I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

Cui Tao was very happy when she heard that she was free.Just as a smile appeared in her eyes, when Han Qi mentioned Cui Mao, the joyful mood came to an abrupt end.

"Where are the others?"

"Xiangfu, Lu Gongbi sent word to come here in an hour." Han Qi told Cui Tao that this happened half an hour ago.

Cui Tao leaned on the table with a mournful face, and said in a mournful voice, "I don't want to go back with him. Going back with him is definitely not a good thing. Last time he came, I was in trouble, and I didn't see him feel so sorry for me." .”

Han Qi; "But now—"

"But now he sees that I have redeemed my crimes, so he has come to use me! I don't believe that he will change his temperament and treat me. When I came last time, why didn't I see him go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but now he has gone, Why? I'm afraid I found out that Lu Erlang still cares about my low-class daughter, so it's worth some money, just make do with it!

I'm afraid he can't help disliking me when he hears that I'm doing autopsy in Kaifeng Mansion these days. In the eyes of those gentle and noble people from the scholarly family, this is a low-level job. "

Cui Tao interrupted the conversation with a sad tone, and sent a series of complaints to Han Qi.

Han Qi listened quietly, his slender jade hand resting on a thick book, which had not moved at all.But after hearing Cui Tao's words, he opened the back few pages of the book, and took a pen to copy.

After Cui Tao finished speaking, seeing Han Qi's reaction unexpectedly, she leaned over to the opposite side of the table, squatted down, stuck her chin on the top of the table, and looked up at the other side of the table like a pitiful child. Han Qi.

"Is the official Han Tui not going to take care of me?"

"Whatever you care, you are Cui Mao's daughter, and filial piety is the first priority. Since you have recovered your freedom, he ordered you to go home, so why don't you go home?" Han Qi's voice was calm, his tone was slow, not There was a trace of mood swings, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, and he didn't care much.

Cui Tao looked at Han Qi in surprise, "Thanks to my hard work in assisting Han Tuiguan during this time, I have solved so many cases! If I had known earlier, I might as well not have tried my best, and I would not have fallen into the position where I have been completely pardoned." end."

Cui Tao's words were a bit funny, and now she described the good thing of being pardoned as an 'end'.

Han Qi snorted and declined to comment.After quickly copying one page, he began to copy the next page.

Cui Tao saw that he was really busy and didn't seem to care about her affairs, so she sighed dejectedly, and then looked at Han Qi writing something important.

What is transcribed is the treasury book, which contains the list, quantity and handler of various items.

Cui Tao looked at Han Qi again in surprise, that's it?Just to copy this?How could he be too lazy to talk to her?Now she is actually not as good as a treasury book

important!

"My lord, you have changed. You are not as good as before. Although you were cold-tempered before, you still have a little conscience. You still have a little bit of warmth and human touch in life. Now you have nothing."

Cui Tao even felt that the few meals she cooked for Han Qi before were all in vain, and she really wanted him to spit out all the food she ate right now.

"Cold and thin!" Cui Tao did not forget to use four words to make a classic summary at the end.

After Han Qi concentrated on writing the last page, he placed the copied old book on the corner of the table.

"So you miss me so much." Han Qi put down his pen before looking at Cui Tao.

Cui Tao was originally righteous, but after meeting Han Qi's eyes, she found that the other party was more righteous than him.Perhaps it was because she suddenly improved her self-cultivation, and felt that it was a bit unreasonable for her to speak ill of people in person, so she took the initiative to lose the battle when she met Han Qi's eyes.

"This is my own family matter, but I can't offend Han Tuiguan because of this. I was wrong for the inappropriate wording just now." Cui Tao apologized weakly.If she had a pair of rabbit ears, they would be drooping pitifully at this moment.

"He is your father." Han Qi repeated it again.

