Chapter 45: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
That night, Ran Qiunian was sitting at the table and couldn't sleep, when the door was suddenly slammed, and Xiao Yin's slightly muffled voice came.
"Big brother, why are you here?"
Ran Qiunian went over and opened the door, turning sideways to let Xiao Yin in.
"I'll send you something and take it with you in the future, so you can have the confidence to protect yourself."
Xiao Yin didn't come in, and directly handed the things in his hand to Ran Qiunian's hand.
"Arm crossbow! It's the first time I've seen such a small arm crossbow Nian'er, and it's just right for Nian'er. ”
Ran Qiunian's eyes lit up, and he touched the bowstring on the crossbow on his arm, and found that the strength was very strong, and the range must not be far. Although the style is small, the power is not inferior to that of a normal-sized crossbow, and it looks like someone has specially customized it.
Seeing that Ran Qiunian recognized what this was, Xiao Yin didn't say much and turned to leave.
"Big brother, this is leaving?"
Ran Qiunian tiptoed behind, and saw that Xiao Yin really just sent something to himself and left, and felt a little lost inexplicably.
She shook her head, turned around and closed the door, and went to the candlelight to take a closer look at a very small crossbow that Xiao Yin had given her.
Her archery accuracy has been getting better and better these days, but the bow and arrow are not easy to carry with her after all, the arm crossbow that Xiao Yin found is very compatible with Ran Qiunian, she almost couldn't put it down and tied the arm crossbow to her arm, and decided to take it with her wherever she went in the future.
The time of the two days was fleeting, and on the day of going to the summer resort in the suburbs, the packing began early in the morning, and the whole vehicle was ready to be shipped, Ran Lin sent the old lady to the gate, and said a few words to Ran Qiubai and Ran Qiunian.
"Remember to take care of your grandmother, don't just play around with yourself, and when the summer is over, come back early, don't delay outside, and send a message back home if there is anything."
Ran Qiunian knew that Ran Lin said this because he was worried about his grandmother, but in fact, he wanted to remind them not to miss the day when he married Liu Rumei on the third day of the next lunar month.
"Okay, these two children are the most filial, what else do you need to say? If you don't set out again, the sun will come up, and the carriage will be baked like a hot steamer, and that is called suffering. ”
The old lady couldn't see Ran Lin training the two children here with a shelf, and interrupted impatiently, asking Ran Qiunian to help her get into the carriage first, Ran Lin was disgraced, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she had to wave her hand angrily at Ran Qiubai, who was still in place.
"Still stunned, hurry up and help your grandmother into the carriage."
Ran Qiubai bowed his hand to Ran Lin, his lowered eyes looked faint, and he said goodbye in a proper manner, and then turned around and followed his grandmother and Ran Qiunian.
After helping the two of them into the carriage, Ran Qiubai turned over and got on the horse, rode a horse and followed the carriage, and together with the surrounding escorts, the carriage in the middle was firmly protected, and the group slowly walked towards the summer resort in the suburbs.
Ran Qiunian already knew that today's trip would not be too smooth, although Xiao Yin and Ran Qiubai had already ambushed people on the road one step in advance, and the accompanying nursing home was also quietly replaced with some kung fu skills, but she was still a little nervous.
"Nian'er, look at you're hot, sweaty, the sun hasn't come out yet, I can't stand it like this, and when the scorching sun is in the sky at noon, won't you be sunburned?"
Grandmother looked at the sweat on Ran Qiunian's forehead, and thought that Ran Qiunian was too hot, so she suddenly felt distressed and wiped the sweat on her forehead for Ran Qiunian.
He also asked Ginkgo to take out the ice cubes that had been put in advance from the carriage, put them on the small table, and fanned them for Ran Qiunian, and the carriage instantly cooled a lot: "Let the carriage go faster, and get to Zhuangzi before noon." ”
"No matter how fast the carriage is, my grandmother is afraid that it will be uncomfortably bumped. With this, Nian'er won't be hot, grandmother don't worry. ”
Ran Qiunian wiped her sweat and stopped her grandmother's intention to speed up the team, and pointed to a basin of ice cubes on the table with a smile, and a trace of coolness spread from her fingers, soothing the dryness in Ran Qiunian's heart a little.
The convoy went out of the city, and it would not be long before it arrived in Zhuangzi, Ran Qiunian pretended to be curious and opened some curtains, and glanced at Ran Qiubai, who was guarding on a horse next to the carriage, and saw the solemnity in the eyes of the other party.
This is the place where it is most likely to be attacked by mountain bandits, Ran Qiunian put down the curtain, approached her grandmother without a trace, and faintly protected her grandmother behind her.
Outside, the speed of the convoy that had been signaled by Ran Qiubai remained unchanged, but everyone was prepared and secretly vigilant, and it didn't take long for the sound of mountain bandits attacking from both sides.
"It's really looking for death."
Ran Qiubai's face condensed, he drew his long sword from his horse, and commanded the courtyard to meet the mountain bandits who were almost moving in the nest.
The fighting outside the carriage was isolated from the small side of the world, and after the sound of the mountain bandits intercepting and killing came, Ran Qiunian firmly protected his grandmother behind him, and subconsciously touched the position of the crossbow with his arm tied.
Although Ginkgo and Qingxi were also pale with fright, they were not afraid to stand in front of their grandmother and Ran Qiunian.
The four of them stayed in the middle of the carriage, but they did not break through the defense line with a single sword or sword, and broke into the carriage.
