Although Gu Qinghan had married into the family, the Gu family still kept her yard, which was still kept clean on weekdays. After Yang Ning entered the house, she saw Gu Qinghan waiting inside. Seeing Yang Ning come in, Gu Qinghan immediately got up. , stepped forward quickly.
Yang Ning was about to say a few words of comfort when Gu Qinghan raised his hand and hit Yang Ning on the cheek. Yang Ning could have easily dodged it, but at this moment he did not dodge. Gu Qinghan's hand fell on Yang Ning's face, It was obvious that he had lost his strength and there was no pain. Yang Ning smiled bitterly, and Gu Qinghan said with an angry face: "Do you know why I hit you?"
"Sanniang blamed me for leaving alone that day." Yang Ning sighed softly.
Gu Qinghan's eyes turned red and he said, "Do you still know in your heart? Do you know that if you have all your shortcomings, how can I survive?"
"Sanniang...!" Yang Ning was moved in her heart and said softly: "You also know that the situation was forced that day, otherwise how could I let you leave alone?"
Gu Qinghan's tears fell and she said: "No matter what happens, you shouldn't take risks on your own. You know the fate of your family, how can you be in danger because of me? Fortunately, you are safe and sound, otherwise...!" He raised his hand to cover the red face. Lips and delicate body trembled, Yang Ning said warmly: "Sanniang, we are not all safe and sound now, don't feel sad anymore."
"Then you promise me you won't be so confused in the future." Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes were like mist.
Yang Ning smiled and said: "I will not take risks easily, but if this is the case, I will still choose that way."
"You...!" Gu Qinghan was furious and raised his hand to hit her down again. Yang Ning had already reached out and grabbed her pink wrist and said: "Sanniang, you said that I have grown up. Now that I have grown up, there are some things I know it well, do you expect me to be a man with no responsibility and no backbone?"
"You... let go!" Gu Qinghan's hand was grabbed by Yang Ning, her cheeks were slightly red, she struggled to pull it back, turned around and sat down angrily, saying: "Well, you have grown up anyway, and I will take care of your business in the future. Don't worry about it, you can do whatever you want, I'm too lazy to worry about it."
Yang Ning walked behind Gu Qinghan and saw that her suburbs were still trembling slightly, and said softly: "Sanniang doesn't care about my affairs, who can? Sanniang, you can't give up. If you don't care about me, I'm afraid I will become A bad guy."
Gu Qinghan turned around and gave Yang Ning a rollicking look, "Aren't you a lawless bad guy now?"
"Am I a bad person now?" Yang Ning touched her nose, "Sanniang, please tell me, where exactly am I bad?"
He just asked casually, but Gu Qinghan felt a little frivolous when he heard it. His ears felt hot, but he deliberately turned cold, changed the subject and asked: "What's going on over there in the old house? Who sent those people?" ?”
Yang Ning stretched out his hand to pull out a chair and wanted to sit down next to Gu Qinghan. Gu Qinghan winked and said, "Sit over there."
Yang Ning was stunned and had no choice but to sit down opposite Gu Qinghan and said: "That accountant Zhao Yuan is dead, and Qi Cheng is also fake and dead."
"Ah?" Gu Qinghan said in surprise: "They...!"
"They have been controlling the old house in the past few years. They have always collected 40% of the tax, of which 20% was sent to the capital to stabilize it. The other money is said to have been secretly sent to Bashu." Yang Ning said: "I don't know exactly where it was sent."
"Ba Shu?" Gu Qinghan frowned and said, "Their purpose of controlling the old house is for the extra 20% of silver?"
Yang Ning shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be that simple. We pretended that Qi Cheng confessed before he died. We have their spies in our Hou Mansion, and they know every move of the Hou Mansion. I believe this is not a lie. This time we It was a long journey back to Jiangling, day and night, and only a few people knew about it, but the old house seemed to know everything and even set up a trap. If someone hadn't tipped them off in advance, they would never have had the time to prepare so fully."
"You mean there's a traitor in the Hou Mansion?" Gu Qinghan said in surprise.
"That's right." Yang Ning said: "This batch of tax money was actually sent to the capital. They just didn't give it to the Hou Mansion, but they did give it to the Qi family."
"How is this possible?" Gu Qinghan frowned and said, "We clearly haven't seen a penny of tax money."
"It's all with the Third Old Master." Yang Ning sneered: "The tax money has been pocketed by the Third Old Master for a long time, but he knew clearly that the Hou Mansion was stretched thin, but he didn't even mention it."
Gu Qinghan frowned even more tightly, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Is it the third old man who is causing trouble behind the scenes? Is he the traitor?"
Yang Ning shook his head and said: "The third old man is indeed involved in this matter, but he is not the traitor that the fake Qi Cheng said." After a pause, he said: "Sanniang, when we come to Jiangling, except for those who followed us, There were no more than four people in the Hou Mansion who knew about this, but the Third Old Master didn't know about it. Judging from the plans and preparations here, as soon as we left the capital, someone came to Jiangling to report the news. It was definitely not possible. The Third Old Master’s people.”
