I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

When everyone in the Cui family heard the news that Cui Tao was coming back, they immediately exploded.

When the letter arrived, all the descendants of the Cui family happened to be staying with Mrs. Cui.

At this moment, Mrs. Cui hadn't come out yet. After Cui Mao read the letter, he was amazed that Cui Tao was coming back today.After everyone was shocked, they expressed their opinions, and the room became noisy.

Cui Mao repeatedly scoffed at Cui Tao for being an unfilial daughter, "When I went to find her, he chased me away, so I should chase her away today! Didn't she deny her father? What are you doing when you come back! Give her what she can. The mansion of Kaifeng has a good face, so he thought he could show his prestige in front of me!"

Cui Mao's wife, Xiao Ma, has been worried since she learned that Cui Tao was still alive. Cui Jiuniang and Lu Gongbi told her that Cui Tao's situation is better now, and told her not to worry too much, but to be a mother's partner. Where does the child's missing stop because of a word?

Xiao Mazhi understands the situation of the Cui family, and it is wise for her daughter not to come back for the time being.Now that she heard that her daughter was coming back, she was happy, worried and afraid.The tears of excitement couldn't stop flowing, and she didn't care about what everyone said at the moment.But at least the people in the other room knew how to speak politely in front of her, but it was her husband and the father of the child - Cui Mao, who was the one who spoke the most harsh words.

Mrs. Ma sneered, wiped her tears and said: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have given birth to her to suffer such a crime! Other people's fathers believe in loving their children. They can't wait to hold their hands, but ours can't wait to give birth to her." Trampling to death in the mud!"

"Third sister-in-law, don't be angry! What the third brother said is also angry." Mrs. Zhu, the fourth wife, hurriedly took Xiao Ma's hand, and said anxiously, "It's a good thing that this person is back. Back then, the child was young. You may be ignorant, but third brother don't get angry with the child."

Cui Liuniang was helping Mrs. Cui to the flower hall at this time, when Mrs. Cui stopped at the door and listened silently to the people in the room.

At this moment, Cui Liuniang couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "It's such a big deal to run away from home, how can you be ignorant? Besides, this child is ignorant, shouldn't he be taught by adults? There is no reason for elders to be bullied by younger generations."

After hearing the words, Mrs. Cui turned her head to look at Cui Liuniang.

Cui Liuniang hurriedly asked Old Madam Cui obediently: "Grandmother, did Qiao'er say something wrong?"

"That's not wrong." Mrs. Cui replied, obviously absent-minded and thinking of her own.

Cui Qiao grew up in front of Mrs. Cui, so he naturally knew a little about Mrs. Cui's temperament. Seeing her attitude now, he hurriedly shut up.

Cui Jiuniang and Cui Zhi in the flower hall kept their heads down and kept grabbing the corners of their clothes, feeling extremely anxious.She knew that because she lied back then, Cui Tao got the reputation of running away from home.Now that she is back, all this will probably be announced to the public, and her good days are probably coming to an end.

"What's wrong, Ninth Sister? Seventh Sister is finally coming back, aren't you happy?" Cui Shiniang noticed Cui Zhi's abnormality, and hurriedly asked in a low voice.

Cui Zhi pursed the corners of his mouth, obviously worried, but answered, "I'm happy."

"I see you are worried. I'm so happy to see you. But because Seventh Sister has lost her memory, I'm afraid she won't remember you? Well, you had the best relationship with Seventh Sister among the sisters before, so it's inevitable for you to be so worried. I am also worried. I was afraid that Seventh Sister would forget me. But after thinking about it, Seventh Sister should be more afraid than us, she is not easy." Cui Shiniang sighed and told Cui Zhi that it was really hard for her to imagine that Cui Tao was How did you get out of the prison?

Cui Zhi grabbed Cui Shiniang's hand and was about to speak when he heard the third uncle and three aunts arguing over there.

"She was disobedient and had no intention of repentance and guilt, and she was even more disrespectful to her father. She could even say the words of cutting off the relationship between father and daughter. I think she should do as she wished, and break the relationship between father and daughter, so that she will die forever in this life. There is no chance to enter the door of our Cui family again!" Cui Mao roared violently.

