Chapter 2 Qin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting
Yang Ning helplessly glanced at Qingping and Lei Jianyun, who were talking hotly, these two were using chopsticks as a calculation, planning how to auction those precious treasures, how to bluff, how to rise the tide, how to sing and harmonize, not like the dignified young master of the Yueyang Sword Sect, the upstart of Nanning and the beloved daughter of the world-famous general, and the disciples, but like two profiteers who are in cahoots. Yang Ning was really not interested in these things, seeing Qingping's elated appearance, he couldn't help but smile slightly, but he got up and walked to the window, looking at the bustling royal street, there was a straw pale yellow curtain hanging in front of the window, and the scenery outside could be seen through the dense holes.
From the beginning of Yang Ning's soberness, he was either in a killing prison or in a hurry, and when there were really not many such leisures, he stood quietly behind the curtains, looking at all kinds of pedestrians, and Yang Ning unconsciously lost his mind. Opposite is the shop with a white plaque on a black background "Han Lin Xuan", in and out are some literati and ink writers, as well as many small servants and old servants, often go in empty-handed, holding a large number of pen, ink and paper inkstones, although more than ten zhang away, but vaguely can hear the sound of talking, and can even smell the faint fragrance of ink. A teenager accidentally fell at the door, and the rice paper in his hand was scattered on the ground, stained with dirt, and the boy only cared about wiping his tears, until others reminded him, and then put away the rice paper that had not been soiled. Next to it was a pastry shop, the shopkeeper and the guy carried the newly out of the basket of snacks to the door, a rush of crowd quickly overwhelmed the two, until the shopkeeper shouted continuously, then formed a long line, there were saliva teenagers, there were also women holding children, and even an old man with a little grandson riding on his neck, everyone took the oil paper bag and left with a smile, the business was so prosperous, so that the shopkeeper's fat white face was full of smiles. There was a faint sound of talking, the murmur of children, the sound of parents teasing their children, although most of these people were dressed ordinarily, and their faces were marked by the hardships of time, but at this moment they were happy people who enjoyed the joy of family.
Close to the end of the world, Yang Ning knows that he will never be able to have such simple happiness, since a person was abandoned in this world alone, he has been getting farther and farther away from happiness, killing and conspiracy are always with him, just like the Lei Jianyun he just let go, just like the two spies who are peeking at him in the streets and alleys, just like the incense car BMW that came from the royal street, at the moment of passing the restaurant, the light yarn was flying, half of the beautiful face looked up, a bright eye like a star in the night sky stared playfully, through the curtain, it was colliding with Yang Ning's gaze, and the firelight burst out with a wisp of cold hostility, and then the gauze curtain fell, covering everything.
Yang Ning's heart sank, the bright gaze seemed to be able to penetrate his internal organs, the inaudible breath of the person in the car made him suddenly vigilant, and what made him even more suspicious was that the pressure brought by the gaze seemed to have been felt by himself, and when he was doubting in his heart, Lei Jianyun's voice came from his ear: "Hey, it turned out to be Miss Su'e from the Agarwood Pavilion who arrived in Jinling, I don't know who has such a feeling, you can ask Miss Su'e to leave Bajun and come to Jiangnan." β
Yang Ning swept his eyes when he heard this, and sure enough, he saw the palace lamp woven of pink light yarn hanging from the four corners of the incense car with the eaves of the dome, which was embroidered with four small characters of "Agarwood Epsom Jade" with moon-white silk thread, and now the palace lamp is not lit, and it is not very clear in broad daylight, but if it is at night, it must be rendered clearly by the light from inside.
