When the fat man heard Qining announcing his home, his legs went weak and he knelt down on the ground.
The factional fighting in the DPRK is naturally difficult for ordinary people to see through, but the reputation of Jin Yihou is naturally impossible for anyone who lives in the capital.
One of the four hereditary princes, the first martial arts family in the empire, and a famous general who commanded the Qinhuai Army for two generations.
"Why don't you get out of here?" Qi Ning's face darkened.
The fat man reluctantly got up, and the tall man who had regained his breath went forward to lift the unconscious Ma Laoliu and left him.
Qi Ning bowed his hands to the people watching not far away without saying a word. He entered the door and saw Xiaoyao still holding a dagger in front of the door. He said softly: "Xiaoyao, it's okay. They are all here." gone."
Xiaoyao's eyes were red, tears welled up in her eyes, but they did not flow down. She forced a smile and said: "Hou... Mr. Hou, thank you very much, really... really thank you."
Qi Ning walked over, took the dagger from Xiaoyao's hand, and said with a smile: "Your hands are for growing flowers and reading, not for holding knives."
Xiaoyao lowered her head, but quickly raised her head and said, "Master Hou, why are you here?"
"I went to the academy but didn't see you. I heard that you haven't been to the academy for a while, so I came here to see what was going on." Qining scanned the mess in the room and frowned slightly.
Xiaoyao shook her head and said: "Master Hou, I'm afraid Xiaoyao won't be able to go to the academy in the future. I...!"
"Can't go to the academy?" Qi Ning frowned and interrupted: "Why? Don't you like studying? Or is it because of family matters?"
Xiaoyao said: "Master Hou, there is no need to ask any more questions, anyway...!" She bit her lip but did not continue.
Qi Ning didn't say much, walked around Xiao Yao, opened the door, and entered the room. He only saw the woman still sitting on the chair blankly, her eyes dull.
Qining knew that this woman was Xiaoyao's mother. She was a singer on the Qinhuai River. Later, she was brought back to the Hou Mansion by Wuxiang Hou Suzhen and gave birth to Xiaoyao. According to her age, Xiaoyao was only fifteen or sixteen years old. The woman is no more than thirty years old at most, but now she looks like she is forty or fifty years old, with saggy skin and gray hair in many places.
"Junior has seen my aunt!" Qi Ning bowed to Yao's mother. Xiao Yao had already followed, shaking her head and saying: "Master Hou, she can't understand."
"Don't you understand?" Qi Ning frowned and took a closer look. He saw that Yao's mother's eyes were still dull and she didn't seem to feel anyone coming in. She was shocked and frowned: "Xiao Yao, this... what's going on? ?”
Xiaoyao smiled sadly and said: "Actually, there was something wrong with my mother many years ago. When I was young, she would often sit in front of a plate of daffodils in a daze. Sometimes she would not eat or drink for a whole day and ignore anyone. It was just that It wasn’t serious at the time, just once or twice a month, but she could still take care of me. My mother was very good at craftsmanship. She embroidered for people to get some money to live on, and she also taught me how to read and calligraphy...!"
Qining knows that most of the girls born on the Qinhuai River are not only good at singing and dancing, but also can read and write. Many of them can even recite poems and compose poems. They have been trained since they were young, and many are very good at it. A talented woman, Yao Mu was obviously a talented woman back then, otherwise she wouldn't have been favored by Su Zhen.
"But the situation has become more and more serious in the past few years." Xiaoyao walked over, helped Yao's mother tidy up her clothes, and said softly: "Since the year before last, she has become more and more confused...!" After a pause, Then he said: "She won't understand what you are saying now."
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Marquis Wuxiang... He has never come to take care of you?"
Xiaoyao sneered and said nothing.
"Your mother's condition is very serious and cannot continue like this." Qining said: "Xiaoyao, this place is in a mess and it is difficult to live here any longer. If you are willing, you and I can stay at Jinyihou Mansion for a few days. I will send someone Come here and tidy up this place." Having said this, he handed over the house deed and said, "Keep this house deed."
Xiao Yao didn't even look at it, and said: "Since we are driving our mother and daughter out, and even took out the house deed, I don't have anything to keep." Looking at Yao's mother, she gently smoothed her hair. , said calmly: "I just took my mother away, this is not our home in the first place."
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Where are you going?"
"It doesn't matter where you go." Xiaoyao said, "Even if I'm begging on the street, I won't let my mother starve to death."
"Confused." Qining said in a deep voice: "Your mother taught you to read and write so that you can beg on the street to support her? She wants you to live with more dignity." He glanced at Yao's mother and said, "What if It’s freezing cold today and you’re taking her outside, do you think Auntie can survive it?”
Xiaoyao's delicate body trembled for a while, she closed her eyes, but her tears were already flowing down.
"I know you are a girl with backbone, but sometimes you can't be too stubborn." Qining's tone softened slightly: "Xiaoyao, you know, I was hired by Mr. Zhuo as a teacher at Qionglin Academy, so I can be considered your teacher now. Sir, if a student is in trouble, of course you cannot turn a deaf ear to it. You listen to my arrangement and follow me to the Marquis Mansion first, and we will discuss the rest of the matter, do you agree? "
Xiaoyao lowered her head and said nothing.
