I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

"A price you can't afford."

"Okay, Taoism is expensive, I don't want to read it."

As long as Cui Tao agreed, she turned her head frankly and walked with Han Qi on horseback.

Daoist Shuangfu frowned, and Cui Tao's words made him feel more and more unpleasant.Expensive?As long as the price is clearly marked, it is nothing more than a thing.The little girl is clever, and she 'swears' people in different ways.

Taoist Shuangfu gave a light snort, half a smile but not a smile.He flicked the whip lightly on the horse, and he didn't seem to be exerting much energy compared with the others, but his horse could run as fast as the others.A group of people rode forward, and he was neither at the front nor at the end, and he didn't say much during the whole journey. He could be said to be a very worry-free travel companion.

During a break on the way, Han Qi handed Taoist Shuangfu a cup of herbal tea.After all, he is someone the government wants to invite back, so he deserves preferential treatment.

Daoist Shuangfu shook his head and thanked him with a warm smile.

Cui Tao noticed that Taoist Shuangfu was covering her stomach with her hands, so she approached Han Qi with herbal tea and asked while staring at the herbal tea.

"Stomach pain? Didn't eat?"

"Miss Cui has a good plan." Daoist Shuangfu responded.

Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang to bring the dim sum, and poured the bowl of herbal tea originally given to Taoist Shuangfu to Li Yuan, then took a piece of yellow-white dim sum, put it in the bowl, and stirred it with the water in the water bag.The weather is hot now, and the water in the water bag has already become warm during the journey.The pancakes quickly dissolved in the water and looked like a bowl of rice cereal.

Cui Tao still lowered her eyes, handed the rice paste to Wang Siniang, and Wang Siniang forwarded it to Taoist Shuangfu.

"What is this?" Daoist Shuangfu took it over and smelled the faint sweet aroma. The way of eating it was fresh, so he naturally felt that it was different from ordinary dim sum, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

"Rich Immortal Cake." Cui Tao still lowered her eyes, only looking at the tea bowl in her hand.

Daoist Shuangfu felt that Cui Tao was a little weird when he was talking to him before, but now she finally realized that she deliberately didn't look at herself, which corresponded to her previous sentence, "Taoist is expensive, I don't care." Look' words.

"It was just a joke before, but I still hope that Mrs. Cui will be happy." Taoist Shuangfu apologized with a helpless smile, feeling as if he was lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot.

"Daoist wants me to see you?" Cui Tao still kept her eyes downcast.

The Taoist priest of Shuangfu agreed.

"But now I see Taoist priests, they also have to charge money." Cui Tao said.

"How much?" Taoist Shuangfu asked at the same time, wondering if Cui Tao would "retaliate" and give him a "price you can't afford".

"Fifty strokes." Cui Tao casually said the number.

"Okay, I'll give it to you when I return to Beijing." It was the first time in his life that he wanted to pay someone to take a look at him.

Cui Tao raised her eyes.

Daoist Shuangfu took a sip of the rice cereal in the bowl, and after drinking it into his stomach, he really felt extremely comfortable, and his stomach pain relieved a lot.Taoist Shuangfu asked Cui Tao to explain to him how to get this rich fairy cake.

"Atractylodes macrocephala and calamus are boiled, dried in the sun, and yam powder, white flour, white honey are added to form a cake. After drying, it can be stored for a long time. It is good for the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for people like Daochang who have an uncomfortable stomach."

Taoist Shuangfu thanked Cui Tao, and drank the rest of the rice cereal in the bowl.

After a short rest, we will continue our journey.After riding a horse for a long time, my whole body tends to ache easily. Wang Zhao, Li Yuan and others are lying under the tree to rest at the moment.

After biting the jerky and joking with Wang Siniang and Ping'er, Cui Tao moved up to Han Qi and said to him, "I think he's likely to be a royal relative, and there are only a few who have a good relationship with the officials."

"Hmm." Han Qi glanced at the back of Taoist Shuangfu, and said to Cui Tao, "It's not easy for anyone who comes from a wealthy background to endure poverty."

