"The daughter handed over the person to the father, just because she didn't want to deal with the trouble later, the father wanted to ask the daughter." Qin Yining pretended not to comply, and then laughed mischievously, "Did the father deliberately want to test his daughter?" If my daughter answers well, will there be a reward? ”

Qin Huaiyuan was amused by her rare naughtiness, and thought to herself: It's just a girl who hasn't reached the end of her life, and she is calm to the point of being old-fashioned on weekdays, which is also forced by the situation.

The liking and pity for Qin Yining in my heart is even more.

"As far as you are clever, you have not learned to be steady by your mother's side, but let you learn more delicate and naughty, that's it, if you answer well, for your father, there is a good Yan, as a reward, how about it?"

"Thank you, father."

Qin Yining laughed when she heard this, patted the pastry dregs on her hands, wiped her hands and took a sip of tea, and then said, "My daughter thinks that there are three strategies for handling this matter: upper, middle and lower. ”

Qin Huaiyuan's eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on his face, "Oh? Tell me about it. ”

Qin Yining smiled: "Yes." These people went with poison sacs in their hands, and although they committed suicide in a stubborn manner, it was different from being caught in private and unprepared now. Besides, we arrested so many people at once, and under torture, these more than 30 people are all tough guys, and the real thing will inevitably be vomited. What they say must also be told to the emperor. It's just that the method and timing of telling the emperor are different. ”

Qin Yining raised his eyes and saw that Qin Huaiyuan was bowing slightly, and his heart was a little more confident.

"This strategy is that my father directly took the confessions of these people and served as a palace counselor at the court meeting. The advantage of doing this is that everyone in the world knows Cao Guozhang's wolf ambitions, and the emperor is committed to peace talks, but Cao Guozhang actually colluded with Tatars to sabotage peace talks, and for the emperor, his heart can be punished. ”

"But in this way, it is impossible to predict how it will develop in the future." Qin Huai traveled far away.

"Exactly." Qin Yining nodded, "Because I don't know what the emperor means to Cao Guozhang in advance, so this is too risky, in case the emperor faces Cao Guozhang, then the father will be counterattacked, so my daughter said that this method is the next policy." ”

"Hmm. You have a point. Qin Huaiyuan relaxed and leaned on the big pillow behind him, and said with a smile: "What about the middle strategy?" ”

"Zhongce, it was my father who went back to the emperor in private, and asked the emperor what he meant to Cao Guozhang, if the emperor wanted to take the opportunity to take Cao Guozhang, then you would be the emperor's blade, if the emperor wanted to hide it and not send it, then you would just do not know about it. It's better to do this than to rashly hit the emperor by surprise in public. ”

Qin Yining said this, frowned and pondered for a moment, and said: "However, there are drawbacks to this approach, although I know the emperor's meaning in advance, it is difficult to guarantee that the emperor will not regret it when he is in the palace, or be affected by other external forces to cause sudden changes, because my father is easy to become a target of arrows, and I have to bear the consequences of this matter." ”

"What's more, Cao Guozhang's henchmen are all over the court, and their roots are quite deep, although his father has already sat in the position of Taishi, he can't compete with him, and the consequences of being Cao Guozhang's target can be imagined. Moreover, Empress Cao has lived in the palace for a long time, and it is difficult to guarantee that the emperor's side will not have their eyeliner, in case their people know about the conversation between his father and the emperor in advance, the matter will be in vain. ”

The more Qin Yining said, the more he felt that this method was really dangerous, and his face became solemn, "If you can't retreat with your whole body for the emperor's loyalty, it will be a loss." So it's not a good idea. ”

Qin Huai foresaw that Qin Yining's analysis was thorough, obviously she was a young girl, but her thinking was more comprehensive than that of people who had been immersed in the court for a long time.

At this time, Qin Huaiyuan liked his daughter even more in his heart, and he felt more and more why this was not a son, if she was a boy, he Qin Huaiyuan would not have to worry about having no successor.

Qin Huaiyuan sighed and said: "Your analysis is very thorough, my father thinks that the best strategy that most people can think of is to discuss this matter with the emperor in private." However, there are risks, after all, no one can predict the sudden changes. ”

was praised by his father like this, Qin Yining was ashamed and happy at the same time, her pretty face was flushed, and her eyes were shining.

"Father praised it. I still have a good idea, but I think my father's cleverness must have thought of it. Let's write it down together and see if we think of it together. ”

Qin Huaiyuan sneered, "You girl." Well, you go get pen and paper. ”

Qin Yining nodded, went to the black lacquer case to grind the ink, took a purple pen dipped in thick ink, and took a piece of paper to hand to Qin Huaiyuan, and he took another piece of paper with his back to Qin Huaiyuan, and wrote on the painting case.

For a while, the room could only hear the rustling sound of the pen falling on the paper and the sound of Qin Yining swaying slightly on a string of pearls hanging down on the back of his head.

Qin Yining wrote a few strokes, and Qin Huaiyuan also put down his pen.

The two put the two pieces of paper together, Qin Huaiyuan's handwriting was flying freely, and Qin Yining's handwriting was beautiful and neat, but the content was the same three words - Aunt Cao.

A sense of tacit understanding arose spontaneously in the hearts of the father and daughter.

