Return of the Swallow

"Give your child back? What are you thinking about!" A Gyeonggi guard grabbed Qin Yining's hair and turned her face towards him, with an almost twisted smile on her dark face.

These men were born in the army and were loyal to Li Qitian. Although they were not ordinary people, they were not people of high status. They were ambitious and unwilling to be inferior to others. But when they saw people like Pang Xiao on weekdays, they were The one who has to bow and bow is a woman. Whenever she marries into a wealthy family, they have to show some courtesy.

Today, being able to hold a noble and beautiful woman like Qin Yining in the palm of his hand and make her lie on the ground begging for mercy without any dignity, he felt unprecedented relief in his heart!

"Let me tell you, the Emperor has ordered us to capture you rebels alive. When you return to the capital, you will naturally be charged with rebels. Those of you who are wise, please stop talking too much, otherwise we will stop you!" "

Qin Yining's hair was grabbed by the man. The bun was already messy, and her long hair was stuck to her cheeks with tears. Through the broken hair and mist of tears, she looked at the man holding two infants on the side, and finally forced herself to soften her tone.

"Okay, okay, you are here because of the wind. You must take this princess and the prince back to recover, right?"

Sensing that the other party's hand holding her was a little loose, Qin Yining gritted his teeth and said: "Even if we want to judge the crime, as the prince of my family, we still have to wait for the judgment by the Holy Lord himself. The prince has no other heirs, and now we only have this son and one daughter. The future heir apparent will definitely be this child. If something goes wrong, even if the Holy One wants to arrest Prince Zhongshun and the Crown Prince, he still won’t be able to find anyone. You all know His Majesty’s temper!”

The spies from Gyeonggi Guard and Li Qitian looked at each other, a little shaken.

"That's all, we still have to stay alive." The man who grabbed Qin Yining finally let go. But he was still not angry, so he stroked Qin Yining's soft cheek, "But if you want us to treat your child better, you have to pay something, right?"

His eyes looked greedily at Qin Yining's pear-shaped and delicate face. Even though she was pinned to the ground in a state of embarrassment, with her hair in a messy bun and her face stained with tears, this woman was still an existence that they and others could not touch at all.

The Gyeonggi guards on the side also burst into laughter.

"Yes, yes, no, this is Prince Zhongshun's woman. We can see such a beautiful woman in our house!"

Qin Yining gritted her teeth, and when the man wasn't paying attention, she raised her hand and slapped her hard. She didn't have any strength left in her hand, and with the physical strength she had developed during her years outside, her strength was much greater than that of ordinary women. He hit the person who was squatting in front of him and made a rude noise on the head, and sat down without even realizing what was going on.

Qin Yining still refused to give up,

She pounced on him and punched him in the eye again, "How dare you! How dare you be powerless against me! You deserve it! If you can, kill me now and see what His Majesty will do to you if you return to Beijing and fail to hand over Princess Zhongshun!"

"You!" The beaten man had a slap mark on his face. His eyes widened with anger for a moment, and he raised his hand and slapped Qin Yining.

Qin Yining was immediately beaten and fell to the ground in the snow. There was a buzzing in his ears, and he seemed to be unable to hear anything.

"You bitch! I won't let you die, but I didn't say I would let you live a good life! You are still crazy right now. Just wait for your beheading!"

The man wanted to hit Qin Yining again. Ji Yun and Bingtang had already struggled to squeeze in. Even with their hands tied, they could not stop their movements.

Xie Yue, Jingzhe, Liao Zhibing and others were even more jealous, and they all tried their best to struggle, but they were unable to do anything.

The spy who had been watching for a while came forward with a stern expression, "Okay, that's pretty much it."

After all, the Gyeonggi Guards and the spies are two departments, and the spies are the confidants of the emperor. Although the Gyeonggi Guards have higher official positions, they still dare not underestimate them. After the spies have spoken, the Gyeonggi Guards dare not continue to make mistakes. .

The spy who often followed Li Qitian said: "The Holy Spirit's will is to keep all the family members of Prince Zhongshun alive, so everyone present, we must take them back. If they die, the Holy Spirit will not use them if they want to." No one can use it, and if someone dies under his hands, he will be the one to settle the account with."

"Yes." Everyone agreed in unison.

A trace of blood dripped from the corner of Qin Yining's mouth. When the slap came down, his teeth broke his tongue, and the bleeding didn't stop for a while.

But for now, we can rest assured, at least their lives can be saved for the time being.

Qin Yining felt sorry for her two infant children. It was freezing cold and they had to rush if they wanted to go to Beijing. She could endure anything and make do with anything, but not the children.

"You leave the child to me. I can't escape. Isn't it troublesome for you to take care of the child by yourself?" The blood from the corner of Qin Yining's mouth dripped on his clothes and the ground, staining red plum blossoms.

The Gyeonggi Guard and the secret agent shook their heads at the same time.

"Prince Zhongshun has a high status, how can she do such a menial job? Don't you have a wet nurse in your team? If not, I won't feed her and the general will be here soon."

