Xiao Jianchu was knocked to the ground by Ren Yuanbai's punch and knocked over the coffee table on the side. In the chaotic sound of ping-pong, the man sat up with his body propped up, raised his hand and touched his lips, and unexpectedly touched a sticky hand: his body was really worse, but he vomited blood after being punched by this half-sized man.

Ren Yuanbai still didn't understand his hatred. He lowered his voice and roared, "Xiao Jianchu! I tell you to keep it a secret! But you still told my sister about her life experience! What kind of heart do you have! ”

Xiao Jianchu rubbed his aching cheeks: "I didn't tell your sister about her life experience. ”

Ren Yuanbai sneered: "No? Today, I passed by the Nalan ancestral hall and saw my sister coming out of it, obviously knowing her identity! It's been less than half a year since she came to Haotian City! If you hadn't told her through your words, how could she have found out there so quickly! ”

Xiao Jian was also stunned when he heard Lan Zhi appear in the Nalan Ancestral Hall, but after thinking about it, he asked, "Is she alone?" Or with whom? ”

Ren Yuanbai replied angrily: "Duan Ling is also there." ”

When Xiao Jian first heard this name, he suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart. He has been secretly asking people to report Lan Zhi's recent situation, and he has heard of Duan Ling. I heard that Lan Zhi and Duan Ling have become friendly, and Duan Ling also loves Lan Zhi very much, and the two are in pairs, and they may get married one day......

Ren Yuanbai was still angry: "Ninety-eight members of my Ren family - dead and alive - who is not worried about the Central Plains country!" But she's not from the Central Plains! Can't you just let her go? Why get her involved in the grievances of so many years ago?! ”

Xiao Jianchu's thoughts were interrupted. Because of Lan Zhi, he has always tolerated Ren Yuanbai, but now he is suddenly a little irritable. The man slowed down and stood up: "I'll say it again, I didn't tell your sister about her background. ”

Ren Yuanbai didn't listen. He said hatefully: "Don't lie to me! What kind of person you are, I have long known it, don't pretend to be innocent in front of me! I know what you're hauling. It's not enough for you to send your sister to Haotian City, and now you want to make a fuss about her identity as the king of Nalan! Xiao Jianchu! Can you have a little conscience? ”

Xiao Jianchu seemed to have been poked in the sore spot, and broke off: "Enough!" He clenched his fists and pinched his nails into his palms: "Do you think I want to send her to Haotian City?" If I could, I would like her to stay in Qin'an Mountain all the time. But she thought you were dead, and she felt sorry for your father and mother, feeling guilty all day long, and having nightmares every night! I tried my best to explain her, but she just couldn't let go...... There are some things that if she doesn't end it with her own hands, she will be uneasy in her life. ”

Ren Yuanbai stared at him and said word by word: "That's a nice word, you dare to say that you are thinking about her?" Your Highness is returning to China, but you happen to persuade her to come to Haotian City...... Do you dare to say that you don't have the heart to take advantage of her? ”

Xiao Jianchu pursed his lips tightly and did not answer. He dared to say that he was thinking about Lan Zhi, and he dared to say that he had never thought of using her, but who believed it? Not to mention Ren Yuanbai, even the party Lan Zhi, doesn't he doubt him? On the day she entered the city, she clearly wanted to question him, but when she saw that he was blind, she chose to remain silent.

This thought made Xiao Jianchu's gentleness no longer maintain, and he actually fought back: "Are you qualified to talk about me?" She had already killed Xiang Jinxiu, and she could have completely escaped from here. Who came forward to ask her for help, so that she would be in danger again? ”

Ren Yuanbai was like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, and roared angrily: "That's different! He hurriedly retorted, "I just asked her to steal Duan Ling's things." Duan Ling likes her, even if she misses, she will not be in danger. ”

Xiao Jianchu really laughed out loud: "You have so much confidence in Duan Ling. ”

Ren Yuanbai opened his mouth, but he couldn't answer anymore. Xiao Jianchu was silent against him, and suddenly felt like he had been drained of strength. He no longer cared about Ren Yuanbai, and went to the back room by himself and closed the door.

