The evil sister-in-law dressed as a yandere boss

Chapter 885 An accident in the Tao family
The emperor's body collapsed suddenly, and even Pei Zhan could barely save his life.

The prince has only been here once, and he still has a lot to do, including cleaning up the Queen Mother's remnant party, stabilizing the situation in the court, dealing with the backlog of political affairs these days, and stabilizing the mood of the ministers.

They even had to send troops to Nanming. After all, if the prince of Nanming died, Nanming might rebel.

There is also Yan Bei who has received nothing but two secret letters so far.

Time flies, half a month has passed, there is no news from the palace, and Tao Zhen has not been able to see anyone.

People in the capital are in panic, the doors are closed, and they don’t hear what’s going on outside the window.

The Tao family was also sealed. As a married daughter of the Tao family, Tao Zhen was also questioned by the officials. Fortunately, Tao Zhen was a female official and Pei Zhan was there, so the officials did not embarrass her.

The rest of the Tao family was miserable.

All the men in the Tao family were taken away, and the women were imprisoned in the house, terrified.

The Tao family committed a major crime of treason, which included confiscating the family and exterminating the entire clan. They probably knew that their future would be difficult, so they were all crying. They didn't know whether they were crying about the Tao family or their unknown fate.

Mrs. Tao suddenly aged more than ten years, and the old lady, who was already in poor health, also fell ill. Unfortunately, at this time, her life could not be saved, and no one would call a doctor.

"Madam, think of a way and find someone to help."

The aunts had no idea and had no choice but to come to see Mrs. Tao.
Mrs. Tao said: "The Tao family has committed a serious crime. It's too late for others to hide from us. Who will help us?"

Several aunts came up with ideas to ask the married ladies to help. Mrs. Tao thought about it. Now that the Tao family is desperate, this is the only way.

Among the three people who got married, Tao Ling couldn't take care of himself, Tao Zhen was hypocritical and had a grudge against the Tao family, and Sister Tao was even more duplicitous...

Mrs. Tao spent a lot of money to bribe the guards to send them a message.

Tao Zhen was surprised to receive the letter from the Tao family. She didn't expect Mrs. Tao to ask her for help, but she thought that the Tao family was at the end of its rope.

She thought of the younger brothers and sisters she saw at the palace banquet. They were still young children after all, and Tao Zhen decided to go and have a look.

It was a coincidence that Tao Zhen, the official who surrounded the Tao family, knew each other. All the men of the Tao family were taken away, leaving only some female relatives. It would be fine for them to meet. Besides, Tao Zhen was still a female official, so the adult gave him some face.

Mrs. Tao originally thought there was no hope, but she didn't expect Tao Zhen to come. As soon as she saw Tao Zhen, she burst into tears and cried, "What should I do?"

Tao Zhen looked at the sisters behind her. The youngest was only six or seven years old. When adults cried, she cried too. Maybe she didn't even know why she was crying.

"Madam," Tao Zhen held her hand and said, "You have to calm down. If you panic, the Tao family will really be doomed."

Tao Qian will definitely die, and as for the others, the best outcome is to survive.

Mrs. Tao wiped her tears and complained: "Okay, why is he doing these things?"

She was full of complaints against Tao Qian. She could not live a good life, but she didn't know why Tao Qian died.

Even if he dies, he still wants to bring the whole family, men, women, and children with him.

When he thought of Mrs. Tao, all the friendship she had for him disappeared.

She has long passed the age of love and romance, and now, how to keep the rest of the Tao family alive is the most important thing.

Tao Zhen comforted her a few words, and when she left, Mrs. Tao knelt down in front of her and begged her to save Tao Xiaosi, saying that he was just a child and didn't know anything.

Tao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Mrs. Tao's son was actually the fourth, but the presence of the two bastards in the middle was too weak. Tao Zhen always ignored them, and even called them wrong a few times, calling Tao Si "Tao". three.

Moreover, she still doesn’t know the specific names of these people.

After leaving the Tao family's gate, she felt a little headache. How to deal with the Tao family's affairs, which were the emperor and the prince's? What could a little person like her do?
However, she decided to visit the prison.

