Ye Guang opened his mouth: "Xiao Tao, you are too ignorant. We are not brothers and sisters, your mother took you to marry into my family, but we have no blood relationship at all. It's all good things, you can't play tricks. Now you're having a good day. Don't you admit it? He turned to look up at the second lady, "The He family is also a family that wants to be faced, do you want to be a girl, just follow the tricks?" This is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and there is no royal law? ”

The second young lady interrupted Ye Guang's words with a sneer: "Don't say that. Our He family also has a head and face in Jinling, and we won't lose our appetite for a girl. ”

Ye Guang took a big step forward, hugged his fists and smiled at the second miss: "Thank you Miss for your success." My dad coughed up blood in anger for this girl who ran away. If you kill people again, it will be a big trouble. ”

The second young lady covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief in disgust, and Ye Guang stepped back with interest. Xiao Tao knelt and ran forward, pulling the hem of the second lady's skirt and begging: "Miss, don't listen to his nonsense." Nothing at all. Since my mother died. His family had bad intentions and forced me to marry Ye Guang. I don't want to. Miss! Please save me, I don't want to marry him. ”

The second lady pulled the skirt back hard, frowned and whispered, "What are you doing pulling and pulling!" Xiao Tao was so anxious that tears came out. The second lady sneered: "You girl is really strange. Since ancient times, haven't parents been in charge of major marriage events? When your own mother is gone, you should listen to your stepfather. Why didn't you run away on your own? If this is orthodox, it can be regarded as adultery, right? Saying that, he squinted at Xiao Tao, and his voice was cold, "Sure enough, what young lady is worthy of what girl, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked." Your young lady who can seduce and trick can only teach you to be a lewd maid. ”

Xiao Tao realized that the second lady had always remembered this hatred. From the day He Zhitang robbed Qi Zhengxiu, He Zhilan took He Zhitang and the little peach who passed the veil in the middle. are regarded as stalks in the heart. seized this opportunity, how could He Zhilan let her go? Xiao Tao was desperate and hung her head.

The second lady put away the veil. "Snorted", and the corners of his lips hooked: "Call the steward here, with Taoyi's deed of sale." The servant went away.

Ye Guang smiled flatteringly: "Thank you, Miss, for your success." ”

Not long after, the steward came over with Xiao Tao's deed of sale. He didn't know the situation either, glanced back and forth at a few people, and stood there respectfully.

The second lady coughed lightly twice, and said to the steward: "Look at Taoyi's deed of sale, how many years have you signed it?" ”

The steward replied: "At first, I only did the dancing girl, and I said to see if I could stay again - later, according to the practice of the dancing girl, I signed a lifelong contract." Later, it went to the eldest lady. It was changed to five years again. ”

The second lady waved her hand: "Since five years is not too long." As he spoke, he looked at Ye Guang and said coldly: "Seeing that you can't take out a few taels of silver, I don't want you to lose money." Our He family recognized this bad luck. ”

The steward also heard some clues at this moment, and said to the second lady: "Forgive the old slave for talking too much." Although Taoyi is said to be a servant girl, according to the rules, whose slave is the maid, and who has the consent to release her. Now the eldest lady is gone—"

The second young lady snorted and interrupted the steward's words: "You have been in He Mansion for too long?!" So well-versed in the rules? ”

The steward was so frightened that he no longer dared to say a word.

The second lady continued: "Yes, according to the usual rules, whose maid is in charge. But in the current situation, there is no superior, father, and eldest brother, all on the battlefield. Our eldest lady shook her hand again and went to the mountains to copy some scriptures, but she would enjoy herself leisurely. The big and small things in this courtyard actually have to worry about me at a girl's house who has not yet left the cabinet. I still have nowhere to pour the bitter water in my stomach. Go and invite the eldest lady, it will take two days to go back and forth, and the far water can't save the near fire. Right now, Taoyi's brother wants to sue us, yes, the He family is everyone, and he doesn't care if he sues the government, Dali Temple or the Criminal Department, he can't sue us. But the He family is to rule the family with reason, can they do that bullying thing? ”

The steward boldly replied: "Anhua Temple is on the outskirts of Jinling City, if you ride a fast horse to find the eldest lady, you will come back early tomorrow morning." After all, Momoi is the eldest lady's person-"

The second young lady squinted at the steward, and said in a cold tone: "You really have been in He's house for a long time." Do you think you've had enough? The steward didn't dare to say anything again this time.

The second lady raised the corners of her lips as she spoke, and her voice was crunchy: "Tao Yi is running in front of her, and what she does is unreasonable." Even if she is the servant girl of the He family now, the He family can't help do this unethical thing. Do what you have to do. Ye Guang took Taoyi back, and rewarded another twenty taels of silver, and our He family was also benevolent. Ye Guang heard a burst of joy on his face.

The second lady clapped her hands and said, "That's it." It's true, He Zhitang caused a bad thing, and I have to take over it. With that, he turned around and strode out of Qingyan Hall. Looking at Xiao Tao's pale face, He Zhilan suddenly felt full of joy. This Tao Yi is He Zhitang's right-hand man, even if he can't clean up He Zhitang, it is good to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. I have to thank He Zhitang for not taking her arm to Anhua Temple this time, so he gave her such a chance to kill.

