The most arrogant Gao Xun rolled on the ground, the elegant Sun Yong was at a loss, and the other servants also looked at each other, only Gao Xun's subordinates were anxious and wanted to fight around Cao Miao.

No matter how weak Cao Zhi is, he can't watch Cao Miao suffer, and immediately order Lao Song at the door to call someone.

In the blink of an eye, the small courtyard was tense and murderous.

Cao Miao returned to the porch as if nothing happened, ignoring the dust and blood stains on her body, turned over and lay down, and continued to sleep.

Cao Zhi rushed over when he heard the news, and when he saw this scene, he was also speechless. He finally got Sun Yong's consent, stopped the thieves and officials, helped Gao Xun up, went out of the small courtyard, and went to the main hall to discuss the aftermath.

Cao Zhi also followed. Before leaving, he looked at Cao Miao helplessly. "Brother, do you know who this Gao Xun is?"

"Didn't he say it, Chen Liugao's family, Gao Rou's subordinate."

He is also the most talented child of the younger generation of Chen Liugao's family, and he is quite famous in Beijing. I heard that even the first emperor admired him and planned to marry the princess of Dongxiang, but it was unfortunate that the first emperor died, so he failed to get married. ”

"Oh." Cao Miao responded lightly, thought for a moment, and felt a little inexplicably melancholy. "Dongxiang, I seem to remember a little, is she going to get married? Time flies. "But I was thinking in my heart, which one is Dongxiang? There are many boys and girls in my memory, but the people and names don't match.

Seeing Cao Miao sentimental, Cao Zhi sighed and couldn't bear to say any more. He had to take care of Qingtao and the others to take good care of Cao Miao, and take care of Lao Song to send people to ensure Cao Miao's safety, and there could be no more Han Dong breaking into the courtyard at night, so he left in a hurry.

Qingtao asked Ah Hu to close the courtyard door, Hongxing went to prepare hot water, sat on Cao Miao's side, took out a handkerchief, and wiped the mud and blood on Cao Miao's face. Cao Miao didn't move, looked at Ah Hu, who went back to the corner to practice martial arts, and suddenly said, "When Han Dong forced you, were you afraid?" ”

"I'm afraid." Qingtao said softly.

"But you answered well, and there was no flaw at all."

Knowing that Cao Miao was outside the door at the time, Qingtao was happy in her heart. "The servant is insignificant, unless he has to do it, Han Dong will not kill the servant."

"Have you ever practiced martial arts?"

"I practiced some when I was a child, but I abandoned it for nearly ten years, and I forgot it all."

"Let's pick it up again." Cao Miao lay down again, squinting her eyes and looking at the sky. "If you want to follow me, you will inevitably encounter danger, practice some martial arts, and have some self-defense." He tilted his head and looked at the green peach. "Liangzhou woman, with a strong body, it shouldn't be difficult."

Although she had a skin-to-skin relationship with Cao Miao, Qingtao was still shy by Cao Miao's eyes, and subconsciously withdrew her arms and wrapped them around her chest. "Prince, ...... What should I practice? Knife technique, spear technique, or mounted archery? If you practice riding and archery, you can have a horse. ”

Cao Miao didn't rush to answer. He estimated that Qingtao should be a bit basic, but he hadn't practiced for too long and was deserted. However, martial arts are not so mysterious, and they don't want to become a generation of grandmasters like Gong Er, as long as they are trained and their nutrition can keep up, they can be effective after two or three years.

The fastest effective technique should be self-defense, which was originally designed for women with limited physical strength.

"I'll talk about riding and shooting later, you can practice some self-defense skills first."

Qingtao didn't understand what Cao Miao was talking about, but she still chose to believe Cao Miao. With Ah Hu as an example, she believes that the eldest prince must be extremely clever in teaching her self-defense. A few days ago, Ah Hu faced a few thieves, even if he could win, he would not win so easily.

In just a few days, Wang Tai, who had bullied the Yongqiu Mansion for so long, died, and the school affairs that everyone heard about were planted with such a big stolen goods, and people couldn't see the flaws, and the eldest prince's methods were simply unpredictable. Follow him, maybe revenge is hopeful.

"First of all, you have to be clear about several key points of the human body." Cao Miao said unhurriedly.

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At that time, on the top of the small building, Cao Zhi leaned on the desk with his hand.

It's easy to deal with Sun Yong and the others, and he is exhausted.

Before Wang Tai's matter was over, Cao Miao actually bit off Gao Xun's finger again.

This kid did it on purpose, right?

Cao Zhi was distressed, but also had some unspeakable pride. Even he didn't figure out how Cao Miao did it now, killed Wang Tai, successfully blamed Han Dong, and made the Yongqiu Mansion stay out of the matter and watch from the wall peacefully.

If it weren't for what Cao Miao said before, he would almost really think that this was Han Dong's blackmail, killing people and robbing money.

But what's the point? Kill a Wang Tai, and the imperial court will send another prisoner to the country. If Han Dong is killed, the Yongqiu Mansion will still cause trouble with the school, and the Son of Heaven behind the school matter, which will be more troublesome than killing the prisoner, and it will ruin his efforts.

You have to talk to him. Such a mess may be able to relieve the anger of the moment, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem.

Cao Zhi's body moved slightly, and his buttocks fell back before he left his heels. The last time he met Cao Miao in the garden, they broke up unhappily, and he was worried that this time it would be like this. He glanced at Cao Zhi who was standing on the side and sighed secretly. Cao Zhi is very smart and filial, but this kind of thing is really not suitable for him, especially when he can't figure out whether Cao Miao is really crazy or fake. It's better to be really crazy, but the most afraid is to pretend to be crazy.

Cao Zhi said to Cao Zhi: "Yungong, you go to the small courtyard to see if your brother is resting." If it's resting, let Qingtao come to see me. ”

"Whoa." Cao Zhi nodded and turned around.

Cao Zhi got up and paced back and forth in the room, and it was not until footsteps sounded on the stairs that he returned to his seat and sat down.

The footsteps stopped in front of the door, and Qingtao walked in, knelt in front of Cao Zhi, and bowed. Cao Zhi didn't speak, staring at Qingtao, his eyebrows gradually frowning. Qingtao was apprehensive in her heart, and wanted to open her mouth several times to break the silence, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back.

"Qingtao, how many years have you been in the house?" Cao Zhi asked lightly.

"Eight years and seven months."

"How many people are there in your Zhang family?"

Qingtao was silent for a moment, and her voice was more sad. "There are fifty-eight people in the mansion, and only one servant is left."

"Want revenge?"

Qingtao's body shook up, and she slowly raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes. "The king, the servant has been thinking about revenge day and night all these years."

Cao Zhi got up, walked in front of Qingtao, and leaned over to look at Qingtao. "If you want revenge, you have to live. You are the only one left in the Zhang family, if you make a mistake and take a wrong step, no one will avenge the Zhang family. ”

Qingtao's words came to her mouth and swallowed back raw. "The servant is stupid, and I don't know what the king is referring to, so please ask the king to speak clearly."

Cao Zhi's eyes flashed slightly and he laughed. He straightened up and walked back to his seat. "You go back."

Qingtao glanced at Cao Zhi twice, and the essence flashed and disappeared. She withdrew her gaze, bowed, and withdrew.