On Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor sealed the pen and the official seal, and it began to open after the fifteenth Lantern Festival of the first month.

At the beginning of the year, the families of the royal capital opened the middle door to each other to send gifts for the New Year.

Lu Anran didn't have to kowtow to the Lu family's housewife early in the morning this year, he was lazy and sick, so he hid in the inn and picked up the book.

Finally on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Chunmiao felt that if her young lady didn't go out for a walk again, she might be moldy, so she said that she would move Lu to go out safely and enjoy the prosperity of the royal capital.

It's a bit of fun to look at it.

The teahouse in the royal capital is also more atmospheric than other places, and it is called 'Bafangke'.

Gather the four elephant qi and recruit guests from all over the world.

The storyteller woke up and patted the wood, his voice was subdued and frustrated, and the description was realistic, as if he was there himself, "...... When it was too late, a thunderbolt from the sky was slashing on the bandit's head, and a pair of eyes were like ghost eyes turning green, and the frightened general took half a step back, half a step!

The next moment, the general swung the chop/horse/knife, a vertical body, it was really a tiger roaring mountains and rivers, the dragon chanted for nine days, and the nine heavenly thunders all helped!

'Boom! Blood splattered and gushed out. The general's eyes were stupefied, and his body was stunned!

A head, with a bone, rolled into the muddy water, and his green eyes glowed faintly, he couldn't look at it! ”

Lu Anran heard it, talking about the heroic deeds of General Zhongwu.

Chunmiao's eyes widened: "Miss, is there really a person with green eyes?" ”

Lu Anran took a piece of the beautiful pastry on the table and nodded: "Yes, but after death, the pupils are dilated and cannot be concentrated." ”

Told by this, Chunmiao suddenly felt less frightened, and pouted: "The habit of storytelling is exaggerated." ”

Lu Anran took a sip of the soft cake in his mouth, it melted in his mouth, and it was sweet and sweet, and the southerners' craftsmanship of making small snacks was really better than their Mengzhou.

On the stage, when it came to the most exciting place, the storyteller deliberately didn't talk about it, showing a mysterious expression, and bent over in the midst of everyone's coaxing: "If you want to know what will happen, let's show it next time, ladies and gentlemen, hey get up early tomorrow." ”

After that, it was a woman who stroked the piano, the sound of the piano was melodious, murmuring and flowing, but everyone was not as interested as before, and turned back to each table to talk about each table.

Lu Anran ate the second plate of pastries, a gust of fragrant wind blew in, and saw several figures swaying in the compartment separated by the screen, and after Xiao Er left with the teapot, he vaguely heard the voices of two women talking in a low voice.

At first, it was fine, and they didn't bother each other.

After Lu Anran was full of food and drink and was about to leave, he suddenly heard the suppressed scream of a woman next door, and the screen was swayed and almost fell to the ground.

An arrogant voice sneered: "You are also worthy!" Even if you make friends with a few young ladies of the clan, you really think that people will look down on you, but they are just using you as a dispensable pastime. It's a pity that you blindly flatter, who knows that others are banning and disdainful in their hearts. If you want to be embarrassed, forget it, don't take the name of my Meng family, I can't afford to lose this face! ”

Another female voice whimpered, sandwiched with a crying voice: "Big sister, I don't, I'm not ......"

When Lu Anran heard this voice, his brows moved invisibly, and he felt a sense of familiarity inexplicably.

The original voice sneered: "I don't know what the sky is high and the earth is thick, what kind of person is the county lord of Rong'an, it's good for you to go out with her, but she was seriously injured, you are safe and sound, what do you think about the people from the Gu Mansion?" ”

"Woo, big sister, no, I was scared, I didn't know, I didn't know anything."

"Get out of here!" With a coquettish reprimand, the tables and chairs slammed into each other, making a crisp clattering sound of dishes, "If you tell the truth, forget it, otherwise...... Father can't save you! ”

Through the screen, a vague figure was seen to be the first to leave, followed by two more people.

The small low sobs continued for a while, and after they stopped, they did not get up.

Lu Anran's table is inside, if she goes out, she will inevitably pass next door, although she has no intention, but in the end she heard the embarrassing scene of the woman just now, and thought that she would go out after waiting for her to leave, so as not to be embarrassed.

After watching for a long time, the woman next door still had no intention of leaving, and she didn't know how long she had to wait.

Lu Anran took Chunmiao around the screen, and was about to look straight ahead and pass quickly, but someone stopped his steps.

"Girl! It's you! The former sentence was surprised, and the latter sentence was obviously dyed with a bit of joy.

Lu Anran turned around, met a pair of eyes with reddish eyes after crying, and gestured with his chin.

The woman is wearing a light green shirt, and the skin is as white as snow, but the little red on the tip of her nose is more obvious, her eyes are tearful, she wants to cry without crying, and the weak willow supports the wind.

"I happened to be drinking tea in the cubicle just now." After a pause, Lu Anran explained.

The woman Yingying gave a salute: "I was rude before, and I haven't thanked the girl yet, my name is Meng Zhi, and my father is the assassin of Licheng." ”

Lu Anran raised his eyebrows in understanding, the capital of a city, "Miss Meng." ”

"It was my big sister just now." Meng Zhi smiled awkwardly, "She is the eldest daughter in the family, and my biological mother is just an aunt, so ...... Don't mind, girl. ”

These things are not suitable to explain to people who are not familiar with them, Lu Anran didn't know if this Miss Meng family was really innocent, and said: "I listened to the piano just now, but I didn't hear it clearly. ”

Meng Zhi was stunned for a moment, then understood, and his face softened slightly, "Speaking of which, I don't know what the girl is called." ”

Lu Anran: "Mengdu Lu Anran." ”

It is said that the concubine of the Lufu Mansion in Mengzhou is ugly and often covers her face.