Xiao Ma stood up immediately, and said to Cui Mao, "Master should divorce me too!"

"Are you threatening me with this again?" Cui Mao glared back at Xiao Ma angrily.

Xiao Ma sneered: "Whether it's a threat or not, the master will know after trying it."

Seeing this, brothers Cui Yuan and Cui Xi rushed to comfort their parents, and others also comforted them.

At this moment, Mrs. Cui entered the door and yelled at her sharply, and everyone in the room fell silent.

"Since she is the daughter of our Cui family, I want to see you when I come back. The third brother is such a big man, but he still speaks such impulsive nonsense? But I forgot how the queen mother approved your paper? You just read the book and said that the Kaifeng mansion is not good. Let your daughter go home, and now that she is back, you want to sever the relationship between father and daughter, are you playing with the court, or are you ignoring the Queen Mother's approval?"

Mrs. Cui's reprimand left Cui Mao speechless.

Cui Mao had no choice but to nod respectfully, agreeing with Mrs. Cui's words.

"If you go on like this, the official has nothing to do." Mrs. Cui sat down, gave Cui Mao a cold look, and snorted again.She was very optimistic about this third son, but now he is a jerk.

The other three households were very surprised. They didn't know about the Queen Mother Liu's reply. After asking the reason, they all agreed with Mrs. Cui's words without exception.The empress dowager's Zhu criticism is not a joke, who is empress dowager Liu?That's Ding Wei, who has taken power away from the government and the public, and he is a person who remains calm!Their Cui family doesn't even have any officials who are qualified to go to court, why are they making a fuss about this?Isn't that to die!

The three brothers all accused Cui Mao that he shouldn't care about Cui Tao, it's just a daughter's family, no matter how powerful it is, can it turn the world upside down?Besides, there is the second son of Lu Xiang's family who has always been in love with Cui Tao, and now she has won the favor of Empress Dowager Liu.What else?What else is there to discuss?For her chant!

"Third brother, why are you so confused now? If I want such a daughter, I wish I could give it to you. Even if she ran away from home and was imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion, so what? Now that she has a face, the Queen Mother doesn't dislike her. What do we hate! This daughter has to admit it if she doesn't want to, and she has to take good care of her."

After Cui Dong, the fourth son of the Cui family, told Cui Mao these reasons, he felt that there was something missing, so he added another sentence.

"It's fine if you really don't recognize each other, I do. It's not too much to recognize your niece as a daughter, right?"

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Cui scolded.If the fourth son recognizes Cui Tao as his daughter, what is the status of the third daughter-in-law?

Mrs. Ma didn't feel that Cui Dong's words made her embarrassed, but felt refreshed, and the look in Cui Mao's eyes was even more disgusting.She then asked her two sons, Cui Yuan and Cui Xi, to go pick Cui Tao back in person, and not allow them to show any hint of dislike for Cui Tao.

"She has suffered too much outside, if anyone of you makes her suffer, I can't forgive you!" When Xiao Ma said this, tears rolled in his eyes.

Cui Yuan and Cui Xi hurriedly agreed, and please rest assured Mrs. Ma.

Before Cui Tao's carriage arrived at Cui's mansion, there was already an official wife, Mrs. Deng, and several servants waiting at the intersection, and Cui Yuan and Cui Xi brothers were naturally there too.

When I saw a carriage coming, there was a lot of goods in the back of the cart, and I saw a woman driving it.Deng guessed that it might be this one, so he stepped forward to ask if it was Cui Qiniang's car.

Wang Siniang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Cui Yuan and Cui Xi laughed, and then followed Mrs. Deng to lead Cui Tao past the main gate of Cui Mansion, going to the corner gate at the head.

Naturally, Wang Siniang kept Cui Tao's order in mind and parked the carriage at the main entrance.

Deng turned her head and saw that the carriage was not leaving, she hurriedly turned back to inquire about the situation, then smiled and told Wang Siniang, "Just go a little further."

"Our lady wants to go through the main entrance." After saying that, Wang Siniang jumped out of the carriage and got on the steps.

Mrs. Deng was astonished as if struck by lightning. She regained her composure after a while, and muttered: "This, how can this be done? This is against the rules! How can a woman who has not been out of the cabinet walk through the main entrance?"

