Return of the Swallow

After learning that Qin Huaiyuan was still alive, Cao Yuqing's violent mood suddenly calmed down. Just like a red-hot iron being put into cold water, all the anger was extinguished at once, the sky turned blue, and the world regained color. , even the smell of burning paper that filled the air no longer made her feel suffocated.

Cao Yuqing's eyes were filled with energy, making Qin Yining feel that she was full of hope again.

"What do you want me to help you with?"

Qin Yining smiled and took Cao Yuqing's hand: "Aunt Cao, I entrust you with the safety of Shopkeeper Zhongda. Although I have left someone with Shopkeeper Zhongda, I can't rest assured without you following him. All my property and finances , it’s all shopkeeper Zhong Da who is in charge. The palace and the Qin family are counting on the money in shopkeeper Zhong Da’s hands when they go to the south. He is too important, can you help me with this?"

Cao Yuqing looked at Qin Yining hesitantly, and couldn't help but look in the direction of the noisy mourning hall, "It's a small effort, but I still don't trust you."

Qin Yining smiled and said: "Mr. Mu was arranged by the prince to protect me. Besides, you also know my plan. If there are too many people left, it will not be conducive to the implementation of the plan. This is actually the most appropriate arrangement."

Cao Yuqing bit her lower lip hesitantly, "Okay, I'll listen to you. It's just that I sent shopkeeper Zhong Da off because I wanted to go to Xiyue. I can't rest assured that I'm in a strange place. "

Qin Yining nodded and said: "Aunt Cao is free to move. Of course I will not stop it. It's just that you have to go through the desert to go to Xiyue. It's very dangerous without anyone to guide you. You'd better contact the people of the Qingtian League and see if you can You can’t use tracking Gu, that would be reassuring.”

"Okay, don't worry." Cao Yuqing burst into laughter.

Qin Yining also smiled and nodded. The depression that had accumulated in her heart for the past few days finally dissipated, as if this good news could erase all the setbacks she had suffered.

Cao Yuqing escorted shopkeeper Zhong Da and left quietly.

At this point, except for Qin Yining and Mu Jinghu, as well as some servants who did not intend to take them to the south and would return home when they left, the rest of the people in the Qin Mansion were all "idle gangs" temporarily hired to support the scene.

The next day, Qin Yining went to the funeral to cry again, and then took two old mothers to find the leader of the Xian Gang.

"Tomorrow is the official day to send souls. I'm afraid that the scene won't be lively enough then. Moreover, this time when I go to the south, I have to transport a lot of gifts at the same time, and I also need manpower. Can you see if you can invite some more people to help?"

This man's name is Bao Hu. He looks to be in his late teens, with a stocky figure and a hunchback, but he looks like an honest farmer. In fact, he is the boss of Phoenix Mountain, and is known as Mr. Bao in the world.

Facing Qin Yining's delicate face that had just cried and looked more and more pitiful, Bao Hu was so fascinated that if he hadn't thought that he was in a hurry this time, two brothers from two nearby villages, Bai Lai No., would have cooperated to make this deal. I have long since brought this beauty back to be Mrs. Yazhai.

With the idea that he would be able to win the beauty back in the end, Bao Hu was very patient and nodded repeatedly with a simple and honest smile: "Don't worry, boss, I'll leave this matter to the younger one. I'll take care of everything tomorrow." It’s lively and lively, and will never be looked down upon.”

Qin Yining nodded, "That's good. Don't worry, everyone will be rewarded."

"Oh, then I would like to thank my boss on behalf of my brothers."

Qin Yining wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

He nodded casually and turned around to look at the Moon Gate.

Bao Hu looked at the direction Qin Yining was leaving, and slowly straightened up his stooped waist. He raised a mocking yet determined smile at the corner of his mouth. He turned around and ordered the people who were helping the mourners, "Brothers, the boss said that you should behave well and be more lively." , don’t lose face, everyone starts crying!”

After receiving the order, the front yard, which was already filled with loud cries, was even more shaken.

Qin Yining arranged for the remaining servants in the house to pack their luggage and trunks, and then whispered to them: "After we leave tomorrow, everyone can go their separate ways. I will contact you again when we return to Beijing. This paragraph It’s been a hard life at the Qin family, everyone.”

"It's not hard. The masters treat us very well. There's nothing anyone can do if something like this happens."

"Yes, after the princess came back, Fanfan told her to just look for us again."

The servants and women talked a lot, and finally saluted Qin Yining.

Qin Yining returned the gift to them, gave each of them a reward, and asked them to retreat.

Early in the morning, when the sky was dark, there was a lot of excitement in front of the Qin Mansion.

Although those bandits had done all kinds of bad things, they had been deceiving this way for a long time, and the ceremony was quite a sight, even Mr. Yin Yang had prepared it in advance.

But Qin Yining was a little anxious at this time.

Because when she got up today, she couldn't find Mu Jinghu!

The auspicious time has come, and she can't wait. The team is about to set off. She can't stop the whole ceremony and wait for Mei Mu Jinghu alone, but there are all bandits around her. Without Mu Jinghu by her side, she doesn't know what to do. What to do.

