In the blink of an eye, some time passed, and Bailiyu's injury was completely healed.
Above the court, Emperor Yihong sat on the dragon chair with great majesty, wearing a shining dragon robe, which vividly highlighted his divine power.
"Your Majesty, the natural disaster in our country has just passed. It is a time when money is in short supply. However, Miss Su Qing of the Su Mansion has amassed money in the name of a merchant and used it for the military camp in the north of the city. She may be raising private soldiers.
If you think so, please ask the emperor to investigate."
Liu Yushi knelt on the ground and said plausibly, as if he was loyal and courageous, "I am all for the Ming Dynasty."
"Raising private soldiers? How do you say that?" Emperor Yihong looked at Liu Yushi who was kneeling down and narrowed his eyes.
"Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, the status of merchants' families has been low. Su Qing's ambition is bound to not be inferior to others. I also ask the emperor to order an order for the ministers to search."
Emperor Yihong looked at Liu Yushi with a livid face, and threw the memorials on the desk into the hall one by one. These memorials were all based on Su Qing's reference.
"Idiots, they are all idiots. Even if they do nothing, they are jealous of someone else's child and how much money they earn."
Emperor Yihong's veins popped out, obviously he was very angry.
"People make a lot of money, but they pay the most taxes every year. When natural disasters come, people don't hesitate to invest in disaster relief. But what about you? What have you done? I tell you, there is no point in being jealous."
The emperor was furious, and all the ministers knelt down, fearful and uneasy in their hearts.
"Liu Yushi, I see that you are getting old. You should pay attention to rest and retire from the court."
After Emperor Yihong finished speaking, he left.
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It was already late at night, and Su Qing was still reading the ledgers with the lamp on. In a few days, she would go to southern Xinjiang. These ledgers were all for greenhouse vegetables, and she had to sort them out quickly.
The night outside the window is still dark tonight, and even the nights in the past few days have made people reluctant to appreciate it. There is not a single star in the dark night sky, like the gaping mouth of a giant beast, which makes people feel a little uneasy.
Su Qing was pulled out of the ledger by a sudden noise in the distance.
There was a noise in the distance, and Su Qing was puzzled. When she saw Lian'er sleeping on the table with her mouth watering, she got up and went out to check.
The servants in her courtyard have all fallen asleep. It is very quiet in her courtyard at this moment, so the sounds in the distance are particularly clear.
"Lian'er, don't sleep, get up!" Su Qing shouted into the room and went straight outside the courtyard to check.
Lian'er stood up in a daze, but before she could react, Ning Qi, who had already fallen asleep, arrived at Su Qing's side before her.
Ning Qi also lived in Su Qing's courtyard, but it was still some distance away from Su Qing's room.
"Miss, there seems to be an assassin in the house." Ning Qi jumped to the roof and looked into the distance, and soon came down to report.
Speaking of assassins, Su Qing thought of the murderer who killed Lu'er: "Let's go over and take a look!"
Ning Qi stopped her: "Miss, please wait where you are. I will go and inquire about it."
There was a smell of blood in the night wind. Others couldn't smell it but she was very sensitive to it. I'm afraid this assassin was no ordinary assassin.
Seeing Ning Qi's firm eyes, Su Qing nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Lian'er rubbed her sleepy eyes and came to Su Qing's side. When she heard the movement in the distance, she instantly became energetic: "Could this be a thief in the house?!"
"Ning Qi has already gone to see her." It didn't take long for Su Qing to feel something bad. The restlessness was soon heading straight in her direction!
"Miss, there is an assassin entering the house! This man is wearing soft armor and is invulnerable. Three hundred soldiers did not stop him. It seems that he is coming for the miss. Miss, please enter the house quickly!" Ning Qi came back in a hurry.
, looking serious.
Ning Qi didn't have the time to think about what happened to the assassin. Seeing Ning Qi's panicked face, she turned around and went back to the house: "Everyone, please stop sleeping. An assassin has entered the house! Get up quickly! Stay hidden in the room and don't wander around!"
Lian'er was now completely awake and repeated Su Qing's words at the top of her voice.
Murong Fu also lived in the small courtyard next to Su Qing's courtyard. He heard Su Qing's voice and came out of his courtyard, "What happened?"
Su Qing didn't know what was going on, so she grabbed Murong Fu by the collar and hid in him, quickly carrying him to his room.
At this moment, the assassin had already approached Su Qing's yard. A sharp knife with a shimmering azure light suddenly appeared in Ning Qi's hand. It was only fifteen days long except for the handle, blocking the assassin from the door.
"Huh?" Lian'er looked at the situation outside through the gap in the window and couldn't help but make a sound of doubt.
Did Ning Qi have this knife in her hand before? She was just curious, but how could she dare to ask at this time.
Su Qing's eyes narrowed, and she also noticed the weapon in Ning Qi's hand.
She rarely saw Ning Qi using weapons, and today was the first time that Ning Qi used the Cloud Sword, which ranked second among the top ten famous weapons. She had gained a lot of experience today.
The Cloud Knife, like the Fengyue Knife, is also a machine knife. There is a mechanism on the handle, and the blade can be retracted into the handle. It is usually hung on the body like an accessory.
And the owner of this sword is the weapon of Qing Ya, the number one killer in Xuanji Pavilion!
There was no one in the world who didn't know about Xuanji Pavilion. After she found out about Xuanji Pavilion, she started to inquire about their affairs. She heard that Qingya was in the business of killing people. No one knew what he looked like. Every time he showed up, he carried a terrifying and infiltrating face.
fang mask.
None of his assassinations failed. Even the first emperor of Yan State was assassinated by him, and he died under his sword even in the military camp!
Ning Qi is Qing Ya?
The most feared killer in Xuanji Pavilion came to serve as her bodyguard? Why does this sound so fantasy?
Could it be that Xuanji Pavilion is also Bailiyu's property? How many other things has he hidden from her?
At this moment, the secret guards in the mansion had also arrived at Su Qing's yard. The archers in the mansion occupied the high ground and were ready to attack, staring at the black-clothed and masked assassin.
This assassin held a special-shaped double-faced giant in his hand. He was nearly two meters tall and was very tall. Especially compared to Ning Qi, he looked like a giant.
Secret guards stood guard in front of the courtyard, and soon Su Qing couldn't clearly see the scene of their fight.
Su Qing took Lian'er and Murong Fu out of the back window of the room and prepared to climb over the wall to leave. But before Su Qing could reach the wall, murderous intent penetrated from behind and the assassin had already come over!
Ning Qi also followed, and together with other secret guards, continued to fight with the assassin.
"Protect Miss, leave!" The two of them worked together to suppress the assassin. A group of secret guards spontaneously came to Su Qing's side and protected Su Qing from being well-trained.
The assassin's target was obviously Su Qing, but he probably didn't expect that Ning Qi, who was several times smaller than him, would be so difficult to kill.
Su Qing saw Ning Qi fighting hard and wanted to go to help, but she couldn't defeat the assassin, and going would only cause trouble. The only way now was to protect herself, otherwise she would be sorry for those who wanted to protect her.