"Miss is really shining today, and she wants to compare all the female guests."

After dressing up, Qingxi praised Ran Qiunian, and blushed a little when she praised Ran Qiunian.

"You girl, you have a sweet mouth, and I can't recognize what I look like when I am praised by you like this."

Ran Qiu nodded Qingxi's head, although she knew that this girl would say something nice to make herself happy, but she couldn't help but feel very good.

"The slave is telling the truth." Qingxi retorted with a serious face.

Ran Qiunian also couldn't help her, got up and walked to the gate: "At this hour, most of the eldest brother has already gone to the front hall to help entertain guests, let's go to grandmother first." ”

The two walked towards the old lady's courtyard together, and when they passed the lotus pond, Ran Qiunian suddenly stopped and said suddenly:

"Look at my memory, my grandmother just told me yesterday to remember to wear the bright jade plate she gave me, and when I changed my clothes this morning, I forgot about it."

"Do you want to go back and get it now?"

When Qingxi heard it, he was also very concerned.

"I'm afraid it's a little too late to turn back now," Ran Qiu thought for a while, and said to Qingxi, "You can go for me, bring me the jade plate, don't let the girl who swept the house take all her brains to wash." The jade plate can't withstand the bump, and if it turns around and breaks it, it will be too disappointing to the grandmother's heart. ”

Hearing this, Qingxi nodded hurriedly, and turned back to find Ran Qiunian's jade plate.

Looking at Qingxi's distant back, Ran Qiunian was also a little worried, that jade plate was a birthday gift given to her by her grandmother yesterday, saying that it was passed down from her grandmother's generation, opened by a high monk, and was nurtured for many years, a very spiritual jade plaque.

Not to mention the preciousness of the family heirloom, just because it was a gift from her grandmother, Ran Qiunian was reluctant to break it.

If it weren't for the fact that the hour was not early, she would have already walked here, and in front of her grandmother's yard was her, and Ran Qiunian would have to go back in person.

"Grandmother, Nian'er came late, didn't you miss any excitement?" Ran Qiunian walked into the main house, where many people were already sitting, greeted the old lady, and greeted the ladies of the family.

"It just so happened that I just talked about you." Grandmother smiled and beckoned Ran Qiunian to sit beside her.

"Speaking of me?" Ran Qiunian sat down next to her grandmother, and pointed to herself when she heard the words, a little curious, "What did you say about Nian'er?" ”

Who knows, after hearing Ran Qiunian's question, everyone laughed and said nothing, which made Ran Qiunian feel confused.

"Adults talking, what are you doing with so much asked by a little girl?" Even my grandmother was like this, only showing a narrow smile, but not telling what they were saying

Ran Qiunian was even more curious in her heart, but she also knew that she couldn't get a result, so she had to give up.

"Speaking of which, Miss Ran is already fourteen years old, and the one in my family has already been married at the age of fifteen, after this birthday, I can't treat Miss Ran as a child anymore."

A lady in a blue dress said with a smile, Ran Qiunian's eyelids jumped, and she felt that something was wrong, so she heard another lady continue:

"No, in a blink of an eye, Miss Ran is so big, she is a big girl. The old lady taught her well, and she raised Miss Ran so well, and we only had to be greedy. ”

A few compliments made my grandmother smile in a good mood.

Seeing this, Ran Qiunian vaguely understood what they were talking about before.

As she gets older, these things are always unavoidable, and in her previous life, she was almost fifteen years old, and according to the time, it is indeed time for her grandmother to show her people.

Somehow, thinking of this, the relaxed smile on Ran Qiunian's face gradually faded.

In this life, she will never marry into the Qi Mansion again, but except for Qi Ruoyun, who will her marriage fall on this time?

"Miss, the slave maid helped you get the jade plate back."

Qingxi came in from outside, avoided everyone, walked around behind Ran Qiunian from behind, and handed over the jade plate in his hand.

Ran Qiunian was attracted by Qingxi's appearance, and those thoughts that caused her bad mood also dissipated a little, she took the white jade card from Qingxi's hand, put it on her neck, and stroked the white jade with warm tentacles, and then she was a little relieved.

At this time, Ran Qiunian noticed Qingxi's expression of wanting to speak and stopped, looked at her with some doubts, and was about to ask in a low voice, when she heard a voice from the side.

"This jade plaque looks like it's been around for some years, and it's of a high quality, I'm afraid it's not a family heirloom?"

The next older lady couldn't help but praise Ran Qiunian when she saw the jade plate around her neck.

Ran Qiunian could only put aside his words to Qingxi for the time being, and turned around to talk to the lady.

"This is a birthday gift from my grandmother to Nian'er, and it was passed down from my grandmother, and it can indeed be regarded as a family heirloom."

Grandmother was also attracted by the conversation here, her eyes paused from the jade plaque on Ran Qiunian's neck, the smile on her face did not change at all, and she smiled and explained a few words to the lady who was amazed at the preciousness of the jade plaque.