"You are despicable!" Qin Yining knew that they did not dare to kill her child, at least until Li Qitian spoke, none of them could be left behind.

But if these people want to give them some punishment, it is very easy to torture them without killing the children.

Qin Yining's curses not only did not anger these people, but made them laugh.

The mission went so smoothly this time. Everyone shouted and trapped Qin Yining and his party with ropes, forming rice dumplings and tying them into a bunch.

The Gyeonggi guards left twenty people behind to assist the spies, while the rest lined up and rode off, returning to the capital ahead of schedule.

Everyone in the emperor's spies and the Gyeonggi Guards had horses. They also arranged the two wet nurses brought by Qin Yining into the carriage and handed Brother Xuan and Sister Yun over to them.

"You guys, keep an eye on these two children. They are not allowed to starve to death or freeze to death, otherwise I will kill your whole family to make amends!"

"Yes, yes, sir, don't worry, we will take care of you." The two wet nurses had been frightened to death. They were both natives of Jingang. They had been helped by Qin Yining and Pang Xiao to survive. Now that they have the opportunity to protect their benefactor's children, they I was happy in my heart, but I didn't dare to show it on my face.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yining felt relieved. On weekdays, when she needed to rest, she would leave the children to the wet nurses. If her milk was not enough, she would let them feed them. At least during the rush period before meeting Li Qitian, the safety of the children can be guaranteed.

But Qin Yining's group was very difficult to deal with.

As soon as Qin Yining was captured, Jingzhe, Jinghuwei and the others just dared to capture him without restraint. They did not dare to resist at all for fear of hurting their master's life. As for those people arranged by Lu Heng, more than half of them were dead or injured because they were bare-handed. The remaining people fled quickly when they saw that the situation was not good. The Gyeonggi Guards were already chasing them on horseback. It was expected that the situation would be in danger at this time.

Now they are all tied to a rope, and a long group of people are walking on the windy and snowy road. On both sides were Gyeonggi guards and spies on horseback. Some of them explored the way and others cut off the rear. The defense was so tight that Qin Yining could not find a chance to escape.

Qin Yining, who grew up in the south, couldn't adapt to such weather. Sitting in the carriage, he had to wrap himself up in a quilt and hug Mrs. Tang. At this time, his feet were so cold that he lost consciousness, but he still had to stumble forward in the snow.

Qin Yining looked around. She was feeling better. Jingzhe and the others took off their large cloaks for the convenience of fighting. They were wearing thin clothes and it was cold and windy. She was really worried that something would happen to everyone.

Fortunately, among this group of people, even Xie Yue is old and strong. Although Qin Yining is a woman, she receives more care from Bingtang on a daily basis. Although her childbirth was delayed for a while, she is now much better. Needless to say, Jiyun and Bingtang.

They gritted their teeth and persisted, sleeping in the open and braving the snow. At least no one was left behind.

When they returned to the gate of the capital, it was the last day of nine years of sound field.

The city stands tall and towering, and the wasteland outside the city is covered with a thick sheet of white.

Qin Yining had frostbite on both feet and hands, and the wounds hurt and itched with every step she took. Seeing that they still had no way to escape when they reached the city gate, the haze in her heart increased and she felt even colder.

In the hands of Li Qitian, they became Pang Xiao's handle. Qin Yining didn't want them to become a bargaining chip to threaten Pang Xiao, but so many of her subordinates were caught, as well as her children. At this time, it was not up to her to do whatever she wanted. What's wrong, even if she thinks about it, she doesn't have the qualifications. She still wants to stand at the forefront of everyone and be the one who can resist.

"come in."

When they arrived in front of the city gate, the guards from the capital city still did not push away. The left and right groups pulled the string of children, and everyone lined up and was pulled into the city.

They slept in the open air, their hair was disheveled and their clothes were dirty due to the freezing weather.

When the people on the roadside saw this scene, they couldn't help but whisper.

Someone saw Qin Yining in the crowd and whispered: "Hey, which family's convict wife is this? She is so handsome. If she is sold as a prostitute, it will be a blessing for you."

"Yes! Yes! We can't meet such a beautiful woman on ordinary days!"

"Bah! You should be more polite!" Someone who recognized Qin Yining immediately scolded, "That's Princess Zhongshun! Prince Zhongshun is fighting on the front line, but Prince Zhongshun's family has been captured. What do you mean? Have you forgotten who repulsed the Tatars and didn't let the Tatars step into the capital? If there had been no Prince Zhongshun, the Zhou Dynasty would have been destroyed! Now you see his family here and you still want to insult him, you Or a person?"

Everyone who spoke was speechless.

Someone said nonchalantly: "We don't recognize it either..."

"You can't talk nonsense if you don't recognize it!" A shrewd fat woman came forward and asked the spy and the Gyeonggi Guard riding a tall horse with a smile: "My lord, what mistake did the princess make? This has happened. , look at what the princess is doing, just let her drink some hot water to warm herself up."