Lian Zhi'er subconsciously went to see Shi Ran, he was still clean, but she was also dirty, and the fig leaf she had barely kept in the past few days had been torn off, so she stood in front of him in embarrassment.

Shi Ran also looked at her, her eyes were still calm, but it was this kind of light cloud and light breeze that deeply pierced her heart.

"Don't spread the word." Shi Ran looked at the doctor, although his voice was faint, it had its own momentum, which made people panic.

"Adults don't worry, the small ones will never spread half a word." He said in trepidation, "The little one has been practicing medicine for many years, and he has never said half a sentence. ”

Seeing that he swore an oath, Shi Ran let him out.

When the doctor left, the room was as silent as death.

After a long time, Shi Ran spoke, "I will immediately write to Ruan Lu and ask him to send someone to take you into the capital." ”

After hearing the name, Lian Zhi'er suddenly laughed, like crazy, "No, it's not his child, how can it be his child?" ”

"Whose is it?"

Lian Zhi'er stopped laughing, with a line of tears on her pale cheeks, but with a stubbornness, "I don't know." ”

A look of complexity flashed in Shi Ran's eyes. I don't seem to believe her, this sounds a bit ridiculous.

She smiled, "Master Shi is a person from outside the world, where will he understand the pain of exiles, when they can't eat, who cares about their innocent face?!" ”

Lian Zhi'er knew that he must not be allowed to suspect that this child was Ruan Lu's, because she didn't want to return to that man at all, and she didn't even want to look at him again in this life.

There was finally a hint of compassion in his eyes, "What are you going to do?" ”

Lian Zhi'er seemed to hear concern in his voice. With mixed feelings, she felt a warmth in her heart, as if something had filled her cold chest.

Look at his expression is still faint, indifferent to anything.

Lian Zhi'er gradually became disappointed, and finally said slowly, "I will never stay with this child." ”

When she said this, her scarred hand slowly stroked her lower abdomen, and slowly such a weak woman had stubbornness and arrogance on her face.

"It's fine." Shi Ran is such a cool person, and he will never say a word about other people's affairs.

"Will the adults help me?"

"Yes." He looked down at the scroll in his hand, and without even raising his head, he only said this one word.

Lian Zhi'er's gaze became dim and uncertain, and it took a long time before she said, "Thank you." ”

After saying this, she went to clean up what she had vomited, and after being busy for a while, she felt a tumbling in her stomach, and almost vomited again.

Shi Ran put down the scroll in his hand, only looked up at her, and gradually fell into deep thought.

Lian Zhi'er quickly cleaned you up. Because Shi Dye likes to be pure, he quietly withdrew.

She returned to her room in a daze, and when she pushed the door, she saw a figure rushing out of the room.

The two of them collided head-on, if it weren't for Lian Zhi'er hurriedly holding on to the door frame, I was afraid that this would have to fall to the ground.

The woman on the opposite side fell to the ground on all fours, and seeing Lian Zhi'er was like seeing a ghost, and there was dodge in her eyes.

This person is Xiaowen, and she is also a woman exiled with Lian Zhi'er, when Ruan Lu chose a slave that day, Lian Zhi'er changed her fried pigeons, and that was the first time Lian Zhi'er talked to her.

She has always been timid and cowardly, and when she was in Zhenying's power, she could only go with the flow against Lian Zhier and Qingqi.

"You're back?" She hurriedly got up, and her voice trembled unconcealably.

"Is there something wrong?" Lian Zhi'er looked at her.

"No, nothing. Didn't we live in the same yard, just to come and see you, and when I saw that the door of your house was open, I came in by myself. ”

Lian Zhi'er nodded, "I won't pour me a cup of tea." ”

"No, I thought I had something to do, so I took my leave."

After she finished speaking, she hurried away, as if a hungry wolf was chasing after her.

Lian Zhi'er entered the house, and when she looked at it, she felt that the things in the house seemed to have been turned over, and she searched around the house, and sure enough, she found a few gold and silver utensils under the bed, which were actually dyed in the house.

