In the early morning of the next day, after taking care of everything, Cheng Qi wanted to go back to the Vermilion Bird Tower outside the city next to the Pumiao, which was a hidden place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and Mrs. Cheng specially asked Cheng Lan to send her over.

On the carriage on the way, Cheng Qi was bored folding the handkerchief, she didn't expect to go to the Vermilion Bird Tower, and she was not allowed to bring a maid by her side, without Qingdai nagging around all day long, she was still a little unaccustomed.

As soon as she returned in seven days, it wasn't too long, so she asked, "Brother, how is Cheng Yan over there?" ”

As soon as Cheng Lan mentioned this, she frowned: "The third uncle said, wait for Zong Yu to find a way to dispose of the more than 500 thick satin horses in the back warehouse, and then consider the matter of him officially going to the village." ”

Cheng Qi was unhappy: "Isn't this bullying?" That's more than 500 thick satin, and it's damp, and it takes a month or two to dry it all, and then clean the embroidery again, but it's summer, who will wear thick satin in summer. ”

Cheng Lan raised his forehead: "Yes, Zong Yu is worried about this." ”

Cheng Qi did not shy away from saying: "This Cheng Yunduo clearly doesn't want Cheng Yan to go to the village, but this method is too unclever, anyone can see it." He snorted coldly again, "Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by. ”

Cheng Lan looked at her strangely, Cheng Qi didn't have the courage to talk about the third uncle in the past, but today he is happy.

That's it, she's okay now, it's nothing to change her temperament.

"It doesn't matter."

Cheng Lan said: "Anyway, Zongyu also has to be familiar with these business operations, and it is better to wait a little longer, so as to prepare more, so as not to really take over when the time comes, and make people turn their backs." ”

Cheng Qi nodded, and when the carriage stopped, the coachman opened the curtain and said, "Girl, the Vermilion Bird Tower has arrived." ”

After he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and stepped on her back.

Although this Yi culture is prevalent in Dachang, the status of this Yi people is very low, and the homeland is barren, many Yi people will choose to come to Dachang to be lifelong slaves, at least they can not be short of food and clothing, this coachman is.

Cheng Qi is an orphan with a strong sense of self-esteem, and he doesn't want to humiliate others like this, so he only asked the coachman to bring the small ladder, helped him by the arm and got out of the carriage, turned his head to look, and was shocked.

This Vermilion Bird Building is also a three-storey wooden building, but it is more than three times larger than its own Tinglan Water Pavilion, the carved beams and paintings of the Biwa Zhu Yong are not enough to describe its exquisiteness, and the architectural level is not out of the ordinary, it is really unique and beautiful.

Because this Vermilion Bird Tower is used for the emperor's draft, it is relatively private, surrounded by lush pine forests, with a good smell of nature, especially the nine-story tower not far away, which looks full of style.

"Grandma, that brother went back first."

Cheng Lan leaned out of the window next to him and said indifferently: "Take care of yourself, my brother will come to pick you up in seven days." ”

Cheng Qi bowed his head and watched the carriage leave.

At the same time, the guard in front of the Suzaku Tower came over and said, "Say hello to Miss Qi, please." ”

Cheng Qi took a deep breath, nodded, and stepped onto the cobblestone path that led directly to the courtyard gate.

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On the other side, Cheng Lan walked back by car, and just after entering the city gate and passing the checkpoint, he heard a violent noise and screaming outside the car, and the carriage also stopped suddenly, and the coachman shouted: "Girl! You ......"

Before the coachman could finish his words, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and then the whole person rudely squeezed in.

Cheng Lan was shocked, and after seeing the person clearly, she didn't know whether it was surprise or fright: "It's you?" ”

The man looked up, wasn't it the girl who stole her sachet at the entrance of the alley that day?

When the girl saw Cheng Lan, her eyes lit up by his warmer appearance today, and she pinned her messy sideburns behind her ears, then reached out to her mouth and gestured, carefully nesting next to him.

"Childe is kind, help me."

