64. Take down this demon!
Ruan Wenzhong was about to come to catch Ruan Qingzhi, but when he heard this sentence as soon as he walked into the courtyard, he was so frightened that he immediately jumped up: "What did you say?" What stinky water?! ”
When the little servant saw him, he cried like a savior: "Master, those newly opened wine jars are full of stinky water!" Several tables of guests vomited! The second master has checked the wine jar, and the mud is well sealed, and it is impossible to be ghosted! ”
"If you don't have a ghost, can you still be a ghost?" Ruan Wenzhong was so angry that he jumped on the spot, "Check! Check it out for me! ”
The little guy crawled out with a roll, but Ruan Wenzhong was still standing in place, stunned.
Today's feast, the drinks are all sent from Jinxi Building, how could this happen! Who the hell is it...... Who wants to disgust the Ruan family like this!
The old lady thought a little more.
From yesterday's fire in the mourning hall to today's white rainbow; From the birthday ceremony, the two-headed white snake crawled out, and then the sealed wine turned into stinky water......
One strange thing can be said to be accidental, and two strange things can also be said to be coincidental. But now there are four strange things.
If the birthday banquet continues, do you know if there will be a fifth or sixth piece?
The old lady looked up at the dazzling white rainbow in the sky, and her heart beat as hard as a drum, shaking her entire chest.
None of the guests in the Chunhui Courtyard could sit still, and the old and young pulled away from the table, and subconsciously followed the old lady's gaze to the sky.
The maids came in from outside with delicious food and wine, but the mothers-in-law spontaneously stepped forward to stop them and refused to let them in.
In case, if something unusual comes out of the wine and food, what will happen to today's birthday banquet?
Don't think the snake is scared enough?
A few thoughts turned, and the atmosphere in Chunhui's courtyard became even more tense, and a few timid girls couldn't help but choke and wanted to go home.
The people were panicked, although they did not push and trample noisy, but the atmosphere seemed to be in chaos.
At this moment, a cappella singing came from far away outside the courtyard: "Amitabha-"
"Hah!" Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh, "The real monster is here!" ”
With her laughter, the timid girls cried even harder: why is that snake not a monster, and the wine that turns into stinky water is not a monster, is this monk who is about to walk in?
Ruan Biyun frowned and said in a low voice, "Sister, you can't talk like this." Buddhism can also be regarded as an immortal family, with a miracle. ”
"That's the same," Ruan Qingzhi looked at Bai Hong in the sky and sneered, "The immortal family likes to sneak around and do some dirty things that are cheating and cheating!" ”
The old lady glared back, and the monk had already walked in.
The yellow monk's robe, the big red robe, the shiny Pilu hat, the face is like a long moon, the eyebrows are drooping, and the voice is like a bell, and he looks like a high-ranking monk.
"Amitabha! Old Mrs. Ruan, the demons in the house are rampant, and the evil is not suppressed, and I am afraid that the house will be uneasy recently! ”
When the words fell, Chunhui Courtyard suddenly exploded.
What is not suppressing the evil house has nothing to do with the guests, the key is "evil rampant".
Demons!
The little girls screamed again in panic.
Nguyen Van Trung hurriedly stepped forward to salute the monk and asked the root cause.
The monk looked compassionate, and after asking carefully about the strange situation in the mansion for the past two days, he let out a long sigh: "Lord Ruan, it's wrong, it's wrong!" ”
"Master, what's wrong?" Ruan Wenzhong was so anxious that his face turned pale.
The monk glanced around the crowd, accurately looked in the direction of Ruan Biyun and Ruan Qingzhi, and sighed long: "Lord Ruan, there are a pair of twin daughters in your house, one is the phoenix of Tianding Xiangruize by all beings, and the other is the ferocity of Kefukezi who brought disaster to the country and the people, do you know?" ”
Ruan Wenzhong did not hesitate: "The lower officials know." ”
The monk looked at Ruan Qingzhi fixedly, his expression grim and awe-inspiring: "These two daughters are destined to not coexist. I think that the Prime Minister has also used some means, so in the past ten years, the daughter of the phoenix life has been extremely honored, and the daughter of the evil life has been lowered into the dust like a dragon swimming in the shallows, so she has always been safe and sound. ”
At this point, everyone knew in their hearts, and at that moment, many people quietly began to avoid the side, refusing to be next to Ruan Qingzhi anymore.
