Wang Xiang slapped his head and immediately said: "Forgive me, Mr. Hou. When the girl left, she did mention Mr. Hou and left a letter. The girl said that Mr. Hou may not come. If Mr. Hou cannot come, the letter Just stay on the ship, there is no need to send it over, but if the Marquis comes, you must hand the letter into the hands of the Marquis. Marquis, please wait a moment, I will go get the letter."
In fact, Qi Ning was not sure whether Zhuo Xianer would still miss him.
Qi Ning never thought that the shock of his tiger body could make a woman devote herself to him until death. He also understood that women's thoughts were inherently elusive, and women who were in a romantic place wanted to get from them. It is even more difficult to obtain the so-called true love.
That night Zhuo Xianer was as tender as water and as docile as a cat, but Qining would never think that Zhuo Xianer was devoted to him because of this.
Wang Xiang quickly came out of the cabin, jumped to the shore, and held a letter in his hands. Qining took it and even smelled the fragrance emanating from the letterhead.
He took the letter and glanced at it. There were only two lines of poetry on it.
Cute butterflies come and go with joy, but close friends are bored when they go away!
Qi Ning frowned slightly. He had also heard Zhuo Xian'er read these two lines of poetry that night. He pondered for a moment, put the letter in his arms, and then smiled and said: "When Miss Xian'er comes back, go and tell me. "
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. As soon as the girl comes back, I will go and report immediately." Wang Xiang said respectfully: "Master, would you like to get on the boat for a cup of tea?"
"No need." Qi Ning shook his head. Since Zhuo Xian'er was not on the boat, Qi Ning didn't waste much time and rode back to the Hou Mansion.
As soon as he entered the door, Qining's newly appointed general manager of the Hou Mansion, Han Shou, came to greet him and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, the Sixth Master is here and has brought many gifts."
"Sixth Master?" Qi Ning asked curiously: "Which Sixth Master?"
Han Shou hurriedly said: "Qi Song Qi Liu Ye."
Qi Ning was stunned and immediately understood that the two sons of the third old man of the Qi family, one was named Qi Song and the other was named Qi Bai. Qi Ning was also somewhat impressed by Qi Song and sneered: "What is he doing here? Where is the third lady?" ?”
"The third lady didn't come out to see you." Han Shou said, "The old servant said that the Marquis was not in the house, but the Sixth Master refused to leave and said that he would wait for the Marquis to come back."
"Are you here to cause trouble?" Qining was furious when he heard that he was from the third room of the Qi family. If he hadn't been born out of nowhere, Gu Qinghan would not have known how he would have been bullied by the third old man and his son. "Where is he now?"
"Waiting in the lobby for more than an hour." Han Shou said: "Master Hou, Master Six doesn't seem to be here to cause trouble today. He brought a lot of things with people's bags and small bags."
Qi Ning smiled coldly, said nothing, and walked straight into the hall. The hall was quiet. He saw Qi Song, the fat sixth master of the Qi family, leaning on a chair with his head on his back, snoring. But here he is waiting to fall asleep.
Qi Ning glanced at it and saw many gifts on the table. He walked over slowly, sat down opposite Qi Song, crossed his legs, stared at Qi Song, and coughed twice.
Unexpectedly, Qi Song was sleeping deeply and coughed several times, but there was no response. Qi Ning didn't have time to waste time with this person, and suddenly slapped the table next to him with his palm. This slap was full of force, "Pa" With a crisp sound, Qi Song was startled in his sleep and almost slipped to the ground. He stood up hurriedly and saw Qi Ning sitting opposite. He hurriedly adjusted his clothes, picked up the tea cup next to him and took a sip. Put it down and said with a smile: "Ning'er is back!"
"Ning'er?" Qi Ning tugged on his clothes and said calmly: "Is this what you can call?"
Qi Song laughed and said, "It's Uncle Six's fault. Uncle Six should call you Lord Hou, haha... How is Lord Hou lately?"
Qi Ning said without any pretense: "If you have something to say, just say it without beating around the bush."
"It's no big deal." Qi Song said with a smile: "The Marquis has inherited the title and has become the commander of the Black Scale Battalion. This is the honor of our Qi family, so Uncle Six comes to congratulate you on behalf of the young and old men of the Qi family. Yes. Well, tonight, we have a banquet over there to celebrate the Marquis, the Marquis...!"
"Wait a minute!" Qi Ning raised his hand, "Wait a minute, I didn't understand what you said. You said that me becoming the leader of the Black Scale Battalion is the glory of the Qi family, so what do you say?"
Qi Song came forward, his fat face full of attentive smile, "Why should the Marquis ask knowingly? The Black Scale Camp was built by our Qi family. Now that the Marquis has become the commander of the Black Scale Camp, of course this is our The glory of the Qi family, my father... Oh, the third old man was very happy in his heart, and he always praised the Marquis for his future."
He was frothing at the mouth and seemed to have forgotten that Qining had severed ties with the Qi family not long ago.
"Hahaha...!" Qi Ning burst into laughter, "This is the glory of the Jinyi Hou Mansion, but it has nothing to do with the Qi family. Let me tell you Qi Song, you are not too old, how did you get amnesia so quickly? The Jinyi Hou Mansion has nothing to do with the Qi family. Even if I am begging on the street, it is not the Qi family’s shame. My rapid rise is not the Qi family’s glory. Do you understand?”
