When Qin Yining heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "At this time, where can I escape to? If the Emperor decrees that the Family Qin can't hand me over, how do you think the Emperor will deal with the Family Qin? "
"This … ai! What should we do? "
Yuchi Yan was very clear about his father's personality. Just like in the Ding Guo Manor, Sun Yu, a man of integrity, chose to die in such a stubborn way because he refused to submit to the threat of the Da Zhou Emperor. If it were him, he would only be filled with admiration and praise, and would definitely take good care of the Sun Family. But what did his father do?
When he thought about how the Sun Family was Qin Yining's maternal family, and how Qin Yining's maternal grandfather, uncle, cousin, and even his young nephew had all been beheaded, and the one who caused all of this was his father, Yuchi Yan felt a wave of shame, and his face quickly turned red.
In the eyes of outsiders, he was the high and mighty Crown Prince, the only heir to the Emperor, the future Son of Heaven, and the natural favorite.
But only Yuchi Yan knew that the identity of the imperial family didn't bring him glory, but shackles and burdens.
Because of his father's stupidity, he didn't even dare to confidently pursue the woman he loved.
And the woman he loved, his father wanted to crush her and feed her to the Empress …
Qin Yining saw that the Crown Prince's fair face had already turned purple, and he could already guess the gist of it. He didn't discuss this matter with him anymore, and bowed sincerely, "Thank you for your righteous help today, Your Highness. If Your Highness hadn't told me in advance, I'm afraid I would have been sacrificed by the family."
Yuchi Yan saw her bow and hurriedly supported her, saying with shame, "Miss Qin, there's really no need for this. I'm really incompetent. When I received the news, I could only tell you what happened, but I couldn't think of an appropriate solution … but please don't worry, Miss Qin. When I go back, I'll contact my father. As long as he gives the order, I will definitely ask him to take back his order. I won't let you die in vain!"
"I appreciate Your Highness's good intentions. However, this subject's daughter is free to make her own decision. Your Highness, it would be best if you don't act rashly for the time being. "
Her complexion was slightly pale, but her brows were relaxed and her eyes were clear and calm. At a glance, one could tell that she had already calmed down from her panic.
Last time, Yuchi Yan had anxiously caught up with the peace talks team. He only wanted to confess to her and let her know his feelings, but she rejected him in front of everyone. After that, Yuchi Yan thought about the whole story and the relationship between them. He knew that this woman was definitely not an ordinary girl. She was extremely smart and definitely worthy of being the daughter of "Wise Pan An".
Now that he saw how calm and confident she was in the face of danger, her calmness and composure even infected him.
Yuchi Yan asked himself, if one day someone suddenly wanted to grind his flesh and blood for others to eat, he would not be as calm as Qin Yining after hearing the news.
A feeling of admiration arose spontaneously, followed by an uncontrollable emotion. Like a surging tide, a sentence that had been lingering in Yuchi Yan's mind for a long time blurted out.
"Miss Qin, are you and Prince Zhongshun really engaged? Do I not have another chance? "
Qin Yining's beautiful face suddenly flushed red. Even her ears turned red.
"Your Highness, marriage is naturally decided by my parents. How could it be up to me to decide who I want to marry? Your Highness, please don't say that again. "
Yuchi Yan looked at her beautiful face that was dyed red. For a moment, he only felt that she was adorable from head to toe. There was no part of her that wasn't exquisite and pleasing to the eye. She was just standing in front of him with her head down, but it made him feel as if he was in a beautiful landscape painting. It was as if he could hear the birds and smell the fragrance of flowers, making him unable to extricate himself.
"Alright, I understand." Yuchi Yan smiled. Since she said this, he only needed to convince Qin Huaiyuan. Although his imperial father was a bit shabby, his own character could be guaranteed.
"You still have things to take care of. I should also go back, lest people become suspicious if I stay here for too long."
"Yes. Many thanks to Your Highness for today." Qin Yining bowed again.
Yuchi Yan waved his hand and stared at her for a moment. Then, he reluctantly put on a light blue luxurious cloak and walked out.
