A big event happened at the county office that night.
In the middle of the night, a wild beast attacked the county office. What happened was that it also broke into the princess's house in Ding'an and scratched people.
When Lu Anran heard the news and had breakfast the next day, Qiu Chan arranged the dishes and told her what she heard outside, "I heard that the tiger was killed on the spot, but Princess Ding'an only hurt her face. I'm afraid It will be difficult to recover.”
Appearance is so important to a woman that it is almost equal to life.
Qiu Chan's tone was full of pity, "How pitiful."
Lu Anran picked up the bowl and drank the porridge, his expression did not change particularly. Seeing Qiu Chan still sighing happily, he found an excuse and asked: "Do you still have the pickles you ate a few days ago?"
As expected, Qiu Chan's attention was diverted and she hurriedly said: "Did the lady talk about pickled crispy radish? There are others. I'll get a bowl for the lady."
Lu Anran took two sips, put down the bowl, and picked up a piece of candy cake with her chopsticks. She was not a saint and would not rejoice in Princess Ding'an's misfortune, but she was also extremely disgusted by the several times Princess Ding'an had done evil to her.
Just because of one assessment, Princess Ding'an was able to kill her repeatedly out of jealousy, which can be said to be ruthless.
If this is the fate of Princess Ding'an, Lu Anran has no sympathy.
After breakfast, Lu Anran saw a light purple figure dangling in front of her window. It was Lu Taotao. She jumped and sat on the low wall between the two courtyards, lowering her head and talking to Qiu Chan.
Lu Anran took out a few porcelain bottles from the cabinet and put them in his sleeve pockets to go see Wu Fang and the two injured secret guards. He passed under Lu Taotao and asked her to throw a leaf.
Lu Anran was leaning on a wooden crutch with one hand and catching the fallen leaves on his forehead with the other hand. He tilted his head and looked over with questioning eyes.
Lu Taotao held a face in his hands and said with a bored expression: "Everyone has gone out. This yard is as quiet as a dead person early in the morning."
Qiu Chan, who was cleaning the courtyard not far away, felt that this adjective was very unlucky. She said 'bah bah bah' to the ground, "Miss Xiaolu, I don't want to talk about this."
"Oh." Lu Taotao twitched the corner of his mouth, "It's as quiet as a ghost, okay?"
Qiu Chan: "..."
Lu Taotao shook his short legs and kicked Lu Anran's shoulder, "Where are you going?"
"Send medicine to Wu Fang." Lu Anran dusted off the dust on his shoulders, walked a few steps, and then thought of something, "Didn't you go out with Prince Nangong to find someone?"
According to the clues obtained by the escort, Qi Shang and Feng Qing were most likely on the opposite side of the sky and needed to detour through Shang County before returning. Nangong Zhi ordered some people to go with him to meet them.
"That's how it was, but last night a petty and ugly princess was bitten by a tiger, so Nangong Zhi can't go today." At this point, Lu Taotao patted his thigh and said with a smile, "Zi Sangyan is so arrogant every day. Just like a cock with feathers on it, even a tiger can't see it, but why didn't he bite her to death?" There was a bit of regret in his tone.
Lu Anran avoided her spit, "You can laugh louder."
"Hey, I'm not afraid of her." Lu Taotao tilted his head indifferently and put his hands back, "Let's see how she behaves in the future."
Once the beautiful girl of heaven falls, it is probably harder than ordinary people to accept the loss.
"Nangong Zhi sent someone to take her back to the capital a long time ago. What kind of miracle doctor are you looking for?" Lu Taotao snorted disdainfully: "A piece of her face is missing, why do she need a miracle doctor? Why not find a rope to hang herself and reincarnate again?" quick."
Lu Taotao never lags behind others when it comes to being venomous.
Lu Anran shook her head. She didn't care what happened to Princess Ding'an and slowly moved out of the yard.
