Qi Ning knew that the guesses of Li Tang and the others were quite reasonable, and he secretly wondered if the strange man he had brought back was once a master.
However, this strange man has no martial arts skills of his own. When fighting with others, he just follows the example and imitates his opponent's moves. Even if Lao Jianghu is by his side, it is impossible to tell where the strange man comes from.
The sun was setting and the sky was getting late. Qining hadn't taken a shower in a few days. He was really feeling uncomfortable. Besides, he was running all the way. He wanted to take a quick shower and change into clean clothes, so that he could relax a little. He ordered Said: "Tell everyone in the house not to provoke the ugly man. By the way, is this ugly man interested in Na Sulan?"
Qi Feng smiled and said: "Master Hou, this ugly man has a weird temper. He either ignores anyone or yells at people when someone teases him. Apart from Master Hou, there is only a maid named Sulan in the house. I can tame him. But Su Lan has a gentle temperament, neither arrogant nor impetuous, so she usually treats him well."
Li Tang said from the side: "Su Lan is the maid who serves Mrs. Tai. She is very considerate, has a good temper, and serves attentively. I heard that Mrs. Tai said a few years ago that when Su Lan reaches the age of eighteen, she will look for her. Her husband's family wants her to marry into a beautiful woman." He looked at Qi Feng and asked, "Yes, how old is Su Lan this year?"
Qi Feng thought for a while and said: "It's really fast. She is already seventeen this year. It seems that she will be eighteen by the end of this year."
"The old lady now stays in the Buddhist hall all the year round, and rarely needs people to serve her." Li Tang said softly: "Sometimes when someone really needs to be served, the third lady has to do it herself. This year, Su Lan has a lot of free time. Look at this, Mrs. Madam will probably ask the Third Madam to arrange for Su Lan to be married off."
Qi Feng laughed at the side and said: "Mrs. Tai has always been very fond of Su Lan. Today, Shen San really took the courage of a leopard and dared to provoke Su Lan. If Mrs. Tai finds out about this, that kid will probably suffer a big blow." suffering."
Li Tang said: "Isn't Shen San just seeing that Su Lan has been less around Mrs. Tai in recent years, and Mrs. Tai doesn't care about the affairs of the house, so she is so bold? If it were in the past, do you think Shen San would be so big? The courage. But it’s true that Madam Tai loves Su Lan and will always give her a good home."
After listening to what the two of them said, Qi Ning got to know Sulan a little bit, but he didn't have the heart to care about these things at this time and asked: "How is the Dong Qi wedding delegation?"
Li Tang immediately said solemnly: "Master Marquis, King Huainan led people to escort him all the way. After arriving safely in the capital three days ago, the emperor immediately summoned the crown prince of Dong Qi, but of course we don't know what he said. At the moment, Dong Qi The prince and his entourage are all arranged in the post house, and Princess Tianxiang is also temporarily staying in the post house. Everything is arranged and entertained by the King of Huainan himself."
Qi Ning thought to himself that he was going to Xiangyang, but he turned a corner and was delayed for a few days. However, he was traveling quickly. Although the mission was going directly to Beijing, it would not be too fast on the road. It would have been impossible to arrive three days ago. Not too slow.
He knew about the arrangements for the emperor's wedding, and Qi Feng and the two of them didn't know too much. After he entered the palace, everything became clear. However, seeing that it was getting too late, he thought that it was really impossible, so he would go there early tomorrow morning. Face Saint.
Back in his own yard, Gu Qinghan had already arranged for someone to prepare hot water. Qining did not want anyone else to serve him and sent everyone back. Then he closed the door and window and took out the potion that Zhong Ya had given him to remove the disguise. This special potion can only be used to create a beautiful face.
After lighting the lamp in the room, it took half an hour for Qining to clean the makeup with potion, and then took the pill to restore the voice. However, it was easy to restore the appearance, but it would take quite an hour to restore the voice.
Qi Ning took a nice bath and put on the clean clothes that she had prepared a long time ago. She felt relaxed now. When she went out and asked her servants to come and clean up, she saw Qi Feng had already come over and waited for the maid to leave. , Qi Feng then entered the house, closed the door behind him, took out a white jade box from his arms, and said in a low voice: "Master Marquis, I am fortunate to have lived up to my fate. This thing is on me. I am worried day and night, just afraid that something will happen. I will pay for it with my life when I turn around."
Qi Ning took the jade box and opened it. It was the white clam pearl that he got from Pan Seng Gong Zhaxi when he was in Dong Qi. This jade box was already very shiny, but under the background of the white clam pearl , it looked a little dull. Under the light, the pearl was as bright as snow, extremely pure, without a single flaw.
Qining looked at the jade box and said with a smile: "Well done, I will reward you later."
Qi Feng said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you reward me or not. I haven't ruined the Marquis, so I'll be satisfied."
Qi Ning laughed, thought of something, and asked, "Is Miss Tang in the house?"
"Here." Qi Feng said: "At this time, Miss Tang has returned home. Recently, Miss Tang has been treating eye diseases for Miss Tian from Tianjia Medicine Store. I heard that Miss Tian can already see some things clearly."
