I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

"Jiao, Ziye." Cui Tao smiled and said to Cui Qiao, "This is the most beautiful word."

"That's true." Cui Qiao agreed with a smile.

Cui Tao turned her eyes and glanced at Wang Siniang and Ping'er seemingly unintentionally, and put the piece of hibiscus meat to her mouth.

Ping'er came over with a teacup.

Wang Siniang walked up to Mama Wang carelessly.

"This dish is really delicious, and the color is so pink and beautiful. Since our Qiniang likes to eat it, I wonder if Mama Wang can teach me this dish?" Wang said.

Ms. Wang smiled and nodded, yes of course.

"That's great!" Wang Siniang raised her arms and clapped her hands.

"oops--"

Ping'er yelled, and the herbal tea in her hand was completely overturned by Wang Siniang's swing of her arm, and the whole bowl of tea and tea leaves were scattered on Cui Tao's long skirt.

"Look at you!" Ping'er was so angry that she scolded Wang Siniang for her hands and feet, and hurriedly wiped the tea leaves on Cui Tao's body with a handkerchief.

Wang Siniang bowed her head in embarrassment and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just... didn't... didn't pay attention!"

"Look at you, you messed up my lady's clothes!" Ping'er scolded Wang Siniang angrily again, and hurriedly helped Cui Tao to change clothes.

Cui Tao reluctantly apologized to Cui Qiao.

Cui Qiao quickly waved his hands and said, "Seventh sister, hurry up, it's getting late, I should go back too, let's talk tomorrow."

Cui Tao smiled and sent the two maids to see off Cui Qiao and Wang Mama.

As soon as the two of them went out, Wang Siniang and Ping'er started arguing.

Cui Qiao listened attentively to the noise coming from the house, sneered, and only after leading Mama Wang out of the yard did she speak to Mama Wang.

"It is said that what kind of owner will breed what kind of dog. The servants around Seventh Sister are really rude and have no rules."

"I heard that those two are not slaves, they are friends of Seventh Lady who met in the women's prison of Kaifeng Mansion. But because life is difficult, they serve by Seventh Lady's side." Wang Mama said.

Cui Qiao covered his mouth in surprise: "My God! They are all female prisoners! Then I was so close to them just now! No, I have to wash my body with grapefruit leaves when I go back!"

After two sticks of incense, Madam Wang waited for Cui Qiao to take a bath and comb.

She smiled and asked Cui Qiao: "Liu Niang is not curious what Qiniang said to the old lady alone today?"

Cui Qiao looked at Mama Wang through the bronze mirror in puzzlement.

"She was originally a descendant. She has been homeless for three years, and now she is returning with glory. Among the ladies in the Cui family, no one can compare to her. I watched with cold eyes that the attitude of the old lady towards her is worse than that of three years ago. more loving."

Three years ago, when Cui Tao was about to discuss marriage with Lu Erlang, everyone in the family held her like a phoenix.

Cui Qiao bit his lip, his eyes were red with jealousy: "I have suffered in this life, otherwise my appearance would not be worse than her."

"Birth experience cannot be changed, but it depends on human effort. Just look at the current Empress Dowager, what kind of background is she originally? She is not as good as Liu Niang, but how noble is she now? Except for the official family, no woman or man in this world can compare Her." Mother Wang said.

Cui Qiao nodded in agreement, and told Mama Wang that she is now following Mama Wang's instructions.Everything is as far as possible to follow the meaning of grandma, and try my best to please grandma.

"I'm not as self-willed as I used to be now. Since my mother-in-law loves Qiniang, I will love her accordingly. At least in terms of face. Today, didn't I specially give her lotus meat?"

"But Liu Niang still needs to probe into the old lady's mind more, so that she can act according to the old lady's wishes." Mama Wang told Cui Qiao that these were not enough.

She also suggested two paths to Cui Qiao, one is to go to a place like the palace and start as a beauty, and climb up with her own ambition like Queen Mother Liu.The other is that based on her current background as a concubine, she has chosen a suitable husband's family with her vision and luck. If her husband's family has a future, she will be honored.However, the possibility of the latter depends not only on vision, but also on luck.Anyone who is young and promising who is expected to pass the Jinshi examination will be targeted by the prostitutes of famous families, and even ugly people from humble backgrounds will still be snatched up. It is not so easy to find out.

