When Eve heard that Qining was leaving Xichuan and returned to Beijing, her face changed slightly, but she immediately smiled and said softly: "You have been in Xichuan for a long time. Things here have been taken care of, and... it's time to go back. , your family in the capital must be thinking about you very much."
"I'm not the only one going back." Qining held Eve tightly and said softly: "I'm going to tell your brother today and ask him to marry you to me. Follow me to Beijing and meet Hou Family members, I will inform the wife, and then start preparing for the wedding. When the other side is ready, I will send someone over to invite your brother and the elders of the clan to come over. Yes, there is also the Miao King. There is no time to go there this time. We can only wait until our wedding to meet him, and ask him to go to the capital to officiate our wedding."
Eve was startled, and there was a trace of tears in her eyes: "You... do you really want to marry a wild woman like me?"
"Wild woman?" Qining said with a smile: "What about a wild woman? My sister Eve is kind-hearted and strong, and as beautiful as a flower. Being able to marry you is my blessing in my previous life. I'm just afraid that you will dislike me. No Willing to get married."
Eve bit her red lips and leaned sideways into Qining's arms, her voice trembling: "You said that, I... I feel so happy."
"As soon as it gets light, we will go find your brother." Qining said, "You don't need to prepare anything. We can arrange everything when we get to the capital."
Eve whispered: "But... But I can't leave with you now."
Qi Ning was startled and frowned: "You don't want to marry me?"
"No." Eve said quietly: "We, the Miao family women, have been together forever, and I... Since I have become yours, naturally you are the only man in this life. Even if you want to run away, you can't." "
Qining laughed and said, "That's it."
Eve said softly: "But Heiyan Ridge was besieged by officers and soldiers before, and the people in the village have not yet calmed down, and... Moreover, the real culprits behind the frame-up of our Heiyan Cave have not yet been found. You have cracked their trajectory this time, Won't they make a comeback? Brother... Brother has an upright temperament. Do you have a capable helper around you? I...! "
"Are you worried that if there is another accident, Bayeli Cave Master will not be able to deal with it alone?" Qining frowned and said: "Those thieves still dare to harm the Black Rock Cave?"
Eve sighed softly: "I'm just afraid that they won't frame Heiyan Cave again, but... if the real murderer is not found, even if I go to the capital with you, I won't feel at ease. Over the years, I have followed Brother By my side, we are taking care of the Six Villages of Black Rock Cave together. Brother is also used to me being by his side to help him with the cooking...!" Seeing that Qi Ning's face was a little ugly, she held his big hand with her backhand and said softly: "Don't be anxious, please. Now that I have become your woman, my heart will only be with you, and even on the day I die, I will only have you in my heart."
Qi Ning immediately interrupted: "No nonsense."
Eve smiled lightly and said: "I also want to go to the capital with you, but Heiyan Cave can't live without my brother, and my brother can't live without me. If I leave at this time, my brother won't stop me, but...!" "Youyou sighed and just said softly: "Do you understand what I mean?"
Qi Ning frowned and said: "You mean, you can only leave here if you find the real culprit behind the frame of Heiyan Cave?"
Eve said: "At least now is not the time to leave. I also want to be with you, but I can't leave my brother and the Six Villages of Black Rock Cave alone."
Qi Ning sighed, then clenched his fists, with a firm expression, and said: "Sister Eve, don't worry, even if the thieves want to stop here, the court will not let them go. I will meet in person after I return to Beijing. Your Majesty, not only will the Emperor exempt you from your tax burden, but I will also ask the court to send people to investigate this matter thoroughly, and I will not stop until the real culprit is found."
There was gratitude in Eve's eyes. Qining gently held Eve in his arms and said softly: "I know your temperament. You are a responsible woman. Now that you are my woman, I naturally I want to help you share your burden, give me some time, and I will find out the real culprit behind the scenes."
Eve snorted softly and said, "I know you can do it. When the real murderer is found and brought to justice, I will definitely be by your side."
Qining hugged Eve tightly and kissed her forehead.
When daybreak, Qining went to see Bayeli and explained, and then asked Qi Feng and others to prepare to leave Heiyan Ridge and go to Chengdu first.
Bayeli and Eve led people to send Qining and others out of Black Rock Ridge. Qining and Eve were both reluctant to leave. When leaving Black Rock Ridge, Qi Feng was carrying something on his back and wrapped it in a black robe. No one knew what it was about. After descending from the mountain, a group of people rode directly to Chengdu.
The journey lasted more than one day, and Zhe arrived at Chengdu at dusk. After entering the city, Qi Ning ordered Qi Feng and others to go to Guanyi directly, while he went straight to the Governor's Mansion.
Wei Shutong heard the report and immediately came out to welcome him. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Marquis. Come to the inner hall and have some tea!"
The two of them entered the main hall and sat down. Wei Shu sent his servants to sit down on the chair next to Qi Ning and said in a low voice: "The Lord Marquis is safe and sound, so I feel relieved. I have sent people to inquire about the Marquis in the past few days." There has been no news about my whereabouts, which is really worrying."
"Lord Lao Wei is concerned about me." Qining said with a smile: "Thanks to Lord Wei for the logistical support in the battle of Qianwu Ridge."
Wei Shutong picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "I never thought it would end so soon. I heard that the Jiuxi Poison King Zhu Qianyi was willing to submit to the law. This was all the result of the Marquis. Although the Black Lotus was not wiped out this time, But if you can bring the Swing Yi back to the capital, it can be regarded as being able to deliver a message to the imperial court."
"Master Wei, what's going on with Li Hongxin these days?" Qining asked, holding the cup.
