Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining rushed to the front with Bingtang and Jiyun.

Bingtang whispered: "Princess, I think this family is kind-hearted. It's safe to live here for the time being."

"Well, at least you don't have to worry about them causing trouble inside." Qin Yining whispered: "It's just that the situation outside is too chaotic. I'm worried that something will go wrong."

Ji Yun said: "The prince has already ordered the Jinghu Guards and Jingzhe to set up defenses. Huzi also went to the streets to check the situation. The people of the Longxiang Army are now with the prince, so they should be able to cope with it. emergency."

"That's good, but the situation is still not optimistic. Now the people don't know about the prince's role as disaster relief ambassador. Once they know that the disaster relief ambassador did not come with relief rice, then the peace will not be as peaceful as it is now."

Jiyun nodded solemnly upon hearing this, and Bingtang helplessly whispered: "The world is as dark as a crow. The most unlucky people are always the common people."

Qin Yining sighed.

Although Li Qitian had previously plotted against Pang Xiao, he was not that confused about right and wrong.

However, this time, Li Qitian was red-eyed about the treasure, and he focused on the treasure in everything he did.

It was also because of the huge amount of the treasure. She heard Pang Xiao secretly say that among the treasures, only a few boxes were made of silver, and the rest were filled with gold, gems, and a box of antique calligraphy and paintings, which were priceless. If all were converted into silver taels, the total would be more than seven million taels.

The military expenses of the Longxiang Army and the Huben Army for one year were a huge amount, and that amount of money was enough to support the expenses of the two armies for five years. It was enough to relieve Li Qitian's urgent needs.

Money is really touching people's hearts. Li Qitian also lost his principles in front of such a huge sum of money.

But it's also his fault for being suspicious. If he hadn't suspected Pang Xiao at the beginning, he could have let Pang Xiao do everything. How could things have developed to this point?

Qin Yining came to Qianya's prison room, but only Pang Xiao was there, not Gong You.

"Where is Master Gong?"

"Master Gong has taken his people out to inspect the city." Pang Xiao pulled Qin Yining over and handed her the rolled-up note in his hand, indicating to her to read it.

Qin Yining unfolded the note and read it carefully, raising his head in surprise.

Although the content on the note is simple, it contains a lot of information.

This was Li Qitian's secret order, informing them that the treasure had indeed been robbed on the way, and instructing Pang Xiao and Qin Yining to continue tracking the whereabouts of the treasure!

Because according to Li Qitian's investigation, the hidden treasure was transported by robbers to a place called Yang County under the old capital. It has been determined that the treasure is near Yang County, but the specific whereabouts depend on Pang Xiao.

Qin Yining's heart was filled with turmoil.

Because the address she made an appointment with the Qingtian Alliance and the silver-faced spy was not in Yang County!

Could it be that Li Qitian made a mistake in his investigation?

Impossible, no matter how incompetent Li Qitian is, there is no way he would make mistakes in his investigation involving the whereabouts of such a large sum of money.

That means that the person she assigned to intercept Hu's treasure made a mistake!

Is it a problem with the Blue Sky Alliance or a problem with the silver-faced spy?

Or did they join forces, betray her together, take away the treasure and divide it equally?

Seeing that Qin Yining's expression was not good, Pang Xiao quickly comforted him in a low voice: "It's okay, don't think too much about it."

Qin Yining looked at Pang with stunned eyes--\u003e\u003e

Xiao Xiao said in a low voice: "What do you think is the problem?"

Pang Xiao smiled and said: "Maybe there is no problem, but there are some temporary changes that force them to send things elsewhere. You should believe them and don't suffer from such random thoughts."

Qin Yining smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Don't comfort me, it can't be like this. The person above was unprepared and only waited for the treasure to return to the capital. How could he take temporary measures? If it weren't for one of the people above, others would It’s even more impossible. This time the news was blocked, we were all trapped in the mountains for more than half a month. Anyone who might have leaked the news was either killed or that person’s confidant. "

How could Pang Xiao not know this?

But Qin Yining was so sad, and he really didn't want to make it worse.

Although Qin Yining himself once said that the people of the Blue Sky Alliance cannot be fully trusted. Although the silver-faced spies are loyal, they are too few and weak to make moves.

However, when things really go in the direction that they least expect to see, are there still no waves in their hearts?

"Sister Yi, don't think too much. You have done well enough, better than many women. These things are inherently uncontrollable, and you cannot be blamed for these."

Qin Yining rubbed his brows tiredly and said in a low voice: "I know, but eight or nine times out of ten, this happened because one of my people was a traitor, which led to this situation. And the most embarrassing thing is that I don't know yet. Whose side is this traitor from? If they were your Jinghu Guards, they would never be like this."

Pang Xiao took Qin Yining into his arms distressedly, and whispered: "You have helped me a lot by being able to do this, really. The Jinghu Guards are all closely monitored. If it weren't for you, how would we have done it?" Don't you just want to watch your opponent get stronger? I don't have the rebellious heart, but I don't want to sit still and wait for death. Sister Yi, you have really helped me a lot."

Qin Yining sat on the chair with his arms around Pang Xiaojin's thin waist and buried his face in his abdomen.

Sometimes, she feels really tired. But she knew that she and Pang Xiao were now tied together. They were one person as husband and wife. As long as one of them got tired and retreated, all the pressure would be transferred to the other.

Now that the situation was so tense, she absolutely couldn't relax. She didn't want to hide behind Pang Xiao and let him protect her, otherwise she would only be a burden to Pang Xiao.

She must be capable enough to compete with him.

"I'm fine." When she straightened up again, she was able to smile calmly.

"The Holy One wants to track down the whereabouts of Yang County's treasures. If we don't take action, it won't work. We still have to find a time to go there. And I also want to try to contact the silver-faced spy and the Blue Sky Alliance."

Pang Xiao smiled and leaned over to kiss her forehead, "You are right, I will listen to you. When I came out, Mr. Xie and Mr. Xu were very worried and wanted to follow me. I was afraid that there was no backbone in the capital, so I just left They all stayed at home. They were worried, so I said I still have you with me, and you are my counselor. Now it seems that I was right."

Qin Yining was amused by his words, "You will make me happy. I'm not a counselor, I'm just a little clever."

"Don't underestimate yourself. If an ordinary woman can have your cleverness, she will be more than enough to be a queen, not to mention being in charge of the back palace."

"Nonsense." Qin Yining pinched Pang Xiao angrily.

Seeing that Qin Yi's mood finally improved, Pang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I'm going to go out to see the situation in the city later. After discussing with Mr. Gong, I will start patrolling the surrounding county magistrates tomorrow to try to get the first chance. Go to Yang County, this will not reveal any traces, and avoid people's suspicion, so as not to alert others, and the person I arranged to report back to the capital will be here soon."