I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

A faint fragrance fills the sleeves of the arms, and the creamy jade color is close at hand.

Han Qi's complexion was gloomy and faint, and Mo Mo's eyes quietly looked at Cui Tao, revealing an unpredictable light.

"I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye, sir, please don't get angry, okay?" Because Han Qi didn't respond, Cui Tao had to act more proactively, she leaned close to Han Qi's ear and whispered, "Han If the pushing officer doesn't respond, she doesn't know how long she will have to watch."

Snapped--

Caught off guard, he hugged his waist, and his whole body was like a mountain of jade, overwhelming him.Cui Tao subconsciously defended and retreated, and just bumped into the table, knocking over the tea bowl beside the table.

She didn't expect Han Qi to stare at him so suddenly, but Han Qi pinched his face suddenly.

"Now that you know your mistake, you can make amends to me." After Han Qi finished speaking, he grabbed Cui Tao's arm and roughly pulled her into the inner room.

Cui Tao staggered and followed Han Qi in, and after begging for mercy a few times, she picked up the crispy Qiong Ye on the table and stuffed it into her mouth, nodded with a 'hmmmmhhhhh', and pointed to Han Qi in surprise, expressing the dessert Very tasty.

Han Qi had already let go, silently watching Cui Tao humming while eating snacks, couldn't help but chuckled.

He paced to the window and stood sideways, observing the situation outside the window.When he turned his head again, his lips suddenly touched something.Han Qi frowned and looked at Cui Tao who approached him again.

"It's delicious, try it." Cui Tao insisted on bringing the dim sum to Han Qi's mouth, and seeing that Han Qi was resisting again, she added, "If you are not used to this, how can you come to Tianxiang Tower to see me in the future?" ?”

Han Qi lowered his gaze and took a light bite of the snack.

This snack is sweet and crunchy, and there is a sound of snowflakes when chewing. It is indeed delicious.

Throat moved slightly, Han Qi swallowed the little thing in his mouth.

Cui Tao turned around and sat down at the table again, took a piece of crisp Qiong Ye with her bare hands and continued to eat.

Han Qi silently watched Cui Tao eat three pieces of dim sum before asking her, "Can you find anything unusual?"

"There are two dilapidated houses in the northwest corner of the backyard. They are always guarded."

After Cui Tao finished eating, some snack residue was still stuck to her fingertips, so she licked it with her tongue.

Han Qi's eyes froze for a moment, then he closed his eyes and fiddled with the jade fan in his hand.

"My lord is young and knows a lot. Do you have a beautiful lady at home?" Anyway, the two of them will stay in the house for a while. I'm afraid Han Qi doesn't want to be too short. Chatting nonsense.

"What does it have to do with you?" Han Qi said lightly.

"Oh, my lord, don't be angry. I really don't know if your lord will have a family. If I knew, I would definitely not ask." What a glorious thing.

Han Qi looked up at Cui Tao: "How do you know if I am?"

"I didn't know it at first, but now I know it. I really envy my lord, who can keep himself clean."

Han Qijing waited, knowing that Cui Tao had something to say.

"Your Excellency, do you think I am an oiran?"

Han Qi nodded. Just now she danced and drew applause from all the halls. Naturally, she did a good job.

"Why do I have the talents of the oiran, and understand the things of men and women? Are you not curious? I feel strange myself. I think I am afraid that after I was kidnapped back then, I was arranged by those beasts in Dizang Pavilion in a place like Tianxiang Tower." I don't know how much I have suffered to learn this!"

Cui Tao lowered her head and sobbed as she spoke, whimpering, similar to the sound she made when she was eating snacks just now.

"You—" Han Qi frowned, and when he was thinking about words, he heard Cui Tao cry again.

"I'm such a daughter of a noble family. I don't know how many people will laugh at me when I end up in this situation! Originally, with my family background, I could marry a handsome man and live a happy life. But now, look at my situation, don't say Married to a noble family, it is difficult to live freely."

