Return of the Swallow

When everyone heard the words, they put down their tea bowls and turned their eyes to Qin Huaiyuan, which shows the respect of the Qin family for him.

Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "These days, I'm not at home, so I'm taking care of the second and third brothers."

"What the eldest brother said, there are no big things at home these days, and we don't need to do anything. Besides, there are old lady, sister-in-law and sister Yi in the house. We are closed these days. Be cautious, I only hope that the eldest brother can come back safe and sound. Now that the eldest brother is fine, our family will have the backbone. "

The second master said it very seriously and sincerely, and everyone nodded.

Qin Huaiyuan shook his head with a wry smile, waved his hand and said, "Second brother said that, he really makes the foolish brother feel ashamed. If I didn't get involved, the second brother would not lose his official position and fall into the Ministry of Rites."

Hearing the words, the second master became hot and shook his head again and again: "If there is no promotion of the eldest brother, if the colleagues in the court and the middle are not looking at the eldest brother, with my qualifications, if I want to be a third-rank senior member of the Ministry of Household, at least I have to boil oil again. I’ve been on it for decades, but I will never forget the eldest brother who helped me back then, but it’s not my fault now, and my eldest brother has been implicated innocently, so how can I blame you? Besides, we are a family, so why bother talking about two different things!”

"Exactly." The third master nodded.

The third master respects Qin Huaiyuan in his heart.

Qin Huaiyuan is transparent and upright, even if the third master is from a concubine, Qin Huaiyuan has never bullied him as the eldest son since childhood. When he was convinced that he was not the material to study, and decided to take over the family business, Qin Huaiyuan arranged for him inside and out. Therefore, the third master has always been grateful to Qin Huaiyuan, and now he nods his head after hearing the second master's words.

Seeing that the three sons were so harmonious, the old lady laughed, and said in a low voice with the Qin mama and the second lady beside her, "Look at their brothers."

The second lady pursed her lips and smiled.

Qin mama whispered in the ear of the old lady: "It is hard to find such a harmonious brother in Beijing. They are all well-bred by the old lady."

When the old lady heard the words, her heart became even more pressing, and she was in good spirits when it came to happy events, and she was now flushed.

Qin Huaiyuan sighed and said, "Second brother and third brother don't mind, that's because you have a noble character. But in the end, I understand that this is because I am a first-timer."

Turning to the whole family, Qin Huaiyuan said: "You all know that now that the Great Zhou army is under the city, Xihua City is in a precarious situation. If Xihua City falls, the Hu Ben army will have no worries, and the next target is Kyoto.

The emperor has nothing to do now, so he used Cao Guozhang to contact the Tatars. The testimony of me and Cao Guozhang has always been at odds. The emperor reused the Cao family and naturally wanted to suppress our family. Now, although I have come home from prison, I am afraid that the days ahead will be very dangerous. "

Everyone heard the words, and the relaxed color of Fang Cai was all over.

The topic was heavy, and the second and third wife wanted to send the younger children off first. After all, Qin Yining's eleventh cousin was only seven years old, so they were afraid that the children would talk nonsense outside.

However, Qin Huaiyuan waved his hand and said, "Second brother and sister, third brother and sister, the world has changed, and there are some things that should be known to the children. I have ordered people to guard outside, so I won't spread the word."

Eleventh Master Qin Zong also nodded again and again, and said to the second lady, "Don't worry, mother, my son is not too young, he knows what to say and what not to say."

The second and third ladies nodded and sat down.

Qin Huaiyuan said again: "Our Qin family has always been in a good position, but in this world, people can live a long life not only by being a good person. Just in case, I have to make arrangements in advance. If something happens to me, the family will be entrusted to the second brother. The second brother is an official in the middle and has a lot of knowledge. He can also grasp the direction at the critical moment. You will have to listen to his arrangements.”

"Master Hou, you..." Tears welled up in Sun's eyes upon hearing this.

The old lady also frowned and said with a pale face: "Meng Ge'er, don't talk nonsense, you will be fine, you will live a hundred years."

Soothingly smiled at his mother and wife, Qin Huai said from afar: "Now the arrangement is just a foolproof plan. The world is like this. As the patriarch, I have to make the arrangements that should be made. Mother don't stop me."

The old lady murmured for a moment, but she didn't stop her anymore, but the blood on her face faded, and she took a handkerchief and wiped away her tears silently.

Regardless of their tears, Qin Huaiyuan seriously instructed the second master, "Once I am secretly assassinated, second brother, you will immediately leave the capital with the whole family and go back to our hometown. Even if the emperor wants to convict and raid the family, he will not take away our sacrificial fields. In this way, the lives of the whole family can be preserved. , the sacrifices of the Qin family can also be passed down."

"Big brother..." The second master trembled in his heart, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

It turns out that as early as the former Qin Huaiyuan was the icing on the cake and cooking oil with fire, he had already thought about the family's retreat.

