Compared with the Tao family's safety, Tao Yaoyao's safety is not that important.
Tao Shi'an stopped after thinking for a moment, "What on earth did this damn girl do to collide with the Third Prince? She was actually pushed off a cliff. Wait until she comes back this time to see if I don't teach her a lesson."
This matter was obviously the third prince's fault, but because he was afraid of the third prince's identity and His Majesty's favor for him, Tao Shi'an directly confused right and wrong and vented all his dissatisfaction on Tao Yaoyao.
The housekeeper is not surprised when he has seen this kind of thing since he was a child, but... there is one thing he needs to remind the master.
"The little general of the Chu family will return to Beijing in five days. He has the best relationship with the eldest lady. If he can't see the eldest lady by then, I'm afraid..."
Tao Shi'an, who had just been relieved, was raised again because of this matter, but he quickly thought of something and smiled again, "Don't worry, the third prince is more anxious than me right now."
The third prince's bedroom
Linlang Palace
"It's been a day and a night. You can find her even if you turn around."
When the third prince heard that the guard returned empty-handed again, he smashed the tea cup on the table angrily, "Keep looking, even if there is only one bone left of her, you have to bring it back to me."
"yes."
Not long after the guards left, the palace attendants from Concubine Xian's palace came to look for the third prince, "My queen has been in bad health since she was beaten that day. She just had a fever again. However, because of His Majesty's reproach, I refused to drink anything." Yao, Third Prince, His Majesty loves you the most, can you go and beg for mercy for the Queen?"
On this day, the third prince was busy looking for Tao Yaoyao, but he forgot about the injury of his mother and concubine. After learning what his mother and concubine meant, he got up and led people to the imperial study.
"Third Prince, please wait a moment. Your Majesty is in the process of explaining Mr. Zhang's official duties."
Zhang Jing, that fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Punishments? He hasn't gone to trouble him yet, but he didn't expect him to come to his door today?
"How dare you, can you stop me?" The third prince winked at the servant, who immediately pushed his father-in-law away. After no one stopped him, the third prince entered the royal study.
"Father, hurry up and go to Chuxiu Palace to see your mother and concubine. She is about to die of illness."
The third prince started crying as soon as he entered. When he talked about the sad part, his eyes became red. Those who didn't know it thought that Concubine Xian was about to die soon.
Zhang Jing was reporting to His Majesty what he had discovered today in the suburbs of Beijing. He had to stop when he saw the third prince coming in.
When His Majesty saw the third prince, he just frowned at first, and then called him helplessly, "Okay, stop shouting, I will just go with you to see your mother and concubine."
When the third prince heard this, his eyes were full of happiness, "Father is so kind to his son."
"Humph, I'm used to you being like this, so what if I treat you badly?" His Majesty said in a helpless tone, and waved his hand towards Zhang Jing, "Let's handle this matter according to your wishes. There will be no need for it in the future. Go to the palace every day to report, and if you have any clues, just present them directly."
After Zhang Jing retired, His Majesty led people to show off the palace.
The third prince followed closely behind, calling his servants where His Majesty could not see him. After whispering a few words in his ear, the servants looked at him and left.
After Zhang Jing came out of the palace, he was about to leave in a carriage when he saw something flashing in front of his eyes. Just when he was about to see clearly, the person had already passed out.
After nightfall, Chang Geng came to the farmer's house.
"Master, Li Daqiang wants to see you."
At dusk, Chang Geng told Li Daqiang Xie Lan's proposal. Li Daqiang was unwilling at the time, but for some reason he came over at night and agreed.
But he had one request: he must be given one hundred taels of silver first.
Sure enough, money can make all the difference.
Tao Yaoyao was so sleepy that after Xie Lan left, she turned over and continued to sleep.
"Azhi, it's great. Taohua can finally marry the person she likes."
Early in the morning, Xinghua ran over to tell her the good news. It was only at this time that Tao Yaoyao realized that Li Daqiang was so anxious for money because he wanted to go to Taohua's house to propose marriage.
This Li Daqiang is not that scumbag either.
"Azhi, let's go see the bride."
Taohua's house was full of people early in the morning. Taohua's father stood in the yard chatting with people, his eyes full of smiles. Although Taohua's mother didn't smile as sincerely as his father, she didn't embarrass them anymore.
"Taohua, I really envy you. You have found such a good husband. I don't know what my husband will be like in the future."
When Xinghua said these words, the first thing that flashed in her mind was Xie Lan.
Although she understood that they were different and that he had a sweetheart, she just couldn't help but like him.
Tao Yaoyao sat opposite Tao Hua. For some reason, she always felt that Tao Hua was not very happy.
