Zhong Tai lives outside the city and rents a small courtyard. Not big, but very clean.

Zhong Tae is unmarried, and there is only a rough maid in the yard who does laundry and cooking, and an old slave who cleans. Cao Miao came uninvited, the rough maid and the old slave were at a loss, and after a long time, the old slave reacted, asked the rough maid to prepare drinks and fruits, and rushed to the next door by himself, inviting Zhong Tai's sister to entertain the guests.

Jong Tae's sister is Guan Jun's wife, and she looks a little haggard. In fact, according to the information obtained by Cao Miao, Mrs. Zhong is just in her early thirties this year, and she has been married to Guan Jun for more than ten years, so she quickly crossed the time of a young woman and became a middle-aged and elderly woman, with rough skin and dull eyes, looking at least ten years older than Princess Deyang.

After all, she was born in a big family, and she has been married to Guan Jun for many years, so she has some insight, and when she learned that the visitor was Cao Miao, she knew that trouble came to the door, and her expression was very embarrassed. He saluted respectfully, reported his name, and stood opposite Cao Miao, bowing his head and not saying a word.

Cao Miao stood in the courtyard, did not sit in the hall, and was not interested in tasting the wine prepared by the rough maid.

He is not here to be a guest today, but to take revenge, and he is not in the mood to be polite with the Zhong sisters. It's just that when I saw Mrs. Zhong's appearance, I couldn't say the cruel words I was ready for a while.

"Madame must know what I'm here for?" Cao Miao looked around and said lightly, his expression cold and arrogant.

Ah Hu pressed the knife and stood aside, his face sinking like water. Zhishu and picturesque stood on both sides of the door, their eyes vigilant. Qingtao stood beside Cao Miao, staring at Mrs. Zhong with a faint murderous intent in her eyes.

The corners of Mrs. Zhong's mouth twitched, trying to squeeze out a smile, but she couldn't smile. "Just about to ask for advice."

"Oh?" Cao Miao turned her head and looked at Mrs. Zhong coldly, her eyes sneering. "Madame is pretending to be innocent with me?"

"How dare you." Mrs. Zhong bowed down and said: "The clumsy husband reported Ling Zun to the imperial court back then, although it was out of public interest, after all, Ling Zun was in prison, and the prince wanted to take revenge, although it was illegal, it was understandable. It's just that there is a wrong, there is a debtor, and it is a clumsy husband who denounces Ling Zun, what does it have to do with his brother? It is really puzzling that the prince seeks revenge and gives up his brother. ”

Cao Miao's heart moved. Although Mrs. Zhong looked nervous, her answer was not leaky. Although I have been prepared, it is not easy to be so thoughtful in such a situation.

"Madame, don't be in a hurry, justice may be late, but it will come. Naturally, I won't let go of your husband's business. But today, it doesn't have much to do with your husband, at least not yet. Cao Miao slowly turned around and sneered. Or, in your opinion, although your husband is not very good, your brother is still a gentleman? ”

Madame Zhong's face sank. "Although the younger brother is not a weapon, he does not dare to be a gentleman, but he also knows the teachings of the sage, and he is very upright. Even if he is a clumsy husband, he is just a little more intense, he does not hide the evil of Lingzun, he is not lenient, and he does not fabricate it out of thin air. The prince is wise, when he knows that the source of Lingzun's suffering is not the clumsy husband, but someone else, but he does not look for the real enemy, and only dares to bully the clumsy husband and the younger brother, which is inevitably cold. ”

Cao Miao raised her eyebrows and smiled silently. "Madame is so eloquent, she deserves to be a child of the Yingchuan Zhong family."

Mrs. Zhong sneered: "The prince is falsely praised, and the concubine does not dare to be a concubine." Although the concubine is from the Yingchuan Zhong family, she is a side branch of the Shu clan and can only be bullied. If it was really a big sect, the prince would not come. ”

"Madame mean that I am afraid of the weak?"