And the old lady happened to have a few old sisters who were walking with the two palaces, so it was the best way to go.

"If you want to be successful, you have to put in different efforts than ordinary people. Liu Niang has to have determination and perseverance." Mama Wang instructed.

Cui Qiao promised again and again, so he went to find out if grandma was asleep.Hearing that Mrs. Cui suffered from insomnia, Cui Qiao hurriedly went to Mrs. Cui, beat her shoulders and legs, and told her jokes to make her happy.

Mama Wang was watching this scene, and said to the old lady Cui who had her eyes half closed: "Liu Niang is really filial to the old lady."

"Yes, that's why I've been reluctant to marry off this child, but it's too old to keep it anymore."

Cui Qiao hurriedly expressed shyly that he would not marry, and wanted to stay by her side all the time.

"I will die one day too. What will you do then? You will be safe only if you are married and have your own children." Mrs. Cui said.

"Qiao'er doesn't need to be reliable. Qiao'er only wants her grandmother to be well. Grandma's long life is the best security for Qiao'er." Cui Qiao hurriedly hugged Old Madam Cui's arm coquettishly.

"Speaking of which, Qiniang is one month younger than Liuniang, shouldn't she also make a fuss? I heard that Lv Erlang is not engaged yet, and Qiniang and Lv Erlang may be able to renew their marriage. The servant girl wants to congratulate the old lady It's done!" Mama Wang congratulated happily.

"She's different, let's talk about it." Mrs. Cui then closed her eyes, enjoying Cui Qiao's shoulder massage.

"That's right, Seventh Sister has been away from home for so long, and now she has lost her memory. She suffered so much before, so she should stay with her mother-in-law and parents for two more years." Cui Qiao then told Old Madam Cui obediently that she was at the banquet today. Noticing that Cui Tao likes to eat hibiscus meat, she just asked Ms. Wang to make one for her.

"Good boy, you are the most sensible." Mrs. Cui laughed.

Cui Qiao immediately acted like a baby and wanted to sleep with Mrs. Cui tonight, and Mrs. Cui naturally allowed her.

"Mother-in-law, tell me what kind of crimes Seventh Sister has suffered in these years. I will tell my sisters when I look back, everyone should treat Seventh Sister better and love her more."

When Cui Qiao said this, he felt guilty to criticize Mrs. Cui that he was too ignorant before, and even bickered with Cui Tao over a little clothing and jewelry.

"Grandma, I was too bad before, I deserve to be beaten!"

Cui Qiao slapped himself on the face as he spoke.

In Old Madam Cui's opinion, it's normal for the children to quarrel and fight occasionally, and it's nothing serious, but Cui Qiao can speak out in such a sensible way to criticize, she thinks her heart is pure.

Mrs. Cui briefly told Cui Qiao about Cui Tao's difficulties living in the prison in Kaifeng Mansion, and how she made meritorious deeds to atone for her crimes.

"Seventh sister lost her memory, how can she be so capable?"

After turning off the lights, Mama Wang, who was about to leave, slowed down after hearing this.

"I don't remember it, and everyone in Kaifeng Mansion is also wondering why she is so powerful. I think it is because she ran away from home, and when she was traveling, she met some powerful Jianghu sect, and she had some adventures." Mrs. Cui kept Cui Tao's instructions in mind and never mentioned key information to anyone.

At this time, Wang Siniang finally caught a big mouse and put it in a bamboo cage, and sent it to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao fed a piece of hibiscus meat to the mouse. After waiting for more than half an hour, seeing that the mouse was still alive, she ignored it for the time being and called Wang Siniang and Ping'er to sleep.

The next morning, when Cui Tao woke up, she saw Ping'er crouching energetically next to the mouse cage, playing with the mouse with a branch.

The mouse was fiddled with by her and fled left and right, very energetic.

Wang Siniang also got up, yawned and asked Pinger what she was doing, "You are so old, why do you have to be a mouse?"

"He's alive and well, he's not dead." Ping'er said in surprise.

