Li Guang thought carefully for a moment, and after a while he raised his head again with a very complicated look on his face. It was obvious that he not only understood what Xuan Bao meant but also thought of something.
"I will protect my mother and my second brother." After a pause, Xuan Bao looked reluctant but said firmly, "Of course, whether they recognize me or not, as long as they are not bad people, I will protect them."
The little baby was still very kind. Li Guang stepped forward and touched Xuan Bao's head: "Thank you for your hard work. I will tell your grandfather when I get back. Don't worry, the Yongchang Palace will fully support you. You are short of manpower around you. How about I
Arrange for some more people to enter the Hou Mansion."
"No need." Xuan Bao refused decisively, "They are all shameful means. No matter how many people there are, it will be useless."
Li Guang thought about it, and he warned again: "Those little maids around you seem to be quite loyal. Your mother is kind-hearted and has a soft ear. You don't have to go through her for everything. If you have something to do, go directly to Grandma Ying. She can
trust."
"I understand." Xuan Bao smiled sweetly, "Thank you, uncle."
"My uncle said thank you. By the way, your grandfather wants to see you, but now it seems that you can't leave." Li Guang said with lingering fear when he thought of the two ghosts.
"I also want to see my grandfather. I will take the opportunity to go there."
"By the way, here." Li Guang took out two banknotes from his arms, "I just happened to meet your third uncle when I went out. He originally wanted to follow me but I refused, but he shamelessly asked me to bring this to you.
."
"Third uncle already gave me a meeting gift last time," Xuan Bao declined.
Li Guang directly stuffed Xuan Bao into his hand: "It would be good to have more money for self-defense. Although it is in my own house, Xiao Liao and his second wife are in charge of the internal affairs of the Hou Mansion. If you have more money, it will be easy to do whatever you want."
"Then I'll accept it. When uncle meets me, I'd like to thank my third uncle."
Twenty thousand taels.
"If you can't spend enough for your peace of mind, I will send more. He makes money to spend on his family." Li Guang glanced towards the door, "I'll go back quickly, your grandfather is still waiting for my reply."
As soon as Li Guang finished speaking, a ghostly figure floated in from the door, and he fell down on his chair.
This time it was a male ghost, and an old ghost. It was ugly, no, it was not ugly, it should be said to be scary, much scarier than the two female ghosts just now. As he approached, the gloomy ghostly aura came towards him, and the room seemed to be more terrifying.
cold.
"Lao Zhou is here." Xuan Bao greeted him familiarly, "This is my uncle. You should recognize him. I just opened his eyes for an hour."
"I've met my uncle." Lao Zhou's hoarse voice was filled with coldness. After the greeting, he drifted aside and stopped talking.
Xuan Bao knew in his heart that when Lao Zhou came, there must be something going on in the second room. He didn't want to hide it from his uncle at first, but when he saw that his eyes were evasive, it was human nature to be afraid of ghosts, so he didn't force him.
"Uncle, grandpa is still waiting for you."
"Why don't uncle stay with you for a while?" Li Guang gritted his teeth, he couldn't let his niece face such a terrifying ghost alone.
"I have a good relationship with Lao Zhou. Let's chat. If you have something to do, go and do it."
Seeing the calm expression on the little doll's face, Lao Zhou bowed slightly and stood respectfully beside her. Li Guang really admired Xuan Bao. She really didn't say it casually that she had a good relationship with such a scary ghost.
"Okay, I'm leaving then." Li Guang stood up and left.
"Uncle, if you see anything when you pass by, just walk over as if you didn't see anything." Xuan Bao warned and then raised his voice, "Dongxue, send uncle out of the house."
After making arrangements to send Li Guang away, Xuan Bao turned to Lao Zhou: "Is there something wrong?"
"Fang Rongru asked people to prepare for the funeral." Lao Zhou paused and then added, "The princess' funeral."
Xuan Bao chuckled: "I guessed right, it really has something to do with the second wife."
"Well, the person who set up the formation is probably related to her."
"What do you mean by estimate?" Xuan Bao frowned, "Aren't you always staring at her?"
After a moment of silence, Lao Zhou said: "Master Jingkong from Tianlong Temple came to see her."
"Are you afraid of that Master Jingkong?" Xuan Bao was very surprised.
"He has real skills."
I see, Tianlong Temple? It sounds familiar. By the way, the reincarnation bowl given by my fifth uncle Li Zhuo came from Tianlong Temple.
Xuan Bao asked casually: "Does this Master Jingkong have any connection with the master known as the Divine Monk?"
Unexpectedly, Lao Zhou actually knew: "Master Jingkong has been taught by a divine monk and has become quite famous in recent years. There are rumors outside that the next abbot of Tianlong Temple must be him."
"This Master Jingkong is so famous, how could he be involved with her?"
Lao Zhou was an old man in the Hou Mansion before his death, and he could be regarded as an old ghost in the Hou Mansion since he never left after his death. Xuan Bao really asked the right person when he asked him.
"It is said that we are old acquaintances. Many years ago, the Second Madam invited Master Jingkong to come to our house to practice, and we have been in contact with each other since then."
"What do you mean there is contact? Does the second uncle know about this?" Xuan Bao was even more confused.
Seeing Lao Zhou nod, Xuan Bao reacted quickly: "Since you didn't dare to get close when Master Jingkong came, how did you know it was him who set up the formation?"
"He went to Qinse Courtyard a few years ago. The array was activated after he arrived. The second lady was very sure that the princess would die."
The three concise sentences revealed a lot of information. When I went to Qinse Courtyard a few years ago, I had the opportunity to set up a formation. After arriving, the formation was activated from the side door to prove that it was related to him. The most important thing was that Fang Rongru was sure that Princess Rouping would die.
It is easy to speculate that Fang Rongru asked Master Jingkong to set up the harmful formation in Qinse Yuan, and the person who activated the formation was Xiao Mingzhu. The only thing Xuanbao can't figure out now is what is the relationship between Fang Rongru and Xiao Mingzhu.
"Have Xiao Mingzhu and Fang Rongru met?" Xuan Bao asked Lao Zhou.
"No." After finishing speaking, Lao Zhou added automatically when Xuan Bao didn't make a sound, "Except for the things I shouldn't watch and when Master Jingkong enters the house, I keep an eye on her the rest of the time."
"Is Fang Rongru secretly connected with Xiao Mingzhu in some way?"
"No." Lao Zhou didn't hesitate at all. "On the contrary, the Second Madam particularly looks down on Xiao Mingzhu. She thinks she is not of the Xiao family at all and is being extremely hypocritical not to mention dominating the house."
Xuan Bao did not doubt what Lao Zhou said. There was no need for him to cover up for Fang Rongru, let alone lie for Xiao Mingzhu.
It's just that the little baby couldn't figure it out anymore, but she vaguely felt that there must be something related between Fang Rongru's formation and Xiao Mingzhu's activation of the formation.
"I understand, thank you, Lao Zhou, please continue to keep an eye on the second room." Xuan Bao was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I have to deal with my mother's affairs first, and then I can find a way to deal with yours."
"It doesn't matter, so many years have passed. Don't worry about it now." Lao Zhou said kindly.
