Tao Shi'an took off the whip from the wall and came to the yard angrily, "Where is that unfilial daughter? Where is she now?"
"Tao Ranju."
When Tao Shi'an came over with a whip, Tao Yaoyao was drinking tea and chatting. Seeing him rushing into the room angrily, she actually smiled and asked him if he wanted to drink tea.
An angry Tao Shi'an swung his whip and cursed, "I'm going to be so angry with you, why are you still drinking tea?"
"This lady just settled a wrong marriage. It's okay if dad doesn't appreciate me thinking about the Tao family. How can I curse myself like this?"
"Are you worried about the Tao family?" Tao Shi'an was so angry that she took a breath, "In the entire city of Kyoto, there are many people who want to be married to the emperor but are unable to do so. It's better for you, but you are just a little wronged and you have to live or die. , you have to cancel such a good marriage. You actually have the nerve to say that you are doing this for the Tao family."
Tao Yaoyao played with the teacup and said calmly, "What dad sees are benefits. That's because dad is optimistic about the third prince. But if dad ignores the third prince and looks at this matter from the overall situation, dad can You see what I mean.”
"What do you mean by this? Is it possible that your father and I are not as lively as a little girl like you?" Tao Shi'an angrily walked forward with a whip, "It seems that I have indulged you too much during this period, so you are so big You actually made the decision on your own without consulting me. If I don't teach you a lesson today, won't you be going to rebel in the future?"
After Tao Shi'an finished speaking, he raised the whip in his hand and then dropped it heavily.
Tao Yaoyao squeezed the teacup tightly and looked at Tao Shi'an with squinted eyes. Seeing that the whip was about to fall, Qiu Gui rushed forward and blocked Tao Yaoyao.
ah……
Qiu Gui's back was instantly stained red with blood.
Tao Yaoyao originally wanted to take the whip, but she didn't expect Qiu Gui, a silly girl, to block it for her. She pulled Qiu Gui over, and then looked at Tao Shi'an with an unhappy face, "I remember this whip. Stay here, can Mr. Tao leave now?"
"You unfilial daughter, you still don't know how to repent..." Tao Shi'an said, raising the whip again, but this time Tao Yaoyao lost her good temper. She took out a porcelain bottle and grabbed it with one hand. Whip, after opening the bottle with his mouth, threw a bottle of medicinal powder directly on Tao Shi'an.
Tao Shian immediately felt itchy and uncomfortable.
"Miss, what did you do to the master? Are you crazy? He is your biological father." Aunt Zhao originally wanted to sow discord, but she didn't expect Tao Yaoyao to do it herself, which gave her an advantage.
Who knew that Tao Yaoyao didn't care about Aunt Zhao's words at all, so she dropped the whip and helped Qiu Gui back to the back room.
"master……"
There was chaos outside for a while, but then it seemed that the doctor came, and they left.
Tao Yaoyao sat by the bed and carefully applied the medicine to Qiu Gui. Qiu Gui lay on the bed with a look of uneasiness on her face, "Miss, you shouldn't have given me the medicine in front of outsiders just now. If this matter gets out, it will be harmful to the lady." It has a bad reputation.”
"Reputation?" Tao Yaoyao sneered, "Do you think your lady still has a reputation now?"
Since she disappeared for two nights last time, there have been rumors in Kyoto. Later, he asked the third prince to clear up these rumors, but as long as those high-ranking families do not forget about this, she will not be able to have another one. Good marriage.
However, she didn't actually think so about whether to marry or not.
"Why didn't Miss hide away just now?" Qiu Gui saw that Miss didn't seem to like this topic, so he changed the question.
Although she just saw that the young lady did it on purpose, she still couldn't bear to let the young lady get hurt, so she stood up at the critical moment.
Tao Yaoyao looked at the injuries on Qiu Gui's back, and her words fell to her lips.
"Okay, you have a good rest these two days, and let others take care of the things in the yard."
Tao Yaoyao asked her servants to bring some food over. When she was eating with Qiu Gui, someone came from the palace and said, "Miss Tao, Your Majesty invites you."
The person who came was Eunuch Liu, who was next to His Majesty. Tao Shian was respectful when he saw this person, but he was itchy all over and his posture was ugly. Eunuch Liu took one look at him and quickly asked someone to take Tao Yaoyao away.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace. When he got off the carriage, Eunuch Liu gave Tao Yaoyao a meaningful look, and Tao Yaoyao looked puzzled.
On the way to the imperial study, Eunuch Liu said with a smile, "On the way, the Za family were all thinking about when Miss Tao would ask the Za family about His Majesty's intention of inviting you to the palace.
But Miss Tao didn't ask until we arrived at the palace gate. The Za family dared to ask Miss Tao if she had already guessed it, or..."
It turns out to be this.
Tao Yaoyao shook her head calmly, "I don't know. The reason why I don't ask is because I know I shouldn't ask and can't ask. If I can tell, Eunuch Liu will naturally remind me."
"You are a smart man." It's just a pity. "Miss Yun Shu, who was next to Princess Anping, died. It is said that it was Miss Tao who did it."
What?