She grabbed Cheng Lan's sleeve regardless of the rules, and her pretty face was full of eagerness: "Then Shen Dutou wants to arrest me to be tortured!" ”

Cheng Lan thought to herself, it is estimated that this girl was caught stealing something again, and was hesitating, when the coachman lifted the curtain of the car again and said sharply to the girl: "Who are you!" Don't get out of here yet! Our Young Master Lan's body is also close to you! If you don't come out again, I'm welcome! ”

The girl was a little anxious, and saw Shen Dutou coming over from the window, and quickly threw herself into Cheng Lan's arms, shrunk into a small ball, and said pitifully: "Childe save me." ”

The coachman was even more annoyed: "You little! ”

"Ah Qiao, forget it."

Cheng Lan didn't know for what purpose, so she asked him to put down the curtain of the car, slightly sideways to block the girl, and smiled lightly at Shen Dutou, who greeted him outside the window: "Dutou has worked hard, but is there anything wrong?" ”

Shen Dutou told the accompanying guards to stay away, and glanced into the carriage with flexible eyes, and from this angle he didn't see the girl behind him, so he said: "Young Master Lan, I'm really sorry, someone is catching a female thief who has been on the run for a long time, can you see it?" ”

Cheng Lan concealed a drip: "No." ”

Shen Dutou intuitively felt that the girl was here, but he was afraid of the Cheng family and didn't dare to offend, so he smiled and said: "Since there is none, then so-and-so will go elsewhere to take a look, but it just shocked Young Master Lan, is so-and-so here to accompany you." ”

Cheng Lan smiled lightly: "Shen Dutou is polite, you are ordered to keep this Liangcheng safe, it is hard." ”

Shen Dutou smiled coldly: "Yes, if you want to catch a female thief, you can't catch it, how can you not work hard." He waved his hand to the group of guards behind him, "Keep looking for me!" Kill if you find it! ”

Speaking of these four words, the person who shrank behind Cheng Lan trembled violently and hugged him tighter, Cheng Lan's face froze, and he directly lowered the curtain, swallowing his saliva a little nervously.

The girl's softness squeezed his back.

It's really soft.

It's like a small steamed bun.

When Shen Dutou's footsteps became farther and farther away, Cheng Lan asked her to let go, and then told the coachman to hurry up in a somewhat unnatural tone, looking back at the relieved and somewhat paralyzed girl, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The girl glared at his cute wink, held up her finger and said, "This." ”

Cheng Lan looked at it, and said with a smile and a smile: "Isn't this the treasure of my family's pearl shop, the ring with three patterns carved in the whale pith stone?" Stretching out his hand to snatch it, "You are going to take revenge!" ”

No wonder Shen Du didn't care about it, it turned out that he lost his own things.

And the girl put it away neatly, and said with a smile: "It seems to be very valuable." ”

Cheng Lan rarely had a cold face: "Give me back the things." ”

The girl looked at him innocently: "...... Your family is not short of this money. ”

Cheng Lan said: "Do you know how precious this whale stone ring is? "This is handed down by my great-grandmother, and it was taken out in order to suppress the evil in the store, not the money." ”

Seeing that Cheng Lan was so serious, the girl hesitated a little and said, "That's ...... So what do I eat at night? ”

Cheng Lan laughed helplessly: "Your mind is not bright, as soon as this whale chalchein stone is lost, my third uncle will definitely notify all the pawn shops in Xiping, how can you exchange money?" Aren't you going to throw yourself into the net? ”

The girl suddenly realized, and immediately lowered her shoulders in frustration: "That's busy for nothing." ”

"That's it."

Cheng Lan stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the ring, and I'll give you the money for dinner." ”

The girl grinned, put the thing in his hand, and just caught a glimpse of the sachet on his waist, and tore it off, and saw that there was no medicine box in it, so she got up to leave, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Childe!" ”

Cheng Lan didn't stop her, just watched her jump out of the car.

"That's right!"

The girl turned around and opened the curtain again, and a handsome face came over, with joy in her eyes: "I know Childe's name, but Childe doesn't know my name yet." ”

Cheng Lan smiled lightly: "Flying thief? ”

The girl giggled, "Not really." He pointed to himself angrily, "My name is Shen Lu, and my nickname is A-Yao." ”

With that, he lowered the curtain of the car, looked around for a few seconds like a rat crossing the street, and ran away along the alley next to him.

Cheng Lan kept looking at her from the window, her eyes were calm, until Shen Lu disappeared.

He couldn't help but laugh.

"What a strange girl."

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