Renew

When Meng Xian heard about Qiushou Temple, his expression changed slightly, "It's raining today, and the mountain road might be muddy, so I don't know if I can go up Huawu Mountain, if I don't choose another temple."

Rong Changting felt that it made sense, nodded and said: "The river under Huawu Mountain is prone to waterlogging, and it seems that the bridge was flooded a while ago."

Rong Li bent slightly, his face was so white and fragile, "Go and see to see if you can cross the bridge. If the mountain road is difficult, you have to walk. Only with a sincere heart will it work."

She paused and said meaningfully: "Besides, I prayed to the Buddha not only for myself, but for the Rong family. If I can exchange the few years of my remaining life for the Rong family to be prosperous and worry-free, I will lose a few years of life." So what the hell."

"Li'er!" Rong Changting's complexion suddenly darkened, unable to hear such words.

"Father doesn't like to hear it, so I won't talk about it in the future." Rong Li lowered his eyes and patted the struggling cat in his arms.

After the cat left the room, it became lively again. Maybe it couldn't see Hua Su, so it wanted to run away again.But its fragile back was pressed, and it couldn't crawl out of the embrace.

"Since that's the case, why don't Sanniang go with you?" Meng Xian asked suddenly.

Si Zhaowen looked at her, with the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, a half-smile.

Rongli expected that Meng Xian would say this, so he agreed with her intentions, not only that, but also said slowly: "I don't know if father and fourth mother have something to do these days, since third mother also wants to go, why don't we go together?" Let’s go home, so that the Lord Buddha can protect our family and make us happy.”

Meng Yuan's smile froze, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured down her head.She laughed twice, not daring to make the resentment in her eyes too blatant, and blinked her eyes twice, "That's fine."

Rong Changting's face was mixed with joy and sorrow, and he didn't know what he was holding on to, so he took half a step back.

He calmed down and asked: "Speaking of which, who broke the door just now, how did you know that the maid in the room hanged herself?"

Kong Qing took a step, "Going back to the master, the servant heard Yu Zhuo's muffled hum, so she went to listen carefully, and when she realized something was wrong, she turned her head and asked Xiaofu to help, and then the maidservants from the third and fourth wives' rooms also came."

"What else did you hear?" Rong Changting asked again.

Kong Qing glanced at her girl without any trace, lowered her eyes and said, "Nothing else."

Rong Changting frowned, "It's impossible for anyone to get in. The guy who takes care of the keys is from my yard."

After finishing speaking, his expression changed suddenly, and he turned his head and said, "Go and bring Qi Wu to me."

Rongli stood calmly, but Guan Mengxian was not so calm and natural.

After a while, the servant named Qi Wu didn't come, and the servant who was looking for someone came back alone, the man said: "Master, Qi Wu has a stomachache, and he went to the doctor's to get medicine earlier, during which... he changed his pants After cleaning it, I don’t know if the key has been touched by others.”

Rong Changting's complexion suddenly darkened.

The young man said again: "Qi Wu was still in the latrine when I went, really...he couldn't make it through, the government doctor can testify to his stomach trouble."

The government doctor, allow yourself to ridicule.

Si Zhao shook his head and sighed softly, "It's like there was some kind of conspiracy. The one who died was just a maidservant. If the master is suspicious, you might as well send the maidservant's body to the government, and let the government send someone to investigate thoroughly."

She paused, and said slowly: "But the master probably thinks too much. There are many maidservants from rich and noble families who are jealous. It is not uncommon to persecute the master secretly. If the maidservant really wants to... Li'er He shouldn't have let Li'er fall into the water in front of so many people."

Hearing these words, Rong Li was suddenly uncertain about the relationship between Si Zhao and Meng Yuan.

"Perhaps I was thinking too much." Rong Changting had a splitting headache, turned his head and asked the servants beside him, "Are you going to have an appointment with Mr. Luo tomorrow?"

The servant nodded, "I have an appointment at three quarters before the end of the day, and I will meet you at Guyuan Lake."

"You sent a letter to Mr. Luo for me, and said..." Rong Changting thought for a moment, "Just say that I have caught a cold and my limbs are weak, and I will go to Guyuan Lake together some other day."

The servant cupped his hands and replied: "Yes."

"Go quickly." Rong Changting said again.

The servant hurriedly retreated.

Rong Li looked at Meng Xian unabashedly, with a generous expression.She turned her head and said to Rong Changting: "I heard that the account manager in the mansion was sent to the government. I don't know what happened."

