A fire broke out in Fanlu Academy.

With the help of the north wind, in the blink of an eye, it burned out the momentum that wanted to devour everything.

Ran Shaotang took out the portable dagger inserted in the dead man, wiped it on the corpse's night clothes a few times, quickly wiped off the blood stains on the blade, and by the way, the light on the blade shone on his face What was wrong.

Fortunately, the knife just now was as clean as ever, and it did not leave any traces on her face or body.

She habitually wiped the birthmark of the drop on the left side of her face with her index finger and kicked the corpse with contempt.

This is already the seventh unlucky person to die under her knife.

The eldest princess's methods are becoming more and more ruthless, but the killers sent are more stupid than the other.

She looked up in the direction of the academy, and the raging flames that were still dancing their teeth and claws before were extinguished by the joint efforts of several teams of defense troops who arrived in time, and only a few puffs of black smoke were billowing and whimpering in the cloudy winter afternoon, which was already declining.

I didn't know that the eldest princess made such a big move and implicated a few innocent lives.

Ran Shaotang, who chased a few hills, felt that his legs and feet were a little weak at this moment, and he sat on the ground.

She clearly understands a truth: if you want to live, you must be cautious, you must have the ability to protect yourself, and you must be hard-hearted.

Ran Shaotang sighed in the direction of home. He took out a delicate and beautiful small porcelain bottle with red lotus flowers entwined with branches from his arms, uncorked it and aimed it at the wound of the deceased, and poured a pile of black powder, and instantly a foul smell mixed with the smoke and dust came to his nose.

Guarded, she covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve, took a step back, and quietly watched the corpse slowly melt and disappear under the effect of the poison.

She stuffed the empty bottle, rubbed her white fingers on the half-open lotus flower on the body of the cup a few times, and put it back into her arms.

She has a problem--- she likes nice things. Speaking of literary and artistic points, she wants to rely on her ability to make all the --- she encounters for the rest of her life beautiful.

This beautiful bottle was bought by her from the jade shop at a great price, and it was a perfect match for this poison that destroyed corpses.

When she first saw Wei Xiaobao disposing of Xiao Guizi's corpse with corpse powder, she thought it was all made up by Jin Daxia.

Who knew that after changing her identity, she learned that her own mother was a master of using drugs, and this was the gift she gave on her seventh birthday.

She has always been cautious, but when she stared at the last moment, she suddenly found that the deceased's clothes were about to be dissolved, revealing a splendid pouch. It's a pity that a corner has been dissolved by corpse powder.

She hurriedly took out a knife and carefully picked out the thing, carefully identified it, and after making sure that there was nothing abnormal, she untied the strap and took out half a piece of jute paper from it. At this time, people generally used bamboo slips when writing, and only wealthy families were willing to use paper.

Fortunately, the words on the paper were still legible.

She hurriedly swept a few lines, and threw the damaged pouch down the cliff in disgust, but the half of the paper was stuffed into her arms.

With all this dealt with, the sun is about to set.

As she was about to descend home, she suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at the cliff a few paces away, and sped up like a graceful antelope leaping high, and then jumped down as if she were dead.

This action startled the masked young man who had been quietly spying on her whereabouts behind the rocks in the distance.

The young man's sharp eyes followed Ran Shaotang's falling movements, drawing a suspicious arc in the air, and he was about to get up and catch up to check what was going on, only to hear a group of people looking for the cliff. In a moment, he occupied the place where Ran Shaotang's body was destroyed just now.

The boy hesitated for a moment and quietly left the other way.

As the news of the fire in Fanlu Academy spread like a boiling pot in Kyoto, the people of Ran Mansion turned their backs.

For the Ran Mansion, it didn't matter to the Ran family that the academy caught fire.

Although this academy is not royal, it is also jointly funded by the powerful families of the upper class of Kyoto's society, and they have endless wealth.

However, Ran Shaotang, the most favored eldest son of the Ran family, has not returned home when it is time to get out of school, which is a matter of urgency.

Was it caught on fire, or was it another accident?

Either of these two things is a fatal event.

The head of the family, Ran Wen, asked someone to go to the sword competition in the morning, but he never returned, and he had already sent someone to look for it.

Mrs. Ran, the mother of the house, sat in the main hall and gave orders with a calm face.

"Do good, since there is no eldest prince in those charred corpses, hurry up and call all the people you sent out, don't toss around, just let people go to the gate, side door, and side door of the princess's mansion to look, and report any abnormalities."

