I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion
Chapter 65
It was only last night that someone was sent to Kaifeng Mansion to inform, no matter how fast Han Qi was, he would not be able to come this morning.This shows that before Han Qi got the news, he left overnight.
Something must have happened.
Cui Tao quickly got up, put on her clothes, and hurriedly washed her face.
Wang Siniang and Ping'er stood side by side, and they looked at Cui Tao with the same expression.
After Cui Tao rinsed her mouth with clear salt water, she slowly turned her eyes and glanced at the two of them.
"What the hell are you two doing?"
"We heard that Han Tuiguan came with wild geese!" Ping'er said excitedly.
Wang Siniang started to laugh, as if my prophecy back then had come true.
There is a saying in "Baihu Tongyi Marriage": "Those who use wild geese, take them from north to south at any time, without losing the season, so that they will not seize the time of women; Seniors and young are in order, and they do not cross each other."
The wild goose is a loyal bird, and the other half has gone, and the remaining one will not find a mate again; and because the wild goose follows the yin and yang, it follows the order of the elders and the young, which means family harmony.In terms of marriage customs, the man will use wild goose as a gift when he proposes marriage.
Therefore, this wild goose was not given casually. The young man brought it to the door, which meant that he came to propose marriage.
Among the Cui family, the only woman Han Qi knew was Cui Tao. If he really took the wild goose, everyone would think that Han Qi meant to marry Cui Tao.
"Ms. Cui is fine, but she and Han Tuiguan have reached this point and she didn't tell us." Wang Siniang suddenly remembered, and asked Cui Tao, "Is that peach blossom fan given to you by Han Tuiguan?"
Cui Tao chuckled twice, being 'deceived' by Wang Siniang's words at all.
She didn't believe it, didn't believe that Han Qi would bring wild geese to propose marriage without her consent, and she didn't believe that Han Qi would choose the time when Cui's family was most "civil turmoil".This is not something a smart person would do, let alone Han Qi is the smartest of smart people.
Cui Tao squinted her eyes at Wang Siniang and Ping'er, and asked them, "Where did the rumors come from?"
"I went to the kitchen early in the morning and heard rumors from people in the mansion. They said that official Han Tui came to visit suddenly and brought a pair of wild geese. There will be a happy event in the mansion." Wang Siniang explained quickly.
Let's talk first.
Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang and Ping'er to prepare breakfast, and don't forget to chop the lamb chops she marinated last night into small pieces and prepare them.After the two agreed to go, Cui Tao hurriedly took out her peach blossom and jade fan, and ran to see Han Qi quickly.
I heard that Han Qi is in the main hall of the front yard at the moment, and Uncle Cui Lao is receiving him.
When Cui Tao ran towards the front yard, he met two domestic servants, both of whom congratulated Cui Tao.
Cui Tao stopped the two of them directly and asked who had passed on the message.Then she followed the clues and found the source of the rumor. It turned out to be Jinqiu, the big maid who was in charge of serving tea in the front yard.
According to a rough estimate, Han Qi arrived in Cui's mansion in less than two sticks of time, and the news spread so quickly, which is obviously abnormal.
Someone probably wanted to spread rumors to tarnish her reputation. Although the rumors would always be clarified and the degree of tarnishing was limited, they still resorted to such a small and innocuous means, obviously targeting her on purpose.
The maids serving in the front yard are all the best candidates selected by the mansion. They represent the face of the Cui family, and they will go with the master to contact the nobles.No matter what the master does or says, the first thing these maids should keep in mind is to keep their mouths shut.
Hearing that Jin Qiu was serving in the front hall at the moment, Cui Tao happened to come to see Han Qi.
Cui Lao and Han Qi chatted very happily. Although the two had only chatted for a few words, Cui Lao already liked and admired Han Qi very much in his heart, and he really wanted to confess Han Qi like a god.He couldn't help but hate that he had few daughters and they were all married, otherwise he could have snatched one.But having said that, who wouldn't like such a handsome, talented, stable and pure character?Thinking about it, among the high schools in Bianjing, Han Tuiguan must be the hottest candidate for a son-in-law.
If a daughter of the Cui family is lucky enough to marry him, he, as the patriarch, will be quite honored, so he hastened to pick up the few remaining daughters in the family...
While Cui Lao was thinking about it, he heard rumors that Qiniang was coming.Seeing Cui Tao, who was wearing a bi-color skirt and whose face was as bright as the moon, Cui Lao's thoughts suddenly became alive, and he immediately looked at Han Qi, isn't this just the appearance of a man and a woman?
Cui Lao happily thought about the possibility, and then felt that Cui Tao's experience of being imprisoned and autopsyed was really flawed. The possibility seemed unlikely, and he secretly felt lost...
"I heard that official Han Tui brought wild geese here?" Cui Tao asked directly after paying a slight salute.
Cui Lao's heart, which was falling to the bottom of the valley, suddenly became passionate, and he looked at the two children with bright eyes.Look, these two kids seem to be very familiar with each other. Does that mean there is something going on?And the most important thing is what did he hear?wild goose!It turned out that he didn't think much, Han Tuiguan was really going to be the son-in-law of the Cui family! ?
Cui Lao instantly beamed with joy, with a bright smile on his face, and was about to open his mouth about this matter, but he wanted to 'train' Cui Tao symbolically.Anyway, they are here to propose marriage, we have to pretend...
"What wild goose?"
Han Qi then asked a rhetorical question, and quickly slapped Cui Lao, who was happily flying in the clouds and fog, onto the ground.
Cui Lao's smile gradually disappeared, and he looked at the two in confusion.
"It was rumored that the official Han Tui brought wild geese here, so he wanted to ask if it was true?"
After Cui Tao finished speaking, she met Han Qi's eyes, and saw her shadow in his black eyes.
Han Qi is wearing a navy blue brocade robe and a jade belt around his waist today, and his appearance is more calm than before. I don't know if it is because he has to meet his parents that he has such an appearance.No matter what, the dark clothes really make his face more like a jade, his appearance is unparalleled, and he is very good-looking.
Following Cui Tao's question, Cui Lao secretly prayed: If it is true, he must burn incense devoutly in front of the Buddha every day for three years, no lie!
"No."
Cui Lao: "..." Oh, save it!Can't burn incense!
Cui Lao was stimulated to ease his emotions, and then asked: "What the hell is going on?"
Cui Tao asked: "Who is Jinqiu?"
Among the four serving maids in the house, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman in green clothes stepped forward to salute and promised that she was Jin Qiu.
Cui Tao looked at the maid's appearance, she really deserved to be a first-class maid in the mansion, she was pretty and well-behaved at first glance.
"But you spread the word?" Cui Tao asked.
Jinqiu froze for a moment, then knelt anxiously and explained: "I don't have it, the maid happened to see the cage held by Han Tuiguan's entourage, which contained live animals with long feathers, and chatted with the kitchen staff while making tea. , Said that the living creature didn’t know what it was, but those people would spread the word.”
Jinqiu burst into tears, and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, asking Cui Tao and Han Qi to forgive her.
Cui Lao stood up in embarrassment, and apologized to Han Qi: "I blame Cui for not being strict, and Han Tui made a joke."
Han Qi knew that Cui Tao was not someone who would make trouble over trivial matters.
"I've only just arrived, and the words of a servant girl in your mansion will be known to everyone in the house. This is not just for lack of strict control."
This is what Cui Tao intends to say.
Han Qi is higher than Cui Lao in terms of official rank, so it is more appropriate for him to say this, so he first speaks for Cui Tao.
"Yes, yes, Cui must deal with this matter well." Cui Lao gave Jin Qiu a hard look.
Jin Qiu lowered her head, her body trembling, weeping softly, showing a bit of pitiful beauty.
When people cry, they cry, but they cry very differently, and it doesn't seem like they cry because they are really scared.
"Repeat what you said."
Cui Tao warns Jinqiu not to make a mistake, and she will repeat it to those who listened to her rumors later.
"If you make a mistake, you will receive ten sticks."
Cui Tao didn't forget to remind Jinqiu after finishing speaking, let her be tortured with a cane in the front yard, but she will be beaten with her trousers stripped.
When Cui Lao heard this, he wanted to talk about Cui Tao, and Han Qi happened to look at him.Cui Lao shut up immediately, he couldn't show the joke to outsiders.
