I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 127 One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers

After Liu Qi finished practicing a set of sword skills, his true energy returned to his body, and there was a "rustling" in his ears. He felt his hands were empty, and watched as the dead wood instantly turned into powder and dissipated invisible in the wind.

Dead wood is just dead wood after all.

Liu Qi waved away the remaining sawdust and walked straight into the house.

……

Early the next morning, Cuixiang came back.

By the way, today's breakfast was brought to Liu Qi from the kitchen.

This morning, the chef steamed the steamed buns, which were thin in skin and large in filling. One bite filled his mouth with gravy. Liu Qi ate three in a row and was still a bit unsatisfied. He just lowered his head and saw that the plate was empty.

This is gone!

She pursed her lips, then raised her head to look at Cuixiang, then frowned unconsciously.

But she saw Cuixiang holding the lid of the food box and staring at the ground, looking very worried.

"Cough, cough."

With two light coughs, Cuixiang's delicate body trembled and she suddenly came back to reality. Then her eyes quickly fell back to the table. Seeing that Liu Qi had finished eating, she quickly stepped forward and put the empty plate into the food box while asking softly. : "Miss, have you eaten today?"

Liu Qi nodded lightly, put down the bowls and chopsticks, and put the Cuixiang away.

Cuixiang's hands and feet were quick and she cleared the table in an instant. She gently placed the lid of the food box at her feet. Then she skillfully stepped forward to pick up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Liu Qi.

Liu Qi took a sip from the teacup, rinsed it in his mouth, then covered his mouth and spit it into the small porcelain basin handed over by Cuixiang.

"Cuixiang, is your mother's illness getting better?" Liu Qi picked up the teacup and took a sip, calling out to Cuixiang who was about to turn around to get the food box.

Cuixiang was startled when she heard the sound, then turned around and knelt down to thank her: "Thank you for your concern, Miss. The doctor said that my mother's illness is no longer serious. She should be able to get out of bed after a few days of rest."

Liu Qi lowered her eyes slightly, and then nodded slightly. It seemed that it was not because her mother was ill.

This time, Cuixiang's mother's illness was not caused by Zhang Cheng like before, but Liu Qi was not sure whether Cuixiang's mother's sudden illness was due to the root cause of the disease left by Zhang Cheng's hands and feet.

Fortunately, we no longer have to use Cuixiang’s mother as an excuse.

Because she helped the embroiderer last time, Cuixiang's female beauty was recognized by the embroiderer. The embroiderer found Cuixiang several times and wanted her to work in the embroidery room.

It's just that Cuixiang has no say in this matter. As the only maid beside Liu Qi, if she goes directly to the embroidery room, Liu Qi will have no one to take care of her.

Xiu Niang also knew that this matter required Zhou's nod, so she could only put it aside for the time being, but she still called Cuixiang from time to time to help.

So if Liu Qi wants to go out now, she can just send Cuixiang directly to the embroiderer to help. The hot summer has passed, and the embroidery room is busy making autumn and winter clothes. It is very busy.

"Miss, do you have any other instructions?" Cuixiang waited for a moment with the food box in hand. Seeing Liu Qi just lowering her head to drink tea, she asked in a low voice.

Liu Qi shook his head silently.

Cuixiang bowed and saluted again, and said, "I will return the food box to the kitchen first."

Then he walked out with the food box.

When she came back, Cuixiang was carrying a slightly smaller food box.

Liu Qi was sitting by the window sill reading a book when she saw Cuixiang walk in, put the food box in her hand on the table, then quickly opened it and took out two plates of steaming pastries, and said with a smile:

"When I saw that there were freshly baked snacks in the kitchen, I brought some for you, Miss. You can try them first, Miss."

pat.

Liu Qi closed the book in his hand, stood up and walked to the table, reached out and picked up a piece of it and put it into his mouth.

It melts in your mouth and leaves a fragrant aroma on your lips and teeth.

Liu Qi's eyes showed satisfaction, and she nodded slightly. She looked up and saw Cuixiang looking at him with a smile. Then she picked up another square piece of pastry, paused before putting it in her mouth, and said in a calm tone: "Cuixiang, I've been begging for help from the embroidery room for a few days. I think if you have nothing to do today, you might as well go over and help."

"But if the servant goes, there will be no one around to take care of the young lady." Cuixiang replied without thinking.

She also knew that the embroidery room was short of manpower, and the embroidery lady had also approached her in private. Cuixiang temporarily softened her heart and agreed, promising to go to the embroidery room to help if she had free time.

However, her mother has been ill and bedridden these past few days. Cuixiang took a leave of absence to stay close to her and came back early this morning. Calculating the time, she has not been with her lady for half a day...

Cuixiang was grateful that her young lady allowed her to go home to take care of her mother, but she also felt a little guilty because she had been away for several days and there was no one around to take care of her.

So when Liu Qi asked her to help in the embroidery room, Cuixiang's first thought was to refuse.