There were obvious wrinkles between Rong Changting's brows, "He embezzled three thousand silver from the mansion, so he had to send it to the government. After a long interrogation today, he admitted the matter, but he refused to say where the silver was sent."

"How do you know that the silver taels were given away instead of being spent?" Rong Li squeezed his cuffs, covering his slightly parted lips in surprise.

"How could it be so easy to spend three thousand silver? The government has checked carefully, and it is clear that he did not spend a lot of money." Rong Changting said.

"This Mr. Accountant came to Qi'an from Qingfei. He is unfamiliar with Qi'an people and has no relatives, so he rarely leaves the house. The three thousand silver...how did he give it away, and who can he give it to?" Rong From a weak voice.

"The government is already investigating this matter, so there is no need to worry about Li'er." Rong Changting sighed, "However, most of the people who are familiar with him are in Rong's residence, so the government may also need to conduct a thorough investigation."

Rong Li nodded his head, his eyes seemed to glance across Meng Yuan's face unintentionally.She must be going to Huawu Mountain, the evil spirit on Meng Xian's body is probably obtained from the Qiushou Temple, and the second wife Zhu's miscarriage is also inseparable from her.

The night was dark, and the courtyard was filled with fog. We should be able to see the cool moon and stars on weekdays, but today the sky is like dust. Even the lanterns hanging around the courtyard seem to be wrapped in veils, and the light they shine is hazy and faint.

Such a large formation, if it was done by monks and Taoists, maybe the monk who gave Meng Xian the evil spirits in the Qiushou Temple was also among them.

she……

Taking this opportunity to find out for Hua Su, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

"Don't spread the word about today's matter, let's go away." Rong Changting waved his hand wearily, thought for a while and said: "Go to Huawu Mountain early tomorrow, if you can't go up, choose another temple to worship, leave What do you think."

Rongli nodded and agreed, "Li'er listens to father."

Being so obedient and weak, Rong Changting took another half step back.

After the people in the yard cleared up, Rongli walked to the door of the house, turned back to Xiaofu and Kongqing and said, "What you have seen and heard, don't say anything out there for now."

Xiaofu was taken aback for a moment, thinking that her daughter didn't want to get involved in right and wrong, so she nodded: "Of course I won't tell the outside world."

"If someone in the mansion asks, I don't know." Rongli said again.

Kong Qing nodded: "What the girl says is what it is."

"I'm a little hungry, let's make a bowl of red bean porridge, and I want to drink honey water, you two go together." Rong Li raised his hand, and his slender fingers touched the door leaf.

Xiaofu shook her head: "How can I let the girl stay in the house alone, I..."

"Go and come back quickly." Rong Li smiled lightly and comforted Xiao Fu.

After the two maidservants walked away, Rongli opened the door and entered the room, staggered a bit, and sat down slowly while supporting the table.

Hua Su sat very straight, opened his eyes when she saw her enter the room, and saw the new ghost following through the wall, frowned and said, "I didn't ask you to come in."

Rong Li was stunned for a moment, then turned around to see Yu Zhuo's ghost, and realized that Hua Su was not talking to her.

Yu Zhuo suppressed the hatred in her eyes, trembling all over when she saw Hua Su, and hurriedly said: "My lord, please forgive me, I, I have something to say to the eldest girl." When she got scared, her eyes turned red, and tears were about to flow .

"Say." Hua Su said very little, and when facing these insignificant ghosts, he cherished words like gold.

Yu Zhuo hurriedly blessed him, "Girl, I remembered the clothes of those two people, and I know which courtyard they belong to."

"Which yard?" Rong Li squeezed his cuff, picked up the porcelain cup and took a sip, the water was cold, it was as cold as a knife piercing his heart.

Yu Zhuo said: "The boy who locked the lock is from the master's yard, and the one who climbed over the wall is from the kitchen. The two of them must still be in the mansion!"

Rong Li pondered for a moment, then raised his eyes and said, "Do you want to drag them into hell together, or do you want to use it to expose Montessori?"

"I..." Yu Zhuo breathed heavily, "I want everyone to know what the two of them have done, and then let them confess Montessori!"

"You are such a brat, you are not very capable, but your tone is not small." Hua Su said calmly.

Yu Zhuo's pale face turned red immediately, ghost aura emerged from his body like black smoke, but just as he emerged, the chains that bound his body appeared, strangling the billowing black smoke to death.

