It was Master Ning's housekeeper who came over to invite Ning Ningqing over. This housekeeper is nearly fifty years old, not young, with a slight stubble on his face, white skin, some richness, and a stone moire purple sandalwood shirt, which probably makes people see that he is also a master of some status.

The butler's eyes were dark, his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes were a little unnaturally drooping, the flesh of his cheeks was also a little loose, and the corners of his mouth were skimmed downward, pulling out two long lines between the wings of his nose and the corners of his mouth. Look at this haggard appearance, it may be that he hasn't slept all night.

Ning Xia Qing also didn't sleep all night, and when she came to the living room in the early morning to see the housekeeper, she only felt that her steps were vain, and even a little slippery.

It's August 15th. I don't know if it was because she didn't sleep all night last night, Ning Xia Qing felt that it was a little too cold this morning, and a gust of cold wind swept on her face, like a knife, cold and painful.

Ning Xia Qing had just entered the living room, and before he could sit down, the housekeeper said unceremoniously: "The eldest lord wants to see Miss Xia Qing, Miss Xia Qing should take a trip." ”

Ningxia Qingdeng was a little angry, and even felt so angry that it was funny. Sure enough, it was the housekeeper of Master Ning's house, and Master Ning had a temper, pretending to be self-conscious, which was really disgusting.

Ningxia Qing said leisurely: "What? Did my Zi'er cause some trouble at the eldest master's place last night? ”

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Miss Xia Qing misunderstood, it's not Miss Xia Zi who caused any trouble......

"Since it wasn't Zi'er who caused ......trouble," Ning Xia Qing interrupted coldly: "Then why did the eldest master call me over so domineeringly?" I'm afraid that the eldest man has forgotten that since he beat my grandfather, my family has been self-reliant and has nothing to do with the clan. I'm not a dog raised by the big man, and the big man probably doesn't have the right to come and go as soon as I am called. ”

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, his face was blue and white, obviously choked and had nothing to say, and it took a long time to change his tone and repeat: "The eldest lord asked Miss Xia Qing to go over to talk, and bothered Miss Xia Qing to go." ”

Ning Ningqing's anger had not subsided, and besides, she was too lazy to talk to Master Ning, so she picked up the tea cup on the table and tasted a sip of the hot tea that Cuiyu had just served, and replied indifferently: "The eldest master has always been high, what can you say to me?" ”

Ning Xia Qing paused for a moment, and deliberately sarcastically said: "Could it be that the eldest lord is reading that it is the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and he plans to invite me to talk about my relatives?" Then you can go back and bring a message to the eldest master now, and say that I understand his kindness. ”

The housekeeper was choked again, the expression on his face became more and more solemn, and he said unhappily: "Miss Xia Qing doesn't have to talk about him left and right, you should know, why did the eldest master want you to come over?" ”

Ning Ningqing's eyes glanced at him coldly, and he made up his mind and didn't know: "You say, why did the eldest master want me to go over?" ”

The housekeeper said with a gloomy face: "What happened in Wanyanfang last night, Miss Xia Qing don't say that she doesn't know!" ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at the housekeeper, suddenly smiled, and said sarcastically: "Don't say that I am a girl who has not left the cabinet, even if I am a wife, I will never set foot in a place like Wan Yanfang." If you come to me to ask me about the matter of Wan Yanfang, I will ask you-"

Ning Ningqing's eyes suddenly became extremely cold: "——Are you deliberately humiliating me?" ”

"You ......" The housekeeper was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he couldn't go back, so he had to say patiently: "Miss Xia Qing is really clever and eloquent, but I am not here to quarrel with Miss Xia Qing today. ”

The housekeeper showed a confident expression holding the hole card at this moment and said: "There was an accident in Wanyanfang last night, and the incident is next to Wanhe Lake, in the position next to the Hefeng Pavilion. And Miss Xia Qing was also in the Hefeng Pavilion last night, so she can't say that she has nothing to do with that, right? In this case, Miss Xia Qing should not argue and take a trip. ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled even more happily, and asked rhetorically: "Yesterday there was a business banquet in the Hefeng Pavilion, and there were dozens of businessmen from the local and foreign places, not counting the other guests in the Hefeng Pavilion. Could it be that everyone in the Hefeng Pavilion last night had something to do with what you said? ”

