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

Chapter 145 Private Giving and Receiving

"I've met Mrs. Fang."

Liu Qi bowed and saluted unhurriedly, and at the same time looked around the hall, but did not see Liu Xiangxiang's figure, and suspicion flashed across his eyes.

Then I heard Mrs. Fang's gentle voice: "Good boy, raise your head and show Auntie."

Liu Qi raised her head silently and stared at him.

Mrs. Gao of Anlehou was born into an ordinary general, and her family members all served in the military.

The Gao family and Anlehou Fangping had a deep love for each other. Anlehou Fangping had two sons and one daughter, both of whom were born to the Gao family. This was indeed rare among a number of distinguished families.

Although Liu Qi knew a lot about the Gao family, today was the first time she saw Mrs. Anlehou in person.

Mr. Gao has a warm smile on his face, which gives people a warm feeling of spring breeze. He is obviously nearly half a century old, but he is extremely well maintained, and his face looks like he is in his early thirties at most.

When Mrs. Gao saw Liu Qi's appearance, her smiling pupils opened slightly, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

It wasn't until she saw Liu Qi lowering her head again that she withdrew her gaze, but now the smile on her face was a little thicker than before. Then she turned to look at Mr. Zhou and sighed with a smile:

But Liu Qi can understand.

As a result, Mrs. Anlehou came to the door today with Xu Fangfei, and bluntly stated that she wanted to marry Liu Qiniang for Fang Weixian.

Zhou's inner calculation is actually not a secret in the circle of the noble family.

Speaking of which, Liu Qi had a relationship with Fang Weixian.

Yesterday in the study, Liu Zongxun mentioned Fang Weixian to Liu Qi, and the meaning revealed in his words was that he planned to make Liu Qiniang commit to Fang Weixian.

As soon as she sat down, she raised her eyes and met Zhou's cold gaze.

If there is no one behind this, Liu Qi will not believe it even to death!

Especially since Liu Xiangxiang was not here today, Liu Qi was even more suspicious.

One "begs" and the other "marries".

Liu Qi did not think that his identity had been exposed, otherwise the person who came to the door today would not be Mrs. Anlehou, but a master from the government.

But now it's back to freezing point.

But he never thought that when he saw Liu Qiniang's face just now, he almost lost his composure.

Although her daughter-in-law and youngest daughter had whispered it in her ears countless times before coming here, Mr. Gao prided himself on being well-informed and there was no such thing as a beautiful woman he had not seen before.

On the side where Mrs. Anlehou and Xu Fangfei couldn't see, Zhou's hand slowly clenched, and his eyes fell on Liu Qi. Feeling the stinging pain in his palm, Zhou's eyes gradually became angry. chill.

Mrs. Anlehou understood immediately, her eyes moved slightly, and then she glanced at her daughter-in-law sitting in the hall.

The combination of these two words means that the Fang family plans to marry through a matchmaker and make Liu Qiniang Fang Weixian's wife.

But compared with this person in the hall, just in terms of appearance...

Looking at the figure of Liu Qi, Na and Pingting, Gao's eyes gradually narrowed, and there seemed to be a look of worry in his eyes.

"Ever since Fang Fei and Ruo Lan came back from Liu Mansion last time, they have been whispering in my ears that there is a pretty girl hidden in Liu Mansion. When we saw them today..."

but!

Seeing Liu Qi looking over, Mrs. Zhou's face twitched slightly, and she immediately looked away, lowering her head to drink tea, and suppressed the sullen look on her face.

Liu Qi vaguely remembered that Fang Weixian was still calm and composed when facing him, and thought that Zhou's vision was pretty good. Based on the information collected by Wandering Soul, Fang Weixian was indeed a person worth trusting for life.

For a time, the hall fell into a long silence.

Mrs. Anlehou had met Liu Xiangxiang, and she was a good, innocent and romantic child. It would not be a bad idea to be her daughter-in-law.

Diligent and steady, although he was strict in running the army, rewards and punishments were clear. Therefore, Fang Weixian was not only appreciated by the superiors in the Beijing camp, but also respected by ordinary officers and soldiers.

"You are overly praised. You are just a country girl who doesn't know etiquette. How can you compare to the daughter of the Marquis's family?"

Mrs. Zhou's expressions and little movements did not escape the eyes of Mrs. Gao, Mrs. Anlehou. She smiled slightly when she heard the words, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Whether Fang Weixian is worth entrusting him with for life is none of Liu Qi’s business!

Mrs. Anlehou came to propose marriage today. This matter was full of weirdness. She left Liu Zongxun and the Zhou family's legitimate daughter Liu Xiangxiang unmarried, but chose Liu Qiniang, whose life experience was somewhat unspeakable!

Until Mrs. Gao came back to her senses and saw Liu Qi still standing in the hall, she couldn't help but frowned, and then looked sideways at Mrs. Zhou.

