Qi Ning was amused. When he saw the carriage leaving, he asked Manager Han, "Can the third lady eat in the past two days?"
"In reply to the Marquis, I don't eat much, but it's better than before." Han Shou replied: "But the third lady has not been in good health these days, and she has not been out of the yard much. The trivial matters in the house are not important to the third lady. Let the old slave handle it all." He looked around, leaned close to Qining and whispered: "Master Marquis, the third lady is not allowed to invite a doctor, and she doesn't care much about the affairs of the house. This...!" He stopped talking. .
"Manager Han, what do you want to say?"
Han Shou hesitated for a moment and then said: "I see that the third lady is not in good spirits these days. Is she... is there something on her mind, or has she encountered some difficulty? I don't dare to ask more questions. Mr. Hou... Mr. Hou might as well do it. Ask."
Qi Ning naturally knew what Gu Qinghan was worried about.
Before, Gu Qinghan only thought that Qin Ning could be calm and at ease because he didn't know the Madam's arrangements. However, since he found out that Qin Ning knew the truth, his mood has been very unstable and he is terrified every day.
Qi Ning can also understand.
Although the Jinyihou Mansion is not small, it is still just a mansion after all. The Tai Madam is the real owner of this mansion, and there may be the Tai Madam's spies everywhere in the mansion.
Gu Qinghan was obviously worried that Mrs. Tai knew about her private ambiguity with him. As a woman, it was reasonable for Gu Qinghan to be frightened by this.
Qi Ning frowned slightly, knowing that if he didn't solve the problem at this time, Gu Qinghan would always be in panic, and he felt a little depressed. He secretly thought that it would be a bit embarrassing for a dying old woman to let herself be so passive.
He knew that in order to control the dowager, he must first deal with the bull-headed horse-face, otherwise his rash actions may bring extremely serious consequences.
The bull-headed horse-faced man must be from the Hou family, and he is near the Tai Furen. Although there are some clues left, Qining does not dare to judge lightly. Once he judges the wrong target, he will immediately be alerted by the real bull-headed horse-faced man. , the situation becomes even more dangerous.
But this matter cannot be delayed for a long time. After all, Qining can imagine the pressure Gu Qinghan endures every day. He does not want Gu Qinghan to be depressed because of this matter.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a voice coming from outside: "Qining!"
Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, thinking that there were still people who dared to call him by his name these days. When he looked back, he saw an old man in brocade clothes outside the gate of the Hou Mansion coming towards the house. The guards guarding the door were about to stop him. When he saw the person coming, he already waved his hand to signal the guards to step back, and said with a smile: "Senior Qiu is here to welcome you, and I am waiting to welcome you from afar!"
The person who came was none other than Shui Qian Yi, and Qin Ning couldn't bear to call him the Poison King in front of others.
Zhuo Qianyi was dressed like a rich man and was serious. He didn't talk nonsense when he came in. He went to the lobby with Qining. Qining asked for tea. Zhuo Qianyi said straight to the point: "I want to ask you to do a favor."
Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The Poison King has great powers, is there anything else I can help with? Hasn't Duan Qingchen already been executed? The next step should be the Poison King helping me."
"Of course I won't forget to look for Lu Shanghe." Zhu Qianyi said: "Xiao Nizi lost Lu Shanghe's wife in Chengdu. I will leave for Sichuan in the next two days. I will definitely look for his wife in Chengdu first. His whereabouts." After a pause, he said softly: "Although Duan Qingchen is dead, he has not yet accepted the punishment of the Holy Religion. I want to take his body back to Chaowu Ridge."
"Take the body back?" Qining thought to himself that the road from the capital to Xichuan was far away, and the weather was very hot. He was afraid that the body would smell bad within two days after leaving. Rotten, nodded slightly, and said: "Has the Poison King made arrangements?"
Zhu Qianyi blew his beard, stared and said: "The body is in your hands, how will I arrange it?"
