Master of Rebirth

Instructing Wang Sheng to send a trustworthy person back to Pingyao County to bring back the box containing the finger puller, Wang Qi was in a very good mood.

"My lord, shall we go back to the Marquis' Mansion?" Wang Ping'an asked after leaving the gate of Linglongzhai, "Should we go somewhere else?"

Wang Qi thought for a while and said, "Lianyi has already returned to Sichuan."

"I sent it back that day." Thinking that Wang Qi was afraid that Lianyi would continue to be a monster, Wang Ping'an said, "Brother Xu personally arranged it. Don't worry, nothing will happen to her again."

Wang Qi nodded, and said again: "I don't know where Lianyi lived in the capital, can I go and see?"

"Of course, my subordinate will take you there." Wang Pingan helped Wang Qi into the carriage after finishing speaking.

The reason why Wang Qi wanted to visit the place where Lianyi lived was naturally his purpose.Although Zhao Jing didn't say anything, Wang Qi knew that Zhao Jing must feel guilty about passing the handkerchief that Zhen Yingying gave Jinli to Lianyi.Even though she knew there was little hope, Wang Qi still wanted to help return the handkerchief.

When they arrived at the small courtyard where Lianyi was in charge, the women inside had already gotten the news, and they had gathered in the courtyard to wait for Wang Qi's orders.

Sitting down in the main hall, Wang Qi looked at the wives who kowtowed to him and said, "Get up, I came here to ask you, did you take care of Lianyi during the time she was in Beijing?"

"If you go back to the son, it's the slaves." The leading woman said respectfully.

Wang Qi then asked: "Aside from you, has she ever had contact with other people?"

"Except Mrs. Ma occasionally came to see, no one else has been here." The leading woman said.

Wang Qi said again: "I don't know what left after Lianyi left?"

"Since Lianyi was picked up by Mrs. Ma that day, she hasn't come back. Her things are still there." The leading woman said.

Wang Qi thought, she didn't even ask her to pack her bags, it seemed that she was "hasty" enough to leave.This is enough to show that what Mrs. Ma did really touched Xu Baichuan's bottom line.

"Hurry up and get the things for the young master to have a look at." Seeing that Wang Qi didn't make a sound, the leading woman hurriedly ordered the people behind her in a low voice.

After recovering, Wang Qi said: "No need, I just want to ask you, is there an old handkerchief among the things left by Lianyi?"

"Returning to your son, although Lianyi was locked here, she has never been treated badly. Mrs. Ma also treated her very kindly, and asked us to take care of her carefully." The leading woman said: "Since Lianyi came, Mrs. Guang Ma I gathered several clothes for her, and several embroidered handkerchiefs, some new and some old, I don't know which one you are talking about?"

Wang Qidao: "The handkerchief I'm talking about was not made after she came to the capital, but she brought it from Sichuan, and she valued it very much."

"Oh, the young master said so, but the maidservant remembered it." The other woman said: "There is indeed such a handkerchief, Lianyi always wears it close to her body, and she takes it out to look at it from time to time, it seems to be very precious."

Wang Qi's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "I wonder if the handkerchief is still there? Can you show me it?"

"I'll go find you, servant girl." The old lady stepped back after bowing, and returned with a crescent-white handkerchief in a short while, and presented it to Wang Qi with both hands.

It stands to reason that Lianyi has a deep affection for Zhao Jing, and the things he gave will definitely be carried close to her body, and she will not leave her body easily.But seeing that the handkerchief was quite old, Wang Qi couldn't help feeling hopeful, so she asked Wang Ping'an, "Is this the one Ah Man took from Jinli?"

"My subordinate entered the Hou's mansion late, and I haven't seen the handkerchief in Jinli." How could it be that Wang Pingan didn't understand Wang Qi's purpose for coming here.He hurriedly looked at the handkerchief carefully, and then said: "But the texture and style of this handkerchief are indeed from the middle of Sichuan, you might as well go back and ask Young Master or Lu Xi, they must know."

"That's good." Wang Qi took the handkerchief, gave rewards to the wives, and went back.

When they arrived at the Hou Mansion, Wang Qi saw that Zhao Jing hadn't come back, so she asked Wang Pingan to ask about Lu Xi's whereabouts.Knowing that Lu Xi was in the mansion at the moment, Wang Qi immediately went to visit with a handkerchief.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at Lu Xi's residence, there was no answer when they knocked on the door.Wang Qi was about to ask the person in the next room, when the door opposite was pushed open, and Jin Li came out from inside.

