The Jiugong Pond in autumn has not lost its color, and the landscape around the Jiugong Pond is unique, surrounded by rockery and forests, and the stars are holding the moon in the middle.

Even in the Shenhou Mansion, such a view can still make people relax, but Prince Yu is obviously in a bad mood now, this quite wise prince of the Northern Han Dynasty is obviously worried about the safety of his family, and the corners of his eyes jump.

"This king knows what you want to do." Prince Yu said lightly: "You want to exchange the safety of this king's family for the Universal Map." ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "The prince is wise." The prince should know that in Luoyang, there are spies of our Chu State lurking in it, if you plan carefully and go all out, I believe that it is not difficult to bring the prince's important family out of Luoyang, if the prince is willing, I can guarantee that it will not be long before the prince can reunite with his family in Jianye Capital. ”

"Jinyihou, you seem to have forgotten the identity of this king." Prince Yu sneered: "This king is a member of the Han royal family, do you think this king will agree to your conditions?" ”

"Dahan is just a piece of land, and a few decades ago, it was not surnamed Beitang." Qi Ning stared at Prince Yu's eyes: "Maybe it won't be long before that piece of land will be replaced with another surname, but the prince's family is connected with the prince's blood." The prince planned painstakingly, and did not hesitate to make himself a prisoner of my Da Chu to protect his family, which shows that he is a person who values love and righteousness. Speaking of this, he suddenly stood up and arched his hand: "This is just the suggestion of the junior, the prince doesn't need to make a decision so quickly, you can think about it carefully, but when Beitangfeng and Qu Yuangu will attack Tongguan, I don't dare to guarantee." ”

Prince Yu was silent, Qi Ning didn't say much, turned around and left.

Leaving Jiugongchi, Yan Lingxian waited outside, and when he saw Qi Ning, he said: "Guogong, the second senior brother just sent someone to say, at noon, there will be a banquet here in the Shenhou Mansion, please Guogong stay for a meal, little junior sister..... Madame wants to ask the meaning of the prince. ”

"Zhan Sakura grew up here, even if it is half of my mother's family here, since the second senior brother let us stay, I will bother it." Qi Ning said with a smile: "It's an honor to have a meal in the Shenhou Mansion. ”

"Guogong agreed, then I will send someone to invite Senior Brother Han over now." Yan Lingxian said.

"Senior Brother Han?" Qi Ning was stunned: "Senior Brother Han is not in the Shenhou Mansion?" ”

Yan Lingxian said: "Senior Brother Han also has his own residence, he has an old mother to support, so naturally it is not good for his mother to live in the Shenhou Mansion, so when he took his mother over, Shenhou specially arranged a place for him to live, and Senior Brother Han would go over every month to rest for a few nights." Early this morning, Senior Brother Han sent someone over to say that he was a little unwell, and he should be on duty today, he said that he would come later, and no one had arrived yet, and the second senior brother meant that if Guogong was willing to stay, he would definitely invite Senior Brother Han to come back and have a meal together. ”

"Senior Brother Han is not feeling well?" Qi Ning was a little surprised: "When I went to greet my relatives yesterday, wasn't he okay?" Can you get a doctor? ”

Yan Lingxian shook his head and said, "I don't know what's uncomfortable, but Senior Brother Han himself is also a little bit familiar with medicine, so it shouldn't be a big deal." ”

"When did Senior Brother Han go back yesterday?" Qi Ning asked.

Yan Lingxian thought for a while before saying: "Last night, it happened that I was on duty in the Shenhou Mansion, and at the time of the child, I saw him leave the Shenhou Mansion in a hurry, yes, his face was a little pale at that time, and he should have felt uncomfortable at that time, I didn't ask much, he left the Shenhou Mansion at the time of the hour." ”

"He hasn't rested yet?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "At that time, most of the people in the capital were already asleep, how old was Senior Brother Han's old mother?" ”

"They're in their sixties." Yan Lingxian didn't know why Qi Ning was suddenly interested in Han Tianxiao.

