I become a sage by eating books

Chapter 60 Banquet
After seeing Zhou Chuanlin off, Ning An took out the list and checked it carefully.He found that most of the people on the list were female relatives, and they were all respectable families in Pingyao County.Ning An secretly guessed in his heart, could it be that the counterfeit money was kept from a certain lady.

"Big ice cube."

With a cold face, Zhou Changying pushed the door open and entered.

"Master."

Ning An handed the list to Zhou Changying and said, "Check the people above and see if they have any unusual behavior."

"Yes, sir."

Zhou Changying took the list, turned and left.In the evening, Zhou Changying came to report: "Master, I found out. There is nothing wrong with these ladies and ladies, but there is something wrong with Aunt He."

Ning An frowned, Aunt He?

"Her, what's the problem?"

Zhou Changying looked at Aunt He's name, and said in a cold tone: "This Aunt He is the fifth aunt of the county magistrate's family, and she is also the person behind the Imperial City Gambling House. This Aunt He is giving loan sharks through the Imperial City Gambling House. The interest rate is [-]% lower than the market price.

Moreover, the servant also inquired about the news that this Aunt He is the daughter of He Zhizhou. "

Ning An looked at Zhou Changying in surprise, it was the first time he heard him say such a long speech.As expected of the hidden guards trained by the palace, they found so much information in just a few hours, their ability is really extraordinary.

Ning An thought, the recent events were all related to Aunt He, so what about the county magistrate, does the county magistrate know about it?

"Big Ice Cube, go and find the invitation from the county magistrate's mansion. It seems that we are going to meet the county magistrate."

"Yes, Master!"

A few days ago, the county magistrate's office sent an invitation, saying that the county magistrate's wife was going to hold a flower viewing banquet, and invited all the young masters and ladies of Pingyao County to participate.As a master of the eighth rank, Ning An was also the head of the county examination, so he was naturally invited.

In the evening of the next day, Ning An wore a crescent white brocade robe with a red belt around his waist. The combination of red and white made him look even more dignified.Zhou Changying was dressed in black, and followed Ning An, with an expression of intimacy, and a different kind of abstinent beauty.

"Master Ning, please!" A servant welcomed Ning An in.

After entering the county magistrate's mansion, Ning An looked at the environment of the county magistrate's mansion.Pavilions, terraces and pavilions, rockery ponds, blue bricks and slabs, every brick and tile reveals the extraordinary taste of the owner of the mansion.It seems that the county magistrate's family is very good, and it will cost a lot of money just to build this yard.

"Brother Ning."

Gu Siyuan was talking to a few rich kids, and the moment he saw Ning An, he walked over.

"Brother Gu." Ning An smiled and greeted Gu Siyuan.

"If I had known Brother Ning was coming, I should have gone out to greet him in person," Gu Siyuan said.

At this time, the young masters behind him also came over, with disdain in their eyes.

One of the young masters in blue brocade clothes said to Ning An: "Surely this is the owner of Ning's firm. The head of the county examination this time is Master Ning, right? The students have admired Master Ning for a long time. Seeing you today is indeed a Sansheng is lucky."

Ning An smiled gently, and the smile could not see the bottom of his eyes: "Winning the prize is just a false name. You young masters are extraordinary at first glance, and they are not comparable to a certain scholar in Ning An."

Seeing that Ning An was gentle, polite, and humble, everyone felt a little displeasure in their hearts, and it was not easy to explode.They are all Pingyao nobles, so they naturally look down on such a poor family with no roots like Ning An.Although Ning An has the title of emperor, so what, he is just an eighth-rank master, without any real power, so there is no evidence for it.

Fortunately, Ning An still understood the rules, and they didn't mind letting him go temporarily.

Gu Siyuan saw Ning An standing in the middle of the crowd, talking eloquently, and soon became one with these noble children, his eyes were stained with a layer of black mist, and then disappeared.He said to everyone: "Everyone, it's almost time, let's enter."

Entering the banquet hall, Ning An found that the guests were almost seated, and Ning An also found a few familiar figures among the guests.Chu Qi, Qin Fei, and a few other students from Tianjia class.

Apparently they also spotted him, and stood up and bowed to Ning An.Ning An and Chu Qi looked at each other with serious eyes.Didn't they say that they were entertaining the noble sons and daughters of Pingyao, why didn't they see the female relatives?
"Big ice cube, do you feel something is wrong?" Ning An whispered to Zhou Changying.

"There's something wrong, murderous." The courtyard seemed to be calm, but it actually hid the aura of many people.

