Sun Clan's daughter buried her face in Qin Huaiyuan's arms, and her tears stained his clothes. "That day, Qitai came back and said that you wanted to see Sister Yi, so you asked Sister Yi to go to the foot of the mountain at night to see you. I thought that Qitai had been with you for so many years, so it was impossible for him to be unfaithful, so I let Sister Yi go."
"Who knows? Not only was he lost, but the people we went out to look for also found Qitai's body. He was stabbed in the neck and died. Only then did I realize that Sister Yi might have been kidnapped. She is such a good daughter, but I am useless as a mother. I let her suffer all day, and in the end, I couldn't even keep an eye on her! "
Qin Huaiyuan hugged Sun Clan's daughter, who was thin and bony, and said with heartache, "Don't worry, don't cry. Sister Yi is all right. "
"Really? You are not lying to me? "Sun Clan's daughter raised her face and looked at Qin Huaiyuan.
"Of course, I only have one daughter, and her safety is so important. How can I lie to you about this?" Qin Huaiyuan wiped her face with his sleeve and comforted her, "Come, let's go in first, and I will tell you slowly."
Sun Clan's daughter had always known Qin Huaiyuan's character. If he said that Qin Yining was all right, then he should be all right.
Only then did she realize that she had thrown herself into Qin Huaiyuan's arms and cried in public. Her face turned red in an instant, and she hurriedly took a few steps back.
Qin Huaiyuan took Sun Clan's hand and walked in front indifferently, greeting the people on the mountain along the way.
Cao Yuqing, on the other hand, lowered her head and followed the two of them upstairs.
When Madam Dowager heard that Qin Huaiyuan was back, she was very happy. She held Mammy Qin's hand and came out to greet him.
"My Brother Meng, you are finally back!"
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and went forward to salute, "Mother, your son greets you."
"Get up, get up! I missed you so much!" Old Madam grabbed Qin Huaiyuan's arm and sized it up. Then, she said with heartache, "You've become tanned and thinner."
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and greeted Second Old Master, Third Old Master, and other family members.
The Sun Clan finally couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Marquis, where is Sister Yi?"
Upon hearing her question, old madam finally remembered that Qin Yining had gone missing.
Qin Huaiyuan went into the room with his family and told them what the Emperor had told him.
Even if he had guessed the details, it was still related to the face of the country, so he didn't want to reveal it. In the end, he only said, "… His Majesty has decided to surrender to Da Zhou. He will be busy these days."
The sound of exhaling could be heard from the room.
Although everyone felt the sorrow of the fall of their country, they were all relieved.
Qin Han said, "Eldest Uncle, His Majesty has agreed to surrender. Will the Da Zhou people outside the capital withdraw?"
"They will."
"Then will they slaughter everyone in the city?" Second Madam was very worried.
Qin Huaiyuan shook his head and said with a smile, "The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is a very shrewd person. He knows how to win people's hearts. I think that at this time, not only will he not slaughter the people in the city, he will also transport food as soon as possible."
Everyone understood that even the Retired Emperor of Great Yan Dynasty did not care about the life and death of his own people, and had hidden away all the silvers used to buy food. If the Emperor of Great Zhou was able to provide food to his people, such a strong contrast was more than enough to give the people in the capital a good impression of the Emperor of Great Zhou.
These starving people didn't care about the fall of their country. They only cared about whether they could survive or not.
Not to mention the commoners, even the members of the Qin Family were overjoyed.
Only old madam's expression wasn't very good.
A few days ago, she had just eaten the little rabbit that Prince Zhongshun gave to Qin Yining. She even used all her strength to mock Qin Yining!
Who would have thought that the Emperor would directly send Qin Yining to Prince Zhongshun's side?
If the Dayan Dynasty surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty, Qin Yining would very likely become Prince Zhongshun's concubine in the future. If it was better, she might even become a side consort! She would become a noble lady in the Zhou Dynasty!
But what about them? They were the family of a surrendered official. Their life and death were in the hands of others. One sentence could decide their future … …
"That is to say, Sister Yi is still very much liked by Prince Zhongshun?" Old madam's voice was a bit hoarse.
Han second young mistress also looked at Qin Huaiyuan with her watery eyes. Obviously, she and old madam thought of the same thing.
She now regretted her actions. She really shouldn't have urged old madam to eat Qin Yining's pet. That little rabbit was just like what Qin Yining said. It didn't have any meat on its body. It wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.
At that time, she only wanted to eat a little bit. She even secretly scolded Qin Yining for being pretentious. She was about to starve to death and still refused to eat that little rabbit.
Who would have thought that the rabbit was a love token that Prince Zhongshun gave to Qin Yining. And Qin Yining was going to become a wangfei?
Han second young mistress regretted so much that her intestines turned green!
Qin Huaiyuan saw that his old mother and niece-in-law had this kind of expression. He guessed that something must have happened that he didn't know about. He said calmly, "En. Prince Zhongshun likes Sister Yi a lot. If there are no accidents, she will become a wangfei. "
Old madam laughed dryly, "That's good, that's good. In the end, it's our family's Sister Yi who has the ability. In the future, we will have to rely on her."
Han second young mistress also nodded with a smile. However, that smile was stiff. Even Qin Han, who was supporting her at the side, could see some clues. It was just that Qin Han didn't ask directly.
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Qin Huaiyuan peacefully stayed on the mountain for two days.
In these two days, the Tiger Army that was guarding the city gates had indeed withdrawn. The city gates opened wide and allowed the common people to enter and exit like before.
The refugees who were struggling at death's door stumbled outside to find a way out.
Many people were so hungry that they didn't have any strength left. They were rolling and crawling.
At this time, not far from the city gates, a Tiger Army soldier shouted loudly, "Your Majesty Da Zhou takes pity on the disaster victims and decrees that there will be two meals a day. There will be congee spots set up in front of the city gates and all over the city. Everyone can come and eat congee!"
As that person's voice fell, someone rushed over with a carriage. They put down a big pot, rice, firewood, and other things and started to make a fire to cook congee.
The fragrance of the rice spread far and wide!
How could the dazed disaster victims withstand the aroma of the food? They all rushed towards the congee stall.
Among them, there was no lack of people who were hungry and had no strength left. After being squeezed, they fell down and couldn't get up again.
But in the face of hunger, who could care so much? It was good enough that they could survive. How could they care about what was under their feet?
Therefore, no one heard a hoarse voice under their feet. It was more out of breath than in, berating, "All of you, get lost. Take your stinky feet away. Zhen … will kill you all. You dare to commit regicide …"
No one heard his voice, but countless feet stepped on his back, leaving a few more footprints on his tattered clothes, which were so dirty that the original color of his clothes couldn't be seen.
He wanted to cry out in pain, but he couldn't make a sound. When he opened his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of blood. He wanted to get up, but he didn't have the strength. His vision gradually blurred. There was only one signal left in his mind, and that was pain. The pain of broken bones and tendons.
The congee stall was not far away. He stretched out his dirty arms, but in the end, he didn't get to eat a mouthful of congee.
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