Chapter 16: The Past

As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, you will be diligent if you have nothing to do, and you will be either a traitor or a thief.

Cao Miao did not lose his memory, he knew what kind of person Qingtao was before, although he had never abused him and took care of him wholeheartedly, but he didn't have a good impression of him, and what he did was just his duty. Or rather, she had no choice.

If there was a chance to leave him, Qingtao might have left long ago.

Today, I suddenly took the initiative so much, and naturally I wanted something.

He didn't want to hide Qingtao all the time, but he didn't want to involve Qingtao easily. The fewer people know about it, the less likely it is to be leaked. Now that Qingtao already knows, he can't hide it, he must face it and take contingency measures.

Including killing people and killing people.

He doesn't want to kill easily, but when he really deserves to kill, he won't be soft. If Han Dong and Wang Tai knew that he was the one who caused the trouble, they wouldn't be crazy?

"Can you make poetry?" Cao Miao seemed to be chatting casually, but her tone was full of pressure.

"How can a servant make any poems, but just recite a few sentences of the work of the people." Qingtao knew what Cao Miao wanted to ask, and said straight to the point: "Prince, the maid's surname is Zhang, his name is Yingzi, and his ancestral home is Wuwei Zuli. The first father Xuanwei Dinghou, embroidery, the word text. The father of the father, the word Boyuan, was in Jian'an for 24 years, and died because of the Wei sarcasm case. Father and brother were killed, the servant son was young because he was young, so he was not an official slave and a maid, and he entered the palace in the second year of Huang Chu, which was still called the Linzi Marquis Mansion at that time. ”

Cao Miao was taken aback. "Are you Zhang Xiu's granddaughter?"

Qingtao nodded. "If the eldest prince has any doubts, he can ask the king and his wife, and they both know the origin of the servant." She paused, and then said: "Actually, most of the slaves and maids in this mansion are like this, and they want to come to the court to make it easier to take care of them. ”

"My father knows?"

Qingtao looked at Cao Miao quietly. "The maid was young at the time, and many things were not clear, but there was one thing that the maid remembered very clearly. Shortly before the Wei Wei case, the king, who was still the Marquis of Linzi at the time, went to the servant's house and had a secret conversation with the servant Aweng. After he left, the servant Ah Weng began to pack his bags, as if he was going to go far away, but then somehow he didn't leave. If he had left, maybe the servant family wouldn't have been like this. ”

Cao Miao's heart was galloping.

Cao Zhi conspired with Zhang Xiu's son Zhang Quan, Wei Wei's case, is there a connection here?

**, no, conspiracy.

Cao Zhi still has such a big deal? It doesn't look like it.

Thanks to years of acting experience, although Cao Miao had a blazing fire of gossip in her heart, she didn't react on her face, and looked at Qingtao calmly. Qingtao was still a little excited, but she was looked at by his warm gaze, and gradually became cramped, and her body shrank tighter, like a helpless stray cat.

"Who has asked me these days, how?" Cao Miao retracted her gaze and said lightly.

Qingtao didn't dare to be presumptuous, and reported the situation she knew to Cao Miao.

At night, Cao Miao chanted poems and dances on the rooftop, and pointed to Cao Zhi and asked him if he knew if he was wrong, which successfully attracted a lot of attention from inside and outside the house. Needless to say, the prison and the auxiliary officials of the defense department, there are both direct questioning and beating around the bush, Qingtao doesn't know what to ask, all of them are pushed to the prince to have a crazy attack and perfunctory past.

Outsiders can be perfunctory, but people in the house can't deal with it like this, especially when Mrs. Xie asked, Qingtao could only report the situation in detail in the last month or so, and some things even went back a few months ago.

Despite this, they still didn't know what happened to Cao Miao, and there was only one tacit consensus: Cao Miao's condition has changed, it may have worsened, or it may have improved. How it is, we have to see again, Mrs. Xie asked Qingtao to pay more attention and report at any time.

Because of this, Qingtao noticed the abnormality of Cao Miao and Ah Hu. Tonight, as soon as they went out, she knew about it, for fear that someone would suddenly come and find that there was no one in Cao Miao's room, so she deliberately hid inside and made some noise until Cao Miao came back.

"If there is anything else the prince wants to ask, the servant knows everything."

Cao Miao asked a few questions, and Qingtao answered them one by one, which was reasonable and reasonable, and she couldn't see any flaws. Cao Miao relieved himself a little, and then asked, "How has the king reacted recently?" ”

Ever since he was asked by the prince, the king's mind has become heavier, and he often stays awake all night. The lady and the second prince were very worried about his body, and persuaded him several times, but it was useless. ”

Qing Tao knew so much, Cao Miao couldn't ask anything nutritious no matter how much she asked, the hour was not early, and she was a little sleepy, so she closed her eyes, and after a while, she snored.

Qingtao was also sleepy, her eyelids were heavy, but she didn't dare to sleep, and she lay on the side tremblingly.

She questioned Ah Hu and learned that Cao Miao had warned Ah Hu that he was killing people in his dreams, and Ah Hu was not allowed to approach him while he was sleeping, otherwise his life would be in danger. Although Cao Miao didn't let her sleep today, she left her indoors, who knew if she wanted to take her life by killing people in her dreams?

It's early summer, the weather is a little hot, and mosquitoes are gradually increasing. When waiting for Cao Miao, she had already chased the mosquitoes in the tent clean, but when Cao Miao went to bed, she didn't tuck the corners of the tent in time, and two more came in, screaming, which was very annoying.

Qingtao simply sat up and took the bamboo fan hanging at the head of the bed to fan Cao Miao and drive away mosquitoes.

The lights were dim, and Cao Miao was lying on the bed in a big shape, Qingtao didn't dare to move too fast, for fear of disturbing Cao Miao, and it was even more difficult to catch the two mosquitoes. She thought about it for a long time, and she actually came up with a way, while fanning Cao Miao, she unbuttoned her clothes, exposed her body, lured mosquitoes to bite, and then covered her with her clothes.

This method really worked, and after being bitten a few times, she successfully culled the two mosquitoes, and she was too tired to do it, so she curled up at Cao Miao's feet and fell asleep. Although she kept reminding herself that she couldn't really fall asleep, after a while, she still entered the land of dark sweetness.

With the shallow snoring of green peach, Cao Miao's snoring stopped. He didn't actually sleep. For tonight's operation, he slept all afternoon yesterday. He just wanted to see how Qingtao reacted and see if she could stay around.

Listening to Qingtao's breathing, Cao Miao didn't move. He knew that Qingtao was really asleep. A fifteen-year-old girl, who has no leisure during the day, waits for him at night until the second half of the night, and she can support him for so long, which is beyond his expectations.

As for why Qingtao didn't dare to sleep, he was also clear in his heart. Judging from various factors, Qingtao is stronger than Ah Hu in other aspects, except for not having the same skills as Ah Hu, and is more suitable to be a henchman.

Zhang Xiu's granddaughter, who is Cao Pi's life and death enemy, should be able to be trusted. Specifically, I have to ask Cao Zhi before I say that I can't just listen to Qingtao's words. If it's confirmed, he'll consider telling Qingtao something.

Now, he's going to Cao Zhi. After fishing Cao Zhi for so many days, it's time to meet him, especially when something big is about to happen in the palace.

Cao Miao waited for a while to confirm that Qingtao was asleep, and then got up quietly. On the hanger at the head of the bed, he saw a set of freshly washed clothes, and knew that Qingtao had prepared them, so he couldn't help but be a little more satisfied with Qingtao. He put on clean clothes and went out.

The east is white, and an arc of blood-red morning sun is about to reveal the horizon.