I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

Cui Tao told Mrs. Cui the whole incident and the result in detail, and thanked her for her help, so that the matter could be brought to such a smooth conclusion.

Mrs. Cui couldn't help shedding tears when she heard this, "Your child is out of touch. I really want to say thank you. I should thank you very much. Fortunately, you are a smart girl who has cured the Cui family's sores." We dug it out, otherwise we don’t know what will happen in the future, sooner or later our Cui family will be ruined by those people’s schemes!”

In addition to Cui Liu and the maids beside her, as well as the aunt beside Cui Liuniang, and Jinqiu beside the eldest son, people were also arranged in the other two rooms, and these maids and servants could talk to the master. words.Sometimes it's just these unremarkable people around you who can influence the owner's thoughts even more.If the Cui family is controlled by these people invisibly one day, Mrs. Cui will feel afraid even thinking about it.

"Your father is willing to resign on his own initiative and think about his mistakes behind closed doors at home. Those who should be punished according to the family rules will never be lightly spared!"

Mrs. Cui knew that Cui Tao didn't like Cui Mao, and she also hated her third son for not being up to date, so she should teach him a lesson.

"Perhaps you think grandma was punished lightly. In fact, I don't feel sorry for him for losing and suffering. But after all, the honor and disgrace of this big family are connected. Your mother is still his wife, and you have two Elder brother, I'm afraid that the other people in Sanfang will suffer together with him, wouldn't it be wronged?"

"What's the reason for resigning? Resigning can change the past and make up for the harm caused before? It's just like what my grandmother said, but this will make my mother and brothers feel unseemly."

Cui Tao didn't care how to deal with Cui Mao's affairs according to the family law, but it would be unacceptable if it affected her mother and elder brother.

"Admitting mistakes and repenting does not depend on where he is, but whether he sincerely corrects his mistakes. If his heart is cold and people are evil, it is useless for him to kneel in front of the Buddha every day and recite scriptures. If he really understands something and knows his mistakes, then he will be good. Being an official, seeking blessings for the people, spending all my time serving the court and caring for the people! This can be regarded as earning face for the Cui family and mother, and this is true repentance, it is really useful!"

Cui Mao did make a big mistake in family affairs, but objectively speaking, he didn't know Cui Liu was evil from the beginning to the end. He is a bastard whose nature is inhumanity, selfishness, prudence and other moral qualities. involved in a criminal offence.As a father, he was a failure, but in these years as an official, he has not made a big mistake.Instead of letting him stay at home and repent like a waste, and stand in front of Mrs. Ma every day as an eyesore, it is better to make the best use of him, let him serve the society well, and compensate the Cui family and Sanfang by earning glory.

Old Madam Cui was startled, but she didn't expect Cui Tao to have such an overall consideration.She couldn't help smiling with tears in her eyes, and she fell in love with Cui Tao more and more, "Your child is really thoughtful and extremely sensible, making grandma feel so distressed!"

"But the ugly words are up front. He can no longer be an official like before, muddling along, without making any great achievements or demerits."

Cui Tao told Mrs. Cui that she would list items every year so that Cui Mao could achieve the government affairs she requested, such as going up the mountain and down to the fields to harvest the autumn harvest with the people, which was also included.If he can't achieve it, then he will be ruthless, let him 'die' in office, let him no longer be a living person in the Cui family tree, directly expel him thousands of miles away, and let him live freely and selfishly.In this way, Mrs. Ma is also at ease, and everyone is at ease, and there is no need to look at him every day to be an eyesore.

"I just don't know if grandma is willing to be cruel?"

Mrs. Cui nodded immediately: "If so, give him a chance to change his past. If you don't cherish it, he really doesn't deserve to stay in the Cui family anymore."

When Cui Tao was offered a reward by the statue of the Kaifeng government, Cui Mao refused to give him any pity because he felt ashamed, and even thought of bringing him back and disposing of him according to family law.Now that he has made such a big mistake, it is already an excellent forgiveness to give him a chance to maintain his dignity and do it all over again.

If he still doesn't live up to his expectations, and still doesn't change his temperament, Mrs. Cui will also find it difficult to think of the little mother-child relationship she has left with him.As much as he disliked Cui Tao's daughter back then, she would dislike his son as well. 'Retaining the name and removing people' is indeed an excellent way.

