Zhao Kuangyin was stunned when he heard this, what kind of calculation Zhao Pu was step by step, he couldn't think of it, but what he admired was Zhao Pu's head, and he had the most unbiased calculation of people's hearts. In the past, he blocked Kuang Yi twice and was run away by him, but now he has Zhao Pu. I brought it back so smoothly. Therefore, his trust in Zhao Pu has nothing to say. Although he couldn't understand it, he was absolutely assured of Zhao Pu's approach.

Two days later, Zhao Kuangyin officially held a banquet at the house. The banquet invited many guests, and almost all the heads and faces in the Great Zhou court were invited. Only Fu Yanqing, the king of Wei, did not attend although he received the post.

Two days before the banquet, Zhao Kuangyi had invited a famous tailor in Kaifeng to the house, measured Xiao Tao's figure, and made several sets of new clothes. All kinds of skirts and shawls. All of them are made of the best fabrics and sewn with precision. On the day of the feast. Xiao Tao got up early in the morning, and there was already a maid who changed her into a pink embroidered skirt, a light-colored shawl, and combed her hair into a towering updo, and the jade and gold hairpins on the sideburns were inlaid with beads, and Xiao Tao looked at her own outfit in the mirror, and was a little uneasy. It's so luxurious, she has never dressed up so luxuriously in her life. So much so that she didn't know how to sit down, for fear of throwing off the hairpin on her head, which would be distressing.

Zhao Kuangyi was very satisfied with Xiao Tao's dress, and he was pleased to be able to give his woman this luxury.

Xiao Tao followed Zhao Kuangyi to Zhao Kuangyin's house in a carriage, and walked on the corridor with some timid steps. When other officials of the imperial court brought their wives and daughters, they made a salute with Zhao Kuangyi. Say a word or two. It's just Xiao Tao's soft Jiangnan accent, which is completely different from the straightforward Kaifeng dialect, which attracts others to ask a few more words. When he heard that Xiao Tao was a Tang person, a tacit smile appeared. That smile, Xiao Tao always feels a bit of a winner's attitude. Later, Xiao Tao only saluted and smiled. and did not speak.

In order to avoid confusion with Zhao Kuangyin's title, other officials greeted Zhao Kuangyi and used to use the previous title of "Young General", Zhao Kuangyi was also afraid that someone would call him "Lord Zhao" and make Xiao Tao suspicious, so he hurriedly took Xiao Tao backwards.

Through the long corridor, to the backyard, the feast was held in different rooms. The officials were in the main hall, and the ladies were in the west hall, sitting at two or three tables, each with a servant girl to serve on the side, Zhao Kuangyi ordered someone to settle Xiao Tao behind a separate screen, and sent a girl from Zhao Kuangyin's house to serve.

Xiao Tao was eating inside, the screen was very thin, and the women outside could clearly be heard greeting each other. This lady. That young lady, although Xiao Tao couldn't tell who they were, she also heard some notes in her heart. It's just that Xiao Tao is afraid that someone will ask herself. I don't know what they'll say.

I was thinking about it, but I was afraid of something. Someone asked in a low voice, "Whose lady is that in the screen?" Why are you still sitting alone, with such a noble status? ”

Some people speculated and laughed: "You can't suffer from any serious disease, so you can't shrink inside and dare not come out, right?" ”

At this time, a person said in a very firm voice: "Don't underestimate the one inside, that's the family of Lord Zhao Kuangyi." ”

As soon as Zhao Kuangyi's name came out, several female dependents were already looking sideways at Xiao Tao. Xiao Tao can still feel Qi Brush's gaze through the screen.

Some also whispered: "Is this Lord Zhao's main room Miss Fu?" How could it be, Miss Fu is not favored. Is it the official prostitute who eloped with Lord Zhao? It's not her. No wonder, she looks like a light and attractive person, tsk, she is really an official prostitute, and Lord Zhao doesn't think she is a good man? ”

The voices of the ladies were small, but they still reached Xiao Tao's ears, and Xiao Tao seemed to be sitting on pins and needles. She was reluctant to have the past of official prostitutes, but now she can't erase it, and it has become a shame for Yixiao. Little Peach stood up suddenly, she needed to go out to get some air.

Walking out of the west side hall, next to it is a small bridge around the water, Xiao Tao walked quickly across the small bridge, and then walked forward is a pavilion, Xiao Tao almost trotted into the pavilion, sitting there panting. After all, she is a Tang person, and in Kaifeng, she will always be the object of ridicule. Xiao Tao didn't notice that some of her eyes were red. Suddenly, there were two familiar tones in his ears, the soft Wu sound, Xiao Tao was so familiar to him, this was the accent of the Tang people.

Xiao Tao's heart suddenly became cheerful, the suppressed emotions just now seemed to have found a trace of an outlet, and he hurriedly followed the sound to look over, the two sons in long robes were talking and walked to the front hall, Xiao Tao stood up, walked a few steps quickly, and opened his mouth to ask: "Childe, please excuse me, you are"

Before he finished speaking, the two sons raised their heads and saw Xiao Tao, one of them was not doing well, and the other was already frozen there, as if he had been stunned by the needle of the sea god. Xiao Tao looked at the person in front of her, and was also stunned.