"If you're not dead, then you're not dead. It's really as scary as you said. The women in this deep house compound have nothing to do, and they are poisoned as soon as they meet." Wang Siniang sighed indifferently.

"That's right, how could it be simple poisoning." Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang to take out the round pancake incense, lit it and tried it.

At this time, Cui Tao was sitting in front of the bronze mirror and combing her hair.

After Wang Siniang worked a little bit, the room began to smell fragrant, and soon she heard Pinger and Wang Siniang's exclamation from behind.The rat died after convulsing a few times, and black worms came out of its skin.It was the same as the death of those who were at the helm of Dizang Pavilion when they were in Bianjing.The body of this worm is like a maggot, but its head is hard, and its mouth is like a sharp knife that can easily bite open human skin.

Cui Tao fetched a jar, picked up a few worms, put them in the jar and sealed it.

She then dissected the mouse and found that the internal organs, brain and bones of the mouse were damaged to varying degrees.

These bugs are really down to earth killing people.

"Feed them with two pieces of fresh meat every day." Cui Tao wanted to see what the adult worms looked like, but she didn't forget to tell Wang Siniang to be careful when feeding them, and to use bamboo sticks to feed them instead of touching them directly.

Cui Tao decided to show the mouse to Mrs. Cui. No matter how scary the story sounds, it is not as exciting as seeing is believing.She had to make Mrs. Cui realize the seriousness and horror of the problem, lest the old man lack concentration or forgetfulness and be coaxed back.

Seeing the death of the insects and mice with her own eyes, Mrs. Cui was really frightened and disgusted, and realized in every possible way how much potential danger there is in Cui's house now.

"You've just come back. You're being attacked so crazily!"

"The Zangge sub-helm in Bianjing was completely annihilated, and this person from the Cui family would not tolerate me. If he got the news of Bianjing and saw that I had returned to the Cui family, wouldn't he be in a hurry? If you are in a hurry, it will be easy. I can't control my emotions and I can't wait to start, which is what I expected."

Mrs. Cui learned that the Gu poison was actually placed in the lotus meat, which may be related to Cui Qiao and Wang Mama, so she immediately wanted to arrest someone, but was stopped by Cui Tao.

"Don't you want to let them go?" Mrs. Cui asked.

"If I stay at Cui's house, what threat and influence will it have on Mama Wang? We didn't have any deep hatred before, and the person who most wants to kill me is definitely not her. She is just a shrimp. If she is caught with great fanfare, It will make that big fish vigilant and not dare to show its head." Cui Tao analyzed.

Mrs. Cui nodded in agreement, thinking it made sense.Somebody plotted to rob Cui Tao back then, but now Cui Tao was hit by a gu after he came back, it shows that this person can't tolerate Cui Tao in Cui's house.Mother Wang and Cui Tao didn't have much interest involved, if she harmed her, there must be a deeper reason.

"Is your seventh sister that big fish?"

Mrs. Cui is not sure about the possibility of Cui Qiao harming Cui Tao.Even though this child was brought up by her, but people are unpredictable, there will always be people who make you unexpected.

"Back when I raised her, I just let go of the housekeeping power and was bored. Seeing that she doesn't cry, her eyebrows and eyes look a bit like yours, that's why I left her behind." Mrs. Cui's implication, if Cui Qiao has a problem, she is willing to let it go.

"I think she's just a little bit ambitious, but she doesn't have a bad temper. If she's the person behind Mama Wang, Mama Wang wouldn't be willing to encourage her to give away that plate of hibiscus meat last night."

Although compared to poisoning, it is naturally safer to use Gu, which most people would never think of.But it is not necessary for Big Yu and Xiami to appear together in this kind of thing, the mastermind will subconsciously choose to avoid suspicion.

The Gu poison is very clear, it is from Di Zang Pavilion, a middle-aged woman, has a posture, has the temperament of being good at teaching people, and has the word "Jiao" in her name.There are already several aspects of Mother Wang that fit the characteristics of Dizang Pavilion's "Jiaogu". Judging from the current overall situation, she is very likely to be a "Jiaogu".

Cui Tao is now hesitating whether to interrogate Ms. Wang directly, or to wait for her to contact 'Big Fish'.

After careful consideration, Cui Tao felt that the probability of successfully catching fish was not high.