Ning An was startled and murderous.What does this ancient county magistrate want to do?A crazy idea popped up in Ning An's mind, did the county magistrate Gu want to kill them here?
"Big Ice Cube, is there a way for you to go out without being discovered?" Ning An asked.

Zhou Changying looked around, and then said, "Yes."

Hearing what Zhou Changying said, Ning An breathed a sigh of relief, buying Zhou Xian's family was the most correct decision he made in his life.

"Big ice cube, take this, go to Ruyi Building to find shopkeeper Xu, and tell him the situation here. He knows what to do." Ning An handed a crescent jade pendant to Zhou Changying, which was a token from Xu Zhijin, saying yes Being able to mobilize the Xu family's power, I didn't expect it to be used so soon.

Zhou Changying took the jade pendant and quickly disappeared into the night.

"The ancient county magistrate has arrived."

With a loud shout, the magistrate Gu came striding forward in casual clothes, followed by a beautiful woman who was none other than He Lian and Aunt He.

The moment Gu Siyuan saw Aunt He, his eyes changed, and a wave of anger welled up in his heart.Then he looked at his father again, but Gu County Magistrate didn't care about Gu Siyuan's eyes, and let Aunt He hold him.

Gu Siyuan sank his eyes, noticed the eyes of people around him looking at him, he clenched his fist involuntarily, and then returned to normal.

"Xiao Jiu, pay attention to monitoring, especially Gu County Magistrate and Aunt He."

"Good host."

Ning An sat on a chair, sipping snacks, and paying attention to everyone's movements on the field. "Xiao Jiu, can you detect how many people are still breathing?"

009: "Back to the host, besides those present, there are 28 other auras."

Ning An tapped the table with three fingers, thinking to himself, 28 people, it seems that there are quite a few people, and I don't know what happened to the big ice cube.

In the garden, the county magistrate Gu and Aunt He sat on the top, and said with a smile: "Thank you for coming to the flower viewing banquet hosted by Madam, but Madam unfortunately occasionally catches the cold, in order not to disturb everyone's elegant mood, this banquet will be hosted by the official. Aunt He is in charge. The banquet will begin soon, please take your seats."

At this time, Aunt He stood up with a smile on her face, and bowed gracefully to all the people present, her gestures were full of flair. "Young masters, Madam can't attend because of the wind and cold. If there is any place where the hospitality is not good, I would like to invite you Haihan."

I have to say that Aunt He is indeed a beauty, with an exquisite figure, captivating eyes, and a delicate voice.When some people present heard her say this, they immediately let go of their displeasure.

"What did Auntie say, we are too happy to be accompanied by a beauty like Auntie He. Hahaha, do you think so?"

"Hahaha, Mr. Du is right."

The person who spoke was Du Mingcheng, a nobleman from Pingyao.This man is romantic by nature and loves beauty. Since Aunt He took the seat, his eyes have been rolling around Aunt He.

After hearing Du Mingcheng's words, Aunt He covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled coquettishly, making everyone's hearts flutter for a while.

"Young Master Du has won the prize. My family is just like a willow. How can I call it a beauty. The red lotus girl from the Ningxiang Pavilion can be regarded as a real beauty. My family feels ashamed when they see it."

"Oh, is that Miss Honglian more beautiful than you, Auntie?"

When Du Mingcheng heard that there was a beauty more beautiful than Aunt He, Du Mingcheng immediately became interested.He asked Aunt He enthusiastically, without considering the current environment and everyone's gaze.

Some people echoed Du Mingcheng's actions, while others showed sarcasm.Among them, Qin Fei was the most obvious. If the county magistrate hadn't been here, Qin Fei would have left long ago.Chu Qi tugged at Qin Fei's sleeve, signaling him to restrain himself, and then he drank his tea to hide his frustration.

"Of course, it's not an exaggeration for Miss Honglian to say that she is so beautiful." Aunt He said.

"Oh, my aunt said so, I'm more interested, I don't know where the red lotus is, can my aunt recommend it." Du Mingcheng said.

Aunt He covered her mouth and smiled: "Hehe, what a coincidence, this girl Honglian is in the mansion at the moment, if you don't mind, I will let Miss Honglian come out to dance for everyone and cheer you up."

"Okay, okay, okay, I wish I could!" Du Mingcheng laughed loudly.

After a while, a woman came slowly.I saw that the woman was wearing a red waist-length skirt with a Dudan pattern embroidered with gold thread on the hem.The woman's skin is like snow, and there are white feathers hanging from her waist, which are faintly visible and arouse people's imagination.Although the woman covered her face with a light veil and couldn't see her specific features clearly, she couldn't tell that she was a very charming beauty.

