Things came too suddenly, Xiao Xia couldn't react, it had only been ten days since she entered the mansion, how did Liu Yan'er become Li Taiming's concubine? What's even more strange is that Zhuang Silian is not only not jealous of this, but entrusts her father-in-law to him, and what is the agreement between them? Could it be that Zhuang Silian has known Liu Yan'er for a long time?

Xiao Xia couldn't figure it out, so she just packed up her baggage, followed Liu Yan'er out of Zhuang Silian's courtyard, and walked to the courtyard deep in the Hou Mansion under the guidance of Gui's mother.

This way, Gui's mother is smiling and praising Liu Yan'er for her good luck, and the master can appreciate it, before Mrs. saw that the second young grandmother was pregnant, and several times she wanted to send the girl to her room was rejected by the second young grandmother, but she didn't expect the second young grandmother to easily let Liu Yan'er get her way, this is a great thing, Liu Yan'er is really blessed.

Liu Yan'er didn't react, just smiled faintly and didn't answer.

Passing through a forest and turning a rockery, Gui's mother pointed to the yard in front and said, "Miss Yan'er, look, that's your yard, although it is more secluded, there is less right and wrong, right?" At the beginning, the eldest young master's favorite Ling'er girl lived here. ”

"Miss Ling'er? Mother Gui, didn't your eldest young master pass away a long time ago? ”

"Huh? This ......" Gui's mother smiled awkwardly, her eyes flickering to avoid this question: "Hehe, it's been a long time ago, don't mention it!" ”

"Hey, Mother Gui, there's nothing to do left and right, and there's no one around, just tell me, what's wrong with that Ling'er girl?"

"This ...... Hehe, it's nothing, it's just a maid. There's not much to say. ”

The corners of Liu Yan'er's mouth were slightly raised, and she took off a pure gold bracelet from her wrist and took it in her hand to take a closer look: "This... Mrs. Fang Cai personally rewarded me, and the workmanship is still exquisite. The amount is enough, it should be worth dozens of taels of silver, right? ”

Liu Yan'er glanced at Gui's mother: "Alas, in fact, I don't like this gold or silver the most, it's all vulgar things, what's the use of hanging more?" It's not as beautiful as being born, isn't it? Mother Gui, don't you say? ”

Mother Gui's eyes were straight when she looked at the gold bracelet, and her eyes were full of greed: "This ...... Hehe. Smoke girl, this is a good thing, the old slave has never worn such a bright thing in his life. ”

"Do you want to wear it?"

"Huh? Can...... May I? ”

"Of course. Give it to you, borrow it for a while, and if you make me happy, it doesn't matter if you reward you. ”

Gui's mother glanced at Liu Yan'er. Look at the gold bracelet again. She has served in the mansion for decades, so she doesn't know what Liu Yan'er means, although Mrs. doesn't like the people below to chew the root of her tongue, but ...... The eldest young master and the old man in the house know about the girl, who knows who said it? It's just a few words, and it's worth it to be able to exchange it for a gold bracelet.

Gui's mother looked left and right, leaned closer and whispered: "Miss Yan'er, if you really want to hear it, the old slave tells you that you are, but you can't say that the old slave leaked the wind." Madame didn't like it to be mentioned by the people in the house. ”

"Okay, I know."

According to Gui's mother. The girl named Ling'er is an orphan girl picked up by the eldest young master Li Tai'an when he went out to play at the age of fifteen, the woman's face is extremely beautiful, just like a fairy who has fallen into the mortal dust, every move is full of fairy energy, everyone who has seen it is confused by its appearance, of course, the eldest young master is no exception.

Since the woman came to the mansion, the eldest young master has been by her side all day long, trying his best to please her, but the woman is always sullen, and finally wants to drink water and take a bath.

Strange to say, the woman never drank cold water when she drank water, and she also took a bath with cold water, even in the cold winter, and it is said that the woman also had a habit of eating things in the sea, such as seaweed, all kinds of fish, and so on.

At the beginning, in order to please the woman, Li Tai'an sent people to the river every day to buy fresh sea fish, but Jiangzhou is still hundreds of miles away from the sea, and the sea ship must have been salvaged for several days.

Stale women don't like to eat, what should I do? Li Tai'an tried his best, and finally bought two large boats, and their daily task was to pick up and drop seafood.

In this way, the woman was finally happy and gave Li Taian a few days to look good.

A month later, the woman began to be depressed again, asked the reason, she said that she missed her hometown, wanted to go home to see, asked where her home was, she said that it was by the sea, so the eldest son Li Tai'an immediately took the woman down the river by boat.

