Return of the Swallow

However, the faces of Yao Chenggu and his daughter were not very good-looking, and they did not have Ma's pure joy at all.

Qin Yining has been kidnapped by the Tatars for so long, and she looks like this. In their impression, the Tatars have strong folk customs, basically similar to a people who drink blood from their hair. When the men there see such a delicate and beautiful girl, they will Not tempted?

If Qin Yining is not pregnant and comes back clean, and they have children in the future, they will not doubt the child's bloodline.

What I'm afraid of is that Pang Xiao was so blinded by beauty that he unconsciously raised someone else's child without even realizing it.

Yao Chenggu felt a sense of depression and helplessness in his heart when he saw Ma holding Qin Yining's hand and walking in front of her heartlessly. She secretly thought that this old woman was too arrogant, and she was not afraid of her grandson being cuckolded!

Feeling melancholy, Yao Chenggu took out the brass pipe from behind and took out shredded tobacco from the small pouch hanging on the pipe.

Ma heard the commotion, turned around to look, and reprimanded with a stern face: "You old man, Dafu's wife is pregnant now, why are you slapping! Put it away quickly!"

In the past, Yao Chenggu would have been unwilling to quarrel with Ma, so he would have put away his cigarette obediently.

But at this moment, Yao Chenggu was thinking that his grandson might be a cuckold without knowing it. Who knew if the time he just mentioned was accurate, maybe the girl was pregnant with a barbarian bastard. He felt depressed and lowered his voice. He held his head and pressed the tobacco tightly with his rough fingers, pretending not to hear Ma's words.

In fact, Mrs. Ma had been holding her breath for a long time. Since the last time, Mrs. Yao said so many unscrupulous things behind her back, she was so angry that she slapped her with the sole of her shoe. However, Yao Chenggu even said that they would not give up as if to be kind. Mrs. Qin, however, supported Dafu taking concubines. At that time, she felt that what the father and daughter did was beyond her expectations.

Unexpectedly, now, the news of Qin Yining's pregnancy not only did not make Yao and Yao Chenggu happy, but also showed such expressions, which made Ma's heart become more and more angry.

Looking at Qin Yining, Ma was afraid that the quarrel would put her in a bad mood, so she had to suppress her anger, pulled Pang Xiao over and said, "You have to be conscientious. Yi Yatou's parents spent so much time raising the girl to be like this." Okay, I gave it to our family for free. When I come here, I have to take care of you, be filial to your elders, help you with the housework, and help you raise your children.

"If people are good to you, you have to be good to them, and you should also be good to their parents! They just gave you a daughter, and when you get old, you, the uncle, have to show something! Do you know? You Whatever you do, your children will learn from you in the future. If you don’t do well now, when your children learn how to do it, they will do the same to you when you are old!”

As he spoke, he took some time to pinch Pang Xiao's muscular arm.

Pang Xiao had heard this kind of nagging from his grandmother since he was a child, and felt it was very kind, so he smiled and said: "Grandma, I understand. Something happened outside this time, and I also brought trouble to my father-in-law, Sister Yi, and her second uncle. After losing my official position, I was afraid that my father-in-law and his family would be in danger because of me, so I took the initiative to clear out Xuemei Court and Suxue Garden, and invited my father-in-law and his family to live in them, so that we could protect them."

Ma smiled and said, "That's great! Is the old lady in law here too?"

"We also came together. The old lady is kind to Sister Yi, and Sister Yi is also filial to the old lady. Sister Yi is pregnant, and the father-in-law and her family are all very happy. Now they live close to each other, and everyone is also happy. Happy."

Ma nodded repeatedly, not doubting that he was there: "I'll go talk to my old sister later. I've been looking forward to having someone to talk to for a long time. The house is usually so quiet, but now it's lively, and it feels like home. "

Yao and Yao Chenggu in the back frowned even deeper.

Yao Chenggu clicked his pipe fiercely, thinking over and over in his mind: Isn't this inviting a wolf into the house? The Qin family has all been deprived of their official positions. The Lord guarantees that he won't like it. If he still lives in the palace like this, is he afraid that he won't implicate the palace?

What Yao was thinking about was: How to calculate the expenses of living together? Shouldn't she let her son support the family?

Mrs. Yao blurted out: "When did it happen? You are a child too. He is so old and he is still impatient in doing things. Why don't you know to discuss it with us? You just invited your in-laws here, so you are not afraid of neglecting them."

Qin Yining walked in front side by side with Pang Xiao and Ma. Although she didn't look back to observe, she was clearly aware of everyone's confrontation.

Yao suspected that she was unfaithful and that the child in her belly was not Pang Xiao's, which made her secretly hold back her anger. She did not want to have any conflicts with Pang Xiao's family. After all, they lived under the same roof and would spend the rest of their lives together. It's still long, but once the face is broken, it will be difficult to see each other in the future, and it will inevitably put Pang Xiao in the middle.

Pang Xiao was already facing enemies from both sides in the court, so it was unreasonable for him to return home and still be in chaos.

However, it seemed that Yao didn't take her patience seriously.

Maybe Yao would feel guilty that she didn't say anything because she felt sorry for Pang Xiao.

