"What kind of friend do you want to see in this costume?" Qi Ruoyun didn't notice Ran Qiunian's resistance to him, with a close attitude, he looked at Ran Qiunian, who was dressed in men's clothes, with a smile, and didn't believe what she said.

"I ......"

Ran Qiunian wanted to say that she had an appointment with Xiao Yin, but the two lived in the same house, but they didn't go together when they met outside, and she was dressed in men's clothes, so it was really difficult to come up with a reason enough to convince Qi Ruoyun, so she stopped.

Seeing the smile on Qi Ruoyun's face getting thicker, he could only reluctantly follow Qi Ruoyun's guess and admit that he had sneaked out of the General's Mansion.

"I've been stuffy in the house for a few days, so I can't help but sneak out and look around, and I hope that the little young master will keep it secret for me."

"I knew that Nian'er's sister was really too bold. Since I've met you, I can't let you wander outside. ”

Qi Ruoyun turned sideways and gave way to the Meizi private room behind, Ran Qiunian saw this, sighed in her heart, and could only resign herself to her fate, but fortunately, she still had Aunt Xiu by her side, so she didn't have to be alone with Qi Ruoyun, a hypocrite.

"Go outside and keep watch, don't disturb this place."

Originally, there were two people who looked like guards standing in the house, but after Ran Qiunian entered, they were all driven outside by Qi Ruoyun to guard.

Xiu Gu is the person next to Ran Qiunian, she doesn't need to follow Qi Ruoyun's instructions, she stands behind Ran Qiunian, like a door god, firmly protecting Ran Qiunian in her own domain.

Qi Ruoyun glanced at her, and saw that Ran Qiunian didn't say anything, so he didn't say more, just as there was no such person in the room.

"The little grandfather is also here alone today?"

After Ran Qiunian entered the house, he went to the door and completely pushed open the half-open window, stood at the window and looked outside, and waited for Qi Ruoyun to send the guards in the room out before he walked to the table and sat down again.

"This is a place of pastime that I often come to, the tea of Tianxianglou is a must in the capital, it tastes better than some of the tea leaves of Yugong, I am not good at drinking, and when I am free, I will come here to taste a cup of tea."

Qi Ruoyun explained quietly, no matter whether he had an appointment before or not, after seeing Ran Qiunian, he must have no appointment, and those guards who were sent by him would block back those who should not have appeared for him.

Ran Qiunian knew that what Qi Ruoyun said was a bit true and a little false, but she would not pick it out, and dealt with Qi Ruoyun on her face, but she couldn't help but think in her heart that she had originally agreed to meet Xiao Yin in Tianxiang Building.

Originally, they could go back in the carriage together, but now it seems that she can't get rid of Qi Ruoyun before returning home, so she can only wait for a later day to ask her eldest brother about today's harvest.

"Nian'er? What are you thinking, but the tea here is not to taste? ”

Qi Ruoyun spoke for a while, and found that Ran Qiunian did not respond in the slightest, so he looked over suspiciously. found that Ran Qiunian looked at the teacup in his hand and wandered out of the world at some point, and immediately looked at her with tears and laughter.

"The little grandfather is polite, the tea in Tianxianglou can't even compare to the tribute tea, how can I feel that it is not in accordance with the taste?"

Ran Qiunian came back to her senses and tasted the tea in her hand, although she didn't taste anything, but it didn't prevent her from saying the above words.

"But I think it's wrong, Nian'er's sister's first-hand tea art is the best in the capital, and my mother is also full of praise for you, I wonder if I can be lucky enough to drink the tea made by Nian'er's sister?"

Duchess of the Kingdom? Ran Qiu remembered the lady she saw in the tea room on the day of the tea party, although her words were kind, there were traps everywhere that did not show a trace, it turned out that this was a performance of praise for her?

"How can the carving insect skill be compared with the signboard of Tianxianglou? What the little grandfather said made me even more afraid to take it. ”

The smile on Ran Qiunian's face was faint, and at this moment, a man's voice came from outside the door: "Two big brothers, the younger one is just here to bring tea and snacks to the little boy inside, please let me know, this thing is ordered, you can't go back, right?" ”

The voice from outside came in, and without waiting for Ran Qiunian to say anything, Qi Ruoyun had already taken the first step to ask people to bring in tea and snacks.

The dim sum was on the table, and seeing Qi Ruoyun looking like he was about to have a long talk, Ran Qiunian secretly screamed.

"It's not early, I was sneaking out, and if I don't go back, I'm afraid I will be discovered by my uncle and aunt."

She had an idea, deliberately showed a restless look, and looked at Qi Ruoyun with a look of embarrassment.

Judging from Qi Ruoyun's elegant and generous appearance that he has always shown in front of her, he will definitely not force himself to keep him anymore. Sure enough, as Ran Qiunian expected, after seeing Ran Qiunian's embarrassment, Qi Ruoyun said empathetically:

"In that case, I'll give my sister a ride." Seeing that Ran Qiunian looked like she wanted to refuse, Qi Ruoyun looked at her helplessly, "Although you are dressed as a man, but in the end it is a girl's family, I can't rest assured that you can go back alone." ”

Ran Qiu wanted to say that she was not alone, and Master Xiugu was one to ten, but she hesitated for a while, worried that there would be extraneous branches, so she did not refute Qi Ruoyun again.

