Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

at night.

Qi San, who avoided the city's search, came to Luo Ke's room through the secret passage prepared earlier.

With the help of his subordinates, he brought in a corpse.

Luo Ke was sitting by the window looking at the snow outside, and only turned around when he heard the movement.

Seeing that she was able to move freely, Qi San took a light breath.

He lowered his voice and said, "It's done, I'll pick you up."

Luo Ke didn't move, she only turned her head slightly and asked aloud, "How are you going to get me out?"

Qi San pointed at the corpse and explained: "I found a small corpse, and we will set a fire to burn the whole place, and that corpse will be regarded as you.

"Others who stay in the city will fake that the arson incident was done by the remnants of the previous guards, and will not leave a handle."

Luo Ke chuckled and praised: "You guys are well-arranged."

Qi San exhaled lightly and urged, "Well, okay, don't talk nonsense.

"There are many dreams in the night, and if you stay for a while, there are unimaginable variables."

His original intention was to urge Luo Ke to stop sitting and get ready. But after hearing his urging, Luo Ke did the opposite and shook his head gently.

Before Qi San could react, she asked, "Have your people...all retreated safely?"

Qi San nodded: "Well, they are waiting for us outside the city."

"That's good." Luo Ke said.

After a pause, she said an astonishing sentence: "I'm not going to leave."

Qi San's eyes widened in fright. After reacting, he frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Ke combed his hair with his fingers, and then his eyes turned to the empty sky outside the window.

She said: "Today during the day, when the prince brought someone over to search for 'evidence', I had a face-to-face with him."

Speaking of this, she smiled coquettishly and said, "Prince Zuo Yi is in his prime, but he is much more 'interested' than your master.

"He is interested in me and wants to take me as a concubine and take me to the royal court of the Rong family...

"I thought about it carefully. If I can catch up with him, it will be another opportunity."

In Qi San's surprised eyes, she said the last sentence: "So I decided to follow him and leave."

"You!" Qi San almost lost his words.

He thought for a while and asked, "You took out those 'evidences', didn't Prince Zuo suspect you? Could he just do this on purpose to test your reaction?"

Luo Ke snorted coldly and said, "I'm a slave of the Sheng Dynasty, and I can't lift my hands too far from my shoulders, so what can I do?

She looked at Qi San: "What can he suspect of me?"

"No." Even if Luo Ke explained this, Qi San still couldn't accept it.

He said, "Do you know where the Rong royal court is?

"It's located deep in the grassland, our... I mean, none of those high-ranking officials and generals in the Sheng Dynasty knew where it was.

"You just casually prepared to follow that prince, is it... Isn't this pure stupidity?"

Luo Ke didn't seem to understand why he was so opposed to his decision.

She stopped arguing and instead asked: "What?

"I am willing to go to the royal court of the Rong clan, isn't it a good thing for your master?

"Don't tell me, he doesn't want to know the information inside the Rong royal family?"

Qi San took a deep breath and calmed down his fluctuating mood before replying: "Yes, it would be very beneficial to us if we could place people in the royal court of the Rong family.

"But Wang... my master doesn't need a woman to sacrifice herself to help get some **** information!

"The cooperation with you this time is all for a reason. In addition, the matter of the eldest prince was unexpected, and my master had no choice but to arrange for you to continue to stay in the city to collect information.

"In fact, even if you have no role at all, as long as you still think that you are a Sheng Dynasty person, we will find a way to take you out, and we will not let you stay here and suffer.

"On the Rong royal family, if we have something we want to know, we will naturally arrange for someone to inquire about it. There is no need to wrong you... You are a woman to do this kind of thing."

Luo Ke glanced at him.

She sighed faintly: "But, it's hard for you to have such an opportunity again."

After saying this, she turned her head again and looked out the window.

The window is facing the south, which is the direction of Sheng Chao.

There was once, the other side of redemption that this woman wanted to escape day and night.

Obviously everything is going well now, and the last step has been reached, but she willingly gave up the idea of ​​​​successful and retiring.

"Do you think I don't want to go back?" Luo Ke said suddenly.

She smiled.

"Zhang Wangxiang, as well as those little beggars from Adi, you must take good care of them!" She suddenly looked at Qi San and demanded earnestly, "You go and tell your master that he will pay me back.

"I worked for him, and everything I got will be converted into real gold and silver and sent to those people in Zhangwang Township!"

"You..." Qi San wanted to say more, but was interrupted directly by Luo Ke: "Okay, don't say it anymore. If you stay any longer, you will be exposed. Anyway, I will not cooperate with you to leave, you yourself Let's see."

As she spoke, she went back to the window, and admired the snow and moonlight outside again: "If you want me to tell you, you might as well go back quickly and inform your master of the matter.