Cui Tao understands that in ancient feudal big families, the father is the sky, not only controlling the lives of the children, deciding their marriages, and even having the right to kill the children.Even if she cried and disagreed, there was no way to reason.A woman obeys her father before marriage and her husband after marriage. This is a deep-rooted thought and a deep-rooted etiquette. It will only be a joke to the government, and no one will advocate for her.

Because of this, she couldn't go back to Cui's house at this time.Now that she has just been pardoned, she has no foundation yet, and if she enters the other party's territory, there is a high probability that she will be at the mercy of others.Hard, but it is possible to win, but it is too frustrated and time-consuming, so now is not the best time, and it is best to wait.

"Otherwise, if I commit some more crimes, I will have a reason to stay in the Kaifeng mansion. Besides the case of Huandie, no one in my mansion knows illusions. If I don't dismantle the tricks played by the murderer, next time I meet the murderer, I will only I’m afraid I’ll let him escape in front of everyone.”

While Cui Tao lobbied Han Qi to stay with her, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, it turns out that being completely pardoned may not be a good thing.

"Your crime was pardoned after repeated negotiations. If you commit another crime, no matter how big or small the crime is, you will be criticized with the excuse of 'unchangeable nature'. If you are punished for both the old and new crimes, you may be sentenced to death again." Han Qi retorted.

Cui Tao didn't think about it in this regard, she forgot that people like to talk about people's 'moral character' in this day and age.Let alone a prisoner, anyone in the scholar-bureaucrat's family who has done something immoral, not to the extent of breaking the law, may be drowned by the spittle spit by a group of mean-spirited civil servants.

"Then I seem to have to go back."

Anyway, there is no battle she can't win, it's just a pity that she has no chance to rest, just jumped out of a fire pit, and has to jump into a bigger fire pit to continue fighting.

After Cui Tao sighed, she realized that Han Qi's expression had changed, and she suddenly realized it.Obviously at the beginning when Han Qi told her that Cui Mao was coming to pick up her news, there were emotions in his eyes fluctuating, but later when he heard her make it clear that he didn't want to go back, he became extremely calm.

Ah.

Before Han Qi was about to speak out, Cui Tao stood up abruptly, took two steps, turned his back to Han Qi and said, "Since there is no other way, I accept my fate! At least this time I am innocent, so I won't embarrass the Cui family too much." After returning home, I probably can only follow my father's order to marry Lu Gongbi. Although I don't like him, I have no other choice. I can only forcefully live a life of prosperity and wealth with him. Han pushed the officer's care and help!"

After Cui Tao said this, she sucked her nose pitifully twice.

From Han Qi's point of view, he could only see Cui Tao with his back to her, as if shivering and weeping sadly.

Han Qi didn't expect that Cui Tao, who was full of ideas and weird ideas, would feel sad about this so soon.He just wanted to see her attitude clearly. After all, she was almost engaged to Lu Gongbi in the past. Considering the relationship between Cui and Lu's relatives, it is easy to get things done now.If her attitude is not clear, no matter how determined he is alone, it will be futile.

"If you don't want to, don't force yourself." Han Qi walked up to Cui Tao and handed her the handkerchief.

Cui Tao lowered her head sullenly, still crying.When Han Qi came to her side, she immediately turned around, keeping her back to Han Qi.

"I don't want to, I don't want to force myself, but isn't there no other way now? As long as there is a second way out, I will not go back with him. Han Tuiguan also emphasized to me again and again that he is my father, how can I Can you resist patriarchy?"

"Family comes first, so patriarchy is nothing." Han Qi lowered his voice and became more gentle. He handed the handkerchief to Cui Tao again, "Don't cry, I will help you solve this matter."

"Since you can help me solve it, why didn't you say it at the beginning!" Cui Tao pulled the handkerchief handed over by Han Qi, rubbed her eyes twice, symbolically turning her eyes red, and then looked at Han angrily. Qi.

Han Qi glanced at Cui Tao, and the original concern in his eyes disappeared immediately.

"Fake cry."