Thinking of this, Qin Yining stopped with a smile, turned around and said, "My mother-in-law said this because she was out of touch. Although my mother-in-law's family is temporarily living in the palace, they don't live in those two courtyards for nothing. It just so happens that our family originally My house is a little crowded, and I plan to change it. However, in the capital, where land is at a premium and people are densely packed, it is rare to sell a house, and I can’t find a suitable location for a while. The courtyard in the palace is vacant, and they are also subsidizing me in disguise. Some people said that they had rented two places, Xuemei Courtyard and Suxue Park.

"On weekdays, you can live your own life by closing the door in the back alley. Food, food and other things are naturally not in one place. My hometown has many old farms and houses near the old capital of the Yan Dynasty, and there are also hot spring villas. It's just a distance. It’s too far. The current situation is tense and it’s inconvenient to leave Beijing. Otherwise, my grandmother would have said she would go south.”

As soon as they heard that Qin Yining's address to Yao had changed from "mother" to "mother-in-law", everyone present knew that Qin Yining was well aware of the matters they had just exchanged, and no one should treat anyone else as a fool.

Yao's face turned even more ugly, and he curled up his lips and said, "This is just a heretic. Even if I lend it to your family, I don't need any more rent."

"I understand what mother-in-law means." Qin Yining said with a smile, "But brothers have to settle accounts, let alone not real brothers? Mother-in-law, don't worry, my parents will only provide more for our young couple. As for the children... I know No matter what you think, whether it is a son or a daughter, they are all my children."

The implication is that without you surnamed Pang, my surnamed Qin can still afford to support me. At worst, if I give birth to a child and raise it myself, why should I be afraid of them?

Pang Xiao had been feeling distressed for a long time, fearing that Qin Yining would become angry. Looking at Yao's appearance, he felt very angry. He held Qin Yining's arm with one hand to calm her down.

Qin Yining looked away from Yao's face, which was turning green and white, and turned to look at Yao Chenggu with a smile, "Old Master, I feel choked when you smoke. I'm afraid of hurting your great-grandson. Can you please stop smoking?" ? In the future, when I go to Songhe Hall to pay my respects, I will also ask you to smoke next door, otherwise it will definitely not be good for the child."

Yao Chenggu's face was as ugly as Mr. Yao's, his lips trembled, and his beard trembled as well. After a while, he knocked the cigarette pouch on the sole of his shoe, stepped hard on the ashes that fell on the ground, and said sarcastically: "All ladies are more valuable than country women." .”

"That's what the old man said."

Qin Yining stood dignified, clearly telling Yao Chenggu that she was originally a lady and should stop bullying others like a country woman. Do you think she would hold her nose and accept it!

Both Yao Shi and Yao Chenggu were very angry. He secretly scolded Qin Yining for being inappropriate.

Seeing how stubborn Qin Yining was, Mrs. Ma had no doubts about her pregnancy anymore - if she had evil intentions in her heart, wouldn't she have to keep a low profile?

"Yi Yatou, don't be like those two country bumpkins. There is no need for any rent. Your father and uncle have set up their official careers for great fortune. The whole family lives together, and they still charge you for rent? Then? Is this still what people do! Let’s go, grandma will take you back and see if there is anything missing in your house.”

Ma slapped Pang Xiao's hand away from Qin Yining's shoulder, and hummed: "You are standing nearby and watching your wife get angry? If you are a man, please stop me. If someone bullies your wife, Can’t you be a bit flammable?”

Pang Xiao was scolded quite innocently, "Grandma, do you mean to let me bully my mother and grandpa?"

The words were spoken, but they made Ma laugh: "Yes! Whoever bullies your wife, bully her to death."

As he said that, he turned around and glared at Yao Chenggu fiercely, "Is this old man an old fool? Go back and find a doctor to take a good look at you to see if there is water in your brain."

After saying that, he took Qin Yining's hand and went to Siqing Garden.

The depression in Pang Xiao's heart dissipated a lot, and he followed behind Ma with a smile, saying: "If it's an outsider, I will do whatever I can to it, but for my own family members, I have no choice but to ignore them."

Yao Chenggu and Yao stood there, watching Ma and Pang Xiao protecting Qin Yining as they walked away. Both father and daughter were very angry. The two of them didn't want to make trouble by following him, so they went to Songhe Hall first.

Back at Songhe Hall, Dabai and Dahei had been sent back by their servants. When they saw the father and daughter, they jumped over. Yao Chenggu was angry, but rolled Dabai away with a kick.

Da Baitong was very spiritual, and the little Pekingese whimpered after being kicked, and then swayed twice cautiously with its tail between its legs. Dahei pressed his mouth against Dabai, and one tall, one short, one black and one white simply ran away.

Yao Chenggu entered the room and started smoking again.

Mr. Yao sat on the edge of the kang, pursed his lips and held the kang table, and his delicately decorated nails were almost broken.

"Dad, what do you think we should do about this matter? Do you think the thing in Qin's belly is really our family's seed?"

Yao Chenggu took a puff of cigarette, then slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke, and said slowly: "Looking at it this way, my suspicion is reduced. If she really had a bastard with an outsider, she wouldn't be so tough in front of Dafu. , you mother don’t know our Dafu’s temperament yet? Dafu is protecting his wife so much today, so he must be able to determine the bloodline of the child.”