"Prince Wang." Somewhat surprised by Wang Qi's arrival, Jinli saw him standing by Lu Xi's door, and said with a smile: "Look for Lu Xi, he just left."

Wang Qi was a little depressed, so she could only sigh: "It seems that I came here by accident, when will he come back?"

"It's hard to say, it might be late at night." Jinli said politely, "If you have something urgent, your subordinates can also handle it."

"This..." Wang Qi paused slightly.

Sensing that he had concerns, Jin Li not only didn't accept it, but looked at Wang Qi, and half-jokingly said: "Is there anything that is inconvenient for the subordinates to know?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Qi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.He originally wanted to wait for the confirmation before handing over the handkerchief to Jinli, so as to save him from being happy in vain, but he didn't expect Jinli to have such a sensitive and suspicious character.

Now that the words have come to this point, continuing to cover up will only make him feel guilty and cause misunderstandings. Wang Qi simply said generously: "Actually, it's not a big deal. I went to the garden where Lianyi lived and found a handkerchief there , Lianyi brought it from Sichuan. I wanted to ask Lu Xi to see if it was the one Ah Man took from you."

As Wang Qi spoke, she took out the handkerchief and handed it to Jinli, "I wanted to send it to you after it was confirmed. Since I happened to meet you, you should take a look."

Wang Qi was frank and frank, but Jin Li felt a little uncomfortable.When he saw the veil, he was immediately attracted, and his eyes turned red.

"I didn't expect you to make this trip just for me. Thank you so much." Jin Li said gratefully as she stretched out her hands tremblingly, as if receiving an incomparably precious treasure.

Seeing that this handkerchief was really given by Zhen Yingying, Wang Qi was also very happy, and even the unhappiness just now dissipated a lot, "In the end, I'm going to apologize for Ah Man. It was Ah Man who didn't think carefully at the beginning, and why didn't you give up?" Please forgive me."

"What did you say, Mr. Wang?" Jin Li said hastily: "You can't blame the young master for this matter, if you blame it, you can blame the subordinates for not being frank enough and not speaking clearly in time."

Wang Qi smiled and said: "This handkerchief went around and returned to your hand, so it shows that it is destined for you. I hope you can marry Miss Zhen as soon as possible."

"Then I will borrow the prince's auspicious words." Jin Li said.

After bidding farewell to Jinli, Wang Qi only felt relaxed.As soon as I got back to the residence, I saw a man standing tall in the hall, with his hands behind his back, leaving only a tall figure behind.

Because Wang Qi likes to be quiet, guards and servants will not come to the hall to disturb if there is no order at ordinary times.Wang Qi originally thought it was Zhao Jing who had returned, but the figure of that person was too different from Zhao Jing, obviously not.

"I don't know if you are..." Wang Qi asked softly, and the man turned around.

Wang Qi only felt that this person looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he had met him.

The man was obviously taken aback when he saw Wang Qi, then pointed at Wang Qi excitedly and said, "You...you are the Prince of Pingyao County."

"I'm here, I wonder who you are?" Wang Qi asked politely.

"You don't remember me, I'm Zhou Pin!" The man walked up to Wang Qi, patted his chest and said, "I taught Ah Man martial arts in Pingyao County, and I lived in Zhuyuan for a while. "

After being reminded, Wang Qi remembered this old friend.

A few years ago, Zhou Pin appeared in Pingyao County as a knight of the rivers and lakes. Because he saved Dong Jue's life, he was invited to live in Lanyuan for a while.At that time Wang Qi had already recognized Zhao Jing as his cousin, and Zhao Jing devoted himself to martial arts, and learned from Dong Jue that Zhou Pin was a master of martial arts, so he worshiped him as his teacher.After Zhao Jing and Ma Pozi left Pingyao County, Zhou Pin also disappeared.

Now it seems that Zhou Pin's real identity is probably not as simple as it appears on the surface. I am afraid that rescuing Dong Jue was intentional, the purpose is to get him in through Dong Jue, and then get close to Zhao Jing.But right now, it doesn't matter what happened in the past.