Immediately, a large area was vacated by the window.
The monk continued: "However, in recent days, the evil star has suddenly shone brightly, and the phoenix star has been obscure, so that good and evil are reversed, and it is against the way of heaven, and in the long run, disasters will arise...... Now it seems that trouble has been born. ”
Everyone in the Ruan family suddenly felt cold all over their bodies.
Come to think of it, the eldest lady has indeed been too dazzling in recent days, and the second lady has suffered a lot in her hands.
Therefore, Rongxuan Hall caught fire, the old lady was poisoned, and the main mother committed suicide by hanging the beam......
Is it all because of violating the way of heaven?
I don't know whose little girl asked with a sharp voice: "Are all these strange things that happened today all brought by that demon?" Including that snake? ”
The monk bowed down again and sang the Buddha's name, looked back at the white rainbow in the sky, and replied "yes".
"It's her! Sure enough, it was her! "No wonder the two-headed snake crawled out of her box, it turns out that she is a demon!" She's amazing, and of course those monsters are amazing! She's going to eat us! ”
The more you shout, the more chaotic it becomes.
She's a demon, a demon!
How could such a powerful person ...... No, it's because she's a demon that she's amazing!
So maybe she wasn't good at calligraphy and painting at all, but used witchcraft......
So, will the people who have consulted her before and who are good friends with her be unlucky? Will the hand she touched rot? Will snakes crawl out of the sleeves she pulled?
The more the little girls thought about it, the more frightened they became, screaming and crying.
Nguyen Van Trung bowed to the monk again and asked reverently, "Is it too late to get rid of that evil spirit at this time?" ”
"Amitabha," the monks bowed their heads, "the monks are compassionate......
"Master!" Ruan Wenzhong was so anxious that he knelt down, "Thinking of the common people in the world is the real compassion!" ”
The monk sighed and nodded: "It's not too late to make amends." ”
Ruan Wenzhong said "I know", and then immediately turned around and shouted to the little guys: "Take down that demon for me!" Beat to death with sticks! ”
Fu'er Lu'er and a large group of other small people agreed in unison and rushed up.
Now there is no night cold in front of me, and the little ones are certainly not afraid of this sick and crooked eldest lady.
Ruan Biyun looked sympathetic but did not speak, and timidly stepped aside.
Ruan Qingzhi was surrounded by the little guys in an instant, and his slender figure looked extremely pitiful.
But there was no one to sympathize with her anymore. Both her own sisters and the women from outside looked at her vigilantly, for fear that she would suddenly grow a pair of black wings or turn into some kind of blue-faced and fanged monster.
Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "I really haven't seen the world." ”
Seeing her laugh, others were even more scared. At the moment, even the most timid girls are shouting "catch her" and "kill her".
Ruan Qingzhi's smile deepened on his face.
She's a demon, kill her.
It wasn't the first time she'd heard that. After all, it is difficult to find an excellent woman like her in the world, so it seems that some people in the previous lives called her a demon, and the city was full of wind and rain to burn her.
So she can be said to be familiar with this kind of scene. In the previous life, he relied on the phoenix's life, and in this life, he relied on himself, in fact, there is no difference.
Ruan Qingzhi smiled again, jumped up with his feet, and stood on the windowsill.
Fu Er Lu'er and the others, who had already pounced on her and were about to catch her, couldn't hold their feet, and slammed into the wall in a mess, screaming in a wah.
Ruan Qingzhi casually raised his foot and nodded on the foreheads of several people, his expression was a little helpless: "Don't make trouble, I won't compensate if I trample on you!" ”
At this height, the little guys can only hold her legs when they shoot, and her hands can still hit people, and her witchcraft can be used correctly.
By the way, she seems to have a dagger on her.
What a terrible demon!
The little guys were busy rushing up and retreating, turning around to find a stool in a disorderly manner, ready to smash Ruan Qingzhi down first.