On the way here, she had already learned from Nanny Lin that Mrs. Anlehou had come to visit Fang Weixian for her marriage. She had also made it clear to Zhou in person that she planned to marry Liu Qiniang for her youngest son. .

Most likely it was for Liu Zongxun.

Seeing Mrs. Zhou's face straight and silent, it seemed as if she didn't see anyone else standing in the hall.

Listening to Mrs. Anlehou's praise of Liu Qi, the smile on Zhou's face was a little stiff.

Since Grandma Liang left, the relationship between Zhou and Liu Qi has actually become very harmonious because of Liu Xiangxiang.

Gao's eyes flickered, and then he moved his gaze to Liu Qi, who was standing with his head lowered in the hall, and praised: "I'm afraid these four words are a bit dull."

Fang Weixian, the second son of the Anlehou Mansion, is not yet married and is currently serving in the Beijing camp.

She also patted Liu Qi's hand quite affectionately, and took the opportunity to whisper in Liu Qi's ear: "Sister Liu, from now on we will be a family!"

Liu Qi's heart: Don't talk nonsense, who is your family!

In order to experience the Fang family's sword skills, she had taken the initiative to show up and fight with Fang Weixian when he was escorting Xu Fangfei and Fang Ruolan home. Before leaving, she used the Seventh Style of Crazy Sword to break Fang Weixian's sword. .

When Xu Fangfei saw Liu Qi being left alone by Zhou, she could not sit still for a long time. It was not until she received the look from her mother-in-law that she stood up with a smile and pulled Liu Qi to sit next to her.

In the past, Mrs. Zhou never walked out, but now she suddenly accepted the invitation from the old lady of Qingguo Gong, and she also had to attend with her two daughters who have grown hair. The purpose was obvious.

After all, before today, Fang Weixian was almost the Zhou family's designated virtuous son-in-law.

It was only mentioned yesterday that Liu Xiangxiang and Liu Qi were leaving Beijing to study. Today, someone came to ask for marriage. How could it be such a coincidence.

There must be someone who doesn't want to see Liu Zongxun alone in the capital, so he wants to force his two daughters to stay in the capital through marriage!

If this is the case, Liu Qi will have to take a closer look at Liu Zongxun.

My cheap father seems to play a very important role in the turmoil in Beijing.

For Liu Qiniang, whose identity was somewhat difficult to disclose, she had to pay for the position of the first wife of the second son of the Anlehou Mansion.

So what is waiting for Liu Xiangxiang?

When Liu Qisi thought about this, he saw that the two ladies in the hall were chatting and had no time to take care of him, so he came to Xu Fangfei's side and asked in a low voice: "Why aren't Xiangxiang here today?"

Xu Fangfei immediately replied with a smile: "When my mother-in-law and I entered the palace, someone from the palace happened to take Xiangxiang away."

When Xu Fangfei talked about this matter, her tone was calm and she didn't think there was anything wrong.

Because the Queen Mother in the palace was Liu Xiangxiang's aunt, she often called Liu Xiangxiang into the palace to accompany her, so today Xu Fangfei thought it was just a coincidence and didn't feel anything.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Liu Qi's eyes suddenly showed some deep meaning.

Suddenly, she thought of a person in her mind, a person who had disappeared for a long time! Aunt Liang!

While at Baixi Villa, Liu Qi used some tricks to get the Zhou family to drive Grandma Liang out of the house. Then Grandma Liang fell into the hands of Zhang Cheng. After some torture and interrogation, Grandma Liang revealed a lot of things. .

One of the things is related to Liu Xiangxiang!

According to Aunt Liang's words, Zhou Xianzong seemed to intend to send Liu Xiangxiang to Emperor Taikang's harem.

After Liu Qi found out about this, he thought that Zhou Xianzong had gone crazy in order to maintain the wealth of the Zhou family, and he could even think of such a bad idea.

What's the use of Liu Xiangxiang entering the palace? With her appearance and scheming, she can't even make a splash in the harem full of flowers.

Liu Qi thought at the time that Zhou Xianzong would not really think that the reason why the Zhou family is what it is today is because of a queen mother like Zhou Mi.

What a joke!

Is it because Zhou Mi can become the Queen Mother because she is beautiful?

Of course, Liu Qi admitted that Zhou Mi's appearance was indeed one that would captivate a country.

But in front of the power that controls the world, no beauty is worth mentioning.

The basis of power is force.

Without Zhou Weiyang, the most powerful general in the world, how could there be a queen mother who is in charge of the government?

Thinking back to this point, Liu Qi's eyes suddenly condensed.

She now understands that Zhou Xianzong was not blindly whimsical.

But someone made a promise to him.

Now...it's time to make good on that promise!

As a result, there is only one possibility left for the person behind it.

The current emperor, Xiao Wenhuai!

