Chapter 20: Eavesdropping in the Silent Night
Zi Su thinks that a person like Bicao, who has taken care of the Fifth Young Master since he was a child, will definitely not poison the Fifth Young Master, he must have been poked in the soft underbelly and got some kind of threat.
Bicao has been a maid in the Zhou Mansion since she was a child, and her biggest weakness may be that her family has been threatened, so it is necessary to secretly investigate, has her family been threatened by the second young grandmother Tan Baoli?
After Bicao entered the Zhou Mansion, she never mentioned her family, and Aunt Song secretly helped and inquired about Bicao's hometown, which happened to be in a village three miles away near the mass grave in the southwest of Jinling City.
Zi Su thought to himself, and took this opportunity to go to the mass grave to pay tribute to his parents and younger brother and burn some paper money for them.
Early in the morning of the second day, Zisu left the Zhou Mansion, first bought incense, candles, paper money at the sacrificial shop, and rushed to Bicao's village in a rickshaw.
As soon as he entered the village and asked, Shisu was a little flustered, because Bicao did not have a family member alive.
At the beginning, Bicao was sold into the Zhou Mansion, and her parents were seriously ill so they had to sell their only daughter.
Less than a year after Bicao entered the Zhou Mansion, her parents both passed away.
Could it be that I guessed wrong?
Shiso began to doubt his own judgment, since this was not the case, then what else was hidden?
With a feeling of trepidation, she decided to go to the mass grave to worship her parents first.
There is still no tombstone on the grave of his parents and younger brother, but there are still some traces of burnt paper money in front of the grave, and there is still residual warmth on the ground.
Who is here to burn paper money for parents?
As far as she could see, there was no one else in the mass grave except for the dead grass that was half waist deep.
Kneeling in front of the grave, I couldn't help but weep in my eyes.
She didn't know how far away her revenge was, but she knew she would do her best.
"Father, brother, you must bless me under the Nine Springs, so that I can successfully avenge you and myself."
Zi Su couldn't help but look at the grave in a low voice, talking about what had happened in the Zhou Mansion these days, she hoped that her parents could know her condition and let them not worry about themselves underground.
The mass graves are overgrown with weeds, half a man deep, and in late autumn the grass leaves have turned yellow, and occasionally hungry rats can be heard searching for food.
Immersed in grief, Shiso suddenly felt a little loud movement in a nearby bush, not like the sound of a mouse, as if someone was hiding behind the grass.
She shouted in some horror: "Who is it?" Who's where? ”
A person slowly stood up behind the grass, it was Gu Junyi.
"Mr. Gu, why are you here?"
Gu Junyi walked to Zisu's side, "I just saw you on the street by accident, and I thought that you should be coming here, so I followed, and I never thought that you went somewhere else first." ”
"You've been following me? And then hide in the grass? Did you hear everything I said? ”
Gu Junyi's face was slightly embarrassed, "I did hear what you just said, I have long suspected that you are the girl Su sister who was killed by the Zhou Mansion, and this grave belongs to your family, but I am not sure, so I ......"
Zi Su was annoyed in his heart and Gu Junyi secretly followed him, "You understand everything at the moment, I am Sister Su, the maid who was killed by the Zhou Mansion, my parents are buried here, are you very happy to get such a result?" It turns out that you reporters are all sneaking behind your back! ”
Gu Junyi saw that Zi Su was angry, and Shi Li said sincerely: "Zi Su, I apologize to you, I shouldn't have followed you secretly." However, I really hope that Sister Su is not dead, even if her name is Zisu now, at least there is one person in your family who is still alive, so that I can learn more evidence to clear your parents' and brother's grievances and help you avenge your hatred. On that day, I received two taels of silver from you, and by the way, I went to the grave for you, as if you were filial piety to your parents. ”
Shiso's heart seemed to be hit hard.
Originally, she herself first concealed Gu Junyi's identity, but instead of blaming her, Gu Junyi did her best to help herself, and burned paper money for her parents.
"Mr. Gu, I'm sorry, I was reckless just now."
"Shisu, I understand your thoughts, you are worried that your identity will be exposed, which will lead to death. Rest assured, I will never tell anyone who you are. ”
Shisu nodded, "It's that I shouldn't have been hiding it from you." ”
Gu Junyi pointed to the three tombs and said, "Actually, the first time I saw you, I thought you were a family, but you refused to admit it, and I didn't believe that you could come back to life from the butcher's knife of the Zhou Mansion at that time." ”
"You guessed it right, fortunately, God willingly, I survived."
"That's not right either."
"Why not?"
Gu Junyi pointed to the tomb built for Sister Su by Ah Xian in the distance, "I have also investigated the identity of Zisu, she has been serving Aunt Song since she was a child, and she was later resurrected after being beaten to death by the people of the Zhou Mansion. Your real name is Sister Su, and there is your grave over there, unless there is only one possibility......"
Gu Junyi guessed almost all these details, and Zi Su couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart.
"Unless what?"
"Resurrect the soul."
Gu Junyi's guess was just the right time for Zisu to find the reason why Sister Su had become Zisu.
"Mr. Gu, what you said is right, I am borrowing the corpse to return the soul, the people I was killed by the Zhou Mansion are not ghosts or ghosts, my family died in the hands of Zhou Qingming in vain, if I don't avenge myself and my parents and brothers, this life will be in vain, and it will be difficult to live in peace under the Yellow Spring, so I will resurrect the soul of the dead Zisu."
