Chapter 7

  The picture painted with a brush always makes Little Phoenix feel a bit untrue, perhaps it should be said that she is really not used to painting with a brush, or maybe it can be said that the pen given by Gong Sun Ce is too thick... Anyway, Lu Xiao Feng was very dissatisfied with the painted picture.

  Finally, Lu Xiaofeng ran into the kitchen and charred two willow branches to make temporary charcoal pens.

  She painted very seriously, and Gong Sun Ce watched her with equal seriousness on the side.

  Zhan Zhao found that when Lu Xiaofeng was serious about doing something, he was always very focused and solemn, like a completely different person from his usual self.

  Lu Xiaofeng drew some tools he needed, and finally turned to Xiaohe and said, "Xiaohe, tell me what the person you saw today looks like? I'll draw it out."

  Xiaohe thought for a moment and said: "Slender phoenix eyes, very black and bright, eyebrows not thick or thin, um, just like that..." She looked at the shape of the eyebrows drawn by the young lady on paper and nodded in affirmation.

  As Lu Xiaofeng's willow branch danced across the paper with a soft whooshing sound, the image of the young Shangshu gentleman from Xiaohe's memories gradually emerged on the paper.

  "Wow, miss, it's exactly the same!" Xiao He exclaimed in surprise.

  Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his right hand, with a slightly bitter expression on his face. "Damn it, I forgot to bring the cloth strip to wrap around my painting." This hand is black, and soon he will be known as the Black Hand Party.

  Zhan Zhao smiled secretly in his heart and went out to fetch a basin of water for her.

  Gongsun Ce couldn't help but feel a deeper impression upon seeing her display such skillful painting techniques, this girl indeed has a profound family background, if she were a man, she would be very suitable for holding an official position.

  Lu Xiaofeng washed his hands clean with the water brought by Zhan Zhao and then applied some ointment.

  The girl took good care of her hands. Gong Sun Ce discovered this fact.

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "Because my hands are very important." A doctor's hands are the most important, and although she didn't like that profession, after all, she had already gotten used to taking care of them.

  Gongsun Ce somewhat understood.

  Xiaohe said beside her, "Miss's brain is also very important."

  Gongsun Ce smiled, this statement is extremely reasonable. This girl is indeed clever, isn't that "small shop" on the street of Fu Yin just her handiwork?

  Although the time was not long, it was enough for them to search for information about this girl within the Kaifeng Prefecture household registration range. For now, they only knew that her father was a coffin maker and her mother was an ordinary peasant woman. As for who she learned from and what kind of medical skills she had, it was unknown.

  Lu Xiaofeng took out the portrait and looked at it again, then leaned over to the lamp and set it on fire.

  It was already late at night, and they had unknowingly spent a considerable amount of time in the study.

  "Miss, how did it get burned?" Xiao He said with some regret.

  "Shouldn't we just leave without looking back? What if that person finds out and misunderstands something, can I explain myself?"

  Gongsun Ce smiled and shook his head, this girl really had no reservations about what she said.

  "Miss, why don't you use brush strokes?" Xiao He was somewhat puzzled.

  Lu Xiaofeng glared at him, "Xiaohe, you don't hit someone in the face when fighting and you don't expose their secrets when scolding. Don't you know that I, your family's young lady, can't even paint with a brush?"

  "Can't even get a miss?"

  "Are you praising me or scolding me?"

  "Of course it's yours, Miss Guo."

  "I didn't think you were praising me at all." Lu Xiaofeng grinned at her.

  Xiaohe made a face at him.

  Looking at this master and servant pair, both Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan couldn't help but shake their heads.

  What a little girl!

  "Gongsun, shall we prepare some antipyretics in advance, so as not to be caught off guard later?"

  Gongsun Zan said: "I had already made arrangements beforehand."

  "It's indeed worthy of Master Bao's cleverness, Mr. Gong Sun, you've thought it through thoroughly." Lu Xiao Feng sincerely admired him.

  Xiao Feng was originally a beautiful girl, and with such a gentle smile, she looked like a blooming flower radiating captivating beauty.

  It's just that people like Zhan Zhao with a heart of gold can't help but be slightly taken aback by her smiling face.

  "Miss, where are we sleeping tonight?" Xiao He asked, rubbing his eyes as he was getting sleepy.