Jinqiu looked at Cui Lao twice with her tearful almond eyes, seeing that Cui Laogen didn't look at her at all, and didn't speak for her, so she had to tell the truth according to Cui Tao's request.
"The servant girl said: 'Han Tui's attendant is carrying a bamboo cage, and there are two living creatures in it, which are quite big, and a gray feather fell on the ground. I don't know what kind of living thing it is. But looking at the attendant's expression of joy It looks like there is some happy event.'"
Jin Qiu dared not tell the truth, being hit by a wooden stick was nothing, but if her pants were stripped and beaten in public, then she would lose face in Cui's house and couldn't even raise her head.
After hearing Jinqiu's explanation, Cui Laoben really thought she had no intentions.But now, when I hear the original words, what are the words 'quite big', 'two living creatures', 'gray feathers', 'looks of joy', 'happy event'...doesn't it seem unintentional?Yes, she did not mention wild geese, but these words sounded like she was clearly talking about wild geese!Anyone who listens will misunderstand!What's more, this is a happy event involving courtship, if it is said in the kitchen where people come and go, it will definitely spread quickly, as a first-class maid in the front yard, how could she not understand this truth?
Cui Lao suddenly realized why Cui Tao suddenly asked Jin Qiu to blame regardless of the situation.When he looked at Jin Qiu again, his eyes immediately changed. The maid had indeed slept in his bed, but it was an aboveboard arrangement. She reported it to his wife, and she did it voluntarily, and she never wronged her.Now that she has played tricks, she can't blame him for not thinking about her old love.
Jinqiu seemed to have sensed the change in Cui Lao's attitude, and repeatedly defended herself by saying that she was just saying something unintentionally, then she kowtowed non-stop, her head was swollen, and she said many things to make amends.
Cui Lao couldn't help feeling a little soft-hearted, his lips moved slightly——
"Zhang Chang, bring that thing." Han Qi said suddenly.
Then Zhang Chang came in carrying a bamboo cage covered with cloth, the bamboo cage fell to the ground, and the cloth was lifted, revealing two pheasant birds with gorgeous plumage.
The whole body is white, brown yellow, cinnamon red, blue and black with white spots, but there is no gray, and the feather color is very shiny and shiny.If you insist on mistaking black or brown-yellow as gray, it is unlikely. The breeding bird only has this color on the feather edge. If the whole feather falls off, it is impossible to use only one color of "gray". describe.Moreover, the feathers of this bird are far different from those of wild geese in terms of size, color, width and length. If there is really one feather, it should definitely not be mistaken for wild goose, unless it is pretending to be confused.
Obviously, it was intentional to spread rumors. The so-called "unintentional" is all pretending to be innocent.
After seeing these two birds, Jin Qiu was also dumbfounded, knowing that what he thought to be foolproof had leaked a big hole and was hammered to death.
Last night, Cui Liu and the people in her room were secretly locked up and guarded. Now the entire Cui family, there are still not many people who know about it, including Cui Lao.
Cui Tao was worried that there would still be people like Jiaogu left in Cui's mansion, and they were wandering around in the other rooms, thinking about how to get rid of these people, but now one of them popped up on its own initiative.
Cui Tao first checked whether Jinqiu's body and mouth were clean and non-toxic, and then interrogated her why she did this.
Jin Qiu didn't admit it at first, but this time she really cried, with snot and tears streaming down her face, and she looked ugly when she cried, but she bit her lip and refused to confess.
Cui Tao sent the round pancake incense to Jin Qiu, who was trembling with fright.
"If you are afraid of this, I can tell you that I have a way to detoxify Gu. If you are not afraid of this, I will light it up and try."
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid! I beg Qiniang to save me!"
Jinqiu immediately confessed that he was from Dizang Pavilion, trained by Jiaogu, and was ordered to work in the mansion, responsible for assisting and protecting Cui Shiniang.Cui Shiniang had issued an order a long time ago, telling them that whenever they had the opportunity to slander Cui Tao, no matter how big or small, they should just take the opportunity and do not need to report for inquiries.
Cui Lao was dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on.Shi Niang is such a dutiful and honest child, why did he target Qiniang like this?
"I will tell Uncle the reason in detail later." Cui Tao ordered Jinqiu to honestly explain how many people like her there are in the mansion.
Three names were named this autumn, but she didn't know if there were more.She also explained the place where Jiaogu trained women in Shenzhou.
Han Qi immediately ordered Zhang Chang to take his letter and official seal to the government office to send someone to search.
"Why bother, just let the third brother go." Cui Lao recommended Cui Mao, because Cui Mao is the governor of Shenzhou.
"It's inconvenient for him, and I'll tell Uncle the reason later." Cui Tao said the same thing to Cui Lao again.
Cui Lao was even more confused, and the amount of fog was enough to give him a bath.
As soon as Cui Lao was old, he seldom scratched his head, but now he had scratched his head seven or eight times, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would become bald.It seems that something important has happened quietly in this family, and he doesn't even know?He is the eldest son of the eldest son!It would be too miserable not to know anything!
Afterwards, Cui Tao took Han Qi to see Mrs. Cui.Cui Lao hurriedly followed, he had to clear up his confusion.
"Why did Official Han come so early?" Cui Tao asked Han Qi in a low voice on the way there.
"The cases of Tianji Pavilion and Dizang Pavilion are all under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, regardless of region." At this moment, Cui Lao was scratching his head, completely immersed in his own doubts.So at this moment, when Han Qi looked at Cui Tao, there was obvious tenderness in his eyes, not at all like the business-like indifference just now.
"Then why did Liulang bring such beautiful two big birds?"
"I'll give you something to eat." Han Qi answered with a natural tone.
Cui Tao couldn't help pursing her lips, happy.She is happy when she hears that she eats.Since she came home, she has been intriguing, vigilant, and has to check again and again. She has not eaten well for several meals.Sure enough, it was Han Qi who knew her well, even though he rushed to investigate the case overnight, he never forgot to bring her something to eat.
"Such a beautiful bird must be delicious."
……
After arriving at Mrs. Cui's place, Cui Lao borrowed light to listen to Cui Tao tell Han Qi about the whole investigation process.
Cui Lao was dumbfounded. He was in shock and felt very bad.
Such a big thing happened at home?The third younger brother dared to take Cui Liuli and Li Daitao to 'live'.And it never occurred to her that the innocent-looking Cui Shiniang was actually related to the notorious Dizang Pavilion in the world.Actually, when she was 13 years old, even counting her own sisters, she has been wronged and has suffered for three years.Such a vicious child, does she have a heart?
Hearing these things suddenly, Cui Lao might still feel dazed, a little unreal.But just now, he witnessed Jin Qiu's calculations with his own eyes, and then he realized that their Cui family has been bitten by evil insects, and there are not many of them.
"This matter is serious, and must be cleared up! Severe punishment!" Cui Lao solemnly told Mrs. Cui.
He was really terrified!
Mrs. Cui nodded in satisfaction, rejoicing that she still has a normal son.When she learned that Jinqiu was also a member of Dizang Pavilion, Mrs. Cui was really worried that Cui Lao was as confused about women as Cui Mao.
"I'm awake." Wang Siniang came to tell Cui Tao.
In order to avoid a situation like Jiaogu's again, Cui Liu and her maidservants had their bodies checked carefully, and all the suicide poisons hidden on their bodies were cleaned up.
Han Qi borrowed old lady Cui's flower hall to interrogate Cui Liu.
Cui Liu still doesn't know what's going on, she just remembers that she drank the clear fire tea that Mrs. Cui gave her last night, and she felt sleepy and fell asleep.After waking up, she found that she had changed her clothes, was tied up all over, and was lying on the ground, and so were her maids.
At first, Cui Liu thought that the Cui family had been thieves, or that she had encountered some flower-picking thieves, and was thinking about how to deal with the thieves, when the door suddenly opened, and Wang Siniang and Ping'er came in with a few wives. They went to the old lady's room.
The maids were also as puzzled as Cui Liu, and they clamored and questioned why, but they were all gagged.
Along the way, Cui Liu found that the place where the servants usually come and go is suddenly deserted.She had an increasingly bad feeling, but secretly prayed in her heart that things would not be too bad.
