Qi Ning took a deep breath and finally said, "Sanniang, it's me, are you busy?"

Gu Qinghan heard Qi Ning's voice and looked shaking. She put down her pen and sat up straight. She lowered her head and saw that the collar on her chest was a little wrinkled and messy because of the squeezing just now. She hurriedly sorted out with her hands, then pulled the collar. This made the plump wrapped in the shirt shiny sway, smoothing her hair, and then said: "Yes... it's Ning'er? Is there anything wrong?"

"I have to ask Sanniang about something small." Qi Ning couldn't go in directly, but she felt that the two of them seemed to be a little different than before.

After he knew that what happened that night, although Gu Qinghan said he would not blame him and did not mention it again, it would not be eliminated so quickly. Even if he felt embarrassed now, let alone the sensitive Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan said "Oh" and was about to let Qi Ning come in, but she lowered her head and checked herself, making sure she was dressed neatly. Then she picked up the pen again, lowered her head slightly, and made a writing look like she was writing, and said, "You... come in!"

Qi Ning entered the house aloud and turned around to close the door. Gu Qinghan hurriedly said, "No...no need to close the door. The house... it's too hot, leave some gaps for breathing."

Qi Ning was stunned and smiled bitterly. Although there was indeed a stove in the room, which was as warm as spring and had no chill at all, it was not as hot as it needed to leave a crack in the door for breathability. It seemed that after that night, Gu Qinghan actually felt guarded against herself, worried that once the door was closed and the two of them would be alone, she would do something to her.

But after all, Gu Qinghan can't blame him. He was impulsive that night and almost wanted to eat this beautiful mature woman. No wonder Gu Qinghan was careful.

He just closed the door and entered the room. Gu Qinghan didn't look up and continued to write, whispering: "You sit down first."

Qi Ning sat down on a chair next to her and glanced at Gu Qinghan. Under the light, Gu Qinghan's cheeks were white and red, her pink cherry lips were small and soft, and her long eyelashes seemed to be trembling. After hesitating for a moment, she still got up, stood up and moved forward, picked up the celadon water injection and ink pieces to grind for her.

"No need..." Gu Qinghan's eyes were slightly raised and she said, "Just go back and sit down..., you don't need you."

When Qi Ning heard that her tone was no longer as gentle and soft as before, she felt a little disappointed. She let out a "ah" and stepped back to the chair to sit down. Suddenly, she felt something was wrong. She looked down and found that the water and ink blocks were still in her hands, one hand and one thing, just like a child holding a toy, looking very awkward.

Gu Qinghan wrote two lines of words, raised her arm to grind it, but found that the guy was missing. She was stunned for a moment, turned her beautiful eyes and glanced at Qi Ning. She saw that Qi Ning was coming back at this time, not just sitting, not just being at a loss, and she looked at her, and suddenly burst out with a "pop".

The smile disappeared like ice and disintegrated, full of spring. Qi Ning was extremely embarrassed. Hearing Gu Qinghan's smile, he felt relaxed all over. He looked up at Gu Qinghan, and saw that his pretty and tender face looked like spring flowers, and he was so beautiful that he could not stop smiling. He immediately smiled awkwardly.

When Gu Qinghan smiled, she couldn't help but start her face again. Her cheeks were stained and she bit her plump lip beads. She was angry and funny. She glared and said, "What are you doing there? If you want to grind it, come over quickly, it's all wrong."

As if Qi Ning was granted a general amnesty, she also felt funny. She thought to herself that she was a bold person. How could she face this beautiful young woman? She stood by the table grinding and asked softly: "Sanniang, what are you busy with?"

"All day, I don't know what I'm busy with." Gu Qinghan put down his pen and looked up at Qi Ning. His watery eyes were very charming, and he asked, "Have you just returned from the palace?"

Qi Ning nodded and said, "Yes, I can't figure out what happened in the palace, so I want to come over and ask Sanniang for advice."

"A major national affairs, what can I know, a woman? What is the use of asking me for advice?" Gu Qinghan got up, turned around and twisted his waist to the bookshelf behind. There were places with accounts. The accounts were as numerous as ox-haired. The accounts made by Gu Qinghan would also be stored on Gu Qinghan. He raised his jade arm and extracted the accounts from it.

Qi Ning looked from behind and saw that from the neck to the back of the waist, the pipa was also at the end. The beautiful back of the bones and flesh was straight, the back was curved straight, the thin waist like a bee-bee-like queen twisted like a snake, but the buttocks under the waist were round and tight, rising like two dangerous hills. Against the back of the thin waist, it looked more full and perky, making the blood swell and difficult to curb.

