I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

According to Zhang Chang's report, Cui Mao and Lu Gongbi both left with livid faces, especially Cui Mao, whose hands were shaking a little when he left, as if he was very angry.

Han Qi laughed it off and concentrated on his own affairs.

Zhang Chang was very curious about what Cui Tao said to those two people in the room, and in just a moment, he made Cui Mao, who was originally quite handsome, into such an angry look.If he has learned this ability, wouldn't he be more comfortable when he handles things with Liu Lang in the future?

Zhang Chang got an idea, went home and asked Cook Fang for a small jar of honey-soaked plum blossoms to send to Cui Tao.

"It's rare for you to give me something." Cui Tao happily accepted it, and asked Zhang Chang to ask for anything.

"It's not that I'm curious about Mrs. Cui's family background, but I just want to ask Mrs. Cui about effective ways to deal with scoundrels and wicked people." Zhang Chang asked with a smile.

"Originally, you didn't treat me very well before, so if you come to beg me casually, I definitely shouldn't answer you." Cui Tao patted the jar of honey-stained plum blossoms, "I can't stand it, you will give things to please people, and you can talk , I like your phrase 'deal with rogues and wicked people' the most, the words are precise."

Cui Tao's implication, Zhang Chang scolded well!

She immediately told Zhang Chang the essence of the method of "knowing yourself and the enemy, and targeting each other's weakness".

Zhang Chang felt quite ashamed after hearing what Cui Tao said.He used to look down on Cui Tao a bit, especially when he found out that Liu Lang treated Cui Tao very differently, he was even more entangled.On the one hand, he wanted to follow his master's wishes, and on the other hand, he felt that Cui Tao was not good enough for his master, so he was doing matchmaking, but he felt quite disgusted.

In retrospect, this behavior was extremely stupid.Fortunately, Mrs. Cui was tolerant and magnanimous, and she made things clear without embarrassing him.

Zhang Chang didn't express much on the surface, but he was very grateful to Cui Tao for just ordering and saving face for him.He hastily thanked Cui Tao reverently, feeling more and more in his heart that it is rare for such a character to be favored by his family's lord, and one can tell from his measurement that he is really worthy of it.

When Cui Mao left Kaifeng Mansion with Lu Gongbi, he was holding a breath and couldn't express it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt unwilling.He is a majestic court official, and he is middle-aged, but he is threatened and humiliated by his daughter, how can he swallow this breath.

"Today's affairs can't be left alone."

"But she can really do anything." Lu Gongbi reminded Cui Mao not to make any more moves. Now he doesn't respect Cui Mao as much in his heart as before, but he still needs to maintain the etiquette on the surface.

"I think that official Han Tui is protecting her. The burning of books can be big or small. But just now, official Han Tui gave her a light punishment to check the treasury. If it wasn't her idea to burn the books , but a group of people acting in front of us, just to keep people?"

Cui Mao has lived to this age, and he has seen countless people, so Han Qi is indeed a good person, I am afraid that he is not only smart in reading, but also smarter in being an official.He has also heard a little about his daughter's performance in Kaifeng Mansion. Keeping her in Kaifeng Mansion will naturally help his career.

Lu Gongbi originally planned to take Cui Mao away quickly, but hearing him mention Han Qi, and thinking about what happened just now, he also suspected that this was a play for them together.If Cui Tao was the only one who was wayward and burned the books without authorization, there would be nothing to say.But if a group of people did this on purpose, it's probably Han Qi's claim.

He somewhat understands Han Qi's temperament, he looks gentle and elegant, but in fact he is cold and cold, and he will not interfere too much unless it touches his interests.

In order to keep Cui Tao doing meritorious service and solving the case, so as to make his official career better?He felt that Han Qi's arrogance would not do this.I was afraid that he helped Cui Tao for another reason, and it was precisely this reason that made Lu Gongbi vigilant.

Lu Gongbi immediately sent someone to quietly deliver a message to Judge Wang of Kaifeng Mansion.Lu Gongbi's father was the mentor of Judge Wang, and the relationship between Judge Wang and the Lu family has always been very close.The reason why he asked him to help is very reliable, and he will definitely not lie to them.