Qi Ning let out an "oh" and said, "The old man in his sixties, in this late autumn, it should be easier to fall asleep early, Senior Brother Han rushed back, wouldn't it disturb the old man's rest?" ”

Yan Lingxian didn't want to disturb you, and he didn't speak.

When he returned to the hall, he saw that Qu Xiaocang was still talking to Ximen Zhan Ying, and when he saw Qi Ning coming back, the topic between the two immediately stopped, Qu Xiaocang got up and said, "Guogong has seen Prince Yu?" ”

"See." Qi Ning said with a smile: "He is also the prince of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition is imminent, I want to try to see if I can ask for some useful information from his mouth, so that I can also help the Northern Expedition." ”

Qu Xiaocang shook his head and smiled: "This Yu Wang Ye is not an easy character to deal with, I have also been to see him a few times, and I want to get some information from his mouth, but every time I go over, he cherishes words like gold, no matter what I say, he should not hear it, just like playing the piano to a cow." ”

"Guogong, if it really doesn't work, just hand him over to Senior Brother Han, let Senior Brother Han torture him to extract a confession, and ensure that he will confide in everything he knows within a day." Yan Lingxian said angrily: "A prisoner of the empire, who eats and drinks spicy food all day long, is like worshipping a Bodhisattva in the Shenhou Mansion. ”

Qu Xiaocang frowned and said, "Old Seven, Hugh is talking nonsense." ”

Qi Ning also smiled and said: "Senior Brother Yan, although Prince Yu is a prisoner of the lower ranks, he is indeed the prince of the Northern Han Dynasty, unlike ordinary people, the emperor has already made a will to treat this prince well." If you think about it, when the Northern Expedition is carried out in the future, the Northern Han people see that although the prince Yu is a prisoner of the ranks, he is raised by us for nothing, they must think that we treat the prisoners preferentially, and maybe there will be many people who will surrender without a fight. If it is really to punish Prince Yu, the Northern Han people will definitely resist to the end when they think that our Great Chu can't treat the prince well, and how can we treat ordinary people well. ”

Yan Lingxian was stunned, but Ximen Zhanying pursed his lips and smiled.

Qu Xiaocang had already said: "Don't worry, Prince Yu is staying in the Shenhou Mansion, we will definitely treat him well and take care of him as a guest." ”

At noon, Qi Ning and his wife were invited to the elegant hall of the Shenhou Mansion, most of the places in the Shenhou Mansion are simple and solemn, full of solemn atmosphere, but this elegant hall is very comfortable around the layout, and there is a small bamboo forest in the courtyard, full of greenery.

According to Ximen Zhan Ying's explanation, this was the first place to dine at Ximen without a trace, and later if there were any guests to be entertained in the Shenhou Mansion, they would be arranged here, but the Shenhou Mansion is a place that people avoid and no one wants to stay in the Shenhou Mansion to eat, and the hospitality here is really rare. This dining room is also deliberately arranged in such a way as it is now, nothing more than because the name Shenhou Mansion makes people feel a little uncomfortable when they hear it, and the current environment is also designed to make people forget that they are in the Shenhou Mansion and have a good appetite.

Of course, there are very few people who are qualified to accompany Qi Ning and his wife to dine, except for Qi Ning and his wife, only Qu Xiaocang and Yan Lingxian are present, although they have sent someone to invite Han Tianxiao, but Han Tianxiao has not arrived for a long time.

Although there are not many people, the food and drinks are quite rich.

Ximen Zhanying said with a smile: "Second Senior Brother, when I was in the Shenhou Mansion before, I always wanted to be able to eat here one day, but unfortunately I didn't have that qualification, and I didn't expect to get my long-cherished wish fulfilled today." ”

Qu Xiaocang said with a smile: "Little junior sister, you have to thank Guogong for this, if you don't marry Guogong, you are afraid that you will have no hope in this life." ”

"Second Senior Brother....!" Ximen Zhan Sakura said coquettishly.

