The candlelight was weak, driven by the invisible airflow in the room, flickering on and off, making the lights and shadows seem to come alive, like ghosts from hell, flying around in an enchanting and inexplicable way.

The sound of "snap" is the sound of a whip hitting smooth flesh.

Wen Ningzhi's hand that grabbed the bedrail suddenly tightened. She didn't cry out in pain, but prayed in a low voice, "Honglian, I'm sorry! The father of my child who was never born was wrong!"

Leng Yu stood behind him, holding a leather rope dipped in salt water, waving it once every ten times he recited silently. And Wen Ningzhi recited the words of repentance every time he was touched. His expression was pious, mixed with pain.

His smooth back was crisscrossed with many whip marks, which were old injuries that had long since healed, but still left dark marks. This showed that he had not punished himself like this for a day and a half.

After being whipped about thirty times, Wen Ningzhi could no longer hold on and lay limply on the edge of the bed.

Seeing this, Leng Yu quickly put away the leather cord, found the ointment with familiarity, and carefully and properly applied it on Wen Ningzhi's whiplash and slightly red and swollen cheeks.

"Is it okay for me to wait for the Marquis and rest?" Leng Yu asked in a low voice after finishing her work.

"No need. You have to deal with Xiang'er's death." Wen Ningzhi shook his head. There was no trace of regret or confusion on his face. Instead, he was as calm as jade, with calm eyes. It seemed that all the evil things had disappeared with this whipping.

.

He has done nothing.

He feels at ease.

On the one hand, he punishes himself corporally and suffers the condemnation of conscience. On the other hand, if he is allowed to choose again, he can still lose his conscience.

It's a pity that Liuli didn't see this scene. Otherwise, he would have only two words to comment: Abnormal!

But she got the news early the next morning: before dawn, Marquis Wen went to court. At that time, the second aunt was still fine. But when the third aunt went to serve the soup in the morning, the second aunt had already hung herself on the beam of the main room.

I've been out of breath for a long time.

According to the details obtained by Xiaoru and Xiaowei, the second aunt was dressed up to die, with a beautiful face and only a little tongue sticking out. Only the gray tip of the tongue was exposed between the blood-red lips. But her eyes were fixed on her.

The direction of the door seems to tell everyone: someone is coming!

People say that Dr. Yun of Tai Hospital diagnosed Er Yi Niang with a mysterious disease. So, such a lunatic can do anything, right? It is normal for people who are suspicious all day long to commit suicide. Poor Wen Wen

Hou tried his best for his concubine, but still could not prevent the tragedy from happening.

No one doubted the cause of Lengxiang's death, only Liuli shook her head secretly. Wen Ningzhi's ability to take advantage of situations was extremely powerful, and he took advantage of such crises to add to his glorious reputation.

But it doesn't matter. The higher you climb, the harder you fall. Wen Ningzhi can offer himself to the altar. In the end, killing gods is much more satisfying than attacking ordinary people.

According to the rules of the Kingdom of Zhao, if a concubine dies or commits suicide, she does not need to pay tribute to her. Even her body cannot leave the main entrance. She can only go through the remote east corner gate and quietly carry it out of the house at dusk. There is a natal family.

Those whose parents were married would be taken away by their natal family, and their husband's family would contribute a sum of money, and they would have nothing to do with each other from then on. Those who did not have a natal family would be buried in mass graves outside the city.

The so-called mass graves are not places where corpses are exposed in the wilderness, but large areas of wasteland in the middle of nowhere. Under the earthen buns raised there are the souls of homeless people. The better one has a tombstone. Speaking of which,

Concubines are just men's property and playthings. If there are no heirs to support them, how can they be buried in the family cemetery after death?

"Miss, your guess is really accurate. Sure enough, the second aunt did not survive last night." Xiaowei said with concern, remembering what the lady said yesterday.

Although I know that everything is the fault of my second aunt, and I also know why the young lady came here. But if people have good intentions, how can they be completely indifferent to death?

Even Liuli lamented, and in the dead of night, she climbed over the wall and entered Ailian Residence.

Qing Ning wanted to follow her in, fearing that she would be scared, but she left her outside the hospital.

Huo Honglian was her sister in both lives, so how could she be afraid? She firmly believed that even if her sister turned into a ghost, she would never hurt her. That was an absolute trust in family ties that would never be shaken no matter what.

Kneeling in front of the memorial tablet, Liuli did not burn incense and worship, but took out a small black porcelain vase and a piece of white cotton cloth with writing on it from his pocket. The writing on the cloth had two large numbers and small numbers. The small characters wrote the birth date.

The big characters are the person's name: Lengxiang.

Liuli spread a palm-sized piece of white cloth, poured it with liquid from a porcelain bottle, then ignited it with a fire stick and burned it to ashes.

At that time, in addition to the smell of burning, there was also a faint smell of blood in the air. The porcelain bottle contained blood, the hot blood taken from Leng Xiang's wrist before! Although it was only a little bit, it represented the blood debt that Leng Xiang had borne.

"Sister, are you happy?" Liuli looked at the memorial tablet with a smile on her face. She was sad, but also happy, and a little cautious and flattering, just like a child who had done something right to show off to his parents, "This is

The first person who pays for hurting you will be followed by many more. No one can escape punishment, not even the one who stands on top!"

The tablet is silent, but the summer breeze is cool. Like a sister's hand, gently stroking Liuli's hair.

