"Those people are naturally uneasy and kind." Qin Yining lowered her eyes, her fingers were flexible and threaded, her white fingers seemed to be carved from fine white jade under the light, and her tone was a little bit*, "Even if the Tatars surrender, they will be beaten by the Duke of Dingguo and have to surrender, are you really convinced?" ”

Jiyun and Bingtang both shook their heads, and their faces were contemplative.

"They are not a people who can easily submit, and they naturally carry wildness and savagery in them. If you are not convinced, you must find ways to recuperate, and after all, you will take revenge one day. In fact, I very much agree with this aspect, if I would also lie dormant in order to have an after-effect. ”

"So they came to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday this time, and they may not be sincere, and maybe there is a conspiracy in it?"

"It must be so, but I can't see it right now." Qin Yining will hold the embroidery needle and say with a smile, "No matter what they want to do in the future, right now they are sending gold and silver and beauties, what will happen to the saint when they reach the ears of the saint?" ”

Jiyun and Bingtang's faces changed suddenly.

"Princess, how is this good?" Jiyun's voice was a little tense.

Bingtang said even more angrily, "I knew that this group of barbarians was uneasy and kind!" They are clearly trying to sow discord and slander the prince! ”

"It's not just the prince." Qin Yining said, "They will do their best to separate the relationship between the saints and their courtiers, so Uncle Lu must be in the same situation." The saint is suspicious, and this trick is quite targeted. ”

Qin Yining's voice was lightened, "This is Utkin Khan's usual method. This man's scheming should not be underestimated. ”

Siqin has always been far-reaching, never unscrupulous in order to succeed, and for the sake of power, he can bow down and be a small horse for Anari. For the sake of status, he can kill his wife and seize the throne regardless of the love of husband and wife. With such a person, Qin Yining didn't think that he would obediently accept his fate if he was defeated. Siqin is like the most cunning wolf, for the sake of prey, he always has the patience to wait for the opportunity.

"Lord Wang."

"Lord Wang."

As he spoke, the handmaid's greeting came from outside the door.

As soon as the curtain cage was lifted, Xiao Xiao walked in, he handed the cloak on his shoulder to Jiyun who greeted him, rubbed his hands and walked towards Qin Yining and said, "Hey, I almost had two more beautiful concubines just now." ”

Qin Yining was amused by his pretended regretful tone, "It's a pity, there is a fierce woman in the family, which delays the prince's play." ”

"yes." As soon as he returned to the room, he completely lost the sharpness and domineering he showed in front of outsiders, and completely turned into another pestering appearance, he sat next to Qin Yining, hugged Qin Yining's waist, and rubbed her shoulder with his chin.

Qin Yining was a little tickled by the rubbing, shrunk his neck to avoid it, and said with a smile: "How did you send them?" ”

Xiao Xiao said innocently: "I will tell them, 'This king is afraid of the inside, but he doesn't dare to take a concubine, but fortunately, Zhongyi Bo is not afraid of the inside, he should not refuse, and please give these beauties to Zhongyi Bo as well.'" ’”

Qin Yining was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, "You scoundrel." ”

"Bad? I'm very polite. Xiao Xiao snorted, and wrote both contempt and number one on his face. Although he didn't say the words, he was worried about Lu Heng's daughter-in-law in his heart.

Qin Yining knew that she was full of jealousy, and she was also very helpless about this matter, so she had to change the topic and said: "The Tatars will not give up, now that the road to the capital is not passable, there are still many days to deal with them." ”

The implication is that what kind of gold and silver beauty will be sent in the future.

Xiao Xiao frowned and said, "It's their business whether to send it or not, and it's my business whether to receive it or not." ”

"But after a lot of secrets, outsiders don't think like that. They may only guess how much you agreed to the Tatars. Or maybe you've secretly plotted something. ”

Qin Yining's words fell, and there was silence in the room.

He put his arms around Qin Yining's waist and rested his chin on Qin Yining's shoulder, but he didn't put his own weight on her.

He just liked the delicate scent of her in his breath.

Qin Yining knew that Xiao Xiao was a smart person, and he knew everything in his heart. Some things have been reminded, and he should always be given time to think, so that he will not say more, but start the embroidery work slowly and logically, and occasionally touch the body of the owl, and unexpectedly make a slight grinding sound, so that the atmosphere in the main room has become gentle and quiet.

It's not that he doesn't understand in his heart. Now that he is outside Kyoto, the Tatars have repeatedly come to contact him, and if the saint cannot see it with his own eyes, he will already be suspicious, and if someone secretly picks it up, he will be even more suspicious.

But what about suspicion? It's not a day or two since he's been under suspicion. From the disappointment and discrepancy when he first found out, to the persecution later, he is now numb, and he also knows what he should care about most and what he should pay attention to.

"Don't worry." After a long time, Xiao Xiao chuckled.

His lips brushed Qin Yining's earlobe, his voice was low and magnetic, and the hot air blew across Qin Yining's ears and cheeks, causing her to tremble.

