When Qin Yining saw the mess in the fu, her heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by a large hand. She was finally out of the palace. She didn't have to care about the rules anymore. She could cry whenever she wanted. She didn't have to worry about whether the masters in the palace would be angry.
"Father!"
She thought that her voice was very loud when she called out "father", but in reality, her throat didn't make any sound. There was only a faint gasp.
On the way from the imperial palace to the wangfu, her throat was so swollen that she couldn't speak.
"Sister Yi, you're finally back!"
Seeing Qin Yining come back, Second Master and Third Master quickly went forward to greet her.
"Second Uncle, Third Uncle." Qin Yining looked at her relatives. Her eyes were full of grief, almost drowning the people around her. She didn't shout herself hoarse, nor did she beat her chest and stamp her feet before fainting like old madam. She only cried silently, but it was as if she had pulled everyone into a whirlpool of grief.
Second Old Master and Third Old Master could not help but shed tears.
Qin Han and Qin Yu were already dressed in mourning clothes. They ordered a servant to bring a white linen robe. Bing Tang and Ji Yun helped Qin Yining put it on.
She stood there in a daze, allowing the servant girls to fiddle with her. Her red and swollen eyes looked around.
The servant girls and manservants were busy setting up the mourning banner and the mourning shed. Everyone was doing their own things, but no one made a sound.
Qin Han looked at Qin Yining's skinny body. Her face was pale with a hint of green. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her lips were pale. He couldn't help but pat her shoulder with heartache: "Fourth Sister, don't be like this. If you hurt your body from crying, Eldest Uncle will be distressed. You have to cherish yourself."
"It's me who is unfilial." Qin Yining smiled miserably.
She was the one who had implicated Qin Huaiyuan.
If she hadn't married Pang Xiao, Qin Huaiyuan wouldn't have gotten into trouble this time. However, no one had the ability to predict the future. When she married Pang Xiao, although she expected that she would be involved in the struggle of the imperial court and that she might not be able to live a peaceful life, she did not expect that she would implicate her family.
"Nonsense." Second Master said in a nasal voice, "You've already done very well. Your father has already passed away, but there are still so many people in the family. The court is still counting on you and Wang Ye to control the situation. Wang Ye is not at home, so you have to pull yourself together, understand? "
Qin Yining nodded slowly.
"I know all of this. It was just that … his heart felt terrible. If it wasn't for me, Father wouldn't have died. " Qin Yining clutched his lapels. He felt as if a piece of his heart was missing. Some things, once lost, could never be found again.
"Silly child. How can I blame you for this? " Third Master sighed, "You are a good child. Don't blame yourself for this kind of thing. This is fate, you can't be blamed."
Qin Yining closed his eyes and forcefully pulled back his chaotic thoughts. When he looked at her again, his eyes were as bright as a sharp blade that had been unsheathed under the moonlight.
"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, have you sent a letter to the south?"
Second Master sighed, "Not yet. Sister Yi, do you know what Your Majesty said in detail?"
"What did he say?"
Second Master told Qin Yining everything that Xiong Jinshui said when he came here. "It seems that Your Majesty is still preparing to punish Big Brother for his crimes! Big Brother has already lost his life, but you still want to punish him for not doing his job well and not even giving him a posthumous name. "
Qin Yining's lips curled into a cold smile, "Perhaps he's angry out of humiliation."
"Angry out of humiliation? Why? "
Qin Yining looked around and shook his head in the end.
"Let's set up the mourning hall first. I think we'll keep the coffin for the forty-ninth day and wait for Your Majesty's instructions. Whether it's a reward or a punishment, I'll accept it. "
Seeing that Qin Yining was discussing the setting up of the mourning hall, Yao Chenggu, who was standing not too far away, walked over with his arms crossed.
"The Qin Clan."
Qin Yining turned around and saw Yao Chenggu. He bowed and greeted, "Esteemed Master."
"Mn. Your mother-in-law has gone to the inner residence to see your grandmother. Your grandmother's health has deteriorated once she hears the news. You should quickly go and take a look as well. "
Qin Yining nodded and said, "Yes, granddaughter-in-law understands."
Yao Chenggu nodded and didn't say anything else.
Qin Yining said goodbye to Second Grandpa and Third Grandpa, then went to the back first.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the Dowager Matriarch's courtyard, he saw the Yao Clan coming out from inside and wiping the corners of their eyes with a light blue handkerchief.
Qin Yining stood still and bowed respectfully, "Old Madam."
"Oh, you're back. What happened to your throat?"
"It's nothing serious."
Yao Clan sighed and held Qin Yining's hand with both hands as they walked to a corner. "I know you're upset that something like this happened to your family. Look at how thin you are. Tsk, tsk, tsk. You should also take care of your body. After all, you're the mother of two children."
Although they were persuading, Qin Yining didn't feel comforted at all. Instead, she felt that the Yao Clan was reminding her that she was not only the daughter of the Family Qin, but also the daughter-in-law of the Pang Family.
Qin Yining was agitated and didn't have his usual patience. However, he still suppressed his temper and said respectfully, "Yes, daughter-in-law understands."
