Subversion of the plot [Comprehensive]

Back at the Earth Temple, Tao Shuobai asked the matchmaker about her injuries and the reason.

The matchmaker showed her figure, her face was pale, and she was listless.Although the matchmaker is a ghost, ghosts usually have two forms, one is the appearance before life, and the other is the state of death. If the matchmaker does not lose her mind, she will look like she is alive. At this time, such a complexion shows that she is seriously injured.This is the most strange thing, the matchmaker is a fierce ghost, even if it is not the most vicious of all ghosts, but the general's mansion is full of mortals, who can hurt the matchmaker?

Is there any town house treasure inside?

When Hong Niang saw him asking, she was also puzzled: "My lord, I don't know what happened. I just arrived at the General's Mansion tonight and felt uncomfortable. There seemed to be a very special smell inside, but it wasn't strong. , I am not afraid. Later, I met Zhang Sheng... That woman called him 'Gong Lang', heh, he is really a ungrateful person. He could call my lady a lady! I chased that woman into the main hall. The courtyard seems to be Du Que’s residence. I remember Du Que’s voice. He led his troops to break the siege of Pujiu Temple. My old lady even invited him to a banquet. I only heard him scold, as if there was something irresistible. The coercion hit me face to face, because I was unprepared, I just felt the pain of being run over." The matchmaker was ice and snow smart, and she paused at this point, and asked uncertainly: "My lord, is it Du Really? But he's just a mortal."

Tao Shuobai frowned, thinking to himself, this is indeed a trouble for Du.

"Heal your wounds first." Tao Shuobai couldn't figure out the mystery of Du Que for a while, and because of the spell, Hong Niang couldn't stay away from him, so she couldn't go to find out now.

He searched in the storage bag and found a bottle of healing pills, which were the benefits issued by the civil servants of the underworld. It's top grade. I gave Zhong Kui the pills in the past, and there are only two bottles left in the storage bag.The matchmaker was still sleepy and good at catching ghosts, so he gave her a bottle of pills.

The matchmaker opened the bottle, only to see ten bright white round pills inside, and could smell a burst of fragrance.The matchmaker hadn't smelled such a fragrance for a long time, so she took a deep breath, took a pill, and floated to sleep on the roof of the earth temple.

Ordinary ghosts, if there is no chance, rely on the moonlight and absorb Yin Qi to practice, and it may not be possible to increase their mana for hundreds of years.Fierce ghosts like Hong Niang mainly rely on hatred, obsession and killing to increase their mana.Now that Tao Shuobai is in control, Matchmaker naturally has no chance of being enchanted, but she is injured, she instinctively chooses to be in the open air at night, even if there is no moonlight tonight, it is more comfortable than being in the house.

But the whole general's mansion was in panic because of Hongniang's disturbance tonight.

Du Que, the lieutenant general and others don't believe in any ghosts, and they are more inclined to sneak in to seek revenge, or to conspire against the general's mansion.

After Zhang Sheng woke up, he was at a loss at first, but when he noticed the pain in the back of his head, he remembered what happened last night, his face turned pale, and he opened his mouth to call out: "Qin Tong! Qin Tong!"

"My lord is awake?" Qin Tong trotted in after hearing the sound.

Zhang Sheng grabbed Qintong, opened his mouth but didn't know how to say: "I, last night..."

Qin Tong hurriedly said: "My lord, don't panic, it's dawn, it's all right."

Qin Tong didn't see any ghosts last night, but the gusts of wind were frightening, not to mention that there were very obvious five-finger pinch marks left on Zhang Sheng's neck, and his wife kept talking about ghosts, so that Qin Tong and After doing it, people were so frightened that they stayed up all night, and at dawn some people ran to find Taoist monks.

Qintong said again: "Madame was frightened last night. After taking medicine, she fell asleep at dawn."

"What did you see last night?" Zhang Sheng asked.

