Last night, Xiu Niang peeked into the Buddhist hall, but Qin Ning caught her and controlled her. However, the situation at Swing Yi was critical at that time, and Qi Ning had to take action, leaving Xiu Niang to save Swing Yi.
He originally thought that Xiu Niang would escape overnight since her whereabouts were exposed, but he did not expect that when he summoned the servants of the mansion in the morning, Xiu Niang would also be among the crowd.
Qi Ning was greatly surprised. For a moment, he really couldn't guess what Xiu Niang was thinking.
When I returned to my courtyard, I had just poured a glass of water when Xiu Niang's voice came from outside the door: "Master Marquis, slave... slave is here."
Qining turned to look over and saw that Xiu Niang had changed into a very ordinary dress. She was completely different from the hot and agile night woman last night. If he hadn't seen it in person last night, it would be hard for Qi Ning to believe that this soft-looking woman The frail woman was so agile and quick when she climbed the tree last night.
Qi Ning sat at the table, glanced at him, and said calmly: "Come in and talk."
Xiu Niang walked in lightly, hesitated, then turned around and closed the door. Qining thought to herself, you are really self-conscious. When he saw Xiu Niang walking next to him with his head lowered, looking very obedient, he thought for a moment. , then said: "Why don't you leave? You had the chance to leave last night."
Xiu Niang lowered her head, her pointed chin almost touching her plump breasts, and said in a very soft voice: "The Marquis didn't speak, I... I don't dare to leave."
"Oh?" Qi Ning looked Xiu Niang up and down. Because she was a beauty gifted by the Prime Minister of Eastern Qi, Qi Ning was very defensive from the beginning and did not get too close. At this time, he looked carefully and found that Xiu Niang's beauty was She is indeed not weak, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is one of the best, and the night clothes she wore last night made Qining appreciate the graceful curves of this woman.
If Xiu Niang's night-walking outfit looked sexy and sexy with undulating curves last night, then Xiu Niang now looked as charming as hibiscus emerging from clear water.
"If I ask you now why Prime Minister Linghu sent you to Jinyihou Mansion, will you still refuse to confess?" Qining looked at Xiuniang and asked.
Xiu Niang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly took out a sachet from her sleeve and presented it to Qi Ning. Qin Ning was startled, thinking that Xiu Niang suddenly took out the sachet and gave it to herself. Could it be that she wanted to use beauty on herself? Can't plan it? Frowning, Xiu Niang seemed to know that Qining had misunderstood, and said softly: "Master Marquis, there is something in the sachet, please take a look."
Qi Ning said "Oh", opened the sachet, and took out a rolled-up silk cloth. Qi Ning was very curious, and when he unfolded it, he found that the silk cloth was a little yellow and looked very old. There were actually two lines of words written on the silk cloth. He looked carefully and then he recognized that there were fourteen words written on it: "Toast a glass and invite the moon to discuss the history of Qing Dynasty, and the title of Marquis is being made three thousand miles away."
Qi Ning couldn't help but read it out softly, feeling even more suspicious in his heart. He looked at Xiu Niang and frowned and asked, "What does this mean? Is this... the handwriting of Prime Minister Linghu?"
Although it is only written on silk, the writing is very dynamic and bold.
Xiu Niang said: "The Prime Minister has told me that if the Marquis discovers me one day... I have other plans in the Marquis' Mansion, I can give this sachet to the Marquis."
Qining was confused and asked: "Give me the sachet? I don't understand."
"The Prime Minister said that the handwriting on this is his, but the poems are not his." Xiu Niang said softly, "The Prime Minister said that these two poems were written by a strange woman."
"A strange woman?"
"The Prime Minister and Mr. Zhuo from Qionglin Academy in Chu State are brothers." Xiu Niang said softly: "The Prime Minister was already an official in Qi State at that time, and he once secretly came to Chu State to meet Mr. Zhuo. It was also that time This time, the Prime Minister met that strange woman. The Prime Minister said that the woman was very smart. They had only been together for half an hour. The woman composed these two poems and gave them to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was shocked and wrote them on the spot. These two lines of poetry were written down and have survived to this day.”
Qi Ning was stunned, and Xiu Niang continued: "The Prime Minister asked the slave, if the Marquis wants to ask the woman's name, the slave only needs to say the four characters "Su Yi Zhu Xi".
"Plain clothes and Zhu Xun?" Qi Ning's face changed slightly. He looked at the silk cloth in his hand again and said in surprise: "It's... it's her!" Only then did he understand why Xiu Niang took out the silk cloth, but it turned out that The poem on the silk cloth was actually written by Liu Suyi. In this way, Linghu Xu, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, was also an old acquaintance of Liu Suyi.
Qining naturally understood what Xiu Niang said.
Linghu Xu secretly came to Chu State to meet Zhuo Qingyang, and his purpose was probably to persuade Zhuo Qingyang to go to Qi State as an official. It was also at that time that he met Liu Suyi, but it was less than half of the time. At that time, Liu Suyi saw the origin, and Linghu Xu admired Liu Suyi greatly.
Linghu Xu came to Chu State to poach people, so naturally he tried his best to hide his identity, but his identity was discovered by a girl's family, which also shows Liu Suyi's sharp eyes.
Qi Ning was amazed in her heart, thinking that Liu Suyi was really powerful. The people she had befriended back then were now all powerful people. What kind of charm did Liu Suyi have that would make all the big people fall in love with her? They all admired him.