Cui Tao stopped crying, took a few deep breaths, and sighed again, her face was sad, her eyes were red, and her eyes were pitiful, and she lamented that her fate was too short, and what happened was very regrettable.

"Now I don't dare to have other extravagant hopes. I don't expect to be able to go back to the Cui family. Even if I go back, they will feel ashamed of me. As for my second cousin, he is even more unattainable. I only look forward to the rest of my life. As for dying under the guillotine or starving to death in prison, that’s all.”

Cui Tao red eyes, sobbing for a long time, did not hear Han Qi respond to her, she peeked at Han Qi with one eye from the side of the veil.

She is so miserable, this man has no sympathy at all?Can't you show charitably that his exoneration plan can be put on the agenda?

Han Qi stared at Cui Tao peacefully for a long time, until he saw Cui Tao's peeping eyes, and then asked her softly: "The show is over?"

"What play? Play what? What did I play?" Cui Tao pitifully put down the handkerchief in her hand, and asked aggrievedly and innocently in a hoarse voice.

"You are still a perfect body." Han Qi said.

A sentence that could not have been more succinct had the effect of a bomb exploding.

Cui Tao's eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at Han Qi in surprise.Anyone who looks at her expression knows that she is expressing: you, you, how do you know?

"Before you went to prison, Zhang Wenpo checked your body and recorded it on file." Han Qi stated the facts in a flat tone.

Cui Tao: "..."

After being stationed in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, why is it that he still has to go for a physical examination after being drafted into the palace?If I knew this earlier, why bother to pretend to be pitiful with tears in vain.

Cui Tao angrily turned around, turned her back to Han Qi, and gave herself a break.Alas, it's useless to add drama to myself!

"I've already handed over the note for pardon." Seeing Cui Tao turned her back to him, Han Qi knew that she was trying to avoid embarrassment, so he finally told her about it.Originally, there was no news about the approval, so I shouldn't have said it in advance.

"Really?" Cui Tao immediately turned around lively, her eyes filled with joy, "Thank you, Han Tuiguan!"

"It's better to be called an adult here, it's safer." Han Qi said.

"My lord is my savior and my reborn parents. I will thank you for your kindness for the rest of my life, and I will never forget it until I die. No matter what happens in the future, as long as I can serve you, I will definitely do it! "

Cui Taole blew rainbow fart, happy for freedom.

"It has not yet been approved, so there is no need to be too happy."

"Well, I know. But if an adult intercedes for me, it must be close." Cui Tao smiled innocently at Han Qi, seeing that the time was almost up, she sent Han Qi out.

When the two went downstairs, Mama Sun greeted them immediately.

After sending Han Qi away enthusiastically, Mother Sun asked Cui Tao who Han Qi was.

Cui Tao was afraid that if she said too much, she might reveal flaws, so she shook her head and told Mother Sun that she didn't know too well.

"Never say, just let me call him my lord, it's a generous gesture." Cui Tao then took out two night pearls the size of bull's-eye pearls from his sleeve, and handed them to Mama Sun, "He wants to keep me for five days."

When Mama Sun saw this baby, she was naturally happy, and she also knew that the handsome man was extraordinary and not an ordinary person.Since there is money to be made, she is naturally happy, and smiled and told Cui Tao to serve him well.

Not long after Cui Tao returned to her room to rest, Wang Siniang and Ping'er came back.

Wang Siniang held her hands in front of her abdomen, but she changed her usual rude walking posture.

"Hiding something?" Cui Tao saw that Wang Siniang's abdomen had a round-like bulge.

"Miss Cui has a good fortune, I found this in the kitchen." Wang Siniang lifted up her skirt, took out a plate, and put it upside down on the table.

There is a red plum in the center of the bottom of the plate, which is exactly the same as the plate that poisoned Cui Tao's food.

In other words, Honggu, the killer of Tianji Pavilion, is very likely to be in Tianxiang Tower.

"How old is Hong Gu and what are her features, do you know?" Cui Tao asked Ping'er.

Ping'er shook her head, "It's not long since I first entered the rivers and lakes, and I don't know many people in the rivers and lakes. But this Honggu is an old man in the rivers and lakes, Mr. Mochizuki should know."