Xiao Xiao teased her addiction, and continued to whisper in her ear: "I'll be more guarded." ”

Qin Yining itched his neck to dodge, and giggled, "Don't make trouble." ”

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As Qin Yining expected, the Tatars had not stopped sending gold and silver beauties, and the next day, they directly asked to see the princess when they went to the yamen.

Qin Yining met them in the side hall.

The person who came was a Tatar official, who accompanied Siqin that day, he brought four beauties, all of whom were sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls, Yan Thin and Fat had their own strengths, although they were not much amazing, but I have to say that they did have some different styles from the women of the Great Zhou.

"I heard that the house is selfish and thin, and the princess also has to consider the spread of the branches and leaves for the Prince of Zhongshun, these four women have carefully selected the strongest and most honest people before coming, if the princess is not the main Prince Zhongshun accepts, not to mention anything else, so as to calm the princess's bad reputation of being jealous outside."

Qin Yining looked at the Tatar minister with a smile, he was in his early forties, tall and thin, and when he smiled, there were several crow's feet at the corners of his eyes that curved upwards like hooks, and the bags under his eyes were also squeezed out.

Qin Yining didn't like this person, and his tone was also very cold.

"The reputation of this princess for being jealous has long spread all over the world, and everyone knows it, and it is not a bad reputation. The matter of spreading branches and leaves will not bother adults. If the prince takes a concubine, the princess will naturally choose for her those women who are in good health, of good character, and whose appearance is far better than mine. Please take them back with you. ”

The Tatar minister's face changed when he was said, and he took a deep breath before laughing: "The princess is really joking, not to mention anything else, there are not many women who can surpass you in appearance, so won't Prince Zhongshun never be able to take a concubine?" You see, in the Zhongyi Uncle's mansion, Mrs. Zhongyi Uncle has already been under the hands of the virtuous Uncle Dai, so you might as well ...... the princess."

"She's her, I'm me." Qin Yining smiled, "I'm jealous, so I don't agree." Even if the prince wants to take a concubine, his appearance must be above me, which the prince has promised a long time ago. I'm sorry, we don't want to meddle in our housework. ”

Qin Yining's attitude can be described as quite tough, especially since she is not facing someone else, but a Tatar envoy who came with Siqin.

It was as if if the envoy didn't know each other, she would have tried to make him understand!

"Okay." He didn't risk his life to arrange for people to come to the palace, and he didn't expect those women to do anything in the palace, they were just part of the divisive plan. Since the palace refuses to be tricked, it is okay, at least the Zhongyi Bofu is still going well.

The Tatar minister finally left with the four Tatar maidens.

When he came back in the evening, he smiled and said to Qin Yining, "You did a good job today." Uncle Zhongyi has become a mess of porridge. His daughter-in-law is not really stupid, why in order to pretend to be virtuous, she even accepted gold, silver, jewelry and beauties from the Tatars. ”

Xiao Xiao washed his face with water, but he wiped the towel handed by Qin Yining, and said with a smile: "It's better to be my sister Yi'er." There are few good wives and husbands in the family, and the ancients did not deceive me. ”

Qin Yining was amused by Xiao Xiao's appearance, and had some sympathy for Lu Heng, but he didn't ask about the Lu family.

Everyone is responsible for the decisions they make.

When I got up the next morning, the rain that had been going on for nearly two months had stopped, and although there were still thick clouds rolling in the sky, it was indeed a real rain stop, and not a single drop of rain had fallen.

Rock Candy, Jiyun, Aster and Hanxiao happily went to the yard to clean up early in the morning, and when they came back, their voices and footsteps were brisk.

"Princess, the rain has finally stopped! The slave and maid should not continue to rain in this weather! ”

Qin Yining looked at the sky, "I feel it too." ”

"It would be nice if it didn't rain anymore, it's been a long time since I've seen a sunny day, our bedding is damp, it's all on the hot kang."

As the girls hoped, at noon, the dark clouds dispersed, and the long-lost sun finally revealed the face that had been shy for two months, sprinkling warmth to the earth without reservation.

The entire Huichuan county and the surrounding mountains near and far are wrapped in layers of white mist, the water vapor rises without reservation, the weather seems to have changed from late autumn to summer, the weather is warm and makes people feel comfortable from the bones, and even the sultry heat that gradually has the tendency of steamer makes people feel comfortable.

On two sunny days in a row, damp bedding and clothes were drying everywhere in the house.

In the garden, the queen and her grandmother stood under the porch, looking up and breathing in the air mixed with earth, grass and moisture, with a satisfied and accomplished smile on her face.

"This palace knows that honest begging for bodhisattvas and gods and Buddhas can be heard. You see, these days when the palace eats fasting and recites Buddha, Huichuan's Hugo has really stopped. I don't know if the rest of the places are also sunny. ”

"Niangniang prayed for the blessing of the country, moved the heavens to descend auspicious, I want to come to the heavens must be sympathetic to the mother's sincerity, and the rest of the places will definitely be sunny."

"I hope so." The queen smiled, and then said with a smile: "I heard that there is a Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple in Huichuan County, since it is useful to pray sincerely, we can't miss the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple." ”