Cui Tao understands Han Qi's implication, if this person is really a relative of the emperor, his poor and simple appearance now shows that he is not simple.

Before leaving, Cui Tao handed a small bag of salt and plums to Taoist Shuangfu.

"My mother made it with her own hands. You have a bad stomach and your mouth will be bitter after traveling for a long time. You can take one." Cui Tao said.

"Thank you." Daoist Shuangfu took it, and a thin smile appeared in his long and narrow eyes, polite and kind.

"Just thank you is not enough, why don't you reveal your identity to me?" Cui Tao asked.

Just at this time, Taoist Shuangfu took a salt plum and put it in his mouth. After hearing Cui Tao's question, he pointed to his mouth, expressing apologetically that it was inconvenient for him to speak.

"let's go."

An hour later, the sun was setting and the dusk was getting darker. Everyone just arrived at Nanxun Gate.

Nanxunmen had already had a team of guards waiting in advance. When they saw Taoist Shuangfu, they quickly saluted, but they didn't call him anything, and directly asked him to get in the prepared car.The frame is naturally luxurious, and it is regulated by the royal family.

"There will be a period later."

After Daoist Shuangfu hastily thanked Han Qi and Cui Tao and said goodbye, he got into the carriage.

Cui Tao tilted her head and watched the group of people leave, and said to Han Qi: "It seems that he deliberately didn't let us know his identity."

"Xu has not been knighted yet," Han Qi said.

"It makes sense."

Without a title, when introducing myself, it seems a bit inconvenient to tell you who I am my grandfather and who my father is.Moreover, people from aristocratic backgrounds, how can they introduce their identities by themselves, they have always been the people around them playing tricks and showing off.But he is alone, and he is a person who can endure poverty, so he naturally wants to take the low-key route.

"However, the time I saw him in the extreme optimism before, I felt that he was not as temperamental as he is today." Cui Tao always felt that it was a bit strange, but he had only met two sides, and it is really not easy to judge people who don't know him well.

"Sooner or later it will become clear."

After Cui Tao and Han Qi arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, they heard that Bao Zheng had resigned and would leave Beijing tomorrow.Everyone rushed to visit his mansion again and said goodbye.

Knowing that Cui Tao loves to eat, Bao Zheng took advantage of the opportunity to call out to the servants, and sent Cui Tao all the things that could be eaten in the mansion.

"Even the jar of pickles placed in the corner must not be let go."

The crowd laughed.

Cui Tao was happy, and nothing could be more happiest than having something to eat.

After a while, the table was full of dishes, not many of which were homemade, but all of them were bought from outside.I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow, so there's nothing left in the kitchen.Just now everyone knew it was just a joke.

At this time, the cook brought up a pot of fragrant things, and the fragrance could be smelled from a long distance away.

Pieces of meat that are not square or round are mixed in the thick and viscous soup. The soup looks like there are white slag and rice paste in it. It doesn't look like soup, it doesn't look like soup. .

"I've never seen this dish before, what's it called?" Cui Tao asked curiously.

"Ducks are confused." The cook said politely, "There are two ducks left in the kitchen, so I made this dish without authorization. I hope all the officials don't think it too bad."

"It's too late to say thank you, how can you dislike it?" Cui Tao immediately filled a bowl for Bao Zheng and Han Qi, and then it was her own, and she couldn't wait to taste it.

Wang Zhao, Li Yuan and the others thought that Cui Tao could take care of them by the way, and gave them a bowl for each of them, but they couldn't help laughing helplessly when they saw her eating so quickly.

Bao Zheng was also happy to see these young children lively.In the past two days, because he was worried about his parents' health, he had been in a heavy mood, and he was not feeling well. Now he smiled with them, and suddenly he became a lot clearer.Even if you are worried about your parents' health, you can't be depressed and become ill first. When you serve your parents, you should also serve them happily, so that your parents can feel happy when they see them, and maybe your health will be better.

