I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

Cui Tao gently patted Cui Zhi on the back, and pulled her to sit down beside her.

After a while, Cui Tao's eyes turned red, and she looked at Cui Zhi softly.

"Although I lost my memory, I don't know why. When I saw you, I felt very kind. My nose felt sour and I wanted to cry." After Cui Tao said that, she covered the corners of her mouth with a veil, sobbed twice, and when she raised her head again, , There is still a teardrop slowly flowing down the corner of the left eye.

"A good sister should be like this."

As soon as Cui Zhi grasped Cui Tao's hand, she hesitated to speak, and cautiously looked at Lu Gongru, Han Qi and others over there.

Lu Gongru immediately pulled Han Qi and the others to open another room with interest, so that the sisters could chat.

Cui Zhi glanced at Han Qi's back, then turned to look at Cui Tao again.

Cui Tao immediately introduced: "Han Zhigui, second in Ding Maoke's ranking, is currently the official of Kaifeng Prefecture. Not only does he come from a family of officials, but he also looks first-class."

Cui Zhi was stunned for a moment, then annoyed: "What is Seventh Sister talking about?"

"Let me introduce you to Han Tuiguan," Cui Tao pulled her hand, "I think you took a special look at him, didn't you like it?"

"A good-looking person who doesn't like to look twice." Cui Zhi said frankly.

"I heard that he is not married yet, but you can ask someone to try it yourself, as you are worthy of him." Cui Tao continued.

"Who says I'm going to marry if they look good? Plum blossoms in winter, peaches in spring, lotuses in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn... I like to see them all. Do I want to marry them too?"

Cui Zhi patted Cui Tao's hand lightly, telling her not to talk nonsense, and looked Cui Tao over again.

"You really lost your memory, otherwise you would never have said such things to me."

Cui Tao blinked, waiting for Cui Zhi to explain her doubts.

"I told you earlier that I want to cut my hair and become a young girl, but my mother is not in good health, so I can't let go."

Cui Tao covered her mouth in surprise, "You have a beautiful appearance and a lively temperament, but you actually see through the world and want to become a nun? If you don't mind, can you tell me again, why is this?"

"Is there any reason why I don't want to meet someone like my father again, and I don't want to live and suffer like my mother."

Cui Zhi sighed, wiped away the tears on his face with a handkerchief, and continued to explain to Cui Tao in a hoarse voice.

"Seventh Sister actually had the same ideas as me at the beginning, but Seventh Sister is better than me. She can leave behind those who have nothing and insist on leaving. In the past two years, I sometimes think of Seventh Sister, and I can't help being envious. I don't have to be This rule is bound by other rules, a person is unrestrained and unrestrained, and he is a knight-errant. But I didn't expect you to end up in this situation. How could you be imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion? You were almost beheaded? What's going on here?"

Cui Tao shook her head, pointing at her head helplessly, expressing that she really couldn't remember anything, "So, I ran away from home to make a living?"

Cui Zhi nodded, "That's what you told me back then, you still don't want to marry your second cousin, but third uncle refuses to give in and insists on negotiating that marriage."

"Then I was really confused at the beginning. The second cousin is a talented person, and he has a good background, and he still has a relationship with him. Why do you hate him?" Cui Tao asked.

"I think so too, but that's not what you said at the beginning. You said that your second cousin has eccentricities. You might as well die if you marry him." When Cui Zhi said this, he deliberately lowered his volume, looked around, and was afraid that others would Outsiders heard.

"Queerness? What kind of quirk?" Cui Tao quickly cooperated and asked quietly.

Cui Zhi shook his head, "You didn't tell me, but when you mentioned him, you were afraid and disgusted. It seems to be an unusual eccentricity, and it should be quite scary. Maybe even worse than my father."

Cui Tao then learned from Cui Zhi that Cui Zhi's father, her fourth uncle, was an extremely dissolute and lustful person.However, due to the strict family rules, he looks dignified to the outside world and looks like an upright gentleman, but in private he has built a house where all kinds of women can be raised.

