The eldest lady's expression was all wooden, and the hand on the table trembled slightly: "Could it be someone else's?" ”

Yun Niang said with a solemn face: "In addition to serving here today, Tao Yi is at the dancing girl of Yaotai Pavilion. [Please go to see this book] Mi Niang and Tao Yi came together, and they also got close. If it's not Taoyi, it's a young lady. But the young lady is a dancing girl in the house. The young master of the house is not here, who dares to touch them? If she is outside the house, every time she goes out, it is a group of people, and whoever wants to be light of her has no chance. Besides, my mother also went to Yaotai Pavilion in the afternoon, and she turned around and lowered her waist, if she took the abortion pill, how could she still be mentally jumping——"

"Okay-" The eldest lady raised her hand to interrupt Yun Niang's words, her eyes were a little damp, "Don't say it again." ”

There was silence in the room, and no one said anything. Only the red candle in front of the eldest lady was jumping back and forth, shaking people's hearts.

After a long time, Yun Niang spoke softly: "I don't think Gongzi Qi is an undignified person. ”

"You go out first." The eldest lady's voice was a little cold.

Yun Niang answered. Withdrew.

The eldest lady picked up the pen on the table with trembling hands, but she could no longer write, and as soon as the pen fell down, it was a heavy ball of ink, and the eldest lady threw the pen forward vigorously. Sprinkled all over the floor.

Looking at the crumpled paper on the table and the messy ink on the floor, He Zhitang's tears flowed quietly. When did she become so? This shouldn't be her appearance. He Zhilan is spicy, she He Zhitang should be virtuous and gentle, isn't she?

But it turns out that she is not virtuous and virtuous. If she was, when Qi Zhengxiu proposed to make Tao Yi a companion, she should not have cared, and even happy, but she didn't, and she fell into deep anxiety from then on.

The first time was in the tent of the prince of Haozhou. At that time, Qi Zhengxiu was just a joke, and she thought it was just a joke. After all, Qi Zhengxiu is a righteous gentleman, how could he be worried about his fiancée's dowry girl before he married a wife? She once thought that it was just Qi Zhengxiu's kind solution.

It's not that she can't see Tao Yi's thoughts about Qi Zhengxiu. That's why she told Tao Yi that she would marry in the future and would not bring any dowry, so that Tao Yi would break off her thoughts as soon as possible. She was really careless, she always thought that Taoyi, who didn't understand literature and ink, and didn't understand any reason, how could she get into Qi Zhengxiu's eyes? He is a prince who has the talent to govern the country and is rich in learning.

But she still thought wrong, she was overwhelmed by too many accidents, and Qi Zhengxiu would ask Tao Yi to serve all day. Taoyi was robbed, and Qi Zhengxiu went to rescue him in person, what happened in between? She really didn't dare to imagine.

Until the second time, at noon on the day he returned to Jinling, Qi Zhengxiu went to the other courtyard to officially tell her that he wanted Taoyi to marry her. The reason is very high-sounding, in order to lure Zhao Kuangyi of the enemy country, he said in front of many soldiers that Taoyi is his concubine, ruining Taoyi's reputation, and he is naturally responsible.

This reason made her speechless. How can she refute it? Whether this reason is said to the father, the crown prince, or even the emperor, it is righteous and strict. He ruined Taoyi's reputation for the sake of fighting the enemy, and he was responsible for ruining Taoyi's reputation, which was logical and coherent.

But is Qi Zhengxiu just out of morality to ask Tao Yi to marry? She didn't know, she couldn't read Qi Zhengxiu. Although she talked about the past and the present, talked about poetry and songs, and talked about Qi Zhengxiu's deed, there was always a wall in his inner emotional world that blocked her from entering. Even if he mistakenly thought that she cut his wrists to save him, he was more gentle and considerate, but in that gentleness, there was more polite respect, so ethereal that she couldn't grasp the foundation.

Now it seems that any guest is gentle, it is all false! He is not as good as a servant girl who can arouse his love.

The candle flame on the table burned out, and He Zhitang sat quietly in the dark.

She wanted to convince herself to accept the facts in front of her, after all, it is impossible to marry into any family, it is impossible to have only one wife, it is the norm for concubines to be in groups, and in the future, Gongzi Qi will also have a lot of concubines, why care about a Taoyi? She can't shake her wife's position. Instead of sharing a husband with others, it is better to be Taoyi, at least there is affection.

He Zhitang kept appearing similar sentences in her mind to convince herself, and I don't know how long it took, suddenly she waved her hand, threw everything in front of her to the ground, and fell on the table in pain, crying. She couldn't convince herself, she couldn't accept it-

Ten days later, the Zhou army officially crossed the Huai River. Chai Rong, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, took advantage of the opportunity to cross the Huai River with his troops and attacked the city of Haozhou. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty urgently ordered He Shizhong and Chen Yanzhao to rush to Haozhou to support with the remaining Tianxiong army and Tianfu army. At the same time, he ordered Guo Ting, the defender of Haozhou, to defend the city to the death.

