The furnishings in the house are actually very simple. This is not because there is no one living in the house, but because the entire Jinyihou Mansion has always been simple and simple, unlike the splendid houses of other dignitaries.
This place was originally used as a restaurant, so the most conspicuous thing was an ancient wooden round table in the middle of the room, with six chairs around it. Mrs. Tian put the oil lamp on the table, and the room suddenly lit up. Qining pulled over a Sitting down on a chair, Mrs. Tian looked back at the door, hesitated, and asked: "Master Marquis, do you want... do you want to close the door?"
Qining wanted to be alone in a room with a beautiful woman like you. It would be great to close the door. However, this is Tang Nuo's residence. If the door is closed, someone will come over later or Tang Nuo will come out and see the lonely man. The widow was in the house, which was easy to talk about but not nice to hear. After all, Qining still thought about Mrs. Tian's reputation. He shook his head and said with a smile: "No, this is some distance from the house over there. Talking here will not affect Miss Tang."
Mrs. Tian was really worried that Qining would close the door. After hearing what he said, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved. Qining raised her hand and said, "Madam, sit down and talk."
Mrs. Tian then raised her skirt slightly and sat down opposite Qining very carefully.
She is someone who has seen the scene and knows the ins and outs. She knows that this place is not as good as at home. She can be more casual at home, but when she comes to Jinyihou Mansion, she still has to be more careful.
After all, Jinyihou is one of the four hereditary princes in the Great Chu Empire, with a high position and great authority. This Jinyihou Mansion is not an ordinary place, so even though he sat down, he only sat half of the seats and did not dare to fill the seats.
She raised her head and saw Qin Ning looking at her. Knowing that if she was too nervous, it would be as if the two of them had something to do. She straightened her clothes, and then smiled and said: "Do you have anything to tell me, Lord Marquis?" "
"Don't take your orders seriously." Qining smiled and said, "How is Madam's business lately?"
"Thanks to Lord Marquis, everything is fine." Mrs. Tian smiled and said: "Master Marquis, I have always remembered your share for you, and you can withdraw it at any time. But I didn't know that Lord Marquis had come back, so I didn't transfer it to you. Bring the account book here, if Mr. Hou wants to see it, I will go back and get it now."
"That's not necessary." Qi Ning smiled and said, "Madam, I actually want to talk about this matter today."
Mrs. Tian immediately said: "Does the Marquis need money?"
"You can put it this way." Qi Ning thought for a moment and then said: "Madam, do you know that the Jinyi Hou Mansion has an expense. When the old Marquis and... and my father were still alive, they would subsidize some soldiers who died in the battlefield, so that Their families have no worries."
Mrs. Tian shook her head, blinked her charming eyes, and said, "People's wives don't know, but everyone says that Jin Yihou guards the front line and protects the Chu Kingdom from invasion. He is a great hero of the Chu Kingdom." He said with some emotion: "Jin Yihou still thinks about the soldiers who died in the battle. Some officials only want to line their own pockets...!" At this point, he seemed to feel that he shouldn't say these words, and he stopped immediately.
"The Emperor ordered me to rebuild the Black Scale Battalion." Qi Ning said: "There are not many people, only a thousand men, but in order to train this army into an invincible elite soldier, I have promised them that as long as they focus on training, other things will not matter. Leave it all to me. No matter who has trouble at home, I will take care of it when the time comes, so that they have no worries."
Mrs. Tian opened her eyes wide and said, "Master Hou is truly a bodhisattva."
"I don't have the heart of a Bodhisattva." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Miss Tang next door has the heart of a Bodhisattva. Madam, since I made a promise, I can't break my word."
Mrs. Tian smiled coquettishly and said: "I understand what the Marquis means. Does the Marquis want to use the dividends from the pharmacy as money to solve the soldiers' troubles?"
"Madam is not only beautiful, but also smart." Qining laughed and said, "A smart person like Madam is a truly virtuous wife."
Mrs. Tian blushed, thinking to herself that something was wrong with what you said. Could it be that you still think of me as your good wife? But of course he couldn't say this, so he said very straightforwardly: "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, I will keep your money ready at any time from now on. You can use it at any time whenever you need it."
"I'm worried that I don't have enough money." Qin Ning said, "Qianbiaohao, if something happens to happen, you will always have to spend some money. I estimate that when something big happens, you will have to spend hundreds of taels of silver a month. It's possible, I'm just worried that I won't be able to make ends meet then...!"
"The Marquis is so relieved." Mrs. Tian smiled brightly: "The Marquis himself looked back at the account books and knew that you still have a bonus of several hundred taels of silver a month. And this business has just started. Once it is rolled out, every month The income is even greater." She smiled coquettishly, her beautiful eyes rolled around, and she said softly: "Besides, Mr. Marquis helped me a lot this time and asked Miss Tang to treat Fu'er. Even if the drug store puts some money in, it doesn't matter. .”
"That can't be done." Qining waved his hand and said: "You work hard every day, so I shouldn't take the bonus. How can I let you pay for it? Let's do this. I will give you some prescriptions later. Once you take the prescriptions, the profits will naturally increase. More." Thinking that Tang Nuo has superb medical skills and extensive pharmacology, and knows a lot of medicines, he went to Tang Nuo to ask for a few prescriptions. He told Tang Nuo that it was to save the world and save people. With Tang Nuo's temperament, he naturally would not refuse.
