Hechun Garden, the largest mansion on Dongheng Street, the famous Anguo Mansion of the Dashun Dynasty.

Last autumn, Chen Yu'an, the grandfather of the country, was ordered to go to the East China Sea to suppress the pirates, and the emperor had come to Hechun Garden to personally send Chen Yu'an on the expedition. At that time, the Guogong Mansion was renovated, and it got a large garden from the west, which was in the limelight for a while.

It's only been half a year, and Hechun Garden is bleak.

The expeditionary fleet of the Great Shun Dynasty won two battles in a row, but suddenly encountered a storm at sea, the command ship was missing, and the whereabouts of the leader General Chen Yu'an were unknown.

When the news reached the Guogong Mansion, the ladies fainted from crying on the spot.

The grace is still there, but the stone lion at the gate of the spring garden is listless.

A gray-topped carriage stepped over the stone slab of Dongheng Street and slowly approached in the direction of Hechun Garden. As the sun set, the horses' hooves trampled on them, alarming the pedestrians returning home.

The curtain of the carriage quietly lifted a corner, revealing a bright and heroic little face.

"Look, the second lady of the Anguo family is back!"

Pedestrians stopped to look at each other and watched the plain-topped carriage answer.

An old man shook his head regretfully: "Poor Grandpa Guo's life and death are still uncertain, these two young ladies are not sensible, how can a woman get on the boat?" ”

Another person said: "I heard that the command ship has been floating at sea for four or five months, and when it was discovered by fishermen, there was only the second lady on the huge ship. ”

There was also a merchant next to him who interjected: "I know some Hu merchants, and I have heard that they call this kind of ghost ship." ”

"Ghost ships? It sounds weird, but what is it? ”

"I can't tell, but I know that the heavens and the earth are magical, and there is a mysterious power of the sea that causes the ghost ship to float between the deep seas. Occasionally, people who survive will lose their memories and don't know why a boatload of people died. ”

Passers-by sighed: "In this way, the second lady is also fateful." ”

The old man narrowed his eyes: "The yellow-haired girl who is not yet an adult, what is the use of her life." The grandfather of the country is fierce and auspicious, and the eldest lady is famous, leaving orphans and widows, and this princess mansion is ...... I'm afraid that the luck is exhausted. ”

Chen Muzhi raised his hand, and the curtain fell from between his fingers, isolating the chaotic world.

In the carriage sat the servant woman of the Guogong Mansion, looking at Chen Muzhi with an embarrassed expression: "Second Miss, don't take it to heart, these small people in the market are used to gossiping, and they can't be taken seriously." ”

A bright smile spread on Chen Muzhi's face, she really didn't take it to heart, and said coquettishly: "Zhang Ji Cake Shop is still there, Mama remembers to ask someone to buy rose steamed cakes." I want to eat. ”

It turned out to be a cake shop with a curtain. I didn't open my mouth all the way, and as soon as I opened my mouth, I was worried about eating, and I still looked at the same virtue as before.

Mama Tian couldn't help sneering secretly, but her mouth was smeared with honey: "It's pitiful, the second lady has been floating at sea for half a year, and she really suffers." If you want to eat, just tell Mama, and Mama will immediately ask someone to buy it. ”

After speaking, he pulled his sleeves and tucked the corners of his eyes, showing a particularly real sadness.

Chen Muzhi didn't seem to notice Mama Tian's contempt in her heart, and she also showed a particularly real dullness, smiling and nodding.

Mama Tian's drama was still unfinished, and she took Chen Muzhi's little hand: "I really don't know how the second miss survived......"

"I don't know."

"The little face is thin."

"Not thin."

Chen Muzhi took the opportunity to pull out his little hand and touched his cheek.

*

I saw the carriage arrive in front of the gate of Hechun Garden.

Under the sunset, the gloomy Hechun Garden was smeared with magnificent gold edges, and the gold-lacquered beast-faced tin ring on the vermilion gate also emitted a long-lost charming luster.

Not only is Hechun Garden glowing, there is a large group of servants and servants standing at the door, surrounding a beautiful woman who is less than thirty years old, and it is also a long-lost liveliness with Spring Garden.

The carriage stopped, a servant woman came up and opened the curtain, and before Chen Muzhi could get off the station, the beautiful woman cried and pounced.

"Woo woo, Wood Branch, my bitter Wood Branch......"

"Mother, Mother!" Chen Muzhi also pounced, and the two reunited after a long absence, hugging each other.

However, Chen Muzhi did not "woo woo", her acting skills are not yet perfect, and she is not playing very well against the Wang family.

The two recounted a few words of old love with true affection, Wang pulled out the plain silk and tucked away his tears, and when he was about to wipe Chen Muzhi, he found that Chen Muzhi's pretty face was clean and there were no tears at all.