The Tao family was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and it was also because of her good fortune to be a female officer. She knew several adults in the Ministry of Punishment. Although they were not familiar with each other, it was okay to go in and have a look. Tao Qian would definitely not be able to see her, but Tao Xiaosi still Can be seen.

In addition to Tao Xiaosi, there are several concubines of the Tao family. These people all got married last year. Tao Ergong’s child is only one month old. They are crowded together, wearing prison uniforms, unkempt and gray-faced. They probably know the outcome of the future. It won't be too good.

When they saw Tao Zhen, several people seemed to be grasping at straws.

The Second Young Master Tao even burst into tears. He was weak and transparent in the palace, and Tao Zhen almost didn't hear him. But at this time, he was tightly grabbing Tao Zhen's sleeves and said: "Second Sister, please You, save Yin'er, he is only one month old... He is still a child... Only you can save him... Please... Second brother will repay you by being a bull in the next life..." Tao Xiaosi pulled Tao The second young master reluctantly pulled him away and let the others settle him down. He walked to the door and looked at Tao Zhen, sniffed and asked, "Why are you here?"

Tao Zhen said: "Madam asked me to come and see you."

She will give them food.

Tao Xiaosi choked up and said, "How is my mother?"

"It's okay." Tao Zhen really didn't know what to say.

But Tao Xiaosi said: "Don't come here after you go back. I know that the Tao family has committed the serious crime of beheading. If you get married, you will no longer be the Tao family, and you will not be implicated..."

After a pause, he added, "When something happened to you, the Tao family didn't care about you, so you don't have to feel guilty."

When the rest of the Tao family heard what he said, they opened their mouths and said nothing.

Indeed, when something happened to Tao Zhen, they wanted to cut off their relationship with her. How could they have the nerve to ask her to help now?

After she returned to the capital, the Tao family never walked with her.

After leaving the prison, Tao Zhen tapped the head of the cell, hoping that they would treat these people a little better, and then returned home.

Seeing the carriage at the door, she walked quickly into the house.

The room was very quiet. There was a man with his back to the door, changing clothes. He had lost some weight, and his clothes were hung loosely on his shoulders so as not to fall off, exposing a large area of ​​skin from his shoulders to his back.

Tao Zhen ran over and hugged him from behind.

It wasn't until he hugged him, touched his body, and felt his warmth that Tao Zhen's heart truly settled in his stomach.

"Pei Zhan!"

"Ah."

"I miss you."

"I know...me too..."

The door was tightly closed, and the maids and women hid far away. The chirping of cicadas in summer was occasionally mixed with a different sound.

Tao Zhen hugged Pei Zhan. She felt exhausted, but she didn't want to let go, as if this person would slip away from her eyes if she let go.

Neither of them wanted to sleep. Tao Zhen actually had a lot to say to him, but she didn't know where to start. After a while, she asked, "Did he do it?"

He is very subtle about this.

Pei Zhan naturally knew who he was referring to. He nodded and said without hesitation, "It's Pei Huan."

This is Pei Huan's revenge, taking advantage of the discord between the emperor and the queen mother to make them both lose and benefit the prince.

In the end, both the empress dowager who was the real culprit and the emperor who gave up on the Pei family and acquiesced in Pei Yong's death received the punishment they deserved.

One link after another, every step of the way, people's hearts were calculated by him. He didn't show up, didn't do anything, and picked everything clean. Even Pei Zhan, except for the last move to kill the prince of Nanming. , almost never took action.

No one would doubt this on their brother.

It's not scary to be able to kill all the enemies at once. What's scary is that after killing them all, you can still escape unscathed.

Tao Zhen admired him for this. Even if ten of her were tied up with Pei Zhan, they would still not be a match for Pei Huan.

This man's scheming was so terrifying that Tao Zhen only hoped that he would never have any conflicts with him in the future and that it would be best for them to stay well.

It's a pity that her plan failed, because Pei Huan came and brought a shocking secret.

(End of this chapter)