I frowned slightly: "What is Lao Zhu doing outside?"

"He is slapping!"

"Sami?!"

"Yes, I started sprinkling all the way out from the house. I didn't see clearly at first, and I thought he was cleaning. After a closer look, I found that he was sprinkling a bowl of rice in his hand and continued to the outside of the gate."

“…”

My brows frowned.

Caiwei's face reflected in the bronze mirror was also slightly pale. She looked at me with a panic expression and said softly: "Madam, is something wrong with this house?"

“…”

It's hard to say.

There is a custom among the people that if there is something unclean at home, you must prepare a bowl of rice, start scattering from the house, sprinkle all the way out to the gate, and close the door, which means driving away the thing; generally, if a family moves into a new house, they must do this, either sprinkle rice or salt, which means to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.

Old Zhu was scattering rice outside at night, could he say—

"Madam, this house is not haunted, right?"

When Caiwei said this tremblingly, she seemed to be frightened and her face turned pale.

I frowned and didn't say anything. We just moved in. We don't know if there is any problem in this house, but Lao Zhu has been guarding here. If he still scatters rice at night, in his opinion, there is something unclean in this house.

No wonder, when I was outside the door, I felt very deserted. After I came in, I felt that it was not very popular. Liu Qinghan once said that Lao Zhu was guarding the house here, but now he is the only one, and the others are gone. Is this the reason?

I asked, "Did you go and ask him?"

"No, I see that he is so silly that he dares not go there."

"What else did he do after he sprinkled rice?"

"I didn't do anything, I just stood at the door and bowed with my hands together. I kept chanting in my mouth. I didn't hear clearly what he was chanting. I was always chanting Buddha's name."

She said, looking at me carefully: "Madam, this house is so cold that I felt it at the door."

I looked back at her and smiled: "Are you afraid?"

"Well……"

She didn't say anything, but seeing her shrinking look, she should be really afraid. I smiled and said, "Ghosts are afraid of righteousness. If people's hearts are not evil, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"That's what I said..."

"Okay," I smiled helplessly: "If you are really afraid, don't go down and just sleep outside my room. But it's so cold."

When she heard that I asked her to sleep in my room, she almost jumped up with joy, and waved her hand quickly and said, "I'm not afraid of being cold."

It means to be afraid of ghosts.

I couldn't help laughing. After she took off my bun and carefully combed it with a comb, I went to the other side of the servant's room to get my bedding and pillows. I looked at her excited look and laughed silently, but then I thought about it and looked at the dark and dull house in front of me again.

I just came today. There were only Lao Zhu, Cai Wei and the coachman sleeping in the house. Because of the haste, I had not been in a hurry to buy a maid. The militia that I had said I wanted to hire had not been in a hurry to handle it. So in such a large yard, there was almost no sound. Only the wind blew through the bamboo leaves beside the surrounding walls, making a rustling sound. The bamboo was shaking and the black shadows were mottled. It looked like many ghosts were hideous and terrifying.

But I just watched and listened to the sound of footsteps from afar. Either Caiwei or Lao Zhu's.

Is this house really haunted?

Does Liu Qinghan know about this? I don’t think he knows it. If he knew it, he wouldn’t have easily lived in a unclean house. Even if he gave it to me, he would definitely tell me in advance.

But--

I frowned slightly and looked at the dark shadow in front of me.

Is this house really haunted?

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Although I was so uneasy before going to bed, and even after lying in bed for a long time, I could still hear Caiwei rolling and rolling uneasyly on the couch outside, but I was very happy and even slept better than usual.

When I opened my eyes, it was already a bright room.

Caiwei had already sorted it out by herself, and Ku sat next to me waiting for me. When she saw me awake, she immediately ran over and said, "Madam, are you awake?"

"Um."

It was rare to sleep so comfortable, and I didn’t feel any chaotic at all. I held up and sat up. She hurried to take me clothes and put them on, and said with a smile: “Madam is sleeping so hard. Lao Zhu came over before, but the lady was not awake.”

"What did he come here to do?"

"He said that because he was the only one who was guarding the house, there was no cook. He was afraid that his wife would not be used to eating, so he wanted to go to the street to buy some snacks for his wife."

"Oh?" I nodded while putting on my clothes: "He did his best."

"But within a while, the people in the palace came to deliver food."

