• The door is closed and locked from the outside.
Because there were no lights, the lanterns in the hands of the two women were also taken away, and the entire small Buddhist hall was plunged into darkness. There is a moon tonight, but because there are no windows in this small Buddhist hall, and the doors are tightly seamed, not even a little light can penetrate.
Suddenly immersed in the darkness alone, Yan Yan wanted to pounce on the door and let her go out, but her pride would not allow her to do so.
As the footsteps of the people outside gradually left, there was no sound from all around, as if the world had suddenly quieted down, and she was the only one left.
Yan Yan regretted that she had been brave, and she felt that she should make a noise and not come here. She finally understood why the Little Buddha Hall was so discolored in Weiyuan Hou's mansion. It turned out that it wasn't just that there was not enough to eat and sleep, and no one spoke, but that this night, it was a test of people's xinxing and courage.
It was pitch black all around, and I couldn't see my fingers.
Yan Yan stayed for a while, and all sorts of distant memories popped up in her mind involuntarily. They were all ghost stories told by the old maid when she was bored.
At that time, Yan Yan was not afraid, because she had never been away from anyone since she was a child. And when the story was told, it was surrounded by servants and the lights were bright, so I forgot to hear it at that time. Only then did she realize that her memory was so clear. She always felt that a woman in a white coat with long hair covering her face was looking at her...
She turned around suddenly, and it was still dark in front of her eyes, and there were no female ghosts. In another direction, she felt that someone else was looking at her...
Her hands were shaking a little, and she unconsciously touched the whip around her waist.
Feeling at ease, she whipped the whip and slapped the place where she felt someone was there. With one click, she resisted the panic and followed the image of the memory room for a moment when she came in, so that the tip of the whip didn't fall anywhere. once again...
For a long time, her whip told her that there were no female ghosts here, and those ghost stories were all lies!
She grabbed the whip and sat down on the floor. He hugged his knees, crying incessantly.
She was thinking about it in a mess, she even thought that her mother knew that the little Buddha hall actually looked like this? She probably didn't know that this place turned out to be so terrifying, and she still loved her a lot.
Following her sarcastic thinking, the old woman was looking for life and death to make trouble like that, her mother is so filial, and she doesn't respect her elders, she will definitely use her to appease the old woman.
In fact, this is also Yan Yan's age. It was the first time she saw the old lady resort to this kind of trick. Usually, she would just use her identity to suppress her or act as a show, but she still knew that there was such a thing.
It's not that Yan Yan didn't use the topic to make trouble before, but every time it was just like before, either her mother was being held down by someone stupidly holding her by the nose, or Aunt Pei pretended to be pitiful to hide it, or the old lady went out in person.
All in all, it has not been successful, only knocked out teeth and swallowed blood. Of course, it is also related to the trivial things that happened before, unlike Yan Yan's death point this time.
Yan Yan thought that if she was in Ningxiang Pavilion now, Meixiang Meixue would take good care of her. She lay on the soft bedding, talking to them, and fell asleep peacefully. At this time, she was staying in this terrifying place, cold and afraid...
Do you regret it
I don't regret later that I can have a comfortable life, as long as I open one eye and close the other, I can be safe and sound? She is actually just a child, don't care about the affairs between adults!
How can it be possible to open one eye and close the other? ! That's Ah Mo, that's a little soft, always obediently called Sister Ah Mo!
Qin's mother once hugged her and said, Huiji will be hurt!
Yan Yan understands what it means, but in fact, pretending to be stupid and vague is over. She is ten years old this year, and she will be able to get married in another six or seven years. In the future, these terrible things will have nothing to do with her!
But Yan Yan also knows a truth, people are greedy, and they will always look forward to Shu. It was as if Aunt Pei had always been respectful to her mother a few years ago and only dared to do some tricks in secret, but now she dared to rely on the old lady's backing to turn black and white and say that Yan Hong did not push Yan Mo into the water.
Even if Yan Hong really didn't do it on purpose, it was just a mischievous mishap, but the maids around him were not children. Why did they dare to stand by and watch jokes, and they dared to complain with white teeth after being reprimanded by her? To put it bluntly, it wasn't the master's attitude that came from subtle influence.
In recent years, Aunt Pei's influence in the mansion has grown day by day, because she is her father's cousin and the niece of the old lady, and her mother is a simple-minded person, and she is in charge of the mansion's central feeder, and the momentum in the mansion is getting stronger. more and more prosperous.
The servants in the mansion could see what the old lady and Hou Ye meant, so they all went to hold Aunt Pei's stinky feet, and those who couldn't see also leaned over there. Everyone mentions Aunt Pei with awe, but when it comes to the serious Mrs. Weiyuan Hou, it is taboo.
Looking at the little things around her, when she grows up every year, Yan Yan understands it, but Shen Yiyao never understands it. She is still immersed in the harmony between her husband and wife.
In her eyes, the husband is good, the mother-in-law is good, including the concubine whom the husband has brought in pitifully. Everyone in this house is good, and even if it is not good, there must be various reasons, and the only bad thing is her daughter Yan Yan, who is both loved and has a headache.
Everyone was drunk and I woke up alone, Yan Yan didn't dare and didn't want to pretend to be stupid. She can't afford to gamble. She doesn't know what will happen to Ah Mo next time if the big things are turned into trivial things this time.
When people do bad things, they always have to slap her and hurt her. Only then will she know that she won't dare to do it again next time. Always indulge, her courage will become bigger and bigger, and people will become more and more arrogant.
Yan Yan also knew that this was a cure for the symptoms but not the root cause, but she was a small force, and had a mother who could justify and manage, but she was not clear, otherwise, why would she suffer such a crime.
