Chu Junlan smiled on his lips, and when he met Xiao Xu's eyes, he showed a bright smile with crooked eyebrows: "Yes." Have you been here these days? ”

Xiao Xu's cold eyes looked at her smiling face, his eyebrows couldn't help but soften, he bowed slightly, and said "um" in a deep voice.

Chu Junlan carefully placed the small flower pot on the table, and with the slight sound of the porcelain and the tabletop, Xiao Xu seemed to come back to his senses from the fog.

"What is this?"

"Oh, this is the blood jade berry, the 'consultation money' given to me by Old Patriarch Xiao."

"Consultation fee?" Xiao Xu was surprised, and all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Yes," Chu Junlan smiled cheerfully, "It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes a little effort, but fortunately, I finally found the medicine lead, and my eldest brother's eyes are saved." ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Xu suddenly came back to his senses, and said with a solemn face: "Brother Ling was invited by Xiao Chengye's family. ”

Chu Junlan was stunned, and his face turned cold: "'Please' go?" I'm afraid they have used strong measures! ”

"No, my people saw it with their own eyes, and Brother Ling did not resist."

Chu Junlan pursed his lips, pondered for a moment with a solemn face, and immediately guessed Chu Huating's thoughts.

"How did he ...... So stupid. ”

Chu Junlan knew that Chu Huating was under great pressure during these days, and he also showed self-blame more than once. She was confident that she could solve difficulties, but she forgot that Chu Huating's heart was bottomless at all.

In Chu Huating's eyes, she was just a weak woman in the end, how could he be willing to be protected by a woman all the time in times of crisis? He was her eldest brother, and she was also his only sister.

She broke the legs of more than 20 people in the imperial family, and it was a big deal to put it in anyone's eyes, and the eldest brother wanted to sacrifice himself to protect her, which was the only way he could think of.

Chu Junlan's eyes were a little sour, she closed her eyes and suppressed her tears.

Xiao Xu looked at Chu Junlan's reddened eyes, clenched his fist with the hand hidden in his sleeve, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Don't worry." ”

Chu Junlan raised his eyes to look at Xiao Xu, and Xiao Xu's figure was reflected in his eyes: "No matter what, these days, thank you." ”

"Nothing." Xiao Xu's eyebrows were gentle.

Jingyu on the side looked anxious.

The prince obviously paid so much, but it can be seen that Chu Junlan refused to say a word, how can there be such a thing?

Jing Yu said coaxingly: "Our prince has ordered someone to put pressure on Xiao Chengye, and plans to talk about it in person later, and strive to make this matter rise to the level of the Auxiliary General's Mansion and the Gongding Palace, our prince has done his best for your business, so many days have been spent on this matter, and I don't know how to explain it to the prince when I turn around, when the prince of Chu goes like this, the prince of Chu is not good at moving more in the Huangzhuang, and I am even more afraid that the prince of Chu will find a short-term ...... by himself."

Jingyu's complaint gradually faded under Xiao Xu's displeased gaze, and he lowered his head and pursed his lips dissatisfiedly.

What did the prince eat**, he was a good person, and he was irrational when he encountered Chu Junlan! Such a woman, what kind of family can hold it down, and it won't turn the sky when she marries back?

Chu Junlan naturally knew Xiao Xu's dedication, and his heart was moved, so he couldn't let him be embarrassed in front of his subordinates.

She patted Xiao Xu on the shoulder: "I have written down the kindness of the prince, and I will definitely repay you well in the future, I have a way to do this, the prince should not go to Xiao Chengye." ”

Her movements are chic and natural, as if she treats a good buddy, and her words "remember your kindness" and "repay it in the future" seem to Xiao Xu to be poured cold water.

Of course, he will not forget that there is an agreement between them to cooperate.

Therefore, everything he does, in Chu Junlan's eyes, is a partner taking care of each other?

Realizing this, Xiao Xu's heart was empty, and he looked at Chu Junlan and stopped talking a few times, but in the end, he only pursed his thin lips and lowered his eyebrows.

"You help me watch the blood jade berries, and lend me a fast horse."

Xiao Xu nodded and raised his hand to signal Jingyu.

Jingyu soon brought a jujube red horse.

Chu Junlan smiled at Xiao Xu, then quickly went out and flew on the horse, Xiao Xu chased two steps, and wanted to say something, but the horse had already ridden away quickly.

Jing Yu looked at the silent side face of his son, and finally sighed lightly and swallowed the unspoken words.

Chu Junlan lowered his body and leaned over the horse, brandished his leather whip to urge the horse to gallop, and rushed back to the city as fast as he could, heading straight for Cao Qin's mansion in the outer city.

The streets are quiet in the early morning, and the crisp sound of horses' hooves blinks by, leaving only the backs of pedestrians fleeting.

Cao Fu.

Before Cao Qin got up, he heard someone outside whispering, he had been serving in the palace for many years, coupled with his strong martial arts and deep internal strength, his ear power was not weak, even if the people outside lowered their voices, they could hear the content clearly.

"The third lady of the Chu family asks to see? But the old ancestor hasn't gotten up yet, so let Miss Chu San wait for a while. ”

"But Miss Chu San said that there was an emergency."

……

Cao Qin opened his eyes and said lazily: "Someone." ”

There was an instant silence outside, and with a creaky door, the two maidservants curtsied, and stepped forward to serve Cao Qin to change clothes and wash.

In the front hall, Chu Junlan sat on the guest seat, looking at the furnishings in the room with a calm face.

Although Cao Qin's house outside the palace is not big, it is a unique cave, the rare flowers and trees in the house are scattered, and the furnishings are elegant everywhere, at first glance, this place only looks like a quiet academy, not like a eunuch's house outside the palace at all.

Chu Junlan was admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, when he heard the sound of the bead curtain, wearing a tea-gold staff suit, Cao Qin, who was in good spirits and full of love, came slowly with his entourage.

Chu Junlan stood up and saluted with a smile: "I've seen Gonggong Cao." It's really rude to come and bother him. ”

"Where, Miss Chu, please sit down and serve good tea."

Cao Qin sat down in the first place and motioned for his subordinates to serve tea.

The maidservants took the tea and then withdrew with interest.

Cao Qin took a sip of the blue and white carp lotus bowl, and said with a smile: "Miss Chu is here, but what's the urgency?" ”

Chu Junlan smiled, "It's not an urgent matter, it's just that I haven't seen you for many days, and when I learned that you left the palace to live in the mansion, I thought about coming to visit the door and send something by the way." ”

"Oh?" Cao Qin raised his eyebrows, "What kind of good thing, do you want Miss Labor Chu to deliver it in person?" ”

Chu Junlan got up with a smile, took out a thin book from his arms, walked forward slowly, and offered it with both hands.

Cao Qin hesitated for a moment, and after observing the words and expressions, he made sure that Chu Junlan's expression was the same, so he took the book.

When he saw the four big characters of "Qi's Secret Record" on it, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Chu Junlan smiled and said, "The last time I heard you talk about the seventy-two strange squares scattered in the rivers and lakes in the "Qi Secret Record", I have already paid attention. It just so happened that I got this fragment by chance, and in my humble status, where is it worthy? After thinking about it, it is most appropriate to dedicate it to my father-in-law. ”