Yang Ning smiled and said: "This is not a bad thing. People like Qi Yu should have become a monk and changed their behavior."
Although Duan Canghai and others don't have a good impression of Qi Yu, after all, Qi Yu is Qi Jing's bloodline. Yang Ning can say this, but it's not easy for others to follow suit.
"By the way, I almost forgot." Yang Ning suddenly thought of Tang Nuo and asked, "Brother Duan, has anyone come to the Hou Mansion to look for me after I've been away for a few days?"
Duan Canghai slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot if it wasn't because the prince reminded me." He smiled half-heartedly, "Your Majesty, are you talking about the girl named Tang?"
"Not bad!" Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "That's Miss Tang. Has she arrived in the capital? Where is she now?"
Duan Canghai smiled and said: "When Miss Tang found the Hou Mansion, we were still surprised. She said she had an agreement with the Crown Prince and didn't say much else. The third lady had temporarily arranged her in the Hou Mansion and took good care of her. , Your Majesty, don’t worry.”
Qi Feng smiled and said: "Master Shizi, how do you know that girl?"
"Do I need to explain this to you?" Yang Ning glanced at Qi Feng and thought that Tang Nuo kept his promise and his character was really not bad.
The group of people did not delay and hurried all the way to the capital.
Purple Mountain Daguangming Temple is located to the north of Jianye Capital. It is actually not very far from the capital. Before dusk, I had already rushed back to the capital.
When they arrived at the Hou Mansion, Yang Ning went in. Everyone in the house was happy to see Yang Ning coming back. Someone had already gone to report to Gu Qinghan. Gu Qinghan was even more happy when he learned that Yang Ning was back. When he saw Yang Ning asking questions, Yang Ning could only make cursory remarks. I have talked about it a bit, but it is not easy to mention the defeat of Bai Yuhe at Daguangming Temple.
Duan Canghai told Yang Ning that there was no serious problem, and Gu Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
She knew that Yang Ning was staying in the temple for a while and only had light food and tea, so she had already prepared a table of sumptuous dishes in the warm hall.
Winter has come, the weather is cold, and everyone in the Hou Mansion has changed into winter clothes. Gu Qinghan is wearing a long purple dress, embroidered with rich peonies, and a line of aqua silk around her waist. Her plump and perfect figure is clearly visible. , wearing a fox fur warm fur on her upper body. The snow-white fox fur not only did not suppress her pink skin, but made her face more supple, her skin was delicate and delicate, and the two locks of hair on her cheeks caressed the snow. The noodles add a bit of alluring flair.
Although Yang Ning had a good taste at Daguangming Temple, Monk Zhenbi personally cooked for him for several days, and the food was delicious and delicious. However, after all, he had not eaten meat for several days in a row. At this time, the table was full of delicacies, and the dishes were fragrant, so he was not polite. He picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, but Gu Qinghan had already raised his hand and patted it gently, saying: "What's the rush? Wait a minute!"
Yang Ning put down her chopsticks and said, "Sanniang, what's wrong? This table of dishes is definitely not for looking at, right?"
"Don't be glib." Gu Qinghan said with a smile: "Do you think this table of dishes is prepared for you? I am cooking this myself, wait a minute, Miss Tang."
"Oh!" Yang Ning said with a smile: "The dishes cooked by Sanniang will make you appetite just by looking at them." He asked, "Have you already asked someone to call her?"
Gu Qinghan said: "Just wait a moment." He asked softly: "Ning'er, have you seen the Fourth Old Master?"
"The Fourth Old Master?" Yang Ning was stunned. He had never heard anyone mention the Fourth Old Master before, and asked curiously: "Sanniang, who are you talking about?"
Gu Qinghan was a little surprised and said: "Didn't you see the Fourth Old Master? The Fourth Old Master is also at Daguangming Temple. I thought you would see him this time. I wonder how he is doing now."
Yang Ning scratched her head, a little confused, and asked: "Sanniang, is the fourth old man you are talking about a member of our family?"
Gu Qinghan rolled his eyes at him and said: "You have lived in the temple for a few days and you have become confused again? The Fourth Old Master is the blood brother of the old Houye. When the old Houye was seriously injured, he was brought back to life by the eminent monk of Daguangming Temple. According to the temple rules, the old man When the Marquis wanted to become a monk, it was the Fourth Old Master who took the initiative to become a monk instead of the Old Marquis. At that time, the Old Marquis was still young, and the Fourth Old Master was only seventeen or eighteen years old...!" Youyou said: "That situation was just like this time. .”
Only then did Yang Ning know that the Qi family actually had a fourth old man in Daguangming Temple. According to his age, the fourth old man should also be a monk of the Qing generation in Daguangming Temple, but he didn't know what his Buddhist name was. He didn't know there was such a person before. Didn't even pay attention.
"Sanniang, what is the dharma name of the Fourth Old Master?" Yang Ning asked hurriedly: "Anyway, Daguangming Temple has promised that I can go up the mountain in the future and just go to the Fourth Old Master when the time comes."
Gu Qinghan smiled and said: "I remember that the name of the Fourth Old Master's monkhood is Jingchun, and it has been decades since he went to the mountain. The old Marquis went up the mountain several times to meet him, but the Fourth Old Master never met. I heard that the Fourth Old Master went to the mountain in the first place. When I was here, I said that the old Marquis had been on the battlefield all year round, and although he had made military exploits, his killings were useless and he owed a lot of life debt, so he became a monk instead of becoming a monk to alleviate the murderous karma of the old Marquis."
