Qin Yining did not dare to be arrogant. Right now, her status was just the daughter of a surrendered official, and she was not related to Pang Xiao. These advisors were all capable people under Pang Xiao's command. They were all older than her, so she did not feel it was inappropriate when she returned the greeting.
Qin Yining's courteous and courteous actions caused the advisors to have a slightly better impression of her.
But after seeing her beautiful appearance, everyone's impression of her worsened again.
Such a natural charm and seductive behavior, no wonder a hero like Wang Ye would lose his mind. He would rather take the risk of facing Your Majesty and take the risk of sending troops to search for her.
This woman, was it that the one surnamed Qin was afraid that Wang Ye would seek revenge on him, so he sent her to charm Wang Ye?
It was clear that these brainy elites had demonized Qin Yining a long time ago.
Qin Yining was very sensitive. Even though these advisors did not express anything inappropriate, she could still feel that they did not like her. However, she did not need to think to understand the reason.
Therefore, she only smiled and retreated to the side.
She was not a wang fei, and her status as a Family Qin was not clear. She could interact with Pang Xiao however she wanted in private, but she knew that she could not overstep the rules in front of others.
Pang Xiao frowned. Seeing Qin Yining being so careful, and seeing the attitude of his advisors towards Qin Yining, he felt displeased inside.
Just as he was about to scold her, Qin Yining turned around first. She bent her knees and said, "Wang Ye, is there any news of my father and family in the past few days?"
When she asked this, her watery eyes blinked mischievously at him.
Pang Xiao immediately recovered his mind.
Yes, advisors were not like other people. He could not use forceful methods to force them to submit to Qin Yining. Qin Yining probably knew this as well.
A person's good opinion of another person would not appear suddenly. Pang Xiao believed that Qin Yining had the means to make these people submit willingly.
Therefore, Pang Xiao put the matter aside and turned to look at the leader, an elegant man in his forties. He said, "Sir Xu, is there any news of Family Qin?"
This man was Xu Weizhi. He was quick-witted and good at scheming. His cooperation with Xie Yue, who was good at making decisions, was seamless. He was Pang Xiao's most important advisor..
Xu Weizhi smiled and cupped his hands in salute. He said, "Wang Ye, there is no news of Family Qin yet. However, the County King of Yan, the Li family, the Gu family, and a few other families have been found by Your Majesty's team. They should be arriving in the capital in the next few days."
When Qin Yining heard this, she became more worried.
Although she knew that there would be silver-masked spies protecting her father and mother, she could not be completely at ease without seeing them alive and well.
Fortunately, Cao Yuqing and the silver-masked spies were there.
When the incapable emperor abdicated, the silver-masked spies, who had been highly regarded by the incapable emperor, became masterless. The new emperor would not use the remaining spies of the old emperor. Therefore, the silver-masked spies had no idea what to do for a while and no one paid them.
Qin Huaiyuan used Cao Yuqing's relationship to completely recruit the silver-masked spies for his own use.
Qin Yining could only comfort herself that the spies were highly skilled and should be able to find her father and mother and protect them on their way to the capital.
Suppressing the worry in her heart, Qin Yining asked, "Was this assassination attempt by Marquis Dingbei's doing?"
Pang Xiao nodded and instructed the staff to take a seat. He also had Qin Yining sit next to him. Then, he said to Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue, "Why don't you explain to Miss Qin?"
When the staff saw Pang Xiao arrange the seat for Qin Yining and his attitude towards Qin Yining, they could already guess what was going on.
Among the staff, Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue were the most respected people aside from Zheng Pei. Therefore, when Pang Xiao asked them to explain to Qin Yining, the staff were even more certain. Even if they had doubts about Qin Yining, they temporarily suppressed them.
Xu Weizhi also felt very surprised and didn't immediately speak.
On the other hand, Xie Yue had interacted with Qin Yining for a long time and understood Qin Yining's character and strategy very well. Therefore, she said with an extremely respectful attitude, "Miss Qin, regarding Marquis Dingbei's assassination attempt on the Dayan troops, I believe that as long as you understand the situation in the capital, you'll naturally understand."
Qin Yining smiled and said, "I'm new here and don't really understand the situation in the capital. Please enlighten me, Teacher."
Xie Yue repeatedly said that she didn't dare and politely said, "Miss Qin is someone that Wang Ye regards highly. You're not an outsider, so I'll be direct. Back when Wang Ye followed Your Majesty to conquer the world, he became sworn brothers with Your Majesty and Marquis Dingbei, right? "
Qin Yining nodded with a smile.
Xie Yue said, "Marquis Dingbei is a calm person with a cold temperament. He speaks bluntly to outsiders, but his relationship with Wang Ye has always been very good. This time, Marquis Dingbei's assassination attempt on the Dayan troops might be because he wants to avenge Wang Ye. "
As soon as she said this, everyone in the room discreetly sized up Qin Yining.
Qin Yining didn't mind and said understandingly, "When General Cheng died, my father did use the tactic of sowing discord. Even if the tyrant of Beiji had long wanted to get rid of General Cheng, he only used the tactic of sowing discord. However, the disaster did indeed arise because of this. In the eyes of outsiders, Wang Ye indeed has an irreconcilable enmity with Family Qin and Dayan. "
"That's right." Xie Yue smiled when she saw Qin Yining being so honest. "Everyone thought that Wang Ye would definitely kill Family Qin to avenge himself. Among the troops of Dayan who surrendered, there were Family Qin members. Therefore, it was obvious that Wang Ye didn't succeed in his revenge this time. Wang Ye didn't have time to accept the letter of surrender from the County King of Yan before he returned to the capital. Coincidentally, he met Marquis Dingbei, who was returning to the capital to report on his work. That's why this happened. "
Qin Yining nodded when he heard this. After pondering for a moment, he felt that something was amiss.
"Didn't Mr. Xie just say that Marquis Dingbei is a calm and intelligent person who is cold to others? But this time, his actions really don't match his personality. " Qin Yining frowned as he analyzed, "Why would a calm and intelligent person take a detour and kill the surrendered officials who were important to Your Majesty on the way back to his base after reporting on his work? Even if he wanted to avenge his brother, his actions were too extreme and direct. "
Qin Yining had already heard some news in private. When he combined it with what Xie Yue had said and recalled the scene that day, he felt that something was amiss.
"That day, Marquis Dingbei led his troops and asked his subordinates to disguise themselves as bandits. He ordered them to charge into the crowd and kill randomly. If he wanted to kill my family members to avenge Wang Ye's father, then his actions were too careless.
"If that's all he has and he didn't even investigate the enemy's situation before taking action and was so impulsive and brainless, then it doesn't match Mr. Xie's evaluation of him as a calm and intelligent person. Moreover, if he was really such a person, I'm afraid he wouldn't be as famous as Wang Ye today. "
The room was silent. All the aides were deep in thought.
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