Chapter 289: The Story
Jiang Yan originally wanted to lead the two of them to sit in the attic of her favorite castle for a while. It was a small world that belonged to her, and even her most personal maid, Jiao'er, was not allowed to enter casually.
The decoration in this attic is not like the other rooms, but it is completely according to her heart and preferences, with her favorite bed, table, calligraphy and paintings, and the utensils in the wardrobe, and a collection of many strange knick-knacks, which are grouped on the shelves.
Unlike some of the other rooms where she lives, although the furnishings are of the highest quality, the furnishings are only in accordance with the normal state of the world.
The three of them were sitting in a small wooden pavilion in the middle of the top floor at this time, each with their own thoughts, and they didn't have much to say.
After a while, Xiao Nan returned to his clear state, looked around, and saw the exquisite and elegant attic building.
Xun Yue saw that he was very interested, so he said softly: "In Xunjiabao, I also live in such a small attic, and so do my sisters, Sister Miao Ying and Sister Shuangling have been there. ”
"Do you want to go in and have a look?" Jiang Yan made such an invitation, and even she didn't know why.
Xiao Nan smiled faintly, shook his head and said, "No, but this reminds me of a story." ”
"What's the story? Jiang Yan said curiously.
"Well, let's hear it. Xun Yue also shook his arm.
Xiao Nan leaned back and said, "A long time ago, there was a family of Orion who lived alone in the forest, and there was a little sister at home, and the family spoiled her very much. Because she was afraid that she would encounter danger if she ran around in the woods, the little girl was always confined to a certain range, and never let her set foot in the jungle outside her home.
Until one spring, the girl was attracted by the beautiful scenery, and before she knew it, she wandered into the woods, and walked farther and farther, and when she woke up and wanted to go home, how could she remember the way back?
She had been crying and weeping for a long time in the jungle, and the next morning she found a castle in the middle of the mountain, and she was so excited that she was at last saved, hungry and tired. So she came to the door of the castle in three steps and two steps, and knocked on the door.
The man with a blue beard opened the door for her, and when he let her into the castle, and when he inquired about the girl, he received her very warmly, and invited her to eat delicious food that she had never eaten before, and put her in the finest dress. ”
Jiang Yan and Xun Yue were fascinated by this at this time, and when Xiao Nan talked about this, Xun Yue couldn't help but ask, "Is that little girl very beautiful?"
Xiao Nan grinned and nodded, "Of course it's beautiful, so this Bluebeard fell in love with her and let her live in one of the most gorgeous rooms in the castle."
For the first two days, the rescued girl begged Bluebeard to take her home, but Bluebeard was a gentle and kind man, and kept her to play in the castle for a few more days.
And Bluebeard was very kind to her, and always took her around the castle himself. The castle has a lot of rooms, and Bluebeard also has a keychain with a lot of keys hanging from it.
A key opened a door, and Bluebeard opened door by door, leading the beautiful girl in, and the contents of each room were different, from the fancy costumes to the games room for entertainment, and even to the ...... of the jewels.
After a few days, the little girl was well fed, dressed, and played, and she gradually became indifferent to the matter of going home, and the more she went on, the less she mentioned it.
"Until one day, at the dinner table, Bluebeard said to the girl, 'Will you marry me?' and of course the girl willed, so Bluebeard told the girl that he was going out to the city to buy some things necessary for marriage, and when he came back he would marry her.
"Before he left, Bluebeard took the girl to a door in the castle, pointed to it and said to her, 'You must not open this door,' but the girl nodded her head and did not pay any attention to it.
Bluebeard was still not at ease, and warned her again and again that all the rooms in the castle could be opened except for this door, and that she could use the contents of the room.
"The girl thought it was funny, and thought to herself that it would be enough for you to say this once, and if you don't let open this door, will it be that I have to open it?
When Jiang Yan heard this, she interjected: "If she can really do this, she won't run around and get lost in the forest." ”
Xiao Nan looked at her, nodded and continued: "What you said is that it seems that you are an understanding person. ”
His words made Jiang Yan's heart happy, and a delicate smile appeared on his face, reaching out to lift the teapot on the wooden table and filling the teacup in front of him.
Xun Yue saw that Xiao Nan praised an outsider like this, and he was also an enemy, and he was not very happy, so he quietly urged: "Brother Xiao, go on." ”
Xiao Nan took a sip of the teacup, and then continued, "Bluebeard gave the girl the big set of keys, and left in the carriage, and the girl was very happy with the keys, because from this moment on, this castle full of countless treasures belonged to her, and she became the mistress of this castle.
