"What does the third uncle mean by this?" Xia Tian heard Shen Yanling's words, and the first thing he thought of was Qingmei's safety, and he hurriedly asked.

Shen Yanling sighed, Xia Tian couldn't let go of Qingmei at all, but Qingmei was no longer the simple and beautiful girl, and now she was a little afraid of Boss Qi. And he couldn't explain this matter to Xia Tian, although Xia Tian had studied for two years and worked in the town for a few years, but in the end he was still a simple child, and after thinking for a while, he explained: "Boss Qi was born in an ordinary family, his parents were ordinary people, when he was nine years old, his father was seriously ill, and his family was poor, so he had to sell him as a second son as a slave. Boss Qi was smart since he was a child, and soon won the trust of the master's family, took over the master's business, and changed from a house slave to a steward, and then the master family was merciful, relieved him of his house slave status, and left the family to start from scratch. ”

Since then, in just ten years, Boss Qi's industry has spread throughout the entire Golden Dragon Kingdom, and he has become a veritable richest man, even if the emperor is now polite to him. Shen Yanling said in a flat tone, "Such a person, why do you think he would marry an ordinary daughter who is twenty years younger than him as his stepfamily? Do you think he really doesn't know about you and Qingmei? And Qingmei, the daughter of a teacher in the town, grew up under the guidance of her father since she was a child. Qingmei has been smart since she was a child, she is known as a talented woman at a young age, coupled with her outstanding appearance, it can be said that many people in the town have the heart to want Qingmei to be their daughter-in-law, why do you think her father married her to the Qi family at a young age?"

"What does the third uncle mean is that the marriage between Boss Qi and Qingmei is that both parties take what they need?" Although Xia Tian is simpler, he is not stupid, and Shen Yanling can guess that there is something greasy in it.

Shen Yanling sighed, and continued: "Boss Qi is the richest man in Jinlong, although the status of businessmen in Jinlong is not high, but as long as Boss Qi speaks, there are many people who want to marry into the Qi family, why should he tolerate Qingmei so much, and have personal affairs with others, this is probably unbearable for any man." And you, not only have a private meeting under Boss Qi's nose, but also have the intention of harming Boss Qi's life, do you think if it were you, you would be able to let such a person go?"

"But, why would Boss Qi do this?" Xia Tian asked with a pale face in shock, but he still didn't understand.

"Have you ever heard the story of 'Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan'? If you don't remember, you can read it again. Shen Yanling turned around and left, there were some things that Xia Tian needed to figure out by himself, he could only click here. Originally, he just asked people to investigate the man who came to persecute Xia Tian that day, and by the way, to investigate the reason why he targeted Xia Tian, but he didn't expect that person to be the younger brother of the current emperor, King Jing. It was because she was surprised that King Jing would get involved in this small matter in the countryside that Shen Yanling would order someone to investigate Boss Qi and Qingmei, but she didn't expect to find that these people were not fuel-efficient lamps.

Originally, it was known in Xiaohe Town that Boss Qi was just a restaurant owner, and he had a good family background in Xiaohe Town. Looking at it this way, Qingmei has a father who lifts people, and she is a well-known talented girl in the town, and it is also said that it is the past that is matched as a pair, but it is the name of the Qi family and the benefit of the Qingmei family. It's just that Boss Qi concealed his true identity and lived in seclusion in Xiaohe Town, although others couldn't find out, but how could he hide it from the secret door? No matter what his purpose was, Shen Yanling had to be careful.

On the first day of the new year, according to the custom of Xiaohe Village, the brothers who have separated from the family will get together. It is rare to have a few days off in the countryside a year, not to mention that everyone gets together to talk and enjoy. The women gathered together to talk and prepare food, the men naturally had their own things to talk about, and of course the children played together. Xia Feng Xia Lin looked at Xia Tian and had something on his mind, so he talked to him to relieve his boredom, Xia Feng and Renyou have been mixed up for a few years, and he has naturally experienced a lot of things, Xia Lin has been running in the mountains since he was ten years old, and there are also a lot of new things, but Xia Tian's heart has been relieved a lot. Ah Zheng and Xia Yang were about the same age, and they took Xiao Yun and Xia Yun to play together, while Xia Xue and Yutang followed Ning Er and the others to talk.