How happy it is to be with the person you love for the rest of your life. Why is she unhappy?
Could it be...
"What? You will get married tomorrow. Why are you so anxious?"
When Tao Yaoyao was thinking about the reason, she was suddenly brought back from her thoughts by Xinghua's surprised voice.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" They are already engaged, and the bride price has been given. Doesn't it mean that Li Daqiang still doesn't trust the Taohua family?
"I asked for it. I want to leave this home. I don't want to stay any longer."
When Taohua said these words, there was hatred in her eyes.
It seemed that what happened yesterday had finally entered her heart.
The family has completely become enemies.
"Going back at noon, Xinghua talked about this matter at the dinner table. The old woman felt that Taohua did something extraordinary, "Their family is really poor, otherwise how could any parent in the world be willing to sell their children? "
"Mom, why are you still speaking for them at this time? Humph, Taohua has already said that their family is not poor at all. She saw her mother take out a piece of fifty taels of silver before.
Fifty taels, no one in our entire village can have so much money. "
Tao Yaoyao didn't expect that Taohua Family was so rich, but since it was so rich, why not build a house? When she went there just now, she saw those thatched houses swaying in the cold wind, and she was scared When did it fall.
When Xie Lan heard this, he just paused the movements of his hands, and then continued to eat calmly.
After lunch, Tao Yaoyao sat on the bed and talked about peach blossoms again, "If I can get what I want and be with the person I like, I will definitely laugh in my dreams.
Moreover, Li Daqiang acted like a hero this time, saving her and Shui Huo. For such a great kindness, Taohua seemed extremely calm, like...
It wasn't that she was disappointed, her expression was just so strange that I couldn't even figure out what she meant. "
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. You can go to sleep and I'll go out for a while."
Since yesterday, Xie Lan has acted alone every time she went out. Before, it was just because she didn't see him leave due to various reasons, but now that she saw him, she would never let him leave like this.
They were not familiar with each other, and for her own safety, she needed to grasp all the trends.
"what ever."
Xie Lan did not refuse her following. After putting the dagger in his sleeve, he stood up and walked out. Tao Yaoyao picked up the purse hidden under the pillow and trotted to follow.
"What's going on now?"
With Li Daqiang's cooperation inside and outside, the iron ore side should have results soon. However, the other party must be very vigilant about such a big matter, and they must be more careful.
She used to think that Li Daqiang was a scumbag and didn't care about his life or death at all. But after what happened today, she looked at him with admiration and naturally hoped that he could escape unscathed from this incident.
"Li Daqiang left for the capital early in the morning and will not be back today."
Arriving at the foot of the mountain, Xie Lan looked up at the towering mountains, and then continued walking forward.
Hearing this, Tao Yaoyao asked in confusion, "Then why do you still go up the mountain?"
"Looking for clues." Xie Lan first walked towards the mine. When he was about to reach the mine, he suddenly stopped and began to search around bit by bit.
Tao Yaoyao watched his movements for a while, thought of something, and rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Are you looking for the bodies of some missing persons?"
"yes."
Yesterday they went to the mass graves, but they were deliberately cleaned there and nothing was found. Later, Chang Geng asked people and learned that people from the mine had been near this area before, so he wanted to come here and try his luck.
As long as he finds some corpses, he can prove his guess, and it will also be a strong piece of evidence when he confronts that person in court in the future.
"Tell me earlier." Tao Yaoyao took out a bamboo tube from her purse, then opened it, and soon a butterfly flew out of the bamboo tube. The butterfly flew twice in front of them, and then flew back.
"This is a tracking disc I raised myself. By the way, it's specially used to find corpses."
Tao Yaoyao smiled proudly.
Xie Lan frowned, "Why do you want to feed such a thing?"
Tao Yaoyao thought of something, and the smile in her eyes faded a little, "It's nothing, I just raised it for fun. Let's go quickly, or we won't find it today."
The butterfly flew back for a while and then went to a big rock on the left. Then the butterfly stayed on the big rock.
Could it be that the body was buried here?
This stone seemed to be integrated with the land. If the butterflies hadn't stayed on it, they would never have thought that the shrimp noodles were buried with corpses.
"Get out of the way."
Xie Lan pulled Tao Yaoyao away and then activated his internal strength. In just a moment, a large piece of stone cracked into several pieces and fell around.
"There are real bodies."
After the big boulder was gone, the bones underneath were exposed. They were densely packed and looked like they belonged to at least a dozen people.
The person who buried the stone was really outrageous, hiding so many corpses in such a small place.
No wonder people in the village can't find their relatives.
If it hadn't been for this butterfly, they wouldn't have found it even if they searched for several days.
"What should we do now?"
"Inform the people in the village."