Wang Siniang smiled at Mrs. Deng: "Come on, then you have learned a lot today, and that's it!"

Deng pulled the corner of her mouth out, laughing in her heart at Wang Siniang's rampant, she dispatched her servants to report the situation here, and at the same time asked Cui Yuan and Cui Xi to persuade them.

Cui Yuan and Cui Xi also felt that Cui Tao's move was too abnormal, and the family was noisy because of her return.Especially their father, if he knew Cui Tao's request, he would be even more angry.

When Cui Tao got off the car, Cui Yuan and Cui Xi hurried forward.

After three years, Cui Yuan and Cui Xi couldn't help being excited when they saw their younger sister again.The two looked at Cui Tao from top to bottom and then up with the same gaze.It was the same face they were familiar with, with a lot of childishness gone, and a pair of grape-like eyes, black and bright, seemed to be more clever than before.It's just that the way she looked at them seemed strange. Sure enough, she really lost her memory?

Thinking of this, the two brothers couldn't help feeling sad.

"It's good that Seventh Sister is back, we are all very worried. A Niang is even more, she has shed so many tears for you these days." Cui Yuan said.

From this, Cui Tao could tell that the two handsome young men in front of her should be her elder brothers, ranking third and fifth in Cui's family.

"Third Brother, Fifth Brother." Cui Taowen saluted with a smile.

Cui Yuan and Cui Xi were surprised, and asked Cui Tao if he remembered who they were.

Cui Tao shook her head.

Only then did the two realize that Cui Tao guessed their identities because of their conversation.Really smart, smarter than ever.

Cui Yuan was happy, and discussed with Cui Tao: "We juniors who are not well-known, we all have to go through the small door. Even uncles, uncles and our fathers don't leave the main door. We only open the main door to welcome guests. I know that Seventh Sister has suffered a lot outside, and we welcome you back. But this rule cannot be broken. If outsiders know that our big family is so disrespectful, they will be laughed at. Daddy and Uncle and the others will definitely be talked about by their colleagues in the officialdom."

"Exactly, what Sanlang said is exactly Li'er, Qiniang should go with the servant girl." Deng said again.

"I'll go through the main entrance," Cui Tao said.

At this time, the person Deng sent to report ran back and whispered something in Deng's ear.

Mrs. Deng was not surprised when she heard this, but she looked at Cui Tao again with a look of jokes in her eyes, but she still kept a polite and distant smile on her face: "Look, Qiniang, this old lady has also spoken, so she can't go through the main entrance. Out of order!"

Cui Yuan and Cui Xi felt embarrassed when they heard this, and were about to persuade Cui Tao again, when they saw her take out two plaques from her sleeve and hand them to Cui Xi.

"Trouble fifth brother, please help present this to grandma, and pass on a word, I brought the queen mother to order." Cui Tao whispered this to Cui Xi, and Deng and other servants stayed far away, so it was okay. Hear too clearly.

As soon as Cui Xi saw these two brands, he felt that it was not easy. Hearing Cui Tao's words, he immediately regained his energy, so he went with the two brands.

In the flower hall, when Mrs. Cui heard about Cui Tao's request, she was really annoyed.

At this moment, Fang felt that this girl came back just like what Cui Mao said, she came here deliberately to find fault, how could she be so unruly?

Cui Mao hurriedly felt that Mrs. Cui had wronged him, and she didn't listen to his suggestion before, and couldn't help repeating how Cui Tao was unruly and disobedient, and couldn't show her face. I have to take this opportunity to teach her the rules.

Mrs. Cui glared at Cui Mao: "You are capable of talking about me. Whose daughter is she? Is it mine? Even if you can't teach it well, it's also your parents' fault!"

Cui Mao shut up embarrassingly.

Xiao Ma on the side clutched the veil tightly but was not reconciled, this request to go through the main entrance really sounded a little too much, as if he was deliberately messing around.But what's wrong with her daughter just messing around?She suffered so much!If she really wants to make trouble, she can make trouble with her, anyway, she has had enough in the Cui family!

At this time, Cui Xi rushed in and presented two signs to Mrs. Cui.