It is said that the old lady quietly made such a concession because she was afraid that he would make trouble outside and ruin his reputation.Because the women in the yard are all of low status, and if they are pregnant, they can't stay. It is said that there are no fewer than ten babies.Of course, these are kept secret, Cui Zhi accidentally overheard them one day.

Cui Tao heard that Cui Zhi had a stud daddy, but he was not surprised why He Cui Zhi had the idea of ​​not wanting to marry.

The two chatted like this, and gradually became familiar with each other, got rid of the strangeness, and became more relaxed.

Only then did Cui Tao ask Cui Zhi the details of how she ran away from home.

"Ever since Third Uncle proposed to marry Seventh Sister and Lv Erlang, Seventh Sister has been in a constant state of anxiety. Before that, you yearned to roam the rivers and lakes and live an unrestrained life, but later you made a decision and told me that you planned to run away from home and venture into the rivers and lakes.

I have tried to persuade you, but you have always looked gentle and sweet on the outside, but in fact you are very stubborn. Even if I wear out your lips, you will not listen. After all, you are a good sister. I can only promise you and help you. "

Cui Zhi went on to tell about their outing in Cangyan Mountain.

"We have prepared the gold and silver money we saved in advance, and when we arrive at Qingfu Temple, according to the method agreed in advance, you use changing clothes as an excuse to knock out the two accompanying maids, pretending to be hijacked, and then jump out of the window to escape .

I purposely went to pray to Buddha, waited for a while to find you, and then told everyone the news of your disappearance.But after all, we thought it easy. They found out that Seventh Sister had brought money to go out, so they guessed that Seventh Sister was not kidnapped, but ran away from home on purpose.Because of this, I was interrogated many times by the adults in my family, but I never revealed a word from the beginning to the end. "

"Anymore?"

Cui Zhi shook his head, indicating that there were no more, and asked Cui Tao what else he wanted to know.

"Then have I arranged the chariot and horses in advance to meet me at the foot of Cangyan Mountain?"

Cui Zhi said uncertainly: "Maybe, you didn't tell me at the time."

"Then did you ask?" Cui Tao stared into Cui Zhi's eyes.

Cui Zhi was stunned for a moment, and while meeting Cui Tao's eyes, he slightly shook his head.She wanted to explain again, but Cui Tao laughed, feeling that she was really a stubborn fool at that time.

Cui Zhi followed with a smile.

Cui Tao asked Cui Zhi again: "Before that, how many times have you been to Cangyan Mountain?"

"Basically, we go every year. Our sisters only have the chance to go out throughout the year. How can we not go?"

When Cui Tao first heard the narration from Lu Gongru, she knew that Cui Jiuniang knew about it.Because she went out with a lot of gold and silver, especially if she carried it with her, it was impossible not to attract the attention of the people around her, unless someone deliberately concealed it for her.

When Cui Zhi saw her just now, he confessed what she knew. Cui Tao thought that he had misunderstood her before.But after chatting just now, Cui Tao still found three suspicious points:

[-]. She has checked the map of Anping's land boundary. Cangyan Mountain is located in the outskirts, with no villages or shops in front of it. If a woman wants to leave there with a lot of money and jewelry, she must have a horse-drawn carriage to meet her.

Cui Zhi has been to Cangyan Mountain many times, so he must know the location of Cangyan Mountain.It is strange that he said that he would help out with suggestions for the sake of the sisters, but he didn't even think about the problem of the carriage reception at all, and he didn't even ask about it.

[-]. She, a weak woman, said she was going to go to the rivers and lakes, so she went to the rivers and lakes?Where can we know the rivers and lakes?If she doesn't have someone to help, help and guide her, she is just at a loss in front of her eyes, so why do she have any ambition to enter the rivers and lakes?The Cui family is a well-known family, and it is impossible for the daughter in the boudoir to come into contact with people in the Jianghu casually, unless there is an insider's introduction.The reason for leaving home is doubtful and needs further investigation.

