Return of the Swallow

"Am I right to worry? She and Dafu just got married, and they were kidnapped by the Tatars even after being intimate for a few days. Who are the Tatars? I don't believe that the Qin family came here looking like that. Tartar can still remain innocent! What's wrong with me worrying about my son being taken advantage of?"

"You're still so stubborn! You heartless girl!" Madam Ma was so angry that she picked up the shoe soles in the dustpan and hit Yao Madam.

Yao was hurt by the beating and hurriedly hid everywhere.

After all, how could Ma family have trained Yao family to escape? He grabbed her and pressed her on the kang. Then she hit her buttocks hard with her arms and rounded her arms about ten times. The pain was so painful that Yao, an adult like him, even shed tears.

"Mother, mother, stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

Ma threw away the soles of her shoes angrily, feeling sad for a moment.

"I shouldn't have agreed to let you go and gain experience in the first place! You went to live in a wealthy family and saw a lot and learned a lot. You even lost the most basic conscience! I asked you to study hard for two years and then leave the house when you are old enough. I knew I could kiss you even if my eyebrows were high and low, but you ended up crawling into the master’s bed and came back pregnant!

"Yes, there is no way to be a parent. Besides, Dafu is indeed a good boy. We have accepted that it was us who failed to teach you well, but now think about it, how can you still be such an innocent person? What did you learn in the Pang family? What?

"You don't care about your daughter-in-law's life and death right now. You only worry about her innocence. You don't even have the most basic kindness in life. To put it bluntly, you are selfish! You only worry about yourself! What you said about you is different from what you said. What's the difference between that Mrs. Pang? Ah? I've been upright and aboveboard all my life, so why did I raise such a crooked girl like you!"

Mrs. Yao also got up at this time, her hair was loose, her hairpin had fallen off, and the makeup on her face was muddy with tears. Listening to Mr. Ma's retelling of old events, each sentence touching my heart, I couldn't help but feel sad and shed tears.

Yao Chenggu was smoking a cigarette on the side, listening to the couple quarreling and crying again. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "Yu Ping, you did something wrong. You can't let anyone know what you are thinking. Your thoughts make Xu Mr. Xie and Mr. Xie have heard about Dafu, do you, a mother, still want to get close to your son?"

This sentence successfully touched the most fearful part of Yao's heart.

Originally, the conflict between her and Qin Yining had caused a gap between her son and her. As a mother, she saw with her own eyes how Pang Xiao lived during these days, and she felt extremely distressed. Otherwise, she would not have resented Qin Yining. She knew how much emotion Pang Xiao had for Qin Yining. If Pang Xiao really knew her thoughts, mother and son would probably become even more divided.

Yao Chenggu knocked his pipe and pot on the edge of the kang.

He said: "Your worries are not unreasonable. If you are worried about your child's blood being unclean in the future, you can just find a way to make concubines for Dafu Na's two scholarly girls with clean family backgrounds. Why bother making such an embarrassing noise?"

As soon as Mrs. Ma heard what Yao Chenggu said, she was so angry that she lifted the kang table, pointed at Yao Chenggu and cursed:

"Emotions are rotten from the roots up in your old Yao family! Your grandson is the only human being, and other people's children are not raised by their parents?"

Yao Chenggu blinked at being yelled at by Mr. Ma, and said helplessly: "Don't get excited. I didn't say anything. I didn't force Dafu to divorce Mr. Qin. It was Dafu himself who had the final say whether to accept concubines or not. , so many people in the mansion have never been tempted by Dafu before."

"Is that what happened?" Ma said angrily with her hands on her hips: "My surname is Yao, let me ask you, if you have a daughter, your new son-in-law will be taken to a plague-stricken area to suffer a few days after you get married. We all went out to support our son-in-law, but the result is like this. He hasn’t come back safely yet, and he was lost by your son-in-law! How do you feel?"

Yao Chenggu was speechless for a moment.

In fact, the Qin family has done a good job in this regard. At least during these days, the Qin family has never felt sorry for Pang Xiao.

Ma said again: "This is not the most outrageous thing! If your daughter is lost by your son-in-law, your son-in-law's family will not feel guilty, but worry about whether your daughter has been slept with by someone and is not clean. If you are worthy of having their child, what would you think if you were Yi Yatou's biological father? Stop talking such nonsense in such a high-sounding manner, you old Yao family have double rules! To put it bluntly, you are his mother So selfish!"

Madam Ma put one hand on her hips and pointed at Yao Chenggu and Yao Madam with the other hand: "I have been walking around all my life, and I can't stand those people who are unethical. This means that one of you is my man, and the other is my daughter. Otherwise, I would have The big-eared scraper will beat you both to death! Don’t let me hear you say such things in the future, or else you all should get out of here, don’t recognize me as your wife, and you don’t need to recognize me as your mother, Yuping!”

"Mom, don't be like this. My father and I have no intention of abandoning the Qin family. Besides, we just thought about it and didn't do anything, right? It's human nature to have selfish thoughts and there's nothing incomprehensible about it. Right? Don't you feel sorry for your grandson?" Yao's face was full of helplessness and grievance.

Ma sneered: "I feel sorry for Dafu. But I also know that Dafu is a pure man. In this world, he should do something and something not to do.

