Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

"After waiting for so many days, I finally caught something! Wow, it looks like a big one!"

A voice said this outside the pit, and it sounded like an uncle.

Then, another voice said, "If this prey can be sold for a good price at the market, you must buy the jade bracelet I set my eyes on at Chunfeng Tower."

Sounds like an auntie.

Hearing this, the uncle yelled, "What jade bracelet? I never promised to buy you any jade bracelet! Mom is sick and needs to spend money on medicine, so put aside your frivolous thoughts for now."

Then, the aunt also shouted: "Why? From the day I married you, you promised to give me a jade bracelet. How many years have passed and you still haven't given it to me? Everything has to be based on first come first served, right? You promised to give me the jade bracelet first, and your mother fell ill later. Now that you have money, of course you have to buy the jade bracelet first!"

"You heartless person! What are you talking about? Can that jade bracelet be more important than human life?!"

"You are cheating on your relationship! You are cheating on your marriage!"

"What did you say?"

……

Hearing this, Tao Yao had a premonition that the two people outside the pit were about to fight, so she shouted out, "Brother and sister, please stop arguing and get me out first, okay?"

As soon as these words were spoken, silence fell outside the pit. A moment later, the two people outside the pit exclaimed, "There's a ghost!!!"

Tao Yao was embarrassed for a moment, picked up a stone and threw it out of the pit, hitting the uncle's shoe.

"It's not a ghost, it's a person who happened to be passing by and accidentally fell into the trap you set."

As soon as he finished speaking, most of the grass pile that had been covering the pit tightly was moved away, and two faces, a man and a woman, poked their heads in from the hole and looked at Tao Yao inquiringly, with shock on their faces.

Tao Yao knew what they were shocked about. Her right foot was still clamped in the iron clamp, and blood was flowing everywhere. The scene was shocking to anyone who saw it.

"Don't worry," Tao Yao waved at them and gave them an honest smile: "I won't extort money from you for the medical expenses."

The two people outside the pit exchanged glances for a moment, and then a hemp rope as thick as an arm slowly slid down from the entrance to the bottom of the pit.

Then, the uncle climbed down the hemp rope. He was holding a small hammer in his hand. He walked a few steps to Taoyao's side, squatted down, and with a wave of his hand, he swiftly smashed the iron clamp that was tightly biting Taoyao's foot.

"Tsk, you're really unlucky." The uncle said, "You've fallen into my trap. I'm afraid you'll lose a leg."

As the uncle spoke, he took out gauze from the small medicine box on his back and bandaged Taoyao carefully. He said, "I can only bandage you temporarily, otherwise I will feel guilty."

Tao Yao smiled bitterly and thanked him: "Thank you. But it's also thanks to your trap, otherwise I might have lost more than just this one leg."

The uncle looked at her in confusion and was about to ask something when he was interrupted by Tao Yao.

"Nothing, just thank you so much. Please take us out."

After saying that, Tao Yao turned over and searched Lu Che's body, and indeed found a bulging purse.

Tao Yao stuffed the purse into the uncle's palm, clasped his fist, and said, "If it's convenient, please support us two for a few days so we can have a place to stay."

The uncle weighed the purse in his hand, opened it and took a peek inside. Seeing the glittering silver inside, his eyes lit up and he readily agreed, "Sure, sure."

The uncle carried Lu Che out of the cave first, then came down to carry Tao Yao. Once out of the cave and breathing in the fresh air, Tao Yao suddenly felt a sense of clarity in her heart, a kind of refreshing feeling as if she had been reborn.

When the auntie who was guarding the pit saw them coming out, she immediately ran over and snatched the money bag from the uncle's hand. She exclaimed in surprise as if she had found a treasure: "Wow! So much silver!"

The aunt pounced on Taoyao like a tiger pouncing on its prey, carefully examining her from head to toe and saying, "Whose daughter are you? You are so generous."

Tao Yao laughed bitterly a few times, pointed at Lu Che who was unconscious beside her, and said, "Haha, it's not that I'm generous. The money belongs to this young master. I'm just a commoner. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning, haha..."

