Return of the Swallow

that you’re the smartest in the world.
The situation was so tense at home when we were accused of embezzlement, but you were able to remain calm and coolly analyze the situation.

“It looked like you didn’t do anything, but everything was under your control.
When the embezzlement case broke out, we were unable to fight back against the attacks.
The Caos became bloated with self-satisfaction over this and relaxed their guard.
I drove a wedge between the Prince of Ning and the Caos, and father followed up with it after learning of my scheme.

“Even without what happened between the prince and the Caos, the prince is still the best choice for commander-in-chief.
Father was just going along with the flow and public opinion.
So not only did you turn that into doing a favor for the prince, but you also used the prince’s explosive, righteous temper to deal a devastating blow to the Caos.
Now that the trampress and Grand Preceptor Cao are deader than dead and the Cao line is ended, there naturally won’t be any further accusations of embezzlement.”

Qin Yining grew more admiring the more she thought aloud.
“You had complete grasp of all of these details, father.
I wracked my brains on the way back just now and struggled to put everything in place.
But you did it all so easily by simply observing the situation.

Her almond-shaped eyes shone brightly with worship.
“Father, when can I be as omnipotent as you?”

“Oh you.” Qin Huaiyuan stopped pretending otherwise since his daughter had guessed everything.
“I wasn’t near as smart as you when I was your age.
So when you’re my age, you’ll be even smarter than me.”

“Really?” Qin Yining was full of yearning for the future, but shook her head when another thought struck her.
“I’m actually not looking forward to it at all.
I’m just going to rely on you in the future, father, and not think about anything at all.”

The marquis didn’t know whether to laugh or cry with his daughter being deliberately lazy.
“Us two are meant for a life of strain and work.
It’s not something you can shy away from just because you want to.”

“Father’s right, we’re really in for a life of hard work.” Qin Yining sighed again when she thought of what’d happened today and went over the new developments with Azure Justice.

The marquis arched a brow and nodded after a beat.
“It’s good to have such a force in the shadows for you to use.”

“Are you not surprised at all, father?”

“It was within expectations.
Your maternal grandmother was wholly focused on revenge.
Now that she’s had it, there’s nothing she really cares about anymore.”

Qin Yining sighed again when she thought of how the Sun females had taken revenge today.
“That’s right, so what if we’ve gotten revenge? The dead won’t come back to life.
Will our family’s burial take place tomorrow?”

“Yep.
I’ve already discussed it with your second and third uncle.
Tomorrow will be the official burial.
When the assassins attacked before and made it clear they were here for you, I was worried this would become a lasting source of trouble for the family.
Our branch emerged completely fine, but your second and third uncle’s households suffered the blows.
I was originally worried that they’d hate you for it.
But you quickly took revenge for the family, so no one bears any ill will for you now.”

Qin Yining nodded, her expression dimming when she thought of the horrific scenes of that day.
“This matter did arise because of the rumors I created before to save my life.
I wouldn’t say anything if they assign all the blame to me.”

Father and daughter fell silent.

“Oh right, father,” Qin Yining continued after a moment.
“I don’t want anything to do with Qin Huining in the future.
I know you still think of your fatherly bond with her, so I won’t demand that she be put to death, but I won’t be treating her kindly in the future.”

“Why is that?”

The girl snorted derisively.
“Although it’s understandable that humans, selfish by nature, seek to save themselves in the face of life and death, she doomed her own sister to death.”

She stared at Qin Huaiyuan.
“Father, do you know how sixth sister died? She didn’t have to die that day.
It was because of Qin Huining.
Seeing that she was about to be overtaken, she pushed sixth sister out to take the blow for her.
Blood sprayed up so, so high when the sword landed on sixth sister’s neck.”

The scene appeared before her eyes again, filling Qin Yining’s voice with pain.

“Sixth sister was the closest to Qin Huining and always stood up for her when Qin Huining got into trouble.
But this is how Qin Huining treated her! And then when the assassins declared they were here for me, Qin Huining was the first to point me out.
I couldn’t dodge because I was collapsed on the ground.
That was when Songlan threw herself over me and took the blow instead…”

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