On the twelfth night of the first lunar month, half of the people in Liufu had trouble sleeping all night.

Xie Yulin was quickly invited overnight, he could no longer care about the girl's boudoir to avoid suspicion, he was taken directly into Liu Yan's bedroom, sat on the side of the tent in front of the kang and touched Liu Yan's arm, the girl's arms were stiff and straight, the jade skin was cold, the snow bones were cold, where was there still a breath of life? He got up again to check his mouth and nose, tested his breath, and tried to rescue.

Liu Dingmao and the eldest lady both stood by the side, and when Xie Yulin finally finished the examination, "Mr. Xie, is there any salvation? You must use your peerless medical skills to save her life-" Liu Dingmao's voice was trembling, pleading.

This may be the first time he cares so much about this concubine's daughter.

They saw Xie Yulin and shook his head indifferently, "Master Liu, it's really hopeless, it's too late to find out." I tried my best, but I really didn't have the skills to go back. ”

Zhang was lying on the soles of his daughter's feet in a daze, but when he heard this, he immediately rushed over and grabbed Xie Yulin's arm, crying hoarsely, begging him to work harder, he must save her daughter, she only has this one daughter, she can't die.

This woman was phlegm-obsessed, completely stupid by the bad news, dragged Xie Yulin and cried into a ball of soft mud.

Chen ordered the servant woman to come up and pull for a while, before breaking Zhang's hand.

Zhang threw himself on the kang, hugged his daughter's body and cried so much that his liver and intestines were broken.

However, some servant women were still sober, and they hurriedly helped Liu Yan wipe her body, put on new clothes, new pants, and new shoes and socks, and then moved down from the kang and parked them underground.

Chen instructed Steward Liu to go to the coffin early in the morning to lay a coffin.

Steward Liu arranged overnight the purchase of candles, incense paper, funeral and other matters that needed to be carried out the next day.

Since the person is dead, there is no need for the doctor to continue to stay, Xie Yulin was about to leave overnight, and Chen took the first step ahead of Liu Dingmao, "Mr. Xie, there are still some things to trouble you, there are many inconvenient people here, let's go to the master's flower hall to sit." ”

When Xie Yulin saw this shape, he didn't shirk it, and simply followed neatly. The three of them entered the flower hall next to the hall, which was the place where Master Liu received guests who were close to him, sat and drank tea, and had a good conversation. Especially in summer, when the flowers bloom, the eaves of the porch outside the window are full of flowers and plants, which is extremely comfortable and elegant.

How can I have the mind to drink tea tonight, the atmosphere is very depressing.

Xie Yulin is Chen's cousin and a doctor who has been walking in Liufu for many years. Sometimes the relationship is much more than a doctor and a cousin.

Xie Yulin knew what the two of them wanted to hear, so as soon as he sat down, he went straight to the point and told them that according to his own diagnosis, Miss Liu died of a sudden illness, a violent illness, and the cause was unknown.

Master Liu pondered for a long time, shook his head, and looked sad, "Among my many girls." This Yan'er is extremely smart, reading and writing far more than a few sisters, and now her knowledge and cultivation are even more than other children, so I promised her to marry Zhang Hanlin's family, I was looking forward to her marrying her, serving Zhang Hanlin well, and if she is good, she will have a son and a half daughter as soon as possible, and she will gain a foothold in the Hanlin Mansion and stand firm. At the right time, we can also help with Liufu, alas, who knew that this child was so blessed that he didn't wait for this day. ”

A thin head shook as violently as a rattle.

In fact, his words revealed his inner thoughts. The real regret is not that this daughter died of a violent illness, but her death, the family business of Hanlin Mansion is about to come to an end, and the painstaking management of Liufu is finally going to get through, and I really didn't expect to be suddenly told here that this road is not working. It's blocked.

Liu Dingmao didn't deliberately hide some things from this cousin, but Xie Yulin was obedient, and these were already involved in other people's family affairs, so he wouldn't interject lightly, just listened quietly.