If this mother Wang is Jiaogu, she boldly chose to lay a spell on her when she first came home, obviously not intending to let her live another day.It is likely that the news of the collapse of the Zang Pavilion sub-rudder in Bianjing came.Jiaogu must be regretting that she made the wrong decision to keep Cui Tao alive, which led to the destruction of the Dizang Pavilion branch. She wanted to kill her so impatiently in order to atone for her sins.

She should wait for the Gu worms to develop in her body, and burn incense to kill her as soon as possible.Once the incense burns and she survives, it will definitely make the other party suspicious and take precautions. At that time, if the other party tries new tricks, it will be impossible to guard against.

That being the case, it is better to strike first.

……

Before lunch, Ms. Wang was ordered by Cui Qiao to go to the warehouse and return to the silver thread.

After entering the house, Cui Qiao was nowhere to be seen. There was a large bowl of Baiwei soup on the table, another small bowl of Baiwei soup, and a plate of scallion pancakes.The servant girl told Mama Wang, "Liu Niang specially left this for Mama Wang. It's so delicious. She also specially prepared a bowl for Mama Wang. Liu Niang really treats Mama Wang as filial as a half-mother."

Ms. Wang smiled, then sat down, took two sips of the soup, and thought it tasted very good, but when she got to the bottom of the bowl, she found that the soup was mixed with pink 'minced meat', and suddenly thought the meat was not cooked After a closer look, it looks like the hibiscus meat has been chopped up.

Mother Wang was shocked and immediately dropped the spoon.She hurried to run out, but was blocked by Wang Siniang.She wanted to jump out of the window instead, and saw Ping'er at the window again.

Mother Wang instinctively took out the dagger from her sleeve, and then regretted that she exposed it too quickly.But there was no room for redemption, so she decided to give it a try. Her skill is not low, and it is easy for two people to escape.Only then did he raise his hand, and his arms were suddenly pricked by a needle, and they were all paralyzed.

After Mama Wang found the silver needle on her arm, she turned her head to look in the direction where the silver needle was fired from. She saw Cui Tao leaning against the east window, eating a peach while sizing her up with a playful look in her eyes.

Immediately the doors and windows were closed tightly, and Wang Siniang moved a stool in front of Ms. Wang.

Cui Tao sat down, and while eating the remaining peaches, she asked Mama Wang, "Jiaogu?"

When Mama Wang heard this address, her eyes widened in vain: "You finally remember me."

Cui Tao waved her hand to signal Wang Siniang and Ping'er to wait outside.

"Can Jiaogu entrust me with any tasks?" Cui Tao asked in a sneaky tone, as if she was really an obedient subordinate.

Mother Wang stared back at Cui Tao with strange eyes, "I want you to die!"

"You really are Jiaogu." Cui Tao got the answer she wanted.

Mama Wang realized that she had been entangled in, and she was so angry that she immediately kicked Cui Tao.

Although Ms. Wang's two arms are paralyzed, her two legs are still very flexible, which shows that her martial arts foundation is not low.If it were Cui Tao from before, she probably couldn't handle Wang Mama's effort.But now Cui Tao was as light as a swallow and as fast as the wind. She turned around quickly and easily inserted a silver needle into the acupuncture point on Mama Wang's back, which directly paralyzed her legs and knelt down on the ground tragically.

Mother Wang stared at Cui Tao in disbelief: "How could you—"

"This is the kung fu you taught me." This is Cui Tao's nonsense, but it is not unfounded.Since Ms. Wang specially trains beautiful women to perform tasks, she might not be able to do it if she doesn't have a bit of skill besides her appearance. At least she has to teach them how to punch and embroider their legs, so as to practice their courage.

Ms. Wang sneered, and stared at Cui Tao with disgust: "I can't teach such a powerful apprentice as you!"

"Really? Am I very good?" Cui Tao asked innocently.

Seeing this, Ms. Wang gritted her teeth angrily: "I can't see that you are hiding so deeply. Did you plan all this long ago? You seduce—"

At this point, Mama Wang stopped abruptly.

The woman in Xuanyi who asked her out in the Town God's Temple also said that she was seducing a man.

