Chapter 65 Catching a Ghost in the Middle of the Night, and the Ghost Turns Out to Be Her?

Li Qing slammed his hand down: "How dare you! Do you know what you're saying?"

Lou shuddered, then lowered her head in fear and lay down on the ground.

"Miss, I'm talking nonsense! I didn't say anything!"

She kowtowed once, then got up and ran away.

Granny Deng was about to chase after them when Li Qinglu called her back.

"No need!"

Her face was gloomy, and her hands gripped the armrests of the chair tightly.

"Just have someone keep an eye on her."

That night, the noise that had been quiet next to the Red Maple Pavilion suddenly started again.

The house next door was just an abandoned house, and Li Qingluo had already sent people to look for it.

But they never found any black cat or any other ghostly figures.

But tonight, even Li Qingluo heard a woman's mournful sobs, and something like a baby's cries...

Li Qinglu couldn't sleep. Just as she sat up and lifted the bed curtains, Que'er and Cui'er came in with lamps lit.

"Girl, did you hear me...?"

The two of them were so frightened that their voices were trembling.

Li Qingluo: "I heard you. Let's go catch the ghost!"

She got up, put on her outer robe, took out the sword hanging by her bedside, lit a lamp, and went outside.

Cui'er was so frightened that she clung tightly to Que'er and dared not go any further.

She wouldn't dare leave her alone in the room.

Granny Deng also came over, startling Cui'er.

"Miss, the two old women guarding the gate heard it. The sound is coming from next door. Shall we go and take a look?"

Li Qingluo: "Granny Deng, please trouble the two nannies at the gate to guard the front and back doors for me. As long as this 'ghost' doesn't fly away tonight, even if it burrows underground, we'll catch it. Let's go!"

The entrance to the neighboring building was crooked and crooked, with the words "Yuemingyuan" written on it. However, it was already covered with cobwebs and ashes, and if you didn't look closely, you would never know that this place once had such a beautiful name.

Cui'er whispered from behind, "This Moon Bright Garden used to be where Consort Zheng lived. I heard that when Consort Zheng first entered the mansion, she was the master's favorite. For almost a year, she was his only favorite. Even on the first and fifteenth of the month, the master refused to go to the madam's courtyard."

Li Qinglu asked curiously, "I heard? How many years has this Concubine Zheng been in the household?"

She had limited knowledge from her previous life, so she only had a superficial understanding of her two aunts.

Cui'er shook her head, not knowing.

But Granny Deng knew.

After all, she had been with Madam Pei at Qingsong Temple for many years. Because she was so bored, she could find out all sorts of interesting things and even some secrets that weren't kept hidden.

The old lady didn't hide anything from them; she was willing to let them know about some trivial family scandals so they could have some amusement together.

Granny Deng: "Miss, this old servant knows. That Concubine Zheng entered the manor eighteen years ago. I heard that when she was young, her beauty was unparalleled in the entire Jinling, but only Master won her heart."

"After entering the manor, she was indeed favored for many years and lived in this Moon Bright Garden. At that time, although our Red Maple Pavilion was always deserted and empty, at least there were people to help clean it, so it wasn't as desolate as an abandoned house."

"Moonlight Garden has been bustling for many years. I heard that the master has made it his main residence. He comes here every day when he comes back, and he sends all the good things here. The whole general's mansion is so messed up that the mistress is no longer a mistress and the concubines are no longer concubines."

"The whole of Jinling is spreading rumors that the master is favoring his concubine over his wife and is going to make Concubine Zheng his official wife!"

"However, Aunt Zheng herself is not particularly troublesome."

Granny Deng swallowed hard and continued, "I heard she gave birth to a daughter. If she grows up normally, she'll be a year older than you, young lady."

Li Qingluo was surprised: "I have an older sister? She died young?"

Li Qinglu recalled Lou's words.

Is she referring to the daughter born to Zheng?

Granny Deng: "I heard she died of illness when she was four years old."

Li Qingluo pushed open the rickety door in front of her with one hand, and a whiff of ashes hit her nose.

The master and his servants brushed away the ashes, picked up their lanterns, and walked forward.

The once favored and prosperous Yueming Garden is now overgrown with weeds and infested with rats.

However, the crying suddenly stopped after Li Qingluo and the others came in.

None of them planned to return home.

The two gates of Yueming Garden were guarded tightly by two old women. Li Qingluo planned to get to the bottom of this matter tonight!

If ghosts really exist in this world, why couldn't she pounce on Li Qingzhu and Li Kechuan when she became a ghost?

Otherwise, she would surely have become a vengeful ghost in this house.

But if ghosts in this world cannot appear at all, then who is the one in this house who is pretending to be a ghost?

Li Qingluo and the other three walked to the middle of the courtyard, back to back, and simultaneously raised the lanterns in their hands high, turning them in all four directions.

Everywhere there were dappled shadows, swaying in the wind.

Suddenly, the sound came again...

"Waaaaah..."

"Wah-wah-wah-"

A woman's lament, a baby's cry.

"who?"

Sparrow spotted a dark figure and dashed towards it.

Worried about Que'er, Granny Deng called out and quickly chased after her.

Cui'er was so frightened that her legs trembled. Li Qingluo grabbed her and said, "Come on, let's go take a look."

But around the corner, there was no trace of Que'er and Granny Deng.

In the entire Moonlit Garden, it seemed as if only Li Qingluo and Cui'er remained for a moment.

"Miss, why don't we... go out..."

The shadows on the ground stretched longer and longer.

Cui'er vaguely heard footsteps behind her, and she panicked, feeling the hairs on her body stand on end!

With her heart pounding in her throat, Cui'er couldn't contain her fear and pushed the girl forward relentlessly.

Suddenly, she felt a pair of hands behind her. Before Cui'er could scream, she fainted instantly.

Li Qingluo turned around and thrust his sword at the person behind him—

The man was masked in black. The tip of the sword slashed past his eyes, but he quickly ducked and dodged it.

Then he quickly made a move and began to exchange blows with Li Qing.

Li Qingluo's skills weren't very advanced, after all, she had only been learning for a few months.

But she had some talent, so she went back and forth with the man, exchanging several blows until her sword was kicked away.

The man reached out and grabbed her quickly, but Li Qingluo remained calm and composed. She raised her hand and continued to parry with the dagger in her hand, then fiercely stabbed it into the eyes of the man in front of her!

"Oh……"

The man chuckled and continued his attack, fighting Li Qingluo.

However, Li Qingluo quickly noticed something amiss.

This person doesn't really want to get back at me!

Or rather, this person is constantly testing how far I can go with him, like teasing a cat or dog—not crushing it, but not giving me a chance to turn the tables completely!

This person was exceptionally skilled, and Li Qingluo felt that his footwork and moves were becoming increasingly familiar.

Li Qingluo exclaimed in surprise, "Master—!?"