After the old lady Cui saw the jade plaque and the waist plaque of the Kaifeng Mansion, her face was solemn, and when Cui Xi said that Cui Tao came with Empress Dowager Liu's order, she hurriedly stood up.Busy people rush to open the main door, and everyone should greet them together.

Everyone who was in the room mocking or watching the excitement with a cold eye, now suddenly understood.Of course, it was Cui Mao who was the most shameless. He glanced at the two signs in the old lady's hand, but he couldn't see them clearly.I only know that the jade card looks precious, and the other one looks like a waist card of Kaifeng Mansion, but why does it look like there are so many words on the back of the card?

Deng Shi and others in front of the main gate didn't wait for a joke, but waited for the grand main gate to open, Mrs. Cui and others came to welcome Cui Tao's grand occasion in person.

Now Mrs. Deng and other servants dare not underestimate this Mrs. Cui Qi who has been away from home for three years.Great, great!How on earth is this done?It seemed that she only gave Cui Wulang something small just now, and she was able to turn the situation around like this?

Everyone followed Mrs. Cui, looking around curiously, and then they saw Cui Tao, who was wearing a blue skirt and a long skirt, with a beautiful face, and two women, one strong and ugly and one thin and beautiful, walked to Cui Tao in a graceful manner. Before the old lady.

Cui Tao saluted without any mistakes, and called "Mother-in-law".

The old lady Cui looked at Cui Tao in surprise, and quickly stretched out her hand to grab her arm, "My good boy, let grandma come and see you, you have changed, but you are even more beautiful. You bastard has been away from home for three years, but you are still Do you know that I still miss you?"

Mrs. Cui burst into tears as she spoke, and all the female relatives hurriedly followed suit.

Mrs. Ma kept staring at Cui Tao, and when Cui Tao came out of Mrs. Cui's arms, she called out "Tao'er" with a choking voice.

"Mother." Cui Tao accurately judged the identities of Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Ma through observation.

"Hey—hey!" Xiao Ma hugged Cui Tao excitedly, tears streaming down her face, but she didn't say anything, because there were so many things she wanted to say, she didn't know which one to say first.

Afterwards, under the consolation of everyone, everyone moved to the flower hall.

Mrs. Cui first asked Cui Tao why she had so many posts written on her badge.

When everyone heard this, they gathered around to look at it, and when Cui Tao said that the object was specially given to her by the government, they felt even more amazing.Even those who looked down on Cui Tao before could not help but feel sour in their hearts at the moment, feeling that she was lucky enough to be rewarded by the queen mother and the emperor at the same time.No wonder she is coming back, this is showing off.

Mrs. Cui was really happy that Cui Tao had earned so much glory, and praised her for her achievements. Of course, everyone had to follow Mrs. Cui's words.

In just a moment, Cui Tao felt as if she had heard all the good words of praise in the world.

Because it was time for the sons to go to the yamen on duty, Mrs. Cui hurriedly introduced the owner of the fifth room to Cui Tao.

Cui Mao took the opportunity to follow his brothers, but was stopped by Mrs. Cui and asked him to ask for leave today.

"Why?" Finally, there was a legitimate reason to evacuate, and Cui Mao was of course unwilling to stay.Now he could see clearly that Cui Tao had come prepared with a 'reliance' and was going to use Joe to suppress him.

"Didn't Tao'er say that the queen mother ordered you to leave? It's disrespectful for you to leave like this." Mrs. Cui told Cui Mao to stay.

Cui Mao was helpless, but he still didn't want to stay for too long, so he asked what the order was, and he listened before leaving.

"In order to go to Bianjing to find her in the previous two times, I have already asked for leave twice, but it is more inconvenient."

"Daddy can go, but the queen mother's instructions are not for daddy." Cui Tao smiled at Cui Mao.

On the contrary, Cui Mao became more vigilant, feeling that Cui Tao's smile was malicious.At this moment, he wanted to stay even more, but after hearing Mrs. Cui urging him to leave quickly, he couldn't change his mind and stay again.

According to Cui Tao's request, Mrs. Cui dispersed all the idlers, and repeatedly assured Cui Tao that she would never disclose it to anyone else.