"This is just a possibility." Qin Huaiyuan sighed, looked at the whole family, and said, "If no one assassinates me secretly, once my political opponent does something and steps on me in the courtroom, then I'm afraid things will get more serious. At that time, I'm afraid it will be the example of our whole family, Duke Dingguo, or it may be a precedent for our family."

As soon as these words came out, the hall was dead silent, many people were terrified, and even the younger children cried out of fear. Even the old lady, Mrs. Sun, the second lady, and the third lady all turned pale with fright.

If such a thing really happened, the Qin family would be completely over, and they would not even be eligible to go back to farming.

Qin Huaiyuan turned his attention to Qin Yining, "Sister Yi, you have a destiny, it is a very precious life, the emperor will not do anything to you even for a good luck, then you will try your best to protect the whole family. The female family members are complete." As for the male male, he cannot escape.

Qin Yining got up and saluted seriously: "Father, don't worry, if there is a day, I will definitely take my responsibility. I know what my father is worried about, and what you are worried about, I will do it."

Qin Huaiyuan looked at her beloved daughter, smiled and nodded, and said, "Very good, Sister Yi is so sensible, she is very relieved as a father."

Hearing Qin Huaiyuan's disheartened tone of explaining his future affairs, Qin Yining was really in a cold sweat, but said seriously: "Father's thoughts should not be too pessimistic. The current situation is not that kind. At this level, we still have a lot of room for manoeuvre. It's a matter of human effort, even if my father is cold to some people, he can't lose hope in life. As long as people have breath, they shouldn't give up hope! "

Qin Yining's words struck Qin Huaiyuan's heart at once, causing a crack in his always peaceful smile.

No one found out, only his daughter found out, he was really chilled, chilled to the emperor, chilled to the court, chilled to the dark future of the Yan Dynasty. He has worked hard for so many years, even if the emperor is incompetent, he has no intentions of the past. wish.

But now?

The emperor is still incompetent, and the iron hoof of Da Zhou still wants to flatten Dayan. The people he is committed to protecting are treated like animals by the emperor. When the refugees enter the city, there are no tiles to shade the city, and no floor to cover the floor. After eating porridge and soup, the children and the elderly who died of illness closed down on the street, and the carloads went to the mass graves to be cremated.

The emperor's approach is not as good as his daughter!

His daughter had no money, and she knew that she would sell all valuables to feed the refugees, but someone as big as the emperor didn't know that he didn't save the people with money, but bought clothes and jewelry for the demon queen.

When he came out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, someone he arranged to tell him all the actions of the emperor these days. At that moment, Qin Huaiyuan really felt that his hot heart was dug out and thrown into the ice hole. He was foolish in the past, and he still had hope for such an emperor.

However, since ancient times, "a strong girl does not marry two husbands, and a servant does not serve two masters."

His heart was chilled, he didn't want to act anymore, and he didn't want to do things for such an emperor. Although he wouldn't betray, he didn't want to try his best.

He thought that no one understood or saw these thoughts, but Qin Yining did.

The scene fell into dead silence again, and everyone looked at Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan silently, and seemed to understand Qin Huaiyuan's desolate mood at the moment.

The second master and the third master all frowned.

The old lady, Mrs Sun and others felt sorry for Qin Huaiyuan, and they all cried sadly.

Qin Yining stood up, walked slowly to Qin Huaiyuan, knelt down slowly, put his hands on Qin Huaiyuan's knees, and looked up at Qin Huaiyuan.

"Father, you are disappointed with those people, you are disappointed with this world, your life's ambitions have been ruined by that person, I know the pain in your heart, if that person is a wise master, if that person can realize your ambition, even if He used you to the fullest and made you into a pedal. Although your heart is bitter, you will not regret or resent it. But that person is a mud that can't support the wall. He doesn't even have that kind of thoughts, but he despises you. Pay to persecute you."

Qin Yining's eyes were bright and clear. Although she didn't say the word "Dark Lord", everyone knew what she was talking about.

Qin Huaiyuan looked down at Qin Yining, the hand on his knee gradually clenched into a fist.

"Father, I grew up in the market since I was a child. In the past, there were many years of wars in Liangcheng. I really saw too many dark things. Human life is the worst. There are seven children in a family, four girls and three boys, in order to support the whole family. , The mother had to start selling from the eldest daughter.

"In the beginning, the market was good, and the eldest sister was sold for a tael of silver, but later on, the youngest girl was replaced by ten catties of soba noodles, and the food in exchange was used to feed the three boys in the family. The guilt of being a brother, because their lives were sold for their relatives. But these people, even if it is so difficult, will still go all out to live and work hard until they lose their breath.

"Even if my father is not the prime minister now, nor is he a great teacher. Even if our family is no longer rich and noble, and we are going to farm, but the family still has life, and life is the biggest capital, why is my father? To be so pessimistic? Why lose hope?"

Qin Huaiyuan suddenly choked up and asked, "How about you?"

Qin Yining was taken aback.

Qin Huaiyuan asked again, "How about you? How did you survive?"