Ning Que was walking in the direction of the gate of Ning Mansion, and when he arrived, the gate was still tightly closed, but the noise outside the door had already crossed the fence and reached his ears one after another.

The slave who ordered the gate to open the door, Ning Que stepped out of the threshold of Ning Mansion, and with his appearance, the noise decreased a lot. At this time, there were two rows of officers and soldiers standing neatly at the door, all of them looking ready to rush in at any time. Standing in the middle of the two officers and soldiers with his back to Ning Que, he thought that he should be the leader of the officers and soldiers, and when he heard Ning Que come out, he turned around, and a pair of not very outstanding eyebrows flashed a trace of shrewdness, it was Cai Tingzhi.

"Ning Shizi, you are finally willing to come out!" Cai Tingzhi spoke first, and there was a hint of blame in his tone.

Looking at Cai Tingzhi, who was still as arrogant and rude as ever, Ning Que smiled faintly and replied: "Ning Que only knew that Cai Gongzi had come to the cold house, and he immediately rushed out, how dare he be a little lazy." I just don't know what it means for Cai Gongzi to bring so many officers and soldiers? Although he was in a bit of a hurry just now, he still spoke calmly and did not change his style.

"Then I won't talk nonsense with you, this time I was ordered to arrest the imperial court criminals, we received news that the fugitives are hiding somewhere in Dongli, according to the custom, every corner of Dongli must be searched, and Ningfu is no exception. I'm just here to say hello to Ning Shizi now, and I hope Ning Shizi will understand and cooperate with my work! Cai Tingzhi has never spoken like this, compared to his father, he is still a little inferior, less calculating, this is also his consistent style.

"Of course, it's just that Ning Que doesn't understand a little, Cai Gongzi has always managed the affairs of various academic schools in Guozijian, when did he put pen to paper to chase down fugitives from Rongdang, or did Cai Gongzi automatically ask for help?" There was a hint of mockery in Ning Que's tone.

He didn't understand that in ancient times, the status of civil officials of the same official character had always been higher than that of military attachés, let alone the Chongye Dynasty, which admired literature and did not worship martial arts. Cai Tingzhi previously served as a secretary in Guozijian, second only to Cai Ye in status, how can he be said to be a civil official from the second grade, how could he be sent to arrest fugitives for no reason? I don't know how many levels the official has been demoted. Could it really be that he asked for help on his own, and this trip has another purpose?

Cai Tingzhi didn't think much of Ning Que's words, but replied coldly: "The fugitives to be arrested are the remnants of Danqing Palace, Danqing Palace has been taken over by our Cai family before, and now there are such thieves in the palace who dare to assassinate the emperor, of course, as a member of the Cai family, I have the responsibility to arrest them and bring them to justice." As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced at Ning Que, for fear that he would say something more, so he had to add: "Of course, I also believe that Ning Gongzi will never harbor fugitives or condone his subordinates to do so, but the fugitives are quite cunning, and you don't know if they abscond, and we are only searching to ensure Ning Gongzi's safety!" ”

These words are grandiose, he himself is also an obligatory look, it sounds really like that, Ning Que didn't know how to refute it for a while, it seems that this time it is not possible to let them search, the last time the emperor entrusted him to search the city, he can still cheat and search his mansion casually, and use the excuse that Beiyuan is a forbidden place not to let him search, now is he sending others to search, or Cai Tingzhi, who has always been arrogant and never gives face to anyone, it seems that it is impossible for his mansion not to be dug into the ground.

Thinking of this, Ning Que replied: "I understand what Cai Gongzi said, you are just acting on orders, I will not obstruct it, and those who are clear are self-purifying, I Ning Que will never harbor fugitives, as for what you said that they absconded by themselves, I don't know, wait for the next search!" Then he ordered the door to be opened and let them in.

Cai Tingzhi saw that Ning Que was also quite cooperative, so he didn't say anything, he walked to the front of the team, and then waved his hand to let the officers and soldiers follow him in. When passing by Ning Que, Cai Tingzhi's footsteps paused, and when he turned his head to meet Ning Que's eyes, Ning Que still smiled as faintly as a breeze. Cai Tingzhi was noncommittal, turned his head and stopped looking, and entered the Ning Mansion with the officers and soldiers. Ning Que also followed.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Cai Tingzhi immediately followed the road map provided by Ning Que and asked the officers and soldiers to start searching in several ways. The huge Ning Mansion suddenly seemed to be entered by a devil, and chickens and dogs jumped everywhere. They are really not polite at all, they should be turned over, they should be searched, they searched any corner where they thought it might be Tibetan, and what kind of subordinates were really taught by the master, and there was no one in Cai Tingzhi's eyes. Although Ning Que is generous, he has always had high requirements for the cleanliness of his mansion, and it is not a good feeling to be treated so rudely by them to tidy up and clean up his things wholeheartedly.

Their Ning family has always disliked fighting for something, so in the eyes of outsiders, it is just like that, so unremarkable that Cai Tingzhi doesn't let him go at all.