Lu Gongbi took Cui Mao to wait for the news in the private room of the Eight Immortals Building.

Because Cui Mao was still angry, he ordered a jug of strong wine to drink. When the spicy wine pierced through the intestines, it burned fiercely, and Cui Mao had to take two mouthfuls of vegetables to relieve it.But as soon as the dish was in the mouth, I found that it tasted very good, so I couldn't help eating two more mouthfuls.

Sibo Hean, who came to serve, put the fruit plate on the table, and invited Cui Mao to taste the special grilled chicken of Baxianlou, especially the fruit pieces roasted together in the chicken belly. Guaranteed to taste good.

Cui Mao took a piece and tasted it as he said, and he found it fresh, so he sighed: "They are all delicious. Compared with other places, your doctor of tea, rice and wine is not ordinary."

"It's not so delicious, it's similar to other places, thanks to Mrs. Cui's suggestion." He An smiled and Cui Mao was pouring wine.

"Miss Cui?" Although he felt that such a coincidence was unlikely, Cui Mao had a faint premonition.

"Yes, Mrs. Cui from Kaifeng Mansion gave our doctor an idea for improvement. She is a capable person and can do everything." He An sighed.

Cui Mao stopped the hand holding the vegetables, and then put down his chopsticks.

Lu Gongbi was afraid that Cui Mao would get angry on the spot and make a mess, so he hurriedly dismissed He An.

After thinking about it in puzzlement, Cui Mao said to Lu Gongbi: "She used to not touch Yang Chunshui with her fingers, and she knew how to cook!"

"It can be seen that she has suffered a lot in the past three years." Lu Gongbi took the opportunity to comfort Cui Mao and understand Cui Tao's difficulties.

"What is it for her to be considerate? Even if she has suffered, she deserves it! Who told her to leave home without authorization!" Cui Mao said angrily.

"What happened back then—" Lu Gongbi hesitated to speak, Cui Tao even kept his biological parents a secret, now he absolutely can't do self-righteous things anymore, ruining Cui Tao's plan.After all, his act of taking Cui Mao to Kaifeng mansion today has annoyed her.

Cui Mao looked at Lu Gongbi, wondering what he was going to say in the second half of the sentence.

"I believe she has her reasons." Lu Gongbi could only say this.

Cui Mao sighed, and patted Lu Gongbi on the shoulder, "You child is nostalgic. It is our Cui family who is sorry for you. I thought we could take her back this time, but you can still—"

"I've been here for three years," Lu Gongbi smiled wryly, "I can wait."

Seeing him like this, Cui Mao couldn't help but praise Lu Gongbi again, raised his glass and apologized to him again, "But I don't know why I raised such a daughter, she and—"

Cui Mao stopped talking abruptly, shook his head again and again, and poured two cups of wine into his belly.

At this time, the servant led the judge Wang in.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Gongbi asked Judge Wang how the situation was.

"The book that was burned is indeed true." Judge Wang explained to Lu Gongbi that the only person he trusted was working under the command of Zhou Chukai, who joined Cangcao's army, and most of the treasury books were written by him, and the handwriting on them was unmistakable.

Lu Gongbi agreed, and after thanking Judge Wang, he hurried home with Cui Mao.

When Mrs. Ma heard that her son had gone to Kaifeng Mansion to pick up someone, her expression was not very good.Now that he didn't pick it up, Cui Mao seemed to be very angry. Cui Tao even refuted her son's face, but Ma was happy.

"I can't see that she has a temper. I remember that she was very well-behaved in the past. She always behaved well in front of her elders and would not disobey a word." Madam Ma sighed.

"She has changed a lot," Lu Gongbi said.

"That's a bit interesting, but she can't enter the door of Lu's house. I heard that in Kaifeng Mansion, she not only handles female corpses, but sometimes male corpses as well. She has touched the corpses of dead people. If I touch you again, can you bear it? Even if you can bear it, I can't bear it."

