At this time, Qiu Shenglin was dreaming that he had regained a Buddha bone relic, laughed out loud from the dream, and suddenly heard that the west courtyard was not good, a nameless fire arose, and he lifted the quilt with "poof", and he didn't have time to put on his coat, so he pulled two shoes and walked out. Yao Shi shouted anxiously, "Master, it's cold at night, put on some clothes and go again!" ”

The west courtyard was already in chaos, Sai Hongchen and Wu'er stood in the courtyard and looked over there, listening to the screams inside that stopped abruptly, they knew that Fang Qiao'er had fainted with fright. She gloated and said, "See, this is the end of offending me, yes!" Wu'er lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, Sai Hongchen asked again, "I heard that the aunt you served before died unexplained, in my opinion, this yard is not clean." Wait for the master to change my place of residence one day, so that I can rest assured! ”

Mother Li fainted, and Mother Zhang and Fang Qiao'er leaned on each other, trembling. Qiu Shenglin asked loudly, "What's the matter?" He strode in. The room was full of lit oil lamps and candles, and the light was bright, and he saw the human head rolling on the ground at a glance, and he gasped in fright, took a step back, and hit Yao.

"Sir!" Yao said softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, ask what is going on first!" Fang Qiao'er was so frightened that she couldn't speak, so Zhang's mother had to say it for her, "Old lady, our Miss Sun slept until midnight, and suddenly called someone, I brought a candle to take a look, and I saw a head rolling off the bed, and I was scared to death!" ”

Qiu Shenglin asked Yuan Bao to hold a candle to shine it, and looked at the heads and faces of people on the ground. It didn't matter what he saw, he was almost so frightened that he sat on the ground, the head was not someone else's, it turned out to be Chunxi's, who had died!

"What, how is she?" Qiu Shenglin looked back at Yao in horror. A few days ago, Steward Zhang begged for grace and brought Chunxi's coffin back for burial. The man has been gone for some time, and he wants to be buried in the earth, but where did this head come from?

Not to mention Qiu Shenglin, even the Yao family panicked. The man's head was neatly cut off around his neck, and the blood was very scary. What's even more terrifying is that Chunxi's face was specially painted with oil paint for singing and hooking his face, his red lips like eating a dead child, his two thick black eyebrows, and even his eyelids were colored.

"Yuan, Yuanbao, go, send someone to find the old housekeeper, let, let him see, Chunxi's head is still there, it's still there!" Qiu Shenglin couldn't help but tremble when he thought that Mei Xiang was also chopped into pieces when she died. Yao Shi held his hand tightly and commanded in a trembling voice, "Carry this mother to the next room and ask someone to take a look." The second aunt looks too scared, let her rest. ”

Someone came in and got the head out, and Qiu Shenglin wine also woke up. It was already a bit too much to snub Fang Qiao'er yesterday, but now she was too frightened, if she left like this, she shouldn't be. He sat down at the table with a hard head, coughed and asked, "Second aunt, you are frightened, Zhilan, you ask someone to make a bowl of soothing soup and send it over, and I will talk to her here." ”

Yao Shi agreed and walked out, Qiu Yunqi also heard the news and rushed over, and asked, "Mother, I heard that something happened in the West Courtyard, I'll take a look." Yao sighed and said, "How could Chunxi's head appear here, it seems that our Qiu family is really not at peace for a moment." Qiu Yunqi said, "Do you want to find someone to take a look, maybe it's stained with something unclean." ”

"That's not necessary," Yao suddenly remembered someone and sneered, "After eating and drinking in the mansion for so many days, it's time to use him." Yunqi, come with my mother and take you to meet someone! ”

Since arriving in Qiufu, Mingxu has lived in a corner safely, reading books and writing every day, eating a bite when someone brings food, and drinking a sip when someone brings tea, but also at ease. At this moment, there was still a candle flame in his room, and Yao Shi took a heavy step, stopped in front of the door, raised his voice and said, "Yao's Zhilan and her son, I have something important to ask Master Mingxu for advice!" ”

The door squeaked open, and Mingxu appeared at the door neatly dressed, "Mrs. Qiu, Mr. Qiu, please come in!" This was the first time Qiu Yunqi had seen Mingxu, and he couldn't help but look at the man in white a few more times. Mingxu said, "Madame came to visit late at night, but for the sake of the West Courtyard? ”

"The master doesn't leave the house, but he is deaf and clear-sighted, which really makes the concubine admire!" Yao's door-to-door said, "Chunxi's body has been brought back to the countryside for burial, but her head appeared on the bed of the second aunt. Whether it's providence or man-made, or whether Chunxi has a wish for it, I don't care. I just want to go to the master's heart disease, so that the Qiu Mansion can rest assured, I don't know if the master has a way? ”

"Madame, mean, let me do a ritual?" Mingxu didn't shirk, "Tomorrow night, I will be on time, and I will ask my wife to prepare things for me to use for the ceremony." It's late at night, and I won't send it! ”

The mother and son got up to say goodbye, and on the way back, Qiu Yunqi asked, "Mother, this person looks like he is not a few years older than me, why are you treating him so politely?" Yao said, "Your father believes in this person, although I don't like it, but this is the time when he can come in handy." A ritual is enough to quell all rumors! ”

From the evening of the next day, Yao took people to see the preparations. The incense burner, the wax skewer, the yellow paper and the wooden sword, after everything was in order, Mingxu told her that these were not needed. Qiu Shenglin cautiously asked, "These are all good, why can't they be used?" ”

Mingxu smiled slightly, "My approach is different from others, all I need is a pillar of fragrance and a glass of water." Yao said, "Isn't it necessary to practice cinnabar rune paper, without these, how can you summon spirits?" ”

"Madame, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding, and she wants to attract the soul of the deceased, not to use runes and spells to persecute her, but to guide her with her heart. I don't think you would be happy if someone forced your wife to do something she didn't want to do, would you? Mingxu removed all the things on the table, replaced them with incense burners and water, and waited for the hour to come.

The night wind gusted, and dark clouds slowly gathered in the sky, obscuring the moonlight and starlight. Mingxu had the lanterns extinguished a few times, and the surroundings became extremely dark. Qiu Shenglin and Yao knelt side by side, followed by Sai Hongchen and Fang Qiao'er.

"The remnant soul is out of the body, and the three souls are back. Huangquan Nine Secluded, Soul Summoning is the Lead! The soul has been formed, and the spirits have returned to their place. Spirits into the body, listen to my call! His voice was soft enough to be blown away by the wind, like a woman singing softly in a distant place. With this sound, the wind around them became louder, and everyone felt cold, and their hairs stood on end. Suddenly, Wu'er, who was standing at the back, pointed to the front of the offering table and shouted, "Look, it's Chunxi!" ”