"Jinyuan, this is not about Qingling, I have connived at her since I was a child, so I raised her to act arbitrarily, this is all due to the cause I planted, the evil......" Yun Zhengqiu said bitterly, his expression was remorseful, and his hands kept beating his chest.

Yun Qingyuan hurriedly grabbed his hand and comforted him softly: "Dad, at this point, it's useless to blame anyone, you have to take care, you are the head of the family!" ”

"That's right, master, you see, our Jinliang is only twelve years old, and he's still young." Yun Qingyuan's mother was holding an eleven or twelve-year-old boy in her arms, and his eyes were already red.

Yun Zhengqiu sighed, stroked the little boy's tender face, and suddenly tears fell, and said slightly: "Leave my hometown and don't go to the well, I'm afraid I will never have the opportunity to go back to Suzhou to worship my ancestors in my life!" I'm ashamed of it in my life! ”

As soon as these words came out, all five people present wept, crying silently, but they couldn't suppress their sadness.

Tao Zhiyuan looked at the crying family, and her heart was no longer good.

"I can enter the palace instead of your third sister!" Tao Zhiyuan's head was hot, and she said categorically.

Suddenly, they didn't care about crying, and they all stared straight at Tao Zhiyuan.

Tao Zhiyuan knew that her decision might be ridiculous, but it was not a decision she made impulsively, she knew that she owed Yun Qingyuan a favor.

"Miss Tao, impostoring is a capital crime." Yun Qingyuan said.

"I know, but you don't mean that I look very similar to your third sister, and no one will find out, so you don't have to go." Tao Zhiyuan said firmly, her glasses were full of stubbornness.

"Don't come to sabotage, we have decided to go south, if you are accidentally discovered by others, we will not be able to leave even if we want to!" Yun Jinyuan said disdainfully.

"But how long do you think you can hide at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if you are lucky enough to escape the pursuit of officers and soldiers, you can only live an incognito life in the mountains." Tao Zhiyuan pointed the finger at Yun Zhengqiu, "Lord Yun, why don't you bet on a game, if you win, you are still Lord Yun of Yezhou, if you lose, the ending will still be the same, at most it will be one more crime." ”

This is exactly the way of business that Tao Zhiyuan learned from Tao Fei, Tao Fei said that sometimes if you want to win, you have to gamble.

"Nonsense! If it is debunked! Our whole family is going to have their heads cut off! Now alive has a chance to turn over! No one can say what will happen in the future! Yun Jinyuan said angrily.

Yun Zhengqiu waved his hand to calm Yun Jinyuan, he glanced at the twelve-year-old boy with pity, he cared about this son very much, the eldest son did not like to study, and had no intention of becoming famous, but liked to dance and play with swords, and was quite proficient in the way of doing business. But Jin Liang is different, he is already proficient in the Four Poems and Five Classics at a young age, and he will definitely be able to be a champion in high school in the future, and he will be able to glorify his ancestors, but if he escapes, he will not be eligible to take the fame.

He thought for a long time, then he moved his gaze to Yun Qingyuan and asked, "Qingyuan, you are usually the most sensible, what do you think?" ”

Yun Qingyuan frowned, glanced at Tao Zhiyuan, and said with gratitude: "Dad, my daughter thinks that this method is feasible, Miss Tao and the third sister look almost the same, and it is naturally easy to pass when checking their identities when entering the palace." On the contrary, if we flee now, the emperor must be furious, at the foot of this son of heaven, I am afraid that we will escape to the ends of the earth and will also be caught, since this is the case, why not gamble once! ”

Yun Zhengqiu thought about it and felt that it made sense, staring at Tao Zhiyuan's eyes with a fine light, he said aloud: "Miss Tao, I don't care what the reason for you to enter the palace is, but I have already put our lives in your hands!" ”

"Lord Yun, I didn't think about what to do when I entered the palace, Sister Qingyuan once saved my life, I must repay this kindness!" Tao Zhiyuan knew that Yun Zhengqiu must have thought that she said that she wanted to enter the palace for the sake of glory and wealth.

Tao Zhiyuan also knew that she had chosen a path of no return.

Rushing back to Yunfu overnight, Tao Zhiyuan found that only the housekeeper and Xianglan were left in the huge mansion.

The other servants were dismissed. They looked at Yun Zhengqiu's group, their eyes were full of tears, but they didn't dare to make a sound, and hurriedly took their bags back to each person's room.

Candlelight, Tao Zhiyuan looked at herself carefully in front of the bronze mirror, although she was childish, but her mind was already in her twenties, covering her with a mysterious veil.

If it comes, it is safe.

Tao Zhiyuan didn't want to think about what was going on, so she might as well play an adventure game.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and before Tao Zhiyuan could ask, a voice had already come from outside the door: "Miss Tao, it's me." ”

It turned out to be Yun Qingyuan, Tao Zhiyuan hurriedly ran over to open the door, only to see Yun Qingyuan wearing a white middle coat and a cyan cloak, and the whole person became more and more light.