Cui Tao smiled, and poked her heart with her finger, "But it really hurts here, and I thought Han Tuiguan didn't care about me anymore."

When Han Qi heard this, he immediately looked at Cui Tao.

There was an ambiguous atmosphere in the air, but Cui Tao didn't seem to be able to feel it at this time. She turned around and poured a cup of tea for Han Qi, and asked him with a smile what good idea he had thought of.

The main reason is that the incident happened suddenly and people were caught off guard.Cui Tao wondered what countermeasures Han Qi could think of in the first half hour after hearing the news. Cui Tao was very curious about it.

"It." Han Qi motioned Cui Tao to look at the old treasury book.

Cui Tao picked up the book and looked through it, still puzzled.

At this time, Wang Zhao searched Chen Shanming's rice shop for the second time, and excitedly brought two wooden boxes to the courtyard with his subordinates, and then ran to report to Han Qi.

"Think clearly." Han Qi instructed Cui Tao, and then went to deal with Wang Zhao.

Cui Tao understood the meaning of Han Qi's order.If he accepted his proposal, it would be tantamount to making a choice: giving up the good opportunity to marry Lu Gongbi.

It seems that he may have cared a little bit about her nearly engaged Lu Gongbi in the past, otherwise he would not have specifically asked her to 'think clearly' just now.

These three words really have more connotations.

Think clearly about who to choose.

Think clearly and give up on him.

Think clearly and choose me.

This man is no ordinary black belly.

Cui Tao then went to the courtyard, and together with the others, checked the gadgets that Wang Zhao had collected from the rice shop.

Cui Tao found a coil of fishing line among the mess.This kind of thread obtains silk pulp from two curved silk glands in the silkworm body, and then pulls it into a single thin thread. After drying, it becomes a fishing line, which is very strong, water-resistant and wear-resistant.

With so many fishing lines, if they are used exclusively for fishing, they may not be able to catch them in a lifetime. They should all be used for illusion props and mechanisms.

Wang Zhao handed over the half butterfly wing he found to Cui Tao.

Because it is important evidence, Wang Zhao carefully wrapped it in the cloth.

Cui Tao picked it up and observed it in the sun. The butterfly painting is exquisite and the paint is evenly colored.Especially this kind of paper, which is as thin as a cicada's wing, but feels smooth to the touch.Although the feel is different from real butterfly wings, the size ratio is the same as real butterfly wings.Hold a corner, and with the breeze blowing gently, the thin wings will shake, and there are flaws in the close-up, but it is almost invisible from a distance of more than one foot.

Cui Tao asked Wang Zhao and other government servants who had seen Chen Shanming's phantom butterfly disappear at that time, how those butterflies appeared and how they disappeared.

Wang Zhao and the yamen servants who witnessed at that time told Cui Tao in detail.

"When we chased him to the backyard, he was standing at the door of the back room. He stopped suddenly, turned around and smiled at us. The smile was very weird. He still opened his arms. We thought he was going to resist, so we stopped. Come down and draw your knife to deal with him."

"Then we suddenly saw butterflies all over his body. Everyone was startled. Just as we were wondering what was going on, the butterflies suddenly dispersed and the man disappeared."

The Magic Butterfly Art is a type of magic after all. No matter what type of magic is to be successfully performed, certain environmental conditions must be met, and the props must be prepared in place.

Cui Tao was inquiring about the details and confirmed the distance. At that time, the yamen servants were at least three feet away from Chen Shanming.Chen Shanming was standing at the door, but it was inside the door instead of outside.This is an essential difference. Outside the house, except for his back, his left and right sides are exposed to the sight of others.But it was different inside the house. Wang Zhao and others could only look at Chen Shanming from the front.

Cui Tao managed to get a general idea in his heart, and when he went to Zaqulou to watch Jian Mingyue's phantom butterfly tomorrow, he would also know where to start, and it would be easy to see through the phantom butterfly technique.

