With Ah Tao's clues, Dali Temple quickly locked on the person who colluded with Uncle Zhong.

In order not to startle the snake, Pei Yue still chose to start in the dark. He asked Zhanzhi to kidnap Uncle Zhong on a dark and windy night, and sent a letter to the official who colluded with him in the name of Uncle Zhong, saying that it was a sudden emergency and he would leave Beijing temporarily, so that he didn't have to worry.

Zhan Zhi moved quickly, and the next day he tied up Uncle Zhong to the prison of Dali Temple.

After Uncle Zhong was kidnapped, Zhan Zhi left a letter to his subordinates in the same way.

It's just that Uncle Zhong also has several subordinates after all, and the tricky thing is that no one is sure if there are any people who collude with other officials among these subordinates, and Dali Temple is not good at attacking so many people at once.

In case there are people who collude with the officials of the imperial court, their direct attack in Dali Temple will inevitably startle the snake and surprise the enemy in the shadows.

As a result, how to rescue the children in the courtyard became a problem.

Pastry shop.

Today is the fifteenth day again, Zhao Wanning went out after a long time to come and see her shop. But when she went out today, she didn't bring silver candles and painting screens, but Tian Mingming and Ah Tao.

Tao has made a full recovery.

Zhao Wanning originally thought that Ah Tao would recover easily, but she and Tian Mingming had been in the capital for a long time but had not visited the capital. When she was like Tian Mingming and Ah Tao at her age, she loved to wander the streets. happened to have nothing to do today, so I took Ah Tao and Tian Mingming out of the house, and went to the shop to see the Su sisters by the way.

She went to the pastry shop first.

The pastries developed by the painting screen are particularly popular. Especially in this cold winter season, eating a steaming pastry can also add some warmth to yourself.

As soon as Su Yun saw Zhao Wanning, he greeted him. "Host, you've just come at the right time. This is a plum blossom cake just out of the pot, hot, sweet and fragrant, you can try it. ”

Zhao Wanning originally loved to eat pastries, so naturally he did not refuse to come. She took the plum blossom cake from Su Yun's hand, and then gave it to Ah Tao and Tian Mengming.

"You two taste?" Zhao Wanning took a piece for each of them.

This plum blossom cake has just come out of the pot, and it is still hot, and Zhao Wanning is shivering from being hot. Tian Mengming asked Zhao Wanning to touch her earlobe with her fingers. "County Lord, this won't be hot."

"Alas! It's really not hot. Zhao Wanning said in surprise.

Seeing Zhao Wanning's exaggerated expression, Su Yun and Tian Mengming both smiled.

Su Yun already knew that Zhao Wanning had picked up the two little girls and returned home. She asked, "Are these two your new maids?" ”

Zhao Wanning nodded, and then shook her head: "It's not a maid, it's just that she lives with me temporarily." ”

"I originally wanted the two of them to live with you." Zhao Wanning was afraid that Su Yun would have a problem in her heart, after all, the two sisters Su Yun and Su Yu wanted to go back to the house with her, but she didn't agree, but now she asked the two little girls to go back to the house with her.

Zhao Wanning explained: "The two of them...... I can't tell you more about it right now. However, if the two of them are allowed to live with you and Su Yu, I am afraid that the two of you will be in danger. That's why the two of them followed me for the time being. After that, when the matter is settled, let's see how it is arranged. ”

Su Yun knew that Zhao Wanning was worried that she was upset, she didn't understand Zhao Wanning's good intentions, Zhao Wanning was afraid that she and her sister would become slaves after returning home, and it would be difficult to get out of the house, so she and her sister stayed outside the mansion and gave them an errand to support themselves. Zhao Wanning has done it so much, Su Yun is too late to be grateful, how can he complain.

Su Yun smiled brightly and said, "Boss, you don't have to explain to me, you have a reason why you do this. Ah Yu and I are very grateful for your help. If you need our sisters, just ask. ”

After that, Su Yun squatted down and greeted the two little girls: "Hello, my name is Su Yun." You can call me Sister Su Yun. ”

Tian Mingming had become a little familiar under Zhao Wanning's teaching, and she bent her eyes and shouted sweetly: "Hello Sister Su Yun, my name is Tian Mingming, you can call me Mingming." ”

Tian Mingming pointed at Ah Tao again: "This is my good sister, her name is Ah Tao." ”

"Huh." Su Yun responded with a smile, she touched Tian Mingming's head again, and asked with a smile, "Is this plum blossom cake delicious?" ”

"Delicious!" Tian Mengming nodded fiercely: "It's so sweet." ”

The pastries in the shop were praised, and Su Yun was also very happy: "Then you can eat more, you can see if there are any other pastries you like in this shop, you can take some and bring some back for you." ”

"Thank you, Sister Su Yun." Tian Mingming's eyes lit up instantly, revealing a big smile, and then turned around and ran to the counter to choose pastries.

Su Yun looked at Tao again.

Ah Tao has a shy personality, she has fair skin, and there are blushes on both sides of her cheeks, which makes her delicate and cute.

