Tao Yinze's withered hand twisted the head of the cane, and suddenly knocked Jingyi's forehead when he got up.

The frightened Mother Zhang and Qiu Wei almost came over to stop them, thinking that the old lady must not really be ruthless and wanted to beat someone, so she saw Jingyi rubbing her forehead and whispered, "Grandma, it's really beating." ”

Tao Inze saw that her full and smooth forehead was rubbed red, and pouted: "Itchy." ”

Jingyi looked at her.

On Tao Yinze's walnut-patterned face, his expression was a little grim. It looked familiar. Jingyi lowered her head again.

"People can't hide, you hit your head head, I want to admire you." Tao Inze said, leaning back in his chair, looking ahead, as if he was looking at something intently, and seemed to be completely unconcerned about what he saw. After a long silence, she poked her cane on the ground and struck it, "If I were the wife of the Fu family, I would be ashamed to death." ”

Jing Yi's heart sank.

After thinking about it, my aunt and grandmother were shocking, but what they said was true.

"The family business is big, and it is not a miracle to produce one or two unsuccessful ones. No one can guarantee it. You may have seen that your aunt and grandmother have come alone in this life, and they are not clear how to be a person, and they are not qualified to say something to teach people. Again, if I am the wife of the Fu family, before I die of shame, I will first shame the Fu family to death. Where do you still work for others? Tao Yinze's tone was unfazed, "The old saying is true, and it is even more true to marry a wife and ask for a lady...... I think that when your marriage with Brother Xiang was decided, you were just a baby in swaddling clothes. No one knows what you will look like in the future, what you value is your Cheng family's family background, and it is also a family education. If you want to say it's good-looking, I've seen it better than you. Even your aunts and grandmothers were praised for their alluring appearance when they were young, what was the result? Those are easy to pass. ”

Jingyi listened to her speak slowly, still bowing her head and not saying anything. My aunt's autumn brown skirt fell to the ground, and the color was very heavy.

"The first time I saw you in the Tao family, I knew that you were a disobedient person. I'll have to mention you, too. No matter how the outside world changes, who has received what kind of education, regardless of the East and the West, the rules that should be observed in the Tao family gate will not be crossed - if you really go over, you must also know the consequences. The good and the bad have to be swallowed. Tao Inze only took the tea bowl at this time and glanced at Jingyi, "You have been studying for so many years, what reason do you not understand?" ”

"Yes, Grandma." Jing Yi responded softly.

Tao Inze took a sip of hot tea and said in a manly voice: "Do you know why the big garden in the mansion is deserted?" ”

Jing Yi thought about it and shook her head.

"Haunted in the Shadow Bamboo Garden." Tao Inze said, looked at Jingyi's face, and saw that she was not afraid, so he continued: "It is false to say that the haunting is fake, where are there ghosts in this world. A haunter is a haunting. Even ordinary people are not happy to talk about these things because they are afraid or because they avoid taboos, and the haunted saying makes people live in peace, so why not? Have you ever been to that big garden? ”

Jingyi shook her head again and said, "There are many places in the house that I haven't visited." The garden is usually watched. I vaguely remember that the door was to be locked. ”

"I probably haven't been there in a long time. It's not unusual to go, but it's bigger than elsewhere, and there are some scenes that are not available elsewhere. After decades, it has become normal. Tao Inze seemed to be thinking about the benefits of the garden, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's better not to go, it's not like it's barren." ”

"It's okay." Jingyi said.

"I've heard that Brother Jun is still willing to go to the garden from time to time...... He has also dabbled in gardening over the years. Tao Yinze raised his chin, "When your yard was first built, he came over three or two times a day to supervise the craftsmen. The craftsmen hired were all good, and the masonry and wood were the best, and they were not as good as he intended for a while, but they were immediately reworked. Looking at it this way, the repair is really good. Since that year, he was injured, and his temperament has changed a little better. ”

Jingyi was silent.

She had only been in the old garden once. I still remember the seclusion there, and I remember the mouth of the well sealed with large stones, and I feel cold on my back when I think about it.