When Li Hongxin was mentioned, Wei Shutong's face turned ugly. He put down his teacup and sneered: "This man doesn't know what he is doing. After Li Yuan died, white banners were everywhere in the Shu Palace. The official thought he was going to hold a funeral." , sent people to pay homage, but who knew that the gate of the Shu Palace was closed tightly, and all the officials, big and small, and the powerful gentry of Chengdu were blocked from the gate. "
"Oh?" Qining frowned and said, "Why is this?"
Wei Shutong snorted coldly and said: "I sent someone to inquire and found out that Li Hongxin did not prepare to bury Li Yuan. Li Hongxin sent someone to build a copper coffin, put Li Yuan's body in the copper coffin, and also found The master of medicine put medicine on Li Yuan's body to prevent his body from rotting. It is said that the coffin is now placed in the back hall of the Shu Palace."
"Bronze coffin?"
Wei Shutong nodded and said, "I heard that Li Hongxin wanted to preserve Li Yuan's body and claimed that if the real murderer was not found, Li Yuan's coffin would not be buried." He raised his hand to stroke his beard and sneered: "He obviously came for Xiaguan. Why won't he be buried until the real culprit is found? He wants to take Xiaguan's life and bury him with his son."
Qi Ning said calmly: "If he has such courage, if he dares to smash a hair of Mr. Wei, the imperial court will make him lose all the chickens and dogs of the Li family."
When Wei Shutong heard what Qi Ning said, he was very happy and immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, Li Hongxin wants to murder the official, but he doesn't have the ability." With sharp eyes, he said: "Since it is torn apart He has nothing to be polite to, and he has recently ordered an inspection of the officers and soldiers of Xichuan, and we must take this opportunity to remove all the members of the Li family who are mixed in the officers and soldiers of Xichuan."
"Master Wei wants to clear away the sand mixed among the Xichuan officers and soldiers. Of course, it is right, but don't do it too hastily, lest Li Hongxin jumps over the wall in a hurry." Qining whispered: "Take your time with the soft knife, don't be impatient, just keep an eye on him and let him He can't move, and he can't make any waves."
"Xiaoguan has also submitted a statement to the emperor, clarifying the truth about the Heiyan Cave incident." Wei Shu said: "Xiaoguan said very clearly in the statement that Heiyan Cave was framed by others, but Li Hongxin repeatedly urged Xiaguan In order to maintain the discipline of the court, the lower officials sent troops to besiege him, but they noticed something was wrong and did not attack easily. The young marquis came to Xichuan and observed everything clearly. He found out that Heiyan Cave had been framed, and found out that Li Yuan was in Heiyan Cave. He acted arrogantly and exploited the people of Heiyandong, causing Heiyandong to be unable to pay taxes. In the note, Xiaguan begged the emperor to exempt Heiyandong from paying taxes for five years." After a pause, he said cautiously: "Xiaoguan originally wanted to wait for the Marquis. After coming back, I first showed it to the Marquis, but the Marquis has not returned yet, and I was worried that the emperor was anxious, so...!"
Qining knew that Wei Shutong's excerpt was a timely excuse for himself in order to sell himself a favor, so he said with a smile: "Everything Master Wei said in the excerpt is true. After I return to Beijing to meet the Holy Emperor, I will tell the truth truthfully, and Master Wei acted cautiously this time and thought twice before acting, so he did not accidentally kill innocent people. He has made great achievements, and this must be reported to the emperor."
Wei Shutong immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I would like to thank you, Lord Marquis."
Qi Ning waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Wei, we are our own family, so we don't need to be so polite. Xichuan is related to the safety of my great Chu. After I return to Beijing, I will leave it to you."
"Be loyal to the imperial court, loyal to the emperor, and I will never give up even if I die." Wei Shutong said solemnly, then sat down and lowered his voice and said: "Master Marquis, I secretly sent people to search the temples donated by Li Hongxin, and found that there are indeed eccentric."
Qi Ning perked up and asked, "What did you find?"
"Nothing was found." Wei Shutong whispered: "But this is the biggest discovery. The official was informed that the temples donated by Li Hongxin originally had monks in them, but overnight, those The temples all became empty****, and not a single person was found. I searched them and found nothing, but I found traces of ruts."
"Rut?"
Wei Shutong nodded and said, "Yes, all the temples we were looking for had rut marks. In other words, before the official sent people to search, something was transported away from those temples, but the rut marks were all over the road. Disappeared suddenly and disappeared without a trace.”
Qi Ning took a sip of tea and thought thoughtfully. After a moment, he whispered softly: "We cannot let this matter go. We must investigate it carefully to find out exactly what was transported and where it was transported. Wei Sir, the things in the temple were moved away sooner or later, and they were moved just when we became suspicious. This Li Hongxin is indeed cunning, so you should be more careful."
Wei Shutong immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I have a group of retainers, many of whom are good at tracking and searching. I will not let this go." After a pause, he said: "It's just that Xichuan has been afraid recently. There is some trouble, I’m afraid the Beggar Clan is going to cause trouble.”
"Beggars?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
"The leader of the Black Lotus Sect has killed the leader of the Beggar Clan. How can the Beggar Clan just let it go?" Wei Shutong picked up the teacup, "Recently, there have been frequent activities among the Beggar Clan's disciples in the streets and alleys. I sent someone to closely monitor the Beggar Clan's activities to avoid this gang. The beggars are causing trouble.”
Qi Ning said in shock: "The leader of the Black Lotus killed the leader of the Beggar Clan? This... when did this happen?"
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