Cui Tao swallowed the duck confused, only to find out what the white residue in the soup was, it turned out to be yam.The crushed yam is mixed in, which has a kind of thickening effect, but it is not as thick as flour and the like.

"We locals call this kind of mushy stuff muddy, and duck meat is the main ingredient, so it's duck muddy."

Dong Shi, Bao Zheng's wife, explained the name to Cui Tao.

Dong Shi saw Cui Tao's small face was fair and clean, and she was very serious and focused when eating, so people couldn't help but arouse their appetite just by looking at it.Mrs. Dong couldn't help but like this child, and she was blessed and very pleasing to see.I don't know how it is in other families, but in her place, if her son can marry a wife who eats so deliciously, she will feel happy just by looking at it. Being able to eat is a blessing, and the whole family will definitely be lucky.

It didn't take long for a group of people to eat and drink, and they said goodbye to Bao Zheng early.They have to leave tomorrow, so naturally it is not good to bother them for too long.

Bao Zheng had just listened to Han Qi's brief account of what happened to An and the others in Zaiping. Before parting, he repeatedly asked Han Qi not to act too hastily and to be cautious.

Han Qi agreed gently, and asked Bao Zheng to rest assured.

Cui Tao was holding Dong's arm, and was exchanging with Dong about how to raise her hair.

"Not only saponins, but ginger and fleece-flower root are especially important. When you have nothing to do, make some black sesame balls, and eat one every day when you have time. It can also nourish the inside and outside to ensure black and beautiful." Cui Tao said.

Dong Shi repeatedly nodded in agreement, and ordered the servant girl to remember Cui Tao's method, she will try it later, her hair is not good, frizzy and prone to dryness and split ends.

After Dong reluctantly sent Cui Tao away, she still reluctantly stood there looking at Cui Tao's back, smiling happily, as if she was sending away not a guest, but her own daughter.

Seeing this, Bao Zheng gave her a hand, "I'm back."

"Master, why did I see her?" Mrs. Dong couldn't help regretting, and sighed that she had no son to marry Cui Tao into the family.

Bao Zheng couldn't help laughing, which made her focus on taking good care of her hair, even if she had a son of the right age, people would look down on her.

After Bao Zheng finished speaking, he couldn't help thinking of Han Qi, and sighed in his heart that he was lucky.

……

"'Seeing her beautiful hair, I liked it, so I accepted it in the palace'. Back then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took a fancy to Wei Zifu's black and beautiful hair, so he kept him in the palace. So this woman's hair is very important. I will study a formula tomorrow, and I can make a fortune by selling this product."

Cui Tao had already made up her mind, so she took this line from "Hanwu Story" as an advertisement.

Han Qi naturally knew the source of Cui Tao's words, and subconsciously judged: "Unofficial history."

"Whether it's wild or not, as long as it's useful, who can knock on the coffin of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to prove it?" Cui Tao stroked the black hair on her head and asked Han Qi what she thought of her hair. With shiny black hair, if he met Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty like Wei Zifu, would he be able to hook someone?

"The ghost is hooked too."

Han Qi didn't hesitate to praise him, so he told Cui Tao to go back and rest well, because there are still many places to run tomorrow.

"Well," Cui Tao looked at Han Qi reluctantly, then turned to look at Wang Siniang and Ping'er who were still waiting for her, and said coquettishly to Han Qi, "I really want to hug, but unfortunately I can't."

As Cui Tao said, her bright eyes deliberately glanced at Han Qi's chest.

Han Qi's throat moved slightly, and he took a breath.

"Come on."

"Oh." Cui Tao turned around obediently, walked away cheerfully with her hands behind her back, naturally with a smirk on her lips.After she joined Wang Siniang and Ping'er, she quickly waved at Han Qi.

Han Qi nodded, and then rode away.

Wang Siniang yawned, and asked Cui Tao, "Why do you still not forget to discuss the case with Han Tuiguan at this time? You talented people are really different from ordinary people like me."

