Madam Zheng smiled and gently stroked Qin Yining's hair with her skinny fingers.
She did not expect that she would be able to meet Qin Yining again this time. She also did not expect that Qin Yining would treat her so well. In order to rescue her, he actually made such a big fuss.
She knew that she did not treat Qin Yining well. This child had been lonely since young and was not fated to be raised by his biological parents. Even if he returned home and faced his blood-related relatives, they were still strangers who had just met. Moreover, her daughter's personality was like that.
She knew that the Sun Clan did not treat Qin Yining well enough. But what about her? Her relationship with Qin Yining wasn't so deep as soon as they met.
After the incident at Ding General Manor, Madam Zheng's heart was filled with hatred. She wanted to take revenge so much that she almost went crazy. She even used Qin Yining and in the end, threw the mess of Qingtian Alliance to her.
Although Qin Yining took over Qingtian Alliance and had useful people in his hands, Madam Zheng also knew that the group of people in the pugilistic world was not so easy to manipulate. Qingtian Alliance was equivalent to a double-edged sword.
She gave Qin Yining the position of the alliance leader and gave her useful subordinates, but in fact, she also let go of her own hands and stopped interfering in these matters. She cleared her family of all responsibility and threw the trouble to Qin Yining.
After Madam Zheng brought the Sun Clan's womenfolk to settle down in the south, Qin Yining took care of them openly and secretly. Their lives gradually got on the right track.
No matter whether it was Qin Yining's act of bravely stepping forward to help the Sun Clan's male servants when Ding General Manor was in trouble, or Qin Yining's unconditional care of the Sun Clan's womenfolk, Madam Zheng remembered it all in her heart. She always wanted to find an opportunity to repay this child.
That was why she opened a cloth shop in the old capital. That was why she immediately came first when she knew that Pang Xiao and Qin Yining were here by imperial decree. She wanted to help her establish connections and clear the obstacles.
It was a pity that she was old, and her plans were not flawless.
"It's my fault for being useless. I did something bad with good intentions. I wanted to help you, but the more I tried, the more trouble I caused." Madam Zheng sighed helplessly.
Qin Yining hurriedly shook his head. He held Madam Zheng's hand and said, "Grandmother, don't say that. We are a family. Why should we care about such trivial things? By the way, due to the circumstances back then, Wang Ye didn't even have the chance to greet you when I got married. "
Qin Yining turned around and looked at Pang Xiao, who had been standing at the door.
Pang Xiao immediately strode forward and bowed to Madam Zheng in the manner of Qin Yining. After kowtowing, he respectfully called out, "Grandmother."
Madam Zheng looked at Pang Xiao with a complicated expression. She did not respond for a long time.
Pang Xiao knelt in the same place. He knew that Madam Zheng must have a knot in her heart about him, so he was not anxious, nor would he urge her. He just knelt respectfully.
In the war between the two countries, he was the vanguard of attacking Dayan. In Xi Hua City and other places, he had fought with Duke Ding's family.
The old Duke Ding and the general of the Sun family were both unyielding men. He admired them very much.
It was just that the two sides had different standpoints and stood in a hostile position. In addition, Your Majesty had thought of that kind of malicious trick at that time, saying that the Empress Dowager wanted to eat a smart person's brain to cure her illness. Not only did he force the great talent Sun Yu to death, but he also shocked the fatuous Emperor into destroying Duke Ding's family. Even children of a few years old did not escape the fate of being beheaded.
Although all was fair in war, Pang Xiao still felt sorry for the men of the Sun family. He even secretly went to collect the bodies of the men of the Sun family, but Sister Yi beat him to it.
Duchess Ding naturally did not know what he was thinking and what he was doing secretly. In Madam Zheng's eyes, Pang Xiao was probably just the culprit who had colluded with Li Qitian to destroy the Sun family.
Thinking of this, Pang Xiao even felt that Madam Zheng had good self-restraint by not slapping him hard.
Qin Yining looked at Pang Xiao and then at Madam Zheng. He called nervously, "Grandmother …"
Madam Zheng sighed helplessly and said, "Get up. Let's sit down and talk."
Seeing that Madam Zheng's expression was normal, Qin Yining was slightly relieved and stood up with Pang Xiao.
They each took a chair and sat on the edge of the bed.
Madam Zheng looked at Pang Xiao and said, "I actually hated you before."
Qin Yining frowned worriedly.
Pang Xiao also smiled helplessly and did not say anything.
Madam Zheng said, "However, as time passed, the sadness faded a little. When I was able to calm down and think, my hatred for you was not so deep. Moreover, you have become my grandson-in-law.
"In order to find Sister Yi, you even went against 33 imperial edicts and personally led people to Tatan to find her. Not only did you not suspect her, but you have also been so good to her. Just by looking at this, I feel that you are a good child. "
Hearing Madam Zheng's words, Qin Yining suddenly breathed a big sigh of relief.
Pang Xiao was still smiling and waiting for Madam Zheng to continue.