“…”

I raised my eyebrows, but said nothing.

Of course I knew that my whereabouts could not be kept confidential. If Yang Wanyun was polite to me, he would not have done anything that was biased towards me when facing Pei Yuanhao. Even if the coachman gave me this, he left a line in the middle. I knew it very well, but I was disrespectful. Some things would not look good when putting them on the table.

I asked, "Then, has Lao Zhu gone to buy something?"

"I went to buy it, and I bought a lot of it."

"oh."

"But until now, I'm afraid it's cold."

I coughed lightly and didn't say anything.

Caiwei continued: "But-"

"But what?"

"I got up in the morning and went out to take a look. Now the places where he had sprinkled rice in the yard were cleaned. Even at the door, there was no rice."

"oh?"

"It's like it's not like that. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes last night, I wouldn't have known that the house...haunted."

The more she said, the less she sounded, as if she was afraid of something being alarmed. I smiled and said, "Then have you asked him?"

"No." She whispered to me with her sleeves and collar, "Mrs. I didn't give me any instructions, and I dared not speak too much."

I smiled.

After putting on the clothes, Caiwei went down to bring me a basin of hot water. After washing, we walked out and arrived at the dining room. Sure enough, we saw the table full of dishes and all covered with lids. We were afraid that it would be cold, but in such a weather, it would have been cold. On the small table next to us were several familiar exquisite chicken-wedron wood carved food boxes.

As soon as we walked over, we saw Lao Zhu walking over with a steaming porcelain basin. When we saw me, we hurriedly bowed and said, "Miss, get up."

My face turned red. After all, I was so adult, so it was a bit unreasonable to stay in bed. However, Lao Zhu was probably afraid that I would be embarrassed. He didn't mention this, but just said that he heated up the porridge he bought from the restaurant and told me not to dislike it. I also followed suit and drank a bowl of porridge, but for some reason I felt it tasted very good.

Caiwei didn't need to tell me to take those food boxes, and after using breakfast, she took them down.

I rinsed my mouth with tea and sat in the hall with hot tea. Lao Zhu stood respectfully beside me. I smiled and said, "I forgot to ask you yesterday, have Mr. Liu stayed in this house?"

He replied, "I have lived there, but I have only lived there for a short time, and the things are not fully equipped. Later, the emperor gave the house elsewhere to the head of the family, and he came even less."

"The emperor also gave him another house? Where is it?"

"I heard that it is the boss's house in Xingqingfang, which is something that not many people in the capital can afford. However, after the accident happened to the head of the family, it seemed that he had also taken it away."

I nodded and smiled, "Old Zhu, since you have been guarding here, I will tell you, now that I am here, I will temporarily be under my control. Although there are few people in the family, it cannot be too deserted, too deserted and unpopular, don't you think?"

Lao Zhu looked at me, and suddenly looked a little dazed, and he nodded quickly.

"I will buy some cooks, maids and guards. You have been doing this business for so long. If you are willing to continue doing it, then I will be worry-free. If you have any other meaning, I will not prevent you from living your life."

Lao Zhu hurriedly said, "Where is the lady saying? Where did the old slave get such blessings? I just want the lady to give me a bowl of rice."

"Since that's the case, that's fine."

He looked at me timidly, and I continued, "But if there is anything in the house, you should say it earlier. I am the one who is the leader and the one I don't like the most is being hidden from others."

When he heard what I said, Lao Zhu immediately understood and knelt down in a hurry.

"Miss, don't blame me."

I sat there quietly, smiling at him.

Old Zhu said tremblingly: "Miss, don't blame me. I definitely don't mean to harm me. This house - the house is a good house. But recently something has become wrong."

"Why is something wrong?"

"It's okay at other times, sometimes, at night, when the wind blows, I hear someone crying."

"Someone cried?"

"Yes, sometimes, I cry all night."

"Who is crying? Have you found it?"

"Miss, don't blame me. Although Lao Zhu is cautious in guarding the door, his legs are not as straightforward as the young man. The sound floats around. The house is big and he can't take care of this side."

"That voice is old or young, male or female?"

"This—can't be heard clearly, and I whimpered all night, and it was so cunning!"

I frowned slightly.

I didn't expect that this house would be really haunted.

Lao Zhu continued, "Later, I heard that this house - someone died in the past."

“…”
Chapter completed!