After the abbot called Ning Xia Qing in, he asked Gu Xuesong, Guan Qi, and Cuiyu to leave, leaving only Ning Xia Qing to speak alone.

Ning Xia Qing stood behind the abbot, his legs were still trembling uncontrollably, and his back to Ning Xia Qing was a thin monk in a green robe, this monk was already quite old, and the few sparse long whiskers were already completely white.

Seeing that the abbot didn't speak, Ning Xia Qing gradually lost his breath, and pleaded a little impetuously: "Master, would you like to help me?" ”

The abbot's voice sounded a little old, and he asked Ning Xia Qing: "Does the female benefactor know, why am I willing to see you?" ”

Ningxia Qing didn't know what to say.

Gu Xuesong had said before that the abbot didn't agree to what she wanted, but he didn't say that the abbot wanted to drive her away, so she felt that the abbot was actually hesitating in her heart, but she didn't know why the abbot was hesitating. But looking at the abbot's appearance of seeing through the red dust like this, it doesn't seem to be like this.

She was stunned for a moment, and finally whispered tentatively, "Because...... The abbot actually wanted to see me, to see what it was like to be a person who had died once and then came back to life. ”

The abbot let out a few vicissitudes of laughter, obviously not surprised by what Ning Xia Qing said.

She knew it.

The abbot once served as Taishi Ling, perhaps, the abbot has long known that Ningxia Qing is a person who should not exist.

She suddenly felt completely seen through. Her secret, which no one knew, was now exposed in this meditation room. All the scheming and victories after her rebirth were also clearly guessed by the abbot.

She suddenly understood that all her words were meaningless, so she breathed a sigh of relief and asked calmly, "Master, can you save my husband?" ”

"I haven't figured it out yet." The abbot replied quickly and honestly.

Ning Ningqing asked, "What is the master hesitating about?" ”

The old abbot said with a little childish curiosity: "According to the old man, since the female benefactor has stepped through the Yin and Yang Gate and picked up a life, she will inevitably have to pay a price, perhaps this price is that someone has to repay this life for the female benefactor." ”

Ning Xia Qing was about to cry suddenly: "The master is saying that my husband will die because of this dark providence?" ”

The abbot shook his head and said with a little hesitation: "The old man can't say it well. In a situation like the female benefactor, the old man has seen it for the first time, and he has never heard of it, so he can't be sure of anything, the old man just thinks that cause and effect have a part, maybe it is really a life for a life. ”

One Life...... For a life...... Could it be that Ah Zheng will die because of her?

"However, you are lucky, female benefactor." The abbot spoke suddenly.

Ningxiaqing, who was full of tears, looked at the abbot's back in confusion, not knowing what the abbot meant.

The abbot smiled: "It is precisely because the old man has never seen such a once-in-a-lifetime miracle, so he is very willing to participate in it." I am old, I don't have much time left, if I can try to change the will of heaven before I die, it is also a funny thing, if I can do it, it will be good, if not, I have tried anyway, and I will not have regrets when I wait for a hundred years. ”

Ningxia Qing was stunned for a while.

What does the abbot mean by that he promised her?

"The old man will leave as soon as possible, the female donor will go back, the old man will not send off guests." As he spoke, the abbot stood up slowly on the ground, and then walked into the inner courtyard of the meditation room, never to come out again.

After many days, Ningxia Qing finally returned to Huacaiyuan, she just walked into the door of Huacaiyuan, and actually saw a familiar figure picking materials in Huacaiyuan.

She didn't expect that Mrs. Gu would come over in person.

Mrs. Gu was hesitating in front of a few Tianxiang silks, heard the movement at the door, turned her head and saw Ning Ningqing, Mrs. Gu immediately smiled and nodded: "I heard that Ning Dangjia is not at home, I thought I wouldn't see Ning Dangjia today, but I didn't expect Ning Dangjia to come back at this time, it's really a coincidence." ”

Ning Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, remembering that she had stimulated Gu Xuesong before, but Mrs. Gu had pleaded with Gu Xuesong for herself with virtue, so she immediately showed a slightly guilty smile and greeted: "Is Mrs. Gu here to pick up the material?" ”

"yes." Mrs. Gu smiled gently, stroked her bulging lower abdomen with her hand, and said, "It's time to prepare clothes for the child, so I'll pick a few horses when I come to Ning Dang's house." ”

"Mrs. Gu is pregnant, it is inconvenient to go out, if you want to have materials, someone will come and tell me, I will ask someone to take a horse and send it to the house for Mrs. Gu to pick, so why bother Mrs. Gu to run this trip herself?" Ning Ningqing said as she beckoned Cuiyu to show Mrs. Gu a seat.