When she was escorted into the flower hall, she saw Mrs. Cui and Cui Lao sitting on the side, and found that the first person sitting upright was an incomparably handsome man, who was even more handsome than Lu Erlang.Cui Liu looked around the room suspiciously, and then saw Cui Tao who was buried in ink and laying paper behind the table in the corner.
"Mother-in-law, uncle, what's going on? Why was I tied up?" Cui Liu asked obediently.
At this time, a figure suddenly rushed into the door.
After Cui Zhi broke into the flower hall, he saw Cui Liu who was kneeling on the ground, without saying a word, he raised his arm high and slapped her fiercely, still feeling puzzled, he went up and pulled her hair.Cui Liu screamed, because her whole body was tied up, she couldn't fight back, she could only twist her body to avoid it, but Cui Zhi's hair hurt, and she cried in pain.
"Ask yourself, how have I treated you since I was a child? I miss you for everything delicious and fun, and I beg my mother to take pity on you. Because you have no father or mother, let her treat you like your own daughter. You're so lucky to be playing tricks on me! What a vicious bitch! I've never scolded anyone before, but I'm going to scold you to death today, and I'll give you all the vicious curses!" Cui Zhi pulled Cui Liu's hair vigorously, and immediately Pulling out the next thread, Cui Liu was caught crying.
Cui Zhi was then pulled away by Mrs. Cui's people.
Cui Zhi cried aggrievedly, and showed Mrs. Cui his hands that had begun to bleed again from the fight just now.
"Grandmother, she has such a vicious heart, she put a lot of worms in my body, fortunately, Seventh Sister saved me!"
After Cui Lao saw Cui Zhi's hands, he couldn't help but stare, feeling more and more the seriousness of the matter and Cui Liu's viciousness.
"If you have any grievances, turn around and tell me, grandma will make the decision for you. Now there are outsiders, how decent!" Mrs. Cui said, but her hand held Cui Zhi distressedly, and wrapped her hand with a handkerchief. The wound is wrapped.
When she looked at Cui Liu again, the old lady Cui had tears in her eyes and also hatred. She hated so much that she had raised a white-eyed wolf for so many years. To say that she is a white-eyed wolf is to praise her. She is worse than a wolf. Things that are not as good as animals!
Cui Liu's bun was torn into a mess, she knelt on the ground in embarrassment, her hair was disheveled, blood was still flowing down her temples from her forehead, she had just been scratched by Cui Zhi's nails.
After hearing Cui Zhi talk about Gu poison, Cui Liu expected that things would be revealed.Because the incident happened so suddenly, she was in a trance, surprised, and even suspected that she was dreaming.She couldn't react at all how it was revealed, she couldn't figure out where the flaw was.
"Jiaogu is dead." Cui Tao suddenly told Cui Liudao at this moment.
Cui Liu was startled again, and looked up at Cui Tao.
Cui Tao raised the corner of her mouth, "It seems that you know who Jiao Gu is."
Only then did Cui Liu realize that Jiaogu was called Mother Wang in Cui's mansion, and her subconscious reaction had revealed her identity.
Cui Tao then looked at the maidservants kneeling behind Cui Liu, "Do you want to confess?"
The maids were silent.
Cui Lao suddenly remembered what Cui Tao had said before interrogating Jinqiu, and hurriedly told them to confess quickly, Cui Tao could detoxify them, but these maids didn't respond.
"There should be no Gu on them." Cui Tao remembered that when she was at Cui Liu's place, the maid named Xicao tried to burn incense to trigger the Gu poison on her body.If Xicao had Gu on her body, how could she dare to burn incense.
Cui Tao took the pulse of the maid named Xicao, but she did not find anything unusual.
"So all of you are real warriors?" Cui Tao asked.
Xicao and the other four second-class maids all bowed their heads and remained silent.The other six third-class and rough envoy maids were all trembling and afraid, begging for mercy to show that they were wronged, and they really didn't know anything.
Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang and Ping'er to interrogate the six people first, and carefully filter them to see if there was anything suspicious.
"Focus on asking about Cui Liu's daily habits, the time when Shi Niang has been with Jiao Gu, Jin Qiu and others. If you answer honestly, then you will be less suspicious." Cui Tao instructed.
The two agreed, and immediately took the six of them down.
The remaining five people were still kneeling in the middle of the ground, and suddenly there was a more tense atmosphere.
Han Qi remained silent, and even sat on the side of the chair a little lazily, fiddling with the jade fan in his hand.Seeing him like this, Cui Tao couldn't help feeling that this man was a bad learner, and he hadn't seen him slacking off when doing business before.Could it be that her subordinate is too capable and made him panic?Forget it, she still has to do the work that should be done, after all, this is her family business.
"Father has confessed your identity. You are his and Su Yuwan's adulterous child." Cui Tao deliberately slowed down the word 'adulterous child' to stimulate Cui Liu.
Sure enough, Cui Liu couldn't help the irritation, and was immediately irritated, glaring at Cui Tao: "I should have killed you yesterday!"
"You are more courageous than Jiaogu, and you recognize him quickly." Cui Tao pretended to praise Cui Liu, and continued to ask, "Since that's the case, why did you plan to plot that I was kidnapped in Qingfu Temple back then, and why did you spread rumors about Lu Gongbi's eccentricities? "
When Cui Liu heard Cui Fu's question, she naturally understood that she knew everything, and was even more annoyed and regretted that she didn't insist on asking Jiaogu to kill people directly, but instead listened to Jiaogu's persuasion, why should she use Cui Tao's beauty for her own sake? Di Zangge worked hard to make her life worse than death, and made her a chess piece that was used to the best of her ability, and when she had no use value in the end, she would suffer humiliation and die.
But who would have expected that she would still be so lucky to have the opportunity to meet Brother Han.Not to mention that Jiaogu's plan was disrupted, this 'chess piece' actually turned back, not only causing Jiaogu to die, but now she is also implicated!
"I should have killed you three years ago!" Cui Liu felt extremely regretful, gritted his teeth bitterly, and then cried aggrievedly.
"Why are you crying? I'm the one who was hurt by you." If she hadn't had the chance to come back again, she wouldn't have seen this scene at all.
"Aren't you well now? Why are you so lucky! You should be given to an old man after being taught by Jiaogu, and you'll be played to death!" Cui Liu cried.
Cui Mao and Xiao Ma entered the door at this time, and they were shocked when they heard Cui Liu's words.Xiao Ma directly covered his mouth with his hands, and couldn't help crying.
After Cui Mao's mind went blank, he pointed at Cui Liu with trembling fingers and scolded her for being evil.Back then, he tried his best to bring her back to Cui's house, caring for her even more than his daughter-in-law. He never expected to raise such a vicious beast!
Cui Mao got angry and kicked Cui Liu, and Zhang Chang dragged Cui Liu away when he tried to kick again.This first kick was Han Qi's intention to humiliate Cui Liu and stimulate her to lose her mind so that she could tell more evidence.If you kick again, look at Cui Mao's indifferent posture, if he kills someone without measure, it will be difficult to handle.
Afterwards, Xiao Ma and Cui Mao tried their best to endure their personal emotions and sat on the other side to listen.Apart from grief, indignation and hatred, the two couldn't help looking at Cui Tao, but seeing Cui Tao calmly and attentively questioning Cui Liu's testimony, both of them couldn't help feeling distressed.What exactly they have gone through to make their daughter have the nature they have now must have been extremely tormented and tormented.
Cui Mao regretted it the most, hated himself with all his heart, wished he could kill himself with a knife, he was too ashamed of his wife and daughter.He looked at Mrs. Ma, wanting to apologize to her, but Mrs. Ma didn't even bother to look at him, only wishing that he would die.Cui Mao bowed his head, clenched his fists, and hated himself to the extreme, he was guilty!
"I have a better life than you, not only won Lu Erlang's heart, but also Han Erlang's heart, do you think you are miserable?" Cui Tao whispered to her at a volume that could only be heard by Cui Liu.
Cui Liu was even more excited, her eyes were red from crying.What kindness, what dignity, what honesty, what duty... all disappeared now.
Cui Liu was crazy, it seemed that after the disguise was torn off, her emotions that had been suppressed for many years finally found an outlet and exploded.
"Obviously I was nice to him first, but he fell in love with you. He mistakenly thought you were me, so he wanted to marry you! I just wanted to get back what belonged to me! I didn't want to treat you He made up weird stories to scare you. Who knew that he would not listen to the persuasion, but still planned to marry him."