Cui Tao naturally wanted to seek Xiao Ma's opinion, and asked her opinion on how to deal with it in this way.

Xiao Ma and Cui Maowei are now only in a superficial husband and wife relationship, just for the sake of their children.

"It's better than staying at home and doing so-called 'confession' all day, doing nothing to be an eyesore. Either earn your face and get out, or get out of here. This is a great idea!"

Mrs. Cui then called Cui Mao, and Daoming made a decision.

Cui Mao knelt down and agreed.

"Then we have to write a clear contract. If you violate it, you will voluntarily hide your name, resign and go thousands of miles away. From now on, you will no longer call yourself the third wife of the Cui family. The husband of the third daughter-in-law is no longer you. If the person who died on the family tree wants to remarry, I won't stop her." Mrs. Cui said.

After Cui Mao was silent for a while, he nodded deeply, picked up his pen with a face full of shame, and wrote the letter of guarantee according to what the old lady Cui said, and signed it.

After the old lady Cui accepted the letter of guarantee, she said to Cui Mao: "There is no need to say apologetic words to her. Others may be able to hear them, but my precious granddaughter is not uncommon to hear such lip-smacking words. Your wife and children can hold their heads up in front of you, and they have made political achievements, truly benefiting the common people, and serving the court, which can be regarded as atonement."

"Son, remember, whether you are sincere or not, please ask the mother and them to see later."

After Cui Mao was criticized by his family for the past two days, Fang realized how much he had gone too far.He has been thinking about how he should apologize and repent in order to get real forgiveness, but he felt that he was ashamed to ask for it, and he was not worthy to ask for it.

Cui Maozheng felt that there was no way out, and he would probably be under the control of the old lady, be grounded at home, and spend his days in a daze without looking up.But now he heard that there is still a chance to work hard, and he can continue to be an official and reform himself. He is really grateful, and at the same time, he can't help but feel even more ashamed of Cui Tao.

Because the daughter was threatened and for the safety of her family, she willingly pleaded guilty and begged to die in Kaifeng Mansion.As a father, he never believed in his daughter, never gave her a little bit of love, and didn't have the slightest kindness of a father.

If it was him, he would have long wished for such a father to die.But now she is repaying evil with kindness, giving him a chance to maintain a decent life when everyone in the family looks down on him and hates his shame.Cui Mao felt that if he didn't cherish it any more, then he would really be a stinking pile of dog feces, not worthy of anything!

Mrs. Cui called Mrs. Ma over again, told them to sit down as husband and wife, and seriously raised the issue of Cui Tao's marriage with them.

"It stands to reason that I, an old lady, shouldn't interfere in this matter. But the child's situation is special, so I insist on making the decision. You don't care about her marriage. If the child wants to go back to Kaifeng Mansion to continue working, let her go back If she doesn't marry for the rest of her life, let her go, we can't let her suffer any more."

Mrs. Xiao Ma burst into tears when she thought that Cui Tao was willing to suffer and die in Kaifeng Mansion for her own safety. Naturally, she agreed with Mrs. Cui in every possible way.From now on, her daughter can do whatever she wants, and she will fight desperately with anyone who dares to say 'no'!

Cui Mao also agreed, saying that everything will be arranged by Mrs. Cui.

"That's fine."

Mrs. Cui took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and then said to the couple.

"However, I think it's hard for this child not to marry! Our daughter of the Cui family has always been courted by others, and she is so beautiful, clever and talented. I don't believe that all the good people in this world are blind and can't look down on her." How about my precious granddaughter, fascinated by her? There are so many bees thinking about flowers, there will always be one that catches flowers' eyes and makes them like them."

"She can't even look down on Lu Erlang and Han Erlang, can she still look down on others?" Cui Mao thought it was unlikely.

"Isn't there another Han Liulang?" Mrs. Ma has noticed Han Qi for a long time, and thinks this junior is very good. .

"That's right." Mrs. Cui asked Cui Mao to go back and check what's going on at Han Qi's house, and to walk around in advance to inquire about the child's behavior.