"But I want to talk about seducing the young master of your Zang Pavilion—Han Zong? I don't know if it's because he has poor concentration, or because Jiaogu taught me too well. Anyway, he has been infatuated with me until now. Are you angry? People? Even if I took him to destroy the Bianjing sub-rudder of Dizang Pavilion, he would not hate me at all, he just loves me blindly."

"Cui Tao, why don't you die! What I regret most is that I spared your life back then!" After hearing Cui Tao's words, Wang's mother, who thought she had always been determined, was furious, and felt that her lungs were so angry. It exploded, and she cursed Cui Tao viciously that she should have died long ago, called her a slut, should have been chopped up and fed to the dogs, should have been thrown into a brothel to suffer humiliation and die, etc., in short, she said all the extremely ugly curse words.

After Cui Tao heard this, she didn't react in the slightest with anger.She just picked up the dagger that Wang's mother had thrown away just now, and made two gestures of stabbing down.

Mother Wang finally had enough scolding, her voice became hoarse, and seeing Cui Tao like this again, an unspeakable fear spread from her heart to her whole body, and the cold sweat on her forehead oozed layer after layer. She never felt Cui Tao It's been terrible.

"So you admit that Han Zong is the young master of your Dizang Pavilion?" Cui Tao asked Mama Wang in the same tone as before.

In this way, Ms. Wang realized that she was so stupid that she fell into the trap twice.There is nothing more humiliating than letting a person who thinks he is smart be tricked over and over again.

Mama Wang blushed and argued hysterically: "I don't admit anything, you can tell whatever you like, don't try to get any evidence out of me!"

"Why did you design me to be robbed in Qingfu Temple back then?" Cui Tao heard that Wang's mother didn't want to be questioned for testimony, but she didn't seem to hear, so she wanted to ask.

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

Mother Wang gritted her teeth, remembering the loss she suffered before.No wonder the killers she sent to kill Cui Tao said she was cunning. Ms. Wang thought those people were making excuses for her dereliction of duty, but now she has fully realized that Cui Tao is just like a monster.She is very good at interrogating people, poking at people's weaknesses, provoking you, and spying on people's hearts.Ms. Wang regretted that she didn't see Cui Tao's clumsiness back then!Why did she argue with Yanzi back then, why did she not agree with what Yanzi said and killed her directly!

"Who in the Cui family wants me to disappear?" Cui Tao continued to ask.

"I said, I don't understand what you're talking about!"

"Is it related to Lu Gongbi?" Cui Tao still asked her with great interest as if she hadn't heard Mama Wang's denial.

Mama Wang's gaze faltered, she lowered her eyes and shouted at Cui Tao: "If you want to kill or cut, hurry up!"

"That's why Mama Wang told me that Lu Erlang has eccentricities?" Cui Tao couldn't stop asking.

Mother Wang promised: "Yes, it's me, it's me, kill me!"

"It doesn't look like you! If I kill you, how can I still fish." Cui Tao spoke in a slightly coquettish tone, which made Wang Mama turn purple with anger.

"I suddenly came up with a good idea, I'll show it to Master Jiaogu." Cui Tao picked up a pen, wrote a few words on the paper, and then brought it to Mama Wang, "How is it?"

Mama Wang was so shocked that she wanted to stare her eyes off the ground.

"It seems that Han Zong is indeed the young master of your dizang pavilion. You can recognize his handwriting!" Cui Tao's book just now imitated Han Zong's handwriting, which is [-]% similar to Han Zong's own handwriting.Han Zong's writing is what she read from Han Qi.Han Zong and Han Qi were childhood friends, and when they visited each other, they would inevitably write letters.But for this imitation, Cui Tao could only imitate the words written by Han Zong she had seen, and then rearrange them.

"The content can be regarded as a surprise for you? 'I ordered him to obey your orders, hope for peace, read it very much'. I will pretend that this letter is written by Han Zong, and then let that person mistakenly think that you are obeying Han Zong's arrangements .So even if you are dead now, you can't warn that person. Because I can explain your disappearance and make that person misunderstand that you have rebelled. We are all with Han Zong, are you happy?"

Cui Tao directly attacked the conflict between someone from the Cui family and Han Zong, and used this conflict to sow discord.And her tone of voice at the end was very embarrassing.