Master Zhong was already waiting at the door and carefully sent the crown prince off. He even made a regretful expression that the business deal had not been concluded, so no one would be suspicious.
Qin Yining sat at the table and looked at the dark green tea leaves in the teacup, lost in thought.
Not long later, Master Zhong anxiously ran in. "Boss, what should we do? What should we do? Ai! That demon empress is simply not human! How can there be such a vicious woman in this world? She actually wants to use human flesh to retain her beauty. His Majesty is actually willing to listen! Boss, what should we do?! We should quickly tell the Marquis of Anping and ask him to think of a solution! "
The study was not large, so Master Zhong naturally heard the conversation between Qin Yining and the crown prince clearly.
Qin Yining shook his head. "Tell my father. With his position and perspective, he will either let me escape or sacrifice me. However, there are so many people in the Family. Would my father sacrifice the entire family for me? For the sake of safety, I still have to personally take action. "
"But what can we do?" Master Zhong was so worried that his hair was about to turn white.
Qin Yining stood up and paced back and forth. He analyzed, "Right now, the two countries are at peace, and it's not like the people of Da Zhou forced us to do anything. His Majesty might not be able to find a suitable reason to hand me over to the empress. Could it be that His Majesty can directly order my father to hand over your daughter for the empress to eat? Otherwise, you are a traitor? "
"With His Majesty's usual conduct, he might actually be able to do something like that." Master Zhong frowned and sighed.
Qin Yining shook his head. "If His Majesty really did that, then he would be completely shameless. Under the pressure of war, His Majesty can be shameless in order to save his own life. However, in a time of peace, His Majesty still wants to stabilize the country. I'm afraid that he also cherishes his reputation. Therefore, even if His Majesty wants to arrest me, he won't directly order me to do so. Instead, he will definitely accuse me of a crime and let me die as a matter of course. "
"Crime? Boss's father was a meritorious official who facilitated the success of the peace talks. Boss also contributed a lot to the peace talks. Your entire family is a loyal official. If His Majesty wants to accuse you of a crime, I'm afraid it will be difficult. "
Qin Yining stopped walking and gripped the back of his chair tightly.
In reality, His Majesty really did have a reason to accuse her of a crime.
The Qingtian Alliance!
Her maternal grandmother was the leader of the Qingtian Alliance. She was the main culprit who ordered the assassination of His Majesty!
What if His Majesty used her identity as the granddaughter of the leader of the Qingtian Alliance to announce to the world that he was going to arrest her?
As soon as this idea popped up, Qin Yining rejected it.
The fact that His Majesty gave his most trusted silver-masked secret agent to Qin Huaiyuan was enough to show His Majesty's determination to deal with the Cao Family. In order to keep Guozhang Cao in check, Qin Huaiyuan was his greatest weapon.
If His Majesty wanted Qin Huaiyuan to deal with Guozhang Cao in peace, His Majesty definitely wouldn't shake the foundation of the Family Qin. Therefore, if His Majesty wanted to eat His Majesty's flesh, His Majesty would only touch His Majesty's flesh.
In that case, the Qingtian Alliance incident wouldn't be exposed. Otherwise, it would shake the foundation of the Family Qin. Moreover, if the Qingtian Alliance incident wasn't exposed, it could be used as a bargaining chip by His Majesty to suppress the Family Qin.
Thinking of this, Qin Yining started walking again and muttered, "… Since His Majesty won't expose this incident, what excuse will he use?"
She thought left and right for a long time. Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration.
Master Zhong saw Qin Yining's eyes light up and knew that she had an idea.
"Boss, what do you plan to do? As long as you say the word, this old man will die ten thousand times without hesitation! "
Qin Yining shook her head and said with a smile, "It's not that serious. However, this time, we still have to pay a little. Head shopkeeper, I'll have to trouble you to prepare five thousand taels of silver for me. The sooner the better. It would be best if I could get it right now. "
When Master Zhong heard this, he didn't ask any more questions and immediately nodded, "Ah! I'll go prepare it right away! "
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