Return of the Swallow

Hearing the words "Earth Dragon Turn Over", Pang Xiao and Qin Yining's expressions instantly became solemn.

More than thirty years ago, a major event occurred in Northern Hebei. At that time, more than 500,000 people in the two state capitals were homeless. In addition, the weather was hot and rainy in summer, and many people were buried in the ruins. The corpses became infected in the humid and hot environment, and there were many ruins that were too late to be cleaned, which eventually led to the occurrence of a major epidemic.

That loss devastated the Northern Hebei Kingdom. It took a long time for everything to calm down. The already depleted national treasury became even more depleted.

Pang Xiao asked anxiously: "Is there any report about the disaster situation of Earth Dragon Turning Over?"

Huzi shook his head and said: "There are no exact statistics yet, but three cities starting from Dayan's old capital in the south and going north have been affected by large and small waves, and the shaking in the old capital has not stopped for two days. "

"Three cities? Doesn't that include Taicheng?" Qin Yining frowned. Taicheng was the place where she had lived since she was a child, and she still missed it very much.

Huzi nodded, "It should be inside. However, Taicheng is still far away from the old capital of the Yan Dynasty, so there should be nothing major."

Qin Yining and Pang Xiao looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.

The war was just about to end, but such a major disaster occurred. However, the Zhou Dynasty, which looked glamorous on the surface, actually had an empty treasury, and the Holy Emperor's internal funds were basically used up. What would be used to provide disaster relief now? Where is the spare capacity to deal with the aftermath of the disaster?

Under Li Qitian's frame-up, Pang Xiao deliberately took precautions. But what Pang Xiao is most anxious about is the safety of the people.

"Dayan is really in trouble." Huzi couldn't help but sigh, "I thought everything would get better gradually, but I didn't expect that something like the earth dragon would turn over again."

Qin Yining couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, "It is the common people who suffer from natural and man-made disasters."

Pang Xiao also frowned worriedly, and couldn't help but think about how to deal with this matter.

The two were unwilling to bring their emotions to the old man. So when I came to Songhe Hall, I was already acting as usual.

As soon as Qin Yining entered the door, Mr. Ma greeted her, took her hand and looked her up and down, and then he breathed out and said, "It was Dafu who brought you back. I was so scared that I lost my mind. Huzi said again that you were fine, but after asking him carefully, he couldn't tell the reason. Fortunately, you were fine. What happened in the palace? Okay, why did you faint? "

Qin Yining glanced at Pang Xiao,

Seeing that he seemed a little uncomfortable, he didn't tell anything about Li Helan. He just said: "It's nothing serious. I was just a little anemic and nervous to answer in front of the Queen Mother, so I fainted. The imperial doctor looked at it and said it was fine." Yes. It will take some time to adjust and it will be fine."

Yao Shi and Yao Chenggu were both very suspicious. They had been looking at Qin Yining just now, and when they saw her glance at Pang Xiao and then say this, they were sure that she was not telling the truth.

Yao Chenggu thought that maybe the situation outside was not good, and Qin Yining didn't want his elders to be worried.

Yao was suspicious, always feeling that Qin Yining looked guilty.

Ma took Qin Yining's hand worriedly and said: "Look at your cold hands. Anemia is not a trivial matter. You are still young now. What will happen when you get older in the future? Fortunately, we found it early and started to treat it now. Just make up for it for a while.”

"Yes, thank you grandma." Qin Yining looked at Mr. Ma gratefully. He took her hand and shook it.

Qin Yining has never received the care of her elders since she was a child. Needless to say, the old lady, in Dayan, the relationship between her grandmother, Mrs. Zheng, Duke of Dingguo, and her was true, but it was also mixed with interests. entanglement. When she first returned home and was not favored by her mother, her grandmother persuaded her mother to be nicer to her, but that was not because she liked her, but because she wanted to find a way to stabilize her mother's status.

If someone really treats her well without any reason, Ma is the one. Qin Yining has a clear sense of people's malice and hostility, and a clear sense of people's kindness. She hadn't decided to marry Pang Xiao yet, but Ma already fell in love with her at first sight.

"Silly boy, you are a member of your own family, so why do you want to thank me? It's so pitiful that you are so young and frightened when you follow my family."

Ma took Qin Yining's hand and sat down on the big Kang by the window. "If you want to eat anything from now on, just tell them and ask them to do it. If Dafu treats you badly and dares to bully you, you will Tell me and I'll beat him for you."

Pang Xiao couldn't help but feel amused when he saw his grandma being so kind to Qin Yining, so he leaned next to Ma and said, "Now my status is getting lower and lower. Grandma now only loves Sister Yi but not me."

"Go, go, you wild boy, you don't even know the pain when a needle pricks you with thick skin. Our Yi girl is delicate and soft, of course I love her." Ma Shi smiled and looked away from Pang Xiao's face. .

Qin Yining burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Yao Chenggu, who was smoking a cigarette on the side, was also amused.

Only Yao had a faint smile on his face.

Qin Yining chatted with Ma for a while, then said with a smile: "While it's still early, I plan to call the servants at home to the front hall to talk. What do you think, grandma?"