Yu Xingshan is a person who has been serving with Mrs. Ran since he was a child, what his master thinks, he immediately understood, lifted the curtain and went out, but was stopped by the big housekeeper Ran Fu.

Ran Fu is the Ran family, so naturally the starting point of doing things must be considered from the Ran family.

Can the princess's mansion be kept an eye on? If you want to keep an eye on it, you have to go quietly.

Yu Xingshan was tripped by Ran Fu under the corridor, and greeted him with a smile: "What do you have to say to Steward Fu?" ”

Ran Fu sighed: "It's not a command, it's just a kind reminder to Brother Yu, do things to do things, don't make trouble for the master." Whether we are fanfare or covert, as long as we complete the things assigned by the master, we are capable. You say, don't you? ”

The eldest princess is a powerful character, and if she can, she won't mess with it. It's too much trouble. Maybe the general will have to pay for the trouble caused by his wife, which is really worth the loss.

Jade is also a smart person. How could he not understand his suggestion, hugged his fists and thanked him for a few words, and led people to leave the task in a hurry.

The remaining scholar and two guards who took Ran Shaotang to and from school every day were still kneeling in the hall.

Mrs. Ran knew that it was not their fault that the three of them did not receive the eldest prince, so she sent a message to ask them to follow Ran Fu out to find someone.

Yan Jiang, who had been standing behind her and waiting, comforted: "Don't worry, madam, the eldest prince is a child who knows what to do, and it's not so easy to hurt her over there." ”

Mrs. Ran took the tea handed over by Yan Jiang and took a sip lightly, only to feel that the bitterness in her mouth was even worse, and she said helplessly: "Where am I worried about this." I'm afraid that she doesn't know the severity and makes people grab the handle. ”

Yan Jiang was also worried about this, and she couldn't follow Mrs. Ran's words, which increased her worries and busily diverted the topic.

"Be relieved, ma'am. The eldest prince has been more sensible than other children since he was born, calm and resolute, and no one can find her fault, unless she deliberately wants to hand someone a knife. The last time the princess's mansion held a banquet, the princess's little princess, who was not yet seven years old, wanted to design our eldest son, but he was calculated, and he fell into the dung pit, and he didn't have a place to reason, and now he wants to laugh when he thinks about it. ”

Yan Jiang couldn't help but laugh twice when he remembered the scene that day.

Mrs. Ran was not in that mood, looking at the darkening weather outside the door, she said worriedly: "What kind of ability is it to bully someone younger than yourself." Yan Jiang, you don't praise her with this in the future. I'm just worried that Shaotang will repay too much, and he doesn't understand the beauty of the word patience, and he is easy to suffer a big loss. ”

Yan Jiang also wanted to defend the child he brought up since childhood, and Mrs. Ran remembered another sad thing, and frowned: "There are still a few days to Chinese New Year's Eve, I heard the general say that His Majesty wants to meet the Ran family at the palace banquet." When the time comes, I'm really afraid that something will go wrong and cause death. ”

Yan Jiang thought for a while: "After so many years, Your Majesty seems to be ignoring our side, but he is secretly paying attention to it." This time I suddenly want to meet, and there is a lot of strangeness. When things go wrong, there must be demons. We have to guard against it. “

Mrs. Ran lowered her eyes and pondered.

Yan Jiang thought for a moment, and his tone became relaxed: "Your Majesty wants to see us, let us see?" Think of a way not to go to the palace. Hiding for a while is a while, and after a few months to send the eldest prince out, it is not so easy to find the wrong place. ”

Mrs. Ran's brows stretched slightly, and she praised Yan Jiang: "It's still Yan Jiang who knows my heart best." However, this method requires the cooperation of the general. ”

Yan Jiang is only two years older than Yu Ruoxian, the two grew up together, and married to the Ran family, knowing that she has a seven-trick exquisite heart, and the two have already had a tacit understanding. Hearing her say this, I guessed what it meant: "Madame is trying to make a bitter trick?" ”

Mrs. Ran nodded, and Yan Jiang hesitated for a moment and said, "After all, the eldest prince and the daughter-in-law are still young, and the dosage of medicine must still be mastered, otherwise it is easy to hurt the body." ”

Mrs. Ran immediately shook her head and interrupted her: "Yan Jiang is confused, isn't he?" Your Majesty knows that I am using poison without permission, and this plan cannot be used. It's shooting yourself in the foot. ”

"How do you do that?" Yan Jiang was faintly uneasy.

"I'll get on."