In the future, when they are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they will always get closer. How will she respond when this hand is stretched out?Ma Shi asked herself that compared to other mother-in-laws, she was considered tolerant, but she didn't want to have the generosity of a daughter-in-law who had an autopsy.

"Mother, don't force me anymore." Lu Gongbi lowered his eyes, his voice was extremely cold.

"I--"

Ma Shi wanted to say a few more words, but Lu Gongbi's complexion was extremely gloomy, and his whole body exuded a cold and oppressive aura, which made Ma Shi immediately recall the scene back then.Three years ago, when he learned that Cui Tao had run away from home, he didn't say a word, didn't cry about how sad he was, and just locked himself in the house copying books day and night.After that, it was rare to see the child smile, and he didn't talk much.It is absolutely impossible to say more about him, but if you say one more word, the child will be even more mean to himself.Once, because of kneeling in the ancestral hall and catching a cold, she had a high fever for two days and didn't say anything until she fainted. She didn't know that if she found out later, she would die.

"Forget it, forget it, I don't care! There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and you can decide whatever you want."

Rather than marrying a daughter-in-law for an autopsy, Mrs. Ma naturally hopes that her second son can live well.She really felt a headache, why did she give birth to such an infatuated child?But I have never seen the child's father live like this.After all, it is a niece, if Cui Tao comes in in the future, she will not be mean to her, but she will never take the initiative to open up this marriage like she did back then.

Lu Gongbi saluted Ma Shi, thanked her for her understanding, and ordered his followers to dedicate the red coral to Ma Shi.Mrs. Ma loves these bright red corals the most. Seeing that Lu Gongbi's gift is a rare one, he is not only happy, but also gratified.

"If I can marry her in the future, I will definitely bring her along to honor my mother."

Lu Gongbi implied that although he was infatuated with Cui Tao, he would never forget the important matter of honoring his parents.He did this because he didn't want Cui Tao to come in in the future and cause trouble with his mother-in-law.

In addition to being happy, Mrs. Ma sighed.This child is really too infatuated, he even thought about the future things early, so he started to please her for his wife.

……

When Cui Tao took Wang Siniang out to buy vegetables, she ran into Lu Gongru at the intersection.

"How long has Third Cousin been waiting?" Cui Tao couldn't believe that Lu Gongru was here by chance.

"To be honest, I'm speaking for my second brother." Lu Gongru smiled and handed over Cui Tao's hands, and said to Cui Tao, "Actually, there are some things that should be said by me, which is more convenient."

Lu Gongru told Cui Tao that Lu Gongbi had endured three years in order to find her and wait for her. During these three years, his life was more painful than his death.

"At the beginning, it was widely rumored that you ran away from home for two reasons: one was to escape marriage and entered the rivers and lakes; the other was to escape marriage because you eloped with the person you like. In short, no matter which one is involved, it is inextricably related to escape from marriage. Anyone would feel ashamed. It's hard to accept. The second brother is also unavoidable. He has indeed felt ashamed, angry, and even suspicious. But I think he still believes in you in the end, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until today.

There are not a few people who have promised him relatives over the years, and he has rejected all the good families his mother recruited for him.Among them, there are really many people who are more beautiful and have better family background than you, and he won't even take a second look. "

Lu Gongru asked Cui Tao to show some consideration for his second brother.

"He may have been impulsive about this incident, but if it were me, I would probably be even more impulsive. To Qiniang who has lost her memory, the second brother is probably just a man she just met. But to the second brother, Qi Mother is the one he has been thinking about for thousands of days and nights before finally arriving. Tell me, can he not be in a hurry?"

Lu Gongru usually looked at him laughing and joking, unlike his elder brother who was steady, but when he said these words, his expression was extraordinarily serious and sincere.

"Second brother doesn't know that I came to you. If he finds out, he might beat me up, or he won't talk to me for half a year. But I think some things should be said, so that people will understand your intentions. I I wanted to help my second brother."

After Cui Tao silently listened to Lu Gongru's words, before he could express his opinion, he heard sobbing from his side?