Tao Inze looked at her, and then said: "The women who broke the rules in this house have all disappeared quietly. For as long as I can remember, I've heard and seen evildoers, and I've seen the cells in the house. Your grandfather rarely used lynching in the first place, and no one died in the cell. When the master has committed a crime, he will not go there. Those with a bit of identity are forbidden in the Shadow Bamboo Garden. There are also some who can't stand it. If you can't stand it, there are those who throw themselves into the well, those who hang themselves, those who go crazy, and those who are stupid...... When it comes to such a field, it will not be pursued. It's been a long time, and that place is frightening...... The last one who has been thrown into the well has to be thirty years younger. After that, the well was sealed, the garden was sealed, and the great garden, which had been carelessly maintained, was soon deserted there. If it is deserted, it will be deserted, and now there are fewer people in the family, and raising a few gardens is just raising butterflies and bees, who has the leisure to visit the garden, not to mention the younger generation, just a unicorn, and shrink around his father and mother all day long, simply not leaving. Unlike when we were children, when there was a large group of brothers and sisters, the Venerable Master didn't care much about it, and they played in the garden when they watched their mothers and girls. If you hide it, you may not find it for a day. ”

Jingyi nodded.

"There was a bird garden in the courtyard, and there were birds of all kinds. I still think that your second aunt and grandmother were naughty, and went to the garden after eating wine, and the fences were opened one by one, and the people were all over the garden to catch the birds and animals...... It's also her, who loves to eat and drink the most, gets drunk, and sleeps in the deer garden. It's all a joke. I also went early, I was young, I just got married for less than two years, and I didn't even leave a child, so I left. After less than 100 days of walking, my uncle continued the strings. Tao Inze spoke, drank a bowl of tea, and sighed, "When you reach my age, every place you look at this house is probably a shadow of a person or a ghost." Looking at it and thinking about it, I have everything in my heart. How big is the human heart? It's no wonder if you're not tired of dying. There are simply some things, I don't see it when I look at it, and I don't listen to it when I listen to it. ”

Jingyi nodded.

Tao Inze looked at the sun and said, "I've been so verbose with you, but gossip, you can go in the left ear and go out in the right ear...... I heard that the French ambassador and his family are coming to our house two days ago? ”

"Yes, Grandma. The night after tomorrow. Jing Yi hurriedly replied.

Tao Inze smiled and said: "It doesn't matter what ambassador is or not, it is said that for them to be a guest, I am happy to leave Boss Cheng and come to our house to sing a few excerpts." ”

"Before the ambassador's wife came to China, she loved Peking opera. After a few years in Beiping, I went to the theater to listen to the drama when I was free. My mother said that she was worried about how to entertain her guests. It just so happened that Boss Zhou and Boss Mei were performing in Xi'an, and they specially invited Boss Tongcheng to play. Auntie, you also happen to have a good time in the drama, these three co-starred in a play "Hongni Pass" in Shanghai, didn't you say that day that it was a pity that you couldn't go so far to see it? Jingyi said with a smile. Tao Yinze's eyes narrowed with a smile, and the dragon-sized pearls in the dragon's mouth of the cane were all dripping and rolling. She snorted softly, didn't know what to think of, paused, and said, "It's a pity...... It's too late, I'll have to get back. ”

She said and got up. Jing Yi hurriedly helped her, and she glanced at Jing Yi carefully.

"Auntie?" Jingyi watched her stand straight. The bright sunlight made the background, and the figure in front of him was thick, as if it had been shrunk, and it became thinner, but the weight was not reduced in the slightest.

"Go ahead." The crutches in Tao Yinze's hand knocked on the ground, waved his hand to prevent Jing Yi from helping him, and took two steps, "I don't know if you have the courage to break through one day when the bullets rain will ask you to break through." ”

The servant who followed her saw that she was going back, and hurried over to serve.

Jingyi still hugged her, opened the sedan curtain with her own hands, and waited for her to sit in the sedan chair steadily, looked at her when the sedan curtain was placed, and whispered: "Grandma, I will abide by the rules." ”

After she finished speaking, she lowered the sedan curtain and ordered, "Slow down the sedan chair." ”

Jing Yi watched the small sedan chair get up, turned around lightly, and walked out steadily. She also wanted to go to Mrs. Tao, so she took advantage of this time to go out together and sent Tao Inze back to Luo Ruitang first.