"Mn." Yao Clan felt much better when they saw Qin Yining being so respectful. They thought about the chaotic situation in the residence and said, "Qin Clan, you're the daughter-in-law of the Pang Family. Although our prince's residence has taken in a large portion of your maternal family, it's still very unfortunate. Now that something has happened, it's inauspicious. Isn't it inappropriate to set up a mourning shed in front of the residence? "
Qin Yining suddenly raised his head and looked at Yao Clan with cold eyes. "Old Madam, what do you mean?"
Yao Clan almost couldn't help but look away when Qin Yining looked at him with such eyes. However, on second thought, this was the prince's residence and her son was Wang Ye. It was fine that her son had taken in the Yue Family for a period of time. However, why did the Family Qin think that she was the master of the prince's residence? What kind of rule was this to hold a funeral in her residence?
Yao Clan felt much more confident when they thought of this.
"Qin Clan, you're a smart child. Don't you understand what I mean? This is the prince's residence. After all, it's not your Family Qin. Everyone is very sad that something has happened to your father. I'm also very sorry. However, it's not appropriate to set up your father's mourning hall in the prince's residence, right?
"You have to understand. I'm also a mother. My son is guarding the south, and I don't know how he's doing. I'm also afraid that the bad luck will affect my son. You're also a mother, so you should be able to understand."
Qin Yining smiled. "I understand what you mean, Old Madam. In your eyes, I'm always a member of the Family Qin. I'm an outsider. "
"How can that be? Don't distort my meaning. You are you. Your family is your family. How can you compare the two of you? You're married to Dai Fu, so you're the daughter-in-law of the Pang Family. This won't change. "
"But you're not the daughter-in-law of the Pang Family. What right do you have to make decisions for the Pang Family? "
Yao Clan's expression suddenly changed. She said quickly, "What did you say?"
"Old Madam, you're also a smart person. Don't you understand what I mean?" Qin Yining returned the Yao Clan's words to her word for word. He continued, "I want to make one point clear. The Family Qin doesn't want to be taken in by the Wang Family because they don't have a house. They also don't have nowhere to go. Why did Wang Ye and I discuss letting the two families live together before we went out? Has Old Madam forgotten?
"The situation in the imperial court is so tense. Wang Ye is afraid that something will happen suddenly, such as assassination, fire, or something like that. Or, Wang Ye's enemies will suddenly come to the door. Only you and the Old Master stay in the mansion with a group of servants. He's afraid that you'll be eaten alive! That's why Wang Ye begged my father to stay and take charge.
"If it weren't for my father's outside inspection of the imperial court and shelter the family from the wind and rain, do you think you and the Old Master can eat melon seeds and drink tea in peace and gossip behind people's backs?"
"You, whose rule is this?! Strange Taoist said that you're a barbarian. I think you're simply presumptuous. You don't deserve to be my Pang Family's daughter-in-law! "
"It's not up to you to decide whether I deserve to be your daughter-in-law or not. I'll say it again. As long as you get a letter for Wang Ye and ask Wang Ye to give me a divorce letter, I'll leave immediately."
Qin Yining's nerves had been stretched to the extreme and was on the verge of collapse. She used to calmly endure the Yao Clan's unreasonable tantrums, but now she couldn't stand it anymore.
"Ji Yun."
"This servant is here."
"Go find Master Zhong and tidy up the house I bought. Also, go ahead and tell my Second Uncle and Third Uncle that the Family Qin will be moved out soon. There's no need to set up a mourning hall for the time being. It won't be too late to set it up in the new house. "
"Yes," Ji Yun responded loudly. Her sharp eyes pierced the Yao Clan like knives as she turned and walked out.
"Bing Tang." Qin Yining was still looking at the Yao Clan.
"This servant is here." Bing Tang took a step forward.
"Go and see how Old Madam is doing. See if she's fit to be moved. Come back to me later. "
"This servant will go now." Bing Tang nodded and walked past the Yao Clan into the inner residence. She muttered in a low voice, "Bah, they're relatives. I've never seen such a selfish person. The old lady is sick, but they still force her to leave!"
Yao Clan suddenly turned around and glared at Bing Tang, "Come back. Who allowed you to gossip!"
Bing Tang walked away quickly, completely ignoring the Yao Clan.
Yao Clan angrily pointed at Qin Yining, "You vicious daughter-in-law. Is this how you treat your servants? You let them go against your mother-in-law!"
Qin Yining rubbed her swollen and painful temples.
Xian Yun and Qiu Lu immediately went to support Qin Yining. Lian Xiaozhou even took out a small, flat porcelain box from her sleeve. She dug out a small lump of ointment and applied it on Qin Yining's temples. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Sister, let's go. Don't stay here and suffer."
Qin Yining touched Lian Xiaozhou's face and turned to Xian Yun, "Tell the Jinghu Wei that Wang Ye left behind to come see me."
Xian Yun immediately nodded and went to carry out the task.
Not long after, sixteen sturdy men dressed in all kinds of clothes and manservants gathered in front of Qin Yining, four of them in a row.
Six of them were Qin Yining's followers. The other ten were left behind by Pang Xiao near the Wang Mansion.
Qin Yining pressed her forehead and pointed at the six men who followed her for a long time, saying, "Pack up and follow me later."
"Yes!" The six men answered in unison.
Qin Yining turned to the ten men and said, "The ten of you stay in the mansion. After my family moves out, I suggest that you guard the surroundings of Chunhui Hall and divide the guards into several groups. I will send someone to tell you the location of your new home later. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time. "
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