[-]. Lu Gongbi has eccentricities.Look at Lu Gongbi's attitude towards her now, 'you deserve to die if you are a heartless woman', he is too righteous, obviously it doesn't look like he is wrong and unreasonable.Of course, it is not ruled out that he is selfish.But whether this one is true or not, you can try it in a while.

Cui Tao was thinking quickly in her heart, but she didn't show it at all on her face, she didn't forget to smile and nod in response to Cui Zhi, and then told Cui Zhi earnestly, to use her as a lesson from the past, and carefully consider marriage issues.

"Being a sister-in-law is not as comfortable as you think. Just like when I entered the world, I probably thought it would be so uninhibited. But look at me now, what's so good?"

Cui Zhi immediately nodded in agreement, "Seventh Sister is right, I'll think about it."

Cui Tao then added doubt four.This Cui Zhi decided to become a nun three years ago. If it was true that she was deeply influenced by her native family as she said, how could she be able to listen to just a word of persuasion?But it can be seen that she deserved it just now, without any disgust or abnormal expression.The saying that she wants to be a nun is probably just a cover, and the reason for this is still under investigation.

"By the way, I don't think Seventh Sister is like a prisoner in prison now. But Lu Xianggong greeted Kaifeng Mansion and asked them to treat you preferentially?"

Cui Zhi was not very familiar with Lu Gongru. After all, men and women were different, and Lu Gongru didn't tell her too much, so she could only ask Cui Tao directly.

Cui Tao shook her head, but simply denied it, without specifying.She doesn't really want Cui Zhi to know how capable she is now.

"A few days ago, the third uncle came home from Bianjing, and he had a good meal, saying that you were addicted to imprisonment in Kaifeng Mansion, and refused to come back with him, scolding you for embarrassing the Cui family, and saying that he would cut you off. The relationship between father and daughter. Later, the third aunt got angry and asked the third uncle to either kill her with a knife or make peace with her, otherwise he was not allowed to mention it again, so the third uncle just let it go."

Hearing Cui Zhi mention her mother, Cui Tao lowered her eyes apologetically, "I was self-willed back then, I'm sorry for them."

Whatever the reason in the first place, she made the family sad.

After three years, the most difficult time has passed.It is inconvenient for Cui Tao to return to Cui's house until she finds out the truth and leaves Kaifeng Mansion innocently.Because doing so will not only shame and irritate those who care about her; at the same time, it will be difficult for her to protect herself. Once the elders in the clan set up rules and talk about family law, she can't deal with it, because lynching is far more terrifying than public punishment. , It is not illegal for a father to kill his son.

So Cui Tao didn't choose to see her mother, but asked Lu Gongru to give her a word of reassurance.I only hope that my mother will understand her and can survive this difficult time.

Cui Tao wanted to ask Cui Zhi a few more words, but with a sound of 'dang', the door was kicked open suddenly.

A gust of wind swept in, mixed with a touch of orchid fragrance.

Lu Gongbi was dressed in Tsing Yi, and rushed straight into the house, his cold gaze immediately swept over Cui Tao and Cui Zhi.

Cui Zhi stood up in fright, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him, but politely called out: "Cousin Baochen."

Cui Tao picked up the lotus leaf cake on the table and gave it to her mouth to take a bite. When she was chatting with Cui Zhi just now, she could not help but smell the sweet fragrance of the lotus leaf cake.

Lu Gongbi's gaze was fixed on Cui Tao and her mouth that kept eating for a long time.

The air pressure in the room was obviously lowered by Lu Gongbi, Cui Zhi was a little scared, and hurriedly grabbed Cui Tao's sleeve to tell her not to eat.Eat again, I'm afraid that her second cousin will put a sniper shot and kill them both.

Cui Tao remained motionless, as if holding a gem, protecting the lotus leaf cake in her hand,

"Glutinous rice, candied dates, lotus seeds, gorgon seeds, yams, walnuts, white lentils, raisins, steamed, mixed with sugar and rose sauce, and then divided into several portions, wrapped in fresh lotus leaves that have been boiled, and put on the pot Steaming, it only takes a moment, and the rose sauce and lotus leaf fragrance will melt together with the sugar, so that there is such a sweet and delicious lotus leaf cake."

