Return of the Swallow

As soon as Qin Huaiyuan and his two younger brothers entered the main hall, they saw Mrs. Sun rushing out to greet them.

"Master, is Sister Yi back? I went on the street today and heard people talking about this!"

Qin Huaiyuan smiled and nodded and said: "Holy Lord Hong En, arranged for Sister Yi and the prince to live in the Huangzhuang outside the capital."

Sun said: "But won't they come home? I haven't seen Sister Yi for almost a year since she got married in June last year. I really miss her a lot. I don't know if she suffered in Tatar. I don’t know if the prince still trusts and loves him as much as before."

Qin Huaiyuan saw that Mrs. Sun was already frowning worriedly as he spoke, and then smiled and said: "Don't worry, the prince and his ministers are favored by the Holy Spirit. How can they be people who like the new and dislike the old? I believe Sister Yi will be back soon. Home is coming.”

At this time, Mrs. Sun also heard that Qin Huaiyuan's tone of voice was different from usual, and she immediately felt alert. She stiffened her face and nodded: "Yes, that's what I said. Your Majesty is a wise king, Your Majesty is a loyal minister, Sister Yi My son is not an unvirtuous wife, so she should be fine."

Qin Huaiyuan nodded, and the family went to the back to pay their respects to the old lady.

The old lady was ill again a few days ago and is not in good spirits right now. In addition, she was too disappointed with Qin Huaiyuan, and now she didn't feel good about him when she saw Qin Huaiyuan. Instead, she loved her second son instead.

Several people saluted, and the old lady said: "I'm back. Brother Xiu, come sit here with me and keep warm."

The second master smiled and nodded, then sat in front of the old lady. The second lady also personally brought hot tea to several people.

The old lady didn't even look at her eldest son and daughter-in-law, and the third master didn't even look at him. He led the second master into a heated conversation, and finally talked about Prince Zhongshun's return to Beijing.

"I just heard what they said. Is this true?"

The second master's face was frozen.

Who is so talkative that he actually tells the old lady what is going on outside?

The old lady is not in good health now. One of them is that he needs to rest. The most important thing is that now Pang Xiao has returned to the capital and has been sent to the Imperial Mansion. People who don’t know about it say that the Holy One cares about his ministers, but those who know about it know that it is house arrest in disguise. They don’t know what will happen next. What disposal.

In that situation, I don't know if it will bring trouble to the Qin family.

So there must be many pairs of eyes staring around the Qin family now.

The second master was very worried that the old lady would say something unpleasant, which would cause trouble if it reached the ears of the Holy Emperor. He immediately looked at Qin Huaiyuan for help.

The eldest brother used to be more experienced in handling such things, but now he can't figure out how to deal with it.

Qin Huaiyuan received the second master's gaze and said: "It's proper for my mother to rest in peace and recuperate. You can't get involved in external affairs, so asking is just a waste of time."

Hearing this, the old lady immediately said angrily: "Why, I'm not even qualified to ask? You took away my power to take charge of general affairs, and now you want me to be blind, deaf, and mute? You Unfilial son!"

Qin Huaiyuan said helplessly: "Mom, calm down. Don't get angry, it will hurt your body."

The old lady said: "If you had said less, I might have lived a few more years! Besides, I was talking to Brother Xiu, why did you interrupt me?"

The old lady then spoke earnestly to the second master: "There are many rumors out there. They all say that Pang Zhixi, the villain, failed to live up to His Majesty's kindness and actually surrendered to the Tatars for a woman. Now that he is back, I don’t know how the Holy Spirit will deal with it.

"Our family is unlucky to be married to the Pang family. It was Sister Yi who was careless and brought trouble into the family. Now depending on the attitude of the Holy Spirit, the Pang family may be blamed. Fortunately, there is only one Yi in our family. When my sister gets married, I am wise and should not give the eighth girl to someone with the surname Pang. Otherwise, wouldn't big trouble happen?

"What I mean is that you all should be honest and cut off your relationship with the people named Pang, and don't let them get in trouble. Our Qin family has experienced so many ups and downs, and now it's easy to live a stable life. Okay, don't let this matter cause any more trouble at home.

I can't stand it anymore. "

The old lady shook her head as she spoke, as if the sky had failed me but I was still very merciful.

Mrs. Sun was furious when she heard this. If this old lady wasn't Qin Huaiyuan's biological mother, she would have slapped her with a big ear!

This is the kind of person you are talking about who is ungrateful and despicable!

Mrs. Sun was too lazy to quarrel with the old woman, and felt that if she made this person angry to death, it would not be worth the infamy she would bear in the future. So Dang even got up and went out.

The old lady looked at Mrs. Sun's back, sneered several times, and spat, "I can't teach my daughter well, and now she's showing off to me."

The second master, the third master and the second wife were all very embarrassed, especially when they saw Qin Huaiyuan's face getting more and more ugly. The third master persuaded him: "Brother, don't take it seriously, my mother is old and a little confused. "

When the old lady heard this, she threw the pillow over on the spot, "You little bastard, it's your turn to talk to me! Get out!"

