Give You Three Breaths of Time

Su Mansion, the capital of Gan State.

After Min Rui suffered a stroke and became paralyzed, he was treated by the old doctor Gao. He was not completely helpless, but because he guessed that Min Rui had a problem and was drugged by Gu Ling and Su Liang, he seemed to be doing his best, but in fact, Min Rui's health did not improve at all.

Old Minister Min did not know the character and behavior of Min Rui and his wife, but he still felt sorry for his son. After thinking about it, he thought that he should go to the Su Mansion in person and ask Su Liang or Gu Ling to treat Min Rui.

Old Minister Min sent a letter in advance, saying that he would visit. Su Liang guessed his intention and did not refuse.

This day, Old Minister Min came to the Su Mansion with valuable gifts, and Su Liang entertained him. Gu Ling was teaching the two children to practice martial arts, Cen Man was walking with Gu Xiaonuan, and Nangong Rou and Qiuyue were sitting in the pavilion by the lake doing needlework.

There was a reason for this. Gu Ling had made a rag doll for Zheng'er before. Last time Zheng'er went home to see his brother, he found the doll and brought it over.

Ji Xiaoshu was shocked to learn that the cute cloth tiger was made by his cold master. He looked like he could no longer look at Gu Ling. Then he hung on Gu Ling like a little monkey, and strongly demanded that Gu Ling make one for him personally, otherwise he would cry.

Gu Ling, of course, threw Ji Xiaoshu out and told him to cry freely.

Nangong Qian, who happened to see them, learned the whole story. Recently, she was getting better and better at needlework, so she proposed to make dolls for the children, but Su Liang had to help draw the pictures. Many of Nangong Qian's embroidery drawings for clothes were given by Su Liang before. They were simple, beautiful and elegant.

Seeing that Gu Ling was unmoved, Ji Xiaoshu decisively snatched Zheng'er's cloth tiger, and Zheng'er generously gave it to him.

Then they said they wanted a frog, but Nangong Qian firmly rejected it. That time in Wangxiang Mountain, she accidentally took a look at what a real frog looked like and was almost scared to death.

So, after discussion, the two children decided that one wanted a lion and the other wanted a wolf, and they wanted them to be one-to-one in size.

The drawings were drawn by Gu Ling, very detailed, including the size of each part.

At this moment, Nangong Qian and Qiuyue had already cut the cloth and prepared the cotton filling. Nangong Qian was sewing a lion doll and Qiuyue was sewing a wolf doll.

"After these two are done, I will make a big tiger for grandpa." Nangong Qian said with a smile.

Qiuyue said it was very suitable. In her eyes, Qiu Cong was like a tiger, majestic without anger.

Here, Su Liang poured a cup of hot tea for the old minister Min. After thanking him, the old minister Min got straight to the point, "My son Min Rui was previously treated by the prince and the princess. When he was about to recover, Rou'er's incident happened. He may have been under too much pressure and sulked, and he fell ill." The old minister Min sighed deeply.

When Su Liang heard that the old minister Min called her the princess, she remembered that Gu Ling was now nominally the regent of the country of Gan. Duanmu Chen refused to revoke his status.

"I met Mr. Gao earlier and heard what he said." Su Liang said, "I will go with Mr. Min later to take a look."

The old minister Min looked happy, "Thank you, princess."

When Su Liang went out, Ji Xiaoshu called enthusiastically, "Master's wife!" She looked over and saw that Ji Xiaoshu was kicked in the butt by Gu Ling, asking him to do the horse stance seriously and not move around.

Su Liang smiled and waved to the two children, walked over and told Gu Ling that she was going to the Min Mansion.

"You stay to look after the children, let the master go with me." Su Liang knew that Gu Ling would not let her go out alone. Cen Man came over holding Gu Xiaonuan, and handed the little girl in her arms to Gu Ling.

Gu Xiaonuan kicked her calf in Gu Ling's arms, and Su Liang was still wondering what was going on. Her daughter was always the best when she was held by Gu Ling.

