That night, the king of Hejian came as promised.

Fortunately, now he has changed into a royal blue cape. Although the whole person still looks so sassy, at least there is no weak aura that makes people want to pity, and it is much more normal.

The two sat down, and Cui Pu personally poured wine for him.

The king of Hejian County drank with him generously, and then looked at the bright dishes on the table full of eyes in front of him, and the corners of his lips hooked up a light smile: "These are all prepared by your wife, right?"

"So what?" Cui Pu still didn't have a good face for this old man who robbed his daughter.

The king of Hejian smiled lightly: "Not how." Just by looking at this dish, you can see that she is very interested in this feast. Although I haven't seen her face now, the king has realized her intentions, and the king is satisfied. ”

Cui Pu couldn't help but grit his teeth again. "Didn't the king of the county say that he just wanted to have a drink with the lower officials tonight?"

"Oh, yes, that's right. The king of Hejian seemed to suddenly realize, nodded quickly, and sure enough, he didn't mention anything about Mu Jiaojiao and the little lady.

However, his slimy performance just now had been deeply engraved into Cui Pu's heart, and he was about to hurt him to death! Now this old man continues to eat and drink like no one, but he is in no mood at all!

This nasty old man!

This meal, naturally, the king of Hejian County drank it to the fullest, and in the end he was drunk, and he was helped back by Liang Changshi. Cui Pu drank a stomach full of stuffy wine, turned around and drank a bowl of hangover soup, threw himself into Mu Jiaojiao's arms, and hugged her all night without letting go of his hand.

Soon after Pei Gongcao and his party returned to Chang'an, Mu Jiaojiao learned another news - the current Chang'an Ling Cao Yuan was exposed by Yang Hui and his family in prison because of corruption and bribery. The next day, Cao Yuan hanged himself in the prison of the Criminal Department, and before he died, he wrote a confession.

The saint was furious when he saw the confession, and ordered all the men of the Cao family to be sent to the army, and the female dependents of the Cao family were confiscated into the sect. When Mrs. Cao heard the news, she was so frightened that she rolled her eyes and whimpered for her life. And a group of female dependents led by Mrs. Cao knelt to see off the old lady Cao, and they also committed suicide by hanging themselves in the prison, not letting the place of the Jiaofang Division stain their identities.

After all, the Cao family still made the first batch of victims on the muzzle of Concubine Wu Hui.

Cao Shu cried uncontrollably when she learned the news, shouting that she wanted to go back to Chang'an to be with her family.

Mu Jiaojiao only looked at her coldly: "When you secretly ran out of Chang'an, you should have expected such an end." Now that the Cao family has just received their due retribution, why are you so sad?"

"But after all, they are my family. I've been with them for more than ten years, how can I have no feelings? And besides, there's my aunt there......"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Soon after you arrived in Hailing County, your cousin-in-law sent a letter to Cui's house in Chang'an, asking them to inquire about the Cao family's situation. The letter was just sent back two days ago, so take a look for yourself!" Mu Jiaojiao said, and ordered Mung Bean to hand her a letter.

Cao Shu hurriedly opened and took a look, and suddenly her hands trembled, and her face turned pale: "Auntie, she ...... No, it won't!

"The Cui family also specially asked someone to go to Cao's house to inquire, and it proved that not long after helping you escape, Mrs. Cao called your aunt to her and tortured her to force her to tell her your whereabouts. She refused to say, so Mrs. Cao locked her up, refused to eat or drink, and let her survive for life. Later, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she secretly ran out and jumped into the well while the guards were unprepared. Mu Jiaojiao repeated the words on the letter paper word by word, "At least, that's what the Cao family said to the outside world." ”

After a pause, she said again: "Moreover, the Cao family also sent her body and the people around Aunt Mu to Shouwang Mansion and handed it over to Xiao Changshi. Now that I think about it, those people must be dead, right?"

Cao Shu's body immediately went limp, and she couldn't stop crying.

"It's all me! It's all because of me, my aunt will die, and Mama Mu will suffer this disaster because of my relationship. If I had known this, I, I would have ......"

"You won't leave and obediently marry Xiao Changshi as a concubine?" Mu Jiaojiao chuckled, "Do you think that Aunt Mu and Mama Mu would rather give up their lives to send you out of Chang'an, for what? Are they for their own glory and wealth? You are the only daughter of your aunt, and she lives for you all her life." You have to be clear about that!"

Cao Shu was stunned, and Mu Jiaojiao ordered Mung Bean to help her up. She also picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears.

"Cousin, I'm going to put my words here today—if you give your aunt another chance to choose, she will definitely be willing to sacrifice her life in exchange for your freedom. Do you think that if you make a concubine for others, she will feel better? She must rather die herself! She has tasted the hardships of being a concubine for a lifetime, and she will definitely not want you to go back to the old path she has taken. And ......"

Mu Jiaojiao snorted coldly again: "Aunt Mu is also the Mu family, and my father is now the general of the five grades." With the face of the Mu family, they can also ignore the Mu family in order to tie up with King Shou, and even do things to kill people. Moreover, when people died, they still didn't let her go, and actually sent the corpse to be abused! Just because of this, my father would never let them go. However, they were lucky, and their ancestor Concubine Wu Hui cleaned it up. You should be glad for them, otherwise if you join forces with Daddy, the Cao family will only die even worse. ”

Cao Shu's figure flickered. "Cousin......"

