The baby was thrown out, and the old cotton cloth spread out, revealing a pile of straw when it hit the ground.
Lu Anran covered her arm with her hands, a trace of blood oozing out from between her fingers, and the air was suddenly filled with a chilling atmosphere.
The surrounding people were shocked by the sudden change and immediately dispersed, leaving an open space here.
Lu Taotao bit off the last candied haws, which made her left cheek bulge. She looked full of excitement and said, "What are you doing? Fight. Let's make some gestures."
Lu An then took a few steps back and hit the wall with his heel. When he raised his head, the woman grabbed the dagger and flew towards her, with fierce eyes and quick strikes.
Lu Taotao kicked out a foot in the middle of the fight, and he could still smile playfully and say, "I can't hit him, hehe."
The woman's unattractive face sneered, and she changed her moves, moving her elbows forward to strike Lu Taotao's vitals. When Lu Taotao avoided it, she suddenly turned and stabbed Lu Anran.
Lu Anran opened his eyes wide, and the cold light of the dagger was reflected in his eyes, and the cold light appeared.
The sharp wind blew across Lu Anran's face, blowing the brocade cloth covering Lu Anran's face. The woman in front seemed to be immobilized, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, and she fell forward.
After the woman fell to the ground, Lu Anran saw an arrow stuck in her back. The tail of the arrow trembled slightly, which showed how powerful it was.
Lu Taotao squatted on the wall and shouted to someone: "Big man, you took away my fight."
After a while, a carriage came slowly and stopped at the entrance of the alley. The curtain of the carriage was opened, and the people inside surprised Lu Anran.
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If the Liu Mansion is noble but noble, the Prime Minister's Mansion has a different style, luxurious but not extravagant, elegant but not vulgar.
The maid who led the way took Lu Anran to a warm pavilion. Bamboo curtains were rolled up to keep out the wind. Candlesticks illuminated it very brightly. An end game was placed on a stone table in the middle. Both sides were fighting fiercely, but one chess piece could move. It's strange, it seems like someone just randomly threw it on top.
Although Liu Xiangxiang was not invited to play chess that day, in fact, Lu Anran said he knew nothing about Go. With just one glance, he could see that the two players were evenly matched. The black player had a needle hidden in the cotton and was making every move, while the white player calculated all the traps. , setting up a bureau within a bureau.
Perhaps someone who is well versed in chess would be very excited when looking at such a final game, wishing he could go into battle in person, but Lu Anran was not interested in this after all, and he only looked away for a while.
The flowers and plants in the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion are well taken care of. Under the moonlight, all kinds of flower branches are in bud, and there are green bamboos beside them. You can enjoy the flowers in the spring and listen to the wind playing with the bamboos in the summer.
Lu Taotao didn't like rules and avoided entering the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lu Anran didn't know where she was running at this moment, but her instinct was that she wouldn't go far.
Just as he was thinking about it, a figure passed by among the bamboo leaves, and Lu Anran stood up suddenly.
The silhouette was blurry, and I could only see the figure wearing brocade clothes, walking lightly and quickly, which was far from the old and slow impression in my memory. Just looking at the outline of the back, it was really similar.
Lu Anran frowned, "No..."
The bamboo curtain was lifted, and the candlelight was flickering. Liu Xiangzhi, dressed in green clothes, walked in slowly.
Lu Anran turned sideways and saluted: "Thank you, Prime Minister Liu, for saving my life."
Liu Xiangzhi smiled, gestured for her to sit down, and said, "Even if I don't ask the guards around me to take action, the little girl you bring is enough to fight the enemy."
The two of them sat opposite each other, with the remaining game between them. Lu Anran's eyes were slightly lowered, as if staring at the chessboard.
"How is your chess skill?" Liu Xiangzhi grabbed a handful of chess pieces, put them in his hand and rubbed them.
Lu Anran shook his head honestly: "I'm not good at chess, but I know a little bit about it."
Liu Xiangzhi seemed to ask casually, responded, changed the subject and said: "Why would someone want to kill you?"
Lu Anran knew that Liu Xiangzhi would ask since she was rescued, but she still shook her head and said, "I don't know."
"She is a dead soldier." Liu Xiangzhi said in a normal tone.
After the woman died, Lu Taotao also skinned her face, disguised her face, and put on a fake face. What is shocking is that behind the human skin mask, her face was already ruined, and her facial features could not be seen clearly.
Lu Anran suddenly tightened his fingers and said calmly with his eyebrows: "The only cases that I have touched that may cause fire are the cases of the Mark of the Divine Fox. However, the cases are complicated and confusing, and I can't figure out the reason. Maybe there is some secret hidden on the corpse. Some people suspect I found out.”
Liu Xiangzhi used his little finger to push away the strange chess piece that had fallen on the chessboard, picked one out of his hand and put it down. He said without raising his head, "You don't know."
"yes."
"Your bodyguards left the capital overnight, and you didn't know anything about it?" Liu Xiangzhi turned his head to look at Lu Anran, his voice was soft, still gentle and elegant.
Lu Anran was startled, looking at Liu Xiangzhi who was obviously friendly, as if he was looking at some venomous snake and beast.
Liu Xiangzhi was playing chess with himself, and every chess piece fell quickly. It felt like he was not playing chess, but reviewing the game. He said in a leisurely tone: "The capital city has many secrets, but they can hardly be hidden. Do you know why?"
Lu Anran took a breath and slowly lowered his eyelids. Perhaps everything she did seemed a bit clumsy and ridiculous in the eyes of someone with real power.
