Zhao Daoyun and her younger brother Zhao Daosheng came to the door a few years ago, and they were a pair of poor brothers and sisters that Li Siwen met when he was a assassin in Runzhou, and later Li Siwen met Zhao Daoyun because of a case, and then took her as a concubine, and her younger brother also came to Chang'an.

After Zhao Daoyun entered the door, he behaved very low-key, which was too low-key.

In Li Qinzai's impression, in the past few years, the number of times she has been seen in the huge Guogong Mansion is only a handful, and as Li Siwen's concubine, she almost deliberately minimizes her sense of existence.

And after Zhao Daoyun's sister and brother entered the Guogong Mansion, Li Qinzai gradually found that there was something wrong with the sister and brother, and their identity was not just that of a poor brother and sister.

Of course, Li Qinzai found out that something was wrong, and the treacherous and cunning Li Tao noticed it earlier, but the grandparents and grandchildren didn't break it, but let the two sisters and brothers continue to live in the mansion.

The British public lineage is too prominent, whether in the army or in the court, the words of the grandparents and grandchildren are extremely weighty, and it is reasonable for some people to be uneasy about the grandchildren.

This requires the sophistication of human feelings and the wisdom of officialdom.

Li Tao and Li Qinzai's ancestors and grandchildren have not done anything wrong, and it is impossible for them to rebel, and everything must be said to others, so why not leave this pair of sisters and brothers?

Whether it's life or being an official, it's always easier to protect yourself by pretending to be confused than living clearly.

As long as this pair of sisters and brothers does not cause damage to the Guogong Mansion, it is more cost-effective to keep them, at least let the people behind them rest assured, otherwise if this pair is found, there will be new eyeliner mixed in, and the people in the court, whose mansion can be clean?

In this way, the grandfather and grandson tacitly acquiesced to the existence of the two sisters and brothers, the Guogong Mansion was too big enough to accommodate them, and each other's well water did not interfere with the river water, and their lives were peaceful.

To the surprise of Li Tao and Li Qinzai, Zhao Daoyun actually took the initiative to ask to see him today, which is rare.

Li Tao and Li Qinzai quickly glanced at each other, and then Li Tao said in a deep voice: "Come in." ”

The door of the study opened, and the graceful Zhao Daoyun entered.

The corners of Li Qinzai's mouth hooked, although his father's eyesight was a little blurry, and he got a pair of eyeliner to enter the door, but it is undeniable that his father's aesthetics are still very online.

In terms of posture alone, although Zhao Daoyun is not a national beauty, she belongs to the kind of beauty that the more she looks at it, the more charming she is, whether she pretends to be or not, at least her character on the surface is gentle and cowardly, like a deer who will be frightened at any time, this appearance is easy to arouse the pity of men.

That's how my father fell for the beauty trick, tsk!

Zhao Daoyun entered the door of the study, and was not surprised at all by Li Qinzai's presence, first Yingying bowed to Li Tao, and then gestured to Li Qinzai's head.

According to the seniority, Li Qinzai should pay tribute to her, although the status of the concubine is not high, after all, she is considered an elder, the Li family's family education is good, Li Qinzai naturally can't be too uneducated.

Reluctantly forked his hands, Li Qinzai just bent down, and Zhao Daoyun hurriedly said: "Five young men don't have to be polite. ”

Li Qinzai grinned and straightened up.

It's not that I'm uneducated, it's that people won't let me salute.

Li Tao glanced at him faintly, and the warning in his eyes was full of meaning, but Li Qinzai ignored him fearlessly.

"Daoyun, it's rare to come to the old man's study, is there something wrong?" Li Tao went straight to the point.

Zhao Daoyun's knees suddenly weakened and knelt in front of Li Tao.

"Ah Weng forgives his sins, Dao Yun and Ah Di have unknown origins, and they have different aspirations, so I confess to Ah Weng today, I just ask Ah Weng to spare my sister and brother's lives for the sake of my sister and brother's duty in the past few years."

Lee and Lee quickly glanced at each other in surprise.

This operation is really not for the grandparents and grandchildren.

Isn't it good for everyone to maintain a tacit understanding for the past few years? What's going on with the sudden showdown?

Ignoring Zhao Daoyun, Li Tao turned his head sideways and approached Li Qinzai's ear, lowered his voice and said, "Evil barrier, did you pierce this layer of window paper?" ”

Li Qinzai looked innocent: "My grandson just returned to Beijing from Jiangnan, and I didn't do anything." ”

"The old man didn't do anything, neither you nor the old man, what happened to this woman's inexplicable confession?" Li Tao gritted his teeth and said.

Li Qinzai hurriedly sent a sycophant: "Grandpa coerced the prestige of the Eastern Expedition, the world was shocked by grandpa's prestige, and all the ugly stalks in the four seas appeared, including the hidden piles buried by our family were also deterred by grandpa's prestige, it must be so!" ”

The corners of Li Tao's mouth hooked, and then immediately returned to normal.

Listening to the conversation between the ancestors and grandsons, Zhao Daoyun's heart trembled, and his pretty face became more and more pale.

At this moment, she understood that the identity of her sister and brother had already been discovered by her grandparents and grandchildren, and they just didn't break it, but she still thought she was hiding it perfectly, and quietly reported the movements in the Guogong Mansion on time every month.

Li Tao straightened his posture, stared at Zhao Daoyun and said, "Since you took the initiative to find the old man today, it seems that you don't plan to hide it?" Tell me who is behind you. ”

Zhao Daoyun lowered his head and said: "The concubine was assigned by the current queen to sneak into the British mansion as an eyeliner. ”

Li Tao and Li Qinzai frowned at the same time when they heard this, Li Tao took a deep breath, anger flashed in his eyes, but he still restrained himself.

Li Qinzai was not surprised by Zhao Daoyun's answer, when he found out that something was wrong with the two siblings a few years ago, he had a guess, and the biggest suspicion was indeed the Empress Wu.

Li Zhi is unlikely to do this, whether it is state affairs or personal friendship between him and Li Zhi, it can be regarded as a rare friendship between ancient and modern monarchs and ministers, although the emperor is ruthless, but the minds of several emperors in the early Tang Dynasty are still very broad and inclusive, and it is unlikely to do the act of employing and suspicious people.

The only suspect left can only be Empress Wu.

This mother-in-law really didn't disappoint him, it was indeed something she could do.

The atmosphere in the study was a little stagnant for a while, Zhao Daoyun hung his head, waiting for Li Tao to fall in panic, and Li Tao showed anger, obviously very dissatisfied with the Empress Wu, but Li Qinzai was still smiling, since the answer was expected, why be angry?

Li Qinzai said curiously: "I heard that you are from a poor family outside Runzhou City, I once asked someone from the Baiqi Division to verify, your sister and brother's origin is not false, and your ancestors have lived in Runzhou for four generations, so did the queen buy you, or did she use any tricks to hold you hostage?" ”

Zhao Daoyun shook his head bitterly: "The concubine and the younger brother are just a chess piece, as early as when the husband Runzhou was the assassin, the queen had already laid the chess pieces in advance. ”

"Later, the case involving the concubine's father, the concubine's sister and brother stabbed the Shifu in court, the husband personally interrogated the trial, and after the case was closed, the concubine was included as a concubine's room, etc., everything was arranged in advance, and it happened naturally."

Li Qinzai suddenly smiled at Li Tao: "It's worthy of being the queen, grandpa, amazing, right?" ”

Li Tao snorted coldly and stared at Zhao Daoyun expressionlessly.