"Good cousin. Mu Jiaojiao touched her head, "The moment my aunt died, the relationship between the Mu family and the Cao family had been completely severed. Since the Cao family is determined to send you to be a concubine, the relationship between you and the Cao family is almost broken. ”

"But ......"

"Don't say anything, the Cao family has raised you for more than ten years after all. You have to think about it, how much money the Cao family has taken from the Mu family in the past ten years! That money is enough for you and your aunt to be a small gold figure of equal weight! Moreover, for the sake of you and your aunt's face, I have also spared the Cao family, but when you see that they are we repay us? You ask yourself, how have you and your aunt ever had a good time in the Cao family?"

Cao Shu was speechless. But when she opened her mouth, she wanted to say something, but in the end she could only drop a few tears.

Mu Jiaojiao sighed lowly. "Well, I know what you're thinking. It's just that now, the Cao family has fallen, and it's useless for you to go back now. Now you might as well live here, and make incense for everyone in the Cao family with three incense sticks in the morning and evening, so as not to have no one to worship after they leave. And you also have to understand that now that our New Tang Dynasty is conquering the Western Regions every year, how many sons have died in foreign lands. If your father and brother of the Cao family are also unfortunately killed, then you are the only one left in the Cao family, and you must live well and continue the bloodline of the Cao family, do you understand?"

Hearing her say this, Cao Shu's tears were broken.

She sniffed and nodded with difficulty: "Cousin, I understand what you mean, I will listen to you!" Before leaving Chang'an, my aunt repeatedly instructed me to let you arrange everything here. She said that you are not an ordinary person, as long as I listen to you obediently, I will definitely be able to live a good life for the rest of my life. Now that she thinks about it, she should have known what the end would be by that time!"

Mu Jiaojiao shook her head and sighed, then hugged her into his arms and gently patted her on the back.

After this incident, Cao Shu seemed to have grown up a lot overnight. From that day on, she lived in the palace of the king of Hejian County at night, and followed Mu Jiaojiao during the day, dressed in men's clothes, and accompanied her closely.

At the end of the year, Mu Jiaojiao was pregnant in October and gave birth to a baby boy.

Cui Pu was disappointed for a long time when he learned the news. But the little lady, who was already more than two years old, clapped her hands happily: "Hey, I have another brother!

Seeing this, Wang Xiaolangjun in Mu Haoyi's arms also happily followed the little lady and clapped her little hands.

And because of the things he did last year, as well as the Cao Shu incident, Cui Pu knew that his evaluation this year would not be much better, so he didn't even return to Chang'an, so he stayed in Hailing County with peace of mind, teaching his daughter and teasing his son, and he was very busy.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the month of Dela, an edict came down from the Ministry of Officials, asking him to continue to stay in Hailing County. There is no need to move the place, Cui Pu can't ask for it. By the way, he secretly inquired about Wu Lixin's transfer, and found that that guy was actually staying still, Cui Pu was even happier.

"Great! It seems that what I did before has worked! No matter how much the martial arts family tries to cover it up for him, he can't cover up the few mistakes he made. To let him continue to serve as the county magistrate of Tianchang County, it must be the result of the martial arts family's activities for a long time, right? Hahaha, great, I'm cool!"

Mu Jiaojiao looked at him speechlessly. "Continue to work with him in the same place, especially when you still have to see each other in the next year. After all, if according to the plan of the martial arts, he should take office in the position of Yangzhou prefect in the future, and then you should go to see him. ”

"Cut, who's afraid of whom, as long as he has the courage to attack me again, I can return it even harder!" Cui Pu said disapprerovingly. "However, you have just given birth to a child, and you will definitely not be able to go by then, so I'll go alone!"

"I'm going! I'm going!" the little lady ...... No, Cui Jin's child, who should be called the big lady now, immediately raised her little hand and jumped desperately.

"What are you going to do? Stay at home honestly. Mu Jiaojiao drank in displeasure.

The eldest lady immediately flattened her mouth and slowly rubbed to Cui Pu's side: "Daddy~"

"Hey~" Cui Pu looked at his daughter, who was getting more and more beautiful and cute.

"I miss my cousin, I miss my cousin. The eldest lady said pitifully.

He hurriedly looked at Mu Jiaojiao: "You are sitting in confinement, you will definitely not be able to go to Yangzhou City to pay New Year's greetings to your eldest sister this year." In that case, let the eldest lady go with me! The eldest aunt and the children of the eldest aunt's family also know that they are all docile and obedient good children, and they have a good relationship with the eldest lady. Wouldn't it be nice to get them together at the opportunity?"

"You're used to her again. Mu Jiaojiao said coldly.

"Hey, why bother with the New Year's Day, just let the children have fun!" Cui Pu smiled busily.

"Ah Niang~" The little lady also looked at her with blank eyes.

"Okay!" Mu Jiaojiao's body was weak, and she couldn't bear the fuss between the father and daughter, so she simply agreed.