The people in the inner residence also learned of the situation in front of the fu. Second Furen didn't dare to tell old madam as she was afraid that the old madam would be agitated again. She could only arrange for her personal servant girl to come out and investigate the situation.
Qin Yining walked behind Ji Zeyu. As soon as they entered the mourning hall, the servant girl hurriedly curtsied and came forward to say, "Wang Fei, Second Furen sent this servant to inquire about the situation on the mountain."
Qin Yining looked at Ji Zeyu's tall back and said in a low voice, "It's all thanks to Duke Ding who arrived in time and drove the bandits away. Go and report to Second Aunt that everything is fine now. "
The servant girl clearly sighed in relief and curtsied gratefully to Ji Zeyu even though he couldn't see.
"Wang Fei, this servant will leave now."
"En. Go. "
Qin Yining watched the servant girl leave before turning around and walking behind Ji Zeyu.
Ji Zeyu had already taken out incense and lit it. He respectfully offered the incense and knelt beside Cao Yuqing to pay his respects.
Cao Yuqing was covered in dirt and was still kneeling dazedly in her original position. She only looked at Ji Zeyu out of the corner of her eye and nodded when she saw him pay his respects.
Ji Zeyu didn't care about the sloppiness of the person in front of him. After nodding his head in greeting, he went to the side to add a few more pieces of paper.
The paper money was licked by the orange flames and quickly turned to ashes.
Ji Zeyu lowered his head and muttered to himself for a moment. He suddenly looked down at Qin Yining and asked, "Can we talk in private?"
Qin Yining blinked in confusion and led Ji Zeyu to a side hall.
Ji Yun served hot tea and stood guard outside the door with his head lowered.
Ji Zeyu took a sip from the white porcelain teacup and gently put it down. He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment. Finally, a trace of unconcealable disappointment appeared on his jade-like handsome face. "I didn't take good care of your father."
Qin Yining looked at Ji Zeyu and shook his head. "This has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to take the blame?"
Ji Zeyu furrowed his brows and said, "After all, my Dragon Legion Corps is stationed in the north. If I had been more careful and ordered my men to receive the reward army earlier, perhaps nothing would have happened to Lord Qin. Moreover, being in the imperial court and interacting with Your Majesty all day long, I already had some premonitions about some things, but I didn't do anything … "
This was almost a confession in front of Qin Yining. He also suspected Li Qitian.
Qin Yining took a deep breath and squeezed out an ugly smile, "It's not your fault. What can I do when I'm at their mercy? "
Perhaps it was because she had experienced too much in the past few days, but in the face of her family who relied on her, she had no one to talk to. At this moment, facing Ji Zeyu, Qin Yining couldn't help but pour out some of the things that had been bothering her.
"My father's death was an accident. No one can be blamed. After all, no one is a god, and no one can predict the future. Duke Ding really doesn't need to blame yourself. If you want to blame yourself, then wouldn't Wang Ye and I, who were involved in this situation, blame ourselves even more?
"If my father had really sacrificed his life for the country, although I wouldn't be able to bear it and my heart would ache, I wouldn't hate anyone. But now? Everyone is waiting for a statement, but it hasn't come yet. No one who was close to my father in the past dared to visit him. Instead, some of the peddlers who used to do business with my Family Qin even had the heart to kowtow from afar.
"My father wasn't an evil person. On the contrary, he cared about the people and did everything conscientiously. His biggest mistake was that he shouldn't have found me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like this. "
Qin Yining lowered her head. The tears that had dried up over the past few days gushed out once again. Hot tears rolled down from her red and swollen eyes, piercing them and making them hurt.
Ji Zeyu shook his head and sighed. "Things have already come to this, and there's no point in blaming yourself. However, please believe me. Lord Qin's death wasn't done by the Dragon Stallion Army. I didn't know about this beforehand, and my subordinates definitely wouldn't do such a thing. "
Qin Yining wiped her tears with her sleeve, sniffed, and looked up at Ji Zeyu.
His handsome face was still the same, and his eyes were sincere. After the incident in the underground palace, when Ji Zeyu insisted on saving Pang Xiao, Qin Yining no longer doubted him. Seeing him so serious, she naturally nodded. "I believe you."
Ji Zeyu heaved a sigh of relief. "Although it's not convenient for me to come and burn incense for Lord Qin, I've already arranged for people to secretly investigate in the north. No matter what the truth is, you have to see it with your own eyes before you believe it. "
Qin Yining's heart skipped a beat. "You mean …"
Ji Zeyu smiled. "I didn't say anything. I just feel that if you don't see it with your own eyes and hear it with your own eyes, it's too rash to just listen to someone else's side of the story. Zhixi isn't home, so don't worry. I'll take care of this in secret. "
Qin Yining was overjoyed. She stood up and bowed to Ji Zeyu. "I'm really grateful for Duke Ding's timely help."
Ji Zeyu shook his head and hurriedly stood up to avoid her bow. "Don't be like this. It's just a small matter. It's not convenient for me to come over these past few days, and instead, someone took advantage of this opportunity. I feel really uneasy."