"The Empress Dowager ordered me to find out the person who hid in Cui's house who harmed me, and then inform her. When I come back this time, I can be regarded as following the Empress Dowager's order to investigate people."

Cui Tao then explained the reason why she didn't return home twice, the first time was because she was weak in words and weak in power; if she came back, she might not be able to protect herself if she explained with her own words.The second time it was because of Cui Mao's attitude that he didn't care about her sufferings, and only wanted to marry her and make the Cui family honorable.

The old lady Cui was stunned, and asked Cui Tao suspiciously: "The person who hurt you? You mean that you didn't run away from home back then, but someone at home—"

Cui Tao nodded, and then recounted her investigation and Cui Jiuniang's confession to Mrs. Cui.Immediately, Cui Jiuniang was summoned and confessed to Mrs. Cui herself.

Xiao Ma was also invited over at this time, and when she learned that her daughter ran away from home that year, she was wronged, and she was so angry that her chest hurt, she scolded Cui Jiuniang for nothing.Mrs. Cui also scolded Cui Jiuniang severely and wanted to punish her.

Cui Jiuniang fell to the ground tremblingly to make amends, not daring to argue.

"Please forgive her mother-in-law and mother-in-law." Cui Tao pleaded with Cui Jiuniang, "She was just being used because of her temper. She has already been punished by me, and she has sincerely apologized to me. Ken is willing to take the risk to help me and make atonement, which is already rare."

Mrs. Cui breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Cui Tao's words, and then called Cui Jiuniang to get up, but she felt so sorry for Cui Tao, she was so angry that she shed tears again.

"Good boy, you have suffered, you have suffered so much outside, your father will pay you—I will call your father back, let him know about it, and apologize to you!" Old Madam Cui hurriedly said.

"Mother-in-law, do you know why I let Daddy go?"

Old Madam Cui was stunned for a moment before realizing, "Are you going to hide it from your father?"

"I only reveal the truth about my investigations to those I trust."

Cui Tao told the old lady Cui very frankly that Cui Mao was not in her trust, which can be seen from his feelings for her.

"The person who can tell me about Lu Erlang's eccentricity and make me believe it must be a close person who I have known and trusted in the past. Before the matter is investigated clearly, everyone in this family has suspected."

Although Cui Mao is her own son, Mrs. Cui also feels that his attitude towards his granddaughter is a little weak.Although it was definitely not his third son who spread rumors about Lu Erlang's eccentricity, after all, he had been looking forward to their marriage.But Cui Tao's cautiousness is indeed justified. If there are too many people who know about it, it is easy to be lax.The third son didn't have enough love for Cui Tao, and he might not be able to keep the secret after knowing it.

"Then why do you still dare to tell me?" Mrs. Cui asked deliberately, after all, Cui Tao has lost her memory.

"Before I came here, I made some inquiries. I learned that my mother-in-law's behavior over the years must have a heart of righteousness. I know that my mother-in-law will understand my granddaughter's difficulties."

This is also thanks to Han Qi's information assistance, and after the meeting, Cui Tao observed Old Madam Cui's performance a little, and concluded that Old Madam Cui is someone who is looking at the overall situation and looking forward to the good of the whole Cui family, so she decided to confess to Old Madam Cui.Furthermore, Mrs. Cui is the most respected person in the Cui family. If she gets help from her, it will be very convenient for her to do anything in the Cui family.

Cui Tao did not forget to describe to Mrs. Cui how treacherous, cunning, and vicious this Zang Pavilion is. If this matter cannot be found out, and if the person hiding in the Cui family cannot be found out, the future of the Cui family will not be known. How much harm.

"At that time, there may be more than one 'run away from home' like me, which will affect the reputation of the Cui family."

These words hit the sore spot that the old lady was most worried about. The old lady Cui hated someone for harming her precious granddaughter, and now she was determined to help Cui Tao find out this pest.

"I heard that you are very good at investigating cases now, and now this matter in the family depends on you. If you have any needs, just ask your mother-in-law, and your mother-in-law will try her best to help you. My poor child, how many crimes and injustices have you suffered? It's so distressing to my mother-in-law!" Mrs. Cui burst into tears and beat her chest with her fist.