Yun Qingyuan held a few clothes in her hand and said, "Qingling is shorter than the girl, I took my clothes here, they are all new, the girl will take a moment." ”

Tao Zhiyuan turned sideways to let her in, her heart warmed, and when she closed the door, she said, "This dress is very good, thank you Sister Qingyuan." ”

Yun Qingyuan put her clothes on the bed and smiled slightly, but when she saw Tao Zhiyuan's simple smile, she didn't have any taste in her heart, she beckoned Tao Zhiyuan to come and sit down, and asked: "Miss Tao, when you go to the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, the girl has to think clearly." ”

"If it weren't for Sister Qingyuan, you saved me, then I would be even more miserable in the Qinglou, so you don't need to persuade me anymore, I will make up my mind."

"Miss Tao...... Thank you for saving our family! Yun Qingyuan choked up, tears flashed in her eyes, she stood up and saw that she was about to kneel, Tao Zhiyuan hurriedly supported her and said: "You saved me as soon as I came here, and I met you again at night, I believe that this is God's arrangement, this is our fate." ”

Yun Qingyuan nodded with a smile, hurriedly got up again, poured two cups of tea, and said, "Since there is fate, why don't we marry Jinlan, we will replace wine with tea, and we will be sisters after drinking!" ”

The moonlight outside the window was thick, and the tea was already cold, Tao Zhiyuan walked over and picked up a cup, and said to Yun Qingyuan: "Sister! ”

Yun Qingyuan also raised the teacup, and her tone was rare and bold: "Sister, after drinking this cup, although we are not related by blood, I will treat you as if you are my own sister!" Never break your word! ”

"Me too! Dry! Tao Zhiyuan drank the tea in one gulp, Yun Qingyuan looked at Tao Zhiyuan's excited appearance, so she had to shake her head and drink the tea like her.

"That's it for this time, but you can't do this in front of people in the future, it's very rude." Yun Qingyuan put down the teacup, took off the jade bracelet in her wrist, and put it on Tao Zhiyuan's hand, "This is given to me by my mother, although it is not a valuable item, but it is also a heart, my sister will do it." ”

In the moonlight, the jade bracelet looks crystal clear, and it is a burst of warmth, even if Tao Zhiyuan does not know jade, he vaguely knows that this is a good jade bracelet.

"How can it? This is given to you by your mother, I can't ask for it. Saying that, Tao Zhiyuan was about to take it off, but Yun Qingyuan held down her hand and said, "If you take it off, it won't be my sister." ”

The gaze of the two of them was as soft as a microwave, and although Tao Zhiyuan thought it was very cheesy, she was so moved to death.

Tao Zhiyuan smiled, no longer took off the jade bracelet, thought for a while but didn't give it to Yun Qingyuan, the only thing she was good at was Su embroidery, or be practical, send something practical. After the abacus in my heart was made, I said: "Sister, I want some needles and threads, how about I embroider something for you?" ”

"Affection is worth a thousand gold, Qingling is delicate by nature, she is not proficient in what everyone should learn, but she likes to play with gadgets all day long." Yun Qingyuan held Tao Zhiyuan's white hands, "It's a pair of skillful hands, it must be a piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, right?" ”

Tao Zhiyuan is a little embarrassed, she is from art, her mother is a person from Suzhou, proficient in some Suzhou embroidery, and after her mother died, she became more interested in Suzhou embroidery, she inherited her mother's skillful hands, and worked harder to study Suzhou embroidery, which is also a little successful.

But when it comes to ancient piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, in addition to having a little dance background, she really doesn't dare to compliment anything else.

"I can only embroider, nothing else, sister, what do you want, is it a handkerchief or a sachet?"

Yun Qingyuan smiled and said, "That's just right, Qingling won't know anything." After pondering for a moment, he said, "Sachet, I like orchids, I'll give you some dried flowers tomorrow." ”

As the night deepened, Yun Qingyuan was also tired, and after a few words, she went back to her room to rest.

Tao Zhiyuan touched the jade bracelet, and had another taste.

Early the next morning, everyone had breakfast together, and Yun Zhengqiu instructed Yun Qingyuan to arrange Tao Zhiyuan's affairs, and then went to the yamen to deal with official business.

Yun Qingyuan's mother, Li Xiangling, took out her dowry, a pair of silver phoenix carved flower hairpins, the workmanship is very exquisite, beautiful and beautiful. She put the hairpin on Tao Zhiyuan's bun, which set off her beautifully.

Li Xiangling gently stroked Tao Zhiyuan's cheek, quite loving, and her voice was as soft as a mother: "Girl, although you are not my own daughter, I have treated you as if you were my own child." This is the dowry when I married my lord, it was originally given to Qingyuan and her two sisters, and now Qingling is ...... her" Li Xiangling paused, with tears in her eyes, and said: "This is a pair, I just hope that the girl and Qingyuan can help each other, and be careful in everything in the palace." ”

"Mother, don't worry, but you have to take care of yourself, and hurry up and urge your eldest brother to marry a sister-in-law and come back to serve you." Yun Qingyuan patted Li Xiangling's shoulder and signaled her to feel at ease.

"Madam, don't worry, I will definitely take care of my sister." Tao Zhiyuan also promised.

Li Xiangling glanced at her and said, "You are called Sister Qingyuan, why do you still call me Mrs." ”