Kaifeng Mansion? Zhao Gongzi is from Kaifeng Mansion, but at this time, he should be on the battlefield. Xiao Tao shook her head groggily, raised her eyes and glanced at the man pleadingly: "Can you give me saliva to drink, I'm so thirsty." ”

The man was so angry that he fainted: "Do I have to cut a niche to give you up?" Do you know how much half a basket of tea costs? We've worked this trip. I can't get the money for this half basket of tea. ”

Another businessman in the same company looked at Xiao Tao carefully, it was a sharp-eyed one, and suddenly raised his hand to pull out the rope in Xiao Tao's neck, as expected, he thought that something would be tied to the rope, the snow-white jade peach blossom, at first glance, it was a good product, and this pendant was enough to buy this car of tea. He winked at the other merchant and smiled softly at Xiao Tao: "Little girl, why don't you pawn this to us, and it will be tea money." It's not in vain that we've worked so hard to bring you here. ”

Xiao Tao's head shook vigorously, and he reached out and put the pendant in his arms again: "I can't give this to you." Please. You should do good deeds, and when I arrive in Haozhou, I will definitely pay you the money. He cautiously added: "I will definitely pay for it." ”

The merchant from before was about to have a seizure, but the one behind him stopped him: "In that case, we won't embarrass you." It's already reached this point, and it's useless to force you. Why don't you come with us, wait for us to return from Kaifeng, and then take you, pass through Haozhou, and send you into the city. You can also pay us back. ”

Xiao Tao listened to him reasonably, so she nodded. He said gratefully to the two of them, "Thank you, thank you so much." The merchant smiled at her.

In the evening, those merchants ate and beckoned Xiao Tao to eat together. Xiao Tao was weak and weak, although she had been hungry for several days. But I don't have much appetite, and I want to sleep after drinking a little porridge. The two merchants discussed with the shopkeeper, vacated a place from the utility room, and used half the money for the room to let Xiao Tao stay overnight. After too many days of torment and exhaustion, coupled with the burning of the wounds on her body, Xiao Tao soon fell asleep.

I didn't sleep very peacefully, but I slept for a long time. By the time Xiao Tao woke up, it was already the sun shining. Xiao Tao was woken up by the sound of guests coming and going, so she hurriedly got up and cleaned up briefly and walked out of the room. When the shopkeeper saw Xiao Tao, he smiled and said, "The girl is up?" ”

Xiao Tao smiled and looked around. Asked the shopkeeper, "What about those people?" ”

"Which ones?" The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then patted his head and said, "Oh, you said the tea merchants who were with you last night?" Little Peach nodded vigorously.

"I left early in the morning, and before dawn, I said that I was in a hurry, so I didn't wake you up, just wait for you to wake up and check out." The shopkeeper replied, "They paid for the room." ”

"Gone?" Xiao Tao was a little stunned, why did she leave suddenly? Didn't you say take her to Haozhou? Don't want silver? Xiao Tao suddenly felt that her neck was gentle, and she subconsciously touched it, and her whole body was cold, and she couldn't move anymore like a wooden man. Her jade pendant is missing.

Xiao Tao hurriedly rushed into the house to look for it. Under the pillow, next to the bed, on the ground, the corners are shaky, I have looked for it all over, how can there be the shadow of the jade peach pendant? Xiao Tao was so anxious that tears were about to come out, and after thinking about it carefully, the businessman's eyes shining when he saw the jade peach pendant became clear in Xiao Tao's mind, and he was really not so easy to be a good person.

Xiao Tao only felt that the blood was gushing up, and she could do without anything else, but that pendant was given to her by Qi Gongzi. She's already lost one, and she can't get any more. Xiao Tao asked the shopkeeper anxiously, "Do you know where those tea merchants went?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "I don't know, it seems to be going east." Before the store could finish speaking, Xiao Tao had already rushed out like crazy.

To the east, Xiao Tao held back her strength and ran for less than a mile, and her heels began to soften. The body was sluggish, and the whole body was hot as if it was about to burn. Little Peach's steps slowed down, from fast running, to jogging, to slow walking, and finally to staggering. When she reached the courtyard wall of a house, she couldn't support it anymore and slipped out of the corner of the wall. The road, why is it so difficult?

Xiao Tao sat on the ground, looking at the people who came and went, and the hurried people, tears fell silently, and the despair that she had never felt before struck her. Where is there still the shadow of those black-hearted businessmen? The jade pendant is gone, Qi Gongzi is not there, the young lady is not there, the eldest lady is not there, only she is sitting alone on the side of the street.

Xiao Tao didn't have a copper plate on her body, and there was no one she knew around, speaking with an accent she couldn't understand. What should she do? At this moment, she kind of believed in the peach blossom catastrophe. I'm an unlucky guy, from childhood to adulthood, any unlucky thing can let her catch up, bad people, let her meet, unlucky, let her run into it.

Xiao Tao looked at the streets of Kaifeng Mansion in despair, and the flow of people was like weaving. Kaifeng Mansion is really big, really prosperous, no less than Jinling City. I don't know what kind of mansion it is, it's heavily guarded, and there are soldiers stationed there. It seems that the wedding event has just been completed, and the plaque at the door is wrapped in red silk, so that it is impossible to see what words are written. Strings of red lanterns were also laid out on the walls around it. Good style. Alas, it is really human life, which is different, and people eat comfortably inside the walls, but they are so embarrassed.