After the ghost energy calmed down, the chains of appearance disappeared again.

"Didn't Xiao Fu and Kong Qing hear that? Tell them to look for those two, they won't be able to hide it!" Yu Zhuo raised her voice.

Rong Li shook her head, her pale lips were stained with water, she took another sip and moistened her throat, "Even if they find it, if they never admit it, how can they prove that he killed you? Behind him is the third lady of the Rong family. Come on, it actually killed my two girls."

Yu Zhuo stared straight.

Rong Li said again: "It's not that you don't know the methods of the third lady. If my two girls are killed... how will you compensate me?"

Yu Zhuo looked at Hua Su with apprehensive eyes, pleading in his eyes.

Hua Su turned a blind eye, she had no intention of being contaminated by these mundane things.

Rong Li knew this, and expected that Hua Su would pretend not to see and not hear, and said softly: "I will find a way to tell Rong Changting about the mud print on the wall, without having to borrow the mouth of the two maidservants."

Unexpectedly, Hua Su said calmly: "I can help you once."

Rong Li turned around in surprise, only to see Hua Su bent his elbows on the table, propping up his chin covered with black silk, looking at the window calmly, with an expression as calm as water, without any reluctance .

Hua Su narrowed her eyes slightly, stared at the dark window and said, "But after the fog clears tomorrow, I will send a message in a dream." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand propping her chin slightly, and the kid standing in front of the table seemed to be swept away by the wind. Walking like a normal person, he was suddenly pushed out a few feet away.

Yu Zhuo's hazy figure was pushed out of the wall without stopping even for a moment, light and airy.

"It's really noisy." Hua Su said lightly.

Rong Li raised his hands to rub the center of his brows, his body was very tired, he would be able to fall asleep with the help of a pillow today.She glanced at the cat in her arms, got up and emptied out the contents of the bamboo box, and picked out a piece of clothing that she didn't often wear from the cabinet.

The material of the clothes was soft, so she folded them up and stuffed them into the bamboo box, and put the cat in it too.

Rong Li pinched the little black cat's ears, and asked: "Tomorrow I will go to Huawu Mountain to see if the evil spirit on Meng Xian's body came from the Qiushou Temple, and then follow the clues to find out about Erniang about being murdered."

She was short of breath, and after this long series of words, her voice became weaker and weaker, and she had to take a few breaths before she could continue: "Do you want to walk with me? Then the monk in Huawu Mountain might be a little bit different from this formation." related."

Hua Su rolled his eyes, he knew this girl was thoughtful.For some reason, she suddenly remembered a little fox that sneaked in from the demon world when she was in Cangming City.

A newborn fox, ignorant of the dangers of the world, is thin and weak. After entering Cangming City, he was almost swallowed by ghost energy, but his temper is very stubborn. Hundreds of ghosts chase after him. , you can find a ray of life.

The fox's four paws were worn to a bloody mess, his breath was dying, and his life became thinner and thinner, before he bumped into her.

At that time, she had won the painting ghost and killed Cang Mingzun, and she was sitting carelessly on the throne built of bones. There was a sea of ​​blood under her shoes, and even the strands of silver hair were dyed bright red.She saw a fox swimming towards her, its whole body was bright red, and she didn't know whether she was born a red fox or was stained by the sea of ​​blood.

The fox's eyes were wet, and he was crying, and the ghosts were standing on the other side of the blood river, not daring to take a step closer.

How could she care to save the fox, so she brushed it away with a wave of her hand. The fox rose into the air and crossed the river with all its strength, but was thrown back alive and devoured by ghosts, leaving no soul left.

Hua Su looked at Rongli who was caressing the black cat without changing his expression, and suddenly felt that it was all right to save this fox.

Rong Li settled down the cat and let it grind his fingertips with its immature teeth, and asked, "Do you want to go together? Or do you have other things to do tomorrow?"

"Then go and have a look." Hua Su said.

Rong Li hissed in pain, pried open the black cat's mouth, touched its white teeth, and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, you haven't named this cat yet, you have to name it yourself ?”

Hua Su's expression was inexplicable, and he had no such elegance.

Rong Li took his hand away, pinched the black cat's paw, the paw was soft, "This is the cat you picked, shouldn't you name it."

Hua Su was speechless for a while, and said in a low voice: "An animal still needs to be named? If you really want to, you can do it yourself."

