When Lin You arrived at the courtyard of the big house, she really felt the difference, the difference in the atmosphere.
Dafang is the future successor of the Xu family, but his residence is not very gorgeous, but rather quaint. There is a smell of medicine in the yard all year round. Of course, this may be due to the physical difference of the uncle in Dafang. Very relevant.
When Lin You entered, almost everyone else had arrived. At a glance, Lin You spotted the newcomer girl who was still alive. She had tears in her eyes and her face was pale. It looked like Lin You had seen a relative.
"Lin You pays homage to the eldest lady." Lin You's courtesy was nondescript, but others seemed not to notice it. The eldest lady on the throne smiled tenderly and looked at her daughter, the twins. The girl, the eldest daughter of the Xu family of this generation.
"Look, it's boring to make trouble with me all the time. Now, I have so many sisters all at once."
"No way. It's just that I have more sisters and I have more places to play." The eldest daughter of the Xu family is called Xu Zhihui. Because of the twins, she was named after a boy. By the way, , the eldest young master’s name is Xu Zhili.
Lin You didn't come just now, and the eldest lady took the newcomer Bai Xue's hand. Bai Xue was trembling and didn't dare to refuse. But now Lin You came and distracted her attention. Bai Xue took the opportunity to take his hand out of her hand and hid behind Lin You.
Lin You:... Miss, why are you so upright? Do NPCs have no respect for you
Sure enough, retribution came quickly. Miss Xu stood up, a hint of hurt flashed across her face.
"It seems that the Bai family's sister likes the Lin family's sister more." Miss Xu said regretfully. When she heard her words, Lin You clearly felt Bai Xue's body tremble behind her.
"I met Bai Xue and chatted a few times on the road. Bai Xue is also an introvert, so she seemed to be a little closer to me." Lin You smiled. "If Sister Xu keeps in touch with her more in the future, the relationship will become deeper and deeper."
Miss Xu looked at Lin You, and then at Bai Xue, who was almost huddled behind Lin You, and felt that what this sister of the Lin family said made sense. She actually looked down on Bai Xue a little. As a young lady, her character was too weak to take advantage of the situation.
In the end, it was Mrs. Xu who smoothed things over. Lin You chatted with Mrs. Xu and the eldest daughter of the Xu family for a few words without being humble or overbearing, and got to know their personalities a little bit. During this period, Bai Xue didn't even dare to overfill her stool. Lin You felt that This girl probably spent half an hour chatting in a jiffy.
Half an hour later, the eldest son of the Xu family happened to come over to say hello. As a result, people with foreign surnames like Bai Xue and Lin You were not suitable to stay here. Lin You left with a wink. When leaving, regardless of Bai Xue's eagerness, he walked slowly and slowly outside the courtyard of the big house to understand the layout of the courtyard of the big house.
As soon as they went out, Mrs. Lin and the maids Bai Xue and Mrs. Lin came to serve them, but they were waved away by Lin You. The reason was that she felt close to the sister of the Bai family at first sight and wanted to have a good chat.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" When everyone had almost left, Bai Xue finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears on the spot. "It scared me to death. It scared me to death."
"Where's the other one?" Lin You said calmly.
"Dead, dead." Bai Xue choked and said, "Those maids and women said that we don't look like the ladies of the Bai family, just, just..."
Bai Xue's words were confusing, but Lin You had already refined the theme of this passage. Another girl's character was broken and was torn apart by the hands of those NPCs. This Bai Xue fainted on the spot and escaped, but was frightened out of her courage. Now she does not dare to refuse all the requests of the NPCs because she is afraid of those NPCs. His face changed immediately.
Lin You was also frightened in this way, and she silently sympathized with the girl in her heart, and she also comforted Bai Xue with a few words. Bai Xue cried louder now. Lin You, who had not rested well, only felt pain in her forehead. After she finished, Lin You asked:
"Why don't you see the eldest aunt of the Xu family with you today?"
