General's humble stand-in

After a while, someone really brought the food in.Crispy diced chicken, steamed crucian carp, stir-fried beef with fresh bamboo shoots, sweet-scented osmanthus meatball soup, and a plate of delicate red bean glutinous rice cakes just covered the round birch table.

Immediately, the fragrance overflowed, slowly lingering in the room.

Tao Zhuo stared straight at it, swallowing dry saliva over and over again.

"Eat what you want." Hong Zhao tempted him with a smile on his face, "Why bother to make things difficult for yourself."

Tao Zhuo pursed his lips tightly, and let out a "grunt" sound from his stomach, making Hong Zhao who was sitting by the bed laugh.

"Do you want to eat it or not? If you don't eat it, I will be withdrawn."

Tao Zhuo carefully looked at Hong Zhao, then looked at the delicacies on the table, then quickly bypassed Hong Zhao and climbed out of bed, and ran to the table with bare feet.First, I drank a few sips of soup to relieve the dry cough of the past two days, and then I picked up the glutinous rice cake and stuffed it into my mouth.

"That's right. As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Now that they have all stepped into this Fengming Pavilion, any struggle will only be tormenting themselves."

Hong Zhao also sat at the table and saw Tao Zhuo eating like a hamster, very cute.Then he raised his hand and rubbed the top of Tao Zhuo's head a few times, "Tsk tsk, you are so pitiful, I like them all, let alone those lustful men."

Tao Zhuo looked at her pickily, and just ate without saying a word.

After filling his stomach, Tao Zhuo raised the back of his hand to wipe off the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, and his almond eyes felt a little bit of comfort after eating.

Looking at the remnants on the table, Hong Zhao smiled very relieved, "I'll let the kitchen boil water for you in a while, clean it up, and I'll be ready to receive guests tonight."

"I won't answer." Tao Zhuo's voice was not loud, but he refused very simply.

Hong Zhao's smile froze on his face, "You've already eaten your meal, and you're still telling me if you want to take it?"

"You let me eat it." Tao Zhuo lowered his eyes, not daring to look at her face at this moment.

There was a moment of silence in the room, Tao Zhuo could only hear his heart beating, panicked.

"Little thing." The slender fingers raised Tao Zhuo's jaw, and Hong Zhao raised his eyebrows with a half-smile, "I really have you, dare to play rascal with me."

Hong Zhao's voice was not as soft and vicious as the princess, and he could kill with one mouthful.But every single word made Tao Zhuo's scalp tingle.Like a poisonous snake entwined around her body, she always wants to say that Tao Zhuo's cute little appearance is indeed attractive, but after staying in Firework Alley for a long time, her feelings are always more false than her sincerity.Hongzhao's duty is to train these chicks to become Feng Mingxuan's signature, not to pity them and respect them.

"The little guy is not sensible, come and teach him the rules."

Following Hong Zhao's words, the door was pushed open and three men entered, the fast one seemed to have been waiting outside the door.

Tao Zhuo was so frightened that he got up and wanted to run away, but he was subdued before he could lift his foot.Tao Zhuo is small in stature, his face looks a bit fleshy, but his body is actually thin.I didn't have much strength in my hands, and after struggling a few times, I was so tired that I became a chopping board fish to be slaughtered.

Kneeling on the ground with the shoulders pressed by two people, the other squatted down and grabbed Tao Zhuo's wrist, and then took out a few slender silver needles from his bosom.

The needle tip glowed with an icy cold light, which made people tremble with fear.Tao Zhuo was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, only his eyes fell on the tip of the needle, and the cold sweat on his forehead slid down his cheeks.

"Ah." A miserable cry escaped from Tao Zhuo's mouth, he watched helplessly as the man inserted the silver needles along his nails into the flesh one by one.

Unlike in the past when he was beaten, a whip or a slap caused a large area of ​​pain, Tao Zhuo could tense his whole body to share it.But this time it was different, the pain was concentrated at one point, and a small drop of blood oozes out and crumbles.

And the ten fingers connected to the heart, the stinging pain made Tao Zhuo's eyes lose focus, as if he would faint at any time.

"Do you know why you pricked it with a needle?" Hong Zhao leaned on the seat, with a smile on his lips that made the hairs stand on end, "Because there are no scars, it will not affect the mood of the guests. Do you know why the nails are pierced? Because the flesh there is The weakest."

Tao Zhuo barely raised his eyes to look at Hong Zhao, moved his lips but failed to make a sound, and passed out from the unbearable pain.

"Sister Hong, has he softened?"

"Shut up." Hong Zhao rolled his eyes, "This bastard is calling me a poisonous woman."

"Then what should I do? Wake up and prick again?"

"Forget it." Hong Zhao squatted down and pinched Tao Zhuo's face, "This little thing is stubborn, ten fingers are all pricked and he didn't ask for mercy. It's not worthwhile for him to commit suicide when he wakes up. talk later."

Time seems to have passed for a long time, from the youth of the four seasons to the mottled years.

Tao Zhuo saw Gu Yan walking towards him, wearing a silver armor and holding the Dragon Yin sword.

He held Taozhuo's hand, smiled so gently, and said, I'll take you home.

"General, general, do you know how long I have been waiting for you? Why did you come here?" Tao Zhuo's eyes were flushed, both happy and sad.

"I know." Gu Yan gently wiped away the tears on his cheeks, "Don't worry, I will never leave you again, Zizhi."

Tao Zhuo's eyes widened in astonishment, "General, I'm Tao Zhuo, it's Tao Zhuo."