As a result, the next moment, Gu Ling carried Gu Xiaonuan to Ji Xiaoshu and asked her to kick Ji Xiaoshu's buttocks...

Ji Xiaoshu immediately protested, "Master, look at Master, he beat me, and he also used my sister as a tool to beat me!"

Su Liang looked at Gu Xiaonuan who was laughing so hard that his teeth were showing, and couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Don't blame your master this time, it's your sister who wants to kick you."

Zheng'er couldn't help laughing, "It must be that my sister saw how Master beat Xiaoshu and followed suit!"

Ji Xiaoshu also laughed, "My sister is so smart!"

...

Cen Man followed Su Liang to the Min family.

When she saw Min Rui, the servants were feeding him soup. Min Rui's eyes fell on Su Liang, and his eyes instantly became sinister.

Old Minister Min didn't notice, "Rui'er, your father specially invited the Regent Princess to treat you."

Min Rui closed his eyes, clenched his teeth tightly, and his face was full of resistance, which made Old Minister Min feel puzzled.

Su Liang went forward to check on Min Rui's condition, felt his pulse, and then looked at the prescription written by the old doctor Gao. "The prescription of the old doctor Gao is correct. If his condition has not improved, it is probably because of mental illness. Mental illness is difficult to cure. If he can't think more positively, no matter how good the medicine is, it will be useless."

Min Lao Shangshu heard this and agreed with him. "What the princess said is reasonable. It is true. To be honest with the princess, Rui'er's wife took Rou'er away without permission and left Rui'er alone. He was very sad, so he was like this."

Su Liang looked at Min Rui with a smile on his face, "Think more positively, they will be fine."

Min Lao Shangshu only felt that Su Liang was gentle and kind, but Min Rui knew that Su Liang was simply mocking and humiliating him! And what he said must be sarcastic!

Unfortunately, Min Rui couldn't even say a complete sentence. The medicine he took every day could only keep him in his original state, without any improvement at all.

In the end, Su Liang did nothing and was respectfully sent out by the old Minister Min.

As soon as she arrived, Su Liang went to the Duke's Mansion next door to see Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin was very happy to see her and gave her a fat fish he had just caught.

On the way back, Cen Man asked Su Liang, "Are you just going out for a walk?"

Su Liang nodded, "Old Minister Min will go and invite him in person. It would be rude to refuse and it would just be a formality." If this made Min Rui's condition even more serious due to anger, that would be good.

As they walked, Cen Man glanced behind them, inexplicably feeling that someone was watching them, but she didn't find anyone suspicious.

After returning home, Su Liang fed Gu Xiaonuan first, and was about to go out with the baby when she saw Gu Ling open the door and come in.

"What's wrong?" Su Liang noticed that Gu Ling frowned slightly.

"Qiuyue." Gu Ling nodded her eyebrows as she spoke.

Su Liang frowned, "Someone wants to kill Qiuyue?"

Gu Ling shook his head, "It may not be directed at her, but she is in danger."

"Nangong Lin?" Su Liang blurted out. Not many people know Qiu Yue. If Nangong Lin comes and wants to take Nangong Qian away, he may kill Qiu Yue because Qiu Yue and Nangong Qian are inseparable.

Nowadays, Nangong Qian occasionally goes out and is protected by Cen Man. But if a master like Nangong Lin appears, Cen Man can at most protect Nangong Qian and escape, but cannot protect Qiu Yue. In this case, Qiu Yue may be poisoned. .

Su Liang imagined the possible situation, and after thinking about it, he still felt that Nangong Lin was the biggest suspect. But it does not rule out the possibility that other people will come to Su Mansion to kill or arrest people, and Qiu Yue will be affected.

The black mist between her eyebrows meant that if Gu Ling did nothing in the next three days and allowed her to live or go out according to her original plan, she would die.

It was easy to keep Qiuyue and Nangong Qian away from home for three days. They didn't run out often, but after discussion, Gu Ling and Su Liang decided to wait and see what happened, keeping an eye on Nangong Qian and Qiuyue, waiting for someone to show up before taking action. If Nangong Lin could be eliminated, a hidden danger would be solved.