Qingping had already arrived at the window at this time, lifted the curtain to look, but it was already a little late, only to see the back of the light yarn flying incense car away from the dust, and couldn't help sighing: "Alas, Su E of the Agarwood Pavilion of Ba County has long been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially on the piano road, Sister Luqi also once said that if there is a chance to learn the piano with her, I just heard that Su'e is easy to see guests, and she doesn't like to leave Shuzhong, so she gave up, but it's a pity that she met strangers today, but my sister is remote in Xindu, which is really embarrassing." β
Lei Jianyun said with a smile: "It's really a pity to say, Miss Lu Qi is known as the piano, in the past Yueyang Tower has been convinced, and Miss Su'e is a famous prostitute in Shu, it is said that she is high and beautiful, and she has never faced people with the truth, a guqin is said to be able to attract a hundred birds and a phoenix, although the sound transmission may not be true, but it is also extraordinary, if the two young ladies can compete with each other, it must be a grand event of the piano, but it is a pity that Lei may not have the fate to see, who let Miss Lu Qi be in the tiger's den in Longtan." β
Qingping couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, " The surname is Lei, you really don't forget to sow discord, although my sister is in danger of falling in the letter, but it's not the Longtan Tiger's Den, and I don't believe that there are still people who can beat my sister on the piano road, this time since the narrow road meets, I will first go for my sister to see the agarwood Su'e's piano skills, if it is in vain, if it is really true, I will definitely write a war letter to her for my sister, and make an appointment to fight the piano, my sister's name of the piano is not plain, if it can't crown the world, is not worthy of the name. β
Lei Jianyun did not feel embarrassed at all, but nodded again and again: "What Miss Qingping said is extremely true, although Miss Su'e is the most talented in Shu, how can she be compared with Miss Luqi, if you talk about the piano, the skill is secondary, the mood is the first, the so-called piano is like its person, it is exactly like this, even if Miss Su'e can be compared with Miss Luqi in terms of piano skills, if it is about mood and character, what woman in the world can be compared with a peerless fairy like Miss Luqi?"
Qingping smiled like a flower, and said: "Although my sister heard most of them humbly and disagreed, but I heard it very happy, there are not many women in this world who can be compared with my sister, I don't believe that Su'e can also play the sound of the piano like my sister, Zijing, let's go meet that Miss Su'e another day." β
A cold light flashed in Yang Ning's eyes, and he said coldly: "This woman is not simple, Qingping can't be ignored, and she doesn't know how to play the piano yet, but her internal skills can already compete with Sister Luqi." β
Qingping's expression moved slightly when she heard this, but Lei Jianyun exclaimed: "How is this possible, Agarwood Pavilion's Oiran Su'e is a weak woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, this is a well-known thing in the world, although Lei has never seen this woman with his own eyes, but there is information in this area in the door, there should be no mistake." β
Yang Ning glanced at Lei Jianyun coldly, he had no intention of explaining at all, he didn't like anyone to question his vision, especially in martial arts, although the woman in the car had practiced the mental method of hiding her strength, but in front of his eyes, it was a clear sight, and the people in this world who could hide his eyes were only afraid that only a master at the level of a grandmaster could hide the depth of cultivation without him paying attention.
As soon as Lei Jianyun spoke, he had already found that he had lost his words, and he had also collected information about Yang Ning through many channels these days, and all of these messages indicated that the young man in front of him was already in martial arts, and since he said so, he was completely sure. With his experience, he also knows that there are indeed many women who are both civil and military in the wind and dust, but those women who are obsessed with piano, chess, calligraphy, painting or singing and dancing all the year round, even if they know some martial arts, are mostly only second- or third-rate level, and although the qin and sword shuangjue have also been among the dust, it is just to cover up the identity of the disciple of Qingju, so why does a famous prostitute in Shuzhong have such an amazing martial arts? There are too many secrets that can be figured out, but Lei Jianyun didn't think much about it in front of him, just secretly remembered it in his heart, smiled apologetically, and then changed the topic: "Zijing Gongzi, Miss Qingping, since the two of you have come to Jinling at this time, you must be clear about the current situation in Jinling, I don't know if you two have any news to know, after all, you have been here for a few days, and you must have told it all without concealment." β
Qingping knew Lei Jianyun's thoughts, but naturally she didn't bother with him, but was very interested in Lei Jianyun's suggestion, although Yi Buping had already made arrangements in this regard, but it must not be more than the secret spies of the King of Dian here, so she asked with a smile: "Just now in Fengtai, Zijing and I have seen a lot of people in Chibi, don't you know if there are any noteworthy characters in Jinling now?"
