After Xiao Ran returned to the capital, he entered the cultivation mode again.In fact, she likes the feeling of staying at home all day long, that is, there were not so many entertainment items in ancient times, and when she was too bored, Xiao Ran would go to the study space to study, or continue to think about making some gadgets by herself.Occasionally, when Xiao Yuankui received any news, he would also ask Xiao Ran.For example, how did Ming Suda die when he was in Shangzezhou? For example, when the local people in Yuanfen Prefecture clashed with the governor's officers and soldiers, there was a terrible loud noise.

For these questions of Xiao Yuankui, Xiao Ran devoted himself to giving half-truths and half-false answers.

For Ming Suda's death, Xiao Ran said that one of the guards brought by Jing Yan was a hidden weapon Gao, who killed Ming Suda with a hidden weapon when no one responded.For the strange loud noise in Yuanfen Prefecture, Xiao Ran pushed it onto Hanlei.She told Xiao Yuankui that the dry season was almost approaching in Yuanfen Prefecture, and it often happened that there was only thunder but no rain. It was just that everyone's attention was focused on the opposing sides that day, and only she noticed that there was a sudden thunder in the sky.What's more, it just so happened that there was only one thunder strike and one sound, and it happened that the thunder struck the restaurant where the two sides were facing each other, causing a fire.

The reason why Xiao Ran dared to deceive Xiao Yuankui like this was mainly because no one knew the truth of the matter except himself, Jing Yu, the empress, the disciples of the Mohist school, and finally the people in Yuanfen Prefecture who were at the scene of the incident.The Queen will definitely not save the lives of officers and soldiers in Yuanfen Prefecture who participated in the collusion with the bandits, and the common people worship and trust Jing Ting Nian brainlessly.As for Shangzezhou, those surviving officers and soldiers are still inexplicable, how can they guess the truth?

After receiving Xiao Ran's answer, although Xiao Yuankui didn't fully believe it, he actually believed it eighty percent in his heart.After all, apart from these answers given by Xiao Ran, it seems that there is nothing else that makes sense.

Xiao Ran originally wanted to take advantage of his "serious injury" to recuperate, and then, as before, go to the Po Tao Temple if he has nothing to do, and make a miniature ang for himself.No way, who told me to return the one given by the queen?It's a pity that Xiao Ran never expected that since returning to Beijing this time, Xiao Yuankui would no longer allow himself to go out.

According to Xiao Yuankui's original words conveyed by his servants, he is not allowed to step out of the gate of the Xiao family!

That's okay, I can't go out in a fair and bright manner, so how about sneaking out in a sneaky disguise?

Who knows, Xiao Ran only slipped out once, went to the Taoist temple for a while, and was caught by Xiao Yuankui when he returned.

"What happened to your beard?"

After disguising, Xiao Ran naturally tore off his beard, so when she sneaked back to Xiao's house, she was still in the disguise without beard. Then, she met Xiao Yuankui with a sullen face in front of her room.

"I heard a servant report that you were not in the room, so I came here to see that it was true. Okay, you even shaved off your beard to go out? You are injured and you still run outside every day. What attracts you outside!"

Xiao Yuankui stared at Xiao Ran's clean face after losing his beard in disgust. Although Xiao Ran put on some makeup on his face to make his face more angular and masculine, Xiao Yuankui still didn't like it.

"I... just want to go out and have a look, it's too boring to be stuck in the room..."

"Then hold it back for me!" Xiao Yuankui pointed at Xiao Ran's room, and shouted coldly: "Don't think I don't know what kind of guy you are, what? Women are so important? Even if you are seriously injured, you have to go out to see women? Now It has been spread all over the capital that you went to Liangzhou with Jing Yu, but you failed to do anything, and you came back half dead! If you go out to have fun with your half dead look, what do you want others to laugh at? Before you sat down every day Running out in a wheelchair has already made others laugh enough, what do you want now? My Xiao family still needs face!"

"..." Xiao Yuankui felt that he slipped out to find a woman?Forget it, if you don't discover your secret, it's fine to be misunderstood like this.

Xiao Yuankui saw that Xiao Ran stared at the ground with her head down and said nothing, thought she was guilty, and cursed even louder.

"Look at your appearance, it's no wonder why Jing Jing looks down on you, no wonder people are wary of you! Originally, she was persuaded by me to take you to the two states, but she suddenly drove you back to Beijing. You did something stupid, didn't you!"

"..." Whatever you say is what you say, anyway, I didn't expect that I would betray you.

Xiao Ran's silence was regarded as tacit consent by Xiao Yuankui. He glared at Xiao Ran fiercely, raised his leg and kicked her: "Trash! You ruined my good game of chess!"

Xiao Ran was staggered back several steps by Xiao Yuankui's sudden kick, and finally lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.

Staring at Xiao Ran who was lying on the ground, Xiao Yuankui's tone was extremely cold. "The engagement between you and Jing Yan has not yet been dissolved, so you still have a chance. From today on, you are not allowed to step out of the Xiao family for me! Remember, you are not allowed to cause trouble for me, and I will never let you, a waste Destroy my plans!"

After this day, Xiao Ran never left the Xiao family again.For such a life no different from that of a prisoner, the system feels sorry for Xiao Ran, but Xiao Ran still seems quite optimistic.

【Very good. After all, I don’t have to do anything now. I eat and sleep every day, and the Xiao’s food is also good~】

By the way, what Xiao Ran has to do now is to grow back her "shaved" beard bit by bit.Fortunately, when she pretended to slip out, the bearded man was left in her room.

