Knight line GL

Nine-turn Dragon Pill?

No, no, it took at least ten years to refine the Jiuzhuan Longdan.Moreover, the ancestor of the Fang family was originally an imperial physician in the old dynasty. During the 15 years of the military rebellion, the world was divided. At that time, the Fang family built a mansion in Heming Mountain in the southwest.

Qin Gutong thought over and over again, but he had no clue at all.She simply got up and read the book for half the night, until the third watch, when the pheasant crowed outside, she fell asleep in a daze.

After the morning exercise, the old woman who delivered meals came over.Qin Gutong opened his mouth to ask, but withdrew his words.This grandma is an old member of the Fang family, so she must know more than the average person, and Qin Gutong is also familiar with her, but it is inevitable to be suspicious when talking about things that have not been mentioned before.

"Grandma, how is Brother Zhao's health these days?" Brother Zhao is the youngest son of Grandma. He is weak and takes medicine all the year round.

Brother Zhao used to take eight cents of medicine every day, but Master Fang took pity on his servant and saved a lot, but now...Grandma felt a pain in her heart: "Oh, it's just better. I broke my leg a few days ago."

Grandma will take out the breakfast one by one, and put yesterday's bowls and chopsticks into the basket.Entered the small wing room and packed Qin Gutong's dirty clothes.While drinking porridge, Qin Gutong was thinking about how to speak, when he heard a gentle and soft voice from outside: "Is Miss Qin here?"

Hearing the sound, Qin Gutong recognized Hexi from the Second Young Lady's courtyard, and rushed out to welcome him: "This morning the sun is shining brightly, and indeed there are distinguished guests here."

He Xi's face blushed, and she bowed her body for all blessings, with a graceful appearance: "Miss Qin beats me."

Qin Gutong turned his body sideways: "He Xi, don't be too polite, come in and talk."

He Xi smiled lightly: "Second Miss asked Miss Qin to fulfill the old covenant, and see you at the small martial arts field in the afternoon. He Xi still needs to go back to report, and he will definitely come to bother you in the future."

Qin Gutong already regretted his reckless behavior yesterday, but now remembering that he still owes Fang Wei Ai a competition, he sighed in his heart, nodded, and watched He Xi leave.

"Hey, the hair-shedding phoenix is ​​not as good as the chicken." The old woman came out with her clothes in her arms, and sighed as she looked at He Xi's back.

Qin Gutong's heart skipped a beat, and she followed her tone and said, "Things in the world are unpredictable, ten years in the east of the river, ten years in the west of the river."

"Yes." The old woman sighed.

Seeing that she didn't go on, Qin Gutong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and continued: "I heard that it was agreed to by others, I don't know..." While talking, he secretly observed the old woman.

The old woman frowned, thinking about it, and said, "Have you agreed? I haven't heard of it."

Qin Gutong picked up the bowls and chopsticks, pretending not to be particularly enthusiastic: "Grandma, take a break, take the bowls and chopsticks away after I finish eating."

The old woman is also willing to wait here, and she will also work when she goes back.Turning around to get the small bench in the corner, Qin Gutong took the opportunity to enter the room and took out a small jar: "Grandma, this is the green melon seeds that the second lady asked me for last time. I can't think of eating them. You can take them away." .”

"I can't make it." The old woman quickly shied away.

Qin Gutong opened the lid, took out a handful of green melon seeds and stuffed them for her, put the jar at her feet, sat back beside the small case, and ate the porridge.

The old woman kowtowed a few melon seeds, and felt a little embarrassed to sit and eat, so she thought about something to talk about: "Miss Qin, what kind of family did Miss Lin promise?"

Qin Gutong was taken aback for a moment, his mind was spinning wildly.Pretending to swallow a mouthful of porridge, he said vaguely: "I can't remember who said it. Grandma, you know that I'm not familiar with those people in the front yard. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't even know her surname is Lin."

"Oh." The old lady felt a little proud, "I guess it's nonsense, the county magistrate Lin's family is from out of town, when he left, He Xi was a few years younger than you at that time."

"That's ten years."

"No! Let me think about it. This year is the year of the monkey, and you entered the mansion in the year of the dog. She has been... for eight or nine years!" The old woman spat out the melon seeds and said firmly, "She entered the mansion one year after you. This is good!"

Nine years, what happened nine years ago?

Qin Gutong's mind was racing, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and asked along the way: "Although there is no emperor now, the lady of the county magistrate's family is also a lady, how can she come to be a maid in our mansion?"

The old woman reached into the jar and grabbed another handful of green melon seeds, and sighed: "Speaking of it, it's miserable, it's all life!"

Qin Gutong saw that the old woman became addicted to talking, and she started to whet the appetite, her heart blossomed with joy, and her face urged eagerly: "Grandma, tell me, tell me, what happened nine years ago?"

The old woman ate a melon seed, spit out the melon seed shell with a bah sound, and said with a smile: "It's a mixed year, uneasy life, not only in the county, but also in our mansion. Some say it's haunted, some say it's the murderer of Wanxilin, some say Speaking of Jiangyang Bandit, bah, at that time in our mansion... hey, no one knew what was going on."

Seeing that she had talked a lot without thinking, she hooked Qin Gutong's curiosity, and the old woman smiled: "That year, someone disappeared in the county for no reason, and it was the same in the mansion. The case was reported, the government investigated, and the master brought him People were looking for them. Later they were found in the valley, all of them were dead, and the pile of ground was like a hill. The Junhan Mansion was alarmed by such a big case. County Magistrate Lin failed to solve the case, and the higher-ups blamed it layer by layer. The order punished the crime. The master kindly brought Miss Lin back. County magistrate Lin is a good person."

