Zhenjing waved her hand, although her tone was full of indifference, there was a little crying in her voice: "Hey, we are sisters-in-law, we have rough skin and thick meat, and it is common to be beaten!" Don't worry about it, I don't hurt at all. "It doesn't hurt? He Angelica slowly lifted her sleeves, and saw that on the back of her hands, wrists and forearms, twenty or thirty long blood marks were shocking.

He Angelica knew that in the atrium of the front hall of the Taoist temple, there was a quiet bamboo forest, the wind blew the leaves, and the poetry was infinite. However, some Taoist aunts in the Taoist temple like to fold those bamboo strips the most, and then use a knife to cut them into long pieces, which are specially used to draw people.

The slices stained with salt water, pumped through dozens of times, were painful and spicy, and there was not a drop of blood, all of them were slender bruises. People who have been smoked do not need to have their wounds bandaged, and they do not interfere with their work. In her previous life, Xiao He Angelica had to suffer from one or two meals of saltwater bamboo strips almost every day, and this sharp and stinging taste was almost a memory that penetrated into her bone marrow.

"It's too dusty, it's too dusty." He Angelica held Zhenjing's hand and said in an affirmative tone.

Zhenjing couldn't help crying, sobbing and not squeaking.

He Angelica's eyes seemed to hide two silver needles with cold light, and he only asked: "Tell me, why did she beat you, is it because of me?" ”

Zhenjing shook her head and sobbed, "No, it's none of your business. I accidentally mentioned it the night before yesterday that she had deer antler paste there...... Woo, she turned this matter over again today, and asked Huaixin to bring me over, and I had to explain where she knew she had deer antler cream. I didn't dare to tell her that I had heard Master talk about it once...... Woo, otherwise even if she lets me go and goes back to let the master know, the punishment will only be worse......"

He Angelica sighed, pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed, took out the embroidery needle under the pillow, and said, "Come, close your eyes and don't open your eyes." It's good, it's right away, it doesn't hurt at all. ”

Zhen Jing stared at the needle in He Angelica's hand, cried even more, and shouted: "It hurts!" Hurt! I don't stick needles, it hurts! ”

He Angelica frowned: "Shut up, and if you call again, you will prick your dumb hole and make you dumb." Zhenjing was stunned and immediately shut up. He Angelica told her to close her eyes again, so Zhenjing squeezed her eyes tightly and shrunk her neck, looking like she was about to "go to justice".

The silver needle tip rotated rapidly, flipped and leaped in He Angelica's crystal fingertips......

A sneer was imprinted in He Angelica's eyes, too dusty, good, good, really good! I haven't had time to think about how to clean you up, but you rushed up to find death by yourself, which shows that it is really the old birthday star who drinks arsenic, and he is afraid of a long life.

For her, who has experienced a life and death, Taichen is not even qualified to be a stumbling block, at most it is a grain of sand in her shoes...... And the big people who live in the west chamber who hold power and kill are just used to knock the sand on her shoes...... Well, it's better to have a trick of "fighting cattle across the mountain".

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Prosperous Yangzhou, water veins from all directions, and merchants from all over the world all gather here.

The rich Yangzhou City, the city passes through two waterways, and there are four land routes through the east and west, north and south, and the Yangzhou City is divided into 48 squares. The Wu family in the south of the city, the Luo family in the north of the city, the Guan family in the east of the city, and the Sun family in the west of the city, and called the "four major families in Yangzhou", has been circulating in the market "Wu Luo Guan Sun, noble and full of Qiankun".

In the early morning, a drizzle was falling in the sky, and not far from Hongpei Avenue, in a gorgeous mansion with red walls and golden tiles, a group of women hurried through the huge courtyard and walked briskly to a corner gate in the front yard.