Yang Ning was surprised and said: "Is it Jingchun?" He thought that Jingchun was the fourth old man of the Qi family. He took himself to Tianbao Peak for recuperation, but it turned out that there was a lot of connection there.
It's a pity that Jingchun was not seen on the mountain.
Suddenly it occurred to me that Jingchun asked the little monk Zhenming to teach him the Qing Sutra, and did not let outsiders know. Did he have selfish motives
Seeing Yang Ning's surprised look, Gu Qinghan hurriedly asked: "Have you seen it before?"
"I haven't seen it before. The Fourth Old Master is in the palace now." Yang Ning said: "I heard that the palace is going to perform water and land exercises for the emperor. Daguangming Temple sent many monks here, and the Fourth Old Master is among them."
Gu Qinghan nodded slightly: "It turns out that the fourth old master has also entered the palace. I heard that dozens of monks came from Daguangming Temple."
Yang Ning sighed: "The fourth old master has a deep brotherhood, but our second master Qi Yu is very different. Sanniang, I heard that it was the madam who persuaded Qi Yu to go up the mountain?"
"Ning'er, no matter what Qi Yu has done before, if he hadn't gone up the mountain this time, I'm afraid you would still be trapped in the temple." Gu Qinghan sighed softly: "The Madam said, since he is willing to become a monk for you, he will still be a monk. Even if you are a descendant of the Qi family, you should take good care of Aunt Qiong."
Yang Ning frowned and said, "Aunt Qiong is back?"
Gu Qinghan said: "You have driven her out. Without your permission, the madam will not let her back. The madam asked the Hou Mansion to buy her a small courtyard alone and two girls to serve her. From now on, every year Give her a sum of money to live, why don't you still care about your face?"
Yang Ning nodded slightly and asked, "Have we gotten our tax money back?"
Gu Qinghan frowned and said: "Canghai took some people to get some back, but they said they would never return the tax money of 500 households. What the third old master meant was that it was a rule set by the old Marquis when he was still alive. He couldn't help it. You have the final say, except this time, from now on, the fief treatment for 500 households every year will not be less than the usual one."
"This old guy is really shameless." Yang Ning sneered: "We have nothing to do with the Qi family, what qualifications does he have to enjoy the food of Jinyihou? No, let alone five hundred households, just one household, I Take it back too.”
Gu Qinghan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Ning'er, although we have parted ways, there is no need to embarrass them too much by breaking the bones and connecting the tendons. Otherwise...!"
"Sanniang, I told you that you are just a soft-hearted person." Yang Ning said, "You still don't know what he did to us? They have been in the capital for many years, and they used to take advantage of Marquis Jinyi and get a lot of advantages. Fan Ming knew that the finances of the Hou Mansion were tight, so he hid the tax money in his hands without saying a word. That was just harboring evil intentions, and you really can't be soft-hearted towards such a person."
Gu Qinghan sighed quietly: "Anyway, you are in charge of the Hou Mansion, so you can do whatever you want."
Yang Ning hurriedly said: "Sanniang, don't say that. I am acting in name only. If the Marquis Mansion really needs to be taken care of, how can it be left out of you? I just think so. If you feel it's inappropriate, just do what you want." .”
Gu Qinghan glanced at Yang Ning, smiled softly, and said: "I have been taking care of the Hou Mansion these years, and I have become an old woman. I will still let you take care of it in the future. If you really don't want to take care of it, you can ask others to help. Come on, I can’t work all the time, it’s time for me, an old woman, to rest.”
"Old woman?" Yang Ning laughed and said, "Sanniang, if anyone hears what you say, they will laugh out loud!"
"What are you laughing at?" Gu Qinghan's face sank and he glared at Yang Ning, "What are they laughing at?"
Yang Ning said seriously: "If you were an old woman, wouldn't there be no girls in the world? Look in the mirror, left and right, you are only twenty years old at most. How can there be such a young and beautiful old woman? If others hear it, how can you No joke?"
Gu Qinghan was not angry this time, he just said: "What you said is just to ask me to help you more. Don't think that you are coaxing me, and I don't know."
"The conscience of heaven and earth." Yang Ning said: "Sanniang, I really didn't coax you. You look very young. If you don't believe it, let's go out and ask someone."
"I won't talk nonsense to you." Gu Qinghan smiled and said: "Ning'er, did you hear what I said? I asked you to find someone to help you take care of the Hou Mansion."
Yang Ning said: "Where can I find someone as smart as Sanniang? Even if I can find him, I don't want him. Sanniang is the best."
"Oh, why can't you understand?" Gu Qinghan was a little anxious: "I asked you to quickly find a wife to marry. Can't I help you then?" He leaned slightly closer and asked with a half-smile: " Ning'er, that Miss Tang said that you met by chance, and we agreed to meet in the capital, but you didn't make it clear, so I can't ask more questions. Come on, tell Sanniang, what's going on?"
She was smiling, as pretty as a flower, and had a gossipy expression on her face.
Yang Ning understood immediately and said hurriedly: "Sanniang, please don't think nonsense. Miss Tang and I have nothing to do. She and I are only friends at most. I think she is very capable and is ready to help him develop his career. And I had already planned to let her help me heal my wounds."
"Why are you anxious?" Gu Qinghan said with a smile: "I didn't say anything. Are you just asking for it? Ning'er, what else can't be said to Sanniang? Come on, Sanniang will ask you, are you Don’t you like her?”
She has a gossipy appearance and looks quite cute and cute. A beautiful young woman full of young womanly charm, combined with this situation, makes people feel excited.