"After Cui Tao finished her evaluation, she put the whole lotus leaf cake in her mouth into her mouth, and ate it happily.

Lu Gongbi was so angry that he called Cui Tao by his name.

"There's delicious food here, why don't you eat it, and get angry with me, who's a lowly prisoner in your eyes?" Cui Tao raised her eyes suddenly, meeting Lu Gongbi's eyes.

Lu Gongbi sneered, and there seemed to be ice in his eyes that would never melt for thousands of years, "Angry with you? You are too self-indulgent. You tricked Zhiqing into running errands for you, and invited Cui Jiuniang to meet under the guise of my mother. Is there anything wrong with that?" Is it related to my Lu family? I never thought that you would be a prisoner, and you would find it hard to keep yourself safe."

"That's it, that's my nature. After all, I dared to run away from home in order not to marry such a talented and beautiful second cousin. Now that I'm in jail, I'm all broken. What are you afraid of?" Cui Tao was cheeky. Promise.

The cold light from Lu Gongbi's eyes pierced Cui Tao's body fiercely, and he took a deep breath and put his hands behind his back.

If Cui Tao guessed correctly, his hands should be clenched tightly at this moment, wishing he could kill her.

Cui Zhi beside him began to tremble.For ordinary people, such a cold and stern person like Lu Gongbi really couldn't bear it.But unfortunately, she is not an ordinary person.

This buddy is using the 'permanent freezing power, cold to the end' level of refrigeration technology, which is useless to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao's calm reaction without fear of threats made Lu Gongbi, who was furious, feel quite powerless.Especially what she said just now lingered in his mind like a curse. After a while, Lu Gongbi's lips turned white.

At this time, Han Qi, Lu Gongru and others rushed over because they heard the movement.

When Lu Gongru saw his second elder brother coming, he was so scared that he quickly retreated quietly and wanted to run away.

"Stop for me!"

Lu Gongru immediately straightened his body, not daring to move, and explained to Lu Gongbi with a smile that he was just cooperating with the Kaifeng government to handle the case.

"As a courtier of the Song Dynasty, the government asked me to cooperate in handling the case, so I should of course cooperate, right?" Lu Gongru immediately reversed his position and shifted the responsibility to Han Qi.

Han Qi agreed with an 'um', not wanting Lu Gongru to make it difficult for him.

Lu Gongbi's sharp eyes moved to Han Qi, Han Qi smiled as usual, and became the second person in the room who was not afraid of Lu Gongbi's aura.

Lu Gongbi's words of accountability to Han Qi hadn't come out yet, but Cui Tao spoke suddenly on the other side.

"I don't know why I left home back then, but if the truth is what Jiu Niang said, I apologize to you. Although you and I are not engaged, I have never delayed you."

Cui Tao's fake and generous words not only sold Cui Zhi, making people wonder what she had said, but also ridiculed Lu Gongbi's angry behavior as a bit overreacted.

The room fell silent for a moment, and everyone was scrutinizing Cui Tao's words.

Han Qi's smile deepened immediately, and his eyes fell on Cui Zhi.

Lu Gongbi had been staring at Cui Zhi for a long time.

Cui Zhi stomped anxiously, winked at Cui Tao, and complained about how she sold her.

"I said the original words. She just relayed them to me. It has nothing to do with her. In the past, I might be ignorant or timid. I left without explaining what I said. Now I will explain what I said to my second cousin. Everyone Be clear, so that there will be no more misunderstandings, no more resentment, and you must hope that the other party will die."

When Cui Tao said the last sentence, she glanced at Lu Gongbi with a particularly hurt and disappointed look, then picked up the lotus leaf cake on the table and walked up to Han Qi, indicating that they could leave.

Several people came out of the Eight Immortals Tower, none of them was riding a horse, each led their own horses and walked along the Royal Street.

At first no one spoke, but Wang Zhao and Li Yuan, who were walking behind, began to whisper.

