Return of the Swallow

The inner house also learned about the situation in front of the mansion. The second lady did not dare to tell the old lady. For fear that the old man would be stimulated again, she had to arrange for a handmaid to come out to investigate the situation.

Qin Yining walked behind Ji Zeyu. As soon as she walked into the mourning hall, the maidservant hurriedly paid a salute and approached and said: "The princess, the second maid sent the maidservant to ask about the situation on the mountain."

Qin Yining looked at Ji Zeyu's tall back and whispered: "Thanks to Duke Dingguo who arrived in time and drove the culprits away. Go back to your second aunt, it's all right now."

The handmaid was obviously relieved and bowed to Ji Zeyu gratefully, although he didn't see it.

"The princess, the slave and maid retire."

"Yeah. Go ahead."

Qin Yining watched the handmaid walk away before turning back and walking behind Ji Zeyu.

At this time, Ji Zeyu had taken the incense to light it, saluted the incense respectfully, and knelt down beside Cao Yuqing and bowed it upright.

Cao Yuqing was all dirty, still knelt in the same position blankly, and saw Ji Zeyu saluting from the corner of her eyes, then glanced at him and nodded.

Ji Zeyu didn't care about the sloppyness of the person in front of him. After nodding his compliments, he went to add a few sheets of paper.

The paper money was licked by the orange flame and quickly turned to ashes.

Ji Zeyu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked down at Qin Yining, "Can I take a step to speak?"

Qin Yining blinked slightly suspicious, and then led Ji Zeyu to the side hall.

Jiyun put hot tea on the cloud and stood outside the door with his head bowed.

Ji Zeyu took a sip of the white porcelain tea bowl, put it down gently, and pondered for a moment, finally revealed a bit of unconcealable loss on the jade-like face: "I didn't take care of your honor."

Qin Yining looked at Ji Zeyu, shook his head and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, so why take the blame on yourself?"

Ji Zeyu condensed his eyebrows: "After all, my Longxiang Army is stationed in the north. If I keep my eyes on it and order people to respond to the army's team earlier, maybe Master Qin will not have an accident. And I am in the middle of the court, all day long. In dealing with Sheng Shang, I had some premonitions for some things, but I didn’t do anything..."

This was almost a frank confession in front of Qin Yining that he also doubted Li Qitian.

Qin Yining took a deep breath, and then squeezed out an ugly smile: "I can't blame you for this. What can I do if I am a fish with a knife?"

Xu Shi has experienced too much in the past few days, and she has no way to talk to her family members who depend on her.Faced with Ji Zeyu at this time, Qin Yining could not help but pour out the frustration.

"My father passed away. This is an accident. I can't blame anyone. After all, no one is a god, and no one can predict the future. There is no need for Dingguo to blame himself. If you have to blame yourself, I and the prince are in the game. Don’t those who have to blame themselves more?

"If my father really gave up his life for the country, I will not give up and feel sad, but I will not resent anyone. But now? Everyone is waiting for a statement, but this statement has been slow to come. I had a good relationship with my father before. None of the people dared to come to the door. On the contrary, it was better than some small vendors who had taken care of the business in the Qin family before, and they still kowtow far away.

"My father is not a big evil person. On the contrary, he has the people in his heart and does everything diligently. His biggest mistake is that he shouldn't find me, otherwise he won't be where he is now."

Qin Yining lowered his head, and the tears that had been crying to dry up these days came out again, and the hot tears slipped from the red and swollen eyes, stabbing them with pain.

Ji Zeyu shook his head and sighed, "This is the end of the matter, and it is useless to blame yourself. But I also ask you to believe that Lord Qin's affairs were not the work of my Long Xiangjun. I didn't know this beforehand, and my men would never do it. Thing."

Qin Yining wiped his tears with his sleeve, sucked his nose, and looked up at Ji Zeyu.

His handsome face is still the same, his eyes are sincere, and Ji Zeyu insisted on rescuing Pang Xiao during the underground palace. Qin Yining had long since doubted him. Seeing him so serious, he naturally nodded and said, "I believe you."

Ji Zeyu breathed a sigh of relief, "Although it is inconvenient to give Master Qin incense these days, I have arranged for someone to go north to investigate secretly. No matter what the facts are, I have to see them before I can believe them."

Qin Yining's heart jumped, "You mean..."

Ji Zeyu smiled: "I didn't say anything. I just think that if you don't see this kind of thing in person, hear it in person, it's always too sloppy to just listen to other people's words. Zhixi is not at home, don't worry, I will do this. Do it in secret."

Qin Yining was overjoyed when he heard this, and got up and bowed to Ji Zeyu: "Ding Guo Gong gave charcoal in snow, I am really grateful."

Ji Zeyu shook his head and hurriedly got up to avoid her courtesy, "Don't want to be like this. This is just a matter of effort. It is not convenient for me to come these days. On the contrary, it makes people take advantage of the loopholes, and I feel really uneasy."

"No, it's right that you didn't come. The Qin family is staring at how many eyes now. You have helped the Qin family so much this time. After that, I don't know how many people secretly guess that I'm afraid it will tire you."