"That's right!" Ping'er agreed, and also yawned.It is easy to feel sleepy when you have a full stomach.

Cui Tao looked back at the intersection where Han Qi disappeared, took out her peach blossom fan and fanned it, then she also yawned.

This yawn is really contagious.

"I'm still busy tomorrow. You can use the money to buy the medicinal materials I want. Let's open a small shop. It doesn't need to be too big, just enough money to spend."

There are too many ways for Cui Tao to make money, and it is not a problem to become the richest man.But wealth has attracted people's attention since ancient times, and her future husband is very powerful, so she doesn't need to be able to earn too much money.If the venue is set up too much, it will not only consume energy, but also bear a lot of responsibilities. On the contrary, it will attract people's attention and cause accidents. It is better to be safe and secure.

When Wang Siniang heard that he wanted to make money, she became energetic and raised her hands in favor.Madam Cui doesn't have to worry about the future, she has all the abilities, and she can use just one person to live a lifetime.She can't do it, she's getting old, she doesn't have a husband or a son to rely on, and now she doesn't have any money, she always feels uneasy.

Ping'er also applauded, she doesn't rely on her father, she wants to rely on herself, now she can just prove herself.

The next day, Wang Siniang and Ping'er followed Cui Tao's instructions and went to various pharmacies to buy medicinal materials.

Cui Tao followed Han Qi, Wang Zhao, etc., and ran to Yangwu, Suanzao, Taikang, Xiangyi, Dongming and other places around Bianjing, sealed up 42 places in the Dizang Pavilion industry, and arrested [-] related personnel.However, they were all from the Dizang Pavilion who knew very little about it, and they didn't have any important information in their mouths. It was very easy to find out a person in charge, and the online person was Jiaogu.In short, it's just a few useless small fish, or it's too dry to squeeze out the water.

Cui Tao recorded all the eighteen shops that were seized, and found that there were twelve rouge and gouache shops, four tea shops, and two wine shops.

Why are there so many rouge shops?There are mostly women in Dizang Pavilion, so they are good at doing rouge and gouache business?Can it be self-produced, used and sold?

Cui Tao checked the rouge, Shidai and gouache in twelve rouge shops, and found that they were all of good color and quality.After returning to Bianjing, she stopped by several rouge shops in Bianjing to look at the goods, but none of them were comparable to those in Dizang Pavilion.

Cui Tao then took out the rouge gouache brought from the Dizang Pavilion rouge shop and asked the shopkeeper to see where it was produced.

"This Shi Dai looks very good, it must be from the south." The shopkeeper said.

Cui Tao agreed, so she went to look at the rouge powder in the shop.

"It's not like we don't have a better Dai than this, but the price is a bit more expensive. Would you like to buy one for your wife? It's really better than this!" The shopkeeper took the opportunity to start a business and whispered to Han Qi.

Although the whisper was low, Cui Tao could hear it clearly.At first glance, the shopkeeper took the opportunity to blackmail people.

Cui Tao then announced to him: "We are—"

"Take a look."

Before Cui Tao finished speaking, Han Qi cut her off.

The shopkeeper immediately agreed with a smile, ran to get a small brocade box, and showed Han Qi the fine indigo daisy in the box.

Cui Tao deliberately winked at Han Qi and raised her eyebrows.She is naturally beautiful and has bushy eyebrows, so she doesn't need Hua Dai's operation at all, okay?

The shopkeeper told Han Qi that this stone dai came from Shixing County, which is the most rich in dai.

"So the price is a bit more expensive, ten guan."

"Are you selling Shi Dai or gold!" Cui Tao scolded.

"I see that Mrs. Lang and Mrs. Ma are very well-matched, and she can be regarded as a destined person. Today, I will make an exception and get cheaper, Wuguan! It can't be any cheaper!" The shopkeeper made a face of pain.

Cui Tao couldn't help but want to hit him with a mallet, five guans are also a sky-high price, and a better piece of Shi Dai is only 5000 to [-] renminbi, and five guans are enough to buy a large box to pass on to future generations for [-] years.

