"A door is nothing. If you make me unhappy, I will dare to overthrow the entire Tao family."

Under the moonlight, Tao Yaoyao looked at Tao Shi'an with a cold expression, "I know what you are thinking, you want to take advantage of the Chu family's busy time to deal with me, but I, Tao Yaoyao, am not someone to be bullied.

I won't stand there waiting for you to deal with me, but you are indeed my father. If you don't provoke me, I won't make the first move.

But this is my only mercy. "

At midnight, Tao Yaoyao was half-leaning against a thick sycamore tree, dumbfounded as she watched the killers fighting in the yard. She had not yet developed the poison at this time, which should be a good thing, but she couldn't be happy at all.

There were obviously two waves of people in the yard, and their goal was her. One party wanted to kill her on the spot, and the other wanted to take her away. The two parties refused to give in to each other and fought fiercely in the yard.

She was tired from watching, so she rubbed her eyes and tried to find a comfortable position to squint for a while. At this time, a gust of cold wind blew by, and then there was another person next to her. When she looked up, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.

"Your Highness is here at this time, but have you thought clearly?"

Xie Lan frowned. Tao Yaoyao continued, "Did your mother kill my mother?"

Xie Lan continued to frown, "What and what?"

"So your father killed my mother?"

After Xie Lan finally understood what she meant, he sighed, "None of them."

"Then why are you avoiding me?" When he came back from the palace, he was obviously avoiding her. She noticed it, so she didn't say anything. She thought he would not see her for at least a few days, but she didn't expect him to show up so soon.

"You have something that you haven't told me about." When Xie Lan said this, his eyes looked a little aggrieved.

Tao Yaoyao thought she had seen it wrong at first, so she rubbed her eyes and took another look. After confirming that she had seen it right, she smiled awkwardly and said, "I was in a hurry to see my fifth brother, so I didn't tell you what happened in the palace." .”

"Did Father tell you about him and your mother?" Xie Lan asked directly, "Did he also tell you about the Chu family?"

"Do you also know about the Chu family and the second prince?" Tao Yaoyao said solemnly, and then relaxed after seeing Xie Lan shaking his head. She actually didn't know why she minded Xie Lan knowing about this matter.

Obviously this matter is no secret, and Xie Lan's secret guards are also very powerful. If he wants to find out something, he can definitely find it out.

"Your grandfather was my savior." Xie Lan looked at the bright moon in the sky and said in a deep voice, "You know, I was only ten years old when I went to the battlefield. At that time, I was really scared.

When I first arrived at the border, I would even be woken up by the cold wind in winter. Several of your brothers laughed at me for this.

In fact, they were not kind to me at first, but later they probably took pity on me. Gradually, they began to take me to practice martial arts and do things with the soldiers.

Then I went to the battlefield. Time passed quickly, and I grew up in the blink of an eye.

From the very beginning, I didn't even dare to sleep by myself, to the point where I became a general who was respected by everyone. "

When he recalled that time, Xie Lan felt relaxed all over his body, but when he talked about Kyoto City, his relaxed brows immediately knitted together.

That kind of vigilance, uneasiness, and disgust makes people feel distressed just by looking at it.

Tao Yaoyao couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him directly, "If you don't want to say it, don't say it. I'm just upset and want to find someone to talk to. I'm very happy that you can show up."

The fighting in the yard continued, but it was obvious that those who wanted to kill him had the upper hand, and they should be able to decide the winner soon.

That's fine, so she can go back and rest.

"I guessed it when you hurriedly went to find Chu Wulang. Later, after I went back, I asked someone to investigate the Chu family and discovered what happened between them and the second prince."

Xie Lan talked about the reason why he came to the Tao family at this time, "I know you feel uncomfortable now. When something happened to the Xie family, I couldn't sleep all night long, so I just thought about what I could do to make myself feel better. Something that makes everyone happy.

But then I discovered that sometimes, the people who died were the lucky ones, and the ones who stayed behind were often the ones who suffered. "

Xie Lan looked at her, "You did nothing wrong. No matter what choice the Chu family made in the end, it was their own choice and had nothing to do with you."

"Are you comforting me?" Tao Yaoyao came to his senses after realizing it, "But what if I can stop this?"

If possible, she still wanted to try.

Just in case there is a chance.

"But General Chu will not return to Beijing easily. He is the one who makes decisions about the Chu family." The implication was that if she wanted to resolve the matter, she would have to go to the border.

But since she was a child, she has never even left the city of Kyoto, so how did she get to the border?

Moreover, many people would not let her go. Such as these people tonight.

The emperor just revealed some things, and these people were anxious to get Tao Yaoyao. How could they let him leave Kyoto City.

