Fortunately, Ran Qiubai's injury was treated in time, it was not serious, and he would soon be almost recovered. At the same time, Xiao Yin and Qi Ruoyun also returned from Lingzhou City with the closing documents of the government.

Those rumors were naturally destroyed, and a crisis in the Ran family seemed to be resolved in this way.

"This case is now closed, and I don't have much reason to stay, and I need to return to Beijing to report on my work in 20 days at the latest."

Although there are still many secrets that have not been found out, the clues have been broken, and the time given by the emperor is not sufficient, so it is impossible to investigate it on the surface.

Ran Qiunian listened, but she was secretly anxious, she knew that this case was far from over, and the real mastermind behind the scenes was actually the Imperial Guard of Splendid City, but she couldn't say it to Xiao Yin directly.

Because she couldn't explain how she knew.

Just as she was scratching her ears and cheeks in a hurry, she suddenly remembered the feather that Guan Xiu had handed over to Xiao Yin before leaving, she had forgotten about too many things in the past few days, she really shouldn't have forgotten about it.

"Big brother, I almost forgot to give this to you." Ran Qiunian took out the box from the secret compartment of the study and hurriedly handed it over to Xiao Yin.

"What is this?" Xiao Yin opened the box and saw that it contained half of a blood-stained feather, as if it had been broken from a bow and arrow, and he was a little puzzled.

"This is the Guan Xiu who sent Brother Qiubai back, Guan Gongzi brought it, and said that he found it from the mountain bandits who chased and killed Brother Qiubai that day. He asked me to pass it on to you, and maybe you could find out what was wrong with those bandits. ”

Ran Qiunian relayed all the speculations that Guan Xiu told him that day to Xiao Yin, and looked at him with blank eyes.

"I see," Xiao Yin looked at it carefully, the bloody feather seemed to be engraved with a very special ornament, not like a meaningless decoration, looking at the shape, it was a bit like a family crest, "The ornament engraved on this feather is a little strange." ”

Ran Qiunian nodded, she thought so too.

"Big brother, but you also think this decoration looks a bit like a family crest somewhere?"

Ran Qiu nodded at the pattern on it. She had also carefully studied what was so special about this feather before, and she couldn't find any obvious clues other than this ornament.

"The material is also a little unusual." Xiao Yin bowed his head, his fingers rubbed the inch of arrow shaft left at one end of Ling Yu, and his tone was firm.

"Material?" Ran Qiunian was stunned for a moment, and looked at the pitch-black arrow shaft, which was a new clue, "What's unusual about the material?" ”

"This is not an ordinary wooden pole, if as expected, the cost of this arrow is extraordinary, both the family coat of arms and the use of exquisite materials, it is definitely not something that those mountain bandits composed of homeless people can have."

Xiao Yin said in a deep voice, Ran Qiubai's accident may have another mystery, which is not consistent with what the Feng family's caravan buddies said.

"Could it be someone from the Feng family?" Ran Qiunian guessed casually.

When Ran Qiubai had an accident, there were only two people in total, the Feng family and the mountain bandits, and this arrow may have been inadvertently left by the people of the Feng family.

"No, if the Feng family starts, there is no need to go through such a lot of trouble. Moreover, the Feng family has only risen in recent years, although the momentum is rapid, but the background is insufficient, if this ornament is really a family crest, at least it should come from a family with decades of accumulation. ”

When Ran Qiu heard this, she instantly understood, she nodded secretly, too, with the flamboyant personality of the Feng family, if there is such a luxurious family crest, it will definitely not be hidden, it must be hyped up, she will not have seen it.

"Then is this feather useful?"

Ran Qiunian let out a sigh, this case is really full of twists and turns, no wonder the imperial court in the previous life folded so many people.

"Nature is useful, you don't have to worry about this matter anymore, mid-October is your birthday, how do you want to prepare?"

Xiao Yin touched Ran Qiunian's head, not wanting her to be too involved in these things, so he mentioned Ran Qiunian's birthday more than ten days later.

"Left, but it's the same as in previous years." Ran Qiunian shook her head, she was not interested, she was still more interested in the case at hand, but unfortunately Xiao Yin kept her mouth shut.

Ran Qiunian returned in vain, looked at the sky, it was still early, and then turned around to Ran Qiubai's courtyard again, wanting to see how he was recovering.

At the gate of the courtyard, she happened to meet Qi Ruoyun, who also came to visit Ran Qiubai.

"Sister Nian'er, are you also here to see Brother Qiubai?"

Qi Ruoyun looked a little surprised when he saw Ran Qiunian, but he was more secretly happy.

"Nian'er has seen the little grandfather." Ran Qiu read the blessing gift, with a little alienation and politeness, "I didn't expect the little grandfather to come to visit my brother, so Nian'er won't bother, and I'll come to see my brother later." ”

"Since they are all here to visit Brother Qiubai, why bother to divide who comes first and who comes last, Sister Nian'er is too polite, with the friendship between you and me, I can't be so polite."

Qi Ruoyun smiled and stopped Ran Qiunian's desire to leave, but he was a little frustrated in his heart.

I thought that after their trip to Lingzhou City, they became familiar with each other, and seeing that Ran Qiunian's attitude had become closer, who knew that he would not see each other for a few days, and he would see each other after dealing with those things, and Ran Qiunian's attitude changed back to the way before.

