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

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  Cuixiang crossed the threshold of the small courtyard carrying the food box.

The midday sun was fierce, and Liu Qi had moved the rocking chair to the main room to lie down. After Cuixiang came in, she bowed to her, then took out the dishes from the food box and placed them on the table one by one.

Liu Qi glanced at her red face and the sweat stains on her temples, thinking that she was walking in a hurry on the road.

Liu Qi already knew Cuixiang's background clearly from Zhang Cheng.

She was born into the family as part of the Zhou family's dowry. The lives of the whole family were in Zhou's hands. Since she came to serve Liu Qi, she would take the opportunity to go to the kitchen to get food every day to report to Zhou. Liu Qi’s condition.

Just a poor man who couldn't help himself.

Liu Qi had no murderous intentions towards him. With his own identity in the Liu Mansion, even without Cuixiang, the Zhou family would send others to monitor him.

An ordinary maid saved Liu Qi a lot of things.

Moreover, Cuixiang's attitude towards her was also very respectful, probably because although Liu Qi was not liked by the Zhou family, she was Liu Zongxun's daughter after all.

How stupid does it take for an evil servant to deceive his master?

After Cuixiang placed the food, she respectfully invited Liu Qi to eat.

Liu Qi was halfway through eating when he heard the sound of tiny footsteps coming from outside the yard, followed by a quick sound soon after.

"Sister Cuixiang." Someone whispered Cuixiang's name outside.

Cuixiang saw that Liu Qi was eating seriously, so she bent down and said, "Slave, please go out and take a look."

Soon, Cuixiang left and returned, but her face was full of sorrow, staring at Liu Qi who was immersed in eating, hesitant to speak.

Liu Qi had already noticed the strangeness in Cuixiang's expression the moment she entered the door. After stuffing the last piece of meat in the basin into her mouth and swallowing it, she slowly said: "If you have anything to do, you might as well just say it."

Hearing this, Cuixiang hesitated for a moment and then said bluntly: "Just now, a boy from the outer courtyard came over and said that it was the slave's mother... who was feeling a little unwell."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Qi expectantly.

Liu Qi nodded, "Since your mother is in poor health, go back and have a look in the afternoon. I don't need you to serve her here."

"My slave, thank you, Miss!"

……

Not long after Cuixiang hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, the figure of Zhang Cheng, the chief steward of the Liu Mansion, suddenly walked out of the corner beside the courtyard door.

He watched Cuixiang's figure completely disappear from sight, then entered the yard and went straight to Liu Qi's main house. After entering the door, he saw Liu Qi swinging his feet on the rocking chair.

Liu Qi didn't even open her eyes, so she said coldly: "Is there any news outside today?"

Three knife slaves plus a few spectators from the gambling house, a lot of people died at Tiancheng Gambling House last night.

There is also the capable old man who uses Huaqing School swordsmanship.

In the mighty Imperial Capital of Qi, with so many people dead, the people in Jingzhao Mansion and Liumen should feel a headache.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Cheng frowned when he heard this, and then replied: "I didn't hear anything big happened in Beijing today, but..."

He raised his head and glanced at Liu Qi suspiciously, and then said: "My subordinates have received some rumors that Tiancheng Gambling House was picked by someone from the Black Snake Gang last night."

Ok?
  Liu Qi slowly opened her eyes, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.

She sat up from the rocking chair, looked sideways at Zhang Cheng, and asked in a serious voice: "Where did you get the news?"

Zhang Cheng replied: "It was Tiancheng Gambling House that spread the rumor."

"Don't the government and the six gates care about these things?"

"One party has its own rules. Neither Tiancheng Gambling House nor the Black Snake Gang is a force on the surface. As long as they bite each other without endangering the stability of the capital, the government will generally not get involved."

After hearing Zhang Cheng's answer, Liu Qi thought for a moment and understood instantly. Whether they are sword slaves, thugs in gambling houses, or even old men who are remnants of the Huaqing sect, they are all shady beings, and they will die when they die.

