Chapter 109 Ning Yuan coerced He Danggui
After hearing this, Madam Luo was stunned again. He Danggui fiercely glared at Ning Yuan’s lips. And she thought, “It is too bad. Is he going to say what happened last night?”
Madam Luo thought for a moment, then looked at Ning Yuan carefully and said, “Apart from those girls, I also have a granddaughter who is 10 years old. You once have met each other on the street. Yuan, do you...” “This topic is too dangerous!” Thinking of this, He Danggui quickly touched the needles on the cuff around her wrist, took out the smallest silver needle and aimed at the Yamen acupoint of Ning Yuan which was 5 centimeters higher than his hairline. When she was in Lord Ning’s Mansion in the previous life, she studied with a senior of hidden weapons known as the “Invincible Dartlike Weapon”. Although she didn’t even learn the superficial skills of that senior, she was confident that she could turn Ning Yuan into a mute instantly. He was heartless, so he couldn’t blame her for her cruelty!
Under the zealous eyes of Madam Luo and the hidden but cold eyes of He Danggui, Ning Yuan smiled and said, “Madam, you misunderstood me. I was far away from that younger sister at that time and was not very impressed with her. But I saw she ran very fast when she saved people. It seems that she doesn’t bind her feet, so I asked casually. By the way, is her father from the capital? She seems to have the accent in the capital.” Madam Luo kept silent for a moment. After some vague words to reply, she changed the topic. They began to gossip and gradually talked with a smile. There was a harmonious atmosphere.
He Danggui breathed a sigh of relief. She took the silver needle back, and then turned to see the affectionate scene between the aunt Feng Jiugu and the nephew, the fake Feng Yang.
Feng Jiugu was a Hmong woman who was 41 years old now. She had a beautiful face and looked like a middle-aged woman in her thirties. Feng Jiugu had lived in Luo’s Mansion in recent years, and was set up for life and respected by others. Her life in Luo’s Mansion was much better than that when she was in Feng’s Mansion. However, she spent years without husband and children, so she missed her nephew Feng Yang very much, who often followed her in his childhood. Now, with Madam Luo’s help, she finally met Yang who was as handsome and reticent as before. He didn’t change anymore except that he was a head taller than her.
Seeing Jiugu holding the hands of the fake Feng Yang and chitchatting, He Danggui suddenly found that the eyes of Jiugu and fake Feng Yang looked same, and their noses and mouths were also quite similar. It was normal if they were biological aunt and nephew, but she remembered that Jiugu was an orphan brought back by Grandpa Feng...
When He Danggui was contemplating, she felt that there was someone in the hall looking at her straight. Then she looked up, seeing that Ning Yuan left the table through the back door on the other side under the pretext of changing clothes. Thinking that she needed to “detoxify” Zhu, she didn’t stop anymore. She turned around the corridor and went to the wing-room of the main hall directly. A dark shadow suddenly came out laterally, blocking her way. It was Ning Yuan who had just left the table.
“Hey, do you have enough strength? Can you throw it out accurately?” Ning Yuan looked at He Danggui and said sarcastically, “You don’t sit in your boudoir to learn to embroider, but come to eavesdrop and throw hidden weapons like others. For the safety of other concubines in my mansion, I will subject you to discipline today!”
He Danggui glanced at him and said coldly, “Lu Jiangbei is a gentleman. You disguised as him. At first glance, you looked like a personage. But it’s a pity that you spoke daggers. What a disappointment!”
Ning Yuan became serious and asked, “Are you familiar with Lu Jiangbei? Last time you said you met him only once!”
“Last time, you said that you had never met Lu Jiangbei! How did you disguise as him?” He Danggui raised her eyebrows slightly and said loudly, “I didn’t lie. Although I only met him once, I know that he is a hero who is a hundred times better than you.”
Ning Yuan was very angry and laughed sarcastically, “No matter how good he is, you won’t be able to wait for him. I will ask Madam Luo to bring you away now. Then you can only stay at my Lord’s Mansion to miss Lu Jiangbei!”
“Lord’s Mansion? There are no seigniors in Yangzhou City.” He Danggui smiled, “As far as I know, the law stipulates that ‘seigniors and their clans can’t leave their fiefs without the Imperial Edict’. Childe Ning, it seems to be a taboo to you, because you use a fake name, voice and face! If I yell out now, I wonder whether you, a young Lord or a young Shizi (the eldest legitimate son and heir of a Lord), will be in trouble.”