"Let him arrange someone to pick me up as soon as possible, and fortunately, at the juncture of necessity, save my life."

She supported her with her hands, and murmured, "I'm very sorry for my life."

Qi San wanted to forcibly take her away, but he did not dare to make a noise. If they are discovered at this time, it is not only the problem of being caught on their own side——

Qi You also brought people and was preparing to receive them nearby. If they are exposed, the Rong clan finds that the death of the eldest prince is related to the people of Sheng Dynasty, and everything will be difficult to change.

After a short stalemate, Qi San gritted his teeth, turned around and took his subordinate and the corpse back to the secret passage.

Before leaving, he said to Luo Ke: "You can stay here with peace of mind, after I go back to Bingming, there will be someone to meet you again.

"Before leaving Jurong City... If you regret it, spread the news, and we will find another opportunity to pick you up."

After saying this, he didn't dare to delay any longer, turned around and left the secret passage without looking back.

Luo Ke's body trembled slightly, as if he wanted to do something, but he still sat back quietly after all.

After half an hour, Qi San brought his men back to Qi You.

The people under Qi You have gathered again, except for some spies who continue to be placed in the city, the others have already cleared their tails and are ready to evacuate Jurong City while the night is dark and windy.

Seeing Qi San coming back by himself, Qi You was a little surprised.

His injury was on his chest, although he had already re-bandaged it at this time, because of the poor conditions, there was still blood oozing out from under the cloth.

"What's wrong?" He asked Qi San, "Where are the Luo Ke people?"

When the city was under martial law, Qi You's first reaction was that Qi San failed to find Luo Ke successfully.

Qi San clenched in his heart.

But he didn't delay, picked on the key points, and lobbied Qi about what happened just now at Luo Ke's side: "...Prince Zuo Yi did not doubt Luo Ke, but was seduced by Luo Ke instead.

"He wants Na Luo Ke to be his concubine and take her back to the royal court. Luo Ke... agreed."

He didn't say it in detail, and didn't even explain Luo Ke's true thoughts on going to the royal court, but Qi You understood it right away.

His brows were furrowed.

It was almost mid-day, time was running out, Qi You no longer thought about it, and said, "According to the original plan, we will withdraw first."

Geer, who had been preparing for a long time, nodded when he heard the words, and everyone took action, avoiding the Rong soldiers patrolling the city, and left the city without any risk.

When they finally arrived at the response point, everyone had a chance to take a breath and drink some water to rest for a while.

Qi You looked at Jurong Cheng's reversal, pondered for a moment, and called Lai Geer to order some more things.

There was chaos last night, which added a few vicissitudes to the original repair of the city. The collapsed buildings in the city and the low walls burned everywhere, all describe the cruelty and hardships involved.

In a rare and intact female boudoir, the graceful woman was still sitting in front of the window, her eyes were like waves and mist, blurred and elusive, as if nothing happened just now.

The crescent moon outside the window gradually moved eastward, pulling the woman's shadow on the ground very thin and long.

——

No matter how long the night is, it will last until the sky breaks.

When the morning light reached the corner of the quilt, Qi Rui opened his eyes on the bed.

He got up skillfully, dressed himself, and then called the maid to bring water into the house, and completed a series of washing.

The sun was shining outside the window, a rare sunny day in winter.

Qi Rui was the first to arrive at the dining room. He waited for a while before Cao Mi came in with the twins.

Princess Bei'an, who got up early, smiled at her eldest son: "You got up so early today?"

Qi Rui nodded and replied seriously, "I still need to study the book today, so I don't dare to delay my studies."

Qi An yawned, then "dengdengdeng" ran to his eldest brother's side, grabbed the corner of his shirt and said, "eldest brother, did you make a bet with your mother? Come on and listen to me."

Qi Rui raised her eyebrows: "How do you know?"

During the conversation between the two, Cao Mi stepped forward and carried Qi An onto the chair.

After Qi An sat down, he replied, "I heard what the maids said."

In the palace, except for a small number of people who knew about the bet between the princess and the eldest son, the others were just doing what they were told, and didn't know the whole picture.

But the second child seems to have this ability, and can always parse out the original appearance of things from the few words of the servants.

On the other hand, looking at Qi Ran who was stuck with his twin brother all day, he heard the same news, but he didn't notice anything unusual.

Hearing Qi An mention it at this time, he asked after realizing it, "Ah? Bet? What bet?"

Cao Mi put a small scarf around him and instructed: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now, the breakfast is here, let's eat first."

As soon as she made a sound, the three children quieted down, nodded and started breakfast.

After breakfast, the mother and son stayed in Cao Mi's courtyard to chat.

There are no classes today, which is a rare leisure day for several children.