After Bluebeard left, she prepared to open all the rooms, except the one that Bluebeard had forbidden her to open, of course.
The rooms she went to open did not disappoint her, more gorgeous costumes, more jewelry, more antique curiosities .......
But before she could go through all the rooms, she began to grow tired, for the things she saw were precious, but when she saw them too much, they seemed ordinary.
As she suddenly remembered the door that she wouldn't open, she thought to herself that it must be the most amazing room. But she just thought so, and didn't really want to open it.
After a few days, she had no intention of visiting the rooms she had visited, and all day except eating, she lay in bed in a daze, but there was always one thought that lingered in her mind, and that was the mysterious door.
On several occasions she even got up and walked outside the door, pacing back and forth, watching for a long time, speculating as to what would be inside.
A few more days passed, and the desire to know what was going on inside became more and more intense, and it became a lingering torment for her, leaving her unable to eat and sleep. ”
Jiang Yan rubbed her hands and said anxiously: "Then open it, it's hard to rush yourself to death!"
The senior guessed correctly again, on this day, she finally gritted her teeth and couldn't help but open the door. ”
Xun Yue exclaimed, "Ah! she really opened it?"
Xiao Nan nodded, "Well, she opened it and walked in, the room was dark, darker than all the rooms she had entered before, and there was some fishy bit, but curiosity still didn't stop her.
It wasn't until she reached the center of the room, her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she could see her surroundings, that what she saw made her scream in fright, and then she stiffened, and the key fell to the ground. ”
"What do you see?" Jiang Yan asked with a raised voice.
"It's a corpse, some of them have become white bones, some of them have rotted and decayed, and some of them can be concluded that they have not been dead for a long time, and there are maggots wriggling on the corpses.
I don't know how long it took, but the girl finally stopped screaming, regained her senses a little, picked up the key that had fallen to the ground, and left the hellish room in great fear, and closed the door again.
She was like she was sick, trembling all the time, ran to the bathroom, vomited, and was about to wash it, when she suddenly found that the key in her hand was full of blood, which startled her, and hurriedly threw the key into the water.
But when it was clean, as soon as the key left the water, it would seep blood again, and it had been like this countless times, and just as she was in shock, the sound of a carriage galloping from outside the castle sounded...... ”
When Xun Yue heard this, he hurriedly hugged Xiao Nan's arm and said in a trembling voice: "It's over, that bluebeard is going home." ”
Xiao Nan sighed lightly and replied, "Well, Bluebeard has gone home, and he knows everything as soon as he gets the key back from the girl. ”
"And then, what happened to the girl?" Xun Yue asked very nervously.
Xiao Nan patted her hand and said: "The corpse in that room is just like this girl, despite Bluebeard's repeated warnings, she couldn't resist the temptation, and finally opened the woman in that room, who could have been a bride, but was killed by him and became a ghost." ”
When Jiang Yan heard this, she couldn't help but snort coldly, "Draw your sword and kill him, what are you afraid of?"
These words caused Xiao Nan to look at her with wide eyes, shake his head and laugh: "I can't kill you!"
"What? You mean I'm the bluebeard?" Jiang Yan raised her voice angrily.
"It's just a story. Xiao Nan smiled, he didn't dare to offend the woman in front of him at this time.
"It's just that you made up nonsense, that person with a long blue beard?Also, how can a castle not even have a guard or servant?" Jiang Yan refuted in her mouth, but she still felt that this was a very wonderful story in her heart.
Xun Yue didn't think it was a pleasant story after listening to it, and muttered: "After listening, now I look at the attic, and my back is a little numb." ”
Jiang Yan was very unhappy when she heard this, and got up and said, "I will kill you two, so that I won't put your corpses in my room, it's disgusting to think about it." ”
She said this with something in her mouth, but she was muttering to herself in her heart: "I won't kill you, I don't even think much about scaring you." ”
At this time, Jiao'er came out from the staircase on the side and beckoned Jiang Yan and said, "Miss, Li Gongzi and Ding Gongzi asked me to ask you, when will the hunt start?"
"Well, tell them, leave right away, oh...... By the way, you let the guards and servants in the castle leave a few people to watch the house, and the rest of the people follow to hunt, there are many people, it is easier to search for prey, and by the way, take them out for a walk. ”
Jiao'er listened to the young lady's instructions and left.