Cui Liu then told Cui Tao that on the night of the Qiqiao Festival four years ago, she saw Lu Erlang lying drunk on the ground in the east corner of the garden, and his hand was scratched by a branch, so she went to support him and bandaged his wound with a handkerchief.She didn't want to be embraced by him suddenly, and when Lu Gongbi whispered in her ear, "You are so kind, it would be nice for me to marry you", Cui Liu immediately blushed and nodded in response.
But one day later, Cui Liu heard the news Jiaogu got from Mrs. Cui that the Lu family intends to match Lu Erlang and Cui Qiniang's marriage. Because the two children are still young, they will communicate with each other for the time being. The age determines the formal ceremony and engagement.This move is also unavoidable. After the engagement was premature, one of the two parties had an accident, which caused the other party to bear the reputation of Kefu or Kefu. Nowadays, rich families are so cautious when engaging in marriage.
At that time, Cui Liu felt that Lu Gongbi had betrayed his promise to her, so he decided to forget Lu Gongbi.It happened that she met him again that day, and she saw Lu Gongbi alone in a daze holding the veil that she tied his wound yesterday.Only then did Cui Liu realize that the handkerchief she used for Lu Gongbi yesterday was given to her by Cui Tao, it was embroidered with peach blossoms, it was a misunderstanding, he recognized Cui Tao as himself.
'Story' said here, the room was quiet.
Cui Tao blinked, chuckled, and asked Cui Liu, "Didn't you ask him for proof?"
"Of course I want to tell her that I tied the veil for him. He was very surprised, and then apologized to me, saying that the marriage has been agreed by the elders and cannot be changed. It was his fault for offending me that night, and he owes me one." Favor, ask me what I want, and he can give it to me."
When Cui Liu recalled, his eyes were staring straight at the ground, a little absent-minded, and then he glared at Cui Tao with hatred, shaking his shoulders, as if he still wanted to point his finger at Cui Tao.
"I don't want anything, I just want him! As long as he! It's you, if you didn't give me the veil, he wouldn't misunderstand, and he wouldn't tell his parents that the person who proposed to marry was you, so We won’t agree on a good marriage the next day!”
The room was even more silent, and most people were thinking about this 'misunderstanding'...
Cui Tao's sneer at this time was very clear.Everyone couldn't help looking at Cui Tao, while Cui Liu stared at her fiercely, as if waiting to see how embarrassed Cui Tao would be when she realized that Lu Gongbi's liking for her was just a misunderstanding.
But no!
After Cui Tao sneered, she told Cui Liu in a very positive tone: "You misunderstood me, the person he has always liked is me. My grandmother told me that when I was ten years old, I attracted his attention with a piece of piano music at my birthday banquet." Yes. There was a misunderstanding that night, but he mistook you for me. Later, you confessed that if he really liked you, the marriage was not settled at the time, why couldn’t he change it? It’s just because he offended you unintentionally, and he felt sorry. I'm also ashamed to tell you that the marriage has been fixed and cannot be changed because Chen Qing made you look bad in person."
A veil can determine which woman a man has the deepest affection for, which is too ridiculous.
Cui Tao immediately asked Mrs. Cui and Xiao Ma for confirmation, so that Cui Liuxin could die completely.
"A sensible person can tell that he has always paid special attention to you. As for the rest of the Cui family, he doesn't even want to take a second look." Xiao Ma said, "I still remember why he drank four years ago. Drunk, it was you who quarreled with him before that. He cared about you and said that you shouldn’t drink too much when you are young, but you wanted to drink, but you didn’t want to drink with him, so he got angry and drank too much.”
This pair of little friends, Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Ma both paid attention to it at the time, and they both watched it as an interesting story, so Mrs. Ma was deeply impressed by the situation back then.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no... Cui Liu shook his head in disbelief, and then screamed.
"You are so vicious that you don't deserve to be liked by others, but it's too normal." Cui Tao gloated in a particularly unbeatable tone.
Sitting first, Han Qi had a cold face when he heard Mrs. Ma's narration, but when he heard Cui Tao's words, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.He immediately picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and continued to listen, letting Cui Tao play.It seems that the presiding judge is not him now, he just listens to the excitement.
"You're all talking nonsense!"
"Han Erlang is your elder brother who is related by blood," Cui Tao whispered, "You said you asked him to choose between you and me, who would he choose?"
"Shut up!" Cui Liu was provoked by Cui Tao's words again, "If it wasn't for him, you would have died long ago, why would you be jumping in front of me now, how would I end up where I am today! You say I am vicious, You are not a good person either. Didn’t you fall in love with him? Why are you betraying him now? It’s in vain for him to spend all his time pretending to be an ordinary poor boy doing rough work to get along with you, and then turn his head around and secretly order others People are not allowed to bully you. In order to protect you, he pissed me off, and said that if I dare to plot against you again, he will be rude to me. Heh, haha, you are such a vicious woman, you are really scary, seducing one after another Man, do you think that is one too?"
Cui Liu stared at Han Qi with wide eyes.
Han Qi heard that he had been named, put away the jade fan in his hand, and looked back at Cui Liu.In the secretive eyes, there is an alienation and indifference that makes people dare not approach.
Cui Liu and Han Qi glanced at each other and flinched, but before she looked away, she suddenly saw a smile flashing in Han Qi's eyes.Cui Liu was so frightened that her hairs stood on end, and then she looked at Cui Tao, only to see Cui Tao and Han Qi looking at each other.
She just said casually that she wanted to humiliate Cui Tao as a fox, but she didn't expect it to be true...
"You, you—" Cui Liu glared at Cui Tao angrily and somewhat fearfully, coughed twice, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then passed out.
Seeing this, the other four servant girls called Cui Liu in unison.
Afterwards, Cui Tao used a clever method to torture the confessions of the four maids.Although it is said that they are dead soldiers, after all, they need spiritual support to pledge their allegiance. As long as this spiritual support point can be destroyed, loyalty will become relative.
Fortunately, the reason why these four servant girls are loyal is that they feel that Jiao Gu saved their lives and is a great benefactor who rescued them from the sea of suffering.Cui Tao analyzed them logically and cautiously. The sea of suffering they encountered was probably the result of Jiaogu's plan, and it was Jiaogu's plan to control them mentally.After some rational deliberation and guidance, the maids of the four lives all confessed.
The four of them didn't know much about the specific situation of Di Zang Pavilion. Their superior was Jiao Gu, and their loyal person was Cui Liu. All tasks were assigned by Jiao Gu and Cui Liu.
Every fifteenth day of the first month, Cui Liu would meet someone when he went to Qingfu Temple to offer incense, but they didn't know who this person was.Cui Liu's gold and silver property and news were brought by Jiao Gu from outside, and then handed over to them for transmission.The same goes for people in Qingfu Temple, they are only responsible for guarding the outside, as for who Cui Liu met in the house, they don't know for four or five years.
The four maids also revealed that they had learned from Cui Liu and Jiaogu's chats that the master of the Dizang Pavilion was planning a major event, something that would shake the sky, but they also didn't know what the specific event was.
Furthermore, the owner of the Dizang Pavilion actually had the opportunity to recognize Han Zong three years ago. Di Zang Pavilion got involved and even resisted.The reason why he didn't resist much in the past two years is all because Han Zong fell in love with Cui Tao, and because he wanted to take care of her, he had to get in touch with Di Zang Pavilion.
Because Jiaogu wanted to use Cui Tao to win over Han Zong, she had to suspend Cui Tao's training, and she was not allowed to perform the task.But Cui Liu didn't like Cui Tao, and kept urging Jiaogu to make the best use of everything as soon as possible, and tortured Cui Tao to death.Jiaogu comforts Cui Liu every time, and she will find a suitable compromise as soon as possible.As for what she did later, the four maids still didn't know the details.
Half an hour later, Cui Liu was still in a coma.
After Cui Tao felt Cui Liu's pulse unhappily, she found that she was in such a hurry that she had hurt herself, and she wanted to interrogate her again, at least one day later.
That she can get so angry with herself shows how extreme her temper is.
"The person she meets at Qingfu Temple every other month is likely to be Su Yuwan. The relationship between mother and daughter must always be maintained," Cui Tao said to Han Qi.