Qu Xiaocang laughed, and at this time, he suddenly heard a cough, and several people followed the sound, only to see Han Tianxiao walking in from outside the door, Qi Ning and his wife immediately got up, Han Tianxiao had already arched his hand and said: "Guogong, please forgive me for being late!" ”

Qi Ning's face was really not very good-looking when he saw Han Tianxiao, and when he greeted him yesterday, he didn't care too much about Han Tianxiao's face at that time, but it seemed to be good in his memory, but Han Tianxiao's face was obviously a little pale now, and when he walked, his steps were obviously a little vain, but he was obviously trying his best to cover it up, and of course he couldn't see any flaws as an ordinary person, but it was really not easy to hide from Qi Ning.

"Third Senior Brother, we are all waiting for you." Ximen Zhan Ying said: "Senior Brother Yan said that you are not feeling well, are you feeling better?" ”

Han Tianxiao glanced at Yan Lingxian, came over and sat down beside Qu Xiaocang, shook his head and said, "It's okay, there have been too many things recently, but I haven't rested well." ”

"The third child, it's really not possible, you have a good rest for a few days." Qu Xiaocang said: "Just leave it to me here." ”

Han Tianxiao said: "Senior brother hasn't come back yet, there is a lot of things in the Shenhou Mansion, even if the seventh brother helps you, you can't be busy, I don't have any big deals." After taking the wine jar and pouring wine for Qi Ning first, Yan Lingxian hurriedly reached out and took the wine jar from Han Tianxiao's hand and poured it for everyone, Qu Xiaocang just picked up the wine glass, but Qi Ning took the lead in holding the glass and said: "Senior brothers, thank you for your hospitality today, I salute you with this glass of wine." ”

Qu Xiaocang said with a smile: "There is no size in the three days of the wedding, these three days have not passed, we are rude, Guogong, the little junior sister has been brought up by us since she was a child, although sometimes she is arrogant, but it takes a year and a half to find a little advantage." ”

Ximen Zhanying glared at Qu Xiaocang and said angrily: "Second Senior Brother, if you say this again, I won't bring you delicious food in the future." ”

Qu Xiaocang laughed, everyone was Wan'er, drank a glass together, and after sitting down, Yan Lingxian poured wine for everyone very interestingly, although he has always loved Ximen Zhan Ying, but now Ximen Zhan Ying is a wife, and her husband is a figure that he can't afford to provoke, so he didn't dare to look at Ximen Zhan Ying from beginning to end, and Ximen Zhan Ying didn't look at him as much as possible.

"It's a pity that Senior Brother didn't catch up this time." Qi Ning said: "When the senior brother comes back, I will definitely make up for him for a banquet." ”

Qu Xiaocang said: "When he comes back, don't be in a hurry to make up for the wine banquet, little junior sister, see what kind of gift the senior brother will give you at that time, if the gift is heavy, you should also make up for a wine banquet, if it is too light, just find a restaurant to deal with it." ”

"Second senior brother, senior brother is afraid that he won't be able to give any generous gifts." Yan Lingxian said with a bitter face: "He has spent all his money every month, and he has borrowed dozens of taels of silver from me in the past two years, and he has not repaid it yet, and I don't know the days when he has not repaid the money." I'm just worried that he won't have enough money when he comes back, so he'll ask us to borrow money for gifts. ”

Qu Xiaocang sighed: "Old Seven, you are sometimes too sincere, and you have to save some face, if you say this, won't the fact that we are all poor and bareheaded be known by the Duke of Guo?" ”

Qi Ning laughed and said: "Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother, if you are short of silver in the future, just ask, borrow a few dozen taels of silver from me, it will not be any problem." Xiang Ximen Zhan Sakura said: "A few senior brothers are so poor, why didn't you tell me earlier, otherwise you should bring some silver tickets over today and send a few per person." ”

Ximen Zhan Ying pursed his lips and smiled: "Everyone is scared when they hear about the Shenhou Mansion, and no one dares to come and move around, so there is no one who even respects the senior brothers, and when they are really poor in the future, you should help them." ”

Before a few people had time to laugh, they suddenly saw Han Tianxiao's body crooked, and he actually fell down from the chair, all this happened extremely abruptly, and several people were taken aback, almost in disbelief.