When the shopkeeper heard this, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes! I will go back to the store to get it now."
Ning Wan was busy dealing with the poisoning incident in the store, and over at Luliu Lane, Ning Qingyuan had also knocked on the door of the courtyard.
Ping Niang opened the door for him personally and said to him: "My lord, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still as handsome as before."
Ning Qingyuan snorted, stood with his hands behind his back, and asked proudly: "Didn't we agree that we would never return to the capital again? What are you doing now?"
Ping Niang lowered her eyes, smiled and said: "Of course, I discovered something and wanted to talk to the young lady."
For a moment, the murderous aura in Ning Qingyuan's eyes almost turned into reality, but Ping Niang had expected it, took a few steps back, kept a safe distance from him, looked at him with a smile and said: "Master Guo, what are you doing?"
What are you so anxious about? Is it possible that the death of my eldest lady back then was really related to you?"
Ning Qingyuan said angrily: "Shut up! Do you believe that I will have you arrested now and charged with slandering court officials?"
The smile on Ping Niang's face faded a bit: "The Duke's reaction was so great. It seems that I guessed it. My eldest daughter has practiced martial arts since she was a child and has always been in good health. How could she die from a mere cold?
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Ning Qingyuan's face was gloomy, and he looked at her with sinister eyes: "You talk too much! I didn't spare your life just to give you a chance to come back and talk nonsense. Since you can't control your mouth,
Then go die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he gathered all his inner strength and raised his palm to hit Ping Niang in the head.
If this was really the Ping Niang who had no power to bind a chicken, she would probably be hit by his full force palm at this moment, and her forehead would be shattered into pieces.
However, the person in front of her is not the real Ping Niang. She was deliberately arranged by Ning Wan.
Therefore, she was well prepared for Ning Qingyuan's reaction. She summoned up her inner strength immediately and drew diagonally back several feet, barely avoiding the blow.
Ning Qingyuan was shocked: "You know martial arts?" Then he changed his mind and figured it out, "You are not Ping Niang!"
Ping Niang curled her lips and smiled, raised her hand and pressed a mechanism. Suddenly, countless sharp knives suddenly appeared where Ning Qingyuan was standing. His expression changed, and he quickly jumped up to avoid the forest of sharp knives.
"My lord, if you are not guilty of being a thief, why are you so eager to kill and silence me? I am also Madam's personal maid, so if you kill me, aren't you afraid that the Xie family will know about it? Furthermore, are you sure that I am entering the house?"
Didn't you send any news to the Xie family before going to Beijing?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned from passive to active and struck him with a palm.
Ning Qingyuan's face hardened and he ducked away, but the opponent's second palm came right after.
What a quick move!
If he hadn't had deep inner strength, he probably wouldn't have been able to survive fifty moves in the opponent's hands.
"You are not Ping Niang. Ping Niang doesn't know martial arts at all. Who are you?"
At this time, Ning Qingyuan was extremely confused. He was very sure that the woman in front of him was fake. Therefore, it was obvious that someone had dug a trap for him in advance and was waiting for him to jump into it.
So, who is that person?
Who cares so much about Xie's death?
Is it someone from the Xie family? Or... Ning Wan?
Thinking of Ning Wan, Ning Qingyuan's heart sank a little more.
That rebellious girl has become more and more unruly recently!
The two made dozens of moves in the blink of an eye, and Ning Qingyuan was surprised by the other's skill.
But fortunately, he was prepared.
I saw him using his finger as a whistle into the entrance and blowing hard.
As soon as the whistle sounded, the secret guards from all directions stabbed at Ping Niang in the middle of the yard. The few servants who were bought were trembling with fear. There were so many people on the other side, how could they dare to take the lead?
Seeing that Ping Niang was about to be stabbed through the heart by Wanjian, suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves outside, from far to near, and someone shouted loudly: "General, that's the house, there is the sound of fighting inside."
"Why are you there again? Is there anything valuable in that shabby house? Why do you always attract thieves?"
Soon, the sound of horse hooves came outside the courtyard gate.
"Open the door! The patrol camp is conducting routine inspections. Open the door!"
The courtyard door was slapped loudly, and Ning Qingyuan had no choice but to give up his attack.
"withdraw!"
With a wave of his hand, he took the lead and flew out, stepping on the courtyard wall.
The dozen assassins disguised as secret guards behind him also dodged out one after another.
When the soldiers patrolling the city outside saw this, they immediately chased after them with torches: "Hurry up and chase them, don't let them escape!"
The assassination by such a large number of people at the emperor's feet is too rampant!
Ning Qingyuan was about to explode with anger. He finally came out to kill someone in person. Not only did he fail to kill someone, but he was also chased by people from the patrol camp for almost half of the capital. In the end, one of his secret guards went to kill him.
After being lured away, he was able to successfully return to Duke Ning's mansion.
When he returned home, not to mention how embarrassed he was, his clothes were all torn by hidden weapons, and even his legs were scratched several times.
Ning Qingyuan returned to his yard with a sinister look on his face and followed him personally to help him treat his wounds.