Return of the Swallow

Bingtang shook her head, and said helplessly: "I'm not an elixir, it will be cured wherever I eat it."

"We are lucky to have survived. Compared with losing our lives, a small cold is nothing."

Qin Yining's words, the few people who spoke were silent.

Mashi came in with a bowl of brown sugar eggs, heard Qin Yining's words, and sighed, "Yi girl, are you really in danger on the road?"

Bingtang and Jiyun hurriedly went to the ground to salute Mrs. Ma.

Mrs. Ma smiled, and handed the bowl to Qin Yining, "Drink it while it's hot, to warm up your body." Then he asked, "Are you not hurt? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"It's a little accident, but there is no danger, grandma doesn't have to worry." Qin Yining took the white porcelain soup bowl with lotus leaves in both hands, took a big sip, and sighed comfortably.

Sitting sideways on the edge of the Kang, Madam Ma looked at Qin Yining with pity. Thinking of her grandson being buried in the underground palace, and looking at Qin Yining, who was pale, with a big belly and was still smiling after going through so many dangers, tears almost fell down.

"Good boy, our family wronged you."

"What did grandma say?" Qin Yining put the soup bowl on the low table, took Ma Shi's hand and said, "Grandma, don't think so much, life is full of ups and downs, just grit your teeth and get through it Yes. Although I have encountered danger, I am fine now."

He approached Mrs. Ma, and said again: "And now I can be sure that the prince will be fine."

Madam Ma looked at Qin Yining in surprise, examined her expression carefully, and suspected that Qin Yining said this on purpose to comfort her.

Qin Yining then told Ma Shi about the part about the encounter with Tianjizi on the road just now, except for the dangerous part.

"Tianjizi believes in calculations very much. She planned a game, but came to trouble me because she failed. It is precisely because she calculated that the sage was influenced by the lord, so he must not have died. Now the lord and the sage are still in the underground palace. Just dig it out as soon as possible. , it will be fine."

Mrs. Ma was dubious when he heard it, but Qin Yining's eyes were so determined, Mrs. Ma believed it a little bit.

"Yi girl, what you said is true?"

"It's true." Qin Yining nodded heavily.

"But that Tianjizi is a lunatic for doing such a thing? How can anyone figure out something for fortune-telling?

About to kill someone? She didn't kill one or two people! The fire in the royal tomb ignited, how many people were killed? How many people were killed when the border war broke out? "

Qin Yining was silent, gritted his teeth for a while and said: "Isn't she a lunatic?"

At this time, there were footsteps coming from the yard, Qin Yining heard it, and knew that it was Qin Huaiyuan and Mrs. Sun who came, and hurriedly called for help.

The door opened, Qin Huaiyuan got off the sliding pole, and jumped in directly holding Sun's hand.

Mrs. Ma got up and gave up her seat with a smile. After thinking for a while, she took Mrs. Sun's hand and said, "Mother-in-law, let's go to the kitchen and see what we can get for Yi girl."

Mrs. Sun also knew that she didn't understand what was going on outside, and besides, what she was most worried about was Qin Yining's body, so she followed Ma's words and said, "Sister Yi hasn't eaten well for three days, and I told someone to stew it in the kitchen." Black-bone chicken soup, let's go see if there are other supplements."

Ma and Sun took people out, only Qin Huaiyuan, Qin Yining, Bingtang, Jiyun, Xianyun and Lian Xiaopiao were left in the house.

Qin Huaiyuan asked, "What happened on the road?"

Qin Yining told Qin Huaiyuan in detail how they went down the mountain just now, who the guards Ji Zeyu arranged, what happened on the way, including what Tianjizi and Mu Jinghu said.

Qin Huaiyuan put his sprained foot flat on the edge of the bed, leaning against the soft spring ink pillow behind his back, lowered his eyes and listened carefully, and lightly tapped the table with his hands.

After Qin Yining finished speaking, Qin Huaiyuan said: "So, she calculated that the Holy Majesty saved his life because of the prince's presence, so she thinks you are some kind of variable and killed me?"

"That's right." Qin Yining frowned and said, "I think Tianjizi must be crazy. How can someone take fortune-telling so seriously and treat it like a golden rule. Why is Tianjizi so omniscient for the so-called righteous way? , is simply absurd."

Qin Huaiyuan said: "Actually, Tianjizi is similar to many people who take faith very seriously. She can give everything for what she believes in. She thinks that everything she does is correct, so she naturally thinks that all of us Behavior is in the way. But at least there is some good news. If her calculation is so accurate, the prince should still be alive now."

"Yeah." Qin Yining couldn't help smiling, the depression of the past few days was relieved a lot because of this news, as long as Pang Xiao is alive, there is still hope for their future.

Qin Huaiyuan thought for a while, and said: "This news has not been verified, so it is not appropriate to publicize it for the time being. Otherwise, we will not be able to explain it when asked."

Qin Yining agreed: "Something happened to the Holy Majesty, and there are so many variables in the palace now. The rulers have just tasted the sweetness, and they definitely don't want anyone to stop them."