She turned her head and saw that Wang Siniang was crying so hard that she couldn't stop her grinning even if she covered her face with her hands.

When Wang Siniang found that Cui Tao was looking at her, she cried even louder.

"It's so touching. There is such an infatuated man in this world! What kind of fate are you? You have met such a good man!"

Wang Siniang seemed to feel that it was a little unfair, and the tone of her sigh was mixed with strong complaints.

Cui Tao gave Wang Siniang a warning look, and Wang Siniang immediately covered her mouth obediently, and took a few steps back.

Cui Tao looked back at Lu Gongru, and was about to talk to him, but saw Lu Gongru waved his hands repeatedly.

"Qiniang doesn't need to say anything to me, and I don't need my mother to respond. I just tell Qiniang what I saw and what I think." Lu Gongru said, and begged Cui Tao to keep it secret for him. Don't tell Lu Gongbi what she said.

"Okay." As soon as Cui Tao finished speaking, Lu Gongru ran away as if he was fleeing.

"Actually, this young gentleman is not bad, why don't you consider killing two brothers?" Wang Siniang wiped away her tears, and began to play hard.

Cui Tao was about to kick her, but Wang Siniang ran away screaming.

I plan to make only a few simple stir-fried dishes for dinner, but there are too many special things.But today when I was shopping for vegetables, the shopkeeper was in a hurry to close the stall and sell the remaining peanuts at a low price. Cui Tao saw that the peanuts were good, and just remembered that Zhang Chang also gave a jar of honey-soaked plum blossoms, so she bought a big bag with skins of dried peanuts back.

A bag full of peanuts, only a small part was left, and the rest of Wang Siniang and Ping'er were peeled out, almost a big pot.

Cui Tao divided these peanut kernels into three parts to make.

The first part is fried and crushed, boiled syrup, and a spoonful of rose sauce is added to make rose-flavored peanut crisps.

In the second part, add an egg and stir, then add flour and stir, and the peanuts are evenly coated with flour, which is relatively dry and non-sticky.Slow fry in cold oil until crispy.Leave the bottom oil in the pot, boil the syrup, add fried peanuts and sesame seeds, stir evenly and let the pot cool down, and you will have fragrant, crispy and sweet peanuts.

The third part is used to make salty crispy peanuts with soy sauce. Mix flour and starch in proportion, add sesame oil, soy sauce and fermented bean curd juice, knead into a dough, divide into small doses, just wrap the peanuts, and then bake them Oven baked.Because of its small size, the crispy soy sauce peanuts can be roasted in a short time.The skin feels dry and hard, but it is crunchy when bitten. The more you chew, the more fragrant it is, and the salty taste is not greasy.

Compared with the mouthful, the peanuts in soy sauce have more bite.The difference between sweet and salty tastes avoids single taste, enriches the taste enjoyment, and makes it easy to get tired. When eating with a small wine, it is leisurely and happy.

Finally, wash the remaining dried peanuts with shells, pinch a small opening, soak in water, and add pepper, onion, ginger, and five-spice powder.When the peanut skin is soaked in water and softened tomorrow, you can cook spiced peanuts and eat them.

By the time the busy work was over, the sky was getting dark.Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang to find out if Han Qi had left Kaifeng Mansion.Knowing that he was still there, Cui Tao put three kinds of peanuts in three plates.Prepare another jug ​​of wine and put it in an ice basin. Honey-soaked plum blossoms are specially added to the wine.Once this honey-soaked plum blossom is added to the wine, the taste is even better than green plum wine, it is the most suitable for drinking.

After Cui Tao, Wang Siniang, and Ping'er finished their meal, they sat together, eating crispy peanuts, drinking a little wine, and telling interesting stories.

The sky was full of stars and the night breeze was blowing. Three women with different personalities sat in the gazebo, chatting and laughing endlessly, and the fatigue disappeared after a day.

Han Qi stood outside the deserted courtyard with his hands behind his back, watching the three of them talking and laughing happily, he was silent for a while, then turned and left.