Su Yun smiled and asked, "Ah Tao?" Don't you like to eat plum cakes? ”

Ah Tao was shy, and she kept holding the plum blossom that Zhao Wanning handed her in her hand, but she didn't move. Hearing this, Ah Tao first glanced at Zhao Wanning, who was eating plum blossom cakes. Seeing Zhao Wanning nodding at her, she cautiously said, "I like it, thank you, Sister Su Yun." ”

"Huh." Su Yun also touched her hair. "That's good. You go with Meng Meng to see if you have any favorite pastries, and my sister will pack some for you to take back to eat. ”

Ah Tao said hesitantly: "Just let Meng Meng choose, I can do it." ”

Su Yun was a little strange, she wanted to ask again, but was stopped by Zhao Wanning: "We won't take today's pastries first." When the store closes, you can send some to the eldest princess's mansion. ”

Su Yun reacted at this time, Zhao Wanning only took these two little girls out today, so it was naturally not good to bring pastries.

Su Yun nodded and said, "It's me who didn't think it through." ”

Zhao Wanning shook his head and said seriously: "Ah Yun, you have done a good job. ”

Zhao Wanning didn't say this to appease Su Yun, in less than three months, Su Yun has grown rapidly from a country girl who doesn't know anything to a boss who can take charge of himself.

Although Zhao Wanning didn't say it, she saw it in her eyes. She is very optimistic about Su Yun, Su Yun is very smart, and he is a hard-working person, if he has the opportunity, he will be able to make some achievements.

Subsequently, Zhao Wanning took Ah Tao and Tian Mengming to the Shanhe Bookstore.

Zhao Wanning came to the bookstore this time not only to see the situation of the shop, but also to select some calligraphy from the bookstore for Tian Mengming.

Tian Mengming was born in poverty, and it was still difficult to solve the problem of food and clothing at home, so naturally there was no extra money to send her to study and read. Since Tian Mingming lived in Invitation Moon Garden, Zhao Wanning felt that she should still teach Tian Mingming to read and write. After all, women will be more sensible when they read more books. She hoped that even if Tian Mengming left the Eldest Princess's Mansion in the future, she would be able to learn something from Zhao Wanning.

Ah Tao is different. Although she is shy and taciturn, she can read and write at first glance. It's just that she is still young and doesn't understand the world, so Zhao Wanning wants to take her out and find some books suitable for her from the bookstore.

After Zhao Wanning told the shopkeeper and Su Yu about his plans to come to the bookstore, Su Yu offered to take his two younger sisters to pick up books and calligraphy.

Su Yu is already very familiar with the books in this bookstore, and it is more suitable for her to take Tian Mingming and Ah Tao to pick out books.

Zhao Wanning was idle. The shopkeeper brought her hot tea, and she sat down and chatted with the shopkeeper.

On the bookshelf near the counter are some strategies, some of which are the essays of the Hanlin scholars who flowed out of the Hanlin Academy, and some of which Zhao Wanning collected from Qingyaji.

At the moment, two people dressed as scholars were rummaging there.

"Have you heard? The Qingzhou flood was caused by—"

"Brother Chen is cautious! You and I are both people who want to take the imperial examination, don't be ruined by the speed of your tongue for a while. ”

"Now it's crazy out there. After all, Qingzhou has not had a flood in a hundred years, and I heard that the entire city of Qingzhou was flooded, and the people who fled the famine ran all the way from Qingzhou to the capital. Yesterday, someone went to Jing Zhaoyin to sue the emperor. ”

"Brother Chen! Beware of walls with ears. After the man finished speaking, he also glanced at Zhao Wanning and the shopkeeper.

The man called Brother Chen shut up at this time, and the two walked out of the bookstore together.

Zhao Wanning, who was inexplicably regarded as a bad guy, felt speechless. She didn't take the initiative to eavesdrop, it was obvious that the two of them were discussing too loudly.

The shopkeeper is still happy. "Well, they're too cautious, and I've heard a lot of these rumors lately, and everybody is spreading them. Afraid of what? ”

"What rumors?" Zhao Wanning was suddenly aroused.

"Don't you know?"

Zhao Wanning shook her head, she has been in the eldest princess's mansion these days, and she has not heard any rumors outside.

When the shopkeeper saw Zhao Wanning, he looked puzzled, he really hadn't heard of it, so he was ready to start from the beginning.

Zhao Wanning's gossip soul awakened, and he came to the shopkeeper's side, a good student who obediently listened to the class.

"Say yes......"

As soon as the shopkeeper spoke, the counter was tapped twice. The two were taken aback.

Zhao Wanning raised his head, isn't this Pei Yue?

Pei Yue was wearing civilian clothes, and in front of the shopkeeper, Pei Yue did not directly identify himself. He whispered, "Is it convenient for the girl now?" Can you take a step to speak? ”

Zhao Wanning didn't want to borrow a step from him. Since the last time she saw Pei Yue, she felt that she had become strange. The last person I want to see at this time is Pei Yue.

Zhao Wanning was stalemate and did not speak, wanting to refuse with silence. Pei Yue guessed that she might not want to be alone with her, so she said: "Tian Mingming and Ah Tao ......"

Pei Yue didn't continue to say the following words, but Zhao Wanning knew that he meant to talk about Tian Mingming and Ah Tao.

It was about Meng Meng and Ah Tao, and Zhao Wanning also had to go.

Zhao Wanning had no choice but to turn his head and say to the shopkeeper: "This is my friend, I have something to discuss with him." ”

The shopkeeper is also a person who knows how to look at things, he said happily. "Boss, you can go with confidence. I'll look at the girl and the peach. ”

Zhao Wanning nodded, she remembered Tian Mengming's identity again, and looked up at Pei Yue.

Pei Yue smiled at her, raised his hand and pointed to the two big men who suddenly appeared in the bookstore.

Zhao Wanning went out with Pei Yue with confidence.