After a while, the stunned boy grabbed Xiao Tao's wrist desperately, and his voice trembled slightly: "Peach girl? Is it really you? ”

Xiao Tao looked at the person in front of her, so familiar, looked at it and thought for a long time, before she spit out a trace of uncertainty: "Statement? ”

The statement slapped his leg excitedly: "Look at you, it's only been a long time, and you've almost forgotten me." There were so many things to say that the statement couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?" Where are you all these days? ”

Xiao Tao looked at the statement, her eyes were damp, but she bit her lip and didn't know where to start. A guard came over in the distance and said to Xiao Tao: "This is not the place to talk, we live in a post house, is it convenient for you to come out?" Let's find a place to talk tomorrow? ”

Xiao Tao quickly replied: "Convenient." Tomorrow afternoon, I will look for you at the inn. ”

"Good. Deal. The statement had a light in his eyes and a deep meaning in his words, "There is another person who has been looking for you." ”

When Xiao Tao heard this, her heart jumped violently. That person, could it be Qi Gongzi? Xiao Tao's face was crimson and flustered, but she never had the courage to ask who that person was. The statement looked at the guards walking by, and said to Xiao Tao, "Tomorrow, I will wait for you at the post house." After saying that, he quickly left.

Xiao Tao looked at the back of the statement and Li Jinyuan, and her mood couldn't calm down for a long time. Mu Ran returned to the west side hall, and he couldn't eat anything more. After dinner, listening to the drama in the wing room, watching the song and dance, Xiao Tao was absent-minded. The wing rooms are different from the squares, and each house is separated by a screen. Zhao Kuangyi casually asked Xiao Tao: "Did you talk to other daughters?" "It's good to make more friends.

Xiao Tao hummed absentmindedly, looking at the stage in the middle and stunned. Zhao Kuangyi didn't ask again, looking at Xiao Tao's expression thoughtfully. Xiao Tao was still watching the drama, and Zhao Kuangyi was called out by Zhao Kuangyin. Xiao Tao didn't react, she didn't pay any attention to Zhao Kuangyi's comings and goings, she just thought about her own thoughts. Has Qi Gongzi really been looking for her?

After eating with Li Jin, he watched the singing and dancing a few times, and he couldn't continue to appreciate it, so he hurriedly said goodbye. Qi Zhengxiu was still waiting for their news at the inn next to the inn.

Indeed, as they said, Qi Zheng has been looking for Xiao Tao since he recovered from his injury. He knew that Xiao Tao was sent to the camp by Huayuefang, but the team was robbed by the Zhou army on the way. After that, there was no news at all, until Zhao Kuangyi, who spread the word, eloped with an official prostitute from the Southern Tang Dynasty. Qi Zhengxiu naturally knew that the official prostitute would not be someone else, but only Xiao Tao.

But where they would flee, Qi Zhengxiu didn't know. I also secretly sent people to inquire, but they all returned in vain. This time to send tribute to Da Zhou, he deliberately asked the statement to find the prince Mao Sui to recommend himself to Da Zhou, at least to Kaifeng, it should be the most accurate to inquire about Zhao Kuangyi's news. It is best to state and come forward, except for the statement of Xu Kai, others just pass by Xiao Tao, and they can't recognize it. And Xu Kai has some nerdy Mu Ne, who came to inquire about the news, and the statement was the most appropriate.

Qi Zhengxiu himself didn't dare to show up in Da Zhou, he was a person that Da Zhou hated and feared day and night, if he knew that he was in Kaifeng, he would definitely kill him at all costs. But Qi Zhengxiu still couldn't help but follow the statement to Da Zhou, knowing that it was also dangerous for him to hide, but he still came. The life of escaping death should not be so uncherished. Qi Zhengxiu also had some doubts about his heart.

There was a sound outside the door, and Qi Zhengxiu vigilantly clenched the sword beside him, but suddenly there was a hurried knock on the door: "Open the door quickly, I found her." ”

The voice of the statement?! Qi Zhengxiu hurriedly opened the door, and looking at the statement running out of breath, Qi Zhengxiu's heart was a little worried: "Found it?" Where is she? ”

The statement gasped: "I saw it at Zhao Kuangyin's family banquet today. He said slowly. At that time, I didn't have time to talk more, so I made an appointment to meet tomorrow. ”

Qi Zhengxiu's heart seemed to be hit by something, and he was speechless for a while, and only asked for a while: "Is she okay?" ”

Listening to Qi Zhengxiu's tone, he couldn't say what he could say, and he paused and replied: "I only heard that she came with Zhao Kuangyi, as for whether it is good or not, I haven't asked yet." ”

Qi Zhengxiu's heart was stabbed by the three words "Zhao Kuangyi", and then he turned away.

Zhao Kuangyi came out of Zhao Kuangyin, and he was also a little depressed. went back to the wing room and watched the singing and dancing with Xiao Tao for a while, but the two of them were thinking about their own things, and no one took the singing and dancing into it. Let's go to Si Yadi.

In the afternoon, Xiao Tao was really uncomfortable, and the drama that she couldn't watch kept babbling in her ears, Xiao Tao stood up and smiled apologetically at Zhao Kuangyi: "I have a headache and want to go back first." ”

Zhao Kuangyi didn't gnaw, just nodded in agreement. The two went back in a carriage, each silent. Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but recall what Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu said to him just now. Zhao Pu's cleverness did not directly tell Zhao Kuangyi that Xiao Tao was a fine work, because Zhao Kuangyi would never believe it. Zhao Pu only hinted slightly: "The guards saw Ye Xiaotao chatting with the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the backyard for a while. "In such a short time, they can't talk about anything, so they must have made an appointment for another time.