"Honglian has met your lord, gentlemen."

The magistrate Gu looked at Honglian in amazement, his eyes full of undisguised desire.I wondered when there would be such a beauty in the mansion, if I had known it would be so, I wouldn't let her out.Such a beauty should stay in the room and watch carefully.

Seeing the appearance of the county magistrate, He Lian showed a mocking smile, and then said: "Miss Honglian, today there is a flower viewing feast in the manor, can you please dance a song for the fun of your lord and the young masters?"

Honglian said: "It is Honglian's honor to be able to perform dances for the adults and the young masters. Honglian will go to prepare."

Since the moment Honglian entered the arena, it has attracted the attention of most people on the field, especially Du Mingcheng, who wished to keep his eyes on Honglian. He really looked forward to what kind of beauty such a beauty as Honglian could jump out dance.

Suddenly, there was a flute sound, and countless delicate and beautiful petals fluttered gently between the sky and the earth, carrying a refreshing fragrance.Several young girls descended from the sky and spread out in all directions. In the rain of flowers, a woman in red clothes who was as beautiful as a fairy appeared like an orchid in an empty valley.With her light, graceful and erratic dancing posture, the wide and wide sleeves are opened and closed to cover her, which further sets off her beautiful appearance with thousands of demeanors.Everyone looked at her so fascinated that they almost forgot to breathe.The red-clothed woman's beautiful eyes looked forward, and everyone present showed obsessive gazes.

Ning An also looked at the woman named Hong Lian, and he found that there was a strange light in the woman's eyes, as if she wanted to devour everything around her.Suddenly the scene changed, and Ning An found himself back in the former orphanage.

"Host, host, wake up, wake up! Don't look into her eyes." Suddenly 009's voice came to Ning An's mind.

Who, who is speaking?

Ning An rubbed his brows, and suddenly found that he was actually wearing ancient clothes. He touched his body, and what surprised him even more was, he, how could he be a man?
"Ann"

"Goro"

"Host"

Who is it, who is calling him.An'er, so familiar, who is An'er at this time, and who is called An'er.

Ah, it hurts.Why does his head hurt so much.

And why is he in the orphanage? Shouldn't he be taking the exam?
Yes, the exam, he remembered, he remembered everything.He seemed to die, then time travel, become a man, have a family, and have a strange system.Yes, he shouldn't be here, he's going back, he's going back.

Bang, Ning An suddenly woke up, breathing heavily.

"Host, you're finally awake." 009's voice sounded in his mind.

"What happened to me just now?" Ning An asked.

"Host, you were hypnotized by that woman just now." 009 replied.

Hypnosis?Ning An looked around and was surprised to see that everyone except Aunt He had fallen asleep.I didn't expect such a powerful person to exist in this ancient time.

"Xiao Jiu, do you know how she put everyone to sleep?"

The hypnosis that Ning An knows is a kind of psychological suggestion, usually one-on-one. It is unheard of for Honglian to manipulate so many people at once.

"The host should be the scent. According to the test, there is a psychedelic ingredient in the scent, so she can control so many people at once."

fragrance!It seems to be like this, those petals do have a strange fragrance, could it be from that time?

Just what is their purpose in doing this?
Ning An looked at Chu Qi and Qin Fei, and saw that they were frightened, obviously seeing something terrible.

"Host, if these people don't wake up, I'm afraid they will lose their minds completely, and then they will be completely controlled by that woman." 009 said.

Total control!

"Xiao Jiu, is there any way to save them?"

Ning An was a little flustered, he couldn't just watch his friend turn into a walking corpse controlled by others, he had to save them!
"This Xiaojiu doesn't know either."

009 was a little frustrated, it really wanted to help the host.It's just that there is no such knowledge reserve in its database.

"Xiao Jiu, I don't blame you, you are already very good." Ning An comforted.

Xiao Jiu has done well enough, so he has to find a way to solve the air crash in front of him.Suddenly Ning An thought that he still had a few bottles of insecticide in his system backpack, which might be useful.

Since Honglian relies on the scent to control the people present, then he can destroy the molecular structure of the scent, which may be the solution.

Ning An closed his eyes, pretending to be wiped empty, then took out the insecticide, hid it in his sleeve, and pressed it lightly.

"Ahem, cough, what stinks so much?"

One person came to his senses, Ning An recognized his voice, it was Xu Zhou from their Tianjia class.

Ning An is overjoyed, this insecticide works!

(End of this chapter)