Han Qi handed it to Jiaozi without saying a word, and took Shi Dai away.

Cui Tao looked at him in shock: "The money has to be spent where it should be spent, how can Liu Lang let that profiteer take advantage of it."

"I didn't buy Shi Dai, but memories." Han Qi smiled lightly, and asked Cui Tao if he wanted Shi Dai, and if he didn't want him, he would keep it.

Cui Tao immediately snatched it over, "I've bought everything, can I not. But what memories can I have? The memories of being slaughtered like a big head?"

"Didn't you hear that?"

Hearing Han Qi's question, Cui Tao recalled what the profiteer shopkeeper had said just now, and then she suddenly understood that Han Qi was here because of what the shopkeeper called "the wife of the gentleman" and "the lady of the husband is a good match". Sell.

Cui Tao's face suddenly became hot.

"Zengsheng still ignored it?" Han Qi stared at Cui Tao with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see her through.

Cui Tao scratched her head, and said falteringly: "I was all focused on investigating the case, and I ignored it automatically if it didn't matter."

"Irrelevant words?" Han Qi repeated quietly.

"I mean he deliberately lied to us, trying to extort Liulang's money!" Cui Tao quickly changed the subject.

She couldn't admit that she had secretly thought many times that she was Han Qi's wife.For example, I thought about it last night, so when the shopkeeper called him that, he naturally didn't think there was any problem, and he was really paying attention to the case, so he ignored it very smoothly.

When she came out of the rouge shop, Cui Tao's cheeks were pink, and her head was half down.

The two walked quietly side by side for a long time, and when Cui Tao had returned to normal, Han Qi suddenly made a sound.

"Have you thought about it in private?"

Cui Tao was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head deeper, avoiding the embarrassment of being exposed.Think about it, it's not a very shameful thing, but the shame is being caught by the other party and asking about it.Fortunately, Han Qi used the word 'also', she has a companion to accompany her, so she is not too embarrassed.

"It's normal to think about it, and it's not normal to think about it." Cui Tao muttered in a low voice to ease the embarrassment.

Han Qi answered in a low voice, then looked at Cui Tao's shy appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought you were too smart and saw too clearly, so you wouldn't be shy, so you will."

"Girls are always shy. No matter how powerful I am, I'm still a human being. I'm not a god. Everyone has emotions, so they naturally know how to be shy." Cui Tao explained with lowered eyes.

She naturally likes Han Qi, and if she doesn't like it, she won't choose to be with him.It's just that she always likes to use reason to control her sensibility, and she is well-informed, so she will be more of an "old zombie" in terms of emotional awareness, and her reaction will be slower than others, and she is not very good at it under normal circumstances. fluctuate.

But no one is unhappy, excited, or shy when they meet someone they like, and Cui Tao has now unconsciously awakened this feeling.If Han Qi hadn't specifically mentioned it today, she almost didn't realize her change.

Talking about a good relationship will really make people healthier physically and mentally.

When Cui Tao's thoughts were wandering, her fingers were suddenly hooked.She froze for a moment, lowered her eyes to look at Han Qi's hand, then turned her eyes to see the people coming and going on the street, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi.

Her family, Liu Lang, has failed in school.

Then the two asked several rouge shops one after another. The shopkeepers of the rouge shop all said that the rouge and gouache in Dizang Pavilion were self-made, especially the gouache also added pearl powder and osmanthus, which are fragrant and nourishing. For the best.Cui Tao originally wanted to ask them to check the source of the goods, but who would have thought that these shopkeepers would ask her for the goods instead.

"These rouge and gouache are top-grade. Although they are self-made, the supply must not be bad." Cui Tao sighed.

Han Qi agreed, saying that he would order people to secretly investigate those places that are rich in high-quality rouge. After all, the shipment volume is large, and it should be easy to find clues.

"Where did Liulang get the news about these shops in Di Zang Pavilion?" Cui Tao asked.