"Don't dare." Mrs. Zhong arched her hand, lowered her head, and said hatefully: "The position is humble and light, and can only be slaughtered by others, how dare you accuse the prince." ”

"Madame is right, she is humble and can only be slaughtered by others, so don't be smart and take any responsibility for others." Cao Miao took two steps back and forth. "Later, I will let my brother come back, and ask my wife to persuade him to say something and not ask for hardship. Good no good? ”

Mrs. Zhong raised her head in surprise and looked at Cao Miao for a moment, and her expression became puzzled.

"My brother and the prince don't know each other, what kind of grudge do they have?"

"Sister!" A thin figure appeared at the door, and Zhong Tai appeared at the door. His face was pale and covered with sweat, and his clothes were torn and dusty, and he looked a little embarrassed. Behind him was a little slave, his eyes were red and swollen, and he had clearly just cried.

"Yuanping, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. Zhong was startled, rushed to Zhong Tai, and looked at it.

Cao Miao could see it clearly and knew that Zhang Wei and they had succeeded, and the Shu brocade that Zhong Tai bought from Shu Mansion was robbed by them.

"Sister, it's nothing." Zhong Tai glanced at Cao Miao and forced his composure. "It's okay, sister, let's go back first. This is ......"

Mrs. Zhong said in a low voice: "This is the eldest prince of Yongqiu Palace, who has come to look for you. Yuanping, do you know him? ”

Zhong Tai's face changed again, and he said in a low voice: "Sister, it's okay, you're too worried." Can you lend me some money? When the prince came to the door, I didn't prepare at all, so please ask my sister to buy some food and drink, okay? ”

Mrs. Zhong looked at Cao Miao. Cao Miao didn't speak either. Mrs. Zhong thought about it, called the old slave, asked him to go next door to get some money, go to prepare wine and food, and then without waiting for Zhong Tai to speak, she went to the hall first and sat down by herself.

Zhong Tai came to Cao Miao, hesitated for a moment, and bowed his hand. "I didn't know that the prince was coming, so I couldn't welcome him from afar, and I asked the prince to forgive me. Prince, please speak. ”

Cao Miao waved his hand. "Captain Zhong, we are not friends, so you don't have to be so polite. You must also understand my intention, why don't you get straight to the point? I'll also be honest with you, today is the first salute and then the soldiers, if you cooperate, it will naturally be easy to say. If you don't cooperate, I'm afraid you won't be so polite when the school comes to the door. ”

Hearing the word "school affairs", Zhong Tai obviously shuddered, he peeked at Mrs. Zhong in the hall, bit his lip, and stretched out his hand to invite again. "Prince, it's a long story, can you sit down and talk?"

Seeing that Zhong Tai was relieved, Cao Miao did not refuse again, went to the hall proudly, sat down in the guest seat opposite Mrs. Zhong, and bowed slightly to Mrs. Zhong. Mrs. Zhong looked at Cao Miao in some surprise, hesitated for a moment, and returned the courtesy.

Zhong Tae hesitated for a moment, but still took his seat with the chairman. "The prince must be here because of that rumor from April ago?"

Cao Miao nodded. Mrs. Zhong was taken aback and turned her head to look at Zhong Tai. "Yuanping, that's your ......"

Zhong Tai smiled bitterly. "Sister, I was confused and made a mistake. Today is self-inflicted, and no one can complain. ”

Mrs. Zhong blushed angrily and shouted: "Yuan Ping, your brother-in-law made a mistake first, why don't you know how to learn from it, but instead intensify it and do such a thing." Even if you can get away with it for a while, how can you be worthy of it? ”

Zhong Tai lowered his head and said nothing.

Cao Miao coughed. "Mrs. Zhong, don't be impatient, can you wait for Brother Ling to finish? I'm here today to just want to know the truth, but not to see how you educate your brother. ”

Mrs. Zhong's face turned pale, she glared at Zhong Tai fiercely, hid her face and wept away.

Zhong Tae-kun sat still, watching his sister snatch the door away, crying from the courtyard next door, and let out a long sigh. "Prince, may I ask, did you arrange the robbery on the road today? If so, can you give me back those brocades? The money for the brocade was still borrowed, and my sister could not be asked to pay it back. ”