When everyone heard this, they put down their tea bowls, and their eyes all turned to Qin Huaiyuan, which showed the respect of the Qin family for him.

Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said: "These days, I am not at home, and I am working for the second and third brothers." ”

"What the eldest brother said, there is nothing big in the family these days, and we don't need to do anything. What's more, there are old lady, sister-in-law and sister Yi in the inner house. We have closed the door these days, closed doors, cautious and cautious, and only hope that the eldest brother can come back safe and sound. Now that the eldest brother is fine, our family will have a backbone. ”

The second master said very seriously and sincerely, and everyone nodded one after another.

Qin Huaiyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, waved his hand and said, "When the second brother said this, it really made the foolish brother embarrassed. If it weren't for my involvement, the second brother would not have lost his official position and fallen into the Ministry of Rites. ”

The second old man's heart was hot when he heard this, and he shook his head again and again: "If there is no promotion of the eldest brother, if the colleagues in the DPRK and China are not in the face of the eldest brother, with my qualifications, if I want to be a third-grade member of the household department, I will at least boil oil for a few more decades, and the eldest brother will not forget the original foil brother, and now it is not the fault of the eldest brother, the eldest brother is also innocently involved, where can I blame you?" Besides, we are a family, why bother talking about two families! ”

"Exactly." The third master also nodded.

The third master has a lot of respect for Qin Huaiyuan in his heart.

Qin Huaiyuan is transparent and upright, even if the third master is a concubine, Qin Huaiyuan has never bullied him as the eldest son since he was a child. When he was sure that he was not the material for studying, and decided to take over the family business, Qin Huaiyuan arranged it for him inside and out, and secretly didn't know how much dredging had taken to make him gain a firm foothold. The third master has always been grateful to Qin Huaiyuan, and now when he heard the words of the second master, he also nodded again and again.

Seeing that the three sons were so harmonious, the old lady laughed, and said in a low voice with Mama Qin and the second lady beside her, "Look at their brothers." ”

The second lady pursed her lips and smiled.

Mama Qin whispered in the old lady's ear: "It's hard to find such a harmonious brother in Beijing, they are all well raised by the old lady." ”

When the old lady heard this, her heart became even more ironing, and she was in good spirits at happy events, and she was now full of red light.

Qin Huaiyuan sighed and said, "The second and third brothers don't mind, it's because you have a noble character." But at the end of the day, I understand that it's because I'm a bird. ”

Turning to the whole family, Qin Huaiyuan said: "You all know that now that the Great Zhou soldiers are coming to the city, Xi Huacheng is in danger, if Xi Huacheng is lost, the Tiger Ben army will no longer have to worry about the future, and the next target will be Kyoto." The emperor has nothing to do now, it is to enable Cao Guozhang to contact Tartary, and my testimony with Cao Guozhang has always been at odds, and the emperor reuses the Cao family, so he naturally wants to suppress our family. Although I have now returned home from prison, I am afraid that the days ahead will be full of dangers. ”

When everyone heard this, Fang Cai's relaxed color was reaped.

The topic was heavy, and the second lady and the third wife wanted to send the younger children to retreat first, after all, Qin Yining's eleventh cousin was just seven years old, so they were afraid that the children would talk nonsense outside.

But Qin Huaiyuan waved his hand and said, "Second brother and sister, third brother and sister, the world has changed, and some things should be known to children." I have ordered someone to guard the outside, and the word will not be spread. ”

The eleventh master, Qin Zong, also nodded again and again, and said to the second lady: "Mother, don't worry, my son is not young anymore, and he knows what to say and what not to say." ”

The second lady and the third lady nodded and sat down.

Qin Huaiyuan said again: "Our Qin family has always acted upright, but in this world, people can live long just by being a good person." In order to be precautionary, I have to arrange in advance, if I have an accident, this family will be entrusted to the hands of the second brother, the second brother is an official in the court, he has a lot of knowledge, and he can also grasp the direction at the critical moment, the position of the patriarch of the Qin family, the second brother can afford it, and you must listen to his arrangement when the time comes. ”

"Master Hou, you ......" When Sun heard this, tears welled up in his eyes.

The old lady also frowned, and said with a pale face: "Brother Meng, don't talk nonsense, you will be fine, you will live a hundred years." ”

Smiling at his mother and wife comfortingly, Qin Huai said afar: "Now the arrangement is just a foolproof picture, the way of the world is like this, as the patriarch, I should also make the arrangements that should be made, mother don't stop me." ”

The old lady snorted for a moment, but did not stop it again, but the blood on her face retreated, and she took a handkerchief and silently wiped her tears.

Qin Huaiyuan also ignored their tears, and seriously instructed the second master, "Once I am secretly assassinated, second brother, you will leave Kyoto immediately with the whole family and go back to our hometown, the sacrificial field near the ancestral tomb was purchased by me a few years ago, although it is not possible to let the family continue to be rich and rich, but it is not difficult to feed the people of our whole clan." Even if the emperor wants to ask for the crime and rob the family, he will not take away our sacrificial field. In this way, the life of the whole family can be saved, and the Qin family sacrifice can also be passed on. ”

"Big brother......" The second master's heart trembled, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

It turned out that as early as in the past, when Qin Huaiyuan was still the icing on the cake and cooking oil with fire, he had already thought of a way out for his family.