Father Shen is still a complete chess idiot, and he has challenged almost everyone who knows how to play Go today, but his chess skills don't seem to have improved much, and he still loses more and wins less, so he is so angry that he scolds his juniors: "Little rabbit, I won't be allowed to win once on the first day of the new year." ”

Shen Yanling smiled and said, "For the New Year, we also hope to please a good fortune!"

Father Shen glared at Shen Yanling fiercely when he heard this, and turned around to beckon Shen Yanxiang to play chess, Shen Yanling and Ning Er couldn't play, and it was more than enough to deal with Shen Yanxiang. Shen Yanling ignored Shen Yanxiang's eyes for help and went to talk to Xia Shan.

The whole day was spent in a happy atmosphere, Shen Yanling and Ning Er were in a good mood, and after dinner, the two took their three children home. Chinese have always believed that the first day of the new year is the first day of the year, and it needs to be harmonious and smooth, and the whole year will be smooth and smooth, and many jobs in the family field cannot be touched on the first day of the new year, so after returning home, the family roasted around the fire for a while, and then rested early.

The next day on the second day of the Lunar New Year, the daughter of the family is going back to her parents' house, Ning'er's mother's family is thousands of miles away, naturally she can't think about it, the family is at home, and the next few days are relatives, Shen Yanling's family has no relatives to go, it can be said that the New Year's days are a little boring, but for farmers who have worked hard for a year, it is the most comfortable rest day.

The days of rest flew by, and in a blink of an eye it was fifteen. There is a temple fair in the town on the fifteenth day of the real month, and there is also an annual lantern festival, and the people of the surrounding villages and townships usually go to the town to participate in the temple fair, but the lantern festival is at night, and many people go back to rest out of the town, but there are also many people who will stay in the town for one night to see the lanterns, after all, there is only one time a year. Xiaohe Town is not big, and there are not many outsiders who usually come to the town, so there are not many inns in the town. In addition to those who have relatives in the town, they need to book a room in advance, and the Lantern Festival is also the main time for the town inn to make money, and the house price will naturally rise a lot.

Shen Yanling had the heart to explore the reality of Boss Qi, and Ning Er and Ah Zheng were curious about the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival, so they decided to stay in the town for one night. Shen Yanling ordered someone to book a room in advance, which was cheaper than a temporary reservation, but it was still more than three times more expensive than usual, Ning Er frowned and shouted at the profiteers, but Shen Yanling smiled and didn't care, doing business has always been like this.

On the morning of the fifteenth, Shen Yanling's family arrived in the town and went directly to the temple fair. In Ning'er's opinion, ancient temple fairs are much more interesting than modern temple fairs. Although there are a lot of people in the temple fair, it is far less than modern times, and most of the people who sell things at the temple fair are villagers, selling some food and exquisite toys. Ning'er goes shopping except for food, which is the type that just looks at and doesn't buy, and Ah Zheng doesn't like to buy things, and Yutang grew up in the capital since he was a child, although he feels novel when he looks at these things, he doesn't mean to buy them, so the family is a rare relaxed tourist.

The temple fair in Xiaohe Town, the gods and Buddhas offered are quite mixed, there are both Taoist gods and immortals, and there are gods and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the West. It's just that Ning'er doesn't like to look like an outlier, so she also bought incense and candles to worship with everyone, and also asked for a sign.

Shen Yanling didn't seem to believe in the gods and Buddhas very much, but on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone just asked for a lottery, so she asked Ning'er to take a bamboo stick and ask the person next to her to unsign. Ning Er knew that on this kind of day, the temple would draw bad lots, no matter what she asked, it would be a good sign in the middle and upper, and glanced at the location of the unsigner, Ning Er raised her eyebrows slightly, and it turned out to be a group of people surrounding the unsigner. Tilting her head, Ning Er really didn't understand what kind of sign had attracted so many people, and they were all young young women, and there were some middle-aged women next to her who whispered as if they were dissatisfied and jealous.

Shen Yanling looked at Ning Er amusedly, and said, "Since you're curious, just go over and take a look, you don't have to bother thinking about it here." ”

Ning'er nodded and walked towards the signator. There were a lot of people around the signator, but Ning Er was a martial arts practitioner after all, so she quickly squeezed in, and when she looked up, she understood why so many people gathered here. Sitting at the table was a young man, about ** years old, with a very beautiful face and a gentle smile, naturally having enough capital to attract those big girls and small daughters-in-law, and the golden dragon national style is also open, as long as it does not do anything offensive to morals, it does not prevent normal exchanges between men and women.