Zhang Chang quickly proposed to call Mrs. Cui.

"eventful."

Han Qi said lightly.

Zhang Chang immediately realized that he was in a hurry to show off, and he didn't care about the three of them who were eating, drinking and having fun.

Cui Tao bit a crispy soy sauce peanut in her hand, raised her eyes to see two figures leaving outside the courtyard, raised the corners of her mouth, then lowered her head and continued to eat another peanut, she must choose the sweet one.

The next day, when it was dark, Cui Tao rubbed her shriveled stomach, and came to find Han Qi to watch Jian Mingyue's illusion together in Zaqu Building.

"No food?" Han Qi asked.

"I can't see Huandie until midnight, so I just wait to go to Zaqulou to eat. Han Erlang treats guests, and he can't save money." Cui Tao then told Han Qi that Wang Siniang and Ping'er had already gone first.

Han Qi promised that when he was walking towards Zaqulou together with Cui Tao, he suddenly turned around and took Cui Tao to an inconspicuous porridge shop, where he directly ordered a porridge for Cui Tao.

"Don't be hungry, even if there is food in Zaqulou, it's just some fruits." Han Qi said.

"Then Han Tuiguan is too stingy, so you invite me here for a bowl of porridge?" Cui Tao teased Han Qi.

Han Qi didn't say much, even sitting at this semi-old broken table, he still had a noble and elegant temperament.

When two bowls of porridge with vegetables and shrimps were served, Cui Tao was immediately attracted by the aroma and his eyes straightened.

"It smells so delicious!" Just by smelling it, Cui Tao knew that the porridge would be delicious.

Then the store brought up two pancakes that you get when you buy porridge. They don’t look special, they are just simple fried pancakes with no filling and not even a single sesame seed on them. They are made of pure noodles.

Since it is a gift, there is nothing to pick and choose.

Cui Tao scooped up a mouthful of porridge with a spoon and warmed it up, then put it into her mouth immediately.The finely chopped shrimp is mixed with green vegetables, which has a fresh vegetable flavor and a delicious shrimp flavor. Of course, the most important thing is the strong rice flavor of this porridge.It doesn't feel like the kind of rice that everyone usually eats. The taste is unbelievable, and it warms the stomach after drinking it. Especially for people who are so hungry that their stomachs are empty or even a little painful, it is a life-saving.

Cui Tao drank so warmly that she felt refreshed. Her eyes were blinking brightly, and every time she delivered the porridge, she had a comfortable expression on her face.

Han Qi couldn't help laughing seeing how happy Cui Tao was after eating a bowl of porridge.

"It's good to feed."

"Well, it's easy to make a living, so should Officer Han think about it?" There was something in Cui Tao's mouth, and her words were a little unclear, but Han Qi could still vaguely judge the content of her words.

The smile on the corner of Han Qi's mouth gradually subsided, and he stared at Cui Tao.

At this time, Cui Tao picked up the fried pancake presented by the store and took a big bite.

"No no no!"

Cui Tao excitedly pointed at the fried pancakes and motioned for Han Qi to have a taste. I never expected such a simple fried pancakes to be so delicious, neither dry nor hard, with a strong noodle fragrance, making you completely intoxicated by this pure and simple pancake. In the fragrance.

"How do you do this?" Cui Tao hurriedly asked the lady of the porridge shop to clean up the dishes left by other customers.

The aunt laughed and said: "There is no magic method, just add water and noodles, and bake them with oil. The noodles are the same as what everyone uses, and it's at the rice shop at the intersection."

"That's true, but Mrs. Liu's cooking is delicious." The man who paid the bill was a regular customer. Seeing Cui Tao's expression of disbelief, he smiled and helped to explain and confirm.

Cui Tao nodded, not because she didn't believe it, but because she was unbelievably jealous. There are many people like this in life, and there will always be someone who cooks ordinary ingredients to the fullest.The dish she is good at is the same thing, there is no secret seasoning, it is similar to everyone's, but what she makes is a hundred times better than others.

This is called talent, the talent that makes people angry.