Seeing Cuixiang's insistence, Liu Qi ate snacks by herself without saying anything else.

It was just around noon, when Cuixiang finished cleaning up and was about to go to the kitchen to get lunch, she was stopped by Liu Qi.

"You don't have to go. The chef has sent someone to deliver the food. It's time to arrive."

As soon as Liu Qi finished speaking, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside the yard.

After a while, a black-faced little maid appeared at the door eagerly, holding a food box in both hands.

"Chunyan!" Cuixiang, who had already walked into the courtyard, looked at the black-faced maid at the door and said in surprise.

Chunyan paused when she heard the sound, then staggered two steps forward due to the inertia of the food box in her hand. The sight made Cuixiang tremble with fear, fearing that she would drop the food box on the ground.

Fortunately, Chunyan was holding the food box tightly with both hands, so nothing that worried Cuixiang happened.

After standing still, Chunyan faced Cuixiang and smiled, showing her white teeth: "Sister Cuixiang."

Cuixiang quickly stepped forward and snatched the food box from her hand. She glanced up and down. Seeing that Chunyan was fine, she complained softly: "It's always messy. No wonder I get scolded every day!"

"Hehehe..." Chunyan just grinned and took a step forward to stand close to Cuixiang.

This scene naturally fell into the eyes of Liu Qi behind the window sill. Her eyes flickered, and there seemed to be deep meaning in her eyes.

……

"Sister Cuixiang is a good person."

Liu Qi stood by the window sill with her hands clasped behind her back, and the voice behind her was soft and sweet.

Liu Qi's eyes flashed when she heard the sound, and she watched Cuixiang's slightly lonely back disappear at the entrance of the small courtyard. She immediately turned around, and her cold eyes swept across the dark and honest face.

Chunyan was also looking at the direction where Cuixiang was leaving outside the window when she suddenly felt a chill on her back. She immediately raised her eyes and met Liu Qi's eyes. She suddenly felt her breath suffocating and her body tense as a string.

"Your Majesty..." Chunyan's teeth chattered and she hurriedly looked away, not daring to take another look at Liu Qi.

Liu Qi had already sat down. Seeing that Chun Yan's fearful expression was exactly the same as Zhang Cheng, the chief steward of the Liu Mansion, he calmly took a sip from the tea cup and then said softly: "I think steward Zhang has already told you that these days Please stay with me for the time being, and soon my wife will transfer you to this place."

"The servant understands."

Chun Yan lowered her head even lower.

"It is a slave's blessing to be able to serve by your Lord's side."

Liu Qi pretended not to hear Chunyan's flattery. She turned to look out the window and seemed to be talking to herself: "As for Cuixiang... Although the embroidery room is sometimes a bit harder, it is still a good place to return to. Even if you leave in the future, After leaving Liu Mansion, I also have a craft that can support myself." Now that he is ready to escape, there are some things that he must start preparing in advance.

Naturally, Cuixiang can no longer stay with Liu Qi. She is an ordinary person who knows nothing and should live an ordinary life.

With Chunyan at Liu Qi's side, Cuixiang has no reason to shirk helping out in the embroidery room. Over time, Cuixiang can naturally stay in the embroidery room.

"Chunyan." Liu Qi suddenly raised his head and looked at the frightened black-skinned maid beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened at Cuixiang's house recently?"

When Liu Qi was having breakfast, she noticed that Cuixiang was a little distraught and thought her mother's condition was not good.

But after hearing Cuixiang say that her mother's illness was almost healed, Liu Qi suspected that something else had happened in her family.

After all, there is a master-servant relationship, and Cuixiang is always very attentive in serving her. She does not show any slightness because of Liu Qi's background. She can be regarded as a very considerate maid.

Liu Qi drank the tea in the cup with a heavy look.

Liu Qi is not completely unkind. If Cuixiang has any difficulties, it doesn't matter if Liu Qi solves them easily. It can be regarded as fulfilling the master-servant relationship between the two.

Seeing Chunyan's light brows furrowed and looking like she was thinking, Liu Qi added: "It should have nothing to do with Cuixiang's mother's illness."

Chunyan nodded slightly and replied respectfully: "My slave has stopped taking the medicine. Cuixiang's mother's illness should not occur again in the future."

Liu Qi didn't even raise her head when she heard the words, her lowered eyes couldn't help but condense.

She understood in her heart the reason why Cuixiang's mother was seriously ill.

It is also known that Zhang Cheng instigated Chunyan to drug Cuixiang's mother.

But in the final analysis it was still because of Liu Qi.

Liu Qi felt no guilt in her heart.

It’s just that the thoughts that have been held in my heart for a long time have become more and more firm.

You must hold your destiny tightly in your own hands.

"There is one thing." After thinking hard, Chunyan finally remembered something, "I heard someone said that a relative of Cuixiang's family seemed to come to their door a few days ago..."

"relative?"

