Tao Yaoyao was amused by her, "You're right, it's always good to be more thoughtful when you're out. By the way, remember to bring me some old clothes to avoid being too garish."

"good."

"Fifth brother, if you have time, go and see him in the prison. Although he grew up in the border gate, he is not a person who can endure hardship. I guess he will soon be unable to bear the food in the prison."

Dali Temple Dalao

"I have been working in Dali Temple five years ago. During these five years, I have seen all kinds of criminals, powerful ministers, and murderous criminals. But which one of them came to this place is not Follow the rules of my Dali Temple.

That is, you, Wulang of the Chu family, are still particular about food after entering a place like this. "

Xiao Shuo put the food box in front of him, and then sat aside, watching him eat while talking about what happened today, "Today, Miss Tao and King Dingbei went to the palace to cure the poison of the poison for the Emperor and Queen Mother.

Before dark, the Queen Mother was sent to the royal temple. His Majesty had decreed that she should go and chant sutras and pray for the late Emperor and Concubine Mei. "

Chu Wulang's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly, and then mocked, "Do you believe such rhetoric?"

Xiao Shuo said disapprovingly, "These words were not originally meant for me to hear. Whether I believe it or not is not important. What is important is whether the emperor has convinced those who believe."

When Xiao Shuo said these words, his eyes turned twice on Chu Wulang and continued, "I also heard that the emperor and Prince Dingbei and his son had no dispute."

"What do you want to say?" Chu Wulang took a sip of the soup and said straight to the point, "The Master Xiao Shuoxiao that I know is not a hesitant person who talks about things from left to right.

Since you regard me as a friend, I can tell you whatever you want to know, as long as I can tell you. "

Xiao Shuo did have something to say, but when he saw the frankness in his eyes, he suddenly backed down.

There are some things that, once asked, there is no chance of pretending to be stupid. Chu Wulang now gave him the opportunity to pretend to be stupid. As long as he continued to pretend, he and even the Xiao family would be safe.

But if he insists on breaking the casserole and asking the truth...

"Sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing." Chu Wulang reminded with a smile, "I see that many prisoners have entered Dali Temple today. It seems that the city of Kyoto has not been peaceful recently."

Chu Wulang changed the topic. Xiao Shuo followed his words.

"The New Year is approaching, and there are a lot more gangsters and thieves on the street. Originally, I thought that the Queen Mother's birthday party would be coming soon, so nothing would happen, so I asked people to bring in some habitual criminals."

Who knew that the Queen Mother was not only grounded, but also sent to the royal temple.

However, as the New Year is approaching, it is really not suitable for these people to hang out on the streets anymore. Firstly, the weather has been cold recently, and secondly, it also affects the mood of other people during the festival.

"It's not a big deal. It's just an annual ritual."

Before you know it, another year has passed. Chu Wulang looked up at the narrow, tall window and had mixed feelings for a while.

"How's it going over there Yaoyao?"

This girl must be really angry, otherwise how could she not come to see him after coming out of the palace.

"I don't know." Xiao Shuo didn't ask about his doubts until he left. Chu Wulang was relieved about this.

Xiao Shuo regarded him as a friend, and he also regarded him as a friend. If he really asked, and he really said... one day, they would definitely meet each other in arms.

This was not the result he wanted to see, and of course, he felt it was not the result he wanted to see.

So, playing dumb to each other may be the best solution.

Xiao family

"Are the doubts in your heart resolved?" Mr. Xiao was sitting in front of the window playing chess with Xiao Shuo. Seeing that he was no longer worried about what he was doing at noon, he asked with a smile.

Xiao Shuo shook his head, "No. But it's rare to be confused. Besides, dad also said that the Chu family's character is not bad. Maybe they are just angry for a moment. When Miss Tao goes to the border, maybe everything can be solved."

Mr. Xiao smiled and shook his head, "What you think is still too simple."

Xiao Shuo was puzzled, "It seems that it was my father who said I thought too much before, but now I say everything will be solved, and my father said this again, father, how do you want your son to answer your question?"

"If it's true or not, you'll know if you go there and see if it's true."

