Yang Ning frowned and said, "What do you mean by this? Could it be that... my father passed away and there is still something hidden?"
Qiu Yi said hurriedly: "That's not what I meant. This is what the three old ladies said to me in private when the general went on the expedition. That time the three old ladies came to me, just to... help Qi Yu get the title. Qi Yu and Aunt Qiong were both present at that time. , they personally promised to give me two hundred households and eight hundred acres of private land."
"In this way, our Mr. Qi Yu is really generous." Yang Ning snorted coldly, "But what does this have to do with you secretly colluding with Zhao Yuan's group?"
Qiu Yi hesitated for a moment and then said: "It was at that time that one day the third old man called me and met Zhao Yuan. At that time, I didn't know that he had become the accountant of the old house. The changes in the old house, The third old man knew it earlier than I did.”
"Why did he meet the Third Old Master?"
Qiu Yi replied: "I still don't know what was discussed specifically, but the third old man told me that the old house had changed its manager and asked me to hide it. He also said that this is called Wei Yu Chong Miao, and Qi Cheng and Zhao Yuan both know it. Support Qi Yu, and having those two people in the old house means that you have control of the financial power in your hands."
Gu Qinghan frowned and said: "So you have been hiding it for the past three years?" He understood: "Someone from Jiangling came to the Hou Mansion to complain, and you sent him away too?"
"Yes...!" Qiu Yi lowered his head and said, "I told them two or three times that they would solve it, and then sent them back to Jiangling. The old house knew about it, so... it was handled there."
"Qiu Yi, you have done many evil things, but do you know how many people you have killed?" Gu Qinghan said angrily, "In recent years, taxes have been increased in the fiefdoms. The people in the fiefdoms have complained about our Marquis Mansion. The good reputation accumulated by the old Marquis and the General over the years , was ruined by your own hands. Anything else, I’ll figure it out myself.”
Qiu Yi lowered his head and said, "I really don't know the rest."
"Not sure? Manager Qiu, I advise you to be honest. If you really want to hand it over to the government, you won't be as gentle as us." Yang Ning put a finger into his ear hole and said leisurely: "Don't tell me, Zhong The incident at the Lingbie Courtyard has nothing to do with you?"
Qiu Yi's body was shaken, and Yang Ning had already continued: "I suspected at that time that if the assassin was so familiar with the terrain of Zhongling Villa and even knew exactly which room I lived in, then someone must have told him. I originally suspected that Qi Yu was responsible for his information, but Qi Yu had never been to Zhongling Villa, and he was not qualified to check out the location first. At that time, I had some suspicions that it was you, Mr. Qiu, who was Hou. Manager, before we went to the Zhongling Courtyard, you went to the Courtyard to make arrangements, so you are naturally very familiar with it. However, I had not figured out the reason for you to do that at the time, I could only be suspicious."
"Your Majesty, it was... the Third Old Master ordered me." Qiu Yi was sweating like rain. He participated in the assassination of the Jinyi Crown Prince, which was a serious capital crime. He defended: "The assassin was sent by the Third Old Master. The Third Old Master just asked me to come here at the beginning. Go and draw the layout of the other courtyard and give it to him, I...I didn't know that he was going to send someone to assassinate the Crown Prince, otherwise...otherwise I would never obey his orders."
"The old man deliberately sent the tax money to the third old man, so that we mistakenly thought that the tax money was not sent and went to Jiangling in person. This was always your arrangement, right?" Yang Ning said: "You shouldn't say that this is also the third old man. s arrangement."
Qiu Yi said with a bitter face: "It is indeed the arrangement of the third old man. The third old man said that as long as the Hou Mansion is in trouble and has no money, he will count on the tax money sent by Jiangling. If the tax money is delayed, the third lady will definitely be anxious. , as long as I... just fan the flames, the third lady will go to Jiangling in person, and... the third lady will not abandon the prince, and will definitely take the prince with her. "
"They colluded inside and outside to deliberately deceive us, and then set a trap there." Yang Ning said with a smile: "You think everything is foolproof. If we die there and everything goes as you want, even if we come back alive, because there is something to arrest us. In your hands, no matter how lawless you want to be, the third lady and I don’t dare to control it, is that right?”
Qiu Yi lowered his head and said humbly: "The third old master is... this is the arrangement."
"You have pushed everything away, and it seems that all the responsibilities are on the third old man." Gu Qinghan said coldly: "But you are ungrateful and cheating, don't you have a trace of conscience? In these years, have I done anything to you? Too bad treatment? You enriched your own pockets in the palace, embezzled a lot of money, and even purchased several yards outside. I knew it very well, but I didn't expose it. It was just because of the two generations of your father and son who have served the marquis palace. But you are pushing your limits, your appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and for your own selfish interests, you actually framed the prince and the prince's house. I, Gu Qinghan, really don't know people well and I mistrusted a villain like you."
Qiu Yi said in a trembling voice: "I was confused. Prince, Third Madam, I beg you to take a lenient sentence for the sake of our father and son who have served the Marquis Mansion for many years."
"Don't worry about how to deal with it." Yang Ning smiled half-heartedly, "It depends on how you behave next." She said loudly, "Come here, take Manager Qiu down first and take good care of him."
