After many days, the Lujia courtyard of Jiqingfang was lively again.

Mo Yan threw a thumb-sized chestnut cake into his mouth and sighed: "I have eaten too much pasta in the southwest, and I almost forgot about such small things as the royal capital." ”

Yunqi slapped his head away with the handle of a fan like a dog's head, sat down handsomely on the rattan chair under the porch, and turned his head to look, "It's been bald for so long, and no new leaves have grown?" ”

Guanyue pondered for a long time on the osmanthus tree, "Shizi, my subordinates think that this tree is a little broken, and it can only be recovered after a year and a half of recuperation." ”

Lu Taotao kicked the branch and laughed: "Little donkey donkey, you really belong to wood, all of them are of the same breed." ”

Chunmiao held a large pot of cold noodles, "It has to be our northern custom, Shizi, do you want to mix some pepper, green onion and garlic in this bowl?" ”

Su Ji rolled up his sleeves and scooped up the noodles by himself, and gave Chunmiao a thumbs up after eating two large bites, "Authentic." ”

Although the southwest is also dominated by noodles, it is not quite the same as their approach in the north, and once the king can eat the noodles of his hometown, his body and mind are comfortable.

Lu Anran watched silently for a long time, and couldn't understand why this group of people shouldn't have gone back to the Criminal Division first, why did they all crowd into her house?

The torrential rain turned to a drizzle, fluttering lightly across the sky.

Yunqi quickly finished eating a bowl of noodles with the elegance of a son, pushed away the dishes and chopsticks and said to Lu Anran: "Eat something from you, don't be stingy." ”

Lu Anran sighed in his heart, "What's wrong with Wufang?" ”

Just now Yunqi told her that she was seriously injured on the way to the southwest, Lu Anran's heart tightened, and he simply did not endanger his life, and he was infinitely annoyed by his rash actions.

"You thought about it well at the time, but the royal capital city is more complicated than you think." Yunqi tapped twice on the armrest of the rattan chair, as if to reassure him: "Since you know that Liu Xiang is meddling, you shouldn't put yourself in danger again." ”

Lu Anran's lips opened slightly and wanted to say something, but finally closed them again.

Yun Qi leaned over a little with his elbows and raised his eyebrows, "Worried about me?" ”

"It was an accident to meet the old cat, and I accidentally let him use it, shouldn't I find out the truth and give myself an explanation?" Lu Anran asked rhetorically.

"Speaking of this old cat...... Yun Qi narrowed his peach blossom eyes, "He took the initiative to surrender to Nangong after the rebels were suppressed, and he also brought a real money model." ”

Lu Anran frowned: "Qian Mo is really in his hands." ”

"Absolutely."

The rain was like hair floating on Lu Anran's hair, and the white color moistened into his eyes, making his eyes more black and white, "Jin Yu'e and Xianglan all died under his tattoos, but the dye was not from him, and he was excusable in order to find Jiang Chao to go deep into the enemy camp, and he didn't do anything bad at all, the most important first point is that he appeared with a money mold, and his merits and demerits were offset." ”

Yun Qi crossed his legs and smiled lazily, "Yes, what do you think about being played with by such a little person?" ”

At this point, how could Lu Anran no longer see that the discoveries from Qian Mo to Sichuan Paper were all calculated by the old cat, but she had no choice but out of curiosity, and she always fell into the trap of the old cat.

"He's smart." Lu Anran said.

Yun Qi's eyes moved slightly, and he said meaningfully: "I'm afraid that I will be mistaken by being smart." ”

Lu Anran looked sideways: "What do you mean?" ”

Yun Qi pillowed his head on his arm, half-closed his eyes, and after relaxing, his expression showed a trace of tiredness from a long journey, "Because there are too many smart people in this world." ”

Lu Anran heard some subtlety from this sentence, was silent for a while, and said: "Qiong Xian Lou is actually the Gu family, do you think they have anything to do with this matter?" ”

The crowd next to him was still making noise, and the world on this side suddenly became quiet, accompanied by the sound of light rain, Yunqi's breathing gradually became even and stable, just when Lu Anran thought he was asleep, he opened his mouth and said: "Qiongxian Building is gone, what else does it matter?" ”

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This question also existed in the emperor's mind.

Xiao Conglong, as the owner of Qiongxian Building, is hidden in it, why does he make Gu Qinmu trust him, so is the Gu family involved in the fake silver ticket case?

"What does Aiqing think?" The emperor looked at Liu Xiangzhi with a deep gaze.

After thinking about it, Liu Xiangzhi replied cautiously: "Nangong Shaofu has captured all the remnants of the southwest gang, if the Gu family is really involved, it is impossible not to be sent." ”

The emperor looked at Nangong Zhi again, "Yuan Shu also thinks so?" ”

Nangong nodded: "The Gu family is a citizen of the Daning Dynasty, and the queen is in charge of the Middle Palace, and she will never do anything that harms others and is not beneficial to herself." ”

"I read the case file and said that Qiongxian Lou had just been murdered, and a vicious injury incident occurred immediately after?" After that, Xiao Conglong also escaped from it and absconded back to the southwest.

Nangong Zhi thought for a moment, "Even if it's not a coincidence, it is more estimated that he was afraid of being burned, so he withdrew as soon as possible, which just shows that the Gu family has nothing to do with the counterfeit money case." ”

No one will put it down lightly when someone dies, and when the Gu family secretly investigates and finds that there is a problem inside, in order to prevent themselves from being implicated, they destroy the corpse as soon as possible, which is normal for many big families.

The bigger the foundation, the less you can afford to make any mistakes, lest the whole clan fall into trouble.

Nangong Zhi and Liu Xiang knew each other, in fact, both of them thought that this retrospective family was implicated.

