Jinyihou is one of the four hereditary princes of Da Chu. No matter whether there are enemies in the court or not, he always represents the court. If the dignified Jinyihou is killed, it is like if the Chu Empire is slapped hard, the empire will not hesitate at all costs. The price is to find the real culprit in order to maintain the dignity and power of the empire.
Qi Ning thought about it and knew that what Xiang Baiying said was true.
Although the group of people controlling Yinghe Villa set a trap to kill the leader of the Beggar Clan, they obviously did not want to enmity with the Jinyi Hou Mansion, let alone the Great Chu court.
They obviously also knew that once they were told that Xiang Baiying had left Yinghe Villa, Qining would certainly not stay at Yinghe Villa any longer.
They deliberately arranged for people to pretend to be disciples of the Beggar Clan and tell Qin Ning false news. The purpose of course was to distract Qi Ning and not let him get involved.
If this is the case, and Wu Yi slipped away midway, it would naturally make sense. Qining wanted Wu Yi to take him to the Beggar Clan, and Wu Yi was not a disciple of the Beggar Clan. Even if he knew where the Kui Mulang branch was, he would never He didn't dare to really lead Qining to Kuimulang Branch, otherwise he would be exposed as soon as he arrived at the branch. In this case, he would have no choice but to slip away midway.
That group of people were careful and didn't take Qi Ning into account. They didn't know that Qi Ning actually followed Xiang Baiying to Yinghe Villa and went through a lot of trouble for this.
Perhaps this was Lu Shanghe's deliberate act. He invited Qi Ning there in the hope that things would turn around.
"Uncle Xiang, where were you at that time?" Qining asked.
Xiang Baiying said: "I promised Suying to leave immediately, so that she could feel at peace in her heart. I left Taolin in front of her. She only thought that I really left, but when I got halfway, I hid and prepared to leave." Secretly return to the Villa." He smiled coldly: "Since those people have eyes and ears in the Villa, no matter how careful Su Ying is, they will definitely notice that Su Ying secretly asked me to meet."
"Of course they also know that when Mrs. Lu asked you to meet, she must tell you the truth." Qining said.
Xiang Baiying said: "So they must also know that I will definitely return to the Villa. As long as I return to the Villa, I will definitely meet them."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, knowing that since those people used Lu Shanghe and his wife to set up a trap, they knew Xiang Baiying's weaknesses very well, and they must also know Xiang Baiying's character very well. Xiang Baiying Yi Bo Yuntian, if Knowing the truth, of course it is impossible to leave his sworn brother alone.
Knowing that it is a trap, but still going there, this is Xiang Baiying's character, and the group of people were also sure of this.
"I know they will lay a trap. As long as I come forward and lure them away, they will not embarrass eldest brother and Suying." Xiang Baiying said: "I returned to the villa when it got dark. There was silence in the villa, but eldest brother He and Suying were tied to the big tree in the yard...!"
"What an insidious method." Qi Ning sneered and said, "If we find out who these people are, their lives will be worse than death." He sighed: "Zhuang Zhuang and his wife were kidnapped, so of course the eldest brother can only come forward."
Xiang Baiying said: "I entered the yard, and a group of people appeared. Without saying a word, they came to attack me. I will not tangle with them in the villa, so as not to hurt my eldest brother and Suying, I lured them out. Villa, they know that I have been poisoned, and they are following me to kill me...!"
Qi Ning suddenly realized why Xiang Baiying was chased into the valley by the group of people.
"I don't know what the current situation of eldest brother and Su Ying is." Xiang Baiying said with a bitter smile: "I just hope that they won't get involved because of me."
Qining also sighed lightly.
Xiang Baiying was seriously injured and fell into this situation, which is partly related to Lu Shanghe and his wife. If Mrs. Lu hadn't poisoned the five-treasure porridge and Xiang Baiying's internal energy could flow freely, even if the gang had a large number of people, they might not have been able to withstand it. What about Xiang Baiying, but Xiang Baiying didn't blame Lu Shanghe and his wife at all at this time, but was extremely concerned about them.
Qi Ning felt deeply about Xiang Baiying's love and righteousness, and said softly: "Uncle Xiang, if they fail to kill you, they will never dare to attack Mr. Lu and his wife. If you are really killed, those people will only Killing and silencing the village owner and his wife will not survive. But as long as you are alive, they will be afraid of you. If they really want to harm the village owner and his wife, they will definitely form a life-or-death feud with you. They will not even have room for maneuver. Since they can plan He is certainly not a stupid person to pull such a sinister trap, so the names of Master Lu and his wife are absolutely safe."
Xiang Baiying naturally knew that what Qi Ning said was true. He smiled faintly and said, "The most important thing right now is to protect your safety. We need to avoid their pursuit and return to the Beggar Clan safely. As long as we get to the Beggar Clan, Gang, even if they eat the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, they would not dare to confront the Beggar Gang head-on."
"Kui Mulang Branch is located in Xinping Town, not far from Chengdu." After talking to Baiying for a long time, his physical strength was quite exhausted and his breath was also quite weak: "As long as we can get to Xinping Town, we can find Kuimulang Split the helm.”
Qining nodded and said: "We can't go there yet. Those people are chasing us at this time. They must have guessed that next we will rush to Xinping Town to meet up with Kuimulang Branch, so we are going to Xinping Town They are likely to set up an ambush on the road.”
Xiang Baiying showed admiration in his eyes and smiled: "You are smart, just like that person."