"It's just a possibility." Qin Huaiyuan sighed, looked at the whole family, and said, "If no one secretly assassinates me, once my political enemies do something and take the opportunity to step on me in the court, then I'm afraid the matter will be even more serious." When the time comes, I am afraid that it will be our whole family, and the example of Dingguo Gong may be a precedent for our family. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence in the hall, and many people were frightened, and some of the younger children were so frightened that they cried. Even the old lady, Sun, the second lady, and the third wife were all pale with fright.

If that really happens, the Qin family will probably be completely finished, and then they won't even have the qualifications to go back to farming.

Qin Huaiyuan set his eyes on Qin Yining, "Sister Yi'er, you have the approval of the heavenly machine, it is an extremely expensive life, even if the emperor is for a good fortune, you will not do anything to you, and then you have to do your best to protect the whole family." "As for the men, they can't run away.

Qin Yining got up and saluted seriously: "Father, don't worry, if there is really one day, I will definitely take my responsibility, I know what my father is worried about, and I will do what you are worried about." ”

Qin Huaiyuan looked at his beloved daughter, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked with a smile, and he nodded: "Very good, Sister Yi is so sensible, she is very relieved for her father." ”

Listening to Qin Huaiyuan's disheartened tone and explaining the aftermath, Qin Yining was really bluffed in a cold sweat, but said very seriously on his face: "Don't be too pessimistic about your father's thoughts. The current situation has not yet reached that level, and we still have a lot of room to operate. It's man-made, even if my father is cold to some people, he can't lose hope in life. As long as people still have breath, they should not give up hope! ”

Qin Yining's words suddenly poked Qin Huaiyuan's heart, causing a crack in his smile that had been peaceful.

No one found out, and only his daughter found out, he was indeed cold, cold to the emperor, cold to the court, and cold to the dark future of the Yan Dynasty. He has worked hard for so many years, even if the emperor is mediocre and incompetent, he has no intention of the past, he just wants to do his duty well, and can assist the emperor to manage the Yan Dynasty well, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment and live a stable life, that is his lifelong wish.

But now?

The emperor is still mediocre, the iron hooves of the Great Zhou still have to step on Dayan, the people he is committed to protecting are treated by the emperor as animals, the displaced people enter the city, there is no tile to shade the sun, there is no mat to spread the ground, only one gruel soup is given every day, the children and old people who died of illness are out of business on the street, and cars and cars are pulled to the mass graves for cremation.

The emperor's approach is not as good as his daughter!

His daughter has no silver, and she knows that she has sold all the valuable items to feed the homeless, and a person as big as the emperor doesn't know that he doesn't save the people with silver, but buys clothes and jewelry for the demon queen.

When he came out of the prison of the Criminal Department, the people he arranged told him all these actions of the Japanese emperor, and at that moment, Qin Huaiyuan really felt that his hot heart was dug out and thrown into the ice cave. In the past, he was also ignorant, and he still had hope for such an emperor.

However, since ancient times, "a martyr does not marry a second husband, and a servant does not serve the two masters", he Qin Mengsheng was not at the right time, he didn't catch up with a Ming Jun, but he didn't want to be a traitor.

He was cold, he didn't want to act anymore, he didn't want to do anything for such an emperor, although he wouldn't betray, he didn't want to do his best.

He thought to himself that no one understood these thoughts, and no one could see them, but Qin Yining could see them.

The scene fell into dead silence again, and everyone looked at Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan silently, as if they also understood Qin Huaiyuan's desolate mood at the moment.

The second and third masters all frowned.

Lao Taijun, Sun and others felt sorry for Qin Huaiyuan, and they all cried sadly.

Qin Yining stood up, walked slowly to Qin Huaiyuan, slowly knelt down, put his hands on Qin Huaiyuan's knees, and looked up at Qin Huaiyuan.

"Father, you are disappointed in those people, you are disappointed in this world, your life's ambitions have been ruined by that person, I know the bitterness in your heart, if that person is a wise lord, if that person can realize your ambitions, even if he uses you to make you a pedal, although you are bitter in your heart, you will not regret and resent. But that person is a mud who can't support the wall, and he doesn't even have that kind of thought, but he despises you and persecutes you. ”

Qin Yining's eyes were bright and clear, although she didn't say the word "faint monarch", everyone knew what she was talking about.

Qin Huaiyuan lowered his eyes and looked at Qin Yining, and the hand on his knee gradually clenched into a fist.

"Father, I grew up in the market, and in the past, Liangcheng was in turmoil for many years, and I really saw too many dark things. Human life is the cheapest, there are seven children in the family, four girls and three boys, in order to feed the whole family, the mother has to start selling from the eldest daughter.

"At first, the market was good, and the eldest sister was sold for one or two silver, but then it was not good, and ten catties of buckwheat noodles were exchanged for the youngest girl, and the food in exchange for the three male babies in the family was fed up. But these people, even if it is so difficult, will still go all out to live and work hard until they have no breath.

"Even if my father is not a prime minister now, he is not a teacher. Even if our family is no longer rich and expensive in the future, we will go to farming, but everyone in the family still has a life, and life is the biggest capital, why should my father be so pessimistic? Why lose hope? ”

Qin Huaiyuan suddenly choked up and asked, "What about you?" ”

Qin Yining was stunned.

Qin Huaiyuan asked again: "What about you?" How did you survive? ”