It has been two days since Yunqi left the royal capital, and the words of that day seem to be still in his ears.

Lu Anran hadn't thought about it yet, and Scarlet Smoke came to visit first.

"I have a guest, greedy for beauty to the extreme, no matter how much money in his hand smashed in the green building, I saw him in the building a few days ago, he unusually did not order any girl to accompany him." Lu Anran treats each other as a friend, and Scarlet Smoke lives up to his pretentiousness, so he is not called a slave, "The strangest thing is that when he left, I saw that he came out of the room where Liu Gongzi stayed that night." ”

"Have you ever said that to the person handling the case?"

"No, I wasn't sure at first, I was afraid that I would hurt people by talking nonsense, and the next day I saw that Liu Gongzi was no different from usual, without any discomfort."

Lu Anran pressed the book that was blown up by the wind, and said with a deep eye: "You are talking to me now, it is you who have found something wrong." ”

"Hmm." Scarlet Smoke clasped her hands, and her expression could be seen under the tulle, "Miss Lu, do you know what this guest does?" ”

Lu Anran raised his eyes to look at her sideways, and saw Scarlet Yan looking out, and his voice was extremely low: "He is the best tattoo master in the royal capital and even in the Daning Dynasty." ”

Lu Anran said quietly: "How do you know about the tattoo mark?" ”

"The government once asked if we had any tattoo marks on our bodies, especially the position of our arms, and I guess it must be related to Xianglan's death." Scarlet said: "The old cat left from Liu Gongzi's room, and then Liu Gongzi suddenly had an accident, and I guessed whether there was a connection between it." ”

"Old cat?"

"The tattoo artist's name, that's what everyone calls him."

Lu Anran knew that Scarlet Yan was a smart woman, hesitated again and again, and explained: "Before you come here to say this, you must have thought it through, I don't advise you, but I want to remind you, it is about human life, you are involved, and there may be danger." ”

Scarlet Yan changed his solemnity just now, and instead chuckled: "I'm not afraid of death, I just want to live like a person." ”

Lu Anran's clear eyes were slightly rippling, "Dignity is not in the high and low, the poor and the rich and noble, it lies in the heart." ”

"Miss Lu." Scarlet Smoke put her hands on the table and sat up straight, "I'm not complaining, I said I'm not afraid of death, but I'm just as happy to be alive." ”

Scarlet Yan's open-mindedness infected Lu Anran, and the last bit of worry in her heart completely dissipated.

"I don't know if the old cat has anything to do with the death of Xianglan and Liu Gongzi, but he never appeared in Qiongxian Mansion after that time, I once asked the little maid to look for it secretly, and the old cat seems to have disappeared suddenly."

No one will disappear for no reason, especially one who has been rooted in the royal capital for decades.

Spread out the drawing paper, under the description of Scarlet Smoke, Lu Anran copied the old cat's face little by little, and after several revisions under Scarlet Smoke's guidance, he handed it over to Wufang to find someone.

The carriage stopped at the mouth of the alley of Jiqingfang, and Lu Anran sent the cigarette to the gate of the courtyard, "You are not from the government, whether the case is solved or not has nothing to do with you, if there is news, just send someone to pass it here." ”

Speaking of which, Scarlet Smoke also appreciated, "Okay, I know that I am two pounds, and I will never be strong." ”

Lu Anran watched the carriage leave, and just turned around, he suddenly smelled a burning smell, and Chunmiao ran out to complain: "Miss, Lu Taotao is baking bird eggs in the corner!" ”

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Lu Taotao's bird egg was cooked or not in the end, no one knew, because half of the wall was directly roasted by her, and a thick smoke rose up, alarming the entire Jiqingfang.

Fortunately, it was only a little more smokey, at least it didn't affect the other houses in the courtyard.

Lu Anran came out of the smoke and found a teahouse to hide in the quiet, leaving Chunmiao to catch the troublesome spirit Tao Tao to deal with the aftermath.

I listened to the piano sound for a long time by the window, and found that the rhythm was intermittent, and sometimes it jumped out of the score, which was quite unsuccessful.

"Someone on the other side is practicing." Xiao Er put down the teapot and snacks, rubbed his ears and said, "If the girl is noisy, the little one will help you close the window." ”

The two sides are very close, there is only one alley, and from Lu Anran's angle, you can see the black tile cornices over there, "Do people often practice the piano?" ”

"Girl, look, behind this wall is the piano room of Sungkyun Academy, at this time of year, there are always freshmen practicing the piano in it, some of them have better piano skills, and our teahouse is also a little fresh, and when you meet a ......," Xiao Er pulled the corners of his mouth, "Today, like this, I will be a carpenter sawing wood." ”

Lu Anran raised his chin: "Open half of the fan." ”

"Holo." Xiao Er muttered in his heart, this girl's preferences are very special, and she listens to such an ugly rhythm with relish.

After drinking half a pot of tea with the not-so-beautiful sound of the piano, Lu Anran saw a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley, probably with a cup of tea, and the back door of the academy quietly opened a crack, and a slender and slender figure flashed out.

The carriage moved at the same time as the figure appeared, paused at the back door and quickly moved forward, and the people in the same place were gone.

Lu Anran likes to recognize people and bones after he became a servant, so although this Qianying is masked and wrapped tightly, he still recognizes Meng Zhi, who has not been seen for a while.

As for the carriage, the silk hanging in front is too conspicuous, and it is the travel car of Pingyang Hou Shizi.