Qi Ning heard "that person" mentioned several times and felt strange in his heart. Now when he heard him mention it again, he couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Xiang, you... who is the person you are talking about? Is he... Does it have anything to do with me?"
Xiang Baiying hesitated to speak, pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "Do you miss your mother?"
"Ah?" Qi Ning was startled and said in surprise: "Uncle Xiang, do you also know Liu... know my mother?" He was very surprised in his heart.
Liu Suyi is the general's wife, while Xiang Baiying is a member of the Beggar Clan. There is a huge difference in status between the two, so how can they possibly know each other
Suddenly he thought that he had mentioned to Bai Ying before that someone saved his life twenty years ago. Could it be that the person who saved him was Liu Suyi? He also thought that Xiang Baiying ran away from home eighteen years ago and handed over Fengjian Villa to Lu Shanghe. In other words, more than twenty years ago, Xiang Baiying was still Xiang Xiaoyao, the young owner of Fengjian Villa. , belongs to a noble family, and really has little to do with the Beggar Clan.
Xiang Baiying said with a smile: "You are not as tall and powerful as General Qi. That is because of your mother's influence. Not only do you look like your mother, your temperament and intelligence are also similar to your mother's."
Liu Suyi has always been a mystery in Qining's heart. Jinyihou Mansion did not mention Liu Suyi's past. This general's wife became a taboo in Jinyihou Mansion. This made Qining feel Unbelievably, he later learned from Zhuo Qingyang, the dean of Qionglin Academy, that Liu Suyi was one of the earliest students of Qionglin Academy. This made Qining even more filled with memories of the general's wife. interest.
What she didn't expect was that the great witch of the Miao family obviously knew Liu Suyi very well, but he kept it half-hidden and didn't explain it clearly to himself. Now the leader of the Beggar Clan actually had an intersection with Liu Suyi. This made Qi Qi Ning felt incredible.
He knew that Liu Suyi was born in an official family and could be considered a child of a wealthy family. Children of such official families were subject to many more restrictions than girls from private families.
However, it is really incredible that a young lady from an official family has made the acquaintance of so many prominent and powerful people in the world.
"Actually, you should have called me Uncle Xiang." Xiang Baiying said, "I'm a few years older than your mother. She should have called me brother, but it's a pity...!" He shook his head and said, "Your mother She is so cunning, I fell into her trap, but I told Baiying like a mountain, and what I said always means what I say, so... that... hehe...!" Although he was weak and severely injured, when he mentioned Liu Su Yi couldn't help but smile.
Qi Ning was full of curiosity about Liu Suyi's past. For him, it would be good to know even a little more about him. However, Xiang Baiying hesitated and asked: "Uncle Xiang, you are extremely smart. , how could I be fooled by her?"
Xiang Baiying pondered for a moment, smiled knowingly, and asked: "Xiao Ningzi, do you know how much wine I drank every day back then?"
Qi Ning shook his head, smiled at Baiying, and said: "From the time I was thirteen, until I met your mother, I drank at least a jar of wine every day. Hehe, my acquaintance with Brother Lu was all because of wine. At that time, I was a big drinker. I couldn't drink a large jar of wine in a day, and I felt uncomfortable all over."
Qi Ning knew that the jar of wine he was talking about must be referring to the big jar. Xiang Baiying's wine bag could hold at least seven or eight bags. He thought that if what Xiang Baiying said was true, then he was really A large wine vat, but the amount of wine consumed at that time was truly amazing.
"When I was young, I was unruly and liked to run around everywhere." Xiang Baiying laughed and said: "At that time, I thought that I had an unrivaled drinker. Later, I heard someone said that Elder Zhuque of the Beggar Clan was a drinker. I was not convinced. I just wanted to see how drunk Elder Zhuque was, so I went to the capital alone and approached the Beggar Gang."
Qi Ning knew in his heart that the Elder Suzaku whom Baiying mentioned was not the Elder Suzaku currently in charge of the capital.
The Beggar Clan has always had four elders to assist the leader in managing the twenty-eighth branch. Elder Suzaku is a position in the Beggar Clan and does not refer to just one person.
"Elder Zhuque is also a cheerful and heroic man. Hearing that I wanted to compete with him for wine, he actually agreed." Xiang Baiying said with a smile: "The beggar didn't have spare money to buy wine, so I paid for them to bring twenty jars of wine. come over… !"
Qining opened his eyes wide, thinking that twenty jars of wine would be enough for several people to take a bath.
"We had an agreement in advance that we would not use our inner strength to force out drinks." Xiang Baiying's face showed brilliance: "At that time, there were dozens of Beggar Clan disciples surrounding me, and they just watched me and Elder Zhuque drinking together. Hehe, then Elder Suzaku is indeed as rumored, he has a great capacity for drinking, and I fought with him for two hours...!" Looking at Qi Ning, he asked with a smile: "Do you know who won in the end?"
Seeing the proud look on his eyebrows, Qi Ning thought that there was no need to guess, and smiled: "Of course Uncle Xiang won!"
Xiang Baiying laughed, but said modestly: "A miserable victory, a miserable victory. Elder Zhuque fell before me. I... I beat him by one point, but I was also in a daze at the time. But a man can't do it in front of him. Those Beggar Gang disciples lost face, so I forced myself to leave the helm. I didn’t know which alley I walked into, and then... then I fell there." He sighed and said, "It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and that day It happened to snow heavily at night, and I was so drunk that I fell into unconsciousness. If no one took care of me, I would freeze to death." He showed a gentle smile and said, "It was your mother who saved my life that time!"