Qi Ning seemed to understand something, but he was not very clear, thoughtful.

"If the Tangtai family loses the East China Sea Master, when the old marquis dies, the majestic golden knife Shantai family will collapse, and even end up in the fate of mermaids, of course the old marquis doesn't want to see such a result." Ximen Wuxian said softly: "So the old marquis made time to borrow the time you went to the East China Sea to find a candidate who can protect the interests of the Tantai family to go to the East China Sea." ”

Qi Ning asked, "Shenhou, are you saying that the Golden Dao Hou already has a candidate?" ”

"The old marquis has calculated a lot, and he will never calculate that the Lantai Zhilin will pass away suddenly, and the white-haired person will send the black-haired person." Ximen Wuxian sighed lightly: "Tangtai Zhilin is in the prime of life, and he has absolute prestige in the East China Sea Division, even if the imperial court doesn't want the East China Sea Master to be surnamed Xiangtai all the time, but he doesn't dare to move." Staring at Qi Ning and asked, "If you are a Golden Dao Candidate, before that, will you consider a candidate to succeed the Lantai Zhilin?" ”

Qi Ning smiled bitterly and shook his head.

His own son is in control of the East China Sea Master in a good manner, and he is strong, how could Jin Daohou think that his son would die suddenly, let alone think about who will succeed him.

"The death of the scorching Lin of the platform came suddenly, and the golden knife was also caught off guard." Ximen Wuxian said: "I know that the old marquis is sad in his heart, but at this time, he can no longer take care of the pain of losing his son, for him, it is a big deal to arrange the next affairs of the East China Sea Division." He smiled faintly and said, "The Duke of Zhenguo has already sent Sima Changshen to the Qinhuai Army, how can the old marquis of Tangtai not worry about Sima Lan's old tricks repeatedly, and take this opportunity to send his own people to take over the position of Governor of the East China Sea Division." ”

Qi Ning fully understood, nodded and said, "Shen Hou's words made me enlightened, and now I finally understand." Then he frowned and said, "Then why does the old marquis insist on letting me go to the East China Sea?" ”

Ximen Wuxian smiled: "You should ask yourself, why did you agree to go to the East China Sea so easily?" Your thoughts are nothing more than two, one is that Jin Daohou took the initiative to invite you to the East China Sea, and you are worried that after refusing, Jin Daohou will be dissatisfied in his heart, which will make the relationship between the two of you go further. Second, you are also worried that Sima Lan will rush to send someone to take this opportunity to control the East China Sea Division. ”

Qi Ning sighed: "In this way, the Golden Dao Hou asked me to go, but it is also a hindrance to the Sima family?" ”

"Everyone knows that you and the Sima family are in a-for-tat confrontation, with you in the East China Sea, it is naturally impossible for the Sima family to take this opportunity to control the East China Sea Division." Ximen said without a trace: "The person who has the ability to stop the Sima family from taking advantage of the situation, at the moment, I am afraid that only you can do it, as long as the Sima family cannot intervene in it, the old marquis of Lantai will have time to select the right candidate, and he will definitely try his best to let the person he chooses sit in the position of the governor of the East China Sea Division." ”

Ximen knew everything without a trace, and did not hide it, telling the secrets, but Qi Ning was quite grateful in his heart, secretly thinking that although the marriage between the two families had not yet been completed, this old man had already begun to teach and fulfill his father-in-law's duties.

Ximen Wuxian picked up the wine glass, two glasses of wine in his stomach, the old god's face was even more ruddy, Qi Ning thought to himself that this old god still sat in the courtyard in the afternoon and was silent, but now he is thinking quickly, but it is a little incredible.

"God, I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow, and I still have some things to explain tomorrow, so ...... I'm going to say goodbye to your old man tonight. Qi Ning stood up and bowed deeply.

Simon Wuxian said: "Since you have the opportunity to go to the East China Sea to have a look, it's not a bad thing. He smiled slightly and said, "Maybe Tantai Zhilin was really murdered, and when the time comes, he can really find out some clues, and there may not be variables." ”

"Variables?"

Simon didn't say much, and only after a slight groan did he ask, "How many people did you bring over this time?" ”

"Bring a few people from the Criminal Department to handle the case full-time, and in addition, mobilize some people from the Black Scale Camp to follow them." Qi Ning replied.

Ximen Wuxian bowed slightly, and said: "This is not a gang affair in the rivers and lakes, and it is inconvenient for the Shenhou Mansion to interfere, so it can only be done by the Yamen of the Criminal Department." After a pause, he said, "But be prepared in your heart, among the East China Sea masters, I'm afraid there are many people who don't have a good impression of you." ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Shen Hou said that the mustard of the two families back then has not been solved yet?" ”

"Up to now, the Golden Dao Hou may not care about anything, but among the East China Sea Masters, many people are the descendants of the Golden Dao Tai family, but these people see that your Jinyi Qi family has overshadowed the limelight of the Golden Dao Tai family back then, if they see you and think of the things of the year, they will still be a little resentful." Ximen Wuxian drank the cup and lifted the chopsticks to pick up a peanut with relish.

When Emperor Taizu, the Golden Dao Tai family was the first general, and he was majestic, but after Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, the Jinyi Qi family came from behind, and the power of the military quickly surpassed that of the Golden Dao Tai, and many opportunities to establish meritorious deeds were also owned by the Jinyi Qi family.

