In my previous life, this house was struck by lightning on a rainy night, and a huge fire broke out, burning many people to death.
The owner of the house is the eldest princess of Jiashan.
Qi Yingyue pulled Xu Qinghuan: "Today, the eldest princess of Jiashan is having a banquet in this house for the first time. We are all very happy together."
The two people walked towards the flower hall, Qi Yingyue said: "Miss Xu has heard about the eldest princess before, right?"
Xu Qinghuan nodded: "The eldest princess is the daughter of a county king, but she was liked by the late emperor. She was remembered as the empress at that time, who is now the queen mother. Later, on the eldest princess's third birthday, the late emperor decided to give her a title.
'Jiashan'."
After being named a princess, Jiashan was often kept in the palace. The late emperor personally took the eldest princess of Jiashan to visit the imperial garden.
In this dynasty, no matter whether you are a distinguished person or a member of the royal family, there are certain rules for granting rewards. As the daughter of a county prince, this is the first time that she has been named the eldest princess without any merit to the court.
"When the late emperor was still alive, he gave this courtyard to the eldest princess of Jiashan," Qi Yingyue said, "but it has been under renovation and has only been completed in the past two years."
This house is not inferior to the Princess Huayang's mansion. From this point of view, the Princess Jiashan's position in the late emperor's heart is still very important.
In the previous life, after the death of the eldest princess Huayang, the eldest princess of Jiashan often went to the palace to visit the Queen Mother and the emperor, seeming to have taken the place of the eldest princess Huayang.
When Song Chengxuan was in great power, the eldest princess of Jiashan and the Zhang family competed to win over Song Hou, even betrothing their daughter to Song Hou, but Song Hou refused.
Until she left the capital, the eldest princess of Jiashan was still fighting with the Zhang family overtly and covertly. The emperor was happy to see this situation. The eldest princess of Jiashan finally found a way to survive, and the eldest princess's palace was prosperous for a while.
Everyone said that when the house caught fire, the eldest princess of Jiashan survived the disaster, and she was indeed blessed after that.
Seeing that the flower hall was about to arrive, the maid hurriedly came forward and reported: "You two eldest ladies, please sit down for a while. The princess, the eldest princess and several ladies have gone to the back garden together."
"Then let's go to the garden to look for the eldest princess." Qi Yingyue said and started to walk out.
The maid looked at a loss as to what to do, obviously she had no intention of letting them follow.
"Why don't we just wait here!" Xu Qinghuan looked at Qi Yingyue.
Qi Yingyue also realized that there was probably something else going on in the garden.
"You two ladies, I have kept you waiting for a long time," the mother in charge said with a smile. "The osmanthus flowers in the garden are still blooming. Eldest Princess, wherever the princess went, you two should come with me!"
When the steward mother said this, the maid seemed to be relieved, but accidentally touched the tea bowl on the table again.
There was a "crash" sound, and the mother in charge frowned: "Why do you do things so clumsily?"
After speaking, he repeatedly apologized to Qi Yingyue and Xu Qinghuan.
Xu Qinghuan glanced at the maid, and saw that her face was pale and she seemed to be in a state of disbelief.
"Go down!" the mother in charge ordered calmly.
As if she was being pardoned, the maid immediately bowed and left.
The mother in charge led the way: "After walking through this corridor, you will find the place where the eldest princesses enjoy the flowers."
"Our eldest princess likes the sweet-scented osmanthus tree the most," said the steward mother, "It's a bit late now... There is only one tree left with osmanthus flowers still falling. The eldest princess is still feeling sorry for it. It would have been nice if she had come here a few days ago."
Xu Qinghuan looked around: "Then why didn't the eldest princess come a few days ago?"
The mother in charge couldn't help but be startled, and after a long pause she said: "It hasn't been fixed yet, so..."
Isn't it repaired?
Xu Qinghuan looked at the polished bluestone road. Even if some places were not repaired, it would not delay Princess Jiashan's flower viewing!
"Has the Princess's mansion moved in yet?"
The steward's mother had just dealt with Miss Xu's question and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when another question came and she couldn't help but swallow: "Not yet, I have to choose a date..." Yes, the eldest princess's mansion has not been moved here either.
They could entertain guests in the garden, so why couldn't they enjoy the flowers a few days ago.
The mother in charge always feels that any flaw in her words will be immediately discovered by Miss Xu.
"There seems to be a religious ceremony performed by the lake!"
A layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on the steward's mother's forehead, and Miss Xu's eyes were also so sharp.
"Yes, I went to an immortal to pray for blessings."
"What's that on the tree? A talisman?"
Xu Qinghuan pointed to the lake.
The mother in charge wanted to find an excuse to persuade the two eldest ladies to leave quickly, but she didn't expect that Miss Xu had already walked towards the lake.
"Miss," the mother in charge immediately stopped her, "don't go there, the lake is still being repaired and it's very dangerous."
The folded talisman was sandwiched in the gap between the tree trunks.
Zhang Zhenren often used talismans to defraud her brother of his money, so she was no stranger to this kind of talisman paper.
"Miss, these things were placed by the Heavenly Master. We'd better not touch them, lest..."
Xu Qinghuan was not interested in talismans. There was something vaguely visible in the grass not far away. She walked around her mother in charge and stepped forward.
It was a small hand stove. The hand stove was placed in a brocade warm sleeve. The warm sleeve was embroidered with a beautiful lotus pattern. It was commonly used by the women of wealthy families.
Xu Qinghuan wanted to step forward to pick up the things, but she saw a figure walking not far away. Her eyes flashed slightly, and she stumbled and immediately fell to the ground, as if her whole body was sliding towards the lake.
"Ah..." screams rang out, "Come quickly, someone is coming... She is coming... The water ghost has dragged Miss Xu down."
"Hurry and save people..."
The maid shouted loudly. This situation reminded her of bad experiences. She seemed to be going crazy. She covered her ears with her hands and shivered in fear. Then, as if she couldn't bear it anymore, she turned around and walked towards
Run away from the lake.
"Come on, people, there is a ghost, there really is a ghost, I saw it right, it is real, she is still there."
In the panic, the maid stumbled, and her ankle suddenly got stuck there, but she didn't care. She endured the pain and continued running. As long as she could get out of here, she didn't care about anything.
She didn't want to die, let alone experience such a terrible thing again. She was really scared out of her mind.
The cold wind blew, and it seemed like a watery ghost was blowing on her behind her.
Suddenly her arm was pulled, and her whole body was unable to move.
"Caiyue, are you crazy? Look where there is a ghost?"
Caiyue turned her head and saw two maids holding her tightly, and the steward Zhang's mother was talking to her.
"What's going on?" Princess Jiashan rushed over, followed by Princess Jian and several clan ladies.
"It's okay," Zhang's mother said immediately, "this girl is hysterical, and the slave is about to take her down."
Princess Jiashan frowned.
Zhang's mother was about to order someone to pull Caiyue, but Caiyue's purple lips trembled: "It's true... there are water ghosts, Xu... Miss Xu was also dragged into the lake by the water ghosts, and the water ghosts want to kill people...
She wants to kill people..." She pointed to the lake, "Look, it's right there..."
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger and saw a girl wearing a lotus-colored dress, standing gracefully by the lake. There was no fright or fear on her face. She looked at Caiyue with clear eyes, and then she took the
He picked up the heater in his hand: "Did you drop it here?"