Ming Lanruo and Chen Ning looked at each other, their whole bodies tense, as if the person standing outside the door was not a human being, but an unknown demon.
Ming Lanruo took a breath, calmed down, and coughed lightly: "I'm discussing the menu for tomorrow's trip to the prefect's mansion. I'm not free. You can carry the hot water to your room and wash it first!"
"Qiao Yan" outside the door narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "This subordinate has something to report."
Ming Lanruo frowned slightly, what did he notice?
She glanced at Chen Ning and Jing He, then slightly raised her chin towards Sister Hong.
Chen Ning immediately squatted down, looked at Sister Hong who was captured on the ground, and said a few words silently with her lips.
Sister Hong opened her eyes slightly, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and finally nodded.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Qiao Yan saw the door in front of him open.
Jing He stood at the door, expressionlessly looking at the two large buckets of hot water next to him, then looking at him: "Come in."
Qiao Yan entered the door and saw Ming Lanruo sitting at the table at the door, Chen Ning standing behind her holding a sword, and a middle-aged woman in shabby clothes sitting in front of her.
There are several recipes with wet handwriting on the table.
Seeing Qiao Yan come in, the middle-aged woman stooped slightly and seemed to want to stand up, staring at Qiao Yan warily.
Ming Lanruo smiled slightly: "Sister Hong, there are only a few dishes we have ordered. I will go to the kitchen to find you later. Can you try it first and see if you can cook it?"
Sister Hong lowered her eyes and whispered: "Yes."
Afterwards, Ming Lanruo said naturally: "Jinghe, Chen Ning, you take Sister Hong down, and if there are any shortcomings, let someone prepare the goods."
Jing He and Chen Ning were preparing to leave with Sister Hong.
Qiao Yan's eyes stayed on the menu for a long time, but suddenly he smiled warmly and unpredictablely, interrupting them: "Since the lady is busy, I won't disturb you. I will report to you later."
After saying this, he bowed slightly and walked away casually, leaving behind a free and easy figure.
Ming Lanruo: "..."
Jinghe & Chen Ning: "..."
Sister Hong: "..."
What does this person want to do? Come in, hang out for a while and then leave?
The same sentence came to several people's minds!
Ming Lanruo's delicate eyebrows twisted. She always felt that "Qiao Yan" must have noticed something. He was not the kind of person who made useless efforts without aim.
But... now is not the time to dwell on this!
She frowned and decided to solve the immediate problem first.
"Is there anyone around?" Ming Lanruo wrote a sentence directly on the paper and handed it to Chen Ning and Jing He to read.
Unlike Chen Ning and others, she couldn't read lips. She could only use this method to see if Cang Qiao was far away and whether she was nearby.
Chen Ning and Jing He were both masters. They listened calmly for a while, then looked at each other and shook their heads.
Ming Lanruo felt relieved now and looked at Sister Hong: "Tell me, the red-blooded orphan who was exiled by General Mu has been lurking around me these days. What exactly do you want to do?"
Sister Hong slowly straightened her back and looked at her coldly for a while: "Where did I reveal my flaw?"
She knew that denial was useless in front of those sharp star eyes that could see through people's hearts.