Murdering one's own husband, burning the body and destroying the traces, and leaving it in any dynasty are all serious crimes.

The woman wore her hair and shouted that she had been wronged, but the neighbors made accusations and claimed that the evidence was conclusive, and for a while, there was chaos inside and outside the court. The new master Xie Xuan has not yet arrived, and Chang Tai is investigating the case outside, so only Xiao Shengzi is left, barely maintaining order.

Originally, Xiao Shengzi wanted to temporarily escort the woman back to prison, and wait until tomorrow after Xie Xuan arrived, and then interrogate her, but the neighbors and those who heard the news and came to see the excitement were all crowded together, shouting, let the government try it now, what to say is afraid that there are many dreams at night, and this Niu family will bribe the government again, and the serious case will be light.

Xing Ruyi took a closer look, and soon found that these shouts were all organized by someone, and their purpose was either aimed at Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi, or at the upcoming Lord Xie. She sought a secluded, unobtrusive corner and quietly inquired about the woman.

The person who was questioned by Xing Ruyi was a woman in her early thirties, and her dress was very similar to that of the woman in the hall, so it can be inferred that the two men had similar living circumstances and were more likely to be neighbors. The neighbor is the one who knows the inside story of other families the most, and the woman in her thirties who can come to watch must also be the kind who loves gossip very much, and is the easiest to inquire about the news.

Sure enough, Xing Ruyi only asked a few words, and the woman seemed to have found an outlet for gossip, and she talked endlessly, which can be described as a dance of eyebrows, even talking with comparisons, and only hating that she knew too little inside information.

The husband's family name in this hall is Niu, referred to as Niu's, originally from Chang'an, and later moved to Luoyang with her businessman. The Niu family is in the tea business, and it has been passed down for three generations, but when it comes to Niu Fugui's generation, the incense is almost broken. It turned out that this Niu family had not given birth for many years, and it was not until after moving to Luoyang that he gave birth to a daughter, and now he is two and a half years old, and he looks like a woman in this hall, very good-looking.

Although Niu gave birth to a daughter, he is not filial to three people, and he is the eldest child, Niu Fugui is not satisfied with this lady, and he is often beaten and scolded, and as a neighbor, he has heard them quarrel. Especially after this Niu Fugui became involved in gambling, his temper was even greater, and he almost sold his only daughter because of gambling debts a while ago.

The woman said, pointed to the kneeling woman in the hall, and said to Xing Ruyi: "Don't look at this Niu family's usual submissive appearance, but once the matter involves her little daughter, she also has a bit of a temper. It is said that women are weak, and mothers are strong, and I think it is the most considerate to use this Niu. Girl, you don't know, the debtor came that day and wanted to forcibly take Niu Fugui's little daughter away, but the Niu family went to the kitchen and took a kitchen knife out without saying a word, and without saying a word, he slashed at one of them. It was also thanks to the man's cleverness that he was able to tear some clothes. But Niu was so scary at that time, his eyes were red and red, as if he wanted to eat people. The gang, that is, the one who asked for money, kicked Niu Fugui twice, and let out some cruel words, urging him to pay back the money, and walked away.

As soon as the gang left, Niu threw the kitchen knife on the back foot and hugged his daughter tightly in his arms. At this time, Niu Fugui seemed capable, got up from the ground, and beat the mother and daughter, which scared the daughter of the Niu family to cry. Niu's hugged his daughter silently. At that time, we all thought that this matter would pass like this, but within a few days, there was such a big commotion. ”

"Has this Niu family lived in the Xie family's old mansion since they came to Luoyang?"

"Where! It's a normal person, and he won't go to live in that haunted house. The woman shook her head.

Xing Ruyi noticed that although the woman was a little disdainful in her words, when she mentioned the Xie family's old house, there was obviously a trace of fear in her eyes.

Seeing that Xing Ruyi was staring at her without moving, the woman thought that she didn't believe what she had just said, so she waved her hand and privately pulled Xing Ruyi further out.

"I'm not trying to scare you, I'm telling you the truth. The old mansion of the Xie family, it is not a place where living people can go. This Niu Fugui was killed by the Niu family, but it has nothing to do with the ghost house. We all thought that if it weren't for the haunted house, Niu's character might not be able to really do it. ”

"Eldest sister, you have something to say, and you are becoming more and more curious."

"Curiosity kills the cat!" The woman lowered her eyebrows and glanced at Xing Ruyi: "I, like you, are all curious people. However, I'll tell you about it. ”

"Eldest sister, don't worry, although Ruyi is curious, her mouth is strict."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's strict or not, even if you say this kind of thing, others may not believe it. The one in my family always talks about my nerves, that I see ghosts in broad daylight, and that I only talk nonsense. If you want to hear it, it can be regarded as helping me, but you don't know how uncomfortable this kind of thing is to hold back in your heart all day long. The woman stroked her chest, raised her eyes and looked left and right, and then said: "As we said earlier, this Niu family is from the direction of Chang'an, and the ancestors of the family have been engaged in the tea business for generations, and it is said that the people who go to their house to buy tea are all red-haired and green-eyed weirdos. In Chang'an, there are also shops and houses, but when this business was passed on to Niu Fugui, it failed. This person, if you say it is good, you are idle, and if you say it is ugly, you are a prodigal who can't be put on the table. Eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, that's everything. Chang'an couldn't stay any longer, so he sold his property and came to Luoyang.