Speaking of Mr. Mochiyue, Wang Siniang is one head and two older.

"Last time, we were tortured by him in order to find out the clues of Tianxianglou. If we go to him again, we might suffer something!" Wang Siniang shook her head again and again, expressing that she didn't want to be caught by someone who was over half a hundred years old again. The old goblin tossed.

"You don't need to be so troublesome this time." Cui Tao asked Ping'er to go to the Erlin Tea Shop, "Go and tell the shopkeeper there, if Mr. Wangyue doesn't agree to my request, I will paste his real face all over the city of Bianjing." .”

At the Erlin Tea Shop at that time, many people in the Jianghu did not recognize Mr. Mochizuki. Apparently he used to dress up in disguise when he often went out.It just so happened that he showed up in his original form that day and was met by them.

"Why did you tell the shopkeeper of Erlin Tea Shop about this?" Wang Siniang was very puzzled.

"When we went to Erlin Tea Shop last time, everyone said that Mr. Mochizuki was an old customer of the tea shop. He is so famous and has been patronizing for many years. The shopkeeper really can't recognize who he is? Besides, Mr. Mochizuki has always Living in seclusion, how can he know so many things about the world? There must be someone collecting information for him, just like the shopkeeper of the tea shop. In short, if it is true or not, just pass the word on and you will know it."

Ping'er obediently nodded in agreement, and was about to leave.

"By the way, bring me back five catties of bad duck feet." Cui Tao did not forget to ask.

The next day, Ping'er went to Erlin Tea Shop to buy three catties of bad duck feet, and handed over the portrait that Zhang Wang had handed over to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao unfolded the portrait and looked at it, she was a little surprised, she didn't expect that she still knew this person, it was Mama Sun, the madam of Tianxianglou.

It turns out that Mama Sun is the assassin of Tianji Pavilion - Honggu.

When waiting for Han Qi to come at night, Cui Tao told him the news.

After Han Qi received Cui Tao's portrait, he told Cui Tao and the others to pay attention to safety, and if they felt in danger, they could retreat immediately without asking for instructions.

"Those two woodsheds must be tricky. I have observed in the past two days. No matter day or night, there will always be five or six people sitting and chatting in that dilapidated courtyard."

Wang Siniang immediately said: "Then I'll go check there tonight, I want to see what treasures there are!"

"No." Han Qi and Cui Tao said in unison.

Wang Siniang was taken aback by the battle between the two of them, and asked them why for no reason.

"Could it be that you think I'm not good at martial arts?"

"My qinggong is not bad." Ping'er followed, it was very easy for her to escape the guards of five men.

"If these five people are only on the bright side, are there still people in the dark? And if the spying fails and their whereabouts are exposed, they will startle the snake like Wang Xunshi did last time. Hide and change places. If you want to find them again at that time, it will be even more difficult.

It's better to get the evidence of the madam's murder and poisoning, and directly raid and seal the Tianxiang Tower, and then naturally understand what is in the chaifang. "

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she asked for Han Qi's opinion.

Han Qi and Cui Tao had the same idea, "I'm afraid it's hard to find out the evidence of the grandma's crime."

Poisoning is the cleanest method, and according to the account of the yamen servant who was in charge of registration at the time, the person who came to deliver the food was a young woman, but it was not Mama Sun herself.

"If you want to prove that Mama Sun is guilty, one is witnesses, and the other is physical evidence. The witnesses are the woman in charge of delivering the poisoned rice, and the physical evidence is poison. Since Mama Sun is good at using poison, she must have a place to hide her. Poison specially used to kill people. As for witnesses, if this person has not been silenced by Sun Mama, you can also try to find it."

Cui Tao speculates that this woman should not be from Tianxianglou, at least she has nothing to do with Mama Sun on the surface.This person will not be the assassin of Tianji Pavilion, because if she is, she will grab the business and kill herself, and there is no need to work for Mama Sun.