The two of them are bored, so forget it, if there is, then you have to prevent it from being a superficial person, the most important thing is to prevent it from being like Cui Mao, who is okay for an official and looks good, but in the eyes of a woman Things are the most messy, and such a man is absolutely not acceptable.

When Cui Mao heard that Mrs. Cui actually used himself as a negative example, he nodded dryly, agreeing obediently made sense.

……

Cui Tao hasn't tasted food seriously for several days.

When she got busy these days, she couldn't even take care of three meals.Today she purposely spared her stomach to eat the rare food that Han Qi had prepared for her.

As for Wang Siniang and Ping'er, Cui Tao sent them to Anping City to eat first.Let the two of them check out the places that have good food and drink, and then tell her where is the best, and she will eat again.Of course, the most important thing is to keep these two people away, so that it is convenient for her to get along with Han Qi alone and eat alone.

Cui Tao quietly ran over the wall to the back of Han Qi's house, and knocked on the window.

Han Qi then opened the window and saw that Cui Tao was about to crawl in, but she stood still in front of the window, "Why are you sneaking around?"

"Exciting." Cui Tao didn't care if Han Qi was blocking the way, she jumped over the windowsill and hugged Han Qi.

Han Qi had no choice but to laugh, and had to make way sideways, and then quickly closed the window.

"If you are seen, you will not be able to speak clearly. Using the case as an excuse, come to see me in a fair manner, but you will not lose your tongue."

After all, Cui Tao now has a position in the Kaifeng Mansion, and is still in the critical juncture of investigating the case. It is very normal for superiors and subordinates to meet, even if they think too much about it, they dare not say anything.

"That's not such a sneaky thrill!"

She just wanted Han Qi to break some innocuous little rules for her. When he got along with her, he gave up a lot of things, and in the end he was reluctant to give up a lot. This is the so-called 'sunk cost'.What's more, getting along with the rules has limited fun, and a little more stimulation can also increase the fun and memories of two people.May I ask which old couple recalls the past and will have an impression of their ordinary daily relationship?

With her hands behind her back, Cui Tao looked at the environment in the house. It was simple and elegant, but the furnishings were not cheap. It could be seen that the Cui family treated Han Qi like a distinguished guest and valued it very much.

Han Qi went outside to inform Zhang Chang that it was time to call the cook to prepare the dishes, and then closed the door, looking helplessly at Cui Tao who was scurrying about in his room like a rabbit. She even checked his wardrobe .

"What's the matter again?" Seeing her rummaging through her clothes, Han Qi hurriedly pressed Cui Tao's hand.

"I want to do your laundry, have you worn any?" Cui Tao asked.

Han Qi's breath stopped, and he grabbed Cui Tao's hand, "No need."

"I think--"

"Don't think about it." Han Qi immediately cut off the conversation.

Cui Tao's eyes flickered, and she glanced at Han Qi, then pursed her lips and closed her hands in embarrassment, bowed her head and said nothing, as if frightened by Han Qi's 'aggression'.

Han Qi's Adam's apple twitched slightly, and after a moment of silence, he took Cui Tao's hand, "Go to lure admiration, get rid of expensive desires, and donate your thoughts."

"Huh?" Cui Tao looked at Han Qi puzzled.

"Every time I see you, I must recite the words silently."

So the phrase 'don't think about it' just now was not aimed at her, but a warning to himself?Cui Tao sniggered in her heart, and really wanted to tell Han Qi that she could actually think about it.But seeing Han Qi's serious reflection now, she couldn't bear to bully him anymore.

"I'll write you the most beautiful character 'Qi', and you write the most beautiful character 'Peach' for me. Let's see which one of us writes beautifully, and the one who writes ugly will be punished three cups in a while." Cui Tao Changed the subject to ease Han Qi's state.

Playing with words and ink has always been a hobby of scholars, and Han Qi is no exception.For Cui Tao's proposal, he was willing to participate, and immediately wrote a big word '桃' to Cui Tao.It is no longer the clear and meaningful lower case script that he always wrote on official documents, and the style of writing has been restrained everywhere.The strokes of the word '桃' are strong and powerful, but it does not lose the elegance of a phoenix or a phoenix. It is full of sharpness and domineering everywhere.Without this word, Cui Tao really can't tell what kind of attitude the gentle and reserved Han Qi has towards the relationship between him and her.