Lei Jianyun said: "Although this time it is just a grand event held by Wanbaozhai, but because when the lord of Jinxiu County recruited relatives, almost all the emperors and three feudal clans came, not to mention that this was the territory of the Duke of Yue. Tang Boshan, the son of the Duke of Yue who is now guarding Jinling, is not as good as his younger brother Tang Zhonghai in appearance and bearing, but he is scheming, clever in means, and quite a father's style, so he sits firmly in the position of the son of the world and cannot be shaken. The second is the guest of honor of Hailing County, Dongyang Hou, the master of Chunshui Hall, Tang Zhonghai, the second son of Yue Guogong, that is, the marriage envoy this time, and of course, Tang Kangshi, the brother of Yue Guogong, is sitting in the back. There are even more masters in the Yue Guo Mansion, and the ones who appear in Fengtai are just second-rate characters who are mainly in the Yue Guo Gong, and the real masters will not show up on this occasion, so the two of them should not underestimate the strength of the Yue Guo Gong. This time, they were not embarrassed by the two, most of them because the collection of treasures was being held, and they were unwilling to go back on their word, violating Tang Boshan's commitment to the outside world, and secondly, they were also worried that the two would kill the killers and damage the foundation of the Yueguo Mansion's rule in Jinling, but they were by no means afraid of the two.
As for the forces that came to Jinling from elsewhere, first of all, on our side, although the king sent him to buy curiosities this time, he made Duan Yue, the general of Jingnan, an envoy, come to discuss some disputes between the two families on the river with Tang Boshan, the prince of Yue, Duan Yue is the son of Zijing, and should know his ability, although his martial arts are not as good as Gongzi, but if he is really embarrassed, the Duke of Yue can use this excuse to deal with the two of them, so Zijing Gongzi must be careful not to conflict with him.
Secondly, there are also messengers in Xindu, this person is unusual, it is Mr. Xixi of Luo Chengyu, the son of King Yan, named Wu Cheng, although his eyes cannot see, but it is said that this person is talented, and even Luo Chengyu is trustworthy. And this person is said to be the pavilion master of Fengtai Pavilion in the Xindu County Lord's Mansion, Fengtai Pavilion is the institution where Luo Chengyu holds power, and Wu Cheng, who is the pavilion master, must be a person who has the danger of mountains and rivers in his belly and the depth of the city. Just by the master of Yanshanwei that he brought with him, he knew that before Luo Chengyu officially inherited the throne, his status might not be as valuable as this person. There are only a few guards around him who know their identities and names, one of them is Yan Luo Qiusheng, a lone thief who crossed the northern frontier many years ago, this person has a double hook in his hand, and has killed countless masters, and was later ensnared by the Lord of Huofeng County, but he was not sentenced to death, but stayed by his side as a guard, and two of them had followed Luo Chengyu to Qixingwu that day, one used a blood-red short bow, and the other used a folding fan, and the names of the others were difficult to find out for the time being, but they must also be people with comparable status. Among them, there is another person named Zhan Yun, who is the candidate who is going to propose marriage this time, this person is the righteous son of Fang Huan, the left general of Youji, the brother of the future Princess Yan, who is twenty-three years old this year, but he is already the general of the Youji Right Guard Palace, and the official residence is secondary. The Youji military system was originally formulated by the county lord himself, with Longxiang Mansion in charge of the military, and left and right generals under it to command the ten armies. In addition, the elite was dispatched to form a personal guard to protect King Yan, and the left and right guards each set up palace generals, so the identity and power of this Zhan Yun can be regarded as the most important, plus he is handsome and handsome, both civil and military, and he can be regarded as a strong candidate for the county lord to recruit relatives.
There are also envoys from Luoyang, presumably Miss Qingping has also heard of Yang Jun, the king of Yu, he is the younger brother of the emperor today, and is known as the prince of filial piety, has always won the support of the ministers, regardless of the status is extremely prominent, this time to Jinling I heard that almost 10,000 people are empty, many unmarried daughters are blocking the road to see this look like Pan An Song Yu His Royal Highness the King of Yu. β
Speaking of this, Lei Jianyun's tone was a little jealous, obviously His Royal Highness King Yu had a lot of pressure on him, even if he didn't have the intention of a successful marriage proposal, but the competition between men was not slightly weaker than that of women. Lei Jianyun was talking eloquently here, but he didn't notice the strange look in Yang Ning's eyes. Although Qingping inadvertently noticed it, she didn't take it to heart, and just quipped: "I didn't expect that the four families who are qualified to propose marriage will meet in Jinling first, maybe they will have to fight to the death at the Jizhen Conference." By the way, you said that the first emperor and the three feudal clans all came, so did the Han clan also come? You came to ask for a dowry, did the people of the Han king come to Jinling to prepare a dowry?"
