Chapter 139 Mother is angry

Seeing her daughter's bewildered expression, Tao's mother also became confused.

"Xiao Tao, I am your godfather."

Murong Huaishi greeted him warmly, his smile as friendly as if he were seeing his own daughter.

Upon hearing this, Tao Tao's eyes widened in shock, as if she had seen a ghost.

The boy standing beside Murong Huai Shi also looked shocked.

The guard Chengfeng recognized him too, looking surprised, and walked over to Murong Yan and whispered to him.

Even though the person in front of him was dressed as a woman, he could recognize him as the young master who had spent a fortune to redeem someone at the Chunzhu Tower that day. He had sent Chengfeng along that day, but they were discovered and lost track of him.

Suddenly, Tao Tao realized that Duan Gan had sent him.

She quickly stepped forward and said, "Godfather, you're wearing such fine clothes, I almost didn't recognize you."

Then she turned to her mother and said, “Mother, their pet dog died, and I was the one who carried out the funeral. We knew each other. My godfather said I looked like his deceased daughter, so he thought of taking me in as his goddaughter.”

"Isn't that right, Godfather?"

She subtly nudged the somewhat surprised Prince Ying with her elbow, signaling him with her eyes not to give herself away.

"Yes, yes, that's it, that's how it is."

“We are destined to meet, so I have come today to formally deliver gifts to the Tao family and casually visit my adopted daughter’s mother.”

Tao's mother nodded as if she understood, "I see."

"Today is just a private meeting. There will be a formal family reunion banquet in three days at the Prince Ying's residence. I will have your nanny come to teach you a day in advance."

"These on the ground are all belongings of a young lady. Xiao Tao can take a look first. If you need anything else, just send someone to the Prince Ying's residence to find me."

He gestured with his eyes to the four large mahogany boxes placed on the ground.

"Thank you, godfather."

Tao Tao half-squatted and gave a simple curtsy.

"father……"

Suddenly, her son's voice came from behind her.

Murong Huaishi then remembered his existence, turned his head and pointed at him: "This is your elder brother Murong Yan, the Crown Prince of Yingzhou, and also my legitimate son."

Murong Yan raised his peach blossom eyes and stared intently at the girl in front of him.

He heard her soft voice calling out, "Brother, I am Tao Tao."

But he knew that although she looked gentle, she was not as easily manipulated as she seemed. She even dared to disguise herself as a man and spend a fortune to save a prostitute.

That's interesting, really interesting.

Tao Tao hadn't heard a response from the person in front of her for a long time, so she couldn't help but look up and see him with a frivolous and amused expression.

In an instant, I felt no goodwill towards this person.

"Little Peach Sister, please..."

She stood up straight halfway through her sentence.

A playful smile instantly appeared on Murong Yan's face.

After the people from the Prince of Ying's mansion left, Madam Tao dismissed everyone, clearly intending to have a serious talk with Tao Tao.

"Tao'er, why didn't you tell your mother about this?"

This daughter is becoming more and more opinionated, completely unlike her former self. There are many things she wouldn't know unless her daughter told her herself.

Tao Tao turned around and smiled: "Mother, I didn't know his identity at the time, and I thought he was just saying it casually."

"And this doesn't do us any harm either."

Tao's mother's expression did not soften at all when she heard what she said.

"Tao'er, all I want is for our family to live peacefully and safely. I don't crave great wealth and status. I'd rather not have this marriage."

"Mother, how can people not pursue wealth and status? If we don't have money, how will we pay off our debts? If we don't have money, what will we eat and drink? If we don't have money, how will we live in this big house?"

Her expression was indifferent, but her eyes subtly revealed a desire to be superior to others.

"Tao'er, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried you'll get into some trouble..."

"No, don't worry, Mom. I'll do anything to make this family better."

Tao Tao looked into her worried eyes and reached out to hold her somewhat cold hands.

Seeing her stubborn and opinionated look, Tao's mother withdrew her hand in disappointment, her face devoid of any smile.

She has half blood on her body... so why does she have such ambition?

Having gone through so much, all she wanted was to live a peaceful life. Why did her daughter turn out like this?

What went wrong? Or is she not... at all?

Upon realizing that terrible thought, Tao's mother immediately stopped, not daring to think about it any further.

She was afraid that the outcome wouldn't be what she wanted to see.

"Tao'er..."

"Mother, I have to go now. I have things to do at my shop. I'll talk to you when I get back."

After saying that, she smiled reassuringly and turned to leave.

Back at the shop, she thought the person would finally arrive, but she was disappointed.

She couldn't help but wonder, did he fail to kill ten people and end up getting himself killed instead?

As the sun began to set, just as she was about to send people back, a familiar figure appeared at the door.

"You've arrived."

Tao Tao stepped forward and said, "I thought you weren't coming today. Well, everything is ready here, and we can start the funeral immediately."

"Yu Shan Yu He Xi Xin Kuai..."

She walked up to him, but before she could finish speaking, she noticed that the person in front of her looked rather strange.

His face was deathly pale, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead and temples. Although he was dressed in black, making it impossible to discern anything, she could smell the stench of blood.

"Big brother, are you alright?"

She asked tentatively.

Ji Xian looked up at her, his pupils slightly unfocused. He moved his mouth, but before he could utter a sound, he collapsed to the ground.

"Huh...hello?"

Yu Shan stared blankly at the man on the ground: "Boss, what... what do we do?"

"Xi Xin, send everyone back home. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

“Yu Shan, you and I will drag him inside together. Yu He, go and fetch a doctor.”

Tao Tao arranged everything in an orderly manner, and everyone did as she instructed.

The two of them worked together to place him on the hard couch where he was resting, and soon the doctor arrived.

"Dr. He, the patient is here."

Tao Tao reminded him of his wandering gaze.

"Oh dear, I thought you, young lady, had gotten hurt somewhere again."

Dr. He chuckled. He was getting old and his legs weren't as strong as they used to be; he was still a little unsteady on his feet even walking this short distance.

If it weren't for the carriage, Doctor He would have had to walk for half the night.

"I just touched it, and it's an abdominal injury."

She showed him the blood on her hands.

"As long as a person is alive, there's not much of a problem. Let this old man take a look."

Dr. He put down his medicine box and began to treat the wounds of the unconscious Ji Xian.

Half an hour later, the wound was treated, and Yu Shan followed Doctor He back to get medicine.

Xi Xin looked at the man and said, "Miss, what should we do with this man? We still have to close our shop."

"Let's take it home first; it'll be more convenient with servants there."

"Oh, okay."

After Yu Shan returned with the medicine, the group worked together to load it onto the cart, closed the shop, and went back.