Wang was silent, took the silk, helped Chen Muzhi again, and said softly: "It's good to come back, let's go into the house and talk about it in detail." Come, step over the brazier, go away from evil, and go well from there. ”

Two servants came with a small brazier and placed it outside the gate. The fire is not burning, and the charcoal is also good, and there is no smell of smoke.

Chen Muzhi didn't take a step, looked at Wang and said, "Mother, crossing the brazier is a southern custom on your side. Sister Mu Xi said, we were born by our mother, and we have to follow the customs of our mother's family, sorry. ”

I really don't know what to say, and everyone's faces have changed.

Mama Tian stepped forward even more, her face displeased: "Second Miss, Madame is kind, you are too ignorant like this." ”

Chen Muzhi pouted and coquettishly said to the Wang family: "Mother, you can say that in the Guogong Mansion, according to my mother's old customs, nothing should change." ”

"Yes, Koji is right." Wang patted her hand lovingly, and said to the servant woman, "Withdraw it, according to the old customs." ”

The servants looked at each other, and one of them was bold, and finally mustered up the courage to ask: "I don't know how the old customs of Yue Di on Mrs. Zheng's side drove away disasters." ”

Chen Muzhi raised his eyebrows: "My father is proud and invincible in his youth, and the Guogong Mansion has never known what a disaster is, and there is no need to drive away disasters and avoid disasters." ”

As he spoke, he let go of Wang, lifted his skirt, and strode forward, going straight around the brazier and into the garden.

Mama Tian rolled her eyes angrily and muttered in a low voice: "It's still the same as before......"

was glared at fiercely by the Wang family: "Presumptuous, it's your turn to speak here?" It's so indulgent to you, lawless! ”

Mama Tian was so frightened that she lowered her hand and retreated, standing up with all the servants. Immediately, a servant woman smiled gloatingly.

*

Ning Xiang lives in the northwest of Hechun Garden, which is an independent courtyard, where Chen Muzhi has lived since he was a child.

Chen Yu'an has two daughters and one man, the eldest daughter Chen Muxi, the second daughter Chen Muzhi, and the third son Chen Yu, each of whom has an independent courtyard as an apartment. It's just that the original wife Zheng contracted Chen Yu and died of illness after giving birth to it, and now Chen Yu is taken by Mrs. Wang to raise her.

Chen Muzhi returned home, or lived back in Ningxiangju.

All the furnishings of Ning Xiangju looked the same as before, but Chen Muzhi only glanced at it, and saw that the once most valuable rosewood case in this room was gone, and it was replaced with a slightly new color.

The style looks similar, but the value is a lot cheaper.

Chen Muzhi remained silent, pretending not to notice this subtle change. She walked over to the bed, opened the cupboard, which was full of old clothes, which she didn't seem to be interested in, and didn't turn them over, and closed the door again.

Opening the camphor wood box next to her again, this time her brows stretched, and she took out something from her body and quickly put it in the middle of the box.

As soon as the box was closed, the maid catkins came. She is about the same age as Chen Muzhi, and she still looks childish.

"Miss, the hot water is boiling, please take a bath first."

"What about the peach leaves, why didn't you see it?" Chen Muzhi asked.

Liu Fu lowered his head and whispered: "Peach Leaf has been sent to Liuxiangju on an errand." ”

"Liuxiangju?" Chen Muzhi was stunned, "That's not me...... Sister's yard? What about the original people in my sister's yard? Where did the vines, apricots, and Guerlain go? ”

"Xingguo was beaten to death because she didn't serve the eldest lady well. Guerlain changed her name to Qingtong, and she and the vine flowers are still in Xiangju. ”

"Xingguo, I was killed...... Chen Muzhi muttered, tears gradually gathered in her eyes, but she held back, gritted her teeth and said, "What do you have to do with her, do ...... such a ruthless hand"

Liu Fu looked at Chen Muzhi worriedly: "Miss, don't you know that the eldest lady ......?"

"I know, I know." Chen Muzhi lowered his eyes, and his fingers grabbed the gauze skirt fiercely, "Sister Muxi is dead, and she is dead in the water." ”

The light grass gauze skirt was almost cut out of a hole.

*

The sun was more inclined than before, and Wang sat in Jiashi Hall, looking at a narrow door shadow shining in at the door, and finally gently pushed the white fungus soup in his hand for a long time.

"It's cold, take it."

The maid came up and put away the bowl, bowed and withdrew.

Mama Tian has been standing next to her for a long time, and she couldn't help but speak: "Madame has washed her face with tears for the safety of Grandpa Guo, why did the second lady come back and didn't ask her?" She was the only one left in the ship, and she knew best what was going on. ”

Wang sighed and rubbed his temples: "Grandpa Guo is first of all the general of the Great Shun Dynasty, and then the lord of our house. It has been more than ten days since Mu Zhi was found at sea, and if she had something to say, how could the people of the court not ask? He must not know anything, and then he will be sent back to the house. ”

"The second lady was spoiled by the grandfather of the country, arrogant and arrogant, lawless, even daring to go on a warship, and everyone outside said ......"