…

In the dense forest outside the capital.

Nangong Lin frowned and looked at Yue Mei, who was leaning against the tree with a gloomy expression, "Why do you have to go out of the city? We were not discovered."

Yue Mei didn't answer, still immersed in her own thoughts.

Nangong Lin didn't get angry, so he found a stone nearby and sat down to rest, waiting for Yue Mei to return to normal. He knew that Yue Mei was a poison master and had a paranoid personality, so he didn't dare to offend her rashly.

About a quarter of an hour later, Nangong Lin saw Yue Mei moving. She was facing the direction of the capital, mumbling something, not knowing what to say.

Nangong Lin stood up and walked over, "What happened?"

Yue Mei turned around and looked at Nangong Lin, a strange smile suddenly appeared on her face, which was quite charming, "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly figured out something today."

Nangong Lin had a gut feeling that Yue Mei was hiding something from him. The two of them just arrived in the capital today and happened to see Su Liang going out. However, it was not convenient to do anything in broad daylight, so they just followed him for a while. Just like that, he was almost discovered by Cen Man.

Then Yue Mei turned around and left the city without saying a word.

Nangong Lin remembered that when he signaled that the woman riding a horse on the street was Su Liang, Yue Mei looked over and her pupils dilated. For a moment, it felt like her eyes were about to fall out...

Nangong Lin was wondering, has Yue Mei never met Su Liang before? Who does Su Liang's appearance remind her of? Is it related to Su Liang's life experience? He had already checked and found that Su Liang's biological mother was unknown.

Immediately, Nangong Lin thought that on the way here, he tentatively chatted a lot with Yue Mei and learned some things about her, including the grudge with Su Liang's master Lao Bai, and the man she sold back then. Shen Qingxue...

Shen Qingxue, Su Liang's master... Nangong Lin couldn't help but have a bold guess in his mind. Could it be that Su Liang's life experience was related to Shen Qingxue? Judging from her age, she might be Shen Qingxue's granddaughter or granddaughter, and her appearance is similar to hers? Otherwise, why would Shen Qingxue's senior brother become Su Liang's master? And why Yue Mei looked shocked when she saw her, and her words were even more weird at the moment. "She figured something out"? Referring to why Lao Bai is so nice to Su Liang? Yue Mei once said before, "I really don't understand. We grew up together, but my senior brother betrayed me, and now he is willing to risk his life for a disciple whom he has only known for a short time!"

"We should follow the original plan and send the letter to the Su Mansion." Yue Mei said, "At midnight tonight, I asked Su Liang to come forward to exchange for my senior brother. Nine times out of ten, it will be Gu Ling who will attend the appointment, just like last time. As long as he leaves home, the Su Mansion will There is nothing to fear from the people here, take the opportunity to take your daughter away!" This was what was agreed on the way here. Nangong Lin insisted on taking Nangong Qian away, and Yue Mei agreed.

Before walking out of the dense forest, Nangong Lin couldn't hold it back and asked, "Is it because of Su Liang's appearance? Do you know her mother?"

Yue Mei looked at Nangong Lin coldly, "Stop your curiosity!"

Nangong Lin chuckled, "We are here to do something on the orders of Lord Mo. I need to make sure that you won't change your plans because of something you suddenly figured out today, but if you don't tell me, wouldn't you be cheating me?"

"I won't change!" Yue Mei snorted coldly, "I want to kill Su Liang even more."

Hearing this, Nangong Lin really felt that Su Liang might be Shen Qingxue's granddaughter. But, if it's so simple, why can't you tell him explicitly? He has nothing to do with Shen Qingxue. There must be other secrets among them.

Thinking of Yue Mei saying that she had been in contact with Mo Yan's faction many years ago, and Shen Qingxue was also "sold" to the young master of that faction by her, Nangong Lin's heart moved: Could the young master decades ago be the current master of Xingluo Island, the Lord Mo? In this case, Su Liang might be that person's granddaughter or granddaughter?