On this day, Ren Yuanbai left Xiao Mansion and returned to Xinfeng Courtyard, which was the end of the hour (21 o'clock). He returned to his room with heavy steps, and unexpectedly saw Lan Zhi. There was no light in the room, and the woman sat at the table in the dark, her hand on her forehead, as if in deep thought.

Ren Yuanbai was stunned: "Sister...... What are you doing here? ”

Lan Zhi put down her hand and patted the chair next to her: "Sit." ”

Ren Yuanbai didn't sit there. He walked over to Lan Zhi and crouched down, sat at her feet, and looked up at her.

Lan Zhi lowered her head and frowned at the eyes of the previous Ren Yuanbai: "...... Are you crying? ”

Ren Yuanbai shook his head: "No, it's windy outside, and the sand is blind." ”

Lan Zhi stared at him for a moment: "If you don't want to say it, forget it, you don't have to always perfunctory me, from childhood to adulthood, it will not change." ”

Ren Yuanbai smiled. He leaned sideways slightly, leaning back against Lan Zhi's calf: "Sister...... Do you remember, when I was a child, I was so good-looking, and one day, I was caught by some boys in the school and forced me to put on women's clothes. When I got home, I hid in the house and cried, and you found me. You took advantage of the boys to go to school, grabbed them, stripped them of their coats, changed into women's clothes, and threw them to the school......" As if remembering that scene, he giggled: "You don't know, the look in their eyes when they mention you...... I'm afraid! ”

Lan Zhi also slightly hooked the corners of her mouth: "Remember." Later, this matter reached my father's ears, and my father didn't punish me, but he scolded you, saying that you, as a man of the Ren family, actually asked your sister to help solve the problem when you encountered it......" She sighed lightly: "So later, I didn't interfere in your affairs openly." ”

Ren Yuanbai buried his head in his knees and laughed for a while: "Daddy scolded right." I'm really the most useless man in the Ren family. ”

Lan Zhi looked down at him, raised her hand and rubbed his hair, wanting to say something, but finally chose to be silent. Ren Yuanbai stopped laughing: "Sister, I saw you on Thirty-third Street today." He looked up, "Why are you there?" ”

Lan Zhi only regarded this as an ordinary inquiry, and did not want to tell him about her bizarre life experience, so she said vaguely: "I just happened to pass by." ”

Ren Yuanbai didn't believe that Lan Zhi just happened to pass by, but she didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to ask any more, so he had to sigh secretly: "That sister came to me on purpose, why?" ”

Lan Zhi said with a straight face: "Yuan Bai, I can't help you steal Duan Ling's token. ”

Ren Yuanbai was stunned. More than a month has passed since he asked Lan Zhi for help stealing the token. During this period, he was not in a hurry, but in the end, he was more concerned about Lan Zhi's safety, so he did not urge. He thought that after dragging on for a long time, Lan Zhi must be planning carefully, but unexpectedly, she had not done it all the time, and now she had a temporary retreat.

Ren Yuanbai was silent for a moment: "Why?" ”

Lan Zhi said simply: "If I steal the token, Duan Ling will definitely be punished." He treats me well, and I can't be sorry for him. ”

Ren Yuanbai sighed: "Sister, sister, didn't you say that person is perverted, don't you want to be nice to him?" Do you really want to love him? ”

Lan Zhi was a little embarrassed to be talked about her feelings by her younger brother like this, but she didn't deny it. She just said, "You asked me to steal Duan Ling's token, but you just wanted to take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out of the Proton Mansion." I'll find another way to help you achieve your goals. ”

There was moonlight projected outside the window, and Ren Yuanbai took advantage of this faint light to look at Lan Zhi carefully. Halfway, he chuckled softly: "No need. The other methods are too dangerous, I will let others do it, and my sister should not risk herself. He rested his head on Lan Zhi's lap and said quietly, "Sister, whether you believe it or not...... I really want to be nice to you. ”