Han Qi was amused again by Cui Tao's appearance of being angry about his talent after eating.

"I don't know about the cake, but I heard that this porridge is cooked every day after pounding the rice."

"This will indeed make the rice more fragrant, and the porridge can be more intense after cooking for a long time. But the umami taste is not ordinary, because if the shrimps want to stay fresh and tender, they will be cooked after a few times in the pot. I can afford a pot, but the porridge cooked by the aunt feels that every grain of rice is full of fresh fragrance."

Cui Tao took a closer look at the little soup left at the bottom of the porridge. The rice soup was white and rich, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.

"By the way, you can use shrimp skins to boil and then take them out. This is kung fu work, and you can't leave the shrimp heads, otherwise the porridge will definitely not be so white."

Cui Tao was about to finish eating, and seeing that Han Qi didn't move his chopsticks, he asked him why he didn't eat.

Only then did Han Qi pick up the spoon and eat politely, as if he was just looking at her and forgot to eat.

Cui Tao thought it was a bit funny, so she rested her chin in one hand and looked at him with the corners of her mouth pursed.

After Han Qi took two sips, he glanced at Cui Tao, "What are you looking at me for?"

"You looked at me like that just now, I just looked back and returned it to you."

Han Qi didn't speak for the time being, after finishing the porridge, he wiped his mouth and said to Cui Tao, "I don't have such an attractive expression as yours."

Cui Tao shook her head and said that she didn't need it, "With Han Tuiguan's face, even eating raw pig intestines looks good."

Han Qi: "..."

"But he speaks inappropriately."

After Han Qi paid Aunt Liu, he took Cui Tao away and said to her.

"Is there? But I think what I said is the truth. If you don't believe Han Tuiguan, you can try it. If you eat raw pig intestines, will anyone appreciate Han Tuiguan's handsome face?" Cui Tao insisted on his point of view.

"Let's see, it's just out of curiosity." Han Qi said, "But if you want your words to be measured, you don't just refer to this sentence."

Cui Tao was stunned for a moment, and understood that Han Qi's heart was disturbed after hearing that sentence.

Cui Tao scratched her head, and said to Han Qi in a stupid manner, "Then I'll pay attention next time!"

No entanglement, no discussion, pure ambiguity, let's not make it clear for the time being.

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she saw a noodle fish seller on the street and bought another one.

The emotion in Han Qi's eyes changed rapidly, and then he regained his composure, and followed Cui Tao to Wazi.

When there was no one on both sides of the road, Han Qi spoke again.

"Why don't you want to marry Lu Erlang?"

"Temperature is inappropriate." After Cui Tao said this, she felt that it sounded a bit perfunctory, so she added again, "He did to me what I didn't want, this is the simplest and easiest way. Irreconcilable 'inappropriate'."

"You can live clearly." Han Qi said.

"What about Han Tuiguan? Do you know what kind of woman you want?"

The development of things has its particularity. Sometimes a change in one environmental condition will lead to changes in others.So Cui Tao will not just look at what Han Qi is like in history, she only believes in what she sees in front of her eyes, and she wants to test the current view of marriage and love of the person in front of her.

"Whatever you want." Han Qi's answer was simple but not simple.

But in Cui Tao's ears, this is equivalent to nonsense.

"Then what should I do if I meet someone more agreeable after marriage?" Cui Tao asked again.

"You seem to mind concubines and the like." Han Qi keenly pointed to the point and looked at Cui Tao.

Cui Tao froze for a moment, wondering if what he said just now was so obvious?

"Last time in Tianxiang Tower, you tried to ask." Han Qi explained.

Cui Tao remembered that when she was in Tianxianglou, she did check to see if there was a woman in Han Qi's house.But at that time, she was just having nothing to do, asking nonsense questions for fun.

As a result, what happened at that time was summed up by Han Qi and the current trial situation, which is obviously wrong.

Wait, think about it from another angle, Han Qi paid attention to her question at that time, not only remembered it.Together with the summary of her current questioning, does this mean that he has paid special attention to her since then?