Qin Gutong didn't expect He Xi to have such a story, so he felt a little more sympathy.After chatting with the old woman for a while, seeing that there was nothing to do, he said, "Speaking of which, there is no one in our family who is older than you, grandma."

The old woman chatted cheerfully, and there was a pool of melon seed shells under her feet: "There are old ones too, but some died that year. Alas, there were not many in the first place. Now these girls and boys came into the mansion later."

Sending the old lady away, Qin Gutong couldn't help frowning.

When they walked into the training ground in the afternoon, Fang Weiai and He Li were already there.She was talking while standing under the umbrella.Lin Hexi stood aside, seeing her coming, smiled slightly, and bowed to salute.

Qin Gutong thought that she was originally a lady of the official family, but now she was committed to being a servant, and sighed in her heart, and looked over with tenderness and pity.Martial arts practitioners already have deep eyes, but her eyes gave off a bit of affection, which made He Xi blush.

When Fang Weiai saw her, he couldn't help laughing and joking.Fortunately, the two are used to each other, and they don't care about each other.

Qin Gutong and He Li had fought yesterday, and today it was just a formality.

As soon as the scabbard was lifted, the long sword flew out. With a flick of his wrist, He Li had already caught the sword and shook it.Naturally, Qin Gutong couldn't show weakness. She reached behind her waist and patted the scabbard. A white light flashed, and the sharp blade popped out, spinning rapidly in the air, like the wheels of a galloping horse, and it was in front of He Li in an instant.

Inside the door to see the door, the layman to watch the fun.

Although the hands of the two are not flamboyant, they are showing off.

Qin Gutong watched He Li's long sword stab in the air, hooked the horizontal knife around, and then swung the knife back.Fang Weiai applauded repeatedly from the sidelines, stood up from the chair, as if wishing to jump into the arena and join the battle.The maids and servants on both sides also applauded and helped cheer.

Seeing it is no different than watching a sideshow.

The only difference is Lin Hexi, she looks as graceful and indifferent as usual.The left hand, which was tightly twisting the belt, leaked a bit of nervousness.

Of course, there is no danger in this match, it's just that Qin Gutong and He Li each showed off to make the second lady a little bit more fun.The master is happy, and the rest is fine.Fang Weiai asked someone to bring it to the desk, the servants put up the canopy to shade the sun, and the maidservants brought melon and fruit snacks and iced sweet juice drinks that they had prepared long ago.

Fang Weiai was a little tired because he hadn't taken a nap, He Li and Qin Gutong had their own concerns, so they took the opportunity to leave.Sending away the second young lady and her personal servants, He Li also left, Qin Gutong knew that she would go to various places to investigate again, and had no intention of caring about her.

"Hexi, come." Qin Gutong drank his own cup, filled it with iced ebony syrup and handed it over, "Don't dislike it, drink some to relieve the heat."

Lin Hexi's status in the mansion is considered to be in charge of Wei Xunwan's affairs, drinking this cup is not considered rude.What's more, other servants and maidservants are busy with their own work, and they never pay attention.But when she looked at the celadon cup Qin Gutong handed over, she felt like a deer scurrying in her heart.Glancing quietly, he quickly hung down and took the cup with both hands.

Seeing her drinking slowly, Qin Gutong was quite happy.Lin Hexi's body seems to be a little weaker than that of ordinary girls. Just now, she stood under the scorching sun for a while, and her face was actually a little pale. It is estimated that she will be attacked by the heat in a short while.

Qin Gutong had something on his mind, chatted with her for a few words and then went back to the library.After the old lady left in the morning, the more she thought about it, the weirder she got, and she found out the previous accounts.Fifteen years after the military rebellion, the Fang Mansion began to decline. The population has always been poor, and the expenditure and income accounts are limited.

Most of the books in the library are in charge of Qin Gutong. Although there are many ledgers, she has a vague impression and found them out quickly.I only have limited time in the morning, and I just read a few books.

Qin Gutong returned to the library from the training ground, and continued to look through the account books.Suddenly, I saw a thick stack of paper pressed on the bottom of the cabinet. The paper was brittle and yellow, and the corners were broken.The monthly expenses are roughly recorded on the paper, and even the writing method is not very standardized, far from what a big family's account book should be.

There was a big expenditure, which was written "alchemy", which was almost dozens of times the other expenditures. Judging from other expenses, the Fang Mansion at that time was miserable. It says pawn something.

Qin Gutong flipped through a few more sheets, and saw the age written on the first month of the year—the 47th year of the martial calendar, which was 13 years ago.She stabilized her mind and read the rest of the stack.Unexpectedly, it was discovered that ten years ago, Master Fang had refined the Nine-Turn Dragon Pill and sold it to the outside world.It's probably just started, with no reputation, and the price is extremely low.

Now there is a priceless Jiuzhuan Longdan, but at that time a bottle was only 30 taels of silver.Those who bought medicine at the beginning must be very lucky now.Qin Gutong thought with a smile, and heaved a sigh of relief.If the Fang family really did something harmful, what should she do.

Since it has nothing to do with the Fang family, there is no need to worry.Talk to He Li another day, lest she waste time here.He Li came again the next day, and Qin Gutong told her that it was impossible for Fangfu to harm Xiao Qingqian because of love and reason, so if she had any doubts, she might as well ask Fang Xing directly.After hearing this, He Li chatted a few more words, but when she couldn't speak, she left.

Qin Gutong knew that she didn't believe her, so he had no choice.Days passed, and it was time to go down the mountain again.According to Master Fang's instructions, at the beginning of each month, Aunt Ci will be given food for daily use.

Qin Gutong changed into men's clothes, and jumped down from behind the library.