Of course, in the evening, the woman stood at the bow of the boat and sang a song, which was so loud and beautiful that it attracted seagulls around the boat and schools of fish, and everyone on board gathered on the splint.

After singing, the woman turned back to Li Tai'an and said, "Thank you Gongzi for taking care of me for many days, I should go home!" ”

Then she climbed onto the bow of the boat and wanted to jump down, but Li Taian hurriedly chased after her: "Ling'er stay, you... Don't you want me? ”

The woman said: "Childe is a good person, it is Ling'er's luck to meet Childe in her lifetime, Childe should not be sad, we will meet again in two years, and we will be together forever!" ”

After the woman finished speaking, she jumped into the river, and after a few waves, she disappeared again.

Since then, Li Tai'an has been confused and talking nonsense, the whole person is getting thinner and thinner day by day, Hou Ye and his wife tried their best, and even the world's famous doctors failed to cure him, until the day the woman jumped into the river two years later, Li Tai'an really died!

Liu Yan'er shook her head amusedly: "How is it possible? Mother Gui, did you make it up? According to you, is that woman a fish spirit in the sea? ”

Gui's mother's face changed, she looked around in horror, and leaned in front of Liu Yan'er and whispered:

"Don't believe Miss Yan'er, everyone says that Ling'er is a charming goblin. When the eldest young master was sick, an old Taoist took the initiative to come to the door, saying that the eldest young master had demonic qi on his body, and he was poisoned, and if he didn't detoxify it, the eldest young master would sooner or later be eroded by demonic qi and die.

Madame didn't believe it but was furious, and ordered someone to beat Lao Dao out of the door, and then the eldest young master's illness became more and more serious, and the whole person became thinner and thinner. But I can't find anyone! ”

Seeing Gui's mother's suspicious appearance, Xiao Xia's heart was full of thoughts, Liu Yan'er frowned and thought about it: "Won't it?" Is there really a goblin in the world? ”

"Alas. This kind of thing is better to believe than to believe it. ”

Liu Yan'er was thoughtful, staring at the courtyard in front of her, while Gui's mother stared at the gold bracelet in Liu Yan'er's hand without blinking, and she said with a smile: "Hehe, Yan'er girl, the old slave knows everything, are you still satisfied?" ”

Liu Yan'er glanced at her. handed over the gold bracelet, Gui's mother was about to get it, and Liu Yan'er took it away. Mother Gui was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face was unnatural: "Miss Yan'er, ...... are you?"

"There's another question, you answered it well. This thing is yours. ”

"Yes, yes. Girl, please speak. ”

"Let me ask you, when your eldest young master was seriously ill, did your old lady find any treasure to save him?"

"Huh? This...... The old slave didn't understand what the girl meant. ”

"I'll just ask you if you have any elixir treasures that bring the dead back to life?"

Mother Gui thought about it, and suddenly her face changed, and she shook her head again and again with a white face: "No...... Not...... No, girl, this is your yard, and the old slave is here. You go in by yourself, and if you need someone to report it. The old slave has taken his leave! ”

"Stop!"

Gui's mother stiffened all over, standing with her back to Liu Yan'er, she could see that she was very nervous, and Liu Yan'er's words seemed to have touched the taboo in her heart.

If Xiao Xia was an ordinary maid, she would definitely not know what they were talking about, but unfortunately she wasn't, so she couldn't understand it in her heart, although she had already prepared in her heart, she was still shocked when she heard Liu Yan'er ask it herself.

Liu Yan'er paced to the front of Gui's mother, played with the gold bracelet and said unhurriedly: "What is Gui's mother anxious about?" ”

"Miss Yan'er, the old slave really doesn't know anything, don't embarrass the old slave!"

"I didn't say I'm going to embarrass you, oh! I've rewarded you, take it by yourself, don't let Mrs. see it, otherwise Mrs. will think I want to win you over! ”

Mother Gui's fresh eyes lit up, and she quickly took the things and thanked her again and again: "Don't worry, Miss Yan'er, the old slave doesn't dare, the old slave doesn't dare!" ”

"Okay, you go, don't forget to inform me if there is something good, there is a reward!"

Mother Gui's eyes flashed, she lowered her head, Fufu took two steps back, turned around and left quickly.

Seeing Gui's mother walking away, Liu Yan'er stood at the door of the secluded but gorgeous small courtyard and looked at the courtyard gate for a long time, she sighed lightly: "I didn't expect that there are legends such as goblins and ghosts in this Hou Mansion, I want to see if the goblins and ghosts will come out." ”

She tilted her head slightly: "Sister, are you afraid?" ”

Xiao Xia smiled and shook her head slightly.