"Little sister, let's go to Zhou's house later." Lu Taotao jumped down from the low wall lightly and followed Lu Anran swaying with his hands behind his back.
"What are you doing at Zhou's house?"
Lu Taotao raised his finger and pointed, "Don't you feel like something is missing today?"
Lu Anran looked over and thought about it for a while, as if he had not heard the chanting sound since morning, and asked Qiu Chan: "Master Xunqing and Ma are not doing morning lessons today?"
Qiu Chan blinked: "Didn't I tell the lady that Master Xunqing and Ma went to recite sutras for the Zhou family to be saved?"
Lu Anran was actually a little surprised. It was just a matter of finding the truth. Why did Master Ma really escape into the Taoist sect? What this liar did was really close to life.
"Steward Zhou respects the name of Master Ma, and Xunqing also went with the people he specially invited."
Lu Taotao got lazy and put his chin on Lu Anran's shoulder and let her drag her away, "I'm getting more and more confused. Why do these Taoist priests always take the monks' jobs? No wonder the temple is becoming less and less popular."
"Buddhism and Taoism are different in practice. The intention is not in the form, but in the belief in people's hearts." Lu Anran pinched Lu Taotao's chin with two fingers and lifted her head up. She said in a clear voice: "Buddha talks about reincarnation, diligently cultivate all good deeds, and put an end to all evils. The so-called salvation is to resolve the evil obstacles of the deceased, cleanse the soul, and then enter reincarnation. If the karma is high enough, you can transcend reincarnation and become a Buddha or a god."
Lu Taotao rubbed his face like he was kneading gluten, "They are all gibbering thoughts. What's the difference?"
"Taoist salvation is actually called 'Liandu', which is called Huangluzhai."
"Shangqing Lingbao Dafa" says: "The Yellow Ribbon has opened hundreds of millions of great ancestors. They died first and then transformed. They are in the three realms, sinking for thousands of tribulations, transcending hell, leaving suffering and ascending to heaven, and rescuing ghost souls. They are the first."
Lu Taotao nodded matter-of-factly, then shrugged: "I don't understand."
Stopping in front of a row of huts, Lu Anran briefly explained: "Master Liandu uses his own water and fire to refine the souls of the dead, and summons Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun to lead them, step by step, to be reborn in the world of Nangong Changle."
On a deeper level, Lu Anran did not go into details about the heart as fire and the kidneys as water, and because fire can burn away the karma of the dead souls and water can cleanse the sins of the dead souls.
Lu Taotao's mouth twitched when he heard it: "That's ridiculous."
Lu Anran only gave advice: "Believe it or not is secondary, any belief should be respected."
"I'm just curious to go and have a look. It won't be a big deal." Lu Taotao plucked his ears, "Don't call her Lu Anran from now on, just call her Lu Datao."
Lu Anran ignored her thoughts and opened the door and went in to see Wu Fang.
This was the second time Wu Fang got hurt, and she had some doubts about whether Wu Fang following her was the right choice.
Wu Fang has already sat up, his face is slightly pale due to blood loss, his profile is thin, and his temperament looks colder.
Lu Anran didn't move after the doctor bandaged the wound. She sat next to him and was silent for a while, then asked, "Wufang, what would you have done if you hadn't followed me?"
Wu Fang replied without hesitation: "Kill."
Lu Anran was speechless for a moment and said, "If you encounter something like this again in the future, don't put yourself at risk."
Wu Fang looked at her motionless, "The young lady didn't let me use Prince Yun's Palace Sound Arrow at first because she didn't want to harm the Crown Prince."
No matter how smart Lu Anran was, he would never have imagined that Princess Ding'an would devise such a poisonous plan. If Wu Fang had let out the sounding arrow from the very beginning, it would undoubtedly have been the fastest way to solve the problem. But once the secret guards of Prince Yun's Mansion were recruited, Yun Qi had to go to great lengths to solve the problem. Hidden things may also be involved.
