Ran Qiunian was led by his brother through the dim and narrow alley, and when he passed the group of unknown bandits lying on the ground, neither of them noticed that the person lying on the ground had no breath.

After walking out of the silent and deserted alley and returning to the main street, the scattered fires on the ground that had not been completely extinguished, and the soldiers patrolling the streets, finally made the surroundings have some popularity.

But Ran Qiu thought about the things he had seen in the courtyard of the imperial guard Liu He before, and at this time, he didn't dare to fully trust the officers and soldiers on the street.

Ran Qiubai hid everything and made sure that no one would see the clues, and then he walked out of the uninhabited alley with Ran Qiunian and walked down the street generously.

"Who? Register your name. "A soldier on patrol saw them and immediately came up and questioned them.

The lantern street is on fire and making noise. The chaos is not small, many people have been injured, and it is not easy to control the situation, but there is no room for mistakes.

"I'm the young owner of Ran Mansion, and this is my sister."

Ran Qiubai politely reported his name and surname to the officer and soldier, Xu had been ordered by Qi Ruoyun early in the morning, and after the soldier heard Ran Qiubai's words, his attitude immediately became much warmer.

"It turned out to be Young Master Ran and Miss Ran, it's so late, it's not safe on the road, let me call the two brothers to escort the two back home."

Ran Qiubai glanced at the soldier vigilantly, and saw that he really wanted to show affection, thought about it, and did not refuse.

By the time the soldiers escorted Ran Qiunian and Ran Qiubai back to the mansion, it was already the end of the day.

The old lady was worried for half the night, and finally waited for the two people with all the beards and tails, and hugged Ran Qiunian for a while.

"It's good to go out to see a lantern, why did this happen, you are not allowed to go out next time, if it really happens, how can my wife live?"

Seeing that Ran Qiunian looked tired and a little unable to hold on, the old lady hurriedly asked Ginkgo to bring her the ginger soup that had been prepared in the morning.

"Now that the day has turned colder, I have been frightened outside even more, but I can drink more ginger soup to warm my hands and feet, so as not to get hot at night and suffer another sin. Send a bowl to Qiubai's child, this child, as soon as he comes back, he will disappear, and it is not worry-free. ”

Ran Qiunian obediently drank a bowl of ginger soup, only then did she feel that her hands and feet were warm, she calmed down, and just breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Ginkgo come back to tell her, saying that Ran Qiubai rode out of the city overnight.

"At this time, the city gate is closed, how can Brother Qiubai get out?"

Ran Qiunian blurted out, she naturally knew what Xiao Yin told Ran Qiubai to do, but she thought that she would at least wait until the city gate opened tomorrow morning, but who knew that Ran Qiubai really rushed out overnight.

"The young master used the token that the old lady brought from the Gu family, and the soldiers guarding the city gate directly let him out."

The Gu family's out-of-town token? Ran Qiunian didn't expect her grandmother to give this thing to Brother Qiubai, no wonder the eldest brother believed that he could give it away overnight.

"This kid, it's a big night, and this is the one that sings again?"

The old lady frowned, a little puzzled.

Although Ran Qiunian knew, there were many people at this time, and she couldn't say it, so she could only wait for Xiao Yin to come back and discuss it with him before making plans.

This night, grandmother originally planned to leave Ran Qiunian to sleep together in the room to suppress her shock, but Ran Qiunian thought about Xiao Yin, who didn't know when she would come back, so she could only refuse her grandmother's kindness and go back to her yard to guard.

"Miss is so frightened today, why hasn't she fallen asleep? But you are scared and can't sleep? ”

Qingxi made the bed and served tea to Ran Qiu, seeing that she was always frowning and sitting at the table, letting a cup of tea turn from hot to cold, but she never felt sleepy, only unconsciously touched a somewhat dusty horse mask in her hand, so she asked worriedly.

"Big brother hasn't come back yet, how can I sleep? Don't worry about me, in the evening, you can rest early, I'll wait for the big brother, there are some things that need to be said to him earlier, and there is no delay. ”

Ran Qiunian urged Qingxi out to rest, but she couldn't sit still, she stood up, took the horse mask, and walked all the way to Xiao Yin's house.

This sat down all night, Ran Qiunian listened to the report of the watch outside, and then noticed that the sky was getting brighter, and it was already the middle time.

But Xiao Yin hasn't come back yet.

She didn't sleep all night, Ran Qiunian should have been very tired, but she had something in her heart, she didn't feel sleepy at all, she couldn't see anyone waiting left and right, she walked out of the house and walked outside the yard.

At this hour, even the people in the house had just woken up, and there was hardly anyone to see outside the courtyard. Ran Qiubai was not there, and Xiao Yin hadn't come back yet, Ran Qiunian felt a little lonely with no one to tell her thoughts.

The dew in the early morning was very heavy, and in a thin layer of white mist, a thin figure hurried down to this side, Ran Qiunian raised his eyebrows, and looked at it intently.

The sneaky figure looked very afraid of being discovered, but she still walked firmly to Ran Qiunian, and in the face of Ran Qiunian's suspicious eyes, she whispered:

"Miss, the slave is here to deliver a letter to you."

