Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining got up the next day and invited Mu Jinghu to speak at Shuorenzhai.

Mu Jinghu has changed into a light blue fine cotton straight robe, and her hair is neatly combed with a net towel, looking like an ordinary scholar.

This piece of clothing was ordered by Qin Yining to send it to Ji Yun and forced him to wear it. In this way, when he came, he was reluctant to throw away the patched ragged clothes, and still kept the bottom of the press box.

Mr. Mu, please take a seat. Qin Yining met him in the study on the first floor of Shuorenzhai.

Mu Jinghu sat down on the armchair, tilted her head curiously and looked at Qin Yining.

Qin Yining thought, this young master is really not familiar with the world as Jiyun said in private. Where can a man stare at a woman like that?

However, Mu Jinghu's eyes were very clean, Qin Yining could see that he was just purely curious and didn't mean anything else, which made people not feel the slightest disgust towards him.

Qin Yining smiled and said, Did the little prince Pang send you here?

As soon as Mu Jinghu heard it, he said a little unhappily: That fox is not qualified to send me to do things.

that fox...

Why does it sound so sad.

Thinking of Pang Xiao's cunning and changeable temperament, and looking at the somewhat dumb and naive young man in front of him, Qin Yining felt that he had found the truth.

This man might have been fooled by Pang Xiao.

Uh, sir, please forgive my offense. Then you were invited by Pang Zhixi?

Mu Jinghu nodded and said, I lost a bet in the past and owed him what I owed him. I owed him all these years and didn't ask me to pay it back. I thought he had forgotten it. He suddenly came to me a few days ago and said Let me protect his future daughter-in-law.

After speaking, he looked at Qin Yining again and said, You can't think of it enough, how could you agree to marry that fox.

Qin Yining...

Can she say she is speechless.

She herself didn't know how she developed such a relationship with Pang Xiao step by step. In this way, it seems that I have fallen into Pang Xiao's trap step by step accidentally, and now I want to get out, but I can't bear to get out.

Qin Yining coughed,

A little embarrassed, she said, The little girl is very grateful to have such a strong martial arts hero as Mu Gongzi to protect her.

You haven't seen me do it. You were still in a coma that day. How do you know that I am skilled in martial arts?

Qin Yining has gradually figured out Mu Jinghu's temperament, knowing that he is not sarcastic, nor does it mean anything else, but because of his straightforward temperament, he blurted out and asked if he had any doubts, and said with a smile: Because Jiyun has seen the young master. Even though I don’t know these things, Ji Yun said that you subdued those three people in just two or three strokes.”

Mu Jinghu nodded and said seriously: My martial arts are indeed quite powerful, that fox said that I would protect you until he captures your capital, and when he defeats Dayan, there will be a relationship between me and him. The two are cleared. So let me tell you in advance, don't think that I can protect you for a lifetime.

How can a normal person boast in person? How can anyone directly say something like Down with Dayan?

It seems that this young man is already ignorant of the world to a certain extent. I think he is a person who is used to living alone for a long time, does not need to deal with people very much, and has a very straightforward and honest temperament.

Qin Yining still likes to deal with such people. Because when talking to them, you don't have to think about any language skills, you don't have to guess the deep meaning of the other party's words, just listen to the literal meaning and go straight to him.

So Qin Yining said seriously: Yes, I understand what the son said. It's just that during these days, can I ask the son to protect my family with him? After thinking about it, Qin Yining added, My family After this difficulty, there is not much left...

Mu Jinghu looked at Qin Yining's pale face, thinking that the Qin family was the fox's father-in-law, and nodded: Okay, who told me to be friends with that fox. I'll protect you all. Yes. But that's the same sentence, I won't stay for long, I will go back when the gate of your capital city is broken. I still have a lot of things to do in the mountains.

Ji Yun, who was serving on the side, couldn't help frowning. If someone said that in front of her about the Great Zhou Dynasty, she would have been annoyed long ago, but she wouldn't have a good temper like Qin Yining.

Qin Yining was not angry at all, nodded and said: Okay, the son is straightforward, he must be a person who promises a lot of money, and since this is the case, I will trouble the son recently, although the son is here on an appointment, the little girl must be here with the son solemnly. thank.

Qin Yining said and stood up and salutes Mu Jinghu.

Mu Jinghu thought to himself that the fox's daughter-in-law was much more particular than the fox, so he returned the salute with a smile.

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Although Qin Yining lost a lot of blood and was very weak, she would go to the mourning hall every day to give incense to her deceased relatives. Every time she saw such scenes, she would cry sadly. After a few days, people looked more and more haggard, and the eyes were blue.

As their plan unfolded, the news that the Qin family in the capital city was almost wiped out by an assassin arranged by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty has been known to everyone.

There was an endless stream of condolences, including friends of the Qin family, colleagues in the court, and people of justice who did not know each other but admired Qin Huaiyuan's righteousness.

Two days later, the news that the Qin family was about to linger three assassins on the day of the deceased's funeral was deliberately exaggerated.

In this way, the emperor and Cao Guozhang who had been silent for many days were finally alarmed.