Qi Ning hurriedly withdrew his gaze, thinking that night had just made a mistake, so why didn't he have a better memory and calm his mind, and then said, "Does Sanniang know that there is a black rock cave in Xichuan?"

"Black Rock Cave?" Gu Qinghan turned around, frowned slightly, thought for a while, and suddenly Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Are you talking about Huamiao Black Rock Cave?"

"So Sanniang really knows it."

Gu Qinghan walked back with her waist twisted and swayed, put down the account book, and then sat down and said, "I don't know about the Miao people. If you say anything else, I must not know, but Heiyan Cave knows a little bit. I still remember that when the old marquis passed away, the owner of Heiyan Cave got the news and rushed to the capital. At that time, the funeral had been completed. Heiyan Cave ran to the old marquis' resting place and cried for three days and three nights."

"Oh?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "In this way, the Heiyan Cave and our Qi family still have a deep connection?"

Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes were flowing, his lips were as beaded as he looked like a dew, and he smiled and said, "Actually, there is no deep connection. As far as I know, when the old marquis attacked Shu, the Heiyan Cave defected to the Old marquis, and he put a lot of effort into it. For this reason, the old marquis also specifically asked the court for the Black marquis to reward the Black marquis. The court not only gave a lot of rewards, but also exempted the Black marquis from the taxes for several years. At that time, Xichuan had not stabilized yet. The court did this to let other Miao people see the benefits of serving the court." His beautiful eyes turned, and he asked with a hint of confusion, "Why did you suddenly talk about the Black marquis suddenly?"

"Today, I discussed the Heiyan Cave in the palace. Some people in the imperial court were preparing to send troops to wipe out the Heiyan Cave." Qi Ning said with a frown.

Gu Qinghan's delicate body shook and said in a lost voice: "Eliminate the Black Rock Cave?" He couldn't help but lean forward, and the plump peak once again pressed against the edge of the table, and asked anxiously: "Ning'er, why did the imperial court wipe out the Black Rock Cave?"

"Treason!" Qi Ning said: "King of Shu Li Hongxin sent someone to send a memorial, saying that it was Heiyan Cave's anti-tax and killing officials. Now the exit of Heiyan Ridge has been blocked, and the court is preparing to send troops to encircle and suppress it."

Gu Qinghan frowned and said, "Tax-resistant and killing officials? This... How is this possible? I met the Black Rock Cave Master. Although he was a Miao person, he was very etiquette and very humble, and he did not look like a fool. What's more, the anti-tax-resistant and killing officials was already a rebellion. The Black Rock Cave Master could not know that doing so would bring disaster to the Black Rock Cave."

"So I'm wondering too." Qi Ning said: "Sanniang, have you contacted us later?"

Gu Qinghan said, "I only remember that after the old marquis passed away, the Lord of the Black Rock Cave came here twice in person. They were met by the General in person. After they came twice, they didn't know what the General told them. Since then, the Lord of the Black Rock Cave has never come. Yes, they have come to the capital once two years ago, but the General was on the front line at that time, and the person who came did not say anything, leaving behind a little specialty from Miaojiang, and there has been no news of them since then."

"Can it be that the old black rock cave master had passed away?" Qi Ning asked, "The new cave master was young and energetic, and his confusion caused a disaster for a moment?"

"I don't know." Gu Qinghan shook his head: "But by age, the owner of the Black Rock Cave is only in his early fifties this year and is not too old. However, there has been no news in the past two years. It is not clear whether he has passed away." He frowned and said, "Ning'er, then the court really wants to fight the Black Rock Cave?"

Qi Ning said: "The emperor was careful in his work and did not issue an order immediately. He was still waiting for the memorial of Wei Shutong, the governor of Xichuan. At present, only the memorial of Li Hongxin, the king of Shu, has arrived. The court may not trust Li Hongxin very much, so he did not make a decision easily. However, as soon as Wei Shutong's memorial arrived, it was confirmed that the Black Rock Cave was really rebellious. Then in the beginning of spring, Xichuan would definitely send troops to wipe out it."

Gu Qinghan sighed and said, "I don't understand these national affairs, either, I, a woman, don't blame the good people."

"The messenger sent by Li Hongxin met the emperor today. He mentioned repeatedly that the Heiyan Cave had a connection with our Jinyi Marquis' Mansion. I was worried that some people might want to be unfavorable to our Marquis' Mansion, so I asked Sanniang clearly." Qi Ning said: "Since there is no deep friendship, there is no need to worry that someone will make a fuss about this matter and it is not good for our Jinyi Marquis' Mansion." After a pause, he said: "First the Black Lotus Holy Sect happened, and now the Black Rock Cave rebelled again. I feel that Xichuan is afraid that something will happen."