"He is a relative of Cuixiang's mother. However, the Cuixiang family has not mentioned this matter to the outside world, so the servants in the mansion don't know much about it. According to people who have seen the relative of Cuixiang's family, the person who came here is a good-looking man. The young man."

"Go check it out."

"Yes."

After explaining Cuixiang's matter, Liu Qi asked about the business again: "Is there anything unusual at Shenzhuang and Xianju Tower? What actions have the Changle Gang made recently? How is the investigation of Liumen in the south of the city? , is Yihong Building still safe?"

Faced with Liu Qi's repeated questions, Chunyan took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "In reply to the Lord, there are people watching the Xianju Tower all day long, but because people from the six doors often come in and out, so my subordinates People don’t dare to get too close, but looking at the diners coming and going in the past two days, I don’t see anything strange.”

Xianju Tower is located on the street of Taipingfang in the east of the city, very close to the Liumen Main Office. The head catchers in the Yamen often come in and out of Xianju Tower.

As for ordinary police officers...most of them don't have the financial resources.

"As for Shen Zhuang... he still lives in the house under the name of Zhang Guanjia. According to your order, we did not restrict his movements. He went to Datong Bank and met with Zhang, the bank's manager. We stayed for a while and left in less than a cup of tea..."

Something’s not right with Shen Zhuang!

Liu Qi keenly captured the information in Chun Yan's words.

According to Shen Zhuang, Luo Yuyan and her men came to Danyang Palace aggressively the night before yesterday. Shen Zhuang thought he was here to seek revenge, so he asked Lu Gong to take Shen Ying to escape Danyang Palace first, leaving him alone. To Luo Yuyan.

There was no movement at all in the Xianju Tower. Shen Ying had been missing for almost two days and one night following the 'Thousand Fantasy Craftsman' Lu Gong. Considering how much Shen Zhuang attached great importance to Shen Ying, the old man absolutely couldn't confirm whether Shen Ying was safe. Not so calm.

Lu Gong and Shen Zhuang must have met secretly, Xianju Tower is just a cover!

A cold light suddenly appeared in Liu Qi's eyes.

Although he knew that Shen Zhuang was justifiable for being defensive about him, Liu Qi still felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Sure enough, no one in the world is simple.

Forget it, the most important thing is the elixir in Shen Zhuang’s hands!

Liu Qi suppressed the coldness in her eyes, and she knew clearly in her heart what was more important.

She used the dragon blood grass and golden crow fruit that Bai Ze had obtained in exchange for twenty-two Yuan-Guiding Pills from Shen Zhuang. According to the agreement between the two, Shen Zhuang had to deliver seventy pills to Liu within one month. Guyuan Dan will be used as a deposit, and the remaining elixirs will be handed over to Liu Qi before the year.

As for Lu Palace...

Although Liu Qi was curious about what kind of treasure he had on his body that "Your Majesty" paid so much attention to, but after careful consideration, it probably had nothing to do with panaceas, magic weapons, and weapons. It was probably some secrets that could threaten the stability of the court...

Liu Qi is not interested in secrets. She just wants to improve her strength as soon as possible in order to protect herself in this undercurrent of the world.

Liu Qishang was deep in thought when he heard Chunyan continue to report back: "The Changle Gang are still living in Danyang Palace for the time being. Fang Qingluan from Feiyu Villa entered Danyang Palace last night and stayed for an hour before leaving. "

Liu Qi couldn't help frowning and asked: "The Changle Gang has always been in Danyang Palace and has not left yet?"

Chunyan nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, I haven't seen anyone coming out of Danyang Palace in the past two days."

Liu Qi was suddenly confused. Didn't Luo Yuyan from the Changle Gang come to the capital to avenge her lover?

Judging from the fact that she is currently living in Danyang Palace with her people, she doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

Liu Qi couldn't help but recall that when he fought with Luo Yuyan the night before yesterday, the undisguised killing intent in the other's eyes was definitely not fake.

And Fang Qingluan went to see her last night.

One of these two women is the proud disciple of the owner of Feiyu Villa, and the other is the protector Zuo of the Changle Gang.

If the Changle Gang and Feiyu Villa join forces...

Liu Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, which meant that his situation was more dangerous.

wrong!

Although his situation is dangerous, can the Hell Gate behind him be able to survive alone?

Of course Liu Qi was worried that his situation was not good, but when he thought that the Black Prison Gate would have to face the two giants of the world, Changle Gang and Feiyu Villa at the same time, all the worries in his heart disappeared.

But it’s just a thought.

Liu Qi knew in her heart that the Changle Gang and Feiyu Villa teaming up to deal with the Black Prison Gate was just her imagination.

As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

How could Feiyu Villa share the benefits so easily with another sect after carrying the reputation of the Imperial Eagle Dog?

Compared to the shady Black Prison Gate, Feiyu Villa is probably more afraid of the Changle Gang, who is also a famous sect.

(End of this chapter)