"Do you want revenge?" he said suddenly.
revenge
Tao Mo's body shook.
The memory seemed to go back to the moment when his father had an accident, and he was full of hatred. From murder and arson to going to Beijing to sue the imperial court. Various methods and means occupy his whole life. It seems like you can't live without it.
If Lao Tao hadn't woken him up with a slap, reminding him of his father's dying words and regrets, maybe he would really put it into action.
revenge!
Tao Mo's hands were tightly clutching the quilt, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging. Even though he didn't want to admit it, there was still a corner of revenge in his heart, where Tao Mo was gnawing at Huang Guangde's flesh and blood day and night, looking forward to crushing him to ashes day and night. This is a corner that he is still unwilling to touch, and he dare not even think about it.
Now Yi Yu's question brought out this corner that he had buried deeply, and made the anger and hatred that he thought he had forgotten surged up in his heart.
"I can help you." Yi Yu handed the burden on her lap to him.
Tao Mo raised his head, his red eyes flashed a cold color that was completely different from usual.
Yi Yu said: "Actually, the reason why I redeemed myself from Qunxiang Tower was to escape. Wan Feng died for me. The person Huang Guangde really wants to kill is me!"
Tao Mo's breath was suffocated.
"It was an accident to meet you in the Liang Mansion." Yi Yu stared at her fingers tightly, her voice was low as if she was talking to herself, "The manager of the Liang Mansion has some friendship with me. I only planned to drink a glass of wedding wine , and then find a remote place to live and spend the rest of my life. Who would have thought that I would meet you."
His back was leaning on the chair, and his whole body looked limp, not at all as elegant as Mr. Yiyu was in Qunxianglou like a green bamboo. But neither of the two people present noticed.
"I caused you so much misery back then, and I didn't have any face to see you. But it's ridiculous, it turns out that people are pushed to the end, and they don't care about face." Yi Yu's fingers pinched her thigh again and again, "I didn't expect that Huang Guangde would not let the evening breeze go. But that's fine, the crazier he is, the more important this thing is." He raised his wrist, shook it, then put it down, and said in a low voice, " You, uh, you open it."
Tao Mo felt a little dizzy, and with trembling hands untied the bundle, revealing a sandalwood box. Seeing that Yiyu didn't stop him, he gently pushed the bolt on the box and opened the lid of the box.
Inside the box was a piece of dark red brocade cloth wrapped in a bright red and smooth jade horse.
"This is… "
"I got it in Huang Guangde's study." Yi Yu slightly raised her head. From Tao Mo's point of view, only the smooth forehead can be seen. "He drank too much and took it out to show off. It was said to be a rare treasure in the court. Then he fell asleep, and when I helped him back to the room, I put it in my arms by a ghost. When I came back to my senses , The things have been brought back to Qunxiang Tower by me." He coughed violently when he said this.
Tao Mo said: "Stop talking, let's rest first."
Qi Yu waved her hands while coughing, as if she was afraid that if she missed this time, she would not have the chance to speak again, and said desperately, "I can see, cough, Huang Guangde is very concerned about this horse, and he will definitely, pursue it. Sure enough, the next evening He just, he just mentioned this horse in a sideways way. At that time, I was flustered and regretful, how could I dare to admit it? I could only insist that I had never touched it. He had some affection for me, cough, although he was skeptical, he did not. I didn't force me. Later, I, I inquired about the origin of the horse intentionally or unintentionally, only to realize that this kind of ruby was only used as a tribute... I don't know how Huang Guangde got it, ahem, I guess it's not some glorious means. The more I The more frightened I thought about it, the more impatient Huang Guangde became. In the end, I had no choice but to cough, secretly bribed my surname, and ran away to redeem myself and Pengxiang. And then...you know."
He couldn't speak more than a hundred words before and after, but Tao Mo's hearing was shocking.
He has seen Huang Guangde's methods before. Thinking about what happened to his father and Wanfeng, you can know how ruthless Huang Guangde is. He actually let him go when he doubted Yiyu, and let him find a chance to slip out. I don't know if Huang Guangde was really moved by his true feelings or because of Yiyu's luck.
"This horse... might be the one that brought down Huang Guangde. It's the best, cough, the best... cough cough cough..." Yi Yu coughed violently.
