"What's wrong?" Chu Huanyan asked after noticing something was wrong with Liu Zhaoran's expression.

Liu Zhaoran was about to speak, but happened to see Yun Chen secretly looking at Chu Huanyan.

The coldness melted away, hiding softness and concern. Although it was just a quick glance and then his eyes narrowed again, people could feel that he cared about Chu Huanyan.

Liu Zhaoran hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head, "No, it's nothing, I just suddenly became distracted."

When Chu Huanyan saw this, she didn't ask any more questions. She just told Yun Chen to retreat, and then personally escorted Liu Zhaoran out of the house.

Returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Zhaoran went straight to Liu Qianran's study.

Liu Qianran was in the study. When he saw Liu Zhaoran suddenly come in, he immediately covered the things on the table with his sleeves.

"Little sister, didn't you go to the Hou Mansion? Why are you looking so hurried?"

Liu Zhaoran didn't notice Liu Qianran's movements and just spoke hurriedly.

"Brother, is there a book in your study that records some news about aristocratic families?"

"Indeed, it was sorted out by my father in his early years."

"Brother, I want to take a look!" Liu Zhaoran said quickly.

Although he was a little confused, Liu Qianran nodded, "It's on the third floor of the bookshelf on the left."

Liu Zhaoran hurriedly went to find it.

When Liu Zhaoran turned around, Liu Qianran quietly put something into his sleeve, then stood up and walked to Liu Zhaoran's side.

Liu Zhaoran found the book and flipped through it quickly.

"Little sister, what are you looking for?" Liu Qianran asked.

Liu Zhaoran didn't speak, just flipped through the pages quickly.

After a while, Liu Zhaoran looked at the mark on the book and said, "Found it!"

"This is the symbol of the Yun family, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. The pattern is transformed from clouds. I heard that soon after the children of the Yun family are born, they will have this mark tattooed on their wrists." Liu Qianran said.

"That's the mark, brother, I saw it today." Liu Zhaoran quickly told Liu Qianran about the mark on Yun Chen's wrist.

"You mean that the guard beside Miss Chu is a descendant of the Yun family?" Liu Qianran frowned, "But..."

"But the Yun family has been wiped out." Liu Zhaoran took over Liu Qianran's words and said worriedly, "And I heard from my father that there are rumors that the Yun family was framed by the court, the whole family was destroyed, and all the family property was confiscated. If Yun Chen If it’s really the Yun family, then doesn’t he… have a blood feud with the imperial court?”

"Be careful." Liu Qianran's expression tightened, "This matter has not been clarified yet, so please do not make random guesses. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may implicate Miss Chu."

Liu Qianran's eyes fell on the mark, "Little sister, are you really sure you can see it clearly?"

"I'm sure, it's exactly the same as this mark." Liu Zhaoran nodded, "When dad mentioned the Yun family before, he drew this mark on paper, so I remember it very clearly."

Liu Qianran was silent for a while, "But I heard that the Yun family has very few heirs. Only Mrs. Yun gave birth to an only son more than ten years ago, named Yunlan. When something happened to the Yun family, he had been publicly Beheaded everywhere."

"Could it be someone impersonating?"

"It's unlikely. I heard that the head of the Yun family values ​​Yun Lan very much. He often takes him to various occasions and kills him in public. If he is pretending, it will be difficult not to be discovered."

"But what if it's not Yunlan who dies, but Yunchen is a member of the Yun family, then he is lurking in the imperial city, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge? If this is the case, will Huanyan be implicated in the future?"

Liu Zhaoran was nervous.

The fugitive from the imperial court was lurking in the Hou Mansion and became the bodyguard of the Hou Mansion's legitimate daughter. Even if Yun Chen didn't do anything, he might still be implicated once this matter was exposed.

Liu Qianran's eyebrows were heavy and he thought seriously for a moment.

"Little sister, this matter is of great importance and must not be leaked easily. As for Miss Chu..." Liu Zhaoran clenched his sleeves, and after a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Don't tell me yet."

"Why?" Liu Zhaoran looked at his brother in surprise, "Since Yunchen's identity is suspicious, of course he must warn Huanyan."

"In the final analysis, this matter has not yet been clarified. If it is true that Yun Chen is Yun Lan as you said, once it is exposed, the current emperor will be suspicious, and the Ning'an Marquis Mansion will have difficulty explaining it. Our Liu family... let alone Get involved.”

"Brother, but..."

"Obviously, the big tree attracts the wind. The Prime Minister's Mansion is being watched by many people openly and secretly, and His Highness the Prince is now..." Liu Qianran paused.

"Brother, what's going on with His Royal Highness?"

"It's nothing." Liu Qianran shook his head, "At this time, we must not let the Prime Minister's Mansion get involved with the fugitive. You can just pretend that you don't know about this matter for the time being."

"Can……"

"obedient!"

Liu Qianran took the book in Liu Zhaoran's hand and slowly closed it.

"Miss Chu, I will keep an eye on it secretly, but you are not allowed to get involved in the slightest. You must act like you don't know anything about it."

……

Marquis Mansion, in the room.

Chu Huanyan was leaning on the soft couch by the window and reading a book, but Liu Zhaoran's surprised look before he left appeared in his mind.

Something was really wrong, why did Liu Zhaoran suddenly change his expression.

Is it because of Yunchen?

If it was because of Yun Chen, why did Liu Zhaoran look like that?

Before taking Yunchen back home, he clearly sent someone to confirm that Yunchen was not a fugitive.

Chu Huanyan's heart sank, and she felt something was wrong more and more, so she called out to the door.

"A quarter moon."

"Miss, what's wrong?" Xianyue walked in from outside.

"Send someone to investigate carefully in secret to find out where Yun Chen comes from."

"Miss, why do you suddenly want to check on Yunchen when you are so good?"

"Just do as you are told. Also, do not let others know about this matter. If you find out the information, you must not disclose it to others and report it directly to me."

"Yes, slaves obey."

Chu Huanyan closed the book in her hand and considered whether she should ask Liu Zhaoran.

But thinking about the suppressed nervousness on the other side's face when he left, he decided to give up.

If Yunchen's identity is really not simple, it would be better not to involve other people.

The temperature has suddenly risen a lot today, and the sunshine outside the window has faintly brought on the scorching heat of summer.

The cicadas that kept chirping in the summer of previous years were also taken away by the servants in the mansion early, and everything was quiet inside and outside the house.

Only the ice cubes placed next to the soft couch, the coolness coming through, made people feel a little calmer.

Chu Huanyan was lying on the soft couch with her eyes closed, and suddenly thought of Chu Wanyan.

In previous years, Chu Wanyan's yard consumed the most ice cubes. Chu Wanyan was afraid of heat, so when the temperature was slightly higher, she wanted to fill the entire house with ice cubes.

I just don’t know, how can she still be treated like this in the Zhou family now?

Outside the window, the branches and leaves are swaying.

The newly blowing wind passed through the Hou Mansion, blowing the wine curtain on the long street, and passed through Liangshui Lane carrying the heat.

At this moment, in the Zhou family, Chu Wanyan was having a quarrel with Zhou's mother because of the ice...

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