Her two black grape-like eyes rolled around, and she said very boldly: "Uncle, who said that I was not wronged? Qi Mingzhu provoked first, and I only retaliated with a tooth for a tooth, which is my own ability. Therefore, the title of this county lord was also earned by my own ability. ”

Wei Zhao was stunned, and then laughed in a low voice.

This little girl is bold, and like her aunt, she is the best at strong words.

"What Tao Tao said is that Tao Tao's title was earned by Tao Tao with his ability." Wei Zhao said, a pair of ink eyes implied doting, and looked at Xie Yanhe intentionally or unintentionally.

Xie Yanhe bit his lip and glared at Wei Zhao secretly. She didn't forget how much benefit she had been asked for by Wei Zhao in private because of Tao Tao's title.

"Uncle, if there is a lady bullying me in the future, I will move you out."

Tao Tao blinked a pair of peach blossom eyes, and said cutely: "Uncle is my biggest backer." ”

It was the first time for Wei Zhao to hear such a straightforward sycophant, and he laughed and said, "Tao Tao is right. Uncle and aunt are your supporters. ”

Wei Zhao had been looking forward to Xie Yanhe giving birth to a son-in-law for him, but now he found that it was not bad to have a beautiful and clever little princess, even if he wanted a star or a moon, he would take it off and give it to his daughter.

Xie Yan and his niece flattered Wei Zhao, quietly walked out of the main hall, and ordered the palace maid to set up a meal.

After a while, she walked in with a bowl of cool crispy mountains, topped with cherries, loquats, peach flesh and cream, and the snow-white ice cubes were served on a golden plate.

Tao Tao drooled secretly, and asked expectantly, "Auntie, did you make it for me?" ”

"Children don't eat ice." Xie Yanhe rejected his little niece very cruelly and brought it to Wei Zhao with a smile.

"Your Majesty taste it, I personally mixed it, it won't be too sweet."

Wei Zhao was very useful for Xie Yanhe's hospitality, and this was the only one, he picked up the golden spoon very face-savingly, scooped it into his lips, and then said: "It's worthy of sleeping...... The queen made it herself, it is really the best taste in the world. ”

Xie Yanhe pursed his lips and smiled, if she heard correctly, Wei Zhao had just called her milk name, and because Tao Tao was here, he had to change his words halfway.

After lunch, Xie Yanhe put Tao Tao to sleep, and then slowly returned to the main hall.

Wei Zhao was sitting on the couch reading a book, and when he saw Xie Yanhe coming in, he raised his eyebrows: "Are you in a good mood today?" ”

Xie Yanhe hurriedly suppressed the smile on his lips, but a pair of eyes were bent into crescent moons. She sat down beside Wei Zhao, didn't hold on, chuckled and leaned into Wei Zhao's arms.

"I met the crown princess today, and I gave her a meal to eat."

Xie Yanhe not only did not hide what she had done, but was proud, the corners of her lips curled up, and her pleasant voice seemed to be mixed with honey: "Maybe the crown princess will find trouble with the prince after she returns to the East Palace." ”

"You can't show the bearing of being a mother-in-law." Wei Zhao twisted Xie Yanhe's face, but he was very measured and didn't hurt Xie Yanhe.

"As long as I see the crown prince and the crown princess, I think of the grievances I have suffered." Xie Yanhe pursed his lips and tested Wei Zhao as if it were true or false: "This is called 'one mountain does not allow two tigers', isn't it?" ”

"I didn't say no." Wei Zhao's index finger tapped her red lips, and said jokingly: "I can hang the oil bottle." ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and scratched Xie Yanhe's upturned little nose, and said softly: "You know, I'm always on your side." ”

With Wei Zhao's assurance, Xie Yanhe smiled and narrowed his peach blossom eyes, and said sweetly: "It's still my husband who loves me." ”

Wei Zhao had already recognized that this little liar did not have a word of truth in his mouth, and he did not take it seriously, but asked: "Why did you come back so late today?" Delayed on the road? ”

The Marquis of Jingping's Mansion is under the root of the imperial city, and it will not take more than an hour to come and go.