Ma smiled--\u003e\u003e

Nodding, and just about to agree, Yao said first: "We are not busy with these. You are not feeling well, so you should rest and recuperate. Anyway, things in the house have already become a system. You just need to adapt slowly. The most important thing is you." body of."

"Your mother-in-law is right." When Ma heard this, she agreed: "I almost forgot what I said after talking for a while. You go back and rest quickly. I will ask them to send you a tonic soup later. past."

Qin Yining smiled and nodded. He didn't take Yao's vague hostility to heart. He just nodded obediently and said, "Okay, I'll leave first."

"Go ahead, go back and rest."

Qin Yining stood up and saluted Yao Chenggu, Ma and Yao.

Pang Xiao gave Yao a deep look. When Yao and Yao Chenggu both looked over at the same time, he suddenly smiled and said: "Grandpa, mother, actually I don't want Sister Yi to be too tired. Why don't we go back later?" Let's just ask Sister Yi to take charge of Jinhua Garden. Since my mother can't stay idle, the rest of the palace will be under my mother's management. From now on, Jinhua Garden and the rest of the palace will be separated and each can do its own thing."

When Yao shi heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

"Dafu, what do you mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything, it's just the literal meaning. My mother is healthy and strong, and managing the courtyards of a large palace is also a pastime. Sister Yi is still young and weak, so if you love and care for Sister Yi, it can be considered a help. Help your son."

Pang Xiao turned around with a smile and told Zhao Kun's family: "You don't have to go to the princess to take orders. You don't have to go to Jinhua Garden in the future. Just give the princess the cards of Jinhua Garden."

The Zhao Kun family looked at Yao shi hesitantly.

Yao said with a livid face: "Jinhuayuan is also part of the palace, so it seems against the rules to hold the right cards alone."

"Mom, the rules are set by people. Although Sister Yi has no experience, she is more than capable of managing a Jinhua Garden. This way, there is no need to use people around mom to control the situation. Mom can't do without the Zhao Kun family."

Qin Yining frowned when he heard this.

She knew that Mrs. Yao was somewhat defensive and hostile towards her, especially after she almost took over the affairs of the palace. Yao didn't trust her and didn't want to delegate power, which she could understand. She just wanted to see people's hearts over time, and she would make Yao recognize her. If you don’t have power, then you don’t have power.

But she didn't expect that Pang Xiao would stand up for her.

If Pang Xiaocai's intention was followed, wouldn't Jinhua Garden and all the other courtyards of the palace be fighting independently? If word spread, it would seem like the family was separated.

It was so easy for Mrs. Yao to give birth to Pang Xiao, but her son just got married and was helping his daughter-in-law fight for power. Wouldn’t Mrs. Yao be even more angry and hate her?

But Pang Xiao also had good intentions, but he just couldn't bear to see her being bullied.

Qin Yining pursed her lips and looked at Ma Shi and Yao Chenggu for help.

She could see that Mr. Ma was a sweet-tempered person, quick and cheerful in dealing with things, and Mr. Yao Chenggu and Mr. Yao were the same type of people, the kind with a deep city. The difference was that Mr. Yao Chenggu was old and had seen through the things in the world. He is a man who is relatively sensible, open-minded and open-minded.

After all, Yao is a woman and she once worked as a maid in the Pang family. Although Qin Yining does not want to doubt Yao's character, how did Yao and Pang Zhongzheng have Pang Xiao and how was she driven away by Mrs. Pang? There is no way for future generations to know, but it can at least be said that Yao's success in ascending to power and successfully keeping his son definitely relied on more than just a beautiful face.

Such a Yao family knows too much about the intrigues among wealthy families and is used to fighting for power. It can be said that there are more examples of insidious methods in his mind than Yao Chenggu knows.

The daughter-in-law took away her son and came to seize power again. She was afraid that she would not be able to survive in the future, so she naturally hoped to hold on to power.

Qin Yining's anxious face turned pale, and Mrs. Ma felt heartbroken when she saw it.

She always felt that her daughter cared too much about some things, and now that she was embarrassing her newly married daughter-in-law and asking her own son to resist, she must feel uncomfortable, right?

But Qin Yining, who was caught in the middle, felt even more uncomfortable!

"Okay. Just follow Dafu's instructions." Yao Chenggu put down his cigarette bag and said, "Let Yi Yatou get used to it first, get used to it, and slowly take over when she gets better."

Yao Chenggu obviously meant something when he said "run-in and run-in".

Pang Xiao understood and nodded: "I think so too, it will take some time to get used to each other. It is a good thing for Sister Yi to learn from each other since they are so unrelated. Then it's settled, Zhao Kun's family will be right. Just send the cards to Jinhuayuan. Grandson resigns."

Pang Xiao saluted Yao Chenggu and Ma again, then took Qin Yining's hand and strode out.

As soon as he went out, Mrs. Yao's tense body relaxed as she held the shelf, her shoulders slumped and she sobbed: "This is like marrying a wife and forgetting your mother. Sister Yi is good. But he can't..."

"Shut up! Isn't this all your fault?" Ma said sarcastically: "You are still an elder. If you can't get along with a sixteen-year-old girl, are you called an elder? How about calling her a girl? What do your parents think when they find out? You are also a mother, so you are not ashamed!"