Didn’t the eldest aunt of the Xu family like the two newcomers yesterday? Why aren't you here right now
"This... The eldest aunt of the Xu family said she couldn't get up, and" Bai Xue imitated what she heard in the morning, "Without me, I don't know if the Xu family would exist. Logically speaking... the following words Being pushed back.”
It seems that the relationship between the aunt and sister-in-law is not very good.
Lin You nodded, took out a handkerchief and wiped it with Bai Xue, asked a few more questions, and casually talked about her experience in dealing with those ghosts. Well, what, she was also someone who had experienced it once.
In this way, you came and I went back and forth, and in the end, the Snow White girl didn't even want to go back.
"Didn't you say we can communicate? Then I want to change over." Bai Xue hugged Lin You and refused to let go. She was never willing to go back to that terrible place.
Lin You thinks it's not a question of whether she can live there, but that she doesn't want to take Bai Xue with her at all. It would be nice to be able to mention a few words. She can't protect herself now, and she is taking someone with her. If she is really in danger, is she running away? Or to save people
Lin You thought she was not that noble, so she decisively rejected Bai Xue, and told her that the more people gathered, the easier it would be for the boss to target her. This time, Bai Xue hesitated.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin You decisively left and returned to her own yard, telling Mrs. Lin not to disturb her when anyone came, especially the young lady from the Bai family. She was really tired. Lin You lay on the bed and touched the place where the knife was on her waist. She felt a little bit of security and then fell into a deep sleep.
This sleep lasted until the afternoon, when Mrs. Lin came over to wake up Lin You. Because there was a reception banquet specially held for their arrival in the evening, it was impossible not to go. Lin You could only ask Mrs. Lin to dress up for the banquet with an expressionless face.
On the way there, I didn't meet Bai Xue, but I met the young master who jumped into the river in the middle of the night. After some common courtesy, the eldest young master actually invited Lin You to the banquet. Of course, even if he didn't mention it, they just happened to be together.
"If nothing happens, leave the house as soon as possible." The entourage was some distance away from Lin You and the eldest young master. The eldest young master's words were very quiet, so naturally no one else heard them.
"Leave? The eldest young master looks up to me." Lin You lowered her head and avoided the eldest young master's gaze. Did this young master come here specifically to tell her this? "I am an orphan, where can I go after leaving the Xu family?"
"Do you really think that the Xu family can protect you from the wind and rain?" Xu Zhili finished speaking calmly, quickened his pace, and distanced himself from Lin You.
Lin You thought of the corpses he inspected yesterday. They were all relatives of the Xu family. Lin You looked at the young master's back to make sure he knew something about this eccentric Xu family.
If it hadn't been for what happened yesterday, Lin You might have felt that this young master had no conscience. Knowing that the Xu family had brought back the bodies of their relatives and not knowing what to do, after hearing what Young Master Xu said, Lin You felt less regretful.
You didn't save a white-eyed wolf, did you
Lin You arrived very early, and there were actually not many members of the Xu family. In addition, men and women were separated, so there was almost no one in the side hall, except for a few servants who were still arranging dishes. Lin You was led to her seat and waited quietly at her seat for the banquet to begin.
But not long after, there was a commotion in front. Just when Lin You felt strange, the second lady came in.
"Hello, Second Madam." Lin You quickly stood up and saluted. Fortunately, she was a young lady. If she were a slave, wouldn't she have to salute everyone she saw? It seems that Lin You sympathizes with the Fang Nian trio.
The second lady nodded, then turned around and waved her hand, calling a maid next to her to come over and give a few instructions.
"How can the Xu family's banquet be so noisy? Go and see what's going on!"
The Second Madam looked very capable and fierce, much more powerful than the First Madam. After giving the maid such instructions, she smiled at Lin You.
"I'm so sorry for letting the Lin family girl see the joke."
"Second Madam, you were joking." Lin You just twitched the corners of her lips.