"Oh?" The auntie immediately turned around and pounced on Lu Che, patting his cheek and pinching his nose, praising him, "Wow, young man, you have a nice face and are so handsome. You can obviously be the son of an official, but you don't look like a local..."

The uncle picked up Taoyao and carefully placed her on the oxcart. He said, "There's an inn not far from here. I'll take you two there and arrange for you to stay."

Tao Yao grabbed the uncle's arm and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "No, we won't stay at the inn. Big brother, we can stay at your house."

"This..." The uncle looked a little embarrassed.

Tao Yao immediately pointed to the purse in the aunt's hand and whispered, "We have money, so everything is easy to negotiate. Didn't Madam say she wanted the jade bracelet from Chunfeng Tower? And your mother is in urgent need of medicine. I'll give you enough money to buy both the jade bracelet and the medicine for your mother's treatment."

As soon as these words came out, the uncle's eyes immediately brightened up.

"Really?"

"I'll give you my life as a guarantee."

Tao Yao really had nothing to offer to convince others, so he could only take a gamble.

Fortunately, this uncle was an honest hunter with good intentions. Because he was in a hurry to use the money and felt guilty for accidentally injuring passers-by with his trap, he really took Tao Yao and Lu Che back home.

The uncle's surname was Tu, so Tao Yao called him Uncle Tu. The aunt's name contained the character "Xing", so Tao Yao called her Aunt Xing'er.

Uncle Tu's house was built on the bank of the river, with its back against rolling green hills. There were no towns or villages within a few miles, making it a good place to hide.

Uncle Tu used wood cut from the mountains to make a fence and enclosed a small piece of land in front of the small mud house to raise chickens and grow vegetables. This was considered a small courtyard.

Aunt Xing'er loves beauty, and her small yard is filled with her colorful dresses and clothes drying in the sun. In Uncle Tu's words, their small house can't accommodate Aunt Xing'er's many dreams.

But that day, Aunt Xing'er was wearing a low-end imitation Chunfenglou jade bracelet she had bought from the market. She leaned happily in Uncle Tu's arms, and her smile was sweeter than an overturned honey pot.

Taoyao then realized that Aunt Xing'er had personally gone to the pharmacy to get the medicine for her mother, and then used the remaining money to buy this jade bracelet. Although it was a counterfeit, she still felt happy when she wore it on her hand.

Uncle Tu smiled and asked, "How can this bracelet be as good as the one from Chunfeng Tower?" He would wait until he hunted a big beast and made some money, then he would give Aunt Xing'er the real one from Chunfeng Tower.

Aunt Xing'er interrupted him with a coquettish look, saying that wearing this jade bracelet was like living her life, and only she knew whether it was true or not. The most important thing now was to cure her mother's illness.

Tao Yao smiled as she watched the couple quarreling while busy cooking, you helping me, I helping you.

Aunt Xing'er was right. Isn't that how life should be for a couple? You help me, I help you. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Aunt Xing'er moved the dining table into the courtyard, and Uncle Tu brought the dishes to the table one by one.

"Time to eat!"

Uncle Tu shouted as he placed a bowl of rice in front of Tao Yao.

"Miss, thanks to your money, we have this table of delicious food today. Please eat more."

Tao Yao happily picked up the bowl and was about to accept the thanks, but suddenly felt a chill on his back.

Tao Yao slowly twisted her half-stiff neck halfway, and caught a glimpse of Lu Che standing in front of the door of the earthen house with a gloomy face.

Lu Che took in the scene before him and saw Tao Yao holding a full bowl of rice. In front of her was a table full of fish, meat, wine and delicious food. There were also two uncles and aunts standing by, nodding and bowing to Tao Yao. It was a scene of joy and peace.

Lu Che almost thought he was a marquee. What was going on? Weren't they escaping?

Lu Che subconsciously touched the empty pouch at his waist, frowned, and asked:

"Where's my money?"