Xie Yanhe couldn't help frowning, took a long breath, and suppressed the anger burning in his chest.

She said coldly: "It's not my good grandmother yet. It wasn't enough to hit me, and I hit Tao Tao's idea again. What an identity Tao Tao has! The grandmother actually wanted to match the great-grandson of the eldest princess of Changning and Tao Tao into a pair, and she didn't see if they were worthy in the house! ”

If the eldest princess of Changning was noble, the eldest princess of Ping'an would not have designated her niece as her youngest daughter-in-law, and she did not dislike the unpromising children of the Meng family.

As a result, now in order to help the third uncle, the great-granddaughters of the in-laws can be sold!

In addition to disdain, Xie Yanhe also felt cold.

It's just that the eldest princess of Ping An doesn't like herself, even if she is for her brother who supports the Xie family by herself, it's just that!

As long as Xie Yanhe thought of the years when his brother was born and died in the northwest, he felt worthless for him in his heart.

"Tao Tao's parents are here, no matter how bad they are, and my uncle, yours, support her, this little thing, is it worth your anger?"

Wei Zhao sometimes really couldn't figure out what Xie Yanhe's little head was thinking.

The eldest princess of Ping'an has no chance to point fingers at Tao Tao's marriage, since she can see it clearly, why do she still have a liver fire.

"You don't understand, I'm not worth it for my brother."

Xie Yanhe snorted lightly, in front of Wei Zhao, he didn't save face for his third uncle at all.

"My third uncle is a gentleman. is such a big person, and he has to suck his nephew's blood, and now that he has the idea of Tao Tao again, I am ashamed of him. ”

Wei Zhao almost lost his laughter. But he didn't want to annoy people, so he could only hold back.

What kind of person is Xie Han, how can he let people take advantage of him! In Mianmian's heart, how could Xie Han, the brother, still be a little pitiful.

"I know you don't like the official of 'Duke Xie Guo'. But the Xie family has been inherited for a long time, whether it is for the sake of my father-in-law's face or your face, I have to let the 'Duke of Xie Guo' inherit it from generation to generation in this dynasty." Therefore, I did not take back the Xie family's Danshu iron coupon, but chose to let my father-in-law come to the knight. But the father-in-law also has a double identity, that is, the national father-in-law, and Jiang Ming is the uncle of the country. Therefore, I am going to choose an auspicious day and crown my father-in-law and uncle as the Duke of Cheng'en. ”

Xie Yanhe was completely shocked by Wei Zhao's words.

Out of disgust for Xie Jin, Xie Yan and his joint hatred took the title of Xie Guogong. Xie Yanhe always thought that his performance was not obvious.

After all, even the maidservants around her began to change their words to call their father and mother Grandpa Guo and Duchess Guo.

But she didn't expect that Wei Zhao would even notice such details.

Xie Yanhe heard the sound of the ice melting in his heart, as if there was a corner that had not seen the sun all year round, and was suddenly penetrated by the sun, sweeping away the cold and haze before, and a small seed burst out of the wet and cold soil, not knowing when it would sprout, bloom, and bear fruit.

If you add the title of Duke Cheng'en, then there are three titles on my brother, the hereditary duke and the marquis.

The title of Duke Cheng'en was cut off in five generations, and Na Yuxiu also had the title of two dukes and one title of the founder county man, while Wei Zhou could inherit the title of Marquis of Jingping and the title of the founder county man.

The niece Tao Tao was named the county lord again, not only with a title, but also with a food estate, such a favor is not common in all dynasties.

It was Xie Yanhe who was accustomed to being pampered and arrogant, and couldn't help but ask at this moment: "Your Majesty, if you do this, will you be impeached by the imperial history and say that you are too favored to the Xie family?" ”

"You are my queen, the title of Duke of Chengen, and my father-in-law and uncle can afford it." Wei Zhao's fingers caressed Xie Yanhe's spine with reassurance, and said softly: "Besides, I rewarded the Xie family this time, and I didn't violate the rules. ”

Xie Yanhe nestled into Wei Zhao's arms and said softly, "As long as I don't cause you trouble." ”

Xie Yan and himself didn't notice it, but Wei Zhao heard the worry and attachment hidden in her words clearly, and his heart softened.

