Xiao Tao's whole body tightened in pain, her mouth was blocked and she couldn't speak, she just stared at Fu Xuechan, and the cold sweat on her body followed one layer after another. Fu Xuechan didn't have the time to look at Xiao Tao's face, just stared at the birthmark under Xiao Tao's neck. This is the demon root, go to this demon root. Look at how Zhao Kuangyi is still confused by this demon.

The old woman Fu Xuechan found was originally in prison to give prisoners "torture". Some prisoners were punished by having their faces or bodies dipped in ink with needles, some tattooed characters, and some tattooed patterns. And the ink used is not ordinary ink, it is added with lamedial powder, no matter how you wash it, it can't be washed off, once the punishment is applied, it will be accompanied by a body. Therefore, this kind of punishment cannot help but be a physical pain to the prisoner, and it is also an insult. Like a brand, it will not change for life, so that people can know that they are prisoners at a glance.

The old woman had done this kind of punishment all her life, and her hands and feet were extremely nimble. The needle was fast, accurate and dense, and in less than a stick of incense, Xiao Tao's birthmark had been lit, and the birthmark that was originally bright as a flower became pitch black, and there were still blood beads. Xiao Tao was in a terrible pain, and kept struggling, but her hands and feet were pressed to death by her subordinates. Fu Xuechan said coldly on the side: "What do you earn, I am already good to you." If you're ruthless, someone should have cut your skin with a knife. ”

Xiao Tao looked at Fu Xuechan with a distorted face, her eyes were wide, but they were empty, and in addition to resentment, hatred, and fear, there was more emptiness in that gaze. The pain was numb, and the pain was hollow.

Fu Xuechan asked the old woman, "Is this good?" ”

The old woman whispered, "I have to prick it again, so that it is denser and not easy to fade." After speaking, he took the needle and pricked it again to make up for the missing place. Every time she stabbed it, Xiao Tao shivered in pain, and later, the pain was numb. I just kept swinging, and my body was as wet as if it had been blistered.

The old woman finally pierced all the places on the birthmark and sealed it with wax and oil, and then let out a long breath: "It's finally healed." ”

Xiao Tao was so painful that she had fainted, Fu Xuechan looked at the pitch black under Xiao Tao's neck, and her stomach was disgusting. The birthmark that is originally bright red and beautiful like a peach blossom will arouse people's surprise and pity, but if it becomes black. Anyone will lose their appetite. Fu Xuechan smiled, laughed very happily, and the demon root was finally removed. She didn't believe that Zhao Kuangyi could still love and kiss this black. Fu Xuechan was suddenly very proud of her clever trick, she also remembered this idea when she saw the gray stains on Xiao Tao's middle coat after the fire last night, but she didn't expect it to work so well. Hongmu Le.

Fu Xuechan took the old woman and her subordinates out with satisfaction, and rewarded them with a heavy amount of silver. Baozhu crawled to Xiao Tao's bedside, patted Xiao Tao's face gently, looked at the terrible scars on her neck, and her hands were shaking: "Girl, wake up." ”

Little Peach breathed a sigh of relief. The pain of the pinprick under the neck still continued in wisps, Xiao Tao closed her eyes, her heart was very sour, but the tears couldn't come out, why didn't she just kill her? If you die, don't you have to suffer?

Baozhu touched Xiao Tao's body, all sweaty, still shaking, Baozhu gritted his teeth and ran over to the residence of Mrs. Du in the front yard.

Mrs. Du was pinching the Buddha beads and closing her eyes to recuperate, and was shocked when the jewels came in and cried and cried. With acupuncture, Mrs. Du never dreamed that Xue Chan could have such a vicious approach. hurriedly walked towards the courtyard where Xiao Tao lived.

Pushing open the door, even though Mrs. Du had imagined what it would be like several times in her heart, the scene in front of her still startled her, and the black under Xiao Tao's neck made her retch. Mrs. Du hurriedly sent someone to invite Lang Zhong to come over and prescribe some medicine to calm the nerves and replenish qi.

Xiao Tao opened her eyes and looked at Mrs. Du who was frowning on the side, her lips hooked up lightly, and she didn't speak.

Xiao Tao's cold and empty eyes made Mrs. Du's heart tighten, if she waited for Kuang Yi to come back to complain, she might not know what kind of turmoil it would be, so she slowed down her voice and said: "Your wound doesn't matter much, in a few days, find someone to wash it for you, I heard that it can be washed off." ”

Xiao Tao didn't have any expression because of this sentence, but continued to look at Old Madam Du very emptyly, and suddenly opened her mouth: "If the old lady really pities Xiao Tao, let me go back to Nantang." ”

Mrs. Du was stunned: "Back to Nantang?" How's that going to work? ”

Xiao Tao replied calmly: "I am here, I am a superfluous person, not only superfluous, but also hateful." Everyone should wish I was gone. In that case, why not do a good deed and send me away? ”

Xiao Tao had never spoken to Mrs. Du in such a slightly mocking tone, and she choked there for a while. Mrs. Du didn't answer, got up and walked out. She wants to discuss with Zhao Kuangyin, what should she do now. She promised Kuang Yi to take care of the Ye family, but in a blink of an eye, there was a fire and a tattoo. The fire is easy to explain, but it was an accident. What can I do with this tattoo?

