Zhuqing looked at Mingran's indifferent face, and even stopped crying. She knelt on the ground with the boy in her arms, bowing her head and sobbing.

The courtyard was quiet, and a gust of wind swept in, making Zhu Qing shiver coldly, although the wind was cold, she was already sweating all over.

Mingran sat up straight impatiently and pointed to the boy in Takekiyo's arms, "Pick him off, tesuji." ”

Zhuqing's face was as pale as dirt, his eyes widened, and he pulled the boy straight into his arms.

Lan Ling drew a dagger from her brocade boots, her sharp blade glowing with cold light, and she stepped forward to snatch the boy and lift him in the air.

"Put me down, let me down." The boy's hands and feet fluttered in the air, and his mouth kept crying.

Zhuqing climbed to Mingran's feet and grabbed the hem of her skirt, "The county lord begs you to let go of the slave brother, you have always been kind-hearted, please let him go, please"

Ming Ran leaned down to look at Zhuqing, his eyes slightly cold, "Just because I'm merciful, so you betrayed me?" ”

Zhuqing kept shaking his head, "No, it's not like this, the county lord's kindness and slave will not be forgotten, and I beg the county lord to let go of the slave and maid brother." ”

Seeing that she still didn't plan to speak, Ming Ran kicked her away, and said coldly, "Don't do it yet?" ”

Lan Ling put the boy's body on the ground, and the little man at the door ran up to him and held his hands and feet, exposing his arms.

Lan Ling squatted in front of him, holding the dagger in his hand and about to stab it.

Zhuqing's whole heart was raised, and he immediately shouted, "The slave said, the slave said everything." ”

Ming Ran smiled and waved his hand.

The boy who was let go climbed into Zhuqing's arms in two steps, "Sister"

Zhuqing smiled bitterly at the boy, closed his eyes hard, seemed to have made up his mind, wiped away his tears, and said, "The slave maid's parents died when she was five years old, leaving behind her younger brother who had just been born, and the people in the village bullied the slave and maid and snatched away the food of the slave maid's family. ”

She paused, wept desolately, and continued, "But the world outside is more brutal than the people in the village, the slave and maid took her younger brother to hide in the broken temple, and was beaten by a few beggars in the temple, just when the slave and maid thought they were going to be killed, several women rushed in the temple and rescued the slave and maid. ”

She stared at the ground with a dull gaze, hesitated, closed her eyes and said, "Those women took the slaves and maids back to the villa where they lived, and treated the slaves and maids, they were all women in the villa, and they couldn't support the slaves' younger brothers, so the slaves and maids left the villa with their younger brothers, and the lord couldn't bear it, so he arranged for the slaves and maids to enter Beijing, and let the slaves and maids enter the Hou Mansion." ”

"Who is your lord?"

Zhuqing shook her head, "The slave maid only saw her once, she was veiled at the time, so she didn't know her true identity, and the women who took the slave maid to see her all called her Mrs. Erya." ”

Mingran asked softly, "Where is the villa you were taken to?" ”

"Nirvana Lodge on the Frontier."

"The maid of Lu Ambo Mansion is also from that villa?"

Zhuqing nodded, "Her name is Fu Lin." ”

"Who are you going to see today?"

"The right envoy of Nirvana Villa."

Ming Ran squatted down and looked at her with a displeased expression, "What did you say?" ”

Zhuqing let go of the boy and kowtowed heavily to Ming Ran, "Two years ago, the right envoy entered Beijing and gave the slave maid a task, so that the slave maid secretly killed you, the slave and maid repeatedly missed, and today the right envoy is here to punish the slave and maid." ”

"Why do you want me to die?"

Zhuqing shook his head fiercely, "The slave doesn't know." ”

"Where's Fulin? What assignment did she take? ”

"The slave doesn't know."

Ming Ran sneered and sat back in the chair, "So you came to me from the Hou Mansion to gain trust in order to murder me?" ”

Takeqing lowered his head in shame, tears sliding down.

Mingran was a little exhausted, and she closed her eyes weakly, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable in her heart.

It seems that the fall into the water two years ago was not an accident.

Lan Ling lowered his body and asked worriedly, "County Lord?" ”

Ming Ran stretched out her hand to support her forehead, and waved her other hand to ease her senses, she opened her eyes and stared at Zhuqing condescendingly, "Where did you meet today?" ”

"The house in the west of the city was led by Fu Lin to the slave maid, and the slave maid had never been there before."

Ming Ran believed that Zhuqing must not know about Fu Lin's mission, and also believed that Zhuqing did not know much about this Nirvana Villa, after all, she came to the Hou Mansion when she was seven years old, a child, no matter how smart she was, the people of Nirvana Villa would not let her know too much.

Ming Dye couldn't help but make a difficulty, how to find out the source of the poison quietly?

Surrounded by people? No, it doesn't always make you find poison when you surround it.

Caught Fu Lin? But if she is caught, she may not say anything, which will startle the snake.

Mingran meditated and thought about it, but I really didn't know what to do.

"The county lord, the slave and maid's sins are unforgivable, I don't ask for your forgiveness, but the slave and maid's brother is an innocent person, the slave and the maid are willing to die to apologize, please take in the little brother and let him stay in the Hou Mansion, if he is released, the old slave and maid master will not let him go, please be kind to the county lord and leave the slave and maid brother, so that the slave and maid will die without regrets, please fulfill the county lord."

Zhuqing leaned over, slammed his head on the ground, and didn't get up for a long time.

Mingran glanced at the boy next to her, his eyes revealing cowardice and fear.

"Will you atone for your sins?"

Zhuqing raised his head to look at Ming Ran, his eyes puzzled.

The corners of Ming Ran's mouth were full of sarcasm, and he said, "If you die, won't your brother want to seek revenge on me again when he grows up in the Hou Mansion?" ”

Zhuqing looked sideways at the boy, and then at Ming Ran, his eyes gradually lost hope, "But the slave brother is innocent." ”

"I said, let you atone for your sins."

"What can a slave do?"

Mingran squatted down and whispered in her ear, "You just act like nothing happened, and tell Lan Ling where you met today." ”

She stood up and turned her back to Zhuqing, brushing her skirt, "Since you live in poverty, your brother will stay in the Hou Mansion in the future." ”

It sounds like the poor boy has nowhere to go, but it seems like it's to keep him and restrain Zhuqing.

With that, she strode into the room, and as soon as she entered, she reclined on the soft couch with her eyes closed.

I'm really tired today.

The movement in the courtyard gradually disappeared, and it didn't take long for Lan Ling to enter the house, and saw Ming Ran leaning on the soft couch and closing her eyes to recuperate, took the brocade quilt and covered it for her, and after extinguishing the candles in the room, she walked to the door of the room and wanted to close the door.

"What time has it been?"

Lan Ling's hand closed the door paused, and he walked inward with his footsteps, "Go back to the county lord, it's the third watch." ”

Ming Ran opened his eyes vigorously and sat up, "Zhu Qingke explained the location?" ”

"Explained, behind the late spring building in the west of the city."

"Late Spring Building?"

Lan Ling lowered his head and hesitated slightly, and said, "The famous Qinglou in the capital." ”

Mingran grinned.

Zhuqing said that Nirvana Villa is all women, so this Qinglou should be inseparable, right?

She got up immediately, seemed to have a sudden strength all over her body, and said with a smile, "Let's go, go to the Late Spring Building to have a look." ”

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