Mrs. Ma was better. Seeing Mrs. Cui like this, she burst into tears, but she hurriedly persuaded Mrs. Cui to slow down and not get too excited.

After all, Mrs. Cui was old, and she felt chest tightness just now, but now her body was shaking, and she was about to faint.Cui Tao hurriedly checked the old lady Cui's pulse, applied silver needles, and prescribed a prescription, and asked Wang Siniang and her husband to fetch the medicine.

"I'll come." Mrs. Deng was waiting outside, seeing Wang Siniang saying that she was going to fetch medicine, so she hurriedly asked for a prescription and asked to come by herself.

Without even thinking about it, Wang Siniang handed over the recipe.

Ping'er immediately snatched the prescription into her hands, and thanked Mrs. Deng: "Don't bother, we can come in person."

After leaving Cui's mansion, Wang Siniang asked Ping'er puzzled: "Why can we save energy and not run errands, but you are rushing? Isn't that someone willing to do it?"

"What do you know? There is darkness in this deep house, and there are many intrigues between women."

Ping'er made a hypothesis for Wang Siniang, if the medicine was caught and added to it, then the normal medicine dregs would be put there instead.If Mrs. Cui drinks something wrong, who will be blamed.

Wang Siniang's eyes widened.

Ping'er then told Wang Siniang that it was a man like his father who could comfort many women, but there were still some small calculations and disputes behind the house.She grew up seeing these things since she was a child.

"Now that I think about it, my speaking temperament is also influenced by them without knowing it, and I love to cry too!"

Wang Siniang scratched her head, "Oh, this big family's back house is really troublesome. Let's take a walk, let's grab the medicine carefully, and then send it over after boiling it. We must not ask anyone to handle it."

Mrs. Cui got better after receiving acupuncture from Cui Tao. She was lying on the bed with Cui Tao's support, and she couldn't help asking how Cui Tao was good at medicine, autopsy and so on.

"Actually, I was also skeptical, but I seem to understand recently. It turns out that I was specially trained by someone in the Dizang Pavilion. I must have suffered a lot and became enlightened. I can learn everything at once." Cui Tao explained. road.

Mrs. Cui felt even more sad when she heard this, but she couldn't help but nodded, "Among the few sisters, you are the most intelligent and talented, otherwise you would have attracted Lu Erlang's attention like that. Knives and whips are forced to learn, but why not..."

Old lady Cui choked again.

After a while, the old lady Cui continued to talk to Cui Tao: "I looked at it coldly, it seems that when you were ten years old, at my birthday banquet, that beautiful piano surprised Lu Erlang. It's rare that something happened to you , when everyone misunderstood you, he was still willing to wait for you."

"Mother-in-law, I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore." After Cui Tao received the silver needle, she explained directly to Mrs. Cui.

The old lady Cui was stunned, but she was very puzzled why Cui Tao gave up such a good match, it was a good marriage that no number of women could ask for.

Xiao Ma didn't understand either, she also recognized Lu Gongbi very much.

"My mother-in-law also said that I can't imagine what I have experienced in the past three years. I can't imagine what happened in the past. It will make me so rational, calm, and even see through everything. It is not easy to be tempted. I really want to marry."

When Cui Tao said this, her expression was calm. Although her small face looked very young, her tone sounded like the emotions of an old man who has gone through many vicissitudes.

For a moment, Mrs. Cui even felt that Cui Tao was older and more knowledgeable than her.This made her feel sorry for Cui Tao to the extreme, so she agreed to Cui Tao's request with tears in her eyes. She didn't force her to marry, it all depended on her thoughts.

"The reason why mother-in-law agreed to you is because she loves you, and because she also knows that you are not a thing in the pond and should not be bound by worldly affairs. Mother-in-law can't let the Cui family hold you back."

In fact, in the morning, when Mrs. Cui heard everyone talking about Cui Tao, she had a different idea in her heart.She has heard about Cui Tao's performance in Beijing. She has lived for decades, and her husband left early. She has struggled to raise a few sons to grow up alone. How can she fail to understand this when she supports such a big Cui family? thing?

After Cui Tao heard this, Fang knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Cui, thanking her for being considerate of herself.