Mother Wang was shocked and shocked again, she was already in extreme panic.She has been working as a Dharma protector in Di Zang Pavilion for so many years, she has always taught others, she played with others, and she played with others in the palm of her hand.All the women who were trained by her in Di Zang Pavilion were terrified when they saw her, and fled like thieves.

When would she have thought that one day, she would be so frightened and embarrassed, and she would be the girl she had trained.

Thinking back to when Cui Tao was being taught by her, she was like an incompetent little white rabbit, and her face turned pale every day after being tortured by her.Originally, continuing to carry out rigorous training, coupled with the control of Gu poison, could teach Cui Tao to become a beautiful puppet, who will be used by the Dizang Pavilion for the rest of his life, but in the end he was suddenly thrust horizontally... In short, now that I think about the past, it is a pity It's really confusing, I don't know who is cheating, who is playing whom.

Ms. Wang was extremely regretful. If Cui Tao had been killed at the beginning, there would be no future stories and the current troubles.

She has been calm and composed for so many years. It can be said that she exists like a god in front of many Di Zang Pavilion disciples and is highly respected.But now, she was trampled in the mud embarrassingly, and she was beaten so that she had no chance of turning over.All of a sudden, he became worse than a worm from a god! .

"How can you do an autopsy? I did teach you simple medical skills, but you shouldn't be able to do an autopsy."

Mother Wang began to reflect on what was wrong, trying to find Cui Tao's weakness, and then defeat her.

"You're so scary that you don't look like a human at all!"

Cui Tao smiled, "I'm very glad to have you, so that these abilities in me can be explained with a reason, and they were all taught by you. If you don't admit it, you are lying."

"Come here! There are monsters! Monsters!" Mama Wang shouted suddenly.

Cui Tao raised the corners of her mouth, sat down at the table, and waited for Mama Wang to get tired, before asking, "Do you want to recruit?"

"You're delusional!" Mother Wang roared.

"I've tried it. After the lotus meat is eaten by rats, you only need to wait one night for the poison to take effect." Cui Tao took out the round pancake incense from her sleeve, and waved at Mama Wang who was in panic again. "I can wait for you to think about tonight."

When Mother Wang saw the incense in Cui Tao's hand, she shuddered in fear.By the way, why does she know that she is Jiaogu?She does look gesticulating.Obviously, the people in Bianjing passed the news that the people in the sub-rudder were silenced in time, and the Kaifeng government had no chance to ask for evidence.

Why does Cui Tao know this?who told herThe swallow also died.Could it be that Han Erlang was too infatuated and betrayed Di Zang Pavilion?But it's not right, if Han Erlang really said everything, Cui Tao didn't need to question her like this, and the old nest of Dizang Pavilion would have been taken away long ago.

Therefore, she is not human at all, but a monster!

"I won't let you succeed!" Mama Wang lowered her head and bit the belt buckle at her neckline, and then swallowed quickly.

Cui Tao narrowed her eyes, only a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she looked at Mama Wang indifferently.

Mother Wang grinned coldly, as if she was announcing her victory to Cui Tao, and then blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

"It seems that the poison hurts the stomach, causing the stomach to bleed profusely." Cui Tao sighed, put her finger into the big bowl of Baiwei soup, stirred it, and then smacked her finger with her mouth.

Mama Wang stared wide-eyed.

"There's no need to use the vomited lotus meat. Jiaogu has too much heart, why does she think of me so unkindly?"

Ms. Wang vomited a mouthful of blood, obviously out of anger.She stared at Cui Tao fiercely, and fell to the ground with her last breath, her body bent.

"Think you're dead, so I don't know anything?"

Ms. Wang was about to die. After listening to Cui Tao's words at this time, she must have been unwilling to swallow her breath, staring at Cui Tao, waiting for her next words.

"Do you still remember when you came to Cui's house? Are you afraid you came with that person? Find out who else entered Cui's house around that time, don't you know?"

Mama Wang twitched her body twice, and her wide-eyed eyes were finally closed unwillingly.

Another dead.

Cui Tao turned cold and sighed slowly.

Just now, seeing the amount of blood vomited by Mama Wang's poisonous hair, she knew that it was impossible to save people, but she couldn't let her die too comfortably.