Ning Yuan couldn’t help being furious. What he was angry about was not that he accidentally spoke out his identity, but the girl who knew his identity but didn’t fear him. She still tried to intimidate him. She really didn’t know how to spell the word “death”! Although he had internal injury now, it was easy for him to kill a little girl like her. Besides, knowing that he was a Lord or a Shizi, a person should bow down and kowtow at first! Since she could recite the law of the Ming Dynasty, she must understand the respect for royals! There would be many people passing by, so Ning Yuan decided to get He Danggui to a place without other people before he argued with her.
Ning Yuan normally took a half step forward. He Danggui immediately saw the mystery in his footwork and felt the oppression from him, so she said quickly, “If you kill me now, 8 letters I wrote will be sent to officials of the Imperial Clan Department, Central Secretariat, Ministry of Punishments, Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs, Ministry of Rites, Dongchang Organization, Xichang Organization and the Department of Imperial Guard. Your identity is false, and you are pretending to be someone else, so you can run away at any time. However, Feng Yang and Caobang Organization cannot. I have written in the letter that the Young Bangzhu of Caobang Organization, Feng Yang, makes friends with a seignior who left his fief privately. And they are engaged in the illegal activities!”
Ning Yuan caught her, flew into a side room, clasped her neck tightly and sneered, “You are a good storyteller, little girl. You know a lot of things, and all the things you said are key points. But you forget an important thing that my identity was revealed by myself just now, so how could you write the letters in advance? I found you were interesting at first, and I wanted to get you back to my Lord’s Mansion to know you slowly. However, now my identity has been recognized by you, and you are not obedient enough, so I have to let you shut up forever...” Then, the strength on his hand really increased.
He Danggui closed her eyes and whispered two names, “Cao Hongrui, Geng Bingxiu.” Then she felt that the hand on her neck immediately flicked away. It was really effective.
“What did you say?” Ning Yuan was shocked and angry. He looked at He Danggui as if she was a monster, “You make it clear!”
He Danggui bypassed Ning Yuan in front of her, found a pot of yogurt on the corner cabinet and poured out half a bowl to drink. Then she replied slowly, “I smelled the ambergris on you yesterday and found that your face was fake. Therefore, I suspected that you might be a Lord or a Shizi who left the fief privately, and you were in conflict with the imperial guards. You disguised as Lu Jiangbei, but when we met for the first time, you denied that you knew Lu Jiangbei, as if you were afraid that he would come to you. It can be seen that the reason why you disguise as Lu Jiangbei is not that you admire him, but you were thinking of him when you were making this fake face. Therefore, you made his appearance unconsciously. Ha-ha! You should see your expression now. It seems that you see a ghost. You must be very afraid of him.”
Ning Yuan gritted his teeth and said, “I only need to kill you and all your servants. This thing is going to end, and my secret will not be exposed.”
“You’re so duplicitous. You want to know how I send my letters, right?” He Danggui picked up a piece of preserved kumquat and threw it into her mouth. Then she continued with a smile, “It doesn’t matter to tell you. I have a carrier pigeon in each of the 8 dovecotes in Yangzhou City. And the letters I wrote last night after I went back to my room have been tied on their legs. Every 3 days, I asked my subordinates to feed them a kind of nectar called “Xue Du Ruo”. If I die, the supply of Xue Du Ruo will be stopped. Then the carrier pigeons will crash out of the dovecotes and fly to the designated places where they have been trained for many years, for example, the study room of the head of Dongchang Organization, Cao Hongrui, or the practice room of Deputy Commander of the Department of Imperial Guard, Geng Bingxiu... I’ve heard that they are particularly interested in rebellion cases. As long as they cannot read these letters, they will not be able to eat well. After I die, I will send these letters to them as a ‘flavor dish’.”
Ning yuan kept silent with a cold expression. He was considering the authenticity of her words. How could a little girl know Xue Du Ruo, Cao Hongrui and Geng Bingxiu? In particular, only a few people knew that Geng Bingxiu was violent and bloodthirsty. After a pause, Ning Yuan asked in a deep voice, “You are just a young girl of a noble family. How can you have subordinates? Did you join an organized school in Jianghu?”
“Since you have guessed it, I have to show my identity...” He Danggui put her small hands behind her back, trying to give him a stronger image, “From your words, I know you are familiar with Jianghu, so you must have heard the ‘Lord of Qi Yang’!”
“Lord of Qi Yang? You are his...” Ning Yuan was surprised.
“Yes, Lord of Qi Yang is a grand master who overrides the orthodox & unorthodox factions. Qiyanggong Sect he founded is full of mysteries. His disciples come from all over the world. And he is a man like an immortal!” He Danggui cleared her throat, “As for my position in Qiyanggong Sect, I can’t disclose too much. In fact, my strong internal force is conveyed by him.”
