Chapter 49: The Annex

Originally, if the eunuch also lowered his head with his hands down, Yang Ning would not have noticed him, but the man's eyes swept over Yang Ning's face, Yang Ning looked at it, and saw that the eunuch had no beard, but his eyes were blazing, and his eyes were sharp, at first glance, he was a little familiar, and when he looked carefully, Yang Ning immediately recognized that the appearance of this eunuch was almost exactly the same as the gray-robed elder he saw in the wine shop. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

On that day, Yang Ning fled from the wine shop with Xiao Guang, but the gray-robed elder was trapped by the cicada's secret forbearance, and Yang Ning also thought about it later, but he didn't know whether the gray-robed elder was alive or dead, but he only felt that it was more auspicious.

In the past few days, he has been wandering around the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion, but he has almost forgotten the gray-robed elder, and he really didn't expect this person to suddenly appear on such an occasion.

Although the person in front of him no longer had a beard compared to the gray-robed elder, and his clothes were completely different, Yang Ning was still sure that this person was the gray-robed elder.

If it was just a similarity, Yang Ning would not be so sure, after all, he and the Hou Shizi of Jinyi looked almost identical, and this kind of evil thing could be encountered.

But the other party's eyes convinced Yang Ning.

The eyes of the gray-robed elder are extremely distinctive, deep and sharp, and the eyes of the eunuch in front of him are no different from those of the gray-robed elder.

Although he was surprised, his expression remained the same.

Maintaining enough calm in the most dangerous moments is one of the most important subjects for Yang Ning when he is training, and his long-term training has given him enough ability to stay quiet in such situations.

Although he was calm on his face, Yang Ning's heart turned over the river and the sea.

He really didn't know why this person appeared here as a eunuch, the last time he met in the wine shop, this person was dressed in a long robe and a fluttering beard, like an elegant scribe, but today he has changed into a white-faced and beardless eunuch, such an identity change caught Yang Ning off guard.

He couldn't even be sure whether this man was pretending to be a eunuch, or if he was a eunuch himself.

"Shizi, Shizi?" Hearing the voice of Manager Qiu in his ears, Yang Ning quickly came back to his senses, "Ah", but heard Fan Gonggong say: "Our family will not delay, let's go back to the palace to resume our lives!" Nodding slightly to Yang Ning, turning around and leaving, Yang Ning arched his hand, and then looked at the gray-robed elder who was pretending to be a eunuch, only to see that the man had also turned around and left behind Gonggong Fan, and did not look back.

Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

What he was most worried about just now was that the person would reveal his identity in public, and if that was the case, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

The other party swept his face a few times, obviously confirming his identity, Yang Ning didn't know if the gray-robed elder really recognized him.

He remembered that it was rainy and rainy, and it was already dark in the wine shop, although he remembered the other party's appearance, he was not sure whether the other party remembered his appearance.

Today, the other party looked at himself, maybe the other party vaguely felt quite familiar, after all, he was the prince of Jinyi, and if the other party did not have conclusive evidence, I am afraid that he would not dare to expose it easily.

Yang Ning already felt a chill down his spine at this time, but he thought in his heart that the identity of this son of the world now seemed to be a little dangerous. The man seemed to be from the palace, and although he was not necessarily sure that he was a fake prince, since he was already suspicious, he was already very dangerous.

Qi Jing died, the Marquis of Jinyi Mansion was about to decline when he saw it, and there were a lot of internal and external troubles, and now that he met that old guy again, Yang Ning suddenly wondered if he was looking for a chance to leave.

"Shizi, let's go!" Chief Manager Qiu interrupted Yang Ning's thinking on the side, "There is a whole day's journey from Zhongling, we have to get there before dark, and we can't delay on the way, so as not to miss the hour." ”

Yang Ning also knew that this kind of aristocratic family had too many rules for marriage and funeral, and nodded, the team went out of the city at the moment, but the capital was under martial law, and the people who followed the team could not go out of the city together.

Blowing and blowing along the way, the gongs and drums are endless, the white flags are fluttering, the yellow paper is flying, and when it gets dark, it is also a smooth rush to the foot of Zhongshan Mountain.

Zhongling is less than ten miles away from Zhongshan Mountain, at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, the imperial court specially built a courtyard, specially used as a place to stop the soul, but before the burial of Zhongling, the team will first stop in the courtyard for one night, one is also to show the emperor's grace, and the other is to let the funeral procession take a little rest.

The coffin was parked in the main hall of the annex, where the officials of the Ministry of Rites took care of it, except for a few people, most of the funeral procession could not easily enter the courtyard.

The third old lady and Yang Ning both belong to the Qi family, and they both have direct blood relatives with Qi Jing, so they can naturally enter, and Mr. Qiu is the chief manager of the Jinyi Hou Mansion, but he is also qualified to enter, in addition, Qi Yu also followed the team to the funeral this time, but because of his birth, he almost did not have any right to speak, and he could only follow the team along the way.

However, when he came to Zhongling's side, although he was born as a concubine, he still had Qi Jing's blood flowing in his body after all, and he was able to enter the other courtyard.