Qi Ning naturally knew about this, and was relieved and said: "Miss Tian is a mortal. Either she won't take action, but once she does, she will be sure of it." But in his heart, he was thinking, Tang Nuo is well-informed in his medical skills. , but I don’t know if she can know the effectiveness of this white clam pearl.
Gongzhaxi and other monks traveled thousands of miles from Qinghai-Tibet to Dongqi just to bring back the white clam pearls. This shows how precious these white clam pearls are.
Qi Ning has always been curious about the function of this white clam pearl. Later, after being reminded by Qi Feng, he realized that this white clam pearl was probably used as a panacea. Gongzhaxi and others were all disciples of Dharma King Zhuri of Daxue Mountain, so they could They were asked to travel thousands of miles from Qinghai-Tibet to Eastern Qi to retrieve the pearls. Only the Dharma King Zhuri had the ability, so the white clam pearls should have been taken back and given to the Dharma King Zhuri.
Qin Ning could not be sure whether the pearl was used by the King Zhuri, but the person who could use this pearl must be an extraordinary person. If not the King Zhuri, at least he should be a member of the royal family of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom.
This kind of pearl is extremely rare, and Qin Ning knows that it is impossible for ordinary people to know how effective it is, but Tang Nuo has superb medical skills, so he may know something about it.
Qi Ning has a temperament that must be resolved when there are doubts in his heart. He naturally wants to know what Dharma King Zhuri wants for this pearl. If he can know the greatest role of this pearl, he may be able to know the purpose of Dharma King Zhuri. At the moment, he also Not in a hurry to eat, he went directly to Tangnuo Courtyard.
The sky had darkened, and Tangnuo's courtyard was as quiet as ever. Qining went to the door and knocked on the door, saying softly: "Miss Tang!"
Soon I heard footsteps, and then the door of the room was opened. Tang Nuo, who was as handsome as water, saw Qi Ning, smiled slightly, and said, "When did the Marquis come back?"
"Just arrived today." Qining felt that Tang Nuo always spoke naturally and calmly. Although she was usually stern, she never gave people a cold feeling when interacting with others. She seemed very easy-going and said with a smile: "It's been a while. How's it going? I heard there's progress with Miss Tian."
Tang Nuo turned sideways and let Qining in. Without closing the door, he walked towards the back room. As he walked, he said: "Her eye disease has been around for a long time. There is no way to cure it immediately, and we can't be too hasty. If everything goes well, , it should take another three or four months to recover.”
"This is already amazing." Qining followed Tang Nuo into the house and saw several medicinal materials placed on the table. Tang Nuo had already explained: "These are medicinal materials prepared for Miss Tian. Her eye disease is unusual. Every time The medicinal materials used are all different and should be applied according to her condition. If there is a mistake, it will be counterproductive."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Miss Tang, you have saved many people, but you have already built a ten thousand-level pagoda."
Tang Nuo smiled lightly and asked, "Does the Marquis want to see me for something?"
"Miss Tang, why don't I come over and talk to you if you have nothing to do?" Qining said with a smile.
Tang Nuo said: "The Marquis is busy with official duties, and I am not a good talker. Even if the Marquis wants to find someone to talk to, he probably doesn't like talking to people like me."
"Then you are wrong." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Talking to Miss Tang can make people relaxed and happy. If Miss Tang is willing, I am willing to sit here and talk to Miss Tang all night."
Tang Nuo just smiled and didn't say much.
Qi Ning then took out the jade box from his arms and said softly: "Miss Tang, I won't hide your fiery eyes from you. In fact, I came here to see how you are doing these days, so you don't have to worry too much. In addition, I There is something here, I heard it might be a medicinal material, but I don’t understand it either, so I’m asking you for advice.”
Tang Nuo's eyes sparkled when he heard the word "medicinal materials". When he saw Qi Ning hand over the jade box, he reached out to take it, turned around and put it on the table, and then opened it carefully.
Qi Ning also stood up and stood beside Tang Nuo with his hands behind his back. Tang Nuo opened the jade box, and an icy cold air came out from the box. When he saw the pearl inside, his pretty face showed a hint of surprise, and he took out a piece of it from his body. The milky white silk handkerchief gently wrapped the pearl, held it in his hand, and looked at it carefully. His beautiful eyes showed a look of horror, and he lost his voice: "Master Hou, you...where did you get this?" ?”
No matter what happened to her, she was always calm and composed, and her emotions rarely fluctuated. Qining rarely saw her look so surprised.
Seeing her reaction, Qi Ning knew that she must know something about the white clam pearl, otherwise she would not have reacted like this. He felt happy and asked: "Miss Tang, do you know this pearl?"
Tang Nuo nodded slightly and said: "This is the Youhan Pearl. It is extremely rare and can only be found in the deep sea." Thinking of something, he frowned and said: "Master Hou, is this Youhan Pearl made from white?" Take it out of a sea clam?"
"Exactly." When Qi Ning heard what she said, he knew there was something wrong: "Miss Tang, please don't tell others about this matter, it's very important."
Tang Nuo said anxiously: "Then tell me, how long have you been collecting pearls?"