The inner house also learned about the situation in front of the house. The second lady did not dare to tell the old lady, for fear that the old man would be stimulated again, so she had to arrange for a servant girl who served closely to come out to investigate the situation.
Qin Yining walked behind Ji Zeyu, and as soon as he walked into the mourning hall, the maid hurriedly bowed before approaching and said, "Princess, the second lady sent slaves to ask about the situation on the mountain."
Qin Yining looked at Ji Zeyu's tall back and said in a low voice, "Thanks to Duke Ding for arriving in time to drive the gangsters away. Go back to the second aunt, it's all right now."
The maid was obviously relieved and gave Ji Zeyu a grateful salute, even though he couldn't see it.
"Princess, the servants retire."
"Well. Go."
Qin Yining watched the maid walk away, then turned around and walked behind Ji Zeyu.
Ji Zeyu had already taken incense and lit it at this time, saluted the incense respectfully, knelt down beside Cao Yuqing and saluted properly.
Cao Yuqing was all dirty, and still knelt in the same position. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Ji Zeyu salute, so he glanced at him and nodded.
Ji Zeyu also didn't care about the sloppyness of the person in front of him. After nodding his head in greeting, he went to add a few pieces of paper.
The paper money was licked by the orange flames and quickly turned to ashes.
Ji Zeyu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked down at Qin Yining, "Can you take a step to speak?"
Qin Yining blinked slightly suspiciously, and then led Ji Zeyu to the side hall.
Jiyun served hot tea and stood outside the door with his head bowed.
Ji Zeyu took a sip from the white porcelain tea bowl, put it down gently, lowered his eyes to consider for a moment, and finally revealed a bit of unconcealed loss on his beautiful jade-like face: "I didn't take good care of the matter of your honor."
Qin Yining looked at Ji Zeyu, shook his head and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, why take the blame on yourself?"
Ji Zeyu frowned and said: "After all, my Longxiang Army is stationed in the north, if I pay more attention and order someone to pick up the team of the Yan Army earlier, maybe Mr. Qin will not have an accident. And in the court, all day long. In dealing with the sage here, I had some hunch about some things, but I didn't do anything..."
This is almost in front of Qin Yining to admit that he also doubts Li Qitian.
Qin Yining took a deep breath, and then squeezed out an ugly smile: "I can't blame you. What can I do if you are a knife and I am a fish?"
Xu Shi had been through too much in the past few days, and faced with the family who depended on her, she couldn't tell her all the words. Facing Ji Zeyu at this time, Qin Yining couldn't help but pour out his frustrations.
"My father passed away, it was an accident, and I can't blame anyone. After all, no one is an immortal, and no one can predict what will happen in the future. Duke Dingguo really doesn't need to blame himself. If you have to blame yourself, the prince and I are in the game. Don't you have to blame yourself even more
"If my father really sacrificed his life for the country, although I would be reluctant to part with my heart, I would not resent anyone. But now? Everyone is waiting for a statement, but this statement has not come. I used to be on good terms with my father. None of the people dared to come to the door, on the contrary, it is worse than some small traders who used to take care of business in the former Qin family, and they still kowtowed from a distance outside.
"My father is not a wicked person. On the contrary, he has the people in his heart and does everything conscientiously. His biggest mistake is that he shouldn't have found me, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to where he is now."
Qin Yining lowered his head, the tears that had been crying to dryness for the past few days poured out again.
Ji Zeyu shook his head and sighed, "This is the end of the matter, and self-blame is useless. But please believe that what happened to Lord Qin was not done by my Longxiang Army. I didn't know about it in advance, and my subordinates would never do it. thing."
Qin Yining wiped away tears with his sleeves, sniffed, and looked up at Ji Zeyu.
His handsome face is still the same, his eyes are sincere, and when Ji Zeyu insisted on rescuing Pang Xiao when he was in the underground palace, Qin Yining didn't doubt him for a long time. Seeing his seriousness, he nodded naturally and said, "I believe you."
Ji Zeyu breathed a sigh of relief, "Although it's inconvenient to come to put incense sticks for Lord Qin these days, I have already arranged for someone to go to the north to investigate secretly. No matter what the facts are, you must see them before you can believe them."
Qin Yining's heart skipped a beat, "You mean..."
Ji Zeyu smiled: "I didn't say anything. I just felt that if I didn't see this kind of thing with my own eyes, heard it in person, and only listened to other people's words, it would be too hasty. Zhi Xi is not at home, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. It was done in secret."
Qin Yining was overjoyed when he heard the words, got up and gave Ji Zeyu a salute: "Ding Guogong sent charcoal in the snow, I am really grateful."
Ji Zeyu shook his head and hurriedly got up to avoid her salute, "Don't do this, it's just a hands-on effort. It's inconvenient for me to come these days, but people take advantage of it and feel really uneasy."
"No, it's right that you didn't come. The Qin family is staring at you now. You have helped the Qin family a lot this time. I don't know how many people speculate behind their backs. I'm afraid it will tire you."