Ren Yuanbai asked Lan Zhi not to interfere anymore, but Lan Zhi did not intend to listen. It was about Ren Yuanbai, she couldn't stay out of the matter, so she secretly inquired about the garrison of the Proton Mansion, and unsurprisingly found that Duan Ling's arrangement was leaky. But Lan Zhi's mood was not depressed because of this, but was very relaxed: at least now she didn't need to use Duan Ling, just for this, she would rather spend several times more energy.

Maybe it's because there is no pressure in her heart, or maybe it's because the relationship between the two has become closer and closer since the cave incident, and Lan Zhi no longer avoids Duan Ling. The time spent together became sweeter and sweeter, and the only thing that made Lan Zhi unacceptable was that every time she went on a date, Duan Ling would take advantage of her, more hugging and hugging, and less touching and kissing.

Although in the two years after the country was broken, Lan Zhi had seen a lot of the world, and it was not as old-fashioned as before, but in her heart, she always remembered her adoptive father's teachings, and remembered that before getting married, men and women were not allowed to teach each other privately, and they were not allowed to have skin to skin. So every time in the dead of night, she would feel inexplicably empty, which made her gradually start to think about it...... Shouldn't you really hurry up and pick a day to marry Duan Ling.

Once this idea was born, Lan Zhi was faintly looking forward to it: she liked him, and he liked her, they were in love, so why not get married?

Of course...... The premise is that she has to send Ren Yuanbai and the crown prince back to the Central Plains Kingdom, so that she no longer has to worry about what will affect Duan Ling after she gets married.

Duan Ling didn't know Lan Zhi's thoughts, and in recent days, he felt that life couldn't be more comfortable. He clearly felt the change in Lan Zhi's attitude towards him. Although she is still reluctant to marry him, she no longer rejects being intimate with him, which is really a big progress, Duan Ling saw hope, and she was no longer anxious.

I think that when people are happy, the expression on their faces will be more friendly. Duan Ling went to attend the birthday banquet of his colleagues this night, and there were many more people who came to make friends than usual. The banquet was about to end, Duan Ling finally lost his patience and planned to leave early, but unexpectedly, a middle-aged man with little eyesight came to the side.

The man held a glass of wine, and introduced himself to Duan Ling with a smile on his face: "Deputy Envoy Duan, his subordinate is Bao Dequan, the city guard of Haotian City, and he has long admired the name of Deputy Envoy Duan......"

Duan Ling's fingers tapped lightly on the table twice, still smiling on his face, but slightly unhappy in his heart. He walked away, and felt that he had worked so hard tonight, and he should go to Lan Zhi for a while and treat himself well. When he was thinking about the horse, he heard the man chatter and flatter: "...... My subordinates have seen Miss Lan Zhi in Fangguan, and Miss Lan Zhi is really chivalrous and brave, dedicated to the country and the people......"

- Huh? Why did you suddenly get Lan Zhi?

Duan Ling finally turned his head to look at Bao Dequan, and a standardized smile appeared on his face again: "Oh? Does Master Bao know my Ah Zhi? ”

Bao Dequan said for a while, and when he saw that Duan Ling didn't react, he was embarrassed, but unexpectedly, Duan Ling suddenly took care of him again, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, a few days ago, when I was on duty at the defense gate, a merchant came from the Central Plains to sell porcelain, and when the soldiers guarding the city checked it, they accidentally broke one of his boxes of porcelain. It happened that Miss Lan Zhi was patrolling the city, and when she saw this situation, she took the initiative to come forward to appease her, and then personally helped the person inspect the goods, which really impressed me......"

――Take the initiative to step forward? Check it out in person?

The smile on Duan Ling's face instantly faded. He lowered his eyes for a moment, stood up, and said to Bao Dequan: "You come with me." And tell me the events of that day in detail. ”