Although Tao Yaoyao had known for a long time that His Majesty's attitude today was a bit strange and she also guessed that something would happen later, she did not expect that Princess Anping would not even spare her personal maid.
"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me."
Eunuch Liu smiled and shook his head, "The Za family did this just to repay King Zhou's favor."
It turns out that's the case. No wonder the person who even Tao Shi'an wanted to fawn over actually helped him just now.
It seemed that she owed the Zhou family a favor this time.
While talking, the two of them came to the door of the imperial study. Eunuch Liu went in to report. Tao Yaoyao stood waiting outside the hall. The winter sun shone lazily on the earth. The afternoon sun had no warmth, but Tao Yaoyao was like this. Looking at it makes me feel good for no reason.
"It's already this time, but you're still in the mood to look at the sun."
Familiar taunts sounded, and when she turned around, Princess Anping had already walked past her and entered the imperial study. Then Eunuch Liu came out and took her into the hall.
Marquis Ruyang and Zhang Jing were both there, and His Majesty's face looked much gloomier when she was sitting in the main seat than when she left just now.
"Father, you have to make the decision for me. Even though Tao Yaoyao was dissatisfied with him, she actually killed the maid next to him. Father, Yun Shu is the maid who grew up with him. , now that she was killed like this, if I can’t give her justice, who will dare to be loyal to me in the future.”
After Princess Anping finished speaking, she glanced at Tao Yaoyao proudly where His Majesty could not see her, and then said, "Both the Taiyuan Hospital and the widows of Dali Temple conducted autopsies on Yun Shu, and they got the same result. The poison was Tao Yaoyao." The descendant of Yaoyao. Father..."
His Majesty was annoyed by her troubles and looked up at Tao Yaoyao.
"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
Tao Yaoyao knelt down, greeted His Majesty first, and then said with a puzzled look, "I don't know what happened, please make it clear to Your Majesty."
"Tao Yaoyao, how long has it been and you are still pretending to be stupid? Do you think that if you don't say anything, no one will know what happened today?" Princess Anping looked at her fiercely, "You killed Yun Shu. , there are all the witnesses and material evidence, but you still want to make excuses, in this case, I will let you give up."
After Princess Anping finished speaking, she called for witnesses, and then had Yun Shu's body carried to the imperial study.
Although Tao Yaoyao already knew about Yun Shu's death by poisoning before entering the house, she still felt very uncomfortable when she saw her body.
You know, more than an hour ago, Yun Shu was still a living person. Just because Princess Anping plotted against her, this lowly servant became a scapegoat.
Since she came to this world, she has been reminded every day that this is not the modern world, but the ancient times where dignity and inferiority were extremely strict. As long as she is not careful, she will lose her life.
However, she wanted to keep a low profile, but these people wouldn't allow her.
"Tui'er, tell me what you saw?"
The servant named Cui'er knelt on the ground and hesitantly said, "I saw Miss Tao giving the little beggar a porcelain vase. When I saw the little beggar again, he ran away from Yun Shu's room. come out.
The slave girl felt something was wrong at that time, so she went in and called Yun Shu to ask what was going on. Who knew that what the slave girl saw when she went in was the body of Yun Shu's sister. "
Lu Yan?
A bad thought flashed through Tao Yaoyao's mind, and she immediately stood up and came to Yun Shu's body. She stretched out her hand to feel Yun Shu's pulse, but was pulled away by Princess Anping.
Tao Yaoyao was unprepared. Princess Anping used all her strength. When Tao Yaoyao fell to the ground, her hand immediately made a big cut. Blood quickly flowed out.
When Marquis Ruyang saw this, he said dissatisfiedly, "Even if Princess Anping wants to avenge the maid, she cannot treat Miss Tao like this before the matter is clear. After all, the Tao family is also a first-class official."
"What does Ruyang Hou mean by this? Do you want to protect Tao Yaoyao?" Princess Anping has not forgotten the injustice she suffered at Ruyanghou Mansion. She had no intention of letting Ruyang Hou go, but now that he is here The pole asked her to trouble him, how could she let him go?
"Father, my son and I will also sue the Ruyang Marquis Mansion, and my son and I will sue them for colluding with Tao Yaoyao..."
"Shut up." His Majesty warned Princess Anping, "Aren't you going to seek justice for your maid? After saying one thing, let's talk about another. I still have official duties to attend to. If you want to make trouble, you have to watch some time."
His Majesty's intention was to have Princess Anping target only Tao Yaoyao.
After all, Marquis Ruyang is his trusted minister, and now the court cannot do without ministers like Marquis Ruyang.
As for Tao Yaoyao...
After Princess Anping understood what Her Majesty meant, she reluctantly turned her gaze back to Tao Yaoyao, "Don't even think about making small moves in front of everyone.
Tao Yaoyao, this is not the Ruyang Marquis Mansion, this is the imperial palace. If you dare to use tricks in front of your father, I, the princess, will make you miserable. "
"The princess is overly worried. The princess said that Yun Shu was poisoned by me. Naturally, I have to verify what kind of poison he was poisoned by. Otherwise, how can I refute the princess's rebuke to me?"