After serving Mrs. Cui to drink medicine and rest, Cui Tao had the opportunity to meet Xiao Ma alone.

Xiao Ma cried and hugged Cui Tao, and Cui Tao's face was almost peeled off by her rubbing.Cui Tao actually felt the natural emotional connection between mother and daughter.In the long years of amnesia, she has never felt this kind of family warmth that really belongs to her.Like an old worm that has been stiff for a hundred years, suddenly there is a glimmer of life.Cui Tao would also cry and lean in Xiao Ma's arms, listening to Xiao Ma telling interesting stories about her childhood, saying how sensible and smart she was when she was young.

Mrs. Ma personally took Cui Tao to her room again, and everything inside remained unchanged.Xiao Ma showed Cui Tao the paintings and characters she had drawn before.

Cui Tao found that her handwriting hadn't changed much, and the incense that was burning in the room was also her favorite orchid incense, with a light smell, which suited her best.It turned out that even if she lost her memory for a long time, there would still be traces like before.

Cui Tao looked around at everything in the room, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

"Aniang, you have suffered for the past three years, especially after hearing the news that I was imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion, Aniang must be very tormented. There will be many people who will look at Aniang with strange eyes, and talk about Aniang behind her back... "

"Good boy, what do I suffer from this little thing? You are the one who suffers the most!" Xiao Ma couldn't help rubbing Cui Tao's face again, as if he had to keep confirming her existence before he knew her. same as existence.

"It's hard work, it's all over."

Cui Tao smiled, and advised Xiao Ma not to be too sad, otherwise her face would really be rubbed bald by Xiao Ma.

"Let's go out for a walk, Auntie, tell me about the situation at home."

The mother and daughter went for a walk in the garden together. Cui Yuan and Cui Xiben were waiting outside, and followed when they saw the situation.Wherever they saw memories about Cui Tao, both brothers Cui Yuan and Cui Xi rushed to talk about it.The family of four talked and laughed in the garden.

"Knowing that when Seventh Sister was in prison in Kaifeng Mansion, my third brother and I wanted to go to see you with daddy, but daddy refused to let me go. Then I went secretly, and was told to daddy by the servant who owed me. I didn’t make it.” Cui Xi felt ashamed that she hadn’t been able to deliver food to Cui Tao, so she made some arrangements for her in the cell.It was even more unexpected that when her father went there, he was really cruel and ignored her.

"It's right not to go. It's not worthwhile to be beaten when you come back just to see me. Aren't we seeing each other now? That's good!" Cui Tao smiled and comforted Cui Xi not to feel guilty, she had a good time in Kaifeng Mansion , all the way from no food, no bath, to food, change of cell, bath, the more you eat, the better... The upgrade went very smoothly.Maybe one day, I can be upgraded to the wife of an official.Of course, the latter sentence was said by Cui Tao silently in her heart, and it was impossible to say it out loud.

Xiao Ma's mother and son listened with gusto, and were all stunned. After admiring Cui Tao, they felt sorry for Cui Tao, and each secretly swore in their hearts that they would never let her suffer again.

In the evening, under the help of Mrs. Cui, a grand celebration banquet was held for Cui Tao, and many jugglers were invited to perform, which was very lively.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui loves Cui Tao very much, each room also knows that Cui Tao is a person who is highly valued by many parties, and she is also a person who holds a special brand from both the Queen Mother and the government. Praise Cui Tao enthusiastically.

Because of Cui Tao's intercession, Cui Zhi was pardoned by Mrs. Cui, and recovered after an afternoon of delay.At this moment, she took her tenth mother Cui Liu to find Cui Tao, and took her to play games with her brothers and sisters.

"I won't play, you guys can play." Cui Tao refused.

"Don't, it's just for you. You are the one we all want to praise today. What's the fun if you don't come." Liuniang Cui Qiao also came over and invited Cui Tao together.

Several cousins, Cui Yuan and Cui Xi also came.

The gathering of the children naturally attracted the attention of the adults.When Mrs. Cui heard that they were going to play, she cheerfully asked them to hurry up. She offered a lottery and wanted to bet on Cui Tao to win.

"Grandma has a good eye, I must have won, but no one will be able to play when I come."

