When Zhang returned home, he was normal at first, but on the morning of the second day, he suddenly became hot.

Zhao Xiu came to greet her grandmother early in the morning, and was startled when she heard the news, so she quickly came to her grandmother's bed, saw that she was groggy and her cheeks were hot and red, and touched her forehead, which was really hot. She was anxious, and hurriedly ordered someone to call Wang Fulai: "Take our family's post to Dr. Jiang's house, see if Dr. Jiang is not there, if he is there, please come over immediately." If Imperial Doctor Jiang is not there, he will invite the old doctor who made an offering in the Guangping Palace. Let's go and ask my brother again. ”

When the others went, Zhao Xiu asked Xia Lu and Dongshuang, who were serving by Zhang's side, "What's the matter?" How did my grandmother get sick? ”

Last night was the night of winter frost, but she knew something: "Last year, the old lady was very quiet all night, and she seemed to have something on her mind. I slept unsteadily at night, and when I got to the fourth watch, I got up, and then sat by the window for half the night. I got up and looked at it several times, and the old lady said that if she wanted something, it was okay, and told me to just go to sleep. I advised the old lady to go to bed early, and the old lady answered the words, but in fact still sat still. However, she was covered in thick clothes, and her hands were still warm at the time, so I thought it would be fine, but I didn't expect ......"

Xia Lu was a little older, so she scolded her softly: "Why didn't you wake me up? Even if the old lady is not infected with the cold, she is still an old person, and if she doesn't sleep all night, she will definitely hurt her spirit. In any case, I must persuade the old lady to rest! ”

Dongshuang was ashamed, she was indeed negligent. However, Zhang was very stubborn last night. After all, the Zhang family is the hostess, and she is the county duchess with a high status. She's a little girl. How can you disobey the order of the duchess?

Zhao Wei quickly rushed over, and after listening to his sister's explanation, his brows furrowed: "This time it is indeed the girl's negligence." However, my grandmother was sometimes stubborn, and it was difficult to persuade her. This is an inner house affair, so leave this girl to my sister to deal with. ”

Zhao Xiu responded, but she didn't punish him heavily, she just deducted Dongshuang's monthly money for two months, but she repeatedly told Xia Lu Dongshuang: "If there is anything wrong with grandmother in the future, you must not hide it from others." If you are not persuaded, you will not be persuaded Even in the middle of the night, come and talk to me, and I will come and persuade my grandmother. ”

The two girls hurriedly responded. Winter Frost is still rejoicing in her heart. Such a punishment is really light, and she is still afraid that she will lose this decent and light errand.

Imperial Doctor Jiang hadn't gone on a business trip yet, and he didn't live far, so he rushed over not long after. He checked Zhang's pulse. The condition is not serious. It's just a little wind and cold, and it's good to sweat after taking two doses of medicine. However, he also said to Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu: "The old lady seems to be very worried, and it is better to look at things better." Thinking too much will not do her any good for her recovery. ”

Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu glanced at each other, and they were surprised, but they couldn't say anything now, so they didn't press it. They took the prescription prescribed by Imperial Doctor Jiang and politely offered a thank you gift. He also ordered people to use the fastest carriage to send people to the yamen of the Tai Hospital, and then asked people to go and grab medicine. Fang returned to the main courtyard.

Zhao Xiu looked at the Zhang family lying in the room, and whispered to Zhao Wei: "Brother, what is grandmother worried about?" Nothing happened at home, did you? Could it be ...... Does it have anything to do with yesterday? ”

Zhao Wei narrowed his eyes. Yesterday in the Hou Mansion, in fact, there was nothing serious, it was just that grandmother Zhang saw things and thought about people, thought of his grandfather, and was sad for a while. In addition, there is the Huanghuali Eight Immortals Table with a broken corner, and the main house floor whose color is inconsistent with other places. But what does that really mean? It wouldn't be a trivial matter to think about it, otherwise Zhang, who was originally in a good mood, would not suddenly become full of worries and sit all night in the middle of the night.

Zhao Wei lowered his voice and said to his sister: "Grandmother woke up in a while, you remember to probe the wind." I'll go to the Hou Mansion and see how the craftsmen are doing. Maybe there's something strange about that piece of land. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded knowingly.