The night was dark, and Qi Ning was not good at staying in the leisure house for a long time, so he said goodbye to the gods, and said a few words to Ximen Zhan Ying in the past, and left the leisure house in the reluctance of Ximen Zhan Ying.

The next day, Qi Ning went to the Criminal Department, explained some affairs, and selected a few officials of the Criminal Department to accompany him, but he did not tell where he was going, let alone make the death of Yantai Zhilin public.

In addition, he sent people to the Black Scale Battalion, ordered the generals, and ordered them to wait outside the south gate of the capital the next morning.

It didn't take long for the envoy to Dongqi to go out, and she was going out again, Gu Qinghan was naturally worried, for her, every time Qi Ning went out, she was worried about it, for fear of some accidents.

Qi Ning can hide the itinerary from others, but he naturally has nothing to hide from Gu Qinghan, and he didn't reveal the death of Shantai Zhilin to her at the beginning, but he couldn't stand Gu Qinghan's repeated questioning, so he could only say that he knew that he couldn't hide it for long, but he was afraid that when he arrived in the East China Sea, the news had already spread.

Gu Qinghan was also surprised, but she didn't want to ask too much about such a big thing, she helped Qi Ning pack her bags overnight, and told Qi Ning to be careful when she was outside, Qi Ning listened to Gu Qinghan's chatter, but her heart was full of warmth.

When it was about to get dark, Mrs. Tian personally took Tian Fu to the mansion, and when she saw Qi Ning, she was a little embarrassed and said: "Master Hou, I let Fu'er stay here for a few days, and with Miss Tang taking care of her, her body will recover faster." He took out two more silver tickets: "This..... It's the cost of the house, you .....! ”

Qi Ning sighed, didn't take the silver ticket first, and asked Tian Fu to take Tian Fu to Tang Nuo's side, and waited for Tian Fu to leave, then said, "Madam, is this shabby me?" ”

When Mrs. Tian came, she knew that Qi Ning would never accept the silver ticket, but she had to do it herself, and at this time, when she heard Qi Ning say this, she was even more embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "Master Hou, I ..... I didn't mean anything other than .....! ”

"If you really want to thank me, take care of me more on the way." Qi Ning smiled.

Mrs. Tian blinked her beautiful eyes and asked suspiciously, "Take care of?" Master Hou, you ..... I don't understand! ”

Qi Ning saw that there was no one left and right, and deliberately teased: "Madame is far away, the road is far away, I really can't rest assured, after thinking about it for a day, I feel that I should accompany Madame to the East China Sea, so as to protect Madame." ”

"Huh?" Mrs. Tian was taken aback, and then said in a panic: "Master Hou, no.... No, really not, I ..... Oops, how can this work? For a while, he was at a loss, his mind was in chaos, and he thought that Qi Ning was a dignified brocade waiter, how humble his identity was, how could he let the little marquis escort him to the East China Sea.

Qi Ning looked at her helplessly, and was even more amused, and said softly: "Madam doesn't want me to accompany you?" ”

"No, no, but ......!" Mrs. Tian didn't know what to say, she looked left and right, but she didn't see anyone, and after sorting out her thoughts, she said in a low voice: "Master Hou, you really don't need to, you have a lot of nobles, how can you.... How can I delay my business trip because of me? That..... That's definitely not going to happen. Seeing Qi Ning's smiling appearance, he couldn't help but ask: "Master Hou is in.... Are you kidding? ”

"How can I be joking?" Qi Ning smiled.

Mrs. Tian was suspicious, and at this moment, Manager Han suddenly appeared outside the door and said to Qi Ning: "Master Hou, the third lady said that the climate over there is humid, and you may not be used to it, so she asked you to go to Miss Tang's side to ask for two pairs of medicines to bring with you in case of emergency." Also, the third lady asked you if you were riding a horse or riding a carriage, and if you were in a carriage, she would put the carriage on tonight, and put all the luggage on the carriage. ”

Qi Ning said: "Let's take the car, just put the luggage on the carriage, what is Sanniang doing?" ”

"The third lady is in the kitchen, she wants to make some snacks herself, so that the Hou Ye can take them on the road." Mr. Han said: "Master Hou wants to take a carriage, and the old slave will order someone to set the carriage now." Without further ado, he retreated.

Mrs. Tian was stunned, she was still skeptical, she only thought that Qi Ning was teasing her, but at this time she knew that Qi Ning was really going to go far away, and her heart suddenly rolled over, and she couldn't say what she felt, she was embarrassed and grateful, but she was more ashamed.

She already likes to think about it, at this time, she knew that Qi Ning was going to the East China Sea, and she really thought that she was going to escort herself, and her heart jumped, after all, she also knew that with Qi Ning's identity, even if she was a high-ranking official in the court, she was not qualified to let him escort, how could she have such an honor?

The little Hou Ye took the initiative to ask Ying, of course, it would not be without reason, thinking of all the things before, he felt more and more that Qi Ning was a little hot because he fell in love with himself, and said in a low voice: "Hou Ye, in fact, ..... Actually, you really don't have to be like this, you've always been good to me, I'm ..... I know ....... in my heart! ”

Qi Ning saw that her mature and beautiful face was flushed crimson, as bright as a peach and plum, his heart fluttered, he leaned close to her ear, and asked in a low voice, "Then would you like to be with me?" I want your flower messenger, do you like it or not? ”