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Chapter 335 The Fate of the Cao Family

It was night, and the king of Hejian County came as promised.

Fortunately, he is now wearing a royal blue cloak.Although the whole person still looks so coquettish, but at least there is no such weak aura that makes people want to pity, and it is much more normal anyway.

When the two sat down, Cui Pu poured wine for him himself.

The Prince of Hejian had a drink with him generously, and then looked at the table full of bright dishes in front of him, a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Your wife asked someone to prepare these, right?"

"So what?" Cui Pu still didn't have a good look at the old man who robbed his daughter.

The King of Hejian County smiled slightly: "It's not that good. Just looking at the dishes, you can know that she is very concerned about this banquet. Although I haven't seen her face now, the King understands her heart. The king is satisfied."

Cui Pu couldn't help gnashing his teeth again. "Didn't the county king say that he just wanted to have a drink with the officials tonight?"

"Oh, yes, that's right." Hejian County King seemed to have suddenly realized, nodded quickly, and really didn't mention anything about Mu Jiaojiao and the little lady.

However, his sticky performance just now has been deeply engraved into Cui Pu's heart, and it is almost hurting him to death!Now the old man continued to eat and drink as if nothing had happened, but he was in no mood at all!

This nasty old man!
Naturally, Duke Hejian had a great time drinking this meal, and he was finally drunk, so he was helped back by Liang Changshi.Cui Pu, on the other hand, drank a full stomach of wine, turned around and drank a bowl of hangover soup, then threw himself into Mu Jiaojiao's arms, and hugged her tightly all night without letting go.

Not long after Pei Gongcao and his party returned to Chang'an, Mu Jiaojiao learned another piece of news - Cao Yuan, the current Chang'an order, was exposed by his son-in-law Yang Hui for taking bribes and forming a party for personal gain, and his family was thrown into prison.The next day, Cao Yuan hanged himself in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and wrote a plea before he died.

The saint was furious after seeing the confession, and ordered all the men of the Cao family to be sent to the army, and the women of the Cao family were confiscated into the Jiaofang Division.When Mrs. Cao heard the news, she rolled her eyes in fright and died.And a group of female relatives headed by Mrs. Cao also hanged themselves in the prison after kneeling to send Mrs. Cao away, so as not to let the place of Jiaofang Division stain their identities.

In the end, the Cao family became the first victims of Concubine Wu Hui's gun.

Cao Shu cried uncontrollably after hearing the news, and shouted to go back to Chang'an to be with her family.

Mu Jiaojiao just looked at her coldly: "When you sneaked out from Chang'an back then, you should have expected such an end. Now the Cao family just got what they deserved, why are you so sad? "

"However, they are my family after all. I have been with them day and night for more than ten years, how can I have no feelings? Besides, there is my aunt there..."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Not long after you arrived in Hailing County, your cousin-in-law sent a letter to Cui's house in Chang'an, asking them to inquire about the situation of Cao's house. The letter just came back two days ago. You can see for yourself!" Mu Jiaojiao said, and ordered Mung Dou to hand a letter to her.

Cao Shu quickly took it apart and took a look, her hands shook immediately, her face turned pale: "Auntie... No, she won't! How could Auntie!"

"The Cui family also specially asked someone to go to Cao's house to inquire about it. It proved that not long after helping you escape, Mrs. Cao called your aunt to her, and tortured her to force her to tell you your whereabouts. She refused to tell, Cao The old lady locked her up without food or drink, and made her boil for life. Later, when she couldn't bear it anymore, she sneaked out and jumped into the well while the guards were unaware." Mu Jiaojiao said word by word. Repeating the words on the letter, "At least, that's what the Cao family said."

After a pause, she continued: "Furthermore, the Cao family sent her body and the people around Aunt Mu to Shouwang Mansion and handed it over to Xiao Changshi. Now that I think about it, those people should be dead too, right?"

Cao Shu's body immediately went limp, and she couldn't stop crying.

"It's all me! It's all because of me that my aunt died, and Mu Momo and the others also suffered this catastrophe because of me. If I had known this, I, I would..."

"You won't leave, obediently marry Xiao Changshi as a concubine?" Mu Jiaojiao chuckled, "What do you think Auntie and Nanny Mu would rather risk their lives to send you out of Chang'an? Is it your own glory and wealth? You are the only daughter of my aunt, and she has lived for you all her life. You must be clear about this!"

After Cao Shu paused, Mu Jiaojiao ordered Mung Dou to help her up.She also picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears.

"Cousin, I'm going to put my words here today - if my aunt was given another chance to choose, she would definitely sacrifice her own life in exchange for your freedom. Do you think she will feel better about you being a concubine? She would definitely rather die by herself! She has experienced the hardships of being a concubine her whole life, and she will definitely not want you to go the same way she walked. And..."

Mu Jiaojiao snorted again: "Aunt Mu is also from the Mu family after all, and my father is now a fifth-rank General Guide. With the face of the Mu family, they can ignore the Mu family in order to curry favor with King Shou, and even They even did things that forced people to die. Moreover, they didn’t let her go when she was dead, and sent her body to be ruined by others! Just for this, my dad will never let them go. But they Luckily, Concubine Wu Hui was taken care of by our predecessors. You should be thankful for them, otherwise, if you pretend to be daddy and join forces with us, the Cao family will have to die even worse."

