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Seeing that the one who was rushing over was the young maid, Ri-Er, whom I had arranged to serve in the outer court's mourning hall, I calmed down and couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and smile.

Sure enough, the fish caught the bait!

"To be so flustered and flustered, what kind of etiquette is this!"

When Lan Lingyun saw that the green bandit ran to the point of loosening the maid's breathing, she couldn't help but scold him a few times. However, I stopped her.

"Miss, something terrible has happened!" With a terrified expression on her face, other than the unsettled blush from running over, her entire face was pale.

What?

If he caught a scoundrel, it shouldn't be with such an expression!

"Miss, we will follow your instructions and stay outside the mourning hall." Just now, the three mothers in Second Young Master's courtyard took your cards along with them. They said that they had received your order to check the place where the coffin was placed.

I was so shocked I didn't know what to say.

After listening to what Green Queen said, I was certain that the person was secretly playing the kind of game she was talking about. Since he knew the forging method, there was no need for him to test it himself. On the contrary, I want to take advantage of this time difference in the middle. I gave the man a chance to destroy the evidence.

Since he was able to design such an ingenious linkage, it was evident that he was a cautious person. This kind of person had a problem. They rarely made mistakes, and they didn't want to leave any traces behind. As long as he went to check on it out of conservatism, I had a chance to catch him.

Afraid of alerting the enemy, I ordered the maidservants to stand guard outside the door, and even the hidden guards that were sent to guard the back of the house.

He didn't think that he would actually lift a rock and smash his own feet!

"Didn't you see anyone coming in or out?"

"This servant and the rest have all been guarding outside the house, not leaving for even a moment. Except for the three mothers, no one else has ever been near that place! "

They were all women and children. Even if someone barged in, they might not be able to detect it. The most important thing was to ask the hidden guards that were guarding the place.

I nodded and instructed Lan Zhi to take care of my courtyard. I brought Lan Ling and Li Er to the mourning hall that was closest to the two gates.

The servants who were originally serving in the mourning hall followed my instructions and stood guard outside the door. They formed a circle and blocked the door tightly. Seeing that I had come, everyone looked terrified. They all bent down to bow and lower their bodies, and when the bold Consul Mothers saw that there was no anger on my face, they hurriedly escorted me inside the house to defend themselves, "Miss, we really did follow your orders and guarded the place without rest!"

Seeing that I nodded my head and didn't have any intention of blaming her, the other mothers all let out a sigh of relief. There was clearly no one around, so how could the coffin have changed? "

Thinking back to my past life, I couldn't help but think, could it be that there really is a ghost in this world?

No, no!

Even if there was a ghost, it definitely wouldn't be this coffin!

Clearly, someone had done it on purpose!

Sure enough, the mahogany coffin with the Rebirth Scroll embroidered on it had become clean. The red paint on the coffin's walls was evenly matched, and under the shining of the setting sun, it gave off a strange brilliance.

I reached out to touch it, and sure enough, there were shallow marks on it, slightly dented compared to the paint on both sides.

The mothers in the room all opened their eyes wide and stared at me. Lan Ling fiercely glared at them, stepped forward and said, "Miss, what do you want to do? Let this servant help you!"

To touch a coffin of the dead, in our customs, is to be stained with bad luck.

I shook my head and pointed at the coffin. "All of you, move this coffin away!"

All the mothers looked at each other. None of them were willing to come forward.

The mother took a step forward and said, "Miss, Madam has already … The coffin... Maybe it's because the old master has yet to return, causing her to be unable to live peacefully. Now that we're like this, the old lady has to blame you even more, no? "

The day before yesterday, he had received a letter from the famous shopkeeper, Big Boss Du. His father had already arrived at the capital from Hangzhou, and upon hearing about his mother's situation, he quickly rushed back.

"Where did so many ghosts and gods come from in this world!" I turned around and scolded her, but I still felt a little guilty. I suppressed the throbbing in my heart and raised my eyebrows to look at my mother who was still watching from the outside. "You aren't listening to me?" "Then you guys don't have to be servants tomorrow!"

My mothers know that the whole family is in my hands now. Saying a few to my mothers is just a small matter. If they were fired by their master, the other families would suspect that the servant had committed a crime like stealing in the old master's house and would not be hired again. Thus, they would have no livelihood.

Glancing at each other, the mothers came up one by one, gritted their teeth and together they moved the coffin out of a gap in one finger.

"Stop!" "Stop!"

