Return of the Swallow

Cao Guozhang has just recovered, and his conscious status in the emperor's mind is not as good as before, but seeing Qin Huaiyuan being stripped of his official uniform and imprisoned in prison, he should not be too happy!

"Qin Meng's servant also deserved to end up like this." Cao Guozhang let out a low laugh, slowly playing with the blue and white bowl in his hand.

"I thought that when I became Weng's son-in-law, I would be able to join hands with him. This marriage since ancient times is the best of the two families, and the purpose is to help each other in government affairs. , that is the peak of prosperity, who can shake our foundation? Unexpectedly, Qin Meng not only refused to obey at all, but was the first to jump out against the old man, really ignorant of praise!"

The queen was wearing a red palace dress, holding a silk shawl, Jin Buyao swayed slightly with her bowing her head, and the pink face that set off was even more delicate. The nails coated with Kodan tapped the table and said quietly:

"It's not that I'm talking too much, my father has to be more attentive this time. Since the emperor is willing to use you to contact the Tartars, maybe the emperor has already known about our affairs with the Tartars. The emperor also felt nervous around him, because he was afraid that the emperor would discover something, but now it seems that the emperor has been hidden and kept silent these days, which makes this palace really panic."

"What the Empress said is very true." Cao Guozhang said, "But Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much. Now that the Zhou army is under pressure, the emperor will naturally rely on the old man, and the old man will naturally have a lot of things about the Tartars."

"That's good, this palace will also pay attention to the emperor's thoughts and persuade the emperor in due time. However, Qin Yining's little prostitute is really damned! She actually used her father's things as a favor, and she was famous outside. Those stupid pariahs don't even think about who that thing originally belonged to!"

Thinking of Qin Yining, the queen gritted her teeth, "That bitch was born to oppose Ben Gong! She dares to take in the dead girl of the Tang family, dare to be intimate with the surnamed Pang, dare to hide the unfortunate widows of the Sun family, and dare Openly provoking us, I didn't chop her up last time, it was Ben Gong who was tricked by Tian Jizi, can we still allow her to continue to be mad?"

Cao Guozhang raised his hand and pressed it down: "Niang Niang, don't be impatient. The old minister naturally has a solution. Could it be that the old man has been in the officialdom for decades, and he will be no more than a hairy girl? She is proud now, so let her be proud for two days. If you are too complacent, you can only cry."

The queen sneered, gritted her teeth and said, "Bengong not only wants her to cry, but also wants her to die!"

Cao Guozhang smiled slightly, the furrows at the corners of his eyes and the smile lines on his lips showed that he was confident.

Seeing this, the queen also smiled proudly.

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At this time, the treasurer of Zhong Da,

The resettlement of refugees has already begun.

Although the exotic flowers, plants and animals in the garden have not yet been sold, the homeless people in the city can't wait, and the shopkeeper Zhong Da has the heart to let these homeless people see for themselves what Qin Yining sacrificed in order to save their lives. .

Therefore, the storekeeper Zhong Da took the people to the resettlement place for the refugees in the city first, and explained the purpose of his visit as the staff of the fourth Miss Qin. Refugees in despair have slept on the streets for four or five days, and only have one meal of gruel to eat every day, and there is no shelter from the sun, and they are still covered with mosquito bites at night. Burned, but both adults and children have no strength to cry, it can be said that they have suffered a lot.

Now I heard that the young lady of the Hou family of Anping is willing to work for them, and can rely on her hands to eat and live a stable life. Isn't this the life they used to live? People in despair seem to have seen the light of day, how can they not obey? Except for a few who were too lazy to work and thought that they could go home after Zhou Bing retired, they would not go to Ning Yuan, but most of them were willing to work for Fourth Miss Qin.

After following the shopkeeper Zhong Da to Changchun Mountain, these ordinary people who had never seen such a magnificent garden were stunned and stunned.

Even if the house has been vacated, the mansion like the fairy palace is still there, the hot springs are still there, and the plants and animals are still there.

"This old gentleman, does your lady really want to sell everything that can be sold here, in order to support us?" A Pentecostal old man asked tremblingly.

Shopkeeper Zhong Da sighed: "Yes, now there are only these plants left in this garden that can be sold, and the rest cannot be demolished. The furniture in it has already been sold out, otherwise where would the money come from? Cooking porridge and steaming rice? My grandfather is an honest official, and the young lady is a boudoir girl with limited financial resources, so I can only do my best at this time, and please don’t blame my fellow villagers.”

"Where is it! It's too late for us to be grateful."

"Yeah, Fourth Miss Qin is simply a living Bodhisattva!"

"Of course, Fourth Miss Qin is Zhi Pan'an's daughter. She facilitated the peace talks before, and then what, what a mystery, it is calculated that Fourth Miss has a very good fate and can bless our Dayan Dynasty!"