Ji Zeyu gradually recovered his expressionless face again, and shook his head indifferently, "It doesn't matter. What can it bring me? The rough men in our army have always acted like this, don't worry."

This freedom and ease is very similar to Pang Xiao.

Qin Yining felt stunned, but once again thanked Ji Zeyu politely.

After all, he is a lone man and a widow. Ji Zeyu doesn't sit for a long time, so he clarified what he was about to say and got up and left.

Qin Yining, the second master and the third master sent people out of the Qin family's gate.

The second master whispered: "Sister Yi, what do you mean by Dingguo?"

It’s true that no one dared to come to Qin’s family to express condolences these days. Dingguo was not only the first one, he was also the first to help the Qin’s family. This is a big trouble, and it will surely spread in soon. In the ears of the saint, it is difficult to guarantee that Dingguo will not be angry, and Dingguo's behavior is really suspicious.

Qin Yining calmly said: "It's okay. He has no malice."

The second master and the third master looked at each other. Although they were puzzled, they still believed Qin Yining's judgment.

At this moment, Cao Yuqing, who had been kneeling stiff for a long time, finally stood up slowly and looked at Qin Yining.

Qin Yining was so busy that she supported Cao Yuqing's arm and said, "Auntie Cao, I will accompany you to freshen up, use some more food, and then take a good rest? You must come back quickly. You must be very tired."

Cao Yuqing looked down at her dirty clothes and nodded stupidly.

Qin Yining said to the second and third masters, and took Jiyun to wait on Cao Yuqing to change clothes and wash.

Watching Cao Yuqing look down and count the grains of rice to eat, Qin Yining took public chopsticks to pick up dishes for her.

"Aunt Cao, you have to take care of your body, otherwise, don't your loved ones hurt your enemies? Only when you get better can you do more. If you have something good or bad, my father will not be happy."

Cao Yuqing lost a lot of weight. She slapped her face without any expression. She stared blankly at the rice in the bowl. For a long time, she suddenly looked up at Qin Yining.

"you're right."

Her voice is hoarse, but there is a solution in her voice: "Only when you have a good body can you do more."

She picked up the bowl and pressed rice into her mouth.But the tears refused to stop, and big drops fell down.

Qin Yining looked sad and cried with her silently.

Cao Yuqing had eaten, and said: "We received news from your grandmother's house, so we rushed back. After discussing, Brother Zhao and Brother Han were left by us at your grandmother's house. Take it with you, your mother and Mrs. Ma were escorted back in a carriage. I rode a horse day and night, so hurry up."

Qin Yining nodded. Although it was a little regretful that Sun did not bring the two children back, but after thinking about it, this place was dangerous. It would be safer for the children to stay at the grandmother's house, and he was relieved.

After opening Cao Yuqing again, Qin Yining left, leaving a quiet environment for Cao Yuqing to rest.

Qin Yining kept guarding in front of the spirit as usual. When it came to Hai, Qin Han and Qin Yu had a bad deal, and then persuaded Qin Yining to go back to rest.

Early the next morning, Qin Yining had just got up, when Bingtang and Jiyun came in with different expressions.

"princess."

"what happened?"

"Back to the princess, something happened outside."

Qin Yining's expression changed, and she hurriedly got up and said, "What's the matter?"

Seeing Qin Yining's face changed, Bingtang said hurriedly: "It's not at home, blame the slave and maidservant for not making it clear. It's outside."

Qin Yining let out a breath slowly.

Jiyun said, "There was a rumor this morning that a family in the south of the city was bloodbathed by a Jiang Yang thief. For many years, there has been no such thing in the capital. The slave and maid felt that it was sudden, so they went to investigate. After a while, it turned out that the family that was destroyed has the surname."

Qin Yining's buttoned hand was a meal, "Dai? Yesterday..."

Jiyun nodded heavily: "Yes, in the entire Dai Mansion, except for women and children and males under the age of fourteen, as long as no adult male, whether master or servant, is spared, this incident has already shocked Shuntian Mansion and outside the Dai Mansion. The smell of blood rushes to the sky, and it is pungent if you don't get close."

Qin Yining was shocked.

Dai Lin is indeed hateful, but his house is suddenly destroyed, even if she hates Dai Lin, she cannot be happy about it.

After all, that is a family, including servants.

Bingtang also has lingering fears, "This murderer is too quick to use. I heard that everyone has their throat cut, and the blood is splashed on the roof of the house. The living female family and fourteen of his family Males under the age of this time are scared silly. The bloody Shura scene, it is estimated that anyone who sees it will be a nightmare for a lifetime."

Qin Yining pursed his lips, and said thoughtfully: "Just know about this. Because our family had a conflict with Dai Lin yesterday, and their family was destroyed in the rush, someone will come to inquire. Just tell the truth, but it is not allowed to spread the matter in the mansion. At this time, it is precisely that more is worse than less."

"Yes." Bingtang and Jiyun nodded cautiously, "We will tell Qiu Lu them later."

Qin Yining combed her hair briefly, then got up and said, "I'll go to see Aunt Cao, and have breakfast with Aunt Cao later."