The emperor's dark eyes were sinking and he didn't speak, and he didn't know whether to believe or not.

Exiting from the Linhua Palace, Liu Xiangzhi and Nangong stopped on the same road.

Liu Xiangzhi asked, "How is your father doing?" ”

The two looked at the relationship and were close, and there was no politeness, "I can get up a few times a day, I asked someone to push him to take two steps in the inner courtyard, but he was always reluctant." ”

Liu Xiangzhi shook his head lightly when he thought of something, "It's going to be strong for half a lifetime, and it's hard for him." ”

When Zisang Jiuxiu got into trouble, Liu Xiangzhi and Wu'an Hou Nangong Hong helped each other, and the latter even saved Zisang Jiuxiu with his body, so after the establishment of the Daning Dynasty, Liu Xiangzhi was sealed, and Nangong Hong was sealed.

At that time, the prince was still young, and Wu Anhou sent his son Nangong Zhi into the palace as the prince's companion, perhaps because of the grace of saving his life, the emperor looked at Nangong Zhi differently since he was a child.

When he grew up, Nangong was not only a talent in appearance, but also an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, so the emperor favored him, and he was quite important and trusted.

It's a pity that ten years ago, Wu Anhou suddenly fell ill, half of his body was paralyzed, and the imperial doctor in the palace said that maybe the serious injury that year damaged the foundation, and it broke out after many years, and he could only be raised, and it was unlikely that he would recover.

"Thank you Liu for your kindness, Yuan Shu must tell his father." The two stood at the gate of the palace, and Nangong arched his hand.

Liu Xiangzhi smiled warmly: "When I grow up, I have a lot of rules, and when I was young, I shouted to my uncle and uncle, you don't have to accommodate him in everything, if you have any difficulties, just send someone to find me." ”

The two separated, Nangong Zhi went all the way back to the house, and the little servant squatted at the gate to him, and hurriedly said: "The master lost his temper again and smashed the room." ”

Nangong stopped walking to the inner courtyard, and the door of the room almost collided with Mrs. Wu Anhou.

"Mother." Nangong Zhi stretched out his hand to support her.

Mrs. Wu Anhou took a step back, her face was haggard, obviously she hadn't rested well for many days, rubbed her forehead and said, "You're back, go and persuade your father." ”

Nangong Zhi said with concern: "Mother should rest more." ”

Mrs. Wu Anhou waved her hand: "You are busy going." ”

Nangong Zhi watched her leave before stepping into the room.

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This case was not fully disclosed to the public by the imperial court, and the people only knew that the royal capital had been rumored in the past few days, and the officials of Jingzhao Mansion had sneaked out of a place from time to time, and they were the most well-informed to inquire, as if it had something to do with the murder of Qiongxianlou.

It wasn't until later that the long street in front of the vegetable market slipped and lined up, and even cut off several heads, and there were all kinds of rumors in the market, but no one knew the inside story of the fake silver ticket case.

The imperial court kept silent about this, and once the fake silver ticket case was leaked, it was afraid of causing civil unrest.

Everything simply ended in the southwest, and the emperor was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

In a blink of an eye, in mid-April, the case was almost investigated, and the emperor suddenly summoned Lu Anran into the palace.

This time, the chamberlain directly led her to the Linhua Palace, the majestic palace stands in the southeast, and the sky is connected, majestic and solemn.

To her surprise, Liu Xiangzhi was standing there at the entrance of the hall, full of elegance and smiling.

Wang He gently pushed open the door of the palace, and Liu Xiangzhi said, "I'll take you in." ”

Lu Anran felt that Liu Xiangzhi's care for her was inexplicable, but he didn't show it on his face, thanked him in his mouth, crossed the threshold, and suddenly took a look at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair.

It is said that the true face of the Son of Heaven, even if he does not make any expressions, but the momentum around him is undiminished, which is daunting.

Lu Anran knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but the emperor didn't shout, so she couldn't move.

"I heard that you trespassed into Jingzhao Mansion and almost interfered with the handling of the case?" The emperor's tone was cold, and he couldn't hear the emotion.

Lu Anran lowered her eyes and was about to speak, when she saw Liu Xiangzhi's finger on her side gesturing to her, she was stunned for a moment, Liu Xiangzhi had already spoken.

"The emperor asked you, why was you so scared that you didn't dare to reply, you honestly confessed that you didn't know that the money model was fake, and let Wang Degui deceive him."

Although Lu Anran didn't know why Liu Xiangzhi said this, she was not stupid, obviously Liu Xiangzhi excused her, and she had to admit Liu Xiangzhi's feelings.

Sure enough, the emperor's tone was better, "The Sichuan paper outside Yixian County was also discovered by you, and it will be considered a crime." ”

Lu Anran put his forehead against the ground and saluted: "Thank the emperor for his grace." ”

"Speaking of which......," said the Emperor, walking down with his hands behind his back, "you have performed autopsies on these murders, otherwise you would not have discovered the mystery of the tattoo so quickly." ”

The bright yellow corners of the clothes came into his eyes, and he could see the gold thread pattern buried in the fabric, revealing extraordinary majesty in the luxury, Lu Anran raised his head and said: "The courtiers don't dare to take credit, they just do their duty." ”

On a summer afternoon, the light in the hall was bright, but it was not as bright as her eyes, which were a few points brighter than the skylight, and they were extremely clear.

"Well, in the future, try your best to learn from Leon, and don't go the wrong way." For some reason, the emperor's tone hardened again.

Lu Anran folded his hands against his abdomen, looking at his nose and nose, "The courtiers obey the holy order." ”

The last summons couldn't be done, and this time the face saint ended quickly, Lu Anran came out of the palace with only one thought in his heart, the emperor was younger and more majestic than she imagined.