Chapter 50: The Good Heart is Deceived
"You don't believe it? Still is...... Haven't heard of it? A glance at his expression, Ruowei understood everything, he neither believed nor heard, she was interested, and pulled him to tell the story. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" come and come to popularize common sense for you. ”
"I'll add you a sub-tent, I'm afraid of a lot of mosquitoes." If you don't answer that conversation, the more wind you want to go.
"Don't go, I'm scared at night." Coquettish and cute, hold on.
"I'm afraid, you're not afraid." As if by magic, he took out another oil-paper wrapped thing from his bosom, handed it over, and when she let go of her hand and took it, it disappeared immediately.
"And a baked cake?" was distracted by the baked cakes, Ruowei's focus was not on Yue Feng, and he knew that he would definitely come again at night to deliver mosquito nets.
But if you didn't expect him to come, you miscalculated the time of his coming.
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From the afternoon to the evening, Ruowei was instructed to clean the hall three times, so busy that she missed dinner, and when she returned to the room to wash, she nested on the kang and did not want to move, but fortunately there was a baked cake hidden under the pillow, she finished eating it in three or two bites, and drank half a pot of water and fell down.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up.
A gentle sound drifted into her ears, at first, it was soft, and in an instant, it was simply the undefeated magic sound of the East, and the ghosts cried wolves and howled, making Ruowei suddenly lose sleep, and goosebumps rose layer after layer.
Could it be that she was so lucky...... On the first day of coming to Taimiao, I met the legendary female ghost of Taimiao?
On the one hand, he was frightened, and on the other hand, he was faintly excited.
"Ghost hunting!" Thinking for a moment, Ruo turned over slightly, touched the bracelet on his left hand with his right hand, and walked out.
The silver bracelet is a secret weapon made by Yue Feng for her, it seems to be an ordinary bracelet, there is a circular bulge on the inside of the wrist, as long as the thumb and index finger of the right hand are buckled, rotated and pulled, a silver-white iron wire can be easily pulled out, this is her melee combat weapon, the goal is to lassothe enemy's neck, tighten it hard, and kill with one hit.
Cruel, yet fast and effective.
Just because of her physical strength, she can't be compared with someone with a little internal strength.
Out of the house, she followed the sound and walked back.
The place where they live is behind the right side of the temple, a room is enough for four people, but when it is Ruowei's turn, it happens to be only one of her, so she can only live alone, to be honest, she doesn't want to live under the same roof with those yin and yang weird aunts, and she always feels a strange smell.
There is a hall outside the house, usually there will be a master to burn incense to do the rituals, and then there is a large spacious courtyard, on the left side is the place where the books are stored, the right side is empty, and directly behind is the staircase leading to the back mountain. If you have been there, there is a verandah on the top of the stairs, surrounded by a square fish pond, in which there are not only fish, but also a few turtles lying on the stone slabs basking in the sun.
During the day, it is quiet and peaceful.
At this time, it is silent and eerie.
"Taimiao...... I don't think it's going to bury people, right? "Running two steps, looking back, Ruowei always felt that there was wind behind him, cool and swishing.
"Headless female corpse?!" As soon as she turned around, she quickly squatted down beside the stone bench.
It was as if the humanoid white lanterns, one after another, slow and fluttering, went up a long oblique staircase at the back, but the humanoid had no head, rubbed his eyes, Ruowei still couldn't see the head, but in the dark night, the large movable objects that would glow were really creepy.
Cold, the cool breeze seemed to rush into the back of her neck, Ruo slightly tightened her collar.
"Ahh She couldn't hold back, she sneezed, hurriedly covered it, and looked up, the white lanterns were all fixed, as if they had been immobilized spells, and slipped up in a row, and the lanterns turned around, neatly aligned.
You won't see her, will you?
If you want to retreat, you don't dare to move.
Because, on the back waist, there is a hand. It was as if the humanoid white lanterns, one after another, slow and fluttering, went up a long oblique staircase at the back, but the humanoid had no head, rubbed his eyes, Ruowei still couldn't see the head, but in the dark night, the large movable objects that would glow were really creepy.
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It seems to have been broken, and when I opened my eyes again, Ruowei sat up from the kang.
"The wind!" Despite the faint light of the candle, she recognized his silhouette at a glance.
"Drink some water." Handed over a glass of warm water, Yue Feng leaned against the wall of the kang.
"Hmm." After drinking it all in one gulp, she moved her ass and recalled what had just happened, as if it was a dream, whether it was true or false, she really couldn't tell the difference, because the dream ended with a hand behind her.
"Uncomfortable?"
"Yue Feng ......" swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and she looked at him. When did you come? ”
"You don't remember?"
