After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

"Hmph, it's quick enough..." Li Linfu clenched his fists and snorted coldly.

The people behind the scenes learned that Mrs. Pei and Princess Xinchang had already arranged to go to Ximing Temple to offer incense today, and the other party intended to attack Xu Guogong Xiao's family. Naturally, it was much easier to operate in Ximing Temple than in Chang'an City.

After Li Linfu reported the news at the secret post of Ximing Temple, he also learned that Li Chu, Li Tan, and Li Wenning from the prince's mansion also happened to visit Ximing Temple today.Even if he decided to take advantage of this situation, if Li Chu happened to encounter the scene of an accident involving people in Xu Guogong's mansion, if he left it alone, he would definitely offend Xu Guogong's family, and if he rescued him, Li Linfu would definitely not let it go. Opportunity, casually being a fan, pointing out that Prince Li Heng intends to favor Xu Guogong Xiao Song, and if he has other schemes, it is enough to make Xuanzong angry...

It's just that I didn't expect that because Zhang Dai happened to meet the few street thugs who used to lure Li Chu into the game first, and instead let Li Chu and the three avoid the trapped Xiao Yansui. Along the way, Zhang Dai was surrounded by guards and servants, completely preventing people from taking any chances. Li Linfu and others did not expect this kind of development.

The expression on Li Linfu's face changed from cloudy to sunny. In the study room, the lights flickered, and in the dim light, his eyes were full of calculations, dim and unclear.

The well-dressed man then said in a deep voice: "Xiao Liuniang got away very quickly. After I got the news, I rushed to the Orion's house on the mountain behind. As a result, at that time, Xiao Liuniang had already No trace."

Li Linfu's expression moved slightly, he couldn't help frowning, and thoughtfully said: "She is only five or six years old, how did she escape..."

The two of them looked at each other, and they both had some doubts. Could there be someone else behind this incident.

"The subordinate is only worried that someone hid in the dark and rescued Xiao Liuniang." The man dressed up said, "From Orion's hut on the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, the mountain road in the middle is rugged and not easy to walk. Xiao Liu Niang is a child, so her movements are too fast, and it is really a coincidence that she met Zhang Jiulang afterwards."

Li Linfu nodded slowly, still thinking about it, thinking about it carefully, there are really too many coincidences in today's incident.

After Xiao Yansui successfully escaped, Duke Xu's family would definitely come back to investigate the truth afterwards.After the plan to design the prince's eldest son and the other three failed, the man pretending to be a man wanted to play by ear, leaving some fake clues to the Xiao family, and then relying on those plausible clues to implicate the matter in the prince's house, but unexpectedly It turned out that the person behind the scenes was so decisive in killing and killing those three people so quickly...

As a result, Li Linfu's hands were tied up instead.

At the beginning, Li Linfu handed over Concubine Wu Hui, the biological mother of the birthday king Li Mao, and strongly recommended Li Mao to be the crown prince, but unexpectedly, the crown prince fell to Li Heng instead.However, Xu Guogong Xiao Song, who was the prime minister of the same dynasty, was deeply favored by Xuanzong, but he never participated in the establishment of the Eastern Palace from the beginning to the end.

Now, the person who secretly protects Xiao Yansui has not yet been identified. If he is a little careless, the Xiao family will find out something and take the opportunity to blame him, but it is the same as the original well water. Xiao Song, who is living in peace, is facing each other, but I am afraid that he will be in trouble for nothing...

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After bidding farewell to Zhang Dai, Xiao Douding, Xiao Yansui was directly taken by Mrs. Pei to go back home in a carriage.

Because after Xiao Yansui saw her family, she never yelled out pain from the beginning to the end, and Pei's mind was completely seized by the disappearance of her daughter. I was afraid, even when I saw her bandaged hand, I just thought there might be some slight scratches, especially the handwork of the bandage was so rough, so Pei Shi subconsciously didn't take it seriously.

