In Qin Manor, old madam happily ordered people to prepare a sumptuous banquet. She also ordered people to guard the path that Qin Huaiyuan had to pass by every fifty steps. Once they saw Qin Huaiyuan's carriage, they would immediately enter the manor to report.
Everyone stayed in Ci Xiao Garden to chat with old madam. The joyous atmosphere was even livelier than the previous New Year's celebrations.
Qin Yining naturally couldn't return to Shuoren Pavilion first, so he could only stay here to chat.
However, this wait lasted for four hours.
The sky had darkened, but Qin Huaiyuan still hadn't returned.
Old madam became somewhat anxious.
"If there was a banquet in the palace, they wouldn't keep people here for so long. What kind of banquet needs to be held until so late?"
If the emperor wanted people to stay, he should at least consider the longing of his family after not seeing them for many days!
In the end, old madam revered the emperor and didn't dare to complain. However, she had already criticized him a thousand times in her heart.
Third madam was the one who knew how to curry favor. Seeing old madam's impatience, she smiled and said, "Eldest uncle has made a great contribution that will leave his name in history. It's appropriate for the emperor to keep him here to chat. Only eldest uncle can have such an honor. If it was someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to receive such treatment in their lifetime! "
"That's right, grandmother." Qin Yining also joined in with a smile, "We're all Family Qin people. It's easy to see father, but it's difficult for those officials and colleagues outside to talk to father. Why don't we take advantage of today's banquet to have a good chat?"
Qin Yining had been the most doted on by old madam for more than ten years. Ever since Qin Yining returned, he had suppressed her in every aspect. Now that she was once again at old madam's side, she was both emotional and excited. Naturally, she used all her skills to make old madam happy.
In old madam's mind, the image of Qin Huaiyuan being the moon surrounded by stars appeared.
When she thought of how her son had always been filial to her, her heart felt as if it had been soaked in a jar of honey, and she couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Seeing that old madam was happy, Third Madam and Qin Huining laughed and joked with old madam. Sixth Young Miss, Seventh Young Miss, and Eighth Young Miss also joined in the fun, making old madam beam with joy.
Qin Yining sat with the Third Miss, drinking tea and chatting in low voices. He didn't have the slightest intention of going up to her.
Third Miss was already engaged, and the day of her marriage was not far away. Moreover, she was usually aloof from worldly affairs.
On the other hand, Qin Yining had seen through old madam's nature. She didn't want to beg for the pure familial affection that she had always longed for. In addition, old madam didn't like her and the Sun Clan now. She wasn't the kind of person who would offer the right side of her face after being slapped on the left side.
Just as the womenfolk in the room were talking and laughing, they suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps from outside, and a man's voice could be faintly heard.
"It must be Meng Ge 'er coming back." Old madam smiled and looked at the door.
But when the door curtain was lifted, the person who came in was Qin Huaiyuan's Chang Sui, Qi Tai!
Qi Tai entered the door and knelt down with a plop.
"Old madam! Something has happened in the palace! "
Old madam and everyone's smiles froze on their faces.
"Quickly say, what happened!"
"Replying to old madam, there was a big banquet in the palace. Laoye and madam also attended. The emperor rewarded laoye. Because of laoye's contribution in the peace talks, the emperor bestowed laoye the title of Marquis of Anping!"
"This is a good thing!" Third Madam said happily.
Qi Tai kowtowed and said, "It's a good thing, but the empress then said that a hero like laoye should have beauties to serve him. She chose Lu Jieyu and Xu Cairen from the emperor's palace and bestowed them to laoye. She said that they were for bearing children. These two were favored by the emperor, and the emperor didn't object when he heard it."
"First Madam rejected the empress in public. Then the empress quarreled with First Madam. The empress said that First Madam was a jealous woman. First Madam insulted the empress as a demon empress, destroyed other people's families, and killed loyal people. All kinds of words were extremely sharp. In anger, the empress ordered people to kill First Madam, saying that she wanted to give her poisoned wine! "
The room was silent, and everyone's faces were pale.
Qin Yining's mind was buzzing.
She carefully looked at Qi Tai's face, trying to find a flaw in his words and expression. But Qi Tai's anxious and worried look was not fake.
If it was said that the Sun Clan's resentment towards the emperor and empress was really not small.
But the people of the Sun Clan, even if they were full of resentment, they did not have the courage to insult the empress in person unless they were forced to.
The grudge between the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Cao Family was not new. Even if the Sun Clan hated the empress these days, they could see the empress when they went to the palace to pay their respects on the first day of the New Year, but she did not see any discord between the empress and the empress.
On the day she went out, the Sun Clan had also lived in the palace for a while, and nothing happened during this time.
It was clear that after the Sun Clan suffered enough in the mansion, they had recognized the reality. What's more, the Sun Clan's heart was full of Qin Huaiyuan?
Qin Yining sometimes looked on coldly, and even felt that although the death of all the men in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was a big blow to the Sun Clan, it was not as big as the blow that Qin Huaiyuan took Madam Cao as a concubine.
A woman like this who was wholeheartedly devoted to her husband was just given two palace concubines. After returning home, they could eat and drink well and be raised well. Qin Huaiyuan had concubines, so why would the Sun Clan insult the empress in the palace?
Could it be that there was something fishy going on here?
But the matter had already happened, and she couldn't have the slightest bit of luck!
