Princess Jing sighed: "Isn't it? That day Qiu Jiaozhu killed many people and wanted to take away my sister, but there were too many guards around my sister, and my sister had no martial arts and was pregnant, so he had to leave alone.
The father spread the news that the elder sister prayed for the father and was going to become a nun in a temple. Master Qiu heard about it, and deliberately disguised himself to visit his sister, but unexpectedly, his father put poison on his sister, and he was still poisoned by his father. "
"Ah!" Tao Mo was shocked, "Did you poison your own daughter?! Princess Nawei...she—"
Princess Jing smiled wryly: "Of course my sister won't survive.
Later, all the soldiers and guards gathered around the temple, quietly waiting for the poisonous death of Qiu Jiaozhu.
After waiting for two days and two nights, everyone went in again, but my sister and Qiu Jiaozhu were both missing. "
Tao Mo was terrified when he heard it, and his whole heart was on Princess Wei and Qiu Jiaozhu: "Where did they go?"
Princess Jing smiled wryly: "It would be great if I knew. The emperor couldn't find them, thinking that they would definitely die from poison, so he announced to the world that my sister died of a serious illness."
"Then, what does it have to do with this grave?"
"I couldn't find the bones of my sister and Qiu Jiaozhu in the temple, so my father withdrew his troops. Then, the imperial doctor Kuang who had just resigned happened to go home and passed by that temple. The wife of imperial physician Kuang is Lin Xi, the female officer next to my grandmother. And my sister has always been very close.
I never believed that my sister died like that. After my father died, I searched for my sister everywhere. After searching for many years, I never thought of Lin Xi until recently.
At that time, the temple was surrounded, how could my sister and Qiu Jiaozhu disappear? Maybe they hid, and when Lin Xi passed by, she took them away. "
"But the princess also said that both Princess Wei and Qiu Jiaozhu were poisoned at that time. After two days and two nights after the poisoning, no one went in to search. Kuang Zhengyi and Mrs. Lin lived in the temple. Kuangzheng has supernatural medical skills, so I'm afraid he won't be able to save him, right?"
Princess Jing's eyes were moist: "That's what I said, but I want to find even her bones."
"Eighteen years, how can you tell if a corpse belongs to Princess Wei?"
"Some jewelry on my sister will never be melted. According to Lin Xi's temperament, she will definitely let these jewelry be buried with her sister, and will not keep it privately."
Tao Mo bit his lip and thought.
Princess Jing said: "If the person buried in the tomb is not my sister, I will give a beautiful and rich burial, so that the people in the tomb can be buried in peace."
Tao Mo stared at Princess Jing: "If the tomb is not Princess Wei, can the princess promise Weichen not to dig someone's grave in the future?"
"This—" Princess Jing hesitated for a moment, "Why?"
"The princess also knows that Princess Wei will not live until now. She just wants to find the bones. Since people are dead, what's the use of leaving no bones? The princess is so persistent, but it disturbs the peace of many people who have passed away, and it is in vain. There are many people who are anointed by the people. I know that I am powerless to stop the princess, but I believe that with the dignity of the princess, I will disdain to be a person who does not believe in her words!"
"Okay, I promise you."
Tao Mo lifted the torn hem of his clothes and knelt down: "Thank you, princess."
Princess Jing sighed, "Get up!"
After Tao Mo got up, Princess Jing said again: "Actually - the reason why I agreed to you was not because you stopped me. You can't stop me, a small Danyang county magistrate, you can't make people guard outside the city every day Look at this grave."
"?" Tao Mo was puzzled, "Then why did the princess agree to the humble minister?"
"Didn't you notice?" Princess Jing looked at the figures of the crowd in the distance, "Miss Qiu, Lin Xi's adoptive daughter, looks a bit like me?"
Hearing what Princess Jing said, Tao Mo thought about it for a while, indeed.
Princess Jing turned around, took out two scrolls, opened one for Tao Mo, and opened the other. Tao Mo saw that there was an imposing young man and a gentle and pleasant girl in the painting.
"Princess Wei and Master Qiu?"
"Is it similar to that Qiu girl? It just so happens that her surname is also Qiu."
Tao Mo nodded.
"Do you know her age?"
"She is a dragon, and she is exactly seventeen years old this year."
"Then do you think I have a reason to dig this grave?"
Tao Mo pulled up his clothes and bowed again: "There is one more thing, my minister's agreement does not mean that Miss Qiu agrees. If this tomb is really the tomb of Miss Qiu's parents, I can only try my best to persuade Miss Qiu to agree. The minister should protect the filial piety of those who are children of men."
Princess Jing couldn't help laughing: "You seem innocent and simple, so you will also play tricks on me."
Tao Mo raised his head suspiciously: "The minister didn't play tricks."
Princess Jing smiled and sighed: "That's a great coincidence. Get up!"
Tao Mo couldn't afford it.
Princess Jing sighed helplessly: "I promise you."
Hearing that Tao Mo agreed to let Princess Jing dig her grave, Qiu Shuining couldn't believe it.
"Tao Mo..." Her tears quickly blurred her eyes.
"Miss Qiu, are those buried in this tomb your biological parents?"
Qiu Shuining's tears were like a river breaking its embankment: "Tao Mo, I have always believed in you, and I think you are the most reliable person in the world. I really never thought that you would agree to dig my parents' graves. You—"
Tao Mo froze in embarrassment.
Gu She came over: "Miss Qiu, since you trust Tao Mo, why don't you trust his decision?"
Qiu Shuining suddenly shouted like a collapse: "What's the matter with you?!"
Gu She frowned and looked at Tao Mo.