Your Majesty, I think that Qin Meng's actions were too reckless, and he lost his usual steadiness. If the three assassins were Ling Chi, they would probably arouse Da Zhou's strong desire for revenge. Now that the Hu Ben army is entrenched in Xihua City, once they are provoked If the surname is Pang, their offensive will probably be more severe. Cao Guozhang saluted with frowning.

The emperor walked around with his hands behind his back for a few laps, threw his sleeves angrily, and said, Then Qin Meng is really confused. I didn't expect him to have such a desperate time, so many people were slaughtered in their family, it's really sad and lamentable. , but he can't completely ignore the current situation of the country! We are in a hurry to contact the Tatar, not only did he not help to delay the time, but he dared to do such things that anger the people of Dazhou! He simply does not care about the rise and fall of the country. , thankfully I still treat him as a loyal minister!

Emperor calm down. Cao Guozhang said worriedly, For today's plan, only the emperor himself can persuade Qin Meng to give up this idea.

The emperor nodded, but he didn't give a decree.

He was somewhat resistant to going to Qin's house. After all, if something like that happened to the Qin family, who can be sure if there are assassins there? What if he went rashly and was injured by an assassin?

So the emperor thought for a moment, and then ordered: Call Qin Huaiyuan into the palace.

Cao Guozhang understood the emperor's concerns after a little thought, and said clearly: I would like to go there in person, so that I can persuade Qin Meng at the right time.

That's very good. The emperor nodded, So you can go immediately.

According to the order. Cao Guozhang bowed and retreated.

When there was no one else in the imperial study, the emperor turned back and said, Gu Aiqing.

The minister is here. An old man with white hair and beard walked out of the inner room and saluted the emperor.

This person is Gu Shixiong, the emperor's teacher who has been in power for many years. Before he came to power, he also served as the prince's master. After he came to power, Cao Guozhang was appointed as the master.

Because of this relationship, the emperor has great trust in Gu Shixiong. Although the Gu family cannot be called cooking oil with fire these years, they are also one of the eight richest families in the capital city.

Gu Aiqing, I ordered you to find a skilled craftsman, how have you found it?

Go back to the emperor, all the people have been found, and the construction has started. It's just... the emperor, the old minister thinks that the war is in chaos now, and the property that the emperor has acquired in recent days is worse than throwing it into the war. When Gu Shixiong spoke, his old body slightly trembling.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, These properties are all my normal income, and they are also the wishes of the people and businessmen all over the world for me. Besides, I have already decided how to deal with this large sum of gold and silver, so Gu Aiqing can just do his part. Or does Gu Aiqing also go against my will?

Recently, the emperor has increased several kinds of taxes. He has ruthlessly exploited the merchants all over the world, and scraped several layers of oil from the people. Now he holds a huge amount of gold and silver in his hand.

He left this matter to his confidants, so not many people knew about it.

Seeing that the emperor insisted on doing this, Gu Shixiong saluted wisely: I dare not. The minister just wanted to make a mistake. As the monarch of a country, the emperor has the right to decide the whereabouts of the money, and no one has the right to say anything.

Well. The emperor stroked his beard with satisfaction. After having another conversation with Gu Shixiong, he ordered his confidants to send Gu Shixiong away in secret.

At this time, Qin Huaiyuan also entered the palace with Cao Guozhang.

Qin Huaiyuan always knew how to advance and retreat, otherwise his outstanding talent alone would not be enough to make the emperor trust him for many years. Therefore, today the emperor called Qin Huaiyuan into the palace, and Cao Guozhang first talked to Qin Huaiyuan, plus his majesty, he was very confident that Qin Huaiyuan would listen to his arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Qin Huaiyuan entered the imperial study, knelt down and cried, crying blood as he said the miserable state of the Qin family.

...The emperor ordered Wei Chen to do something, but Wei Chen did not dare to refuse, but these assassins were too arrogant. The capital was under the emperor's feet, and under the emperor's eyes, Da Zhou's assassins dared to run rampant like this, not only did they arrange a large number of assassins The assassin came and looted the home of the minister! This is clearly not taking the majesty of the emperor in his eyes!

Your Majesty is rich in the world and has a great power in the world. Now that Da Zhou and Dayan are at war again, if you treat these three people lightly at this time, wouldn't you tell the world that the emperor is afraid of the Da Zhou Dynasty? It has been decided that these three people must be executed, and the emperor will also ask the emperor to see it!

The emperor was a little shaken when he heard the words.

Although he was very afraid of angering the people of Da Zhou, in exchange for a more ferocious offensive, he still needed to take into account his decency. The news that the Qin family wanted Ling Chi to be an assassin had spread. If he blatantly blocked him, he would be criticized behind his back. .

But if the Qin family really let the Qin family scrape these three people, the emperor would still be a little scared.

Thinking of this, the emperor thought of a compromise solution, smiled and helped Qin Huaiyuan up, and said, Qin Aiqing, I know and understand the affairs of your family, but things like Ling Chi are too bloody and cruel. You can arrest these three people and whip them in front of the grave on the day of the funeral, as an example. As for Ling Chi, I think it's better to avoid it.

ps: There are two more tonight. The power outage update time is unstable, everyone forgives!