"I'll be honest with you, there is a miracle doctor in my house who can help aunt take a look at her body, and maybe she can recover." Qi Ning said softly: "It's useless to say anything now, the most important thing is You need to take good care of your aunt first, and other things are secondary. And after you have settled your aunt, you can go to the academy and continue your studies. If you leave at this time, you will give up halfway. I think your mother never wants to see you like this."
Xiaoyao trembled: "I... I don't know what to do, but...!"
"Don't think too much, just listen to my arrangements." Qi Ning said, "You clean up first, I'll go out and be back soon." Without saying much, after leaving the door, the group of neighbors outside were still gathering together and talking in low voices. , seeing Qi Ning coming, everyone was about to disperse. Just then Qi Ning smashed Ma Laoliu's leg with a hammer, and he was so cruel. Ma Laoliu was taught such a lesson, which although it relieved the neighbors, it also made everyone Qi Ning was afraid of him.
Qi Ning stopped with a smile and asked if there was a carriage available for hire. Everyone saw Qin Ning's pleasant appearance, but a few people came over to chat. He only said that the carriage could not be found in Qingshui Alley, but it could be found outside the alley. Qi Ning immediately took it After getting some money, ask someone to help you, and hire a carriage first.
The man was quite enthusiastic. He just said that he would pay the carriage fare when he got to the place. There was no need to pay first. He ran out of the alley. After a while, he really came back with a carriage. Qining thanked the man and threw in another piece of silver. Thanks for the gift, the man was flattered. Qining brought the carriage to Xiaoyao's house. The man who was helping to find the carriage also saw the trick and summoned two laborers to come over to help.
Xiao Yao was worried about Yao's mother. The house was in such a mess that she couldn't live in it for a while. She also heard from Qi Ning that there was a miracle doctor in Jin Yihou Mansion who might be able to cure the disease. In addition, Qi Ning had already arranged a carriage, so she could only Neng first helped Yao Mu get into the carriage, then packed up the few clothes she had and got into the carriage.
Qining simply gave another two taels of silver to those people and asked them to help tidy up the house. To these people, twenty taels of silver was certainly not a small amount, and they all agreed.
Qi Ning rode in front and took the carriage out of Qingshui Alley. He told the carriage driver to send Xiaoyao and her daughter to the Jinyihou Mansion first and asked him to tell the people in the house what Jinyihou meant. The coachman hurriedly agreed and Qi Ning said nothing. Don't say anything, just shake the horse's reins and go straight to the Marquis' Mansion in Wuxiang.
He had been to the Marquis' Mansion in Wuxiang and knew the roads. He galloped quickly and got off his horse when he arrived at the gate of the Marquis's Mansion in Wuxiang. He asked someone to inform the Marquis of Wuxiang, Su Zhen. Not long after, someone came over to invite Qining into the mansion. Qining strode to the Marquis of Wuxiang. In the lobby of the mansion, Da Ma Jin Dao was sitting in the main hall. Tea was soon served. After a short while, he saw Su Zhen, the Marquis of Wuxiang, arriving late.
He didn't look very good. It was obvious that he had just been infected by the virus and had not yet fully recovered. He looked a little weak.
After Su Zhen sat down, before he could speak, Qi Ning had already stood up, walked over, put the house deed on the table beside Su Zhen, and without saying a word, turned around and sat down again.
Su Zhen took a look and saw it was a house deed, and asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
"Marquis of Wuxiang, please take a look at this house deed clearly. Do you recognize it?" Qining said lightly: "Some people say that this house deed was obtained from your Wuxiang Hou Mansion. I will send it back to you."
Su Zhen was stunned, picked up the house deed, looked at it carefully, his face changed slightly, and he said solemnly: "Where did you get it?"
Qi Ning sneered: "So, this house deed is indeed owned by the Wuxiang Marquis Mansion?"
"That's right." Su Zhen said, "Let me ask you, how did you get this deed?"
Qining said: "The Marquis of Wuxiang's family has a lot of wealth and countless properties. This house deed is only worth a hundred taels of silver at most. Does the Marquis of Wuxiang know every one of his properties so clearly?"
Su Zhen held the house deed and said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, let me ask you, where does the house deed come from?"
"I want to ask you, since this is your house deed, why did it fly out of your hands?" Qining looked at Wu Xianghou coldly: "Several people took this house deed and found it, wanting to move the people living in the house. The lonely mother and daughter in the house were kicked out of the house and left to wander on the streets. Marquis Wuxiang, please don’t tell me, you know nothing about this."
Wuxiang Hou Suzhen was startled and frowned, "What did you say? Why did you drive out the house? Qining, please explain to me clearly what is going on."
Seeing his serious expression, Qi Ning actually seemed to know nothing about the matter and did not explain. He only said: "If the Marquis of Wuxiang doesn't understand what's going on, ask the chief manager of your mansion. He seems to have no idea about it." Everything is crystal clear.”
Su Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Come here, go and call Su Quan over."