  Lu Xiaofeng flipped through the pictures he had drawn earlier, saying naturally: "What's the point of sleeping? Let's stay up until dawn. If Miss Wang is fine, we can go back and have a good sleep."

  "How can you not sleep?"

  "I used to go without sleep for several days when I was handling cases too..." The words slipped out unintentionally, and Lu Xiaofeng suddenly froze, realizing that such a lifestyle had already been etched into her bones, unforgettable.

  Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao were both shocked at heart.

  Xiaohe was confused and her whole person was a bit dazed.

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled self-deprecatingly and continued to examine the diagram, making sure it was correct before carefully folding it up and putting it away for future reference.

  Zhan Zhao saw the desolation between her eyebrows and was surprised that he had understood it, and also surprised that she would have such a desolate expression.

  She just mentioned handling a case, did she handle cases before? And in what capacity did she handle them? Was it accompanying her father to handle cases?

  It should be like this, otherwise she is a young girl from a good family, so young, and can handle what case alone?

  Lu Xiaofeng's spirit was also somewhat exhausted by the second half of the night.

  It's been a long time since I've had such an easy life, and it's indeed eroding my willpower. After crossing over, she has been living a life of ease and comfort, but now that she's only endured half the night, she can't hold on anymore.

  She stretched out her hand and patted her face, trying to clear herself up a bit.

  Suddenly a voice sounded beside him, "If you're tired, take a nap. I'll call you if something comes up."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked puzzled, wondering how Zhan Xiao could still be so gentle with her. Didn't he despise her as the adopted daughter of Peng Taishi?

  Lu Xiaofeng leaned on his chin with one hand and squinted at him, "What if I catch a chill after falling asleep?"

  Zhan Zhao raised her arm and saw a strip of fur on it, she was even more surprised. Had this cat eaten some kind of mouse medicine? Why was it being so friendly to her?

  He is a die-hard fan of Lao Bao, while she is the adopted daughter of his arch-nemesis.

  "Why is the girl looking at me like this?"

  Little Phoenix scratched her chin thoughtfully and said, "I understand." Old Bao and Wang Chengxiang were on the same path, she saved Wang Chengxiang's daughter, so this little cat was friendly to her.

  Zhan Zhao didn't ask her if she understood, in his opinion this girl was sometimes quite out of tune. As soon as he thought about what she said to Pang Yu yesterday, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

  Lu Xiaofeng took the cloak handed over by Zhan Zhao, tied it on, rested his head on his arm and leaned half on the table, staring at the candle flame, and said somewhat drowsily: "I really want to have a good sleep."

  As a result, she really had a good sleep.

  Miss Wang spent a peaceful second half of the night and woke up when it got light outside. She also had some congee for breakfast.

  Then, Lu Xiaofeng and his servant, who were half asleep, were taken away by Pang Yu, the fire chief of Kaifeng Prefecture.

  Zhan Zhao watched them leave, raised his head to look at the sky, and inexplicably felt a sense of emptiness.

  "What is Zhāng Huìwèi thinking?"

  "Mr. Gong Sun," Zhan Zhao called out to the other party, shaking his head, "Zhan has no idea."

  "That Lu girl is quite an interesting girl." Gong Sun Ce said with deep meaning.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Mr. Pang seems to be quite concerned about this daughter."

  Zhan Zhao added, "The Marquis of Anle is also very concerned about this sworn sister." If one didn't know the inside story, they might really think they were biological siblings. She spoke to Pang Yu without any reservations, saying whatever came to mind.

  Lu Xiaofeng fell asleep all the way back to Taishi Mansion, and when he got off the sedan chair, he was still a bit dazed. Standing in front of the gate of Taishi Mansion, staring at the two characters "Pang Fu" on the signboard, he couldn't help but wonder: Why did I see these two words again?

  This godfather really got her into a tight spot, and for no reason at all, she was beaten by the Kaifeng government and thrown into the enemy's camp.

  "Yu'er, you've finally returned unscathed."

  As soon as he heard this voice, he saw Mrs. Pang standing at the door with the help of Yaohuan.

  Lu Xiaofeng was shocked, when did his status rise to the point where Tai Shifu's wife would come out to greet him?

  "Mother, how did you come out?"

  "You child, if your mother didn't let Yu'er go pick you up, would you have just not planned on coming back?"