Han Qi agreed, with a bad premonition, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day, which happens to be the day when Cui Liu should go to Qingfu Temple to meet people this month. If Su Yuwan is already in Shenzhou now, with her ability, what happened here
Something must have happened.
Cui Tao quickly got up, put on her clothes, and hurriedly washed her face.
Wang Siniang and Ping'er stood side by side, and they looked at Cui Tao with the same expression.
After Cui Tao rinsed her mouth with clear salt water, she slowly turned her eyes and glanced at the two of them.
"What the hell are you two doing?"
"We heard that Han Tuiguan came with wild geese!" Ping'er said excitedly.
Wang Siniang started to laugh, as if my prophecy back then had come true.
There is a saying in "Baihu Tongyi Marriage": "Those who use wild geese, take them from north to south at any time, without losing the season, so that they will not seize the time of women; Seniors and young are in order, and they do not cross each other."
The wild goose is a loyal bird, and the other half has gone, and the remaining one will not find a mate again; and because the wild goose follows the yin and yang, it follows the order of the elders and the young, which means family harmony.In terms of marriage customs, the man will use wild goose as a gift when he proposes marriage.
Therefore, this wild goose was not given casually. The young man brought it to the door, which meant that he came to propose marriage.
Among the Cui family, the only woman Han Qi knew was Cui Tao. If he really took the wild goose, everyone would think that Han Qi meant to marry Cui Tao.
"Ms. Cui is fine, but she and Han Tuiguan have reached this point and she didn't tell us." Wang Siniang suddenly remembered, and asked Cui Tao, "Is that peach blossom fan given to you by Han Tuiguan?"
Cui Tao chuckled twice, being 'deceived' by Wang Siniang's words at all.
She didn't believe it, didn't believe that Han Qi would bring wild geese to propose marriage without her consent, and she didn't believe that Han Qi would choose the time when Cui's family was most "civil turmoil".This is not something a smart person would do, let alone Han Qi is the smartest of smart people.
Cui Tao squinted her eyes at Wang Siniang and Ping'er, and asked them, "Where did the rumors come from?"
"I went to the kitchen early in the morning and heard rumors from people in the mansion. They said that official Han Tui came to visit suddenly and brought a pair of wild geese. There will be a happy event in the mansion." Wang Siniang explained quickly.
Let's talk first.
Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang and Ping'er to prepare breakfast, and don't forget to chop the lamb chops she marinated last night into small pieces and prepare them.After the two agreed to go, Cui Tao hurriedly took out her peach blossom and jade fan, and ran to see Han Qi quickly.
I heard that Han Qi is in the main hall of the front yard at the moment, and Uncle Cui Lao is receiving him.
When Cui Tao ran towards the front yard, he met two domestic servants, both of whom congratulated Cui Tao.
Cui Tao stopped the two of them directly and asked who had passed on the message.Then she followed the clues and found the source of the rumor. It turned out to be Jinqiu, the big maid who was in charge of serving tea in the front yard.
According to a rough estimate, Han Qi arrived in Cui's mansion in less than two sticks of time, and the news spread so quickly, which is obviously abnormal.
Someone probably wanted to spread rumors to tarnish her reputation. Although the rumors would always be clarified and the degree of tarnishing was limited, they still resorted to such a small and innocuous means, obviously targeting her on purpose.
The maids serving in the front yard are all the best candidates selected by the mansion. They represent the face of the Cui family, and they will go with the master to contact the nobles.No matter what the master does or says, the first thing these maids should keep in mind is to keep their mouths shut.
Hearing that Jin Qiu was serving in the front hall at the moment, Cui Tao happened to come to see Han Qi.
Cui Lao and Han Qi chatted very happily. Although the two had only chatted for a few words, Cui Lao already liked and admired Han Qi very much in his heart, and he really wanted to confess Han Qi like a god.He couldn't help but hate that he had few daughters and they were all married, otherwise he could have snatched one.But having said that, who wouldn't like such a handsome, talented, stable and pure character?Thinking about it, among the high schools in Bianjing, Han Tuiguan must be the hottest candidate for a son-in-law.
If a daughter of the Cui family is lucky enough to marry him, he, as the patriarch, will be quite honored, so he hastened to pick up the few remaining daughters in the family...
While Cui Lao was thinking about it, he heard rumors that Qiniang was coming.Seeing Cui Tao, who was wearing a bi-color skirt and whose face was as bright as the moon, Cui Lao's thoughts suddenly became alive, and he immediately looked at Han Qi, isn't this just the appearance of a man and a woman?
Cui Lao happily thought about the possibility, and then felt that Cui Tao's experience of being imprisoned and autopsyed was really flawed. The possibility seemed unlikely, and he secretly felt lost...
"I heard that official Han Tui brought wild geese here?" Cui Tao asked directly after paying a slight salute.
Cui Lao's heart, which was falling to the bottom of the valley, suddenly became passionate, and he looked at the two children with bright eyes.Look, these two kids seem to be very familiar with each other. Does that mean there is something going on?And the most important thing is what did he hear?wild goose!It turned out that he didn't think much, Han Tuiguan was really going to be the son-in-law of the Cui family! ?
Cui Lao instantly beamed with joy, with a bright smile on his face, and was about to open his mouth about this matter, but he wanted to 'train' Cui Tao symbolically.Anyway, they are here to propose marriage, we have to pretend...
"What wild goose?"
Han Qi then asked a rhetorical question, and quickly slapped Cui Lao, who was happily flying in the clouds and fog, onto the ground.
Cui Lao's smile gradually disappeared, and he looked at the two in confusion.
"It was rumored that the official Han Tui brought wild geese here, so he wanted to ask if it was true?"
After Cui Tao finished speaking, she met Han Qi's eyes, and saw her shadow in his black eyes.
Han Qi is wearing a navy blue brocade robe and a jade belt around his waist today, and his appearance is more calm than before. I don't know if it is because he has to meet his parents that he has such an appearance.No matter what, the dark clothes really make his face more like a jade, his appearance is unparalleled, and he is very good-looking.
Following Cui Tao's question, Cui Lao secretly prayed: If it is true, he must burn incense devoutly in front of the Buddha every day for three years, no lie!
"No."
Cui Lao: "..." Oh, save it!Can't burn incense!
Cui Lao was stimulated to ease his emotions, and then asked: "What the hell is going on?"
Cui Tao asked: "Who is Jinqiu?"
Among the four serving maids in the house, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman in green clothes stepped forward to salute and promised that she was Jin Qiu.
Cui Tao looked at the maid's appearance, she really deserved to be a first-class maid in the mansion, she was pretty and well-behaved at first glance.
"But you spread the word?" Cui Tao asked.
Jinqiu froze for a moment, then knelt anxiously and explained: "I don't have it, the maid happened to see the cage held by Han Tuiguan's entourage, which contained live animals with long feathers, and chatted with the kitchen staff while making tea. , Said that the living creature didn’t know what it was, but those people would spread the word.”
Jinqiu burst into tears, and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, asking Cui Tao and Han Qi to forgive her.
Cui Lao stood up in embarrassment, and apologized to Han Qi: "I blame Cui for not being strict, and Han Tui made a joke."
Han Qi knew that Cui Tao was not someone who would make trouble over trivial matters.
"I've only just arrived, and the words of a servant girl in your mansion will be known to everyone in the house. This is not just for lack of strict control."
This is what Cui Tao intends to say.
Han Qi is higher than Cui Lao in terms of official rank, so it is more appropriate for him to say this, so he first speaks for Cui Tao.
"Yes, yes, Cui must deal with this matter well." Cui Lao gave Jin Qiu a hard look.
Jin Qiu lowered her head, her body trembling, weeping softly, showing a bit of pitiful beauty.
When people cry, they cry, but they cry very differently, and it doesn't seem like they cry because they are really scared.
"Repeat what you said."
Cui Tao warns Jinqiu not to make a mistake, and she will repeat it to those who listened to her rumors later.
"If you make a mistake, you will receive ten sticks."
Cui Tao didn't forget to remind Jinqiu after finishing speaking, let her be tortured with a cane in the front yard, but she will be beaten with her trousers stripped.
When Cui Lao heard this, he wanted to talk about Cui Tao, and Han Qi happened to look at him.Cui Lao shut up immediately, he couldn't show the joke to outsiders.
Jinqiu looked at Cui Lao twice with her tearful almond eyes, seeing that Cui Laogen didn't look at her at all, and didn't speak for her, so she had to tell the truth according to Cui Tao's request.
