"That's already very good. Thank you for being so thoughtful. " Qin Yining looked gratefully at Master Zhong. Her pair of clear almond eyes made one feel her sincerity.
Although Qin Yining was the master, Master Zhong regarded her as a junior who deserved to be doted on. Master Zhong had already cried behind her back when such a big thing happened to the Family Qin. He beat his chest and stomped his feet, hating himself for not being able to help. At this moment, he felt even more heartache for his master. He hurriedly bowed respectfully and said, "Don't say that. It's good that I can help. This old man doesn't have much ability. If Princess Consort needs anything, please feel free to ask."
As the Family Qin members walked into the fu, they couldn't help but feel moved when they heard Master Zhong's words.
As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Third Old Master and Second Old Master thanked Master Zhong again.
The group entered the fu through the side door. At this time, Qin Yining didn't have the extra energy to care about the matters in the inner residence. Fortunately, Second Old Master was steady. When she saw that Qin Yining was extremely thin and weak, her face was deathly pale, and she couldn't even speak, she pitied her for losing her father at such a young age. Thus, she shouldered all the matters in the inner residence. She settled down the family members, served the Old Madam, and managed the internal affairs and the servants. She didn't bother Qin Yining at all.
Qin Yining, Second Old Master, Third Old Master, and the servants arranged the mourning hall together.
Master Zhong ordered someone to deliver a letter to the Qingtian Alliance's Hall Leader, Qiao Shangfei, who stayed in the capital.
Qiao Shangfei was a two-time Grand Scholar in the Dayan imperial court. Although he was weak in literature, he was extremely intelligent and had a high reputation in the alliance. When he heard that the Family Qin was in trouble, he immediately rushed over with more than ten people.
Qin Yining propped up her tired body to meet them.
"Alliance Head, please tell me if you have any instructions." Qiao Shangfei said sincerely, then added, "You don't look well. Since the incident has already happened, you must restrain your grief. What's important is your health."
"Thank you, Hall Leader Qiao. I'll pay more attention. " Qin Yining said, "We didn't make any preparations when we moved here. We still need to ask Hall Master Qiao and his brothers for help. After all, there are so many people in the residence. We still need to consider our safety."
"Don't worry, Alliance Master. Just leave it to us."
The alliance members had long decided to follow Qin Yining. Back then, the Green Sky Alliance had contributed to the coup, and even Your Majesty had acknowledged their existence. It was only because of Qin Yining's decision that they were able to get rid of the label of being a rebel. Furthermore, they were all loyal men, so they wouldn't reject this offer.
Qin Yining thanked him gratefully and asked his men to arrange accommodations for the members of the Green Sky Alliance.
Second Old Master went to the inner residence to find Qin Huaiyuan's usual clothes and spread them at the bottom of the coffin.
The memorial tablet was also erected as quickly as possible. Incense and candles were lit, and fruits were placed on the table.
Qin Yining wore mourning clothes and knelt in front of the coffin to light the first incense stick.
'Father, have you really passed away?'
She closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face. Behind her, the maidservants were also sobbing and sobbing. They burned joss paper into a basin, and the air was filled with the smell of burning joss paper. The ashes of the paper swirled and danced in the air.
The Family Qin quickly settled down and set up a mourning hall.
In the Prince's residence, the Yao Clan and Yao Chenggu set up the table and cooked a few of their favorite dishes. They ate a big meal to celebrate, and the Prince's residence regained its tranquility.
Jinghu Wei, who had been left behind by Qin Yining, explained the situation in detail, and sent a messenger pigeon to the south.
At the same time, Qin Yining also sent someone to find the messenger, and gave him money to speed up the delivery. The messenger hurriedly rushed to Nan Yan's grandmother's home to report the death of the Sun Clan.
However, the speed of a messenger pigeon was still much faster than the speed of foot.
After Pang Xiao received the letter, she didn't say anything for a long time after reading the contents of the note.
Huzi stood to the side. He could tell from his expression that Wang Ye was in a very bad mood right now.
Although Pang Xiao wasn't in the capital, he had arranged spies in the capital. Qin Yining's thrilling experience in the palace had made him break out in a cold sweat. Now that she was finally out of danger, he didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief before something happened to Qin Huaiyuan.
Pang Xiao knew that Qin Yining had suffered in his boudoir, so she naturally knew how important Qin Huaiyuan was to Qin Yining. Suddenly losing her father was already a big blow to Qin Yining. Who would have thought that her family would be forced out of the Prince's residence!
Pang Xiao clenched her fists tightly. He knew the personalities of the Yao Clan and Yao Chenggu. They were smart and selfish, but he didn't think that they would do such a shameless thing. They just said that it was bad luck. They didn't care whether his wife was sad or not!
Forcing someone to leave in this kind of situation, was that something humans would do?
"No wonder Sister Yi hasn't been writing to me recently." Pang Xiao lowered her head and frowned. She read the words on the note again. Then, suppressing her anger, she threw the note into the brazier and burned it.
His relatives had made things difficult for his wife time and time again when he didn't know. His wife didn't complain to him. Could he take her sensibility as a matter of course with a clear conscience?