Mrs. Gu stopped Cuiyu with a smile, and joked to Ning Xia Qing: "Since I was pregnant, everyone told me to take care of myself at home, but I was lying on the bed all day long, which really made me suffocated. ”

Ning Ningqing stepped forward with a smile, picked up the Tianxiang silk in Mrs. Gu's hand, and said: "This Tianxiang silk is the softest, and it is the most suitable to make clothes for children, but when Mrs. Gu's children are born, the weather should be cold, so it is better to take a few thick horses to make coats for children." ”

Immediately, Ningxia Qing asked Dong Zizhen to bring a few soft satin, as well as thick high-quality cotton cloth, and gave them all to the Jiang family, and refused to ask for Jiang's silver.

The Jiang family was willing to say that if he didn't give the silver, Gu Xuesong would blame him for being rude, so he insisted on paying a lot according to the price.

Haosheng sent Mrs. Gu away, and Ning Xia Qing stood at the gate of Huacaiyuan, smiling and watching Mrs. Gu's carriage leave, but after seeing the carriage leave Xu Ning Street, a look of worry appeared on her face.

She looked back at Dong Zizhen and asked in a low voice, "When did Mrs. Gu come?" ”

Dong Zizhen thought for a while and said, "It's been half an hour since I came. ”

Half an hour smaller...... Ningxia Qing couldn't help but be even more worried.

"Oh yes, I think Mrs. Gu is a little strange today." Dong Zizhen added: "As soon as Mrs. Gu came over, she first asked if the owner was there, it didn't look like she was here to buy materials, but it looked like she was specifically looking for the owner." But after the head of the house came back, she didn't seem to say anything important to the head of the house. ”

Ningxia Qingdeng understood Jiang's thoughts, but he was even more melancholy.

After the Jiang family went home, he heard that Gu Xuesong was back, so he went directly to the study to find Gu Xuesong, and saw that Gu Xuesong was handling official business there with a serious face.

"When did you come back?" Jiang walked in while carefully protecting his stomach and said softly.

Gu Xuesong looked up at her and asked, "I just came back not long ago." But where have you been? Didn't the doctor tell you to raise the baby with peace of mind and not go out casually? ”

Jiang said bluntly: "I went to Huacaiyuan, and now I have to start preparing clothes for the child, and if I don't prepare, I'm afraid it will be too late, so I went to Huacaiyuan to pick up a few materials." ”

"Oh." Gu Xuesong answered, and looked down at the official business at hand.

Jiang sat down on the side and said to Gu Xuesong, who was bowing his head: "My husband didn't return last night, I was very worried, I was afraid that something would happen to my husband." If your husband goes out at night in the future, please at least tell me, I don't have to know where my husband is, I just need to know that my husband is safe and sound. ”

Gu Xuesong's movements paused for a moment, and he noticed something, the green tendons at his temples moved slightly, and he responded casually: "Well, I know." ”

Jiang paused slightly, and there was a brief silence in the study.

Jiang said: "I saw Ning Dangjia who had just come back from outside in Huacaiyuan, I saw that Ning Dangjia's face was not good, and he was very haggard, so I thought I was worried about her husband in the capital." ”

Jiang said calmly: "I don't think it's easy for Ning to be in charge, so I thought, maybe I can write a letter to my father and ask my father to help take care of one or two." But I'm afraid that my husband will mind, so I didn't tell Ning Dangjia just now, and I plan to ask my husband what he means first. ”

"No need." Gu Xuesong replied without thinking about it: "It's not even easy for me to make a move in this matter, if I let my father-in-law come forward, wouldn't it be the same as me showing up directly?" My father-in-law and I are on the same side, and at this time, we all have to stand still. ”

"Yes, my father and my husband are in the same camp, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been married to my husband." Jiang lowered his head, looked at his stomach, and said a little sadly.

Gu Xuesong frowned slightly, looked at the Jiang family, and then looked at the Jiang family's smile, and the Jiang family said earnestly: "The husband has just gone home, he should put aside his official duties for a while and rest for a while, otherwise how can he be tired and tired?" ”

Gu Xuesong looked at the things in his hand and said, "Okay, but the matter at hand is very urgent, and I will rest after dealing with these." ”

"Then I'll go and rest for a while." Jiang said, holding his stomach and standing up and heading to the backyard.