On the banner was a clean and clean piece of calligraphy. On the base of the calligraphy was embroidered the pattern of ten thousand blessings. In the center, there was a lotus flower that was half-opened and half-closed.

I reached out to touch the heart of the lotus flower, needlework, apparently used to needle.

It was exactly the same as the one he had bought from the store.

I secretly closed my eyes and indifferently instructed, "Move it back!"

After instructing the other mothers on how to deal with Madam Gu's affairs, I brought Lan Ling out of the room. I turned around and headed into the study at the side, where my father used to study. Separated by a green screen, the three dark guards stationed at the side of the mourning hall all stood outside and spoke to me.

"Did you see any unusual people?"

The three of them were silent.

I felt a chill behind my back, but my mind grew clearer.

He should have long thought that besides her, who else had the ability to do so?

With a smile, he accepted the hot tea offered by Lan Lingyun and took a sip. Only then did he feel a wave of steam rise from his stomach to his entire body, becoming somewhat manly. "Then, brothers, do you know of any method to cause wind?"

The light from the west stretched the shadows of the three men all the way to my feet.

I smiled as if I were stepping on their heads!

Who would have known that I would have already been played in the palm of my hand like a monkey!

I sighed and carried the tea down.

"Martial arts experts, regardless of whether it is fist, palm, or sword, they will all rise up in the wind. When experts fight, they will create strong airflows."

I smiled and nodded.

When experts fought, their auras would be disturbed, let alone when experts worked together.

The three of them still withdrew quietly and disappeared the moment they left the door.

"Arrange for all those who were on duty at the mourning hall last night to wait in my courtyard for an answer."

Lan Li replied in a low voice and supported me back to the courtyard.

I sat on the kang in the east room and stared out at the bare branches, wondering why she was doing this.

Lan Zhi instructed the maidservants to bring in four boxes of light and light food. Lan Zhi gently served me some food and whispered, "Miss, Second Young Master has woken up." Huang Lang said that Second Young Master has just recovered and his appetite is not enough, so he should only use plain porridge as a side dish. "

I nodded and said hesitantly, "He doesn't have a single useful person by his side. You can go back and serve him. Lan Li will be back in a while. It will be enough to leave a few young maidservants for me. "

Lan Zhi bent over and brought me a bowl of shrimp and winter melon soup. She blew on it with her mouth and said, "Huang Lang Zhong is personally taking care of you in front of Second Young Master!"

My hand paused.

What, he didn't leave?

For some reason, his heart felt warm.

I shook my head in self-mockery. I picked up a peanut and put it in my mouth. The taste in my mouth was bitter, like chewing wax. They had never seen each other before, but they were still connected through blood and flesh. Their families were cold and distant. They didn't even have a shred of kindness in their hearts!

"Please arrange food, clothing and lodging for mister. "If mister wishes to leave, there is no need to stop him. Give mister two hundred taels of silver as compensation."

I should have thanked him in person.

I wanted him to stay when he was leaving, but he really did stay at home to be my arm, just as I wanted him to, and I felt ashamed to face him.

What right did I have to drag him into this mess?

Lan Zhi nodded and continued to talk with me about the arrangements to be made for the Gu family to park in the group. While I ate and listened, Lan Lingyun lifted the curtain and entered the room.

His lips were purple, his face was pale, his eyes were red, and there were still tears on his face. Slowly kneeling on the couch in front of me, he choked and said: "Miss, Manager Zhou has found it."

I raised my eyebrows and put down my chopsticks.

Didn't I tell her to gather the people she served in the mourning hall that day?

"This servant remembers that Ma Ma was one of the parties that day, afraid that Miss had something to ask, so she went to one of the outer court rooms. She stood outside and called for a long time, but no one answered. Then, she pushed open the door and entered. "In the end, Ma was already dead on the brick bed. Manager Zhou fell to the ground after having his head smashed by someone, and was bleeding profusely."

How could this be!

No wonder he could not find Zhou Hundred Wood.

Today was the 27th, and there was a banquet outside for the male guests who came to offer their condolences during their mother's funeral. The rooms in the outer courtyard were all occupied by servants in the outer courtyard or flower garden. Only Old Madam Ma was sent by me to the ancestral hall to manage the candles and other things, so naturally no one would notice the abnormality in her room.

Remembering the recent pregnancy of Zhou Baimu's family and the fact that his grandmother had locked him in his eardrum, I couldn't help but feel sad.