Qi Rui listened to Cao Mi and the two twins talking, but his mind was no longer on this side, and his eyes frequently glanced at Tian Quan and Tian Xuan who were next to him.

After Cao Mi told the twins a little proverb, he saw Qi Rui's expression in a blink of an eye, and knew that he was concerned about "twisting the wool", so he didn't delay any longer and arranged for someone to investigate.

After just one night, they need to know if there has been a change in the minds of the maids who have finished tying the wool but have received different "remunerations".

Knowing that Qi Rui had arranged for Tianquan and Tianxuan to experience it yesterday, Cao Mi called them up.

"The two of them are yours." Cao Mi said to Qi Rui, "Why don't you come and ask them how they feel?"

Qi Rui nodded.

At this time, the twins also knew the content of the "twisted yarn" experiment.

Qi An deliberately turned to Qi Rui and sat down next to him, expressing his determination to support his brother.

Qi Ran was completely in a state of listening but not understanding, and still nestled beside Cao Mi, messing around with the tangram at hand.

Qi Rui called out, "Tianquan, tell me what you think first."

Tianquan nodded.

He first bowed to Cao Mi and the three children, and then replied, "Princess Yi, the three young masters, it's only been one night, but the villain's attitude is still the same as yesterday.

"If anyone asks again, the subordinates are willing to tell them that threading is very interesting, but in the real thinking of the subordinates, threading... is a very boring job."

Qi Rui nodded.

Until now, everyone's reaction was still what he expected.

Then, he turned his eyes and looked at Tianxuan.

Tianxuan also saluted, and then said: "Mr. Qi, my subordinates only got two copper plates after wrapping the yarn yesterday, and my subordinates are willing to tell others that it is very interesting to wrap the yarn..."

When he said this, he paused.

Qi An is in a hurry. Leaning on Qi Rui, he couldn't help but ask, "Well, then what?"

Tianxuan pursed her lips and said again: "But... my subordinates think that tangled wool... doesn't seem to be really boring."

He seemed to be lost in memories, his lips were slightly raised, and his hands even unconsciously imitated the action of wrapping the wool yesterday: "Well... Now think about it, it is quite novel and interesting to make a ball of wool."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall looked at him.

On the couch, Qi Rui's brows were tightly wrinkled together.

He couldn't understand Tianxuan's thoughts, and he unconsciously increased his voice and said, "You obviously didn't say that yesterday!"

Tianxuan was stunned.

He nodded and said: "Yes, yesterday, my subordinates were the same as Tianquan, and felt that tangled wool was boring... But, my subordinates don't know why..."

He didn't dare to lie to Qi Rui, but he really couldn't understand his thoughts, and he stuttered for a while, not knowing how to explain it, so he could only stammer: "If you don't ask, my subordinates haven't noticed.

"But when I think about what happened yesterday, my subordinates really feel... It's not particularly boring."

His whole face was wrinkled together, apparently in some kind of tangle.

Tianxuan didn't explain it clearly, but Qi Rui had recovered.

He took a deep breath and said, "Well, you don't have to explain."

Raising his hand and signaling Tianxuan to step back, Qi Rui said again, "I shouldn't have asked. You just need to say your true thoughts."

When Tianxuan heard the words, the tense nerves relaxed a little, nodded and stepped aside.

Qi Rui turned to look at Cao Mi.

Although I knew this was the end, Cao Mi was actually a little surprised.

She herself has worked in a place like Children's World in modern times, and she has actively and passively learned some relevant psychological knowledge. Experiments similar to "wool wrapping" were actually done by the scientists who proposed "cognitive imbalance" at that time.

But now that she has tried it once, and seeing Tianxuan's attitude change, she is actually a little surprised in her heart.

But after all, she still remembered the agreement with Qi You, tried her best to control her expression, and made a scheming appearance.

"Tianxuan is only a person after all." Cao Mi said to Qi Rui: "In the experiment, it is easy to see some 'individual cases' of behaviors that are out of touch with the public.

"So, we shouldn't just hear what he said and come to a conclusion, understand?

"The sample...that is, the subjects under investigation must be large enough to effectively prove the conclusion."

She tried to explain some basic elements of the experiment to several children.

Qi Rui was soothed by her words and nodded.

Qi An had already left the warm couch, walked to Tianxuan's side, grabbed the corner of Tianxuan's clothes and questioned her carefully.

After a while, Dong Li, who was sent to inquire about the maids, returned.

She told Cao Mi and Qi Rui the reactions of the crowd.

In the face of those unwitting handmaids, it is not difficult to investigate their thoughts.

Dongli first found some ordinary maids, and pretended to inadvertently asked about the "wool wrapping" yesterday.

Because of yesterday's agreement, most of the answers were "wool wrapping is very interesting".

