijie wanted to study medicine. He originally wanted to pass on what he had learned throughout his life. It can be imagined that , Leon was so upset at that time.”
Lu Anran suddenly realized, "No wonder he tricked me into joining the medical defense sect that day."
Nangong Zhi put the back of his hand on his lips and covered half of his face. From the corner of his eyes, he could see that he looked happy, "You speak very directly."
"To tell the truth is to be honest." Lu Anran asked: "Is Zijie my senior brother?"
"Zijie is his given name. His name is Xiao Shu. He travels abroad all the year round and has not been seen once in several years."
Lu Anran's eyes changed slightly - his surname was actually Xiao.
The surname Xiao is very special. It is the surname of the royal family of the previous dynasty.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Anran took too long to come out, so he bowed to Nangong Zhi and saluted, "Thank you, Nangong Shaofu, for escorting me. Jiqingfang is in front of you. I can go back by myself."
Nangong Zhi didn't insist, nodded and said, "Miss Lu, walk slowly." Seeing her back covered in the crowd, he turned around and strode away.
Upstairs, a colorful pot smashed to the ground with a bang, and broken porcelain was scattered all over the floor.
"What a great conversation and laughter!" The anger made his tone extremely low, and the words he said with a sneer were piercingly cold, making the listeners panic.
"Princess..." The maid next to her knelt down to clean up.
Princess Ding'an happened to be having dinner with someone upstairs. She saw Nangong Zhi and Lu Anran talking together somehow, and they seemed to be having a good time talking. How could she not be annoyed.
Princess Ding'an glared hard at the maid who spoke, and slapped her with her backhand, "Idiot, didn't you say that Brother Nangong will not be home when he enters the palace today?"
"That's what the servant of the Nangong family said when I sent the things. I don't know why Prince Nangong appeared here." He was so good that he was still walking with the enemy of Princess Ding'an.
Princess Ding'an sat down with a cold expression, and while adjusting her sleeves, she said lightly: "If you can't even do this little thing well, then go wait on others."
"No, no, Princess, I was wrong. Give me another chance."
Princess Ding'an raised her eyebrows and called indifferently: "Yao'an, take the person away and send him to the lowest brothel."
The maid cried for a while to no avail. When she was about to be dragged away, she shouted bitterly: "...You vicious woman, you will have your retribution."
Princess Ding'an curled her red lips, smiled instead, and asked the other people kneeling on the ground: "Did you all hear it?"
The maidservants shivered and fell to the ground, all shaking their heads desperately.
Princess Ding'an had a smile on her red lips and a pair of beautiful eyes that were extremely cold. She said disdainfully: "Cursing and praying are just some incompetent pariahs' self-comfort. I, the Princess of Tianhuang, am a noble person, and I have the power of the emperor to protect my body." The topic changed, "But This princess is a member of the royal family, how can such a noble person be tarnished? Yaoan, cut out that bitch’s tongue for me.”
Life and death were all decided by Princess Ding'an's thoughts. The maidservants were used to seeing Princess Ding'an's endless methods, and they could only feel deep awe and happiness when they saw others being punished.
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southwest
A group of more than a hundred people stopped because the carriage at the end did not move.
This kind of pause happened several times in the past two days, which caused quite a bit of criticism from everyone.
"Leader Qi Shen, we are marching, not out for fun. Can you tell Prince Yun that it will be dark if we rest any longer?"
Qi Shang turned the horse's head to face backward. Mo Yan from the opposite side patted the horse and said, "Our prince said that his wound hurts and he cannot go on the road. He needs to rest for an hour."
The first person to speak was the captain who was leading the army on this trip. When Mo Yan urged the horse to leave, he complained dissatisfiedly: "A small cut on the arm is called an injury? Qi Shen received a knife in the shoulder and didn't say anything."
"Yes, I took the sword for him." Another soldier also echoed: "Who thinks this is his ecstasy house in the wilderness."
Qi Shang was silent for a moment and said, "I'm going to ask about the situation."
The captain hesitated for a moment, then followed, and heard Yun Qi's lazy voice coming through the door curtain: "My prince's hands hurt, his back hurts, and his head hurts. I can't walk."
Qi Shang: "If you don't hurry up, you'll miss the next stop. Please be patient, Prince."
"No." Yun Qi's jade bone fan opened half of the curtain, revealing a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, "Qi Shen leader can also lead his own team and leave first."
Qi Shang shook his head: "We just encountered an ambush. It's not safe to walk separately."
Yun Qi clicked his tongue and said, "You brought thousands of people with you. You just didn't say 'I'm here to defeat the invaders' on your face. Instead of just striking a chord, you just fired a cannon into the sky to tell the world."
The school captain was unconvinced and said: "Your Majesty said this, could it be that we were the gangsters we attracted?"
Yun Qi spread his hand that wasn't holding the fan, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a mocking arc. What that meant - wasn't it obvious?
The captain's face darkened, "Since we think it's us who have caused the Crown Prince's problems, let's go our separate ways and ask the Crown Prince to walk his own path!"
Qi Shang frowned, but before the word 'no' came out of his mouth, Ting Yunqi smiled casually and said, "Okay, as long as you don't hurt my son."
"Leader Qi Shen, let's go." The captain was so angry that he almost vomited blood and pulled Qi Shang away. "What do you care about the life and death of a person like him?"
Although Qi Shang held the imperial position of leading the team, he had already joined the guard camp and was not considered a member of the Langshan Camp. He could not force himself too much on others. After thinking about it, he struck a balance between the two and said, "Prince Yun, let's lead the troops first. One step, you can follow us later and meet at Ping County."
Yun Qi waved his hand casually: "That's right."
Then, the original group of people split into two lines. When Qi Shang and the others walked away, Yun Qi put away the smile on his face, and his sitting posture was not as casual as before. He said to Guanyue: "The people we met before were definitely not ordinary thieves and bandits. Looking at them running for a long distance, it looks more like they are chasing us from behind.”
There were two low coughs in the carriage, and then Su Ji's sickly white face appeared, "Could it be that the king has changed?"
After Yun Qi thought about it, he shook his head and said: "Whether it was leaked or done intentionally, our trip will definitely not go smoothly. Guanyue, you go to Ping County first with Qi Shang, and don't check the bandits and officials, just look for the biggest one in Ping County." Merchants, whether it is rice, flour, grains, oils or silks, tea, if they order five thousand taels of silver for each item, they will deposit one thousand taels as a deposit."
Guanyue was confused: "But where do we have so much silver?"
Yun Qi fumbled around in the carriage, took out a large stack of banknotes and handed it over: "Use this."
"But this isn't..."
"Just do as I say."