Lei Jianyun couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said, "Maybe that's the case, but presumably the Splendid County Lord's ten-mile red makeup has already been prepared." It's just that the King of Han has always been a streamlined army and a rich place in Shu, and the King of Han is only afraid that he is one of the richest people in the world, so how could he not send people to participate in the collection of treasures? This time, the envoy sent by the King of Han, Li Su, is said to be a close acolyte of the King of Han who grew up together since childhood, and he must be able to uphold the wishes of the King of Han and show his wealth at this gathering of treasures. β
Qingping carefully counted these people, and said: "What I want to sell this time are real treasures, there must be a few pieces that can enter their eyes, with the cooperation of you and me, it should be possible to make Shi Ming vomit blood, but it can't be cheap Yang Jun, the king of Yu, and Wu Cheng, the master of Fengtai Pavilion, we are just discussing how to join forces to calculate Shi Ming, is there a way for the two of them to enter the palace?"
Lei Jianyun frowned and said: "This is difficult, except for the "Hairpin Beauty Picture", although other things are precious, they are not what they swear to obtain, after all, except for the Duke of Yue and the King of Han, no one has the courage to buy these treasures at all costs, you must know that Luoyang and Xin are both fighting hard, I am afraid that they are very short of money, and they will not spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy some broken copper and iron that cannot be used." β
Qingping heard Lei Jianyun point out that the treasure he provided was broken copper and iron, although there were more antiques, but he still couldn't help frowning, but Yang Ning had already grabbed the conversation and said: "If the Sanskrit Diamond Sutra is taken out for auction, Yang Jun, the king of Yu, will definitely go to great lengths to buy it." β
Lei Jianyun was stunned when he heard this, he didn't know why Yang Ning had such an opinion, a scripture book, not a martial arts secret book, nor a treasure map, why would King Yu buy it with a lot of money? It's just that he just wanted to ask, but he saw a strange meaning faintly emerging between Yang Ning's eyebrows, and his heart was cold, knowing that this was mostly a mystery in Yang Ning's heart, so he had to be patient, but he still couldn't help but peek at Qingping, hoping that she would ask.
Although Yang Ning noticed the expressions of the two, he didn't look away, and he didn't mean to answer at all. The reason why he knew that Yang Jun would value the Diamond Sutra was naturally because of his life experience, although he had avoided Qifeng Palace for many years as a young man and not seen outsiders, there was one person who even the Lord of Huofeng County could not insist on rejecting him, and that was Yang Yuan, the sword king. Yang Yuan, as one of the four great grandmasters and a prince of the royal family, had entered and exited the Qifeng Palace several times with Emperor Yin in the name of martial arts competitions, and the last time, Yang Ning was also allowed to watch the battle. Although he and the Sword King are only one-sided, what a character Yang Yuan is, he has already left a deep impression in Yang Ning's heart. Among them, the most memorable is Yang Yuan's gray monk's clothes and cloud shoes, the scriptures and Buddhist beads in his hand, before the knife, he was just like a layman, but as soon as the divine knife came out, it was already powerful in the world, making people forget the tired color between his eyebrows, and the sandalwood beads that had never been picked off on his wrists. Yang Ning remembered that later Shizun once said to himself that the Sword King was caught in a power struggle in his life, but it was not his heart, but it was just fettered by family and blood, although this flaw was not something that ordinary people could take advantage of, but if he was against the Sword King in the future, he should remember that there were still flaws in the Sword King's heart. This was originally Ximen Lie's words pointing to his enemy, but Yang Ning naturally kept it in mind, and even remembered that the scripture that the Sword King almost couldn't put in his hands was the Diamond Sutra. Although I don't know what the status of the third brother King Yu is in the clan, Yang Ning understands in his heart that in addition to himself, the most important step for all the children of the Yang family who want to fight for power and profit is to curry favor with Yang Yuan. It's just that this kind of speculation is based on Yang Ning's only knowledge of these two blood relatives, in which there is a collection of sorrow, blood and tears, so Yang Ning absolutely refuses to explain the reason.
