She and her two brothers, six and nine, yelled and ran after the ball. After a while, they felt that their skirts were in the way, so they changed their clothes and continued.
Ming Sheng, on the other hand, played with his brothers and sisters for a while, then washed his hands and came back to accompany Ming Wei.
Mingwei sat on the swing, swaying from time to time.
"I heard that you were scared a few days ago? Fourth brother wanted to come see you earlier, but my mother said it was inconvenient for you to be sick. Are you okay now?"
"Yeah." Mingwei replied absentmindedly.
Ming Sheng looked at her features carefully and felt that she was different from what he remembered.
Has it been too long since we last met?
I usually go home to visit relatives, and although Xiao Qi doesn't remember him, she always gets close to him quickly. Unlike this time, there is a distant look between her brows and eyes, and she doesn't even bother to talk to him.
"Is Xiao Qi angry with Fourth Brother?"
Mingwei turned around, only to see the young man in front of him looking at him carefully, with an indescribable apology in his eyes.
"It's your fault, fourth brother, for not coming to see you right away."
Mingwei's heart moved and she said, "I'm not angry."
"real?"
"Well." Mingwei thought for a while, "Fourth brother, I have something to tell you."
This kind of closeness made Ming Sheng very happy: "What's the matter? Fourth brother will definitely help you."
Mingwei said slowly: "I am sick this time, and there seems to be something extra in my mind. I am often confused and can't figure out where I am."
Ming Sheng became serious when he heard this: "Can you tell me in detail, what's extra?"
Mingwei looked confused: "It seems... it's a memory. I feel like I have had a long dream, my body is floating, sometimes here, sometimes there. One day, I heard my mother calling me,
Suddenly I returned to my body and woke up. My mind is confused now and I don’t know what’s going on.”
Mingsheng looked at her in surprise.
She looked back at Mingsheng with "worry": "Fourth brother, am I sick again?"
Meeting her gaze, Mingsheng couldn't help but breathe softly and said softly: "It's okay, don't worry. Is there anything unusual about it that you can tell me about?"
Mingwei continued: "I have two memories in my mind now, one is of living in this garden, and the other is floating outside. Both are blurry, and I can't always tell which one is me.
I can’t understand my past.”
"Third Aunt said that you don't like to talk much after you recover. Is that because of this?"
Mingwei nodded: "Mom teaches me how to speak every day, but I know everything, but I don't know how to respond to her."
Ming Sheng's face showed excitement and he looked at her with bright eyes.
Mingwei paused: "Fourth brother..."
Just at this moment, Duofu came over carrying a snack basket.
Mingsheng jumped up suddenly and shouted: "What a blessing! Hurry, go and call someone! Auntie, there are..."
On the other side, Ming Xiang was fighting for the ball with the sixth young master Ming Hao. She was half a year older than Ming Hao, and girls grow up early, and she was half a head taller than Ming Hao. She was bullying Ming Hao because of her height, when she suddenly heard Ming Sheng
Yelling, trembling with fright, the ball rolled between his legs and he fell to the ground.
"Fourth brother!" Mingxiang shouted, "I was wrong. I won't bully my sixth brother again. Don't tell mother..."
Mingsheng didn't even look at her, he picked up Mingwei and ran into the house.
Duofu was stunned, stunned for a moment, dropped the food basket and chased after him: "Miss! Fourth Young Master!"
…
In the room, after listening to the second lady's words, the fourth lady also nodded: "Yes! It's okay to say that our family will raise her for the rest of her life. It's just that you took so much trouble to teach her, so it must be more than just this."
Mrs. Mingsan lowered her gaze and looked at the tea cup in her hand.
After a while, he said: "When I left Beijing in the early years, I made an agreement with my brother. If Xiao Qi has no place to go in the future, he will be given to his fifth brother."
The second lady nodded: "Cousin, cousin, we are also in a good relationship."
The fourth lady also agreed: "The Ji family is a gentleman, if Xiaoqi can marry back to your natal family, we will be relieved."
Speaking of Mrs. Ming San's natal family, the Ji family, was also a famous family in Dongning. There were Jinshis in the previous dynasty, which was earlier than the Ming family.
It's just that the Ji family's fortunes were really bad. Later, the world was in chaos, and uprisings occurred everywhere. Some bandits took over Dongning, and they became determined to dominate, and wanted to conquer the Ji family for their own use.
Ji's family is a scholar. His hands are not strong enough to tie a chicken, but his neck is very stiff.
If one of them refuses, the bandit will kill one of them.
All the adult males of more than a hundred members of the Ji clan were killed.
In the end, only a few children escaped the catastrophe.
Although the bandit was later killed, the Ji family declined.
Mrs. Ming San's brother is currently an assistant professor at the Imperial College. He is not bad at learning, but unfortunately he is an upright person and is ostracized by his colleagues. Although he is a Beijing official, his life is not easy.
The topic continued like this, and slowly came to the main topic.
The second lady raised her head: "By the way, this morning, my mother asked me, you invited Liu Xiangu earlier, what happened next?"
Mrs. Mingsan raised her head with a sincere look on her face: "Speaking of this matter, I still ask for the second sister-in-law!"
"How to say it?"
Mrs. Mingsan sighed and told the story of what Mrs. Liu did that day, which resulted in the appearance of the evil spirit. Finally, she said: "Xiangu Liu said that this thing is very vicious and needs a serious scholar to do it."
Acceptable. I asked her where to find this Xuanshi, and she said that she only knew who the Immortal Chief of Xuandu Temple in the capital was. Second sister-in-law, tell me, how can I, a Taoist woman, do this? I can only do this.
I beg you, my second uncle, to send a message to the capital..."
Before the second lady spoke, the fourth lady first showed a surprised expression: "Is there really a ghost in this world?"
"How can this be false? All the maids and servants in my garden have seen it."
How could the Second Madam and the Fourth Madam not hear about what happened to Yu Fangyuan? They came today mainly to inquire about this matter. After all, two houses are divided into houses, not houses, and Yu Fangyuan is also in the Ming Mansion.
If something happens, it's the entire Ming family's business.
Mrs. Mingsan continued: "I originally planned to ask my aunt to pay her respects tomorrow, but I didn't want you to come today."
The second lady looked troubled: "Of course I believe what you say. However, you also know the rules of our family. The last time you invited the immortal aunt, your mother was particularly gracious. And if you invite the immortal chief of Xuandu Temple, I'm afraid
…”
Mrs. Ming worships Buddha every day, and she believes in these things. However, after all, it is a few masters who are in charge of the house.
"What's wrong with this?" Mrs. Mingsan said worriedly, "Xiangu said that thing is very ferocious and can kill people."
The fourth lady’s face turned pale with fright, and she immediately thought of the children: “How could this happen? Everyone says that our house has good feng shui, where did it come from…”
"Who knows!" Mrs. Mingsan's face became even more bitter, "I usually never leave the door or take a step forward. After thinking about it, I don't know who I have offended!"
Just as he was talking, Ming Sheng dragged Ming Wei over there and rushed over, shouting: "Third Aunt! Third Aunt!"
The way he acted scared all three of them.
Ming Sheng has a gentle temperament, unlike his father Ming Si, but more like the deceased Ming San. He has always behaved in a moderate manner in front of his elders and has never made such a fuss.
"Brother Sheng? What happened? Could it be a few children..."
Thinking that there was an evil spirit in the garden, the three ladies were all frightened by their imaginations.