Ning Xia Qing said calmly: "The eldest lord wants me to go over, and I can't go." In this way, if the eldest lord invited all the people who were in the Hefeng Pavilion last night to the Ning family's old mansion, I, as one of the guests of the Hefeng Pavilion last night, could also make a trip. ”

The housekeeper was so angry that he was smoking, and he wanted to say anything more, but Ning Ningqing had already coldly said "send off", and then, under Ah Zheng's "escort", the housekeeper was "invited" out of Huacaiyuan.

When the housekeeper replied to Master Ning, he almost didn't make Master Ning so angry that he fainted on the spot! Master Ning didn't expect that a mere Ningxia Qing would dare not listen to his orders?! How dare you refuse to come forward?!

Master Ning has already roughly calculated, according to the time when Ningxia Qing came to pick up Ningxia Zi, at the time of the accident, Ningxia Qing should still be in the Hefeng Pavilion, in this case, it is impossible for Ningxia Qing not to know what is happening in the Hefeng Pavilion, but when the housekeeper went to ask, he pretended to know nothing! It's infuriating!

And the housekeeper clearly mentioned that there was an accident in the place next to the Hefeng Pavilion, but Ning Xia Qing didn't ask curiously what happened, it can be seen that Ning Xia Qing actually knew what was going on, but he deliberately pretended to be stupid, pretending not to know that Ning Zhiheng was now in prison. This little hoof is really infuriating!

Ning Xia Qing knew what was going on but pretended to be stupid, it seems that Ning Xia Qing has made up his mind to stay out of the matter!

Master Ning had clearly sent someone to the Hefeng Pavilion to inquire, and the shopkeeper of the Hefeng Pavilion said that Ningxia Qing was originally in the wing room next to Wanhe Lake, but suddenly disappeared, so suspicious, it must have something to do with last night's incident! She not only knew what was going on, but it was also closely related to the matter, but she was so pushy!

Master Ning sat on the chair, holding his head that was almost unbearable, he didn't sleep all night last night, and at this moment he was angry with Ningxia Qing, and Master Ning was getting more and more headaches.

Speaking of last night, it really tired his old bones enough.

At that time, he was still entertaining guests, and he was so busy that he hit the back of his head, and the people of the Qi family came to the door, one by one, they were filled with righteous indignation, and asked the Ning family to give an explanation, and Master Ning had to deal with the angry Qi family while preventing this from disturbing the guests who had not left. And the people of the Qi family haven't left yet, Ning Yongjing came to Lord Ning to save Ning Zhiheng again.

Master Ning had to take time out to deal with Ning Yongjing for a long time, which was really annoying. In fact, even if Ning Yongjing didn't come, Master Ning would not ignore Ning Zhiheng, not because of any relatives' affection, but because if the charge really fell on Ning Zhiheng, everyone in the Ning family couldn't please him, including Master Ning himself!

As for Tan Wenshi, who also gave Master Ning a headache last night? has long been left behind by Master Ning, and Master Ning has no time to deal with Tan Wenshi now.

I heard from the housekeeper that Master Ning San later called a lot of people from his mansion to arrest Tan Wenshi, who had escaped. However, at that moment, the Qi family came to the door vigorously, and after the patriarch heard about this, he immediately asked the people gathered by Master Ning to help Master Ning stabilize the Qi family.

Master Ning knew that Master Ning San must be angry enough, the person he wanted to arrest was not caught, and he helped Master Ning to deal with the aftermath in vain.