Wang Siniang and Ping'er then entered the house, seeing the situation, they couldn't help but sigh, there are so many dead men in Dizang Pavilion.

"It's cleaned up, don't let people see the clues."

Cui Tao then gave the letter to Ping'er, and asked Ping'er to arrange for people from Wumei Villa to deliver the letter under the guise of Han Zong's subordinate.

"When handing over the letter, pretend to be quiet, and the volume should be loud enough."

If these words were changed before, Ping'er would definitely not understand.But now she understood the meaning very well, and immediately asked Cui Tao to rest assured that it would be done well.

Mother Wang's body was disposed of quietly, with Cui Tao's idea and old lady Cui's cooperation, no one would be able to discover it.Cui Qiao and the people in her room were sent away by Mrs. Cui with excuses.

However, it is a matter of human life. Mama Wang's death will be reported to the Kaifeng government according to the truth.

Mrs. Cui was a little worried when she learned what had happened. For so many years, Cui Qiao has been taught by Wang Mama.She scolded the maids around Cui Qiao, and learned that Mother Wang actually encouraged Cui Qiao to be a concubine in the palace, she was furious, but when she questioned Cui Qiao, Cui Qiao didn't think there was anything wrong with this idea.Mrs. Cui immediately grounded Cui Qiao to reflect, and her liking for her was greatly halved.

"She followed Sixth Sister, not for Sixth Sister's purpose, but she was also using Sixth Sister to encourage her to go to the palace. I think she understands the situation here. The Cui family doesn't care about big or small things. Any more important news will be reported to the mother-in-law." Cui Tao explained.

Old Madam Cui frowned, "Then what is she planning?"

"It's probably not for something important, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed here for ten years. It should be just to stay dormant in Cui's house and protect the person in Cui's mansion."

Cui Tao suddenly realizes a situation, that person can contend against Han Zong, and when Han Zong obviously doesn't want her to die, that person will secretly find someone from Tianji Pavilion to assassinate her.This Han Zong's identity as the young master of Tianji Pavilion is basically inseparable. Anyone who dares to confront Han Zong like this should at least have the same status as Han Zong.

Could it be another son or daughter of the owner of the Dizang Pavilion?

If this speculation is true, why are their brothers or sisters not together, but one in Cui's house and one in Han's house?

Han Zong has a noble status, so the other one should not be too low.

Not long afterward, Mrs. Cui sorted out for Cui Tao the list of people who had entered the mansion ten years ago, especially the time period before and after Madam Wang entered the mansion, and who were still in Cui's mansion.

After Cui Tao looked through them one by one, she didn't think it was the same.

"Have you found it yet?" Mrs. Cui asked.

"Mother-in-law, these servants are not the only ones who entered the mansion ten years ago, right?" Cui Tao slowly turned her eyes to look at Old Madam Cui.

Mrs. Cui froze for a moment, then was shocked: "You mean—"

Cui Tao remembered that Cui Zhi once told her that Cui Shiniang was the only daughter of the fifth house. When the fifth uncle's family was transferred abroad, they met robbers on the way and were robbed and killed by them.Cui Mao was in charge of going to take care of the funeral and brought back Cui Liu, the only surviving daughter of Wufang.

"I heard that Uncle Wu had been an official for seven or eight years. Mother-in-law has seen Cui Shiniang's appearance before?" Cui Tao deliberately did not call Cui Shiniang "Sister Ten". She didn't want to call the suspect a sister.

Mrs. Cui shook her head, "It's very inconvenient to visit relatives thousands of miles away, but I only learned the situation from the letter. But Shi Niang looks a bit like your Fifth Uncle."

Cui Tao sneered, "This is a bit interesting."

Mrs. Cui was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"Does Fifth Uncle look like my father?" Cui Tao asked Old Madam Cui.

After all, it was Cui Mao who brought Cui Shiniang back back then. If Cui Shiniang's identity is really questionable, Cui Mao is naturally worthy of suspicion.

Mrs. Cui understood what Cui Tao meant, she shook her hands as if struck by lightning, and finally grabbed the edge of the corner of the table to stabilize herself.