It's not that Qi Ruoyun discovered Ran Qiunian's rejection and alienation of him, he just felt that Ran Qiunian was too disciplined when facing him, and he didn't have the boldness and cunning that he sneaked out of the General's Mansion that day.

Qi Ruoyun only thought that it was the difference in identity that made Ran Qiunian like this, but the actual reason was only known to Ran Qiunian himself.

"In that case, it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Ran Qiu Nian saw that he couldn't leave, and sighed secretly in his heart, but his face was as good as flowing.

The two of them entered Ran Qiubai's house with their front and back feet.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, I don't know how Brother Qiu Bai is recovering?"

Qi Ruoyun exchanged a few words with Ran Qiubai, and Ran Qiunian was a little absent-minded on the side.

"This case has been closed, I don't know what the little grandfather plans to do next?"

Ran Qiubai glanced at Ran Qiunian, who had only said a word since entering the house, and was bored sitting on the side playing "everyone's ladies", with a little amusement in his eyes.

When did this girl become so quiet and well-behaved? But because of the presence of outsiders, Ran Qiubai had no intention of exposing her, so she could only try to talk to Qi Ruoyun and not let him notice the absent-minded Ran Qiunian next to her.

"I heard that the middle of the month is Nian'er's fourteenth birthday."

Qi Ruoyun took over the conversation, and only said this sentence, which scared Ran Qiunian from his fugue and looked at Qi Ruoyun with a little stunned.

"There is still plenty of time given by the imperial court, I want to wait for Sister Nian'er's birthday to end, and then return to Beijing with Brother Xiao."

Sure enough, the words Qi Ruoyun said made Ran Qiunian have a headache. But she still regained her composure and composure the second before Qi Ruoyun looked at her, and smiled politely at Qi Ruoyun.

"It's just a little birthday, and it delays the time for the little grandfather to return to Beijing to present the case, but Nian'er is not."

"Sister Nian'er don't worry, I've already sent a message back, and there are still some trivial matters to be concluded here, and when everything is finished, it will be almost this time."

Hearing Qi Ruoyun talk about this, Ran Qiunian naturally had nothing to say.

After sending Qi Ruoyun away, Ran Qiunian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, poured himself a glass of water from the table, and drank it all.

"As soon as the person leaves, the original form is revealed?" When Ran Qiubai saw Ran Qiunian's appearance as if she was facing a great enemy, she couldn't help but be a little funny, "When did you become so quiet and elegant?" I'm afraid it's only in front of the little grandfather, right? ”

"Brother Qiubai, where do you want to go?" Ran Qiunian was a little dumbfounded, but she didn't expect her cold and alienated Qi Ruoyun to turn into reserved and shy in Ran Qiubai's eyes, and she suddenly felt funny.

"What? Isn't what my brother said right, you've never behaved so well in front of me. ”

Ran Qiubai was a little unconvinced, and looked at Ran Qiunian who judged the two of them with a suspicious face, if it weren't for the shyness of seeing the person she liked, how could this girl be abnormal.

"If you like to see me get along with you so politely, I can't do it." Ran Qiunian glanced at Ran Qiubai angrily, pulled the corners of his mouth at him, and also saved up a smirk.

When Ran Qiubai saw it, he suddenly felt a thrill, completely believing the truth of Ran Qiunian's words, and he hurriedly begged for mercy: "It's my brother who misunderstood you, don't laugh, I'm going to be scared out of you by you." ”

Ran Qiunian smiled, glared at the troublesome Ran Qiubai angrily, and said unconvinced: "You just said that I am quiet and elegant. ”

"I kind of believe that you are really frank and unselfish to the little grandfather."

Ran Qiubai touched his arm and coughed lightly, I really don't know what the little grandfather thinks, in the face of Ran Qiunian's perfunctory attitude, he can still be courteous and not discouraged at all, which is really admirable.

He didn't know that Qi Ruoyun didn't notice Ran Qiunian's attitude, but he didn't know much about Ran Qiunian, he just thought that Ran Qiunian was too polite and didn't dare to cross the gap in identity.

To put it bluntly, Qi Ruoyun has never thought about Ran Qiunian's attitude towards him in terms of dislike, just a blind eye.

In the blink of an eye, it was Ran Qiunian's birthday in mid-October, although it was only a junior's birthday, but the Ran family had experienced too many twists and turns these days, and at this time, they needed some joy to rush away the depression that had been accumulated for days.

In addition, Ran Qiunian was already the most loved by Mrs. Ran, and there was the relationship between the new champion and the little grandfather of the Qi State Mansion, and Ran Qiunian's fourteenth birthday was held in the Ran family.

"Miss, there is a lot of excitement in front of you today, and there are many characters with heads and faces, which is really magnificent."

Qingxi was giving Ran Qiunian the final dressing, she asked someone to help her inquire about the news in front of her early in the morning, and she was talking to Ran Qiunian happily.

"But it's all for the name of the big brother and the little grandfather."

Ran Qiunian is very self-aware of this, she is a deep girl, and she has no reputation, so naturally it is impossible for her to be the people she attracted.

"That's also for Miss, you have made enough face." Qingxi doesn't care so much, he's still happy.

Ran Qiunian also thought it was interesting when she saw it, so she didn't say anything, and waited until she finished dressing up and went to her grandmother's place to meet the female guests.