"Quick, come with me to take a look!"

Lan Zhi hurriedly squatted down to help me put on my shoes. I picked up my own shoes and quickly walked outside. Lan Ling, who was behind me, frantically hugged my cloak and draped it over my body. When I reached the door, she remembered that I had to bring a doctor with me. Maybe Zhou Baumu could still be saved.

Lan Zhi had already caught up with Huang Lang and escorted us to the door before turning back.

"Teacher, he's the manager of my courtyard, he …"

Huang Lang threw me a comforting look and said in a low voice, "Miss Lan Zhi just told me that saving someone is more important!"

I nodded, and Lan Li walked with me. Huang Man and I walked side by side, carrying the medicine chest on our backs.

The entire group of houses were completely silent. Only a few mothers were standing guard outside Old Madam Ma's house. When they saw Lan Lingyun, they hurriedly came forward to pay their respects. "Lady, we will follow your orders and will not leave this place."

Lan Ling manages the household chores, these mothers of the outer court rarely enter the small parlour where I usually sit in to discuss business, mostly listening to her or her own consul mother's arrangements, but she doesn't recognize me.

Lan Ling nodded, still pointing at them, and said, "Quickly greet the Miss."

The moms were slightly astonished. They unfairly knelt down and saluted me, secretly raising their eyes to look at me.

There was my grandmother above and my mother below, but the whole family had fallen into the hands of a young girl like me. Anyone who heard this would think that I had some tricks up my sleeve, and it wasn't strange that they would be curious.

I didn't think that it was because of displeasure that I raised my eyebrows and brought Lan Lingyun through the door.

A bloody smell filled the air.

Zhou Hundred Wood was lying under the table by the door, facing downwards. Blood was already forming a scab on the back of his head, and his plain blue robe was stained with spots of blood. He looked very frightening. Huang Lang was squatting beside him with a pair of scissors in his hand as he cut off the hair that had congealed from the blood.

"Steward Zhou, he …"

Huang Lang shook his head as he applied the medicine on Zhou Hundred Wood. "I've lost so much blood and I'm hurt so badly, I'm afraid it's not good."

Huang Man was a man of his word, and a man of his word. Since even he had said that, it was likely that Zhou Baumu would be in trouble this time.

I clutched my skirt around my waist and couldn't speak for a long time.

If I hadn't promoted them to my side to serve in the happy family, they would never have suffered such an unexpected calamity.

"I'll have to lift him up and bandage him."

Both of Huang Lang's hands were covered in blood. He raised his head and looked at me with eyes full of pity.

"Go, get a few mothers to come in and lend a hand to Mr. Huang!"

Lan Lingyun called a few mama in. My eyes met with Huang Lang's, so I hastily lowered my head to avoid his gaze.

His eyes were dark and clear, like the stream of a mountain stream. They reflected my shadow, making me feel ashamed and ashamed. It was as if they were scolding me in a silent language. It was all because of my greed that every single one of them was trapped in a hole.

Old Mrs Ma curled up her body and laid on the brick bed. There was a thin blanket over her body, and the wrinkles on her face were like ravines. Her painful expression had already disappeared.

I stood in front of the kang and looked at her, as if I could see her struggling before she died.

I just met one who died like this.

Lan Lian directed the old wives to move in a beauty-couch, and waited until Huang Gongzhong had treated him before placing Zhou Baicao on the bed.

"Miss, should we call Manager Zhou's family over?"

Lan came slowly up behind me, and there was an unmistakable hesitation in his voice.

I was afraid that Old Lady Zhou would lose her patience and come find me to make a ruckus!

I stroked the embroidery on my sleeve and smiled wryly to myself.

Even if you want to make a ruckus with me, I have no complaints!

Two of the three children were killed because of me. If I was Zhou's mother, I would hate that person. I had nothing to say even if Mommy Zhou pointed her nose at me in front of me.

They were all working for me, and I had a duty to protect them. Now that one or two of them have fallen into my trap, I, as your master, have nothing to say.

"Go!" I sighed. "Go and discuss with Lan Zhi about the transfer of two maids from our courtyard and have them specially take care of Supervisor Zhou."

"Call over Bai Mu's wife as well. Have Lan Zhi take care of Aunt Chen and choose a suitable person to take care of our courtyard."

Lan Ling hesitated for a moment.

She understood that I was trying to pacify the Zhou family. She was just worried about the safety of my courtyard.