At this time, Ruan Qingzhi was already standing on the windowsill and said: "Hey, that monk!" Are you going to run? ”
The monk, who was about to turn and leave, stood still.
Ruan Qingzhi was condescending, and he could see every expression on his face.
She smiled mockingly and asked aloud, "You say that I am a demon, what are the proof?" ”
"Miss Ruan," the monk turned around and folded his body, looking a little helpless: "What is your origin and what fate, you know yourself, and everyone in the world knows." ”
Ruan Qingzhi immediately continued: "But I think you may not know. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so bold. ”
The monk's face changed, and then he straightened his waist again: "The monks are compassionate, and they are not afraid to sacrifice themselves to feed the tiger, so why not be afraid of speaking out once." ”
"Ah, you're still sacrificing yourself to feed the tiger!" Ruan Qingzhi sneered, "Don't talk about tigers, if I let a dog come, you can run faster than a rabbit!" ”
The monk sighed, apparently reluctant to say more, and the older ladies in the room shook their heads.
This girl is clearly a scoundrel, and now it seems that she is far worse than her sister. It's strange how she could have gained such fame in the first place? Could it be that it is really witchcraft?
Everyone was even more suspicious, and Ruan Qingzhi had already spoken again:
"Monk, you're done talking, now it's my turn."
"Whether I am a demon or not, whether I am a demon or not, it has always been said by the mouths of you demons."
"I have never harmed anyone, but I have been walking on thin ice for 14 years, and I have almost died at the hands of others countless times."
"If it's a demon, I'm a demon who is too miserable."
"You didn't make it to me, so you started to find a way to harm yourself, and then threw the black cauldron at me? This kind of trick is not clever. ”
There was no joy or anger on the monk's face. A high-ranking monk, of course, will not be ruined by a little girl in a few words.
But Ruan Qingzhi's next sentence was ugly: "Now any cat or dog can pretend to be a monk." Can you rinse your mouth before going out? I can smell the smell of alcohol from so far away! ”
There was a commotion in the courtyard.
Today's birthday banquet, the courtyard is full of the smell of wine, even those girls and girls who walk around have the smell of wine, no one can really notice whether this foreign monk has it.
What was surprising was the monk's reaction. After hearing Ruan Qingzhi's words, he unexpectedly took two steps back, and the expression on his face was a little stiff.
Could it be that he was said to be right?
Fake monk?
The minions of Chunhui Courtyard were a little annoyed, and the two anxious grandmothers even turned around to find a broom and prepare to beat someone.
The monk is respected by the whole world, but the villain who pretends to be a monk is the most hated by the female relatives of the inner house. Because the appearance of such people is often accompanied by some very bad cases, as well as scandals.
The monk quickly calmed down, and also realized that he had caused trouble by losing his temper, so he hurriedly bowed down and sang the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha has left it in his heart." ”
This is an admission that he smells of alcohol. And looking at his weak heart just now, it is obvious that he is not as straightforward as he said.
So it's a fake monk, or at least a wine and meat monk.
That makes his words less credible. Therefore, although most of the people present were still apprehensive about the two-headed snake incident just now, they were no longer so afraid of Ruan Qingzhi.
At this time, Ruan Biyun suddenly cried and pounced on Ruan Qingzhi: "Sister, you and I can coexist, I don't believe you are a demon!" Even if my father and grandmother didn't like you, I always liked you! I'll convince my father not to beat you, don't scold the master, okay? Slandering monks is a detrimental thing to morality......"
She cried so much that her hands were grabbing her eyes and she was about to pull the corners of Ruan Qingzhi's skirt.
Ruan Qingzhi dodged the moment she stretched out her hand, took a step in mid-air and turned over and jumped onto the windowsill on the other side.
Ruan Biyun was stunned for a moment, and the little girl behind her exclaimed: "She can fly!" She's a monster indeed! ”
"Fuck you monsters!" Ruan Qingzhi was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded, "Didn't you see that someone pounced on me to 'fly'?" That person is a youkai! She was the one who brought me here! ”
"Sister!" Ruan Biyun was taken aback, crying so much that she couldn't stand still: "Sister, how can you slander me!" I'm Yun'er! ”
"Don't come here!" Ruan Qingzhi pointed at her in horror, "Don't come here!" I know what you're going to do! You think that I came and fell and got hurt, and then I was guilty of being a demon, didn't you? ”
"Sister......" Ruan Biyun seemed to have suffered a great grievance, and she cried breathlessly.