"What's your name, Second Madam? How can you call me Second Aunt without being affectionate?" Second Madam took Lin You's hand affectionately and walked into the hall. Just as she was about to sit down, the maid from before ran in.
"Madam, it's not good." The maid's face was pale, and her hair on her temples was already wet with sweat. "Second Master, he, Second Master..."
"The second master is back." The second lady was a little surprised, "Didn't you mean..."
"Second Master, let's go." After the maid finished speaking, she lay on the ground. Lin You was watching a play when she felt a pain in her hand. Before she could cry out the pain, the second lady sat on the chair and her hand relaxed.
"You, what did you say?"
"Second, Second Master, he..."
Before the maid could finish speaking, the second lady had already rushed out, and Lin You quickly followed. The old lady is dead, and the second master is also dead, so while the family is in chaos, some irrepressible news will come out.
Seeing Mrs. Lin waiting outside the side hall, Lin You rolled her eyes and looked at the sky. It was already evening.
"Mom, hurry up and find out what happened." Lin You pretended to be panicked, "The second lady rushed out right now. I want to go take a look."
After saying that, before Mrs. Lin could react, she disappeared like oil on her feet. Mrs. Lin was about to follow, but the main hall was already under martial law. Just now, Lin You was a cousin, so the servants couldn't stop her. Now she was a maid with a foreign surname, so the servants outside the main hall naturally stopped her.
When Lin You arrived outside the main hall, she was already crying. Soon, the unconscious second lady was carried out, and Lin You took advantage of the chaos and slipped behind the pillars of the main hall. The things in the main hall attracted attention, and Lin You's clothes were not eye-catching, so Lin You did not attract anyone else's attention. Notice. The pillar blocked her figure, and Lin You secretly observed the development of things from behind the pillar.
The old man of the Xu family still had that dying face, but at this moment, after all, his son was dead, so his face was naturally not as ugly as before.
"What exactly is going on!"
The whole place was silent. After a while, a servant jumped out from among the people standing on both sides and spoke tremblingly:
"Second, the second master had an accident and drowned."
"Accident?" The old man emphasized the two sounds, "You just watch my son drown???"
"Of course not, but, but..." The servant wanted to defend, but he didn't dare to speak when he saw the old man's face. Someone came out from the teams on both sides.
He seemed to be a manager, but he was very good-looking. He looked like he was in his teens or 20s, but now he is just a little boy. He stood up and bowed his hands to the old man:
"It's the mistress's fault. The mistress didn't take good care of the second master." The steward admitted his mistake simply, and the old man's eyes became more sinister. What the third steward said next made the old man pale in shock:
"The second master drowned alive in the basin."
"Basin?" the old man murmured.
"The second master also said that he saw something. At that time, four or five of us tried to help the second master take off the basin, but we couldn't."
The old man didn't say anything ridiculous at this moment, but was thinking about something. The eldest young master also stood up, gritted his teeth and said:
"My grandson also encountered something like this, but... he escaped." Speaking of this, the eldest young master subconsciously thought of Lin You.
Hearing what his beloved grandson said, the old man was immediately shocked. After confirming that his grandson was not lying, the old man stamped the cane in his hand fiercely.
"Get out of here, everyone!"
Hearing the old master's words, everyone's bodies were shaken, and the servants who had followed the second master back crawled away. Lin You was still hesitating whether to stay, but when she saw those people, she subconsciously stepped back a few steps into the shadows, then squatted down and hid under the desk on the side.
The tasseled tablecloth completely obscured Lin You's figure, leaving Lin You speechless. Come on, no need to hesitate, your body has already made a choice for itself.
At this moment, those trembling and ashen-faced servants could not remember that there was a cousin who had not come out. not to mention:
"Zhilei stays!"
The old man had no intention of leaving and specifically called his eldest grandson. Everyone retreated cleanly, and Lin You even heard the sound of the door being closed.
silence. Both grandfather and grandson were silent for a long time.