"I don't have any memory, please tell me, mother-in-law, how good is the relationship between Cui Shiniang and my father in the past ten years?" Cui Tao asked again.

When I don't think much about it, I really don't think there is anything wrong with it.But once she raised doubts in one direction, Mrs. Cui really felt suspicious when she recalled the past.

"It's very good, but Ten Niang has no father or mother. She is the only child in Wufang. Everyone can't help feeling sorry for her. This child is very sensible and never troubles others, which is even more distressing. We all feel sorry for her. She, not only your father, but your uncle and uncle also take good care of her."

Probably because the result that Cui Tao suspected was too unacceptable.While Mrs. Cui was answering, she unknowingly found a reason to explain and subconsciously avoided.

"Daddy is kind-hearted and loves the orphan girl of the fifth house. It is reasonable to say that this is human nature and can be explained. But I am Daddy's biological daughter. I am so miserable. Can you see how much Daddy cared about me? Let it go Is it normal for a biological daughter not to care, but to care more about a brother's daughter?"

Old Madam Cui stopped talking, and her face gradually turned ashen. The more she thought about it, the more ominous she felt, and she realized that this situation was too wrong.In desperation, she wanted to ask Cui Mao to ask her face to face, but she had some scruples.

"Don't worry, he won't admit that there is no evidence and embarrassing him."

Cui Tao directly asked Mrs. Cui, who would she choose to help now, would she be on her side or Cui Mao's side.

"Although the matter has not been decided yet, it's just speculation now, but we have to prepare for the worst. I also want to hear my grandmother's position. If my grandmother helps my father, then I will leave today without saying a word. I just ask my grandmother to see For the sake of my misfortune, let my father write me a deed to sever the relationship between father and daughter."

Mrs. Cui hurriedly took Cui Tao's hand, "My good boy, if this matter is as you guessed, grandma will naturally be on your side. How can I not distinguish between right and wrong, black and white, and embarrass the Cui family?" Shame! Then how dare I have the face to meet your Weng Weng under the Nine Springs after I die!"

"Okay." Cui Tao asked Mrs. Cui to stabilize for the time being, and cooperate with her actions in everything, just wait for the results of her final investigation.

Cui Tao then found Xiao Ma and asked her: "Mother, did Daddy ever have a woman outside sixteen or seventeen years ago?"

Mrs. Xiao Ma was stunned for a moment, wondering why Cui Tao asked suddenly, but Cui Tao insisted on asking her to answer.

Mrs. Ma frowned and said: "When you were pregnant and about to give birth, your father just came back from Suizhou, and suddenly told me that he wanted to take a concubine. I was about to give birth to you at that time, and women have a temper when they are pregnant. No, he didn’t write a single letter to me during the months when he was transferred abroad. After finally coming back, he only wanted to take a concubine. I couldn’t be more angry. I disagreed and even sued your grandmother go.

Your grandmother also scolded him for not caring that I was about to give birth, which made him stop thinking about it early and fined him to kneel in the ancestral hall.Later, when you were born, your father was not very happy, and he was very indifferent to me after that.I think it will get better as time goes by, but it hasn't been very good.I also gave up, and asked me to humbly beg him, but there was absolutely no way.Now I or, just for you three children. "

Xiao Ma came from a famous family, so he was naturally high-spirited, so how could he shamelessly try to curry favor with an unreasonable bastard man.And even if she pleases her, it may not have a good result. She can't do such a self-deprecating thing.

"What does mother think of Cui Shiniang?" Cui Tao didn't have much impression of Cui Liu, with an oval face, average looks, and a quiet demeanor.

When everyone had a banquet together before, she wasn't too picky or out of place, and sat quietly in her seat.Cui Zhi stretches everyone to play games together, and she will also echo and blend in with everyone.

However, in life, it is often this kind of mediocre person who does not seem to cause trouble, who is the easiest to be ignored, and the easiest to "do big things in silence".

"Parents are gone, and she is an orphan girl. She has a miserable life experience and is lovable. This child is timid and quiet, and she is humble in doing things. The family mentions her, and no one says she is bad, but I don't like her. "Xiao Ma finally made a turning point.

"Why?" Cui Tao asked.

Xiao Ma frowned: "I can't tell,