After meeting, I found that he was actually very confident, and he was pretending to be good.

After Han Qi finished writing, he moved the paper away, spread a new sheet of paper, pressed it with a paperweight, and gave it to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao wrote a small character "Qi" on the white paper, which is clear and neat, but the style is not outstanding enough.

Han Qi raised his eyebrows when he saw this word: "You want to lose so much?"

"Since Liu Lang brought the cook here, I don't believe he didn't prepare the wine." Cui Tao agreed and admitted.

Han Qi couldn't help laughing, he had indeed prepared good wine.This was all figured out by her.

Qi originally meant beautiful jade.

Cui Tao then drew a jade pendant on the paper, and added another word on the basis of the original "Qi" character: magnificent and beautiful, detached and alone, beautiful and flawless.

Naturally, it is not considered a poem, but at best a flattering compliment.

Han Qi raised his eyebrows again, curled his mouth, and looked at Cui Tao with a slight smile.Cui Tao glanced back at Han Qi, took the pen and dipped it in ink again, swung his arm left and right to draw two strokes, and drew a branch of peach blossom on the jade pendant rope.

"How? Is there any artistic conception?" The moment Han Qi nodded, Cui Tao laughed and said, "It means 'you are hanging by me'."

After Cui Tao's question, Han Qiben immediately thought of a very artistic poem. Hearing Cui Tao's words, he couldn't help laughing out loud, even shook the tea bowl in his hand, and spilled some water.

Han Qi put the tea bowl back on the table and wiped his hands with a handkerchief.

In the past, he thought that the wife he would marry in the future must also be from a scholarly family, and he would write and write with her, talk about poetry and books, and be elegant.But I never expected that it would be like this. Although I wrote the pen and ink with her, she can say 'vulgar' words when doing elegant things, but you don't feel inappropriate at all. , on the contrary, it was so interesting that it made people happy, and even couldn't help but want to hug this ghost and raise it higher.

Han Qi also took the pen, and next to the sentence Cui Tao said, wrote the simplest three sentences: run away, burn the flowers, IKEA.

Seeing this, Cui Tao smiled with crooked eyebrows.It seems that Han Qi really wants to marry her back home, IKEA IKEA.

"Have you passed the test now?" Han Qi put down his pen, hugged Cui Tao from behind suddenly, and asked while biting Cui Tao's left ear.

"Liulang is not good, he was so shy when he saw it before."

Cui Tao tilted her head and was hugged by Han Qi, a faint pink appeared on her cheeks, she lowered her eyebrows and turned her eyes, smiling shyly, really like a peach blossom, shimmering and compelling.

"The rabbit dares to bite people in a hurry," Han Qi said in a hoarse voice, kissing Cui Tao's earlobe lightly, and said in a hoarse and deeper voice, "You have already driven me crazy."

Each other, when I was in prison, you were the one who bullied me!Cui Tao calculated the old score in her heart, but didn't say anything, turned around, lowered her head, and poked Han Qi's chest with her fingers, trying to drive him even more 'crazy'.

Han Qi endured for a moment, and grabbed Cui Tao's restless fingers.

The two sides suddenly looked at each other, and Cui Tao gradually approached Han Qi's lips.Han Qi stared at Cui Tao with dark eyes, and his breathing was almost stagnant——

Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside, and Zhang Chang informed that the food was ready.

Cui Tao immediately ran to the back room to hide, and when Han Qi couldn't see, she had a smirk on her face.

Han Qi's eyes flickered slightly, and when he opened the door with his back turned to Cui Tao, the corner of his mouth raised an inexplicable smile.

Zhang Chang had served Han Qi for many years, so he naturally knew who was invited to dinner tonight.People didn't enter through the main entrance, so he didn't ask any more questions, silently arranged the food and chilled Liuxiang wine, and then silently withdrew.

Cui Tao could smell the aroma of wine from a long distance away, and as expected, Han Qi had prepared excellent wine.

After hearing the name of the wine, Cui Tao couldn't help feeling emotional, "I heard that rose dew and Liuxiang wine are the best wines, and they can't be bought for a bucket of [-]. They are special offerings in the palace."