At this time Wang Siniang came over happily, holding a small plate of candied fruit in her hand.

As soon as Cui Tao saw something delicious, she didn't need to wait for Wang Siniang to call her, she leaned over and asked what it was, at first glance it looked like white plum meat, with small pieces of bright red mixed in it, I don't know what the condiment was.

Wang Siniang said to Cui Tao: "Ms. Fang specially sent it to Mrs. Cui. I couldn't help but secretly tasted two yuan. My God, it's so delicious!"

Wang Siniang asked Cui Tao to taste it quickly.

Bamboo sticks were prepared beside the plate, which shows that Wang Siniang is quite careful in this regard.Naturally, Cui Tao would not be polite, and immediately used a bamboo stick to prick a piece of plum meat to taste.It's sour, but also honey-sweet. It has a refreshing plum flavor, and also has a wine flavor. The most rare thing is a touch of plum fragrance.Only then did Cui Tao realize that the bright red substance sticking to the plum flesh should be red plum blossoms.

When eating this candied fruit, it feels like wandering in the plum grove after the rain. There are fresh colors everywhere, and all you can smell is fresh taste. Falling in the sky... Baimei and plum blossoms are not two things in the same season, but they can be so beautifully blended together, complement each other, and make the taste even better.

"Delicious, what's this called?" Cui Tao pierced two plum meat and put it into his mouth.

"Uh——" Wang Siniang scratched her head and said to Cui Tao solemnly, "Ms. Fang told me what it was called, but I happened to be trying one at the time, and I was so surprised that I didn't remember it too much. Plum blossoms are coming."

Cui Tao knocked Wang Siniang on the head, "You should remember it's delicious, otherwise how can you continue to eat it next time?"

Wang Siniang laughed, and nuzui signaled to the room where Han Qi was, "I'm not afraid, there are still people who can ask again."

Cui Tao glanced into the room, then turned to look at Wang Siniang, she actually left with Wang Zhao and the others, they were still chatting about which house in Bianjing had the strongest and cheapest wine.

Cui Tao pierced two more candied fruit and put it in his mouth to eat.I don't know where that Zhang Chang went, usually every time I come to look for Han Qi, I can't miss him, but now most of the day has passed, and there is no sign of him.

Cui Tao came into the room with a plate of candied fruit, saw Han Qi was arranging the booklet he had copied just now, and popped another candied fruit into his mouth.

Han Qi looked up at Cui Tao.

After Cui Tao chewed it twice, her mouth didn't move, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, because Han Qi copied this thick book for her.People are busy working, she is busy eating.

"Cook lady Fang sent it. What's the name of it? It's delicious." Cui Tao eased the embarrassment and asked.

"Honey-stained plum blossoms." Han Qi replied.

"A good name." There are plum blossoms and there are flowers, and flowers are still plum blossoms, all are coordinated and summarized.

After Han Qi lowered his eyes and sorted out the things at hand, he reached out to get the letter, and suddenly found that the end of the bamboo stick with plum meat was brought to his mouth.

Han Qi's eyes froze slightly, then he raised his eyes to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao simply looked back at Han Qi, not showing any shyness, as if she simply wanted him to have a bite of the candied fruit.

Han Qi lowered his eyes again, and his hand holding the letter also stopped.

Cui Tao moved the stuffed plum meat closer to Han Qi's mouth.

Han Qi could clearly smell the sweetness of the candied fruit, he opened his mouth slowly, and finally bit off the candied fruit on the bamboo stick.He chewed very slowly and gracefully, without looking at Cui Tao the whole time.

Cui Tao, on the other hand, looked at Han Qi, and saw his reaction without any omission.

shy.

"Thank you Liulang for helping me." Cui Tao specially thanked him like this.

When Han Qi heard her call Liulang again, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and he swallowed what was in his mouth.After the sweet and sour taste slid down his throat, it didn't seem to fall into his stomach, but into her heart.