On the other side, Lu Hui, who didn't know the situation at all, followed the direction pointed by Ning Que and searched all the way to the back mountain. In her impression, isn't the courtyard the kind of leisure resort exclusive to the powerful families with elegant names, small bridges and flowing water, and pavilions and water pavilions hidden among the pines and cypresses, and this back mountain is not like the other courtyard at all, more like an abandoned mountain forest. Lu Hui was a little skeptical that he had made a mistake, but Ning Que was clearly referring to this place.

But even with his doubts, he continued along the only path that led to the back mountain, and soon entered the forest. The forest is very dense, covering the sky and the sun, and the ground is also overgrown with weeds, now is spring, it is the time for all things to recover, all kinds of snakes, insects, rats, ants, birds and animals have begun to slowly wake up after a long hibernation, and Green Hui is vigilantly observing the surroundings while walking, for fear of being suddenly attacked. The feet are stepping on the rotten leaves and branches that have accumulated in winter, and from time to time there is a creaking sound, and the heart of the green club is hairy when I hear it. And I don't know if it's because the forest is too dense and the fresh air can't penetrate in, and Luhui begins to feel a little depressed.

What the hell is this place, could it be that Ning Que deliberately played a joke with her to trick her here. But thinking that the tone of what he had just said was not like that, then what did he let her come here for? Lu Hui suddenly remembered what he had said to Ning Yu before, now that the officers and soldiers outside are looking for her in full swing, it can't be that they have found Ning Mansion, right? Thinking about it this way, it became reasonable for Ning Que to let her come here, maybe let her come here to hide first. And there were other people at the time, so it's not convenient to say it directly.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is the case, if this is the case, then Chaoyan and them are not very dangerous? They are still in Beiyuan, and Ning Que has let her come to the back mountain, presumably Beiyuan is also unsafe. Thinking of this, Green Hui's heart began to feel uneasy, no, she had to go back and inform them. So she turned back the way she came, and only after a few steps, she heard what seemed to be someone talking, and the footsteps of Suosuo, the sound was not loud, but it was very clear in the silence of the mountain forest.

Green Hui hurriedly ducked behind the bushes on the side, and only when her entire body was covered did she look vigilantly in the direction where the sound came from. After a while, the sound of clothes rubbing against weeds sounded, and then the speckled colors came into view, and those people walked in her direction, because the weeds were overgrown, and Lu Hui couldn't see their appearance clearly, until they walked not far in front of them, only to know that it was Chaoyan and Yun'er, and the three of them.

Green Hui immediately stood up from the grass with a "poof", Chao Yan first found Green Hui, first surprised, and then smiled: "Young master!" You're really here! The other two also looked at it.

Lu Hui was obviously very happy, but he didn't expect to meet them here, and happily replied, "Ning Shizi asked you to come here, right?" ”

"Yes, he said that the officers and soldiers are searching us, let's come here first to take refuge!" Yun'er also interjected.

It seems that she guessed correctly, Ning Que is also righteous enough, he could have stood by and watched. But can you really hide from this back mountain? Green Hui looked around, a little worried. However, Ning Que must have his reasons for doing things, so let's explore it first and see if there is any place to hide.

Thinking of this, Green Hui said: "Then let's find a hidden place to avoid the limelight without further ado!" ”

All three nodded at the same time. Lu Hui just wanted to leave, but he felt that his body was a little soft, shaky, his chest was getting more and more stuffy, and his head was a little dizzy, and he didn't care about it just now.

Chao Yan was startled, and hurriedly came over to support Lu Hui, and then seemed to think of something, and asked with a condensed face: "Young master, did Ning Shizi give you a pill to relieve the miasma in the forest, your symptoms should be caused by inhaling too much miasma!" ”

"Pills"? Could it be the "sobering pill"? Lu Hui hurriedly groped his body, found the pill, handed it to Chao Yan, and said weakly: "He gave me this before leaving, I think it should be the medicine you said about relieving miasma!" ”

Chao Yan looked at it slightly, nodded and said, "That's it, young master, you hurry up and take it!" ”

Lu Hui just wanted to put the pill in his mouth, but suddenly turned his head to look at the three of them and asked, "What about you, have you all taken the antidote!" ”

The three of them nodded at the same time, and Lu Hui swallowed the pill with confidence, and said after relieving himself: "I didn't expect the miasma in this forest to be so terrifying, and it is really no different from poisoning!" ”

"This miasma is poisonous gas, fortunately, Ning Shizi told us about it before we left, and asked us all to take the antidote in advance, otherwise it is really possible to be poisoned and die!" Ning Shuang said with a serious face.

Indeed, this miasma is poisonous gas, Green Hui has seen it when reading books before, it is easy to occur between the mountains and forests with high temperature and humidity, and it is essentially the turbid poisonous gas produced after the death and decay of animals and plants, the climate of Dongli is humid, and it coincides with the turn of spring and summer, the rain is scorching, and the damp heat is steamed, although it is not very serious, but it is enough to make people sick.

After taking the pill, Lu Hui's body gradually returned to normal, and his strength slowly returned, so without further ado, finding a hidden place to hide was the top priority, after all, this forest could not stay for a long time, and they had to leave here before the effect of the medicine was lost. (To be continued.) )