Qi Cheng is less than forty years old, burly, and the whole person looks quite simple, Yang Ning said lightly: "Manager Qi's hearing is very good, and you can hear the words of this son outside the door." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Qi Cheng said respectfully: "The villain takes care of many affairs in the old house, and his ears can't help but be smart, if he misses something and can't handle it properly, he can't live with Jinyihou." ”

"Let's get up first." Yang Ning withdrew the cold blade that was against Zhao Yuan's throat, and waited for Qi Cheng to stand up before asking, "You just said that this son was wrong, what was wrong?" ”

Qi Cheng looked at Yang Ning and said, "The prince said that there was no mistake in the accounts compiled by Mr. Zhao, so it is naturally wrong to suspect that the disappearance of the third lady is related to Mr. Zhao." ”

"Your ears are indeed very sharp, and your brain is very clear." Yang Ning said: "Isn't this a problem? ”

"Of course not." Qi Cheng said solemnly: "When I hired Mr. Zhao, it was because Mr. Zhao had a quick mind and was shrewd and capable of taking care of the accounts. Although there are many accounts of the Qi family, Mr. Zhao has been prepared from the beginning, and the annual income of each village, the expenses and income of his own fields are clear from the beginning, and the accounts are collected from all over the place, as long as he is careful, there will be no mistakes. This is equivalent to building a house, as long as the foundation is laid, there will not be too many mistakes in building the house. ”

Yang Ning saw that he was eloquent, which was different from his simple appearance, and said with a faint smile: "In this way, this Mr. Zhao is talented?" ”

"At least taking care of the accounts of the old mansion is definitely not difficult for Mr. Zhao." Qi Cheng said: "Mr. Zhao has been conscientious in the past few years, assisting the villain to take care of the old house, even if there is no credit, there is hard work, and the son of the world treats him like this, which makes people feel cold." ”

Yang Ning smiled: "Manager Qi, when you say hard work, you mean yourself, right?" ”

Qi Cheng said calmly: "The villain knows that the prince will have many doubts, but the villain thinks that the most important thing now is to find the whereabouts of the third lady." ”

"Do you know that this son has a lot of doubts?" Yang Ning stared at Qi Cheng, "What doubts do you think I have?" ”

"The prince and the third lady suddenly returned to the old mansion without notice in advance, and they didn't bring many servants, of course they came back in a hurry." Qi Cheng said: "Let the third lady and the prince rush back in such a hurry, naturally there is something that the old mansion can't do, the prince now suspects that there is a problem with the accounts, and even suspects that the disappearance of the third lady has something to do with Mr. Zhao, if the villain did not guess wrong, in the final analysis, the prince suspects that the villain has made a mistake, and he has doubts about the villain in his heart." ”

Yang Ning immediately felt that this Qi Cheng was really not a simple character.

"The villain didn't come back last night, because he saw his father's unknown appearance, he felt uncomfortable, and stayed there to take care of his father overnight, in order to fulfill his filial piety, if he knew that the son of the world was coming, the villain would never dare to delay." Qi Cheng's voice was still respectful: "The villain doesn't know why the third lady and the prince suddenly came to check the accounts, and I don't know what doubts the prince has about the villain. ”

Yang Ning asked rhetorically, "Then how do you think you should find the third lady?" ”

"There are not many people in a radius of more than ten miles, but the Qi family is full of eyeliner here, and the people in the surrounding villages will be our eyes and ears." Qi Cheng looked at Yang Ning, "If the prince agrees, we will send someone to search within a radius of twenty miles now, if someone takes the third lady away, as long as someone sees it, we can ask as soon as we ask." ”

Yang Ning thought to himself that the method Qi Cheng said was not unreasonable, knowing that without further ado, regardless of whether the accounts were true or false, finding Gu Qinghan was a big deal, and nodded: "You will send people to notify the villages now, if anyone finds the traces of the third lady, there will be a reward." ”

Qi Cheng was also very sharp, and immediately ordered a few men in the old mansion to ride to the nearby village to inform, and ordered the maid to search carefully all over the mansion.

There were not enough people, and several guards and Zhao Yuan also followed to search the mansion.

Qi Cheng saw Yang Ning's cold expression, and said on the side: "Shizi, in the opinion of the villain, the third lady just returned to the old mansion yesterday, and she lost her trace in a day, and it is very likely that you will be targeted in the middle of the road." ”

"Oh?" Yang Ning frowned and said, "You mean someone followed us all the way to the old mansion?" Then why did they kidnap the Third Lady? ”

"The kidnapping of the Third Lady should not be their ultimate goal." Qi Cheng thought for a moment, "Is it possible that they are coming for the world?" He frowned again and said: "The prince and the third lady traveled lightly and simply, and they didn't even know about the old mansion, so they shouldn't be discovered." ”

Yang Ning thought to himself that if someone was following, Lao Tzu would have found out a long time ago, and he wanted you to say it, and then he felt that he couldn't be so absolute, after all, the black and ugly man followed, and he didn't find out.