"The servant girl said: 'Han Tui's attendant is carrying a bamboo cage, and there are two living creatures in it, which are quite big, and a gray feather fell on the ground. I don't know what kind of living thing it is. But looking at the attendant's expression of joy It looks like there is some happy event.'"
Jin Qiu dared not tell the truth, being hit by a wooden stick was nothing, but if her pants were stripped and beaten in public, then she would lose face in Cui's house and couldn't even raise her head.
After hearing Jinqiu's explanation, Cui Laoben really thought she had no intentions.But now, when I hear the original words, what are the words 'quite big', 'two living creatures', 'gray feathers', 'looks of joy', 'happy event'...doesn't it seem unintentional?Yes, she did not mention wild geese, but these words sounded like she was clearly talking about wild geese!Anyone who listens will misunderstand!What's more, this is a happy event involving courtship, if it is said in the kitchen where people come and go, it will definitely spread quickly, as a first-class maid in the front yard, how could she not understand this truth?
Cui Lao suddenly realized why Cui Tao suddenly asked Jin Qiu to blame regardless of the situation.When he looked at Jin Qiu again, his eyes immediately changed. The maid had indeed slept in his bed, but it was an aboveboard arrangement. She reported it to his wife, and she did it voluntarily, and she never wronged her.Now that she has played tricks, she can't blame him for not thinking about her old love.
Jinqiu seemed to have sensed the change in Cui Lao's attitude, and repeatedly defended herself by saying that she was just saying something unintentionally, then she kowtowed non-stop, her head was swollen, and she said many things to make amends.
Cui Lao couldn't help feeling a little soft-hearted, his lips moved slightly——
"Zhang Chang, bring that thing." Han Qi said suddenly.
Then Zhang Chang came in carrying a bamboo cage covered with cloth, the bamboo cage fell to the ground, and the cloth was lifted, revealing two pheasant birds with gorgeous plumage.
The whole body is white, brown yellow, cinnamon red, blue and black with white spots, but there is no gray, and the feather color is very shiny and shiny.If you insist on mistaking black or brown-yellow as gray, it is unlikely. The breeding bird only has this color on the feather edge. If the whole feather falls off, it is impossible to use only one color of "gray". describe.Moreover, the feathers of this bird are far different from those of wild geese in terms of size, color, width and length. If there is really one feather, it should definitely not be mistaken for wild goose, unless it is pretending to be confused.
Obviously, it was intentional to spread rumors. The so-called "unintentional" is all pretending to be innocent.
After seeing these two birds, Jin Qiu was also dumbfounded, knowing that what he thought to be foolproof had leaked a big hole and was hammered to death.
Last night, Cui Liu and the people in her room were secretly locked up and guarded. Now the entire Cui family, there are still not many people who know about it, including Cui Lao.
Cui Tao was worried that there would still be people like Jiaogu left in Cui's mansion, and they were wandering around in the other rooms, thinking about how to get rid of these people, but now one of them popped up on its own initiative.
Cui Tao first checked whether Jinqiu's body and mouth were clean and non-toxic, and then interrogated her why she did this.
Jin Qiu didn't admit it at first, but this time she really cried, with snot and tears streaming down her face, and she looked ugly when she cried, but she bit her lip and refused to confess.
Cui Tao sent the round pancake incense to Jin Qiu, who was trembling with fright.
"If you are afraid of this, I can tell you that I have a way to detoxify Gu. If you are not afraid of this, I will light it up and try."
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid! I beg Qiniang to save me!"
Jinqiu immediately confessed that he was from Dizang Pavilion, trained by Jiaogu, and was ordered to work in the mansion, responsible for assisting and protecting Cui Shiniang.Cui Shiniang had issued an order a long time ago, telling them that whenever they had the opportunity to slander Cui Tao, no matter how big or small, they should just take the opportunity and do not need to report for inquiries.
Cui Lao was dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on.Shi Niang is such a dutiful and honest child, why did he target Qiniang like this?
"I will tell Uncle the reason in detail later." Cui Tao ordered Jinqiu to honestly explain how many people like her there are in the mansion.
Three names were named this autumn, but she didn't know if there were more.She also explained the place where Jiaogu trained women in Shenzhou.
Han Qi immediately ordered Zhang Chang to take his letter and official seal to the government office to send someone to search.
"Why bother, just let the third brother go." Cui Lao recommended Cui Mao, because Cui Mao is the governor of Shenzhou.
"It's inconvenient for him, and I'll tell Uncle the reason later." Cui Tao said the same thing to Cui Lao again.
Cui Lao was even more confused, and the amount of fog was enough to give him a bath.
As soon as Cui Lao was old, he seldom scratched his head, but now he had scratched his head seven or eight times, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would become bald.It seems that something important has happened quietly in this family, and he doesn't even know?He is the eldest son of the eldest son!It would be too miserable not to know anything!
Afterwards, Cui Tao took Han Qi to see Mrs. Cui.Cui Lao hurriedly followed, he had to clear up his confusion.
"Why did Official Han come so early?" Cui Tao asked Han Qi in a low voice on the way there.
"The cases of Tianji Pavilion and Dizang Pavilion are all under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, regardless of region." At this moment, Cui Lao was scratching his head, completely immersed in his own doubts.So at this moment, when Han Qi looked at Cui Tao, there was obvious tenderness in his eyes, not at all like the business-like indifference just now.
"Then why did Liulang bring such beautiful two big birds?"
"I'll give you something to eat." Han Qi answered with a natural tone.
Cui Tao couldn't help pursing her lips, happy.She is happy when she hears that she eats.Since she came home, she has been intriguing, vigilant, and has to check again and again. She has not eaten well for several meals.Sure enough, it was Han Qi who knew her well, even though he rushed to investigate the case overnight, he never forgot to bring her something to eat.
"Such a beautiful bird must be delicious."
……
After arriving at Mrs. Cui's place, Cui Lao borrowed light to listen to Cui Tao tell Han Qi about the whole investigation process.
Cui Lao was dumbfounded. He was in shock and felt very bad.
Such a big thing happened at home?The third younger brother dared to take Cui Liuli and Li Daitao to 'live'.And it never occurred to her that the innocent-looking Cui Shiniang was actually related to the notorious Dizang Pavilion in the world.Actually, when she was 13 years old, even counting her own sisters, she has been wronged and has suffered for three years.Such a vicious child, does she have a heart?
Hearing these things suddenly, Cui Lao might still feel dazed, a little unreal.But just now, he witnessed Jin Qiu's calculations with his own eyes, and then he realized that their Cui family has been bitten by evil insects, and there are not many of them.
"This matter is serious, and must be cleared up! Severe punishment!" Cui Lao solemnly told Mrs. Cui.
He was really terrified!
Mrs. Cui nodded in satisfaction, rejoicing that she still has a normal son.When she learned that Jinqiu was also a member of Dizang Pavilion, Mrs. Cui was really worried that Cui Lao was as confused about women as Cui Mao.
"I'm awake." Wang Siniang came to tell Cui Tao.
In order to avoid a situation like Jiaogu's again, Cui Liu and her maidservants had their bodies checked carefully, and all the suicide poisons hidden on their bodies were cleaned up.
Han Qi borrowed old lady Cui's flower hall to interrogate Cui Liu.
Cui Liu still doesn't know what's going on, she just remembers that she drank the clear fire tea that Mrs. Cui gave her last night, and she felt sleepy and fell asleep.After waking up, she found that she had changed her clothes, was tied up all over, and was lying on the ground, and so were her maids.
At first, Cui Liu thought that the Cui family had been thieves, or that she had encountered some flower-picking thieves, and was thinking about how to deal with the thieves, when the door suddenly opened, and Wang Siniang and Ping'er came in with a few wives. They went to the old lady's room.
The maids were also as puzzled as Cui Liu, and they clamored and questioned why, but they were all gagged.
Along the way, Cui Liu found that the place where the servants usually come and go is suddenly deserted.She had an increasingly bad feeling, but secretly prayed in her heart that things would not be too bad.
When she was escorted into the flower hall, she saw Mrs. Cui and Cui Lao sitting on the side, and found that the first person sitting upright was an incomparably handsome man, who was even more handsome than Lu Erlang.Cui Liu looked around the room suspiciously, and then saw Cui Tao who was buried in ink and laying paper behind the table in the corner.