A well-dressed young woman happened to come out of the corner gate, and after meeting these people, she looked very surprised: "Sister-in-law Liu, why are you back?" It's not even the day of the funeral! ”

Liu Guijia's face was happy, and he asked, "Miss Ji, it's just right to meet you, let me ask you, where is the old lady now?" ”

Miss Ji frowned: "The old lady was so sad that she didn't eat anything last year, and she only persuaded her a little better today." After eating some honey yokan for breakfast, I lost my appetite again, and now I am listening to my grandmother's jokes in the ear room. Then again, how did you guys come back from the Taoist temple? Don't go to the old lady to talk about ordinary trivial things, and everything else, everything related to the third lady can't be mentioned. ”

Liu Guijia said with a smile: "You lead me there, I promise that after telling the old lady, she can eat three bowls of rice in a row!" ”

Miss Ji's face was full of doubts: "What good things can you bring back when you come back from that kind of place?" Liu Guijia smiled mysteriously, and the other women who sent the spirit back also smiled and didn't speak.

Originally, several women were not enthusiastic about this errand, and one was thankless. Because the second lady in charge of the family doesn't like her niece He Angelica, it is no secret in the whole family. Second, after He Angelica's funeral was completed, a full hundred and eighty taels of silver passed through their hands, even if the second wife was very shrewd in the accounts, it would still work to secretly take away seven or eight taels of incense and candle money.

However, when the women returned to Luofu last night, they heard that the eighth young master of the second wife's mother's family had died the day before yesterday. Now in the Luo family, the eldest wife does not know the economic accounts, and the third wife is newly pregnant, so she is still the old lady in charge of the family.

The old lady has always loved Mrs. Gu's mother and daughter, and if she knew that the third lady not only did not die, but also had an adventure, she would not be happy immediately. Who doesn't rush to do things that can get face in front of old ladies? Besides, they also received the third lady's silver, and they had to say a few good words when they passed the letter.

Miss Ji led them out of the door, went back to the old lady in first, turned around and called them in again. After a few people entered the house, they saw the old lady crooked on the couch, her expression was sluggish, and her eyes were half-open and half-squinted, and no one looked at her. On the footrest at the bottom sat three little maids beating the legs of the old lady, and the eldest lady and the eldest and young grandmother sitting on the brocade next to them were sweeping them with their eyes.

Huang Han's family stepped forward and smiled: "Old lady, happy event, big happy event!" Our Luo family has encountered a great joy of the appearance of the gods! ”

One sentence drew the eyes of everyone in the room to her face, so she added fuel and vinegar to tell the story of the sudden resurrection of the third lady. He also said that a group of distinguished guests from the capital lived in the Taoist temple, and when the distinguished guests visited the third lady, they heard about the dream of "the old man giving medicine". According to their analysis, that old man was the birthday star Weng Nanji Venerable God, and the immortal medicine he gave to the third young lady turned out to be the slag in the Taishang Laojun Dan furnace. Tsk, a little scum from other people's gods is already a rare treasure medicine that brings people back to life in our world - after the third lady eats it, her face is suddenly full of red light, the auspicious clouds cover the top, and her body is much healthier than before!

The old lady slid up from the couch excitedly and asked repeatedly, "You didn't coax me, did you?" What about Sister Yi's children? Why don't you bring her back? ”

Liu Guijia stepped forward and replied: "Although the third lady has taken the immortal medicine, after all, she has been out of breath for two days, so she can't help the bumps on the road, and now she is recuperating in the Taoist temple." The third lady misses the old lady and the ladies very much, and is looking forward to seeing each other as soon as possible. Do you want us to arrange a carriage and a sedan chair now to bring the third lady back? ”

The old lady nodded, and was about to give the order, when the eldest lady Zhao who had been silent next to her suddenly spoke: "Wait, this matter is very evil, you must not be in a hurry!" ”

The old lady frowned and looked at her: "Daughter-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about?" If you offend the heavenly gods and bodhisattvas, how can you get it! ”