Qingping has an unusual trust in Yang Ning after all, and has always been convinced of what he said, at this moment, seeing that Yang Ning had no intention of revealing the truth, he was not in a hurry to ask, but turned around and pulled Lei Jianyun to discuss, and finalized with him how to throw out the news, how to test the intention of King Yu, and if it was really King Yu's intention, how to induce King Yu to enter the court. It's just that both of them feel that they are still weak, and it would be nice if there were others who could help, but the only ones in Jiangning City who really had the courage and ability to help the two were the other three imperial forces that were evenly matched with the King of Dian and the Duke of Yue, but unfortunately Zijing and these three families either had a grudge against each other, or had no contact, and after thinking about it, they could only reluctantly try. However, the two discussed for a long time, but they decided not to auction the relics for the time being, if such things are really sold, I am afraid that the disciples of Buddhism in the world will be angry, it is better to collect them for the time being, and it is better to use them for favors in the future than to sell them to people with real money. It's just that the two of them are secretive here, and who will be cheaper in the future, they have not revealed the wind.
After the matter of auctioning her father's secret collection was decided, Qingping became interested in the rare treasures that might appear at the treasure fair, and couldn't help but smile and ask Lei Jianyun: "Actually, these few things of mine are just the icing on the cake, presumably there are other rare treasures at the treasure fair, which are worth snapping up by these few families, right?"
Qingping's question was just right, Lei Jianyun had already put his mind into it, and said with a little envy at the moment: "Naturally, there are other treasures, in fact, before the two of them were in Jiangning in the future, they already had three treasures in their minds, but there should be four in front of them, and it is very coincidental that these four treasures are the genus of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they are all treasures that can be used as a dowry." β
Qingping's eyes lit up when she heard this, she and Lu Qi have been by Mr. Qingjue's side for several years, and they are very accomplished in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and naturally know that most of the treasures that can be called rare in this regard are coveted treasures, and they can't help but be interested, and said with a little excitement: "This painting must be "Hairpin Beauty", but I don't know what the other three treasures are?"
Lei Jianyun said: "This piano is Cai Zhonglang's Jiaowei Qin in the past, the sound of the piano is exquisite, unparalleled in the world, this chess, is a pair of black jade crystal chess pieces, priceless, this book, is Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface", the proud work of the book saint, even if there are ten thousand taels of gold, it may not be able to buy the real handiwork, this painting, naturally is the "hairpin beauty" of the young lady. Since the lord of Jinxiu County compares the suitors with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and sets up a delicate chess game to treat each other, if he can use these four treasures as a dowry, he will definitely be able to take the lead. It's just that these four treasures are all encounterable but not sought, even if they are rich and rival countries, they may not be able to possess them all, presumably there will be a dragon and tiger battle at the collection of treasures, most of them are good at winning, I am afraid that Lei's strength can take a picture, it is already stretched. β
Qingping muttered: "Qin Se Harmony,*, if it is used as a dowry, it is still the most suitable picture of Jiaoweiqin and hairpin, if Shi Ming gives up this painting and goes all out to buy Jiaoweiqin, what should I do?
