Chapter XVII. Burial

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Small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, hidden among the verdant green.

A stage was set up among the flowers, and the women who had come to the banquet were seated, and the people were busy waiting.

Su Luo, dressed in a silver silk trimmed orchid silk gauze dress, sat in the middle of the stage, listening and talking to the women beside him.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that there is also a princess in the Lingwang Mansion who is marrying a Ming media.

Su Luo is just a side concubine who married into the mansion.

Su Ximei's gaze faintly swept over the people under the stage, and soon her figure was drowned in the blooming flowers.

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At the back door of the Lingwang Mansion, a carriage stopped at the mouth of the alley opposite.

Mother Tong opened the curtain and peeked out, the lively street had quieted down, and everyone who should have come to the banquet had come.

"Is Miss Seven out?" Motoka asked a little anxiously.

Mother Tong lowered the curtain and shook her head.

"Will anyone find out?" Ling Xiang suddenly asked, a hint of panic in her eyes.

Mother Tong and Yuan Xiang were silent.

The Lingwang Mansion is heavily guarded, and it is not easy to take a living person out of the palace?

Besides, Miss Seven is just a little girl who hasn't reached the end of her life, but it would be good if she could meet the eldest lady.

It's just that noon is approaching, and the back door of the Lingwang Mansion is probably about to close, I don't know if Miss Seven has seen the face of the eldest lady?

The atmosphere in the carriage was a little stuffy, and the three people in the carriage also pinched a cold sweat.

The curtain of the car was lifted suddenly, and a cool breeze blew in, and Tong's mother trembled and looked up. The other two little girls also looked over.

Su Ximei got into the carriage, turned back to the coachman waiting outside and said, "Go to the mass grave." ”

Her tone was calm, but the content of her words made Tong's mother's face change. The two little girls also seemed to stiffen.

What is a mass grave?

They were all lonely graves without an owner, or condemned prisoners who had committed crimes.

There are also graveyards where bones are piled up, and the smell of decay can be smelled for ten miles.

Ordinary people wouldn't go there, let alone a young lady from an official family.

Mother Tong wanted to ask why, but the words came to her mouth and swallowed again.

Miss Seven is not the previous Miss Seven, she must have her own reasons for doing so.

The wheels moved, and the carriage headed down the street.

Only then did Su Ximei speak: "The eldest sister has already gone." ”

The eldest lady has ......

Mother Tong looked over as if she didn't believe what she said, and suddenly looked over with red eyes.

"Miss, what's ......" she couldn't say any more, and a sour stalk was in her throat.

Do you want to prove your innocence?

But isn't it too unworthy to exchange your life for innocence?

The two little girls were also so shocked that they couldn't speak, but they were just frightened, they had never served the eldest sister, and naturally they couldn't talk about any feelings.

However, looking at Mother Tong's grief-stricken appearance, the two little girls felt a little empathy and sobbed lowly.

The carriage was suddenly filled with sadness, but Su Ximei's expression was calm.

"The eldest sister was killed by the second sister and the King of Ling." She said this, as calm as if she was not a person, "I will get the innocence of the eldest sister back for her, and before that, you must not act rashly." ”

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In the evening, a mass grave in a valley in the western suburbs of the capital.

The smell of rancid acid in the cold wind made people feel sick and churning.

But Su Ximei's master and servant were determined to let the coachman beat the horse into the valley, the coachman Tong Hai is the youngest son of Tong's mother's uncle, in his thirties, loyal and honest.

It is said that his strength alone is worth four people, so everyone calls him Tong Si.

Because of Tong's mother's relationship, he worked as a helper in the prime minister's house for a period of time.

He is a person he can trust.

Tong Hai did not hesitate for a moment, and drove the carriage into the valley bottom.

The further you go inside, the thicker the rancid smell becomes. The cliffs on both sides of the valley obscured out the little light outside, and only scattered spots of light fell into the valley.

The valley road is lined with large trees, and under the trees there are rotten leaves that have been piled up for many years.

The vultures hovered over the valley and let out a high-pitched call. The carriage passed, and the crows in the trees fluttered their wings and flew out in flocks, and the black pressure was overwhelming, and it looked particularly eerie.

The two little girls couldn't stop trembling, and Su Ximei pushed a small box of candied fruit prepared on the desk in front of them.

This candied fruit was originally prepared for the eldest sister.

The eldest sister was locked up in the firewood room for several days, thinking that she probably had no appetite for a while, and could not eat any good pastries, so she prepared her favorite sugar-coated almonds.

It's a pity - she can't eat anymore.

The two little girls understood what Miss Seven meant, and immediately grabbed a few and fed them into their mouths.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for them to be less scared.

They were just teenage girls, and it was normal for them to be scared when they heard the strange noise outside the carriage.

Mother Tong raised her eyes and glanced at Miss Seven, who was also not very old, but she was not timid, and her expression was as calm as ever. She thought that Miss Seven was just enlightened, but she didn't expect Miss Seven to be so steady, with wisdom and intelligence in her eyes that did not match her age, and she acted steadily and calmly.

I think the eldest lady can really rest assured.

Mother Tong was comforted, but what she didn't know was that the seventh lady in front of her had already died once, and even such a thing as soul rebirth could happen to her, so what else could she be afraid of?

"Fourth Brother Tong, how long will it take to arrive?" Su Ximei lifted the curtain and asked.

"Just go around that corner ahead." Tong Hai turned around and said, stretching out his hand and pointing ahead.

The bend was like a natural barrier, separating the valley outside from the corpses inside.

Su Ximei nodded, "Just stop here." ”

The carriage stopped, and Su Ximei got out of the carriage without being helped. Although Mother Tong and the two little girls were puzzled, they were also busy keeping up.

Su Ximei said to Tong Hai: "Fourth Brother Tong, please see if there is a big black wine vat around here." ”

Tong Hai replied yes, and walked forward.

Mother Tong walked up, looking a little puzzled, "Miss Seven, why did you stop here?" ”

The mass graves are still a little ahead, and even the grave hill next to the bend is still some way away.

"The smell of corpses here is very strong, and most people can't stand it." Su Ximei looked at Tong Hai's figure walking forward, and said softly, "Zheng Quan's subordinates, like him, are all villains who worship high and low, steal and play tricks, how can they really go to the mass grave?" At most, it's around here. ”

Her voice was very soft, and it seemed that it was a little inaudible in the wind, but Mother Tong could hear the coldness in her tone like a cold wind.

For the death of the eldest lady, it is probably difficult for Miss Seven to let go.

Mother Tong's eyes showed sadness, and tears slipped down the corners of her eyes.

Those people, those who killed the eldest lady, will definitely not end well!

The eldest lady is so good, why do you have to put her to death!

Su Ximei listened to a slight sobbing sound beside her, and she knew that it was the cry of Mother Tong.

It's just that in this world, just because you are a good person, there will definitely be good rewards.

God may be fair, but sometimes it is man-made.