"No, no. Brother-in-law, I, I'll leave now. "Miss Eight bent her knees and saluted. Her ears were red and her face was red. She lowered her head and walked outside.
Pang Xiao looked at Miss Eight's back and smiled coldly. He asked bluntly, "Who asked you to come?"
Miss Eight stopped in her tracks. She turned around and looked at Pang Xiao with fear and embarrassment.
"The Family Qin won't have no maidservant to serve tea. You're the Miss of the Family Qin. Whose idea was it to ask you to serve tea in the front hall? "
Pang Xiao didn't restrain his momentum. He had been irritable these days, and now he looked decadent. His face was a little more ferocious, and his eyes were like arrows shining with cold light. Even a man would be frightened by Pang Xiao's momentum, let alone Miss Eight, a little girl.
Miss Eight stepped back again and again until her back was against the wall of the door. She stuttered, "No, no one's idea."
"Liar." Pang Xiao saw that she was so frightened, so he didn't want to say anything more. He just said, "The person who asked you to serve tea didn't have good intentions. Although you are born of a concubine, your uncle is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. With this identity, you are qualified to be a wife in the future. The person who asked you to serve tea wanted you to be a concubine. You're not a concubine anymore. As your brother-in-law, I also advise you that you don't have to listen to anyone in the future. You should think more about yourself."
Speaking of this, Pang Xiao waved his hand and said, "You can go."
Miss Eight not only blushed, but also her eyes were red. With tears falling down, she turned and walked out.
Who knew that just as she reached the corridor, she ran into Qin Huaiyuan. She didn't know how much he had heard here.
Miss Eight was so ashamed that she lowered her head and hurriedly saluted, calling him uncle.
Qin Huaiyuan said, "Go and tell Madam Dowager that she should take good care of her body and don't get involved in the outside affairs. Only then can she recover quickly."
The Eighth Young Mistress nodded, and her tears flowed even more fiercely. She sobbed and ran away.
Qin Huaiyuan had lost a lot of weight in recent days. The dark blue Daoist robe on his body looked like it was hanging on a clothes rack, making his figure look even more slender and more otherworldly.
Seeing the slovenly Pang Xiao, Qin Huaiyuan could not help but sigh.
It seemed that Pang Xiao didn't have a good time recently.
"You've come."
"Father-in-law." Pang Xiao came forward and bowed with his hands cupped.
Qin Huaiyuan sighed and helped Pang Xiao up. "We're all family. You don't have to do this. You're here all of a sudden. Do you have news about Sister Yi? "
Qin Huaiyuan was always so sharp.
Pang Xiao did not keep him in suspense. He handed the note to Qin Huaiyuan. "This is news from Mu Jinghu. He is now in Tatan and has seen Sister Yi."
Qin Huaiyuan read the note carefully several times, as if he wanted to disassemble and reassemble every word to ensure that what he saw was real and not an illusion.
"Are you sure this is news from Mr. Mu?"
"I'm sure."
His daughter was safe. Qin Huaiyuan's shoulders relaxed in an instant, and his tense nerves also relaxed.
"It's really good news." Qin Huaiyuan sighed deeply and closed his eyes.
He only had one daughter. When he heard that she was missing, he was so anxious that he wanted to look for her himself. Later, when he heard that Jing Zhe and the others came back and told him about the situation in the cave, Qin Huaiyuan felt that it was more ominous than auspicious.
Now that he knew that Qin Yining had gone to Tatan, how could Qin Huaiyuan not understand?
"It seems that the Tatan wanted the treasure, so they sneaked in quietly. They have been following us for a long time."
"You're right, father-in-law. I was too careless, so this situation happened. I should have set up the defense carefully. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been unaware that the Tatan had already gone deep into the disaster area. " Pang Xiao regretted it. If he had a chance to do it all over again, he would rather defy the imperial edict than bring Qin Yining out.
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and comforted him. "It's not your fault. Your Majesty quietly arranged the imperial carriage around the old capital. How could you dare to act rashly? Moreover, the situation in the disaster area was already tense. The people lacked medicine and the relief from the imperial court had not arrived. You had to deal with the people who could riot at any time. There were too many things to consider and you couldn't care about anything else. "
What Qin Huaiyuan said was the real situation at that time. However, he lost Sister Yi. No matter what the reason was, this was unforgivable.
Qin Huaiyuan stretched out his arm and patted Pang Xiao's shoulder. "Don't take all the blame for yourself."
Pang Xiao's heart was sour and swollen. His eyes were red.
At this time, he would rather Qin Huaiyuan beat him fiercely and scold him a few times. The more understanding and forgiving he was, the more guilty Pang Xiao felt.
Qin Huaiyuan shook his head and sighed. "Alright, since you're married to Yi 'er, you'll be considered my son as long as you address me as your father-in-law.
"I'll be honest with you. Even if something happens to Sister Yi, you're still half my son. This is an indisputable fact. If I lose Sister Yi, this daughter, I can't lose you, this son. Otherwise, wouldn't this old man be at a loss? Even if you remarry in the future, don't you still have to call me father-in-law when you see me?
"Fortunately, Sister Yi is fine now. Everyone is happy. Don't blame yourself. This matter isn't your fault. Now, the most important thing is that we discuss what to do next and how to ensure Sister Yi's safety."