Cui Tao turned around and went to the south window, while continuing to eat the remaining honey-soaked plum blossoms on the plate, she looked out the window.

It's about time.

As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, Zhang Chang hurried over.

Cui Tao quickly ate all the honey-soaked plum blossoms on the plate, then put the empty plate on the window sill, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.

"People are here." Zhang Chang said as soon as he entered the room, he turned his eyes and saw Cui Tao was here, as if he had expected it earlier, and it was not surprising.

Cui Tao nodded to Han Qi, then took the books on the table and left.

After a while, a small official outside announced the arrival of Cui Mao and Lu Gongbi.After waiting for a while, Han Qi got up and went to the side hall to meet the two of them.

Cui Mao and Lu Gongbi had just taken their seats when they saw Han Qi coming, they got up at the same time, and looked behind Han Qi at the same time, but they didn't see Cui Tao following him, both of them were disappointed to varying degrees.

Cui Mao immediately explained the purpose of coming, "Since she has been pardoned, Cui came here specially to take her home today."

Han Qi agreed lightly and asked Cui Mao to drink tea first.

Seeing that Han Qi didn't send someone to call Cui Tao immediately, Lu Gongbi couldn't wait any longer, and asked Han Qi, "Could it be that she isn't in the yamen right now? I heard that Kaifeng Mansion has a new case recently?"

Lu Gongbi's implication was naturally to ask Han Qi if he sent Cui Tao to investigate the case again.

As soon as Cui Mao heard this, he immediately frowned and sighed: "It's not proper for a woman to show her face and get bad luck by going in and out of the land of the dead."

"I'm in the yamen right now," Han Qi explained, "I haven't had time to tell her about the pardon."

Lu Gongbi was stunned for a moment, and wanted to ask Han Qi why he hadn't said anything until now.But after thinking about it, although he had known the news for two days, Han Qi had not received the approval document not long ago, and it was not impossible to tell Cui Tao immediately because of his busy schedule.

It seemed that they were a little anxious. Han Qi must have known that they had known the news a long time ago, so he took the time to rush over to find him.But this is not a shameful thing. Who would want their daughter to stay in the yamen and go to jail, and it is understandable to be anxious to pick her up.

Lu Gongbi asked Han Qi to call her as soon as possible, "Uncle wants to take her home early, the family has not seen her for more than three years, and they are all looking forward to this day, and I hope brother Zhigui can understand their situation. "

Cui Mao agreed.

Han Qi sent the little official to call for someone.

After a while, Zhou Chukai, a Cangcao member of the Kaifeng Mansion who joined the army, rushed to look for Han Qi.

"Officer Han Tui, I'm here today to ask for an explanation." Zhou Chukai was very angry, and everyone in the room could sense that he was very angry.

Cui Mao and Lu Gongbi are outsiders, so naturally they don't want to talk too much, they just silently observe what's going on.

"Why?" Han Qi asked puzzled.

Zhou Chukai called the little official behind him to show Han Qi what he was holding.

I saw the little official holding a half-burned book, only the upper corner of the spine was intact, the rest of the remaining part was already black, but a few words could be vaguely seen on the intact part of the upper corner. The upper half of the character 'cang' remains.

"The people who promoted the officials in Han Dynasty burned useless documents in the stalls, but they mistakenly burned the books of the treasury of our storehouse. All the grains in the treasury and the quantity were recorded on it. This is the only one, and now it is burned. What should I do like this?" Zhou Chukai asked very dissatisfied, and was so angry that he patted the incomplete book with his hands, and a lot of black ash fell to the ground this time.

Han Qi ordered Zhang Chang to investigate what was going on, and asked Cui Mao and Lu Gongbi to wait for a while.

Cui Mao knew that he couldn't delay other people's business affairs, so he nodded in agreement and asked Han Qi to go first.

Afterwards, Wang Siniang and Ping'er entered the house one after another. Wang Siniang was still holding a copper basin in her hand. There was a lot of ashes in the basin, and a few corners of burnt paper could be vaguely seen.

