Qining returned to the mansion and saw Gu Qinghan. He was slightly relieved when he learned from Gu Qinghan that no one in the Hou mansion was infected.
Gu Qinghan naturally knew that Tang Nuo was taken to Yong'an Hall, but did not know the details. Qining knew that if he told Tang Nuo that he was studying corpses, he would scare this beautiful woman to death, so he only said that he was studying medicine in the drug store without telling the truth.
He just told Gu Qinghan not to let anyone in the Hou Mansion go out easily in the past few days. If he had to go out as a last resort, he should be cautious.
"Yes, have you seen that Ximen girl?" Gu Qinghan asked suddenly: "She came here early in the morning and waited outside for more than half an hour. She only said that she wanted to see you for something and asked her to come in, but she didn't say anything. , just standing outside the door, very weird." He lowered his voice and said: "She is from the Shenhou Mansion. I saw that she was looking for you at this time, and she didn't tell you where she went, so I asked someone to tell her that you were out on business. , she didn’t ask you where you were, she just waited there.” She frowned slightly and said, “It’s a cold weather in a girl’s house, I’m afraid it’s also freezing.”
Qining knew that the Shenhou Mansion had always been in contact with criminal cases. Although it was an official government office of the empire, in the eyes of many people, it was a secret that kept secrets. When he heard the name of the Shenhou Mansion, he naturally thought of the case.
People from the Shenhou Mansion were standing at the door early in the morning. No wonder Gu Qinghan was out of his mind and did not tell the truth. He knew that Gu Qinghan was defending himself, so he smiled slightly and said, "Does Sanniang know that she is Ximen Shenhou?" Daughter?"
"Oh?" Gu Qinghan was a little surprised: "She is the daughter of Shenhou? I have heard of it, but I have never seen it." Turning her beautiful eyes, she asked: "Yes, is the girl who sent you back yesterday the same girl? she?"
Ximen Zhanying sent Qi Ning to the door of the Hou Mansion yesterday. In the end, Qi Ning was angered and drew his sword to chop him. This happened in front of the house, so it was impossible for Gu Qinghan not to know about it.
However, Qining hurried to Qinhuai River after that, and then spent another night working. Gu Qinghan was anxious to check whether the Hou Mansion was infected, so neither of them had a chance to mention it.
Qi Ning nodded and said: "I had a drink with Marquis Shen yesterday. When I left, Marquis Shen was more enthusiastic and asked her daughter to send it over."
A faint smile appeared on Gu Qinghan's lips: "She was the one who sent you back yesterday, and early this morning, she came to find you again...!"
Qi Ning immediately said: "Sanniang, don't think so wildly. She and I... that's nothing. She came to the Marquis Mansion because of the Lord God's intention."
Gu Qinghan misunderstood her relationship with Tang Nuo last time. As soon as Gu Qinghan said something this time, Qining was worried that she was overthinking it and hurriedly explained.
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt strange. Why did I rush to explain? If it was because he was afraid that Gu Qinghan would misunderstand what he had with Ximen Zhanying, then why was he afraid that Gu Qinghan would misunderstand him
In this era, it was common for men to have three wives and four concubines. If they lingered around for a long time, they would only be regarded as romantic and dignified. Even if there were many women, it would be a matter of course.
But deep down in his heart, he seemed worried that Gu Qinghan might mistakenly think that he was involved with another woman. Qining knew that this could only mean that he cared too much about Gu Qinghan deep down in his heart.
Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes were like mist, and she glanced at Qining, who was charming and charming, and said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious to explain? I didn't say what you have, I mean...!" After a pause, he looked around , after making sure that no one was there, he lowered his voice and said: "I mean, why did Ximen Shenhou do this? It's not like there is no one in the Shenhou Mansion. It was a bit abnormal to ask a girl's family to send you back yesterday. This morning, today, He also sent his daughter here, why don’t the people in the Shenhou Mansion have time to spare, so Miss Ximen must come and invite her in person?”
Qi Ning frowned, feeling that there was something wrong in Gu Qinghan's words, and couldn't help but get closer to Gu Qinghan. The beautiful woman's body fragrance diffused from her body was even stronger, "Sanniang, are you saying there is something fishy in this?"
Qining didn't think too much about Ximen Zhanying when he was sent to deliver it yesterday. He only thought that Ximen Shenhou wanted to get closer to him because of the book.
But this morning, Ximen Zhanying came over again, and Qining did feel that something was wrong.
Gu Qinghan calmly took a step away, distanced himself from Qi Ning, sat down on the chair, and said: "I don't know if there is something fishy about it. This Ximen girl has a martial arts background, so she is naturally a little different than ordinary girls, but no matter what, It's different, and she is a big girl after all. She has too much contact with you, so we don't care. Doesn't Shenhou Ximen have no scruples?"
Qining couldn't help but walked to Gu Qinghan again, leaned close to Gu Qinghan and whispered: "Sanniang, I think you must be worried about something, so feel free to tell me."
Gu Qinghan glanced at Qining and saw him leaning next to her, so close that she could even clearly smell the manly smell emanating from Qining. Her cheeks were slightly warm, she pressed her plump pink lips and whispered : "Don't get so close, it's not good for others to see you."