Pang Xiao returned to the table and wrote a concise letter in one go.
This letter was sent to the Yao Clan as quickly as possible.
After opening the letter, the Yao Clan was stunned. They slammed the table and scolded, "Is this the son I raised? Was he bewitched by the Qin Clan? Now he's thinking of outsiders! I raised him for so long. Did it all go to waste? "
Yao Chenggu took the letter and read it carefully. The letter didn't blame them for it. It only said, "Marriage is for the sake of marriage, but you turned them into enemies. By doing this, aren't you afraid that Pang Zhixi will be sandwiched in the middle? There should be a limit to selfishness. After all, the Family Qin has protected them so many times …"
Yao Chenggu felt uncomfortable and angry for a while. However, he was angry because the consequences of his little thoughts were exposed. His face was burning with embarrassment and embarrassment.
The Yao Clan was already lying on the table and crying.
"I gave birth to an ingrate. What's the use of having a son like him! He only thinks about his wife. After marrying a wife, he forgot about his mother. Wasn't I driving the Family Qin away because of him? If I wasn't afraid of tarnishing his mansion with bad luck, I wouldn't have become such a bad person!
"This little bastard just doesn't know how to save trouble. He doesn't know how to be grateful. He doesn't know how to reprimand his wife to vent my anger. Instead, he's blaming me! How many generations of bad luck did I have to have such a hard life! "
The Yao Clan was sobbing and cursing. Yao Chenggu was annoyed.
Yao Chenggu's eyes fell on the letter. It said that the Family Qin had protected them so many times. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"It seems that Dai Fu and his father-in-law made some kind of agreement. When Dai Fu was away, his father-in-law helped us a lot."
The Yao Clan raised her head. Her face was wet from crying. "Father, what did you say?"
Yao Chenggu said: "That's not important. I'm afraid that we've overreached ourselves this time and made Dai Fu unhappy. In fact, we didn't do anything wrong. But I'm afraid that people outside will gossip about us. When that time comes, won't we be in a difficult position? "
"Then what should we do?" The Yao Clan wiped her face. "You were the one who suggested this first. That's why I did it. You must help me think of a way."
Yao Chenggu rolled his eyes at the Yao Clan and said: "Sooner or later, I won't care about you. Tomorrow, we'll find out where the Qin Clan moved to. Tomorrow, we'll go burn incense for them. Then, we'll go help them. Their family is gone, so there will be people coming to pay their respects. We'll casually mention the reason why they moved in front of the mourners. We'll just say that the Qin Clan wanted to move. Then, there won't be any big problems. "
"That's the only way."
The Yao Clan nodded. She thought of the words Pang Xiao said in the letter. Although it couldn't be said to be a reprimand, it expressed his dissatisfaction with her. There was also a hint of decisiveness. This made the Yao Clan panic and cry again.
In fact, Yao Chenggu's plan to talk about this matter in front of the mourners was going to fail.
Because of Li Qitian's silence, no one came to pay their respects after the Qin Huaiyuan's coffin was set up. Even those who were on good terms with the Qin Huaiyuan didn't reply when they sent the obituary there. These days, the Qin Residence was completely deserted. Only their own family members were guarding the entrance.
The Qin Yining's throat was much better these days. At this moment, he was discussing with his second and third uncles in the courtyard in a low voice.
"It's necessary to stop the coffin for 49 days. It's just that it's been so many days, yet no one has come to pay their respects. Only a few peddlers who have received favors from our family dare to kowtow from a distance outside the door. Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Could it be that big brother died in vain? "
"Keep your voice down." Second Master scolded Third Master in a low voice, "Don't speak without a filter. You don't even know the trouble you've caused. Our family is already in such a mess. We can't afford any more twists and turns. "
Third Master also realized that he had said something wrong. He sighed helplessly and said, "I'm also angry. Big brother was a very good person all his life. But now, he has to end up like this … "
Glancing at Qin Yining, she didn't continue her words in the end.
Qin Yining didn't pay attention to Third Master's words. She was analyzing Li Qitian's thoughts.
Li Qitian didn't make a public statement. Everyone in the imperial court knew that Qin Huaiyuan was afraid of angering the heavens. People who understood the situation didn't dare to get close to the Family Qin.
This was practically a falling out with the Family Qin.
It seemed that Li Qitian was very confident in himself after the assessment in the north.
"No matter what, we still have to do what we need to do. We can't delay the mourning hall for one day because of other reasons. Also, I have a proposal that I want to discuss with Second Uncle and Third Uncle."
"Sister Yi, please speak." Second Master and Third Master looked at Qin Yining seriously.
Qin Yining thought for a moment. First, she told them about her encounter in the palace in a low voice. Then, she told them about her conjecture about Qin Huaiyuan.
Second Master and Third Master were already tongue-tied. For a long time, they couldn't say a single word.
They were originally disappointed with Li Qitian's behavior. But now, they felt their hearts turn cold.
"So you're saying that Your Majesty has made up his mind to deal with the son-in-law?" Third Master swallowed and said with a hoarse voice, "Our family has been dragged into the whirlpool of conflict again?"
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