Tao Mo wanted to call out, but he grabbed his hand suddenly. "Put things away first!"
Tao Mo was startled, seeing that his pupils were slackened, seeming to be supported by will, and then he remembered that he seemed to have kept his head down just now.
"Put it away." Yi Yu tightened her five fingers.
Tao Mo was in pain, and put away his things without saying a word, "It's put away."
Yi Yu nodded, "Call me, Peng Xiang comes in."
Tao Mo called Peng Xiang's name loudly.
Peng Xiang walked in quickly, apparently guarding the door the entire time.
I don't know if it is an illusion. Tao Mo felt that Peng Xiang looked at him with deep hostility.
"Help me back." Yi Yu raised her hand.
Peng Xiang didn't move immediately, but looked around on Tao Mo's bed first.
"Pengxiang." Yi Yu's breath was urgent.
Peng Xiang helped him stand up without saying a word.
Even heavy makeup can't cover up Yi Yu's gray face, Tao Mo couldn't help but want to stand up, but was stopped by Yi Yu: "You don't need to see me off. You, you just need to remember to come and see me when you are free." Enough."
"Okay." Seeing his face like this, Tao Mo couldn't say any more words of rejection. He raised his hand and gently shook Yiyu's hand, "I'll come to see you when I recover from my illness."
"Yeah." Yi Yu smiled, "I like to eat dates."
Although Tao Mo felt that this sentence appeared a little weird, he still continued, "I'll bring it for you next time I go."
"Um."
Yi Yu closed her eyes, let Peng Xiang hold her hand, and walked out step by step.
"Yi Yu!" Tao Mo blurted out.
Yi Yu stopped, but did not look back.
Tao Mo didn't know why he called him out, but just looking at his back, he suddenly wanted to keep him. "I, when I'm better, I'll go see you."
"it is good."
Like a sigh, like a promise, they are all floating in the wind coming from the door.
After Qi Yu left, Tao Mo always felt uneasy, but he couldn't tell what it was. His drowsy head regained consciousness, he turned out the wooden box, and the red jade horse pricked his eyes like needles.
If this is really something from the court, does it mean that Huang Guangde has colluded with the court? Or, was this a reward from the emperor
Tao Mo hugged the box, feeling heavy in his hands.
The breeze brings chill.
Tao Mo's shoulders trembled, and he looked towards the door, just in time to see Gu She's back closing the door.
"Gu... are you here?"
Gu She silently walked to the bed, and gently pressed his hand on his forehead.
Tao Mo's face flushed red, and he grasped the box nervously with both hands.
"Get more rest, so the illness won't relapse." Gu She let go of his hand, turned his head to look at the chair beside the bed, hesitated for a moment, and sat down on the edge of the bed instead.
Tao Mo shrank his feet, fearing that there would not be enough room for him to sit. "Gu..." After saying a word, he saw Gu She's cold eyes sweeping over, swallowed the word "Young Master" immediately, and halfway turned it into, "Xianzhi."
Gu She raised the corners of his mouth approvingly.
"You, would you like some tea?" Tao Mo remembered that Hao Guozi and Lao Tao were not there, and was about to jump off the bed, but was held down by Gu She.
"Do you have good tea here?"
Tao Mo smiled awkwardly, "It's still the same."
Gu She's eyes fell on the box in his hand.
Tao Mo hesitated for a moment, and said frankly, "Yiyu gave it to me. He said it was taken out of Huang Guangde's study."
"Steal?" Gu She frowned slightly.
It was only then that Tao Mo felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't let go of his already tense emotions, "He, he, it's just a momentary hand, quick hand..."
Gu She didn't answer, and reached out to take out the horse from the box, "A tribute."
"The rain is also said to be a tribute. He also said that it can bring down Huang Guangde." Seeing that Gu She was silent, Tao Mo thought that the rain was whimsical, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed, "Perhaps it was given to Huang Guangde by the emperor."
"Dysentery..."
"what?"
Gu She said indifferently: "I heard that the emperor had dysentery when he was young."
Tao Mo was dumbfounded when he heard it, and it took him a while to realize, "Is this really a gift from the emperor?"
"Your Majesty's should be a diarrhoea, this is a diarrhoea." Gu She said, "If you guessed right, it should have been given to King Lingyang by the previous emperor." He said that if he guessed right, But his tone was very firm.