Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 179: Where to Plant Cymbidium in the Spring Breeze (1)
Lu Ning lowered his eyes and said softly: "Lu Ning doesn't dare, I'm just curious!"
Ma Huilan walked up to her and said arrogantly: "You are right, Gui Lichi regards this sword as a treasure. If it is not an important person, he will not give it to him easily! I think maybe he does not have a son.
, he fell in love with Feng'er very much when he saw him, and gave him the knife as soon as he was happy! Why, do you still have any questions?"
Lu Ning smiled lightly and said, "No more. I was the one who was abrupt."
Ma Huilan gave her a hard look, snorted coldly, and walked away.
Lu Ning slowly turned his head and looked at her figure, with a bit of hazy worry in his eyes.
She turned around, pushed the door open, and lifted the curtain.
In the darkness of the room, Hu Qizheng was facing her sideways, sitting at the table with his cheek propped up. A wisp of green smoke hovered in the air on the table, hiding his face. There was an overturned food box at his feet, which was obvious at a glance.
There had just been a heated argument.
Lu Ning stood at the door and coughed lightly, but did not say anything to disturb him.
Hu Qi was concentrating on himself. He didn't turn around when he heard the noise. He just shouted in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you to get out? Why do you dare to come back?"
Lu Ning was shocked when he saw his bad attitude: before, he only knew that Hu Qi was polite, but he didn't know that he could be so rude and rude.
But then I thought about it, it was Ma Huilan who left here just now. Could it be that he made rude remarks at this time and thought that she was her?
Lu Ning suppressed his anger and said indifferently: "Since Mr. Hu doesn't welcome me, then I will leave now!"
Hearing the girl's clear voice, Hu Qi turned around in surprise and whispered: "Miss Lu? How could it be you?"
Lu Ning didn't answer but asked: "Of course it's me, otherwise who do you think it could be?"
"It's nothing." Hu Qi was still angry at this time and didn't want to say a word. He just sat at the table, sulking alone.
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Lu Ning thought about what Ma Huilan said just now and asked, "What happened just now?"
Hu Qi suddenly raised his head and stared at her, and asked with a stern face: "Did she complain first?"
Lu Ning was confused when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "What evil person? Are you talking about Mrs. Ye? What happened to you?"
Seeing Hu Qi purse her lips tightly and not speak, Lu Ning walked up to him and said warmly: "When I met Mrs. Ye just now, she looked very embarrassed, as if she had been wronged in some way..."
Hu Qi tried her best to restrain the anger in her heart and sarcastically said: "She is still aggrieved? I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Hearing this, Lu Ning frowned slightly and her face changed slightly: "Mr. Hu, what you said is a bit harsh! Why did Madam Ye offend you? You actually said this to her? Moreover, Madam Ye said
She came to see you with good intentions, but you kicked her out, but really?"
Hu Qi had a look of disdain on his face and said angrily: "I knew she was the evil one who complained first! Huh, don't pretend to be a good person in front of me! Who cares about her coming to see me! I just drove her away today, that's all.
You're welcome! If any other man was humiliated like this, he wouldn't be so merciful to her!"
Lu Ning had a look of astonishment on his face when he heard his rude words: "Master Hu! If there is any conflict, it would be better for you to explain it clearly. I must know what we, the caravan, have to do with you!"
Hu Qi was filled with pain and his face was ashen, but he said nothing and could not say anything. Because what happened just now was both shame and anger for him:
If you tell me what happened today, not only will others not believe it, but it will also bring criticism to you.
What's more, he has never experienced this kind of thing before, and it is a great shame for him! Even if he dies, he doesn't want to talk about it to others! Especially to Lu Ning!
Thinking of this, although his blood surged and he was furious, he could only say in a low voice: "There are some things that I can't say. Even if I say it, it won't be of any benefit to Mrs. Ye. If you want to find out the whole story, why not
Go ask her!"
Lu Ning paused and said simply: "Master Hu, I know that the caravan has many problems now. If you feel uncomfortable living here, why don't I ask Toto to take you to Shengjing first."
Her words were very sincere, but to Hu Qi's ears, they sounded indifferent.
He looked at her in disbelief and asked in a deep voice: "Are you driving me away?"
Lu Ning sighed slightly and comforted softly: "You misunderstood. You refused to tell me what happened today. If Mrs. Ye had told Uncle Ye, given Uncle Ye's temper, I'm afraid it would also make you uncomfortable."
At this moment, Hu Qi couldn't bear it anymore and pushed everything on the table to the ground, and overturned all the tables, chairs and benches to the ground.
Lu Ning was really shocked by Hu Qi's sudden rage: "What are you doing?"
Hu Qi's eyebrows were full of grief and anger, he clenched his fists and said sternly: "I don't bother to speak ill of a woman behind her back! If your caravan can't tolerate me, I will just leave on my own. From now on, whether I live or die, I will be with you."
You caravan has nothing to do with it!"
Lu Ning's face was pale, and he stared at Hu Qi blankly, and said in a deep voice: "Master Hu, I don't know what happened to make you suddenly furious! However, what words do you say when you are angry now?
