In the end, there were still no clues left for Su Qing to figure out, and just as he was thinking, a small servant came and took the two to the front hall.

Master Lu's full name is "Lu Songxue", and it is said that he is the younger brother who studied with Liu Chengen, that is, the uncle of Liu Fanghua and Gu Yuan. With such a relationship with the regent, it is no wonder that even in the rich territory of Huaizhou, no one dares to offend the Lu Mansion for half a point. Of course, Lu Songxue is also a character herself, she was as famous as Liu Chengen back then, and she was also a student in the world.

When Su Qing saw Lu Songxue for the first time, he couldn't help but be a little stunned. Unlike what he imagined, although he had passed the age of knowing his fate, except for a little white head on his face, he did not look much old. Instead, he wore a casual light coat, which had a bit of the arrogance of a literati and inkman. It is very amiable to look at, without the slightest shelf of predecessors.

Not long after Gu Yuan arrived, Liu Fanghua also came to the front hall, and his gaze swept very lightly from Su Qing, and then moved away.

Lu Songxue got straight to the point and said: "I have already sent people to visit the neighboring towns, and the last place where the bandits on Qiaotou Mountain haunted was Songxi Town, not far to the south. It is said that shortly after they left, a pharmacy in the town accidentally ran out of water and was burned to the ground. ”

Liu Fanghua's good-looking eyebrows frowned slightly: "That pharmacy can be related to the anomaly on Qiaotou Mountain?" ”

Lu Songxue shook her head and said: "The time of this fire is a bit strange, and it is not known whether it is related or not." Some of the situations you've described are so strange that you won't be able to figure anything else out of the way for a while. ”

Gu Yuan had been silent, but at this time, he suddenly lowered his head and asked Su Qingdao, "What is the 'Blood Gu' you said that day?" ”

Su Qing didn't expect him to think of asking this, and hurriedly explained in detail what Ah Soft had said at that time.

There was silence.

Lu Songxue's eyes looked at Su Qing, and suddenly said, "If it is really as this lady said, that kind of poison called 'Blood Gu' is undoubtedly a new clue that can be explored. In this way, the sudden fire in the pharmacy seems to make sense. ”

Liu Fanghua said: "Since it is a rare poison in the world, how can it appear in such a remote town?" ”

Gu Yuan said: "What if that pharmacy is no longer the original one?" ”

Liu Fanghua's face changed slightly: "You mean, someone has been lurking in the pharmacy for a long time?" That's impossible. The population of Songxi Town is not large, and if there are living people, it is impossible for other townspeople not to notice it. ”

Gu Yuan smiled faintly, and spit out two words from his lips: "Yi Rong." ”

It wasn't in Songxi Town, which the bandits came to ransack that day, but as early as half a month or even a month ago, those people were probably already ambushed in the town. Or, in other words, they made an appointment with the bandits of Qiaotou Mountain to meet in the town that day to test each other's reality, and the so-called looting was just a drama staged to cover up.

"Lady, I wonder if it is convenient for the soft girl you mentioned earlier to come and meet us?"

Su Qing was a little troubled by this kind of conspiracy and calculation, and suddenly heard Lu Songxue's seemingly casual question, and couldn't help but be a little stunned. On the surface, he wanted to ask Ah Ruan for some details, but the deep meaning hidden behind the words clearly caused some suspicion about her.

Her brows furrowed, and she refused without thinking about it: "Ah Soft has always been uncertain, and the last time I saw her was more than half a year ago, and I really don't know where to find her for a while." ”

Lu Songxue said: "That soft girl is also a strange person. ”

It's really inexplicable that I suspected her! Under the sight of inquiry, Su Qing couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.

Gu Yuan interrupted the conversation between the two: "Uncle Lu, the people around me are not strong, you have to worry too much." ”

Lu Songxue was stunned for a moment, then smiled dryly: "That's what I said." ”

Liu Fanghua remained silent, her cold gaze wandered back and forth between Gu Yuan and Su Qing, and she said, "Senior brother, you are still too paranoid sometimes. ”

"Even if you are paranoid, you naturally have a reason for it." Gu Yuan looked a little bored in such a conversation, and Shi Shiran stood up from his chair, "Go to Songxi Town tomorrow." ”

Su Qing didn't dare to look at Lu Songxue's face, lowered her head to avoid Liu Fanghua's gaze, and hurriedly followed Gu Yuan out.

Secretly savoring the meaning of Gu Yuan's words, when she thought of Lu Songxue's stiff face at that moment, she couldn't help but want to snicker. I didn't expect the regent to be so protective, even if she was just a little-known maid beside him, she didn't give Lu Songxue face at all. The more I thought about it, the more Su Shuang felt, I never thought that she was actually a backer now.

Gu Yuan's steps in front of him suddenly paused, suddenly turned to look, and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

was caught off guard, the curvature on Su Qing's face couldn't help but stiffen, and he hurriedly said, "The slave family didn't laugh at anything......

Gu Yuan didn't ask, and said, "There will be some risks in going to Songxi Town on this trip, you can wait for us to come back in Huaizhou." ”

Is that what it means to leave her alone? How can this be! Su Qing's heart jumped, and he hurriedly said, "The slave family wants to go with the master!" ”

The look in Gu Yuan's eyes moved.