"You, you...... I, I, I, I. Yue Feng's words were like a lightning bolt splitting her brain, and she knew that what had happened before was not a dream. Are you a ghost? It's okay to appear behind me, and I almost scared you to death! ”
"Don't sleep in the middle of the night, get up to catch ghosts?" Taking the cup, he walked over to the washstand, wrung out the cloth towel in the basin, and handed it to her.
Yesterday, Xiao Xuan knew about his entry into the palace, so Yue Feng was criticized for leaving late at night, and when he came out of Zhiyuanzhai, he immediately removed the mosquito nets in the thirteen houses of the small report, and came to Taimiao. Of course, Yue Feng heard the unpleasant sound of the piano, entered the house, and found that no one was there, so he also went to the direction of the back mountain, and after walking a few steps, he saw her.
He was about to take her back, but as soon as her hand touched her, she fell backwards and fell into his arms.
"You...... Did you see those headless lanterns?! She patted her chest, thinking to herself, fortunately, Yue Feng appeared in time, otherwise, she might have to turn into those terrifying lanterns.
Once, Ruowei went to that mysterious and sacred place in the southwest, and it is said that there is a small building specializing in making leather lanterns, and no one is allowed to enter except for insiders. The leather lantern was not pigskin, not cowhide, not sheepskin, but human skin, and the exact method of making it was unknown, but it was enough to frighten Ruowei not to dare to set foot in that place again. (Author: Actually, if Wei has severe altitude sickness, it is not suitable to go to high-altitude areas; As for the lantern, it is the gossip news of a local soldier brother. )
"Headless lanterns." Sighing, Yue Feng put his hand on her forehead. "You don't have a fever?"
“……”
"Ruowei, a kind of yarn produced in the southeast sea, luminous yarn, because it will be slightly luminous at night." People who practice martial arts are better than ordinary people in all aspects of their physical functions, and Yue Feng can see clearly what those 'headless lanterns' are.
"Huh?"
"That's not a lantern, it's a person."
"Headless!" Moving the lantern can explain it, but it really has no head.
"They have black veils on their heads."
"Wearing a black veil in the middle of the night?"
"Ruowei, have you ever heard of human face grass?" Yue Feng felt that her thoughts were too funny from time to time, and she wanted to laugh, but she couldn't help but explain patiently.
"What's that?"
"I only know that there is this kind of thing, I don't know what the effect is, there is a piece of land in the mountain behind the Taimiao, planted with human face grass, heavily guarded, and the picker must wear a black veil to pick it at midnight. On the fifth day of the first month of each month, Concubine Jin would come to the temple to stay for one night and bring it into the palace. ”
"Tomorrow on the fifth day of the new year?" In a flash of inspiration, Ruowei grasped the point.
"By the way, how do you explain the torturous sound of the piano?" Thinking of the magic sound that wanted people's lives, Ruowei then asked.
"It should be Xiao Xin."
"She?" She pouted and deflated.
Xiao Xin is the half-sister of Xiao Cong, the current emperor of Chengguo, although he is twenty-two years older than him, but he can't deny this fact, in fact, Xiao Cong's father Xiao Rui had two sons and three daughters before, due to various known or unknown reasons, now only Xiao Xin, who has been widowed in Taimiao for many years, and Xiao Zhe, who fell off the horse and lost his legs. Among the royal family, there is a lot of deceit, intrigue, there must be indispensable, the rest is the winner, the winner is the king, if you hear this, you seem to see the figure of the queen mother inside.
And when it comes to age, she must add.
Wang De, the father of the Queen Mother, is the richest businessman in Jiangnan, back then, she married Xiao Rui, but she was only sixteen years old, but Xiao Rui has reached the age of not being confused, four years later, she gave birth to Xiao Cong, and another five years, it is Xiao Yu.
Looking at it, if a sixteen-year-old woman has such a willingness, such tolerance, and such a skill, I am afraid that there are very few.
Anyway, if Xiao Xin's mother had offended the Queen Mother, her fate would have been decided, and she would continue to stay in the Taimiao Temple for the rest of her life.
"It's so expensive that you are a princess, so you won't play the piano so harshly, right?"
"It seems ......" Yue Feng expressed his understanding, and stretched out his index finger and tapped his temple. It's a bit of a problem. ”
"Crazy?"
"Maybe."
"Gollum." After a toss of the 'headless lantern', Ruowei's stomach sang, and she didn't feel embarrassed, so she covered her stomach and pretended to be pitiful. "I'm so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back, the windier it is, let's go eat something delicious, right?"
Near the Taimiao, there is a night market, as long as there is silver, naturally there is no fear of not being able to eat.
"Didn't have dinner?"
"The baked cake you gave."
"They bullied you?"
"I'm sleepy...... I slept, bye-bye. "I experienced a "They Bullied Me" incident, Ruowei knows very well what Yue Feng will do, since she was a child, when she has her brother caring, she has the feeling of being protected in her heart, but she can't ignore the life and death of those who 'bully' her, in general, Ruowei thinks that she is still a kinder girl.