However, Qi Song showed no embarrassment and still smiled: "Master Hou, what are you talking about? It was just a joke last time. The Qi family will really be cut off from the Jinyi Hou Mansion. They are all connected by blood. They are connected to the bones and tendons and cannot be separated no matter what." Pointing to the pile of gifts on the table, "Look, they are all what the third old lady ordered us to buy. They are all good things. These are the three old ladies and You must accept our best wishes."
"How much money is it worth?" Qi Ning glanced at it.
Qi Song was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said: "Not too much, not too much, but I still need one thousand eight hundred taels of silver. It's all from my own family, so the Marquis shouldn't be too short."
"It's a little less." Qining said: "Last time you hid all the taxes from Jiangling with you. I sent people to bring them back, but you still withheld the taxes from 500 households. Compared with such a small amount of money, you It’s still a lot behind.”
Qi Song was startled and suddenly felt embarrassed.
"I have no other merits. I just keep my word." Qining said slowly: "For the sake of the old marquis and the general, the taxes of the five hundred households will be used to support your third old man in his old age. But that's it for now. I have already said that the Jinyihou Mansion and the Qi family are cut off, so from now on, there will be no need to subsidize you." He smiled faintly and said, "I've heard that too, In the past few years, you, the third family, have done a lot of business in the capital. Your family is rich and you are doing better than our Jinyihou Mansion. Even if you only pay taxes to 500 households, you will look down on them."
Qi Song hurriedly said: "Master Hou, this... Hey, we are all a family, so don't hurt the harmony. When I came here today, I actually came to apologize for them. We all had some conflicting words before, but... in the end, it's not all... It’s for the future of the Qi family.”
"If you read two more books, you should understand the truth that water cannot be recovered." Qi Ning was neither arrogant nor impetuous at this time, and said with a smile: "Sixth Master, as long as you keep the things, you can leave. "
Qi Song opened his mouth, with a hint of anger in his eyes, but he still tried his best to suppress it, and said with a forced smile: "Master Hou, I know you are unhappy, but... you have given us some face. You have been so successful, and in the end, We still need help from our family members, how can people outside be more reliable than our family members?"
Qining felt that there was something in Qi Song's words, and smiled and said: "What do you mean by Mr. Liu? Did you have anything else to do when you came here today?"
"This...!" Seeing that Qi Ning's tone was not as cold as before, Qi Song couldn't help but get closer and said with a shy face: "Master Marquis, actually... I just want to trouble you with something small. It's not a big deal, so you can just mention it. A matter of words."
Qining said "Oh" and asked with a smile: "What's the matter?"
Qi Song hurriedly said: "You still know Fu'er, right? Let's just say that the kid from my family just turned sixteen two months ago. He is already a grown-up. He is smart and studious. He likes to punch and kick since he was a child. Haha, He also likes to read military books, but you don’t know that he can sometimes read military books until midnight, which is a hundred times better than me, an old man.”
Qi Ning understood instantly, glanced at him, and said: "You don't mean to want your son to join the Blackscale Camp as a soldier, do you?"
Qi Song immediately smiled and said: "Yes, yes, you understand what Master Liu is thinking. Yes, Fu'er is a talent at first glance. Everyone who meets him praises him. He is also your brother, Uncle Liu." I heard that the Black Scale Battalion is recruiting people, and it’s just the right time for Fu’er to go with you to the army to practice. With him helping you, brothers working together can be as powerful as gold, hahaha. There is no need to give them high officials at the beginning, give him Just a small official who can manage hundreds of people will be enough. After he has made contributions, he will gradually be promoted."
"You want your son to join the Blackscale Camp to join the army?" Qining said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with this, but you have to think about it. After entering the barracks, it is not a child's play. Everything must be in accordance with military law. There is no choice. Come and leave as you say."
"That's right, that's right." Qi Song thought Qin Ning had agreed and was overjoyed: "Sixth Uncle knows that you are reasonable. I will go back and tell Fu'er right away and ask him to prepare. You will take care of him more in the future."
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet." Qi Ning said leisurely: "It is said in the military regulations of the Black Scale Camp that when going into battle to kill the enemy, the general must rush to the front. Anyone who is afraid of the enemy will not be killed without mercy. Also , after the Black Scale Camp was established, I felt that the progress of training in the barracks was slow, so I would go to the front line, either to train with Northern Han people, or to find some bandits to exterminate. The war over the Huaihe River had just ended, and there were many bandits, so it was perfect for training Once you practice, since it’s a real sword and a real gun, some people will inevitably die when the time comes, are you prepared?”
The smile on Qi Song's face suddenly froze, "You still... still want to go into battle to kill the enemy?"
Qi Ning sneered: "Why, do you think letting your son become a soldier is a way to get promoted and make a fortune?" He stood up and said, "Although the Jinyi Hou Mansion has nothing to do with your Qi family, if you want to send your son to be a soldier, I will treat him equally. , I won’t exclude him, but if you really have to go to the front line, whether you die or be injured, you should be prepared. If you have real ability, you may really be able to rise to the top. Hehe, if you are just a waste, you must be sent to be a soldier. , even if you let him die, I say Mr. Liu, you should think twice."