"Fortunately, Cui Jiuniang still misses her, and finally there is a relative in the family who can do it." Li Yuanting felt aggrieved for Cui Tao, and when he said this, he couldn't control the volume, and it was a little louder.

Han Qi at the front heard it, and Cui Tao naturally heard it too.

"But that's the case?" Han Qi asked Cui Tao.

Cui Tao relayed to Han Qi what she had said to Cui Zhi alone, and asked Han Qi what he thought.She really wanted to know if she had made a subjective assumption. From the perspective of a bystander like Han Qi, she wondered if Cui Zhi still had problems.

Han Qi pursed her thin lips slightly: "You are pitiful."

"I'm poor, what are you laughing at?" The answer was expected, but Cui Tao was dissatisfied with Han Qi's attitude.

"It's so pitiful, but you still don't forget to come out with food in your hands. It shows that you have something to be content with, which is very good." Han Qi withdrew his gaze from Cui Tao, and looked ahead, "Why bother to ask for perfection? It hurts others. Has."

Cui Tao thinks about it for the same reason, nothing is perfect, there will be more or less flaws of one kind or another.Blindly seeking perfection and pursuing perfection will not only make yourself exhausted, but also may make others feel very tired.

"All right, as long as I have something delicious." Cui Tao picked up a piece of lotus leaf cake and stuffed it into her mouth, and then stuffed another piece, her bulging cheeks looked like a squirrel eating.

Seeing her like this, Han Qi chuckled again.

The afterglow of the sunset reflected on several people, stretching the shadows of each person and each horse very, very long.

……

Eight Immortals Building, in No. [-] private room.

Lu Gongbi stood in front of Cui Zhi with his hands behind his back, while Lu Gongru stood far away by the window, watching them silently, not daring to make a sound.

"What did she say to me back then?"

"No, nothing." Cui Zhi hurriedly said.

Lu Gongbi did not intend to let Cui Zhi go, and stared at her.

Cui Zhi moved his eyeballs, and stammered, "She, she said...you have eccentricities...it's scary, but the third uncle insisted on getting married. She was very scared, so she wanted to run away from home and go out for a living. Rivers and lakes."

Lu Gongbi was in a rage, with his fists clenched behind his back, and his anger might burst at any moment.But when she heard Cui Zhi's words, her anger subsided, and her eyes instantly became more suspicious.

"She says I have eccentricities?"

Cui Zhi glanced at Lu Gongbi, nodded repeatedly, "Yes, eccentricity, it's a scary kind."

Lu Gongru let out a chuckle when he heard the words, and was immediately glared at by Lu Gongbi, who immediately resumed his shut-up and seriousness, and stood up straight.

Lu Gongbi sent the accompanying maid to send Cui Zhi back to the mansion first, and then sat down at the table, he was lost in thought about where Cui Tao was sitting just now, his brows were tightly frowned, and it was difficult to calm down.

"What quirks do I have?" Lu Gongbi suddenly turned his head to ask Lu Gongru.

Lu Gongru couldn't help laughing again, "I'm also curious, what is the second brother's quirk?"

Half an hour later, Lu Gongbi returned home and was called to him by his mother Ma Shi.

"Look at these portraits, if there is a young lady in the picture, tell Mom, and Mom will help you." Mrs. Ma smiled kindly.

"Mother, I don't want to marry a wife." Lu Gongbi bowed to Mrs. Ma and was about to leave.

"Stop! Don't think I don't know what you're doing today!" Mrs. Ma suddenly turned cold, "When you liked her back then, did mother do everything for you? She is unruly, she ran away from home , it was she who didn't cherish you, disregarded the favor of relatives, and slapped us in the face. Now she is willing to degenerate and has become a prisoner. You have such a huge disparity in status, it is absolutely impossible, do you know?"

Lu Gongbi said: "She left home because she heard that I had a terrible eccentricity, and she didn't want to be engaged to me."

Ma frowned: "What do you mean? What quirks do you have?"

"My son has no eccentricities, so he thinks there is something strange about what happened back then." Lu Gongbi said firmly.