"But if it's not from Tianxianglou, the scope is too big. Bianjing is so big, where can I find it? If this person is not from Bianjing, it will be even more difficult to find." Ping'er felt that the witness, I'm afraid there is nothing to hope for.

"But not necessarily, many things that seem to be difficult are actually simple when analyzed in detail.

If I want to send the poisoned rice to the government prison, I will definitely consider the alternative.Once the matter is revealed on the spot, how should the people who face the government take themselves out safely.Therefore, the woman assigned to deliver food should preferably be a stranger. When ordering her to do this, not only must she keep her identity secret, it is best not to show her face.So even if this woman is exposed, she can't confess me. "

Everyone nodded and agreed with Cui Tao's deliberation.

"If it is a woman from an ordinary family, she has a place to live, can eat enough, and can wear warm clothes. Suddenly, a masked woman came over and said to me, you can help me deliver a meal to Kaifeng Mansion, and I will give it to you A lot of money. If it were you, would you agree?"

Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang and Pinger to think about it from their own perspective.

Wang Siniang immediately shook her head, "That's delivering food to the government prison. I want to contact the people in the government. I'm most afraid of the people in the government. And she didn't go to deliver it herself, but asked me to deliver it for no reason. There must be something wrong."

Ping'er nodded, "Neither do I. If you can get involved with the government, you can avoid it if you can. I'm too afraid of causing trouble. If that person covers his face, it will be even more suspicious."

"Thus, those who are willing to take the risk to take on this job must have a fatal weakness, so they will be easily seduced by Sun Mama. At that time, Cui Jiuniang had only been in Beijing for two days, and she was poisoned under a fake name. In such a short period of time , the quickest and easiest way to bribe someone is to use money and give money to the poor who live in poverty."

Cui Tao paused and continued to explain.

"Futian Courtyard, where the homeless people in Bianjing City are taken in, is also the gathering place for the poorest people in the whole city. There are men and women, old and young, and everyone's life is very difficult. Sun If mothers want to find a suitable candidate who matches their age in a short period of time, it is easiest to go to Futianyuan to find them."

After listening to Cui Tao's analysis with her mouth half open, Wang Siniang looked at Ping'er suddenly.Ping'er also looked back at Wang Siniang.

Immediately, the two of them looked at Cui Tao with adoring eyes, almost worshiping Cui Tao as a god.

Han Qi then ordered people to thoroughly investigate all the women of suitable age in Futian Yard, and brought the yamen servant who had witnessed the woman delivering meals to identify them.

"If this person is found, Tianxiang Tower can be seized immediately." Han Qi said this before leaving.

Both Ping'er and Wang Siniang became happy. If they could help Kaifeng Mansion destroy the Bianjing sub-helm of Tianji Pavilion this time, they would have made great contributions and would definitely be pardoned.

The two were happy enough, but found that Cui Tao, who had always been lively, was sitting at the table, resting her chin in thought, and she didn't seem happy about it.

"If you want to convict Mama Sun and make her completely unable to stand up, it is best to find her poison and add a layer of physical evidence. Besides, my deliberation just now may not be accurate. Once the woman is not in Futian Courtyard, or she It was silenced. Even if it was not silenced, the people covered their faces and only relied on their voice and body to testify, but the evidence was still not strong enough.”

"But the official Han Tui just said clearly that if he finds out the person, he can—"

"He is afraid that we are in danger and wants us to retreat as soon as possible."

Han Qi is a smart person, how could he not know that it is impossible to convict Sun's mother with only one witness.He was betting that Mother Sun hid the poison in the Tianxiang Tower, and that there were people from the Tianji Pavilion hidden in the Tianxiang Tower, so that he could take advantage of the closure of the Tianxiang Tower and get the stolen goods.But if Mother Sun hadn't hidden the poison here, and if the people in Tianji Pavilion had evacuated before he acted, he would have made a big joke.

