It was as if someone had choked his throat, and the screams suddenly stopped, but they were even more frightened, and they had goosebumps.

Chu Lan was so frightened that her little face turned pale, and she was about to pull Xiao Gu to walk quickly, when she suddenly saw several mothers-in-law and young daughters-in-law running out of the corridor of Rongxiang Courtyard on the east side, looking irritable and eager, and almost collided with the two in a hurry.

The leader was dressed in a silk shirt, the embroidery of the dress was very delicate, although he was forty years old, his hair was still combed silkily smooth, and a golden hairpin was shining. She couldn't help but give Chu Lan a slap, "You guys didn't have a reason to run around!" ”

Chu Lan was knocked to the ground in a hurry, and her face suddenly became hot, at this time, the movement in the west wing room was even louder, someone was carrying out a large roll of something, the lights were full of strange atmosphere, and there was a strange smell in the air - it seemed to be bloody?

"Why don't you go away? What are the ghosts peeking at! ”

Affected by this, Chu Lan knew that it was not good, and she couldn't fly away, but she was busy getting up but found that she had broken her feet, just when she was in a hurry, Xiao Gu on the side pulled her up with one hand, and walked away without touching the ground, and the other hand actually easily lifted the bucket, turned around and strode away.

The two walked to the corridor on the right side, and only gasped for a while, and the healthy woman and the rough woman who were carrying it in the west wing also came over with a large roll of bamboo mats.

They walked all the way, and the bamboo swept and dripped something all the way. Chu Lan got closer, and she could see it really - it turned out to be blood!

The thick blood continued to drip down, and one end of the bamboo mat was crooked to the ground, dragging out a long and colorful blood mark, which was particularly shocking. Someone accidentally jolted, and the bamboo mat on the ground was a little loose, and half of the snow-white arm slipped out of it.

The snow-white forearm was covered with blue and gray bruises, and there was no vitality at all, but the jade bracelet on her wrist made Chu Lan look familiar—a scene of the charcoal house suddenly appeared in front of her eyes: a jade hand painted with bright Kodan, stroking the jade bracelet on her wrist, her face full of pride.

It's that Fang girl!!!

Chu Lan tried her best to cover her mouth, so she didn't let herself scream, she trembled like chaff, and her feet were so soft that she was about to fall again.

A hand next to her held her, Chu Lan looked sideways, and saw that Xiao Gu was still the same wooden expression for ten thousand years, as if he hadn't seen anything, holding her with one hand, and not forgetting to carry the bucket with the other.

She's not afraid at all?

Just when Chu Lan was thinking nonsense, those mothers-in-law had already dragged people away, and it was the Zhou Steward of the outer courtyard who came from afar, and he was followed by two male servants, who took the sweep and left without saying a word.

Someone quietly came forward to wipe the blood stains on the road, and then poured clean water and filled it with silver charcoal, and then crushed it with incense ashes, and the courtyard was restored to a quiet and elegant atmosphere.

At this time, Chu Lan already felt that her feet were numb and unconscious—and then, she realized that she was simply being carried away by Xiao Gu.

****

"Evil Barrier, you did a good job!!"

The sound of the rosary suddenly striking on the soft couch of red sandalwood was crisp and loud, and everyone present bowed their heads solemnly and listened to the instructions.

It was already past the end of the day, and all the courtyards had been lit up for dinner, and the atmosphere in the main house of the Dayjin Hall was still tense.

In the center, there sits an old woman with gray hair, dressed in regular clothes, with rosaries wrapped around her hands, dignified and elegant. Her body is extremely simple, only the forehead inlaid with southern beads adds a sense of luxury-looking at the style is obviously a reward in the palace.

At this time, her face was cold, and her eyes were shining and she looked at the middle-aged man who was the first in the lower left, "Do you have to defeat my Shen family and get the exile of the family to be satisfied-how can you be worthy of your father's spirit in the sky!" ”

Hearing that this was so serious, and talking about the old marquis in the forefront, everyone was startled, and immediately knelt down in unison.