The government doesn't care about it, but once it gets involved and conducts a closer investigation, it's likely that more shady things will happen and more people will be involved.

This is absolutely undesirable for a government whose goal is to maintain stability.

As for the rumors about Tiancheng Casino, it was said to be the work of the Black Snake Gang.

Is this move a cover-up, or is it really misunderstood to be the work of the Black Snake Gang?

In short, Liu Qi is sure that the people behind Tiancheng Gambling House will never suffer losses in vain. They will definitely take action in a short period of time, and then these people themselves will show their flaws.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi continued to lie down, rocking the rocking chair and said calmly: "How is the arrangement with Cuixiang?"

Zhang Cheng quickly bowed and replied: "Everything has been taken care of. You just need to send a message to the kitchen through Cuixiang, and the subordinates will make corresponding arrangements to ensure that you, the Lord, can come in and out at any time!"

"What?"

"Tell the chef that the lady wants to have some snacks."

……

……

There are only about ten days until the "Mobei Two Heroes" Sun Jinlong and Sun Jinhu enter Beijing.

The whereabouts of the two people since entering the customs in disguise will appear in front of Liu Qi on time every day, and detailed information about the two brothers has also been provided.

Although the old knife-sharpening old man did not disclose any information about his employer, Liu Qi could vaguely guess some based on the relationship network of the "Mobei Two Heroes".

The two brothers are close friends with Linghu Shuo, the chief arrester of the seven northern provinces, "Purple Eyes Blue Sky". Linghu Shuo, under the orders of Chief Assistant Fu Qingshu, has been going to the border to investigate the theft of military pay and weapons for half a year.

At this moment, the "Two Heroes of Mobei" suddenly avoided the eyes and ears and sneaked into Beijing. The purpose was self-evident.

Anyway, some people don't want these two people to reach the capital alive.

"Ten thousand taels of gold buys two lives. Compared with the border army's nearly ten million taels of silver in military pay and weapons every year, it is indeed a drop in the bucket." Liu Qi couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

When I got eight thousand taels of gold from the old man who sharpened the knife, I was still a little bit proud of myself.

Sure enough, he is the "bumpkin" who has never seen the world.

Of course, the focus of Liu Qi's attention is still on the martial arts of the "Mobei Two Heroes". These two brothers have been able to navigate the mixed Mobei for many years as people from the Central Plains, so they must have some skills.

According to the intelligence, the last time the two brothers took action was to kill five envoys of the Poison God Cult in a small town in Mobei.

The Poison God Sect was once one of the cults that ravaged the Central Plains hundreds of years ago. After the founding of the Qi Dynasty, the sect moved to Mobei. The disciples in the sect claimed to be the messengers of the Poison God and preached everywhere that "the Poison God enters the body and will live forever." Instructions.

Of course, this so-called "poison god entering the body" pretense has long been exposed, that is, using one's body to refine poison and turn it into a poisonous person, and it is pure fart to live forever.

However, the body of a poisonous person does not decay for hundreds of years after death, and it is highly poisonous, which will corrode the land where the poisonous person is buried, turning it into a poisonous land barren of any vegetation.

Therefore, the self-proclaimed poison god messenger is most likely a poisonous person transformed from a civilian. Although there is poison everywhere on his body, including saliva and sweat stains, his true combat effectiveness is probably not too high.

The record of killing five Poison God messengers is really of little reference value.

In addition, the fights with some unknown figures in Mobei also have little reference value.

But the only thing that is certain is that the two brothers have not reached the level of first-class masters who can control the Qi outside.

Liu Qi put this matter aside for the time being, then closed her eyes and slowly began to perform the exercises.

As long as you successfully practice the Guliu Heart Technique to the seventh level and successfully advance to the top level, all worries will disappear!

(End of this chapter)