The emperor bestowed the title, and the whole palace was full of joy. Gu Qinghan had already prepared and asked the accountant to seal a reward for each person.
Back in the lobby, Yang Ning saw that the two boxes given by the emperor were still on the table, and smiled at Gu Qinghan: "Sanniang, what do you think is in this? The old eunuch said it was a treasure and should be expensive. Let's If you are really short of money, if you sell these two things, you will definitely get a big price."
Gu Qinghan rolled his eyes at Yang Ning and said angrily: "These are things just given by the Holy One. Are you still thinking of selling them? Don't say that the Hou Mansion will not be in a position where you can't open the pot. Even if it does get to that point, Your Majesty You cannot sell the things you have been given. Someone is watching you make mistakes and looking for excuses. If you sell the things given by the Holy Spirit, wouldn't you be giving the excuses to others?"
Yang Ning laughed and said: "I was just joking." He added: "I said this emperor is really serious. No matter what treasure you give, it can't be turned into cash. You have to be serious and reward tens of thousands of taels of gold to be real. "
Gu Qinghan raised his hand and patted the back of Yang Ning's hand gently, scolding: "Ning'er, you are already a Marquis. You must be more careful when speaking in the future. Don't say such disrespectful words. Walls have ears. If you want to be heard, you will inevitably get into trouble. "
Yang Ning saw the two boxes, one large and one small. They had elaborate mechanisms and the switches were very conspicuous. He opened the big box. When the box was opened, a faint light glowed inside. Gu Qinghan took a look and saw only wood. Inside the box was a sword-shaped jade.
Yang Ning took it out carefully and saw that the material was indeed fine white jade, but it was made into the shape of a sword.
"What does this mean?" Yang Ning asked doubtfully, "Jade sword? This is quite rare."
Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes turned slightly, and she said with a smile: "What the Holy One means is that Jinyi Hou has outstanding martial arts. This jade sword is a sword that reminds us that the Hou Mansion is still a great Chu. Or, in other words, I hope you can become a great Chu." A sword to protect the country."
"Sanniang is right." Yang Ning nodded slightly. He thought it was some rare treasure, but it turned out to be just a piece of jade.
Although the quality of this jade is not bad, if it is really fake, it will not be sold for a big price.
He put the jade sword into the box and opened the small box. He thought that since the emperor gave him something, he couldn't be too stingy. The jade sword was not very valuable and should only have a symbolic meaning. The real masterpiece should be in the small box. Inside, who knew that after opening it, he found that the box was empty. He was startled and Gu Qinghan was also a little confused.
"What kind of trick is this?" Yang Ning was a little annoyed, "How can you send an empty box when giving something?"
"Ning'er, there... there is a piece of paper inside." Gu Qinghan reached in and picked up a piece of paper. He thought there would be something written on it, but after looking at both sides carefully, it turned out to be a piece of white paper. He frowned slightly, and even more... Confuse.
Yang Ning originally had some expectations for the things in the small box, but who knew that not only was there no treasure, not even a piece of jade, she felt quite unhappy and couldn't help but said: "Sanniang, it seems that our new emperor is stingy. very."
"Don't talk nonsense." Gu Qinghan observed carefully and couldn't find any clues on the white paper. He said doubtfully: "Since the Holy Spirit gave this thing, there is no reason for it. It's just... It's just a piece of white paper, a There are no words, so what does that mean?”
"Sanniang, please don't say that the emperor wants me to be as pure and innocent as this piece of white paper." Yang Ning sat down, "I thought I could make a fortune today, but it's better now. Just give it to those eunuchs." We spent a lot of money, even if we sell this jade sword, it won’t be worth the money we gave away, so this transaction is a big loss.”
Gu Qinghan also sat down on the edge, looking at the white paper thoughtfully.
"That's right." Yang Ning suddenly raised his eyebrows, thought of something, and shouted outside the hall: "Second brother Duan, Duan Canghai, come here quickly."
Duan Canghai was outside at this time. When he heard the cry, he rushed in excitedly and said with a smile: "Master Marquis, do you want to reward me with anything else? No, the third lady has already given me the reward, but...!"
He was smiling brightly, but Yang Ning rolled her eyes at him, pointed at the white paper in Gu Qinghan's hand, and said, "This is a treasure given by the emperor. See where it is precious?"
Gu Qinghan handed it over, Duan Canghai took it with both hands, looked at it carefully, frowned and said: "Master Marquis, is this something given by the Holy One?" with a suspicious look on his face.
Yang Ning said: "You don't see anything famous, right? I asked you to come in because you are well-informed."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Duan Canghai became modest and said with a smile: "Master Hou, I think you can take it seriously. Is there anything you want to ask, Master Hou?"
"It's good to know." Yang Ning leaned on the chair and said lazily: "I heard that there are some papers that can't see anything at first glance. They have to be soaked in water or roasted before the writing can be revealed. Come on, do you mean this?"
Duan Canghai shook his head and said: "No. The method mentioned by Mr. Hou is indeed used by some people, but paper like that has a characteristic, that is, the paper becomes old, so that you can do tricks. This white paper is brand new. I can tell at a glance that no manipulation has been done. If Mr. Hou doesn't believe it, we can test it."