Zhao Kuangyin heard the reason for the incident, and his heart was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but want to applaud. Originally, Zhao Pu's idea was worried about no reason, but he didn't expect Fu Xuechan to send this reason. Zhao Kuangyin smiled at Mrs. Du and said: "Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, don't worry about it, don't worry about it, leave this matter to me." ”

It was the month of Layue, and the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty came to the Zhou Dynasty as usual to send the New Year's tribute, as well as the handwritten congratulatory message of the emperor Li Jing. The envoy has been staying for more than ten days and is going to return in a few days. Early in the morning, he was talking about returning the gift with Zhang Chong, the foreign envoy sent by the Zhou Dynasty. According to common sense, the Southern Tang Dynasty paid tribute to the Zhou Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty naturally had to give some back, although it was certainly not as rich as the Southern Tang Dynasty, but it also had to mean something.

The two were chatting in the main hall of the Nantang Post House, when suddenly the attendant on duty outside the door came in and handed over a letter to the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, only saying that someone outside the door had sent it in and indicated that it was to be given to him. The envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty were a little curious, they were not familiar with anyone in the Zhou Dynasty, how could they still have a letter?

Zhang Chongyi raised his hand and smiled: "You read the letter first." I happened to take a sip of tea. As he spoke, he picked up the teacup at hand.

The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty opened the letter and glanced at it, but his face changed a little. This is a letter asking for help, in which he said that he was originally an official prostitute of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but was taken captive to the Great Zhou Dynasty due to the war, and now he was abused in Zhao Kuangyi's mansion, and begged the envoys to bring him back to the Southern Tang Dynasty. If the envoy is embarrassed, you can transfer the letter to Lord Qi Zhengxiu in the Southern Tang Dynasty, she and Qi Zhengxiu are old friends, and it is okay to ask Lord Qi Zhengxiu to decide to help.

The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty looked at this letter like a hot potato, how dare he take this matter. Not to mention that the Southern Tang Dynasty has no status in front of the Zhou Dynasty now, even if it has status, the identity of an official prostitute is not enough to alarm the Zhou Dynasty to release people, not to mention that this is not in the house of a flat-headed common man in the Zhou Dynasty, but in Zhao Kuangyi's house. can't ignore this letter, after all, she claims to be familiar with Qi Zhengxiu, and Qi Zhengxiu is not something he dares to offend.

Seeing the embarrassed faces of the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhang Chong smiled and said, "What makes you so embarrassed?" I wonder if you can show me the letter? ”

The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty handed the letter to Zhang Chong. Zhang Chong was shocked after seeing it: "Ah, this is a big deal. Can you and I do the Lord's? You have to go up and ask for instructions. ”

Seeing that Zhang Chong cared so much, the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty were a little weak-hearted: "It's just an official prostitute, not to mention that it is in Lord Zhao's mansion, even if it is Lord Zhao's person." I'll just forget it. Neither you nor I have seen this letter. ”

"That's not what I said." Zhang Chong folded the letter and put it in his sleeve, and said seriously, "You are here in the post house, and you represent your Tang Dynasty." Since she was able to have the letter delivered here, this matter was no longer a private matter, but a state affair of the two countries. If it is not handled well, it will have an impact on the diplomatic relations between the two countries. So it's no small thing. What's more, if what the letter says is true, this woman is an official prostitute, although her status is low, but she is a person directly managed by the court, and she is not an ordinary person who eats court meals. How dare we just leave it at that? ”

When the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty heard Zhang Chong say this, they were also a little confused, what Zhang Chong said was the truth, and he hesitated here: "Then how can Lord Zhao Kuangyi explain there?" ”

Zhang Chong thought for a while and said, "Lord Zhao's status is noble, and it's not that we can be the master. In this case, I will take this letter back first and hand it over to Honglu Temple for disposal. Do you think so? "Honglu Temple is responsible for foreign diplomatic relations.

The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty nodded: "That's the only way to go." ”

Zhang Chong handed over the letter to Honglu Siqing, Honglu Siqing saw that it was Zhao Kuangyi's family matter, where did he dare to talk more, and after talking to Zhao Kuangyin secretly, he presented the letter to the little emperor Chai Zongxun.

Chai Zongxun is still a child, so he naturally can't understand the doorway in this letter, and the Queen Mother is a female streamer, so she has no idea, so she simply passed Zhao Kuangyin and Wei Wang Fu Yanqing into the palace. A matter of Zhao Kuangyi's house, Zhao Kuangyi is not in Kaifeng, that is bound to be known by Zhao Kuangyin; Second, King Wei is the father of the Queen Mother and Fu Xuechan's father, and his opinion on this matter can only be trusted by the Queen Mother.

Fu Yanqing and Zhao Kuangyin entered the palace overnight, and after hearing the queen mother tell the ins and outs of the matter, Zhao Kuangyin first snorted coldly: "It is worthy of being an official prostitute of the Tang Dynasty, and she is cheap and immoral." actually sued the post house for a little grievance, so where did Da Zhou's face go? When she said this, it was as if Xue Chan had bullied her. It's really better for His Majesty to give an order, and simply end up with her scourge. ”

Of course, Fu Yanqing wished that Xiao Tao would be disposed of, and it was this scourge that made her daughter unspoiled in the Zhao Mansion. But seeing that Zhao Kuangyin first said this idea indignantly, Fu Yanqing couldn't help but think about it carefully, if the emperor really ordered the execution of the woman, it was unreasonable, how could the emperor interfere in Zhao Kuangyi's family affairs? Second, if you offend Zhao Kuangyi, the culprits are the emperor and Fu Xuechan. Fu Xuechan's life is only afraid that it will be more difficult.