Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 118 The wet nurse goes crazy
"Bastards! The King of Heaven has made you stare at Duke Ning's mansion day and night, but you've found nothing?" Shen Yuxing shattered a good glazed teacup.

Zhu Gang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Highness, Miss Huo has been staying at home since she came back from Baotan Temple. I really can't find a chance to take action..."

Zhu Gang was complaining in his heart. Huo Qi already had palace guards on his way back to the capital, so it was not easy to attack him.After Huo Qi finally returned to the Duke's Mansion, the manor was surrounded like an iron barrel. How could it be so easy to find a flaw?Unfortunately, Huo Qi is too weird. After so many years in the capital, she doesn't have a single close friend. Even if she tries to target people around her, she can't find any flaws.

"Is there any news about Ning Guogong and his wife?" Shen Yuxing had a hint of evil in his eyes.

Zhu Gang cupped his hands and said, "It seems that Miss Huo didn't reveal anything about Baotan Temple Huixuan to Ning Guogong and his wife. Apart from going to court, Ning Guogong was doing official business, so there was nothing wrong with him. But Mrs. Ning Guogong was a little strange. I often go to various banquets on weekdays, but these days I stay behind closed doors."

In fact, even if Zhu Gang didn't say anything, Shen Yuxing also knew that based on his several experiences with Huo Qi, Huo Qi was cunning. Even if the sky was about to fall, he would not let Huo Ruhai take action rashly and would only act on his own.But if Huo Qi doesn't take action and the things in her hands are not destroyed, he won't be able to sleep peacefully.

Shen Yuxing glanced at Zhu Gang coldly and gave an ultimatum: "Go and send a message to your boss, and send a few of the most skilled martial artists to disguise themselves as servants and keep an eye on Duke Ning's mansion. As soon as she leaves the house, we will do it at all costs." They were kidnapped and taken to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. In addition, now most of the guards in Baotan Temple have withdrawn. Let everyone withdraw at night and surround Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. Things will be cleaner."

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Huo Qi, who Shen Yuxing was talking about, was teaching Queli how to read in a leisurely manner, when he saw Lingfeng opening the curtain from outside.

Lingfeng handed the gold-pinned post to Huo Qi: "Girl, Mrs. Cui handed over the post, saying that it is the third birthday of Jiacheng County Lord tomorrow, and you and your wife are invited to attend the banquet. According to Madam's wishes, the Huo family and Cui Although we have no contact with each other, this birthday party will inevitably have to give some face."

The Wang family's considerations are not unreasonable. The Cui family just found their long-lost daughter a few months ago. Now Cui Xin has gained the attention of Emperor Xiaowen. Cui Zhixing was made the county head at the age of three. It's no wonder that all the honors and honors in the capital have to be given to the Cui family. A bit thin.

Huo Qi stared at the post for a moment, then rolled up a smile with unknown meaning, and then picked up a pen and wrote a note to seal it: "I accept this post. By the way, you can find a way to catch my mother's footsteps." , so that she will not be able to attend the banquet tomorrow. In addition, please give this piece of paper to the young master for me, and do not let others see it. "

Lingfeng stuffed the note into his sleeve properly, and said in amazement: "Why didn't the girl go with the madam?"

"It's been so many days. The poisonous snakes watching in the dark must not be able to wait any longer. If not, how could we catch the big fish?" Huo Qi smiled slightly, "Listen to me, go down and prepare."

As Huo Qi arranged, Wang's dinner suddenly spoiled his stomach, and because he had already accepted the invitation from Cui's family, it was not easy to break the contract, so he had to ask Ning Hui to come to Ning Guogong's mansion to pick up Huo Qitong for the banquet.

Early in the morning, Ning Hui's carriage stopped at the gate of Duke Ning's Mansion as promised.Ning Hui's husband was the Cavalry General Luo Wen, and the bodyguards he brought with him were first-class Lianjiazi. Huo Qi decided not to bring the Huo family's bodyguards, saying that the ostentation was too grand and might displease the master's family. , so he took Queli and Tingfeng Tingyu with him.

The wheels of the carriage turned gurglingly and soon rolled to the entrance of General Ningyuan's Mansion.At this Cui family banquet, the male and female guests were entertained in two separate halls. By the time Huo Qi followed Ning Hui into the Songhua Hall where the female guests were, many ladies had already arrived.

Standing in the center of the Songhua Hall to welcome the guests is Mrs. Cui, with red lips and a beautiful face.Not far behind stood a woman motionless, holding a pink and jade-carved female doll in her arms.

