"Yes...... Such a thing. I wasn't the wife of the Kashiwaya family...... It's a concubine. ”

Finally, after a chilling silence, Kashiwatani opened her mouth. Her voice trembled, clearly trying to suppress her fear. But soon, the source of her fear will be revealed by her own mouth.

It was about ten years ago, but the Kashiwaya family has been in decline for a long time. Relying on some of the wealth left by his ancestors, the lord of the family bought a large piece of land here. But not long after, a plague swept through the land. Some of the people in the hospital are sick, and even the old man has suffered misfortune.

Not long after, the head of the family died. At that time, in addition to the domestic servants up and down, there was only one concubine, a concubine, and the concubine's mother, the old concubine, who is now an old lady.

A solemn funeral was held for the head of the family, and according to his last wishes, he was buried with the wife of the main house, who had passed away earlier. The lady died, the lord also died, and the only concubine became the old lady. Then dismiss the sick subordinates and make up some silver, and the accounts in the treasury can only not go in and out.

What's more unfortunate is that it is conscripted again, and each family has to produce a man. If this had been done before, it would have been necessary to give more money. But now there is no money, and the head of the family is gone, otherwise he can still walk around and talk about human feelings. The family has no pillars and is reduced to the point of being bullied.

However, the son-in-law is a loyal and patriotic person. When he heard the news, in order not to embarrass his family, he took the initiative to respond to the recruitment, willing to sacrifice his life to defend his family and the country, and went to the front line. There has been no news since then, and there may not be half a letter from the family for three or four years. This is even more bitter for his fiancée who is in the flowering season.

The girl is also a famous family, surnamed Songyun, and the two are right. Their marriage contract was a long time ago, and it was already a foregone conclusion when Mrs. Zhengfang was still alive. However, the sister-in-law did not return, so she was widowed before she got married, which would ruin the reputation of their family.

For the sake of the reputation of the two families, their family not only did not cancel the marriage contract, but also was willing to commit themselves to marrying the old lady's son, that is, the concubine - the current Young Master Baigu. Miss Songyun brought a lot of dowries from another distant city, which alleviated the temporary constraints of the Kashiwaya family. Young Master Kashiwagani began to do some small business, and his life gradually became comfortable.

After another two years, the young master went on a long trip for business. On the way, Master Kashiwagani met a girl, who was also the current wife of Kashiwaku. They hit it off at first sight, confided in each other, and took care of each other. When the young master came home, he took her with him and said that he would take him as a concubine.

Don't blame him, no matter what, the Baigu family is also a big family, and it is normal to have three wives and four concubines, which does not mean that his love for Miss Songyun has decreased by half a point. It's just that the woman's jealousy is really terrible, and Miss Songyun made a fuss, threatened him to go back to his parents' house, and broke off relations with him.

The old lady's persuasion did not work, she locked the door and began to pack her baggage. The young master was naturally unwilling, as soon as she opened the door with her bags, the young master rushed up to grab it and wanted to stop her. At that time, although Bai Gu's wife was still an outsider, she also knew that she would not embarrass the young master, and she also ran forward to dissuade her, even if she left by herself. Miss Songyun didn't buy it, she insisted on leaving, and the old lady and the family were in a dilemma.

That's when the unexpected happened. During the dispute, Miss Songyun did not regain her burden, her feet slipped, and the back of her head was knocked on the stubble of the untrimmed branch, spilling blood. Everyone panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, but they shouldn't call her anything. The old lady trembled her hands and put her hand under her nose, but she was already out of breath.

The old man fainted on the spot, and the others also messed up. In the end, a decent funeral was held, and on the day of the funeral, people were all crying, but they couldn't call her back. Although Miss Songyun was willing to marry before her death, it was inevitable to complain. She often grieved about her son-in-law's soldiering, and often complained to Baigu's concubine because of such things.

He listened to all the good and bad things, but no one talks about him anymore.

Later, he married the current Kashiwaya wife. Later, there was a dispute between the government and the government for land, and their family was forced to cut down more than half, and there were many fewer houses. At that time, they were still poor and white, and in order to build some of the houses that had been lost and necessary, they cut down a lot of timber in the yard. Perhaps, the tree that killed Miss Songyun back then is now the reverse pillar.