"Yes, it's from the officials." Han Qi replied while pouring wine for Cui Tao.

"Why did the government give you wine for no reason?" Cui Tao picked up the full wine cup, took a deep sniff and smelled it. The wine soup was clear and the wine had a strong aroma. It was indeed the best wine in the rumors.

"I wrote an excerpt to add a few words. After reading it, he was angry for a long time, so he gave this wine." Han Qi explained.

Cui Tao was about to pay respects to Han Qi, and couldn't help but taste the fragrant wine, when he heard Han Qi's words, he asked him in shock, "Is this wine poisonous?"

Han Qi smiled and raised his glass to Cui Tao in return, "I will drink the wine bestowed by the emperor even if it is poisonous, but you don't have to drink it."

After that, he took a sip.

"I'm not afraid, at worst, I'll be a desperate mandarin duck with you today!"

After Cui Tao quickly drank it down, she couldn't help sighing that it was indeed a good wine.The taste is mellow and sweet. When the wine rolls from the mouth to the throat, the mellow taste is more intense. From this, I deeply understand why this wine is called Liuxiang wine, and it is more fragrant when it flows.

Naturally, both parties knew that the wine was not poisonous, but it was just a joke to make fun of it.But Han Qi thought for a while because of Cui Tao's sentence "Mandarin Ducks Desperate".

The dish in the middle of the table was exactly the "rare food" that Cui Tao had been looking forward to eating for several days from Kaifeng to Anping.

This dish is called mandarin duck roasted pheasant, which is cooked from a kind of pheasant bird with a brocade-like ribbon on crops in Sichuan. After roasting in oil, it is sprinkled with wine, sauce, and spices and stewed.

The aroma of mandarin ducks and roasted pheasants is like flowing fragrant wine, overflowing so temptingly that people will be overwhelmed by the taste before their mouths even move.

"No wonder you said that this dish can only be eaten by the two of us. It turns out that there is 'Mandarin Duck' in the name. But if the two of us eat this 'Mandarin Duck', does it mean something bad? Is it really a 'Desperate Mandarin Duck'?" Cui Tao specifically asked.

"Then don't eat it."

With one sentence from Han Qi, Cui Tao was successfully persuaded to speak up.

She swallowed a piece of leg into her mouth, spat out the bone very quickly, and nodded in agreement: "Mmm, it's delicious!"

"Aren't you afraid of being a desperate mandarin duck?" Han Qi asked with a chuckle.

"I've already made it, right? I've already drank the wine." Cui Tao took a piece for Han Qi and told him to taste it quickly. It was really delicious.

The meat is tender and bouncy, and the taste is delicious and fresh. Even if you eat it in your mouth, you still can’t help but salivate. There is a feeling that it is not enough or not satisfied. Level up.And because of this, things are found from the land of Shu, thousands of miles away, but it is not easy to eat them again. Adding the difficulty of "difficulty", it is the rarity on top of the rarity, which is worthy of the name of "rare things".Sometimes food is more attractive just because of this. The supply is limited, and it is not easy to eat again, but it will leave people with a more attractive beauty.

There are also lotus pod fish buns, in which lotus pods are gouged out to leave holes, mandarin fish pieces are stuffed into it, steamed, coated with honey, and then seasoned with lotus, chrysanthemum, and Ling Sanxian to pour on it.The fish has the fragrance of lotus pods, and the taste is tender and fresh without oil or greasy, the most delicious flavor.

Good wine and good meat, days are like gods, and even if they are accompanied by beautiful women, gods can't compare to them.

Cui Tao happily ate with Han Qi until it was dark and got a little drunk. She wanted to drink more, but was stopped by Han Qi's slender hand.

"You have to go back in a while." He came sneakily, so naturally he couldn't send Cui Tao back in a fair manner.If someone was drunk, he was worried that Cui Tao would go back by herself.

"I lost the calligraphy competition just now. I punished myself with three cups and haven't eaten yet." Seeing that Han Qi was about to refute herself, Cui Tao took the lead and said, "If a gentleman says a word, it's hard to catch up!"