Mrs. Ma understood, "But what's the use? It's been so long, and she's not in jail because of the 'weird' back then. You can treat her like a cousin, and take care of her like a down-and-out relative, but you can't. Treat her as something else, so you can listen to your mother, forget her, and marry a wife who suits you."

"Son, go to kneel in the ancestral hall." Lu Gongbi bowed again, and then silently withdrew.

Ma Shi was panting heavily with anger, her second son is really hard to force, before you punish him for anger, he will treat himself more harshly first, which makes people feel distressed, angry and helpless.However, although her husband is the prime minister, he is a loving father, and he will not persecute the children. In the end, the whole family is only worrying and working hard.

……

When he arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, the osmanthus cake that Cui Tao was holding was empty.After eating, Cui Tao realized that he seemed to have taken away the plate from Baxianlou without authorization.

Li Yuandao: "Release the value in a while, and I will return it for you."

"Thank you, Brother Li!" Cui Tao hurriedly handed him the plate, thanking him sweetly.

Han Qi suddenly frowned and turned to look at Cui Tao.

Cui Tao thought that Han Qi was worrying about her getting close to the yamen servant, so she quickly changed her name to Li yamen servant.

Li Yuan was also afraid of being reprimanded, so he shrank his neck and waited.

Seeing this, Wang Zhao quickly changed the subject and started talking about Tianji Pavilion and Ping'er with Han Qi.

Han Qi frowned even deeper, worried that he couldn't find a proper solution to this matter.

Wang Zhao saw that Han Qi's face was getting more and more displeased, and thought that his petty thoughts had been discovered by Han Tuiguan. Like Li Yuan, he shrank his neck and waited, not daring to talk nonsense anymore.

"My lord?" Cui Tao called out tentatively.

When Wang Zhao and Li Yuan heard that Cui Tao was 'having a problem' again, they quickly signaled her with winks.However, Cui Tao was so engrossed in Han Qi that she didn't notice the eyes of the two of them at all.

Han Qi's punitive eyes had already shot at Cui Tao.

Before Cui Tao could react, she patted her chest with a smile, and introduced herself to Han Qi, "My lord, I can also be an undercover agent!"

Calling others a big brother, to him this is an adult, an adult.

Han Qi gave Cui Tao a dissatisfied look, but in the end he didn't say anything, and just sent her back to her room to go to jail.

"Don't you need me?" Cui Tao immediately analyzed with Han Qi, "Wang Wang's visit to the Tianji Pavilion is bound to arouse the extra precautions of the Tianji Pavilion. I am a criminal who posted portraits everywhere in Kaifeng Mansion and offered rewards, and arranged for me to come and talk to Ping'er." Together, it is the most suitable, and the least likely to be suspected. No one would think that the prisoner who was almost beheaded by the Kaifeng Mansion was a secret work, right? And I am a person who is especially good at acting, pretending to be anything. Just now in the Eight Immortals Building As soon as it came out, didn’t you all watch it?”

Cui Tao's self-recommendation was very convincing, and even Wang Zhao and Li Yuan, who shrank their necks, thought it was very feasible and boldly echoed it.

"Let's discuss." Han Qi left first.

Wang Zhao scratched his head, not quite understanding why Tuiguan Han didn't immediately agree to such a good opportunity.

"Could it be that you feel sorry for Mrs. Cui?" Wang Zhao laughed after guessing, and was happy for Cui Tao.

"Really, that's great!"

Cui Tao was happy when suddenly a small official rushed over to convey Han Qi's words.

"Officer Han Tui said that Mrs. Cui violated the rules twice, and she couldn't eat the two meals, so she gave up the dinner for the next two days." After the little official finished speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving Cui Tao standing in the original place alone. Petrochemical.

"Brother Wang, is this distressing? I feel distressed, he wants to starve me to death." Cui Tao complained.

"Just two meals, it's not that hard to bear."

Wang Zhao and Li Yuan comforted Cui Tao one after another, blaming her for not paying attention to their glances just now, but wanting to call 'Master' twice.

