Return of the Swallow

The clan elders looked at each other when they heard the words, and the older one said slowly: "We old fellows shouldn't have said that. We haven't interfered with the affairs of the clan for many years. Brother Qing Er has been smart since she was a child, and even the patriarch has been full of praise for Brother Qing. During these days, Qiu's family has never made a mistake in Brother Qing's hands. In my opinion, this matter will be handed over to Let Brother Qing make up his mind."

Several clan elders next to him echoed: "That's the truth, we can rest assured that Brother Qing will handle things."

Qiu Yuanqing bowed his head respectfully, but the smile on his lips gradually deepened, and he said in his mouth, "Don't dare, it's because the kid is pushing you too hard."

Turning around, he said to Qiu Yuanming and his wife: "Since the elders of the clan entrusted me with this matter, I will tell you what I mean. I think everyone knows the reputation of that loyal prince even if I don't say it. He was a man who was truly brave and good at fighting. He had a great reputation and made great achievements in battle. Even the emperor would be courteous. I have also heard that this loyal prince is very protective and loves his concubine very much. Compared with everyone else We all know that Prince Zhongshun once resisted the imperial concubine's decree.

"Since Prince Zhongshun is so powerful and the concubine is so loved by him, we'd better not be enemies with them. This time, it was Feizhen who molested her first, and it's no wonder that the guards arranged by Prince Zhongshun did it. It's nothing more than that." It’s better to do one less thing, there’s no need to offend the entire faction of Prince Zhongshun because of one person.”

When Qiu Yuanming and his wife heard this, their expressions immediately changed: "What do you mean? Could it be that we, Feizhen, have suffered for nothing!"

"Please don't forget the rules of the Qiu family. All descendants must put the interests of the family first. Now it is obviously unwise to offend the faction of Prince Zhongshun just because of Feizhen. That is to endure it." What's more, it was Feizhen who made a mistake in the first place. Even if there is a quarrel, the matter cannot be blamed on Princess Zhongshun. At that time, everyone will talk behind their backs. Where will the Qiu family's face be put? ? Our Qiu family has been in Jianchuan for more than 100 years, so don’t you want to lose face? I can understand the feelings of the two parents, but please consider the interests of the family first.”

Qiu Yuanming was trembling with anger, he knew that Qiu Yuanqing was uneasy and kind. This is forcing him to let go!

But Qiu Feizhen is his son, his son was harmed like that, others don't need to care, but can he, a father, not care? What family interests are the most important thing? Don't these people usually do little to poach the corners of the family? Others can kill and set fires, and any problems can be solved, but it can't be left in their house?

Qiu Yuanming sneered a few times, and didn't even bother to argue with Qiu Yuanqing.

Although this person holds the power of the Qiu family, it seems that he intends to inherit the position of the head of the Qiu family. But the patriarch is still in seclusion after all, he is only the second son, and he is not the patriarch, why should he stand up and point fingers?

Contemptuously contempt these elders in front of them.

If people are not selfish, dogs can change and eat shit! Aren't these old things just playing around with the wind and talking with Qiu Yuanqing in their hands? Seeing that Qiu Yuanqing might be the next patriarch, this is why he flattered him so much!

Seeing that Qiu Yuanming stopped arguing, Qiu Yuanqing assumed that he had surrendered like the clan elders, smiled confidently, greeted the clan elders respectfully, and asked Qiu Feizhen how he was, and the scene ended. up.

However, when Qiu Yuanming returned home and saw his dying son who was bedridden, his uncontrollable anger burst out all at once.

Hearing the old wife's sobs, Qiu Yuanming was upset, he held the white porcelain teacup tightly in his hands, and his bones and joints gradually turned white due to the force.

Qiu Yuanming gritted his teeth and snorted heavily from his nose.

What is loyal to the princess, if others dare not offend, he will be afraid? If he doesn't take action against his own son's revenge, why should he wait for others!

Qin Yining and the others stopped at the new guest station near them,

After washing at night, Qin Yining didn't dare to relax easily.

Both Jiyun and Bingtang lay on the same couch with her in their clothes, and none of them fell asleep.

"Brother Zhao and Brother Han don't know what's going on right now. I don't know if the wet nurse takes care of them carefully or carelessly. At such a young age, walking with the bumps, I'm afraid they are not used to it?" Qin Yining's voice was low and soft, full of depth. thick worry.

Whenever the night is quiet, the first thing she thinks of is always the two children.

Jiyun smiled and comforted him: "Princess, don't worry. You can't trust Mrs. Tai and the old lady in doing things? Besides, the nurses are the most experienced brothers and the most capable people around, so you don't have to worry."

Qin Yining nodded, and knew in his heart that this was the idea, but it is normal to be worried. After thinking about the child, he thought of Pang Xiao again. He didn't know if Pang Xiao was going well or not. Ping Nanjun suppressed it for now, but Yu Chiyan might not Willing to stop.

Now that they have entered Jianchuan, they have to rely on the signboard to enter and exit, and it has become difficult to pass on news from the outside world. It can be said that their business has been forced to cut off contact with the outside world.