"Qi Tai, carefully explain the scene at that time to me."
Qi Tai hurriedly nodded and said, "Replying to Fourth Young Miss, I didn't see the scene at that time. It was after the incident inside that the master ordered an eunuch to come out and pass a message to me. I saw that the eunuch who passed the message was silent like a cicada in winter and didn't dare to say a word. I guessed that Her Highness the Empress had a very big temper. You also know that His Majesty has always doted on Her Highness the Empress and can't bear for Her Highness the Empress to suffer any grievances. This time, Eldest Madam really, really … "
No one could stop her from seeking her own death!
Qin Yining rubbed the space between his eyebrows in pain and whispered a few words to Song Lan beside him.
Song Lan nodded. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone in the room was still in shock and didn't notice her, she circled around them and left the old madam's Ci Xiao Garden. Lifting her skirt, she quickly ran out.
Qin Yining turned around and bowed to the old madam, "Grandmother, what do you think should be done with the current situation?"
"What should be done?" The old madam was finally able to recover from her shock. The brass tobacco pipe in her hand angrily knocked on the table, knocking off a large piece of paint from the black inscriptions on the small table!
"Your mother, that ignorant and stupid woman! She dared to hoot in front of Her Highness the Empress! Even if she wants to die, she shouldn't have harmed others! Let her die! It's better if she dies! "
Although he had long expected that the old madam would have such a reaction,
Qin Yining's heart still felt numb and twitching pain when he heard such heartless words from the old madam's mouth. It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head in the middle of winter, freezing him from the inside out.
"Grandmother, even if Mother is impulsive, it's also because of her sincerity towards Father. Moreover, she has been our Family Qin's daughter-in-law for more than 20 years. Even though she's your daughter-in-law, it's also equivalent to half a daughter to you …"
"Shut up!" The old madam interrupted Qin Yining's words and reprimanded, "Half a daughter? What a nice way to put it! If I had such a daughter, I would have drowned her in the toilet long ago! Such an ignorant idiot, such a slut who deserves to be hacked to death! She can't do anything well and can't even give birth to an egg. She actually wants to harm my son! Even if she dies, she shouldn't think about implicating the lives of our Family Qin! "
Qin Yining pursed his lips and his gaze turned cold, "Old madam, do you really not care about the many years of friendship?"
"I don't have any friendship with the one surnamed Sun!" The old madam waved her hand fiercely and glared at the second furen who was about to open her mouth to plead for mercy.
Qin Yining nodded and said, "Old madam, even if you want to clear your name now, I'm afraid that you won't be able to do so. If you go and plead for mercy for my mother, not only will you not harm yourself, but you will also gain a virtuous reputation. The empress wants to kill my mother, but as her mother-in-law, you don't have any reaction at all. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by outsiders?"
"What a joke! I'm already so old, why would I care about what others think? Your father said that you have brains, but why do I see that you're completely muddle-headed? It's good that your mother is dead. In the future, you won't lack women with high positions to call your mother. Madam Cao is better than the one surnamed Sun in every aspect, you … "
"Enough!"
Qin Yining couldn't bear it anymore. She couldn't hit the old madam and had nowhere to vent her anger, so she immediately kicked over a round-backed chair by her feet.
That round-backed chair fell to the ground with a crash and knocked over the small table next to it. The blue-and-white porcelain lid and teapot on top fell to the ground with a sharp sound of porcelain breaking.
"Rebellion, rebellion! Someone come quickly, drag her out, drag her out! "
"No need to trouble yourself. I can leave by myself! "Qin Yining coldly said," Old madam is so heartless. Aren't you afraid that others will be sad? Heaven is heartless, but it will always leave a chance for survival. Even if my mother made a mistake, her crime doesn't deserve to die. My father just succeeded in the negotiations and was even conferred the title of Marquis of Anping. Do you think that the emperor will allow my mother to die like this? Even if the empress doesn't care about the outside world's comments, the emperor is still a person who cares about his face! Old madam's fearful appearance is really eye-opening! "
Qin Yining threw down this sentence and turned to leave.
However, her words were like slaps to the old madam's face.
Now, she also began to have some doubts. That's right, with the emperor's personality that cherished his reputation, would he allow the empress to kill the Sun Clan? Murdering the wife of a meritorious official, if this spread out, it wouldn't be good.
However, the emperor had also done a lot of things in the past that involved murdering meritorious officials.
The old madam couldn't react for a while.
When she came back to her senses, she discovered that Qin Yining had already left the main room.
She was suddenly startled and shouted, "Someone come, stop her!"
With Qin Yining's bad temper, she was afraid that she would go out and cause trouble!
Everyone came back to their senses and rushed outside.
There were also servants on duty in the courtyard who wanted to stop Qin Yining. However, these people were only domesticated dogs. How could they be a match for a wild wolf?
Qin Yining only wanted to save people now. Even if she didn't have enough ability, she wouldn't give up hope at this time. She had to try her best.
The people who dared to stop her were all easily knocked down by Qin Yining. The dozen or so servant girls and women didn't manage to stop her.
The old madam, second madam, and third madam stood in the corridor with the young ladies and saw Qin Yining's barbaric appearance clearly. Everyone was once again stunned by her skills.
The old madam shouted, "Quickly, quickly go and catch her! Don't let her go out! "
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