Qintong shook his head, and said: "To tell you the truth, my lord, the wind was not normal last night. The guards outside said that no one had sneaked in, and there is a madam... My lord, is there really a ghost?"

"Nonsense! You don't talk about ghosts!" Even though Zhang Sheng believed that there were ghosts in his heart, he refused to admit it. After all, he was a scholar and now he was an official, so how could he talk about ghosts.

Zhang Sheng touched his neck, as if the bone-piercing chill was still there, feeling uneasy, but he suppressed it forcibly.Qin Tong brought the ginseng soup, Zhang Sheng had just had two sips when he heard Wei Xue'e screaming from the next room, he paused, and a maid came running outside the door.

"Officer, the lady is awake, and the lady wants to ask Taoist priests to catch ghosts."

"Where did the ghost come from?" Zhang Sheng reprimanded, but he put down the bowl and got up to look at Wei Xue'e, intending to dispel her thoughts.Originally the husband and wife lived in the same room, but because the house was haunted last night, Wei Xue'e refused to live in it no matter what.

Waiting to come to the next room, I saw Wei Xue'e leaning on the head of the bed, her complexion was extremely bad, her eyes were full of fright, obviously she hadn't recovered from the fear of last night.Wei Xue'e is the jewel in the palm of Wei Shangshu. She has been doted on since she was a child. Her family members are obedient to her and her temperament is also proud. In the relationship between husband and wife, Zhang Sheng also obeys her. Has there ever been a time when she was so timid?

Zhang Sheng didn't intend to pick up the hydrangea at the beginning, it was a coincidence that he also told the Wei family that he had a wife, but Wei Shangshu was very strong and asked him to send a letter of divorce home, but he wanted to stay in Shangshu's mansion to get married , and said that his family was ordered to throw a hydrangea ball to recruit relatives. If he didn't obey, he would be rebelling against the order and don't want this number one scholar.Zhang Sheng had no choice but to obey.Wei Xue'e is not as beautiful as Yingying, but they are both daughters of officials, they have many similarities in temperament and upbringing, and they can also sing in harmony in poems and books. After going back and forth, Zhang Sheng actually forgot Yingying and felt that the officialdom Power is charming.Now that three years have passed, Zhang Sheng thinks of Yingying again. There is a kind of enthusiasm and purity in Yingying, which Wei Xue'e has never had.

"Gonglang!" Seeing him coming, Wei Xue'e immediately rushed forward as if she could rely on him.

"Don't be afraid, lady, it's all right." Zhang Sheng comforted her softly, helped her to lie down on the bed, took the soup bowl from the maid's hand, and persuaded her to eat a couple of bites.

Wei Xue'e didn't want to eat, and said persistently: "Gong Lang, there was a ghost last night, she wanted to kill me, quickly find a Taoist priest to catch the ghost."

"My lady, where did ghosts come from in this world, some villains must have sneaked in last night..."

"It's a ghost! It's a female ghost in red!" Wei Xue'e suddenly seemed to think of something, her expression became more and more terrified, and there was a trace of ruthlessness in her panic: "It's Cui Yingying, that bitch Cui Yingying!"

Zhang Sheng was taken aback for a moment, as if he had guessed something, but he said, "Lady, what are you talking about? What's the matter with Yingying?"

Wei Xue'e was emotional, and she didn't care to hide it, so she directly revealed the inside story: "Cui Yingying hanged herself half a year ago, she must have been unwilling to be divorced, so she turned into a ghost to harm me. I must find a Taoist priest to take her in!" "As he spoke, he ignored Zhang Sheng, and directly ordered his personal maid Qiuyue to go to the Taoist temple to invite the Taoist priest.

"Forget it, it's good to make you feel at ease." Zhang Sheng didn't stop him, but was actually surprised by Wei Xue'e's news.

Cui Yingying died? !