The heat was hot, and Jingyi had no choice but to take a sedan chair.

She thought that her aunt and grandmother would ask about her sending Mrs. Fu back, and Mrs. Tao might ask. I didn't want to wait until she left, but Mrs. Tao didn't mention it, but it was more like the matter was in the past and it wasn't worth taking to heart, so she only asked Tao Xiang when he would come back. I heard that Tao Xiang would come back for dinner in the evening, so I asked her to go back early.

When I went back to the room, I heard Zhang's mother say that the seventh young master had just called her, saying that she had something temporary and couldn't come back, so she asked the young grandmother not to wait for him to have dinner.

Jingyi listened, and stood there stunned for a while.

"Young grandma?" Zhang's mother called her softly.

Jingyi came back to her senses, looking at Zhang's mother a little embarrassed, only to realize that she was so stunned, maybe in her opinion, it was disappointed, and it was too obvious.

She whispered, "It's okay if you don't come back and use it...... Is there something going on? ”

Zhang's mother nodded and said, "It was said that the second master of the Pu family was entertaining, but I didn't say what it was." ”

Jingyi nodded.

"Miss, the things that Miss Flawless brought are still piled upstairs, are they being checked and checked?" Qiu Wei reminded Jingyi at this time.

"Okay." Jingyi nodded, seeing that it was still early, and it was idle at this time. I asked if Qilin'er was awake, and Zhang's mother said that she was still sleeping, and Yue'er was guarding it. She counted the time, "I slept too much." ”

"It's said that it's asleep, but it's not very stable. It's like I'm afraid of something. Zhang's mother said to Jingyi.

Jingyi was about to go up to take a look, but after listening, she asked, "What?" ”

"I'm going to shout every few moments. I couldn't hear what was being said, but I was trembling. Young grandma, is the doctor saying it doesn't matter? It's a little scary to look at. Zhang's mother said.

Jingyi nodded and said, "It's okay." In the end, I was frightened, and it will be fine after a while. ”

The same is true for Qilin'er at night. She thought that the illness in her body would be cured, but if it was a disease in her heart, she had to wait slowly...... She instructed Zhang's mother to prepare food and bring it up, in case Qilin'er woke up and shouted hungry. went upstairs, she first asked Qiu Wei to check the things sent by Flawless, and then went back to the room to see Qilin'er. I heard a voice outside the door, it was Yue'er who was talking: "Young Master Qilin, can you drink some water?" ”

Jingyi knew that Qilin'er had woken up. She took two steps forward, only to hear a loud bang, something being slammed to the ground, and the room was silent. She pushed the door in, and saw Yue'er squatting on the ground picking up the cup and saucer, Qilin'er was sitting on the bed, puffing up, her face was flushed, and when she saw her coming in, she was stunned for a moment, and she didn't call anyone.

"Young grandma." Yue'er picked up the cup and saucer, got up and stepped aside.

Jingyi came to the bedside as if nothing had happened, touched Qilin'er's forehead first, and asked, "Lin'er woke up?" Did you sleep well? ”

Qilin'er was covered with sweat on her forehead, and her soft hair was attached to her forehead. Jing Yi spoke to him softly, but he was still stunned and did not answer Jing Yi's question.

Jing Yi bent over, looked at Qilin'er's black pupils closely, and asked, "Is there anything uncomfortable?" Did you have a nightmare? ”

Qilin'er stared at her face for a long time, and suddenly cried out with a "wow", hugged her neck and shouted: "Little aunt, my father is dead!" ”

"Young Master Qilin!" Yue'er cried out in a lost voice. She then covered her mouth.

"I dreamed that my daddy died! He's dead......" Qilin'er said loudly.

Jing Yi was grabbed by his neck and almost out of breath. Hearing Qilin'er say this, he hurriedly patted his back and comforted: "Dreaming, Lin'er, that's a dream...... My aunt and grandmother just came to see Lin'er, and she came from your father and said that he was much better......"

Qilin'er listened to Jingyi's explanation, and still cried.

No matter what Jingyi said, he refused to let go of his arm, just cried. She was helpless, so she had to carry him on her back and paced around the room while she coaxed, waiting for him to calm down.