“Your internal force is conveyed by Lord of Qi Yang? No wonder you can’t control your Zhenqi and adjust your breath; you don’t look as agile as the person who knows kung fu; and your technique of throwing hidden weapons is non-standard...” Ning Yuan held his chin and said to himself, “But your internal force is as good as a first-rate senior. How pathetic you are! A man-made senior who gains without any effort often faces Qi Deviation. You have internal force, but you cannot use it. And you are so stupid that you were trampled by a horse yesterday... It was Zhenqi for protecting the body that saved your life.”
He Danggui gritted her teeth and concluded, “In short, I mean that we don’t interfere with each other. I know that you are interested in Luo’s Mansion and want to recuperate your serious injuries here. You are afraid of Lu Jiangbei, so maybe it was he who injured you!” He Danggui shrunk her neck, “Why do you stare at me? I haven’t injured you anyway. In a word, as long as you take care of your injuries peacefully, we will be at peace with each other. And I will never expose you, because it is not good for me. In fact, I also hate people like Geng Bingxiu and Cao Hongrui.”
Ning Yuan gradually retracted his murderous look, which immediately reduced the pressure of He Danggui. She was relieved secretly, but she did not dare to show this.
Just now, when she heard that he lived in the “Lord’s Mansion”, she wanted to say that she would expose the fact that he left the fief without permission. At that time, she did not know that a youth about 16 years old could have such excellent kung fu. She even did not have the chance to struggle or call for help. When he was about to strangle her, she was frightened. But begging for mercy and calling for help were the worst ways. Instead, she would have a better chance of surviving by threatening him with his identity.
Ning Yuan thought for a while and warned, “I will not kill you today. If this thing is revealed in the future, you will be the most suspect. I will come to you first and get even with you.”
He Danggui sneered, “Your ventriloquism is so poor. Maybe you have exposed yourself many times. Why do you doubt me first?”
Ning Yuan stared at her fiercely and said in a cold voice, “How disrespectful you are to me, little girl! Are you not afraid that I will trouble Luo’s Family in the future? The Emperor is fond of killing people. As long as I find a suitable reason, it is possible that Luo’s Family will be exterminated!”
Covering her mouth with the handkerchief, He Danggui smiled with charming eyes, “If it comes true one day, I will invite you to drink and give you a red packet of 200 liang silver as a reward.”
Ning Yuan looked at her in surprise and asked, “What do you mean?”
“I mean—” He Danggui turned around, poured out half a bowl of yogurt, stared at the white splash and said slowly, “Your weakness is Feng Yang. Even if you run away, I can find Feng Yang. But my weakness is not Luo’s Family. If you kill them, you are helping me. I will be grateful to you.”
“Do you have a grudge against Luo’s Family? Why? Isn’t this your grandparents’ family?” Ning Yuan stared at the profile of the girl in front of him.
He Danggui didn’t answer but asked, “Childe Ning, is the deal we talked before still valid? You need a senior with strong internal force to help you heal. And I can’t contact our Gongzhu (the head) of Qiyanggong Sect now and desperately need someone to teach me how to control the Zhenqi and use the internal force. Although we have a little misunderstanding just now, there is no conflict of interest or deep hatred between us. I don’t think you are a narrow-minded person. Can you bury the hatchet and continue this mutually beneficial cooperation?”
“I cannot think of any objection. Let’s start our cooperation tonight.” Ning Yuan nodded and said with a smile, “However, it’s dangerous to control the Zhenqi and use the internal force. Normally, it’s best for a person to practice alone. Now we will practice together. At least, we should build a little trust between each other.”
He Danggui raised her eyebrows slightly, “What kind of trust? I’m little and weak. You can kill me if you want to. What kind of guarantee do you need?”
Ning Yuan shook his head and said, “No, both sides of us will be constrained during practice. There is no great contrast between the strong and the weak. And now you know Feng Yang’s weakness and also mine, but I did not know any weakness of you. If you expose our secrets in the future and run away, I will lose you and the money.”
“I have no money.” He Danggui said without thinking.
Ning Yuan laughed aloud and joked, “No money? Just mortgage you to me first.” Ning Yuan dragged He Danggui into his arms, sniffing her faint fragrance beside her ear. Then he said with a smile, “I’m afraid that your credit is not good, so I have to charge a little interest first.” Then, he kissed He Danggui from her small earlobe and sighed, “You may not be fat if you stay in Luo’s Mansion, or you can stay with me...”
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