As he spoke, he handed out a folded letter from his hand, Ran Qiunian looked at the letter in the girl's hand condescendingly, and did not take it rashly.

"Who are you?" Ran Qiunian asked.

"Slave Xiao Du, is the second-class maid in Miss Liu's yard, you have seen the slave and maid once, please Miss believe in the slave maid, it will never hurt your heart, this letter was intercepted by the slave from Miss Liu, and please take a look."

Xiao Du looked earnest, and the hand holding the letter paper did not flinch at all, but Ran Qiunian became even more suspicious.

"Are you Liu Yunyao's person? What makes me believe in you? You should know that I and your Miss Liu have always been incompatible. ”

Who this Xiao Du is, Ran Qiunian has no impression for a long time, but since she dares to claim to be the maid in Liu Yunyao's house, most of them are not nonsense.

Otherwise, in order to win her trust, she should make up a grandmother or a subordinate in Qiubai's brother's house.

"Although the slave maid is serving in Miss Liu's yard, she is the first person of the Ran family, and then Miss Liu's person. That's why I'm here to report it. ”

No matter how good this Xiao Du said, Ran Qiunian didn't believe it, she looked at the kneeling maid on the ground with a smile, and finally took the letter from her hand.

"I accepted the letter, you go back first, don't let Liu Yunyao see that something is wrong."

Ran Qiunian sent Xiao Du away, walked back to Xiao Yin's courtyard with the letter, and then sat down in the courtyard and opened the folded letter.

The content on it is very simple, but Xiao Du made a mistake, this letter was not given to Liu Yunyao by someone else, but by Liu Yunyao to write to someone else.

As for the content, Ran Qiunian's eyes gradually became cold, and what was written on it was the whereabouts of Brother Qiubai's brother who went out of the city overnight last night.

"Why did Liu Yunyao want to pass on my Qiubai's brother's whereabouts to Qi Ruoyun? What are they asking about this for? ”

What Ran Qiunian didn't expect was that although she withheld the letter, Liu Yunyao could still tell Liu Yufei about this matter verbally, and the time when Qi Ruoyun received the news was only a matter of time.

"If only the eldest brother was by my side at this time, he would definitely be able to see the clue about this matter."

Ran Qiunian crumpled the letter, reacted again, carefully flattened it, and tried her best to press the folds together, this letter can't be destroyed, and keeping it is also a proof.

As the sky was completely bright, the house gradually became popular, and everything seemed to be the same as before, but Ran Qiunian knew that something had changed.

Breakfast was used in the old lady's house as usual, and after breakfast, Ran Qiunian didn't wait for Xiao Yin, but summoned Qi Ruoyun over.

"Little grandpa, please see?"

Grandmother glanced at Ran Qiunian, who was sitting next to her and didn't speak, and said angrily to the ginkgo who came to report.

"He still dares to come? Last night, I asked my Nian'er out to see the lanterns, and it turned out that something like that, and in the end, Qiubai sent people back. If you can't even protect people, what else can you see? ”

Listening to the full meaning of maintenance in her grandmother's words, Ran Qiunian felt comforted in her heart, but she also smiled and said: "In the end, it is the little grandfather of the Guogong Mansion, his identity is precious, and if he can't say it, he won't see it." Nian'er knows that my grandmother loves me, but the little grandfather may really have something important to say, so you might as well listen to it first. ”

"Since Nian'er said so, let's invite someone in."

Seeing that Ran Qiunian's expression was as usual, grandmother didn't seem to be affected by what happened last night, so she generously gave in.

With her identity, she naturally doesn't need to worry about whether she is thoughtful or not, but the Ran family is not the Gu family after all, and she doesn't need to be reminded by Ran Qiunian of this truth, she also knows it.

But because of this, the old lady's original thoughts of wanting to marry Qi Ruoyun and Ran Qiu were completely dispersed.

Ran Qiunian didn't know what she was blessed by misfortune, and was waiting to hear what Qi Ruoyun came to her to say. After going through so many things, she became completely suspicious of Qi Ruoyun's role in the Lingnan iron ore loss case.

"The old lady is well."

Qi Ruoyun walked in from the outside, not knowing that the two people in the room had already had a little bit of a problem with him, and after he greeted the old lady, he asked Ran Qiunian apologetically, "I was busy calming the chaos on the street last night, and I couldn't personally send Nian'er home, how is Nian'er's sister doing?" ”

"Little grandpa, don't worry, everything is fine with Nian'er."

Ran Qiunian didn't mention anything that happened last night, nor did she mention Xiao Yin and Ran Qiubai.

Qi Ruoyun's eyes were a little dark, he glanced at the old lady, and knew that this actual head of the Ran Mansion was by no means easy to fool, and he could use many words to test Ran Qiunian but he couldn't expose the slightest in front of him.

Ran Qiu Nian saw that Qi Ruoyun was slow to get to the point, and after a little thought, he understood what he was worried about, and sneered in his heart, but with his wish, he smiled at his grandmother and said:

"Grandmother slept late last night, and she spent her mind again, so Nian'er didn't disturb Grandmother's rest, and today you can have a good day of recuperation."

said to Qi Ruoyun again: "The little grandfather doesn't mind moving to the garden with Nian'er to talk, right?" ”