Qi Feng came in from outside and pulled Qiu Yi down.
Seeing Gu Qinghan's sad expression, Yang Ning advised, "Sanniang, you don't have to think too much, just deal with him later."
"Ning'er, I just didn't expect that Qiu Yi would do this." Gu Qinghan said with a bitter smile: "The third old man is the elder of the clan, but... But he did such a thing. The old marquis and the general Quanxia knew it, so what? I can rest in peace."
"People's hearts are unpredictable, the third old man...!" Yang Ning was talking to himself when he suddenly felt a twitching in his chest, followed by a stabbing pain like needles. It was extremely uncomfortable. He raised his hand to cover it. Gu Qinghan saw a look of pain on Yang Ning's eyebrows. , hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to support her, and said worriedly: "Ning'er, you... what's wrong with you? Don't scare me."
Yang Ning took a deep breath and felt that her chest had recovered a little. She forced a smile and said: "No... don't worry, it's nothing serious." But he felt that the twitching sensation came from the dantian, and he was a little shocked. He thought to himself that it couldn't be the dantian. Are you feeling energetic
He thought of Lord Mu Shen again, who was injured by the old monster's deadwood hand. He had had two attacks earlier, but it had been a long time since he had an attack. Yang Ning had almost forgotten that he had been injured by the deadwood hand. At this time, his chest suddenly felt so painful. But he didn't know whether it was the injury to Kumu's hand or the energy in Dantian.
I couldn't help but think of Tang Nuo. The woman promised to arrive in the capital in half a month, but now it had been about ten days. She only hoped that Tang Nuo would keep her promise and come over as soon as possible to help her heal.
There was a stabbing pain in his chest that couldn't stop for a while, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Gu Qinghan was extremely anxious and wanted to send someone to find a doctor. Yang Ning shook his head and said: "Sanniang, you don't need to ask a doctor, I just need to rest." ." He knew very well that even Tang Nuo couldn't cure his injury, let alone an ordinary doctor.
Gu Qinghan helped Yang Ning to the side hall, where there was a soft couch. After Yang Ning lay down, it took a while before the stinging pain eased a lot.
"Ning'er, what's going on?" Gu Qinghan saw the pain on Yang Ning's eyebrows, and his eyes were red, "Are you hiding something from me? Did those people hurt you last time?" He took the handkerchief and said, Helping Yang Ning wipe the cold sweat from her forehead and face, the handkerchief was something close to her body, with a faint feminine scent.
Yang Ning didn't want Gu Qinghan to worry too much, so she said softly: "Maybe it's because I've been too tired these days and my breath is not smooth. I'm already feeling much better." Changing the subject, he asked: "Sanniang, I didn't discuss it with you today. Will you blame me if mother and son Yu are kicked out?"
"They all want to kill you, so just driving them out is already considered polite." When mentioning Qi Yu's mother and son, Gu Qinghan became a little annoyed, and said: "Ning'er, you did the right thing today. You were decisive and capable. He looks more and more like the general."
Yang Ning thought to herself that I have always done things like this, but with a smile on his face he said: "If you are close to vermillion, you will be red, and if you are close to ink, you will be dark. By following Sanniang, I have also learned Sanniang's ability."
"I also learned how to drop letters." Seeing that Yang Ning's complexion improved, Gu Qinghan felt relieved and smiled softly, "Ning'er, how do you feel now? Is it okay?" He touched Yang Ning's forehead with his hand, and found that there was nothing. Feeling hot makes me feel more relieved.
"It's really okay." Yang Ning said, "By the way, Sanniang, when we come back and we haven't gone to see the madam yet, why don't we go see her first? I have to tell her what happened today."
"You rest here first, I'll go see Mrs. Tai." Gu Qinghan stood up and said, "It won't be clear for a while, so I'll go and tell it myself." Still worried: "Ning'er, are you really okay? "
"It's really okay." Yang Ning smiled and said, "When you come back, I will be alive and kicking."
Gu Qinghan smiled brightly and charmingly, then turned around, twisted her waist, and left gracefully.
Yang Ning was lying on the soft couch, but she was still a little worried about her physical condition. This attack was quite different from the previous ones. The tingling sensation was not only more severe, but also lasted much longer. What's even more disgusting is that it's still not clear whether it's caused by the dead wood hand or the energy in the Dantian.
After traveling for days, he was really tired. He lay on the soft couch and wanted to squint for a while, but he fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.
I don’t know how long it took, but I heard someone shouting in my ears. I opened my eyes and saw Qi Feng standing at the edge. I sat up and realized that it was already dark. A lamp was lit in the hall. Qi Feng had a look on his face. Dignified, he couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Is the sky falling?"
Qi Feng said with a grimace: "Your Majesty, it's almost as if the sky is falling. The young master and Aunt Qiong are back, and they have brought the third old master with them."
Yang Ning perked up, got down from the soft couch, and said, "I was just looking for him."
"It's not just the third old master." Qi Feng said: "The elders of the Qi family are also here. There are more than a dozen of them. Almost all the elders of the Qi family in Beijing are here."