"Who says I'm a gentleman?" Han Qi smiled softly, naturally not being 'threatened'.

"Anyway, my man must keep his word to me!" Cui Tao held on to the wine glass tightly.

When Han Qi heard her say 'my man', she suddenly froze, and slowly put down her hand that was in mid-air.She really wanted to drive him crazy!

"Only three cups." Han Qi's voice was hoarse.

Cui Tao nodded, and after drinking three glasses happily, Fang slapped the table and got up, saying goodbye to Han Qi.

She went straight to the door, and Han Qi looked at her coldly, not intending to stop her.When Cui Tao put her hand on the door, she suddenly remembered that she couldn't go through the main entrance, so she turned around and jumped out the window.

Seeing this, Han Qi went to help Cui Tao, seeing her clumsily passing through the window, her body swayed again, as if she was about to lose her footing.Han Qi couldn't help but sighed helplessly, he lifted his robe, and went over the window, then picked up Cui Tao, carefully observed the surrounding environment, and sent Cui Tao back to the room over the wall.

When approaching Cui Tao's room, Lu met Xiao Ma talking with Wang Siniang and Ping'er, and the three of them were going to find Cui Tao together.In order to avoid them, Han Qi had to hold Cui Tao and hide behind the bushes in the narrow corner of the wall.

Cui Tao blinked her thick eyelashes, and just brushed against Han Qi's jaw, giving him an indescribable itch.

Han Qi looked down at her, and Cui Tao's grape-black eyes looked back at him.When meeting Han Qi's eyes, Cui Tao smiled silently at him, and wrapped her hands around Han Qi's neck even tighter.

Han Qi couldn't help laughing too, and pinched Cui Tao's tender and soft face.

There was also the voice of Xiao Ma and Wang Siniang speaking to them...

It's exciting enough.

After pinching Cui Tao's face, Han Qi rubbed it again.

cough--

Cui Tao couldn't help the itchy throat and coughed.

"Who?" Ping'er immediately asked alertly. After all, the case of Cui's family has just ended, and no one can guarantee whether there are still fish in the house who slipped through the net.

Cui Tao shivered, and quickly looked at Han Qi nervously.Unexpectedly, Han Qi was not afraid at all, and stood there calmly and indifferently.

While Cui Tao was in a daze, Han Qi suddenly possessed himself, kissed Cui Tao's lips lightly, and took the opportunity to whisper into her ear: "Go."

"Yes, it's me!" Cui Tao, who was 'attacked' by the shy man and took advantage of it, yelled in panic, turned around and ran out from behind the tree, and stopped Ping who came to check the situation in time. Er and Wang Siniang.

When Xiao Ma saw Cui Tao heaved a sigh of relief, he asked her what she was doing.

"Why do you smell like alcohol?"

"The case is almost closed, and I suddenly feel happy. I drank two glasses, hehe..."

"Drinking alone, and not with the two of you?" Ping'er asked curiously.

Xiao Ma followed suit: "I didn't take me either."

"That's why you don't understand. It's better to be alone than to be happy together." Cui Tao said nonsense seriously.

Her tone was so taken for granted that Xiao Ma and the others took a moment to realize that she had reversed her words.

"It's really you?" The mother and daughter are heart-to-heart, Xiao Ma always feels that something is wrong.Since there are no outsiders, Wang Siniang and Ping'er are Cui Tao's close friends, so even if there are any secrets, they will not be spread out.

Xiao Ma went straight to the bushes in the direction Cui Tao came from just now.

Cui Tao's eyes followed Xiao Ma's closely, and hurriedly grabbed her, "Where are you going, mother, let's go to my room."

Seeing Cui Tao like this, Mrs. Xiao Ma wanted to take a look. He dragged Cui Tao and walked over quickly, but when he looked around the bushes, there was no one there.

Seeing that no one was there, Cui Tao breathed a sigh of relief, and stretched her neck to look around with Xiao Ma confidently, "What are you looking at, Madam? But why are the leaves growing beautifully?"

Taking advantage of the situation, Cui Tao grabbed a handful of sycamore leaves and handed them to Mrs. Ma.

