In fact, as early as when Qin Yining followed Xie Yue to Da Zhou and made up her mind to be with Xiao Xiao, she had guessed that many kinds of attitudes her father would have, maybe he would persuade her to distance herself from Xiao Xiao, or maybe he would remind her of the importance of her family a little more, but she never thought that Qin Huaiyuan would behave like this now.

As the patriarch of a big family, shouldn't he focus on the family, not take the wishes of his children to heart, and only strive to maximize his interests?

is like the old lady's mercenary intentions, and it is the norm to base all choices on the basis of seeking benefits for the family and himself.

But her father was not like this, but tried to put her happiness and wishes first.

Qin Yining's heart was hot, his eyes were sour, and he took a few deep breaths of tears surging under the strong pressure before he smiled and said to Qin Huaiyuan: "I know that my father will support me, so I am never afraid when facing Xiao Zhixi, because I know that even if my choice is wrong and fails, I have a home to go back to." ”

"Yes. You just need to remember that. Qin Huaiyuan patted Qin Yining's shoulder with his big hand.

"You have been burdened by your father since you were a child, you have not enjoyed the life that you should have for a day, you have suffered a lot outside, you have survived easily, and when you come home, you will be burdened by things at home.

"Everything you have experienced is not what ordinary ladies should experience, since you have not enjoyed the happiness of everyone's ladies, how can you be embarrassed to use the norms of everyone's ladies to bind you? That's so unfair to you. ”

Qin Huaiyuan said, slowly pacing forward, Qin Yining also slowly followed, the snow creaked, leaving a large and a small series of footprints.

Qin Huaiyuan continued: "Fortunately, my father still has some skills, I guess Emperor Zhou will also use me to build a shelf for the sake of the stability of the court, and I also have the capital to protect you." I know that you are a smart child, what to do and what not to do, you know in your heart, your father will not nag in front of you, just one point, you have to learn to protect yourself. Physically, emotionally, and in life, you have to protect it, you know? ”

Qin Yining nodded movingly: "Father, I understand, I will grasp the scale and will not hurt myself." And I also know that there are many important things in this life, and feelings are not the whole of life. ”

Qin Huaiyuan stopped and looked at Qin Yining with a smile: "You can think like this, it is different from many women of the same age. ”

"Maybe I've seen a lot of it in the market since I was a child." Qin Yining said with a smile, "In the face of hunger and poverty, people are most likely to expose their inferiority, if they encounter something that is vital to their lives, it is even easier to expose their nature. ”

Qin Huaiyuan sighed, exhaling a white mist in front of him.

"That's right, father." Qin Yining said with a smile, "When the old lady came here before, on the way, we lost all our belongings. During these days, the family was really struggling. I privately asked Xiao Zhixi to help find a good house, and after the shopkeeper Zhong came, I asked him to buy the house in the name of someone else, renovate and decorate it, and now it can live in it. ”

"Oh?" Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Thanks to your thoughtfulness, I was still thinking about housing when I came back." I didn't think you'd have done it all. ”

"Thanks to the fact that I have some self-possession in my hands, my father will go through the motions with the nominal owner of the house, and the property will be in your name, and our family can move in. It's not good to live here all the time. ”

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It seems that Zhaoyun Si made a lot of profits for you at the beginning, and this is thanks to your rented house." ”

Qin Yining respectfully responded, thought about it, and decided to make a real deal with his father, "Actually, Zhaoyunsi's profit is not very much, but Kyoto City was besieged before, and the people fled in a hurry, and many properties and shops were sold cheaply.

"I thought that I couldn't escape anyway, even if Zhaoyunsi's silver stayed, I was afraid that it would be embezzled by the officials appointed by the Great Zhou, so it was better to give the silver to the people and take it away for their lives. Who knew that the massacre of the city did not happen later, but I inadvertently made a fortune in the country. ”

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Yining, and said with a smile: "Don't you know that there is a good reward for your kindness?" ”

Qin Yining smiled bitterly, and said, "The harvest of the land I own now is about ......."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Qin Huaiyuan wave her hand and interrupt her next words.

"Sister Yi'er, you choose to be with Xiao Zhixi, this road is not easy to walk. You don't have to tell me how much money you have, how much business and connections you have behind it, you just treat it as if it were your private own. In the future, the two of you will not be in much trouble, but you have money and connections, and you can rest assured as a father. ”

Qin Yining blinked, his eyes gradually became stained with a layer of mist, and he sniffed before nodding and said, "Okay." ”

Qin Huaiyuan smiled and clicked the tip of her nose, and then said, "Just now I saw a little girl with a raw face, I heard that someone said that it was your savior?" ”

Qin Yining's heart jumped, her father was so good to her, and it seemed a little bad to hide the matter of Lian Xiao Congee from her father.

But even Xiao Congee is the princess of Beiji after all, and this identity is too special. The fewer people who know, the safer it is to even the porridge, and it is not a good thing if the father does not know.

Thinking of this, Qin Yining only said his previous words to people to Qin Huaiyuan again.

Qin Huaiyuan did not doubt him, and sighed: "I didn't expect this child to be so similar to yours, and it was your fate to be able to meet her, since she has no parents to rely on, you can take care of her, this is not just to repay the grace of saving lives, understand?" ”

"Yes, father, I understand." Qin Yining smiled.

Qin Huaiyuan also smiled back.

The father and daughter walked around in a circle and chatted, stepping on the snow on the ground in a circle of footprints.

After saying goodbye to each other, we discussed the move again before returning to the house.

The next day, there were chamberlains in the palace who came to deliver the holy decree and summoned Qin Huaiyuan to the palace for an audience.

Qin Huaiyuan had only returned to the capital, and the next day he received the attention of the saints, and the news soon spread throughout the government and the opposition.

As soon as the court meeting passed, Lian Shengjie, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was reprimanded by the Holy Dangdang Temple because of the personal ethics problems exposed in the Beijing inspection, and was demoted to the third class in a row, and the news spread that he was demoted from the second grade Shangshu to the fifth grade of the foreign lang.

And Qin Huaiyuan was named the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites by the Holy Father, and the official residence was the second grade.

As soon as this news came out, the Da Yan subordinates and his faction were both happy and sour.

Because in the Great Zhou Dynasty, in addition to being promoted to the cabinet by the saint himself because of his meritorious deeds, civil officials who want to enter the cabinet must first be selected as Shu Jishi, and then boil oil in the court for more than ten or twenty years.

Qin Huaiyuan's election as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is tantamount to telling everyone that he will be the next to enter the cabinet.

The old lady sat in the flower hall of the main house of the new house and drank tea, and listened to the newly bought little girl to pass the word. The smiling eyes narrowed into a slit: "It's my Meng Ge'er in the end." He said to the second master, "You also consult with your brother to see what official to choose." ”

Qin Yining frowned when she heard this, this matter is not something that her father said.

At this moment, Jiyun quietly came behind Qin Yining and whispered a few words, Qin Yining raised his eyebrows when he heard this, nodded, and Jiyun went to the old lady and saluted again: "Old lady, Mrs. Lu of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion will post and invite the fourth lady to the banquet." As he spoke, he handed over a gilded post with both hands.