Thinking of eating, Little Peach's stomach growled. Xiao Tao subconsciously groped all over her body, even if she could find a penny, so she could buy a steamed bun to eat. After touching it for a long time, there was only despair. Xiao Tao unintentionally fumbled again, eh? The waist is hard and round, and Xiao Tao's hands are trembling a little excitedly, is it a copper plate?

Xiao Tao took something out of the mezzanine of the belt, and it turned out to be it, the jade buckle given by Zhao Gongzi. I haven't seen it for too long, and Xiao Tao has even forgotten that she still has such a thing on her. Xiao Tao put the jade buckle in his hand and checked it, he didn't know if this thing was worth anything, and he wanted to exchange it for a few copper plates to buy food, and suddenly his heart moved, Zhao Tingyi once said that as long as he took this, he could find him if he found a soldier in Kaifeng Mansion.

Now that he is on the battlefield, will those soldiers give her a meal for the sake of the jade buckle?

When she got out, Xiao Tao struggled to stand up, holding the jade buckle. A few patrols came in front of him, looking around. Xiao Tao walked over, spread the jade buckle in the palm of his hand and asked, "Excuse me, I want to find Zhao Tingyi, oh no, Zhao Kuangyi." ”

"Major General?" The two looked at each other, and one of them shouted, "Bold, how can anyone who wants to see the major general?" ”

Xiao Tao stretched the jade buckle forward: "I know him." That's what he gave me. ”

One of the soldiers picked up the jade buckle from Xiao Tao's hand, looked at it carefully, and said to the other, "Do you know each other?" Is this a major general's thing? ”

The other shook his head: "I've only been here for a short time." As he spoke, he looked around, and suddenly raised his hand and beckoned to another soldier not far away: "Zhigao, come here." "Wood-like skills.

That Zhigao should be a veteran, after listening to the two of them, he gently glanced at the jade buckle, and his face changed. glared at the two people, clasped his fists at Xiao Tao and said, "Girl, it's disrespectful." This is the property of the Major General. Saying that, she looked at Xiao Tao carefully, this woman didn't see that the situation was particularly good, her forehead was broken, there were blood scabs and suppurations, and half of her face was a little blue. There are also contusions on the neck, several blood marks, a body of dust, wrinkled and dirty clothes, I don't know what toss I suffered? Where did you escape from?

It stands to reason that such a despicable woman should not know the major general. But the jade buckle in her hand is indeed the major general's personal belongings. In addition to the talisman, this jade buckle is the proof of the identity of the major general, and it is also the precious Langzhong ink jade given by the emperor himself. Everyone in the army knows it. Could it be that she stole it? In any case, this matter should be reported to the major general, and it is a coincidental matter.

Zhigao looked at Xiao Tao and said, "The girl might as well go back to the town with me to sit in the camp first, and the major general will go to order troops in the morning and come back at noon." When the time comes, I will go and tell the Major General. ”

Xiao Tao was stunned for a moment, and the jade buckle in his hand was almost not steady: "Zhao, Zhao Gongzi is in Kaifeng?" He hurriedly added: "Isn't he at the mouth of the vortex?" ”

Zhigao replied respectfully: "Your Majesty personally drove to attack Li Tang, and Kyoto was unguarded. The major general returned to guard the Beijing Division. It's been more than half a month since I came back. ”

Xiao Tao's heart suddenly jumped, he was actually in Kaifeng? Xiao Tao's eyes suddenly turned red, and a hundred flavors came up for a while. When she was desperate, it turned out to be him who gave her a little bit of life.

Xiao Tao followed Zhigao to the town guard camp two miles away. Due to the war, the emperor was not in the capital. Zhao Kuangyi specially sent a team of men and horses from the army to be stationed on the streets and roadsides of Kaifeng Mansion to prevent chaos and respond urgently.

Xiao Tao rested in the camp and had lunch. Zhigao ordered Xiao Tao to rest in the camp, and he went to tell Zhao Kuangyi first. The soldier who didn't recognize the jade buckle in the morning brought tea to Xiao Tao, and smiled: "Girl, I'm sorry, I'm new, I really didn't recognize it." ”

Xiao Tao smiled and shook her head: "It's okay." ”

The two chatted with each other, and it seemed that after a long time, Zhigao had not returned.

Xiao Tao asked, "Does Zhao Kuangyi live far away from here?" ”

The soldier heard Xiao Tao call Zhao Kuangyi's name smoothly, and he must have known him very well, so he didn't hide it: "The major general goes to order troops in the morning, and usually goes to the camp of the Yuanzhen Army at noon, which is far away from here, and it takes two hours for Zhigao to ride back and forth on horseback." ”

Xiao Tao said "oh", and the soldier said again: "If the major general patrols the camp, he will go home at noon." By the way, the Major General's home is in the same place where we met in the morning. The major general is really powerful, he has been married for less than three days, and he goes to order troops every day, and he is really a person who does great things. ”

Xiao Tao only felt a bang, and asked in a hoarse voice: "He, newly married?" ”