Xiao Shuo looked over in surprise. He had never had this idea before, and his father actually said it so easily. Wait a minute, he heard from his servants that his father received a secret letter from the palace in the afternoon. Could it be...

"Yes, it's the emperor's wish. The emperor wants you to secretly protect the two of them and escort them to the border safely."

"But this matter cannot be known to others, so you have to find a suitable reason yourself so that everyone can leave Kyoto City without suspicion."

It takes at least two months to get from Kyoto City to the border.

He couldn't think of any other reason besides going on a business trip.

"What kind of business trip lasts for two or three months?" Mr. Xiao felt that this idea was not good at all. "I remember that you have a distant relative. Some time ago, your mother said that his old mother was in poor health. Otherwise, you would Tell her to go visit her."

He, a young minister from Dali Temple, put aside all his official duties to visit a relative who was beyond his reach. He dared to say such a reason, but would anyone dare to believe it?

"You don't have to worry about it now. I'll help you with the rest."

Early the next morning, Xie Lan and Tao Yaoyao left Kyoto City in a carriage. They dressed very low-key, and the carriage also looked like a servant's.

So no one noticed when I left.

Xiao Shuo followed closely behind, also riding in a carriage, but he brought a lot of things with him. According to the old man's words, since he was going to visit relatives, he couldn't go empty-handed.

But there are advantages to bringing more things. At least he doesn't have to worry about food and drink along the way.

Two days later, the young man asked his young master with a grimace, "How many more days do we have to eat dry food and cakes?"

I have known for a long time that the young master is not fastidious, but if he eats the same thing all day long for several days in a row, even a person who is not fastidious should have a temper.

But his young master didn't react at all. In the end, the boy couldn't stand it anymore and spoke.

"You don't want to eat it?" Xiao Shuo didn't have any objection to this, but even if the servants dared to muster the courage to refute this matter, he would not continue to persist.

So that night they finally changed from sleeping outdoors to staying in an inn.

But soon he saw an uninvited guest.

"Master Xiao, when did Dali Temple need to come to a small county for official business?"

Xie Lan said with a strange expression after entering the door.

Xiao Shuo thought he would be exposed, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. So I didn't think about how to explain it at all. Fortunately, everyone is smart, so we don't have to get to the bottom of it.

"Yaoyao doesn't know that you are following me yet, and I don't want her to know." Xie Lan explained the purpose of her visit, "She is worried that the dangers along the way will affect others, and even I am not willing to take you with you. If she knows that you are coming, I’m just afraid I’m going to toss and turn.”

Tao Yaoyao seems to be a carefree person about everything, but in fact, she will dig deep into anyone she recognizes as a friend.

Xiao Shuo had helped her a lot before, and she always kept it in mind.

"I will do it."

When Xie Lan stood up and was about to leave, there were rapid footsteps outside the window. Xiao Shuo also heard it and looked at each other. Then one of them jumped out of the window in tacit understanding, and the other quickly returned to Tao Yaoyao's room.

Tao Yaoyao also heard that something was wrong, and now he had a lot of life-saving poison in his hands. Seeing him coming back, she frowned and said, "We have been extra low-key when we went out today, but we didn't expect that we would still be discovered."

She originally thought that these two days would be smoother, but who would have thought that the killer would catch up so quickly.

"Your Majesty, you will bring them in later and I will drug them."

Xie Lan disagreed, "If there are not many people, I can just handle it myself. You stay in the house and don't go anywhere."

Xie Lan was worried that there was an ambush outside. In this situation, it was safest to stay in the inn room.

Tao Yaoyao understood her worries, so she nodded in agreement, "My lord, what did you do just now?"

She packed her things just now and didn't find him. She thought he had gone out to serve food, but now that he came back empty-handed, what did he do for so long?

This is not Kyoto City. Does he know anyone?

"I met an old friend and chatted for a few words." After that, he was worried that she would continue to ask, so he added, "You don't know him. He is someone I knew in the military camp before."

If he hadn't explained the last sentence, Tao Yaoyao might have believed it. But now that he heard what he said, Tao Yaoyao began to doubt it.

Xie Lan has never liked to explain, let alone talk too much. Now he violated both taboos at once. Usually only people with a guilty conscience would do this.

He feels guilty towards her, why? Is it because he hid something from her?