Therefore, she does not know what happened in the court. She wants to pass on the situation here to Pang Xiao, but there is no way to do it. This situation is really frightening. Although it will take some time to pass the news between Pang Xiao and Pang Xiao on weekdays, it is much stronger than the current situation. up.

Qin Yining's mind was full of recent events, and he couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning. I don't know how long it took, Jiyun and Bingtang beside her stopped talking, her breathing gradually stabilized, she was also infected by the atmosphere, and her eyelids gradually became heavy.

At this moment, Qin Yining suddenly heard someone's footsteps outside the window.

It's just that the exhaustion of the past few days hit her, and after she finally closed her eyes and fell asleep, it was not so easy to wake up.

Qin Yining felt that she was sleeping very warmly, like when she was next to Pang Xiao, she was nestling in his arms as a pillow, it was solid and comfortable. She seemed to hear Pang Xiao's steady heartbeat, and she could also smell the faint smell of burning charcoal fire outside in winter.

"Princess, princess!"

Suddenly someone pushed her, Qin Yining was awakened abruptly, and an orange fire was reflected in front of her eyes.

Mu Jinghu stood by the bed nervously, tearing the wet towel into four, "Cover your mouth and nose, it's water! Quick, come out with me!"

Jiyun and Bingtang had also just been woken up, they both panicked for a moment when faced with this sudden scene, they covered their nose and mouth after taking the handkerchief.

Mu Jinghu didn't care about any men and women's defense, so he pulled Qin Yining and rushed out.

Since he agreed to Panghu, Qin Yining's safety is his responsibility. Mu Jinghu will never allow Qin Yining to have any danger under his nose. He would rather lose his life than let Qin Yining have an accident.

The fire was raging outside, the inn was crowded with people, and people everywhere shouted loudly: "It's flooded! Come, help!"

Jingzhe and the others were rushing to rush into the house at this time. They saw Mu Jinghu brought Qin Yining out. The two of them were only covered with some dust and were not injured. After seeing Jiyun, they also rushed with Bingtang. When they came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

While the people in the inn were busy putting out the fire, Jing Zhe had already checked around, and whispered in Qin Yining's ear: "Princess, only our courtyard is on fire, and the other courtyards are fine, so it can be seen that someone has targeted them. "

"It must be the master of the sixth room of the Qiu family!" Bingtang gritted his teeth, "I see that the place is really helpless. We all chose to live in a place near the magistrate's yamen, and he dared to set fire! They made up their minds that Even the prefect can do nothing to them!"

"Looking at it like that, there is nothing to do. The Qiu family must have been passed down for so many years, and its history is longer than that of Beiji. It is already the emperor of the land in the local area. It is clear from the look of Wu Zhifu that he just wants to live in peace. How can he dare?" Go head-to-head with the Qiu family?"

Qin Yining felt a little emotional, don't look at Li Qitian's self-confidence that the big and small affairs in the government and the public have been centralized in his hands, just look at the state capitals outside, like Jianchuan who only know the situation of the Qiu family but not the Tian family, you know the big things The foundation of the Zhou Dynasty is still very shallow, and the emperor Li Qitian may not be able to take good care of everything.

While speaking, the fire across the courtyard was gradually extinguished.

Fortunately, this is an independent courtyard. There are few buildings in the courtyard, and they are masonry buildings, and they are far away from other buildings. The fire did not spread to other places. Although a fire lost money, it did not Causing casualties.

Only now did Qin Yining relax a little. She knew that the fire this time was aimed at her, if she made others tired, how could she live in her heart.

The scene was in a mess at this time, there was water everywhere on the ground, black smoke was still rising from the extinguished house, and the air was filled with the suffocating smell of burning.

Mu Jinghu looked at this devastated scene, and the anger in her heart was almost uncontrollable and about to explode.

The Qiu family is really deceiving people too much!

Molesting Qin Yining in front of him, he just took the initiative to teach Deng Tuzi a lesson, and even attracted such an intensified revenge from the Qiu family!

Mu Jinghu said with a gloomy face: "Let's choose another place to stay temporarily. I don't think the inn is safe. It doesn't matter whether it is near or far from the magistrate's yamen."

"It doesn't need to be like this. We are not familiar with the roads in this city. If we go to a place with few people, things will be more difficult." Qin Yining said, "There is no need for us to leave, we just live here, I will see if they can do it Set the fire again. Prefect Wu hasn’t shown up yet for such a big fire, so I think he’s sleeping soundly. When I see Prefect Wu tomorrow, I’ll ask him carefully how he wants to solve the matter here.”

After all, she still has an identity. The princess was deliberately murdered. It all depends on how she operates.

A group of people talked to the shopkeeper, because there was no cross courtyard, they moved to the guest room on the second floor to stay.

But what Qin Yining didn't know was that after she lay down again, the window next door was pushed open, and Mu Jing Lake was like a crane, flying towards the old house of the Qiu family.