It is true that the third master is a concubine, but in the early years of the Great Yan Dynasty, most of the entire Qin family's expenses, except for Qin Huaiyuan and the second master's monthly salary, were paid by the third family. The third master and the late third wife both contributed a lot to the Qin family back then.

Now the old lady doesn't remember how good she was at that time, and starts to curse people. The third master couldn't bear it any more. He stood up and snorted: "You said that others can't teach your daughter well, but I want to know what kind of person can teach you like this." My aunt, you are unkind and ungrateful! You never remember what others have done for you, and you turn your back on them when they think they are a little less than you. You are actually worthy of being the mistress of a family!"

"Rebellion, rebellion! Drive this evil obstacle out of me!"

"No one needs to rush me, I'm too lazy to look at you! Since you always don't think I'm your son, I don't want to shave my head and choose someone with a hot head!"

The third master turned around and left. When he arrived at the door, he said: "Big brother and second brother also saw it. It's not that I'm unreasonable, but the old lady is really hateful. You two are brothers, but you should also be careful. Don't call me old lady." You have instigated the separation. If we three brothers are not of the same mind, the Qin family will break up."

The old lady covered her chest angrily with one hand, pointed at the third master with the other, and couldn't help but cough.

The third master raised the curtain and went out, and then she spat hard.

At this time, apart from Nanny Qin, only Qin Huaiyuan and the second master and his wife were left in the house.

Qin Huaiyuan then said: "Mother is a smart person and knows how to judge the situation, so I won't say much. I think my mother knows all these things. My son will leave first."

Qin Huaiyuan stood up, saluted, and then retreated.

The old lady turned her head away from Qin Huaiyuan. But out of the corner of her eye, she kept watching him as he left. Seeing that he didn't look back even once, she felt even more angry.

After all, he was her favorite son, but now she divorced him because of his wife and children, ignoring his efforts over the years.

The old lady felt sad for a moment. She pulled the second master and began to cry: "My life is miserable! When I married into the Qin family, I didn't live a good life. Back then, your father..."

The second master had no choice but to listen quietly, feeling very helpless, but the old lady was his own mother. When something like this happened, he could only endure it without being beaten or scolded.

The second lady's ears had already become calluses after listening to the old lady's complaints. She was too lazy to pay attention to the increasingly unreasonable old lady and quietly retreated.

He raised the curtain and went out, only to see Qin Huaiyuan standing in the corridor with his hands behind his back.

The second lady sighed softly and stepped forward, saying: "Uncle, don't be sad. Mother is getting older and is indeed a bit old and confused. Sometimes she is delirious and what she said must be unintentional."

Qin Huaiyuan met with the second lady, keeping a distance of three steps, and said: "The younger brother and sister are right. What the mother says, the children who are not here can only listen."

The second lady understood the implication. Anyway, the decision-making of the family does not lie with the old lady. No matter what the old lady thinks, he just shuts the door and dominates the family.

The second lady worriedly said, "Sister Yi has followed the prince to the Imperial Manor, right?"

"Yes." Qin Huaiyuan smiled at the second lady and said, "Your Majesty is kind, our family will be reunited soon."

During the chat, Qin Huaiyuan kept talking about the kindness of His Majesty. The second lady's heart was alarmed, and she immediately nodded and said, "Yes. Your Majesty has always been kind to the prince."

At this time, no matter Qin Huaiyuan, the second master, the third master, the second wife and Sun, they all understood in their hearts. I am afraid that the whole family is now under the eyes and ears of the Holy Emperor, and every move they make will be transmitted to the ears of the Holy Emperor.

They are like this at home, let alone the Pang Xiao family who just returned to Beijing?

I don't know what kind of dragnets have been set up in the imperial village. It seems that Qin Yining and Pang Xiao are also under strict surveillance at this time, and they have no freedom at all.

It wouldn't matter if they were being watched. The most important thing was that none of them knew what the Holy One wanted to do next.

The entire Qin family seemed to be just living their lives noisily as usual.

Qin Huaiyuan didn't sleep well all night. At this juncture, he did not dare to report the news to his in-laws. I just hope that my in-laws are all smart people and don't suddenly show up and be caught by the Holy Lord and become a hostage to threaten Pang Xiao.

When it was time for the court meeting the next day, Qin Huaiyuan and the second master went out early and walked all the way to the palace.

As soon as the official sedan they were riding arrived in front of the palace gate, they were blocked by a line of Gyeonggi guards.

"My lords, please wait for a moment. The carriages and horses of Prince Zhongshun and Princess are here. Please come in later."

Qin Huaiyuan, who was sitting in the sedan with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly opened his eyes, lifted the curtain of the sedan and stood up.

Looking past the crowd in front of him, Qin Huaiyuan saw the carriages and horses of Pang Xiao and his entourage slowly stopping not far away.

Pang Xiao quickly turned over and dismounted, and then walked to the gorgeous carriage that was following closely behind. He lifted up the splendid warm curtain with his own hands and carefully helped Qin Yining, who was dressed up, to get off the carriage.

Seeing that although his daughter had lost a lot of weight and her face was a little pale, she was still safe and sound. Qin Huaiyuan finally felt relieved and could not help but breathed a sigh of relief.