It's just that she underestimated the viciousness of Princess Ding'an, and she didn't expect that Du Man and Yang Xue'er could quietly drag her into a trap.
"The prince already predicted the result when he said he would ring the arrow for me." Wu Fang said.
Lu Anran put her fingertips on her knees and gently rubbed the fabric, remembering Yun Qi telling her frankly that he could have saved her, but he gave up.
Therefore, the sound of the arrow was expected, and he had already prepared for it. But outside of this framework, he had to consider the safety of himself and Prince Yun's palace first.
There was nothing wrong with this, but Yun Qi added that he regretted it.
When Lu Anran was confused, Wu Fang said from the side: "Miss, do you understand? This means that the Crown Prince has included you in his plan."
After coming out of Wu Fang's room, Lu Anran was still thinking about a question. Is the relationship between her and Yun Qi still purely based on mutual needs?
When I looked up, I saw a tall figure walking out in front of the lush green trees. It was like the clouds and mist suddenly dispersed, revealing the stunning beauty among the flowers.
Yun Qi saw her not moving for a while, raised his eyebrows, and smiled casually at the corner of his mouth, "What? Is there something blooming on my face?"
Lu Anran relaxed his eyebrows, straightened his sleeves and stepped down the steps, "The prince is back from the county office?"
"Have you heard about Princess Ding'an?" He used the opened jade bone fan to catch a small white flower that fell from the tree, put it in front of his nose, smelled it, and said, "My face was bitten. Let Nangong Zhi send him back to the royal capital."
Lu Anran glanced sideways: "Your Majesty really believes that a ferocious beast suddenly broke into the county office, and happened to find the right room in Princess Ding'an's room."
She felt strange when Qiu Chan mentioned it early in the morning. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
Yun Qi turned his hand back and patted the jade bone fan on his chest. The small white flowers flew down and touched and kissed the earth. He raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Do you believe it?"
Lu Anran shook his head honestly.
"Let me tell you a secret." He smiled mysteriously and blinked his eyes, but there was no smile in his eyes. "I asked Guan Yue and Mo Yan to kidnap Yao An secretly."
Therefore, there was no catch, and both the person and the stolen goods were reaped.
Lu Anran was stunned for a moment, and then thought: "But Wu Fang did have a hand with Yao An, Princess Ding'an cannot deny it."
"Unless she admits that she was the one who instigated Yao An, she cannot be excused from the two dead people, Yang Xueer and Du Man, plus Wu Fang, who was at the scene."
Lu Anran had to admit that although Yun Qi's move was a bit damaging, it was very effective.
The two walked side by side, Yun Qi said: "In this matter, even if we directly accuse Princess Nian'an, apart from the two dead people, there are only you, Wu Fang and a mentally unstable Xie Yun. Let's not say whether anyone will believe it. Even if you believe it, will the emperor really make the decision for you?"
There is still a gap between the seven counties of Mengdu and the Daning Dynasty, and the emperor is still thinking about conquering the northern border. How could he allow such a big threat to exist.
There was a touch of sarcasm in Yunqi's smile, "The imperial power is supreme, and the people of their royal family will never make mistakes."
Therefore, Yun Qi never believed from the beginning that Nangong Zhi could get any kind of justice.
He smiled, Qing Jun's face was extremely cold, "Of course you will be happy if you get justice yourself."
Lu Anran stopped and tugged at her fists, her eyes met Yunqi's somewhat thoughtful eyes, "The attack on Princess Ding'an was... man-made."
Yun Qi only smiled and said nothing, but his expression clearly expressed affirmation.
He said: "Do you think I am cruel?"
Lu Anran frowned and slowly shook his head, "There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people call it upon themselves."
The clouds in the sky dispersed, and a ray of skylight shone on the heads of the two of them. Yun Qi stretched out his left hand, tapped her forehead with his knuckles, smiled softly, and said as if stars were shining in his eyes, "Good girl."
