Return of the Swallow

King Ning turned back and waved to the prince, indicating that he didn't have to follow him, so he got off Dan Chi and went straight forward, casually asking the steward, "How many people know about his coming?"

"Back to the lord, the Marquis of Anping came from the side door in a disguised form, and no one saw it. Now only you, the eldest son and the old slave know about it. Others won't recognize him even if they see him. The old slave has arranged for you. In the small study room in the outer courtyard, this child is having tea."

"Very good." The backs of King Ning and the steward disappeared around the corner.

Prince Ning knew that he could not intervene in this matter, he just had to keep his mouth shut.

Qin Huaiyuan's relationship with King Ning was not close in the past, but they only managed their own affairs. So this time it was Qin Huaiyuan who took the initiative to visit.

When King Ning arrived at the small study, Qin Huaiyuan had already sat on the armchair and ate half a cup of tea.

Seeing Ning coming and going, Qin Huaiyuan stood up and saluted, "See your lord."

"No gift." King Ning swept his gaze and saw the exquisite gift box on the table, as well as a colorful coral bonsai half-human height on the ground.

He flipped open the lid of the gift box, and inside was actually Yan Zhenqing's dharma post!

This kind of genuine work is hard to buy now, and Qin Huaiyuan is willing to give it away!

A fire rose in King Ning's heart, he squinted Qin Huaiyuan with contempt, sat in the first place, and said coldly, "Those things like the Marquis of Anping are too precious."

Qin Huaiyuan saw King Ning's contempt for him, but he wasn't annoyed. He just smiled and said, "Is this Yan Zhenqing's dharma alright? Is the coral still bright?"

King Ning was even more contemptuous, thinking that Qin Huaiyuan had brought such a precious gift to his daughter's family. He didn't want to have anything to do with him, and he didn't want to offend the queen because of his involvement with him. !

This is also called a man?

The pants that were bullied by the Cao family were about to be ripped off, and this cowardly bag didn't dare to compete with it!

Yu Gong, the Cao family is a scum that brings disaster to the country and the people.

Yu Si, Cao Guozhang persecuted the Qin family, and the demon queen once wanted to eat the meat of the Qin family's daughter.

Such deep hatred and hatred can still endure, and can shyly come to give gifts and distance themselves from him?

The fire in King Ning's heart seemed to have been poured with hot oil.

Huo burst into flames, slapped the table with a big hand, got up angrily, and said angrily:

"The Marquis of Anping is the pillar of the dynasty. This king thought you were a hero before, but I never thought that you would be so cowardly, that you would become so powerful in order to survive! What kind of good thing is the Cao family? They stepped on you under their feet, You still think that everything can be done in peace? Why, are you afraid that this king will tire you out? Asking the maid next to your daughter to come to see the princess's illness will make you paralyzed? Qin Meng, are you a man? I Look at you, you're a coward!"

King Ning was already full of anger today. Seeing such precious two rituals, and then seeing Qin Huaiyuan's refined appearance with a smile on his face after being scolded, he became even more angry, and scolding his head and face was not enough. , pointed at Qin Huaiyuan's nose for a long time, greeted the female elders of the Qin family, and greeted the ancestors of the Qin family, and almost threw them out.

Qin Huaiyuan sat gracefully on the armchair and watched King Ning go wild, his eyes seemed to be looking at an impulsive child.

Until King Ning's mouth was dry, Qin Huaiyuan handed him a cup of tea in time.

Ning Wang was so angry that he almost dropped the tea bowl.

"Your Highness, calm down." Qin Huaiyuan smiled.

King Ning seemed to throw a punch on the cotton, how could he have encountered such a piece of hob meat!

Qin Huaiyuan said warmly: "My lord, calm down, take a break, and listen to me. These two gifts are not for you."

Wang Ning's hand shook when he heard the words, and he almost fell from the tea bowl. His face immediately turned red, and he asked awkwardly, "Isn't it for this king? Didn't you come to smooth things out for your daughter?"

"My lord misunderstood." Qin Huaiyuan turned the page of the precious Dharma book with a smile, "Did the lord forget, what does Cao Guozhang love?"

King Ning reacted and murmured, "That old guy loves calligraphy, and his handwriting is pretty good."

"Yes." Qin Huaiyuan said with a smile, "These two things are to my liking. I brought them to the lord, and I want the lord to bring them to Cao Guozhang to make amends."

As soon as Ning Wang heard this, he felt a little suffocated in his heart.

But he learned his lesson, and did not attack immediately, but said seriously: "What does the Marquis of Anping mean?"

"My lord also knows that now the three-way army plus the five army camps, the three thousand camps, the Shenji camp and the Gyeonggi camp's soldiers and horses, now 350,000 soldiers and soldiers have gathered outside the city without a leader, and their commanding seal is hanging in the air. Pang Zhixi's army of 100,000 tigers Occupying the city of Xihua, and vying with the city of Kyoto, it is naturally impossible for so many soldiers and horses to fight against each other. To defend the capital, you must have a commander-in-chief. "

King Ning sneered: "Isn't the emperor expecting the Tartars to send troops?"