Pang Xiao was moved. After a long time, he suppressed his surging emotions and said seriously, "The Tatan people should have been eyeing the whereabouts of the treasure for a long time. This time, they captured Sister Yi. I'm afraid they just happened to come across it. At that time, the situation in the cave was very complicated. Si Qin brought people and suddenly arrived. Seeing that the important people were all there, they simply took them all out. "
Qin Huaiyuan continued, "I just don't know how the people of the Qingtian Alliance are now. However, according to my guess, the people of the Qingtian Alliance who were captured should be in a bad situation. "
Qin Huaiyuan nodded and said, "I think so too. Otherwise, with the attraction of the treasure, it's impossible that the Tatan people don't care about the whereabouts of the treasure at all after four months."
"With the Tatan people's attention to the treasure, they will definitely think of ways to use Sister Yi and the Second Master of the Lu Family to negotiate with us." Pang Xiao said with some worry, "It's just that I'm in a very tense situation now. Your Majesty still hasn't said anything about me disobeying the imperial edict more than thirty times. During this period of time, he has been impatient and offended many people. I'm afraid that Your Majesty doesn't care about Sister Yi and the others' lives. "
"The most important thing is that Grand Secretary Lu's health is very poor now. The change of power in the Lu Family is also at a critical juncture. I'm afraid that the Second Master of the Lu Family will also be abandoned by the Lu Family. " Qin Huaiyuan stood up and paced with his hands behind his back. "Sister Yi is a woman. I think that other than us family members who care about her, others will only see her as an accessory. Even if the Tatan people want to negotiate, they will put the Lu Family first. If they can't get the treasure, they can ask for a ransom or other benefits. If the Lu Family gives up, Sister Yi's situation will be even worse. "
"Wang Ye! Wang Ye! " At this moment, Huzi ran in from outside and stuffed a carrier pigeon into Pang Xiao's hands. "Look, it's from Mr. Mu."
Pang Xiao hurriedly stood up and tore the small paper roll from the carrier pigeon's leg. He hurriedly unfolded it and read. There were three words on it.
Kill the Khan, escape.
"Father-in-law." Pang Xiao frowned and handed the note to Qin Huaiyuan.
Qin Huaiyuan murmured after reading it, "What does this mean? The Khan was killed? No … could it be! "
"Who killed the Khan and escaped? Sister Yi? "
"It must be Sister Yi. Otherwise, Mr. Mu wouldn't have sent you a letter. Sister Yi is not a reckless person. She must have her reasons for killing the Khan. But now, the power must have fallen into the hands of the Emperor's son-in-law, Si Qin. He is a ruthless person and will definitely use this matter to make a big fuss. "
Qin Huaiyuan could already imagine Si Qin's actions. He had collected a lot of information about Si Qin and knew his ambitious temperament.
"I'm afraid it won't be good if this continues. Let's not talk about whether Sister Yi killed the Khan is true or not. Even if it's false, this news came from Mr. Mu. I'm sure everyone in the Tatan is certain of this. In my opinion, Si Qin will definitely use this as a pretext to make a fuss. He will seize power first and then plot something else. "
Qin Huaiyuan said, "Perhaps even the killing of the Khan was part of Si Qin's plan."
Pang Xiao nodded in agreement.
Both father and son-in-law fell into deep thought and anxiety.
If the news of Qin Yining killing the Khan had spread throughout the Tatan, regardless of what Si Qin's conditions for Da Zhou were, Qin Yining's situation in the Tatan would be very dangerous.
The two men looked at each other and anxiously discussed the various possibilities and countermeasures.
At this time, Qin Yining's body was much better. He and Si Qin were hiding in the Minuo Tribe.
After interacting with each other for a few days, Qin Yining realized that the Minuo Tribe members were actually very warm-hearted and honest people. For example, the two brothers, Harbala and Chaganbala, because they were the sons of the former patriarch, they were more or less involved in politics, so they were a little scheming. However, the punishment they received for using their brains to do things was quite straightforward in Qin Yining and Lu Heng's eyes. It was even more obvious that they did not have any bad intentions.
Because the two brothers had special statuses and were young, A Nari wanted to keep them alive to humiliate them, so they were not killed. However, the humiliation they suffered and the hatred of their parents' death were deeply rooted in their hearts.
They were also people who kept their promises. At that time, they had sworn that whoever could kill A Nari and avenge their tribe leader and tribesmen would be the next tribe leader.
Therefore, even though Harbala and Chaganbala were not very happy, they still treated Lu Heng and Qin Yining as the new tribe leaders. Especially Si Qin, who held a very high position in their hearts.
Just like that, a few days passed. The entire capital was turned upside down, but there was no result. Si Qin was busy gradually grasping the power in his hands. He could only instruct his subordinates to supervise the search. After turning the entire capital upside down, there was still no trace of the "murderer".
Back to Si Qin. Si Qin frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Investigate again. Pay special attention to the involvement of the tribes that were exterminated by the Khan. For example, the Minuo Tribe. They hold a grudge against the Khan and are very likely to be in cahoots with the murderer."
His subordinates obeyed and went straight to the slums in the city.
"Oh no, they're here!" A little girl in ragged clothes ran in from outside the door and tugged at Harbala, saying, "The soldiers are here! They'll be here soon! "
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