"Zhili, why didn't you tell me earlier?" The old man stood up tremblingly, refused his eldest grandson's support, walked to the second master's coffin, reached out and touched his face, tears streaming from his eyes.
"So what if you tell me? Our Xu family is..." The eldest young master was interrupted by the old man before he could finish his words.
"What happened to our Xu family? Ah! Who do you think you are right by saying this? Your father or your second uncle who died here?" The old man looked furious. "My Xu family is cursed! But you have no right to despise it, you He has the blood of the Xu family flowing through him."
"I don't dislike it, I just think..." The eldest young master was still planning to speak.
"It's not just that!" Mrs. Xu's harsh words not only made the eldest son of the Xu family uncomfortable, but also made Lin You uncomfortable.
Can you please let the young master speak properly? No important news was heard.
"Go and throw the body in the side yard." The old man licked the corner of his mouth, "Let it continue to sleep. You know what to do."
Young Master Xu stiffened, then nodded silently.
"Hey, Zhili." The old man turned around and put his hand on Young Master Xu's shoulder, "I know you are soft-hearted, but you have to think about the Xu family, your mother, your father. Your sister. In the future, the Xu family will still Not for you? Huh?"
Lin You naturally knew what happened to the so-called corpse in the side courtyard, and it seemed that he would follow the young master tonight.
The grandfather and grandson wanted to continue talking, but were interrupted by another person.
"father!"
It was the second young master of the Xu family, and even... Lin You moved herself under the table again, and that guy Chen Cong actually came too.
Next was a section about comforting the second young master. Lin You didn't look at it anymore, but just lowered his head to watch those people performing. Soon, everyone dispersed, and even the second master’s coffin was carried back to the yard of the second room by the servants.
Lin You crawled out from under the table. After those people left, the place immediately became unpopular. After discovering that there was a plate of pastries that had been touched on the table nearby, Lin You took a few pieces and ate them without hesitation.
She was starving to death. Lin You hardly ate anything today, except for a few cups of tea at Madam's place in the morning.
While eating, Lin You thought about the conversation between the old man and the young master just now. She knew that she might have some adventure if she followed the young master at night, but the key problem was... First, she didn't know where the young master was now. Second, there is the issue of her safety.
It would be nice to meet Qu Le and Zheng Buyan like yesterday. Lin You was a little frustrated and stuffed the last bit of pastry into his mouth.
"Third Steward, thank you for today."
The young man with a pretty face looked indifferently at the servant in front of him who was thanking him.
"Oh? Why are you thanking me?" The third steward said with his hands on his hips and a frown.
But the servant just continued with a grateful face:
"Then I will go back first. Please express my condolences about the second master."
This seemingly formulaic conversation made the third steward turn around impatiently.
If part of his body hadn't been here, he wouldn't have condescended to come to this low-level copy.
So...the question is, where is his body
The third steward touched his chin with his hand and began to think, why is this copy not like the previous copy, with his power leaking everywhere
It was like someone had hidden his body!
hateful! Is the system xx
A cold blade touched the third steward's neck. The third steward was stunned and turned his head.
He wanted to see who was so desperate that he dared to touch him.
Chen Cong held the dagger in his hand and looked at the third steward in front of him. He should know the best about Mr. Xu, so...
"What happened to the second master? Tell me!" Chen Cong's often raised corners of his mouth tightened. "Otherwise, you can die."
The third steward felt that the flesh on his neck was cut open, and dark red blood flowed down bit by bit. When he saw who it was, he felt strangely lifeless, and then said in a weak, helpless and pitiful voice:
"I, I say! The Xu family, the Xu family has been cursed by the girl. She wants to take revenge on everyone in the Xu family!"
The author has something to say: I will update this evening. I took the exam for Subject 3 today, so time is a bit tight.
Just two updates, one chapter of 5,000 words is about the same, and one chapter of about 3,000 words will be restored later, eh!