"No, you're right not to come. There are so many eyes on the Family Qin now. You've helped the Family Qin a great deal this time. In the future, who knows how many people will gossip behind your back. I'm just afraid that I'll implicate you. "
Ji Zeyu gradually regained his expressionless face. He shook his head indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter. How will I be implicated? Rough people like us in the army have always acted like this. You don't have to worry. "
This carefree attitude was very similar to Pang Xiao's.
Qin Yining felt disappointed, but she once again thanked Ji Zeyu politely.
After all, they were a single man and a single woman. Ji Zeyu couldn't sit for too long. He said what he wanted to say and stood up to leave.
Qin Yining, Second Old Master, and Third Old Master saw him out of the Family Qin gate.
Second Old Master said in a low voice, "Sister Yi, why did Duke Ding come?"
These days, no one dared to come to the Family Qin to offer their condolences. Not only was Duke Ding the first, but he also stood up for the people from the Family Qin at the gate. This matter has been blown up. It will definitely spread to Your Majesty's ears soon. It's hard to guarantee that Duke Ding won't be angry. Duke Ding's actions were really suspicious.
Qin Yining comforted her, "It's okay. He doesn't mean any harm. "
Second Old Master and Third Old Master looked at each other. Although they were confused, they still believed in Qin Yining's judgment.
Right at this moment, Cao Yuqing, who had been kneeling stiffly for a long time, finally stood up slowly and looked at Qin Yining.
Qin Yining hurried forward and held Cao Yuqing's arm, saying, "Aunt Cao, I'll accompany you to freshen up, have some food, and then have a good rest, okay? You must be very tired to rush back here. "
Cao Yuqing looked down at her dirty and messy clothes and nodded blankly.
Qin Yining said something to Second Old Master and Third Old Master, then took Ji Yun and the others to help Cao Yuqing change clothes and wash up.
Seeing Cao Yuqing lowering her eyes to count the rice grains, Qin Yining took the serving chopsticks and picked up food for her.
"Aunt Cao, you have to take care of your body. Otherwise, won't you hurt your family and delight your enemies? Only when you're healthy can you do more things. If something bad happens to you, my father won't be happy. "
Cao Yuqing had lost a lot of weight. There was no expression on her palm-sized face. She stared blankly at the rice in the bowl. After a long time, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Qin Yining.
"You're right."
Her voice was hoarse, but there was a sense of resolution in her voice, "Only when I'm healthy can I do more things."
She picked up the bowl and stuffed rice into her mouth. However, her tears refused to stop. Big drops of tears rolled down her cheeks.
Qin Yining felt very sad and silently cried with her.
After Cao Yuqing finished eating, she said, "We received the news at your maternal grandmother's house and hurried back. After discussion, we left Zhao ge 'er and Han ge' er at your maternal grandmother's house. Your maternal aunt will take care of them for the time being. Your mother and Old Madame Ma will be escorted back in a carriage. I traveled day and night on a horse, so it was faster."
Qin Yining nodded. Although he felt it was a pity that the Sun Clan didn't bring the two children back, he thought about it. It was dangerous here. The children would be safer at maternal grandmother's house. He sighed in relief.
After comforting Cao Yuqing, Qin Yining left and left a quiet environment for Cao Yuqing to rest.
Qin Yining kept watch in front of the coffin as usual. At nine o 'clock, Qin Han and Qin Yu persuaded Qin Yining to go back and rest.
The next morning, Qin Yining had just gotten up when he saw Bing Tang and Ji Yun walk in with strange expressions.
"Wangfei."
"What's the matter?"
"Wangfei, something has happened outside."
Qin Yining's expression changed. He hurriedly got up and asked, "What happened?"
Seeing Qin Yining's expression change, Bing Tang hurriedly said, "It's not at home. It's this servant's fault for not telling you clearly. It's outside. "
Only then did Qin Yining let out a long sigh of relief.
Ji Yun said, "Early this morning, there was a rumor that a family in the southern part of the city was attacked by bandits and was massacred in one night. Such a thing hasn't happened in the capital for many years. This servant felt that it was too sudden, so I went to investigate. In the end, I found that the family that was massacred was surnamed Dai. "
Qin Yining's hand that was buttoning his shirt paused. "Dai? Was it yesterday … "
Ji Yun nodded solemnly. "Yes. In the entire Dai residence, except for women, children, and boys under the age of 14, all adult males, regardless of whether they were masters or servants, were killed. This matter has already alarmed Shuntian Prefecture. The smell of blood outside the Dai residence is so strong that it's pungent even if one doesn't go near it."
Qin Yining was extremely shocked.
Dai Lin was indeed despicable, but her family was suddenly massacred. Even if she hated Dai Lin, she couldn't feel happy because of this.
After all, they were a family, including the servants.
Bing Tang also had a lingering fear. "The killer's methods were too neat. I heard that everyone's throats were slit. Blood splattered all over the house. All the surviving women and men under fourteen years of age were now scared out of their wits. That bloody scene would be a nightmare for anyone who saw it for the rest of their lives. "
Qin Yining pursed his lips and said thoughtfully, "It's fine if we know about this matter. Because our family just had a conflict with Dai Lin yesterday, their family was quickly massacred. There will definitely be people coming to investigate. When the time comes, we just have to tell them the truth. However, we are not allowed to spread this matter in the residence. At this time, it's better to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"Yes." Bing Tang and Ji Yun nodded cautiously. "We will also tell Qiu Lu and the others later."
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