It's just that for Ning Er, these are not important, after all, her husband's appearance is definitely not worse than this person, but this person has a face similar to Ning Er. Based on this alone, Ning Er could determine the identity of this person, who was her elf-quirky little brother Shangguan Shuitong.

Shen Yanling followed behind Ning Er, didn't see Shangguan Shui's appearance, only looked at Ning Er's expression and asked strangely, "What's wrong?

"It's Ah Tong here. Ning Er shook her head and said, "This kid still doesn't know how to restrain himself, and he attracts bees and butterflies everywhere." ”

Shen Yanling heard that his brother-in-law was coming, so he also looked inside, just as Shangguan Shuitong turned his head to look at him, looked at Shen Yanling's beautiful and excessive face, and raised his eyebrows lightly, he naturally saw his sister beside him, and remembered the news that the blue bird brought back, so he knew that Shen Yanling was his current brother-in-law, but he was really worthy of his sister's face that brought disaster to the country and the people.

Ning Er naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to recognize Shangguan Shuitong at this time, so she mixed in the crowd and waited for the signing, while Ah Zheng naturally couldn't wait, so she pulled Yutang to play by herself. Most of the people who asked for the sign came to Shangguan Shui, and after asking for the sign, they had to ask all over the world, so that Ning Er and Shen Yanling could wait.

Shangguan Qing, the Prince Yue of the Phoenix Kingdom, only married one princess in his life, that is, Ning Er and Shangguan Shuitong's mother Yun Ziyou, although she has a gentle and moving name, she is the only daughter of the owner of Liuyun Villa, the first Jianghu Mountain Villa in the Phoenix Kingdom. Yun Ziyou has grown up in the rivers and lakes since she was a child, with strong martial arts and a smart mind, but in front of Shangguan Qing, she is willful like a child, and Shangguan Qing loves her very much, and she is even more spoiled and lawless. In the palace, Yun Ziyou has almost become a unique existence, that is, the two children, Shangguan Shuiyu and Shangguan Shui, also follow her will in everything.

The owner of Liuyun Villa only has a daughter, Yun Ziyou, and has already decided to hand over Liuyun Villa to Shangguan Shuitong, so although Shangguan Shuitong has the identity of a prince of Yuewang, he has grown up in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he is naturally very familiar with the tricks of the rivers and lakes, and he has played Shangguan Shuiyun since he was a child. And Shangguan Shuiyun has worshiped under the national teacher since he was a child, and Shangguan Shuitong also respected the national teacher as a master, although he did not become a proud disciple of the national teacher like the eldest sister, but he also learned some skills, at least the god stick was decent.

Shen Yanling and Ning Er were patient, so they waited for everyone else to disperse before they sat in front of Shangguan Shuitong, watched Shangguan Shuitong pretend to talk for a long time, and then said which inn they were staying in temporarily, and asked Shangguan Shuitong to look for them at night. Shangguan Shuitong didn't say anything at this time, nodded and pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Ning'er.

At this time, there was still some time before the lantern festival at night, so Shen Yanling and Ning Er took the children back to the inn to rest first. All afternoon, Ah Zheng and Yutang were wandering around, but fortunately, someone secretly protected them, and Shen Yanling and Ning Er were not too worried. After dinner, Ah Zheng thought that the inn was very stuffy, so he pulled Yutang to go out, and Ning'er told them to come back before dark, so she allowed them to go out.

Not long after, Shangguan Shui came over and entered the door, not at all like the personable appearance outside, and hung directly on Ning Er's neck. Shen Yanling's eyes were slightly gloomy, although Shangguan Shuitong was Ning'er's younger brother, but Shen Yanling was still a little pantothenic acid in his heart when he was so close to Ning'er, and Shangguan Shuitong also showed a provocative smile to Shen Yanling.

Ning Er naturally felt Shen Yanling's sourness, sighed helplessly, and peeled off the Shangguan Shui that hung on her like an octopus. It is also strange to say that although she is not the real Shangguan Shuixuan, she has inherited Shangguan Shuixuan's feelings as they were, including Shen Yanling and A Zheng, including Prince Yue's family who are far away in Phoenix. Seeing Shangguan Shui Tong looking aggrieved and pitiful in front of her, Ning Er almost relented, even though she knew that this person was pretending.

