Return of the Swallow

Zheng smiled, stroking Qin Yining's forehead with her thin fingers.

She never imagined that she would meet Qin Yining again this time, and she also never imagined that Qin Yining would treat her with such care and make such a big fuss in order to rescue her.

She asked herself that it was not good for Qin Yining. This child was lonely since she was a child, and she had no fate to be raised by her biological parents. It's such a personality.

She knew that Sun's treatment of Qin Yining was not good enough. And what about her? The relationship with Qin Yining is not as deep as meeting him.

Even after the incident happened in Duke Dingguo's mansion, Zheng's heart was full of hatred. She wanted to get revenge and wanted to go crazy. She used to take advantage of Qin Yining, and in the end she even left such a mess of Qingtian League to her.

Although Qin Yining took over the Qingtian League and had people available, Zheng also knew that those people from the Jianghu were not easy to fiddle with, and the Qingtian League was a double-edged sword.

She gave Qin Yining the position of leader, and gave her available subordinates, but in fact, she let herself let go, stop interfering in these matters, clean up her family, and leave the trouble to Qin Yining.

After the Zheng family settled in the south with the daughters of the grandson's family, they were taken care of by Qin Yining overtly and secretly, and their life gradually got on the right track.

Whether it was Qin Yining's unafraid of getting angry when Dingguo's mansion was killed, he stepped forward to help Sun's son Ding collect the body, or Qin Yining's unrequited care for Sun's daughters, Zheng always remembered it. I always want to find an opportunity to repay this child.

That's why there is a cloth shop in the old capital. Only this time, when she knew that Pang Xiao and Qin Yining had come here according to the order, she immediately took the first step, thinking of helping her get through the relationship and clear away the obstacles.

It's a pity that she is old, and she is not exhausted.

"Grandma is useless. She did something bad with good intentions. She wanted to help you, but the more she helped, the more she helped." Zheng sighed helplessly while his mind was turning.

Qin Yining quickly shook his head, took Zheng Shi's hand and said, "Grandma, don't say that, we are a family, why should we care about what we have? By the way, due to the original situation, when I married the prince, he didn't I have the opportunity to greet you."

Qin Yining looked back at Pang Xiao who had been standing at the door.

Pang Xiao immediately strode forward, followed Qin Yining's way to salute Mrs. Zheng, kowtowed, and called out respectfully: "Grandmother."

Zheng looked at Pang Xiao,

The eyes became extremely complicated, and there was no response for a long time.

Pang Xiao knelt on the spot, knowing that Zheng Shi must have feelings for him, so he was not anxious, let alone urging, so he just knelt respectfully.

In the war between the two countries, he was the vanguard officer who attacked Dayan. In Xi Huacheng and other places, he had fought against Ding Guogong.

Old Duke Ding and the generals of the Sun family were strong men, and he had great admiration for them.

It's just that the two sides have different positions, and they stood in hostile positions. In addition, the Holy Majesty thought of the kind of bad move at the beginning, and insisted on saying that the queen mother wanted to eat some smart people's brains to cure her head. Not only did she kill the talented Sun Yu, The Hunjun who was still shocked simply destroyed Dingguo's mansion. Even children of a few years old did not escape the fate of beheading.

Although soldiers are not tired of deceit, Pang Xiao still felt sorry for the son of the Sun family. He even secretly went to collect the body of the son of the Sun family, but the former sister Yi took a step ahead.

Mrs. Dingguo would naturally not know his thoughts and his secret actions. In Zheng's eyes, Pang Xiao is probably just the chief culprit of the Sun family's extermination with Li Qitian, right?

Thinking about it this way, Pang Xiao even felt that it was a good self-restraint for Zheng Shi not to slap him.

Qin Yining looked at Pang Xiao, then Zheng Shi, and called out nervously: "Grandmother..."

Mrs. Zheng sighed helplessly, and said, "Get up, let's all sit down and talk."

Seeing Zheng's expression as usual, Qin Yining breathed a sigh of relief, got up with Pang Xiao, and each took a pair of sticks and sat on the edge of the bed.

Zheng Shi looked at Pang Xiao and said, "I actually hated you earlier."

Qin Yining frowned worriedly.

Pang Xiao also smiled helplessly, but didn't answer.

Zheng said: "However, with the passage of time, the sadness receded a little bit, and when I was able to calm down and think, my hatred for you was not so deep. What's more, you have become my grandson-in-law.

"In order to find Sister Yi, you even resisted thirty-three imperial edicts, and you personally took people to Tatar to find her back. Not only did you not suspect her, but you have always been so kind to her. Just look at it, I thought you were a good boy."

Hearing what Zheng said, Qin Yining suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Pang Xiao still smiled, waiting for Zheng's next words.

"Back when Beiji Kingdom was fighting with Dayan, sister Yi's father used tricks and indirectly harmed your father. Although General Pang's death was mainly due to the suspicion of Beiji Kingdom's foolish king, sister Ke Yi Her father did indeed use tricks. There is a layer of father's hatred between you and her, but you can think about it, let go of the hatred, and treat her well.