Lian Zhi'er looked at those things, and a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes.

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Lian Zhi'er only stayed up all night as if he was boiling oil, and only slept for a stick of incense at dawn before getting up.

She was freshening up in the house when she suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, as if a lot of people were coming.

The honey locust in her hand fell into the clear water, and she couldn't help frowning, only feeling that something was wrong.

However, at this moment, I saw that the door of the room was pushed open, but I saw Xia Rong and a few men coming in, and Lian Zhi'er also saw Ma Qi with a face full of ill intentions, he used to be Sun Sheng's subordinate, only because people were bitter and mean, and they didn't have good intentions everywhere, so they didn't have to see Sun Sheng for fear that the world would not be chaotic.

But he was a blessing in disguise and was not implicated.

Lian Zhi'er looked at everyone, there was no fear in her eyes, and even Xia Rong's eyes had more approval.

"Don't be afraid, girl, it's just that Master Shi has lost something in his house, and everyone is looking for it." She smiled kindly, "I know what kind of person you are, and you won't have any crooked thoughts, just search to get rid of suspicion." ”

Na March's face was full of impatience, "Don't talk nonsense with her, let's just search." She was serving in Lord Shi's house, and now she has lost her things. She was the first to be suspected. ”

After saying that, he waved his hand, and sure enough, the room full of people was rummaging around.

And one of the men only ran under his bed to look for it, and when he saw that there was nothing clean inside, he didn't seem to believe it, and only tossed two cups of tea before he came to reply.

"My lord, no." The man whispered back.

There was a look of surprise on Namadge's face, as if he didn't believe that nothing had been found.

At this moment, I saw a man come with the piece of jade that was as bright as the morning glow, and came up as if offering a treasure. "That's all you found."

March's slender eyes swept over the jade pendant, and he felt that this jade pendant was not a vulgar thing, but he didn't know that Shi was dyed with an identical jade pendant.

He weighed it in his hand and sneered, "I'm afraid that this thing was also stolen, and now I have caught the thief." ”

Xia Rong's face also changed when she saw this thing, and she hurriedly smiled, "My lord, didn't you say that there are only some gold and silver utensils missing in Scholar Shi's house?" I have never heard of this jade pendant, don't wronged a good person. ”

March's eyes widened, and he almost jumped to his feet, "Luo Qi said, if you search her out of her house, thinking of her love for serving the adults for a few days, you won't embarrass her, just kick her out of Lord Shi's house." ”

Only then did Lian Zhi'er understand that Luoqi put on such a play just to get her away from Shi Ran's side. She didn't want her life, after all, he still had the handle in her hands.

There was not a trace of fear on her face, only one sentence, "This thing is my own." ”

March didn't know what to do for a while, after all, he didn't find what he should have found, but instead found this hot potato.

"Then let's go to Lord Shi to distinguish and see if it is wronged." Xia Rong came up and patted Lian Zhi'er's hand, as if she wanted her not to be afraid.

Soon, a small servant detained Lian Zhi'er to the house where Shi Dye was.

Shi Ran looked at the chaotic crowd, and there seemed to be a trace of displeasure in his eyes, "What's the matter?" ”

Obviously he was not angry, but March felt weak in his heart, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body.

And Luoqi has been by Ruan Lu's side, and he wanted to quietly solve Lian Zhi'er, but just waiting for Shi Ran to ask, he said that her hands and feet were not clean, and she was disposed of by the steward, and it had nothing to do with her anyway.

I didn't expect him to be away for a while, and this Ma Qi actually made trouble here for Shi Ran, and now it is even more difficult to end.

Ma Qi had already sent the jade pendant to Shi Ran, and said respectfully, "My lord, this is something collected from this girl's house, you can see if it is your thing!" This girl refused to admit it, and Weichen didn't dare to make her own decisions. ”

Shi Ran's eyes looked at the piece of jade like the morning glow, reached out and took it, and his slender fingers crossed the jade pendant, "It's mine." ”

Xia Rong froze.