At the very least, it is impossible for the emperor to agree.

In his opinion, Tao Yaoyao was a chess piece to contain the Chu family. With this chess piece gone, the Chu family would completely lose its fetters. At that time, the people in Kyoto City would be in danger.

And he...

"Will you let me go?" Tao Yaoyao looked at him solemnly. At this moment, she didn't know what answer she wanted. She knew the seriousness of this matter.

But she still wanted to know what he was thinking.

Even if...he was lying to him.

"Do you really want to go to the border?" Xie Lan looked at him seriously, with a bit of worry in his dark eyes.

After seeing her nod, he said softly, "Okay, then I'll go with you."

Tao Yaoyao thought at first that even if he agreed in the end, he would have to think deeply before replying to him, but he never expected that he would agree to him so easily without even thinking about it.

"You... do you know what you are talking about?" Tao Yaoyao opened his mouth several times to say that he was crazy, but he couldn't say the words. "Xie Lan, didn't you say that what you hate most is that the country is in ruins? people?

In order to investigate the adulteration of weapons, you did not hesitate to confront the emperor and offend your own brother. What are you doing now?

You know very well in your heart that the Chu family really has evil intentions. If we go there this time, I may be safe, but what about you?

I don't want to owe you anything. Think of nothing. "

Xie Lan stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, so gently and carefully, as if he was treating a very precious thing. When Tao Yaoyao saw this, she cried even more sadly.

"Leave me alone."

"You know, it's impossible. Neither the emperor nor the ministers will let you go to the border alone. But if I go with you, it might be possible."

At this time, the shivering in the yard stopped, and the winner was preparing to enter her house. Before the man in black at the front could get close to the door, thousands of arrows were shot from all directions. Just as the man in black was trying to avoid them, a huge net fell from the sky.

The man in black was trapped in it and wanted to struggle, but the large net was stained with medicinal powder. They immediately lost strength after contact and were unable to move.

At this time, Tao Yaoyao came down from the tree and came to them.

"You are the people sent by the second prince, right?" Tao Yaoyao was not asking them, but telling them directly, "Whether you commit suicide or not, your master will not be able to sleep well today."

Qiu Gui heard the sound and came out of the house, bringing the person he called before.

"Send half of them to the Second Prince's Mansion and half to the gate of Dali Temple. Tell the people of Dali Temple that they will not die before dawn. After dawn, find someone to read this passage I wrote to me. come out."

Tao Yaoyao was worried that the people in Dali Temple would offend others, so she said, "Let them find anyone. Beggars and children can do anything."

She didn't believe that His Majesty would not even spare a beggar or a child.

After the servants took the people away, Qiu Gui brought the servants over to clean up the yard. Tao Yaoyao and Xie Lan sat in the house drinking tea and watching them work.

To be honest, none of them expected that there would be such leisurely elegance in the middle of the night, but they all knew that the other party was waiting for someone to give in, but neither of them was willing.

When it gets dark, the yard is cleaned.

Qiu Gui laid out breakfast, and when Tao Yaoyao and Xie Lan sat down to eat, a servant came over and said, "The Wang family has brought the betrothal gift, and it is already in the front yard."

"Qiu Gui, go ahead and watch. If Tao Shi'an accepts the betrothal gift, come back and tell me."

Tao Yaoyao was minding her own breakfast and seemed unaffected. Xie Lan was a little worried, "I know you don't care about falling out with the Tao family, but you still have to think about the future."

Tao Yaoyao lowered his head and said nothing.

Xie Lan continued, "As you said, we are the same kind of people and are not related to each other, so we should treat ourselves better. You know, your sisters are the happiest when you fell out with them today. .

Their marriage would be fine without you, the legitimate daughter, standing in the way.

Moreover, ruining your reputation is also good for them. So, do you really want these people to step on you to have a good future? "

Of course Tao Yaoyao didn't want to, but she also didn't want to marry into the Wang family. Even if the Wang family is no match for her, she is still unwilling to do such a disgusting thing.

She doesn't like to make herself sick.

"What if I have a way?" Xie Lan said.

Tao Yaoyao looked at him, "Do you have any idea?"

"Do you know why the Wang family wants to marry you?"

Tao Yaoyao shook his head.

"Then do you know why your father is willing to agree?"

Tao Yaoyao still shook his head.

"You are not usually very smart, so why are you so anxious this time." Xie Lan shook his head and said, "The Wang family does not want to marry you, nor is it to borrow the power of your Tao family. The Wang family wants to marry you to kill you."

What?

Tao Yaoyao thought about countless possibilities, but she didn't expect this.

"Why?"

"Because of the third prince."