Divert the topic, if slightly urge him to leave.
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Early the next morning, she woke up.
On the table is warm rice porridge and mille-feuille cakes from Hui Yun Ji.
"I don't know who is so good......" After washing, she sighed while eating. Pick up such a treasure as Yue Feng, jealousy, naked jealousy! ”
Eat and drink enough, and have spirit.
In the morning, if Wei was thinking about the plan, Concubine Jin would arrive at the temple at noon tomorrow, and in the afternoon she should pray in the palace and chant the scriptures, followed by the palace maid and eunuch, she had no way to start, and the only opportunity to contact her should be in the evening.
As long as the encounter is successful, she will be able to enter the palace smoothly again.
Concubine Jin, Nalan Peiyi, entered the palace three years ago and directly became Xiao Cong's concubine, it is said that she is very favored by the emperor.
"It's no wonder if you don't like it." Rubbing the bronze, she muttered.
Nalan Peiyi's father is the prime minister, Nalan Peiyi's brother is Xiao Cong's best friend, not arrogant or impatient, generous and kind, Nalan Peiyi's reputation in all aspects of the palace is good, and Ruowei entered the palace three years ago and made a fool of herself in the imperial garden, but she still relieved the siege.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the sixth month.
Since Ruowei just came, Aunt He specially arranged for her to rest for a day, in fact, she was not to come out to embarrass or even cause trouble, Ruowei was really obedient, locked herself in the house and slept Meimei.
At night, she slipped out.
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Taimiao, apse wings.
"Mother, be careful." Zhilan held her master steadily, and turned around to reprimand the palace maid who accidentally spilled water on the ground just now. "Don't get down on your knees yet!"
"Please punish the mother, slave maid...... The slave did not mean it. ”
She almost fell, making Nalan Peiyi, who was sitting on the chair, gasp, and took the hot soup handed by Zhilan, she blew it and took a sip.
"Yo, if you really mean to, then can't you turn the world upside down?!" Sneering, Zhilan glanced at the other palace maid, the palace maid withdrew, and immediately a eunuch came in and closed the door.
"Slaves don't dare, slaves don't dare!" Looking at this formation, the palace maid kept kowtowing on the ground, and the 'bang' sounded.
"Don't dare? Hehe, dare to do it? Tie her up and send her to the house. Zhilan stood in front of the palace maid and looked down at her. From now on, you will stay in the Taimiao and think about it. ”
"Sister Zhilan, the slave is wrong...... The slave and maid don't dare anymore, don't leave the slave and maid in this temple. "The palace maid was so frightened that she cried, staying in the temple for a lifetime, life is worse than death, thinking of this, the palace maid moved her knees, wanting to hug Nalan Peiyi's legs." Niangniang, you are kind, please be merciful! ”
"Get out of here!" Before she could get closer, Zhilan kicked her away and angrily scolded the eunuch on the side. "Stupid and stupid, a woman can't hold it down! Hmph, don't drag her down yet! ”
"Mother, save me!" The palace maid did not give up and struggled.
"Alright." Putting down the teacup, Nalan Peiyi opened her mouth.
"Niangniang ......" is full of hope, the palace maid looks at her, and has followed Nalan Peiyi for several years, the palace maid knows her personality, as long as she pleads well, Nalan Peiyi will not keep her in Taimiao, after all, she is just spilling some water.
"I treat you well, once you make that choice, no wonder I'm ruthless." With too many explanations, Nalan Peiyi didn't have the energy to say it, and she was even less interested in watching the palace maid's performance.
After a few years, I still have my elbows turned outward.
"Say, which lady do you do for you, if you don't say it, you will definitely die." Seeing that Nalan Peiyi's face had a tired look, Zhilan quickly made a quick decision and directly opened the topic.
As soon as she heard this, the palace maid's neck was raised and stood stiffly, but it was still exposed.
Hanging her head and lying on her face on the ground, the palace maid did not move, but her trembling shoulders leaked her fear.
"Zhilan, I'm sleepy." Nalan Peiyi didn't want to persecute her, since the palace maid didn't say it, she didn't force it, the soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth, why was she afraid?
"Drag it off." Zhilan gave the order, but the palace maid didn't have time to beg for mercy one last time, and the eunuch had already stuffed the cloth in her mouth.
After a while, the room was quiet and the lights were turned off.
However, within a quarter of an hour, the woman's weak cry for help sounded in the wing.
"Come on...... Someone's coming! ”
Once, Ruowei went to that mysterious and sacred place in the southwest, and it is said that there is a small building specializing in making leather lanterns, and no one is allowed to enter except for insiders. The leather lantern was not pigskin, not cowhide, not sheepskin, but human skin, and the exact method of making it was unknown, but it was enough to frighten Ruowei not to dare to set foot in that place again.