While Tao Yaoyao was thinking, there was the sound of fighting outside. Xie Lan turned his head and glanced outside, then closed the door, turned around and ran out.

Tao Yaoyao stood alone in the room, feeling uneasy.

Although the sound of fighting outside was loud at first, it was far away. Gradually, the sound of fighting became quieter, but the sound was obviously much closer.

Tao Yaoyao suppressed her worries and came to the door, wanting to look out through the crack in the door. Unexpectedly, someone happened to be looking in. The moment their eyes met, Tao Yaoyao subconsciously threw the powder in her hand out.

When she fell to the ground, she heard a scream from outside the door.

Why is this voice so familiar? It seems like I have heard it somewhere before.

By the way, it was that sneaky servant of the Wang family. He was there on the day when the Wang family handed down the betrothal gift. He was standing next to the young master of the Wang family at that time, because his voice was really unpleasant. Tao Yaoyao remembered it after hearing it once. .

So, the people who came to kill him tonight were sent by the Wang family?

Thinking of this, Tao Yaoyao opened the door and came to the man in black, then squatted down and pulled off the cloth from his face in the man's fright.

"really."

Tao Yaoyao sneered and took out the dagger and put it at his neck.

"Tell me, where is your master?"

The servant of the Wang family wanted to say something, but was speechless. Only then did Tao Yaoyao remember that he had been poisoned.

So I took the antidote and gave it to him, and reminded him, "There is no antidote for this poison. This is just a one-time dose, so don't think that you are not feeling uncomfortable now and think about anything you shouldn't."

"You know, I know. Thank you, Miss, for sparing me."

The servant of the Wang family rolled up and stood up, "The master sent me here. I am just a servant. I don't dare to disobey the master's orders."

Miss Tao, please spare me, I really don’t want to die. "

"Then do you think this girl wants to die?" Tao Yaoyao asked, "If I hadn't happened to have this bag of poison, would you have let me go just now?"

The servant hesitated, but Tao Yaoyao took advantage of this opportunity to tie him up and threw him on the stool.

At this time, there was no movement downstairs. She quickly came downstairs and saw blood all over the floor, even flowing outside. The waiter hid behind the stairs with a frightened look on his face, and when he saw her, he wanted to stop her from passing.

Later, she remembered that she knew Xie Lan and the others, and took back her extended hand.

"Why did you come down here?" Xie Lan frowned, "Didn't I tell you before? I'll just take care of the things here. Just wait for me in the house."

"The Wang family's servants went to the house." Tao Yaoyao said calmly.

After Xie Lan was stunned for a moment, he immediately took her hand, and then carefully began to check. He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was not injured.

"I'm sorry, I obviously had people guarding the stairs..." When Xie Lan said this, he turned to look at the stairs, only to find that there was no one there.

After hearing this, the waiter stood up and said, "The person who was guarding here just now saw a man in black running away, so he chased him."

So that's it.

However, this matter was still caused by his negligence.

"Yaoyao, I'll accompany you up."

The following matters can be handled by the secret guards. When Xie Lan helped Tao Yaoyao in, the boy in the room had already been rescued, and the two of them were not surprised at all.

"If you are really scared tonight, I will be guarding the door."

Seeing that her face was not very good, Xie Lan was worried, "What happened tonight was done by the Wang family. They should have come after you, but they didn't succeed. I think there will be a second time."

Tao Yaoyao nodded. After coming to her senses, she was not as scared as before.

"Can you tell me about the relationship between the Wang family and the third prince? Also, why the Wang family insists on blaming me for the death of the third prince."

Even now, Dali Temple has not investigated who is the murderer of the third prince. Why do the Wang family think she is the murderer?

He also tried to kill her to death again and again.

"It's very simple, because you exposed the third prince's secret, and the third prince died because of it. So the Wang family put this debt on your head."

"This is unfair." Tao Yaoyao frowned, "Besides, the third prince deserves it."

"Everyone knows that the death of the third prince is deserved, but this does not prevent the Wang family from killing you in this name. Yaoyao, I have told you before that there is no absolute right or wrong in this world. Completely. It depends on how others judge.

And this is the judgment of the Wang family. "