"There were spies from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. After finding out the news, they reported it to Governor Bao, and then passed it on to me." Han Qi explained.

"It's too easy to check. At the beginning, everyone tried their best to check Dizang Pavilion, and they didn't see so many news."

Han Qi agreed, but both he and Bao Zheng felt strange.But for the sake of caution, he secretly investigated the situation of these shops before Han Qi decided to take people to formally seal them up today.

"I expected that this was just an act of abandoning the car to protect the handsome man, but if one can be checked, it is one." And Han Qi felt that if there is something left, there must be traces. Ordinary people may not be able to find anything, but he has Cui Tao on his side. exist.

"Oh, it turns out that Liu Lang is still counting on me?" Cui Tuo raised his chin, and he must be proud.

Han Qi laughed, and suddenly leaned close to Cui Tao's ear, and said in a particularly low and magnetic voice, "I've always counted on you."

After the words fell, he straightened up, looking like a gentleman walking in the busy city.

Cui Tao looked at Han Qi in surprise.

This man really learned badly.

……

In a blink of an eye, it is the Sixth Day of June Festival, and it is time for every household to "show red and green".

This Tiankuan Festival is also like the Dragon Boat Festival. Officials in the yamen will have a holiday on this day and go home for the festival.

Cui Tao had already made an appointment with Han Qi, and today he went to his house to help him 'sun red and green', and he asked Cook Fang to make some delicious food for her.

Cui Tao got up early in the morning and bid farewell to Wang Siniang and Ping'er hastily.

Wang Siniang and Ping'er have been too busy for the past month. The fat that Wang Siniang failed to lose because of eating fat and running errands was lost in this month.

A month ago, the two made a can of hair conditioner according to the recipe Cui Tao provided, and ordered black sesame balls from Baxianlou to sell together with the conditioner.

At first, the business of the shop was not very good, but thanks to the clever mouth of Bo Hean, the servant of Baxianlou, he recommended it to customers everywhere, and it was true that the hair care lotion they made was effective, so gradually the number of customers increased.Nowadays, many women go to the street, they want to buy rouge and powder, and they also come to them for a can of hair care lotion. If they can take care of both hair care and skin care, they will be more beautiful and unparalleled.

There is no shortage of officials and wealthy families in the capital, and a noble lady is easy to use, and it brings the atmosphere, and the small shop will naturally become more prosperous.And the lady who advertised their shop was Lu Xiang's wife Da Mashi.

Cui Tao once brought things to Damas for use, but she didn't say that she opened the shop, she just told Damas that the things were good and let her try them.After trying it out for more than half a month, Mrs. Da Ma felt that her hair became smoother and shinier, so she sent someone to ask Cui Tao where she got it. Then Cui Tao told Mrs. Dama about the fact that she opened a small shop to sell this product. .

Naturally, Damascus happily gave Cui Tao's shop a good publicity and praise in the circle of ladies.She is the prime minister's wife, and she can be regarded as the leader in the circle of noble ladies in Bianjing, so she naturally attracted many noble women to follow suit.

How many women want to be like Wei Zifu, who can attract a man like Emperor Wu of Han with his good hair.Once the atmosphere is brought up, coupled with word of mouth, the business will naturally get better and better.Some people in the palace even came here to look for hair care lotion, so that their masters in the palace could also attract officials with their beautiful hair.

So the business of this small shop is getting better and better. Wang Siniang and Ping'er hardly touch the ground every day, and they are busy from morning till night.

Today is the Tiankuan Festival, the two of them still got up early in the morning to settle accounts, thinking about which pharmacy to pick up the goods from, and who to deliver them to, they had no time to care about what Cui Tao was doing when he went out.

Cui Tao is a complete hands-off shopkeeper, except for providing recipes and ideas for Wang Siniang and Pinger to practice, she doesn't care about anything, others are busy making money for her, and she is enjoying life leisurely. Talking about her healthy and sweet love.

perfect!

When Cui Tao came out from the back door of the Kaifeng mansion, she met the servants of the Prime Minister's mansion who came to look for her.

