Other Courtyard 1

On the day of the funeral, Routong's family cried and shouted Routong's name. They were so distraught that they wanted to take a last look at Routong, but the coffin lid had been nailed shut and could not be opened. They were also afraid of Mr. Zhao's intimidation, so they just wanted to see Routong for the last time.

Can break teeth and swallow.

The mourning hall is located in the main hall at the first entrance. Flowers are placed on both sides of the coffin. There is a copper basin in front. People who come to worship will burn paper in the copper basin. The eldest son has a white cloth tied on his head and his eyes are bloodshot.

, looking dull.

It doesn't look like he will kill Routong at all, Zi Luo thought to himself.

"Zi Luo, let's go back first."

After Mr. Zhao left, Fang Xin complained to the eldest lady that he was not feeling well and left.

Passing by a small garden, I heard someone crying loudly, even more miserable than Routong's family.

"Master, Jun'er is wronged. You don't believe your son so much. Are you going to force us two to death?"

After listening carefully, it turned out that the third lady had pestered Mr. Zhao in the garden and was crying.

"You go back first, I will investigate later. Besides, don't you know what your son's potential is? Zhui'er, take Madam away quickly, I have something to do."

Mr. Zhao sounded a little impatient. No wonder, since the third young master was locked up in the solitary room, the third lady often came to Mr. Zhao to cause trouble.

"What's the use of making trouble if your son doesn't live up to expectations."

Fang Xin said without stopping. In Zi Luo's eyes, she had always been indifferent to the affairs of the house. Even though Mr. Zhao went to the third lady's house every night a few days ago, he never heard her complain.

"Zi Luo has something to ask, but he's afraid of making Madam angry."

Zi Luo's voice was extremely soft.

For Fang Xin, she was afraid of her. After all, she was the master, but she also had an indescribable feeling of intimacy. After all, she had served the master together as a slave. Moreover, since she came to Yuexiuxuan, Fang Xin has always been very fond of her.

Well, after all, she is easier to get close to than the third lady. As for the incident between Canruo and Sudie, although she has always been brooding about it, there is no evidence to prove that Fang Xin was the instigator. She does not want to pursue it anymore. After all, she does not want to break the relationship.

The subtle affection between the two turned out to be not a good thing for her.

"But it doesn't matter."

A smile appeared on Fang Xin's lips.

"Madam, do you think there is anything wrong with this matter?"

Zi Luo asked more tactfully. Fang Xin had served the eldest lady before, so Zi Luo thought she must know something.

"have."

Fang Xin's answer was simple and direct, which Zi Luo never expected.

"First of all, I didn't say that the third young master would not do such stupid things. Secondly, I saw her at the eldest lady's place before and she was very afraid of the eldest lady and the eldest young master. Moreover, I heard that her father was dependent on him, so I offered to take my daughter away.

Married over, it’s just that the eldest son originally wanted to marry the daughter of General Wang, and the fate of his parents was also difficult."

After Fang Xin finished speaking, she glanced at Zi Luo, as if she wanted to continue saying something, but in the end she didn't speak again.

Zi Luo didn't ask any more questions, and the two of them walked back to Yuexiuxuan, each thinking about their own matters.

When I got to the yard, I saw Canruo and Sudie cleaning.

"Madam, just now the housekeeper sent someone to say that Yi Fuxuan's yard has been tidied up, and there are still some places in the house that need to be cleaned. Because Master Routong is short of manpower, he wants you to send two people to help."

Canruo stepped forward and reported.

"Let me go."

Zi Luo took the initiative to request.

"Okay, you and Canruo go over there and move to Yi Fuxuan as soon as possible. It's more spacious there."

Fang Xin rubbed her temples and returned to the house.

"Let's go."

Zi Luo called Can Ruo and they walked out of the courtyard towards Yi Fuxuan, which was the residence of the second lady.

Zi Luo wanted to take the opportunity to go to Yi Fuxuan to see Shuang Yue and the others, but it was very inconvenient for Can Ruo to follow her. In addition, she had always kept Lan Yu's matter in her heart. The night before Lan Yu's accident, she had a dream,

Looking back now, I'm afraid it wasn't a dream, because it was so real. Lan Yu must have been curled up on the bed crying and complaining about something. She only vaguely remembered hearing Lan Yu's voice, crying and talking about missing the second lady, hating Mr. Zhao, etc.