Don't underestimate Tianxianglou's contacts, Mama Sun has a good face, knows many nobles, and has won the favor of many nobles.If this matter is not hammered to death, it will give Sun Mama a chance to struggle, and it will also cause trouble for Han Qi's career as an official.At that time, Han Qi was retaliated by Sun's mother because of this incident, and became a laughing stock among his colleagues. Then, how likely is it that he will be approved for his previous plea to ask her not guilty?The probability should be very low.

Han Qi was temporarily demoted or transferred, and there is still a chance of recovery.She may not be able to meet a suitable pusher again, Han Qi is so smart, knows how to use people well, and is willing to ask for a pardon for her.

Therefore, the case of Sun's mother in Tianxianglou must be completely hammered to death.Not only for the sake of absolution, but also for revenge. After all, Mama Sun was the one who poisoned her to death.

"Miss Bai?"

Mother Sun knocked on the door with a smile, then pushed the door open and came in, asking Cui Tao if she was in the mood at the moment, a nobleman offered her a lot of money to listen to her play.

"Which noble person is it?" Cui Tao asked.

"This person's status is incredible, you will know when you go with me. Compared with your old benefactor, it is even worse."

Cui Tao took Ping'er with her, leaving Wang Siniang in the house.

In private room No. [-] on the third floor, Cui Tao followed Mama Sun into the room, and saw a man in green robes standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back.This figure Cui Tao recognized Lu Gongbi at a glance.

Here comes a mess.

Because it is not sure whether Lu Gongbi is coming for her, but Cui Tao hopes not.Cui Tao fixed the veil on her face, and after Sun's mother introduced Lu Gongbi's identity, she gave Lu Gongbi a shallow salute.She deliberately spoke in a weak false voice, hoping that Lu Gongbi would not recognize her.

After Lu Gongbi heard the words, he immediately turned around and stared at Cui Tao, his eyes seemed to be carrying a knife, cutting from Cui Tao's feet all the way to the top of his head.

Cui Tao knew in her heart immediately: she was coming for her.

"What kind of music Lu Langjun likes to listen to, feel free to mention it. Our Miss Bai is good at everything, whether it is poetry, singing, dancing, or silk and bamboo orchestra, we are proficient in everything. I am also good at drinking tea, so I guarantee that I can chat with Lu Langjun."

Lu Gongbi looked at Cui Tao coldly, and said with a sneer, "It's nothing unusual, but is there anything else?"

"Yo, that's too much, I can't count it for a while." Mother Sun said with a smile, "It depends on what Lu Langjun wants today?"

"Can you serve men?" Lu Gongbi said.

Mother Sun froze for a moment, if a guest in Tianxiang Building said this sentence, the meaning could not be more clear.The prostitutes in the east building, logically speaking, are all prostitutes but not themselves, and they don't know how to serve clients, but when they meet powerful and powerful nobles, they like this, so how can you refuse to offend them?

Mama Sun discussed with Lu Gongbi and told Lu Gongbi that Bai Rihong would not sell her body.

"But how did I hear that there is a surname—"

Mama Sun stared at Lu Gongbi, waiting for the next half of the sentence.

"My family is willing! Lu Langjun is a good-looking talent, and it is my blessing to serve him." Cui Tao stared into Lu Gongbi's eyes and warned him not to talk nonsense.

Lu Gongbi lifted up his robe and sat down, dismissing Mama Sun.

Mother Sun was really afraid of offending the prime minister's son, so she whispered to Cui Tao to serve the nobleman in a low voice before leaving.She was very satisfied with Cui Tao's performance just now, and she was worried that this girl would play her temper and refuse to give in, it would be good if she knew how to assess the situation.

"What song does Lu Lang want to hear?" Cui Tao sat down uninvited, pulled off the veil on her face, and started to eat the snacks on the table.

Lu Gongbi saw that she was so at ease, with a face full of indifference, he was surprised and even annoyed.

"Third brother said he saw you here, but I still don't believe it, so you really came here from a brothel, but that Han Zhigui forced you to come here?"

"I voluntarily." Cui Tao asked Lu Gongbi to keep his voice down, and be careful that there are ears behind the wall, "Kaifeng Prefecture handles the case, so don't meddle in it."