It was when she stretched out her hand to gently hold her daughter's hand, wanting to lead her for a walk, that Xiao Yansui's fingers shrank for a moment because of the pain, and Pei suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Liu Niang, did you hurt your finger?" Mrs. Pei immediately let go of her hand, and gently held her daughter's wrist.

Xiao Yansui nodded.

Pei's eyes trembled slightly, his heart was full of distress. After carefully protecting his daughter and getting into the carriage, he gently untied the silk wrapped around Xiao Yansui's fingers, and saw the child's tender and delicate hands. , those dense and clear cut marks, Pei Shi almost gasped, "How could it be so badly injured?"

In the depths of Pei's eyes, dark anger gathered almost instantly. If the person who kidnapped Xiao Yansui fell in front of her at this time, he might be torn apart by his angry mother... because of worry and heartache , Mrs. Pei's fingers holding her daughter's wrist trembled involuntarily.

After re-binding Xiao Yansui's hands with extremely gentle and careful movements, Mrs. Pei gently wrapped her cloak around her daughter's body, and held her in her arms, her voice seemed to be a little low. Hoarse and choked, "Liu Niang..."

"Aniang, I'm fine." Xiao Yansui, who was exhausted, was a little sleepy, and said softly in a daze. Although the wounds were dense and deep, when he cut the rope, he knew it well, and after all, he didn't get hurt. As long as the bones and these skin injuries are careful not to get wet, it will be fine to take care of them during this period of time.

Mrs. Pei didn't say anything, but hugged her daughter very tenderly, her body seemed to tremble slightly.

Because Xiao Yansui's finger was injured, along the way, Mrs. Pei no longer held Xiao Yansui's hand, but kept protecting her and went straight back to her yard.

As for that goose yellow skirt.It was already destroyed and thrown away.

Feeling distressed and affectionate, she hugged her daughter and sat down on the crescent bench. Mrs. Pei looked up at the two sons who had been staring at her without blinking, and said softly: "Sanlang, Wulang, you two should go back to rest too. !"

Xiao Heng shook his head, "I want to spend more time with Liu Niang."

Xiao Wu, who is still younger and has a more out-of-the-way personality, simply moved a stool over by himself, sat down next to Mrs. Pei, and muttered softly: "Aniang, I'm not leaving either..."

In the eyes of Xiao Yansui's two elder brothers, the younger sister is still so young, but she is in such a dangerous situation today, she may feel very anxious and uneasy. At this time, with more family members to accompany her, she will always feel more stable in her heart Bar……

After thinking about it, Pei naturally understood the feelings of the two brothers. Now she wished she could keep her daughter in front of her eyes, for fear that she would encounter any danger...

Mrs. Pei looked at the two sons, and then said softly: "Alright, then you two should go back to your room to tidy up first. After running around all day today, you should go change your clothes first, and then come down to Aniang's place together." For dinner."

Xiao Wu raised his head to look at Sanlang, Xiao Heng immediately nodded in agreement, and said with a smile, "Mother is absolutely right." After speaking, he gently patted his sister's head again, "Are you still afraid?"

Nestling in Pei's arms, Xiao Yansui shook her head obediently. When she spoke softly, the little girl's voice was like a clear oriole, "I'm not afraid."

What Xiao Yansui said was always the truth, but no one believed it...

After Sanlang Wulang left for the time being, Mrs. Pei told the maid beside her, "Go to Liuniang's yard and ask Axiu to bring a set of clothes."

"Yes," the maid immediately responded, turned and walked out with her head slightly lowered.

Xiao Yansui blinked, hesitated a little, and said: "Mother, I want to take a bath first..."

After she was kidnapped, she was thrown on the wet ground, and the Orion's hut was full of dust. Xiao Yansui rolled and tossed on the ground for a long time in order to break free from the rope, and finally took off the last The goose-yellow skirt on the outside always feels unclean on my body. As for the hair that is simply swept on the ground without a cover, it is even more dirty and messy. In addition, when going down the mountain, I didn’t walk on the path, but It was walking all the way through the woods, and it was covered with countless dead leaves and sundries—only Pei's own mother could hold her in her arms all the way without any grudges.

"Alright," Pei nodded.