"There is a grievance, and a debt has an owner. I have lived a long time, so why can't I think about these things?

"Although you are the vanguard officer who attacked Dayan, you are also responsible for the death of the Duke and my sons and grandchildren. But the main responsibility is not yours, you are also obeying orders. If you want to blame, you should first blame the faint king and the demon queen. Cao Guozhang, the father of the monster queen.

"I've already taken my revenge, and I've already seen it off. Now I see that you are so kind to Sister Yi, and Sister Yi is also sincerely living with you. Let's put aside those grudges in the past."

Zheng's words moved both Pang Xiao and Qin Yining's hearts.

It's rare that Zheng's thinking is so clear, Qin Yining thought that he would at least spend some time trying to persuade her, but he didn't expect the matter to be resolved so easily.

"Grandma, are you really thinking about it?" Qin Yining shook Zheng's hand.

Mrs. Zheng sighed: "What else is there to worry about? The dead are gone, and the living will continue to live. Do I want to hold on to those so-called grudges forever for the sake of the dead, and then mess up your life? Is it peaceful? What's more, I am not an unreasonable person, so how can I blame him?"

Qin Yining's tears almost fell down. Blinking hard, she held back the ferocious tears, took Zheng's hand and said, "Grandmother, it's great that you can think about it."

Pang Xiao also stood up and swept the floor, "Grandmother, thank you."

Mrs. Zheng laughed: "My family, why do you need to thank me, do you think I am that kind of stubborn and unrepentant brain?"

"Of course not." Qin Yining hurriedly explained.

Mrs. Zheng smiled and nodded Qin Yining's forehead. Seeing her granddaughter's face full of sincere joy without any haze, and seeing that although Pang Xiao was standing aside, his warm and soft gaze was always on Qin Yining's body. Pampering and love are undisguised.

These two children have true feelings. They can find someone they really love when they are young, they can form a family life together, and they will support each other. As a grandmother, what else can she have too high demands on her grandson-in-law? Woolen cloth?

Once the words were spoken, the originally tense atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed.

Qin Yining smiled and talked with Zheng about Sun's affairs and family affairs, and then ordered someone to go to Haosheng to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Today, she was finally able to have a reunion with her grandmother. She was so excited.

Seeing Qin Yining happy like a child, Mrs. Zheng couldn't help laughing, the elder is relieved that the child is doing well.

After laughing happily for a while, Mrs. Zheng suddenly remembered something, and said seriously: "Has the prince already taken control of the army?"

She had already heard people say that today it was Pang Xiao who came into the city with soldiers and horses to frighten the victims, and at the same time forced the magistrate Yang to resolve the civil disturbance this time.

Pang Xiao nodded and said, "I have mastered it for the time being."

He frankly told Zheng Shi what he told Qin Yining about the situation in the army when he returned.

Mrs. Zheng shook her head and said: "I have a piece of advice, I wonder if the lord can listen to me."

"Grandmother, please tell me." Pang Xiao said seriously.

Zheng's expression was very serious, and he said equally seriously: "This Pingnan Army, the prince should not be contaminated if he can, and hand over the power as much as possible."

Qin Yining blinked in surprise, but Pang Xiao didn't understand why for a while.

Pang Xiao saluted respectfully: "I also ask my grandmother to teach me."

Mrs. Zheng waved her hand and said: "You came to the old capital suddenly this time, and you still don't understand many things. Back then, after Da Zhou defeated Dayan and occupied the capital, he arranged for officials. Today, I am here to show benevolent government. , announced the exemption of local taxes for ten years."

Pang Xiao nodded, "It is true."

"However, you all know that the treasury in the imperial court is empty. Today I can't afford so many soldiers and horses, but I still need the Pingnan Army to control the situation in the south. Therefore, this team cannot be disbanded. I will issue an order today. Let the old capital solve the food and payment problem of the Pingnan Army on its own. It is called self-financing.

"But the old capital exempted the common people from taxes for ten years. Without taxes, what will the locals use to pay the Pingnan Army?

"At this time, a man named Lu Zhang came up with an idea.

"This guy is a local boss, and he has a lot of tricks. He actually got in touch with the time-honored 'Stone', and got Stone to agree to borrow money to pay the Pingnan Army.

"That sum of money solved the urgent need of the Pingnan army. This Lu Zhang made a lot of money from it. For example, he only needed one hundred taels, but he wrote one thousand taels on the IOU, and the difference in the price went to himself. pockets, ordinary soldiers still only have food and clothing.

"So, although the current Pingnan Army seems to be stable, there are many crises in it. I don't know when the four-way call will come to collect debts. As long as there is a debt collection, it must be a big hole that you can't plug. The second is to go up It is estimated that the salary borrowed once was almost used. It is the New Year now, and the problem of payment will be faced at the beginning of the year.

"That's why I said, try not to get involved with the Pingnan Army."