When Qi Ning saw Mrs. Tian's expression, she felt a little unhappy. She wondered if she really looked like a lustful person. Gu Qinghan saw that she was dodging and dodging, but why was Mrs. Tian also so nervous? His expression looked like he was about to rape her at any moment.
He felt a little depressed, but still said: "How many people will you send to Xichuan? Madam, you won't also go to Xichuan, right?"
"The mountains are high and the roads are far away. How can I, a woman, withstand this?" Mrs. Tian said with a smile: "Our Tianjia Medicine Store has special purchasing personnel who travel to Xichuan three times a year. This time, we sent five or six people to Xichuan to prepare the goods first. medicinal materials, and then hire an escort to escort the convoy transporting the medicinal materials back from Xichuan."
"I see." Qi Ning nodded slightly: "The people sent to Xichuan should be very familiar with Xichuan's geographical environment, right?"
Mrs. Tian nodded slightly: "Their ancestral home is also in Xichuan. They go back and forth several times a year, and they are all very familiar with the sixteen counties of Xichuan." After a pause, she asked cautiously: "Why does the Marquis ask? These?"
Qi Ning thought for a moment and then said: "Are they leaving tomorrow?"
"Since Mr. Hou has promised to open a pharmacy to make medicine, I will send them to leave early tomorrow morning." Mrs. Tian said: "I estimate that the sales of Mr. Hou's medicine will be very good. I am afraid that the supply will exceed the demand by then. Let's make it early." Be prepared, it won’t go wrong to prepare more herbal medicines.”
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Madam, plan ahead for a rainy day. You can do a good job in business at a glance. To be honest, I actually have a few prescriptions here. If you can do a good job in business, I will hand over all these prescriptions in the future." Take care of it for you.”
He actually didn't have any prescriptions on hand, but he knew very well that it wouldn't be a big problem to go back to Tang Nuo for two more prescriptions.
Mrs. Tian was happy and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will take good care of it and not let Mr. Hou down." She was full of joy and felt that after getting to know the young Mr. Hou, the Tian family medicine store was about to usher in a real spring.
"I have to leave for Xichuan tomorrow." Qining thought for a moment and then said: "I happen to be not very familiar with the environment in Xichuan. If Madam agrees, I wonder if you can let me go with your people? Going to Xichuan, this way, I can have someone to take care of me on the way."
Mrs. Tian was stunned for a moment, and then she said happily: "That's great. The Marquis is with them. Thanks to the Marquis, this journey will naturally be smooth sailing." She stood up and said, "Master Marquis, I will go back now and tell them to prepare." Fan, let them come to the Hou Mansion to see the Marquis early tomorrow morning."
Qi Ning waved his hand and said: "No need. I will take people to your house early tomorrow morning and follow them." After a pause, he waved to Mrs. Tian.
Mrs. Tian hesitated for a moment, then approached. Qi Ning leaned closer and lowered his voice: "Tell them, don't make it known to the public. I am traveling to Xichuan because I have important confidential matters to do. I don't want too many people to know my whereabouts. If I am... If someone discovers his whereabouts, I will settle the score with you when the time comes."
Mrs. Tian was startled, then a look of distress appeared on her beautiful face, and she said aggrievedly: "Master Marquis, I didn't do anything wrong, why do you want to settle the score with me?"
She was already beautiful, but now she frowned and had a wronged look on her face, which made her look pitiful and even more touching. Qining deliberately turned cold and joked seriously: "I'm just telling you my whereabouts now. If others find out, of course it will be you who leaks it."
At this moment, Mrs. Tian felt like she was accompanying you like a tiger. She wondered whether working with this young marquis was a blessing or a curse. She said with a bitter face: "Anyway... I won't say it anyway, and I won't let them mess up." Said, if...if someone really knows the whereabouts of the Marquis, the Marquis...the Marquis must first investigate clearly before he can be punished."
She bit her red lips and lowered her head slightly, as if she was complaining that Qining was unfairly assigning blame.
Seeing this mature and beautiful woman acting like a little girl, Qi Ning's heart skipped a beat. He laughed and said, "Don't worry, just tell them to keep their mouths shut. By the way, it's over at Hetai Hospital." How is your business? Are they giving you any trouble?"
When she mentioned Tai Hospital, Mrs. Tian smiled again and said hurriedly: "A batch of medicinal materials were sent to Tai Hospital years ago, and there is another batch of medicines to be sent this month. Mr. Zhou is kind and easy to deal with. He also praised the quality of the medicinal materials of our Tianjia Medicine Store."
"Master Zhou?"
Mrs. Tian explained: "It is Zhou Si, the judge of the right hospital of Tai Hospital and Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou manages the medicine warehouse of Tai Hospital."
Qi Ning nodded and said: "That's very good." He stood up and said: "I still have something to do, so I won't leave my wife here. She will also go back to prepare. I will go there early tomorrow morning."
Mrs. Tian thanked her again and then left.
Although Qi Ning knew that Zhuo Qingyang suddenly disappeared and the government would definitely intervene in the investigation, and Qionglin Academy was afraid that there would still be some trouble, he was about to leave Beijing and had no time to take care of it. He could only wait until he came back to deal with it.
When he thought of Qionglin Academy, he thought of the scroll. Qining returned to his house, used a cold blade to pry open a blue brick in the corner of the house, wrapped the scroll twice with a cloth, and then buried it in the corner. After paving the green bricks and compacting them tightly, you really can't see any flaws.