"Tao Zhuo? Tao Zhuo?" Gu Yan muttered to himself, and suddenly let go of his hand, the figure slowly disappeared like quicksand.

"General, General." Tao Zhuo cried, "Don't leave me behind."

Tears mixed with sweat fell on the pillow, Tao Zhuo said with difficulty, General.

Suddenly feeling fingers wiping away the tears, Tao Zhuo suddenly woke up from the nightmare, but the person in front of him was so frightened that his heart almost broke his chest.

Princess Pingnan wiped away the tears stained on her hands with disgust, "I still think about him in my dreams, but it's a pity that he will never come again."

If it wasn't for the display in front of him to prove that this place is Fengmingxuan, Tao Zhuo really thought he had returned to the General's Mansion.

"You, why are you here?" Tao Zhuo frowned, with endless disgust in his eyes.

"Come and see you."

The smile on Princess Pingnan's face really made Tao Zhuo feel sick.

"Get out." Tao Zhuo didn't want to see her, got up and pushed Princess Pingnan who was standing by the bed away.

The princess was pushed back two steps, Tao Zhuo lost her balance and fell off the bed, her forehead accidentally hit the princess's protruding abdomen.

that touch...

Tao Zhuo was stunned for a while, staring at Princess Pingnan's abdomen in disbelief.

"You, you..." This kind of absurdity made Tao Zhuo feel unbelievable, and asked uncertainly, "Are you not pregnant?"

When the forehead hit the abdomen, it was as soft as a cotton bag, which was not the feeling when it hit the body at all.

The princess lowered her head and sneered, neither admitting nor refuting.

How many schemings did this woman hide, Tao Zhuo felt as if a hole had been opened in her heart, with unspeakable anger and pain.

"You lied to him, how can you lie to him in such a thing? Do you want to get a wild child to pretend to be his child in the future?"

Tao Zhuo couldn't help crying, sad that the general was kept in the dark, deceived by this woman with the blood of her son.

Seeing that Tao Zhuo was still thinking about Gu Yan at this moment, Princess Pingnan smiled and tears leaked from the corners of his eyes.

"I'm crazy, and you're crazy too." The Princess sat on a chair and looked at Tao Zhuo, "But I'm not as stupid as you, I know I can't catch his heart, so I want to seize the position of the general's wife, I To seize the power of the General’s Mansion. What about you? You’re still wishful thinking about things that are beyond your reach.”

Raising his hand to wipe away the teardrops from the corner of his eyes, the Princess showed a hint of sarcasm, "Do you think he will come to save you? He won't come. He went to the northwest alone early this morning. Do you know why he went to the northwest? Because the Mo family was wronged. He has been rehabilitated, and he wants to retrieve Mo Zizhi's body. Do you know why Mo's family was rehabilitated suddenly? Because our Pingnan Palace has seized the evidence that Concubine Zeng Yigui framed Ming Guiren. But he also knows why I am willing to help Gu Yan. Is the Mo family redressing their grievances?"

After a pause for a while, Princess Pingnan saw that Tao Zhuo's eyes began to gather grief, and then continued, "Have you guessed something? That's right, I framed you for theft and kicked you out of the general's mansion. These are all things I discussed with Gu Chan." .In order to rehabilitate the Mo family, he can kick you away without hesitation, just like throwing a piece of trash. Thanks to you still thinking about it, it's a pity that you are not as good as a dead person."

Not true, neither true.

Tao Zhuo shook his head, covering his ears tightly with his hands, refusing to listen any more.How could he intentionally wrong me and drive me away...

"I don't believe it, I don't believe a single word." Tao Zhuo raised his head in pain, crying but unable to cry, he always felt as if he had been crushed and spread out, wrinkled and full of cracks.

"Don't you believe it? That day, the general asked one more word, said one word for you, and looked at you more..."

"Stop talking." Tao Zhuo shouted heart-piercingly, "I beg you not to talk anymore."

Seeing Tao Zhuo's painful appearance, the princess stood up in satisfaction.

Bending over and patting Tao Zhuo's cheek, "This dream, I should wake up too. You lowly body, what right do you have to like him?"

As the princess left, the moment the door closed, Tao Zhuo was almost suffocated with chest tightness, bent over and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Outside the door, Hong Zhao smiled lightly, "Princess, since this person has been sent to our Fengming Pavilion, it is inconvenient to come to visit again. Besides, the princess is a woman, so I'm afraid that people will criticize me if I go in and out of this kind of place."

Princess Pingnan looked at her coldly, "What are you, the chief of this county will come whenever he comes, and it's not your turn to talk."

"I'm just reminding the princess that we women value reputation the most. If any bad words are spread from here, you will hurt yourself, the princess." Hong Zhao still kept smiling lightly, but her attitude was not bow down.

"Bah." Princess Pingnan looked at her contemptuously, "Who is we with you, and you deserve it? The slut in Fireworks Lane."

Hong Zhao lowered his eyes and didn't speak any more, but still maintained that faint smile on his face.

It wasn't until Princess Pingnan left and his figure disappeared in Feng Mingxuan that Hong Zhao's face gradually turned cold.

Turning around, going upstairs and pushing open the door of the Xiaoya room, I saw Tao Zhuo lying on the ground with his eyes closed, and there was a pool of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Hong Zhao was startled, and hurriedly called for someone to carry Tao Zhuo to the bed, and then ordered, "Go to Baijia Pavilion and invite a doctor over."

Wiping the blood from the corners of Tao Zhuo's lips with a handkerchief, Hong Zhao said, "Little thing, don't die, I'm even pointing at training you to be the top card of our Fengmingxuan."