"That's as it should be. Before I came to Kashiwaku's house, I heard from my husband that Miss Songyun had never had a good life since she got married. Her mother's home is far away, so she can only rely on letters. It's not Ruyi Langjun who is married, just to save the reputation of the two families, Miss Songyun has carried so many things...... I'm afraid I'm also very aggrieved. Therefore, if I can't conceive a child, it is not incomprehensible that she sincerely does not want a child without her blood to inherit the Kashiwaku family. ”

At this time, Kashiwa's wife's mood has stabilized much more. The others were still silent, but the young master nodded again and again in a trance. In the middle of Kashibuya's wife's speech, the cook walked in with another dish, and listened to her too, but she didn't go out yet. Her face is not good-looking, and she is probably worried about this terrible ghost's life.

The heavy topic is over, and dinner is unhappily parted.

"No one wants to reveal such a bad family background. Are you satisfied? ”

In the small guest room with a candlestick lit, Mu Wan was still sitting on the edge of the bed, rolling his eyes at the mountains and seas.

"Come on, if it weren't for that, I'm afraid you would have waved your hands and left."

"Who knows."

Mu Wan sighed deeply, and the flames on the table trembled slightly.

"There is a slight difference between the perception of ghosts and people. Perhaps, things that seem insignificant to the living will be infinitely magnified and distorted after the death of the person concerned, so it is understandable that Miss Songyun has such a big resentment. ”

"So the Kashiwaya family is innocent?" Having said that, Mu Wan himself is not sure.

"At least they can't be blamed. Miss Songyun didn't marry her sweetheart, and Young Master Baigu didn't have any emotional foundation with her, so it was helpless to make such a fuss. By the way, what about Luan? ”

The mountains and seas looked left and right, and they didn't see Ah Luan's shadow for a long time, no wonder the house was so quiet.

"She said she hadn't eaten enough, and ran to the kitchen again."

"Why is this girl like this everywhere, I don't think she has eaten enough."

"Isn't that to blame you for starving her?"

", when did I treat her badly?"

There was silence again. Both of them stared at the wall, the other at the door, but they didn't know where they landed. It was completely dark, and the flames in the house seemed weak. The flames trembled again, and it was Mu Wan who sighed again.

"Alas, did you say that under the Yellow Spring, Miss Songyun will meet her lover?"

"It's hard to say. If the son-in-law has been reincarnated, maybe the fate is staggered. ”

"Why don't you want to order a good one?"

"Think of something realistic."

Shanhai straightened up slightly, straightened his waist, and immediately felt a burst of soreness. Mu Wan also stretched and lay back, his arms spread out on the bed, staring blankly at the painted ceiling.

"Think about your past life. Maybe you've been waiting for someone in your last life, or someone is waiting for you. ”

"Who knows, it has nothing to do with me in this life and this life."

"Looking at it this way, Ten Thousand Ghost Zhi is really a good thing. The life of the ghost is clearly recorded. If people also have such a book, maybe there will be many good stories that continue the frontier. ”

"You're thinking too much about that. When one person's life ends, the fate of this life will come to an end. The so-called waiting for a few reincarnations, doesn't it deprive the other party of the right to start a new relationship? This is kidnapping, not love. ”

"Alright, alright, you're right—"

The night was a little deeper. Dai Luan hasn't seen a shadow yet, Mu Wan is ready to go back to the big house, and go to find her by the way. As a result, as soon as she got up and opened the door, Dai Luan ran in, still carrying something in her arms, and bumped into Mu Wan.

"Really, look at it. What delicious food did you steal again? ”

"Faith! A letter! ”

Dai Luan gasped, and Shanhai asked inside, what letter.

"I turned it out of the stove, it didn't burn through, I took it out while it was cold."

Mu Wan complained about how she could rummage through other people's things, maybe she just burned them after seeing them. But at that time, a scene suddenly popped up in Shanhai's mind - she greeted the cook during the day today, and she stuffed something into her arms in a panic. He didn't pay attention at the time, but now, the letter, the look, the broken plate...... This scene flashed quickly before his eyes.

"Give me the letter!"