I don’t blame you either. Wait until your anger subsides and then think about it carefully. If you want to go to Shengjing, I will send someone to take you there."
After that, Lu Ning didn't want to say anything more to him, so he flicked his long sleeves, turned around and walked out of the house.
Seeing her leaving without looking back, Hu Qi felt an indescribable pain in his heart:
What's wrong with me? Why are all my resentments towards Mrs. Ye being directed at her? Could it be that he just saw her talking and laughing with others, so he got offended?
Hu Qi drooped her head in annoyance, and secretly resented that she was so angry that she actually said she wanted to leave! One could imagine that Lu Ning must be very heartbroken at this moment! She took such good care of herself, but he spoke to her like this.
Thinking of this, his heart ached, and he stayed aimlessly in the room for a while. When he saw that Lu Ning didn't come back, he sighed, opened the door and staggered away.
The sky is clear, the autumn wind is rustling, and the chrysanthemums planted in the courtyard are in full bloom.
Lu Ning left Hu Qi's room and hurried back to his own room.
She didn't light a lamp either, but sat alone in the dark and felt unhappy, thinking all of a sudden:
Just now, she and Hu Qi were arguing endlessly. Hu Qi's stubbornness in refusing to tell the truth made her feel that Hu Qi did not trust her, let alone treat her as a friend, which made her a little angry.
But the cold wind along the way seemed to have blown away the unhappiness in her heart. After calming down, she was no longer so angry with Hu Qi.
After spending many days together, Lu Ning felt that she had some understanding of Hu Qi, a gentle, kind, arrogant and innocent young man: although he still occasionally had the temper of a nobleman, he had no ill intentions at all.
Presumably, after Hu Qi calms down, the two of them will be able to reconcile as before.
In the darkness, Lu Ning sighed quietly. Now she didn't have much time to be distracted. If the caravan's matter was not resolved, she would never be able to relax.
Although there was no evidence, her senses told her that the two murder cases in Dangxing and Escort Bureau were closely related to the caravan.
She was worried that if the real culprit was not found, more people would be implicated and lose their lives.
Thinking of this, she lit the candle, took out the dart and arrow from her arms, and looked at the light carefully for a long time, but still found nothing.
Feeling a little discouraged, Lu Ning walked to the bed and placed two things under the pillow.
At a glance, she saw the neatly stacked Liuxian skirts beside the pillow, and the amulet given by King Yi. She couldn't help but reach out her hand and stroke it gently, and her tired heart instantly softened.
Lu Ning curled her lips, but the smile on her face was a little sad. With a deep sigh, she carefully wrapped the two things, put them in the cabinet, and slowly closed the cabinet door.
Because she decided to let go of this relationship completely and work hard to be the young leader of the caravan. She would never let others underestimate her, let alone let her adoptive father down.
She walked back to the bed, lowered the curtains, lay down on the bed, slowly closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
It is now the time of frost in late autumn, and the sky at dawn is as bright as a mirror
.The leaves of the sycamore tree in front of the courtyard have also fallen off, and the lotus flowers in the water have long lost their summer beauty.
Although she slept late last night, Lu Ning got up early in the morning. After washing, she hurried out of the door and passed by Hu Qi's door. She couldn't help but stop and raised her hand to knock on the door.
Only to find that the door was ajar.
She pushed open the door and walked slowly in. She looked around and found that the room was empty. The food box that had been knocked over yesterday was still on the ground.
Lu Ning frowned and sighed: It seems that after he left yesterday, Hu Qi left in anger. Presumably, he will come back when his anger subsides.
Lu Ning thought this and didn't take it to heart, so she turned around and left the house.
Because she had something very important to do today, and she couldn't delay for a moment. So, she took advantage of the fact that most of the people in the yard were still awake and had no time to call Toto, so she rode away on her velvet horse.
The horse galloped all the way until it stopped in front of Dahong Rice Store. But it was too early, the whole street was deserted, and the door of the rice store was locked, and it was not yet time to open for business.
Lu Ning dismounted and went to knock on the door. After a long time, the door was opened.
A disheveled waiter came out, rubbed his eyes, and asked impatiently: "Who is it, knocking on the door so early, we are not open yet! Wait a minute..."
Lu Ning quickly cupped his hands and said softly: "I'm sorry, I have something to ask your guys here."
As soon as the guy opened his eyes, he saw a pretty girl. He quickly cheered up and asked with a smile: "Hey, this girl! You said you were looking for the guy here, but who are you looking for?"
Lu Ning smiled slightly and asked politely: "Excuse me, is Mr. Qiao here?"
The waiter was full of joy, and while opening the door and letting in, he replied: "Yes, yes! He probably hasn't gotten up yet!"
Lu Ning nodded to him before walking through the door.
When they arrived at the waiting room, the waiter asked Lu Ning to sit down and wait. He quickly ran to the kitchen, straightened his clothes, and then boiled a pot of tea and brought it over.