Ning Yongjing held his hands on the side, spat angrily, and cursed viciously: "That damn stinky girl, how dare you disobey the old man, she didn't dare to come when the old man invited her over?" Hmph, if something really happens to Zhiheng, I will definitely ask that damn stinky girl to give Zhiheng his life! ”

Master Ning glanced over and said angrily: "If you really have the ability to make that girl resist, then I really misjudged you before!" ”

Ning Yongjing was choked up, and he didn't dare to refute, so he had to curse Ning Ningqing a few words with his sleeves, and then stood up uneasily and said, "No, I have to go and get that girl over and ask about it!" I'll go over and get her personally! If she still refuses to come, I'll have to pull her by the collar! ”

Seeing that Ning Yongjing was really going to rush out to find Ning Xia Qing, Master Ning hurriedly stopped, hated iron and steel, and said, "Are you good at being that girl?" If you rush over like this, I'm afraid that not only will you not be able to bring her back, but you will also have to be beaten out by the people on her side! Have you forgotten that she hijacked you from Baoluo Zhuang to me? ”

"But......" Ning Yongjing stretched out his hands, he had no idea, and said in a panic: "But, Zhiheng is still in prison!" I don't know how those officers and soldiers treated him, they will definitely not give him good food and drink, and maybe they will be tortured! As soon as I think about it, I ...... I can't wait for Zhiheng to suffer! ”

Master Ning glanced at Ning Yongjing, who was incoherent, in disgust, and didn't bother to pay attention. Ning Yongjing suddenly clapped his hands, and said fiercely: "I must drag that girl over and let her explain what is going on!" If she doesn't come, I'll ...... I went to the government to sue her, and I said that she was the one who killed the murderer! ”

Master Ning was so angry that he threw a teacup at Ning Yongjing and scolded: "You have empty mouths and white teeth, can the government believe you?" Tell me, what evidence can you show to prove that she was the one who killed the killer? ”

"I, I, I ......" Ning Yongjing "me" for a long time, and finally held back a sentence: "I'm going to tell the government that Ning Xia Qing sneakily escaped from the Hefeng Pavilion last night, and his appearance is suspicious, it must be related to the murder, let the government investigate this matter!" ”

"You dare?!" As soon as Ning Yongjing's words fell, an angry roar suddenly came from outside the house.

Master Ning and Ning Yongjing were both stunned, and when they looked out, they saw the old patriarch with pale hair striding in, and said with hatred: "You are really bold now, you still dare to do things that are framed, and you actually want to frame your relatives of the same clan, is it because I, the patriarch, is dead?!" ”

Master Ning was so frightened that he hurriedly got up to welcome the patriarch to sit on the main seat, and said in a panic: "I didn't want to frame that girl, the words were said by the fifth child, and it has nothing to do with me...... And the fifth is just a angry word, he won't really do this, don't you say the fifth? ”

Master Ning desperately glanced at Ning Yongjing, and Ning Yongjing hurriedly followed Master Ning's words and said, "Yes, I, I'm just angry for a while, how could I really frame my juniors......"

The patriarch snorted coldly, and said gloomily: "This kind of face-to-face and behind-the-scenes words, you should say less in front of me in the future, I am old, I don't want to worry about you, your little care, I just turn a blind eye, it doesn't mean that I am old and confused!" ”

Master Ning and Ning Yongjing looked at each other, and they didn't dare to speak casually. At this time, the patriarch asked, "What about the third child?" Why didn't the third child come over to discuss with you? The patriarch glanced at Ning Yongjing, and said unhappily: "Don't call the third child over, but let the fifth child, who has no ability, come up with ideas here?!" ”

Master Ning hurriedly explained: "It's not that I don't call the third child, it's that the third child refuses to come." He, he, he also tossed until the second half of the night yesterday, and then went back to rest, I just asked someone to call him, but the housekeeper on his side said that the third child was just sick, and he was tired last night, and now he is resting, and he may not be able to come today. ”

"Patriarch, the third master doesn't care about me, you can't ignore my son!" Ning Yongjing knelt down when he arrived, crying and begging.

"Get up first! What does it look like to cry and shout?! The patriarch glanced at Ning Yongjing with disgust, said unhappily, and then stopped caring about Ning Yongjing, but looked at Master Ning and asked, "What do you have in mind?" ”

Master Ning hurriedly replied: "I'm thinking, I have to send someone to take a look at Zhiheng in the prison first, and ask what the situation was last night, but I've already gone through the relationship, but I can't stuff people into the prison, it seems that the government is really determined to punish this matter." And the Qi family must be in a relationship......"

As soon as Ning Yongjing heard this, he was about to wail again, and was glared back by the patriarch.

