Not as deep as the sycamore of the Qin Mansion, the Lixing Tower in the General's Mansion is facing the crystal pool. The fragrance of flowers and birds, stepping through the morning light, has fallen to the ears.

was already heavy and shallow, but the morning bird chirped a few times, and Qin Nanxi woke up. Situ Yi is used to getting up early to practice martial arts, and he is no longer in the room.

The little girl outside the room heard the sound and quietly pushed the door in, but saw that Qin Nanxi had finished washing herself and was sitting in front of the dressing table. She was dressed in plain clothes, her head was full of green silk and only a simple bun, and her sideburns were still hairpinned with a pair of plain white flowers.

"Has the general taken any medicine?" Qin Nanxi heard the footsteps of the squirrel, and while asking, he opened the medicine box with his hand and counted the small pills in the medicine box carefully. In filial piety, he unintentionally smeared grease and powder, but Situ Yi's medicine was careless.

The little girl who had just turned into the curtain heard her ask, and her expression was slightly stunned. After a while, he blushed and muttered: "Mrs. Hui, slave, no, I don't know." ”

Qin Nanxi looked at the little girl's unfamiliar face from the bronze mirror, slightly surprised, and then said in a kind voice: "It's okay, you don't have to be afraid." I just asked casually, and I always took care of the general's medicine myself. It's just that you look very raw, what about the little leaves in this room? ”

This general's mansion was rebuilt from the original Changping County Palace, and the time for the construction of the mansion was very short. Mr. and Mrs. Szeto have moved in not long ago. And Qin Nanxi is filial piety, and all his thoughts are on his deceased father's last manuscript. Therefore, they are neither powerless nor willing to pay attention to the miscellaneous affairs of their own house.

Situ Yi was not good at taking care of these trivial matters, so he simply handed over all the big and small matters in the house to the housekeeper Ye Fu to take care of. This Ye Fu was originally the son of a family who grew up in this county king's mansion, and he was originally a middle-class family member in the county king's mansion period. Situ Yi promoted him, and he took care of the affairs of the house, which was also familiar, and it also made the couple very worry-free.

Xiao Ye'er is Ye Fu's daughter, since Qin Nanxi married into the General's Mansion, her daily life has been taken care of by Xiao Ye'er, and today she suddenly saw a different person, she didn't feel a little surprised.

The little girl put the copper basin in her hand on the basin rack, turned around and knelt at Qin Nanxi's feet, bowed her head and said respectfully: "Mrs. Hui, Sister Ye'er is sick and is raising it behind." Steward Ye said that the lady's daily life will be served by slaves and maids in the future. The slave maid is called Wen'er, and she is also the son of the family in this house. The slave will serve the lady with all her heart! So saying, he bent down and bowed.

Qin Nanxi lowered her hand to help her up, and said softly: "Since Ye Er is sick, let Steward Ye find a doctor for her, don't drag it out, it's not good to fall into the root of the disease." My affairs here are not complicated, you just need to be dedicated to your daily life. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and gently pinched a pill from the box, put it in the small lacquer box he carried, and said, "I'll go to see the general in the courtyard, you don't have to come with me." With that, he got up and went downstairs with his skirt up.

Xiao Wen'er leaned over to send off, and saw Qin Nanxi Shi Ran go downstairs and disappeared, so she got up tremblingly, quietly walked to the medicine box on her dressing table, clicked, and opened the box......

Turn around the floating pavilion and then go south about two shots away, is a purple bamboo forest in the garden, the purple bamboo in the forest is secluded, the flowing water is murmuring, very quiet. Situ Yi has been practicing martial arts in this forest since he entered the mansion, and at this hour, he should be in the forest.

However, because of the secluded path, the sound of gurgling water gradually deepened, but Qin Nanxi did not hear the familiar sound of the long sword breaking through the air, but heard the whispering of human voices.

"I'm practicing swords alone, and I'm still talking to myself!" Qin Nanxi shook his head with a slight smile, and was just about to turn out of the bamboo shadow, when he suddenly heard Situ Yi say in a deep voice: "This matter must be top secret, and Ruoqing must not be aware of it!" ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Qin Nanxi was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly stopped her steps. Instinctively dodged back, from the dense leaf gap, she clearly saw Situ Yi standing on his back with his hands behind him, his whole body was refreshing, and he didn't look like after practicing swords on weekdays. A long sword, still hidden deep in its sheath, rests beside him. Behind him, a young man in a blue blue cloth shirt and a capablely dressed man stood respectfully.