March's face was full of pride.

And Lian Zhi'er stood there stupidly. Why does Shi Ran recognize it, why does he say that this thing is his, even Fushuang can recognize it, can't he recognize it?

Luo Qi's face suddenly changed after seeing the jade pendant, he didn't expect her to still hold this thing, he thought she was exiled, and these things had long been missing.

At the beginning, he was worried that when this jade pendant was copied in the Beiliang Palace, it was found by Shi Ran, but he searched for it, but there was no trace, so he thought that Ruan Lu took it.

And at this moment, Na Ma Qi stood up and scolded, "You slut, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World can still live on you, and now he deals with you, what else is there to complain about?" ”

"I gave it to her, and now it's hers." Shi Ran's face is still flat.

Xia Rong let out a long sigh of relief. He hurriedly said, "I know that the girl was wronged, so that you suffered this grievance in vain." ”

March hurriedly set his eyes on Luoqi's body, as if waiting for his orders, but saw Luoqi's face was pale, and he didn't pay attention to him at all.

He scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry, but he didn't expect to do a thankless thing, and Shi Ran was able to give him such a valuable jade pendant, presumably the two people have a lot of relationship, and there must be an article among them.

When he thought of this, he "snapped" an ear scraper and threw it on his face, "It's all me who is confused, I blamed the girl, and please spare me, the blind man who opened his eyes." ”

Lian Zhi'er was about to speak, when a cold voice came, "Go out and get ten whips, and the next time you make trouble for no reason, it will be twenty whips." ”

Seeing that he had been disposed of, he didn't even dare to say anything to beg for mercy, so he had to go out in disgrace.

The rest of the people had no choice but to leave, and Lian Zhi'er was about to follow Xia Rong when Shi Ran's lukewarm voice came over again.

"Lian'er stays."

Everyone walked away with strange faces, and even the chess players walked angrily, as if they were worried about something, and looked at Lian Zhi'er as if they were warning.

When all the people in the room were dispersed, and only the two of them were left, Shi Ran slowly walked over. Give her the jade pendant, "Put it away." ”

Lian Zhi'er raised her eyes to look at him, her pupils were dim and uncertain, "Is this thing Shi's?" Was that letter also written by Master Shi? ”

"Yes." That's all he has for one word.

"Then why did you break the appointment in the first place?" Lian Zhi'er looked at him, even if there was a difference between dignity and inferiority, her current gaze was very bold and reckless.

"I regret it." His voice was soft and soft.

Lian Zhi'er suddenly laughed, "The world says that Scholar Shi is a cold-hearted person. But today he lied, is it just pity for me? Ruan Lu deceived me, do you want to lie to me too? ”

"You know everything?" He still had the jade in his hand.

"Yes, I know it." A tear was in her eyes, but she refused to fall no matter what, "I'm just the stupidest person in the world." ”

After she finished speaking, she took the fast jade pendant in his hand, only holding it in her hand, and rubbing the broken corner of it with her fingertips.

"I used to treasure it to bring it here. I hid it in my shoes and socks, but on the way, it broke, and the broken jade pierced into the center of my foot, and I refused to take it out even though every step felt like walking on the edge of a knife. ”

Tears rolled down her eyes again, dripping down her cheeks.

"That's when I knew it was the most important thing for me, and without it, I had nothing."

He reached out to wipe the tears from her face, but stopped.

Lian Zhi'er suddenly went crazy and smashed the jade to the ground, and the jade suddenly shattered a few pieces, making a piercing sound.

"He lied to me, he lied to me." She smiled slowly, but the tears on her face became more and more.

Shi Ran slowly walked to a box in the house, and after opening it himself, he quickly found a jade pendant, walked up to her and handed it to her.

Lian Zhi'er looked at the jade in his palm, this is his piece, Fushuang really didn't lie to her, and the corner of this jade pendant was indeed engraved with his name.

"Why give it to me?" It was obviously something she dreamed of, and it was clearly placed in front of her, but she didn't accept it.