If this is the case, it makes sense that Yue Mei is unwilling to say it clearly... Nangong Lin thinks that he probably glimpsed the truth of the matter, and the biggest secret at the moment, a secret that even Mo Yan obviously doesn't know.

But Nangong Lin has always been scheming, and he didn't show it, and didn't ask any more questions, just saying that everything was going according to the original plan.

So, in the evening, an old beggar delivered a letter to the Su Mansion.

"Yue Mei?" Su Liang was a little surprised, because after Gu Ling discovered the black mist between Qiu Yue's eyebrows today, they thought it was Nangong Lin who suddenly came to cause trouble. "Last time she caught Zheng Er and asked me to go, but I didn't go. You chopped off one of her hands and one of her feet. How dare she do the same thing again this time?"

Gu Ling pondered for a moment, "Min Rou said that Yue Mei took Yuan Ying to Xingluo Island. Now she may have been sent by Mo Yan to kill you, and she shouldn't be alone."

Calculating the time, Min Rou should be in Xuanbei City, but it is still unclear whether she can find Mo Yan.

"Could it be that Nangong Lin also took refuge on Xingluo Island? He came with Yue Mei?" Su Liang guessed. Nangong Lin had an accident on Qiu Cong's island and escaped from the sea. If he went to Xingluo Island, it is possible.

After reading the letter again, Su Liang felt that Yue Mei had really caught Lao Bai, but if he wanted to control Lao Bai, he would probably have to make him unconscious to be safe. It was actually very troublesome to bring a hostage from afar.

"If she was really sent by Mo Yan and brought explosives to set up an ambush to blow me up, it would be very dangerous." Su Liang analyzed, "I don't think she brought Lao Bai here. Even if she did, she wouldn't kill Lao Bai if we didn't show up. In this case, we won't go to the appointment and just keep an eye on Qiuyue."

...

It was late at night and everyone was asleep.

Gu Ling secretly left the house and came back after walking around nearby.

Su Liang arranged for Nangong Qian and Qiuyue to stay in another courtyard tonight, and Cen Man was watching the children in Yuanming Pavilion. Su Liang disguised himself as Qiuyue in the room, with the bed curtain hanging and no one inside. Gu Ling waited quietly in the shadows of the courtyard.

After midnight, Gu Ling found a black shadow approaching. Judging from his figure, he was not unfamiliar. It was Nangong Lin without a doubt. And there was no one behind Nangong Lin.

There was a half-closed window. Nangong Lin quietly went to the window, looked around vigilantly, and then looked inside through the crack of the window.

A lamp was lit in the room. Nangong Lin saw "Qiuyue" sleeping on the couch. He gently pushed open the window and was about to go in when he suddenly felt something piercing his chest!

Nangong Lin's body froze. He turned around and saw Gu Ling standing behind him, holding something in his hand, pointing it at him.

The moonlight was bright, and Gu Ling's face was cold, like a banished immortal, and even more like a deadly Shura.

How did he know I was coming? Could he predict the future... After this thought flashed through Nangong Lin's mind, he felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to escape, he felt his body quickly paralyzed and fell to the ground uncontrollably!

When Gu Ling came over, Su Liang heard the noise and came out of the room. She guessed almost the same thing during the day, that Nangong Lin would come to Nangong Qian and kill Qiuyue.

"You...you are Su Liang?" Nangong Lin looked at "Qiuyue" and was horrified. His plan was very secretive, why did they seem to have known it long ago?

The reason why Nangong Lin could find Nangong Qian's residence was because there were few people in the Su Mansion, and only this courtyard was lit except for Yuanming Pavilion. And Nangong Lin knew that Nangong Qian was afraid of the dark since she was a child, and she had to light a lamp at night, and he saw "Qiuyue".

Su Liang smiled, "See you again. Where is Yue Mei? You came together, right? Tell us how to find her, otherwise, tonight will be your death."

Nangong Lin's face was extremely ugly, "How did you know I would come?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Gu Ling said, pointing the gun at Nangong Lin's forehead, "Give you three breaths of time."