As Tao Yao expected, they did not encounter any obstacles when they left the palace on the second day, and the journey was quite smooth, and they arrived at Qingxinju at the appointed hour. Hongfu saw that there were not many people coming and going, so she lightly helped Tao Yao out of the carriage, and the two of them went straight to Tingxue under the guidance of the shopkeeper. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a long man in navy blue civilian clothes standing by the window, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he turned around and looked at Tao Yao and smiled slightly: "Xiao'er, you are here." ”

"Hmm." Nodding, Tao Yao looked at Gao Xianzhi carefully for a while, and found that his face was as usual, and he didn't see the slightest abnormality, so he put down half of the heart that had been hanging since yesterday: "Brother Huaijin, you came here on purpose, is there something wrong?" ”

"It's not a big deal." Walking a few steps closer, Gao Xianzhi stared at the girl who was close at hand, and it was rare for her to stop talking. After a pause, he raised his hand and motioned for Hongfu to withdraw first: "I have also booked the private room next door, you go over there and wait, I have something to say to the county lord." Although Hongfu is a reliable person and has always been tight-mouthed, he is the most trusted person around Tao Yao, but there are some things that he still doesn't want others to know except for the two of them.

"Little county lord......" Hongfu inquired about Taoyao's meaning with her eyes, and saw that she also nodded, so she bowed down and slowly retreated: "The slave is waiting next door, just call the county lord if there is anything." "I don't know why, today's Gao Gongzi always feels a little strange to her, although he doesn't look any different on the surface, but she can't help but beat the drum in her heart. Let's hope it's just her own whims.

"Brother Huaijin, what's wrong?" Unexpectedly, even Hongfu had to be sent out, such an overly cautious and cautious style appeared on Gao Xianzhi's body, and it was really the first time. Tao Yao just looked at it, and the confusion in her heart was about to pile up into a mountain: "Is there an accident over there in Chang'an or is there something wrong with Uncle Gao's army?" "Otherwise, what is so important that I don't even want to take the risk of one more person knowing.

didn't expect her mind to run to a completely irrelevant place, Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, first led her to sit down behind the screen, and then sighed helplessly: "No, no, you don't have to worry." ”

"Then what are you ......" was puzzled, and Tao Yao became more and more confused. But since she had come, she was not in a hurry to leave, so she simply reached out and poured a cup of tea for both of them, and was quiet for a long time, before she continued to speak: "Is the barracks still busy recently?" I heard that Uncle Gao hasn't been back home for a while, and military training is a chore, so you all have to take care of it. ”

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Taking the tea she handed over, Gao Xianzhi rubbed the wall of the cup with one hand, but his eyes were still firmly locked on Tao Yao's body: "I'm just ...... It's just that I haven't seen you for too long, I don't know if you're okay, I don't know if anyone is embarrassed by you now......" and all of this can only be answered after seeing her with your own eyes.

"Naturally, like Brother Huaijin, I'm used to it." Looking at the familiar silhouette of the person in front of him, Tao Yao's nerves that had been tense since entering the Shendu were a little more relaxed, and even the arc of his smile was a little sincere, not at all as shallow and detached as before: "Don't worry, I can take care of myself, and I will definitely not let anyone bully me again." ”

"So, you've made up your mind to be on Princess Taiping's side?" Hearing her words, Gao Xianzhi didn't know why, her heart jumped, and the sentence that had been blocked in her chest popped out so gently and skillfully: "Xiao'er, do you really know what you're doing?" ”

I didn't understand why he suddenly said this, Tao Yao looked at him for a while, and then said softly: "It seems that Brother Huai Jin also knows all my previous actions?" Although her connection with Princess Taiping has not been concealed, it can be regarded as fair and open. Everyone in the Shendu knows that she was raised by Princess Taiping when she was a child, and now that she has returned to Kyoto, it is not unusual for her to have any more contacts within the etiquette. But the meaning of Gao Xianzhi's words was clearly that she had already concluded that she was not just working on the surface, and those eyeliners under his hands were always paying attention to the movements on his side, so that even this subtle turn could not escape his observation.

"Yes, I know that." Looking directly at the beautiful girl who was gradually losing her smile, Gao Xianzhi's voice slowly sank: "Xiao'er, why are you doing this?" Princess Taiping has been using you since then, and you don't know it, why do you still ...... it now Do you want to take the initiative to approach again and entangle with their class? After a difficult pause, he closed his eyes before he continued, "I said that I would take you out of that shady part of the Imperial City." You just have to believe me and wait for me in the Moon Palace, I really ...... I really don't want you to be caught in the bottomless maelstrom of royalty anymore. ”

Yes, he knew that Princess Taiping was kind and affectionate to Tao Yao. But in the final analysis, who of those individuals is not putting their own interests first? Those royal nobles dressed in silk and satin, all of them are bloodthirsty jackals, tigers and leopards under their good-looking skins, for the sake of supreme power and honor, they can even give up their loved ones without hesitation, let alone a role like Tao Yao. He was really worried, and he was really afraid that if she continued like this, she would one day become a victim in the middle. Just like the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet that year, he was killed in an unknown way, and then there was no room for turnaround.

"If I could, why would I want to?" After staring at him for a long time, Tao Yao sighed faintly, and took the lead in looking away: "But Brother Huaijin, I can't get out for a long time." Even if I don't want to, I don't want to, from the day I was named the Lord of Taoyao, I was destined to spin in this whirlpool. My surname is Li, my name is Li Nunu, and I was born in the royal family, which cannot be changed in any way. ”

Therefore, whether she is used or persecuted, this is a path that cannot be avoided from the day she was born. If she can stay in Chang'an safely, maybe she can pretend to be ignorant and naïve for the rest of her life, but in the current Shendu, those most beautiful things are destined to be lost with her.