Tao Mo looked at Gu She beggingly, and mouthed, "Don't be angry. Don't be angry."
Gu She sighed softly: "Perhaps Miss Qiu needs to be alone for a while."
He grabbed Tao Mo's wrist, turned around and left. After walking a few steps, he was grabbed. Looking back, Tao Mo's other arm was being pulled by Qiu Shuining.
Qiu Shui Ning Lihua pleaded with rain: "Gu She—I want to say a few words to Tao Mo."
Gu She's brows were tightly frowned: "Tao Mo has already told you, if you don't understand, why do you need to say it again? There are only people who have been thieves for a thousand years in the world, how can there be one who has been guarding against thieves for a thousand years? After all, she is a princess, she If Tao Mo is determined to dig, how can Tao Mo stop her? Just now, Tao Mo, in order to protect your parents' tomb, contradicted Princess Jing with words, and even worshiped Princess Jing again and again. He is not devoted to you? To save you Revenge, he was almost poisoned to death by Huang Guangde, and now he has ended up being resented by you?"
Qiu Shui was stunned by what he said, and tears all flowed back.
Tao Mo saw it, and couldn't help but couldn't bear it: "Gu She, let me persuade Miss Qiu again!"
"I've said everything that needs to be said, what else can I persuade?"
Tao Mo lowered his head: "After all, it was her parents' tomb that was dug. No matter how high-sounding I am, I still need her permission."
"Didn't you already promise Princess Jing?"
"I only promise to try my best to lobby Miss Qiu for her."
Gu She was puzzled: "She is willing to let it go?"
"Because Princess Jing and I both believe with great confidence that Princess Wei is buried in this tomb."
Gu She let go of Tao Mo: "I'll wait for you."
Seeing Gu She walk away a few steps, Qiu Shuining wiped away her tears and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I thought you were going to dig my parents' grave with that princess."
Tao Mo looked down at her. Her soft, broken hair looked like Princess Wei, and her bright forehead looked like Qiu Jiaozhu. The two portraits I saw just now seemed to come alive on this face and merged together.
"I do hope you agree to the grave digging."
"You—" Qiu Shuining looked up at him suspiciously, "Do you want to dig or not?"
"If there are other ways to prove whether the tomb is Princess Wei or not, I don't want to dig it. But because I can't prove it, I hope you can agree to dig the tomb and open the coffin."
Qiu Shuining didn't understand: "So what if my mother is a princess?"
"If it were you, your mother might be dead or she might still be alive. Would you want to find her? Even if it's just a corpse, you have to know the result."
"Of course we have to look for it."
"Princess Jing also wants to find her sister."
Qiu Shui was speechless. Suddenly, tears poured out again: "But, as long as I think of my mother's coffin being opened, I feel very sad."
Seeing her so sad, Tao Mo couldn't bear it. I really want to hold her in my arms, touch her head, and comfort her—just like what Gu She did to Shang Lu when he committed suicide.
But even though he treats Qiu Shuining as his younger sister, Qiu Shuining is not his younger sister after all, doing so is too out of line and will cause a lot of misunderstandings.
He had no choice but to comfort her softly: "I understand, this kind of thing is indeed very sad."
He stopped suddenly, his whole body was stiff, because Qiu Shuining hugged him without warning, and leaned his head gently on his chest.
He opened his arms in shock, not daring to hug back, nor could he bear to push away.
"Tao Mo... Tao Mo..."
Qiu Shuining murmured with tears.
Tao Mo was at a loss: "Miss Qiu, Miss Qiu, everyone will misunderstand you."
Qiu Shuining hugged him even tighter: "I'm not afraid! I like you already!"
"Huh?" Tao Mo was so startled that he turned into a log.
Qiu Shui Ning rubbed left and right, wiped tears on Tao Mo's chest, raised her head, but her arms were still tightly hugged: "Tao Mo, why don't you be nice to me? Anyway, the person you like doesn't like you. you!"
Such words are so heartbreaking! But Tao Mo knew that she grew up in a nunnery and didn't understand worldly relationships, so she wasn't angry, but felt uncomfortable and embarrassed.
Seeing that Tao Mo didn't reply, she pouted: "Is she very good? I'm not as good as her, am I?"
In Tao Mo's heart, of course Gu She is so good, no one else can compare to him. But he couldn't bear to tell the truth, so he had to speak cautiously: "Actually, you are also very good, but I have him first in my heart, and I can't pretend to be the second."
"It's so annoying! Why am I late!"
Qiu Shuining was born well, but when she felt wronged, her tears were like stars in the water, but her painful appearance made Tao Mo who was about to gently push her away temporarily unable to do so.
He hurriedly looked for Gu She, and he didn't know what to do with Gu She, but when he subconsciously felt that he was in trouble, Gu She was the person who could help him the most.
Gu She didn't walk away too far just now, so he should be able to hear the conversation between him and Qiu Shuining.
But the moment he saw Gu She, Gu She turned around and walked away.
Tao Mo felt a sudden pain in his heart: Gu She probably thought it was his luck and avoided it on purpose.
Almost shed tears like Qiu Shuining.
The middle-aged man next to Princess Jing appeared at the right time: "I don't know if Master Tao has made an agreement with Miss Qiu?"
Qiu Shuining reluctantly let go of Tao Mo, and gave the middle-aged man a blank look.
The middle-aged man already knew that she might be Princess Wei's daughter, so he just smiled helplessly and stopped conflicting with her.
Tao Mo said to the middle-aged man, "My lord, please wait a moment."
She turned her head and asked Qiu Shuining: "Or, you stay here and I'll take care of it for you, how about it?"
Qiu Shui smiled through tears: "Okay, I believe you."