Seeing this, Huo Qi asked in a low voice: "Aunt Hui, the person behind Mrs. Cui must be the magistrate's wet nurse?"

Ning Hui glanced at it, then turned sideways and lowered her head and said: "That was the foster mother before the county lord. Now the county lord vomited milk and cried when she left the foster mother. Mrs. Cui also thought of the foster mother's kindness, so she made the foster mother a wet nurse and took her in. The government takes care of him, but it’s a pity that he is blind.”

Huo Qi nodded understandingly. In the last life, Cui Zhixing's adoptive mother died suddenly after Cui Zhixing returned home. There were rumors outside that the Cui family was dissatisfied with Cui Zhixing's treatment of his adoptive mother, so they killed her.But now it seems that the truth is probably not the case, otherwise how could Mrs. Cui feel comfortable letting a blind man hold her daughter at this moment?

Mrs. Cui over there also realized that there was a new guest, so she came up to greet Ning Hui and said to Ning Hui, "Mrs. Luo asked me to wait."

He smiled and glanced at Huo Qi who was following him: "This is the young lady from Ningguo's family, right? It's the Cui family's good fortune to come here today."

Ning Hui also returned the gift with a smile, but her heart started to murmur.Although Ning Guogong's family is high, General Ningyuan's family is not humble. Why does Mrs. Cui praise a junior like Huo Qi so much?
Huo Qi understood that if Mrs. Cui was willing to give her a little more face, she would naturally play a role in retrieving Cui Zhixing.She said calmly: "Madam, you are broken."

Ning Hui was about to strike up a conversation, but inadvertently spotted Que Li behind Huo Qi, and her expression became weird.Logically speaking, the guards were waiting at the gate of the mansion, but Que Li didn't seem to understand these rules, and just followed Huo Qi step by step.Afraid of offending Huo Qi, Ning Hui smiled and said, "Qi Qi, why don't you let this guard go down to drink a glass of water and wine, I'm afraid he will be thirsty all the way."

Before Huo Qi could say anything, Que Li said, "Madam is right."

In fact, Que Lixin is still like a child, and does not understand the ways of the world, and only treats Huo Qi as his only friend.But after following Huo Qi for so long, he slowly figured out some winding doorways.Some things are not as simple as when he was with Zhang Laojiu before.Ye Feng had told him before that although it was important to protect Huo Qi, he could not always follow Huo Qi in front of outsiders.

Mrs. Cui responded quickly, raising her hand to call a maid: "Send this little brother over, don't neglect it."

Just when there was harmony, the adoptive mother behind Mrs. Cui seemed to have a convulsion after hearing Que Li's voice. She almost dropped Cui Zhixing in her hand: "It's you! It's you who came here! Are you here to snatch it?" children's!"

The screams cut through the harmony of the Songhua Hall like a dagger. Cui Zhixing was frightened and cried loudly. The voices of the guests talking became weaker, and all eyes were focused on the few people in the center of the flower hall.

Huo Qi and Ning Hui were shocked, Queli looked confused, but Mrs. Cui quickly asked the maid next to her to hug Cui Zhixing, and asked a few people to take the adoptive mother away before saying to Huo Qi with an apologetic face: "I'm really sorry. Come on, Xing'er's nanny has been stimulated before and sometimes gets sick, and even Xing'er doesn't recognize her."

The adoptive mother who was dragged away was still babbling endlessly, with endless fear on her face: "Help! Someone is going to kill me and my child..."

The sound was neither loud nor quiet, and it just happened to disturb Cui Xin, who was waiting for guests in the Qingsong Hall next door. Cui Xin strode into the hall, held Mrs. Cui's shoulders, and asked with concern on her face: "What happened?"

Mrs. Cui patted Cui Xin's hand: "It's okay, but the wet nurse has never seen so many strangers. She was shocked when she heard what the little brother behind Miss Huo said."

Only then did Cui Xin notice Huo Qi. He looked around Queli calmly. He felt that he looked familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen it before. He quickly turned to look at Huo Qi and said: " Miss Huo, I scared you."

Huo Qi was startled by this sudden scene and was full of doubts. Looking at the madness of Cui Zhixing's adoptive mother, he was afraid that there was a lot behind Cui Zhixing's disappearance.It's just that her thoughts were occupied by what was about to happen, and she quickly said calmly: "It's nothing. Speaking of which, the last time my elder brother was able to escape safely in Huailin, he was rescued by General Liu under General Cui. Jiacheng county magistrate's third birthday, the little girl has a little gift, please don't dislike the general and wife."

　There is another chapter in the evening, with a small climax~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)