Return of the Swallow

Even though it was getting late, Qin Yining didn't dare to stay outside, so he could only hurry back to the capital. When he arrived at the gate of the city, Xu Shih had passed, and he spent some money and showed his identity before entering the city smoothly.

Since it was curfew time, Qin Yining didn't dare to walk on the street for fear of causing trouble, so he found a nearby inn and stayed overnight for a while, and arranged for Ji Yun to sneak back to Qin Mansion, quietly telling Qin Huai about her today's itinerary. Far away, lest the old lady and the others see her not going back to the mansion at night, and they will make some trouble.

An Xin slept all night, and when he returned to the Hou Mansion early the next morning, he saw Qin Huaiyuan's Chang Sui Qitai watching from the door.

"Fourth girls, Lord Hou ordered the villain to wait for you here. Please go to the study as soon as you return to the residence."

Qin Yining said in surprise, "Why didn't my father go to court today?"

Qi Tai smiled and said, "The Marquis originally went, but the empress is not feeling well. If the emperor wants to stay in Fengyi Palace to take care of him, he will not go to court."

Qin Yining smiled and nodded.

Is the queen's "unwell" because she wants to find an excuse to eat her meat? Or is it because she can't eat her meat?

All the way to the study room in the outer courtyard, he saw Qin Huaiyuan took a long-handled wooden spoon and was scooping water from a wooden bucket to water the flowers under the porch. The sleeve on the right was rolled up a lot.

"Master Hou, Fourth Miss is back." Qi Tai saluted in front of the courtyard.

"Well. You all step back first." Qin Huaiyuan put down the wooden spoon, took the handkerchief handed by the maid, wiped his hands, and straightened his sleeves.

Qitai and the maids all retreated.

Qin Yining smiled and said, "Father can rest at home today, but you are too hard on weekdays."

"Yeah. I also want to be grateful to the Queen." Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Accompany my father to the garden for a walk?"

Qin Yining nodded happily: "Okay."

Qin Yining asked Bingtang to go back to Shuorenzhai to have a rest, and only replaced Songlan and waited in front of the garden gate.

When the grass grows and the warblers fly, the back garden is full of vitality. The white stone arch bridge over the lotus pond casts a reflection on the lake.

Taking a deep breath, I can still smell the fragrance of flowers and plants, and my tense mood is relaxed.

The father and daughter walked all the way to an open lawn, but there was no one around to hide, so Qin Huaiyuan opened his mouth.

"Ji Yun, who was beside you last night, came back and explained the situation to my father. Sister Yi, why didn't you tell my father yesterday? Is it in your mind that my father would sacrifice you to protect the safety of the family? ?"

Qin Huaiyuan's straightforward words surprised Qin Yining.

In her impression, Qin Huaiyuan is a person who likes to talk only in half, leaving room for people to associate and explain herself. She once admired this way of speaking and felt that it was the way of a smart person.

Being so outspoken as today shows that her actions annoyed Qin Huaiyuan, or it was this incident that made Qin Huaiyuan feel a little bit stimulated.

"Why did my father say that?" Qin Yining said seriously: "I never thought that my father would sacrifice me for the benefit of the family. It's just that this incident happened suddenly, and my father was not in the house at the time. If I waited for you to come back, I would be afraid that The will of the queen and the emperor has already come down. At that time, won't I just be able to slaughter?"

"What's more, as a father, there are hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at everything you do. If you participate, you will be most likely to be shocked. Unlike me, a little girl, many people despise me, and the queen may also think that I am Even if you know something, there is nothing you can do, so there will be no one to guard against.”

Qin Huaiyuan looked into Qin Yining's eyes seriously.

Seeing her sincere tone and clear eyes, not perfunctory at all, she nodded and said, "You don't need to think about it. To tell you the truth, in fact, if I suddenly get the imperial decree without knowing it beforehand, I can only let it be. You run away. If I get the news first, I'm afraid I will do the same as you."

"I'm my father's daughter, so naturally I'm also with my father." Qin Yining laughed lightly.

Qin Huai saw that Qin Yining didn't seem to care about what the queen wanted her to eat at all, but she was still as steady as ever, and there was no panic at all, and she loved and pityed her even more in her heart.

"Your method is very good. After I learned the news last night, I have been paying attention to the situation in the palace. Although I can't get the exact news, the emperor did not go to court today, not because the queen was unwell, but because the queen When she loses her temper, the emperor wants to stay and coax her. Linking to the situation of the past two days, it is obvious why the queen lost her temper. No matter what the emperor thinks of to kill you, your safety can be guaranteed for the time being. "

Qin Huaiyuan stopped and broke a thin willow branch and played with it in his hand.

Qin Yining also followed Qin Huaiyuan's example and picked a willow leaf, placing it on his lips as a whistle blowing.

The trembling sound of the leaves made the birds flutter wildly, and the amused Qin Yining couldn't help laughing.

Qin Huai's mood relaxed a lot when she saw that she didn't have any haze, and her knitted brows relaxed a little.

The father and daughter were silent for a moment before Qin Yining lost the leaf and said, "Father doesn't have to take this too seriously, you should have a clear conscience, but now that you have seen the emperor clearly, you will need more in the future. Plan one or two for yourself. If he is a wise monarch, if he is willing to work hard, even if he is incompetent, it is worthy of our dedication and death for the ministers. But he is a faint monarch."

Qin Yining looked up into Qin Huaiyuan's eyes, and said, "To say something disrespectful, my father burying his father by following such a faint-hearted monarch. Such a person is not worthy of his father's blood, and his father should not be too disappointed. , and don't have to suffer, after you recognize the reality, just think about the future."

How could Qin Huaiyuan not be disappointed?

He has been an official in the court for many years, not to mention his merits, but he has always been conscientious and loyal. However, the emperor persecuted his family several times, and never considered his feelings at all. He first destroyed his Yue family, then brought his wife to the court, and forced a woman to be his concubine regardless of his wishes. To grab his only bloodline to eat meat!

His life is difficult to have children, there is only such an only daughter, the emperor does not consider his benefits, and he is so vicious!

Qin Huaiyuan tossed and slept last night. First, he was glad that his daughter was smart and dealt with it in a timely manner, and then he was deeply self-suffering and sighing. , he is also desperate. He might even think that if he could change to an emperor sooner, Dayan's national fortune might be better, and the people would not be exploited and starved to death and suffer.

It's just that Qin Huaiyuan never imagined that her daughter, after she was almost caught and eaten, not only did not complain about his incompetence as a father, but also comforted him in turn.

The feeling of being understood and accepted was something Qin Huaiyuan never got from his mother.

Qin Huaiyuan's eyes were a little hot, so he raised his neck and hands to look into the distance.

After a long while, Qin Huaiyuan said: "Your third cousin is about to get married in a month, and you are about to get married in two months, and it's time to discuss marriage. Yesterday, the Crown Prince came down to find me. I don't want to. I have wronged you, I want to ask what you mean."

ps: There will be an update at 8:30 tonight, alright~