Qi Ning laughed. Duan Qingchen's body is now in the Ministry of Punishment. Qi Ning handed it over to the Superintendent of the Ministry of Punishment. It means that if it is in the hands of Qi Ning, he asked with a smile: "Do you want me to hand over the body to you?"
"When we arrived at the scene last night, the body was already in the hands of the people from the Ministry of Justice." Zhu Qianyi said: "Of course I can't take the body away in front of so many people. It would also make you look bad. Originally, I was going to the Ministry of Justice to snatch it away. It’s not difficult to walk a corpse, but I’m concerned about your face, so I came here to discuss it with you.”
Qi Ning knew very well that Duan Qingchen's body must now be under the strict guard of the Superintendent's Department. With Zhuo Qianyi's courage, it was not a problem to go to the Criminal Department to snatch the body. After all, this old guy even dared to go to the Shenhou Mansion. Break in, but if you want to seize the body in the Criminal Department, you will inevitably have to fight with the people from the Superintendent's Department, which will naturally cause a big disaster.
The previous time he broke into the Shenhou Mansion without permission, he gave the Shenhou Mansion an excuse to assemble eight gangs and sixteen sects to attack Chaowuling, severely damaging the Black Lotus Sect. Naturally, Zhu Qianyi knew that if he robbed the corpses from the Punishment Department again, he would probably cause trouble again. A catastrophe.
Zhu Qianyi had face-to-face contact with the emperor, and the Black Lotus Sect had never really resisted the imperial court. Once he snatched the body, it was a clear plan to go against the imperial court. Even if Zhu Qianyi had such skills, he had to consider the consequences.
"People from the Punishment Department should be conducting an autopsy." Qi Ning said, "It's actually not a big deal to hand over the corpse to the Poison King." He rolled his eyes, thought for a moment, and then whispered: "But I also happen to have someone here. This matter is going to trouble the Poison King, I wonder if the Du King can help."
Zhu Qianyi frowned, thinking that the young marquis knew how to do business, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Qi Ning waved and motioned for Zhu Qianyi to come closer to his ear. Zhu Qianyi frowned slightly, but still came over. Qin Ning leaned close to his ear and whispered: "I want Poison King to help me pick up something."
"Pick up something?" Zhu Qianyi was a little confused: "What is it?"
Qi Ning said softly: "In the Buddhist hall of Jinyihou Mansion, there is something hidden in the Buddhist niche. It is a string of beads, and there is a secret hidden inside...!"
"Hand beads?" Zhu Qianyi was even more confused and said in a very low voice: "Hand beads are hidden in the Buddhist hall? So what? Why, are you asking me to get the hand beads for you?"
Qi Ning whispered: "The Madam doesn't want me to know the secret of the bracelets, but I really want to know...!"
Zhu Qianyi turned to look at Qining with strange eyes, and lowered his voice: "Are you asking me to steal things for you in your house?"
"Poison King, don't speak so harshly." Qi Ning said with a smile, "It's about taking, not stealing."
"What are you trying to do?" Zhuo Qianyi said suspiciously, "Qining, aren't you setting a trap for me?" After all, he had been traveling around the world for many years, so he found this fact a bit unbelievable.
Qi Ning said solemnly: "The Poison King is now my friend, not my enemy, so how can I set a trap for the Poison King? To be honest, with the Poison King's experience and skills, how many people can set a trap for you?"
Swing Yi nodded slightly and said, "It's good if you know." After thinking for a moment, he said, "This is not a difficult task. When will we do it?"
"You can do it tonight." Qi Ning said: "But Poison King must remember that no matter whether you succeed or not, you must not be recognized by others."
Swing Yi said proudly: "To put it bluntly, I can come and go freely in your Jinyi Hou Mansion, and the guards in the mansion can't find any trace of me."
Qi Ning thought to himself that if you didn't have this ability, I wouldn't be able to use you. He smiled softly and said, "The Poison King doesn't even pay attention to the Shenhou Mansion, let alone the Jinyi Hou Mansion."