It wasn't until Xiao Yin took the soldiers borrowed from the government to completely quell the remaining small group of mountain bandits that Ran Qiunian finally breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to lift the curtain of the carriage.
"Be careful."
Although her grandmother was not frightened by the sudden group of mountain bandits outside, she still stopped her when she saw Ran Qiunian's action of wanting to go out and have a look, and she was a little uneasy.
"Grandmother, rest assured, there are big brothers and Qiubai brothers outside, the mountain bandits have been arrested, we are fine."
Ran Qiunian patted the back of her grandmother's hand and comforted her, but her grandmother pulled Ran Qiunian behind her to protect her, and wanted to get off the carriage with Ran Qiunian to check.
With a warm heart, Ran Qiunian didn't refuse anymore, helped her grandmother out of the carriage, and joined Xiao Yin, who was dealing with the rest of the matters outside.
"Grandmother, what's wrong with you?"
Ran Qiubai and Xiao Yin walked up to their grandmother, but the old lady looked calm, glanced around at the battle situation, and confirmed that she was completely safe before asking.
"Can you tell me what's going on?"
Several people were standing together and talking, and the remnants of the mountain bandits who were being grabbed by the officers and soldiers on the other side and were about to be taken back for conviction also noticed this. Among them, there was a mountain bandit who was quite familiar, and he glanced at Ran Qiubai and Xiao Yin several times, and seemed to be a little hesitant.
"Look at what, don't go quickly."
An officer and soldier fiercely pushed the stunned mountain bandit, but when he saw the mountain bandit stumble, he suddenly made up his mind and rushed towards the place where the old lady was.
Xiao Yin noticed the movement here, kicked the person away, blocked in front of the old lady and Ran Qiunian, and was about to call someone to arrest the mountain bandit, but he heard the mountain bandit shouting repeatedly.
"The little one is willing to atone for his crimes, confess the mastermind behind the scenes, and ask the nobles to spare their lives and be punished lightly!"
When Ran Qiu heard this, she suddenly became a little interested, she tiptoed, looked at the mountain bandit on the ground from behind Xiao Yin, and suddenly remembered who this person was.
"Tell me first, who ordered you to rob my Ran family's convoy?"
The old lady walked out from behind Xiao Yin and looked at the cowering mountain bandit on the ground, her momentum was not angry and arrogant.
"The little one is called Boss Wang, he is the head of the bandits in the Red Fierce Mountain, and he was instructed by the woman Ran Yinyin to attack the old lady's convoy, and the little one is willing to make the contribution."
"Ran Yinyin?" The old lady was a little incredulous, and her tone was a little harsh, "Let's make it clear, what evidence do you have to prove that Ran Yinyin instructed you to intercept and kill the convoy?" ”
"The little one has Ran Yinyin's handwritten letter as evidence, and it is hidden under the stove in the backyard of a rouge shop in the city, and there is unused gold and silver, all of which were given to me by that woman."
Seeing that he couldn't escape, no matter whether these people would spare his life or not, he planned to drag Ran Yinyin into the water, if it weren't for this woman, how could they have lost so many brothers and ended up where they are today?
The mountain bandits hated Ran Yinyin to the core.
Having said that, no matter how unbelievable the old lady Rao is was, she had to believe that it was really Ran Yinyin who colluded with the mountain bandits to put them to death.
"Go home, go to the rouge shop to search, and call Ran Yinyin to me."
The old lady calmed down and ordered her to set off to go back, if she didn't get to the bottom of Ran Yinyin's affairs, she wouldn't be able to go to the summer resort with peace of mind.
"Grandmother, you take your breath."
Seeing that her grandmother's face was not good, Ran Qiunian stepped forward to hold her arm and comfort her.
The group quickly returned the same way and returned to Ran's mansion. Those mountain bandits were put in prison, and when the investigation of Ran Yinyin's matter was clear, they were convicted and punished together.
Boss Wang was taken back to the house by the old lady as the master, and several people waited in the main hall for the next person who went to the rouge shop to rummage through the letters, and at the same time, he also sent someone to the Sanfang Mansion to upload Ran Yinyin over.
After receiving the news and knowing that the old lady's carriage had driven back to the city intact, and the government had caught a lot of mountain bandits and returned, Ran Yinyin guessed that she might not be able to hide her affairs.
She didn't wait for the Ran Mansion to send someone to summon her, she changed into the maid's clothes one step in advance, disguised her face, and secretly left from the corner gate, went to the teahouse, and saw Liu Yufei.
"Yu Fei, what should I do now? I can't hide my affairs, those bandits were introduced to me by you, and I can't guarantee that you won't be implicated in this matter......"
Ran Yinyin sat next to Liu Yufei, took off the disguise on her face, her eyes were scorched, if it weren't for Liu Yufei's repeated urging, she wouldn't have been so aggressive, but one wrong step, she had no way out.
"Yin Yin, I'm the one who has troubled you." Liu Yufei looked apologetic, reached out to hold Ran Yinyin's hand, and sighed, "I didn't know that you would do this for me, I deserve your love." ”
Ran Yinyin looked at Liu Yufei holding her hand, her face turned red, although she had admired Liu Yufei for a long time, but Liu Yufei and her relationship has always been very measured, never one step beyond Lei Chi, it was the first time to have such intimate contact.
"Yu Fei, I am willing to help you do this, you don't have to blame yourself too much. It's just that now it's a failure...... Are those of your bandit friends keeping their promises? ”