While talking, Axiu, the maidservant next to Xiao Yansui, hastily rushed over with Xiao Yansui's complete set of dresses. She was careful, and besides the clothes, she even brought some hairpin combs for little girls that Xiao Yansui often used. and other items.

Pei's courtyard has its own bath pool. When the mother and daughter were talking just now, a servant girl had already boiled water and prepared a place for bathing.

Xiao Yansui originally wanted to do it herself, but when she lowered her head, she frowned slightly when she saw her hands being re-wrapped into two steamed buns by Pei on the way back, and had no choice but to give up her original plan. Called Axiu to come in and help.

After soaking in hot water at a suitable temperature, Axiu wanted to untie the bandage on Xiao Yansui's hand, but Xiao Yansui waved his hand to avoid it, and simply said: "I will change the bandage when I go back later." Just one click."

Because the silk wrapping the hands was more or less wet, the herbal smell of the blood-stopping medicinal powder became slightly more pronounced.

Axiu's heart tightened, and she couldn't help saying: "Liu Niang, your hand..."

"It's nothing serious. I'll reapply the medicine after changing clothes and going back later." The mist in the bathroom and the slightly steaming temperature made Xiao Yansui, who had been tired all day today, sleepy again. He yawned, and after the hair was rubbed with the saponin root and pork belly mixed with spices, the hair was gently rubbed, and the feeling of relaxation came up, making Xiao Yansui drowsy even more, and his eyelids drooped down.

She was thinking in a daze, when she took a bath last time, she said that she would have to make a few pieces of soap later on. In the absence of a laboratory, the saponification reaction can be regarded as a chemical experiment that can be easily performed successfully...

The grease at home must be readily available, but I don’t know if sodium hydroxide, commonly known as caustic soda, is available in the Tang Dynasty. However, even if it is not, it can be easily made from the very common soda sodium carbonate and slaked lime calcium hydroxide. It's just two extra steps...

It wasn't until Axiu dried her hair after taking a bath that Xiao Yansui opened her eyes in a daze and woke up a little.

She subconsciously reached out her hand to rub her eyes, but she accidentally pulled the wound on her hand, and suddenly gasped for air with a "hiss" in pain, but, after doing this, she immediately regained consciousness.

Axiu was so frightened by her sound that she stopped the movement of her hands, thinking that she accidentally pulled her hair.

"It's okay, you continue." Xiao Yansui put down his hands, blinked his misty eyes twice, and yawned again.

When Xiao Yansui came out of the bathroom, she saw that her mother had already freshened up, and the two elder brothers, San Lang and Wu Lang, had also changed their clothes and came back again. Even on the table, a variety of meals had been prepared.

Xiao Yansui walked over, sat beside her mother, and couldn't help yawning again.

"Is Liu Niang sleepy?" Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to gently touch his sister's damp hair, and with a wink, he signaled the maid to close all the windows in his mother's room.

When Mrs. Pei saw her, she smiled softly and said, "Since you are sleepy, you can go to bed early after dinner. Why don't Liu Niang stay here today and sleep at A Niang's place!"

Worried that her daughter would be frightened in Ximing Temple during the day, Pei had this plan in mind, and she must coax her daughter to sleep tonight. Black out a person is afraid.

After hearing this, Xiao Yansui shook her head immediately, her voice was soft but firm, "No need, Ma'am, I'm fine."

Now there are only four of them, mother and child, so naturally no one cares about eating and sleeping. Xiao Wu looked at Xiao Yansui with chopsticks, and after a long while, he said coldly, "Aren't you afraid?"

"Not afraid." Xiao Yansui nodded seriously and decisively.

Xiao Wu blinked his eyes twice, took two mouthfuls of food, still kept looking at his sister, but didn't say anything more.

On the other hand, Mrs. Pei, even though she was concerned about her daughter, knew that Xiao Yansui had been somewhat independent since she was a child. Seeing her firm attitude, she did not force her. He just gave a few words to Axiu after dinner, and let another person beside him The servant girl who was needed also accompanied her daughter back to her yard.