"They did it!" Zhou Chukai immediately pointed angrily at Wang Siniang and Ping'er.

"Zhou Cangcao, we have to be reasonable. You didn't take care of this book, and we burned it by mistake. How can it be our fault?" Wang Siniang retorted.

Ping'er said, "We just received the work and went to the stall to help burn useless documents. Those documents were piled up on the ground, and we were told to just burn them without touching anything else. Zhou Cangcao chaos It's human nature to put things away and be afraid of taking responsibility, but you can't blame others."

"It's because I put things indiscriminately. I haven't been to the stall for half a year. If my subordinates didn't accidentally see you burning my treasury books today, I'm afraid I wouldn't go there." Zhou Chukai Immediately, he handed over his hand and asked Han Qi to comment, "This subordinate asked specifically, today's government treasury book was begged by Han Tui official, please give Han Tui official an explanation!"

Only then did Cui Tao enter the house under the leadership of a small official.

Lu Gongbi and Cui Mao were going to call Cui Tao over, but suddenly they heard Han Qi question Cui Tao about the books.

Cui Tao seemed to have suddenly remembered, slapped her thigh, and then apologized to Zhou Chukai, "It was my subordinate who was careless and made a big mistake. Earlier, the official Han Tui ordered me to return the book, and on the way I saw Wang Siniang and Mrs. Ping go to burn it." The clerk, I chatted with them a few times, but I forgot that I should have put the books among the documents and ledgers to be burned. Then I left, and I thought the two of them didn’t pay attention when they were burning. It was thrown directly into the brazier."

When the 'case' was solved, Zhou Chukai clapped his hands angrily, and asked Han Qi how to settle the account. There was only one book in the whole house, which recorded in detail all the things in Cangcao's treasury.

"There are books to count. Now they are all gone. How do you look? How to check? How can there be counts?" Zhou Chukai said that it would take a lot of manpower and energy to make a new inventory, but it is not impossible, but this matter is not possible. That's all.Because of Cui Tao's random burning, the people in their warehouse will have to work for a long time, where to go to reason.

Neither Cui Mao nor Lu Gongbi expected that things would happen to Cui Tao. Lu Gongbi intended to help Cui Tao, and wanted someone to help count and save Cui Tao's mistakes.But he was rejected by Zhou Chukai, saying that the treasury of Kaifeng Mansion must not be inspected by outsiders, otherwise it would be his dereliction of duty.

Cui Mao scolded Cui Tao for making such a mistake and shamed her. He didn't even understand how he had such a daughter.At the beginning, he ran away from home without knowing it, and later got involved in a serious case and went to jail, which embarrassed the Cui family.Afterwards, she finally had the ability to atone for her crimes and regain some face, but now she committed such a big mistake again.Tell him and the entire Cui family to lose their heads in front of others again and again.

Lu Gongbi hurriedly asked Cui Mao to appease his anger. He hesitated several times, wanting to tell Cui Mao that Cui Tao didn't run away from home back then, but was kidnapped.But the matter of the Cui family has not been found out, and there is still one person in the Cui family who has not been found out. He promised Cui Tao not to tell, so naturally he can't break his word.

Cui Tao listened to Cui Mao's abuse, bowed her head and remained silent.

Seeing that Cui Maobi scolded him very much, Zhou Chukai didn't say a word.

"Zhou Cangcao thinks how to deal with this matter to be satisfied?" Lu Gongbi asked.As the son of his prime minister, he believed that Zhou Chukai would give him face.

"Since it was Lu Erlang who pleaded for her, then I can't say anything, let's forget about it." Zhou Chukai sighed helplessly.

"Of course it can't be forgotten." Han Qi said quietly, "Whoever made the mistake will receive the punishment and make amends."

After finishing speaking, Han Qi looked at Cui Tao.