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The refugees were talking at length, and they were grateful to Qin Huaiyuan, Qin Yining and the entire Marquis of Anping for their kind deeds.

It's just that Qin Huaiyuan is such a good person, but now the emperor is imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the common people are also angry, cursing the emperor and the demon queen in a low voice.

If people's grievances could kill people, the Demon Empress and Duan Jun would have long since lost their bones.

The shopkeeper Zhong Da was satisfied with their reactions, and said with a smile: "The staff around us are also limited, and at this moment, I have to be busy carrying food, mats and other items to the mountain, as well as a number of pots and pans for daily necessities. , and ordered people to go to the doctor to buy medicinal herbs to treat the children, but I really can't spare any manpower to help everyone build a house."

"What's so difficult about this? As long as we have food, we have strength. It's not difficult for us to build a shed and build a house."

"Yeah, Marquis Anping and Fourth Miss have already contributed money and efforts. As long as we have food and drink, we can all think of the rest."

Shopkeeper Zhong Da smiled, pointed to the mansion like a fairy palace in the back, and said with a smile: "But the lady said that everyone can live in this mansion, and the elderly, women, children and people with medical conditions can live in the mansion first. In the son, the strong men can build their own houses in the yard, take a bath, and there are hot springs on the mountain, which can be used by everyone. The cited mountain also has spring water.”

"Really! Miss Fourth is really willing to let us live in such a nice house?" a young man asked in surprise.

A stout man on the side said: "Nonsense, all the good things in the house are willing to sell to us to eat, why is the house not willing to let us live? The fourth young lady is a good person!"

"Yes, the Anpinghou family are all good people!"

Seeing that everyone was discussing gratefully again, Shopkeeper Zhong Da raised his hands and pressed them down.

Everyone was silent again.

Shopkeeper Zhong Da instructed: "One thing everyone should pay attention to, not far from our yard is the 'Changchun Garden' where the Queen usually bathes in the hot springs. Don't go there! If you want to build a shack, you can only use it in this yard. Even if you are going to the mountains to chop wood or hunt, you have to go around carefully, but don't touch the bad luck of the empress. Don't go there, our young lady is lonely, and she can only decide on this garden on the top of the mountain, and assign it to everyone to live in, she can't decide on other places."

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded their heads in understanding.

The Cao family is powerful, Cao Guozhang has been rampant for many years, and the demon queen is a master who can eat human flesh and drink human blood. Miss Qin, a boudoir girl, can allocate a large garden on the top of the mountain to them, which is already a great grace.

Everyone is not a fool, how can a young lady have any work for them to do?

Even if they want to recruit people to work, they are looking for young and middle-aged men and women. There is no reason to recruit the old and the weak, women and children. They also specially invite doctors to treat children and the elderly, and then turn to sellers to "pay them".

Said to ask them to work. In fact, Miss Four is saving their lives!

Otherwise, what do people want them to do?

Those who do not farm or raise pigs, are they hired to harm such a beautiful garden and build houses in the yard?

The Fourth Miss said this, perhaps just to reassure them. After all, when there is no war, they also have their own homes, and they can eat with their hands. They don't want them to be reduced to first-class beggars and beg for their lives.

In contrast to the actions of the Qin family, the queen's garden next door was so empty that no one could live there, and neither the emperor nor the queen had ever seen the emperor and the queen take their money to support them.

When conscripting troops and collecting taxes, the emperor boldly said that everything in the world belongs to him, and the common people are also his subjects.

But in case of disaster, when the people need the emperor?

The emperor's love for the people, is it to let them sleep on the street, be bullied, and only give a bowl of porridge every day that can be seen?

The women and old people who were already soft-hearted began to wipe their tears. Even the men were also moved and excited, and their gratitude to the Qin family of the Marquis of Anping rose to a higher level.

The shopkeeper Zhong Da was infected by this atmosphere. He remembered that Qin Yining was willing to give up such a cherished garden to the people, and then thought about Qin Yining's previous acts of kindness and righteousness. "Come on, let's settle down first, the food and the doctor will arrive later. The big guy must obey the rules in the yard, and pay attention to the lights..."

Shopkeeper Zhong Da brought the local snakes who came to help settle the refugees. Unexpectedly, these deeply moved refugees did not have any crooked intentions at all. They did what they were told, and placed them as they were told. They were even more obedient than well-trained soldiers.

It seems that in the face of disasters, after people's hearts are truly shaken, there is also a side that touches people's hearts and is full of tolerance and love.

At this time, Qin Yining was also as busy as the shopkeeper Zhong Da.

Just after hearing the story of the steward, the right card was dealt, and someone came from outside to reply: "Girl, Miss Huining is back, and she is kneeling outside the side door at this time."