Cui Tao laughed, but she couldn't tell, the Korean pusher was very early in his affection for her.

But at the same time, it also shows a problem, this man's hiding ability is top-notch.

"Actually, I don't mind too much. If they are compatible, it would be nice to have a few more good sisters, but I'm afraid we won't be able to chat." Cui Tao said to Han Qi with a smile.

She really doesn't mind it very much, she minds quite, very much!

The reason why Cui Tao made Han Qi misunderstand her was because she was afraid that Han Qi would know that she hated her, so he would avoid talking about this issue.Men can temporarily make concessions in terms of habit and three views to please women during the courtship period, but this does not explain anything, because everything will be exposed after the passionate love period.

Therefore, we must first look at the nature, and then see if it is necessary to repair this nature.

Seeing that Han Qi didn't speak, Cui Tao thought about it with Han Qi according to most men's idealized "Qi Ren Zhi Fu".

"Do you think I get along very well with Wang Siniang and Ting'er? In fact, I don't have many problems with me. As long as I am not a bad person, I can chat well. It's easy to be idle and bored, when you have nothing to do, good sisters are good companions to pass the time."

Cui Kuanrong Tao once again expressed kindness, and implemented a net-like fishing method on Han Qi.

Han Qi silently glanced at Cui Tao again, and sighed: "You and her have a really good relationship."

"Yeah, we had a drink together yesterday."

Cui Tao also knew that Han Qi had already seen that Pinger liked Han Zong, so she confessed to her that she didn't mind Pinger liking Han Zong at all.This can be regarded as an example to Han Qi in disguise, telling him that she can really be a very generous person who can accommodate other women.

Han Qi smiled, but didn't say anything.

Cui Tao then talked about the story of Fang Xuanling's wife, Lu Shi, who drank a jar of vinegar because of her 'jealousy', and asked Han Qi what opinion he had on Lu Shi's actions.

"Mr. Fang Liang has virtue, and values ​​love and righteousness." Han Qi said.

Cui Tao snorted in her heart, and stopped chatting with Han Qi, it was impossible to chat.

When the two arrived at Zaqu Building, Han Zong had already arrived.Wang Siniang and Ping'er were also there, but they were sitting at the next table, not with Han Zong.

"Isn't this table big enough? Why did you book two tables?" Cui Tao asked.

"Didn't book two tables, Han Erlang spent ten times the extra money for our table, driving away the guests." Wang Siniang lamented Han Zong's boldness.

Ping'er said leisurely: "No matter how rich you are, you should spend it wisely. You can sit at the same table."

Han Zong was listening to this, twitched the corner of his mouth, and gave Ping'er a disgusted look.

"Anyway, it's my treat, some thin noodles?" Han Zong looked at Cui Tao, implying that she had to sit at the same table with him.

Cui Tao smiled and said yes, she and Han Qi were at the same table with Han Zong.

Seeing this, Ping'er's eyes turned red with anger, and she lowered her head in silence.

Only then did Wang Siniang take out the five-spice peanuts she brought, and each of the two tables shared a portion.

When Han Zong heard that it was prepared for Cui Tao, he peeled one and tasted it, and sighed that it was good.

Juggling performances had already begun on the stage. Several boys who were no more than twelve or thirteen years old stood upside down on the rim of a vat with soft bodies, posing in various poses, which attracted the audience to clap their hands and applaud.

After Cui Tao ate two peanuts and pastries, she glanced at Han Qi.Then she got up and went to the back of Zaqu Building, and asked the shopkeeper where Jian Mingyue was.

"At this time, she has to stay in the room to make preparations." A slender, handsome young woman came down from the second floor, wearing a fragrance of not too strong or too weak.

Cui Tao took a look at the woman, and heard shopkeeper Yu asking why she got down, so she knew that this woman should be the wife of shopkeeper Yu who had committed adultery.

"Then can I go and see her?" Cui Tao asked.

"Oh, this is inconvenient. She is preparing for the butterfly. She doesn't like others to go to her at the moment, for fear that others will steal her skills and make her lose money in the future." Pan's waist is soft leaning against the railing of the stairs, speaking in a somewhat eccentric tone.