When Lu Gongbi heard this, he hurriedly said, "But she—"

"The three censors are visiting at Baofu Yin's house. Lu Erlang has to think about whether today's pleading can really help in the end." Han Qi glanced at the people present. petty official.

Lu Gongbi also looked at the situation around him, and understood that there were so many people in this scene, the secret must not be kept, and if he insisted on taking matters into his own hands, he would bring trouble to his father.

At this moment, Cui Mao grabbed Lu Gongbi, frowned and said, "There's no need to do this for her, it's useless, it's not worth it! Just listen to Han Tuiguan's wishes and tell her to make up for her own mistakes."

Cui Tao, who kept bowing her head and pretending to admit she was wrong, almost couldn't hold back when Cui Mao said that about her in front of everyone.

Han Qi asked Cui Tao to take responsibility and count and record all the items in the treasury one by one.

This sentence sounds simple at first glance, but only Han Qi and Zhou Chukai know how many things are in the treasury of the Cangcao Mansion in Kaifeng Mansion.After all, it is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, the number one government office in the country, so there are naturally many things.Including grain and grass, there are thousands or even tens of thousands of records of various other things, not to mention other things, there are nearly a hundred categories of ink and inkstone, and the type, quantity, source and price of each record are recorded. The location should be listed clearly.

But those who have never been officials in Kaifeng Mansion naturally don't know the specific situation, such as Lu Gongbi and Cui Mao.They all expected that there should be a lot of things in the warehouse, but they also thought that there was only a lot of things that could be counted in a few days.

Han Qi asked Zhou Chukai if he was satisfied with this arrangement.

Zhou Chukai did not agree, but asked Lu Gongbi: "It is possible, but if Lu Erlang thinks this treatment is inappropriate, it is fine not to use it."

Lu Gongbi was also aware of his pleading, which made Zhou Chukai start to worry about his identity, and instead became more vigilant, feeling that it was not good for him to cause trouble for his father.After all, his mother is still unwilling to marry him with Cui Tao.If Cui Tao's matter caused more trouble to his father, I'm afraid there will be more obstacles.

"It's her responsibility, Zhou Cangcao doesn't have to worry about it." It's all about leaving Kaifeng mansion two days later, but it's not impossible to wait.

"Okay, then this letter of apology is indispensable, and I am not responsible for this matter."

Cui Tao wrote a letter of apology to Zhou Chukai, and Zhou Chukai stopped and said goodbye to everyone.

Han Qi also left later, giving Cui Mao and Cui Tao father and daughter a chance to get together.

When only Cui Mao, Cui Tao, and Lu Gongbi were left in the room, Cui Mao stood up and raised his hand to hit Cui Tao in the face.

"You bastard, how much trouble are you going to cause me!"

"If you think I'm an eyesore, why don't you write a document and sever the father-daughter relationship with me." Cui Tao held back for a long time, and when she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Cui Mao, her eyes were cold and sharp.

Cui Mao was stunned, startled by Cui Tao's calm eyes.

Lu Gongbi immediately realized that something might be wrong. Seeing her attitude, what happened just now might not be an unintentional mistake?

Cui Tao's sharp gaze immediately turned to Lu Gongbi.

"The last time I told you clearly, you didn't listen to it. You just let my father know and take me home, and everything will be as you want?" Cui Tao asked Lu Gongbi, "What do I mean? Who cares? Under the guise of 'Xinyue', you act selfishly. You are only a little bit better than my sanctimonious father."

Cui Mao was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him. He slapped the table and pointed at Cui Tao: "You rebellious bastard, how can you say such a thing!"

"Is it ugly? It turns out that my father also knows the truth of 'swear words hurt people in June'? I thought you didn't understand when you scolded me and said I was 'worthless'." Cui Tao continued.

"You—" Cui Mao blushed so angry that he coughed twice.