"It turned out to be Hero Zhou." Wang Qi quickly apologized, "I'm really sorry, I didn't recognize him just now. I haven't seen you for a few years, and Hero Zhou's style is still the same as before!"

"Where is it, the prince is still handsome, no wonder he has been worrying about Ah Man for so many years." Zhou Pin smiled ambiguously.

Regarding Zhou Pin's joke, Wang Qi did not deny it, but asked him to sit down as the host, and then wanted someone to serve tea.

But Zhou Pin waved his hand and said: "No need, I came to Beijing secretly, I just want to see Ah Man, I don't want others to know."

"Don't let others know?" Wang Qi asked with a puzzled face, "Then how did you get in?"

Zhou Pin smiled triumphantly, "Although Hou Ye's guards are strict, they are not worth mentioning to a real master."

"There are so many masters in the Hou's Mansion, and Zhou Daxia is like entering no one's land. He is really strong in martial arts." Unexpectedly, Zhou Pin sneaked into the Hou's Mansion, Wang Qi couldn't help being even more puzzled, "I just don't understand, you are a Man's master, you can enter the Marquis's mansion to meet him in a fair manner, so why should you do that?"

Zhou Pin explained with a smile, "My lord, although I am Ah Man's master and served under Zheng Xihou, but now I have regained my freedom, and I don't want to have too much involvement with the officialdom."

"Excuse me." Wang Qi said: "I don't understand, since you don't want to get involved with the officialdom, why did you join Zheng Xihou's sect in the first place?"

Zhou Pin didn't hide it, and said directly: "This is a bit complicated, and I won't be able to explain it clearly in a short while...Young Master Wang is not an outsider. If you don't feel bored, I can explain it to you."

"I would like to hear the details." Wang Qi said straightforwardly.

"It's quite old-fashioned to say it. When I was traveling in the rivers and lakes in the early years, I was accidentally involved in a lawsuit because of injustice. It was Zheng Xihou who saved me." Zhou Pin smiled embarrassedly, " At that time, he had just come out of the mountain, young and energetic, and relying on his martial arts skills, he didn't pay attention to anyone. On the road, when he met a dude who robbed a woman from a good family, he beat her up and drove her away. Who knew that the other party held a grudge, and they had the right I was powerful, but I couldn’t help it, so I went to find trouble with the woman’s family, arrested her two elder brothers on the charge of rape, and threatened that if I didn’t surrender, I would punish her family.”

Speaking of this, Wang Qi could guess what happened next, so she smiled and said, "You didn't want to hurt others, so you surrendered yourself."

"That's right." Zhou Pin smiled wryly, and said, "The woman's family is a big local family, with quite a lot of land. The whole family consists of dozens of people. It is unrealistic to abandon the family business and escape. I wanted to kill that dude. In order to avoid future troubles, I never thought that he would have relatives in Heping Nanhou. If you kill him, the matter will not be completely resolved, but it will make the woman's family even worse."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "This matter is really difficult."

"I'm not capable of killing Ping Nanhou, and I couldn't bear the pleadings of the woman and her family, so I thought that anyway, my martial arts skills are high, and I will escape from prison after the woman's brother is released. Even if I punish him at that time, I will still be guarded by the yamen. Unfavorable, I can’t blame that woman.” Recalling this past event, Zhou Pin still has lingering fears, “Who knows that my thinking is too simple, not long after I was imprisoned, my martial arts disappeared inexplicably, and then I suffered a lot. Torture. That’s all. During the court trial, the woman actually falsely accused me, saying that I was the one who molested her in the street, and that dude became a brave man instead.”

The most powerful and dangerous thing in the world is not martial arts, but human heart.Hearing this, Wang Qi was not surprised, but comforted him: "Hero Zhou needn't be angry. Since ancient times, people's hearts have been unpredictable. Many people would not hesitate to reverse black and white to avenge their revenge for their own interests. That woman succumbed to Ping Nanhou's despotic power for the safety of the whole family. Under the circumstances, he cannot protect himself. That dude coveted her beauty, and he may not let her go afterwards. As the saying goes, the reincarnation of heaven is not happy with the retribution. Ping Nanhou has done all the evil things, and now he has fallen. It didn’t end well. Although you encountered a catastrophe, but you were able to escape unscathed, why is it not God’s blessing?”