Lei Jianyun sighed: "This is naturally for a reason, just because I want to get the Jiaowei Qin, even if I have the wealth of the sky, it is in vain." If it is used as a dowry, this Jiaowei Qin is naturally very good, but it is a pity that the person who sells the Jiaowei Qin has a word first, the strong man must be a fierce horse, the famous horse is decorated with a golden saddle, and the famous qin cannot enter the hands of mediocre people. Therefore, although the Jiaowei Qin is only sold for 1,000 taels of gold, if you want to buy the Jiaowei Qin, you must show your piano skills in public and beat the heroes. If the piano skills are really not as good as others, even if there are 10,000 taels of gold, it will be useless. Although there are many people in this world who are proficient in the art of the qin, how many people can have such attainments? I am still wondering why Miss Su'e came to Jinling, and now it seems that she may have come here for Jiaoweiqin, but I suspect that someone asked her to come forward to ask for the qin, and in the end most of the qin will be sold to others. β
Qingping was already stunned when she heard this, and said eagerly: "There is such a thing, alas, if I had known that there was such a thing, I would have tried to let my sister come to Jinling no matter what, if you talk about the piano in this world, there are a few people who can be compared with your sister, and if your sister knows about today's events in the future, I am afraid that she will regret it a lot." β
Lei Jianyun also said regretfully: "I also think so, if I have the ability, I will definitely get the Jiaowei Qin and give it to Miss Lu Qi, but it's a pity that whether it is money or the piano, I can't be sure that I can get it, so I can only choke my wrists, I don't know if Miss Qingping has any way, such a famous qin, if it falls into the hands of others, it will really be a tyrannical thing." β
Qingping's eyes rolled for a long time, but she couldn't think of any way, her piano skills have Lu Qi's five achievements are good, if you want to win the piano, most of the time it is impossible, think about it again and again, and finally shake her head and sigh, it is impossible to let Zijing grab it, so the piano, I am afraid that Lu Qi will not want it.
Seeing Qingping and Lei Jianyun sighing here, Yang Ning, who didn't feel that Lu Qi would really feel sorry for a scorched guqin, finally couldn't bear the question in his heart, and interrupted the two of them: "Qingping, you want to cooperate with him to cheat money, so it doesn't matter if others know that you have met today, there are some things, I would rather be known than seen, so I am not afraid of leaking flaws, and the master of Lei Shaomen is not a righteous envoy." Even if no one else knows, Wan Bao Zhai will know that these things are sold by Jinfan, and now I am only afraid that I have already suspected you and me, and if the news leaks out, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble. Besides, if others really find out that we are cooperating, won't His Royal Highness the King of Dian be angry when he knows about this matter?"
Qingping and Lei Jianyun were stunned when they heard this, and quickly recalled Yang Ning's question, this time they would cooperate with each other, which was something that neither of them thought of in advance, Lei Jianyun was so ambitious by nature, but Qingping was big and big, and couldn't help but ignore some details. However, both of them are very smart, but after a while, they have already figured it out, and before Yang Ning can continue to ask, Qingping has already said first: "It doesn't matter, if many people knew that this batch of tributes was robbed by my father, my father would not be able to be recruited by Yue Guogong to be a general, and now that things have changed, who dares to come to find trouble, at most Zijing, you can send him on the road." Besides, if Wanbao Zhai can't even keep such things secret, it won't be the No. 1 jewelry store in the world. However, originally we should have used the box booked by Uncle Yi, but now it is not possible, so as not to leak flaws, it is better to get a post in the hall, and when the time comes, we will participate in the treasure collection conference and others will not be suspicious, and we can also sing and harmonize with Brother Lei, wouldn't it be better. β
Lei Jianyun's mind was racing, and he said with a smile: "Although Zijing Gongzi can rest assured, this time Lei invited the two to meet here, although most of them are already known at this moment, but even Duan Yue thought that he was under the king's edict to bridge the relationship between Nanning and the two. After all, Miss Qingping and Miss Luqi were taken away from Yueyang by the prince of Yan, and the prince of Zijing was also personally handed over to the commander of Ximen by the king, so it is natural for the king to be uneasy, no matter who makes two enemies like this, he will not be able to sleep well. So even if we delay for a long time, others will only think that they are working hard in Xia, but they will not think of conspiring with Miss Qingping in Xia, as for what kind of rumors will spread in the future, I don't think the king will mind. But for the sake of safety, it's better to leave as soon as possible, just try your best to please the two, but the two of them are leaving, and finally give an eviction order. But do you want to help Wanbao Zhai's post, after all, according to the rules of Wanbao Zhai, it is not easy for the two to post now, even if there is business, Wanbao Zhai will not just help the two to avoid people's eyes. β
Qingping shook her hand and said: "You don't have to bother about the post, if you still want to pass through you, wouldn't you want to cover it up, so let's get the catalog of the Treasure Conference tonight, and we will definitely be present when it should appear, we won't meet again, just act when the time comes." But Brother Lei can be completely in charge at that time, General Duan is above you after all. β
Lei Jianyun groaned slightly, and said: "Although General Duan has no interest in this, he can't be unguarded, but I can at least be half of the master, Miss rest assured." β
Hearing this, Yang Ning was cold, and said: "Duan Yue, you might as well tell him that I haven't returned the big gift he gave me that day, if he is smart, it's best not to appear in front of me, otherwise I don't know if I will teach him a little lesson." β
Hearing Yang Ning's words, Qingping was slightly stunned, Yang Ning was not told Qingping in detail about the punishment in the county guard's mansion, but Qingping noticed the whip marks on Yang Ning's body, and had already asked several times, but there was no answer, I don't know who started, at this moment hearing Yang Ning say this, Qingping's heart moved, a pair of phoenix eyes seemed to be a flame, thinking of that more than half of the people who tortured Yang Ning, in an instant, he had already come up with seven or eight revenge strategies, if Yang Ning was too lazy to do it, then whether it was Yi Buping, Boss Chu, and even Qingping are ready to take action in person, and they must teach Duan Yue a lesson.