Zhao Shijin said: "The daughter-in-law is by no means a mouthful, my mother-in-law has heard people say in the past, 'dreams are the opposite', and Sister Yi's dream of a very good thing may not be a good thing." Last year, the second lady didn't invite Mr. Feng Shui to come to see the house, Mr. Feng Shui pointed to the west and said, 'The peach blossoms drive away the water, and the fate of Kui Wood Wolf Star is not conducive to the elders in the family', and Sister Yi lives in the West Cross Courtyard. Now, she has come back from the dead, and her life is so hard, isn't it in response to Mr. Feng Shui's preface? ”

The old lady's expression was moved, but she only reprimanded lightly: "You are an aunt, how can you say this about her!" ”

The eldest and youngest grandmother, Dong, observed her words and took the opportunity to add: "Ancestor, we also hope that Sister Yi is well, after all, she is the only blood and blood of our aunt's wife, but this matter is weird. The ancestors didn't know that since the day before yesterday, our Zhu Ge'er began to have a low-grade fever, and he ate less than usual; The day before yesterday, the eighth young master of the second wife's mother's family died again; Not sooner or later, but there was news from the Taoist temple that Sister Yi had come back from the dead. How did several things happen so coincidentally? The granddaughter-in-law has a guess in her heart, I don't know if I should talk about it or not......" said and stopped, with a very embarrassed expression on her face.

The old lady's face was full of nervousness: "If you have anything to say, don't hurry up, there are no outsiders here!" ”

Dong Ai said: "...... Isn't she possessed by some monster...... Come back to all of us for your life, right? Therefore, the younger ones in the family were the first to be unbearable, and before she could come home, she fell ill and died...... Do my ancestors still remember that when we were full moon, we had a low-grade fever for three days in a row, and we didn't eat, drink or cry, and all the doctors were helpless. Feng Rui's family is well-informed, and it is said that the ghosts and monsters are frightened. At first, my granddaughter-in-law didn't believe it, but then there was really no other way, watching Wei Ge'er suffer, my mother's heart was like being cut by a knife, so I invited a few monks to do it, and then Wei Ge'er was really good. Now, our Zhu Ge'er's symptoms are exactly the same as Wei Ge'er's original! ”

Zhao covered his mouth and said with a frightened face: "Old ancestor, you have always loved the two great-grandsons the most, you have to be the master for them!" Once the monster enters the door, we will all die! ”

The old lady frowned, and her face was cloudy.

Zhao Shi seemed to suddenly remember something, and an unbearable expression appeared on his chubby face, and said: "Actually, we are also afraid that we are cranky and have wronged Sister Yi." But right now, Qi Xuanyu lives in the Nanyuan guest room, who can invite him on weekdays, why not take this opportunity to let him do the math? ”

The old lady has always believed in ghosts and gods, and she heard that the third lady was saved by the gods, and she was so happy that she couldn't help it. Who knows, the few words sung by the eldest daughter-in-law and the eldest granddaughter-in-law extinguished the joy in her heart, and listening to what they said was reasonable, the old lady herself gradually believed three or four points. So, the old lady nodded and said, "It's okay, I also want to see what kind of character this late life of the Qi family is, and can be so valued by our old lady." He turned his head and instructed the girl Ji who was standing below, "You go to Nanyuan and invite Mr. Qi over." ”

The eldest lady was secretly happy in her heart, and said to several people in Liu Gui's family: "Don't pestle here, go down to eat a bowl of tea and rest." The women bowed and took their leave.

Dong hesitated for a moment and said, "I still have to go back to see Brother Zhu'er, so I won't sit more." The old lady nodded in agreement, so Dong stood up and walked out of the door. All of a sudden, only the old lady and the three little maids were left in the house.

Qi Xuanyu is the only son of the great teacher Qi Jing, the true inheritance of the national teacher since he was a child, he is a capable person who penetrates the heavens and the earth, and the Taoist name is "Tianjizi", and now he is in the court as the supervisor of the Wupin Qintian. I heard that this Qi Xuanyu is not yet twenty-four years old, his face is like a crown of jade, and he is handsome. For some reason, he became friends with the eighty-one-year-old lady of the Luo family. Therefore, this time in Yangzhou, he did not live in the residence prepared for him by the government, but lived directly in Luo's house.