Gu Qinghan blinked her eyes, her watery eyes were like a clear spring, and she asked softly: "Ning'er, are you talking about the war in Xichuan? But just after fighting with the Northern Han people, the court still has the strength to fight in Xichuan again?"

"It shouldn't be." Qi Ning shook his head and said, "The emperor's concern for Xichuan should be Li Hongxin, the King of Shu. However, when Li Hongxin surrendered to the court, his troops had been disbanded. The Jinguanwei, with only a thousand people, could not be of any kind. Moreover, if you want to fight, money, food, horses and weapons must not be missing. Wei Shutong was sent by the court to monitor Li Hongxin in Xichuan. If there was any abnormal movement, the court would know that Li Hongxin should not be able to make any storms."

Gu Qinghan pointed his head slightly, thought of something, and hurriedly said, "Yes, someone sent 5,000 taels of silver today and asked who was sent. The man just asked you and knew it, but he didn't say it clearly, Ning'er, have you... taken someone's bribe?" At this point, his eyes showed a hint of worry.

Qi Ning immediately knew that it was Dou Lianzhong who sent someone to send him here, thinking that this guy didn't dare to break his promise, but he held the owed note in his hand, and Dou Lianzhong really didn't dare to cheat on him on the money.

I didn't hide it now and told me all about the matter with Dou Lianzhong. Even the owed note was taken out for Gu Qinghan to take a look.

Gu Qinghan was amused, but he was worried, "The Dou family's father and son were not good at being a general. Dou Kui was promoted by one hand, but in the end he was incompatible with our Qi family. Ning'er must be careful with their father and son. That five thousand taels of silver is still...!"

"Sanniang, you don't want to return the 5,000 taels of silver back, right?" Qi Ning said immediately, "That's absolutely impossible. The only son of the Minister of Revenue, has no official position or pay. Do you think the 5,000 taels of silver came from the right path? Since it has reached my pocket, I naturally can't go out. What's more, the mansion is short of money, and I have to supplement those orphans back then. There are large expenses. The money is first recorded in the account. I know how to deal with the Dou family." Seeing Gu Qinghan still hesitated, he smiled and said, "Sanniang, I have me in everything. Just listen to me, don't worry too much. A family in the mansion cannot make the mansion lose its money because of the shortage of silver."

Gu Qinghan has been worried about the money these days. The pawnshop was burned last time. Although he brought back the tax and silver sent by the fief from the third old man, after the compensation, there was almost no more left in the treasury. Seeing that it would take a few days, Gu Qinghan still wanted to secretly pay some money from his parents' home and make up for it temporarily. At this time, the 5,000 taels of silver were put into the warehouse, which was a solution to the urgent problem.

But the money was obtained from the Dou family. Gu Qinghan always felt uneasy and wanted to say something, but Qi Ning had already said: "Sanniang, there is another thing, you should be very happy to hear it."

"Oh?" Gu Qinghan had a slight smile on her lips: "What's the matter?"

Qi Ning smiled and said, "The Emperor has issued an order to rebuild the Black Scale Camp!"

"Ah?" Gu Qinghan was stunned, her beautiful eyes quickly shining, and she said anxiously: "Ning'er, are you saying... the emperor wants you to rebuild the Black Scale Camp?"

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "The Black Scale Camp is going to be rebuilt, but the position of command has not been determined. In three days, the final result will be decided."

Gu Qinghan was very happy, but when she heard this, she was a little stunned and frowned and said, "Who will be the commander of the Black Scale Camp?"

Qi Ning told Gu Qinghan about the reconstruction of the Black Scale Camp. Gu Qinghan's two curved beauty were connected together, but there was a look of worry in her beautiful eyes: "Ning'er, the Marquis of Zhongyi wants Qu Yanzhi to fight for the position of command? This......oh, the Marquis of Zhongyi recommended him, how can you compare?" As soon as he said that, he felt that what he said was a bit inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "I'm not other words, I mean his martial arts are very powerful. When the general was still there, he praised Qu Yanzhi's sword skills. This...!"

Gu Qinghan was rebuilt in the Black Scale Camp, but when he learned that Qu Yanzhi was also fighting for the position of command, his beautiful face was full of distress.

"Sanniang, the Black Scale Camp is... My father built it with one hand. This time, if the position of command falls into the hands of others, my Marquis of Jinyi will never have a chance to revive again." Qi Ning's eyes were cold and he said slowly: "No matter what the Marquis of Zhongyi and King Huainan have played, the position of commander of the Black Scale Camp can only fall into our Qi family." He clenched a fist and said word by word: "The position of commander is me!"

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