When I first arrived in Luoyang, I bought a small courtyard, which was next door to my house, that is, near the ghost house of the Xie family. Looking at the girl's dress, it should be from a rich and noble family. So you may not know that although the Xie family's ghost house is terrible, no matter how terrible it is, it can't stand the horror of the poor ghost. People like us can only live in that kind of place because the house is cheap. ”

The eldest sister laughed, in fact, Ruyi is also an ordinary family. These clothes are all given by others, and if Ruyi is allowed to buy them himself, he may not be able to afford them. Xing Ruyi is also telling the truth, most of the clothes she wears are those that the fox bought for her when she first came to the Tang Dynasty. Later, I opened a Ruyi rouge shop, and also made some silver, I originally wanted to buy some by myself, but when I arrived at Jinxiufang, I asked the price, and she was distressed and came back with the silver. It wasn't until later that she became friends with the owner of the Splendid Workshop, so she had the opportunity to wear the customized clothes of the Splendid Workshop, of course, it was also a friendship price, although the flesh hurts, but the heart is not so painful.

When the woman heard Xing Ruyi's words, she looked her up and down carefully, and said with some taste: "The girl's clothes are like the workmanship of Luoyang Jinxiufang, and it is also a great blessing to be given by someone." How can we be like us poor people, don't say that it is the clothes of the splendid workshop, it is just a handkerchief, and there is no blessing to see it. ”

"If the eldest sister doesn't dislike it, Ruyi happens to have a piece of Jinxiufang's handkerchief here, but it's all old things." Xing Ruyi said, took out a handkerchief from his cuff, and stuffed it into the woman's hand: "Although the color is not new, and the material is not the best, it is also appropriate to use it to wipe hot sweat." If the eldest sister doesn't dislike it, just accept it. ”

"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, this thing in the Splendid Workshop, don't say it's an old thing, even if it's a tattered thread, we can't afford it. Besides, I look at this veil quite well, and it is old somewhere. The woman said, and hurriedly hid the veil in the hem of her clothes: "Don't worry, girl, I can tell you everything you want to inquire about." ”

Xing Ruyi smiled and did not speak, because he knew that the woman who had benefited from this would only have a looser mouth.

The woman hid the embroidered handkerchief, covered it with her hand vigorously, and then continued: "Our house, although it is cheap and close to the Xie family's ghost house, is also considered to be safe on weekdays, and nothing particularly bizarre has happened. Of course, you can't get close to the haunted house, once you get close, you will see the hell at the worst, and you will get sick at the least, which is simply a hundred tried. I've seen it with my own eyes, and it's still daylight, at noon. That day, I went to the market to buy something, and when I came back, I felt that the sun was shining, so I slipped down the wall. Before I knew it, I walked to the Xie family's old house.

On weekdays, even if we fight over there, we try to stay as far away as possible, and we can take a detour. Fortunately, there are many small alleys, and you can also go around. But coincidentally, I forgot about it as I walked that day. When I remembered it, I had already walked to the gate of the Xie family's old house, and I was in a dilemma, so I could only run over with my head. But just as I lifted my feet, I suddenly felt a shadow in front of me, and it passed in a flash.

At that time, I didn't think much about it, and I was used to looking up like that. Girl, guess what I saw? I saw a pair of embroidered shoes, and they rubbed against my forehead. My mother, I was immediately so frightened that I collapsed to the ground. In broad daylight, people can't fly, why do you think these shoes are in that place? But when I sat down and looked at it again, I was even more frightened. Where is a pair of shoes, it is clear that there is a person hanging in the air. Just like hanging, a woman wearing brocade and a cloak hung in front of the gate of the Xie family's old mansion out of thin air. Afterwards, I thought about it carefully several times, and the woman's posture was like hanging, and I guessed that I had met a hanged ghost. ”

"The Hanged Man?"

"It's the hanged ghost, because of the woman's posture, it looks exactly like the legendary hanged ghost. Unfortunately, I screamed in fright, and when I went to see it again, there was nothing. When the man in my family heard the noise and came to me, he said that I was more like a ghost, with a pale face, sweating all over my body as if I had just been fished out of the river, and with a foul smell on my body, like the smell of mud dug out of a lotus pond in winter. ”

The woman said, bowing her head to herself, and sniffed again: "Don't laugh, girl, I have always felt that I am not clean since that incident." The one in my house is to help people do work, and I also help people dig lotus root in winter, so I am most familiar with the smell. Since he said that it is like, he must not be wrong. Also, because I met the hanged ghost, I also went to inquire afterwards, it seems that the ancestor of the Xie family really has a hanged concubine, but the specific room is not clear now. ”

said unintentionally, the listener was intentional, and Xing Ruyi silently kept these situations in his heart. When the woman said just now, she also used ghost magic to probe a little, and this woman did have yin qi on her body, but there was no ghost qi, so it was very likely that the ghost thing was true.

(Education 123 Literature Network)