Wang knew that there must be nothing good in her mouth, so he glanced at her: "What to say?" ”

"Saying that there was a woman on the warship angered the sea god, which made the command ship of our grandfather suffer a great disaster."

Wang said slowly: "Mu Zhi is only thirteen years old, so he is not a woman. This is not allowed to be passed on in the house. Whoever preaches, I cut off his tongue. ”

Mama Tian said: "Yes." ”

"Grandpa Guo's whereabouts are only temporarily unknown, who said he suffered?" Wang's eyes became fierce, "Even the Holy Lord has ordered an all-out search, and if he is not found for a day, he must still be alive." ”

"Yes." Mama Tian responded, and didn't dare to say half a word more.

Wang remembered something again.

"Along the way, did Mu Zhi ask about her sister?"

"Mrs. Hui, the second lady didn't speak all the way, until she reached the corner of the street, saw Zhang Ji Cake Shop, and said that she wanted to eat rose steamed cake. It seems that I didn't think of the eldest lady at all. ”

Wang lowered his eyes and looked at his hands stacked on his skirt, as if he wanted to look at the flowers in his hands.

After a while, he said in a low voice: "Even if she has no heart and lungs, she will not react like this." You go to Ning Xiangju to spread the word, wait for the second lady to take a bath and change clothes, go to Jiashi Hall for dinner, and the house will pick her up and wash the dust. ”

Wang took another breath, cheered up, and raised his voice: "It's okay to drive away disasters without this custom, so you won't skip dinner." ”

Mama Tian asked, "What about Uncle and Miss Uncle?" ”

Wang waved his hand: "Since it is to catch the wind, of course it must be lively, let my uncle and his family come over to eat." ”

Mama Tian always felt that something was wrong in her heart, and she couldn't say it, so she had to go down and go to Ning Xiangju to spread the word.

*

Chen Muzhi sat in the barrel, and the room was filled with mist, like entering a fairyland. The warm water covered her shoulder blades, opening all the pores of her body, and the water was filled with sachets, but it was not the scent she liked.

Suddenly, there was an inaudible voice outside.

"Second Miss is back?"

When Chen Muzhi heard this voice, his heart suddenly shook. This is the maid vine flower of Liuxiangju, listening to her tone of surprise and joy, obviously just got the news.

"I'm back, I'm bathing, I'm going to Harvest Hall in a while, and Mrs. is going to pick up the wind for the second lady." Liu Wu is still so good-tempered, and he will answer all questions.

"Second Miss, she...... Are you okay? ”

"Sister Fujihua asked so strangely, the second lady is so good, she has lost weight and grown taller."

"Did she ask about the eldest lady?" Fujika finally couldn't help it.

"The second lady knew that the eldest lady was gone, and asked you, Qingtong and Xingguo. The second lady was very sad. ”

Fujihua choked: "It's not in vain that the eldest lady loves the second lady the most, and before leaving, she still dragged the things left by the second lady......"

In the room, Chen Muzhi's face was moist, and he couldn't tell whether it was water or tears.

This is different from ordinary people's super ear power, she has to adapt slowly, this is the special ability left to her by her sister, she uses this ability to hear the deep affection that she couldn't hear before.

At this moment, she really wanted to rush out and take Fujihua's hand, hold her hand tightly as before, and tell her—

I'm Chen Muxi, I'm your eldest lady, I'm not dead!

But no. A survivor on a ghost ship has made people talk about it, and then let people know that there are people who are still alive, but they are afraid that they will be regarded as heretics or demons by the world, and they will not be burned to death by the blind, but they will also be imprisoned by the court for life.

She clasped the edge of the barrel until her knuckles turned white, and finally let herself gradually calm down.

No, Chen Muxi, the eldest lady of the Anguo Mansion, is dead.

Three months after his father's disappearance, Chen Muxi accidentally fell into the lotus pond in Fuzhong and drowned.

She didn't wait for Prince Yi's mansion to be hired, and she couldn't sit in the position of the most eye-catching princess in the whole capital.

I didn't wait for news from my father.

Probably God can't bear to see the Anguo Mansion defeated, and Chen Muxi gave up.

When she woke up again, she found herself on the command ship of the Dashun Dynasty East China Sea Army, and became her sister Chen Muzhi.

Chen Muzhi should have died of lack of water, but because of Chen Muxi's arrival, he regained his life.

The ship was empty, and she didn't know what had happened here, whether her dear father was alive or dead.

Chen Muzhi left her young body, outstanding hearing, and the three-legged cat kung fu he learned from his father, but he did not leave her a memory.

The "ghost ship" may be nonsense, but one thing, they are right. The survivors of the "ghost ship" have all been robbed of their memories, and she has no idea what exactly happened on the ship.

But no matter what, from now on, she is Chen Muzhi. She not only wants to live well for herself, but also for her beloved sister and for this shattered Anguo Mansion.