Pawn Crossing the River

Qiniang has been living in Wutong Courtyard recently, living a leisurely and boring life, just like many old ladies who live in their old age. In order to pass the time, most of these old ladies believe in Buddhism, and generally believe more in Buddhism. It can not only provide spiritual sustenance, but also kill time.

It's just that Qiniang doesn't believe this. If she is asked to count Buddhist beads, recite sutras, and chant words to a clay puppet, she might as well kill her. Even if it were Dao Ancestor, it wouldn't work.

Qiniang's way of passing the time was to smoke. The more she smoked, the more violent she became. The house was filled with smoke, like a fairyland. When I opened the window, I thought there was a fire.

Li Qingnu didn't like this kind of "firework", but she had no choice but to say it. Qi Xuansu couldn't help Qiniang, but was played by Qiniang in the middle of the applause. She couldn't do anything, and could only be filial. daughter.

Qiniang is like the head of the family.

Li Qingnu occasionally thinks that she doesn't know who is older between her and Qi Xuansu. If she is older, then she will have to wait and see when the famous sibling comes through. That person is not easy to talk to. She is powerful, so she may not be afraid of Qiniang. When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fight in the ring every day, she will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Besides, the person caught in the middle and receiving the blame will be Qi Xuansu, not her. At that time, she happened to see Qi Xuansu's joke. Although your boy is so complacent now, he will no longer be a human being inside and outside sooner or later. She doesn't believe that Qi Xuansu can control these two great gods.

To be honest, she was usually served by others, but now she was really not used to serving others. All in all, anyone who loves to serve should be served, and she doesn’t want to serve her anymore. They all say raising children to protect them from old age, and they also talk about the water thrown out by the married daughter. Although Qiniang treats her very well, Qiniang gives her the best things. Since you have Qi Xuansu as your biological son, you should let your eldest son take care of him.

Brothers have to settle accounts openly, not to mention they are not relatives. Since ancient times, we have not worried about scarcity but about inequality. She didn't hate Qi Xuansu, but she felt a little aggrieved every time she thought about it.

It's just that I never dare to say these words, not because I'm afraid of making Qiniang sad and angry. Qiniang is very generous, even to the point of being heartless. She will never get angry because of such things, nor will she Hold a grudge. Instead, Qiniang will lie to Qiniang. Qiniang will use this as an excuse to pretend to be sad and force her to use her private room to compensate. To put it bluntly, it means losing money. Last time, Qiniang cheated her out of a set of collector's edition "Xuansheng Cards" . This matter won't be over until Qiniang peels off a layer of skin.

On this day, Qiniang put away her cigarette rod and sat behind her desk to handle the accounts. There are those from Qibaofang, those from Qingpinghui, and some scattered small businesses. Qiniang has always done everything herself in this kind of matter, and she does not rely on others' hands. Qiniang is, after all, a pseudo-immortal, with boundless energy and "magic calculations". No matter how complicated the accounts are, she can handle them all.

Not long after, Li Qingnu walked in, came to the desk, and said softly: "Qiniang, the soul search has yielded results."

Qiniang put down the pen in her hand, looked up at Li Qingnu, and asked, "How do you say it?"

Li Qingnu handed a compiled file to Qiniang and said at the same time: "What a coincidence, it was a person named Li Mingxing who instigated her. However, although this Li Mingxing was from the Li family, he did not do this this time. It was a private matter, so the senior management of the Li family didn't know anything about it. I sent people to check Li Mingxing's dealings and found that he was probably just a broker, helping the two parties to connect. "

Qiniang opened the file: "There is someone else behind the scenes."

"Yes." Li Qingnu said, "I followed the line of Li Mingxing and found that he has a good relationship with Tianting. You should know the relationship between Tianting and the Li family. This makes sense. Among them. Thanks to my Li family identity, I have some connections with Tianting. I contacted several acquaintances of Tianting and further investigated, and found that Tianting was not the mastermind behind the scenes either. It was also a middleman, and he finally found out about the Nanyang side. He couldn’t say anything about it anymore, and it probably involved a complicated debt of gratitude.”

Nanyang is not the same as the South China Sea. It mainly refers to the Borneo and Borneo areas. Compared with the Central Plains, the power of the Taoist sect is relatively weak, and the "Heavenly Court" has been active here.

Qiniang sneered: "It is impossible for the natives of Nanyang to hear that there is a rising star in Taoism, and then they want to attack this rising star and ruin his future."

Li Qingnu's heart moved and he asked tentatively: "Qiniang means... Borneo Taoist Prefecture or Lingnan Taoist Prefecture?"

Qiniang said: "No need to guess, it must be the Borneo Taoist Mansion."

Li Qingnu said in surprise: "How could Tianyuan be related to the Borneo Taoist Office? Let alone Nanyang, he has never even been to Lingnan. Moreover, the Borneo Taoist Office is closely related to Quanzhen Taoism. Could it be that they are within Quanzhen Taoism?" fight?"

People often say that Quanzhen Taoism is just a small Taoist sect. They have learned the sect's strengths and weaknesses indistinguishably, and internal fighting is no exception. Li Qingnu's guess cannot be regarded as groundless.