Qi Ning felt excited, thinking that you were just afraid of being seen by others, but you didn't say that you wouldn't let me get close. He was happy in his heart and sat down on the chair next to him. Gu Qinghan said softly: "Ning'er, this official in the court , have no simple thoughts. Ximen Shenhou has been in charge of the Shenhou Mansion for more than 20 years. Although he has a good relationship with our Jinyihou Mansion, it is not to the point where he talks about everything." After a pause, he said: "Anyway, these are I can’t tell you what’s going on, but you still have to be more on guard. As the old saying goes, you must be on guard against others, and you must not have the intention of harming others. In the future, you must be careful when contacting officials in the court.”
Qining thought that Gu Qinghan was just a beautiful and delicate woman, but she did have a lot of experience. He smiled and said softly: "Sanniang, with you as a good wife, I can't bear the loss."
"You're talking nonsense again." Gu Qinghan glared at him, "The girl is still waiting outside, so don't delay. Go early and come back early." He frowned and said, "I've been busy all night and haven't eaten anything. Do you want to eat something first before going over?"
Qi Ning smiled and said, "If I delay any longer, I'm afraid that Ximen girl will really rush in with a knife."
After washing himself, washing his face with hot water, and tidying up, Qining went out and followed Ximen Zhanying to the Shenhou Mansion. Zhao Wushang still followed with two guards.
The sky was completely bright. As he was galloping, Qining found that the streets and alleys were quite deserted. From time to time, he saw officers and soldiers from the Tiger God Battalion guarding some important intersections. Are there still cavalrymen from the Tiger God Battalion in the streets and alleys? During the inspection, although the number of people was indeed small, the atmosphere looked very solemn.
There is no need for Qi Ning to reveal his identity. Ximen Zhanying is dressed in the Shenhou Mansion. When she encounters the checkpoint, she shows the Shenhou Mansion sign. Although she has not officially become an official of the Shenhou Mansion and does not receive a salary, she actually She is no different from the officials of the Shenhou Mansion. After all, she is the daughter of Ximen Wuhen, so she was also given a special name tag from the Shenhou Mansion.
Every time Qi Ning sees Ximen Zhanying showing off her brand, she feels that this girl has a heroic aura. She gets ridiculed from time to time in front of him, but in front of other people, Ximen Zhanying still looks... Calm as water.
Seeing that the streets were unusually deserted, Qining felt a little uneasy.
He suddenly thought that he had been busy all night to prepare the officers and soldiers for the upcoming epidemic outbreak. However, if the situation he expected did not happen today, and Xue Lingfeng sent out troops again, then The consequences can be a bit troublesome.
Although Xue Lingfeng could say that the Beggar Clan disciples suddenly went crazy on the streets and disturbed the safety of the capital, so he mobilized troops to maintain order, but if the epidemic did not break out in the capital, Xue Lingfeng would not dare to worry about the hundreds of Beggar Clan disciples in the city. The streets were blocked off as people were running wild.
When the time comes, there will be few people involved in Xue Lingfeng making a fuss out of a molehill, and it is even impossible to say that someone will directly be involved in the crime of using troops to mobilize troops.
Moreover, those Beggar Clan disciples are running around in the capital. If there is no outbreak of the epidemic, the imperial court will probably severely punish the Beggar Clan. At that time, the Beggar Clan members may turn their grievances against themselves.
If the epidemic breaks out today, under a major disaster, the actions of both the Beggar Gang and Xue Lingfeng may be temporarily covered up by the disaster. However, if there is no epidemic outbreak, then the actions of Xue Lingfeng and the Beggar Gang will become extremely conspicuous. .
While thinking about it, he arrived at the Shenhou Mansion without stopping.
Qi Ning had been here once and was quite familiar with the Shenhou Mansion. Ximen Zhanying led Qi Ning into the Shenhou Mansion. He saw an official from the Shenhou Mansion in the courtyard. He stepped forward and asked a few questions before turning back and saying: "You come with me."
Qining thought that seeing this posture, his dream of having breakfast at the Shenhou Mansion would probably come to nothing. He followed Ximen Zhanying through a courtyard and walked for a short distance until he arrived at a half-moon gate, guarding Two officials from Shenhou Mansion, Ximen Zhanying asked: "Is Shenhou inside?"
One person said: "Little Junior Sister, Shenhou and Senior Brother are all here. Shenhou said that no one is allowed to enter without permission."
Ximen Zhanying looked back at Qining, pointed at Qining and said: "This is... this is Jinyihou, Shenhou, please come over and report quickly."
Qi Ning saw this and thought that the Shenhou Mansion was still in order after all. Even though Ximen Zhanying was the biological daughter of the Shenhou, it seemed that everything in the Shenhou Mansion still followed the rules.
The two guards immediately saluted Qining. Although the Shenhou Mansion was mysterious and low-key and managed the affairs of the world, it was still an yamen of the imperial court. These officials were also servants of the imperial court. When they saw the Marquis of the Empire, they naturally had to salute.
A person entered the courtyard, and not long after, he came out and said: "Little junior sister, the Lord God invites Lord Jinyi to come in."
Ximen Zhanying then said calmly to Qining: "Come with me!" He was about to go in, but the official raised his hand to block it, "Little junior sister, the Marquis of God only invites Lord Jinyi to come over, you...!" Lowered his head, and also Dare not look at Ximen Zhanying.
Ximen Zhanying was startled at first, then his cheeks turned red and he felt a little embarrassed, and said angrily: "Why don't you let me in?" He turned to look at Qi Ning beside him, and saw Qi Ning looking at him with a smile, feeling annoyed. , said angrily: "What are you looking at, haven't you seen it? Get in there yourself." Turning around, with his back to Qi Ning, he saw a tree in front of him, twisted his waist and walked up, pulled out his knife, and chopped it there. The tree looked extremely angry.