Rong Li felt regretful, tilted his head and thought for a while, the black hair and the red silk mixed in it slipped to his chest, bent down and whispered: "How about calling you Xiao Hei."

The name is very arbitrary, not elegant at all, and it is not decent to call it.

Hua Su didn't care at first, and closed his eyes casually, not taking the cat's name seriously at all, but when he heard the word "Xiao Hei", his brows furrowed involuntarily, and his eyes were lukewarm. He swept over and landed on the black cat nestled in the bamboo box.

"Just kidding, how about taking the pendant beads?" Rong Li grabbed the black cat's tail, the cat's tail actually had a bunch of white hairs at the end, it really looked like it was decorated with a white jade.

Only then did Hua Su respond to her, "Not bad."

Rong Li squatted down, approached the bamboo box, and called softly: "Chuizhu, Chuizhu?"

The black cat in the bamboo box didn't know it was its name, so it turned around deftly and shrank to a corner.

In the middle of the night, the crisp rain finally stopped, and the thick fog gradually dissipated. It was not until the next day that the sun rose rapidly that the fog disappeared completely. The sky was as clear as a mirror, and there was no cloud in the sky.

The housekeeper prepared the carriage and the sweet and crispy pastries for the road early, filled the honey water, and put it on the carriage for the masters.

When Rong Li sat up from the bed, Kong Qing had already brought the fish from the kitchen, picked out the spines and chopped them up, and fed them to Chui Zhu.

Chuizhu ate anxiously, and hummed while eating, as if she had forgotten that there was a ghost in the house that made her shiver.

The window was half open, and Hua Su stood by the window, looking out of the house with arms folded.

A ghost figure loomed on the wall, as if it wanted to come out, but dared not.

With a cold face, Hua Su clenched his five fingers, and simply captured the sneaky maid.

The female ghost attached to the wall was dragged straight, staggered and fell in front of Rongli, trembling, it was Yu Zhuo.

Yu Zhuo glanced at Hua Su, and hurriedly said: "Miss, I have found the person who hurt me. The one in the master's yard is called Qi Wu, and the one in the kitchen is called Yuan Kui."

Rong Li listened in a daze, and nodded his head slightly.

Xiaofu waited for her to get dressed, brought the warm hand stove over, and stuffed it into the girl's hand.

Rong Li was wrapped in fox fur, holding a stove in his hand, his eyes seemed to be foggy, and he was sleepy and lazy.

Yu Zhuo said again: "Girl, do you need me to keep an eye on these two?"

Hua Su clicked his tongue coldly, "Nah, just do it." Raising his hand, he threw the ghost out again.

With this raising of his arm, there is no ghost in front of Rongli.

Hua Su closed her eyes and raised her chin slightly, as if feeling the cold of the winter wind blowing on her face, and she became more and more human.The wind-moving black silk was lifted a little by the wind, covering the back of the head so that it would not fall off, and a lot of black and white hair was exposed.

She turned her head to look at Rongli, only to see the girl sitting on the edge of the bed lazily being served, the corners of her lips covered under the silk cloth curled up indifferently.

Rong Li sat in a daze for a long time before recovering, stood up and was about to go out, but stopped when he saw Hua Su, turned around and handed the stove to Xiao Fu, bent down and hugged the cat in the bamboo box come out.

Chui Zhu had just been fed, and she nestled into her arms obediently, her whole body was as warm as the hand stove.

Rong Li hugged the cat, looked at Hua Su, his eyes filled with expectation, and said softly, "Let's go."

Kong Qing said: "I'll stay and guard the gate, girl, don't worry about going to Huawu Mountain."

Rong Li nodded, lowered his voice and said: "For the past two days, you will watch these two people for me, one Qi Wu and one Yuan Kui. If they want to leave the house, secretly think of a way to stop them."

She reached out and patted the back of Kong Qing's hand, her eyes were clear, "I believe in you, don't let me pay by mistake."

Kong Qing was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and nodded.

When Rong Li stepped out of the threshold, he paused for a moment, looked at Hua Su, and moved his lips silently——

Why don't you use this cat?

Hua Su seemed to feel a little embarrassed, his eyes rolled slowly, and his cold eyes fell on the black cat, and he didn't speak for a long time.

For a big ghost who calls the wind and rain, occupying the body of such a weak kitten is indeed not decent.