In the afternoon, Zhang, who had taken medicine and was sweating, woke up. Although he no longer has a fever, he still has symptoms of wind chill. Zhang looked a little sluggish. When the flush on her cheeks disappeared from the fever, her face turned very pale.

Zhao Xiu personally sent warm Jiangmi porridge: "Grandmother, can you eat something?" I asked someone to prepare a few Jiangnan side dishes, just eat a little with this porridge, what do you think? ”

Zhang's body was not good in the past, she always liked to eat Jiangmi porridge, and the side dishes were all to her taste, but today she really didn't have much appetite, shook her head weakly, and wanted to fall asleep again.

Zhao Xiu refused to follow, so she finally persuaded her to eat most of the bowl of porridge, and promised to eat a little more in the evening, so that's it.

When the girls removed the food, and only the grandparents were left in the house, Zhao Xiu smiled and said while tucking the quilt for the Zhang family: "Grandmother has something to worry about, why don't you tell me and my brother about it?" My brother and I are now grown up and can share our grandmother's worries. Grandmother doesn't have to fight on her own. ”

Zhang smiled faintly: "It's okay, you don't have to worry." ”

Zhao Xiu didn't believe it: "It's really okay?" Dr. Jiang said that her grandmother was overly worried, and it was better to prescribe some. I also asked the girls, and they said that in the middle of the night last night, my grandmother sat by the window for half the night and didn't sleep, so she contracted the cold. Why is my grandmother worried? So much so that you can't sleep at night? ”

Zhang hesitated for a moment: "It's really fine, it's just that I remembered the situation when your grandfather was still there, and I felt a little sad." ”

Zhao Xiu's hand moved, and he was still suspicious in his heart. It is not surprising that Zhang misses the old county prince, but in the past ten years, she has been thinking about him all the time, and she has to go to his grave several times a year. At that time, I didn't fall ill because I missed him, why did I just see the old county prince's residence and the furniture used yesterday, so I had such a big reaction?

Zhao Xiu asked tentatively: "Grandmother, that table was there yesterday...... Is there something wrong? And that land, why do you have to ask them to restore it to its original state? ”

Zhang's face changed slightly, avoiding her gaze: "What's wrong with the table?" What is so surprising that they should restore the ground to its original state? It was your grandfather's house, and I had told it to be as it was, but they didn't do it. Naturally, I'll ask them to rework. Okay, I'm tired, you go down. With that, he closed his eyes. It seems like it's time to rest.

Zhao Xiu left Zhang's room full of doubts, but the doubts in his heart became bigger and bigger. Not long after, Zhao Wei came back from the Hou Mansion. When she heard the news, she hurriedly rushed over: "How? Did the craftsmen restore the ground to its original state? ”

Zhao Wei shook his head: "I asked someone to come and see it, and said that it was indeed re-pasted with plaster, and the craftsmanship of the paste was a little rough, and it didn't seem to be made by an expert craftsman." It is not difficult to make the floor of the main house the same as before. The existing style program is in. Back then, the house was made by his family, and it was just done all over again. But what my grandmother wanted was clearly the ground back then. It's not just the same. I wondered what was going on under the plaster, so I had the surface of the plaster carefully wiped off to reveal the ground underneath. They do have a way to do that, they do have a way to do that, Cheng said. But little by little, the plaster needs to be wiped off. It's very time-consuming, and I'm afraid I won't be able to produce results today. I have told them to hurry up and try to get it done within three days. When they're done, I'm going to go over and see what's going on, and then I'll ask my grandmother to take a look. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly said: "I'm going too!" ”

Zhao Wei comforted his sister and said, "You still have to take care of your grandmother at home." If you go out, your grandmother will definitely know, how can she not be suspicious? Horizontal and vertical can be seen sooner or later, and my sister doesn't have to rush for a while. ”