Qi Ning pondered for a moment and then said: "The Prime Minister of Linghu asked you to tell me this because he wants to say that he has a relationship with... well, he has a relationship with the Jinyi Hou Mansion, so you want me to let you go?" He smiled faintly and said: "He is Would a powerful prime minister of a country really make such arrangements for you?"
Xiu Niang shook her head and said: "The Prime Minister just wanted to tell the Marquis that he sent his slaves here and had no intention of harming the Marquis. I hope this will not cause misunderstanding between the two countries."
"He is really good at planning." Qi Ning said with a smile: "I sent you to the Marquis Mansion to investigate and spy. Once discovered, I will take out this rag to explain." Qi Ning threw the silk cloth on the table: "By the way, did he arrange a way out for you? If you refused to confess, did he not think that I would kill you?"
However, Xiu Niang had already knelt on the ground and said: "My life or death is entirely at the discretion of the Marquis. I didn't leave, but came to ask for punishment."
"How do you want me to punish you?" Qining leaned forward slightly, a short distance away from Xiu Niang who was kneeling in front of him. "Kill you, or send you to the Shenhou Mansion?"
Xiu Niang hesitated for a moment and then said: "This slave has already taken the poison. If it takes half a stick of incense, the effect of the medicine will take effect. I don't need the Marquis to send it to the Shenhou Mansion, and I will already apologize."
Qi Ning was shocked and said in a voiceless voice: "Have you taken poison?" He grabbed Xiu Niang's shoulder and said sternly: "I didn't let you die, so you can't die."
"Master Hou...!" Xiu Niang raised her head and looked at Qining pitifully.
Qi Ning was thinking about whether to take Xiu Niang to Tang Nuo's place. He hesitated for a moment and felt that it was not appropriate to let too many people know about this matter. Without hesitation, he took the dagger and pricked his finger and used his own blood to remove it. Detoxifying Xiu Niang, his blood is immune to all poisons, so it shouldn't be difficult to remove the poison from Xiu Niang's body.
"Master Hou, what are you...?" Xiu Niang saw that Qining seemed to be about to prick her finger, so she raised her hand and grabbed Qining's wrist.
Qi Ning frowned and said: "Your crime is not worthy of death. I did not want you to die. In any case, you were just used by Linghu Xu and did not harm the Hou Mansion. After detoxification, you can fly away on your own."
"Master Marquis, the antidote... I have the antidote here." Xiu Niang raised her other hand with a pill in her palm, "The Prime Minister said that if the Marquis finds out one day, the Marquis will show mercy and spare this slave. Life, then... this slave can choose a new path."
"The antidote is in your hand?" Qining saw the pill in the palm of his hand and breathed a sigh of relief. He put away the cold blade, thinking that it would be better if the antidote was in her hand. I can't keep bleeding to save people every two days. Asked: "What do you mean by the new path?"
Xiu Niang said: "Master Marquis... If Master Hou allows this slave to take the antidote, then from now on, this slave will serve the Marquis wholeheartedly, no matter... no matter what the master has ordered, I will obey him, even if it means murder and arson, slave." Also obey the order of the Marquis."
"Oh?" Qining frowned and said, "You mean if I ask you to take the antidote, you will be loyal to me and obey my instructions?" Thinking that this is not a bad thing, I asked her to take the antidote first. Be loyal to me. If I ask Linghuxu about his motive for sending her here, wouldn't it be easy
Who knows, Xiu Niang said: "But if the Marquis wants me to take the antidote, there is... one condition!"
"Conditions?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "It's just your own life, but you still want to impose conditions on me?" He snorted coldly and asked, "What conditions?"
Xiu Niang said: "If the Marquis is willing to accept the allegiance of this slave, then Xiu Niang will forget all the things before, as if nothing ever happened before. Xiu Niang will not mention a word, the Marquis... and the Marquis will not want it either Just ask. If the Marquis agrees, after the slave takes the antidote, she will be the Marquis’s person from then on, and the Marquis will be Xiu Niang’s master!”
"Forgot what happened in the past?" Qi Ning was startled, and then sneered: "Xiu Niang, is this another trick of Prime Minister Linghu? If I agree, not only will you survive, but I will also abide by the agreement and never do it again. I’m asking you about past events, can you still complete the tasks assigned to you by Linghu Xu in the Hou Mansion?”
Xiu Niang shook her head and said: "Master Hou, I will never dare to deceive Master Hou. If Master Hou agrees, Xiu Niang will renounce everything in the past and will only be loyal to Master Hou in her life until the day she dies."
Qi Ning stretched out his hand, gently lifted Xiu Niang's pointed chin with one finger of his right hand, stared at Xiu Niang's hibiscus-like face, and said softly: "Then tell me, what kind of ability do you use to be loyal to me?"
Xiu Niang's eyes were clear and she said softly: "This slave can kill, follow, lie, and... what a woman should do!"
"Oh?" Qi Ning smiled softly: "Sure enough, it is still somewhat useful." He took the antidote from Xiu Niang's hand, took a look at it, and then said: "I can let you take the antidote, but there is a condition. , before taking the antidote, I only ask you one question, if what I say is right, you can take the antidote yourself, if not, then you can only wait to die."
Xiu Niang nodded obediently, and then Qi Ning asked: "Linghu Xu sent you to Jinyi Marquis Mansion to investigate the true cause of the Marquise's death and even obtain the things she left behind, right?"
Xiu Niang raised her arm, took the antidote from Qin Ning's palm, put it into her mouth, and knelt on the ground: "Slave Xiu Niang, I swear to be loyal to my master to the death!"