Yang Ning had just a sudden idea, but he still believed in Duan Canghai's words. Since he said this, there was indeed no manipulation on this piece of white paper.
"Forget it, just keep it for now. The emperor asked us to guess a riddle. We can't guess it. The emperor will tell us one day." Although Yang Ning was granted a title, the things given by the emperor were really shabby. The excitement evaporated.
But for the Hou Mansion, this is of course a big event and something that must be celebrated.
The capital was in an emergency period, and it was naturally impossible to hold a banquet with lights and colorful decorations, but Gu Qinghan still let the mansion organize a grand event and celebrated in the mansion.
At the wine table, Yang Ning just drank a few sips casually at first, but he was easy-going and had no airs. One by one, the servants of the Hou Mansion came up to congratulate and toast. Although Yang Ning tried his best to control it, he drank until midnight. He was still drunk and a little dizzy, so Duan Canghai helped him back to his room to rest.
Duan Canghai also drank a lot, so he sent someone to wait outside Yang Ning's house and then went back to rest.
Yang Ning didn't know how long she had slept. She felt something was wrong in her daze. She opened her eyes suddenly and sat up. She felt a stinging pain on her thigh, and then she felt something sticky squirming on her thigh. He was startled. It was still dark and the lights were turned off in the room. He couldn't see clearly what it was. Yang Ning reached over and grabbed it. His hand was wet. Then something quickly wrapped around his arm. He instantly Understand that what you caught is a snake.
Yang Ning was covered in cold sweat. He grabbed the snake with both hands and felt a stinging pain on the back of his hand. It was actually bitten again.
"Mom, it's going to be over this time." Yang Ning's drunkenness had already disappeared. After being bitten, in the darkness, he could see the position of the snake's head clearly. Since he had been bitten twice, he didn't care. If he had any worries anymore, he reached out and quickly grabbed the snake's head, pinching seven inches of the snake accurately.
The snake was not thick, and Yang Ning was very strong. He pinched it seven inches, and felt the snake wrap around his arm and shrink. He let out a low cry, and pulled hard. He used all his strength to pull the snake. The snake was torn open, and then the snake was thrown out violently.
As soon as he shouted, there was movement outside. Someone had already said outside the door: "Master Hou, Master Hou, what's wrong?"
"There is a snake!" Yang Ning felt that his eyes were dizzy and the world was spinning. Moreover, after he pulled hard, all the strength in his body seemed to be drained out in an instant. He knew that this was definitely not caused by drunkenness, but that the snake venom must have taken effect. If there is no sound, I am afraid that no one will know if I die inside, so I scream at the top of my lungs: "Quickly... call someone... quickly...!"
The man knew something was wrong and didn't care about anything else. He kicked the door open with all his strength. When he saw that Yang Ning had rolled off the bed and was struggling on the ground, he rushed over to help him and said anxiously: "Master Hou, what's wrong with you?"
"Call... Miss Tang...!" At this moment, Yang Ning felt that her eyes were completely dark and she couldn't see anything. Her chest was tight and her breathing was very difficult. "I... I'm poisoned...!"
The man knew he couldn't delay, so he turned around and ran out, shouting at the top of his voice: "Someone is coming quickly, no, someone is coming quickly...!"
Soon, several people rushed into the courtyard. Although the Marquis Mansion held a banquet to celebrate tonight, the guards were not neglected. When they heard the movement, the nearby guards rushed over quickly.
"Hurry up and find Miss Tang. Mr. Hou is poisoned...!"
"What? Quick, find Miss Tang!"
"Hurry up and report to the Third Madam. That's right. Go and tell Brother Duan quickly. The others are searching around quickly. There is an assassin entering the house."
There was a burst of noise, and soon there were sounds everywhere in the house.
Yang Ning was lying on the ground, feeling that all parts of her body had become numb. Only her brain was still very clear at this time.
He was horrified.
He knew very well that ordinary venomous snakes, no matter how venomous they were, would not be able to become so poisonous in such a short period of time, and it was unbelievable how quickly the poison spread.
Moreover, everyone in the Marquis Mansion was cleaned every day, and the courtyard where he lived was extremely clean. There was no way a poisonous snake could enter the house.
In the middle of the night, a snake appeared in his vagina, and it was extremely poisonous. This was no accident.
Someone wants their own life
Yang Ning usually doesn't care about many things, but when encountering big events, especially in critical situations, he can remain absolutely calm.
At this time, he had already thought that someone must want to use this poisonous snake to take his life, but who is that person? The Hou Mansion has always been heavily guarded, especially in the past few days, it has been even more heavily guarded. Who could sneak into the Hou Mansion and kill him? If no one can sneak in, is it possible that someone in the Hou Mansion actually wants to attack him
If Qi Yu, mother and son, and Manager Qiu were still here, Yang Ning would definitely think of them, but these people have been expelled from the Hou Mansion, so naturally it cannot be their fault, and they do not have such ability.
He heard footsteps in the house and someone yelling anxiously next to him, but he could only clearly hear the movement around him, but could not see anything. His body was like wood, without any feeling.