……

After lunch, Mrs. Zhou sent Mrs. Anlehou to the gate of Liu Mansion and saw Mrs. Gao and Xu Fangfei getting into the carriage.

Liu Qi stood behind Zhou, and could just see the slightly stiff smile on Zhou's side face.

Watching the carriage go further and further away, Liu Qi saw that the smile on Zhou's face instantly faded away. On the way back to the backyard, Zhou walked in a hurry without saying a word.

When they came to the main hall in the backyard, Liu Qi had just crossed the threshold when she saw Mrs. Zhou reaching out to screen out all the maids, leaving only two personal maids in the hall.

Just as the door to the main hall was closed, Mrs. Zhou suddenly looked at Liu Qi with eyebrows and asked sternly: "When have you seen the second young master of the Fang family?"

Since the last time Xu Fangfei and Fang Ruolan were guests in the Liu Mansion, the Zhou family had sent people to inquire about Fang Weixian. They learned that he had a good nature and was a progressive person, so he had the idea of ​​marrying Liu Xiangxiang to him.

Fang Weixian was not the only person that Zhou was interested in. The Anlehou Mansion had a simple population and a peaceful back house, and there were no concubines or concubines to act as monsters. Moreover, Xu Fangfei, the sister-in-law, was easy to get along with at a glance.

In order to allow Liu Xiangxiang to successfully marry into the Anlehou Mansion, Zhou even had the idea of ​​​​asking the Queen Mother for a marriage decree.

As a result, Mrs. Anlehou came to visit today. It can be said that Zhou was overjoyed, but it turned out that the other party came for Liu Qiniang!

It’s not easy for Zhou to endure until now!

Seemingly feeling a little displeased, Mrs. Zhou gritted her teeth and continued: "Why don't you learn from me but instead learn from those foxy tricks? Fortunately, Xiangxiang still regards you as her own sister. Is this how you repay her?"

In Zhou's opinion, Liu Qiniang must have met Fang Weixian in private and used her charming tricks to charm Fang Weixian.

Otherwise, even if the Fang family did not choose family background, they would never allow Fang Weixian to marry someone with Liu Qiniang's background as the main wife.

"I don't know what the Taoist people mean by reward." Liu Qiping replied calmly, "But please rest assured, madam, I will never marry Fang Weixian."

"Humph!"

Mrs. Zhou snorted coldly and said mockingly: "You don't want to? What a joke. If you don't want to, why bother provoking Fang Weixian? Could it be that Mrs. Fang has lost her mind when she comes to propose marriage today?"

Zhou still firmly believed that Liu Qi had secretly communicated with Fang Weixian.

She also knew that with Liu Qi's appearance and figure, no man would refuse as long as he took the initiative to throw himself into his arms.

Faced with Zhou's angry questioning, Liu Qi stood up straight, and a cold aura suddenly erupted from his body. He raised his head and looked directly into Zhou's eyes, and opened and closed his thin lips slightly:

"Instead of being furious at Liu Qiwu here, Madam, it would be better to send someone to the palace to ask if the person who picked up Xiangxiang today is someone close to the Queen Mother."

"presumptuous!"

"How dare you be rude to Madam!"

The two bulky nuns who stayed in the hall yelled in unison when they heard this. They stood up from Zhou's side, one on the left and the other on the right, and walked towards Liu Qi menacingly.

Before he took two steps, Liu Qi raised his eyes slightly and swept his cold gaze across the face.

hiss--

The two nuns froze for a moment, and then they all took a breath of cold air. They didn't dare to take a step forward anymore.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but frown, and then asked in a cold voice: "What are you two waiting for? Hurry up and get this foxy kid who ruined the family for me!"

"Husband...husband...husband...man."

One of the nuns, her teeth chattering, resisted the chill that spread all over her body, and said word by word: "I...we...we...can't...move...anymore..."

With Liu Qi's current cultivation level, even the coercion emanating from his body is no longer something ordinary people can bear.

At this moment, Zhou suddenly realized that the Liu Qihe in front of her was completely different from the usual two. There seemed to be a looming aura condensed on her body, which made people feel a little breathless.

Zhou's eyes suddenly shrank!

Such a breath...she had only felt it from that person!

"You...you are not Liu Qiniang!" Zhou's teeth chattered, and her voice had an obvious tremor.

Liu Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she replied in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter whether I am Liu Qiniang or not. Don't you, madam, care whether Xiangxiang is okay in the palace at this time?"

Zhou: "What danger can there be in the palace? The Queen Mother is Xiangxiang's aunt. Your Majesty..."

Zhou stopped suddenly, as if he thought of something.

"emperor."

She murmured quietly.

"emperor!"

Then he exclaimed again.

Just as Zhou was startled, Liu Qi silently turned around and opened the main hall door and walked out.

Until Liu Qi's back disappeared.

"thump!"

The two nuns in the room instantly fell to their knees, gasping for air!

(End of this chapter)