Qiniang put down the file: "A few days ago, Pei Xuanzhi told me that when Tianyuan went to Ziweitang to report on his work, he had a small conflict with someone from the Wang family. On the surface, Tianyuan suffered a small loss, but Pei Xuanzhi let people After punishing the boy from the Wang family, the Wang family was in the wrong. Although they were disgraced, they didn't say anything. Afterwards, Pei Xuanzhi compensated Tianyuan with a piece of 'Youyi Yunyi'. In the end, Tianyuan took advantage of it. They didn’t care too much. Now it seems that the Wang family has been planning for a long time. They think that they are a big figure in Borneo, and they really regard themselves as the boss of Borneo. "

Qiniang has been around the world for a long time, and her speech is not as formal as Donghua's real person. Everyone is half-literate and half-white, while she is half-black and half-white, often mixed with a lot of slang.

Fortunately, Li Qingnu also had frequent contact with the three religions and nine streams, so it was not a problem to understand him. He said: "If it is really the Wang family, then they are so evil that they dare not come forward directly, use their connections, and go around in a big circle to make the Li family peaceful." Even if Tianting's role as a middleman is revealed, it will still be considered as the Li family's attempt to embarrass Tianyuan. Anyway, the Li family has many people to offend, so they don't have to worry about having too many debts, and they don't have to worry about having too many lice. If Tianyuan fights back and fights with the Li family, they can. Hide aside and watch the show.”

Qiniang snorted: "That's all they have to do, to be alone overseas, far away from Yujing. The local emperor is used to it, and it is inevitable that he will be short-sighted. I heard that the Wang family was at fault in this matter, and they still want to argue unreasonably. Three points, show off your prestige, isn’t it just to see a man who doesn’t have the backbone of our family bullying our orphans and widowed mothers?”

Seeing Qiniang's words getting more and more outrageous, Li Qingnu couldn't help but cough a few times, and cursed in his heart. He has never seen an orphan and a widowed mother like you, bargaining with Master Cihang, and banging the table with Master Donghua. The orphan is true, and the widowed mother is too. It's true, but the orphan of a third-grade deputy hall master and the widowed mother of a pseudo-immortal have nothing to do with the word "weak". But she also understands that Qiniang habitually occupies the moral high ground before she can exert herself.

Regarding the affairs of the Wang family, Li Qingnu did not know the details. For example, Donghua Zhenren had compensated Qi Xuansu, but he had also heard some rumors. He whispered: "I heard that the cause was jealousy. It seems that Wang Dan, the son of the Wang family, Qing admires my future brother-in-law, so he got into trouble with Tianyuan, but he has no ability and has suffered a huge setback. "

Qiniang said dissatisfied: "What younger siblings? You haven't even figured out your horoscope yet."

Li Qingnu smiled and said: "I have seen the Celestial Master, and I have also gone to Dazhen Mansion twice. You have even met Master Cihang in person. How can you say that you don't have a single character? Let me tell you, it should be a sure thing. right."

Qiniang snorted: "That's all if you don't say it. I'll get angry when you say it. Su Yuanyi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She is very good at calculating. She wants me, Yao Qi, to make her a wedding dress. That's just a dream." You see, there will be fights in the future. Also, that girl from the Zhang family is not a good person, and Tianyuan has not been very obedient recently under her influence."

Li Qingnu smiled and said: "I'm afraid the Zhang family girl is the second best. The main reason is that Tianyuan's wings have become stiff and she wants to leave the protection of my mother's wings and fly high."

Qiniang waved her hand and stopped continuing the topic, saying: "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go back to the Wang family. In fact, it's not that simple. According to time, Tianyuan went to see the Tianshi after leaving Ziweitang. At that time, the Tianshi The matter has been suppressed. This woman falsely accused Tianyuan before Tianyuan had a conflict with Wang Danqing. It was probably the Wang family's plan first and the confrontation with Tianyuan later. What do you think?"

Li Qingnu immediately understood that this was Qiniang testing herself, put away her smile, and said sternly: "According to the law, soul searches obtained without Taoist permission cannot be used as evidence, and the clues were broken when they reached Nanyang. The mastermind behind the scenes It is just our speculation that it is the Wang family. It can be said that we have no real evidence, so we cannot bring this matter to the table and can only return the favor in private. "

Qiniang nodded in approval: "Keep talking."

Li Qingnu continued: "The Wang family wants to use the Li family as a cover, so we will kill someone with a borrowed knife. Let this matter be revealed to the Li family, and reveal Quanzhen Taoism's intention to retaliate against the Li family. Under normal circumstances, Maybe nothing will happen to the Li family, but it is different now. Li Changge is under investigation because of Zhang Kuquan's suicide case. It can be said that Li Changge was pinched by Yao Pei. If Quanzhen Tao wants to take revenge, it must start with Li Changge. , this is unacceptable to the Li family, and the war in Fenglinzhou is currently going on. The Li family’s top priority is to ensure victory in the Fenglinzhou war. Everything else is secondary. Instead, they must strive for unity, so the Li family will definitely take the initiative to Let’s get to the bottom of this matter and resolve the misunderstanding.”

"Once the Li family finds out the Wang family hiding behind the scenes, they will never let the Wang family escape. There is no such good thing in the world. If the Wang family is let go this time, there will be more bad things like this in the future, so we must If you want to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, the Quanzhen Taoist side will not help the Wang family. After all, the Wang family is engaged in internal fighting against their own people, which has a bad influence."

Qiniang nodded and said: "Very good, let's do it like this. I will be responsible for Quanzhen Taoism and Yao Pei's side. As for ventilating the Li family, it will be up to you. Be careful not to leave any traces, so that people will think they know it accidentally. Don’t expose yourself.”

Li Qingnu nodded in agreement.