Many people coveted this scroll. Although Qining could not figure out the purpose of this scroll for a while, he also knew that it must not be an ordinary thing. He had no time to explore what was hidden in this scroll at the moment. Secrets can only be kept away for the time being.
Although Zhuo Qingyang is missing, it is very likely that he was captured by his enemies, but this is still uncertain. Qining knows nothing about whether Zhuo Qingyang is dead or alive. If Zhuo Qingyang suddenly appears one day, looking for If you ask for the scroll yourself, you will naturally have to return it.
Money can make all the difference. When he went to Xichuan, Qining took the banknotes sent by the four wealthy businessmen from the previous episode. For him, it really didn't matter whether he had luggage or not when he went to Xichuan. As long as you have money with you, there really isn't much to take with you.
Because he had to travel a long way, Qi Ning went to bed early that night. Early the next morning, he was awakened by a knock on the door. He got up and opened the door. The sky was still dark. There was a pretty figure standing in front of the door. It was Gu Qinghan. Gu Qinghan saw He looked sleepy and walked into the house without saying much.
Qi Ning felt happy, thinking that this beautiful young woman had been wary of him in every possible way recently. She didn't even dare to take a few steps closer to her, let alone be alone with her. However, she was very brave to enter her room alone this early in the morning.
"Sanniang, why did you get up so early?" Qining pulled a piece of clothing and put it on, and said with a smile: "I won't sneak away."
Gu Qinghan glanced at him angrily, then sighed quietly and said: "The luggage has been packed, and I have prepared food and clothing. I will leave it to Qi Feng and the others to take with them." He took out a stack of banknotes and then He took a small money bag and handed it over, "Here are three thousand taels of silver notes. You can take it with you when you go out. You can't do anything without money. Also, in this money bag are some broken silver and a few gold leaves. On the way can use."
Qi Ning just took the money bag and said, "I have money on me, so I don't need to bring the banknotes."
"You take it first." Gu Qinghan frowned and said, "It's better to have more than less when you're out."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Sanniang, I am an adult and I know what I am doing. I really don't need any banknotes."
Seeing Qi Ning's insistence, Gu Qinghan sighed, put away the banknotes, and then said: "It's not warm yet, so I've prepared clothes for you. Wear more clothes on the way to avoid freezing. Also, there's a miasma over there in Xichuan Quite a few, you haven’t been there, and you don’t know if you will be acclimated to it, but you have to be careful in everything anyway.”
Qi Ning nodded, and Gu Qinghan said again: "Being away from home is no better than being at home. Everything is up to you. You have a loose temper and like to meddle in other people's business. You should be more restrained outside. Although you are the Marquis, we are in charge of everything. Without Xichuan, even if the emperor sends you on official business, everything will not be smooth sailing." After a pause, he continued: "Don't argue with others, just be safe and sound. Don't let me... worry at home!"
Gu Qinghan continued to give instructions. Qining felt warm in his heart and felt even more grateful. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sanniang. I'll be back soon after I finish my errands. Don't be too tired at home. You should... take care of yourself." Yourself. If someone is in trouble with our Hou Mansion, don’t be impatient. Wait until I come back and take care of things slowly."
Gu Qinghan glared and scolded: "What I just told you, have you forgotten now? I told you not to be fierce and quarrelsome. You have to argue with others before you go out. If you are not in Beijing, who will make things difficult for us?"
Qi Ning smiled and suddenly saw Gu Qinghan turning around. He was surprised. Before he could speak, he saw Gu Qinghan's delicate body trembling slightly. He couldn't help but turn to Gu Qinghan and saw that Gu Qinghan was wiping the eye circles of this beautiful young woman with a handkerchief. She blushed and said hurriedly: "Sanniang, I'm just going out, why are you crying?"
"Don't look." Gu Qinghan turned around again, "I didn't sleep well last night. My eyes hurt. Who's crying? Don't talk nonsense." He stood up and said, "Qi Feng and the others are already up waiting for you. You should also wash up. Ichiban…”
Gu Qinghan personally prepared hot water for Qi Ning. After Qin Ning cleaned up, he and Gu Qinghan went out. Qi Feng and others were already waiting in the front yard.
This time, he did not bring many people with him. He selected two smart and capable people from the guards of the Hou Mansion to accompany him. Gu Qinghan warned: "Qi Feng, when you are traveling to Xichuan, you must be careful and take good care of the Marquis. If the Marquis... If you are missing a hair, I won’t be able to spare you when you come back.”
Qi Feng said respectfully: "Third Madam, don't worry, even if I lose my head...!"
"Bah!" Gu Qinghan said immediately: "Who made you lose your head? You are talking nonsense before you even leave the house. I want you all to come back safely."
Qi Feng and the two guards raised their hands and said, "We will keep the Third Lady's orders in mind."
Qi Ning said: "Sanniang, I won't go say hello to Miss Tang and Madam Tai. Just go back and talk to them."
Gu Qinghan nodded and sent a few people out. The horses had been prepared a long time ago. Qi Ning and others got on their horses. Gu Qinghan, Han Shou and others stood in front of the door. Qin Ning waved and said: "Sanniang, it's cold outside. Please hurry up." Go, we will be back soon." Seeing that Gu Qinghan still had a worried look on his eyebrows, and his eyes were still red, he sighed in his heart, smiled slightly, urged his horse to leave, walked for a while, and turned around, only to see Gu Qinghan's beautiful The figure still stood in the house, looking extremely weak under the dim sky.