Although he didn't know what Yang Ning was referring to, and he didn't understand why Qingping had such an obvious angry expression, Lei Jianyun immediately guessed a thing or two, after all, for an arrogant young man like Yang Ning, the humiliation of the subordinates was not easy to bear. However, he naturally didn't want to anger the two, anyway, what should have been explained had already been explained, so he simply took the opportunity to get up and leave, and after paying the wine in a hurry, Lei Jianyun left the restaurant, and of course, the news that the three of them parted ways was soon known by other forces.
Almost a moment after Lei Jianyun's back disappeared into the sea of people, the shopkeeper sent a few big red posts in a panic, but this was a bit unexpected for the two, this kind of famous post is generally not delivered until the two have a fixed place, but it is obviously a provocation when it is presented, as if to imply that the whereabouts of Yang Ning and Qingping are always in their eyes. While this is true, it should not be done so blatantly. For a moment, the faces of both of them sank. In fact, Yang Ning had already sensed several different surveillance forces, otherwise with his knowledge, he would not have thought of reminding Qingping and Lei Jianyun to be careful. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that these people were afraid of Yang Ning's strength and were far away, I was afraid that Qingping and Lei Jianyun would not have been able to discuss it for so long with peace of mind.
Waved away the shopkeeper, anyway, Lei Jianyun had already chartered the restaurant until the evening, and the two of them were not in a hurry to leave, Qingping frowned slightly and took a few posts and checked them one by one. The first is the post of Tang Bohai, the prince of Yueguo, the words on it are humble, first explaining the battle of Chibi politely, and then confessing for the obstruction of the teacher and Fengtai, and then sincerely inviting the two to be guests, but a short note, but it is beautiful, concise and concise, but with an indisputable meaning, people can feel the arrogance of the Yueguo Mansion, but they can only swallow their voices secretly. Qingping was naturally angry when she saw it, and she hated to throw the post to Yang Ning, and picked up the second post to look at it, but it was the famous post of Li Su, the envoy of the King of Han, although there were few words, it only showed respect, but Qingping still frowned when she saw it, after all, the King of Han and Yang Ning have no grudges, this post should not come so soon. After thinking about it for a long time, she shook her head and put it down, and picked up the third post, Qingping couldn't help but look stunned, this post turned out to be an invitation to the collection of treasures sent by Wanbao Zhai, with the inscription of Wanbao Zhai on it.
Presumably Wan Bao Zhai learned that the two of them entered the city and prepared an invitation, but whether the two of them have gold and silver in hand, such a grand event can not help but invite the Demon Emperor and Jian Jue to attend, of course, what does the head of Wan Bao Zhai think, and whether the two of them appreciate their faces is another matter, but the two have not yet settled, they received the invitation, and the two posts are different, not coercive, but seem attentive and thoughtful, Wan Bao Zhai has done business to this point, it can be regarded as perfect. Qingping couldn't help but smile, handed the collection post to Yang Ning, and said, "Okay, we don't have to bother looking for the post this time." They're also really interesting. β
Yang Ning also read the three posts one by one, and originally didn't think about it at all, but when he saw Wanbao Zhai's post, he couldn't help but look slightly moved, but he was indifferent by nature, just glanced at it and put it down: "Then let's go to the inn to stay first, don't we have to transport those treasures to Jiangnan tonight? β
Qingping muttered: "Zijing, we might as well think about this matter again, I always feel that the situation in Jiangning is more tense than we expected, Shi Ming, the envoy of the Han King and Lei Jianyun are all in such a hurry to come to the door, if we go out of the city tonight, it will inevitably be discovered by people, it is better to think about it in the long run, what do you say?"