Zhao Xiu thought about it. Reluctantly agreed, and discussed with him again: "Under that layer of plaster. What exactly will it be? I probed my grandmother's mouth, but she tried to be vague. That made me think something must be wrong. ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "That house has not been inhabited for ten years, and when my grandfather is still there, there should be nothing unusual in the house." However, after my grandfather died, my family was driven to live in the side yard, and my grandmother did not have a chance to go to the courtyard, and naturally she did not know when the ground was plastered. When I left the Hou Mansion and went back to the south, my grandmother once glanced at the courtyard from a distance, and naturally she couldn't find anything unusual. Later, Zhao Jiong's title was revoked, and Niu's mother and son moved out, and the house was sealed, and no one came in again. If someone were to plaster the ground, it probably couldn't be after that. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows: "Brother, have you asked the old family in the house?" Especially the people who took the furniture away and hid it. When they moved the things, the floor was already covered with that layer of plaster? ”

reminded Zhao Wei with a word, and he immediately asked a few old family members to come over and ask, but several people said that they had never noticed anything wrong with the floor of the house.

They weren't the ones who were called to do the work in the house, and they seldom went into the house, and they didn't notice any difference in the floor. They only knew that since the death of the county grandfather, the courtyard had been sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without permission. At that time, it was said that there was a funeral in the house, and people would come and go, and someone would sneak in and take away the valuable things in the house. There were also private comments that the night watchmen used to hear lights and sounds in the courtyard in the middle of the night. At first, I thought it was a thief, but when I rushed over, I found that there was no one, and the yard was also pitch black, and some people smelled blood, and there was paper money floating in the air, and even white shadows flashed. The mother-in-law who was patrolling the night was scared like something, and hurriedly ran to call someone, but happened to meet Niu's who rushed to hear the sound, was scolded, and was thrown out of the house. Then Niu ordered someone to lock the yard again, and no one dared to trespass after that, until Niu took people into the courtyard to remove the things inside.

The family members remember that the floor they saw when they went in was what it is now. The paste is not very smooth, and there are some traces of tools. The floors of the pavilions on both sides are much smoother, and to the touch, they are as smooth as the surface of a frozen lake.

Zhao Wei asked them to retreat, and then looked back at his sister, with a very solemn expression: "Something is wrong......

Zhao Xiu also felt that it was wrong. Haunted in the West Road foreyard? She'd never heard of anything like that when she first walked through. There is also the smell of blood or something, and the yard is sealed again......

She whispered to Zhao Wei: "If it's just to prevent thieves, you don't need to lock the whole yard, right?" Just call a few more family members to keep watch. How many people are still missing from the Hou Mansion? Moreover, the courtyard is separated from the front yard of the main road of the mourning hall by an aisle, which can be used to greet guests or make people chant and pray for blessings. In the past, when the Guangping royal palace held funerals, it was also a similar practice. I experienced it firsthand and couldn't have been clearer. It was specially locked up, and no one was allowed to enter, and it was strange to find that there was a movement in the courtyard, but she was just loyal to her duty, but she was kicked out of the house. What's even more strange is that it is obviously my grandfather's old residence, and it is obviously something that my grandfather used, but the Niu family actually ordered someone to secretly burn all the things after the funeral...... It's so weird! Even if she wants to burn it for her grandfather, can she burn it at the funeral? Why burn quietly? Is there a secret to those things? ”

Zhao Wei groaned: "Grandmother must have guessed something, but she refused to say it." It's a pity that we were still young, we didn't see anything, we didn't know anything! ”

Zhao Xiu's heart moved: "We don't know, we didn't see it, but except for my grandmother, there are others who know, and others have seen it!" ”

Zhao Wei said: "Do you mean the servant back then?" To tell the truth, there are only a few people who may have known back then, who died and scattered, and now there are few who have returned to us. Lu's mother was waiting in the outer courtyard back then, and she didn't know what was going on. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "But the people waiting around my grandmother will always know, right?" Our grandmother was a dignified Mrs. Jiannanhou back then, and no matter where she went, it was impossible for her not to bring people with her. And what she can see, the people around her can see. ”

Zhao Wei's eyes lit up: "There were two big girls with my grandmother back then, Chuncao was dead, but the other person was ......"

Akiba is alive and well. She is in the capital right now, and her home is less than two quarters of an hour away from the Zhao family's small house. (To be continued......)