The atmosphere on the carriage was very dull, Qin Yining had not slept all night, and under the stimulation of the news that she was about to be killed, she had a splitting headache at this time, and her face was extremely bad, leaning against the wooden carriage wall and closing her eyes to recuperate, pinching her eyebrows with her fingers.

Qin Huai said from afar: "My father thought you had gone home." I didn't expect you to guard the Yamen of the Five Cities Terracotta Division. Your mother was in a hurry, and I knew you were here. ”

"Let the father worry, is it the daughter's." Qin Yining opened his eyes, his eyes were already bloodshot, "Didn't my father come home last night?" Have you been with the saints? ”

"Hmm." Qin Huaiyuan was also full of exhaustion, and said, "When Cheng Shangshu brought people into the palace yesterday, I happened to be here. ”

Qin Yining smiled bitterly: "If my father doesn't say it, I know it, it must be a bit of a fight." Isn't it mine, causing my father such a big trouble. ”

Qin Huaiyuan smiled when he heard this, and said, "Where can it be considered yours, isn't it?" You are also suffering from the fish in the pond. In the end, the reason was that the father was shocked by their horse team that day, and the father didn't want to give in, and he didn't want their second ancestors to run rampant in the capital and disturb the people. ”

Qin Yining said: "Father, my daughter is not afraid of trouble, but she ...... Is the sting really hopeless? ”

Qin Huaiyuan sighed and nodded, and said: "Sister Yi'er, you are a smart person, you don't need God to say that you also understand that now the saint has made the decision to punish the stinger, but he is just using a subordinate to block Cheng Shangshu's mouth, in this matter, we only need to lose one person, and we can maintain the balance that is easy to maintain now, and it is not a loss for us, the person who lost is Cheng Shangshu." ”

"But after all, there is still a human life in it!" Qin Yining's voice was a little hoarse.

Qin Huai said from afar: "My father knows your mind and knows that you are kind." But the decree has been given, what else can we do? Sister Yi'er, I also know that you are smart, maybe you can think of a way to let the sting live, but you have to remember that you are the daughter of the Qin family, and you must think twice before doing things. ”

Qin Huaiyuan's meaning was already quite clear.

The sting is just a subordinate, if it is necessary, sacrificing a subordinate is not a big deal, the Qin family has not yet gained a firm foothold in the capital, and what is needed is the attention and protection of the saint. Now that the saint has been sentenced to be beheaded, it is already a sure thing, if they dare to plead, it is equivalent to not knowing how to slap the emperor in the face.

If this matter is from the perspective of a bystander, Qin Yining knows that he shouldn't interfere and stir things up even worse.

But the reason why the sting made a move was to protect her.

If it weren't for her, where would she be able to take a tired sting and lose her life?

After all, the sting is the person next to her, if something happens, she will shrink her neck and leave it alone, what will she do to serve the public in the future? What's more, out of her own will, she never wants the sting to become a victim for protecting her.

Thinking of this, Qin Yining said: "Father, I promise not to harm the interests of the family. ”

She was telling Qin Huaiyuan that she was saved.

Qin Yining looked at Qin Huaiyuan worriedly, thinking in her heart what she would do if her father repudiated her decision-making, or even severely reprimanded and stopped her.

Who knew that the next moment, Qin Huaiyuan actually burst out laughing, bluffing Qin Yining.

"Father, you ......"

"As a father, I know that your temper is left-handed, just like when my father was young, he decided on a thing, and he had to do it according to his own ideas, and he didn't care if others would stop him."

Qin Yining listened: "A person as rational and calm as my father, where can there be such a time?" You're not fooling me. ”

"Where is the lie to you. Aren't people all reckless and high-spirited from the beginning, and gradually precipitate to become calm? ”

Qin Huaiyuan took off his official hat, rubbed his face, and said: "Sister Yi'er, if you want to do anything, just remember what your father said just now, don't forget that you are the Qin family, the first thing is to protect the family, only when the family grows, you will have more confidence outside in the future." ”

"I remember everything my father said." Qin Yining said very gratefully, "Thank you for your understanding." ”

Qin Huaiyuan only smiled and touched Qin Yining's head.

When the carriage returned home, Qin Yining went to see the Sun family and said that he would go back to make up for sleep.

But everyone can see that Qin Yining's face is really not good-looking, especially the people around Qin Yining who are in the know.

Qin Yining sat cross-legged on the warm kang near the window, although she was sleepy and tired now, but because of the sting, she did not feel the slightest sleep.

The stunned questioning was judged by Li Qitian himself.

Since they can't intercede, they can only find a way to let Li Qitian open his mouth to avoid the capital crime.

But Li Qitian is so dignified, why did he let go of the sting?

In Li Qitian's opinion, only letting the Qin family lose one subordinate can make Cheng Shangshu's family suffer that loss, this is already favoring the Qin family, if one is not careful, it is very likely to anger Li Qitian, and the consequences will become unimaginable.

Qin Yining pinched his eyebrows with his fingers, and kept sitting on the warm kang by the window without saying a word.

Seeing that Qin Yining refused to rest, and after persuading him to no avail, Jiyun and the others had no choice but to accompany them quietly on the side.

Qin Yining didn't move a bite of the lunch that was served.

The same goes for dinner.

She didn't eat or sleep like this, which really made Jiyun and Xianyun a few people in a hurry, and also made Xiaoman, Xiaoxue and Dahan extremely moved.

Qin Yining had already done his best in this matter. The sting was tired, and it had nothing to do with Qin Yining, although they felt sorry for their brother, they would not be angry with Qin Yining.

When Bingtang and Jiyun were in a hurry and were about to tell Qin Huaiyuan, Qin Yining suddenly got off the ground by himself and ordered: "Go and call Xiaoman and a few of them, I have something to order, and send Yunyun to Zhongda's shopkeeper for a trip, and say that I will use our people in Dayan to let him come quietly." ”

Seeing that Qin Yining's eyes were clear, high-spirited, and there was no decline in the slightest, they wondered if she had already thought of a way.

Qin Yining couldn't help but smile when he saw Jiyun and Bingtang looking at him with blank eyes, and said, "I have thought of a way, it should be feasible, and you guys should do what I tell you to do." ”

"Yes." Everyone was busy splitting up.

Qin Yining called Xiaoman and a few people to him, and whispered a few words, they looked at each other puzzled, nodded anyway, and did according to Qin Yining's instructions.

And the shopkeeper Zhong arrived in a short time. Because it was already dark, it was inconvenient to talk in the house, so Qin Yining put on his clothes and went to the carriage outside the mansion to meet with the shopkeeper Zhong.