Peach Blossom.

Tao Ye felt nervous, she was afraid that Chen Ji had seen through her.

Chen Ji still maintained his weird smile: "Before, I asked you whether you were a human or a demon, and you said you were a human. But you are very different from the rest of us, so I think... you may not belong here."

Tao Ye was very surprised. She felt that Chen Ji was really smart. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that there was no need to be afraid of Chen Ji knowing her origins.

"You are so eager to deliver food, but you can't explain why. So I can only understand that... you are carrying out a mission to deliver food. After you have completed the mission, you can return to your own place."

This time, Tao Ye was completely impressed: "You are amazing! How did you guess so accurately?"

Chen Ji smiled and shook his head: "It's not that I'm great, it's that you trust me too much and reveal too much in front of me!"

Tao Ye smiled shyly, looked up at the dark starry sky, and felt the breeze by the water. This scene seemed a little pleasant.

"Actually, what I really want to say is..." Chen Ji suddenly grabbed Tao Ye's hand: "I have guessed this a long time ago. I have been looking for excuses not to eat the food you gave me because I don't want you to leave here."

Hearing these words, Tao Ye couldn't express how touched she was.

Chen Ji looked into Tao Ye's eyes affectionately: "I'm afraid you will return to the place that belongs to you. Then... maybe I will never see you again..."

Perhaps because she had never been in love, Tao Ye was very intoxicated by such scenes and such words.

"Now, are you willing to go with me?" Chen Ji asked this question again.

"I... I'm very lazy, and I'm afraid of a life of displacement. The days when you don't know where you'll be tomorrow make you feel insecure... I hope to stay in one place stably, even if life is not very affluent, even if I will be bullied by others..." Tao Ye expressed himself in a confusing way, and he didn't even know what he was saying.

Chen Ji smiled, and that smile seemed to express understanding: "Okay, give me some time, I will create the life you want for you, stable, prosperous, and you will not be bullied by anyone, and you don't have to look at anyone's face. When the time comes, I will come to pick you up."

Tao Ye's heart was even more confused. She didn't want Chen Ji to make such a promise, which made her feel very uneasy.

Chen Ji stopped smiling and couldn't help but sigh: "But who knows how long we will be apart? If you go to Wang's house again, who knows what will happen. Your brain sometimes works well and sometimes doesn't. If you encounter problems that you can't solve, how can I help you if I'm not by your side?"

Tao Ye curled her lips. She was also afraid that after Chen Ji left, no one would be able to help her and she would become isolated.

This is probably the reason why she doesn't want to be with Chen Ji, but is reluctant to let him leave!

After a moment of silence, Chen Ji suddenly had an idea: "Your master is a deity. Can he create a treasure that can help us connect with each other after we are separated?"

"A treasure that can keep in touch with each other after separation?" Tao Ye repeated, and then casually said, "Isn't that a mobile phone?"

"What's in your hand? Did your master already have such a treasure?" Chen Ji asked.

"No... there were such things in my time. You didn't have them in ancient times... But, maybe my master can get them..." Tao Ye guessed and described.

Chen Ji didn't quite understand what he heard, but he urged Tao Ye anxiously: "Then go ask your master for one! I need to know your safety at all times so that I can feel at ease!"

Tao Ye thought this was a good idea. In this strange ancient time, who else could she trust except Chen Ji? When she returned to the big Wang family, she would definitely ask Chen Ji for help.

So Tao Ye walked into the haunted house again, met the Ghost King, and expressed her demands.

The Ghost King chuckled, his laugh was very sarcastic: "You haven't delivered many takeout orders, but you need a lot of things!"

Tao Ye smiled embarrassedly: "At most, you can just give me ten more tasks!"

The Ghost King seemed unhappy: "Do you think it is appropriate to use something like a mobile phone in ancient times?"

Tao Ye held up two fingers: "Add twenty orders! How about it?"

The Ghost King waved his sleeves, and Tao Ye suddenly had two mirrors in her hands. The mirrors were oval in shape, with wooden lace around the circle and a cylindrical handle underneath.

Tao Ye picked up the mirror and looked at it again and again. She saw herself in the mirror: "Isn't this just an ordinary mirror? What's the use of it?"

"Two people holding two mirrors can hear each other talking." Although the Ghost King answered, his tone was indifferent.

"Intercom!" Tao Ye looked at the mirror again, her face full of excitement, and asked, "Do you have spare batteries or a charger?"

"Solar energy!" The Ghost King was a little impatient.

"Thank you!" Tao Ye ran out of the cave, ran back to Chen Ji, and gave one of the two mirrors to Chen Ji.

Chen Ji took the mirror and looked at it again and again, just like Tao Ye did when she first got it.

"You go over there, we'll stand farther away and see if we can hear each other talking!" Tao Ye pushed Chen Ji, then ran in another direction.

After they stood far enough apart, Tao Ye picked up the mirror and asked, "Can you hear me?"

As expected, Chen Ji's voice came out from the mirror: "I can hear it!"

Tao Ye was very happy. She turned the mirror in her hand and found that it was a two-sided mirror. The key issue was that on the other side of the mirror, she saw Chen Ji!

