After Qin Huaiyuan finished speaking, he raised his voice and called for someone, "Go invite Miss Tang over.
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Qi Tai, who was waiting outside, immediately complied.
Not long after, Bing Tang entered the room and bowed.
"Greetings to the Marquis."
"Miss Tang, there's no need to be so courteous. I'll have to trouble you to go to the inner residence and fetch a set of clothes for Sister Yi. Also, secretly bring some medicine to treat Sister Yi's wounds. "
Upon hearing this, Bing Tang immediately understood that Qin Huaiyuan was hinting that today's matter couldn't be revealed. She nodded seriously and said, "Yes, this servant will go right away."
"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Tang." Seeing that she understood quickly, Qin Huaiyuan smiled and nodded his head in greeting.
"This servant doesn't dare. Serving Miss is this servant's duty." Bing Tang bowed and retreated.
Qin Huaiyuan ordered Qi Tai to stand guard outside and not allow anyone to enter the study. After everything was arranged properly, he looked inquiringly at Qin Yining.
Qin Yining carefully recounted today's events to Qin Huaiyuan without concealing anything.
After hearing this, Qin Huaiyuan was silent for a long time. He lowered his eyes and looked at the blue and white porcelain bowl on the table with carps playing with lotuses. He didn't look like he was in a daze or thinking. He just sat there quietly.
However, Qin Yining knew that Qin Huaiyuan's mind must be in turmoil. Many things would be connected, and many things would be difficult to decide.
After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Qin Huaiyuan said, "That day, when we returned to the capital, you returned home while father was stationed outside the city. The next day, His Majesty arranged a welcoming ceremony. However, an assassin suddenly attacked."
Qin Yining straightened his back and looked seriously at Qin Huaiyuan.
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Not long after father followed His Majesty into the palace that day, His Majesty's silver-masked secret agent delivered an investigation report to His Majesty. His Majesty threw that secret report to me. It said that there were two groups of assassins. One of them had committed suicide and had yet to be found out. The other group had been captured alive and had confessed under torture. They were all members of the Green Sky Alliance. And the Silver Masked Spy has already found out that the leader of the Qingtian Alliance is your grandmother. "
Qin Yining was stunned when he heard this. Many disconnected clues were connected one by one. There was a reason why so many things had happened in the past few days.
"So, His Majesty suddenly wanted to show my mother to the public in order to lure my grandmother to save her?"
Qin Huaiyuan nodded solemnly. "That day, His Majesty was furious. Father could only compromise and was detained in a separate room by His Majesty. There was no way he could interfere with what happened after that, nor could he spread the news. Fortunately, Little Wang Ye messed up this matter. Otherwise, the consequences would have been too horrible to contemplate. "
Qin Yining's forehead was sweating, and she murmured: "Actually, that day, I also recruited people to rob the execution ground. It's all thanks to Meng Zhi Xi. Otherwise, not only the Qingtian Alliance, but also our family, I'm afraid we would be labeled as rebels."
Qin Huaiyuan didn't seem surprised at all when he heard Qin Yining say that she had also arranged for people to rob the execution ground. He only nodded silently.
"Father, today's matter must have been arranged by Madam Cao in advance. I can see that Madam Cao's position in the Silver Masked Men isn't low. She deliberately took me out and pretended to be arrested. Clearly, she wanted to encircle and annihilate the Green Sky Alliance."
"Exactly." Qin Huaiyuan nodded. "Although His Majesty is afraid of foreign enemies, he has been in that position for more than 30 years. How could someone who was able to win the battle for the throne not have enough brains? That day, he made use of your mother's matter to come up with a plan. Since it failed, there must be a series of plans behind it. "
Qin Yining nodded. He couldn't help but feel a burst of lingering fear.
Today, if she had agreed to Duchess Ding's request to kill Cao Yuqing, she was afraid that not only would her life be in danger, but her Family would also change.
