The county office dispatched a water tanker to put out all the fires in Yizhuang, but the fire was almost done, leaving only a pile of mess.
Qian Zhixian's Yamen detective quickly went to check around and came back with a report: "The candle on the desk fell over, and the kerosene ignited the straw underneath, which suddenly started the fire. Everything here is made of wood and earth tiles, and the weather It’s dry, but there’s a lot of hay on the ground, so it’s easy to catch.”
When no one was paying attention, Wu Fang approached Lu Anran, stood behind her and nodded, "That's true."
Yun pricked his ears and sighed after hearing it: "It seems to be really unexpected."
Lu Taotao never considers other people's moods, so he can speak frankly: "Old man, this fire is really caused by you. Why do you light candles in broad daylight?"
Butler Zhou's face was pale and his eyes were blank and unfocused. When Mo Yan was always worried that he would suddenly pull over, he took a sharp breath and cried towards the ruins: "It's my fault, Master, I hurt you." Ah...how can we have the dignity to face you after death..."
Qian Zhixian himself was upset, and Butler Zhou's roar made his head hurt. He ordered his subordinates to quickly persuade him, and finally waited for Butler Zhou to calm down again.
He wiped his old tears with his sleeves, "After death, the soul is in chaos. Candlelight can be used as a beacon to lead the souls home. I was afraid that the master and the others would not be able to find the way, so I lit two lamps day and night. But I didn't expect that I I never expected that the candle would fall down just after I left for a moment, I should die..."
"Okay, okay, the dots are all lit, what else do you want to say." Qian Zhixian waved his hands impatiently and turned to look at Yun Qi with hope, "Prince Yun, do you think there is any other way?"
Yunqi spread his hands and said, "Everyone has been burned to charcoal. What can we do? Let's bury him at a certain time."
Qian Zhixian's eyelids were twitching wildly. How could he explain to the governor Sima later?
Leaving Yizhuang, Yun Qi tapped his palms with a jade bone fan, his face changing in light and dark under the gradually sinking twilight, "What a coincidence, it couldn't have been a minute later."
Lu Anran turned his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't you believe it was an accident?"
"No," Yunqi raised his eyebrows slightly, his peach-blossom eyes shining into the sunset, fiery red and flirtatious, "But accidents can also be man-made."
Lu Anran narrowed her eyes and said along the way: "Someone took advantage of Butler Zhou to leave and pushed down the candle. In this case, is the paper shop that called Butler Zhou also suspicious?"
"You'll know if you've asked me." He raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and said in the air: "Check the paper shop."
No one showed up or responded, but Lu Anran knew that the secret guard hiding in the dark must have received the order to go.
Lu Anran smiled lightly, "Although Emperor Qiu is far away from the royal capital, there are many people coming, and the prince is not afraid of being exposed."
Yun Qi raised his chin and said proudly: "Silly, for a person like me who has always acted arrogantly, if he doesn't have many decent subordinates when he goes out, do you think he is a good match?"
"Yeah, that's very appropriate."
Yun Qi hissed, "Why do I think you are mocking me?"
Lu Anran looked away calmly.
It was getting late. If they went to Monkey Mountain now, it would be completely dark when they got there, so they had to wait until dawn tomorrow before going.
"Also, Mo Yan went to the county office to see Magistrate Qian last time, but he didn't know much about the Zhou family's affairs."
Yun Qi chuckled, "Do you think he is really confused? A veteran like Qian Liang knows how to protect himself best. The more he doesn't say anything, the more it shows that there is something fishy in the Zhou family. Okay, I will have a good time with him tomorrow." 'Let's talk'." The last three words are emphasized.
Lu Anran understood that evil people must be punished by evil people.
"Ah, I'm so sleepy." After talking about the business, the fatigue from not sleeping all night came over him. Yunqi yawned and tugged Lu Anran's hair with his fingers, "My prince, go back to sleep and take your Ningshen Pills." Use it for my prince’s use.”
Lu Anran frowned and pulled back his hair, "The prince has many treasures, but the things I have in my hands are just shoddy things that are not worthy of the prince." "When did you become so stingy, and you said you weren't angry at last night?"
Lu Anran was puzzled as to why the two were linked, and said amusedly: "How can the prince be so confident in asking me for something? I have never asked for it from you."
"I gave it, and you came back." Yunqi shrugged, "Besides, you all live in my house, so why do you have anything to do with me?"
A person's hand is short and his mouth is short. Lu Anran was really speechless. Another half of the reason was probably because he thought of the rare piece of Kunlun nephrite that Yun Qi had given to her without blinking an eye.
So after returning, Lu Anran did not take out the Ningshen Pills, but gave Qiu Chan some spices and asked her to add them to the incense burner.
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Before dawn the next day, Lu Anran heard the constant sound of rustling sounds. She didn't sleep well the night before, so she was a little lazy. She fell asleep again in a daze and didn't get up until daylight.
"What was the noise outside before?" Lu Anran thought of it while washing up and asked Qiu Chan.
Qiu Chan now understands Lu Anran's preferences. Every breakfast is served in a small plate, but there are many varieties, and half of the table is set up.
