Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining's muscles were tense all over, and she didn't let go of her hand that was holding the hairpin tightly. Her head was still dizzy, and her eyes were full of stars. If she hadn't been so focused, she might have fainted if she relaxed a little.

As soon as Pang Xiao pressed the person into his arms, his brows became tighter. Because Qin Yining was too thin, his big hand covered her shoulder blades and felt a handful of bones.

How could she have suffered so much? How could she be so thin after returning to the capital as a good person?

In the past, when she was in his arms, she would soften into a puddle of spring water as long as he spoke softly, but now, she was like a frightened little beast, her whole body tense and turned into a stone, as if she would completely fall into mania if she was slightly stimulated.

"Sister Yi, look at me." Pang Xiao held her slender waist with one hand, lifted her chin with the other, bent down in front of her, and put his handsome face close to her eyes, "Relax, Look, I’m here to pick you up, and no one wants to harm you anymore.”

Qin Yining's whole body was shaking nervously. Perhaps after standing quietly for a while, her physical strength recovered a little. The feeling of stars in her eyes finally dissipated. Surrounded by the familiar breath, she instinctively felt safe, and her whole body gradually felt safe. to relax.

The person in front of her was really Pang Zhixi. It was not that she had hallucinated in a critical moment.

Qin Yining raised his hand to touch Pang Xiao's face, but found that he was still holding the hairpin in his hand, with the sharp end pointing upward, almost poking Pang Xiao's cheek. She was so frightened that she let go of her hand, and the hairpin fell from her fingertips.

"Zhixi, you're here."

"It's me, it's me." Pang Xiao painfully rubbed the deep mark on the palm of her hand made by the hairpin head, and hugged her tightly in her arms again, "Sister Yi, it's my fault. It’s too late and you’ve suffered so much.”

Qin Yining shook his head, but he couldn't control his tears. They fell in a puddle and soon wet Pang Xiao's clothes.

Qin Yining was very surprised. She pushed Pang Xiao away and raised her sleeves to wipe her tears, but the tears did not obey her wishes and kept falling.

"I, what's wrong with me, there's nothing to cry about."

Pang Xiao lowered his eyes, his phoenix eyes reflected Qin Yining's tearful face, and his distressed heart almost burst.

"My sister Yi has suffered so much and has been wronged ever since she returned to Beijing. It's all because of my incompetence that I made you suffer along with me." He went to wipe away her tears with his big hands, but there were more and more tears.

At this time, Huzi had already led a few elite tiger guards to kidnap the bandits who had just been chasing Qin Yining. Seeing the appearance of Pang Xiao and Qin Yining, Huzi hesitated for a moment, but without saying anything, he led his men to arrest the bandits. The bandits were brought back to the camp to wait for Pang Xiao's treatment.

Only Qin Yining and Pang Xiao were left in the forest. The surroundings became quiet. The sun was setting and the light in the forest was dim.

Pang Xiao lowered his head and kissed Qin Yining's eyes carefully, "It's my fault that you suffered in the palace. I didn't tell my father-in-law that something happened to him, but he couldn't protect you at the critical moment. I couldn't protect you, but my mother did. I'm the one who bullied you, Sister Yi. You hit me. It's my fault. I know your grievances. Stop crying. What should I do if I cry too much? Can you beat me to vent your anger?"

In Pang Xiao's eyes, Qin Yining looks like a child who was bullied outside. When no one cared about her to support her, she could still protect herself with a stiff neck. But once you see your loved ones, that layer of hard protection is removed, and what remains is a soft heart.

During this time,

Even if he was not in the capital, he knew that Qin Yining did not have a good life without him. He was bullied by Concubine Shun, wronged by the Queen Mother, imprisoned and almost starved to death by Li Qitian's acquiescence, and then experienced Qin Huaiyuan's funeral.

Pang Xiao knew how important Qin Huaiyuan was in Qin Yining's heart. Not only was he unable to protect her when she was most sad, but his mother also did things that added insult to injury, which showed how wronged and painful she was at that time.

After finally organizing the funeral, she braved the danger and sent all her family members to the south step by step. When his people first picked up the second lady and Mrs. Qin in the south, Pang Xiao had already understood Qin Yining's plan. Later, when he met Yao Chenggu, Ma and Yao, he understood everything.

Pang Xiao arranged for people to pick up the Qin family members who were rushing to the south one after another. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he quietly left the old capital with his elite tiger guards and hurried all the way to the capital.

He trusted Mu Jinghu and knew that Mu Jinghu would definitely protect Qin Yining's safety.

But he felt most at ease protecting his wife, and he couldn't completely let go of anyone else.

In fact, Pang Xiao was more than ever grateful for his decision at this time. If he hadn't arrived in time,

Thinking of the scene he just saw, Qin Yining was surrounded by four people with lewd faces, and Pang Xiao's heart burned with anger.

"Sister Yi, why isn't Mumu by your side?"

Qin Yining shook his head, "Everything was fine before departure. But when I came out this morning, Mr. Mu was missing. All the people were ready, and the day to send the spirit was fixed. I had no choice but to leave, so I had no choice but to come out like this."

Pang Xiao nodded, a little angry with Mu Jinghu.

But Pang Xiao also knows Mu Jinghu's character. He has always been one-of-a-kind and very loyal. If he hadn't encountered any accidents, Mu Jinghu would not have changed his mind temporarily. What's more, Mu Jinghu also knows Qin Yining's complete identity. plan, and even more aware of how disastrous his temporary change of mind might be to Qin Yining.

However, no matter what the reason was, Qin Yining was indeed in danger because of Mu Jinghu's broken appointment.

Qin Yining wiped his face with his sleeves and took a long time to adjust his mood before saying in a hoarse voice: "Why are you here suddenly? Wouldn't it be bad if you were caught without permission?"

"You're fine, who can do anything to me?" Pang Xiao touched Qin Yining's disheveled hair with his big hand, then took off his robe and put it on Qin Yining's shoulders to cover up her dress that was torn by branches. .

Qin Yining pinched his collar and said: "We have to be cautious now. The Holy Emperor is obviously wary of you to a certain extent. If it weren't for your outstanding military exploits and outstanding talents, he still has some love for talents and wants to keep you at his command. I'm afraid I would have just slapped you on the head a long time ago, and I won’t do so many things to test you.”

Pang Xiao nodded silently. Before he came, he had discussed this matter with Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi. The two excellent counselors also thought the same as Qin Yining. They felt that Li Qitian's actions were actually to test Pang Xiao. loyalty.

Qin Yining took Pang Xiao's hand, identified the direction and walked towards the camp, "Do you agree to Mr. Xie and Mr. Xu's permission to come out this time?"

Really hit the nail on the head, and got to the point.