"I'm not as smart as you two, and I'm not as smart as you two, but I know that people--\u003e\u003e

You can't do bad things, and you have to live up to your conscience, otherwise you will get retribution sooner or later. If you are not convinced, I have nothing to say. I also know that you have always thought that my mother is vulgar. If you don't change your bad habits and still want to interfere in the affairs of Dafu House, don't blame me for beating you to death! "

Yao was so aggrieved that she burst into tears and started sobbing.

Yao Chenggu put down his pipe, went down to the ground, straightened the kang table, and said: "Okay, okay, let's calm down, we are all doing it for the good fortune, right? Besides, it's just a word, there are no meanderings. After all, if Mrs. Qin can come back, she will still be the princess, and even if she has a hundred concubines, they will not be able to get past her."

Ma's face turned pale with anger and she stared at Yao Chenggu not knowing what to say.

Yao Chenggu patted Ma's shoulder comfortingly, "Isn't it normal for a man to take concubines and keep a house? Don't you want to have more great-grandchildren?"

"I think, but there are different times for taking concubines! If Dafu himself has taken a fancy to another girl as a concubine, or if Sister Yi takes the initiative to arrange a concubine for him, that's normal, and I don't care about concubines. After all, as long as you have one, you will be my great-grandson. But if you despise Sister Yi because she was kidnapped, that would be betrayal!"

Yao and Yao Chenggu looked at each other, and both father and daughter made a tacit agreement not to argue with Ma. Anyway, Ma is a person who accepts death, and some words cannot make sense, not to mention it is too early to say these things now.

The two stopped talking and listened to Ma's chatter for a long time.

At this time, Pang Xiao had already rushed to Qin's house and was waiting in the front hall.

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"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. My lord is waiting in front of the old lady. I will order someone to go in and send a message to ask the lord to come out." The steward who led the way saluted respectfully.

Pang Xiao asked worriedly: "The old lady in your house is not feeling well? Have you invited the imperial doctor to see if you can?"

"Prince Lao is concerned. The old lady has contracted the cold and has already asked the doctor to take a look."

Pang Xiao frowned even more tightly and waved his hand to signal the steward to step back and ask for help.

The old man's body is weak and he is not like the young man who can recover from the cold without damaging his roots. At this age, the old lady can be said to be a ripe melon, waiting for God to pick it. Qin Huaiyuan is a filial son, and it is right for him to be busy serving the sick.

Thinking about Qin Yining's disappearance during this period and the fact that the old lady was ill, it was already a multiple blow to Qin Huaiyuan, and Pang Xiao couldn't help but feel even more guilty.

Pang Xiao lowered his head to read the content on the note.

Mu Jinghu probably wrote vaguely because she was afraid that the note would fall into other people's hands. But the general meaning can be explained clearly. Qin Yining and Lu Heng were captured by Siqin together, and they were both alive. There is no more detailed information.

But just such a sentence made Pang Xiao, who was worried, think of many situations.

Mu Jinghu people are in Tatar, which means that Tianjizi is also in Tatar. Tianjizi is cunning by nature and the city is quite deep. I wonder if he will plot against Qin Yining and Lu Heng.

Although Mu Jinghu did not explain the circumstances under which he met Qin Yining. But Mu Jinghu never left Tianjizi, and with Pang Xiao's understanding of Tianjizi, Tianjizi was very likely to be ingratiated with Siqin and stay in the Tatar palace.

Qin Yining and Lu Heng were both imprisoned in the palace. Anari and Siqin just wanted to use them to negotiate terms and threaten Dazhou.

But Pang Xiao knew that Li Qitian was now more and more jealous of him. If the Tatars simply threatened two people, Li Qitian would definitely not agree. No matter what conditions were offered, Li Qitian loved face most, so how could he allow it? Are you threatened by barbarians?

But others don't care, but Qin Yining is his life. During these days, Qin Yining was lost, and he seemed to have lost his soul. Even for resisting more than thirty imperial edicts in a row, he could have been dragged out and executed long ago. Li Qitian was so devastated when he saw him that he was afraid of falling in front of outsiders. Although he was harsh on the hero, he was not too targeted.

Pang Xiao now really wishes he could have wings from his ribs and fly directly to Tatar to bring Qin Yining back.

"Your Majesty."

Just as Pang Xiao was lost in thought, a gentle female voice came from the door.

Pang Xiao looked around and saw the eighth lady Qin Baoning, wearing a light pink double-breasted cotton-padded jacket and an eight-piece skirt of the same color, walking forward with a black lacquer tray and serving tea with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

Pang Xiao had no impression of Qin Yining's cousin, nor could he say he disliked her, so he just nodded slightly in greeting. He didn't accept the tea or talk to her, apparently waiting for Miss Eight to put down her tea bowl and leave on her own.

Miss Eight gently put down the tea bowl, but she hugged the black square tray, lowered her head nervously, and quickly raised her eyes to look at Pang Xiao timidly.

Pang Xiao was keenly aware that something was wrong with her, but he was preoccupied with Qin Yining's safety. He had no time to care about what an unfamiliar sister-in-law was thinking, so he asked directly: "Do you have anything else?"