"Okay, Ah Yun, why are you here? You still look like a charlatan, how are your father and mother good?" Ning Er ignored Shangguan Shuitong's aggrieved face and asked.

"Sister only cares about my father and mother, and she doesn't care about me anymore. In order to see my sister, I used the power of Liuyun Villa to come to Jinlong unknowingly, and now I really fell in love with Xiao'er!" Shangguan Shuitong didn't answer Ning'er's words, but he cried out for himself.

Ning Er sighed, she knew that her younger brother had always taken pleasure in teasing her, and he had not changed for more than ten years, even if he was separated for a few years, his nature was difficult to change. "Okay, I don't know what kind of character you are? It's hard for you, anyway, what do you want this time?"

"What do you mean, sister, are you still the kind of person who is greedy for money?" Shangguan Shui retorted righteously when he heard this.

"Yes, Ah Yun has always been righteous and helps the needy, I admire Sister very much. Ning'er smiled.

Shangguan Shuitong glared at Ning Er, finally turned his eyes to look at Shen Yanling, looked at him carefully, and then asked, "You are my sister's father-in-law Shen Yanling?"

Shen Yanling saw that her brother-in-law had finally noticed herself, and arched her hand to Shangguan Shuitong and said, "Exactly." ”

Shangguan Shui looked Shen Yanling up and down like a son-in-law. As the prince of a large country and the heir of the first martial arts sect of the Phoenix Kingdom, although Shangguan Shuitong has a handsome and picturesque face, his eyes are very sharp. It's just that Shen Yanling was also born in the royal family, and she is the master of the secret door, so naturally she will not lose to Shangguan Shuitong. Ning Er watched the two of them fight with cold eyes, and only after a while did she say with half a grudge: "Even if you two have any affection, at least avoid me!

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Shen Yanling was Shangguan Shuitong, who had no face and skin since he was a child, he was also choked, rolled his eyes fiercely, and said to Ning'er: "Sister, I'm only afraid that you are marrying a non-person!"

Ning Er didn't appreciate it very much: "The first time we met, cursed me like this, I wish you to take a Hedong lion back in the future!"

Ning Er originally just scared Shangguan Shuitong, but she didn't expect Shangguan Shuitong to shrink her shoulders slightly when she heard the Hedong Lion, and said, "Sister, you want me to do anything, just don't mention the Hedong Lion, I feel upset when I think about it!"

Seeing this, Ning Er raised her eyebrows and said, "You said Mo Yingying? I can't figure it out, Yingying is gentle and demure to everyone, why do you fight when she sees you?" It's just that you don't like her, ignore it, why bother to take it to heart?"

Shangguan Shuitong pretended to sigh deeply: "This matter is difficult to explain, in short, I and that lion are not in line with our fate, and it will not be good to meet together." Uncle Bisheng was bent on me marrying her, and said that if I married the lion, he would pass on the throne to me. Hmph! Who doesn't know that the emperor is a thankless job, so I won't be fooled!"

Looking at Shen Yanling's puzzled look, Ning Er explained: "Uncle Huang has worked hard all his life, but the heir is difficult, until I married Jinlong, I only had one daughter under my knees, and I was not yet nine years old, so I was married here." Uncle Huang saw that Ah Yun was very intelligent, and he had already had the idea of passing on the throne to him. ”

"Sister, how can you help Uncle Huang speak, I am not the only one of the suitable nephews in the clan, why does Uncle Huang just stare at me?" Shangguan Shui said dissatisfiedly.

"Okay, Uncle Huang is not yet fifty years old, and the days ahead are still very long, who knows what variables will be. Are you here for my business?"

"Otherwise, what else can I do? Hmph! When I am a dignified Phoenix Country, I am easy to bully, and I dare to touch my only sister of Shangguan Shuitong, they should be prepared to live rather than die!" Shangguan Shuitong said through gritted teeth.

Ning Er naturally would not doubt Shangguan Shuitong's words, and moreover, the Golden Dragon Kingdom would not let go of such a person who was bent on destroying the Golden Dragon Kingdom, but now the enemy was still in the shadows, even if Shangguan Shuitong came, it would be difficult for them to get out of the passive situation.

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Today was supposed to be two o'clock in the afternoon, but there was a sudden power outage in the morning, just came, Yan'er really can't catch up with Wan'er, you have to forgive Yan'er!