Yan Yan sat holding her knees and suddenly felt so cold.
This bone-chilling cold has been attacking her since she was sensible, but at this moment it suddenly spread on a large scale.
**
After the two old ladies locked the door of the Small Buddha Hall, they walked all the way forward.
The Small Buddha Hall is located in the most remote west corner of the mansion, and there is a door through the house after returning to the house. Qin's mother came back with them, and one of the old women couldn't help laughing sarcastically when she saw Qin's mother hurriedly going to the inner house.
When passing through the door, Mrs. Liu turned around and locked the door. Another woman surnamed Li just smiled and didn't speak.
When they arrived at the gate of Jinseyuan, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li parted ways.
"You rascal, are you in such a hurry to seek rewards?"
Mrs. Liu smiled: "You go to Jinseyuan to return to your life, and I will come back from begging for your benefits."
Mrs. Li didn't say anything, and went to Jinseyuan.
Of course she was jealous and envious in her heart, but Mrs Liu was someone who could talk to Zi Yuxuan. She didn't dare to compete with Mrs. Liu for power, so she could only secretly think in her heart that she must hold Zi Yuxuan's thigh tightly in the future, and strive to be like Mrs. Liu one day.
Press not to mention.
When Mrs. Liu arrived at Ziyuxuan, Auntie Pei was taking a bath.
After a while, she was invited to the next room.
There is a large kang next to the window. The kang is covered with a large red felt strip and a large strip of rouge colored flowers. The autumn fragrance yarn-dyed gold pillow is covered with a smooth Yuba mat because of the hot weather. It is on the left side. There is a small table with plum blossoms on which there are tea cups and phlegm boxes, and a pot of phoenix orchid that is blooming. Aunt Pei is wearing a moon-white gauze, soft silk pants with wide legs, and loose hair. , reclining on the big kang and plucking the leaves of the orchid with slender fingers.
"The slave-maid asks the concubine Da'an."
Aunt Pei glanced at Madam Liu and said lightly, "Get up."
"Auntie, the slaves have already locked the three girls in. The door is locked by the slaves herself. With that huge copper lock, no one can open it for safekeeping, and the back door leading there is also locked." Mrs. Liu smiled. The old face was wrinkled, and he took out two keys in his hand, "This is the key."
Aunt Pei looked at the key, Liu Mei frowned, and said coldly, "Just keep it."
"But..." Madam Liu looked anxious.
Concubine Pei sat up straight and didn't look at Mrs Liu, she just said: "Mr Liu, since you are in charge of this matter, you must do your best and follow the rules as they come, don't make mistakes, lest provoke criticism.”
Madam Liu was enlightened and hurriedly praised her aunt for being wise.
Aunt Pei originally thought that Mrs. Liu was a little naive, but when she saw that she understood quickly and her mouth was sweet, she glanced at Xiang Liu.
That Xiang Liu walked over, took Madam Liu's hand, and stuffed a small piece of silver over.
"Mother Liu, this is what our aunt invited you to drink tea, and the slave servant will take you out."
"Thank you auntie for the reward."
Although Mrs. Liu didn't see anything clearly, she knew that there were at least two or two from the feeling in her hand. I couldn't help but sigh that Aunt Pei was so generous, and she was so happy that she walked away without seeing her teeth.
Xiangliu sent someone back and came to Aunt Pei, "Auntie, don't you give the third girl a bit of hardship? She made such a scene today, if the old lady didn't come quickly, I'm afraid that the aunt would eat and hang in front of the lady today. fall."
"If my aunt doesn't come, I won't be able to eat and hang. Then Shen Yiyao is an idiot. When will we not lead by the nose."
Xiang Liu murmured, too, but there was still resentment on his face.
Aunt Pei lowered her eyelids and did not speak.
She knew what Xiang Liu was thinking, and she actually wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the three girls who always liked to jump around in front. But everyone can get carried away, but she still has a clear mind in her mind.
The three words 'Zhenguo Gong' hung on a large knife above her head, making her not dare to act rashly. She didn't forget what her cousin said before going to the border, so that she must respect Shen Yiyao on the face, and don't do anything that shouldn't be done.
Aunt Pei has not forgotten that the reason why she can call the wind and call the rain in the mansion is because she is the niece of the old lady and the cousin of Weiyuanhou's childhood sweetheart. The second is that Shen Yiyao is an idiot.
That Shen Yiyao is indeed a fool, not being a fool can't play a good hand of cards, and she doesn't even know it when they are playing with applause. In the whole house, except for herself who thinks she is Mrs. Weiyuan Hou, who else recognizes her, the ladies in the big room and the third room treat her like a piece of meat, and they can't wait to go up and take a bite.
She can't be impatient, or cutting flesh with a dull knife is the most beautiful, killing people unconsciously. As long as she survived until her cousin got the credit, and continued the glory of Hou's residence for a hundred years, then she would naturally go to clean up that Shen Yiyao.
Thinking about it this way, Aunt Pei felt a little less resentment today.
She turned to look at Xiang Liu next to her, and said, "It hasn't stopped over there?"
There is Jinseyuan.
Xiang Liu had a gloating look on his face, and said, "The sick child of the fourth young master has a fever, and the whole Jinse Academy is busy."
Concubine Pei snorted and said again: "You can arrange it later, don't let the cheap servants from Ningxiang Pavilion break into Jinseyuan tomorrow, and say that the fourth young master is hot and the wife is not free, and the third girl is very angry. , let her defeat the fire in it. Tomorrow I will go to the old lady again, this loss is naturally unacceptable, and of course we can't do it. "
Between the words, her eyes spread, and it captured the hearts and souls, "It's still up to the lady to do it, it's only natural that no one can pick it up."
"Yes."