It turns out that the little girl is not hard-hearted, as long as she covers it patiently, she can always be warmed up over time.

"Take a nap with me." Wei Zhao stretched out his hand and pulled Xie Yanhe to his chest, his long arms tightly imprisoned her, and his movements were very gentle: "Good, close your eyes." ”

Xie Yanhe has had nightmares at night in the past few days, and at this moment, listening to Wei Zhao's gentle comfort, he suddenly felt a surge of sleepiness, and slowly closed his eyes in Wei Zhao's arms.

Wei Zhao just wanted to put the little girl to sleep at first, but looking at her quiet sleeping face and soft and defenseless posture, he was instantly infected by Xie Yanhe and fell asleep with her in his arms.

……

Huangjia Village.

In a remote house, two brothers, Zhao Ping and Zhao Xu, walked into the house wearing wet clothes and covered in water.

It rained too much today, and although the two of them were wearing clothes, they were still drenched in soup. But they didn't have time to change their clothes, but strode into the hall.

Seeing the stranger who appeared in the house, Zhao Ping and Zhao Xu were stunned: "Lord Liu, this is ......"

Liu Xun didn't answer Zhao Ping's question, but asked anxiously, "Haven't you found out the whereabouts of Master Hou yet?" ”

If Marquis Jingping has an accident in Funan, his official position is not guaranteed, and with the importance that the queen attaches to the brother of Marquis Jingping, I am afraid that I will not even be able to save my life.

Hearing Liu Xun's question, Zhao Ping and Zhao Xu suddenly looked solemn, and Zhao Ping spoke with great difficulty: "Lord Liu, it's the incompetence of his subordinates. ”

"It's been five days, it's been five days, if you can't find anyone again, I'm afraid that Master Hou will be more auspicious."

Liu Xun paced anxiously in the room.

The room was not big, and Liu Xun's knee accidentally hit the chair, and he suddenly "hissed" in pain.

"To live to see people, to die to see corpses."

The strange man in the room had a silver mask on his face, and his voice was hoarse, although he only said a few words, he carried a fierce aura of murder, as if even the temperature in the air had dropped.

Liu Xun then remembered that there was another person in the room, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty: "My lord, they are all incompetent subordinates, you see, how should we act now......

The masked man said, "Continue along the river to find the whereabouts of Marquis Jingping." In addition, tomorrow, the king of Funan will leave the palace and go to Jizu Mountain to inspect the iron ore. Our people will lie in ambush in the dense forest, with the Ming Di as the signal, and be sure to take off Duan Yi's head. ”

The masked man's murderous words made the three people in the room shudder.

Zhao Ping said cautiously: "My lord, Duan Yi has always been very cautious, we choose to do it tomorrow, will it be too hasty?" ”

"It's just going to be a surprise." The masked man only said this, and then waved his hand at the three people: "You guys go down immediately to make arrangements." There is no room for failure in this mission, otherwise it will ...... You and I can't keep our heads! ”

The masked man put down a threat, he pushed the door open, and the tall figure disappeared into the continuous rain.

Leaving Liu Xun and several people looking at each other, they all saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes.

……

Outside the house, it was stormy, and in the dilapidated hut at the bottom of the mountain, on a clay kang covered with straw mats, lay a man who was out of step with his surroundings.

The man was dressed in a black suit, wearing a bamboo crown on his head, green silk like ink, and skin like jade. Even if he was seriously injured and unconscious, the man's eyes were closed and his lips were pale, but it did not affect his handsome appearance in the slightest, and he was still like a god, which made people ashamed of themselves.

The wind swept outside, and I didn't know what was blown down by the wind outside, making a "clang, clang" sound, and Xie Han, whose consciousness was trapped in chaos, instantly opened his eyes.