Mrs. Ma saw that her face turned red from drinking, and that the originally clever person looked like a fool now, she couldn't help shaking her head, smiled and pulled her back to her room quickly, and ordered the maids to wait for Cui Tao to take a bath.

Cui Tao obediently lay on the side of the bathtub, silently rubbing her lips with her index finger, and the smile on the corner of her mouth gradually widened...

Have you passed?Naturally it passed.

So slow-talking and quick-witted, refraining from haste and using patience, being careful at every step, and taking every step at a time... She was originally based on discovering and solving problems in the process of getting along, and training them by the way. Teach it well.

Could it be that God saw that her previous life was so miserable that she met such a good man?

……

Early the next morning, Cui Tao took Wang Siniang and Ping'er to the Taoist temple to offer incense.

Both of them didn't understand where Cui Tao's motivation came from. If they were talking about offering incense, they were rushing to the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and today is not the right day.

Cui Tao worshiped the god devoutly and burned the incense well.

Seeing this, Wang Siniang and Ping'er quickly followed suit.

After the worship, Wang Siniang couldn't help asking Cui Tao: "I see that Mrs. Cui was so pious just now, what wish did she make?"

"What did you promise?" Cui Tao asked back.

"Of course we will be rich and powerful in the future, and everything will go well, and our three sisters will be fine!" After Wang Siniang answered very briskly, she waited for Cui Tao.

Cui Tao: "I don't think I can say it, it won't work if I say it."

Wang Siniang was anxious, "Then what I just said?"

"I may not be right."

"That can't be done, I'd rather believe what I have than what I don't have."

"It makes sense." Cui Tao suddenly realized what she said, and then suggested to Wang Siniang, "Then promise it again, and don't say it this time."

Wang Siniang quickly took the incense and went to worship again piously.Cui Tao stopped a passing Taoist priest and asked which Taoist priest in this Taoist temple was the most knowledgeable and knew things like spells and papers.Then, Cui Tao was led to a remote hall, where a young Taoist priest was sitting behind a desk, basking in the sun with his legs crossed.

The Taoist priest who led the way refused to even tell Cui Tao his Taoist name, so Cui Tao had the ability to ask himself.Cui Tao was puzzled and asked why, but she was told that this Taoist priest had a weird temper, and not everyone would talk to everyone, nor would everyone give fortune-telling. Her daily hobbies and temperaments were different, and it depended on her luck. I can't match my temper today.

Cui escaped and asked the Taoist with his mouth, which kind of talisman paper can be patted on the forehead of the dead, causing the dead to lose their memory.

After the Taoist heard the words, he looked at Cui Tao suspiciously: "Is there such a talisman?"

Cui Tao threw a string of copper coins on the table, and sneered: "I'm not good at learning!"

Laughed at him, hated him, but still gave him money.

"Young lady also doesn't understand. How do you know I'm not good at learning? Maybe the little lady has a problem with this problem." The Taoist priest was somewhat interested in Cui Tao, so he took the money calmly and refuted Cui Tao. words come.

After Wang Siniang heard the words, she pinched her waist, and was about to scold Cui Tao back, but was stopped by Cui Tao.

"You mean you are very good at learning?" Cui Tao asked.

"The Taoist books that Pindao has read are not said to be the best in the world, but they are also in the top ten. The kind of talisman that the little lady said is something that Pindao has never heard of or seen before."

"Since the Taoist priest is so knowledgeable, please explain my doubts to me," Cui Tao said, putting a ten-count note in front of the Taoist priest. exhausted?"

"Mostly it is a ghost-transforming talisman. This kind of talisman is more ruthless than the so-called ghost amnesia talisman. It will make the dead soul fly away, not exist in the six realms, and will never exist again."

Cui Tao asked the Taoist priest's Taoist name, which was called Shuangfu, "The Taoist priest's Taoist name is quite festive."

"It's natural. Back then, my master gave me this dao name in the hope that I could get more horoscopes and earn more incense money." Shuangfu explained with a smile, "But I don't like money and other things." vulgar."

After the Taoist finished speaking, he put away the Jiaozi that Cui Tao had given him.

This behavior stunned Wang Siniang and Ping'er, there are people in this world who are more duplicity than him! ?