Liuli fell to the ground, choking but not crying. Last time, she told Shitou that she would never cry again. And if good has no good reward and evil has no bad consequences, she really doesn't know what else exists in this vast world.

Necessity!

However, although the death of a concubine would not be mourned, let alone a serious matter, because Wen Ningzhi subsequently fell ill, the Ning'an Marquis Mansion was still silent for a while. Even the lotus appreciation party at the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion was arranged

, also postponed for half a month.

However, the haunting incident suddenly disappeared after the death of the second aunt. Everyone thought that the second aunt was crazy and that is why she caused such a thing. Or, maybe she was bumped into a guest. The so-called bumped into a guest, refers to someone who went out in the middle of the night and was hit by a guest.

The ghost is possessed by a lonely ghost. Now that a person dies, the ghost has no host, and the official power of the marquis is heavy, so he will naturally run away.

So, the whole house was safe. No one noticed that there was a new undercurrent surging.

Out of etiquette, even though Liuli was disgusted, she still endured the awkwardness and went to visit her adoptive father Wen Ningzhi, saying so many comforting words that she wanted to spit out. What made her feel particularly strange was that it was not that she was sad.

Is it too much? Why are you lying on the bed, as if you are recovering from an injury?

She was very surprised, but after all, she had only been in Tokyo for two months, and her hands could not reach that long, so she could only calm down her thoughts and stay in the house properly. During this period, she went out twice at the invitation of Xiao Zhen, once.

I went to see the royal music and dance, and the other time I went to a restaurant newly opened by a Nanling native to eat flavored bamboo tube rice.

Just like ordinary love among modern young people, watching movies and eating are two essential elements.

However, didn’t Xiao Zhen not want to marry her? Even if the two of them had an agreement to remain engaged for the time being, Xiao Zhen had gone too far. Now, no one in Tokyo knows that His Highness Prince Jin is very fond of his fiancée.

Xinyue, even before they got married, they took her around for fun. Although they didn't have any taboos, they were so close that it made people feel sad. As far as Liuli was concerned, Xiao Zhen was decent and kind, and he was also very knowledgeable, so they were very easy to talk to.

partner.

After half a month like this, the postponed lotus viewing party was finally held.

Liuli agreed to go to Wen Hongxuan, but the weather was hot and she wanted to give it up. Unexpectedly, she had not pretended to be ill, so Wen Hongxuan came to persuade her to go out to relax, and Liu Bei took out the energy of visiting the thatched cottage three times.

It seemed like the past had a great impact on her.

Liuli's heart moved slightly and she promised that she would not be absent. That day, for Wen Hongxuan's sake, she rode in the same carriage with Wen Zhiyun and Wen Yiyun, making it appear that the Ning'an Hou Mansion was in sync with each other and was very harmonious.

In July, summer is over, but the heat is lingering. Therefore, people wear very cool clothes. Liuli slowly strolled around the back garden of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, and saw many white breasts.

It is only half exposed, but it is also very dazzling. The openness of the great Zhao country can be seen, which is indeed refreshing.

In comparison, Liuli was dressed more conservatively. The soft lake green silk satin gave people a cool feeling. The style was a partial pleat with a curved train, and the narrow sleeves were made of semi-permeable leno material.

A pair of tender lotus root-like arms were looming. The robe was cut to a perfect fit, restraining her so that she could not walk fast, which reflected her neat figure and elegant demeanor. She wore light pink silk shoes at her feet. Her hair was still combed

Wearing a simple and elegant single snail bun, a white jade hairpin is inserted sideways and matched with a pearl hairpin. At the end of the hairpin, there are small green feathers. They fell off naturally from Xiao Xian's body, and the greenness is better than the fine jasper. The feathers are edged with thin down.

, looks extremely cute.

There is no necklace or necklace of gold, jade or jewelry hanging around her neck, but a small silver lucky bag with colorful silk threads. On her hand is a fish-shaped red gold chain connected end to end. There is nothing about her body that is not casual, but also

Everything about her is unique, which is very different from the bright red and purple colors that aristocratic women in Tokyo like, and the charming ones. Coincidentally, her appearance is bright and beautiful. So the completely different auras blend together strangely, making her look extra special.

striking.

"Humph, she is the best at doing weird things." Wen Yiyun snorted unconvincedly from the pavilion not far away, "On such a hot day, you will sweat just sitting down. But she is so annoying walking around.

Notice."

"Please calm down." Wen Zhiyun shouted to her sister in a low voice, "Looking at His Highness Prince Jin's attitude, she can't escape the title of Princess. What's rare is that His Highness Jin Prince likes her. If you offend her, it will be harmful to you.

It’s no good.”

"I just can't stand it!"

"There are a lot of people who can't stand her, so why do you jump out and be the first one to make a target?" Wen Zhiyun nodded her sister's forehead, "I don't want you to get too close to her, you're so generous."

As long as she can get through, it will be fine. After all, she is our father's adopted daughter, so we will definitely have this sweet love. As long as we don't offend her, we won't suffer anything."

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From the 21st to the 24th, there will be a girls' annual meeting, which 66 students will attend. Therefore, all updates must be booked in advance and will be updated regularly at ten o'clock in the morning.

I can still see everyone’s rewards when I come back and will organize them together.

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Thank you all before. It was you who voted for me, let me be on the list, not to mention the dozens or hundreds of friends who voted for me.

Thanks to Li Doudou, Tangmen Spring, and 1011 for the peace charm.

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