"It is indeed God's blessing to meet Lord Hou. Not only did he save my life from humiliation, but he also managed to find an antidote to restore my martial arts. As for Ping Nanhou's downfall, whether it was God's will or man-made, who knows? Can you say it clearly?" Zhou Pin paused, looked at Wang Qi with a serious face, and said: "The world thinks that the source of Ping Nanhou's downfall is bad luck, and the people under his command can't do harm to anyone. Killed the younger sister of the new top scholar. She was sued for imperial court in the Golden Luan Hall. In fact, the matter was far more than that. If you want to bring down the high-ranking and military meritorious Lord Hou, how can a new champion be enough? What's more, It's not Ping Nanhou himself who killed his sister. There are countless people who are pushing hands, and I am one of them."

At this point, Zhou Pin sighed faintly, "Ping Nanhou just took credit for being arrogant, offended the emperor, and was dragged back by his subordinates, relatives and friends. In fact, many of his crimes were fabricated by us. Yes. When that woman slandered me in the classroom, I really hated these perjurers. Who would have thought that in the end, I would become the same person myself."

"The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. Ping Nanhou knew that his subordinates and younger generations had done a lot of evil, but he still used his identity and power to protect them. This is the result." Knowing that Zhou Pin is an upright person and disdains to use conspiracy, so he has not passed that hurdle for such a long time.Wang Qi said sternly: "The ancients said that soldiers never tire of deceit. True and false are nothing but tricks and means. These are not good or bad, it depends on whether the heart of the planner is good or evil. Zhou Daxia has a chivalrous heart and hates evil like revenge. As long as he can Punish evil and promote good, so why stick to small details? A man does not seek to be open and aboveboard, but to have a clear conscience. As long as it can eliminate harm for the people and save more people from being tortured, what's the harm in using some means?"

Hearing this, Zhou Pin was silent for a while, and then laughed out loud, "Young Master Wang is worthy of being a scholar, and what he said is quite reasonable. Although I know that I did the right thing, I still feel a little awkward. Listening to Mr. With a few words, I can completely let go."

Seeing that Zhou Pin was relieved, Wang Qi also heaved a sigh of relief.

"By the way, I haven't had time to ask. Is Zhou Daxia coming to see Ah Man for something?" Wang Qi said.

Zhou Pindao: "Some time ago, Aman asked someone to send me a letter, asking me to find a beautiful and quiet place by the Taihu Lake to buy a piece of land and build a house for him. I have already chosen the land. It’s been a long time since I saw Ah Man, so I came to see him. At first I wondered, what is Ah Man doing to build a house in Taihu Lake? Now that I see you, I understand that the scenery in that area is most suitable for you who love painting The one who painted lived."

"Taihu Lake?" Wang Qi was stunned for a moment, feeling a little sweet in her heart.

Once upon a time, Taihu Lake was Wang Qi's most yearned-for retreat.Choose a place with a good view by the lake and build two thatched cottages, go boating in the lake during the day, recite poems and paint, and sleep by the lake at night, carefree and carefree.Unexpectedly, his little thought was discovered by Zhao Jing.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou." Wang Qi cupped his hands.

"It's just a little effort." Zhou Pin waved his hand indifferently, looked out again, and said, "We've been talking for a long time, where is Ah Man? Why haven't you come back?"

Wang Qi looked at the sky and said: "It stands to reason that I should be back, but maybe I got stuck due to something temporary."

"That's right, it's been a troubled time in the capital recently. Although Ning Anbo's rebellion has come to an end, there must still be a lot of troublesome things for them to take care of." Zhou Pin stood up and said, "If that's the case, then I won't bother you. Wait a minute Come back, tell him and let him find me in the old place."

Seeing that Zhou Pin was about to leave, Wang Qi hurriedly got up to stay with him, "Hero Zhou has worked hard all the way, and it's time for lunch now, let's go after eating. I'll order them to serve the food."

"Then excuse me." Zhou Pin was exhausted all the way, and he came to see Zhao Jing non-stop when he arrived in the capital, and now he was really hungry, so he readily agreed.

Ask Wang Ping'an to order the kitchen to cook more dishes, and ask them to send an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks.After the food was ready, Wang Qi asked everyone to go down, and then Zhou Pin came out from the dark to sit down.

In fact, Wang Qi felt that there was no need for Zhou Pin to be so sneaky, but he insisted on doing so, and he might have his own ideas, so Wang Qi didn't have much to say.