It's just that seeing Qi Cheng's expression is also solemn, there is a worried look in his eyes, he seems to be very worried about Gu Qinghan, and secretly wonders if he guessed wrong, this Qi Cheng is really dedicated to doing things for the Qi family, and he has always been suspicious of him, could it be that he is wrong to blame?

"You think they're coming for me?" Yang Ning asked.

Qi Cheng said: "The third lady is just a female dependent, why can the opponent rob the third lady?" The villain felt that the gang might not have found the prince in the old mansion, so they simply robbed the third lady first, and the purpose was to blackmail the prince in the end, if the villain didn't guess wrong, it wouldn't be long before they would take the initiative to contact us. ”

"What are they holding me hostage?" Yang Ning asked, "For money?" ”

Qi Cheng shook his head and said, "This villain can't be sure." After a pause, he said: "The whereabouts of the prince should have been exposed, and there are too few guards around, the villain is worried about the safety of the prince, do you send someone to transfer some people?" ”

"Do you think those people are going to be bad for me?" Yang Ning smiled faintly and said, "Could it be that there are still many enemies in our Qi family here?" ”

Qi Cheng hesitated for a moment before he said, "The villain is not worried about the enemy here, but about ...... An enemy came from the capital. ”

Yang Ning's brows tightened.

Qi Cheng's words reminded him that now the Marquis of Jinyi Mansion is in a low period, and there are many enemies in Beijing, not to mention others, before he came to Jiangling, he had a grudge with the Dou family of the household Shangshu, could it be that the result is really as Qi Cheng said, and he has been targeted when he leaves Beijing?

Except for the ghost courtyard in the mansion, almost every place in the mansion was searched, and everything was as Yang Ning expected, and there was no trace of Gu Qinghan.

At dusk, I suddenly saw Wei Dong coming over with a limp in a hurry, and when he saw Yang Ning, he immediately said, "Shizi, this is ..... Here's a letter .....! Raising his hand, there was a letter in his hand, Yang Ning had already rushed forward to take it, but he saw that there was not a word on the envelope.

"Shizi, this ..... This was found at the back door. Wei Tong said: "This letter was thrown outside the back door, and I don't know who put it there." ”

Yang Ning had already opened the letter, glanced at it a few times, and then asked Qi Cheng: "Where is Xiashan?" ”

"Gorge Mountain?" Qi Cheng immediately said: "Less than twenty miles to the west is Xiashan, not big, there is a river under the mountain, there are hundreds of acres of our own fields, why did the prince mention Xiashan?" ”

"Is that river called the Red Sand River?" Yang Ning handed the letter in his hand to Qi Cheng.

Qi Cheng nodded and said, "Exactly." When I took the letter, I saw that it was only two short lines.

"People are in the warehouse on the banks of the Hongsha River in Xiashan, and they go to the appointment alone, and they are fine!"

Qi Cheng said in a deep voice: "We'll rush over now." ”

Yang Ning shook his head and said: "As mentioned above, going to the appointment alone, this letter is naturally aimed at me, if you follow, I'm afraid it won't be beneficial to the third lady." He asked, "What does it mean by the warehouse?" ”

"Every year during the autumn harvest, it often rains suddenly, so in order to prevent rain, a few stone houses are built by the Hongsha River to temporarily store grain." Qi Cheng said: "The autumn harvest has passed, and the stone house is already empty, otherwise someone will be guarding." Shizi, the letter said that the third lady is over there, could it be a trap? ”

"Trap?"

"The letter said that he went to the appointment alone and did not let the prince bring anyone over, this ...... It's just too sinister. Qi Cheng frowned and said, "How can the body of the son of the world be easily dangerous?" Whether it is true or not, the son of the world cannot go. ”

"If I don't go, what about the third lady?" Yang Ning said: "The third lady must be in their hands, and I naturally can't sit idly by because of my own safety." ”

Qi Cheng sighed: "Now it seems that their purpose is really the prince and not the third lady, if the prince goes to the appointment, it will be in their arms." After a pause, he said: "Shizi, I will lead someone to rush over quietly, act when I see the opportunity, and if I have the opportunity, I will rescue the third lady, you ......!" ”

"What if there's no chance?" Yang Ning interrupted: "I want to ensure the absolute safety of the third lady, if it goes against the will of the opponent, the third lady is even more dangerous." Glancing at Qi Cheng, he said, "You help me prepare a horse, and I'll try to get there before dark." ”

Qi Cheng still wanted to persuade, but Yang Ning had already said coldly: "Needless to say, you hurry up and prepare the horse." ”

Qi Cheng showed helplessness, and went to prepare the horse in person at the moment, Yang Ning did not delay, and when he went out, Qi Cheng led the horse over, still worried: "Shizi, I will rush to the county government office immediately, and find some officials to come over ......!" ”

"Don't go anywhere without my orders, just wait in this house." Yang Ning said lightly: "It's not a sea of swords, no matter who the opponent is, if he retreats from the difficulty, I may be able to give him a chance, otherwise he will ......!" There was a cold in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Otherwise, he will kill himself." Without further ado, he shook the reins of his horse and urged his horse to go westward.

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