"I messed around? You know who you are, how can you come to a place like a brothel? If your uncle and aunt know about this—"

"Then what is your identity, why did you come to a place like a brothel?" Cui Tao asked Lu Gongbi back.

"I'm here to find you, besides, we are different."

"Why are we different? Aren't we all human? Just because you are a man, you are still clean here. I am a woman, so I can't do it anymore. My reputation is unclean. I'm ashamed of you, right? Get out if you think it's embarrassing." , as if we had never met before." Cui Tao hates the double standard of male and female gender, even in ancient times.

Lu Gongbi's eyes were burning with anger, he stared at Cui Tao: "How did you become like this?"

"It's because you haven't figured it out. I'm like this. I'm not the person I was three years ago. If Lu Erlang remembers that it was Cui Tao three years ago, then she is dead. Here is another Cui Tao." Tao, you don’t know Cui Tao at all and you are unlikely to understand.”

Cui Tao told Lu Gongbi that if there was nothing else to do, go back and think about her words carefully, and don't delay her here.

Lu Gongbi still had a lot to say to Cui Tao.He came here today, one is to lead Cui Tao out of Tianxiang Tower, and the other is to tell him that he decided to go to the Queen Mother himself to ask for her forgiveness.It can be seen that Cui Tao's attitude does not think that her behavior in the brothel is inappropriate at all. Lu Gongbi really feels that the woman in front of him is completely strange, and it is indeed not the Taozi he knew three years ago.Even if he intends to admonish her and correct her mistakes, but seeing her current temper, she doesn't appreciate it at all and doesn't want to listen to him.

If you don't appreciate it, why bother to say more.

"You take care of yourself." Lu Gongbi took a heavy look at Cui Tao, and walked away.

Cui Tao sat in the same place without moving, and when she heard Lu Gongbi's footsteps walking away, she picked up the crispy Qiongye leaves on the table and ate them.

Afterwards, Mother Sun hurried over and asked Cui Tao what was going on, "Then why did Lu Langjun leave so soon?"

"I think my breasts are not big enough." Cui Tao said nonchalantly.

Mother Sun was stunned, and took a special look at Cui Tao, "It's not big enough? Then how big does he want?"

"Unable to grasp."

Ms. Sun made up her mind, but she still felt that something was wrong, so she glanced suspiciously at Cui Tao: "You really didn't make him angry?"

"I have status, looks, and money. If I don't cling to such a good person, why should I go away in anger. Isn't this angry? I am so angry that I can only eat to relieve my anger!" Cui Tao looked at Mother Sun stuffed three Crispy Qiong Ye into her mouth in one gulp.

Seeing that Cui Tao ate so exaggeratedly, Ms. Sun was a little convinced. There are girls in the building who like to eat violently when they are angry, and she did not expect to do the same.

"Okay, don't eat it. If you eat any more, your breasts won't grow, but your stomach will bulge." Mama Sun immediately patted the snack from Cui Tao's hand.

"He's not as good as adults at all, and adults don't dislike me, saying mine are just right." Cui Tao complained to Mama Sun.

Proper expression of details will help to improve Mama Sun's trust in her.

Mother Sun laughed, saying that it was enough to scold Cui Tao, she raised her eyes, her eyes lit up, and said to Cui Tao in surprise: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here."

"What Cao Cao?" Cui Tao followed Mama Sun's gaze, turned to look at the door, and saw Han Qi standing there.

Cui Tao: "..."

I'm afraid you heard it?

Mother Sun gave up the place wisely and left.

Cui Tao: "..." No, don't go!

She touched her nose in embarrassment and chose to turn her back on Han Qi.

"I heard that Baochen is here, and I'm worried that he will trouble you." Han Qi explained the reason for his return.

Cui Tao nodded.

"Since it's all right, I'll take my leave."

Cui Tao nodded again.

After Han Qi left, she breathed a sigh of relief, and took the plate with only one crisp Qiong leaf left to the kitchen, and asked the cook for another plate.