"Excuse me, Taoist priest, to draw a ghost talisman?" Cui Tao didn't mind, and took out two more Jiaozi and put them in front of him.

"It's not about money anymore. I definitely don't know how to draw such harmful talismans." Shuangfu said solemnly.

Cui Tao took out two more Jiaozi.

Shuangfu immediately drew one for Cui Tao and presented it to her with both hands.

Cui Tao put away the talisman.

After the three came out of the Taoist temple, they discussed choosing a place to have breakfast.

Wang Siniang hurriedly introduced to Cui Tao: "Yesterday, Ping'er and I tasted it. The restaurant with the best food in Anping City is Furong Pavilion. Their Furong Chicken, Furong Shrimp, Furong Goose, Furong Tofu, Furong Lotus Root ...all kinds of hibiscus are delicious!"

Delicious nature can not be missed.

Cui Tao immediately led the two of them to Furong Pavilion, and ordered a table of signature dishes in the lobby to start eating.

It's still morning, and everyone usually eats breakfast like wontons and sesame seed cakes.Suddenly, a table full of big fish and meat came, which is quite eye-catching.

Cui Tao, Wang Siniang, and Ping'er have long practiced the ability to not care about other people's opinions. When eating delicious food, they don't care about what they should eat in the morning, noon, and evening, as long as they are delicious.Originally, Ping'er didn't have such virtues, but she learned badly from Wang Siniang and Cui Tao.

The three of them ate happily, and they heard the people at the next table talk about Qingfu Temple, and mentioned that the imperial court wiped out the Dizang Pavilion, which was really satisfying.

Cui Tao asked them where they got the news.

"It's been rumored all over the city, and I've also heard it from others."

It is true that many people died in Qingfu Temple yesterday, but Cui Tao knew that people in the government office would not spread rumors that the imperial court wiped out the Ksitigarbha Pavilion, because the difference between taking Qingfu Temple and destroying the Ksitigarbha Pavilion is too great.The subordinates led by Han Qi will not even be able to grasp this point clearly.

It was obvious that someone was deliberately creating public opinion. If such words spread to Bianjing, people in the court would preconceive that Han Qi had solved the Dizang Pavilion.When he returned to return to his command, the courtiers found that this was not the case at all, and it was inevitable that there would be a psychological gap, and they put pressure on Han Qi.

Generally, under the pressure of the imperial court, the government will handle the case in a hurry and be busy with business.This is likely to be the real purpose of the rumor that spread so quickly overnight.

Cui Tao suddenly felt that the Furong tofu in her mouth was not fragrant, so she put down her chopsticks.

When she looked up, she suddenly noticed a boy in white walking down from the second floor, his eyes kept on her.

Cui Tao is not the kind of person who avoids the other party's direct gaze, so she also looked back.This young man is somewhat interesting, he is meticulous from head to toe, his appearance is exquisite, and his grooming is even more delicate.

When the young man met Cui Tao's eyes, a smile appeared on his face, and he immediately walked to the front of Cui Tao's table.

"Little lady, where have we met before?"

Such an old-fashioned way of striking up a conversation made Cui Tao not very interested in replying to him, so she lowered her eyes and poked her chopsticks into the lotus tofu again.

"Who are you?" Wang Siniang immediately greeted Cui Tao.

But the boy in white didn't seem to hear what Wang Siniang said, he still looked at Cui Tao with a smile on his face.

"Remember, you are the woman who put a reward on the statue of Kaifeng Mansion a few days ago."

As soon as the boy in white said this, the other diners in the lobby couldn't help looking at Cui Tao, thinking she was a wanted criminal.

"What's wrong?" Cui Tao asked back.

"Little lady, I've invited you to dinner." The boy in white turned his head and said to the shopkeeper.

Cui Tao didn't like this boy in white's unauthorized treat, she pretended to be familiar without even asking her opinion, who do you think you are?

"Really?" Cui Tao pretended to be surprised.

"Yeah." Seeing Cui Tao's reaction, the boy in white thought mockingly in his heart: That's all.

"Then trouble the shopkeeper to bring another [-] tables of exactly the same food and send them to Futian Yard. The young gentleman said he will pay for it!"

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she got up and took Wang Siniang and Ping'er away.