"Good girl, I didn't misunderstand you, let's go, let's go in and have a look."

Xiao Xia stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it was a white-haired old woman who opened the door, seeing her wrinkled face and trembling when she walked, Xiao Xia felt strange in her heart, especially after listening to Gui's mother's story, she couldn't help but stare at her mother-in-law twice.

The mother-in-law looked at Xiao Xia with a look, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?" What are you doing? ”

Liu Yan'er stepped forward: "I will be the owner of this courtyard in the future, Mrs. asked me to move here to stay, what is your name?" Is there anyone else in the courtyard? ”

The old woman didn't answer, and turned back to the inside: "Yu Niang, Miss is back!" ”

There was a bang in the room, as if something had been knocked over, and after another clanging, a strong woman in her forties and fifties hurriedly ran out: "What Miss? Which Miss? You're talking nonsense again...... What the? ”

When the woman saw Xiao Xia and Liu Yan'er in front of the door, her voice gradually lowered, and she came over while wiping her hands: "This girl, this is a forbidden place in the house, you had better leave quickly, otherwise you will let the master know that you will be punished!" ”

Liu Yan'er smiled: "My surname is Liu, and I am the concubine of the second young master, and my wife said that I would be assigned to the small courtyard separately, and let me bring my personal maid to live here." ”

"Huh? This...... This ......"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Madame."

"This ......" Mrs. was a little at a loss: "Girl, could you be mistaken, there are so many empty courtyards in the house, and this courtyard is remote and unlucky, you ...... Did you hear me wrong? ”

"That's right, it was Madame's mother Gui who brought me here personally, and she just had something to do. Why, can't this courtyard be inhabited yet? ”

"Not really, alas, or you will come in first, and the slave will help you clean up. But girl, the slave maid is for your own good, and you had better beg Madame to let her send you a yard again. ”

"Why?"

"Hey, this courtyard has been banned for three or four years, and no one in the house can come here, to put it mildly, the girl coming here is like the palace concubine being beaten into a cold palace, how can the young masters come to such a deserted place?"

Liu Yan'er smiled disappreciatively: "What's the matter?" It's just right that he doesn't come, if he wants to come, don't dare to come anywhere. Make room for me! ”

"Okay, which room would the girl like to live in? By the way, the upper room was where Miss Ling'er lived before, and the eldest young master never let people into the house when he was there, and he also hung a big lock on the door, and the east and west rooms were empty, depending on which side the girl liked. ”

Liu Yan'er paced slowly around the courtyard, her eyes kept staring at the room covered with black cloth inside and out, she couldn't see anything from the outside, the more she felt that there was an ulterior secret in that room, and she had to panic after looking at it for a long time.

Seeing this, Yu Niang was afraid that Liu Yan'er would propose to live in the upper room, so she hurriedly persuaded her: "Girl, the room is not clean, it is better for you to stay away, what do you think of the West Chamber?" Far away from that room, the slave and maid live next door, and they can respond to emergencies if there is something. ”

Liu Yan'er looked back at her: "Your name is Yu Niang?" ”

"Yes, girl."

"If this courtyard is so wicked, why do you still live here? Aren't you afraid? ”

"Hehe, I'm alone, just this cheap life, Mrs. is grateful to take in the slaves and maids to give the slaves and maids food, clothing, and shelter, and the slaves and maids, how dare you pick and choose?"

"That said, you don't like to live in this yard either?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, the master will do whatever he wants to arrange the slave and maid, and the slave and the maid will not dare to have any objections."

"Oh, you're quite loyal."

"Yes, yes, girl, how about the slave go and clean up the West Wing for you?"

Liu Yan'er had no objection, it was a tacit acquiescence, Yu Niang walked to the west wing room quickly, Xiao Xia noticed that her walking voice was louder than ordinary people, and her posture was a little strange.

She stared at Yu Niang for a while, and suddenly found that her soles were larger than the average person, I'm afraid men don't have such big soles, right? But Yu Niang's feminine characteristics are obvious, it can't be a man!

Obviously, Liu Yan'er also noticed, and she slowly walked to the door of the room: "Yu Niang, your feet are very different!" ”

Yu Niang looked down and said with a smile: "Don't laugh girl, the slave grew up on the boat since she was a child, and her father and mother made a living by fishing. ”

"You're a boat lady?" (To be continued.) )