Su Qing thought that he was still hesitating, and continued to show a slightly aggrieved expression, and insisted in a tone: "Looking at Master Lu's appearance just now, it seems that he doesn't like the slave family very much. Now the master is going to travel far away, leaving the slave family alone, and the slave family is really a little scared. Please also ask the master to take the slave family with him, and the slave family promises that he will never cause trouble to the master. ”

After a few moments, there was still no response.

Su Qing looked up with some confusion, and just met Gu Yuan's deep gaze, and couldn't help but lower his head again.

Gu Yuan's eyes had a trace of indifferent emotion in his eyes, and he suddenly asked, "Why do you have to stay by my side?" ”

Su Qing was stunned, and almost blurted out a sentence, and when he came back to his senses, he pressed it back. Such a question made her hesitate, thought about it for a while, and considered the words: "The master took in the slave family when it was in the most danger, just like the reborn parents of the slave family, in order to repay the master's great kindness, the slave family should naturally ......"

"That's it." Before she could finish speaking, Gu Yuan's eyes slowly drooped, and he interrupted her words in a cold voice.

I knew that this woman was close to her purpose, and I didn't know why she was asking such a stupid question.

With some irritation in his heart, he said no more, turned and left.

Su Qing looked at the back in front of him, a little overwhelmed. Although he didn't have many words, he had a rare feeling that he seemed to have offended Gu Yuan unintentionally? She thought about it, and deliberately retreated into advance, and her tone was very aggrieved: "Does the master feel that the slave family is always pestering the master like this, and feels disgusted with the slave family......

Gu Yuan's steps paused slightly, and said, "No." ”

Su Qing was overjoyed, and immediately climbed up the pole and said, "Then the slave family will follow the master every day in the future, is it okay to cook food for the master?" ”

Gu Yuan was silent for a moment and said, "Okay." ”

When Su Qing heard that he actually responded, he immediately felt an irrepressible joy. I couldn't help but smile a little leisurely on my face, and blurted out almost without thinking: "What if the slave family raises the master's appetite, if so, maybe the master will never be able to leave the slave family again." ”

When she reacted to what she said, she couldn't help but be stunned, and when she saw Gu Yuan in front of her, she also stopped walking, and couldn't help but feel a tragic feeling. The pole climbed too smoothly and overhead, and I was afraid that I would fall miserably from above......

She immediately lowered her head, and her whole face was buried.

You can feel a clear and distinct line of sight falling on your body.

There was a longer silence than usual, and when Su Qing was almost suffocating with bated breath, Gu Yuan spoke: "Since you are used to it, naturally I will not let you leave." ”

After the words fell, he stepped forward again, leaving Su Qing standing alone in a daze.

The tone was so natural and simplistic that she couldn't help but hesitate.

Should we continue to go further on the road of cooking? Listening to Gu Yuan's meaning, if he really got used to her craftsmanship, wouldn't he be forcibly detained in the Regent's Mansion and be a dark cook? No matter how good the treatment of the palace is, how high can a cook's salary be? That's not what she's for!

Gu Yuan walked a few steps and didn't see her follow, frowning and looking back.

Su Qing was swept away by such a faint gaze, and hurriedly ran to his side in three steps and two steps, and Gu Yuan took another step.

As soon as the two arrived at the door of the room, they saw Yu Feijue walking quickly with an indifferent face.

At a glance, I only felt that his face was much paler than before.

Su Qing couldn't help but look towards the wing room behind him, only to feel that the open door was swaying barrenly in the wind, and there was a low dead air.

Yu Feijue didn't enter the house either, stopped the two at the door, and said concisely: "I need to go to Gushu City." ”

Su Qing's body shook when he heard this, and he raised his head in some surprise.

Why did you get involved with Gu Shecheng again for no reason? You must know that although the daffodil does not ask about the world, the four pavilion masters under him have always strictly adhered to the precepts, and they have never collected money to do things, and they will definitely not be involved in the so-called grievances.

Gu Yuan was also slightly surprised, and asked calmly for a moment, "Are you still alive?" ”

Yu Feijue knew that he was asking Yan Hongluan, and smiled coldly: "Of course." It's just that for her now, maybe it's better to die. ”

Before the words fell, the screams of the maid sounded not far away, followed by an inexplicable panic.

After a while, Lin Ying walked over with a calm face and reported: "Master, Yan Hongluan committed suicide." ”

Gu Yuan nodded and said indifferently: "What I want to know Yu Gongzi has already asked, and it makes no difference whether this woman is alive or not." ”

Lin Ying said with some doubts: "Since this Yan Hongluan is not even afraid of death, why was he willing to be arrested so lightly in the Drunken Red Mansion that day?" ”

Gu Yuan looked up at the distant sky, and his tone was a little evacuated: "Because she can only be the 'Red Luan Girl' in the Drunken Red Mansion, and she can't let people know her connection to the Hundred Bird Gate." Only if it falls into our hands like this, she will at least have the right to choose death. ”

After the words fell, he turned around and walked into the house: "Go back and prepare, and leave for Songxi Town tomorrow." ”