Yue'er saw that her pale face was gradually red, and she was sweating on her forehead, and wanted to come over to help, but she shook her head and said no.

Qilin'er gradually cried weaker, sobbing and choking, and lay on Jingyi's back.

"Lin'er?" Jingyi stood down and called him softly.

"Daddy was ...... by his mother ...... by the mother Mother is going to kill Daddy with a gun......" Qilin'er muttered.

Jingyi stood under the fan. I was already sweating, and I was blown by the cool breeze, and the cold wind swirled around my body.

She looked back at Qilin and whispered, "Lin'er, it's a dream......

"It's not a dream." The Jingyi of the Qilin'er hoop was tighter, and the small body was trembling, "It's not a dream...... They thought I was asleep...... I didn't sleep, I know ......"

Jingyi glanced at Yue'er and said, "Yue'er, go up and help Qiuwei." Why can't I finish checking those things in the middle of the day? ”

Yue'er went out in response, Jingyi put Qilin'er on the chaise longue, turned around and poured him a glass of water.

Qilin'er cried for a long time, and was also thirsty, and drank water in large gulps. Raising his eyes to see Jingyi looking at himself intently, his big eyes blinked, and he was about to cry again.

Jingyi wiped his tears and snot from his nose. His little face was a mess, his eyes were red and swollen from crying, and it hurt from his heart. The more she couldn't bear it, the more she had to say: "Lin'er will cry again, Uncle Seventh will come back, and I will think you are like a girl." Qilin'er bowed her head.

Tears fell down in large gulls and fell into the cup.

"Daddy told Mom to get out...... My mother said to take me with me, otherwise we will die here together...... Daddy, Daddy...... Mother's gun. Little aunt, I'm afraid! Where are Daddy and Mommy? Are you lying to me, they don't say they're sick, they're dead......" Qilin'er threw the cup, jumped off the chaise longue, and was about to run out.

Jingyi grabbed him and shouted, "Lin'er, don't run around." ”

Qilin'er is a boy in the end, he came out ruthlessly, and very suddenly, Jingyi grabbed his little arm, but the person was also taken down by his brute force. The two fell to the ground together, and Jing Yi still clutched Qilin'er's arm.

"Where are you going?" Jing Yi only felt that her blood was surging in an instant, and she was about to catch this kid and beat him.

"I want to see my father, I want to see my mother!" Qilin'er stamped her little feet and shook her arms violently.

"Not right now...... Lin'er! Why are you so disobedient! Jing Yi shouted.

Qilin'er was stunned.

Jing Yi had never been so loud at him, and he was frightened for a moment. It was only for a moment, he pushed Jingyi violently, shouting, "I don't want you to care, I'm going to find Daddy", taking advantage of Jingyi's pain, he threw her off and ran out. Jing Yi hurriedly got up from the ground and ran after him.

"Lin'er, slow down, fall carefully!" Jingyi chased out. Qilin'er didn't even wear shoes, but she ran fast. Jingyi was afraid that he would be injured, so she didn't care about anything, and hurriedly chased after him. "Lin'er!"

She caught up with the Kirin and took him in her arms. Qilin'er stamped her feet and screamed, refusing to give in.

Jingyi didn't have much experience in dealing with children, and she had never seen such an arrogant Qilin'er, so she couldn't help but panic in her heart. But just let him run out like that, no matter what.

"Lin'er, listen to me." She easily fixed Qilin'er's small body, "Auntie didn't lie to you, my father and mother are sick." You are so noisy, my father and mother know about it, and they are in a hurry to get angry, and the recovery is naturally slower. ”

"I don't! I'm going! I'm just going! You don't let me see them, you're ...... bad" Qilin'er struggled, panting, her dark pupils flashing - Jing Yi looked into his eyes, and suddenly felt that the cunning that flashed in these eyes was so similar to Fu Lizhen...... She was stunned, and her hand loosened. Qilin'er suddenly felt that she had relaxed her grasp and pushed her violently.

The two were at the top of the stairs, Jing Yi was unexpectedly pushed, and she had a bad thought in her heart, and she subconsciously wanted to grab the railing, but it was too late. She lost her balance and rolled down the stairs......

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