Return of the Swallow

Cao Yuqing saw that Qin Yining's face was covered with tears, and her face was pale with tension. Her slender hands were holding one of Mrs. Dingguo's arm, but because the cold blade was on her neck, it seemed that if she moved forward a little, she would immediately bleed. The splash on the spot made Qin Yining dare not move at all, and his face was already cold to the extreme.

As early as when Qin Yining refused to kill her, she concluded that Qin Yining was not the man of Duke Dingguo's wife.

Now, looking at Mrs. Dingguo's ruthlessness towards her, she doesn't care about the love of her grandparents, and Cao Yuqing is even more certain that Qin Yining has nothing to do with Qingtian League.

If it was any other girl in the Qin family who was being held hostage at this time, Cao Yuqing would not care about her life or death, and ordered someone to rush up to kill the chaotic party.

But this hostage is Qin Huaiyuan's most beloved daughter.

Qin Huai is far from having no children, so it is clear that this daughter's pain has become an eyeball.

She was single-minded towards Qin Huaiyuan. If Qin Yining were to die at this moment, Qin Huaiyuan would hate her even if she didn't kill her. Wouldn't there be a gap between her and Qin Huaiyuan that could never be crossed?

"A loyal and righteous person like Mrs. Dingguo would turn his face ruthlessly. I don't know that you have involved innocent people for your own selfishness, and you have to kill your own granddaughter. "Cao Yuqing's hand clenched tightly against the sword has turned white.

"You people from the Cao family are the most unqualified to say this." Mrs. Dingguo gritted her teeth, wishing she could rush up to eat his flesh.

He moved the knife to Qin Yining's neck and said, "Get out of the way, let us go out, or I will kill her. It's a big deal that many young ladies will be buried with us, and it's not a loss for our Qingtian Alliance!"

Qin Yining raised her neck and screamed, sobbing: "Save me, save me, I don't want to die here!"

Cao Yuqing looked at Mrs. Dingguo with cold eyes, slowly raised her left hand, and stepped back step by step, the silver-faced spy behind her also stepped back, making way for the courtyard gate.

Qin Yining breathed a sigh of relief. He grabbed Mrs. Dingguo's hand harder and motioned her to go quickly.

Mrs. Dingguo immediately escorted Qin Yining and ran out with the remaining six members of the Qingtian Alliance.

Seeing this, Cao Yuqing hurriedly led someone to chase, but when Mrs. Dingguo was pulling Qin Yining to run, the knife was still on the girl's slender neck, and blood was already faintly visible, and Cao Yuqing became more and more afraid to be poor. He was reluctant to give up, for fear that Mrs. Dingguo would really kill Qin Yining.

Follow the path lined with wooden fences,

After running around a corner, I saw five horses hidden behind the haystack. That was what Mrs. Dingguo had already ordered to hide here.

"Get on the horse, hurry up!" Mrs. Dingguo urged loudly.

The man immediately obeyed, either one by one, or by a combination of two.

At this time, Cao Yuqing had led someone to chase him.

Mrs. Dingguo Dingguo reprimanded: "Don't come here!" The knife in her hand tightened again.

Cao Yuqing could see the madness and determination in Mrs. Dingguo's eyes, so she hesitated and did not order anyone to come forward.

That is to say, the time to breathe, Mrs. Dingguo pushed Qin Yining to the ground, turned around and grabbed one's hand and jumped on the horse's back, and the five horses immediately ran off to the official road.

"Chase!" Cao Yuqing waved his hand, and the people behind him immediately chased out.

Qin Yining was lying on the ground, her palms and elbows were broken, and she was shaking from crying.

Cao Yuqing came to the front in a few steps. Seeing that her temples were loose and hairpins were too late, she was embarrassed, and the crying pear blossoms were really pitiful. She sheathed her sword, supported her with both hands, and asked softly, "How are you?"

Qin Yining looked at Cao Yuqing with tears in her eyes, her red eyes and nose were even more pitiful against the white and tender skin that was as fresh as snow.

Cao Yuqing lifted her chin to check the wound.

Her snow-white collar was stained red with a small piece of blood, and two slits were cut on her jade neck. It was obvious that the skin was cut just now under tension, and the blood was no longer there.

"Fortunately, there is no major incident." Cao Yuqing sighed and patted Qin Yining's shoulder.

Not to mention that she is Qin Huaiyuan's most beloved daughter, just looking at Qin Yining's face that is very similar to Qin Huaiyuan's when she was young, Cao Yuqing can't help but feel that this girl was brought out by her own design. It's really innocent to endure this.

"Aunt Cao, you..." Qin Yining snorted and said, "Your martial arts are so good. Are you really the emperor's secret agent that my grandmother said?"

Cao Yuqing nodded.

Qin Yining asked again: "Last time the assassin assassinated the holy car and my father, I saw a man in silver mask came to rescue the car, and there was a woman with excellent skills. Is that you?"

"Yes." Cao Yuqing nodded calmly.

Qin Yining's sense of Cao Yuqing became extremely complicated, and finally said, "Then your identity, my father knew from the beginning?"

Cao Yuqing raised her eyebrows and said with a flowery smile, "Why do you say that?"

"Because you didn't hide your identity from me today."