If Chunmiao is here, she must have exclaimed: "What a bold son, I had a private meeting with a foreign man during the admission to the academy." ”

Lu Anran didn't agree with Meng Zhi's style, but he wouldn't do anything superfluous, just thinking of another arrogant woman, thinking that sooner or later the sisters would have another dispute.

After eating the pastries, I lost the interest in continuing to drink tea, and I was about to leave when I was about to leave when I was about to clean up my home, and there was a sound of self-cooking behind me.

"I slipped through the back alley, and when I raised my eyes, I saw half of the person's head and felt familiar, it was really you." Su Zhi stroked the hem of his clothes, sat down opposite Lu Anran uninvited, picked up the teapot and shook it, "This tea is warm, shop Xiaoer, and then a pot of Biluochun." ”

Lu Anran looked at him lightly, "Master Su, I have already ...... the tea."

Su Zhidang Lu Anran was embarrassed to take advantage, and hurriedly waved his hand, "You're welcome, it's just a pot of tea, it's worthless." ”

Lu Anran was not easy to catch up, so he turned his head to look out the window.

"You found out too, didn't you?" Su Zhi leaned forward mysteriously.

Lu Anran's sideways eyes showed a questioning expression.

Su Zhi raised his palm to cover his lips, "Pingyang Hou Shizi abducted the female students of Chengjun Academy. ”

To be honest, in Lu Anran's opinion, abduction is not counted, at most one is willing to catch and one is willing to take the bait.

"After the death of the county lord of Rong'an, I saw that the kid Mu Yi'an of the Pingyang Hou Mansion was so happy," Su Zhi slapped himself on the mouth, "I, how can there be any county lord, it's Gu Xuelian." Hey, how many people in the royal capital laughed at Mu Yi'an openly and secretly earlier, saying that he married a living dead and became a tomb keeper in advance. ”

When he met a person who was not interested in the shortcomings of his parents, no matter how much heat he had, Su Zhi foamed at the mouth for a while, and under Lu Anran's calm eyes like a pool of stagnant water, he touched his nose and quieted down.

However, some people can't be quiet for too long, so they find a topic and ask, "How many days has Brother Yun been away from Wangdu?" The southwest place is remote and poor, and Brother Yun's trip to the southwest is torturous. ”

Lu Anran raised his eyebrows slightly, "How do you know that he went to the southwest?" ”

Su Zhi replied puzzled: "This ...... What the emperor said in the court, I also heard my grandfather talk about it, and I knew that Brother Yun actually received such a drudgery. ”

Of course, Su Guogong's original words were-

"The emperor is confused, and he sent a chick in the fat powder pile to investigate the case, isn't this a joke."

Lu Anran's brows furrowed even tighter, before leaving, Yunqi told her that this trip to the southwest was called Pingkou, but in fact, it was a secret investigation, and he didn't say anything about the specific investigation, but if he could use the Criminal Division, it would definitely not be a small case, and it was very likely to be related to Wang Du's current two cases.

But now Su Zhi said that the emperor named Yun in the court for the purpose of this trip, so isn't it blatantly putting him in the open, how can he take the opportunity to investigate.

"No!" Lu Anran thought of something, and secretly shouted in his heart, "The emperor is not reckless, but wants to use Yunqi as bait to fish out the 'ghosts' hidden in the royal capital." ”

nominally asked Yunqi to investigate the case, but in fact he was just using him as a target!

Lu Anran's chest suddenly swelled with anger, and his eyes became more and more cold because he had nowhere to vent.

Su Zhi looked at Lu Anran and didn't say a word, but the expression between his eyebrows cooled down a little, and in the end, his aura was like a substance that could freeze people to death.

"You, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Anran got up suddenly, "I still have something to do, let's go first." ”

Su Zhi blinked: "I ...... too"

"You continue to drink tea."

This sentence was so undeniable that Su Zhi was stunned on the spot and didn't have time to say anything, and when he came back to his senses, Lu Anran had already disappeared.

Su Zhi scratched his head, "Eh, why did I listen to her just now?" ”

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Lu Anran shuttled through the streets and alleys with brisk steps, and his skirt fluttered with the fluttering, like a cluster of condensed white clouds, rolling in the sky.

She stepped into a dirty alley, not caring about the swill flowing all over the ground, not caring that her brocade clothes were out of place with this place, and only walked briskly and expressionlessly towards the route Scarlet Smoke had told her.

Find the tattoo master, unlock the secret of the Divine Fox Mark, and maybe catch the key clues that have not been able to connect several dead people together.

Stopping in front of a certain portal, she took a deep breath, only to realize that she had not relaxed all the way, and now she took a big breath and went in, and her chest hurt a little.

If she does a little more in the royal capital, will Yunqi be safer on the other side.

At this time, Lu Anran didn't delve into what it meant behind this, just like she said to Scarlet Smoke, she just followed her heart.

Just as he was about to raise his hand and knock on the door, he saw a person walking this way with both hands kicking his sleeves and cats.

Lu Anran turned his head, just as the person also sensed that there was someone in front of the door and looked up, and the four eyes of the two people just met.

For a moment, the two were stunned at the same time.

The man on the other side spoke first, "You're looking for an old cat too?" ”

Lu Anran's eyes moved slightly, "No." ”

The person on the opposite side took a step forward and didn't step on it steadily, turned around and ran directly, babbling in his mouth: "When I'm stupid, I'm almost on the door!" ”

Lu Anran immediately chased after him, but bumped into a person around the corner.