Return of the Swallow

Qin Huaiyuan was still deeply stimulated and dumbfounded, as if he was not aware of Li Qitian's rage at all. Instead, he knelt on the ground, straightened up after a while and asked: "What is the prince going to do when he leaves the capital? Is he leaving alone or... Are you taking people away? Where are the rest of the people in the palace? Are they in the palace?"

Li Qitian looked at Qin Huaiyuan suspiciously.

His look of shock and bewilderment was not fake, and the confusion and astonishment in his eyes were also very real. Li Qitian had never seen Qin Huaiyuan look like this, even if he had just arrived in Zhou Dynasty as a surrender, in the court I have never been so panicked when I was being made things difficult and excluded by the officials.

Maybe Qin Huaiyuan also knew that once Pang Zhixi left, all the guilt and pressure would fall on his father-in-law's shoulders, so he panicked, right?

Li Qitian was less suspicious.

But just like that, he wouldn't trust Qin Huaiyuan.

"The servants of Prince Zhongshun said that before Pang Zhixi left with the soldiers, Pang Zhixi's mother-in-law and mother took their luggage and went out, saying they were visiting relatives. As far as I know, all the relatives in that family have long since died. , except the Qin family. Let me ask you, they didn’t come to your home? "

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. I am taking a rest today. I have been at home and have not gone out. I have never seen my relatives come to my house. Your Majesty, you can ask the servants in my family at will, and you can also order your subordinates to investigate at will. I must No objection." After expressing his loyalty excitedly, he kowtowed heavily.

Seeing Qin Huaiyuan being so sincere, Li Qitian became less suspicious.

It's just that it's just a little less.

"Since I love you so sincerely, how can I not give you a chance to prove your innocence. If I don't let people investigate the mansion thoroughly, then some people will say that there is something wrong with the Qin mansion later. Why don't I sit down in person today and ask them to investigate? That’s all, what do you think, Aiqing?”

"Your Majesty is kind and I am deeply grateful." Qin Huaiyuan continued to kowtow.

Li Qitian chuckled and looked at Li Guanwen.

Li Guanwen immediately turned around and went to the door to inform the imperial guards. Soon, the Qin Mansion's small courtyard became noisy.

Because Li Guanwen specifically warned that the Holy Emperor was not here to ransack the house and would continue to reuse Qin Shangshu, the guards who searched did not dare to go too far. On the one hand, they did not damage the Qin family's belongings, and on the other hand, they did not dare to Collision with women.

But despite this, the female relatives headed by the old lady were also frightened and turned pale.

A small number of servants stood in the courtyard of the inner house, watching the imperial guards search the house.

The female family members did not know what happened, but the female family members of the Qin family, who had experienced many things in Dazhou, felt cold in their hearts. weeks.

The old lady wiped her tears, sobbed and cried: "What a sin, what a sin! What sin have we committed? This has happened to us again!"

Miss Eight and Qin Huining supported the old lady on the left and right.

Mistress Han was hiding in the crowd with her child in her arms. When she saw an imperial guard coming out of the house, they didn't take any of the family's furniture. It didn't look like they were taking advantage of the opportunity to rob her, so she boldly asked, "What are you looking for?" ?Speak out, maybe we can help."

Mrs. Sun, the second lady and the old lady all turned around and glared at her fiercely.

Is it possible to provoke this group of vicious people at this time because they are afraid that others will not notice the children and dependents of this family?

Mistress Han was so aggrieved that she rubbed her husband Qin Han's back again.

Qin Han, Qin Yu, and Qin Xian all stepped forward and blocked the female family members behind them.

After receiving Li Guanwen's advice, the imperial guards did not want to embarrass the Qin family at this time, so they asked: "Have you ever seen the old man, the dowager and the old lady of Prince Zhongshun's residence?"

The old lady was shocked when she heard this and said, "Are you here to search our house for my mother-in-law's family?"

The second lady said: "Of course I have seen them before when visiting relatives, but I haven't seen them for a long time."

The guards stopped talking to the women and went to the front hall to resume their duties.

Seeing the foreign men filing out, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Han then reprimanded the Second Grandma in a low voice: "You must be more talkative in the future. You are a daughter-in-law who can let go. How can it be that all the sisters in the family can let go?"

Mistress Han's face turned red after being scolded, and she lowered her head and did not dare to say anything.

Seeing that Qin Han had disciplined his wife, the old lady didn't say anything more. Instead, she whispered to Nanny Qin: "You quietly go to the front to find out what's going on? Why did you come to our house to find the in-laws and why? It’s like a house raid.”

"Yes." Nanny Qin responded, then cautiously went to the second door.

In the front hall, Li Qitian listened to the guards' replies and saw that the rest of the Qin family reacted like that, and his doubts disappeared a lot. Although he still had doubts and felt that Qin Huaiyuan would definitely protect his son-in-law, but now there is no With real evidence, it would be difficult to pin Qin Huaiyuan on any crime.