Breaking into the Shenhou Mansion was something that Zhuo Qianyi was quite proud of. When Qi Ning mentioned this matter, Zhuo Qianyi was still a little proud and said: "That's not to say. It's just that you are from the Jinyi Marquis Mansion. The guards' martial arts are mediocre, and if I were a little more careful, they wouldn't be able to detect their whereabouts at all." He asked in a low voice, "When will we start tonight?"
Qi Ning said: "At midnight tonight, the Poison King will take action on time. Once he succeeds, he will leave the Marquis' Mansion first and then meet the Poison King again."
"That's fine. When the time comes, you will hand over Duan Qingchen's body to me, and I will hand over the beads to you. One thing will be exchanged for another, and we won't owe anything to each other. It's fair and cost-effective." Swing Yi stood up, and suddenly thought of something. He glanced at Qining and asked: "I heard that you are now in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. Will the people in the Ministry of Punishment be willing to listen to your orders? As far as I know, the previous Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was pulled down by you."
Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Is the Poison King also very concerned about political affairs now?"
Zhu Qianyi shook his head and said: "I have nothing to do with the affairs of the government and the opposition, and I don't care about it. It's just about seniority. Logically speaking, it's not your turn to be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. You are young, how can you convince them?"
Qi Ning said: "Poison King, you are the Holy Envoy of the Black Lotus Sect, and your methods of controlling your subordinates are naturally very good. In fact, I really want to ask you for advice. If the people in the Punishment Department don't obey me, is there any way?"
"Don't accept it?" Zhuo Qianyi laughed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Just kill people, killing one person to serve as a warning is always the best way." He put his hands behind his back, and walked out slowly without saying a word.
Qi Ning stood up and watched Swing Yi's back disappear before sighing: "If it were as simple as you said, things would be easy." After going out, he saw a servant not far away, beckoned over and asked: " Where did Qi Feng go?"
"Brother Feng went out early in the morning and said he had something to do." The servant said respectfully.
Qi Ning said "Oh" and suddenly remembered that he had asked Qi Feng to arrange the redemption of Zhuo Xianer's life, thinking that Qi Feng should go to the Qinhuai River.
When he thought of Zhuo Xian'er, he thought of her charming eyes and soft body, and he couldn't help but think deeply. He pondered for a moment and then said: "When Qi Feng comes back, let him come to see me." I thought it would be hard to get some free time, and I would just like to practice kung fu. Don't let these intrigues in the court delay your martial arts practice.
He went back to the house to practice until noon. After lunch, he was about to practice the nine drunken dreams taught to Bai Ying. Qi Feng came over in a hurry. Qi Ning saw his solemn face and asked, "Are you going?" Where is Miss Zhuo?"
Qi Feng nodded and said: "Master Hou, Miss Xian'er is missing!"
"Gone?" Qi Ning asked curiously: "What do you mean?"
"Early this morning, according to the order of the Marquis, I went to Miss Zhuo to discuss redemption." Qi Feng said softly: "But when I got there, Miss Zhuo was not on the boat. People on the boat said that Miss Zhuo had never been there. I came out of the room, so I waited on the boat. Someone went to call Miss Zhuo. Not long after, they came down and said that Miss Zhuo was not in the house. They then searched every corner of the boat and found no trace of Miss Zhuo. A trace.”
Qi Ning frowned, wondering whether Zhuo Xianer was summoned to the palace by the emperor in the middle of the night? Longtai admired Zhuo Xianer's piano skills very much and secretly summoned him into the palace. However, it was the wedding period and the young emperor and the queen were inseparable. At this time, it was logically impossible to recruit a singer from the Qinhuai River. Ji enters the palace.
"No one on board knows the whereabouts of Miss Zhuo?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "Is there something missing?"
Qi Feng shook his head and said: "Except for Miss Zhuo, everything else was left on the ship. Yes, they also said that Miss Zhuo's body was well packed. It seems... Miss Zhuo didn't rest on the ship last night! "