Ruan Qingzhi saw that she no longer pounced forward, breathed a sigh of relief, and said sharply: "Don't play this trick!" No one is allowed to come near me until I have finished speaking. Whoever comes near me is a real demon! ”
Ruan Biyun cried even more when she heard this. A few little guys didn't seem to be used to facing this kind of fierce woman, and they pulled each other and stopped stepping forward.
Ruan Qingzhi froze, still looking at the monk outside the door: "You said that you are a true monk, then you make it clear, where did you come from?" Where to go? At which monastery do you place an order? What is your Dharma name? ”
The monk hesitated for a moment and was about to answer, but Ruan Qingzhi shouted, "You can't answer!" Because you're a liar at all! Fake monk! Every word you just said is false! It was someone else who taught you and bought you to come to Ruan's house to talk nonsense! The reason, of course, is that they are jealous of me and hate me for stealing the limelight from others! ”
Her voice was high-pitched, and the person was standing on a high place again, and these words spread far away, and everyone in Chunhui Courtyard heard them.
No one will listen to this kind of talk when it comes to the outside world.
Luckily, it hasn't reached the outside world yet. At this moment, the people in Chunhui Courtyard are more or less knowledgeable. They understand this kind of open and secret struggle in the deep house compound, and they also understand how serious the consequences of jealousy when girls are young and vigorous.
It's not impossible.
In fact, no one has ever seen what the "demon" looks like, but everyone has seen a lot of fights between sisters.
Liu Jiaojiao was the first to stand up and asked in a screaming voice: "You said that you are not a demon, so how do you explain these strange things today?" You can't just rely on others to frame you without evidence, right? ”
This is questioning, but at the same time, it also gives Ruan Qingzhi a chance to speak.
Ruan Qingzhi smiled, and his face was bright: "It's just some small tricks that can't be put on the table." I've already seen through it, but I don't know if the people who set up the bureau are willing to explain. ”
"Evil obstacles! Don't be demagogic here! Nguyen Van Trung roared and rushed over from outside.
Ruan Qingzhi shouted "stop" and reminded: "Father, if you get too close to me, others won't believe that I am a demon!" Think about it, if I am a demon, I can even turn wine into stinky water, and the white rainbow in the sky has something to do with me, can I still have the ability to clean you up? ”
Ruan Wenzhong was in a dilemma, and he was so angry that he shouted at the little guys.
Most of the little guys' injuries are not yet healed, and they are afraid to provoke Ruan Qingzhi when they think of the cold night.
So Ruan Qingzhi was able to continue to stand steadily on the windowsill, looking at the door of the inner room where the snake had crawled out earlier, and said coldly: "You are willing to believe the words of that false monk, it is just because a few strange things happened today are too coincidental. So today I'm in charge of letting you see what the so-called 'demon' is all about! By the way, please see clearly, where did my 'bad life' come from! ”
After saying this, she jumped off the windowsill, lifted the curtain and walked into the inner room, took out the empty box, and held it high: "You can see clearly, this is the box I dedicated to my grandmother today, do you have any objections?" ”
Xiaomei opened her mouth and said, "I put the box away, it's indeed this one." But...... When you put it away, the box is obviously buttoned. ”
Ruan Qingzhi nodded and chuckled: "That's right." The box was obviously buttoned, but after it was put away, it was opened, and it happened that there was a snake in the house, so you take it for granted that the snake crawled out of the box, or even conjured up, right? ”
That's what everyone thinks, so no one refutes it.
Ruan Qingzhi smiled mockingly: "Actually, things are not that complicated, this box was originally empty. ”
"How ......" This time, even the old lady felt a little surprised.
But when you think about it, it seems like that's exactly what it should be. The old lady knew Ruan Qingzhi's temperament, and it didn't look like she was doing anything to hide it before, but now that she thinks about it, it really looks like she is planning something.
