The truth suddenly hit Qin Yining in the face and caught her off guard. He vaguely felt that he had been fooled. But looking at the lovely girl with an apple-like face and big eyes in front of him, Qin Yining felt lucky.
Fortunately, Tang Meng was fine.
Fortunately, things were not as he imagined.
"Thank you, Wang Ye." Qin Yining solemnly bowed to Prince Ning. "Then I'll take Miss Tang away."
Prince Ning calmly sat in the first seat and waved to Qin Yining.
Qin Yining smiled at Tang Meng and said, "Miss Tang, please come with me."
"Miss, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me by my name. From now on, you will be the master, and I will be the servant. I will never forget the kindness you showed me today." Tang Meng blinked her big round eyes and said very seriously.
Qin Yining smiled bitterly. "I didn't save you. It seems like my actions were superfluous. "
Tang Meng shook her head repeatedly. "Miss, since my father asked me to become a monk with the Pharmacopoeia handed down in my family, I knew that something would happen to the Tang family sooner or later. But then I really ruined it … "
"Although I became an outsider, I got used to the fickleness of the world because of what happened to the Tang family. The Musical House took me back and forced me to return to the secular world. I refused, and they tortured me. Later, the Zhaoyun Agency rented me. I was brought back by Wang Ye, and I lived a peaceful life for a few days. "
Tang Meng's eyes were filled with tears. "Miss, except for Wang Ye, you are the only one who took the initiative to help my family. You and I met by chance, and there is no karma between us. You, the daughter of a boudoir, can withstand the pressure of rumors outside to come to the mansion to save me. I know the risk you took! I can't repay this kindness in my life. "
Her words moved Qin Yining, Master Zhong, Ruilan, and Qiu Lu.
Qin Yining saved people because he didn't want a good girl's life to be ruined, and he didn't want Master Zhong's family to be implicated in the disaster. He never thought that he would be grateful or rewarded. Now that he heard Tang Meng's words, he blushed first. He took Tang Meng and Prince Ning's hand, bowed again, and left quickly with his men.
Prince Ning had been sitting at the head of the table and had seen everything. Suddenly, he smiled playfully and said, "I didn't expect that old fox Qin Meng could raise such a warm-hearted girl."
"That's right." A person slowly walked out from behind the ground cover. It was the young man that Qin Yining had met earlier.
Prince Ning casually cupped his hands towards the young man. "Did Your Highness hear what she said just now?"
The young man nodded, a trace of distress in his expression. "She's right. These stubborn old fools in the capital who think they're invincible are actually frogs at the bottom of a well. Even now, they still have the time to wrangle over whether to fight or not."
"This King has seen through them long ago. These people are a bunch of useless trash. If they really do break into the city in the future, they won't be so scared that they'll piss their pants. Hahaha! "Prince Ning laughed loudly.
Hearing this, the young man also burst into laughter. He stood beside Prince Ning with his hands behind his back and looked at the Painting of the Eight Horses for a long time. Slowly, a blush appeared on his face.
Prince Ning understood, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he asked, "Has Your Highness really made up your mind?"
The young man paused, then said, "What? Does Your Highness not agree and want to back out?"
Prince Ning looked into the young man's eyes, his gaze sharp. He said in a mocking voice, "This King wants to back out? This King didn't expect Your Highness to take the initiative to impeach Grand Preceptor Cao. This King has always thought that Your Highness was only a master of calligraphy and painting and didn't care about politics. "
The young man smiled bitterly, "Is Your Highness laughing at my lack of achievements for many years?"
Prince Ning laughed loudly and said, "This King originally only wanted to make an alliance with Duke Ding, but that little fox Sun Yuanming refused to take a stand. Today, to help you and me, he even pulled in Qin Meng. Now, it's easier to impeach that old thing Cao Bingzhong."
The young man was a little worried, "I'm afraid that Prime Minister Qin won't agree."
"He has to agree even if he doesn't want to. His good daughter has made the decision for him! No matter what, Tang Meng is already his daughter's maidservant and will be protected by the Qin's Mansion. Qingliu and those two-faced cowards will definitely take a side when they see this result. "
Prince Ning patted the young man's shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Your Highness, don't worry. This matter will definitely succeed! That coquettish woman babbles all day long and doesn't do anything serious. She can't give birth to an egg, and she wants to cut off my brother's bloodline?! That's just wishful thinking! Even a little girl knows her end, but she herself can't figure it out. How ridiculous! This King is going to expose her coquettish appearance this time! Let's see what she can do without her father's support! "
**
At this time, Qin Yining had already taken Tang Meng into the carriage. Master Zhong, Ruilan, and Qiu Lu were all following outside. They rushed all the way to the "Cloud Stepping Inn" under the banner of Zhao Yun Department.
Qin Yining smiled and said, "You stay in the inn first. In these two days, I'll find an opportunity to come out and take you to renounce asceticism. After renouncing asceticism, you'll enter the mansion and follow me. We can also take care of each other in the First Place."
"Yes." Tang Meng smiled and nodded, "Miss, you don't have to be so polite with me. I'll be your maidservant from now on. You can just order me around."
Qin Yining nodded. She didn't expect Tang Meng to accept reality so calmly.
Perhaps it was easier for people to recognize their own position after experiencing a great storm and being unable to turn the situation around and being driven into a corner.