"You have a special status, and you were wrong. It affected more than one person. Maybe a whole family was implicated along with you."
Lu Anran had never thought highly of herself, but after being reminded by Liu Xiangzhi, she suddenly realized that she was too young after all, took things for granted, and regarded other people too simply.
The foot of the emperor is not just an empty talk, it represents the indescribable supreme prosperity, and also encompasses the complicated power struggles of the powerful forces everywhere.
It can be said that eyes and ears are everywhere.
Lu Anran held her breath and said, "Can I ask why Prime Minister Liu helped me just now?"
Liu Xiangzhi looked at her, smiled lightly and said, "You can ask your father."
Doubts appeared in Lu Anran's eyes, and he heard Liu Xiangzhi continue: "Don't worry, you have entered the Prime Minister's Mansion today, and if anyone wants to harm you, they will have to figure it out."
Only then did Lu Anran understand the reason why Liu Xiangzhi invited her into the house at night. He was too considerate. This protection made Lu Anran uneasy. She had never been close to others and could not accept the kindness of strangers calmly, especially This man is still an important minister of the court.
After thinking about it, he said: "Does Mr. Liu want to know the cause of Liu Changhe's death?"
Liu Xiangzhi smiled, his eyes were calm, and his words and deeds were all gentlemanly, "Do you think you will repay me?"
Lu Anran didn't speak, but Liu Xiangzhi got a positive answer from her silence.
"Xiaoli always behaves in an unruly manner, is arrogant and indulges in lewdness, but his temperament is not bad, and due to the rules of the clan, nothing is too much. Therefore, if his accident is not bad, it may cause fire to himself and harm others."
Lu Anran was deeply impressed. Liu Xiangzhi was worthy of being the prime minister of the dynasty. He could see the whole picture at a glance and completely guessed the idea.
She had never been in contact with him before, but when she thought about it, Liu Xiangzhi was a concubine who had become a high-ranking official and was ranked first among the civil servants. He should be high-spirited and ambitious.
But when they actually met, Liu Xiangzhi completely overturned Lu Anran's guess.
He doesn't look like an important minister, but like a celebrity who is easy-going, calm and elegant.
But after all, Liu Xiangzhi is not just selling wine and sleeping in the bamboo forest. His palace is not on the outside, but his demeanor shows that he is in control.
"You can't keep the people you left in Ji Qingfang anymore."
Lu Anran was frightened, and his own voice seemed to be trembling a little, "Mr. Liu knows why you let it go..." At this point, he suddenly seemed to be hit by a clear spring, and his whole body came to his senses, "In order not to alert the snake, or maybe Lure the snake out of its hole?"
Liu Xiangzhi had almost filled the chessboard, but the game still had not come to an end. The black and white sides were still killing each other without distinction between the enemy and ourselves, just like two armies facing each other. At the critical moment, it suddenly stopped and froze.
He seemed to have no interest in continuing the chess game. He covered the chess pot with his palms and leaned forward slightly, saying: "Originally, I had this plan, but you intervened temporarily, and the truth is a bit embarrassing. I just let you do whatever you want to confuse me. The real murderer behind the scenes."
Lu Anran also said that he would repay the truth about Liu Changhe's death, but it turned out that Liu Xiangzhi knew everything and suddenly felt even more ashamed.
"You don't have to worry about it. When Xiaoli died, the truth didn't know that he was related to the counterfeit currency case." Liu Xiangzhi seemed to understand Lu Anran's thoughts. He said: "Counterfeit currency appeared a few years ago. After tracing it, we found that the source was In the southwest, the Queen sent Prince Yun to go there and arrested two people, but they were just ordinary merchants who were deceived."
Later, the counterfeit currency case became more and more rampant, and the vagabonds gathered into bandits, causing chaos in the southwest. The emperor not only sent Qi Shang and Yunqi to the southwest, but also asked Liu Xiangzhi to secretly investigate in the capital, and finally got some clues.
"Those people were buried very deep. They were willing to cut off one of their arms and silence all the people who were related to them. I think Xiaoli was involved in it for no reason and ended up dead."
It was also because of this that when Liu Xiangzhi found out about the existence of Lao Mao and that this figure was very important, he did not arrest anyone immediately. He even sent people to secretly follow Lu Anran after Lu Anran took Lao Mao away.
"At first I thought Lao Mao was just one of them, but now it seems he is not simple."
Since there was nothing to hide from Liu Xiangzhi, Lu Anran simply confessed: "Old Mao is not the same group as them. He got involved to find his brother."
Then let’s talk about who Jiang Chao is and how Lao Mao can spot counterfeit coins at a glance, as well as Lao Mao’s secret money mold.
After listening to this, Liu Xiangzhi asked: "Do you think Qian Mo is in his hands?"
Lu Anran believed it at first, but now he was a little hesitant when Liu Xiangzhi asked, "Judging from the fact that they sent people to kill me, they did lose the money model."
If it wasn't in Lao Mao's hands, why did they send someone to kill her? Wasn't it because they thought she got the money model from Lao Mao?
"I don't know whether it's true or not, but one thing is for sure." Liu Xiangzhi's deep eyes showed wisdom, "His strength alone is weak. I guess he actually wants to use you to prevent the Criminal Division from getting away."
Lu Anran was puzzled: "The Criminal Division itself is investigating this case."
Liu Sangzhi pointed out the key point, "Which one is more important for you to do your best, whether your life is important or not?"
Lu Anran suddenly realized that she had fallen into Lao Mao's trap a long time ago.