If you know that the Holy Majesty is still alive, if you make such a thing as Lijun Wang Jianguo, and change the commander of the Huben Army, it will be disrespectful to the Holy Majesty. Others may not believe the news, but those who exercise power will definitely believe it. Those who can spread rumors have ulterior motives. It is not appropriate for the palace to have too many details now. As long as you know that Pang Xiao is still alive, you should dig it out as soon as possible.

"It's good if you can figure it out." Qin Huaiyuan saw Qin Yining's calmness, and said happily: "As a father, I was worried that you would get the news of the prince, and you would act on your temper."

Qin Yining couldn't help laughing and said: "Father is worrying too much. I'm not a child, how could I not be able to tell the difference?"

In Qin Huaiyuan's eyes, isn't Qin Yining just a child?

Qin Yining recalled Cai Tianjizi's words just now, and said hesitantly: "Father used tricks on General Pang back then, was it really because mother spoiled me?"

Qin Huaiyuan had expected that Qin Yining would have doubts, so he smiled and said: "It's all in the past. Your mother was pregnant with you at that time, so it's not a coincidence. There is indeed this The reason, but not all."

So, the reason why Qin Huaiyuan tried to alienate Beiji was because his mother was pregnant with her?

Thinking that because she was pregnant, Pang Xiao's style of doing things outside had changed, and he tried his best to restrain himself, so Qin Yining could roughly guess the situation at that time. Zuo is just to let the mother give birth to her smoothly, right?

Thinking of Pang Xiao's life experience, Qin Yining felt somewhat fortunate.

If Mrs. Pang hadn't been jealous, she would have secretly sent her away when she found out that Yao Shi had become Pang Zhongzheng's housekeeper, and there was a sensible Ma Shi beside Yao Shi, and she would not have asked her to take the child back to Pang's house to invite him to buy a future. , but let Pang Xiao grow up in the countryside. I'm afraid even Pang Xiao couldn't escape when he ransacked his family and wiped out his family.

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Tian Jizi said that Pang Xiao was destined to be a young marshal.

Could it be that Pang Zhong would not have died if there had been no divorce? Will he finally revolt against the tyranny of the Northern Hebei Kingdom?

Thinking of this, Qin Yining couldn't help but tremble all over.

If Pang Zhongzheng didn't have a plan to separate, and the Beiji Kingdom couldn't find a chance to kill him, he had enough time to prepare, and finally rose up, and then took Pang Xiao back to his side, and Pang Xiao became the son of the leader of the rebel army. After Ji, even if the throne fell to Pang Zhongzheng, it would pass to Pang Xiao sooner or later.

So, is this the true historical trajectory?

If this is the case, her existence is really a variable.

Although she thinks that Tianjizi is sure about her destiny, and she is crazy to make everything conform to her so-called destiny.

But I have to admit that Tianjizi's calculations are quite accurate.

Qin Yining took a breath, and a hundred guesses swirled in his mind.

Qin Huaiyuan saw that her expression was uncertain, and knew that she was thinking about the past, so he changed the subject and said, "I think Ji Concubine presided over the excavation with so much effort, part of the reason should be due to the friendship with the prince, and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers is second. Afterwards, I ordered someone to send a letter to the mountain, Ji Concubine knows this guess, and will definitely urge that group of people not to relax."

"Father also found out?" Qin Yining said, "A friend in need is a friend. Now that something happened to our family, I found out that Ji Lan is not what I thought. It's not without reason that the prince trusts him."

Qin Huaiyuan smiled when he heard the words, called Jing Zhe, and whispered instructions in his ear.

Jing Zhe took the order and went out without hesitation.

The atmosphere in the house was unprecedentedly relaxed since Pang Xiao's accident.

Seeing Qin Yining's complexion, Qin Huaiyuan said: "Father originally thought that if no one can be found these days, once the power of the imperial court is handed over to others, the speed of saving people will definitely be weakened. At that time, my lord is afraid There is really no hope of salvation. If such a thing really happens, my father will take you back to your hometown, away from the chaos and noise of the court.

"Looking at it now, God opened his eyes, but I thought too much and miscalculated. If the prince can be saved, that would be the best thing."

Qin Yining couldn't help sighing: "My father and I think the same. In fact, sitting on the mountain these days, I often think about what to do in the future. If there is an emergency, the best place for us to go is to take the palace It is best for our family to be an ordinary citizen who keeps his duty in the countryside."

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When Ji Zeyu was organizing his subordinates to dig on the mountain, Jing Zhe came to him.

The two went to the side and whispered a few words, and finally Ji Zeyu smiled for the first time in days on his tired face.

"Is this true?"

"It was conjectured by my master and the princess together. Although there is no definite evidence, the difference is not too big. The Holy One and the prince must still be alive. Otherwise, Tian Jizi would not be so angry to intercept and kill the princess."

Jing Zhe gave a big gift to Ji Zeyu: "Thank you, Lord Hou, for arranging the escort, otherwise the princess will die."

Thinking of his brother who died, Ji Zeyu felt very uncomfortable. He only had a few polite words with Jing Zhe, and then anxiously went back and urged to continue digging.

Now that their speed is faster, the hope of Pang Xiao's rescue will be greater.

And just as construction was anxiously starting on Mount Suong, a huge change in the imperial court had already reached the ears of the Queen Mother through the mouth of the servant.