The silk lantern was bright, illuminating Qin Yining's unsightly complexion. Seeing the sweat on her forehead and sideburns, how could Qin Huaiyuan not understand her thoughts? When encountering such a matter of life and death, she was muddle-headed and didn't know the truth. But now, the truth of everything was in front of her eyes. She suddenly realized that she had been so close to death. Not to mention a young girl like her, even he felt endlessly scared when he thought about it carefully.
"It's been hard on you. You have to be involved in these matters. "Qin Huaiyuan sighed and stroked Qin Yining's head.
Qin Yining smiled bitterly and said, "Father, don't say that. It's still the same thing. Since I'm enjoying the benefits of being the in-law's daughter, then I have to bear the corresponding pressure and responsibility. I just feel that I'm really lucky. I didn't choose the wrong path and bring trouble to my family. "
Qin Huaiyuan felt quite the same, so he nodded.
Qin Yining asked again, "Father, you already knew Concubine Cao's identity?"
"Yes." Qin Huaiyuan hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell Qin Yining everything, "The most powerful force in the emperor's hands is the silver-masked secret agents. These people specialize in assassination, spying, investigation, and protection. Concubine Cao is secretly the leader of the silver-masked secret agents. After the peace talks, the national crisis could be solved, but the domestic disputes in the imperial court became apparent. The emperor was afraid of the Cao family's entangled power in the imperial court and wanted to put a trump card in my hands, so he had me accept Concubine Cao. "
Qin Yining was stunned when he heard this. He said in surprise, "Could it be that Guozhang Cao didn't know Concubine Cao's identity?"
Qin Huaiyuan shook his head and said, "This is the brilliance of the silver-masked secret agents. Everyone in the silver-masked secret agents hides in the dark and has an unexpected identity. Furthermore, they are absolutely loyal to the imperial power and are absolutely confidential to the outside world. Guozhang Cao didn't know anything about Concubine Cao and only thought of her as an ordinary woman. As far as I know, Concubine Cao's last marriage was because she was ordered to assassinate her late husband and steal intelligence."
Qin Yining heard this and thought of everything he saw today. Such a beautiful woman with such powerful martial arts had become a tool to be manipulated by others. Even the important matter of marriage was not up to her. Everything was a mission. Her last marriage was a mission, and becoming a widow was the result of a mission. Now that she had become Qin Huaiyuan's concubine, it was also a mission …
"She's also a pitiful person." Qin Yining couldn't help but sigh faintly.
Qin Huaiyuan only smiled and didn't say anything.
Qin Yining sighed. He stood up and said, "Father, I won't tell mother about what happened today. If mother asks about my grandmother and the others, I'll say that they're fine. In the future, I'll find an opportunity to tell mother. I'll say that my grandmother and the others don't want to live in Fairy Temple and went to find a place to live. As for the injury on my body, if someone asks, I'll say that I accidentally fell down. "
"You're very thoughtful." Qin Huaiyuan praised, "When it comes to Concubine Cao, remember not to change your attitude at all. Concubine Cao is in our family to help me do some things. At the same time, we can't rule out the possibility that the Emperor wants to arrange for her to monitor me. In short, father will take care of these matters. You just need to be yourself. "
Qin Yining heard this and understood Qin Huaiyuan's meaning. He smiled and nodded.
Qin Yining called for Bing Tang to come in. After changing clothes in the washroom and re-bandaging his neck, he covered the wound on his neck. Only then did he nonchalantly return to Xing Ning Garden to pay his respects to the Sun Clan.
The Sun Clan took Qin Yining's hand and carefully asked about the situation of the womenfolk of Duke Ding's Family. Qin Yining only smiled and said that everything was fine. He coaxed the Sun Clan into beaming with joy before returning to the Shuoren Pavilion to rest.
Thus, more than a month passed peacefully. It was already spring in the capital. A new batch of spring clothing had been sent to each room.
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