Chapter 54: Long-Planned
Qiniang has been living in Wutong Courtyard recently, leading an idle and boring life, just like many old ladies who are enjoying their old age. In order to pass the time, most of these old ladies will believe in Buddhism or Taoism. Generally, they believe in Buddhism more, which can not only provide spiritual sustenance, but also kill time.
But Qiniang doesn't believe this. It's better to kill her than to let her count the beads, recite Buddhist scriptures, and chant to a clay puppet. It won't work even if she is replaced by the Taoist master.
Qiniang's way of passing time is to smoke. The more she smokes, the more she smokes. The house is full of smoke, like a fairyland. When the window is opened, people who don't know would think there is a fire.
Li Qingnu doesn't like this kind of "fireworks" the most, but she has no say. Qi Xuansu can't do anything to Qiniang, but is played around by Qiniang. She can't do it anymore, so she can only be a filial daughter.
Qiniang is the head of the family.
Li Qingnu would occasionally think about it, and she didn't know who was older between her and Qi Xuansu. If she was older, when that famous sister-in-law married, it would be interesting. That person was not easy to talk to, and her family was powerful, so they might not be afraid of Qi Niang. When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fought every day, she would be relieved.
Besides, the one who would be caught in the middle would be Qi Xuansu, not her. It would be a good time to see Qi Xuansu's joke. Don't think you are so proud now, but you will be a nobody sooner or later. She didn't believe that Qi Xuansu could control these two great gods.
To be honest, she was usually served by others, and now she was not used to serving others. In short, whoever wanted to serve could serve, she didn't want to serve. It is said that raising a son is for old age, and it is also said that a daughter who is married is like water spilled out. Although Qi Niang treated her very well, Qi Niang gave the best things to Qi Xuansu, her own son, so you should let your good eldest son serve her.
Even brothers have to settle accounts, not to mention that they are not blood relatives. Since ancient times, it is not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality. She did not hate Qi Xuansu, but every time she thought of it, she felt a little wronged.
But she dared not say such words, not because she was afraid of making Qi Niang sad and angry. Qi Niang was very generous, even to the point of being heartless. She would never get angry about such things, nor would she bear grudges. But it would give Qi Niang a pretext. Qi Niang would use this as an excuse to pretend to be sad and force her to take out her private money for compensation, which is to say, to pay money. Last time, she was cheated by Qi Niang for a set of the collector's edition of "Xuansheng Cards". This matter would not be over unless Qi Niang peeled off a layer of skin.
This day, Qi Niang put away her pipe and sat behind the desk to deal with the accounts. There are Qibaofang, Qingpinghui, and some scattered small businesses. For such things, Qi Niang has always been personally involved, without letting others do it. After all, Qi Niang is a pseudo-immortal with endless energy and "divine calculation". No matter how complicated the accounts are, she can handle them.
Not long after, Li Qingnu walked in, came to the table, and whispered: "Qiniang, the soul search has a result."
Qiniang put down the pen in her hand, looked up at Li Qingnu, and asked: "What do you mean."
Li Qingnu handed a well-organized file to Qi Niang, and said at the same time: "It's a coincidence that a man named Li Mingxing instructed her. Although this Li Mingxing is a member of the Li family, he did private work this time, so the Li family's top management was not aware of it. I sent someone to check Li Mingxing's contacts and found that he should be just a middleman, helping the two sides 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 had a good relationship with the 'Heavenly Court'. You should know the relationship between the 'Heavenly Court' and the Li family, which is reasonable. Thanks to my identity as a Li family, I have some connections with the 'Heavenly Court'. I contacted several acquaintances in the 'Heavenly Court' and found that the 'Heavenly Court' was not the mastermind behind the scenes, but also a middleman. Finally, I found the Nanyang side. After that, it was vague, and it should be related to complicated debts of favor. "
Nanyang is not the same as the South China Sea. It mainly refers to the area of Borneo and Posuo. Compared with the Central Plains, the power of the Taoist sect is relatively weak, and the 'Heavenly Court' has been active here.
Qi Niang sneered: "It's not possible that the natives of Nanyang heard that there is a rising star in the Taoist sect, and then they want to take action against this rising star and ruin his future."
Li Qingnu's heart moved, and he tried to ask: "Qiniang means... Borneo Daofu or Lingnan Daofu?"
Qiniang said: "No need to guess, it must be Borneo Daofu."
Li Qingnu was surprised and said: "How can Tianyuan be related to Borneo Daofu? Let alone Nanyang, he has never been to Lingnan. And Borneo Daofu has a close relationship with Quanzhen Dao. Could it be an internal struggle in Quanzhen Dao?"
People often say that Quanzhen Dao is just a small Taoist sect, and it has learned almost all the strengths and weaknesses of the Taoist sect, and internal struggles are no exception. Li Qingnu's guess is not groundless.
Qi Niang put down the file: "A few days ago, Pei Xuanzhi told me that when Tianyuan went to Ziwei Hall 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 had the Wang family kid severely punished. The Wang family was in the wrong, and although they were embarrassed, they didn't say anything. Afterwards, Pei Xuanzhi compensated Tianyuan with a "Youyi Cloud Clothes". In the end, Tianyuan still took advantage of it, so I didn't care too much. Now it seems that the Wang family has been planning for a long time. They think that they have opened a shop in Borneo and are considered a big shot. They really think of 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 Tian Ting is exposed as the middleman, it will still be the Li family who wants to make trouble for Tian Yuan. Anyway, the Li family has many people to offend, so they don't have to worry about the debts and the lice. If Tian Yuan 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 the Li family know about this 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 in full swing. The Li family’s top priority is to ensure the victory of 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, and the impact is bad. "
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.