Although Dong is a married woman, she is a young daughter-in-law after all, and the guest is a beautiful son, so it is inconvenient for her to meet guests. The old lady and the eldest lady also thought of this, and let her go.

After a cup of tea, Miss Ji led a young man in. The visitor approached and said, "I don't know what the old lady commands?" The old lady and the Zhao family glanced at each other, and wondered for a while, how did this legendary Qintian Supervisor look like this......

The man was a beautiful young man, dressed in a green silk shirt and a small hat, with a dog's tail in his mouth.

The old lady said with a smile: "Lord Qi and the old lady of our family have a relationship of equal generation, even the old body and I are a generation shorter than you, I don't dare to use the word 'command', but there is indeed something to ask for in front of me." As he spoke, he asked the little maid to hold a piece of paper and said, "I heard that Lord Qi can recognize people's faces, and divination has always been extremely accurate." I also heard that a wealthy merchant brought a few boxes of gold and silver to invite you, but Lord Qi was disdainful and said, "Although it is good at divination, it is not indiscriminate." Now, something strange has happened to our Luo family, and the old man is helpless about it, so he has to rely on the friendship between the old lady and you, and ask you to occupy the eight characters of this birthday on the paper. ”

Qi Xuanyu's phoenix eyes flowed, and he smiled and said: "The old lady is serious, I live in your house for half a month, so what's the difficulty of occupying eight characters." As he spoke, he took the eight characters, glanced at them, and then thought about them and said, "In the year of Guihai, it has not been a month, and the day of Dinghai is ...... The year is in the west, the star wall, and the five elements belong to the 'soil on the house'...... It should be a noble person's eight characters, I don't know what the old lady wants to ask? ”

The old lady sighed and said, "The granddaughter of the old man died unexpectedly ten days ago, and it was inconvenient for the family to mourn her, so she was sent to the water merchant temple outside the city. But today, the mother-in-law who sent the spirit came to report that her granddaughter had come back to life, and she herself vaguely remembered that she woke up after taking the medicine given by an old fairy. At the same time, another child in the family had an illness and has not recovered so far. I'm afraid there's something strange about this, so I want you to see it...... The granddaughter's birthday is in the eight characters...... Can you have a demonic aura? ”

Qi Xuanyu couldn't help laughing: "Demonic spirit? The old lady's words are wrong, Lang Lang Qiankun, if there are really monsters, they will never be able to enter the vermilion gate of your house. Since this young lady has lived in the mansion, she is an out-and-out person, and she has nothing to do with demonic energy. As for the sick child in your house, I don't know what kind of kinship this child has with the young lady? Is it a brother and sister? ”

The old lady shook her head: "Brother Zhu is the son of Sister Yi'er's eldest cousin, and in terms of it, it should be her cousin." ”

"Are the young lady's parents and brothers still healthy?"

"Her mother is in good health, and she is dedicated to the Tao."

Qi Xuanyu's phoenix eyes were slightly slanted, his lips were raised, with a bit of cynical smile, and said: "There has always been a saying that 'life is hard to overcome relatives', and the elders who are also relatives such as fathers and mothers, I haven't heard that the elders can still go to the nephews." Since the young lady's mother is safe and sound, how could she go around the bush to get rid of a distant nephew, haha, I don't know who came up with such an absurd idea? ”

Zhao's face suddenly became a little sneering, and he blamed him: "It was all mentioned by Brother Zhu'er's mother, and the women had little knowledge, not to mention that Brother Zhu was her heart and liver, so it was inevitable that she would think too much." ”

Qi Xuanyu smiled silently. The old lady asked again, "Is there anything else you can see from the eight characters?" What is the fate of my sister? Will there be any great calamities in the future? ”

"Well, Taoyuan is only in the mirror lake, and the shadow falls on the clear wave ten miles red," Qi Xuanyu looked at the paper in his hand again, and said with a smile, "If the old lady wants to ask about Miss's marriage, then don't worry, Miss's future husband is the dragon among people, and the two are a good match." ”