Everyone exclaimed that Cui Tao's tone was loud.

Cui Tao took a total of five stones. After seeing the position of the tiles in front, she asked Ren Yongbu to blindfold her. Then five stones were thrown out, and all five tiles were smashed.

Now everyone was stunned.

Cui Tao calmly tore off the cloth, and asked Cui Zhi, Cui Qiao, Cui Yuan and the others: "Do you still want to play with me?"

Everyone shook their heads obediently.

Cui Tao sat back at the table and continued to taste the food on the table.

She fell in love with the hibiscus meat dish on the table. She could tell that this dish was made of pork and shrimp, but it took advantage of the fact that the shrimp meat would turn red when it was cooked, so the dish had the pink color of saru hibiscus. , the color is full, the mellow aroma of pork, the freshness of shrimp meat, and the soft and tender fusion in the mouth, making people feel like rolling on the petals of hibiscus.

But this is a big feast, Cui Tao couldn't just stare at a plate of meat and eat it, so he gave it up after only two extra bites.Now that she is not in Kaifeng Mansion, she can do whatever she wants. In Cui's house, she can't only take care of herself, she also has to take care of her mother Xiao Ma's face.She can't let Xiao Ma continue to be laughed at by others, saying that her daughter is not eating properly.

After the banquet was over, Cui Tao and Xiao Ma waited for a while before saying goodbye.As for Cui Mao, Mrs. Cui called and reprimanded him after he returned home from the duty. He didn't attend the banquet and went to the ancestral hall to reflect.

When Cui Mao knelt and reflected, Cui Tao's smile at him during the day always appeared in his mind. Sure enough, it was no good for this girl to smile at him!

After Cui Tao returned to her room, there were eight servant girls sent by Mrs. Ma waiting for her.Cui Tao didn't let these people wait in the house, and brought Wang Siniang and Ping'er to live together as usual.

After changing clothes and taking a bath, he was about to fall asleep, when a voice suddenly came from outside.

"Liu Niang is here."

After the maidservant finished reporting, Cui Tao saw Cui Qiao coming in with a plate of hibiscus meat smiling, followed by a middle-aged woman, Cui Qiao called her Mother Wang.

"I see that Seventh Sister likes to eat this lotus meat, and she didn't seem to have the nerve to eat more at the banquet just now. It happened that Mama Wang made this dish the best, so I asked Mama Wang to cook a plate for Sixth Sister," Cui Qiao said. After that, he obediently put the lotus meat on the table, and handed the chopsticks to Cui Tao, asking her to have a taste.

She has a sweet smile, sincere eyes, and her delicate appearance, which makes her look really pleasing to the eye.

Cui Tao took the chopsticks and raised her eyes to look at Mama Wang. She was ordinary in appearance, but she had a good figure, and she had a very good posture even when she was standing.Cui Tao also noticed that from the moment she entered the door until now, this Mama Wang has kept her head down, her eyebrows lowered and her eyes pleasing to the eye, she has never squinted, let alone glanced at her secretly.

Now she is the focus of curiosity of the entire Cui family, and this dish is made by her, so she is not worried or concerned about her reaction after tasting it?

Cui Tao poked her chopsticks into the plate of hibiscus meat, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "This dish is not simple at first glance, but it smells delicious. I don't know where Mama Wang is from? How many years have you been here?"

"A native of Shenzhou, he has been in the mansion for more than ten years." Cui Qiao replied on his behalf.

After Cui Tao picked up a piece of lotus meat with chopsticks, she asked again: "Have you been working in the mansion all this time?"

"Mother Wang is different from other servants. She was specially chosen by my mother-in-law to teach me how to be a female celebrity. When she has nothing else to do, she will go back to her hometown to take care of her grandson." Cui Qiao continued to explain.

"Coincidentally, all the female celebrities I know who are good at crafts have good boudoir names. I wonder if Madam Wang is like this?" Cui Tao asked in a timely manner.

Cui Qiao was surprised, "There is such a saying? Well, but Mama Wang's name doesn't seem to be special. Is the word 'jiao' special?"

Before Cui Qiao finished speaking, Mama Wang finally raised her eyes and aimed at Cui Tao.