Gu Junyi said with a smile: "Zisu, you are a little woman with the pride of a man, and women are not allowed to shave their eyebrows, but I never believe in the saying that the soul is resurrected by borrowing a corpse." ”
"What if you don't believe it, the facts are right in front of your eyes. After I died, I was in a state of turmoil, and I wandered around the Zhou Mansion for thirty-four days before I found an opportunity to enter Shiso's body. ”
In fact, Zi Su didn't know why she had entered someone else's body, so in order to prevent Gu Junyi from continuing to be curious, she made it up according to her imagination.
Gu Junyi frowned, "You make sense like this, but I still don't think it's reliable." ”
"Mr. Gu, you said that you want to investigate the truth about the death of my parents and brother, does it matter who I am?"
"You're not wrong to say that, since you admit it, then please tell me what happened to you in the Zhou Mansion? I want to know what kind of suffering you have suffered in the Zhou Mansion, I want to know what the Zhou Mansion has done to you? ”
As for what happened to her, it seemed that in addition to being able to tell Gu Junyi, Zisu had no one else to believe.
Zi Su told Gu Junyi everything that happened in the Zhou Mansion after her family fled to Jinling, until her tragic death.
Gu Junyi clenched his fists and shouted: "The people of the Zhou Mansion are all demons!" Heaven and earth do not tolerate! The people of the Zhou Mansion are really heinous! Even though I knew that they had done a lot of hurtful things, I didn't get to know them so viciously first! ”
"That's why I borrowed the corpse to resurrect the soul and stayed in the Zhou family, waiting for the day when the Zhou family would be gone."
Gu Junyi looked at this charming and beautiful woman, her eyes were full of determination, "You have high ambitions, but it is not easy to think that the Zhou family will collapse." The power of the Zhou Mansion can be said to cover the sky with one hand in Jinling City.
The second young master, Zhou Chenming, worked as a clerk under the lord of the domain, and had a good relationship with the lord of the Jinling City domain, and his brother-in-law was the general of the new army of Jinling City.
The feudal platform is an important official in charge of the financial resources and civil affairs of a province, and is the most prominent department in the province except for the governor, and is in charge of the financial power of the province, Zhou Chenming.
The sons of the third young master, Zhou Qingming, and the lord of Jinling City, are brothers, and the province is in charge of public security, criminal law, and has the right to mobilize the army of a province.
Not only that, but the third young master Zhou Qingming also has a marriage contract with the daughter of Governor Xiao Fengju.
The governor, the feudal platform, and the three departments of the province are the three most important institutions in the province, which hold the military, political and financial powers, and are inextricably linked with the Zhou government.
Not to mention Master Zhou, he has been practicing medicine for generations, and nine out of ten pharmacies and medical halls in Jinling City are all Zhouji. The family has thousands of wealth and is the richest man in Jinling. At present, he went to the capital twice, saying that it was to donate a stewardship, and if the court agreed, the power of the Zhou government would go to a higher level.
In the face of such an intertwined network of Zhou Mansion, you are a weak woman, in the face of such a family, how can you take revenge on your own? ”
Zi Su listened to Gu Junyi's words quietly, she only knew that the Zhou Mansion was extremely powerful, and it was the first time she knew it so clearly.
"Mr. Gu, thank you for reminding me, if I don't take revenge, do you think I can live my life with peace of mind?"
"Shiso, I understand your feelings, and whoever you meet will do this. If you don't do that, I might be able to help you with your revenge. ”
"You're going to help me?"
Shisu looked at this handsome scholar-looking man suspiciously.
"As I told you before, I am not only helping you, but also the poor people of the world. This era is too dark, officials are corrupt, profiteers are rampant, they unite to do all kinds of evil, careless of human life, for the common people to live a miserable life. I hope that through my weak strength, with a pen in my hand, I can expose their crimes and expose them to the crusade of the whole world. ”
Gu Junyi was full of words, and his voice was full of grief and indignation.
His clenched fists seemed to be holding a weapon to break the old world.
Zi Su didn't understand these big truths, but she could feel that Gu Junyi was a gentleman.
At the same time, Zi Su also understood that Gu Junyi meant to rebel when he said such things.
"Mr. Gu, if you say such a thing to me, aren't you afraid that the officers and soldiers will arrest you?"
Gu Junyi smiled faintly, "Because I believe that you will not tell others what I say, just as you believe me and tell me everything about you, I will also keep it a secret for you." ”
Although there are only a few faces, Gu Junyi believes in himself so much, trust is very important for everyone, especially a person like Zisu who has no relatives and no reason.
Zi Su could see that Gu Junyi must have a deep hatred for the Zhou Mansion, and the enemy of the enemy was his comrade-in-arms.
"I believe in you and I believe you are a good person. Mr. Gu, I know that you are for my good, but you also said just now that the Zhou Mansion is so powerful, even if you know everything, what can you do? Can you afford to mess with the Zhou Mansion? ”
Gu Junyi said: "I can't afford to provoke the Zhou Mansion, but I have never been afraid of the Zhou Mansion." You don't have to worry, I won't do it against the people of the Zhou Mansion with guns and arrows, I have my own methods. ”
"Mr. Gu, if you help me, you have to be careful."
"You are the same, you have to be careful everywhere in the Zhou Mansion."
Invisibly, the two established a battle alliance.