"Hold it up." His words were still scarce, not even so brief that she didn't even have a chance to think about them.

"Lord Shi, do you like me? Will you marry me? She looked him in the eye, her eyes widening.

"I don't know what love is!" He still said this, as if Lian Zhi'er had returned to the nightmare capital.

"Sure enough, that's why adults live so comfortably." She reached out and pulled his fingers back into her palm one by one, covering the jade pendant.

"Actually, I didn't mean to pester you later." Lian Zhi'er looked at him, "When Ruan Lu took this jade pendant, together with Shan Guang, tricked me out of the mansion late at night, and did something unbearable, I thought that person was you, but I only thought that since you are with me, you will definitely marry me." ”

Startled. Shock, and disbelief, swept over Shi Dye's face, "I don't know ......"

"Of course you don't know." Lian Zhi'er smiled, but it was still as annoying as a knife, "I didn't know at the time, that's why I gave you that jade Ruyi in front of so many people, I hated why you didn't accept it, obviously you promised to marry me, but now I understand." ”

Shi Ran never thought that such a ridiculous thing would happen, when he was in the hands of the Beiliang people, it was when he hated it the most, but he didn't think that there was a woman who fell into the endless abyss for her.

"My lord treats me well now, but he just thinks I'm pitiful and gives me some charity." She said slowly, "Don't be so nice to me. Lest I get something wrong. ”

"I'm sorry." All he could say with difficulty were these two words.

"You're not sorry for me, it's just that I misunderstood." She smiled and turned around, but under her feet was the shattered jade.

She went out soon, and Shi Ran looked down at the piece of jade in her hand, and suddenly remembered that he had abandoned her on the street in Beiliang that day, and actually pushed her into the current situation with his own hands.

After a long time, I saw a person walk in, but I saw that Luoqi was already kneeling on the ground, and his face was full of misery.

"My lord, no matter what the girl said to you, it was her one-sided words, I wanted to get her away, after all, the slave didn't want you to be harassed by her anymore." Seeing that the two of them had been talking for so long, Luo Qi thought that she had said everything at once.

Besides, the matter of the jade pendant was exposed, and Shi Ran would definitely ask about it, but he didn't expect that stealing chickens and rice would not be a loss today.

Shi Ran looked at him with a faint gaze, "Then tell me what you did wrong, and I will think about what to do with you." ”

Luo Qi gritted his teeth, and then said, "It was His Royal Highness the Prince of the World who found me and said that he wanted me to give the letter and jade pendant to Lian Zhi'er, otherwise he would ask for my head, and he was the son of the world, how could the slave dare to fight with him, so, so ...... The minions are just venting their anger for you. ”

Shi Ran's eyes were on him, "What about today?" ”

"This girl actually threatened the slave with this matter, and the slave just wanted to get her away, and didn't want to embarrass her for half a point." This is true, and he does not have the courage to harm people's lives.

Shi Ran looked at him for a long time before he said slowly, "How long have you been following me?" ”

Luo Qi's face turned pale with fright, and he only thought that Shi Ran wanted to dispose of himself, "The slave is the size of the slave who has followed you, and I can't remember how many years." ”

Shi Ran's gaze was very light, "Don't embarrass her in the future." ”

Luoqi breathed a heavy sigh of relief, I didn't expect Shi Ran to let go of himself so easily, after all, it was the master-servant relationship for so many years.

He continued, "My lord, this girl must not be kept by her side any longer, sooner or later she will be a scourge. ”

"She's not going to hurt me." There was a hint of complexity in Shi Ran's eyes, and the pitiful face seemed to pass in front of his eyes.

"That's because she didn't know that the defeat of the Beiliang people was a plan by you and His Royal Highness the Prince." Luo Qi was sweating profusely, "If she knows in the future, won't she hate you?" ”

Shi Ran's face suddenly turned a little pale, but Luo Qi's heart was also tight, and his son actually showed a frightened look, he had seen it before.