"Two meals are not enough. People are iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry!" Cui Tao felt that she had to harden up. She pinched her waist with her hands, raised her eyebrows and said to Wang Zhao, "Let's make it clear today. If he still wants to use me, no matter if it's for autopsy, detoxification or undercover work, he must allow me to call him my lord casually, without calling him cheap!"

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she snorted angrily, turned around and walked in the direction of the deserted courtyard, even shouting to Li Yuan with anger: "Take me back!"

Li Yuan obediently agreed immediately, and followed obediently, without any temper at all.

Wang Zhao was taken aback for a while, and after holding back his lips for a long while, he burst out laughing.It was the first time in his life that he had seen a prisoner who dared to play such a big temper with an official. The most important thing was that the reason for the temper was because of two meals.

It was so funny, Wang Zhao couldn't help laughing for a while before going to Han Qi.

Wang Zhao is not stupid either, he has been thinking of Cui Tao's life-saving grace in his heart, he may not be able to help Cui Tao with this big matter, but if he doesn't help with the two meals, it would be unkind .

Wang Zhao first analyzed Cui Tao's proposal with Han Qi, and felt that it was extremely feasible, and then strongly suggested that Han Qi agree.

"She is very capable, quick-tempered, and can deal with any situation in time. The assassination last night is an example. Li Cai is a big man with a knife on his waist, but it is not as good as the bun in her hand. It is easy to use with a purse. There is no other suitable woman like her in this world."

After Wang Zhao finished speaking, seeing that Han Qi was still drinking tea and saying nothing, he tentatively asked him if he had any concerns.

"Are you worried that she will run away?"

"Just her." Han Qi replied.

Wang Zhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and discussed with Han Qi: "Miss Cui is indeed a useful talent. With her in Kaifeng Mansion, many difficult tasks can be easily done. Although she is a prisoner, But I think she can't help herself, besides, her relationship with Di Zang Pavilion is now hostile, she—”

"What exactly do you want to say?" Han Qi interrupted Wang Zhao.

Wang Zhao chuckled: "This subordinate wants to say that Madam Cui is actually quite difficult. Now that she wants to have a full meal, can Officer Han allow her to accidentally call you sir now and then? Her relatives are now Official Han also saw how much she disliked her, and I think she really longed for an adult to take care of her, so she couldn't help but call him out."

Han Qi laughed and asked Wang Zhao what Cui Tao said.With Wang Zhao's temperament, it is absolutely impossible for him to bring this up on his own initiative.

"The original, the original words are nothing, I just hope that Han Tuiguan will not let her have enough to eat because of the title of lord."

After all, Wang Zhao didn't dare to learn Cui Tao's original words. If he really learned it, wouldn't that be a trick for her.Han Tuiguan usually looks gentle and reticent, but his brain is smarter than anyone else, and his words and deeds are very powerful. The dismissal of Sun Zhijiu and Qian Tongshun is an example.When things are done well, you can talk about them no matter what, but if you don't do well, you will be merciless even if you cry and kowtow to Han Tuiguan to knock a bloody hole.

"That's it."

Han Qi knew very well that Cui Tao's original words would never be what Wang Zhao said just now.Forgive her for being "poor" today, so I don't care about her.Han Qi pointed to the money bag on the table, which freed Wang Zhao to send it to Cui Tao.

Wang Zhao quickly smiled and went to get the money bag, but was shocked by the weight of the money bag.But not only ten pennies, but also twenty or thirty pennies.This money bag is still made of high-quality silk, it feels as smooth as a child's skin, and it is also valuable.

He just said, Han Tuiguan actually felt sorry for Mrs. Cui.

After Cui Tao got the money, she knew that she could eat every meal normally as she wished, so she raised her chin and felt a little proud.

She happily counted the money in the bag, and there were thirty pennies. This must be Han Tuiguan's salary for a month, right?It is estimated that there is an additional reward for seeing her good performance recently.Cui Tao was not guilty at all, she put the money bag beside the pillow, and fell asleep soundly.

Before going to bed, Cui Tao thought about what to eat tomorrow morning.