Moreover, now that the government is in turmoil, the aristocratic family and the veterans of the Northern Hebei Kingdom have now seen the fate of Mr. Lu Ge, and they have a wait-and-see attitude towards government affairs. The second son of the Lu family trusts the patriarch, and his name is --\u003e\u003e

However, his calling power and ability are limited. The nobles are keeping an eye on Pang Zhixi and Ji Zeyu. Once he wants to attack these two people, the nobles will be alert, so it is even more difficult to act. The Jiangchen faction has all followed Qin Huaiyuan. Ever since Yu Chiyan and Gu Shixiong were captured and imprisoned in Tianlao, the Jiangchen faction has also been in turmoil. If Qin Huaiyuan is touched now, the Jiangchen side may also be in chaos.

In addition, the Tatars are still eyeing the war with the intention of starting a war.

It can be said that Li Qitian is already exhausted.

With so much pressure on his heart in the past few days, Jintian Pangxiao unexpectedly left without saying goodbye with his soldiers. Li Qitian's temper could no longer be controlled.

But now, looking at Qin Huaiyuan who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed and listening to the instructions, after weighing the pros and cons, Li Qitian finally sighed, helped the person up personally, and said kindly: "It's a misunderstanding, Qin Aiqing, don't worry about it. "

Qin Huaiyuan seemed to be very moved, shaking his head repeatedly and saying: "The Holy One is really busy with everything, the state affairs are complicated, and I am incompetent and unable to share the burden with the Holy One. Everything the Holy One has done is understandable. I only hate myself for being useless." , the affairs of the Tatars are troubled, and I am a useless scholar, unable to relieve the Lord's worries."

Qin Huaiyuan's words really touched Li Qitian's heart.

It's always cold at high places. As an emperor, what he hopes for most is to be understood by others instead of simply being feared.

Apart from the fact that Qin Huaiyuan's son-in-law is very troublesome, Qin Huaiyuan is actually very sympathetic to him.

"That's all." Li Qitian sighed and said, "I'm really angry too. It seems that Pang Zhixi expected that I would ask you, so he didn't dare to tell you his arrangements, let alone where his family members were hiding. You. You are always smart. Please analyze for me. What did Pang Zhixi do when he went out with his soldiers? Is it possible that he went to contact Long Xiang's army? "

Qin Huaiyuan pondered calmly for a moment, and then said: "In my opinion, the prince does not seem to do such things for no reason. He must be young and energetic."

Speaking of this, Qin Huaiyuan looked a little stunned.

Li Qitian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh?"

"A hero has a hard time with a beautiful woman. After all, the prince is a man of temperament. He used to obey the emperor's words, and the extraordinary things he did were all because of the bad love. It's my fault. I didn't have a good life to teach my little girl." Qin Huaiyuan said. Kneel down again.

"My dear, you don't have to be like this."

Li Qitian gave him a hand and told Qin Huaiyuan to sit down.

Qin Huaiyuan thanked him with tears in his eyes, then turned sideways and made half of the chair, bowing his head to listen to the instructions.

At this time, Li Qitian's anger had subsided a little. Thinking back again, he found that whenever Pang Xiao disobeyed him, it was because of beauty, including the last time he resisted the order more than thirty times in a row.

Therefore, Pang Xiao is no longer the flawless person he used to be. Now he has a weakness that no one can touch. This is indeed a good thing for him.

After all, tools are easier to use when you have a handle in your hand.

Li Qitian sighed: "He is also reckless. With the current situation of the Tatars, what is the use of taking those soldiers with him? Do he really think that his soldiers are all heavenly soldiers and generals? For today's plan, it should be easy to survive Think about how to make peace."

"What the Holy One said is true." Qin Huaiyuan saluted and said: "Now the Tatars are obviously using the excuse to invade our border with the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they start a war, it will be in vain and cause death. If there is money to support the war, it is better to use it on the people. It is better to build bridges and pave roads, trim dams, or reduce taxes on the people. In short, it is better than wasting the money in the treasury."

Li Qitian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "What you said is true, but the Tatars don't think so."

Qin Huaiyuan and Li Qitian discussed court affairs again.

After seeing it from a distance, Nanny Qin went back and reported to the old lady: "Xu is one of the master's colleagues who came here. He was very aggressive when he came. When he found that there was nothing wrong at home, he talked to the master about business."

Only then did the old lady's hanging heart completely fall back to its original position.

But after thinking about it for a moment, I felt that things were still a little weird.

"If you order people to search the palace again, where are my mother-in-law and her family? The people who came to search the inner house just now were looking for my mother-in-law and her family. Did something big happen?"

When Nanny Qin heard this, she immediately retreated and followed the instructions.

Not long after Li Qitian left, Qin Huaiyuan had just returned to the inner house. The old lady, who was frightened by the news that Nanny Qin had inquired about, took her hand and told her, "Don't pay attention to the Pang family." This group of people, their life or death has nothing to do with our Qin family, the Holy Emperor is looking for them, if we intervene in this matter, I am afraid that our Qin family will be implicated."

Qin Huaiyuan had already guessed what the old lady would say. He didn't want to make the old lady think too much, so he agreed gently.

The old lady then took Qin Huaiyuan to discuss the marriage of the two girls at home.

Qin Yining has been married for so long, and there is no news of having a son and a half. The old lady actually still hopes to send the eighth lady to Prince Zhongshun's palace to be a noble concubine.

But in the current situation, I'm afraid Qin Huaiyuan won't agree. .