Rong Li simply hugged Chui Zhu up a bit and made it face Hua Su, so that they could meet face to face.

As soon as Chuizhu saw Hua Su, she was frightened, her front and rear legs kept shrinking, and even her face shrunk, as if she had been crushed into a cake.

Hua Su turned her eyes away, unwilling to look at Chuizhu more, and it happened that the cat didn't dare to look at her either.She pulled up the black silk that had slid to the back of her head, and covered the top of her hair again.

Rong Li secretly wanted to laugh, his eyes were clear and clean, as if there were thousands of pearls hidden in his eyes, only then did she know that Hua Su still had such a side.

Xiaofu went out of the room first, and opened the umbrella to cover her, "Girl, the masters and wives are already in the carriage."

Rong Li could only nod his head, and looked at Hua Su quietly, with expectation in his eyes.

"Girl, what's the matter?" Xiaofu asked persistently.

Rong Li shook his head, "Let's go."

As soon as she stepped out of the eaves, she suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing behind her. The chill was more piercing than the winter wind blowing all over the yard, like a sharp-edged long axe, slashing towards her back and neck.

She swayed and hurriedly turned her head, but Hua Su's figure was no longer seen behind her, and the cat in her arms suddenly sank a lot, pressing her arms down straight down.

The blowing cold wind disappeared like fire and smoke, it came suddenly and disappeared quickly.

Yu Zhuo, who was standing against the wall of the house, trembled all over, shaking like a sieve, and hurriedly retracted into the wall, not daring to take a second look.

Rong Li suddenly lowered his head, and saw the cat in his arms lying motionless, with a pair of green eyes staring straight at her, sharp——

It's Hua Su.

"Girl?" Seeing her girl standing still again, Xiaofu hurriedly called out.

Rong Li hugged the cat in his arms tightly, his heart skipped a beat when he was stared at by those green eyes, "Hurry up, don't keep them waiting."

Three carriages were parked outside the house, the curtains of the two front ones had been drawn down, only the rear one still had a footstool beside it.

Xiaofu put away the umbrella, helped her daughter step on the footstool and got into the carriage, and then she sat in and put down the curtain.

With the sound of wooden wheels and the rattling of horseshoes, the carriages all drove towards Huawu Mountain.

Rong Li's arms were heavy, he wouldn't dare to caress the cat now, he could only hug the cat.

Xiaofu was still thinking about what happened yesterday, and lowered her voice: "Girl, Yuzhuo's body was sent to Gaomianling. I always think she didn't hang herself. Yesterday I saw a person rushing out of the courtyard gate, as if I was hiding for something, and when I approached the woodshed, I heard the sound of the window closing."

She paused for a moment, then asked timidly, "Could it be that someone hung her on the roof beam, and then slipped out of the window, and the door was locked, so she looks like she hanged herself."

Rong Li listened calmly, without worry, "If she wanted to escape through the window."

"But, but when I was outside the door, I heard her yelling, and then the window closed suddenly. It couldn't be that she put a hemp rope around her neck to swing to the window, right? .” Xiao Fu was very anxious, “How is this possible.”

Rong Li pressed the back of her hand, and said in a soft voice: "But only you and Kong Qing heard this voice, the master doesn't know, the other maids don't know, and the wives don't know either, how can it be convincing?"

Xiaofu's pupils shrank suddenly, "But if the girl tells the master, the master will definitely believe it."

Rong Li shook his head, "Of course, I can only speak, and I will go to Huawu Mountain first and then think about it."

Xiaofu had no choice but to stop talking, and sat down listlessly.

Rong Li's eyes dimmed, exposing the persecution of the maid was not enough to make Meng Xian miserable, it was far from enough.

She would like to see why Zhu's soul was trapped in the bamboo courtyard, and who gave Meng Xian the evil spirit.

The cat in her arms suddenly moved, and its soft paws stepped on her upper abdomen.

A pair of green eyes lifted up, looked at her for a moment, and suddenly called out twice.

This meow was calm and calm, although it was soft, but compared to before, it was extremely cold.

Rong Li realized that she could hear what the cat was saying clearly.

no……

What she heard were two voices. When the cat started meowing, Hua Su's cold voice also entered her ears.

Hua Su said: "Rong Changting is fast asleep, I will give him a dream."

Rong Li has heard that gods give dreams and ghosts give dreams, but he has never heard that ghosts can also use the word "gift". He thinks that this ghost is a prominent master in the underworld.

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