Qin Huaiyuan felt for a while that even if this was not a boy, it was also his own blood and blood, and she was also her own daughter, what did it matter if she was a man or a woman, with her intelligence, she could still be her own inheritance.

Qin Yining smiled and took the paper in Qin Huaiyuan's hand, and threw the two pieces of paper into the charcoal basin on the ground together.

"Give it to her, and she will return to the emperor, not only can she sell her favors, but she can also pick our family cleanly, whether you want to deal with Cao Guozhang or not, that also depends on the meaning of the emperor and the Cao family, anyway, we didn't arrest people, we don't know anything."

Qin Yining smiled slyly, and said: "It's not been a day or two since the emperor tracked down the whereabouts of the assassin, and the silver-faced spies naturally have this task, they are known as spies, if they don't have the ability to take people like this, where can they put their faces?" The Cao family is not a fool, and he will definitely take this credit, and by the way, he will take all the risks for us. ”

"Ghost Witty!" Qin Huaiyuan scraped the tip of Qin Yining's nose with his index finger, "You're not afraid that Aunt Cao won't?" ”

"She is the emperor's secret agent, who was ordered to arrest the assassin, and now that the clues have come to the door, why would she refuse? What's more, even if she is unwilling, as long as her father tells her in person, she will definitely be willing. ”

When Qin Huaiyuan heard this, his face was a little embarrassed, and he coughed and said, "Little girl, full of nonsense." Seeing that you have helped your father a lot, that Fang Yan will be your reward. ”

Qin Yining smiled happily: "Thank you, father." Father, show it to me. ”

Qin Huaiyuan was amused by her and laughed, "What's the hurry, is it possible that my father will not be able to repay his debts?" ”

Qin Huai went down to the ground and called Qitai in: "The new Yan I got a few days ago, you go and find it to send it to the fourth miss Shuorenzhai, by the way, and the box and the pen, also send it to the fourth miss." ”

Qitai nodded again and again, and smiled and should go down to get something.

Qin Yining grinned: "Thank you father, I didn't sleep last night, and my father was tired." Why don't we go back together, you go back to Xingning Garden to make up for sleep, and I will also go back to Shuorenzhai to wait for my inkstone and pen. ”

Qin Huaiyuan was in a good mood, put on a robe with big sleeves, and said, "Let's go, for my father, I will take you to greet the old lady first, and we will go to make up for sleep." ”

Qin Yining couldn't help but be moved by Qin Huaiyuan's carefulness.

Qin Yining naturally knew that Qin Huaiyuan hadn't seen the old lady for many days.

Since the last time the snuff bottle was made, Qin Huaiyuan has been cold to the old lady, Qin Huaiyuan naturally knows that the snuffbox is nothing, and Qin Yining deliberately scared the old lady. But Qin Huaiyuan was still using his coldness to show his attitude in front of the old lady, telling the old lady that Qin Yining and the Sun family were both people that Qin Huaiyuan cared about, which really couldn't help but move Qin Yining.

When he first returned home, Qin Yining felt that his father was easy-going on his face, but cold in his heart.

But after getting along, after a long time, Qin Yining naturally knew that his father was good to him.

Come to think of it, this kind of resourceful person is easy to make friends, but they will not be easily alienated after making friends.

Qitai found an inkstone and a box of pens and handed them to Jiyun.

Qin Yining took Jiyun and followed Qin Huaiyuan all the way to the inner house.

Who knew that as soon as he entered the Hanging Flower Gate, he heard the crying and shouting of a woman in the Garden of Filial Piety not far away.

Qin Huaiyuan's face changed, and he hurriedly walked over.

Qin Yining also felt strange, and called Shangjiyun to follow behind Qin Huaiyuan quickly.

The closer he got to Cixiao Garden, the more obvious the crying and scolding became, Qin Yining's heart was shocked when he heard it, the person who scolded turned out to be Sun, and it seemed to be Qin Huining who was crying and begging for mercy?

What the hell is going on?

She hadn't been at home all night, and she hadn't had time to go to Sun's place to say goodbye, so why did something happen?

In the courtyard, Mother Jin and Cai Tang supported the Sun family left and right, and the Sun family was already crying with tears on his face, but he still pointed at Qin Huining and said, "...... You seed with a bad conscience and no heart, you slandered me, what good can you do! ”

Qin Huining sat on the ground, whimpering and crying, but the voice of the rebuttal became clearer: "Why is Madam like this, that Gu doll was not found in my house, I was also kind enough to send snacks to Madame, but Madame ...... How can I hide this kind of thing! That's the old lady's birthday! Now the old lady fainted angrily, and I don't know what the situation is, but Mrs. only knows how to yell at me, if Mrs. is really filial, why don't you go to worry about the old lady, and she is in a hurry to argue......"

Qin Huaiyuan turned the shadow wall, and interrupted Qin Huining's words with his eyebrows: "What kind of Gu doll are you talking about?" ”

"Master Hou!"

All the people in the courtyard saluted in unison.

Qin Yining slowly walked to Sun's side, supported Sun, who was sobbing and couldn't help himself, and said in a low voice, "Mother, what's wrong?" You say slowly, don't worry, your father will definitely call the shots for you. ”