In short, nothing was clear, but everything affected her nerves.

At present, Zi Luo is at a loss as to what happened with Rou Tong, and he can only learn a little bit about the second lady. In short, although Zi Luo says that she is just a maid, don't worry too much about it, but deep down, there is something about her that is ready to move.

Curiosity always pushed her towards the boundless darkness.

"This courtyard is indeed much larger than Yuexiuxuan, and it's not remote either."

Canruo's voice brought Zi Luo back to reality.

Zi Luo saw several men moving old furniture that was covered with dust and even lost its color from inside to outside.

When passing by Zi Luo, a piece of drawing paper with a missing corner fell from the furniture to the ground. Zi Luo saw at a glance that Lan Yu's name was crookedly written on it. There was a bird drawn on the paper, probably Lan Yu.

Yu painted it when she was a child.

In the yard, flowers and plants have been planted, as well as several bonsais. The door of the house has been replaced with a new one. The closer to the main house, the tighter Zi Luo's nerves became, as if she was walking into Lan Yu's house that had been dusted for a long time.

dream.

"Hey, it's so dirty, where do you start cleaning it?"

Canruo complained.

The whole house was covered with dust, and spider webs of all sizes could be seen everywhere. They coughed three times after taking a breath. Zi Luo and Can Ruo quickly took handkerchiefs to cover their noses. The layout of the furniture remained the same, but it just receded.

The original luster looks worn out.

"Let's go to the yard to get a broom and a basin of water. Let's roughly sweep the ground first. The furniture will be moved away in a while, so don't worry about it for now."

Zi Luo said to Can Ruo.

The two returned to the yard to get a broom and a basin of water and started to work. Zi Luo was absent-minded, cleaning up, secretly buttoning here and there, and suddenly something shook in front of his eyes and fell to the ground.

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Zi Luo was standing in front of the dressing table at this time. She opened each compartment gently, and there were some pearls and hairpins inside. She was about to leave, but accidentally tripped. Fortunately, she was holding the dressing table with her hands.

It didn't fall, but the dressing table vibrated and moved slightly, revealing a small gap on the side against the wall. At this moment, something fell.

Zi Luo took a closer look and saw that it was a jade pendant, and it was half a jade pendant. At this time, it fell to the ground and broke into two halves.

Zi Luo thought to himself that this must be sandwiched between the dressing table and the wall, and now it has become loose and fallen off.

She picked it up and put the two halves together, and found that there were two characters engraved on it. One was Wen, and the other had only a little edge. She couldn't tell what the characters were. Maybe it was Qingzi, Qingwen, look for it elsewhere first.

When he was looking for his other half, he couldn't find one and could only wait for the second young master to come back and ask him if he had any other half. With this thought, Zi Luo looked around secretly and hid the jade pendant on his body.

After a while, several people came over to move the cabinet. It was a cabinet for clothes. As the cabinet door opened and closed, the clothes inside were revealed. After the cabinet was moved, Zi Luo saw a lot of drawing papers scattered on the ground.

It probably fell out of the cabinet that was moved out just now. Zi Luo took a closer look and saw that there were paintings on each one. Some of the paintings were lifelike, probably painted by the second wife, and some were painted with immature brushwork, probably orchid.

The number of jade paintings was also very large. Zi Luo estimated that there were hundreds of these paintings, which showed that the second lady liked painting very much. Zi Luo knelt down and sorted them out.

"There are so many paintings, just take them to the yard and burn them."

Canruo, who was splashing water, raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

"Well, I'm stacking them together so they're easier to hold."

Zi Luo replied.

Suddenly her hand paused, and a strange painting appeared in front of her eyes.

One picture shows a naked baby, and the picture is on the back, with a small light cyan mark next to the buttocks.

What kind of painting is this? Was the second young master a child? Why not draw the front view? A lot of questions popped up. At this time, the man who moved the furniture came in and walked towards the dressing table.

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