Shopkeeper Yu once again scolded Pan for being rude, "Do you know who this is, a nobleman from Kaifeng Mansion, and also a good friend of Han Erlang."

After hearing this, Mrs. Pan looked Cui Tao seriously, and apologized to her.But the tone of his speech still sounded a little careless, and he didn't seem to care much about offending the nobleman.

"Just to say hello and have a look, but it's okay." Shopkeeper Yu hurriedly smiled and took Cui Tao to Jian Mingyue's room. Facing the closed door, shopkeeper Yu shouted out the situation in advance.

After a while, Jian Mingyue opened the door, but only part of her head was exposed.She greeted Cui Tao with a smile, and said awkwardly that it was inconvenient for her to show up now.

"After you finish the performance in a while, I'll treat you to a drink and have a chat with you," Cui Tao said.

Jian Mingyue nodded in agreement, and then apologized to Cui Tao again before closing the door.

The moment the door was closed, a gust of wind rushed out from the room, and Cui Tao smelled a very faint scent of marijuana.

After going downstairs, Cui Tao saw that Mrs. Pan was still there, so she asked her if she had been to Jian Mingyue's room just now.

Pan looked back at Cui Tao wonderingly, "Why did I see her!"

After finishing speaking, Pan pressed the flower hairpin on his head with his hands, twisted his waist and went out of the building.

In the middle of the night, the Butterfly Show, which the spectators were most looking forward to, finally came.

Cui Tao noticed that there were red cloths hanging on the left and right sides of the stage at this time, covering the stage staggeredly, making it impossible to see the stage clearly from a side angle.White paper lanterns hung high in front of the stage, illuminating the stage in front of it fairly clearly, but the light in the second half of the stage was not so bright.

Cui Tao walked down the stage and found that there were many red threads hidden inside the red silk on both sides, which seemed to be used to trigger some mechanism.At this time, the crowd cheered suddenly, Cui Tao looked up the stage, and through the gap of the red silk cloth, she saw Jian Mingyue wearing a blue men's clothing on the stage, first bowed to everyone, then suddenly raised her arms high, she held her breath, Looking at this scene, I thought the butterfly was about to come out, but Jian Mingyue bowed again to salute everyone, which made the audience laugh.

After Jian Mingyue bowed for the second time, he raised his arms again. At this time, a tall man wearing a black cloak and a Rakshasa ghost mask suddenly appeared on the stage. Suddenly, many butterflies fluttered their wings and densely covered the location where the two of them were.

The crowd clapped their hands and shouted in amazement.

Cui Tao can see more from this angle. Seeing the masked man cover Jian Mingyue with his cloak, Jian Mingyue pushed the man.

Cui Tao found that the masked man had a dark complexion and a figure that matched Chen Shanming's characteristics, and that he knew how to make butterfly just now, so she rushed to the stage immediately.

Suddenly, the flames flickered, and both of them disappeared on the stage.Cui Tao's eyes were stung by the light, and when she looked again, only the masked man's cloak was burning on the stage. She called to Wang Siniang to put out the fire quickly, while running to the back of the red cloth on the opposite side of the stage, because she found There is a piece of red cloth that is not shaken by the wind.

Cui Tao walked through the announcement, and immediately saw two figures, one tall and one short, walking towards the back street of Zaqu Building hand in hand.

Cui Tao chased him to the back street, and found that this place was a small night market, the street vendors were busy selling all kinds of snacks, and the street was crowded with people.Ask the street vendor at the door where the two are going, and point Cui Tao to the east of the street.Cui Tao saw the backs of the two through the crowd and continued to chase.

The man in the mask suddenly turned his head and took off the mask on his face to Cui Tao. Cui Tao had seen the portrait of Chen Shanming, and it was indeed him!

Chen Shanming suddenly smiled at Cui Tao's direction, showing his white teeth.Immediately, he pressed Jian Mingyue's shoulders, and the two of them fled while hiding in the crowd.

Brilliantly provocative!