"It's not a family heirloom, it's just a little thought left by her grandmother, and now it's given to Nian'er, but I hope that this jade plate opened by a high monk can protect her from all diseases and grow up peacefully."

Hearing this, the lady sighed with emotion: "The old lady really has a heart. After speaking, I had a deeper understanding of the heritage of the Ran family in my heart.

Ran Qiu Nian saw that everyone quickly turned their attention elsewhere and sat for a while, then he found an excuse and took the opportunity to take Qingxi out together.

"Say, since just now, it's been weird, what's wrong, is someone bullying you while I'm not there?"

Ran Qiunian said this, but he didn't think that anyone in the mansion could bully Qingxi.

"No, Miss," Qingxi shook his head, looked around, and then approached Ran Qiunian and whispered, "Fang Cai's slave went back to help you find the white jade plate, and I saw Miss Liu sneaking out of your yard." ”

Liu Yunyao? Ran Qiunian didn't expect it to be such a strange thing, no wonder Qingxi looked like he wanted to talk and stopped.

"Why did Liu Yunyao go to my yard? What did she do? Ran Qiunian asked.

The slave didn't know either, so when she asked her, she only said to come and see you, and she left directly when the person was not there. The slave wanted to ask again, but she walked away, and the slave and maid were not easy to entangle. ”

Qingxi was a little indignant, then Liu Yunyao must not be at ease, if she could arrive earlier, she would not let this woman enter her young lady's yard.

"I know, don't talk about this matter for now." Ran Qiu thought about it again and again, "There is still a while before the banquet starts, you go back with me to take a look first, Liu Yunyao can't run to my courtyard for no reason." Let's go back and see if there's anything more or less in the house. ”

It's not that Ran Qiunian thinks too badly about Liu Yunyao, but it's really a lesson from the past that is still vivid, so that Ran Qiunian has to guess Liu Yunyao's purpose with the greatest malice.

She suddenly slipped into her yard on this day, and if she wanted to say that Liu Yunyao was just for a casual look, Ran Qiunian didn't believe it.

"Okay, miss, then let's go back quickly, the slave forgot to tell the sweeping girl not to touch the furnishings in your house, it's too late, I'm afraid that the traces of the passive will be gone."

Qingxi patted his head and said with some regret.

"It's okay, I'm just guessing, maybe you go in time, nothing happens."

Ran Qiunian comforted him twice, and the two of them rushed back quickly one after the other.

Luckily, the girl who swept the house had just packed up the change of clothes in the house, and Ran Qiunian had already rushed back.

"This house doesn't need to be cleaned, you can go down first." Qingxi stepped forward, waved his hand at the little girl who was a little confused, and sent the person out.

When there were no outsiders in the house, Ran Qiunian began to look over little by little.

There were signs of the room being turned over, but nothing more and nothing less.

"Could it be that I misunderstood Liu Yunyao?"

Ran Qiunian touched his chin, how is this possible? She thought for a moment, then turned and walked back to the study.

Sure enough, there are traces of passivity in the study.

"Oops." Ran Qiunian's eyes moved, and he suddenly walked to the bookshelf and moved away the two books, but there was still nothing behind them.

"Miss, what did you lose?"

Qingxi heard the movement and hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"What did Liu Yunyao do when he stole that thing?"

Ran Qiunian didn't answer, just muttered to himself.

Liu Yunyao didn't take anything valuable, she just took away a long, narrow box the size of a palm that she had hidden behind the book.

And what was in the box was the feather she had temporarily put away for Xiao Yin before, and the feather that Guan Xiu entrusted to her.

"Did Miss lose anything valuable?" Qingxi saw that Ran Qiunian's face was not very good, and asked again with a nervous face.

Ran Qiunian shook his head: "Worthless things." ”

Qingxi couldn't figure out what it meant, but she didn't ask any more.

The matter has come to this point, although the things that Ran Qiunian lost are worthless, Qingxi is still full of regret in her heart, blaming her for not being able to guard Ran Qiunian's yard, allowing people to take advantage of the situation.

This time I was lucky, I only lost something worthless, what about next time? If Miss Liu stole the heirloom jade plate that Miss left in the house, wouldn't it be a big loss?

"How can Miss Liu do that? The slave and maid will tell the old lady and punish her for her sin! ”

"Forget it, there is no evidence, and the loss is a worthless gadget, Liu Yunyao will not admit it."

Ran Qiunian groaned, no matter how she looked at this matter, it was a little strange, she had to think about it carefully.

"It's really cheap for her." Qingxi said indignantly.

"I'll get it back," Ran Qiunian's voice was cold, "My things aren't so easy to take." ”

The family crest decoration on the feather has long been rubbed down, although the material on it is unknown, but the big brother has made a calculation, and the feather is only a piece of evidence at most, but it is not irreplaceable.

No matter what Liu Yunyao stole it out of his mind, it had no impact on their next investigation, but despite this, for some reason, Ran Qiunian was still a little uneasy.