Ah Zheng has been gone for a long time.

From here to the capital, when the Holy Decree summoned and had to travel day and night, it took about three or four days to arrive. When the news came back from Beijing, Ah Zheng was in Beijing on the third day of departure, and then waited for a few days before he was summoned by the emperor and brought into the palace, but he never came out again.

Regarding Ah Zheng's departure, on the side of Meigong County, almost no one knew about it except for Gu Xuesong and his wife, Ning Xia Qing, Dong Zizhen, Cuiyu, Guanqi, and the patriarch of the Ning clan.

Ningxia Qing's statement is that Ah Zheng is going to live in Mulberry Garden for a while, and there are several businesses in other counties that require Ah Zheng to go over in person, even when facing the old lady, Cao and Zi'er, she said so.

However, not long after Ning Xia Qing learned the news that Ah Zheng had been brought into the palace, the news spread to almost everyone in Meigong County.

Moreover, the most widely circulated theory in the industry is that Ah Zheng was brought into the palace for questioning, has been imprisoned, and will be beheaded on the next day, and the entire Ning family will not escape responsibility.

You don't have to think about it to know where this rumor came from.

Although Ning Xia Qing didn't know what Ah Zheng's situation was now, with the news he learned from Gu Xuesong, the Qin Mission's case and the seizure of the family must be fake.

The Ning clan is now busy clarifying this rumor everywhere, but with little success. In fact, if you want to clarify this rumor, the most powerful way is to let Ah Zheng appear, as long as Ah Zheng shows his face, the rumor will be self-defeating, but this is impossible. Therefore, Ning's is now just talking about it, and he can't come up with any evidence, and it is naturally not convincing to refute the rumors.

This is the calculation of the other party. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no news after Ah Zheng entered the palace, this rumor was spread everywhere, so that the Ning family could not speak.

For a time, the hearts of the people in the Meigong County Pi Shop fluctuated. All the merchants related to Ning's began to gradually alienate Ning's, not only did the cooperation gradually decrease to almost none, but those merchants who stayed in the Chamber of Commerce because of their attachment to Ning's also began to move to the public office, and the public office grew rapidly, and the Chamber of Commerce once again faced the situation of being hollowed out.

The longer it dragged on, the more the rumors spread, the more evil they became, and the time dragged on when Yao Sanxing came to Meigong County.

Since Yao Sanxing and Ningxia Qing negotiated a "merit-fulfilling" deal, Yao Sanxing has become a regular customer of Huacaiyuan, with at least three orders a year, and the amount of each is enough for Huacaiyuan not to open for a year.

Yao Sanxing sent her a letter half a year ago, saying that he would come to Meigong County in person at about this time. The reason why Yao Sanxing wanted to come over in person was because there was a huge amount of list, so big that Yao Sanxing couldn't feel at ease if he didn't look at it in person.

For the sake of cooperating many times, Yao Sanxing gave Ningxia Qing a lot of news, so Ningxia Qing vaguely knew the amount of the list, which was three or four times the amount of the previous list!

And Yao Sanxing wants to negotiate a long-term contract, that is to say, if this list can be won, the list that Yao Sanxing will ship overseas will basically be Ningxia Qing, and the amount of each list will only be more than this one, not less than this one.

Therefore, Ning Ningqing made up his mind to take down this list, and began to clear the warehouse and stock up a few months in advance, thinking that he could sign the contract directly with Yao Sanxing, but he didn't expect that at this time, there was a rumor that the Ning family would be raided and exterminated, and it was also spread with a nose and eyes.

Moreover, the public office had already prepared, and began to entertain Yao Sanxing before he set foot on the boundary of Meigong County, and arranged Yao Sanxing's itinerary very thoughtfully and meticulously, so that after Yao Sanxing stayed in Liu'an County for more than ten days, Ningxia Qing had not seen Yao Sanxing's face.

In fact, even if there is no public office, in order to avoid the melon fields and plums from harming the pond fish in the future, Yao Sanxing is also hiding from Ningxia Qing. After Yao Sanxing arrived in Liu'an County, he sent a steward to Huacaiyuan to say hello, although his words were still polite, but he clearly revealed that this list would not be talked to Ningxia Qing.