For the Zhongling Courtyard, the Jinyi Marquis Mansion naturally knows its purpose, and also knows that not everyone is qualified to enter, so it is also fully prepared in advance, and the people who come to the funeral are all outside the courtyard to set up tents to rest, and many supplies for the funeral are guarded.

Duan Canghai and Qi Feng led the guards of the Jinyi Marquis Mansion to be in charge of guarding.

After a day of tossing, Yang Ning was quite tired, he was the prince of Jinyi, and he was arranged in a separate room in the east, although he lived in another courtyard, Yang Ning could not be relaxed.

From the moment he stepped into the courtyard, Yang Ning had an extremely strange feeling in his heart, he felt that someone seemed to be watching him secretly.

It's actually a strange feeling.

In fact, Yang Ning himself is a very alert person, but alertness does not mean nervousness, whenever there is danger, Yang Ning has an inexplicable feeling appears, this feeling actually existed before the crossing, but it is not obvious, but after the crossing, it seems to activate his sixth sense, and the feeling is a lot stronger.

But when he looked closely, he found that no one was watching him at all.

The sky had already darkened, and the spirit in the courtyard was suspended, which was naturally quiet and abnormal, Yang Ning thought to himself that maybe he saw the elder who turned into a eunuch today, so he made himself restless and a little suspicious.

As soon as he thought of the strange eunuch, Yang Ning's brows tightened.

Although the strange eunuch just looked at himself and didn't say a word, because of this, Yang Ning had no bottom in his heart.

Now the Jinyi Hou Mansion regards himself as the prince, even Duan Canghai and the others are obedient, but Yang Ning knows that once his true identity is revealed, the Jinyi Hou Mansion will immediately regard himself as an enemy who does not share the sky, and they want to find the real son, without any witness, of course, he is the first suspect.

Although Qi Jing's death caused the Marquis of Jinyi Mansion to seem to be in decline, but in any case, the Marquis of Jinyi is also one of the four hereditary marquis of Great Chu.

If it's just the end of the world, Yang Ning is not afraid, but the little Fluttershy he is most concerned about has not been heard from so far, and he does not even know his whereabouts, which he can't let go.

Although the Rising Sun Game is the biggest suspicion, and Yang Ning even suspects that Fluttershy has been rescued, this is only his own wishful thinking, and there is no evidence that Fluttershy is safe and sound, and it is difficult for Yang Ning to let Fluttershy go until she is sure that she is safe.

The night was dark, and I was thinking about it, when I heard a knock on the door, and a voice came from outside: "Shizi, prepare some snacks and tea, and the villain specially sent them!" ”

"Come in!"

The door was not bolted, and a servant in Tsing Yi walked in and brought a tray with two plates of snacks, a teapot, and a teacup.

The Zhongling Courtyard has its own servants and subordinates of the Courtyard, and when Yang Ning entered the Courtyard before, he also saw more than a dozen servants of the Courtyard dressed in this costume.

When Yang Ning saw the dim sum at this time, he really felt a little hungry, and when he walked to the table, the green-clothed servant put down the tray, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Shizi, if you still need anything, even if you are instructed, the food and accommodation in the courtyard are very well prepared." ”

Yang Ning smiled: "Thank you!" ”

The servant in Tsing Yi picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Yang Ning, put it in front of Yang Ning, and said, "The prince of the world, please use tea, the villain will retire first!" He didn't say much, but turned around and was about to retreat.

Yang Ning picked up the teacup and was about to drink it all, when the corners of his eyebrows suddenly jumped slightly, "Wait a minute!" ”

The servant in Tsing Yi had already arrived at the door, stopped, turned around and asked, "What else does the prince have to order?" ”

"How many years have you been here?" Yang Ning asked, "Who are the people in this courtyard who take care of?" ”

The servant in Tsing Yi explained: "The Zhongling Courtyard belongs to the Ministry of Rites, and the villain is a member of the Ministry of Rites, and it has been here for five or six years, and the Ministry of Household will allocate money every year to maintain the Courtyard. ”

"All these years, you have been serving tea and pouring water here?" Yang Ning smiled: "Haven't you thought about changing jobs? Beckoned: "You come here, the night is long, this son is bored and panicked, you accompany this son to talk, if you are smart, this son can help find you a better errand." ”

The Tsing Yi servant said happily: "Thank you Shizi, thank you Shizi!" He stepped forward and said: "The villain is here to serve tea and pour water, if it is thanks to the weight of the prince, go to the soup and go to the fire, he will not give up." ”

Yang Ning said with a smile: "Go to the soup and go to the fire? Have you ever practiced martial arts? ”

"Martial arts?" The servant in Tsing Yi shook his head and said: "The villain is a member of the Ministry of Rites, belongs to the scribes, and does not know martial arts, but he has read some books and knows a few words." ”

Yang Ning put down the teacup in his hand, reached out to hold one hand of the servant in Tsing Yi, and said with a smile: "Since you are a scribe, why do you have calluses on the sides of your thumb and index finger?" His face was cold: "This is not the hand that pours tea and water." ”