The patriarch looked at Master Ning, and Master Ning continued: "I pondered, if Zhiheng continues to stay in prison, in case the government is beaten up and the two cases are placed on Zhiheng's head, we will be finished, so we have to save Zhiheng first." ”

Master Ning pinched his beard and pretended to be shrewd: "The reason why Zhiheng was locked up was because of the matter of beating Qi Kaifeng. Therefore, I pondered, if I can let the young girl come out to testify and prove that it was Qi Kaifeng who hit people first, Zhiheng just had no choice but to fight back, and the government might be able to release Zhiheng. ”

The patriarch blew his beard angrily and glared: "This is the bad idea you came up with?" What kind of character is Ning Zhiheng, will he start beating people first, don't you know in your heart? Do you want the young girl to stand up and perjury for Ning Zhiheng alone? Are you stupid to be a young girl, or are you stupid to be an official? ”

Master Ning hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This is the case, many people have seen that it was Zhi Heng who rushed into Qi Kaifeng's house, but what happened after Zhi Heng rushed in, few people saw it, so no one will stand up and testify that Zhi Heng did it first." ”

Seeing that the patriarch didn't seem to be as angry as just now, Master Ning hurriedly continued: "And I heard from the shopkeeper of the Hefeng Pavilion that the green girl was nearby when the incident happened, so as long as the green girl stood up and spoke, the government might still believe it." ”

The patriarch couldn't help but be silent for a moment, obviously starting to think.

If this situation is really like what Master Ning said, as long as Ning Xia Qing stands up and testifies, there are not many people who can refute what Ning Ning Qing said, and it may really be feasible.

After all, Ning Xia Qing and Ning Zhiheng are cousins, and the government can't directly accept Ning Ningqing's testimony for the sake of this level of kinship, but Ning Ningqing's testimony can always be regarded as a possible evidence in Ning Zhiheng's favor, which is better than the Ning family doing nothing, and it is better for the Qi family to pour dirty water on Ning Zhiheng.

Ning Yongjing saw that the patriarch was silent, and immediately rushed to the patriarch's feet, kneeling and begging: "Now in this situation, I can only let that girl come out to testify!" However, the eldest master has already gone to invite, but the girl doesn't think about family affection at all, and she doesn't care about Zhiheng's life or death. Patriarch, now you can only send someone to invite you to talk about that girl! ”

The patriarch muttered, "I can indeed ask her to come over, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to ask her to agree to perjury......

"It's not perjury, it's not perjury...... Seeing that the patriarch was relieved, Ning Yongjing hurriedly said: "Although Zhiheng, although he is a little unprofessional, he will definitely not beat people first. The patriarch doesn't need to ask the girl to give perjury, he just needs to convince the girl to tell the truth! ”

The patriarch kicked Ning Yongjing away and said unhappily: "If you really believe such bluffing words in your mouth, you can go and tell the county master yourself, and see if the county master believes your son's innocence!" ”

Ning Yongjing had nothing to say when he landed.

The patriarch gave Master Ning a look, and Master Ning willingly asked people to step forward and pull aside Ning Yongjing, who was not sober in his mind and was messing around.

The patriarch asked Master Ning: "You said you can't stuff people in to see Ning Zhiheng?" ”

"Yes." Master Ning said: "I have gone through the relationship last night, but it has not come to fruition, I, I will try again today." Master Ning glanced at the patriarch and said, "Dad's connections are much wider than mine, I don't know if I can work for your old man......"

The patriarch glanced at Master Ning, and the look in his eyes couldn't tell if he was displeased, and when Lord Ning saw this, he hurriedly changed the topic: "That, that...... This can be said again, but the girl also asked her father to mediate, Zhi Heng is her cousin in the end, she can't really watch Zhi Heng die......"

The patriarch snorted coldly and said, "Let me intervene to mediate?" Do you think that if I say a word, the girl will listen to me? That girl is so shrewd, if you don't allow her great benefits, she will agree to give false testimony in front of the government on your behalf? ”

Master Ning was stunned, looked at the old patriarch, and immediately understood, and the look in his eyes was almost pleading.