After Qi Ruoyun sent Ran Qiunian to the vicinity of the General's Mansion, Ran Qiunian said that she would not let Qi Ruoyun get any closer, and she explained in embarrassment:

"I sneaked out, I can't go back from the main gate, the little grandfather has a noble status, it's not easy to hide it, it's enough to send it here, thank you little grandpa today." It wasn't early, so I went back first. ”

Qi Ruoyun bowed his head, watched Ran Qiunian leave, took one last look at the general's mansion with two stone lions at the door, and turned around and got into the carriage.

"Tell me to go down, make an appointment to meet in the future, and choose another place, Tianxianglou, and don't have to go again."

The carriage swayed towards the end of the alley and disappeared around the corner, and when there was no trace of the carriage and horses of the Qi State Mansion at all, Ran Qiunian took Xiu Gu out of the alley next to the General's Mansion and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going back to the house openly, and I'm going to be like a thief, and I'm really unlucky today. Master Xiugu, let's go back quickly, I'm afraid the eldest brother has been waiting for a long time. ”

After Ran Qiunian finished speaking, he walked out of the hidden alley leading to the corner gate of the General's Mansion, and swaggered back from the main gate. The guards guarding the door recognized Ran Qiunian's identity, and they didn't mean to obstruct him at all.

"Nian'er, you're dressed like this, where did you sneak away to play today?"

Gu Zheng walked over from the front with a stack of books, and happened to meet Ran Qiunian head-on, and he didn't feel so strange to see her dressed like this, these days Ran Qiunian suddenly liked to dress up as a man, and he was used to going in and out of the house, even the porter.

"Shop around," Ran Qiunian said casually, she pointed curiously at the book in Gu Zheng's hand, "Cousin, what are you holding in your hand?" It's not like reading books all along, and these are meant for my big brother, right? ”

"You know your cousin," Gu Zheng looked at Ran Qiunian with a narrow face angrily, and smiled, "Since I met you, I can also save this experience, and this opportunity to be courteous will be given to you, don't thank me." ”

After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he handed the stack of books in his hand to Xiu Gu's hand, and his steps were fast, and he disappeared into the corner of the corridor in the blink of an eye, and Ran Qiunian was choked on the words he wanted to refute.

"Ahem, when I get along with my big brother on weekdays, is it so obvious?"

Ran Qiu Nian coughed lightly, scratched his chin, and looked at Xiu Gu behind him depressedly.

Xiu Gu held the book in her hand, although she did not reply, but there was a little smile in her eyes.

"Forget it, since my cousin said so, let's go to the eldest brother openly. Being delayed by Qi Ruoyun like this is really a waste of time. ”

Ran Qiunian was even more determined in his heart to follow Xiao Yin to leave the capital as soon as possible.

If she and Qi Ruoyun, a hypocrite from a high gate, can't beat or scold, look up and don't look down, she would rather go back and fight with Liu Rumei's mother and daughter.

With such a mood, the two came to Xiao Yin's courtyard.

At this time, although the sky has not yet darkened, it is only because the summer days are longer, and it is actually almost time for dinner in the house.

"Big brother, I've kept you waiting. These are the books that my cousin told me to pass on to you. Master Xiugu, you can just put it on the table. ”

After Ran Qiunian finished speaking to Xiao Yin, she instructed Xiu Gu to put her things in the vacant place on the desk, and then asked Xiu Gu to go back to rest first, she already planned to stay in Xiao Yin's courtyard and go back after dinner.

"You go back first, after dinner, I'll personally send Nian'er back."

Xiu Gu has a special identity and good strength, and Xiao Yin also has some respect for her.

Hearing this, Xiu Gu retreated, and she always didn't say much.

"Big brother, what can I find in that Zhang Shaoxian's warehouse today?"

After the two sat in the study, Ran Qiu Nian saw that there was no one around, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"There's a secret room that's very well hidden, and I found this inside."

Xiao Yin's expression was solemn, and he took out the things that he had wrapped in the white cloth from his arms.

Seeing this, Ran Qiunian looked at Xiao Yin's expression, and then looked at the things on the table, and couldn't suppress his curiosity and reached out to open the white cloth wrapped outside, revealing the dirty shell inside.

"This is? A stone? ”

Ran Qiunian had never seen this thing, it looked like an ordinary stone, but the color was a little special, like red but not red and black and not black.

But no matter how you look at it, except for the slight difference in color, Ran Qiunian doesn't think there is any difference between this thing and the stones that can be seen everywhere on the roadside.

"You can pick it up and weigh it."

Ran Qiunian did so, but the moment he picked up the stone, he felt the difference in it: "It's so heavy." Could it be that there is still gold nuggets hidden in here? ”

She put the stone down, compared to the usual stones of the same size, the weight of this piece was obviously much heavier, Ran Qiunian looked at Xiao Yin with some surprise, waiting for him to explain the origin of this thing to herself.

"It's not an ordinary stone, but it's much more valuable than a nugget."

Xiao Yin picked up the stone and examined it in his hand, it was only the smallest piece he picked out from the mountains of boxes.

But just this thing, spread out, is enough to make the people who have it doomed.