"Is there anything wrong? It's just being outspoken and telling the truth. When I was a child, my father should have taught me to be consistent in my words and deeds. When I was in prison, I didn't see you always greet me, even whether I can eat I don’t care about whether I will starve to death or not. Now that I have made atonement, I am not going to jail, and it is useful, and I pretend to be a loving father and come to pick me up. Seeing me make mistakes again and turn my face again, how ironic.”

Cui Tao asked Cui Mao how to know what is fatherly love and what is family affection.

"When you are in glory, you flatter and flatter, and when you are in trouble, you abandon it like a shoe. This is not family affection, nor is it fatherly love. This is colder than the casual acquaintance of friends." Cui Tao lowered her eyes, thought for a while, and then looked at Cui Mao, "From this point of view, you don't have much real affection for my mother."

He could be so ruthless to his own daughter, let alone his wife who was not related to him by blood.Selfish people only need their own feelings and face. When nothing happens, they can't see anything. Only when something happens, will they know that there is no mercy in adversity.

After being satirized by Cui Tao's words, Lu Gongbi was quite annoyed at first, but after hearing what she said about Cui Mao, he suddenly realized that it was true.A father like Cui Mao really didn't have much true feelings for Cui Tao, but after he heard the news of Cui Tao's pardon, he immediately brought Cui Mao here to let her face it.

But she is a member of the Cui family after all, is it possible that she will not go back for the rest of her life?

"You villain, you still have the face of Huqin, rebelling against your own father! When your mother gave birth to you, you should have been strangled to death!" Cui Mao asked Lu Gongbi to give him the sword around his waist, Today he killed the evil woman here, and it was done once and for all.

Of course Lu Gongbi would not agree, so he quickly stopped Cui Mao.

"Father, you'd better be good. Don't make a big fuss in Kaifeng Mansion. I didn't hear what Han Tuiguan said. Then there are three censors who are guests at Bao Mansion Yin's place? It's not illegal for you to kill me, but it's not bad for your reputation." Okay. Lose your reputation? I won’t be willing to die honestly. Before I die, I will take revenge for the reluctance in my heart. For example, I ran out and yelled that my father, in order to curry favor with the rich and powerful, succumbed to Lu Erlang as a concubine. .”

Cui Tao took a few steps back and leaned against the door, looking at her, she seemed ready to run out and shout at any moment.

Cui Mao was already trembling with anger, especially when she heard Cui Tao's words threatening her.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Are you crazy? How could I let you be a concubine?"

"Anyway, how to ruin my father's reputation, how to make outsiders believe it after hearing it, I will say what I say." Cui Tao said indifferently, "I don't have the so-called etiquette, righteousness and shame, and the so-called universal morality. I only know a simple No matter who you are, whether you are close relatives or close relatives, if others respect me, I will respect them, and if others disrespect you, treat them in the same way as others."

Cui Mao was so angry that his lips were pale, and he pointed at Cui Tao with trembling hands, and was about to speak again——

"Father, if you don't believe me, you can give it a try. I've been in prison before, and I've lost my face a long time ago. I have nothing to lose." Cui Tao shrugged at Cui Mao indifferently, "The matter of burning the treasury books , is the greatest respect I can give to my father to the outside world. Using this reason to say to the outside world that I can’t take me home for the time being, it’s fine.”

"Cui Tao, don't you want to sever the relationship between father and daughter, okay, I will help you."

"Uncle!" Lu Gongbi hurriedly advised Cui Mao to think twice.

"Okay, then I will change my surname to Han."

When Lu Gongbi and Cui Mao heard 'Han', they immediately looked at Cui Tao in shock. They immediately thought of Han Qi, could it be...

"I want Han Erlang to be my elder brother. The only person in this world who is sincerely kind to me is probably Han." Cui Tao decided to throw a little more blood into it.

Han Erlang?Cui Mao was puzzled, as far as he knew, Han Qi was ranked sixth.

But Lu Gongbi immediately realized who Cui Tao was talking about, frowned fiercely, and explained to Cui Mao: "She was talking about Han Zong."