"Master Hou is out of town now." Mrs. Tian sighed softly: "Master Hou, civilian women are not ungrateful people. Ever since they met Lord Marquis, civilian women have always been grateful for the care he has given to civilian women. Civilian women I have always wanted to repay the Marquis, but... But the Marquis is extremely noble and needs nothing, and the civilian woman... The civilian woman has no way to repay her." Youyou said: "This time Fu'er was able to cure the eye disease, but the civilian woman died. Then...!"
Before she could finish speaking, Qi Ning had stopped her and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Madam, Miss Tian's eye disease can be cured. That is a gift from God to Miss Tian. You and your daughter should live a good life in the future. Although I, the Marquis I don’t have much ability, but if you run into any trouble, you can always come to me. There are countless living beings in the world, so it’s fate that we can get to know each other.”
"It's fate." Mrs. Tian said gratefully: "The Marquis is too humble. In fact, the people in the capital say that the Marquis is kind-hearted, and they also say that the Marquis is very capable."
Qi Ning smiled and said, "Is anyone really praising me?"
"Of course." Mrs. Tian smiled charmingly: "When there was an epidemic in the capital before, everyone knew that it was the Marquis who saved everyone. This time the Marquis went to Dongqi to get married, and some guys who couldn't spit out ivory said The Marquis may not be able to come back. Later, when the Dong Qi envoy came, everyone said that the Marquis was so awesome...!" Not only did he raise his hand to cover his pink lips and said with a smile, "They also said that the Minister of Rites should be given to the Marquis. Just do it.”
The movement of her covering her mouth looked very restrained, showing off her feminine charm, which set off her mature and beautiful face, making Qining couldn't help but feel a twinge in his heart.
Qi Ning couldn't help but lean forward slightly and asked softly: "What does the madam think of me?"
Mrs. Tian was stunned for a moment, but then she smiled and said: "Of course I am the same as them. I think Mr. Hou is very smart and capable."
"Madam, you also think I am very capable?" Qining stared into Madam Tian's charming eyes and said with a faint smile, "Then how far is the difference between me and the perfect man in Madam's heart?"
Qi Ning had no intention of teasing Mrs. Tian in this room, but Mrs. Tian under the lamp was plump and delicate, and her body was fragrant, so Qi Ning couldn't help teasing her.
Mrs. Tian's face turned red. In fact, if Qining was very old, Mrs. Tian might not be able to handle such teasing calmly, but Qining was much younger than her, which made Mrs. Tian a little confused and didn't know how to deal with it. , lowered his head, biting his red lips, but he didn't know that this action made him more feminine.
Qi Ning was amused, thinking that there was still a big difference between this mature woman and a young girl. Even when she was shy, this mature woman looked more feminine and full of lust. She smiled softly and said: " Don't be nervous, madam, I'm just asking casually."
Mrs. Tian hesitated for a moment, glanced out of the corner of her eyes, and glanced at Qining secretly. She didn't dare to look more, blushed and hesitated, then asked: "Then... what kind of person do you think I am?"
Qi Ning was surprised. He didn't expect Mrs. Tian to ask this.
In fact, Mrs. Tian's thoughts about Qi Ning have never been clear. Since she met Qi Ning, although Qi Ning has taken care of her a little, she has allowed her to go smoothly. Mrs. Tian knows very well that once the business gets bigger and bigger, there will be jealous people. The more tired they are, the more they are, whether they are the government or street gangsters, they will all be looking at the Tian family to get a piece of the pie.
When her husband was alive, business was booming. Whether it was the government or local gangsters, the Tian family took care of them and took care of them. After all, doing business in the capital was not an easy task.
After the decline of the Tian family, there was no cake to eat, and naturally no one came to provoke her. Mrs. Tian supported the family independently. Now that the Tian family's situation has improved, and seeing business booming, Mrs. Tian knew very well that if it weren't for knowing the Tian family's backstory With Jin Yihou as his backer, those people would probably have come looking for him long ago.
She naturally knows how important Qining is to the Tian family. Once Qining is gone, the Tian family will definitely face a lot of troubles in the future. If she is not careful, it may even cause disaster.
Because of this, Mrs. Tian decided in her heart that she must hug the big tree Qining tightly.
But Mrs. Tian also knows that the Tian family is just an ordinary merchant. Although the family is rich, its status is very humble. Compared with the Jinyi Hou Mansion, it is a huge difference. Now Qining is interested and takes care of the Tian family. , if one day Qining loses interest and leaves the Tian family alone, then the Tian family's troubles will follow.
Therefore, Mrs. Tian is often a little uneasy. She doesn't know what Qining thinks of her. She hopes that Qining will speak out. If there is anything she doesn't do well, Qining can point it out so that she can change it. , Anyway, no matter what, the young Marquis must not be allowed to have opinions about the Tian family.
In fact, she had always wanted to ask this question, but she never had a good chance. Taking advantage of today's opportunity, she finally asked it. If she were a man, of course it would not be easy to ask the young prince so directly, but as a woman, she was like a nagging person. It doesn't hurt to ask as a matter of fact.