The woman guarding the bedside instantly pounced in surprise, her voice was crisp, and she said in the local vernacular: "Childe, you have finally woken up." ”

Xie Han had already done his homework before he came, and he was not only able to understand the local dialect, but also spoke it fluently.

He looked at him with a pair of cold star-like peach blossom eyes, although his eyes were as cold as snow, but the tails of his eyes were raised with a flow of romance, as if he was affectionate, and people couldn't help drowning in his eyes.

How can a woman resist such a handsome man?

When he fell asleep, he was already amazed by him, but now that he woke up, his outstanding demeanor was more like a god in the sky.

The woman's face burned instantly, her eyelashes trembled, and the blush on her cheeks was unusually obvious on her honey-like skin.

When Xie Han was in the northwest, he was used to seeing women full of admiration.

The woman there was much more daring than the girl in front of her, and knowing that he had a wife and children, she was able to muster up the courage to stop his steed, and offer herself a pillow, willing to be a slave by his side.

Xie Han has never been pretentious about such a woman.

But now, he is in an isolated and helpless situation, and he can only choose to make peace with this village girl.

He said softly, "Girl, why am I here?" ”

The man's voice was as clear and moving as a clear spring. The woman had never heard such a nice voice, and her face turned even redder.

She lowered her head, twisted her fingers, and said, "The night before yesterday, I was netting in the river, and I saw a corner of my clothes floating in the water, so I rescued you. ”

Xie Han stood up and glanced at the sky outside, he was surprised: "I've been in a coma for so long?" ”

He couldn't help frowning as he accidentally touched the wound on his arm as he got up.

Seeing this, the woman hurriedly said, "You should have hit the reef and your arm was cut by a sharp stone." I've already bandaged you, though. ”

When Xie Han heard this, he glanced at his left arm, he didn't tell the woman that the injury on his arm was not cut by the reef, but that he raised his arm to block and was cut by the enemy's long knife.

"Thank you for saving the girl's life, I don't know the girl's name?" Xie Han looked at the woman tenderly and said softly.

"My name is Aunt Mei." When the woman said her name, she was too ashamed to look at the man on the bed, so she also missed the cold glint that flashed in the man's eyes.

"Aunt Mei, what a good name."

Xie Han curled his lips, and a pair of peach blossom eyes seemed to be filled with bright starlight.

Aunt Mei never knew that her name would sound so good when she pronounced it from a man's mouth.

She looked up in a daze, lost in the man's gentle eyes.

Xie Han gave himself the identity of a scholar, and on the way to study, he encountered a water bandit and was forced to jump into the river, and as a result, he ended up in the village in front of him.

Aunt Mei was convinced of this.

And Xie Han also took out his position from Aunt Mei's mouth. The distance from Shilin Mansion is not close, even if you ride a horse, you have to walk for most of the day.

But when Xie Han jumped into the water, the silver, as well as the tokens that contacted Liu Xun and others, were all lost, and he couldn't move an inch now.

And this Aunt Mei is a family with four walls, how to get in touch with Liu Xun has become Xie Han's most difficult problem at present.

And the people in this village may not be as simple as Aunt Mei, once Xie Han's identity is revealed, there will be only a dead end, so Xie Han doesn't even dare to go out of the courtyard gate.

Fortunately, Aunt Mei has no father and mother, which saves Xie Han a lot of trouble.

Xie Han stayed at Aunt Mei's house for three days, and he had to be careful to keep his distance from Aunt Mei, not to get too close to give her the wrong hint, and not to be too far away from her and make her discouraged.

"Aunt Mei, is there a market nearby? I want to add something. Xie Han pointed to Aunt Mei to write her name on the spinner, as if asking casually.

"Bazaar?" Aunt Mei held a bamboo branch, and although she had practiced for a long time, she still wrote her name crookedly.