Looking at the table full of dishes and the good wine in front of him, Zhou Pin said with a smile: "Aman doesn't usually drink, and Mr. Wang doesn't like it either. Wang Ping'an is not easy to fool, I'm afraid he's already woken up now." Suspicious. If they ask, how do you explain it?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou." Wang Qi said calmly, "Aman will take care of it."

"Hahaha, that's true." Zhou Pin was no longer polite, and immediately poured himself wine.

While Wang Qi was adding food to Zhou Pin, she chatted casually, "Hero Zhou knows Wang Ping'an, is he also familiar with other people in Zhengxihou Mansion?"

"I have a good relationship with Xu Baichuan, and the others are just familiar, so they may not remember me." Zhou Pin said.

Concerned about Jinli and Zhen Yingying's marriage, Wang Qi was worried that Zhen Yingying's father was a powerful person who would look down on Jinli, so she asked, "I wonder if Zhou Daxia knows about General Zhen in Sichuan?"

"I have had dinner with him a few times, he is a straightforward person." Zhou Pin looked at Wang Qi, half joking and half reminding: "He has a precious daughter, who is very delicate and cute, very lovable, and she yearns for her in the army. There are a lot of them. But the girls don’t love anyone, they just like Ah Man. I heard that she came to the capital from Sichuan, so you have to be careful.”

Smiling subtly, Wang Qi said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for reminding me. I've heard about Miss Zhen's name. I heard that she gave a handkerchief to everyone in the army in order to give Ah Man a handkerchief."

"There is such a thing, and I don't know what this girl thinks. The army is full of rough men, so there is no need for such delicate things." Zhou Pin laughed and said, "It's a good thing she didn't send pink and white colors, otherwise a group of big It's not enough for people to laugh at the gentlemen going out with their motherly handkerchiefs."

Hearing this, Wang Qi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked, "I wonder what color the handkerchief Miss Zhen gave you?"

"It seems to be blue." Zhou Pin thought for a while, and then said: "It's been a long time, and I can't remember it. Anyway, the eyes are quite dark and resistant to dirt."

Wang Qi confirmed: "Are you sure that the handkerchiefs that Jinli and the others received are all of this color?"

"It's sure, they are all cut from the same piece of fabric, they must all be the same." Zhou Pin said, "However, why are you asking this?"

His heart sank, and before Wang Qi could speak, he heard a sudden commotion outside, as if a large number of people were about to enter the yard.

Not long after, a loud and clear voice shouted: "I am ordered to arrest Wang Qi, who is Wang Qi, come out quickly."

Wang Qi couldn't see what was going on outside, but she knew that Wang Ping'an was going to stop them. The two sides had a brief dispute, but they still didn't stop them in the end.Hearing the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, Wang Qi grabbed Zhou Pin and pulled him into the room.

"What's the situation? Do you want to go out and have a look?" Zhou Pin asked blankly.

"It's too late to explain." Wang Qi looked at Zhou Pin and said, "Hero Zhou, please do me a favor. From now on, go and watch Jinli immediately, and don't let him run away. This matter is very important , please be sure to keep an eye on people!"

Zhou Pin asked inexplicably, "Why?"

"He may not be Jinli..." Before Wang Qi could finish speaking, the door was kicked open.Wang Qi had no choice but to leave Zhou Pin in the room, and hurried out.

There was already a group of guards in black armor standing outside, the leader looked Wang Qi up and down, and said, "Are you Wang Qi?"

"It's right here." Wang Qi said lightly.

"Go, bring that old woman here and let her recognize her." The leading guard turned his head and said.

Already guessing who the person might be, Wang Qi stood quietly, and after a while, she really saw Mrs. Ma being brought up.

With a chuckle, Wang Qi looked at Mrs. Ma coldly.But Mrs. Ma didn't dare to look him in the eyes, she just glanced hastily, then nodded to the leading guard.

The guards waved their hands to take Mrs. Ma down, and the guards looked at Wang Qi and said, "According to the order of the sage, Wang Qi used sorcery to confuse and curse Zheng Xihou's son, and immediately put him in the prison and executed him soon. Unclear, ordered to cultivate on the spot, without a will, not to step out of the house."

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I just got bad news, I have to get up early tomorrow (crying)

PS: Thank you little angel Kongyan for your support, I will continue to work hard, okay (refill)