Xiao Tao looked at the steward pleadingly, and the steward sighed: "Now like this, there is no way." You go first. When the eldest lady comes back, the old slave must tell her about the matter and discuss it again. ”

Xiao Tao's heart was slightly ignited with a little hope, yes, there is also the eldest lady, the eldest lady will not ignore her. In this situation now, she is crying to death here, and the second lady will not be moved. Xiao Tao nodded slightly, didn't look at Ye Guang, and said coldly, "I'll go clean up." With that, he ran out quickly.

Ye Guang's obscene laughter came from behind him: "Hurry up." Don't keep me waiting. ”

Xiao Tao first ran to Yaotai Pavilion, and told her about the matter roughly, wiped away the tears that overflowed unconsciously, and said, "I'll go first, you must tell the eldest lady when she comes back." ”

The mother was so anxious that she was sweating: "What are you waiting for the eldest lady to come back, who knows when she will come back, the daylily is cold." I'm going to Anhua Temple to find the eldest lady. ”

Xiao Tao held down her mother: "How do you go, a hundred and ten miles." You're not in good shape. ”

The mother shook her head: "It's been almost a month, it's early." I'll secretly rush to Anhua Temple to find the eldest lady, you try to drag Ye Guang as much as possible, don't take the small road, just take the official road, and the eldest lady will send someone to find you when the time comes. ”

Xiao Tao nodded, and was just about to leave, but the mother took out a dagger from under the pillow and handed it to Xiao Tao: "Protect yourself." In case Ye Guang, that beast does something to you and slaughters him. The roots of her teeth itched, and when she thought of this kind of beast, she was cold.

Momo took the dagger into her sleeve. I hope Ye Guang won't force her to do it. Otherwise, if she kills him, she will have to go to jail. Xiao Tao unconsciously asked her mother: "Why do you have this?" Still under the pillow? ”

My mother's eyes dimmed: "I now sleep with a dagger on my pillow every day, and if any beast dares to bully me, I will let it go." ”

"Niang, don't be impulsive. Don't hurt people until you have to. Otherwise, the government will not let you go. Xiao Tao looked at her mother with some concern. The girl nodded, but Xiao Tao didn't know if she listened or not.

Xiao Tao returned to her room, packed a few clothes briefly, and the white jade peach chain that Qi Gongzi gave her to her neck was brought to her neck, and there were nothing else. Xiao Tao rubbed back and forth for a long time, until the sun was in the west, and then reluctantly walked to the front hall.

Ye Guang was already waiting impatiently, and picked up Xiao Tao and scolded: "You dead girl, don't think about the ghost idea to run, you can't run." ”

Xiao Tao shook his hand away and looked at him coldly: "Respect, I didn't want to run." ”

Ye Guangyin smiled: "It's best if you don't want to run." Let's go! He strode away in front of him. Xiao Tao had to follow all the way. Ye Guang took the twenty taels of silver given by the steward, hired a carriage, and the carriage ran very fast, and at night, it had already reached the western suburbs of Jinling City. There were no shops to live in on the outskirts of the city, so Ye Guang was in a hurry to leave, and ordered the coachman to continue to rush at night, and he fell asleep in the carriage. Xiao Tao hugged the burden and dagger tightly, and never dared to close her eyes. It wasn't until dawn that I secretly took a nap.

The carriage galloped all the way, and by noon the next day, it had already left the boundary of Jinling and arrived at a mountain road. The coachman couldn't walk anymore and insisted on resting. After resting for a long time, we continued to hurry, and in the evening, it was the boundary of Luzhou. The carriage traveled to a small town and lodged in a small inn.

Ye Guang was about to ask for two rooms, but Xiao Tao hurriedly said: "One, one is enough, save money." "With the three coachmen, Ye Guang will not have any bad intentions when he sleeps in one room. Ye Guang looked at the white and smooth little peach who had already endured it for a long time, how could he let go of this excellent opportunity. insisted on asking for two rooms, one for the coachman, and one for him and Xiao Tao.

Xiao Tao's heart sank, she knew that she was afraid that she would have to fight to the death with Ye Guang tonight. Xiao Tao silently pinched the dagger in his sleeve and did not say anything more.

Put the burden in the room, Ye Guang and Xiao Tao went downstairs to eat. Ye Guang was stingy, he only ordered noodles for three nights, and he ate quite deliciously. Xiao Tao quietly picked up the noodles in the bowl, looked around, and pondered her plans. There are two halls in this store, and there is really nowhere to escape when the door panel is on at night. But the window should be fine, and the building is not high-Xiao Tao looked carefully, and the sound of two people chatting at the next table came to her ears. The Muyu Demon.

The two should be two tea merchants, discussing where the official road can still be walked and where the official road cannot be walked. Listening to the content of their chat, it seems that they are going to send a batch of tea to Haozhou City. It's just that now that the war in Haozhou has started, it will be put on the halfway road. The two had an argument, one still insisting on going to Haozhou, while the other planned to go to Kaifengfu. The two were at loggerheads over this. Xiao Tao's heart moved, Haozhou, Qi Gongzi was there. She's saved—