Qi Cheng was a tall and strong guy, less than forty years old, looking plain. Yang Ning stated casually, “Steward Qi, you have a good sense of hearing and could hear what I said when you were outside.”Qi Cheng replied respectfully, “I manage many affairs in the house and should have sharp ears. If I neglect something and can’t deal with it properly, I will disappoint Marquis of Honor.”“Get up first.” Yang Ning withdrew the Cold Blade near Zhao Yuan’s throat and asked after Qi Cheng got up, “You said I was wrong. Why?”Qi Cheng looked at Yang Ning and responded, “Your Excellency, you said there was nothing wrong in the accounts Mr. Zhao did, so you doubt that the third lady’s disappearance has something to do with him. You are certainly wrong.”Yang Ning expressed, “You have sharp ears and a clear head indeed. Isn’t this something wrong?”Qi Cheng answered seriously, “Of course not. I employed Mr. Zhao because he is q

When Yang Ning prepared to dig a hole in the stone wall with the Cold Blade, Gu Qinghan said, “Ning, I have no strength on my hand and I can’t…tie it up.” Her voice was soft and charming.Yang Ning put away the Cold Blade and whispered, “I will help you.” He approached Gu Qinghan by his sense and his eyes became used to the darkness in the room. Although he still couldn’t see clearly, he noticed Gu Qinghan’s figure indistinctly and saw that she sat up. Then he received the cloth from her and walked to her back to help her tie it up and cover her mouth and nose.Now they were close to each other. Although Yang Ning’s mouth and nose were covered, he could still feel the fragrance like the begonia flower. Moreover, the fragrance from Gu Qinghan’s body spread and was mixed with the other to enter Yang Ning’s nose. He felt it smelt very good and just wanted to take deep breaths.But he was clear that the begonia flower’s fragrance came without reaso

Yang Ning came out of the hole and his lower body was outside. Then he turned his upper body back to the room and grabbed Gu Qinghan’s shoulders to pull her out. He knew that these people set this trap not just to catch them having sex. It was not so simple and there must be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind. But the most important thing at the moment was to escape from here first.He was afraid that he would hurt Gu Qinghan if he pulled her with strength, so he was careful. Then he heard Zhao Yuan’s voice from outside. “Your Excellency, just rest assured. As long as you do as we say, the news that you have sex tonight wouldn’t spread, and you would enjoy the glory and wealth like before.” Zhao Yuan sneered. “But if you are bumptious, and the news spreads that the heir of the Marquis of Honor has sex with his aunt Gu Qinghan, I don’t know what the consequence would be.”Yang Ning ignored him and pulled Gu Qinghan out of the room cautiously. It was dark at n

Yang Ning was clear that the pills in the bottle must be poison, so he smiled faintly and asked, “It seems that I have no choice, but I don’t understand something. Can you tell me?”“What do you want to ask, Your Excellency?” Zhao Yuan knew that everything was under control, so he wasn’t anxious.Yang Ning asked, “Forty percent of the grain was collected as the tax in the fiefdom, and it is not false, so the account books the third lady has checked must be fabricated.”Zhao Yuan replied, “Right. In fact, it won’t take much time to make false accounts.” He smiled. “Those account books have been made to welcome you. I know that Gu Qinghan would surely check the accounts, so I was prepared in advance.”“To welcome us?” Yang Ning’s heart sank. “Did you know earlier that we would come?”Zhao Yuan chuckled. “Your Excellency, why don’t you think it over? We sent the tax silver to you in the past few years successively and hav

Yang Ning thought that this teenage girl was vicious, so he was more careful. At this time, Zhao Yuan roared, rolled to get up and then ran quickly. But after he ran only a few steps away, a fork with three prongs flew out and hit his leg. Zhao Yuan shrieked and fell on the ground.Yang Ning saw that the fork was thrown away by the snake hunter behind him. He knew that if he fell into the girl’s hands, it would be a disaster, so he wouldn’t miss this good chance. He turned around all of a sudden and shouted loudly, “Go away!” The Cold Blade in his hand was shot to the snake hunter.The snake hunter was tall and strong, but he was a human after all. It was impossible for him to avoid the Cold Blade which could cut clean through iron as though it were mud.Seeing that Yang Ning rushed over, the snake hunter grunted like a beast and didn’t retreat but moved ahead. He waved a fist and tried to punch Yang Ning.Suddenly the girl shouted