At this time, Xiaomei had already laughed: "No wonder it's so light!" When the slave put away the box, she joked with Mama Zhou, saying that there should be a prescription for immortality in such a light box, right? ”
She actually made a joke, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly relaxed a lot.
Of course, it is impossible to hold a two-headed snake more than two feet long in a very light box.
Ruan Qingzhi smiled, raised his head and looked around at the slaves and maids in Chunhui Courtyard: "So, besides Xiaomei, who else has touched this box?" ”
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
The old lady's birthday gift is not qualified for anyone to touch, except for Xiaomei, Xiaolian and Mama Zhou, others are afraid that they are not even qualified to enter the inner room.
Ruan Qingzhi saw that everyone shook their heads, and smiled: "Since you haven't touched it, it's easy to do." Xiaomei, you go and bring a basin of warm water. ”
There is a stove and a basin of water in the hall. As soon as Ruan Qingzhi's words were finished, Xiaomei had already done a good job.
Ruan Qingzhi smiled and sat down on the chair: "Now, please all the people in Chunhui Courtyard come over in turn, wash your hands with the water in the basin, and prove your innocence." ”
The slaves and maids in the Chunhui courtyard looked at each other.
The old lady walked over with a cane and frowned: "Eldest sister, what are you doing?" ”
Ruan Qingzhi said calmly: "Grandmother, that two-headed snake was clearly put in the back room by someone, and I was looking for that person." ”
In the crowd, Wang Yuyao sneered: "Are you still pretending to be a ghost until now?" ”
Ruan Qingzhi glanced back at her, not in a hurry or angry: "Miss Wang Si is wrong. My Southern Qi rivers and mountains are stable and peaceful, there are no gods and ghosts, and there will be no demons in the world. Previously, my family's night cold has made it very clear that that kind of two-headed snake is everywhere in the deep forests of Lingnan, and it is clearly a mortal thing, and you are just rare and strange! ”
Wang Yuyao immediately continued: "Since it's a Lingnan thing, how can it appear here?" You also said that it wasn't your demon magic! ”
Ruan Qingzhi said coldly, "I'm investigating", and then ignored her, and still turned back to watch the maids wash their hands.
It didn't take much work. The people of Chunhui Courtyard stepped forward one by one, either calmly or worriedly or timidly, and when the fingers of a maidservant girl turned blue unexpectedly, the answer came out.
Without waiting for Ruan Qingzhi to speak, Mama Zhou had already shouted: "Take it!" ”
Before the servant could figure out what was going on, several of the mother-in-law had already pounced on her and pinned her to the ground.
It was only then that the ladies in the hall let out an exclamation and surrounded them all at once.
Is it witchcraft? Are there really youkai?
But I obviously didn't see what Miss Ruan did, why did only that one of the maidservants' hands change color?
Ruan Qingzhi looked up at everyone's shocked expressions, and threw the box decorated with red brocade embroidered gold thread into the basin.
The box instantly turned blue, exactly like the handmaid's finger.
Many people have already come to this realization.
Ruan Qingzhi stood up and smiled at the old lady: "I'll just say that things are very simple. Since yesterday's fire in the mourning hall, I knew that there would be a conspiracy against me today. So I gave my grandmother an empty box as a birthday gift, and sure enough, someone brought a two-headed snake into the back room, and opened my box to make it appear that the snake had crawled out of my box. ”
"No, old lady, no!" The maid who was pressed to the ground kowtowed and cried, "Old lady, the slave maid is just curious about what the birthday gift from the eldest lady is, so she sneaked in and wanted to open it to take a look......"
Before the words were finished, Mama Zhou had already kicked over: "Still lying!" There are so many of us watching, and no one has seen you enter the back room! You climbed in through the back window, right? Doing such a risky thing just for the sake of curiosity? How did I not know when you were so bold? ”
The servant girl was crying and had to defend herself, Ruan Qingzhi had already said to everyone in a cold voice: "Who instructed this handmaid to try it later." Now, I said that the two-headed snake had nothing to do with me, let alone the 'demon', but did anyone believe me? ”