In fact, he and Cui Yingying were not really married. Mrs. Cui insisted that he get fame first before marrying a daughter. It seemed that the letter of divorce was sent out by Qintong, but in fact, he had already confessed that he only asked Qintong to go and marry her. Went to Hezhong Mansion, destroyed the letter, and then returned to the capital.For the first year, he secretly inquired about Yingying's news, but later he forgot about Yingying when he was busy in the officialdom, and he was still wondering how the Wei family would allow him to come here, because Yingying was no longer alive.

Could it be that the person last night was really Yingying?

Suddenly remembered that red dress looked familiar, matchmaker? !

When I guessed this, everything in the past came like a tide, accompanied by bursts of palpitations and panic, and I almost couldn't stand still.

There is a Taoist temple on the mountain outside the city. Qiuyue ran there and invited a Taoist priest surnamed Chen. He brought him to the gate of the general's mansion, but he was not allowed to enter.Qiuyue had no choice but to leave someone to accompany the Taoist leader outside, and went in to ask for instructions.

Wei Xue'e was very dissatisfied when she heard this: "It's just a Taoist priest, why can't he enter? It's just a general's mansion, and it's not the palace. People say that General Baima is brave, but I don't think so."

"Xue'e!" Although Zhang Sheng was also a little displeased, Du was even more displeased to hear her say that.Don't say that Du Que is his good friend, and he can't offend Du Que easily because of his status as General Du Que. After all, he will work in Hezhong Mansion in the future, so there may be trouble for Du Que.

Wei Xue'e realized that her words were inappropriate, so she took the opportunity to stop her mouth, and said apologetically, "Don't be angry, Gong Lang, I lost my mouth in a moment of impatience, not on purpose."

Indeed, in the past, Wei Xue'e would never say such things, even if she really looked down on anyone.For Du Que, Wei Xue'e is well aware of the importance of his identity, and there is no reason to befriend Du Que.

Zhang Sheng knew that she had been affected by what happened last night, so he didn't go into it. He got up and said, "I'll go and talk to Junshi."

Junshi is Du Que's character. He is not only a friend of Zhang Sheng's eight worshippers, but also a fellow villager. The friendship between the two is extraordinary.

After passing the report, Zhang Sheng entered the yard, the door of the main room was open, and as soon as he came, he saw Du Que sitting on the head of the bed in a cloak, dealing with official business in his hands.Zhang Sheng frowned disapprovingly: "Junshi, your injury is not healed yet, how can you bother?"

Without raising his head, Du Que pointed to the stool for him to sit on, and said: "A little injury is not a hindrance, and I can't rest in peace if I don't deal with these things. Are you here to invite Taoist priests?"

Seeing that he didn't take the injury seriously, Zhang Sheng knew that it was useless to persuade him because of his temper. In addition, he was really not in a bad mood at this time, so he didn't try to persuade him any more. I don't know what happened last night, but Madam was terrified and kept terrified, so I decided to ask a Taoist priest to do it. I'm afraid she will get sick from the fright, so I might as well follow her heart and ask for peace of mind."

Du Que glanced at him, obviously preoccupied, which shows that his friend from the same hometown did not tell the whole truth.He has noticed Zhang Sheng's change since they met yesterday, and it is not surprising. If Zhang Sheng has not changed, how could he give up Cui Yingying and marry the daughter of the Wei family?No matter how much Wei Shangshu forced him, he would not be an official, but Zhang Sheng was unwilling to give up his reputation as the number one scholar and his official career.

Originally, Zhang Sheng was indifferent to fame and fortune, at least in the beginning, he was not so eager to pursue fame and fortune at all. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cui used marriage to force him to force him, but in the end it turned out to be a misfortune.

Du Que also wrote to persuade him at the beginning, but Zhang Sheng only said that he was helpless, and he didn't write a letter for a year or two later.Goodbye now, old friends also have a sense of strangeness.

After all, it was friends, Kuang Wei Xue'e had a special status, and it was hard to explain if something happened in the general's mansion, so she said: "Then make an exception, but there is one thing, the only way to do things is in Xikuayuan."

"Thank you, Junshi!"