Ji Zeyu gradually recovered his expressionless face again, shook his head indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter. What can I tire of? The rough people in our army always behave like this, don't worry."
This free and easy, it is very similar to Pang Xiao.
Qin Yining was disappointed, but once again politely thanked Ji Zeyu.
After all, he was alone and widowed. Ji Zeyu didn't want to sit for a long time. When he understood what he was about to say, he got up and said goodbye.
Qin Yining, the second master and the third master sent people out of the gate of Qin's house.
The second master said in a low voice, "Sister Yi, what does Duke Dingguo mean?"
It is true that no one dares to come to the Qin family to express condolences these days. Ding Guogong is not only the first, but also the people who helped the Qin family in front of the door. In the ears of the sage, it is difficult to guarantee that the Dingguo Guild will not be angered, and Dingguo's actions are really suspicious.
Qin Yining said soothingly: "It's okay. He has no malice."
The second master and the third master looked at each other. Although they were puzzled, they still believed in Qin Yining's judgment.
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 hurriedly approached, supported Cao Yuqing's arm, and said, "Aunt Cao, I'll accompany you to wash up, eat some food, and then have a good rest? You must be very tired when you hurry back."
Cao Yuqing looked down at her messy clothes and nodded.
Qin Yining said to the second master and the third master, and took Ji Yun and a few people to wait on Cao Yuqing to change and wash.
Seeing Cao Yuqing drooping her eyes and counting the grains of rice to eat, Qin Yining took the public chopsticks to serve her.
"Aunt Cao, you have to take care of your health, otherwise, won't your relatives hurt your enemies? You can do more things only when you are healthy. If you are good and bad, my father will not be happy."
Cao Yuqing lost a lot of weight. She slapped her face without any expression. She stared blankly at the rice in the bowl. After a long time, she suddenly raised her head to look at Qin Yining.
"you're right."
Her voice was hoarse, but there was a solution in her voice: "Only in good health can you do more things."
She picked up the bowl and slammed the rice into her mouth. But the tears did not stop, and big drops fell down.
Qin Yining was saddened to see, and silently accompanied her to cry.
After eating, Cao Yuqing said: "We received news at your grandmother's house, so we rushed back. After discussion, we left Brother Zhao and Brother Han at your grandmother's house, and your aunt will leave it for the time being. Take it, your mother and Mrs. Ma will be escorted back in a carriage, and I will travel day and night on a horse, so hurry up."
Qin Yining nodded, although it was a bit regretful that the Sun family did not bring the two children back, but after thinking about it, it was dangerous here, and it would be safer for the children to stay at the grandmother's house, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
After relieving Cao Yuqing again, Qin Yining left, leaving a quiet environment for Cao Yuqing to rest.
Qin Yining was still guarding in front of the spirit. When they arrived at Hai, Qin Han and Qin Yu were talking about each other and persuaded Qin Yining to go back to rest.
Early the next morning, Qin Yining just got up when he saw Bingtang and Jiyun walking in with a different expression.
"princess."
"what happened?"
"Go back to the princess, something happened outside."
Qin Yining's expression changed, and he got up quickly and said, "What happened?"
Seeing that Qin Yining's face changed, Bingtang hurriedly said: "It's not at home, I blame the slave and maid for not making it clear. It's outside."
Qin Yining then slowly let out a breath.
Ji Yun said: "There were rumors this morning that a family in the south of the city was robbed by Jiang Yang and was washed with blood overnight. For many years, nothing like this has happened in the capital. The servants felt that it was sudden and went to investigate. After a while, it turned out that the family whose family was destroyed was surnamed Dai."
Qin Yining's hand to fasten the button froze, "Dai? Yesterday..."
Ji Yun nodded solemnly: "Yes, in the entire Daifu, except for women and children and men under the age of fourteen, no adult male, whether master or servant, was spared. This incident has alarmed Shuntianfu, outside Daifu. The smell of blood is soaring to the sky, and it is pungent if you don't get close."
Qin Yining was stunned.
Dai Lin is indeed hateful, but his family was suddenly destroyed like this, even if she hated Dai Lin, she couldn't be happy about it.
After all, it is a family, including servants.
Bingtang also had lingering fears, "This murderer's methods are too neat. I heard that everyone's throat was cut, and the blood of the whole room was splattered on the roof. The living female relatives and fourteenth Men who are under the age of 2 are all scared and stupid at this moment. That bloody Asura scene, it is estimated that anyone who sees it will be a nightmare for a lifetime."
Qin Yining pursed his lips and said thoughtfully, "Just know about this matter, because yesterday our family had a conflict with Dai Lin, and their family was destroyed when they rushed. Someone will definitely come to inquire. As long as the truth is told, it is not allowed to spread this matter in the house, at this time, it is better to have less than more."
"Yes." Bingtang and Jiyun nodded cautiously, "We'll tell Qiu Lu and the others later."
Qin Yining simply brushed her hair, then got up and said, "I'll go see Aunt Cao and have breakfast with Aunt Cao later."