"Madam is thinking that Mrs. Cui is on vacation today, so she invited Mrs. Cui to celebrate the festival."

"I have something to do today, so I have to apologize to my aunt another day." After Cui Tao said that, she smiled and said trouble to the servant, and then rode away at a fast speed.

The house servant didn't have time to say anything, so he had no choice but to go back to report to Da Mashi.

After learning that Cui Tao's "running away from home" in the past was all framed and wronged, Damas couldn't help regretting and feeling sorry for Cui Tao.So in the past month, her visits to Cui Tao have increased significantly.But Cui Tao only came to Lu's house for two meals, and she only came when Lu Gongbi was away from home, and she was the only one she saw.

Da Ma originally intended to bring Cui Tao and Lu Gongbi together again, but seeing her like this, he couldn't help but think a little bit more, so he wrote to Cui's family to ask his younger sister, Xiao Ma, what she meant.

Mrs. Ma frankly replied to Dao Ming that now Cui Tao has no intention of getting married because of her special experience. In the future, any marriages will be based on her own ideas. Mrs. Cui is in charge, and no one else can control her.Because of what happened to her, the family couldn't love her enough, and they would definitely not force her to do anything.

Da Ma understood that her second son was no longer in Cui Tao's consideration.If not, how could she avoid Lu Gongbi every time she was invited over.

Mrs. Ma’s letter described in detail the inhuman suffering Cui Tao had suffered over the past three years. Mrs. Ma’s heart broke down in tears just seeing what was said in the letter. How shocked everyone in the Cui family would be for a moment.As Cui Tao's aunt, Da Ma naturally loves and understands Cui Tao.

So even if the marriage fails, Da Ma is still willing to love Cui Tao.There was only one infatuated child in the family who hadn't come out. She originally wanted to take the opportunity to invite Cui Tao to come over this Tiankui Festival, and explained the matter to Lu Gongbi face to face, so as to completely put an end to that child's thoughts.She didn't want Cui Tao to be frightened, she refused to run away as soon as she heard the invitation, and didn't even listen to the explanation.

As far as the Da Ma family is concerned, she doesn't think Cui Tao is really serious, she just thinks that Cui Tao is in a hurry to hide because Lu Gongbi is in the prime minister's residence on Tiankuan Festival.

That being the case, the problem can only be solved by yourself as much as possible.

Da Mashi sighed, took advantage of the time when Lu Gongbi and Lu Gongru brothers came to pay their respects, explained the situation to Lu Gongbi, and advised him that it was time to let go.

Lu Gongbi's face was gloomy, and he maintained a respectful look towards the Da Ma family, but he remained silent.

Lu Gongru, who was listening to this, couldn't help but said: "Second brother refused to let go even when someone was missing. Now that he has seen someone and is close at hand, how can he let go? Sigh. , Why is the second brother's marriage so difficult, I thought our family could finally plant peach trees."

"Kids, what do you know, go back to your room and study!" Mrs. Da Ma sent off.

Lu Gongru complained endlessly, he was obviously not two years younger than Lu Gongbi, but because of his baby face, his mother never seemed to remember how old he was, and always regarded him as a child.

"Still saying that I am not, can a grown-up person speak loudly like you?"

Lu Gongru: "..."

In the end, still, he could only retreat silently.

"His words are outrageously wrong, do you know what's wrong?" Mrs. Da Ma asked Lu Gongbi seriously.

Only then did Lu Gongbi turn his eyes to Damascus.

"At the beginning, when people didn't see her, everything was still unclear. It made sense for you to think about it. But now that she is close at hand, you can see clearly, and her heart is not on you. If you think about it, you are stupid and uneasy Know. A smart man should know how to judge the situation and stop the loss in time." Mrs. Da Ma told Lu Gongbi, "If two people are in love, infatuation is right, and it is a blessing for that person. If it is only for your love, Your infatuation is nothing more than adding trouble to others."

Lu Gongbi lowered his head and remained silent.

