Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 171 Leaving (three more)
With the box out of his hands, Ning Xiuyuan turned and left.

The box fell heavily, bounced on the cobblestone path, and the lid popped open.

Inside the high-quality red sandalwood box is a sword. The scabbard looks like a brass cast, wider and larger than ordinary scabbards, and looks heavier.The hilt of the sword is black, with complex and strange lines on it, the lines are faintly red, with an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

Ji Wuyan is very familiar with this sword. A few days ago, she just held it and split two statues with wolf heads and human bodies.

Crack empty.

At that time Ning Xiuyuan offered to give it to her, but Ji Wuyan refused.First, it's too expensive.Although Liekong is not as high as Tianxinqin, he is still one of the best swords, and he will not be rewarded for nothing.Secondly, Likong is more valuable for collection, but its practical value is mediocre. I can't carry such a heavy sword around all day and flaunt it. In Ji Wuyan's opinion, Likong is far less practical than the soft sword on his waist .As for Second Master's wish... Well, wish, naturally it is impossible to realize all of them.

It's just that Ning Xiuyuan personally delivered it.

It also coincidentally broke through the one that was thrown in the grass, his last gift.

For a moment, Ji Wuyan felt rather embarrassed.

Although she also complained that Ning Xiuyuan didn't believe in herself, but Ji Wuyan has a big temper, but most of all, she has nothing to do with these things that are really good for her.It's the same at this moment, I just feel helpless and powerless. The girl who was stubborn and didn't move for half a step at that time sighed, walked to the sandalwood box, put the falling crack back into the box, and closed the lid , picked up the box, and turned to pick up the kraft paper bag.

The box was quite heavy, and she dragged it with both hands, hooking the paper bag with the tip of one finger, as if she was pulling on an old wound on her shoulder, causing a dull pain.But after all, the good land is almost the same, it's not a big deal.

When he stepped up the steps, he sighed softly again, put these two things on the table, and patted the dust and grass clippings on the medicine bag.

She didn't intend to find out who threw the package of medicine in the grass. She believed that the people in her yard probably didn't even pay attention to themselves, and they couldn't ask anything.Besides, it's not necessary.

She just told her to bring the medicinal materials to Old Chen when Ziqiu came in.

After a while, Mr. Chen came, in a hurry, before the people arrived, the words came first, and asked Ji Wuyan where these good medicinal materials came from, and said that they were much better than those rewarded by the emperor, and they were not available in the market.

Ji Wuyan shook his head, he didn't know, he just said that Ning Xiuyuan gave it to him.

Old Chen grunted and nodded, looking disappointed again.Turning around and walking a few steps outside, she suddenly turned around and leaned over with gossip and teasing eyes, "Girl, you used to call him Mrs. Ning, at most Mr. Ning, when did you...call him by name?"

Ji Wuyan was taken aback for a moment, and forced himself to calmly ask Chen Lao, "Why, can't you call me?" with a bit of panic to hide, and he looked very cramped.

How could that look escape the eyes of Old Chen who watched her grow up.He squinted his eyes and smiled at the moment, "Screaming, screaming... I can do it anyway. By the way, next time he comes, thank him for me. These medicinal materials are not something that can be obtained with money and power. You have to be careful. !"

As he spoke, he stroked his white beard that no longer had a variegated color, and walked out the door with a smile. From a distance, he could still hear him yelling, "Xinyue girl, are you going out to buy again? Give the old man some What a beggar!"

Xinyue was as good-tempered as ever, "Okay..."

This little girl has obviously changed since that incident. She seems to be working hard to integrate into this family and get out of her own world. She looks much more cheerful.

Ji Wuyan listened to the conversation between the two, lowered her eyebrows and smiled, and then remembered Mr. Chen's advice, thinking that if Ning Xiuyuan came again, he would still have to thank him.

It's just that Ning Xiuyuan didn't come the next day.Instead, there was news that the third master of the Ning family had volunteered to go to Yingzhou.

The news of the flood in Yingzhou came from the city that entered last night. It was late at night and the emperor had already rested, so the news was first sent to Mr. Bai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.Early the next morning, the news and the governance plan of the Ministry of Industry have been submitted to His Majesty.

There are already rules to follow in allocating people to allocate funds, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry took people to Yingzhou, which can also well demonstrate the imperial court's concern for Yingzhou.

I thought there would be no changes this year, but His Majesty pondered for a moment and waved his hands. Zhang Dexian cleared his throat and began to read out the imperial decree he had drawn up long ago.

Only then did the officials know that His Majesty had already prepared to send his most trusted Third Lord of Ningguo Duke's Mansion.

At that moment, someone stopped him, saying that Mr. Ning had a high position and authority. If he went like this, the people would be flattered and trembling. It might cause riots and affect the orderly progress of work.

The emperor lazily leaned on the back of the chair, looked at the faces of all beings below, smiled inexplicably, and said that if Ning Aiqing couldn't even solve this matter, it could only mean that he was not worthy of sitting in the current position.

This is a very serious statement, if someone argues that it is inappropriate, I am afraid that they will offend Ningguo government, not to mention that the imperial edict has been issued, even the emperor has made up his mind.So they kept silent, and the matter was decided.

Ning Xiuyuan originally intended for Xi Yu to deliver Li Kong.It's just that Xi Yu didn't care about it that day, so he thought he would take this opportunity to say goodbye.

Unexpectedly, there was an unpleasant incident.

After Ning Xiuyuan left Ji's house in a fit of anger and returned to Ningguo Duke's mansion, lunch was useless, so he went directly to Yingzhou, and only sent a servant to pass a message to the Ministry of Industry.

It was already the morning of the second day when Ji Wuyan received the news.

After listening to her subordinates' report, she nodded silently and waved her hand to let people go down.After a while, Cen Yan was found and ordered, "You send two people to catch up with Ning Xiuyuan quickly and protect them secretly."

Cen Yan hesitated, a little reluctant.There weren't many people who came to Yanjing City this time, so they sent two to protect Shen Luoxin, one to watch over the Jiangdu County Prince's Mansion, and a few scattered out, and now two more to go out, Once something happens, there will be no one around the girl to use...

"Girl, the third master doesn't seem to be weak in martial arts, not to mention Xi Yuxi'an is with him, so it's impossible for anything to happen." Cen Yan still insisted, "Let's keep some people on our side..."

In the past, Ji Wuyan would definitely not care whether Ning Xiuyuan had enough people.However, she was always stuck in her mind about the medicine bag, and always felt that she owed Ning Xiuyuan something.

So, she just shook her head and insisted, "Let's make arrangements. The trip to Yingzhou is quicker and only takes two months. What can happen to me here. Besides, he Ning Xiuyuan is a peerless master, and your girl is vulnerable to me." ?”

(End of this chapter)