The incident happened so suddenly that Qin Yining was really caught off guard. She sent everyone away, and she didn't even have anyone to discuss it with.

"This is the pot that the master will use over there. The owner should try his best to break it into pieces, otherwise it will be difficult for the master to carry it when he goes down." Because Qin Huaiyuan only has an only daughter, Qin Yining, and his son-in-law is not around, so the mourning pot is also I want Qin Yining to throw him down.

Qin Yining suppressed her anxiety and followed Mr. Yin Yang's instructions with an ugly face. She knelt down in front of the hearse, raised the pot high that she had been sending paper money to, and slammed it to the ground.

There was only a crisp sound, and the earthen basin was smashed into pieces, which shocked Mr. Yin Yang, Bao Hu and everyone else.

I never thought a woman could be so strong.

Bao Hu waved his hand as a reminder and cried at the top of his lungs. The mourning team once again set off in a lively manner, crying like a tsunami.

Bao Hu said to Qin Yining: "Master, get in the car and leave now."

Qin Yining wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief dipped in ginger juice, and tears fell immediately. She nodded weakly and walked slowly towards the carriage, looking around from the corner of her eyes.

What about Mujing Lake? Why hasn’t Mu Jinghu come yet?

No matter how much hesitant, he will eventually get on the bus, but this is already a difficult task.

Qin Yining's carriage was in the middle of the entire convoy, with carts transporting boxes and cages in front and behind it. Bao Hu's people were hired and naturally surrounded the entire team from left to right.

Someone was smart and noticed that the servants of the Qin Mansion did not follow, so he went back to Bao Hu, "Second Master, this family is a bit strange. The charming lady didn't even have a maid or a mother-in-law with her, and the mother-in-law in the manor None of you are here today."

Bao Hu led the horse and walked behind the team. He looked back at the Qin Mansion with the door closed and said, "Don't worry about them. How much money can a group of servants have on them? Just look at how many carriages there are in this team!" This damn Lord Qin used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he had been an official for many years in the Yan Dynasty. This time he died, and the family went back to their hometown, so naturally they had to take all the family property with them. Can we brothers take care of it? If you take these things back, this trip will not be in vain.

Come. "

"But there might be treasures in that house."

"Are you fucking stupid? Are you stupid? You can't tell which is watermelon and which is sesame! Besides, where is this? This is the capital! Can we still rob it? Do you still want to go to jail? "

Bao Hu's eyes widened. If he wasn't afraid of being noticed, he would have slapped him in the face.

"Yes, yes, the second master said yes, I was wrong."

…

Qin Yining looked out through the gap in the car window and saw that there were bandits in front, back, left and right.

If Mu Jinghu was by his side, Qin Yining would definitely not be nervous at all, but Mu Jinghu suddenly disappeared.

The most important part of Qin Yining's plan to evacuate her family is that Mu Jinghu will follow and protect her and take her to escape in critical moments. Whether it was the bandits who struck first, or people from the Qiu family or Li Qitian, as long as Mu Jinghu was around, she would be able to escape unscathed.

What should we do now?

Qin Yining looked around and touched under the carriage. There wasn't even a thief on the carriage. If Mu Jinghu couldn't arrive in time, would she really have to rely on the hairpin if she wanted to protect herself?

Qin Yining took deep breaths several times and touched the small paper bag Bingtang gave her in her sleeve pocket before calming down.

There was still a lot of excitement outside the car. At this time, the huge team of mourners had not left the city. I thought these bandits were not crazy and would not take action on the borders of the capital. If you want to take action, you have to go further, to a wilderness. On the other side, if people from the Qiu family or Li Qitian want to intercept and kill them, they will definitely choose a place far away from the capital and inaccessible.

So for now she's safe.

After taking several deep breaths, Qin Yining calmed down completely. She didn't know if Mu Jinghu had betrayed Pang Xiao. The matter was now at this point and it was no longer time to investigate the responsibility. Her top priority was to find a way to protect herself. There were hundreds of people around to send souls. How could she catch up with them? Before taking action, escape in front of so many people?

Qin Yining closed his eyes, his mind spinning rapidly.

It was precisely because Qin Yining closed her eyes that she didn't see that there were several groups of acquaintances among the people watching the excitement on the way out of the city.

Tianjizi wore a dark blue Taoist robe and a round hat on his head, with his hands behind his back. He smiled and watched the Qin family's funeral procession go away, and then said to Mu Jinghu beside him: "What? Are you worried?"

"Uncle, I'm really worried. How about you let me escort her back? I'll hand her over to Pang Zhixi and come back to find you immediately."

"Yeah. That's okay." Tianjizi clicked his tongue, "then you can buy some more paper money for my old man to burn, so that I won't be impoverished down here."

Mu Jinghu was choked and speechless.

Tianjizi put his hands behind his back and walked to his residence, saying: "I calculated that I am going to die today. You can go wherever you like on weekdays. When have I ever stopped you? That's all. If you don't want to stay here to protect me, I will naturally I won’t stop you, just go ahead and remember to burn some paper for me when you get back.”