"Oh, how can I bother Miss Bai to come here in person, let me know, and we will send it over." The cook took the plate and filled Cui Tao with desserts.

Cui Tao looked around and saw various plates, bowls and soup cups placed on the top of the wooden shelf for bowls and chopsticks in the northwest corner of the kitchen.According to Wang Siniang's description, she got the red plum plate there.She was also lucky, and happened to see it when she was rummaging around in the kitchen.

The poison is naturally placed in the food. Since the dishes are here, is it possible that the poison is also nearby for convenience?

Cui Tao took the dim sum handed over by the cook, and while eating, she praised her for making the dim sum well, and asked her how it was made.

"If one day there are customers who want to eat the dim sum I made myself, I can also have something that I can sell."

Seeing that Cui Tao didn't show off, the cook also liked her, so she said, "Actually, it's very simple, just cut the pancakes that were steamed overnight into thin slices, spread honey and bake them over the fire, but the heat must be controlled properly. You have to practice."

Cui Tao glanced at the leaf-shaped crispy snack in her hand, and couldn't help laughing. Is this the baked bun?But this taste is not like ordinary steamed buns.

After careful questioning, I found out that the noodles of the steamed pancakes are very particular. They are mixed with yam, gorgon and other stomach-nourishing foods.

While chatting with the cook, Cui Tao had already scanned the situation near the wooden shelf in the northwest corner. A black jar about two inches high and placed in the corner attracted Cui Tao's attention.The body of the altar is dark and shiny, but the bottom of the altar has obvious signs of wear and tear.

Cui Tao asked the cook if she had pickled any delicious side dishes. She felt a little disgusted, and if she wanted porridge for dinner, she had pickles.

The cook then introduced to Cui Tao several kinds of pickles she had pickled, and asked Cui Tao which one she liked.

"What about the altar?"

"It's ginseng wine, but it's precious. If you want to drink it, you have to ask Mistress Sun. It's the wine she made herself. Every time she takes a little bit of wine, she doesn't want to drink it, let alone drink it. I'll tell someone else. But Miss Bai is different from others, I think the madam will be willing to give it to you."

When it was late at night, Cui Tao came to the kitchen and removed the jar of wine.

The bluestone slab under the jar was indeed movable, but when it was lifted, the bottom was full of soil, but the three-inch square of soil was newly filled, and it was a little soft, and it was not pressed very hard.The soil Cui Tao pinched was still a little wet, and there was a small piece of green leaves in it, which was quite fresh, indicating that the place had just been filled not long ago.

What she was most worried about happened, the poison had probably been transferred and was no longer in Tianxiang Tower.

What is the meaning of sudden transfer of poison?Could it be that he has suspected her?Cui Tao immediately denied this idea. Honggu is a killer. If she really found out that she was exposed, her first reaction should be to kill her. There is no need to keep her alive.

When she saw Mother Sun again the next day, Cui Tao had a sullen face, very unhappy.

Mother Sun hurriedly asked what happened to Cui Tao.

"My mother promised me that she would teach me to start my own business, but now I only see my mother let me deal with customers, but I haven't seen my mother teach me how to manage the brothel. Could it be that my mother just treats me like a monkey, playing around of it?" Cui Tao asked back.

"How can I? I also want to let you get acquainted with the environment of Tianxiang Tower for a few more days, recognize all the girls here, and then teach you. Otherwise, you don't know these people. How can you manage them? How about propping up the entire Tianxiang Building?" Mother Sun explained.

"That mother looked down on me. I have already recognized all the sisters in this building. No matter which one you call to come to me, you will never make a mistake."

Mother Sun didn't believe it, so she really called a few people for Cui Tao to recognize. She didn't expect Cui Tao to be able to call these people by name, and even tell their basic situation and the name of the maid who served them.

"It's such a pity, you are a daughter, otherwise, with your cleverness, you would definitely be a Jinshi in high school and stand out from the crowd."

Mother Sun agreed to Cui Tao, first took out the account book, and came to Cui Tao to see the account.