She is going to make scallion pancakes. She wants to make the pancakes golden on the surface and slightly crispy, and the inside is soft and soft layer by layer. Then use a small stone mill to grind the soaked beans into soy milk, and serve a refreshing dish. Crispy radish mixed with clear salt...

Cui Tao swallowed her saliva and went to sleep. After getting up in the morning and washing her face, she went to the kitchen excitedly, but she had just stepped on the threshold of the kitchen with her left foot when she heard someone outside the door shouting for her to go out.

Li Cai unlocked the door, opened the courtyard door, and signaled Cui Tao to leave quickly.

"So early? What's the matter?" Cui Tao reluctantly withdrew her feet, lamenting that she hadn't had breakfast yet.

Li Cai yawned and said, "It's not just that I haven't eaten, I haven't slept all night. But if I send you there, I can eat and sleep."

"Then I really envy you."

After sending Cui Tao outside the side hall, Li Yuan withdrew.

Cui Tao waited for a while, and saw a middle-aged man with a goatee coming, holding a wooden box in his hand. Judging by his posture, this person should be Liu Wuzuo.Later, Wang Zhao came with a few people, and they were all waiting outside.

Cui Tao heard Wang Zhao say that everyone was waiting for Han Qi, so she couldn't help whispering that Han Qi's bureaucracy made everyone wait for him hungry, frantic and impersonal.Her scallion pancakes, her hand-ground soy milk...

In the end, after waiting for a long time, Han Qi didn't come to the yard at all, and only sent someone to tell everyone to leave.

Cui Tao followed Wang Zhao all the way to an alley in the northwest of the city, called Xinghua Lane, and the name sounds nice.

Cui Tao couldn't open her eyes when she was hungry and felt drowsy, yawning frequently, half asleep and half awake.It wasn't until Wang Zhao called her that she obediently jumped off the horse and followed into the courtyard. When she opened her eyes, she saw a female corpse hanging on the sycamore tree in the courtyard.

Her hair was disheveled, she was wearing a white undershirt, and her body was still shaking slightly in the wind, which made her look a little creepy.

Cui Tao asked the yamen servant to cut off the rope with scissors, especially keeping the rope buckle.Then, the condition of the female corpse was checked. It was not hanged, except that there was no incontinence, and there were no obvious abrasions and subcutaneous bleeding in the closed groove of the neck. The traces were very shallow and formed after death.

Cui Tao checked the status of the woman's body form again, and told Han Qi that she needed to go back to the morgue for further examination before she could know the real cause of death.

"What's the matter?"

"Doctor Qian was hanged to death just now, how could her wife...do evil!"

"I told you earlier, the ghost in this alley is a hanged ghost, and the ghost will come to take your life! You just don't believe me, I want you to move, but you don't move! If we don't move, we will die here too!" A 30 The multi-year-old woman gripped her husband excitedly and complained.

Cui Tao immediately went to ask the woman why, why did she hang the ghost and ask for her life.

"I don't know. I heard from my former neighbor that she moved away a long time ago." Seeing that Cui Tao was from the government, Miao's attitude calmed down a little.

"Don't listen to her nonsense, there is no such thing as a hanger. Doctor Qian committed suicide because he was resigned from his job by the Kaifeng Mansion and couldn't bear it. His wife may have been too sad to see him die, and she couldn't live anymore, so she let her go. And went."

Miao's husband, Zhu Dazhuang, had something to say at this point, but he didn't dare.

Cui Tao let him but said it was okay, no one would blame him.

Only then did Zhu Dazhuang continue to speak: "Yesterday I saw Ms. Miao crying at home, and I persuaded her through the wall. She cried and said that an official in Kaifeng Mansion killed her husband, and she wanted to seek justice. I was beaten out! Still unconvinced, I still have to make trouble today, and I want to stop Baofu Yin to file a complaint."

"Do you know who the official she is talking about?" Li Yuan, who was in charge of recording the testimony of the witnesses, asked.

Zhu Dazhuang scratched his head and thought carefully, "The surname seems to be Han."