The afterglow of the setting sun crept in through the crack in the window and shone on Zhao Tianming's face.

Zhao Tianming was still sitting on the stool with a kind face, perhaps at this time, he had focused all his attention on Cui Ping's body.

Cui Ping looked at Zhao Tianming in a daze, she couldn't hold back the anger in her heart any longer, and her eyes were full of hatred.

The housekeeper Li Zhong was uneasy in his heart, Zhao Tianming was embarrassed and speechless, the two sides were deadlocked in the hall, Li Zhong saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly said: "Cui Ping, you are so bold, don't answer the master's words quickly", the tone of the voice was very stern, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

Cui Ping looked at the old man's eyes in confusion, and looked at the eyes of the housekeeper Li Zhong, as if she was like a fierce god, eager to eat herself alive and eat every piece of meat on her body until there was nothing left.

A few lines of aggrieved tears poured out of Cui Ping's eyes, passed through her cheeks, and slowly dripped onto her skirt, Cui Ping's voice choked, her eyes were still looking straight at the master, the difference was that the fierce light in her eyes gradually softened, flashing a trace of pity, a little helpless.

Zhao Tianming, who has experienced a bumpy life and countless dangers, seemed to understand Cui Ping's eyes, held back the anger in his heart, and said slowly: "Girl, if you have any grievances, just say it, the master will call the shots for you."

Zhao Tianming has been traveling for several years, reading countless people, all kinds of eyes have been seen, all kinds of people have been met, but today is the first time someone has looked at himself with such hateful eyes, not to mention a fundamentally inconspicuous subordinate, the eyes he saw today, he seems to be incomprehensible, because there are too many expressions in these eyes, there are bitterness, helplessness, hatred, anger, disappointment, pity and compassion, it seems to be like a pile of burning torches, to burn this absurd world to the ground.

After listening to Zhao Tianming's warm words, Cui Ping's cold heart burned with a little spark of hope, which flashed in an instant, because he no longer believed in all people, in this world, only believed in herself!

Li Zhong was just about to speak, Zhao Tianming blinked fiercely, signaling him not to talk too much, Li Zhong wanted to speak and stopped, silent.

Zhao Tianming continued to say warmly: "Say it, girl, maybe your heart will feel better after you finish speaking, since you have come to our Zhao Mansion and become the maid of our Zhao Mansion, this is your home, if there is a problem, I will not sit idly by, don't worry about it."

Cui Ping choked up, with a hoarse voice, and slowly said what happened.

It turned out that Cuiping's family lived in Nanping County, the daughter of Gao Yong, a general of the former dynasty, and had a once prominent background.

Nanping County ordered Liu Kun to be an honest official, love the people like a son, not afraid of power, selfless law enforcement, won the hearts of the people, is the blue sky in the minds of the people, but in this troubled world good people have no good reward, up and down are all some people who fish in troubled waters, mercenary and like, who is willing to put the life and death of the people of Li people in their hearts.

One day, the idle Nanping County Commander sat in the lobby, reviewing the complaint, the drum outside the yamen beat very loudly, and the official brought in in in an instant, a white-haired old man, the old man cried bitterly, shouting that he was wronged.

Nanping County Ling looked up and was shocked, isn't this Gao Yong, the general of Wuwei in the former dynasty, why did he beat the drum and cry out today, what the hell is going on? The troubled times are really chaotic.

This Gao Yong is the fifth generation great-grandson of Zhao Huaide, the founding father of the Song Dynasty, who is upright and has made outstanding achievements, once led the Song army to defeat the Northern Liao, and made great contributions to the Song family.

Gao Yong is indifferent to fame and fortune, can advance and retreat, and he also looks very lightly at the demotion of officials, after arriving in Nanping County, he ploughs the fields on weekdays for a living, helps the poor and helps the poor, and is well received by the township.

Gao Yong was diligent and frugal all his life, and never extravagant and wasteful.

After returning to Nanping County, he did not overhaul the mansion like other retired officials, extravagant and wasteful, and was arrogant, but acted in a low-key manner, low-key life, built an ordinary yard, built an ordinary house on both sides, and only one maid and two housekeepers in the house, the maid took care of the lady's daily life, accompanied the lady to study, and the family helped him do farm work together, and lived a very poor life.

Most of the money issued by the imperial court was used to relieve the poor villagers, he was very good to his subordinates, and he never had the frame of the master, just like treating his own children, and caring for them, so the people of Gaofu respected Gao Yong very much, and his prestige in the township was also very high.

Cui Ping has been very sensible since she was a child, due to the early death of her mother, compared with other ladies, she matured very early, often helping the maid and the people to clean up the courtyard, eat together, live together, play together, and form a tacit understanding with each other for a long time, and those who don't know it seem that they love each other like brothers and sisters.

Cui Ping has been very fond of learning since he was a child, and he has worked very hard in learning, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can do poetry and songs, and is a well-known female talent in Nanping County, but such a versatile woman, fate just made a huge joke with her.

The father and daughter lived a plain and sweet life in the company of the maid and the subordinates, working at sunrise, resting at sunset, drinking tea in their spare time, farming when they were busy, and life was leisurely, but the good times did not last long, and the injustice of heaven took away all her happiness in an instant, and a girl like a flower and jade has since been in the world, homeless, unrelated and alone, like a leaf floating in the vast sea, without direction, without goal, and drifting with the tide.

It was one night in the summer of the year before, and the moon was round and big that day, like a big disc hanging high in the sky, and the family sat at the table in the courtyard, admiring the moonlight of the full moon, and talking about the short things in the family, and the maid and the people were very happy.

Gao Yong sat in the middle of the round table, wisps of beard said to Cui Ping and the maid, tonight's full moon is very quiet, it is rare for our family to get together together, we should put a plate of apples, the family shares, so that it makes sense, Cui Ping and the maid washed a plate of apples and presented them on the table, Cui Ping took the fruit from the plate and gave one to everyone, the maid and the servants happily ate the apples, and their faces were full of happy smiles.

At this moment, a figure floated down leisurely in the clear night sky, slowly drifting towards Gaofu, the distance was getting closer and closer, it turned out that it was not a person, there were seven or eight people, they just lined up in a long line, looking like a person from a distance.

I saw that the person at the head had a strange nose on his dark face, the nose was as sharp as an eagle's nose, the two nostrils were turned upward, the slender eyes were squinted, almost as if he had just woken up, he was dressed in purple clothes, and he was holding a bronze long sword, on which was engraved a striking holy word.

In the blink of an eye, these people, when they arrived in the courtyard, showed their swords with their brushes, and the blades of the swords shone in the moonlight.

The eagle-nosed man at the head didn't say a word, grabbed the fruit on the table and took a bite: "Phew, you can eat it here", threw it on the ground, and stepped on it a few times with his foot.

The maids and the family were too frightened to say anything, Cui Ping hid behind her father, these fierce and vicious people, staring coldly at the people at the round table, with murderous intentions in their eyes.