"Yes, when they found Zhao Shilang, Zhao Shilang was already out of breath, and he died on the belly of the Oiran, and his death was horrible, bleeding from the seven orifices."

"The old man fainted on the spot, originally he worked hard to reward the fourth brother with him, and specially ordered him an oiran, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen."

"From now on, the master will never let Zhao Wulang and Zhao Liulang do business with him, only let them eat, drink and have fun at home, and be a rich and noble son."

Ning Xi answered casually, "But even if you don't go out, Zhao Wulang is still dead." ”

The old gardener carefully put away the gold, "The fifth young master likes to study, and he is going to Beijing to take the exam this year, but I didn't expect that studying at home would have an accident." ”

Ning Xi didn't know if Zhao Wansheng had all the details, so he asked the old gardener again, "Zhao Wulang is so decent, why did he suddenly fall ill?" ”

"Old slave, think about it, the fifth young master was still studying in the study as usual after lunch that day, and we wouldn't go over to disturb him at this time, until we invited him out for dinner in the evening."

"Unexpectedly, when the maid saw him, she foamed at the mouth and lost her breath, which made the entire Zhao Mansion panic."

Ning Xi tilted his head and asked, "Can someone from the government come to check?" Could it be poisoning or something. ”

"I came here several times, but I was not poisoned, but I died of a sudden illness."

Ning Xi nodded, "I heard that when Zhao Wulang died, Zhao Yuanwai had just returned from going to sea, and he also encountered a storm at sea. ”

The old gardener's hand shaking unconsciously pulled the weeds, "That's the case, I heard that when I came back, it was still calm, the sun was high, and when I was about to get to the wharf, the sea suddenly rolled up a big wave, and the people on the shore saw that the merchant ships were swept into the sea, and I thought that there was no life to survive, but I didn't expect the old man to have a great life, and floated back with a plank." ”

"As soon as I got home, I learned the news that the fifth young master had passed away, and his head turned white overnight."

Ning Xi has almost inquired, this kind of strange thing should be related, go back and talk to Xuan Mo, and see if he has any other clues to confirm that Zhao Yuanwai's fortune is related to the death of his brother.

Just as she turned to leave, the words she had heard at the inn suddenly occurred in her mind.

"Old man, have all the Zhao brothers married wives?"

"Of course, even the youngest Sixth Young Master has taken a wife and a concubine."

Ning Xi bowed his head thoughtfully, "These wives and concubines are all widowed in the mansion?" Didn't you go back to your parents' house to remarry? ”

The old gardener shook his head, "At first, the second young master's daughter-in-law made a fuss about going back to her parents' house, but the master didn't agree, and it didn't take long for her to stop making trouble." The third young master's daughter-in-law's family came and wanted to take his daughter home to remarry, but the lord used a large sum of money to send people away, so none of the wives and concubines in the house left the Zhao family. ”

Hearing this, Ning Xi sensed some clues.

"This is too weird, even if Zhao Yuanwai is the richest man in Ancheng, he can't do things like this? The wives and concubines of several young masters are all beautiful as flowers, and it is not a problem to be trapped in this mansion. ”

"Old man, you have been in the Zhao family for so long, and you haven't heard some incredible secrets?"

The old gardener touched the gold hidden in his arms, a little awkward, and thought of the eldest son of the family, he sighed and spoke leisurely.

"They all say that they are beautiful wives and concubines, how can they hold back their loneliness, and the old slaves sometimes pass by their yards, and they will always hear some strange sounds."

Ning Xi asked speculatively, "Do they have anything to do with their subordinates?" ”

The old gardener shook his head, "It shouldn't be, the master is very strict with his subordinates, and the younger male servants can't get close to the backyard at all, and besides, the lady in the house has a very high vision, so she doesn't look down on us subordinates at all." ”

"That's?"

"This. The old slave really doesn't know. ”

When Ning Xi found Xuanmo, he saw him meditating in the courtyard of the wing.

She walked over and told him about the inquiry.

"Master, I suspect that Zhao Yuanwai went to the East Tower to borrow a yin debt, and all he earned was blood money, otherwise every time he got rich, his brothers in the family would suffer."

Xuan Mo glanced up at her.

The little peach demon has good observation, and when he thought about it just now, when he released the newly acquired female ghost of the Hundred Ghost Diagram for questioning, the female ghost saw that he was a man and refused to answer, and fell into a state of sealing the demon.

So, he asked the little peach demon in front of him, "Why does the donor want to participate in the affairs of the world?" ”

Ning Xi replied solemnly: "I heard that saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, and crossing ghosts and monsters can accumulate merit. It is too slow to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon alone, and I am also doing this to accumulate merit and practice. ”

"Master, you went down the mountain to practice to subdue demons and eliminate demons, I have no malicious intentions, why don't we cooperate once?"

"Amitabha, since the donor has this heart, how can the poor monk refuse. The female ghost collected from Zhao Gongzi's back last time was still in the Hundred Ghost Diagram, and the poor monk released her after a while, and asked the donor to ask her about her details. ”

Ning Xi nodded in response.

Soon, the grim-looking female ghost was released.

She was very emotional when she saw Xuan Mo, and she wanted to attack like crazy, but after Xuan Mo dodged, Ning Xi and the female ghost were left in the whole room.

Ning Xi waited for the female ghost to calm down before asking, and the process was quite smooth.

When he went out, Xuanmo was still meditating in front of the courtyard.

She said the matter of the female ghost 1510, it turned out that this female ghost was Zhao Wulang's concubine He's, after Zhao Wulang died, she asked herself to leave the house, Zhao Yuanwai disagreed, thinking that the concubine was ruthless, and Zhao Wulang wanted to leave Zhao's mansion as soon as he died.

He said that although she was a peasant girl, she didn't want to be a concubine in the Zhao family, and she didn't think that during the Shangshi Festival last year, Zhao Wulang and other scholars fell in love with her when they went to the suburbs for spring, and gave her parents a sum of money regardless of her wishes, so she was sent to Zhao Mansion in a small sedan chair.

During her time in the Zhao Mansion, she was simply worse than dead, not only was she bullied by Zhao Wulang, but she was also forced to act by strange men several times.

After Zhao Wulang's death, she wanted to leave Zhao's Mansion but was refused, she thought that she would be lonely in the courtyard for the rest of her life, but she didn't expect a strange man to come and bully her at night, and the next day she hanged herself without thinking about it.

After he died, he was too resentful, and he was half-attached to Zhao Liulang's back, wanting to wait for an opportunity to take revenge.

After Ning Xi finished speaking, he added, "The He clan doesn't know who that strange man is. ”

Xuan Mo pondered for a moment and said, "Poor Dao has made a decision in his heart, just wait for that thing to appear at night." ”

Ning Xi propped his chin with both hands and said, "Okay, I'll go too." ”

Xuan Mo was silent.

He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to cooperate with a demon, but he could be sure that this little peach demon didn't have bad intentions for the time being.

It's night.

Ning Xi followed Xuan Mo out of the door, Xuan Mo was wearing an invisibility talisman, and others couldn't see him.

She disappeared by herself, and the two of them walked in the huge Zhao Mansion.

There is also a bright moon in the sky, which illuminates the pavilions and pavilions very clearly.

Passing by a side courtyard, she heard an ambiguous sound.

Subconsciously looked at Xuan Mo, and he also heard it.

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(End of chapter)