The guard who was named came forward and said, "General, I have met him once, but I can't say that we know him."
"When?" Nie Huimo said in a deep voice.
The guard named Ling Yang briefly explained that the lame man beat his wife that day. He beat her twice in total, once in front of the drug store and once in the back alley.
The companion who went with him was called Xiang Shan, and he stepped forward to add: "The lame man and his wife are both from Ning'an House."
"People from Zhao Ning?" Nie Huimo said.
"yes."
"What hasn't she said to you?"
"...Ah Li?" Ling Yang asked.
"Um."
Ling Yang shook his head: "No."
Nie Huimo nodded and looked back outside.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, the sky is completely dark, and the water on the earth has become deeper, continuing to carry thousands of rain arrows shot from the sky.
"She should go to Ning'an Building now." Nie Huimo said softly.
"Shall we go?" Zhang Zhi asked.
Nie Huimo shook his head: "I won't go."
He turned around and walked toward the back hall without saying a word.
Guiyuan Inn is very close to Ning'an Tower.
Xia Zhaoyi reined in his horse and came down. He was only wearing a bamboo hat and his clothes were soaked through from the beating.
The waiter recognized her and hurriedly greeted her: "Miss Xia!"
After hearing this, Manager Chu also hurriedly came out.
There were still many guests in the lobby, and they looked curiously at the girl at the door.
Xia Zhaoyi squeezed the water off her clothes and asked about Wang Fengnian. Manager Chu told her to rest assured that she had settled down. However, after saying that, Manager Chu hesitated.
"What Manager Chu wants to say has something to do with Nie Huimo?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"Miss Ali, do you know?" Manager Chu whispered.
"He stopped Zhao Ning yesterday?"
Manager Chu nodded: "Yes."
"Is Zhao Ning here now?"
"Well," Manager Chu hurriedly made an invitation, "The lady is upstairs."
"Okay, I'll go see her." Xia Zhaoyi said.
Manager Chu did not follow, but went to the back first and ordered someone to prepare a set of dry clothes, and then brought some towels over.
Zhao Ning is writing a letter in her room, and the room is burning with the fragrance of her favorite wintersweet.
There was a knock on the door, and Yi Qiu went to open the door. When she saw it was Xia Zhaoyi, she was overjoyed: "Madam, it's Miss A Li!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he said in surprise: "Miss Ah Li, where do you come from?"
My clothes were soaked and muddy, and my hair was sticky and a little messy at the temples.
Although it can't be said to be embarrassing, nor does it detract from her temperament, after all, she is used to seeing Xia Zhaoyi's elegant appearance that remains calm despite the weather, and it is rare to see her like this.
Because of her gaze, Xia Zhaoyi tried in vain to pat the mud off his clothes, raised his head and said, "I went to find someone to fight, but it can't be considered a win."
"fight?"
Xia Zhaoyi nodded and looked at Zhao Ning who was walking out of the room.
"Ah Li," Zhao Ning frowned slightly, "Didn't you... go to fight with Nie Huimo?"
Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "You guessed it right."
There was a sound coming from the stairs, and Manager Chu quickly went upstairs with clean clothes and dry cloth.
Zhao Ning said: "Come in first, it's cold here."
The smell in the room was very good. As soon as Yiqiu came in, she moved to move soft pillows and hugged soft quilts.
Xia Zhaoyi wiped his hair and clothes with a dry cloth. Zhao Ning put his hands aside and said, "I think you might as well take a bath."
"Where are Mr. Qi and Wang Fengnian?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"If you want to see them in the south building, I'll send someone to call them. They'll be there soon."
Ning'an Building is very large, and the South Building is on the other side, which requires passing through two small patios.
"There's no rush." Xia Zhaoyi said.
I wiped my hair again, it was sticky and it was not as comfortable as taking a hot bath.
"Mrs. Qu sent someone to deliver a letter to me, mentioning what happened to you at Qu's house at noon." Zhao Ning said.
Xia Zhaoyi paused for a moment and looked up at her: "He really needs a spanking."
Zhao Ning suddenly smiled and curved her lips under the veil: "Over the years, I almost thought you were going to become a monk and become a monk, but it seems you still have emotions."
"How can I be so lifeless?"
"Who said you are lifeless?" Zhao Ning raised his hand to help comb her hair. "Your eyes are like the light of the sun, moon and stars, filled with spiritual energy. How can you be lifeless?"
Xia Zhaoyi laughed and looked at Yiqiu: "Am I the only one who has been praised by your eldest lady?"
"That's not true!" Yi Qiu arranged the soft couch and smiled coquettishly, "My wife is cold to everyone, including Mrs. Qu, but she loves you, Miss Ali!"
Xia Zhaoyi laughed.
Looking away, she raised her hand to wipe her hair. After a while of silence, she said to Zhao Ning: "I'm not sure if Nie Huimo will still trouble you, but I have other ideas, so you don't have to worry."
"I'm not afraid," Zhao Ning laughed. "Yesterday, we didn't have enough manpower, so I stayed away. Today, I hired more men. Hengxiang's guards will also come here to protect me. But you, you just said, don't count."
Win?"
"His skills are better than I expected."
"If he is an enemy, he will be a strong enemy," Zhao Ning said. "I have been investigating him for the past two days, and I just learned a piece of news this morning. Ah Li, I still remember that in September of the Geng Yin year, Yun Bozhong sent 100,000 troops to attack Tian Da.
When the armies of Yao and Song Zhiyi were facing each other, did they suddenly take the opportunity to raid Pingyu County of Tian Dayao?"
"Yeah." Xia Zhaoyi nodded.
"It was not Yun Bozhong who beat him, but Nie Huimo who persuaded Tian Dayao to give up."
"Persuade?" Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows, "Tian Dayao worked so hard to defeat Yu County and Ji Di, how can Nie Huimo persuade him?"
"That's why he is scary. Only he dares to persuade, and only he has the means to persuade, and he dares to think of giving up Pingyu County." Zhao Ning took a deep breath and looked out the window, "Later it proved that giving up was the right thing to do.
Yes, if we had insisted on maintaining peace in Yu County at that time, Tian Dayao's main force would have been exhausted on multiple fronts, and there would have been no three-party evenly matched Battle of Mouye."
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "He is indeed brave."
"As an enemy, I must find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible." Zhao Ning said.
Thinking that Zhao Ning swallowed his one hundred thousand taels of goods, Xia Zhaoyi curled her lips and smiled: "Zhao Ning, you have caused a lot of trouble over the years."
"I'm a businessman," Zhao Ning also laughed. "If there's a profit to be made, I'll do it. I'll try my best not to harm nature, and at most I'll get the best of my luck."
"I have something to tell you," Xia Zhaoyi changed the subject, "Zhao Ning, why did you marry Zai Chun to that man?"
Zhao Ning paused for a moment and was silent. She sat down next to Xia Zhaoyi's soft couch and continued to wipe her carefully with a dry towel.
"Because," Zhao Ning raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "I can't bring myself to kill Zai Chun."
"kill?"
"Well, she has been with me for a long time and knows a lot about me. If she is released, she will be a hidden danger, and she also wants to kill me." Zhao Ning sneered, "Ah Li, do you think why she wants to kill me? And
Hate has nothing to do with it.”
"It has nothing to do with hatred?" Xia Zhaoyi repeated in a low voice, and then said, "Then, are you afraid of you?"