Cui Tao stayed up all night and read all the accounts that Mama Sun gave her.She told Ping'er early in the morning to go to Yongchang Lane and buy her a bowl of shredded chicken wontons.

At noon, Cui Tao ordered Ping'er to go to Baxianlou to buy her roasted chicken.

When Pinger went out, Mama Sun came and asked Cui Tao why she always liked to send people out to buy food.

"Could it be that the food and wine in this building don't suit your taste?"

"The dishes in our building are all big dishes, which are naturally exquisite and delicious. But the snacks outside also have their unforgettable taste. I am tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas, so I want to change my taste."

Mother Sun laughed when she heard Cui Tao's explanation, turned around and left.

But when she went out, her face immediately became gloomy.Ms. Sun felt that there was something wrong here. She just heard Cui Tao ask someone to go to the Eight Immortals Building to buy roasted chicken. What kind of snack is this?Roasted Chicken Tianxianglou can also be made, and the taste is no less than that of Baxianlou.Because she just spent money not long ago, and bought the recipe for roasted chicken at the Eight Immortals Building.

Mother Sun ordered a nurse in the brothel to follow Ping'er to see where she went.

After two sticks of incense, the nursing home hurried back and hurriedly told Mother Sun that Ping'er had entered Kaifeng Mansion.He also saw the handsome man who was called 'Master' by Bai Rihong that day, coming out of the Kaifeng mansion in an official uniform.He purposely inquired about the identity of this person, and it was not someone from Yangzhou at all, but Han Qi, the pusher of Kaifeng Mansion.

Mama Sun suddenly felt that there was a thunderbolt, and immediately called someone to notify the backyard, telling everyone to evacuate quickly.Before she left, she had to kill Cui Tao, the spy, to be reconciled.

She went to the kitchen herself, got a pot of ginseng wine, poured ingredients into the wine, and knocked on Cui Tao's door with a smile.

"I'm in a bad mood today, why don't you come and have a drink with me?"

Cui Tao smiled and invited Sun's mother to enter, and saw that she only had wine and no food, but said that she couldn't drink like this, so she ordered Wang Siniang to go to the kitchen to get two small dishes and bring them over.

Mother Sun didn't say much, she first poured wine for Cui Tao, then put her hand on the lid of the pot, and poured herself a cup.

Mother Sun raised the wine cup and said to Cui Tao: "It is fate that we meet, we get along well these days, I almost want to see your own daughter, I hope you can do the same as me in the future, open a bigger Tianxiang building."

Cui Tao smiled and thanked Sun's mother, but only toasted, but did not drink down the wine.

Mother Sun did it first as a respect, and tipped the glass to signal Cui Tao after drinking.

Cui Tao put the wine glass to her lips with a smile, then turned her hand away, and spilled the wine neatly behind her.

"You are—" Mama Sun suddenly stood up.

"The first glass of wine should be respected first." Cui Tao asked Mama Sun what was wrong.

"fine."

Mother Sun poured another glass of wine for Cui Tao with a smile. She drank the second glass first, but saw Cui Tao spilled the wine on the ground again, but it was different from the way she just spilled it. This time she bent down and poured it on the ground from the front .

"This second cup is respectful."

Cui Tao immediately picked up the flagon brought by Mama Sun, poured herself a cup, and poured another cup for Mama Sun.

"This third cup is to be respected to mom, but mom still wants to drink it first?"

Mama Sun immediately changed her face, stood up abruptly, pulled out the dagger from her waist, glared angrily, and yelled at Cui Tao fiercely: "Bitch, how dare you play me! I will let you see the King of Hades today!"

With a flash of cold light, the dagger swept across and pierced Cui Tao's neck.Cui Tao leaned over to avoid Mama Sun's attack, and then inserted the silver needle into the acupuncture point on Mama Sun's chest, and immediately fell to the ground, unable to move at all.

At this time, Han Qi in a vermilion official robe appeared at the door.

Cui Tao clapped his hands and smiled at him: "Now that the stolen goods have been taken together, the evidence is complete!"

Mother Sun looked at the two of them in horror.