Although Daiyu has been frail and sickly since childhood, she is not afraid of ghosts like ordinary boudoir daughters.
Because the Lin family was a scholarly family, and Lin Ruhai had no children, he raised Daiyu as a boy from an early age, which was not an ordinary boudoir education.
From the time when she was studying in Enlightenment, the teachers Lin Ruhai hired for Daiyu were all from Jiayu Village who were Jinshi and served as prefects.
Her father was also the third-ranked prostitute in the national examination. Therefore, Daiyu's ears and eyes were influenced by her, and she was well versed in the essence of reading and understanding. She cultivated a noble and upright spirit, respected both gods and ghosts, had a good heart, and was confident that all evil would not invade.
Therefore, Daiyu held Jia Lian in this way not because of fear, but because she felt that Jia Lian today was a little different from usual.
Daiyu Bingxue was smart and had long understood that Jia Lian was a smart and intelligent man. Seeing Jia Lian's stern expression towards her now, and thinking of his deliberate fanfare just now, she already understood that he must have another purpose. She just couldn't guess.
Find out what kind of medicine he is selling in this gourd,
So Daiyu let go of her hand, lowered her face and changed her words:
"My father is ill and has to go through such a lot of trouble. I ask Brother Lian to take care of him."
Jia Lian only answered hastily:
"Absolutely." After saying that, he turned to leave.
But he suddenly stopped and said to Dogwood who was following him:
"Cordia also stays here to keep Miss Lin company."
Cornelia was so anxious that she stamped her feet repeatedly and begged with a cry:
"Second Master! Don't leave Cornus officinalis here, this yard is not clean!"
Jia Lian obviously had no intention of talking to her anymore and waved his hand impatiently:
"No matter what I have to say, I'll wait until I go to the nunnery tomorrow to do the rituals."
Before he even finished speaking, he had already taken the person away, as if he were avoiding the god of plague.
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Jia Lian's behavior made all the female relatives panic.
Some people began to murmur that since arriving here, three of Mr. Lin’s concubines have had miscarriages.
Some people also said that a girl died of illness here, and that she accidentally fell and injured her on the night of the Ghost Festival.
The more I talked about it, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was indeed Yin energy in the garden.
This says:
"Oh, why do I feel uncomfortable every now and then? I've always been fine before."
That way:
"I said in the evenings of the first few days that I had chills all over my body. Sister Wu didn't believe me. She said I was pretending to be sick."
Also said:
"I remember! On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year last month, the candles in my room were dancing brightly and dimly. It was really scary."
The more you talk to me, the more you talk, the more scared you become, the more you talk, the more you feel like ghosts are following everyone.
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Daiyu had no choice but to show her identity as the eldest lady and tell all the female relatives to go back to their houses to rest.
All the female relatives were already frightened. How could they dare to go back to their houses? They all said that it would be better for everyone to gather here and spend the night to chant sutras to ward off evil spirits.
Seeing that everyone was so frightened, Daiyu had no choice but to agree.
So, everyone took advantage of the dawn to go back to their houses together, brought beddings, food and drink, and made a floor in Lin Ruhai's big house.
More than forty women gathered together in a room. Some of them did some needlework to relieve their boredom, some whispered in their ears, some were more ambitious and played with dice on the ground, or a few people gathered together to play secretly.
Leaf brand.
Daiyu sat on her father's bed, holding a copy of "Wangchuan Collection" in her hand and reading it leisurely. In fact, she didn't want her father's concubines to find an opportunity to talk to her.
Now that my mother is gone, my father's concubines have nothing to do with me.
Among the three aunts, only one is left, Aunt Lu, who was brought as a dowry by Daiyu's mother from her natal family. However, because she has never been pregnant, she is not favored and her temper is a bit weird now.
The other two aunts were all taken in later. In order to jointly squeeze out Aunt Lu, they became friends together. At this moment, the two aunts, Pi and Shen, were holding Jia Lian's little maid Zhuyu, one on the left and the other on the right, asking the Yin people.
things.
Cornelius was surrounded by several people, and she seemed a little flattered, so she said that because she was a girl born in a yin year, a yin month, a yin day, a yin day, she had seen all kinds of strange things since she was a child.
The things she said were fresh, and more and more people gathered around to listen. Eventually, most of the people gathered around to listen to the stories about gods and ghosts told by Juyu.
Daiyu especially didn't like such mysterious ghost stories. She also had a temperament that "liked to separate but not to gather together" and didn't like people getting together like this.
But Zhuyu was Jia Lian's maid, and she loved the house as much as Wu, so Daiyu let her go.
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Everyone stayed together that day and didn't dare to disperse. Not to mention eating and sleeping, even if someone went to the toilet, they had to wait for five or six people to get together before they dared to leave the house.
In the evening, they lighted the lights all night and did not dare to go out. Everyone felt that it would be safer to sit with their eyes open until dawn.
Even if someone is extremely tired, they just lie down on the floor and take a nap, and they have to tell their companions to sit next to them, lest they encounter the "soul-taking in dreams" mentioned in a story about Cornelius.
Fortunately, Cornelius is a little talkative. As long as someone coaxes her to tell, she has endless ghost stories to tell. Everyone is frightened when they hear it. They are startled by the sudden sound of wind and trees outside, but they still get more and more excited.
The more I listen, the more I want to hear it.
Everyone was afraid that Dogwood would stop talking because she was tired, but they didn’t know that Dogwood was happy to continue talking.
While she was gesticulating and telling stories, her big eyes were scanning everyone's face back and forth.
She mentally screened everyone, and then focused on a few suspects, checking again and again, without stopping for a moment.
By this time, she had narrowed the scope of suspicion to three people.
According to Jia Lian's instructions, this was enough to complete the task, but Zhu Yu refused to give up. She refused to leave the big drama to Jia Lian. She must catch the real culprit herself and make them look down upon her!
Mr. Zhuyu takes action and succeeds immediately!
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Zicuckoo had already helped Daiyu wash herself before it got dark, and had helped Daiyu lie down on Lin Ruhai's bed.
Daiyu had little sleep due to her frailty, but after midnight, she gradually became exhausted and closed her eyelids due to sleepiness.
Just after a cup of tea, a "click" sound suddenly came from the roof. The sound was so loud that everyone in the room screamed in surprise. But when they looked up, they saw nothing.
Come out.
Daiyu was still in shock when she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.
His voice was not good, and everyone was so shocked that they held their breath. They heard the man staggering, running straight to the door, banging on the door with both hands, and crying in a hoarse voice:
"Miss - it's not good! Master, he... is dead!"
It is Lin Yongan, the old housekeeper of the Lin Mansion.
Daiyu had already woken up with a start. She couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound when she heard the words, her hands and feet were cold.