Cao Shu's figure flickered. "cousin……"

"Good cousin." Mu Jiaojiao patted her head, "The moment my aunt died, the relationship between the Mu family and the Cao family was completely severed. Since the Cao family is determined to send you to be a concubine, the relationship between you and the Cao family The relationship between them is almost ruined."

"But……"

"Don't say anything, after all, the Cao family has raised you for more than ten years. You have to think about how much money the Cao family has earned from the Mu family in the past ten years! The money was used to give you and your aunt each a life-long There are enough Xiaojin people! Besides, for the sake of you and your aunt, I have let the Cao family off, but you see that we repay us for them? Ask yourself, how have you and your aunt ever lived in the Cao family? Have you had a good time?"

Cao Shu was speechless.But when she opened her mouth, she still wanted to say something, but in the end she could only shed a few tears.

Mu Jiaojiao sighed. "Forget it, I know what you think. It's just that now, the Cao family has fallen, and it's useless for you to go back now. Now you might as well live here, and burn incense for everyone in the Cao family sooner or later. After they left, no one enshrined them. And you also have to understand that now our New Tang Dynasty conquers the Western Regions every year, and many sons and daughters have died in foreign countries. If your Cao family's father and brother are unfortunately killed, then you will be the only one left in the Cao family , you must live well and continue the blood of the Cao family, do you understand?"

Hearing what she said, Cao Shu's tears finally stopped.

She sniffed and nodded with difficulty: "Cousin, I understand what you mean, and I will obey you! Before leaving Chang'an, my aunt told me again and again that everything will be arranged by you when I get here. She said that you are not extraordinary. As long as you obediently listen to your words, the rest of your life will definitely be fine. Thinking about it now, she should already know what will happen to her at that time!"

Mu Jiaojiao shook his head and sighed, then embraced her in his arms, and patted her on the back lightly.

After this incident, Cao Shu seemed to have grown up a lot overnight.From that day on, she lived in the Prince's Mansion of Hejian County at night, and followed Mu Jiaojiao during the day, dressed in men's clothing, and accompanied her personally.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of the year, Mu Jiaojiao became pregnant in October and gave birth to a baby boy.

Cui Pu has been missing for a long time after learning the news.On the other hand, the two-year-old girl clapped her hands happily: "Okay, I have a younger brother again! I have another younger brother!"

Seeing this, Mr. Wang Xiaolang in Mu Yiyi's arms happily clapped his hands with the little lady.

And because of what he did last year and the Cao Shu incident, Cui Pu knew that his evaluation this year would not be much better, so he didn't even go back to Chang'an, so he stayed in Hailing County with peace of mind, teaching his daughter, amusing... Son, I've been very busy.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, an edict from the Ministry of Officials came down, asking him to stay in Hailing County.Cui Pu wished that he didn't need to move any more.By the way, he secretly inquired about Wu Lixin's transfer situation, and Cui Pu was even happier when he found that that guy was also staying behind.

"Great! It seems that the things I did before have worked! Even if the Wu family tries to cover him up, the mistakes he made can't be covered up. He can continue to serve as the magistrate of Tianchang County , it must be the result of the Wu family's activities for a long time? Hahaha, that's great, I'm so happy!"

Mu Jiaojiao looked at him speechlessly. "I still have to continue working with him in the same place, especially after the next year. You have to meet each other. When enemies meet, are you not afraid that he will be jealous? After all, if the Wu family's plan is followed, he will be the magistrate of Yangzhou after the next year. , when the time comes, you should go to see him."

"Cut, who is afraid of whom? As long as he has the guts to attack me again, I can get even worse and pay back!" Cui Pu said nonchalantly. "However, you have just given birth, and you will definitely not be able to go then, so I will go alone!"

"I'm going! I'm going!" The little lady... No, Cui Zhen, who should be called the big lady, immediately raised her little hands and jumped desperately.

"What are you going to do? Be honest and stay at home." Mu Jiaojiao shouted displeased.

The eldest lady immediately pouted her mouth, and slowly moved to Cui Pu's side: "Father~"

"Hey~" Cui Pu looked at his daughter who was getting more and more beautiful and lovely.

"I miss my cousin, I miss my cousin." The eldest lady said pitifully.

How could Cui Pu stand it?He quickly looked at Mu Jiaojiao: "You are confinement, you will definitely not be able to go to Yangzhou City to pay New Year's greetings to my aunt and sister this year. If this is the case, let the lady go with me! How about my aunt and sister's family? You know the children, they are all good and obedient children, and they have a good relationship with the eldest lady. Isn't it good to take the opportunity to let them get together?"

"You're spoiling her again." Mu Jiaojiao said coldly.

"Hey, it's Chinese New Year, why bother? Just let the children have fun!" Cui Pu laughed hurriedly.

"Aniang~" The little lady also looked at her eagerly.

"Okay!" Mu Jiaojiao's body was weak, and he couldn't bear the fuss of the father and daughter, so he simply agreed.

(End of this chapter)