Then, she personally appeared on the scene to ask.

Since the maids who participated in the experiment had a much lower status than her, they hardly dared to lie in front of her. After Tori emphasized that he must be honest, but no matter what they said, there would be no punishment, many people let out their true feelings.

The final result shows that the answers of these people are actually very similar to what Fang Cai Tianquan and Tianxuan said.

Those who got a tael of silver continued to insist that tangling was boring, while the vast majority of those who got two coins had a bizarre change in attitude.

There are a few people who still don't find tangling fun, nor do they find tangling very difficult.

By this time, the situation became clear.

Qi Rui was not surprised.

Although Cao Mi said that at the time, when Tianxuan expressed his thoughts, he vaguely realized that he was wrong.

After hearing Dong Li's report, he nodded and turned his head to look at Cao Mi calmly.

Cao Mi waved his hand and told Dong Li to retreat.

She knew she was going to start explaining it.

Because he had already organized the language during this time, Cao Mi did not delay this time, and said directly: "In response to this phenomenon, there is a... um, very powerful scholar who has made some conjectures."

Recalling the theory of "cognitive dissonance," she explained: "It's irrefutable that tangled yarn is tedious. Why do these people change their minds overnight?"

In the hall, everyone was waiting for her explanation, especially Tianxuan, who couldn't figure out what she was thinking, and stretched her neck.

"The scholar said that doing something boring and having to insist that it's interesting is actually a 'disagreement' that makes people feel guilty.

"People who get paid enough actually have good reasons to convince themselves - why should I lie? Because I get a lot of money, and I say it's funny for the money.

"Because with such a good and reasonable reason, they can justify it, so the real idea will not change.

"But that's not the case for those who get two copper coins. Obviously, with just two coins, they can't 'bribe' them to go against their hearts with peace of mind."

Having said that, she smiled and glanced at Tianxuan.

Tianxuan froze for a moment, and then nodded embarrassedly.

"So, a very interesting thing will happen at this time." Cao Mi turned his eyes, looked at Qi Rui, and continued: "In order to eliminate a series of negative emotions such as guilty conscience and embarrassment caused by lying, These people will subconsciously change their minds.

"They're soothing themselves by making themselves really fall in love with this boring thing and really think it's funny.

"The scholar called this effect 'cognitive dissonance'."

Qi Rui was already fascinated. He frowned slightly and pursed his lips slightly, obviously lost in his own thoughts.

Qi An's face was complicated, and he was still trying to digest the meaning of Cao Mi's words.

So after Cao Mi had finished speaking, only the third child with straight eyes raised the venue and shouted, "It's amazing!"

When Cao Mi heard the sound, he lowered his head to look at him amusingly. Seeing that he was still stunned, he deliberately tortured him, "What is so powerful?"

Qi Ran was taken aback.

He was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and grabbed a tangram triangle and handed it to Cao Mi, saying, "Mother, look!"

Cao Mi was sure that he hadn't heard anything, and shook his head helplessly.

On the other hand, Qi Rui has come to his senses.

He murmured: "There is such a thing..."

Hearing this, Cao Mi nodded.

Seeing that Qi Rui could already accept the above explanation, she thought about it, and then continued to expand: "Actually, this theory has other contents, such as punishment.

"If you have done something wrong, it is better to impose a big punishment to make the wrongdoer suffer hugely, or a small punishment to warn people, and it is better to make people repent.

"The scholar also conducted related experiments, and the results... also contradicted the thinking of ordinary people--

"The effect of small punishment warnings is actually better."

Qi Rui remained motionless and listened very seriously.

Cao Mi continued: "He explained that the situation is actually somewhat similar to the above, and that he received a big punishment, which actually calmed the guilt in the wrongdoer's heart. I did something wrong, so I was punished, and I have paid the price for it. .

"On the contrary, it is a small punishment warning, which will make the wrongdoer continue to feel guilty, so as to achieve the effect of actively restraining himself and not making the same mistake again."

After Cao Mi finished speaking, he smiled at Qi Rui: "So, in learning these things, material rewards or punishments should actually be appropriate.

"'Persuading students with great interests,' or 'severe punishment and persuading students', of course, is very effective in a short period of time, but it will leave hidden dangers in the end."

Qi Rui nodded thoughtfully: "Mother, I understand."

He glanced at Cao Mi's arms, ignorantly, and said, "Ran brother looks very good now, I will work with Andi to help him get used to the next class."

Qi Ran, who was battling with Tangram, found that he had been named inexplicably, raised his head blankly, looked at his serious elder brother, and said "ah" for unknown reasons.

Cao Mi smiled, touched the top of his little chubby hair, nodded and responded to Qi Rui with a warm voice: "Okay."

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