  "That's impossible, how can I bear to part with my mother? A child with a mother is a treasure." Playing cute and coquettish was also a usual trick of Xiaofeng, thinking back to the days when she used this tactic to deceive her parents, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy for her to go from forensic medicine to criminal police to film police.

  No matter what method is used, as long as the goal is achieved, it's fine.

  Mrs. Pang still eats this set, little daughter, is to act cute and coquettish to be intimate.

  "Come on, follow your mother in and take a look at this wretched appearance. You must not have slept well last night."

  "My mother is really sharp-eyed and clever, I thought of her last night and couldn't sleep."

  Pang Yu followed behind and heard this, couldn't help but look up at the sky in silence.

  Xiao He Bing held onto the basic quality of being a personal maid and did not express any opinions on her own mistress's words.

  Lu Xiaofeng coquetted with Madame Pang and then went back to her room to take a nap.

  Waking up from a nap, it was already after noon. After eating something, Lu Xiaofeng led Xiaohe out of the mansion as usual.

  She naturally wouldn't go anywhere else and stayed in her own home in Kaifeng Prefecture.

  Some people and things are really strange sometimes. In the past, she would run around all day to decorate her small shop, but rarely met Kaifeng Qi Zi, and when they did meet, they were just unrelated passersby.

  But sometimes, without knowing what kind of catalyst it is, people and things that were originally unrelated to each other suddenly become familiar. People who couldn't be met before seem to have suddenly become neighbors, and they can be seen everywhere.

  Fat girl.

  Look, Hongyi's little cat is actually walking towards her and even greeting her proactively.

  Lu Xiaofeng looked around, pursed his lips, and then seriously looked at Zhan Zhao, sincerely saying: "Zhan sir, my surname is Lu, please just call me Miss Lu when we meet outside."

  Zhan Zhao reacted quickly and bowed again formally, "Miss Lu, Zhan has apologized to you."

  "Alright then, let's part ways for now. Master Zhan is busy, and I won't disturb you further."

  Zhan Zhao didn't even have time to respond before she turned and entered the small shop, without any intention of continuing the conversation with him.

  Xiaohe couldn't help but ask, "Miss, didn't you used to have a good impression of Master Zhan? How come your attitude has changed so much now?"

  Little Phoenix felt a bit annoyed in her heart. She had no opinion about Xian Xiaoming personally, but she did have an opinion about his profession. A public figure! She was afraid that if she wasn't careful, she would be dragged into that circle again, so it's better to keep some distance.

  She wanted to stay far away from Gongmen, but habit made her involuntarily feel close to him, which was really frustrating. It's better to say that she was being temperamental with herself rather than with Zhan Zhao.

  But Lu Xiaofeng couldn't tell Xiaohe the real reason, so she said: "We're not familiar with them anyway, and everyone in Kaifeng knows that our family doesn't get along with the Kaifeng government office. It's better to avoid them."

  Xiaohe: "......" Weren't you feeling quite carefree in Kaifeng yesterday?

  Lu Xiaofeng waved his hand and slumped into the chair, saying: "It's still more comfortable to stay here, to be honest, Xiaohe, I'm not cut out for being a young lady at all, it's too hard to keep up the act every day."

  Xiaohe didn't respond.

  "Pouting and acting cute don't work, madam simply won't agree to me living outside. Actually, living outside and then going back every day for morning and evening visits, isn't that the same?"

  Xiaohe's reaction was to lift his head and look at the beam of the house.

  "Xiaohe, what's with that expression? I'm serious, if it were possible, I'd rather let you have this girl."

  "I dare not."

  "What's there to dare or not dare about? As long as you have this face, it's fine."

  Xiao He looked at her for a moment, and before he could say anything to comfort her, he heard the young lady's voice suddenly become excited and agitated. "Ah, I've thought of it! If I can find someone who looks just like me and have her impersonate me as the young lady of the Taishi manor, wouldn't that solve everything?"

  Miss, you're really too imaginative. It's not easy to find someone who looks exactly the same as another person in this world, let alone finding one with a similar temperament as yours. How difficult is that?

  "That's it," Lu Xiaofeng slapped the table and stood up, "This matter will be settled once we find Kaifeng."

  "Miss......" The more you think about it, the less reliable it sounds.

  "No, no," Little Phoenix Maiden negated herself, "In that case, wouldn't we have to deal with the Kaifeng Prefecture again? Finding someone in this era is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it's completely impractical and can only rely on luck." It was truly disheartening.

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