Meng Zhi didn't mean to steal Lu Anran's face at all, and said with sincerity: "That strange person, did you bother Miss Lu afterwards?" ”

Chunmiao puffed out the corners of her mouth, and Lu Anran had already spoken: "Not yet." ”

Meng Zhi patted his chest: "That's fine, I've been worried about it for a few days, but I don't know the girl's name, so I can't ask, I'm worried, fortunately." ”

At this time, Meng Zhi's maid had already called the shopkeeper to clean up the table again, and she invited Lu Anran to sit down, and said, "I am also a stranger from the royal capital, and I see that Miss Lu is very kind. ”

Meng Zhi is very good at talking, she doesn't need Lu Anran to talk, she can continue to talk by herself, and after a few polite words, she sighed with emotion: "In fact, among so many young ladies I have befriended, only the county lord of Rong'an feels that I am in a difficult situation, and has defended me outside many times, but good people have no good reward, and their fate is unfortunate." ”

Lu Anran: "The county lord of Rong'an in the Zhongwu General's Mansion." ”

"Well, she was going to marry into the Pingyang Hou Mansion a year ago, who knew it would be like this." Meng Zhi wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "When she had an accident, I was there, and I ...... when I saw the thief flying over."

Lu Anran was worried that she would cry for a long time, but fortunately she only whimpered twice, relieved herself and said: "I hate that I was cowardly and careless, and I actually fainted to death, if I am awake, even in order to repay her kindness, I should block it for her!" ”

Lu Anran didn't take this kind of repentance to heart after the fact, "What kind of thief goes directly to the county lord of Rong'an?" ”

Meng Zhi covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, inhaled twice, and said, "What a fierce person, he suddenly pounced like a big peng, and the guards of the Lu Mansion were stunned at that time, but they didn't stop him." ”

Lu Anran's eyes moved slightly, according to Meng Zhi's words, it was not like a temporary idea, but a clear goal and early preparation.

I know in my heart why the daughter of the capital of Licheng is jealous of the little Gu family, the current Gu family is a thorny golden nest, everyone wants to get some benefits, and if they are not careful, they will be stabbed.

Meng Zhi chattered and spoke without focus, Lu Anran coped with a cup of tea, and finally said goodbye to her justifiably.

After leaving the teahouse, passing by a few stalls selling ornaments next to him, Lu Anran saw a tassel belt, and remembered that there was a small hole at the top of the handle of the dagger given by Lu Xueqing, and the size of the hanging tassel belt was just right.

After picking for a long time, I picked up a red one, and before I paid the money, suddenly there was a startled horse roar.

Chunmiao's eyes were sharp, and she immediately said, "It's Miss Meng just now, she seems to have collided with a carriage." ”

Lu Anran followed the direction of the crowd's rapid movement, and sure enough, he saw Meng Zhi falling to the ground, and the maid beside her was helping her up.

"Miss, shall we go and see?"

Lu Anran looked at Meng Zhi's right foot not supporting the ground, leaning on the maid's body, as if he was injured, his eyes swept somewhere, and he slowly shook his head: "No." "Next to it is the medicine hall.

A gorgeously dressed boy jumped out of the carriage, and he couldn't see his face with his back on his back, so he didn't know what to say to Meng Zhi, and then, Meng Zhi actually got into the carriage with him.

"Eh, do all the people of the royal capital act like this?" Chunmiao was shocked.

"Maybe it's old knowledge."

Lu Anran was not very interested in other people's affairs, and besides, she and Meng Zhi were not familiar enough to advise each other, so she turned her head and paid, and said calmly: "Let's go." ”

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On the eighth day of the first month, the wind and frost of heaven and earth are exhausted, and the weather is harmonious.

Good luck, everything is suitable.

Early in the morning, there was a crowd of people at the foot of Yanshan, and a carriage more expensive than one came one after another.

The red sun is rising, shining on the young faces, shining with pride, full of spring breeze, and refreshed.

Even if he is subtle and introverted, there is a faint urgency and excitement in his eyes.

Although there are many people, they uphold the arrogance of a scholar, and even if they talk, they whisper and do not dare to talk highly.

Young people, the most taboo is to lose face in public.

It's just that the occasional crowd whispered and chanted a certain name, as if a famous talent or beauty came from somewhere.

The talented man hugged his fists, humbled himself, and the beautiful woman returned the salute with a veil, and was generous.

Lu Anran's costume stood inside, and it was rare not to be eye-catching.

The two teenagers behind her, thirteen or fourteen years old, are still at an age of mental instability, and they have been talking to each other.

"What about the famous Su Xiangxiang? Which is it? ”

"You don't know? Anyone who enters the Jixia Palace must not be older than eighteen, and Su Xiangxiang is just eighteen years old. ”

"Huh?"

One of them squeezed over with a fan, and the two teenagers were immediately silenced, and the man snorted softly from his nose with disdain.

After a moment's pause, the two heads came together again.

"It's not that a few princes will also enroll, why didn't you see it?"

"What do you think is the identity of people, and people like you and me are crowded."

"Oh, yes."

The fan shaker was dissatisfied, and sneered, "What a thing?" ”

Although they did not name names, the two teenagers clearly felt that his eyes fell on their faces, and they couldn't help but feel embarrassed and annoyed. But because of the fact that Jixia Palace was under his nose, he had to endure it, but he stayed away from this man.