"Mother-in-law, uncle, what's going on? Why was I tied up?" Cui Liu asked obediently.
At this time, a figure suddenly rushed into the door.
After Cui Zhi broke into the flower hall, he saw Cui Liu who was kneeling on the ground, without saying a word, he raised his arm high and slapped her fiercely, still feeling puzzled, he went up and pulled her hair.Cui Liu screamed, because her whole body was tied up, she couldn't fight back, she could only twist her body to avoid it, but Cui Zhi's hair hurt, and she cried in pain.
"Ask yourself, how have I treated you since I was a child? I miss you for everything delicious and fun, and I beg my mother to take pity on you. Because you have no father or mother, let her treat you like your own daughter. You're so lucky to be playing tricks on me! What a vicious bitch! I've never scolded anyone before, but I'm going to scold you to death today, and I'll give you all the vicious curses!" Cui Zhi pulled Cui Liu's hair vigorously, and immediately Pulling out the next thread, Cui Liu was caught crying.
Cui Zhi was then pulled away by Mrs. Cui's people.
Cui Zhi cried aggrievedly, and showed Mrs. Cui his hands that had begun to bleed again from the fight just now.
"Grandmother, she has such a vicious heart, she put a lot of worms in my body, fortunately, Seventh Sister saved me!"
After Cui Lao saw Cui Zhi's hands, he couldn't help but stare, feeling more and more the seriousness of the matter and Cui Liu's viciousness.
"If you have any grievances, turn around and tell me, grandma will make the decision for you. Now there are outsiders, how decent!" Mrs. Cui said, but her hand held Cui Zhi distressedly, and wrapped her hand with a handkerchief. The wound is wrapped.
When she looked at Cui Liu again, the old lady Cui had tears in her eyes and also hatred. She hated so much that she had raised a white-eyed wolf for so many years. To say that she is a white-eyed wolf is to praise her. She is worse than a wolf. Things that are not as good as animals!
Cui Liu's bun was torn into a mess, she knelt on the ground in embarrassment, her hair was disheveled, blood was still flowing down her temples from her forehead, she had just been scratched by Cui Zhi's nails.
After hearing Cui Zhi talk about Gu poison, Cui Liu expected that things would be revealed.Because the incident happened so suddenly, she was in a trance, surprised, and even suspected that she was dreaming.She couldn't react at all how it was revealed, she couldn't figure out where the flaw was.
"Jiaogu is dead." Cui Tao suddenly told Cui Liudao at this moment.
Cui Liu was startled again, and looked up at Cui Tao.
Cui Tao raised the corner of her mouth, "It seems that you know who Jiao Gu is."
Only then did Cui Liu realize that Jiaogu was called Mother Wang in Cui's mansion, and her subconscious reaction had revealed her identity.
Cui Tao then looked at the maidservants kneeling behind Cui Liu, "Do you want to confess?"
The maids were silent.
Cui Lao suddenly remembered what Cui Tao had said before interrogating Jinqiu, and hurriedly told them to confess quickly, Cui Tao could detoxify them, but these maids didn't respond.
"There should be no Gu on them." Cui Tao remembered that when she was at Cui Liu's place, the maid named Xicao tried to burn incense to trigger the Gu poison on her body.If Xicao had Gu on her body, how could she dare to burn incense.
Cui Tao took the pulse of the maid named Xicao, but she did not find anything unusual.
"So all of you are real warriors?" Cui Tao asked.
Xicao and the other four second-class maids all bowed their heads and remained silent.The other six third-class and rough envoy maids were all trembling and afraid, begging for mercy to show that they were wronged, and they really didn't know anything.
Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang and Ping'er to interrogate the six people first, and carefully filter them to see if there was anything suspicious.
"Focus on asking about Cui Liu's daily habits, the time when Shi Niang has been with Jiao Gu, Jin Qiu and others. If you answer honestly, then you will be less suspicious." Cui Tao instructed.
The two agreed, and immediately took the six of them down.
The remaining five people were still kneeling in the middle of the ground, and suddenly there was a more tense atmosphere.
Han Qi remained silent, and even sat on the side of the chair a little lazily, fiddling with the jade fan in his hand.Seeing him like this, Cui Tao couldn't help feeling that this man was a bad learner, and he hadn't seen him slacking off when doing business before.Could it be that her subordinate is too capable and made him panic?Forget it, she still has to do the work that should be done, after all, this is her family business.
"Father has confessed your identity. You are his and Su Yuwan's adulterous child." Cui Tao deliberately slowed down the word 'adulterous child' to stimulate Cui Liu.
Sure enough, Cui Liu couldn't help the irritation, and was immediately irritated, glaring at Cui Tao: "I should have killed you yesterday!"
"You are more courageous than Jiaogu, and you recognize him quickly." Cui Tao pretended to praise Cui Liu, and continued to ask, "Since that's the case, why did you plan to plot that I was kidnapped in Qingfu Temple back then, and why did you spread rumors about Lu Gongbi's eccentricities? "
When Cui Liu heard Cui Fu's question, she naturally understood that she knew everything, and was even more annoyed and regretted that she didn't insist on asking Jiaogu to kill people directly, but instead listened to Jiaogu's persuasion, why should she use Cui Tao's beauty for her own sake? Di Zangge worked hard to make her life worse than death, and made her a chess piece that was used to the best of her ability, and when she had no use value in the end, she would suffer humiliation and die.
But who would have expected that she would still be so lucky to have the opportunity to meet Brother Han.Not to mention that Jiaogu's plan was disrupted, this 'chess piece' actually turned back, not only causing Jiaogu to die, but now she is also implicated!
"I should have killed you three years ago!" Cui Liu felt extremely regretful, gritted his teeth bitterly, and then cried aggrievedly.
"Why are you crying? I'm the one who was hurt by you." If she hadn't had the chance to come back again, she wouldn't have seen this scene at all.
"Aren't you well now? Why are you so lucky! You should be given to an old man after being taught by Jiaogu, and you'll be played to death!" Cui Liu cried.
Cui Mao and Xiao Ma entered the door at this time, and they were shocked when they heard Cui Liu's words.Xiao Ma directly covered his mouth with his hands, and couldn't help crying.
After Cui Mao's mind went blank, he pointed at Cui Liu with trembling fingers and scolded her for being evil.Back then, he tried his best to bring her back to Cui's house, caring for her even more than his daughter-in-law. He never expected to raise such a vicious beast!
Cui Mao got angry and kicked Cui Liu, and Zhang Chang dragged Cui Liu away when he tried to kick again.This first kick was Han Qi's intention to humiliate Cui Liu and stimulate her to lose her mind so that she could tell more evidence.If you kick again, look at Cui Mao's indifferent posture, if he kills someone without measure, it will be difficult to handle.
Afterwards, Xiao Ma and Cui Mao tried their best to endure their personal emotions and sat on the other side to listen.Apart from grief, indignation and hatred, the two couldn't help looking at Cui Tao, but seeing Cui Tao calmly and attentively questioning Cui Liu's testimony, both of them couldn't help feeling distressed.What exactly they have gone through to make their daughter have the nature they have now must have been extremely tormented and tormented.
Cui Mao regretted it the most, hated himself with all his heart, wished he could kill himself with a knife, he was too ashamed of his wife and daughter.He looked at Mrs. Ma, wanting to apologize to her, but Mrs. Ma didn't even bother to look at him, only wishing that he would die.Cui Mao bowed his head, clenched his fists, and hated himself to the extreme, he was guilty!
"I have a better life than you, not only won Lu Erlang's heart, but also Han Erlang's heart, do you think you are miserable?" Cui Tao whispered to her at a volume that could only be heard by Cui Liu.
Cui Liu was even more excited, her eyes were red from crying.What kindness, what dignity, what honesty, what duty... all disappeared now.
Cui Liu was crazy, it seemed that after the disguise was torn off, her emotions that had been suppressed for many years finally found an outlet and exploded.
"Obviously I was nice to him first, but he fell in love with you. He mistakenly thought you were me, so he wanted to marry you! I just wanted to get back what belonged to me! I didn't want to treat you He made up weird stories to scare you. Who knew that he would not listen to the persuasion, but still planned to marry him."