When he heard the question, he raised his head and said, "It's Xunqing. He asked me to prepare some Taoist instruments. He said that the evil spirits in Yizhuang are too strong, and he wants to build a dojo to drive away evil spirits."
Speaking of Xunqing, Qiu Chan couldn't stop talking, "I'm so talented, but all I think about all day long is ghosts and gods. I can't even learn what I say. I have to go there for three days. No amount of persuasion can persuade me.”
Lu Anran was not very surprised. Xunqing's experience was different, so he was naturally different from children of ordinary age. As long as he did not violate his original intention and could do whatever he wanted, it was actually not a bad thing.
Qiu Chan didn't think so, with a trace of pity on her face, and said: "Sitting cross-legged and chanting sutras for three whole days, normal people can't bear it, let alone a child. I don't know what kind of master he is and how he teaches the child." I feel bad, but this child is also stubborn, alas, I want to build a shed for him to protect him from the sun on sunny days and the rain on rainy days."
Lu Anran listened to Qiu Chan's non-stop chatter, and actually felt a sense of déjà vu. It wasn't until she was almost finished eating that she finally tasted the taste. It turned out that she was used to Chun Miao stirring up the neighbors' sesame seeds and rotten millet every day while she was eating. Something happened?
After all, Qiu Chan was not as interested in inquiring as Chun Miao. After sighing, she packed up and left, still thinking about finding someone to build a pergola for Xun Qing.
Before Yunqi got up, Lu Anran took out a blue booklet from the side. On it was the title of the book written by herself - "Miscellaneous Notes on Medical Diagnosis".
It is said to be miscellaneous notes, but it is really very random. They are all her experiences or doubts during the autopsy process. If the doubt is answered later, she will add it with small seal characters. If not, she will leave a small space.
This time too, she wrote down the situation of Zhou's family, read it over again, and underlined the words 'There are external injuries, the body is rotten and cannot be identified yet'.
When she was thinking, she would hold the pen in her hand and keep the same movement for a long time, not even noticing when the ink dripped on the page.
A figure approached quietly, and when it was close to the window sill, it suddenly jumped out and shouted.
Lu Anran lowered and raised his eyelids, put down the brush in his hand, looked at the girl with a nasty smile through the window, opened his lips and uttered two words: "Childish."
The girl's smile faded and she pouted, "Lu Anran, it's very boring for you to be like this."
Lu Anran didn't explain. Although she was thinking about something good, she could still feel the girl approaching such a large figure.
The girl was short, and she couldn't help but put her feet up behind the window sill. She tilted her head and leaned on her arms. Her head bobbed when she spoke, "Yun Dasheng asked you if you want to leave for Monkey Mountain now."
"Yunqi is awake?"
Lu Taotao rolled his eyes and said, "Little sister, you two want me to communicate with you. Could it be that there is a conflict?"
Lu Anran saw through it at a glance, "If it's a message, it's Guan Yue or Mo Yan who's coming."
"Hmph." Lu Taotao rubbed her nose, "Woman, what do you mean by what you say? Are you still concerned about that little piece of grass yesterday?"
Lu Anran arranged the things on the table and said without raising his head: "My name is He He."
"The seedlings are just straw in the field." Lu Taotao pushed hard with his palm, and he jumped up and sat on the window sill. "Don't worry, for a woman with such a deep mind like you, she is definitely no match."
Lu Anran picked up several purses filled with different herbs that had been prepared. She was not very proficient in treating diseases, but she was good at making medicine. The spices she gave Yunqi last night were superior to the most expensive benzoin on the market.
Lu Taotao didn't get a response, so she waved her hands indifferently, "Okay, okay, let me tell you the truth. I hate people like her who are kind and hypocritical on the surface. They are the only bad people who save lives and heal the wounded, while others are just bad people. Got a bad word.”
Lu Anran stopped what he was doing and looked over, with a hint of clarity in his calm black eyes, "You hate doctors, why?"
"Oh, aren't you too? Otherwise, why would you be a coward?"
Lu Anran shook his head, "I took this path because my temperament is not suitable for studying medicine."
Lu Taotao tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Oh, that's right, you asked the Medical Sect to drive him out."
Lu Anran: "..."
"What's the use of studying medicine?" Lu Taotao said angrily to the air, "Hypocritical, hypocritical, hypocritical, hypocritical, hypocritical!"
Lu Anran raised her upper eyelids and said, "You are hypocritical in your words, sweet in your mouth, and full of lies. You are hypocritical and hypocritical. You refer to a group in general or to a specific person."
Lu Taotao wrinkled his nose, turned his face and snorted, "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Lu Anran stuffed the last purse into his sleeve pocket, "A person is still a man, a man who is a doctor."
Lu Taotao turned his head in surprise, with an expression that said "How could you guess it" written all over his face.
"To make a woman grudge, she is either an enemy or a man." Lu Anran said lightly.
Lu Taotao suddenly smiled evilly and said in a long voice, "So you admit that you and Yun Qi have been at odds with each other these past two days."
Lu Anran explained carefully, and the man who was still being talked about just entered his sight. The flowery aqua brocade was replaced by a silvery white robe. The soft and smooth cloth made his brows and eyes look extraordinarily dazzling.
Something struck her heart, and the explanation just disappeared.