"Is it an intercom that can use video? A mirror can be used as a camera? This is too high-tech!" Tao Ye happily turned the mirror and admired it carefully from top to bottom. Suddenly, she saw a line of small words at the bottom of the mirror handle: "Production Date: January 2522". She was suddenly shocked: "It turned out to be a product that is 1 years later than my time!"

After dawn the next day, Tao Ye returned to the Chen family from Guishan, and met Chen Xi in the yard as soon as she entered the door.

Chen Xi still had that same everlasting smile on his face: "My sister-in-law didn't come back all night. Could it be that she had a good chat with the Queen Mother and stayed in the palace?"

Tao Ye was worried about not being able to find a reason to evade the question, so when she heard Chen Xi ask this, she just answered perfunctorily: "Why? Does brother think I am not worthy of being favored by the Queen Mother?"

"I dare not! I just want to tell you that the Queen Mother has just sent someone to convey her oral order, asking you to come to the palace to meet her as soon as possible!" Chen Xi's smile was still very kind.

There were only two words written in capital letters on Tao Ye's face - embarrassment.

Long before the Queen Mother summoned Man Tang Jiao into the palace, Princess Si Yao had already gone to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, and the mother and daughter chatted alone for a long time.

Queen Mother Meng relayed to Si Yao everything Mantang Jiao (actually Tao Ye) said and did when she asked for a private audience yesterday, without omission.

When Si Yao heard that Mantang Jiao was thinking about returning to the Wang family, how could he tolerate it?

She couldn't help but curse, "This bitch! It would be strange if she didn't hook up with Wang Jing after returning to the Wang family! Mother, please don't believe her. Wang Jing risked his life to save her from the fire. Would he care if she was disfigured? Even if she kept her promise and didn't look for Wang Jing, there was no way Wang Jing wouldn't look for her!"

Queen Mother Meng shook her head and patted Si Yao's hand: "Calm down first! Let me ask you, if Wang Jing goes to the Chen family to look for Mantangjiao again next time, what can you do?"

Si Yao said as a matter of course: "I will definitely try my best to stop it!"

The Queen Mother smiled and shook her head again: "If you could stop him, then Mantangjiao would have been buried in the sea of ​​fire! Now Chen Ji is gone, Mantangjiao has become a widow, and Wang Jing has come to her house without any obstacles. Aren't the two of them just like dry firewood and fire? Chen Xi is used to being a hands-off boss, so he is too lazy to interfere. Are you going to go to Chen's house with a big fanfare to catch the adulterer?"

"Then...what should I do?" Si Yao stomped his feet and sulked.

The Queen Mother seemed confident, and she gave her daughter advice slowly and steadily: "In my opinion, let Mantangjiao go back to the Wang family! Since Wang Jing can't let her go, it's better to let them meet secretly outside under your nose! First, the family scandal should not be made public, so as not to spread all over the city; second, it will be convenient for you to get information and control their development. Otherwise, if they elope one day outside, you won't know!"

Si Yao thought it made sense, but he still felt uncomfortable: "But... the closer we are, the easier it will be for me to get information, and it will be easier for them to meet! If they just meet secretly every night, wouldn't I be causing trouble for myself?"

The Queen Mother smiled faintly, still with a confident look: "Listen to what your mother has to say! Hasn't your mother-in-law already adopted Mantangjiao as her adopted daughter? But outsiders don't know about this! When Mantangjiao returns to the Wang family, you will immediately urge your mother-in-law to hold a banquet to celebrate the joy of "adopting a daughter". The more guests you invite, the better! From now on, Wang Jing and Mantangjiao are nominally brother and sister. If they dare to meet in private again, where will your mother-in-law put her old face? The entire Wang family will be ashamed of this and will not tolerate her! Do you think you will still need to do it at that time?"

"Mother is still thoughtful!" Si Yao finally showed a relieved smile.

A palace maid outside the door reported: "Empress Dowager, Mantangjiao has been brought here."

The Queen Mother nodded and called Xuan in.

Tao Ye was brought in by palace servants and paid her respects to the Queen Mother and Princess Si Yao in turn.

The Queen Mother put on a sympathetic and generous attitude: "I and the princess pity you for becoming a widow at such a young age, and your parents have both passed away. It is reasonable for you to seek refuge with your adoptive parents. I have already persuaded the princess to put aside past grudges and take you in as her adopted sister. After you come to the royal family, you should also abide by your duties and take care of your daughter and live a good life. If you cause trouble again, it will be unforgivable!"

Tao Ye had expected this result, so she pretended to thank them: "I would like to thank the Queen Mother and the Princess for their help. I will remember your kindness and behave myself in the future!"

The Queen Mother nodded and continued, "I heard that when you married into the Chen family, you didn't even have a personal maid as a dowry. You must be so lonely! I will give you one so that she can help you take care of our daughter in the future!"

After saying that, the Queen Mother immediately called out a person: "Qingxing, come and meet your future master!"

Qingxing walked up to Taoye, bowed, and called out, "Miss Man!"

Tao Ye looked at Qing Xing and felt very unhappy: "Wow! This is a mobile surveillance camera?"

But on the surface, Tao Ye could only thank the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother turned to Si Yao again and said, "It's getting late. I should go to the Queen's banquet. You should take your sister home quickly!"

Si Yao then bid farewell to the Queen Mother, walked over and held Tao Ye's hand: "Good sister, let's go back! Your sister-in-law has prepared a great gift for you!"