"When Beiji and Dayan were fighting, Sister Yi's father used a trick and indirectly harmed your father. Although the main reason for General Feng's death was the suspicion of the incapable ruler of Beiji, Sister Yi's father did use a trick. There was a father's enmity between the two of you, but you were able to let go of your hatred and treat her well.
"Every injustice has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. I have lived for so long, so how can I not let go of my hatred?
"Although you were the vanguard of the attack on Dayan, you are also responsible for the deaths of the Duke and my children and grandchildren. However, the main responsibility does not lie with you. You were just following orders. If you want to blame someone, you have to blame the incapable ruler and the Demon Empress. You have to blame the Demon Empress's father, Guozhang Cao.
"I have already taken my revenge and let go of my hatred. Now, I see that you are so good to Sister Yi. Sister Yi is also sincerely living with you. Let's put aside the enmity of the past. "
Madam Zheng's words moved Pang Xiao and Qin Yining's hearts.
It was rare for Madam Zheng to think so clearly. Qin Yining thought that he would have to spend a lot of effort to persuade her, but he did not expect the matter to be resolved so easily.
"Grandmother, have you really let go of your hatred?" Qin Yining held Madam Zheng's hand and shook it.
Madam Zheng sighed and said, "What else is there to let go of? The dead have passed away, and the living have to continue living. Do you think I will never let go of the so-called hatred for the sake of the dead and disturb your peaceful life? Moreover, every injustice has its perpetrator and every debt has its debtor. I am not an unreasonable person, so how can I vent my anger on him? "
Qin Yining almost cried. She blinked hard and held back the tears that were surging fiercely. She held Madam Zheng's hand and said, "Grandmother, it's great that you can let go of your hatred."
Pang Xiao also stood up and bowed. "Grandmother, thank you."
Madam Zheng smiled. "We are family, so there is no need to thank me. Do you think that I am a stubborn and stubborn person?"
"Of course not." Qin Yining hurriedly explained.
Madam Zheng smiled and tapped Qin Yining's forehead. She saw that her granddaughter's face was filled with sincere joy without any haze. She also saw that although Pang Xiao was standing to the side, his warm and gentle gaze landed on Qin Yining. His eyes were full of love and adoration.
These two children had true feelings for each other. To be able to find someone they truly loved at such a young age, form a family together, and support each other without leaving or abandoning each other, as a grandmother, what high requirements could she have for her grandson-in-law?
Once the words were spoken, the tense atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed.
Qin Yining smiled and told Madam Zheng about the Sun Clan and family matters. Later, she instructed the servants to prepare a New Year's Eve dinner. Today, she could finally celebrate the New Year's Eve with her grandmother. She was very excited.
When Madam Zheng saw that Qin Yining was as happy as a child, she could not help but laugh. As an elder, she was relieved that her child was doing well.
After laughing for a while, Madam Zheng suddenly thought of something and said seriously, "Has Wang Ye taken control of the army?"
She had heard that it was Pang Xiao who led the army into the city today that deterred the disaster victims. At the same time, he also forced Magistrate Yang to solve the civil unrest.
Pang Xiao nodded and said, "For now, he has."
He calmly told Madam Zheng about the situation in the army that he told Qin Yining on the way back.
Madam Zheng shook her head and said, "I have a piece of advice, but I don't know if Wang Ye can listen to me."
"Grandmother, please speak," Pang Xiao said seriously.
Madam Zheng's expression was very serious. She also said seriously, "Wang Ye should not get involved in the army if possible. Try to hand over the power as much as possible."
Qin Yining blinked in surprise. Pang Xiao did not know what to say for a moment.
Pang Xiao bowed respectfully and said, "Grandmother, please enlighten me."
Madam Zheng waved her hand and said, "You all came to the old capital suddenly this time. There are many things that you are not aware of. Back then, Da Zhou conquered Dayan. After occupying the capital, they arranged for the officials to be transferred. In order to show benevolence, they announced that the local people would be exempted from taxes for ten years. "
Pang Xiao nodded and said, "There is indeed such a thing."
"However, the imperial treasury is empty. You all know that the imperial court can't afford to raise so many soldiers. However, they still need the army to control the situation in the south. Therefore, this army cannot be disbanded. Thus, the imperial court decreed that the local people in the old capital have to solve the problem of the army's rations themselves.
"However, the people in the old capital are exempted from taxes for ten years. Without taxes, how can the local people pay the army?
"At this time, a person called Lu Zhang came up with an idea.
This person is a local tyrant. He is very resourceful. He actually got in touch with the old 'Four Channels' and made them agree to lend money to the army.
"The money solved the army's urgent problem. Lu Zhang made a lot of money from it. For example, he only needed a hundred taels of silver, but he wrote a thousand taels of silver on the IOU. The difference went into his own pocket. The ordinary soldiers could only eat and wear.
"Therefore, although the army looks stable now, there are many dangers. Firstly, the Four Channels will come to collect the debt at any time. As long as they do, there will be a big hole that you can't fill. Secondly, the money borrowed last time is probably almost used up. It is already the new year, and they will face the problem of paying the soldiers at the beginning of the year.
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