Hearing Xie Han's question, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, threw away the bamboo branches, and said with an innocent face: "There is a market in the town, if you leave before dawn, you can walk there before noon." It's just that I don't have copper money, and if I want to buy anything, I can only exchange chickens, ducks, fish and shrimp. ”

After Aunt Mei finished speaking, she lowered her head a little sadly, she wanted to leave this fairy-like son behind.

But Aunt Mei knew in her heart that with her own identity, she was not worthy of this son at all.

Aunt Mei thought more than once: If only this son was willing to stay here, then she would definitely be very good to this son.

But at this moment, after listening to Childe's questioning, Aunt Mei realized that she didn't even have the money to buy anything for Childe.

Aunt Mei was very frustrated, and the expression on her face instantly lowered

Xie Han pretended not to see anything, and asked gently, "Aunt Mei, can you take me to the market, I want to buy some paper and pencils." ”

There is no one in the village who reads, but this does not affect Aunt Mei to know how expensive paper and pens are.

There is a pen and ink shop in the town, which is a place where only outsiders can go.

Every time Aunt Mei walked to the door of the shop, she would quicken her pace, because she knew that it was not a place for herself to enter.

"Childe, I can't afford pen and paper." Aunt Mei whispered, the expression on her face as if she would cry in the next moment.

Xie Han felt a trace of unbearable emotion in his heart.

The girl in front of her is too simple, like a blank piece of paper, she has not experienced the sinister of the world, nor has she been contaminated with the delicacy and beauty of the world.

She is like an inconspicuous stone, rough, silent, and heavy.

"Girl, I already have a wife at home."

Xie Han smiled bitterly.

He didn't know what the consequences would be if he told the truth, maybe he would be kicked out by this simple girl.

But Xie Han has his own principles that he adheres to, even if his life is at stake, he is not so despicable as to trample on a true heart.

When Aunt Mei heard this, she raised her head suddenly, and her eyes, which were not beautiful, were filled with tears, and her honey-colored skin was even whiter.

Xie Han felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he regretted what he had done in the past few days.

He whispered, "Girl, I'm sorry. ”

Aunt Mei's body trembled, she turned around, and quickly wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand, her heart was extremely sour. Childe refused to call his name anymore.

Aunt Mei hung her head and said in a snort: "Childe misunderstood, I ...... I know I'm not worthy of my son......"

"Girl, you're going to meet someone better than me." Xie Han sighed.

His heart was too small to bear the girl's affection.

Aunt Mei didn't squeak.

After a while, she stood up and ran out as fast as she could, as if there was a wild beast chasing after her.

Xie Han took a deep breath. This place, he can't stay any longer.

As for the grace of saving her life, she can only wait until he escapes and give Aunt Mei a reward that is enough to make her rich and prosperous for the rest of her life.

Xie Han glanced at the open firewood door, he picked up a firewood knife in the yard, hid it on his body, and quietly walked out of the door.

……

Li Mu hurried all the way, and finally arrived at the gate of Shilin Mansion.

After entering the city, Li Mu found that the entire stone forest was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, in addition to the soldiers and officials patrolling the streets, the couples selling wontons on the streets, the merchants walking the streets and alleys, and the beggars squatting by the wall, at a glance, were the secret sentinels in the army.

As an obvious outsider, Li Mu was tall and handsome, and he was immediately distinguished from the locals.

Li Mu knew in his heart that from the moment he entered the city, he had already been targeted by people with a heart.

He ate three bowls of wontons on the side of the street, then took the map in his hand and walked around the alleys, and after half an hour, he finally shook off all the tails behind him.

Li Mu took the iron plate given to him by Mrs. Jingping Hou, changed his outfit in a dark alley, and disguised himself as an old man, leaning over and walking in the direction of Camellia Street.

Li Mu came to a spice shop called "Feiyunfang", he looked around very cautiously, saw that there was nothing abnormal, and flashed into the shop.

Feiyunfang is divided into two floors, and it is a relatively high-end shop in Shilin Mansion.

It's just that there wasn't a single customer in the store today.

There was only one guy left at the counter, and when he saw that the guest who came in was an old man, he said impatiently: "Let's go, this is not the place for you to come!" ”