Chen listened to the old man's words and praised Liu Yan as a flower, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but the person was dead, and now he belittled it, it seemed that he was a little out of character, so he could only sit silently.

I ate cup after cup of tea, and the cup was already faint without a trace of tea.

Yahuan came up to change the burned candles, Liu Dingmao got up, "Let's rest, people can't be resurrected after death, and it's useless to be distressed." ”

As soon as Chen returned to the house, Liu Wan had already fallen asleep, and the sound of Zhang's night crying came from the wall, which made him arrogant, and he became ill again, and he made a fuss for a while, until he was tired and fell asleep.

In the Shuanghe Garden, the third aunt may be the last aunt to hear the news of Liu Yan's violent death, she was standing under the high embroidery frame, pinching a small embroidery needle and just about to prick the needle against a pair of colorful butterfly wings, suddenly heard the good tongue of the old mother finish saying the bad news, the third aunt shook her right hand, and there was a crisp bang, and the tight white silk was pierced by the sharp needle tip, and pierced into the left hand waiting to pull the needle on the other side.

It was plunged very deeply, and by the time she slowly withdrew her hand, a large flower had already bubbled up from her fingertips, like a flower blooming.

"Oh, my aunt stabbed herself!" exclaimed the old woman.

The third aunt waved her hand to stop the old mother's fuss, Lan Rui had already sent a snow-white handkerchief to cover her fingers, and soon the red blood seeped out, and a pale red ink painting was painted on the snow-white background.

"So, I didn't have a chance to wear my red wedding dress?"

The third aunt asked too lightly.

The old mother shook her head, "Mr. Xie said it, it's hopeless, and it's too late to find out." ”

The third aunt looked up too much, outside the window was a beautiful bright moon, on the night of the twelfth day of the first month, the moon will be full, and the world will usher in a new round of flowers and full moons, however...... She suddenly sighed softly and lazily collected the embroidery thread, "Sleep, suddenly I don't have the heart to embroider." ”

Lan Rui didn't dare to ask more questions, and gently helped the third aunt to climb onto the kang.

In the middle of the night, Lan Rui was woken up from sleep by a familiar banging sound, opened her eyes to see, there was a figure sitting alone in front of the window in the haze, so scared that Lan Rui got up, and looked through the moonlight, the quilt on the kang was empty, and it was the third aunt who was sitting at the window.

Yahuan didn't dare to bother in the past, and his aunt often sat alone in the window in the middle of the night, smearing and embroidering, as if this was the only way to survive the full moon and the lack of the moon that rotated over and over again, and the years changed.

In the Yahuan room in the corner courtyard, the orchid was lazily lying on the pillow, looking at the candle flame in front of her, and was stunned, "Hey, you say, is our little grandmother sometimes very abnormal and a little strange?"

Shen'er Qian'er was stunned at the same time, puzzled, that was originally a mute, do you want a dumb person to be normal?

Orchid blinked, a faint light flickering in her eyes, "Fourth Miss is dead, how can I feel that she is not surprised at all, as if she has been looking forward to someone dying for a long time." That's why you can be indifferent when you hear the news, you say that who in the Mansion can close the door and sleep so early tonight like our corner courtyard?"

Qian'er's eyes widened, "Sister Orchid, the little grandmother is mute, she can't hear anything, how did she know that the fourth miss is dead?"

Orchid slapped her head again and again, "Oops, oops, I forgot about it in a hurry." ”

But she was still not steady, "But I always feel that our little grandmother may be able to hear us sometimes, otherwise why haven't we told her about many things, she has already made arrangements for us to do." You say that a person who is deaf and dumb has the power of an unknown prophet?"

Shen'er grinned, "Sister Orchid, don't be suspicious, if she had this ability, she would not have lived in this corner courtyard a long time ago." ”

Also, it makes sense, a few people muttered about turning off the lights and falling asleep. (To be continued.) )