"General, in that abandoned mine cave in Xishan, weapons are indeed being crafted. Looking at the shape of those arrows and crossbows, they are very similar to the strong crossbows of the Northern Army! The young man looked worried, and then looked at Situ Yi's frowning brow.

"Find a way to send someone into the mine and see what the hell is going on." Situ Yi said coldly, and the fist behind him subconsciously clenched fiercely, "The work diagram of the strong crossbow has only been seen by me, Ruoqing and a few craftsmen on the Beijun Mine. The crossbow has a peculiar structure and should not be easily imitated. Send a clever one to see how the drawings are flowing out. ”

"Yes," the young man promised, but a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. The piles and piles in front of him seemed to him to be directed at Liu Qi, but Situ Yi seemed to be reluctant to let go and let them investigate Liu Qi thoroughly.

Bai Yuwei has verified that the mysterious flying pigeon transmission to the south of the Yangtze River actually fell in the abandoned mine cave of Xishan, and crossbow arrows are still being made in this mine.

Since confirming this fact, this young but well-trained White Feather Guard has almost concluded that the only person who can get a strong crossbow diagram from Situ Yi's side and have the ability to accumulate a large amount of wealth and quietly transfer his wealth to Jiangnan is Liu Qi.

Over the years, Liu Qi smuggled Yunze Lake salt and pig iron on the pretext of supplementing the military quarters of the Northern Army, and thus made friends with many wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River and people in the rivers and lakes. Situ Yi has always acquiesced in these things.

The Great Chu was established only for a few decades, the treasury was in deficit, and there were years of conquest during the period of the first emperor. As a result, the salaries allocated by the Ministry of War are stretched thin. As a last resort, all the envoys of the provinces are using not very bright methods to find money to supplement the military.

The only difference is that some people take advantage of this to enrich their own pockets, but Situ Yi is dedicated to his subordinates. After all, the border is cold and hard, and the soldiers are extremely hard, in order to make the soldiers feel at ease, he has never objected to Liu Qi using these illegal ways to make money.

And these improper riches not only made his northern army warm and rich at the time of Chengping, but also saved his secret camp at a critical juncture, supporting Bai Yuwei, who had lost the support of the prince. Therefore, for this, he was even grateful to Liu Qi, but he never expected that Liu Qi would be able to use this business to build his own strength.

Liu Qi did this for fear of a major event, and the relationship between him and that secret identity seemed to be getting closer and closer......

However, Situ Yi did not let go easily, firstly, because deep in his heart, he always did not want to believe that Liu Qi was Su Xu or Qi Hui, and secondly, because this matter involved a lot and could not be easily dealt with.

With a long sigh, Situ Yi turned around, looked at the young guard, and said, "The Cuiwei Mountain fire is only thirteen years ago, and there must be surviving insiders and clues to be checked. Zhou Qi is there, I will ask in person. In short, before the truth is revealed, don't make any speculation about Ruoqing's connection with this matter! ”

Qin Nanxi, who was behind the bamboo shadow, heard his words, like thunder, and completely froze. Thirteen years ago, she was the party involved in the Cuiwei Mountain fire! Zhou Qi killed Mr. Su, she saw it with her own eyes, Situ Yi obviously knew these things, why did she send someone to investigate? And Liu Qi, what does it have to do with this?

was full of fog and churning, Qin Nanxi saw the bamboo shadow, the guard looked cramped, bowed his head and said, "Yes, subordinates obey orders!" ”

Situ Yi saw his speculation, but he did not accuse, only warned him not to speculate in vain. This actually shows that Situ Yi himself is also full of doubts about this matter. For Liu Qi, he was also cautious and full of doubts.

"Go down!" Situ Yi said softly, and the hands clasped behind him were weakly loosened. Things seemed to be going in a direction he didn't want to see, and he was feeling haggard, but he couldn't get away......

"Yes!" The young guard stepped forward and bowed. After taking a few steps back, he turned around and flashed, and the figure jumped over the bamboo tops and disappeared without a trace.

Qin Nanxi looked at the shaking of the bamboo tip in the distance, and suddenly understood that this guard was one of Situ Yi's secret guards she had seen in Tongguan Mountain.

Looking at her husband's tall, thin and sturdy back in the distance, Qin Nanxi suddenly felt a little strange.