Return of the Swallow

Shopkeeper Zhong was stunned for a moment by Qin Yining's question, and frowned slightly thoughtfully.

Qin Yining continued: "The time has not come now, and small troubles will not have much impact on the surnamed Gao. Once this kind of person is relieved, he may turn around and take revenge on those who came up to him. If this is the case, it is better to stabilize the people for the time being, and wait for the right time before proceeding to the next step."

Shopkeeper Zhong pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly in a daze: "I understand what the princess means, but I thought it was too simple just now. I didn't worry about the consequences of the common people making a fuss at this time."

Qin Yining smiled and comforted shopkeeper Zhong Da, and then sighed: "Natural and man-made disasters, the people who suffer the most are these ordinary people. Let's continue to give out porridge, at least we can increase the chances of survival for everyone."

"Yes. The princess is a benevolent person. Whether you went bankrupt and rescued so many victims during the drought, or used your own money to help the prince relieve the victims when the earth dragon turned around, everything you have done has always been worthy of your heart. , which has always been admirable to me.”

"You're being serious. I'm a woman, and I'm in such a situation. After all, what I can do is limited. This is the situation now, and there may be many times when I can't help myself in the future."

"It is very good to be able to do something for the common people within the scope of ability."

The two discussed the follow-up matters, and the shopkeeper Zhong Da rushed to arrange the porridge factory with Zhao Yinuo, intending to find a new face to continue serving porridge.

Qin Yining went back to the room to play with the two children for a while, then Xianyun lifted the curtain and entered the room. Seeing that Brother Zhao and Brother Han were awake, she said softly: "Princess, Jingzhe is back."

Qin Yining immediately stood up and handed Brother Han in her arms to the wet nurse.

She arranged for Jing Zhe to secretly inquire about the situation in the barracks, and Pang Xiao wrote him a letter to report good news but not bad news. She was afraid that Pang Xiao would be in danger but did not let herself know.

Walking quickly to the main room of the Sydney Courtyard, Jing Zhe had been waiting for a long time with his head bowed. After meeting Qin Yining and seeing the ceremony, he said, "Princess, the Pingnan Army's army looks like a mess of sand, but the camps at the core are extremely guarded. Among them, we must have made good arrangements. Our people were afraid of scaring the snake, so they didn't dare to get too close, so we rarely inquired about the news of the prince, and most of them saw the prince training. But Deng Minchang's situation is very obvious."

This was also within Qin Yining's expectation.

If Pang Xiao's coach's camp was nearby, if people could inquire about news at will, wouldn't he have been ripped apart after so many years of war?

"Then let's talk about Deng Minchang.

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"Yes." Jing Zhe bowed his hands and saluted, and then said in a low voice: "Deng Minchang basically doesn't do serious things in the army. He has a lot of wine and meat, and he is served by beautiful women. It is rare to see him training with the soldiers on weekdays, and the prince treats him very well. It means very strict discipline."

"Can this kind of person become General Pingnan?"

Although Li Qitian was on the opposite side of them, Qin Yi still had faith in Li Qitian's intelligence and insight into employing people. If Deng Minchang had been such an idiot from the beginning, I am afraid he would not be able to sit in the position of General Pingnan.

Qin Yining curled up her long hair that was hanging down her shoulders and played with it subconsciously, but her mind was all on this abnormal situation.

However, thinking about what he saw and heard while walking in the old days, Qin Yining already had a rough idea in his mind.

Although the sky is high and the emperor is far away here, the chaos in the local area must be no less than that in the capital. This is the old capital of the Yan Dynasty, not to mention whether those officials are loyal to Great Zhou or Great Yan, not to mention the distance, but the merchants and wealthy families have their own little plans.

If Deng Minchang was a tough and principled person like Pang Xiao, no matter if he was a local official or a gentry, he might be lame in doing things, and if he left his temper, he would be incapable of doing anything. You can do what you like. What's more, you can also let women blow the pillow wind.

Even if it wasn't for these things of clearing up relations, just having a defender full of flaws would be beneficial to Yu Chiyan's supporters of the Yan Dynasty.

So Qin Yining felt that it should not be that Li Qitian chose an unreliable person to be the defender, but that Deng Minchang, who was originally good but weak-willed, was led astray by someone with a heart.

"It seems that the prince's affairs in the military camp are not easy. As the saying goes, if the top beam is not right, the bottom beam is crooked. If Deng Minchang is such a person, the soldiers he brings out may not be much better."

"Yes. The prince may still be busy in the barracks." Jing Zhe said.

Qin Yining asked: "Can people in the army still respect the prince? Can they obey orders and prohibitions?"

"When I went there, it looked like the prince was able to handle it with ease. But it is by no means an easy task to surrender the generals of the Pingnan Army."

Deng Minchang, the one above, does not represent all the generals in the entire Pingnan Army.

At this moment, Qin Yining was extremely thankful that he did not tell Pang Xiao about the chaos at home. Li Qitian was uneasy and kind, and arranged Pang Xiao to come to this kind of place. The situation in the army has been backlogged for a long time. If the Pingnan Army is managed well, and outsiders see their good looks, Li Qitian has no reason to blame them.

But if the governance is not good, then the reputation of Lord of War will be given up to the virtuous. Don't say it's Pang Xiao, even she, a girl like her, would embarrass Pang Xiao.

"Princess. The prince's letter has arrived." Xianyun held a thick envelope in both hands.

Qin Yining stood up suddenly in surprise, took the envelope and looked at Pang Xiao's unrestrained and unrestrained handwriting on the back of the paper, Qin Yining smiled sincerely.

The content of this letter is the same as what he wrote to her in the past, it is all about asking her about her health, asking about the situation of the family and the children, and saying nothing about the difficulties and chaos in the army. Not to mention the news that Jing Zhe inquired about.

Looking at the "I miss you so much" at the signature, Qin Yining's face was glowing, and he sat down at the black lacquered table with a smile, rubbed the ink slowly, and secretly thought about the content of the letter.

But when she finished writing the reply, she realized that what she did and what Pang Xiao did were no different.

Pang Xiao didn't tell her about the affairs of the general, and she didn't tell Pang Xiao about the troubles around her.

Both of them reported the good news but not the bad news, they both hid the unpleasant content and left the happy content.

Qin Yining shook his head and laughed, thinking that Pang Xiao didn't care about the outside world at all, he must have heard about the things in the city. She didn't explain in the letter, and she didn't know if Pang Xiao would be angry if he found out.

When Pang Xiao received the reply, the sky had already dimmed. He brought the letter paper close to the silk lantern, read it back and forth three times carefully, then folded the letter paper with a chuckle and carried it close to his body, and then told Huzi: "Take a few clever people, disguised as peasant husbands, and go to the city. Find out if there is any major event in the city these days."

He said it funny and said: "How do the guards who stay by Sister Yi's side do things!" Those people actually followed Qin Yining and were only loyal to her, even he ordered those people to report the affairs around Qin Yining at any time, Didn't get any useful information either.