The night was silent, and a figure appeared at the door of the small courtyard.

"Tell the eldest lord that the surname Tao is out with a child by his side, and our people have followed."

Guan Mingjue sat alone at the table drinking tea, he was waiting, he believed that his judgment was not wrong, after scaring the snake, it was to lead the snake out of the hole.

When the news came in, Guan Mingjue smiled slightly, everything went well, and Tao Shiyi really couldn't hold his breath.

The tea soup in the cup (anti) was bright yellow, reflecting the smile on Guan Mingjue's lips, but with a smile and a smile, he suddenly put down the cup.

All this is a little too smooth, it's like someone handing a pillow when you want to sleep, is this trick really working tonight, or is Tao Shiyi too bad?

The reason why the Tao family was able to take root in Shangqiao Town, although it all depended on the Guan family, but since Tao's father had no intention of taking the imperial examination, from Guan Liangfu, the old lady of Guan, to the other children of the Guan family, he turned a blind eye to the Tao family.

A family with no use value is not as good as its own family, so you don't need to pay attention to it.

Therefore, after the death of Tao's father, the mother and son of the Tao family took refuge in the Huang family. Later, Tao's mother also died, Tao Shiyi took his uncle's letter, and went to the capital to join his relatives, this time Tao Shiyi took refuge in the branch of Huang Wanqiu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

A few years later, Tao Shiyi returned to Shangqiao Town, but at that time, the Guan family was in dire straits, Guan Liangbi died of illness, and Guan Liangbi's children and grandchildren were all worried.

Guan Liangbi's children and grandchildren represent the most important forces in the family, and their Ding Wei also represents the temporary withdrawal of the Guan family from the court.

The Guan family was too busy to take care of themselves, whether it was Guan Liangfu or Guan Mingjue, they didn't have the leisure to pay attention to Tao Shiyi.

When the dust settled, and the Guan family was almost dead, it was a few years later, and at that time, Tao Shiyi had changed into Master Tao, not only bought a mansion, but also opened a number of shops, he behaved elegantly, treated people modestly, and his reputation in this generation was growing.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and in Guan Mingjue's eyes, Tao Shiyi, like Tao's father back then, is already an abandoned son who is not worth mentioning.

The Huang family is the in-law of the Shen family, and the Shen family became the first family to be punished by the nine clans after the Great Qi Dynasty, the nine clans refer to the fourth family of the father, the third family of the mother, and the second family of the wife, the aunt of the Huang family is the youngest son of Shen Yi, although it is not in the nine clans, but the Huang family has been rejected since then, Huang Wanqiu and Huang Jing were both demoted, the Huang family moved out of the capital, and in less than three years, Huang Wanqiu and Huang Jing both died in office.

Tao Shiyi does not have the relatives of the Huang family, even if he has purchased a large business in Shangqiao Town, but in the eyes of everyone, he is just a merchant who can't get on the table.

Thinking of this, Guan Mingjue sighed, if that person hadn't appeared, he would have almost let Tao Shiyi pass under his nose.

Who would have thought that this Tao Shiyi, who seemed to be weak in literature, would have such a big courage.

Guan Mingjue didn't expect that the future of the Guan family would fall on Tao Shiyi.

No, strictly speaking, it is to recruit the little girl in Tao Shiyi's hands.

That child, the child who shouldn't have been born in the first place.

Children of the Shen family!

"Come on, call Ah Si." Guan Mingjue commanded in a deep voice.

A moment later, Ah Si appeared in front of Guan Mingjue, he was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, pale and thin, standing there like a spear stuck in the ground.

"Ah Si, you take someone now, according to the marks left by our people, find Tao Shiyi, and see clearly who is answering him, in addition, he has a little girl in his hand, if he can't grab it, then kill it with a knife, and can't let others take the little girl away."

Ah Si left in response, and Guan Mingjue paced back and forth in the room. Tao Shiyi hurriedly took the child away, two days before the original appointment, as he guessed, Tao Shiyi had another master.

So who could it be?

Guan Mingjue remembered the excuses given by Tao Shiyi in the past few days, why he wanted to use the little girl to lead out the Huang family's comrades, and what little girl was so sick that she was dying, it was all nonsense!

Tao Shiyi must have wanted to buy time and send the child somewhere else, not to ......

He sat back on the Taishi chair, he was confident in Ah Si's ability to do things, but it was a pity to kill the little girl, but once Tao Shiyi handed over the child to someone else, this matter was known to that person, and the Guan family was difficult to get out of the matter, so he simply killed the person, and accidentally killed the child, it was much better than letting others get the child.

The night was long, and Shen Tong, who was sitting in the mule cart, rubbed his eyes and was sleepy: "Cousin, are we almost there?" ”

"It's almost here, Tongtong, sleep for a while, and you can see your mother when you wake up." Tao Shiyi's gentle voice came from his ears, and his hand caressed the little girl's delicate neck.

"But it's too upside down, I can't sleep." The little girl was very aggrieved, yes, what's wrong with this mule cart, it was bumpy as she walked.

"It's out of the city, the road is not easy to walk, it doesn't matter, it'll be there in a while." Tao Shiyi said softly.

Shen Tong yawned, her stomach gurgling, she had run too much at night, the fish had been digested, and now she was hungry.

In the dark, Tao Shiyi smiled silently. He didn't guess wrong, this was just a child with no heart, whether it was the words to him or the stabbing of him, it was a trap set by Guan Mingjue's old thing.

The old man had long been suspicious of him, so after taking the child, he sent her back to see where he would send the child and to whom.

Old fox!

"Master, shall we go straight, or shall we go to Shilipu?" Handlebar Lao Jia asked.

Lao Jia, like Tao Sancun, has a human life in his hands, and he is determined to be on him, which is why he can only take Lao Jia out.

Thinking of Tao Sancun, Tao Shiyi gritted his teeth, don't let him find the father and son if they have the ability, otherwise they will be torn apart.

"Turn around and go to the Old Dragon King Temple."

The Old Dragon King Temple actually doesn't exist for a long time, but the people of Shangqiao Town and Xia Qiao Town still habitually call that piece the Old Dragon King Temple.

There is also a name there, called Qi'er Village.

Qi'er Village is located between Shangqiao Town and Xia Qiao Town, these two towns and even a hundred miles of rice and flowers, are managed by Jia Laoqi, Jia Laoqi usually lives in Qi'er Village, and Lao Jia and Jia Laoqi are related, it was Lao Jia who brought Jia Laoqi to Tao Shiyi.

The further he went, the more bumpy the road became, and Shen Tong felt that his immature little body was about to fall apart.

What is the Old Dragon King Temple? She hadn't heard of it, she regretted it a little, regretted that she should have talked to Fang Fei for a while, Fang Fei had been sold two or three times, and she should know some of the place names on the two towns.

However, Shen Tong knew very well in her heart that no matter what Shilipu or this old Dragon King Temple, her mother would not be there, but it didn't matter, she would find out.

Tao Shiyi, if it weren't for my mother, what would I do if I left your life?