Qin Yining lowered her head and wiped her tears with her sleeve, "I really can't imagine that my grandmother would do this." The tears were not wiped clean, and they fell down again.

Seeing her cry so pitifully, Cao Yuqing no longer had any doubts in her heart, instead she hugged Qin Yining's shoulder and comforted her.

Not long after, I saw more than a dozen black-clothed and silver-masked men rushing back.

Cao Yuqing said without waiting for a few people to speak: "Let them run away?"

"Yes." The leading man lowered his head.

"Understood, I will explain this matter to the emperor, you all retire."

"Yes."

The men bowed their hands and hurried back.

Cao Yuqing then hugged Qin Yining's shoulder and walked all the way back to the courtyard just now.

Someone had already prepared a carriage, and an unfamiliar coachman was waiting outside.

Bingtang and Madam Lu were both by the carriage, looking around anxiously. Seeing that Cao Yuqing and Qin Yining walked back so close with their arms around their shoulders, and Qin Yining's eyes were still red and swollen from crying, both of them jumped in their hearts.

They were all knocked out and didn't know what was going on.

But the masters on the carriage were two beauties who fell into the hands of gangsters. Even if someone rescued them, they would inevitably suffer some hardships.

Bingtang's face turned pale with fright, but he had to force himself to remain calm, and stepped forward to support Qin Yining and said, "Girl, you are injured!"

Qin Yining shook his head: "I'm fine."

When Bingtang saw Qin Yining's hands and elbows were broken, and there was blood on his neck, his face became even more ugly, but because Cao Yuqing was there, he didn't ask any further questions.

A few people got into the carriage, and Cao Yuqing instructed the driver to leave for the Marquis of Anping's mansion, so he leaned on the pillow and closed his eyes to rest. That lazy and delicate appearance was the same as when she came, and even Qin Yining didn't know where Cao Yuqing had put that precious sword.

Qin Yining knew that people who practice martial arts have keen senses, and that a master like Cao Yuqing would definitely cause unnecessary trouble if he looked at him a few more times, so he just bowed his head and said nothing, as if he was greatly wronged and frightened, but Also be strong.

Bingtang treated Qin Yining's wounds on her hands and elbows. Her heart sank to the bottom of the valley. There were several bad guesses in her heart. Dry words to comfort her.

In the evening, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Marquis of Anping.

Qin Yining and Cao Yuqing got off the carriage, and Cao Yuqing said with a smile: "Fourth Miss, the carriage and horses are tired, the maid and concubine will go back to rest first, and Fourth Miss will rest earlier." The behavior was no different from usual.

Qin Yining knew that Cao Yuqing hoped that what happened today could be kept secret.

She deliberately cried and her eyes were swollen. At this time, she forced a strong smile, "Auntie walk slowly, I have to go to my father's study to borrow a book to read. If you don't go the same way, you won't be walking with Auntie."

Cao Yuqing raised her eyebrows, not expecting that Qin Yining would just tell her that she was going to see Qin Huaiyuan, "Yes, the four girls please."

Qin Yining smiled and nodded, and parted ways after greeting each other with Cao Yuqing.

After entering the gate of the mansion, Qin Yining went straight to the study room in the outer courtyard, asked the servant, confirmed that Qin Huaiyuan was inside, and said, "Please pass the information on for me, just say I want to borrow a book from my father to read. Is it convenient?"

The little servant smiled when he heard the words, and went to answer happily.

Qin Huaiyuan was sitting cross-legged on the Luohan bed by the window, reading a book. Hearing the servant's reply, he felt a little strange.

Shuorenzhai has a rich collection of books, if Qin Yining wants to read any books, he will have enough in Shuorenzhai. Today, Qin Yining and Cao Yuqing went to Xiangu Temple to have a feast. I am afraid that they have just returned, and I am afraid that something happened on the way.

"Please come in Miss Fourth."

The servant immediately went and respectfully invited Qin Yining to enter.

It was only when he got to the bright place under the porch that he could see Qin Yining's embarrassed appearance clearly by the light.

Qin Yining left the rock candy outside and entered the house by herself.

Bypassing the screen of the four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, Qin Yining met Qin Huaiyuan's eyes as soon as he entered the side room.

Qin Huai's eyes were red and swollen when she saw Qin Yining crying, and she was stunned: "Sister Yi, but was wronged?" His first reaction was that Concubine Cao bullied his daughter.

Qin Yining took off the cloak and hung it aside, revealing his dirty dress and bandaged hands, and said, "I encountered something when I went out today. Is it convenient for my father to speak here?"

Qin Huaiyuan nodded and looked at Qin Yining with long eyebrows, and saw that her hands and elbows were simply bandaged, except for the red and swollen eyes, there was blood on the white collar!

Qin Huaiyuan left the book and strode forward before she could put on her shoes, lifting Qin Yining's chin and looking at her neck carefully.

"Are you injured? Who hurt you? Mrs. Cao?"

"It seems that my father has long known Cao's true identity."

Qin Yining's words made Qin Huaiyuan look at her in surprise, and said after a while, "You know?"

"Yes."

Qin Huaiyuan frowned and said, "Is your injury serious? Do you want to ask a doctor first? But is there any other injury?"

"My daughter is fine, Miss Tang has already dealt with it on the way back."

Qin Huaiyuan nodded and said, "Sit down and tell my father what's going on today."