"Miss! Something bad has happened! "
The sound of hurried footsteps came from the courtyard. Qin Yining, who was dressing up in the attic, frowned slightly. She was still holding a jade pearl earring that she had not had time to put on. She stood up and leaned against the lattice window to look downstairs.
"What's the matter? Why are you making such a big fuss?
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A little girl stood in front of the door with a flushed face. Her hands were on her knees as she panted heavily. She looked up at Qin Yining and said while panting, "Xi Hua City has fallen. It's said that Little Wang Ye has killed many, many people. He even chopped off their heads and hung them on high poles to show the people. Now, it's chaos outside. All the people are running away.
Our heads will be hung on the pole! "As the little girl spoke, she leaned against the door sill and fell to the ground. She was so frightened that she started to cry loudly.
The expressions of everyone in the courtyard changed. Some of the maidservants and grannies hugged their heads and cried in fear.
Qin Yining slowly closed the window and sat in front of the dressing table. She looked at her face in the bronze mirror and did not speak for a long time.
Had this day finally arrived?
Although she had already guessed this, when it really happened, Qin Yining still felt that it was unreal. Her heart was hanging high and she felt empty.
Bing Tang and Song Lan's faces were already pale.
Qiu Lu was trembling uncontrollably. Half of the tea in her hand was shaken out of her hand.
Only Ji Yun was still calm. She took the jade pearl earring from Qin Yining and put it on for her. Then, she took a white jade flower hairpin and put it in her hair. She hesitated and said, "Miss, Wang Ye, he …"
Qin Yining smiled bitterly and gently waved her hand to interrupt Ji Yun's words. She said faintly, "I know. It's not his fault. This is war, not a child's play. Even if the Dayan soldiers had the chance to rush into Da Zhou, they would do the same. This is not a person's fault, but the fault of the war. I just wonder when these days will come to an end."
Ji Yun lowered her head when she heard this. Her heart was moved and sad. The mountains and rivers were about to be shattered. No one would feel good if this kind of hesitation and helplessness fell on them. It was rare that her Miss could face this matter calmly and rationally even though she was sad..
Song Lan said with a trembling voice, "Miss, what should we do?"
"There's nothing we can do. We can only take one step at a time." Qin Yining stood up and took a few deep breaths to force herself to be alert. She said, "Let's go to Xingning Garden first. It's almost time to go back. No matter how chaotic it is outside, we still have to go on. "
"Yes." The maidservants saw that Qin Yining was not panicking, so they also calmed down a little.
On the way to Xingning Garden, Qin Yining saw that all the servants and maidservants looked as if a great disaster was about to befall them, as if their parents had died.
Marquis Anping's residence was already like this. It was easy to imagine what the streets would be like.
As usual, she listened to the maidservants, dealt with some matters in the residence, and received and received cards.
Qin Yining saw that a few maidservants were hesitant and seemed to have something to say. She had already guessed most of it in her heart.
"Mama Li, Mama Fang, do you have something to say?"
Hearing Qin Yining's question, all the stewards, older female servants and daughters-in-law stopped leaving.
Mama Li and Mama Fang hesitantly came forward and bowed.
Mama Li's temperament was more gentle and soft, while Mama Fang was more ferocious. She immediately smiled and said, "Miss is indeed wise. This servant does have something to say, but I don't know if it's appropriate to say it."
Qin Yining smiled and said, "Mama Fang, there's no harm in saying it."
Mama Fang said, "It's like this. I have a nephew in the south. In the past two years, his business has flourished and he wants to bring our family over to develop there. He's scheduled to leave in a few days. As for me, I'm a servant of the residence and I'm worried that it won't be good for me to leave at the last minute. However, I also want to reunite with my nephew in the south, so I'm a little hesitant."
Qin Yining heard this and nodded in understanding.
The maidservants and maidservants in the room all cautiously peeked at Qin Yining's expression.
Qin Yining's fair fingers gently stroked the edge of the lid of the bowl. After a while, she said, "Mama Fang is an old servant in the residence. She has worked hard for the Family. Now that there's such a good place for her to go, how could the host not let her go?"
Mama Fang was overjoyed when she heard this. She hurriedly placed the matching tiles she had just received back on the square table next to Qin Yining's hand and turned to leave.
Qin Yining looked at Mama Fang's back. She raised her beautiful eyes and looked at the other maidservants.
Many of them instinctively looked away, not daring to meet Qin Yining's eyes.
"What about you? Is there anyone who has other arrangements at home? Would you like to resign now? "
Mama Li stammered when she heard this, "Miss, my … my daughter and son-in-law are also in the south. They … they also want to bring me over to retire."
"Yes. Mama Li is getting on in years. It is indeed time for you to retire. "
Hearing Qin Yining's words, everyone felt that there was hope. Four or five people suddenly stood up and said that they had family matters to attend to and could no longer work. Those who sold their bodies wanted to redeem themselves and release their contracts. Those who sought refuge also wanted to bid farewell.
Bing Tang, Song Lan, Qiu Lu, and Ji Yun, who were standing beside Qin Yining, all had extremely ugly expressions.
What family matters? It was obvious that these people wanted to pack up and run away when they saw that the situation was bad!
Normally, the Family treated them well. Now that they were in danger, they didn't even care about the benefits they received from their masters. They only wanted to run for their lives!
Qin Yining was exceptionally calm. She nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I have a plan in mind. Since it's still early today, why don't we do this? "
Qin Yining stood up and ordered, "Immediately call all the servants in the inner residence to gather at the large open space in front of the back garden. Tell them that I have something to say."
The nannies in charge complied and immediately rushed out.
Qin Yining then told Song Lan, "Go to the outer courtyard and see if my father is home. If he is, ask him to come here. If he isn't, ask Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Eldest Cousin, or Second Cousin to come here."
"Yes."
Song Lan also quickly ran out.
After everyone left, the bright parlor immediately quieted down. Only Qin Yining and the three maidservants were left.
Sun Clan, who had been listening from behind for a long time, finally couldn't hold back anymore. She quickly walked out and pulled Qin Yining's hand, saying, "Sister Yi, what should we do? Da Zhou has occupied Xi Hua City. I think these nannies in charge are simply going to quit. Once they leave, our whole family … "
Qin Yining patted Sun Clan's arm comfortingly and said with a smile, "Mother, don't worry. You can't force a cow to drink water, right? Today, we can take advantage of this opportunity to make things clear. The situation is tense now. If there are too many people, it won't be good for our family. Simplifying things a bit is a good thing. "
When Sun Shi heard this, she finally nodded her head.
Not long after, everyone heard the news.
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