The group of people arrived at the Cloud Stepping Inn. Qin Yining ordered Master Zhong to arrange a secluded courtyard for Tang Meng to settle down first. Then she called Master Zhong over and said, "I'll have to trouble Master Zhong to take care of Miss Tang. I'll think of a way to come out in these two days."
At this time, Master Zhong had resolved the crisis and was feeling refreshed. When he looked at Qin Yining again, his eyes were filled with respect and intimacy. He bowed and said, "Miss, don't worry. I'll definitely do it well."
Qin Yining heard the change in the way he addressed her. She smiled and said, "Good. In the future, I'll have to rely on Master Zhong for many things. It's just that it's getting late today. The matter of checking the accounts can only be changed to another day."
"Yes, Miss, don't worry. This little one has already seen the accounts sent over. When Miss has the time, you can look through them. If the fu's old lord asks, Miss can say that you went around the shops under Zhao Yun Agency today and inspected them. You can come out another day to check the accounts. We have three restaurants under our banner. They are 'Returning Forest Restaurant', 'Drunken Cloud Restaurant' and 'Jade Cup Restaurant'. There are also two inns. One is the 'Cloud Stepping Inn' that we're currently at. The other is' Yue Sheng Inn 'on the Eastern Main Street. "
"Master Zhong is quick-witted. I'll just reply like that." Qin Yining looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I should go back."
"Yes, this little one will have them escort Miss. This little one's entire family will definitely repay Miss for saving our lives. Miss, please accept my bow. "Master Zhong said this and knelt down to pay his respects.
Qin Yining helped Master Zhong up and said with a smile, "Master Zhong, you don't have to be so polite. In the future, we need to support each other even more to go further."
Master Zhong nodded with a smile. "Miss is right."
Qin Yining told Master Zhong to take good care of Tang Meng and arrange for Tang Meng to return to the secular world. Then she left with Ruilan and Qiu Lu, hurrying back to the prime minister's fu.
In the carriage, Ruilan and Qiu Lu were originally excited. However, when they saw Qin Yining's expression, they became worried.
He had successfully rescued her, but why did the young lady not look happy?
Both of them had questions. Ruilan thought more, so she didn't immediately ask. Qiu Lu, on the other hand, was straightforward and asked, "Miss, why are you unhappy?"
Qin Yining came back to her senses and murmured with a sigh, "This time, I'm afraid something bad is going to happen."
"What?" Ruilan and Qiu Lu's hearts skipped a beat. They said nervously, "Why do you say that? What's going to happen? "
Qin Yining said in a low voice, "Think about what Ning Wang said today and his attitude. He took her away to protect Miss Tang. However, he pretended to kidnap her and didn't explain to the Zhao Yun Agency. He allowed the notoriety of kidnapping to spread throughout the capital. Why? "
Ruilan and Qiu Lu were stunned.
"He did this just to use Qingliu to put pressure on the Zhao Yun Agency. If the Zhao Yun Agency really couldn't withstand the pressure and went to Ning Wang to ask for Miss Tang, I think they would be able to get her back easily like today."
"Miss, you mean …" Ruilan thought it through and couldn't help but turn pale.
"Everyone knows that Ning Wang kidnapped Miss Tang and refused to return her. However, when the Zhao Yun Agency went to ask for her, Ning Wang actually returned her. I'm afraid everyone will think that Ning Wang and the Zhao Yun Agency have a good relationship and are in cahoots. In the past, the owner of the Zhao Yun Agency was my eldest cousin, and he had the Ding General Manor behind him. If things went according to the original development, everyone would think that Ding General Manor and Ning Wang were in cahoots. But now, I'm the one who started it. I'm not only the daughter of the Prime Minister, but also the granddaughter of Ding General Manor … "
Qin Yining's face was very pale when she said this, and her hands and feet were as cold as ice.
"This time, I'm afraid that I fell into Ning Wang's trap on behalf of my eldest cousin. I accidentally tied Ding General Manor and the Prime Minister to Ning Wang's side. Just wait and see. It won't be long before the news that I successfully took Miss Tang away will spread. "
Qiu Lu's eyes turned red when she heard this. She stomped her feet and said, "I thought that Ning Wang was a chivalrous person. I didn't expect him to be so evil! In order to win over Ding General Manor, he actually used such a method! "
"Yes," Ruilan also said, "So, Duchess Ding's arrangement …" Ruilan suddenly realized that her words were suspected of sowing discord, so she hurriedly stopped talking.
Qin Yining said, "Grandmother may not have bad intentions. She just thought that since I'm a little girl, the only way to deal with it is to let Master Zhong take the blame, and then I'll change the head shopkeeper. In this way, it doesn't matter if I don't take the blame. But neither grandmother nor my father thought that I would go and ask for Tang Ling … "
Ruilan persuaded, "Miss, now that things have come to this, you have good intentions. Now the best thing to do is to think about how to reply to the old madam and the Prime Minister. What if they blame you?"
Qin Yining smiled bitterly. She had only returned to the fu for a few days, but she had already experienced so many people's fickleness and schemes.
She originally thought that after returning home, her life would be very peaceful. Rich families didn't lack food and clothing, and at least they wouldn't be as dark as those struggling to survive at the bottom.
But she didn't expect that the people in these wealthy families would scheme and frame others for benefits and power. They weren't any less than those struggling to survive in the streets.
Qin Yining took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She began to think about the impact this matter would have on the Prime Minister's Manor, Ding General Manor, and herself.
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