Gu Qinghan was also a little confused at this time and asked: "Ning'er, what is going on? Why do I get more confused the more I listen?"
"Sanniang, Zhao Yuan must have had contact with the Third Master, and even with Qi Yu." Yang Ning said solemnly: "They must have achieved some purpose in private, and there is someone else who is the spy in the house. "Leaning forward slightly, he said: "Zhao Yuan has secret connections with at least two people from the Qi family, the third old man and Qi Yu, and the eyeliner all the way."
Gu Qinghan said: "The three old masters have always wanted Qi Yu to inherit the title. They secretly colluded with this side to control the income of the Marquis Mansion. In the final analysis, their purpose is to embarrass us."
Yang Ning hesitated for a moment and then said: "According to the false confession of Qi Cheng, we set a trap for the two of us... Well, they can use this as a threat to control me in their hands...!" After saying this, he immediately thought of that day. Gu Qinghan's ecstasy moans and the heart-wrenching gasps still seemed to ring in her ears, and her heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. Gu Qinghan had been staring at Yang Ning with a serious expression. When he heard this, he turned his head away, his cheeks flushed, and his chest puffy. The ups and downs are also very unnatural.
The room was quiet for a while, and Yang Ning felt a little embarrassed. He broke the silence and said, "I think he wants to use this matter to control me, or even you, not just to let Qi Yu inherit the title. Zhao Yuan did not regard Qi Yu as In his eyes, Qi Yu is just a chess piece that he wants to use. He is going to such a big fight just to help Qi Yu win the title. Zhao Yuan is afraid that he is not so kind."
Gu Qinghan thought for a while and then said: "Ning'er, is it possible that these people didn't think of directly controlling you at first, and colluded with Qi Yu in private, so that they could use Qi Yu to do other things after Qi Yu inherited the title? . It’s just this time when we came to Jiangling that they thought of controlling you directly?”
Yang Ning nodded and said: "Of course this is a possibility, but whether they control Qi Yu or me, they just want us to be their pawns. There must be a more shocking conspiracy later. What exactly do they want to plan?" Thinking of something, she asked: "Sanniang, that Zhao Yuan himself does not have such strength. Of course, just a few people here are not capable of attacking the Jinyi Hou Mansion. I have already learned that the leader behind this group of people is a The person called Jiuyou Ksitigarbha seems to have some grudge against our Qi family, have you ever heard of this person?"
"Jiuyou Ksitigarbha?" Gu Qinghan was startled, thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have never heard of this person. What grudge does this person have against us?"
"I don't know either." Yang Ning said with a bitter smile: "The enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark. Although the matter of the old house has been solved, I am worried that Jiuyou Ksitigarbha will not let it go. This time he only sent a small team like Zhao Yuan The guy who did the trick didn't show up in person, so he probably doesn't have enough energy to focus on us just yet. I'm worried that if he comes back in person later, things will be a little troublesome."
There was a hint of worry in Gu Qinghan's eyes, and then he sneered: "I have always been patient with Qi Yu and his son. Although I know that they are not well-intentioned, they are of Qi family blood after all, so I just turn a blind eye to everything." , but this time they have eaten everything inside and outside, we must not let it go easily."
"There is one more thing that Sanniang may not know." Yang Ning said solemnly: "The emperor has passed away!"
"Ah?" Gu Qinghan was shocked, "You...where did you know that?"
"It's absolutely true, absolutely true." Yang Ning said: "So we have to rush back to the capital as soon as possible. Now the capital is just afraid of chaos. We are not in the capital. I am only worried that people with ulterior motives in the Qi family will drag the Qi family into trouble. If we don't control the situation in the Hou Mansion in Beijing, someone will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Gu Qinghan's expression became more serious and he nodded: "Ning'er is right, at this time, it is most important. If you make a wrong step, you will be shattered to pieces." He stood up and said, "Let's pack up and return to Beijing as soon as possible." Then he thought of something and hesitated for a moment. , and finally said: "Ning'er, there is so much chaos in Beijing, why don't you... why don't you stay in Jiangling first, and I will go back alone...!"
Yang Ning knew that she was worried that if she went back at this time, she might get involved in a dispute, so she wanted to stay in Jiangling to avoid the chaos.
To be fair, even now, Yang Ning has no good impression of the Qi family, let alone any sense of responsibility for them. He just thinks that if the Qi family makes a mistake and is convicted, the Gu family, as the in-laws of the Qi family, will definitely be implicated. Gu Qinghan will naturally It's inevitable that he will be in trouble, so he will help if he can, not to mention that he is a person who has a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. If you are kind to him, he will definitely repay you, but if there is grudge, he will never be lenient.
The almost death in Jiangling this time had something to do with Qi Yu and the third old master. More importantly, the spy in the Hou Mansion had to be found out no matter what.