Xiao Ran was "imprisoned", but it didn't mean that she didn't know anything.

The servant who was in charge of "watching" Xiao Ran was very boring, and when he was bored, he talked too much.Every time Xiao Ran sits in the yard and flips through the ancient books that he has read dozens of times, he just casually asks the servants what happened recently, and the servants will talk about everything from Xiao Yuankui's mood to the next street. How many cubs did Ah Huang give birth to?Anyway, Xiao Yuankui only asked him to keep an eye on Xiao Ran and not let him go out, and he didn't say that he was not allowed to talk to him.

Through this gossip servant, Xiao Ran knew that Xiao Yuankui was in a very bad mood these days.The rainy season in Shangzezhou has arrived, but the water of Yangze River is firmly guarded.Xiao Ran remembered that when he left Yuanfen Prefecture, Shangze Prefecture had already started digging canals, starting from the Yangze River, passing through rivers in various prefectures along the way, diverting the excess water from Shangze Prefecture to other arid areas. The project with the largest amount of governance work cannot be completed in the short term.

The flood in Shangzezhou was brought under control. This was only one of the reasons for Xiao Yuankui's anger. There was another reason. The empress set up a women's college for women all over the world in spite of the opposition of many ministers. It is said that in the college, not only the Four Books and Five Classics were taught, but other There are also riding, archery, and courses that I have never heard of.Of course, to enter the academy, one must first pass their entrance exam.

When the dry season in Yuanfen Prefecture came, the drought-tolerant crops planted by the people according to Jing Yan’s proposal were all living well, and the water built at the beginning also came in handy. The farmers adopted water-saving drip irrigation, which greatly improved the water efficiency. utilization rate.Due to the large loss of population in Yuanfen Prefecture, the population of Yuanfen Prefecture is relatively small now, and the funds allocated by the imperial court are all used for the people, and there is still a surplus.Helping the people in Far Fen Prefecture survive the dry season, Jing Jing returned to Beijing with all her glory.It is said that along the way to welcome the people of Jingzheng, they followed several long streets of Jingzheng.

Xiao Ran was unable to see the spectacular scene, but according to the description of the servant, he could also describe the general scene in his mind.

As a woman, Jing Yan made such a great contribution to Yin Guo, which really inspired women with ambition all day long.The women who were unwilling to be stuck in the courtyard all their lives became restless, and Xiao Yuankui also became restless.

On this day, when Xiao Yuankui found Xiao Ran, it was rare for him to talk to her in a gentle manner.

"Jing Zhuangyuan is back, but the engagement between the two of you has not been broken. What do you think about this?"

"I...as long as Jing Zhuangyuan is willing, I..."

"What do you want!" Seeing Xiao Ran's cowardly appearance, Xiao Yuankui's anger rose again, he took a deep breath, exhaled again, and then patiently said to Xiao Ran: "Don't pretend to be a gentleman at this time, I don’t know what your temperament is? You like Jing Zhuangyuan, right? You can’t shrink back from the girl you like, you have to be like a man..."

"???" How come you look like a man?What to do like a man?Xiao Ran raised his head slightly, and looked at Xiao Yuankui with a puzzled expression.

"What are you pretending to be innocent in front of me! I mean, before Jing Yan proposes to break off the engagement, you find a meeting and rape her! When the time comes, the rice will be cooked, and your marriage with her will be settled. It's gone!"

"..." This hypocrite is really full of bad taste, no wonder the original scumbag was taught to be like this by him.A trace of contempt flashed in Xiao Ran's eyes, but he still pretended to look forward to it, and looked at Xiao Yuankui: "This... But I haven't passed my filial piety yet, and besides, Jing Zhuangyuan won't come to see me now, right?"

Xiao Yuankui pondered for a while, and said to Xiao Ran: "I'll arrange the next thing, besides, don't worry, if something like this happens, then Jing Yan would not dare to publicize it at will, so if you don't say it, I won't say it, whoever Will you know?"

Seeing Xiao Yuankui leave with the appearance of being determined to win, Xiao Ran felt a little uneasy in his heart.It would be great if there was a way to get in touch with Jing Yu, so that she could be prepared in advance to guard against Xiao Yuankui, an old thief!

After this conversation with Xiao Yuankui, Xiao Ran's life remained the same, she still lived as she did in the past, as if Xiao Yuankui never talked to Xiao Ran at all that day.In this way, Xiao Ran was anxious and uneasy for more than a month. On this evening, Xiao Yuankui suddenly asked Xiao Ran to change his clothes and prepare to go out.

"I made an appointment for you to meet with Jing Yan. I'll give you this packet of medicine powder. The key is how to do it, it's up to you."

"Jing Zhuangyuan is willing to see me?" Xiao Ran pretended to be shocked.

When asked by Xiao Ran, Xiao Yuankui's expression darkened instantly.In the past month, how many people have he lost, and he failed to sneak into the Zhuangyuan Mansion, and he doesn't know what kind of barriers are installed in the Zhuangyuan Mansion!Today, with the mentality of giving it a try, he chased after Jing Jing and asked if she could meet Xiao Ran. Unexpectedly, she simply agreed.If I had known that Jing Jing was so talkative, why would I have lost so many capable generals in vain!

"Just right, I have something to say to Young Master Xiao."

Xiao Yuankui felt that [-]% of what Jing Yan wanted to say to Xiao Ran was about retiring the engagement, so he prepared such a pack of medicine powder for Xiao Ran.

"Remember, as long as the raw rice is cooked, your marriage will be irrevocable!"

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