Yang Ning nodded slightly, remembering the secret agent along the way, pondered for a long time, raised his eyebrows slightly, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and said: "Since these people are so nervous, it is better to let them jump around, I will take a look around tonight, anyway, there are still some people I want to see with my own eyes, their attention is on me, and they can succeed smoothly." β
Qingping's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she clapped her hands and said: "Good idea, I'll act with you tonight, so as not to make them suspicious, do you want to go to the Yueguo Mansion to break in, or do you want to meet the Fengtai Pavilion Master?"
Before Yang Ning could answer, the shopkeeper hurriedly ran up again, this time there was a bright yellow post in his hand, Yang Ning stretched out his hand to take it and shuddered, after opening it, his face became deeper and deeper, and his phoenix eyes were as deep as ice, and he said coldly: "Sister, I'm going on a date, I can't accompany my sister to the inn, if my sister doesn't mind, you might as well go to Wanbao Zhai now." Although there may not be any outstanding curiosities at the fair, it will certainly be able to pass some time. β
Qingping had never seen Yang Ning look so cold in front of her, her heart was cold, her eyes couldn't help but sweep, only to see that the post was the name of King Yu, and her heart sank, only feeling that she was about to come into contact with the secret that Yang Ning had never said explicitly, if she was about to follow her temperament, she naturally wanted to ask the truth, but somehow she hesitated, wanted to speak and stopped, hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed softly:" Since Zijing you say this, I will naturally not disobey your wishes, I will wait for you in Wanbao Zhai, no matter how late it is, you will come to pick me up, if you don't come, I will turn Jinling upside down, and I will never give up. β
Yang Ning's eyes flashed with gratitude, he knew that his shaking mind could hide it from others, but he couldn't hide it from Qingping, who got along day and night, now Qingping let it go lightly, and didn't ask hard, so that Yang Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and after a moment of silence, he said lightly: "If I am bent on getting out, there is no one in the world who can trap me, don't worry, I will definitely go to find you." After that, he stuffed the bright yellow post into his sleeve, and then stood up, Qingping's eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything, just put away the rest of the post, and with a bright smile, he also stood up and walked downstairs with Yang Ning.
The two walked out of the restaurant together, Yang Ning subconsciously looked up, only to feel that the originally clear sky had been dyed by clouds into a picture scroll like a splashed ink landscape, remembering that the boatman had said that there must be rain tonight when he got off the boat, and a faint sadness suddenly appeared in his heart, although he had not yet gone to see the person who sent the post, but he already had a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.
Qingping turned over and got on the horse, her eyes stopped on Yang Ning for a moment, and finally smiled, and said, "Come to me quickly, if it's too late, I'll ignore you." β
Yang Ning also took his mount, but did not ride it, just stuffed the reins of the horse into Qingping's hand, then smiled faintly, waved his hand to Qingping, and walked in the opposite direction, almost at the same time as he moved his steps, a young man in ochre clothes had already stepped forward, bowed to Yang Ning, and led Yang Ning to turn to the alley next to him, and the two disappeared in Qingping's eyes after a short time. Qingping's heart throbbed for a while, and she closed her eyes slightly and calmed down for a moment before asking the passer-by for the direction, and rode her horse towards Wanbao Zhai.
Almost at the same time that the three of them disappeared into the crowd one after another, the spies of different forces in the crowd had hurriedly followed away regardless of the possibility of being exposed, Qingping still followed the original predetermined route, and could still capture the whereabouts, but the alley where Zi Jing and the ochre-clothed man disappeared was a dead end, and the people who followed up were almost stunned to look at the alley where there was not even a ghost, Zijing and the ochre-clothed man had escaped the surveillance of these people in an instant, although they knew that the only possibility was to leave through the houses on both sides, but there were some powerful people in the vicinity, even if they wanted to track down, it was not an easy thingγ