Cui Liu then told Cui Tao that on the night of the Qiqiao Festival four years ago, she saw Lu Erlang lying drunk on the ground in the east corner of the garden, and his hand was scratched by a branch, so she went to support him and bandaged his wound with a handkerchief.She didn't want to be embraced by him suddenly, and when Lu Gongbi whispered in her ear, "You are so kind, it would be nice for me to marry you", Cui Liu immediately blushed and nodded in response.
But one day later, Cui Liu heard the news Jiaogu got from Mrs. Cui that the Lu family intends to match Lu Erlang and Cui Qiniang's marriage. Because the two children are still young, they will communicate with each other for the time being. The age determines the formal ceremony and engagement.This move is also unavoidable. After the engagement was premature, one of the two parties had an accident, which caused the other party to bear the reputation of Kefu or Kefu. Nowadays, rich families are so cautious when engaging in marriage.
At that time, Cui Liu felt that Lu Gongbi had betrayed his promise to her, so he decided to forget Lu Gongbi.It happened that she met him again that day, and she saw Lu Gongbi alone in a daze holding the veil that she tied his wound yesterday.Only then did Cui Liu realize that the handkerchief she used for Lu Gongbi yesterday was given to her by Cui Tao, it was embroidered with peach blossoms, it was a misunderstanding, he recognized Cui Tao as himself.
'Story' said here, the room was quiet.
Cui Tao blinked, chuckled, and asked Cui Liu, "Didn't you ask him for proof?"
"Of course I want to tell her that I tied the veil for him. He was very surprised, and then apologized to me, saying that the marriage has been agreed by the elders and cannot be changed. It was his fault for offending me that night, and he owes me one." Favor, ask me what I want, and he can give it to me."
When Cui Liu recalled, his eyes were staring straight at the ground, a little absent-minded, and then he glared at Cui Tao with hatred, shaking his shoulders, as if he still wanted to point his finger at Cui Tao.
"I don't want anything, I just want him! As long as he! It's you, if you didn't give me the veil, he wouldn't misunderstand, and he wouldn't tell his parents that the person who proposed to marry was you, so We won’t agree on a good marriage the next day!”
The room was even more silent, and most people were thinking about this 'misunderstanding'...
Cui Tao's sneer at this time was very clear.Everyone couldn't help looking at Cui Tao, while Cui Liu stared at her fiercely, as if waiting to see how embarrassed Cui Tao would be when she realized that Lu Gongbi's liking for her was just a misunderstanding.
But no!
After Cui Tao sneered, she told Cui Liu in a very positive tone: "You misunderstood me, the person he has always liked is me. My grandmother told me that when I was ten years old, I attracted his attention with a piece of piano music at my birthday banquet." Yes. There was a misunderstanding that night, but he mistook you for me. Later, you confessed that if he really liked you, the marriage was not settled at the time, why couldn’t he change it? It’s just because he offended you unintentionally, and he felt sorry. I'm also ashamed to tell you that the marriage has been fixed and cannot be changed because Chen Qing made you look bad in person."
A veil can determine which woman a man has the deepest affection for, which is too ridiculous.
Cui Tao immediately asked Mrs. Cui and Xiao Ma for confirmation, so that Cui Liuxin could die completely.
"A sensible person can tell that he has always paid special attention to you. As for the rest of the Cui family, he doesn't even want to take a second look." Xiao Ma said, "I still remember why he drank four years ago. Drunk, it was you who quarreled with him before that. He cared about you and said that you shouldn’t drink too much when you are young, but you wanted to drink, but you didn’t want to drink with him, so he got angry and drank too much.”
This pair of little friends, Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Ma both paid attention to it at the time, and they both watched it as an interesting story, so Mrs. Ma was deeply impressed by the situation back then.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no... Cui Liu shook his head in disbelief, and then screamed.
"You are so vicious that you don't deserve to be liked by others, but it's too normal." Cui Tao gloated in a particularly unbeatable tone.
Sitting first, Han Qi had a cold face when he heard Mrs. Ma's narration, but when he heard Cui Tao's words, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.He immediately picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and continued to listen, letting Cui Tao play.It seems that the presiding judge is not him now, he just listens to the excitement.
"You're all talking nonsense!"
"Han Erlang is your elder brother who is related by blood," Cui Tao whispered, "You said you asked him to choose between you and me, who would he choose?"
"Shut up!" Cui Liu was provoked by Cui Tao's words again, "If it wasn't for him, you would have died long ago, why would you be jumping in front of me now, how would I end up where I am today! You say I am vicious, You are not a good person either. Didn’t you fall in love with him? Why are you betraying him now? It’s in vain for him to spend all his time pretending to be an ordinary poor boy doing rough work to get along with you, and then turn his head around and secretly order others People are not allowed to bully you. In order to protect you, he pissed me off, and said that if I dare to plot against you again, he will be rude to me. Heh, haha, you are such a vicious woman, you are really scary, seducing one after another Man, do you think that is one too?"
Cui Liu stared at Han Qi with wide eyes.
Han Qi heard that he had been named, put away the jade fan in his hand, and looked back at Cui Liu.In the secretive eyes, there is an alienation and indifference that makes people dare not approach.
Cui Liu and Han Qi glanced at each other and flinched, but before she looked away, she suddenly saw a smile flashing in Han Qi's eyes.Cui Liu was so frightened that her hairs stood on end, and then she looked at Cui Tao, only to see Cui Tao and Han Qi looking at each other.
She just said casually that she wanted to humiliate Cui Tao as a fox, but she didn't expect it to be true...
"You, you—" Cui Liu glared at Cui Tao angrily and somewhat fearfully, coughed twice, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then passed out.
Seeing this, the other four servant girls called Cui Liu in unison.
Afterwards, Cui Tao used a clever method to torture the confessions of the four maids.Although it is said that they are dead soldiers, after all, they need spiritual support to pledge their allegiance. As long as this spiritual support point can be destroyed, loyalty will become relative.
Fortunately, the reason why these four servant girls are loyal is that they feel that Jiao Gu saved their lives and is a great benefactor who rescued them from the sea of suffering.Cui Tao analyzed them logically and cautiously. The sea of suffering they encountered was probably the result of Jiaogu's plan, and it was Jiaogu's plan to control them mentally.After some rational deliberation and guidance, the maids of the four lives all confessed.
The four of them didn't know much about the specific situation of Di Zang Pavilion. Their superior was Jiao Gu, and their loyal person was Cui Liu. All tasks were assigned by Jiao Gu and Cui Liu.
Every fifteenth day of the first month, Cui Liu would meet someone when he went to Qingfu Temple to offer incense, but they didn't know who this person was.Cui Liu's gold and silver property and news were brought by Jiao Gu from outside, and then handed over to them for transmission.The same goes for people in Qingfu Temple, they are only responsible for guarding the outside, as for who Cui Liu met in the house, they don't know for four or five years.
The four maids also revealed that they had learned from Cui Liu and Jiaogu's chats that the master of the Dizang Pavilion was planning a major event, something that would shake the sky, but they also didn't know what the specific event was.
Furthermore, the owner of the Dizang Pavilion actually had the opportunity to recognize Han Zong three years ago. Di Zang Pavilion got involved and even resisted.The reason why he didn't resist much in the past two years is all because Han Zong fell in love with Cui Tao, and because he wanted to take care of her, he had to get in touch with Di Zang Pavilion.
Because Jiaogu wanted to use Cui Tao to win over Han Zong, she had to suspend Cui Tao's training, and she was not allowed to perform the task.But Cui Liu didn't like Cui Tao, and kept urging Jiaogu to make the best use of everything as soon as possible, and tortured Cui Tao to death.Jiaogu comforts Cui Liu every time, and she will find a suitable compromise as soon as possible.As for what she did later, the four maids still didn't know the details.
Half an hour later, Cui Liu was still in a coma.
After Cui Tao felt Cui Liu's pulse unhappily, she found that she was in such a hurry that she had hurt herself, and she wanted to interrogate her again, at least one day later.
That she can get so angry with herself shows how extreme her temper is.
"The person she meets at Qingfu Temple every other month is likely to be Su Yuwan. The relationship between mother and daughter must always be maintained," Cui Tao said to Han Qi.
Han Qi agreed, with a bad premonition, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day, which happens to be the day when Cui Liu should go to Qingfu Temple to meet people this month. If Su Yuwan is already in Shenzhou now, with her ability, what happened here
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