Mrs. Dama fetched the tea bowl and handed it to Lu Gongbi.

Lu Gongbi continued silently, and Da Mashi poured hot tea in, and the tea did not stop when it was full.

"Mother!" Lu Gongbi let go of his hand, and the tea bowl shattered immediately.

"My son is not stupid, he knows how to let go, otherwise he will only hurt himself!" Mrs. Ma said loudly, then stared at Lu Gongbi sharply, with an unprecedented serious and rigid attitude.

Lu Gongbi's heart shook, he looked at the broken teacup on the ground, and said immediately, "My son understands."

After saying that, his face became even more serious, and he hurriedly saluted and left.

Damascus sighed, wishing that he could really understand and think about it.

……

On the way Cui Tao was riding a horse to Han Qi's house, he had already seen many families set up bamboo poles in front of the gate, pulled up ropes, and hung all kinds of colorful clothes in front of the gate, so they had to wait for the sun When hung high, sun them ferociously.

Not only the folks are like this, the palace is even more unavoidable, and it will be a good day to show off the dragon robes for the emperor on this day.

This Tiankuang Festival was originally established during the Zhenzong period, but the custom of drying red and green is said to have originated in the Tang Dynasty. It was a good day for Xuanzang to dry the scriptures soaked in seawater after returning from the Western Paradise.

In short, no matter what the origin is, it is a festival, and you can live it happily, rest, eat, drink, and play to your heart's content.

Han Qi's Tiankui Festival here is more elegant, and most of the photos are books, calligraphy and paintings, and there are many unique copies.Cui Tao glanced at it, and couldn't help asking Han Qi: "Is it worth a lot of money?"

"Father's relic." Han Qi said.

Cui Tao immediately held them carefully, and put the books on the cleanest white cloth to dry.

Cui Tao also saw the painting of 'Jade Pendant Hanging Peach Branches' that she had made for Han Qi, it had been delicately framed, and it looked pretty good at first glance.

After Han Qi unfolded the painting, he pressed it with a paperweight.Compared with the famous calligraphy and painting of the previous dynasty on the side, the paperweight pressed on this painting is more and more delicate.

Cui Tao was naturally happy that the painted objects were so cherished by the pleasing people, and she smirked.

Now the sun is high, the sky is blue and cloudless, like a tourmaline.

Cui Tao simply sat on the ground, basking in the sun with her books, calligraphy and paintings with her eyes closed.

Under the bright sun, Cui Tao's skin is white and shiny. The summer sun is so hot that she will sweat after a short exposure and her skin will turn red.

Cui Tao had already been shaded before he took this issue into consideration.Han Qi stood in front of Cui Tao holding an umbrella and reached out to her.Cui Tao put on her hands and let Han Qi pull himself up.

"Ms. Fang has prepared your favorite bad goose feet and duck tongues."

"Great, can I have two more glasses of wine today?" Cui Tao asked after discussing.

"It's a mistake to drink."

"I'm on vacation today, what can I do?" Cui Tao hugged Han Qi's arm, looked up at Han Qi, and asked him, "This 'thing' doesn't refer to Liu Lang, does it?"

Han Qi was poked in the center of his mind, and couldn't help coughing lightly.

"Li Yuan is here, there is a case." Zhang Chang hurried over to answer.

Cui Tao let go of her hand when she heard Zhang Chang's footsteps, and kept a distance from Han Qi.

As soon as they heard about the case, Cui Tao and Han Qi glanced at each other.

"Sure enough, you can't drink, it's really happening."

Later, Cui Tao and Han Qi, led by Li Yuan, arrived at the scene of the crime.Not only the two of them, everyone present was shocked by what they saw.

In front of the gate of a house that looks like an ordinary house, here, like other houses, they are pulling clothes to dry on a rope, but the difference is that they are purely drying clothes, while this house has mummified corpses in the clothes.

There were three of them lined up in a line, and the ropes passed through the sleeves of the mummies, and the mummies were hung upright on the clothesline.