"The problem is that the Tatars can't be counted on now. As far as I know, the Tatar princess helped her younger brother to be the new khan, and she and the consort regent jointly governed the Tatars. The old Tatars refused to obey, and the little khan was surrounded by them. They don't obey her rule. Their country is in chaos, and it is impossible to send troops. And what is the use of sending troops when the mountains are high and the road is far away? The emperor will see this clearly sooner or later."

King Ning nodded when he saw that Qin Huaiyuan's Tatar news was the same as what he got.

Qin Huaiyuan said: "The emperor's delay in deciding the candidate for the commander-in-chief is also in a dilemma. Now that Cao Guozhang has become a grand master again, although the contact with the Tartars is unsuccessful, the emperor does not need to toss about the candidate for the grand master. After Cao Guozhang's recovery, he participated in the affairs of the court a lot, so the emperor would never hand over military power to Cao Guozhang."

"And you are not trusted by the emperor now." Ning Wang said.

"Yeah, so I won't give the handsome seal to me. The person the emperor wants to choose must be someone he can control and who has enough prestige to command an army of 350,000. But let's also pay attention that although Cao Guozhang may There is no power to be elected, but the power to veto, if the emperor chooses someone, Cao Guozhang will only oppose it blindly, and the emperor may have to compromise..."

The words have already been said so clearly, even if Qin Huaiyuan didn't say anything later, King Ning understood.

"So you asked me to please Cao Guozhang?"

"It can't be considered flattering. The art of war is also tricky. The lord is a hero on the battlefield, so I don't need to say more. What's more, the man can bend and stretch. At this time, it's just to give a gift, make amends, show goodness, and let Cao Guozhang relax. Being vigilant about you makes him feel that you can be controlled by him, then the 350,000 army's handsome seal tiger talisman is in your hands."

When Qin Huaiyuan said this, he stood up, bowed to King Ning, and said solemnly: "My lord, now the country is not a country. Looking at our Dayan Dynasty, we can be able to lead the troops and horses to defend the capital, and let go of Pang Zhixi. You are the one who will give it a try. If the handsome seal falls into the hands of those idiots under Cao Guozhang, the Dayan Dynasty will really be over. Therefore, whether it is public or private, I ask the prince to come forward."

King Ning looked at Qin Huaiyuan's sincere face, and the previous misunderstanding of Qin Huaiyuan disappeared.

Where is this guy a jerk?

He is a really strong man!

Moreover, he did not miss any omissions, he really lived up to the name of "Zhi Pan An"!

Just thinking about how he actually pointed at people's nose and scolded people, even his ancestors were greeted by him, Wang Ning's face was hot, he coughed very hard, got up and saluted: "Just now this king was reckless, Don't take it to heart, Marquis of Anping."

"I can understand the anger of the prince. If it were me, I would be angry too." Qin Huaiyuan smiled.

Seeing that Qin Huaiyuan didn't mind, King Ning felt relieved, he put away the letter, nodded and said, "Okay, this king understands what you mean. However, this king still has a question for you. "

"My lord, please tell me." Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows suspiciously.

Ning Wang said: "Today's matter, you and the lady of your house set up a bureau together for this king to drill?"

Qin Huaiyuan laughed when he heard the words, waved his hand and said, "Your Highness is worrying too much. I just heard that you invited Miss Tang to come, and the Princess was murdered by the Queen, so she brought something on a whim."

King Ning nodded with a smile and no longer pursued it.

At this point, it doesn't matter to him whether he is setting up a game or a coincidence.

Because King Ning saw hope.

As long as the military power is in hand, he no longer has to be idle, and he can do more things, at least he can do something for the country.

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Qin Yining didn't know that Qin Huaiyuan went to Prince Ning's mansion, and Qin Huaiyuan did not ask Qin Yining about the outside world.

Bingtang stayed at Ning Wangfu to see a doctor for the princess, Qin Yining only lived peacefully with Jiyun, Songlan and Qiulu.

On the surface, the days were calm. But in fact, Qin Yining felt that this was the tranquility before the rain came, her heart was hanging, she didn't know what would happen to the Cao family, whether they would continue to persecute the Qin family, and she was not sure about the contradiction between King Ning and the Cao family. Will King Ning help the Qin family?

She has done everything she can, and now it's just up to her fate.

But the next night, after she heard the message sent by the shopkeeper Zhong Da, and learned that King Ning went to Cao's house to apologize, Qin Yining immediately felt a chill in her heart.

It seems that King Ning is also afraid of imperial power and the power of the Cao family.

At this juncture, it is indeed not a good choice for Maimang to be with the Cao family, and Prince Ning can be considered to be able to bend and stretch.

But what about their home?

Qin Yining was so worried that night, he couldn't sleep. He was lying in the mosquito net holding a fan, and he didn't know if it was because he was irritable, or it was really hot in the summer. Qin Yining turned pancakes over and over again. some drowsiness.

Just as she was just falling asleep, she suddenly heard the sound of a gong beating outside.

Qin Yining opened his eyes in a flash, and heard someone shouting: "The water is gone! The water is gone!"

Qin Yining's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly got off his shoes and went to the terrace outside the attic.

At this time, the girls and servants who lived in Shuorenzhai also woke up and gathered on the terrace and the window to look out.

Seeing the direction of Xingning Garden, there is already a fire.

"Fourth sister, what's going on here! Those yards are no longer inhabited, how could the water escape?!" Miss Eight said in disbelief, holding Qin Yining's hand.