Lord He also went to Haozhou. Only the eldest lady and the second lady were left in the house, and a number of families were left in the nursing home. Judging from Lord He's seriousness before leaving, Xiao Tao secretly speculated that the war seemed to be very serious, and I don't know if Qi Gongzi needs to go to the battlefield? Is it safe? Since Master He left, Xiao Tao's heart began to tug at every day.

It has been half a month since Lord He set off, and it is winter, and Jinling City is also a little deserted. The eldest lady's house had a charcoal brazier, which had a little more warmth than elsewhere. But Xiao Tao obviously felt that the eldest lady and Yun Niang seemed to be different from before. Yun Niang no longer poked her and shouted "silly girl", the eldest lady was still gentle and gentle, but it seemed that something had been separated. Only Ruosu still grabbed something to eat with her without skin and face.

Xiao Tao is depressed, and in her spare time, she is mostly with her mother. watched the young lady practice dance, and she also practiced blindly. However, the mother said that she danced much better than before, and it was better to be perfect.

A few days later, the eldest lady was going to Anhua Temple on the outskirts of Jinling City to pray for blessings, and brought Yun Niang and Ruosu. Anhua Temple is far away, it will take most of the day to go, the eldest lady is going to stay there for ten days and a half by the way, and also brought a copy of the "Lengyan Sutra", planning to go to the temple to copy the scriptures and recite the Buddha.

But the eldest lady had no intention of taking Xiao Tao, Xiao Tao felt a little weak in her heart, this was something that had never happened before, and she couldn't help but ask the eldest lady: "Miss, do you think Tao Yi is stupid?" ”

The eldest lady smiled faintly: "How come." There will also be someone to guard the courtyard. In case something happens, it's good to dredge up and down. I went to Anhua Temple, and my heart was not steady. ”

Xiao Tao was right to think about it, so she didn't take it to heart anymore. Helped the eldest lady to make some things for living in the temple, and made several baskets of pastries and handed them to Yun Niang: "The temple is not as good as other courtyards, the monks are vegetarians, and it is inevitable that they will always feel hungry. ”

Yun Niang looked at the baskets full of snacks, and her heart moved unconsciously, but she wanted to speak and stopped, just silently took the snacks and did not speak.

A few days after the eldest lady set off, Xiao Tao was a little relieved. Alas, such days are so boring. I have nothing to do, and I wake up every day and wait for food. Xiao Tao didn't bother to talk about the length of the person with the other maids, so she simply either practiced dancing with her maid, or hid in the eldest lady's study to find a book to read. There are also some benefits.

At noon that day, Xiao Tao had just woken up when a maidservant girl ran over to call her: "Taoyi, get up quickly, the second lady is looking for you." ”

Little Peach's heart thumped, Second Miss? Since the eldest lady left, she has been hiding everywhere, and she hasn't met the second miss for a long time. Could it be that the second lady suddenly wants to wake her up? He hurriedly asked the maidservant, "Do you know what to do with me?" ”

The maid shook her head: "How do I know." But the second lady is waiting for you in the outer room of Qingyan Hall in front. Go quickly, it's time for the second lady to scold again if it's late. ”

Xiao Tao hurriedly put on her coat, tied her belt, and ran over. Mu You He Cai.

Xiao Tao ran to Qingyan Hall, and before she entered the door, she heard the hearty laughter of the second lady in the house: "Hahaha, it turns out that there is such a thing, but it is very interesting." ”

Xiao Tao guessed in her heart, it seems that there are guests in the house? Qingyan Hall is a place to entertain guests, do you enter or not? was wandering at the door, and the second lady had already seen her with sharp eyes, and waved her hand busily: "Come on, come on, Taoyi come in." Said and said to the person next to him, "My sister loves Taoyi very much, and she specially changed her name, and ordered everyone else to call her this name." ”

Half of the door blocked the person, and Xiao Tao couldn't see who the guest was for a while. So he hurriedly walked in.

The second lady wore a water-red gauze dress today, covered with a crimson Luo skirt, which was very delicate and bright. It's just that there is a kind of sarcastic smile on his face. Seeing Xiao Tao come in, he waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, you can see who is coming." ”

Xiao Tao looked sideways and was stunned, and at that moment, she almost wanted to run away. Standing on the right side of the second lady was none other than Ye Guang, who was dressed in a short dress. I haven't seen him for almost a year, and I'm still a ruffian. but the garments are clean.

Ye Guang also looked at Xiao Tao, people want clothes and horses to saddle, Xiao Tao is dressed in a light blue dress, plus the food in He Mansion is good, it is as white as porcelain. Ye Guang's heart immediately itched, and he looked at Xiao Tao and smiled: "It seems that you are doing well." ”

Xiao Tao's heart shook, how did this bastard find it? I bit my lip tightly and didn't say anything.

The second lady clapped her hands and smiled: "This is it." Taoyi, this son said that you are his daughter-in-law, and he was abducted, and now he has found here, and he wants you to go with him, otherwise he will go to the government to sue me for abducting and selling his daughter-in-law, how can you afford it? ”

Xiao Tao hurriedly knelt down and hurriedly distinguished: "Miss, it's not like this." He is my brother, and I am not his daughter-in-law. He didn't follow the usual ethics, and he wanted to mess with me, so I ran out. Miss Mingcha, it's really not what he said. ”——