The middle-aged man in the second place hurriedly took a few steps on his knees, stepped forward and said, "Mother is angry!" The eldest brother was also confused and made a mistake for a while, thanks to your blatant eyes and covering it up for him in time - this matter is over, you just put it down for the time being, don't be angry. ”

"I want to let go, but this evil obstacle doesn't give me peace of mind!"

The old lady pointed to her eldest son and smiled coldly, "He actually wants to find a piece of auspicious land for that slut to be buried - it's crazy!" ”

The second master, Shen Yuan, was also startled when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded his brother: "Absolutely not, this is a ready-made handle!" If it is discovered by the imperial history, the consequences are unimaginable! ”

"But Fang Niang is pregnant with my child in her belly!"

The eldest lord Shen Xi stiffened his neck slightly, there was a faint blue and black shadow under his eyes, and his face that was hollowed out by wine was particularly unconvinced, "I only have two sons and a daughter under my knees, if this fetus can be saved-"

Before he finished speaking, the old lady threw the porcelain cup down heavily, and the boiling hot tea splashed him all over his head!

"If it's another girl, it's just that, it's all a matter of your yard to take over the house and raise your aunt, and I don't bother to care about it - but her identity is a pariness! is the descendant of Jianwen's rebel ministers! Do you want to bring this big family to your beauties to accompany you to the funeral?! ”

The old lady's face was like frost, her eyes were like cold electricity, and although her voice was not loud, it made people's hearts tense inexplicably, "Today, I have always been wise and resolute, and the most hated thing in my life is Jianwen's rebels, who wants to have anything to do with them......"

She sneered and stopped talking, and the second master Shen Yuan on the side hurriedly answered: "There is already a lesson from the past, I just heard that Guangpingbo's little son and Wang Du's son are classmates and friends, and I can't bear to see him being sold into slavery, and secretly went to redeem people to hide in Zhuangzi, but he was told by a secret letter, which made Guangpingbo lose his mission and was clearly reprimanded by the emperor - the whole family knelt at the gate to receive the order on a snowy day in the cold winter, and the old lady of his family was ashamed and angry, she was already bedridden, and she was going to ...... in the next few days."

He shook his head and didn't say any more, Shen Xi on the side was already pale with fright, and said in a trembling voice: "But, but I didn't harbor the sin slaves, these people were all given by the saint, I just saw her good looking and coquettish, so I ......"

He panicked for a moment and muttered, "This, what can I do?" ”

The old lady didn't even look at him, twisted the Buddha beads and said: "When I asked people to drag her out of the house, I let the wind go, saying that her hands and feet were not clean, and she stole the jade Buddha statue in my room - a little slave of sin, and I don't think anyone will deliberately ask." ”

She stopped the Buddhist beads in her hand, sighed, and said, "Your father's three-year mourning period has expired, but he has not seen the will of the lord pass down for a long time—you should think about it." ”

As soon as she heard this, the eldest lady Chen Shi at the bottom right immediately panicked, she kowtowed heavily, and said with a crying voice: "Old lady, this is all mine, I didn't discipline these foxes well, and I was tired of the master——"

The old lady didn't even look at her, but said lightly: "What kind of virtue Xi'er is, I have always known that you are too virtuous." ”

He didn't tell her to get up, but closed his eyes and said, "I'm tired, so you all stand down." ”

****

It was already late at night, Chu Lan finished washing, asked for ointment and wiped her face, and then fell asleep tiredly, and after a while, there was an even sound of breathing.

Only separated by a wall made of thin boards, Xiao Gu opened her eyes in the dark, listening to the movement outside, and after a long time, she got up from the bed, her movements were agile and gentle, without making a sound.

In this half of the windowless room, she took out a large jug in the dark, and then took out a large box from under the straw under the bed, and opened it.

With a dazzling array of powders and creams, as well as cotton swabs, shards of cloth and a few utensils, she was at ease in the dark, and began to remove her makeup smoothly.

Under her slow wiping, the dry yellow skin gradually became white and delicate, first the hands and feet, then the neck, and finally the face.

She closed her eyes, without a light or looking at her own face—because she knew every inch of her bones, muscles, and skin.