Chapter 55: Ghost Catching Plan

"There's a ghost! There's a ghost!"

"Aa ...

The ghost girl floated past. The White Jade Pavilion was in chaos, with screams and cries continuing.

Dongmei closed the doors and windows tightly, but when she turned around, the "female ghost" appeared in the house and she fainted immediately.

Concubine Jin hid in the quilt, with only her head exposed. She looked outside the quilt and saw the "female ghost" moving towards her step by step.

"Save me. Why don't you save me."

The ghost girl's voice became sharper and closer to her: "Save me, why don't you save me?"

Jin Jieyu knelt on the bed, covering her head with the quilt. "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. It really wasn't me who killed you. Don't come looking for me, don't come looking for me."

"It really has nothing to do with me. You should go find Concubine De, find Yang Deyi, and find Lin Cainu. It's useless for you to find me."

I haven't heard anything for a long time.

Concubine Jin trembled as she lifted a corner of the quilt.

The "female ghost" has left.

Concubine Jin was drenched in sweat, as if she had just emerged from the water. She leaned back against the bed, feeling a ghost. She hadn't slept a wink all night. The next morning, at daybreak, she went to Fengyi Palace to find the Empress and told her what had happened the previous night.

The queen thought she was having a nightmare and comforted her with a few words.

Concubine Jin was frightened and kept pestering the queen. The queen was so annoyed by her that she had to go to Chengqian Palace to find the emperor.

Xie Junyao sneered after hearing this: "But someone is just playing tricks, and so many people are scared."

The Queen handed over a cup of tea and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I heard that the ghost was really scary, and some of my sisters are timid..."

Xie Junyao took the tea and placed it heavily on the table. "It's just a rumor, a lie. So many people got scared."

Xie Junyao believes that anyone with a little bit of common sense would not be scared.

The Queen said, "I have already increased the number of patrols."

Xie Junyao waved his hands irritably: "You go back first."

The Queen pursed her lips and said, "Then I will take my leave." So much had happened in just half a month. The harem was in turmoil, and she, the Queen, was unable to handle it. It was understandable that the Emperor was dissatisfied with her.

Li Dexian said softly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I believe that the man who pretends to be a ghost will be caught soon."

Xie Junyao closed his eyes: "Do you think there are ghosts in this world?"

Li Dexian whispered, "A lot of people saw it."

Xie Junyao was so angry that he opened his eyes and gritted his teeth: "Did you see it?"

As his personal eunuch, he actually believed that ghosts existed in the world.

Li Dexian: "I didn't see it."

Xie Junyao: "That's it."

After leaving Fengyi Palace, Concubine Jin fell ill and remained ill for over ten days. The imperial physician said she was frightened, which was equivalent to a heart disease. Heart disease requires a heart medicine. So, all they could do was wait for her to gradually calm down.

But it wasn't that simple. Ever since she was little, Concubine Jin's biggest fear had been the existence of ghosts and spirits. That day, she'd seen a "female ghost" with her own eyes, and she couldn't sleep for several nights straight. It felt like her energy had been ripped away, and her eyes were dark.

There were even rumors in the palace that Concubine Jin was possessed by a dirty creature.

The rumors became more and more intense, and Concubine Jin also thought so.

That night, Chang Lixuan

Wen Wanyu: "Was it Lin Fenyi who poisoned her?"

Siyun shook her head and said with certainty, "My lord, this was not done by Lin Fenyi. Lin Fenyi would not be so foolish as to put herself in danger. Besides, Lin Fenyi did not tell this servant about it."

Wen Wanyu nodded.

Bai Su and Qing Dai suddenly trotted into the hall, as if someone was chasing them. After they entered the hall, they hurriedly closed the door, panting.

Wen Wanyu looked at them in confusion: "Why are you running?"

"My lady, the palace has been haunted lately!"

"Haunted?" Wen Wanyu was surprised.

Bai Su said, "A few days ago, the palace maid who poisoned the palace was executed by lingchi. These past few days, people have been hearing a woman crying at night. Brave souls followed the sound and saw a woman with a face covered in wounds. She was shouting, 'Give me back my life! Save me!' Everyone suspected it was the palace maid who was lingchied."

Qingdai nodded: "Many people have seen the female ghost!"

Wen Wanyu propped up his chin and looked at them, making sure they were not joking, and burst out laughing.

Bai Su didn't understand: "My dear, what are you laughing at?"

"Do you believe what they say?" Wen Wanyu raised the end of his eyebrows slightly.

Qing Dai swallowed her saliva and said, "I believe it. After all, many people have seen the female ghost. My lady, do you still remember Zhao Cainu? She was so scared that she hid in the house and dared not go out! And there is also Concubine Jin."

Wen Wanyu put down the book in her hand and said to them, "There are no ghosts in the world. It's just that there are too many people with bad intentions, and they have become ghosts."

Wen Wanyu has always been a staunch materialist. Matter determines consciousness, everything in the world follows its own laws, and everything is knowable. Therefore, there are no ghosts or gods in the world.

The despicable side of human nature is the evil spirit of impermanence.

If it really exists, it only exists in the heart.

French philosopher Sartre once said: "Hell is other people." Everyone is a ghost, and this ghost lives in our hearts. If we are not careful, it will come out to cause trouble.

Bai Su crossed his arms in fear: "My lady, it is better to believe it than not to believe it."

Wen Wanyu didn't deny her, but just smiled and said, "How about we make a bet?"

"Bet - is this 'female ghost' a real ghost, or a person pretending to be one?"

Bai Su and Qing Dai shook their heads in unison. They didn't want to gamble, and they didn't dare to gamble. The young lady was brave. But they were timid. They were too scared.

Early the next morning, Wen Wanyu had just woken up.

Qingdai came crawling in: "My lady, my lady!"

"My lady, Xia He saw a ghost! She fainted from fear, and after waking up, she became insane!"

Wen Wanyu was very calm: "I understand."

Qingdai was also frightened and said to herself, "What should I do, my lady? The 'female ghost' has come to Changlixuan. My lady, I am scared."

Just now, Wen Wanyu made up her mind: she was going to "catch a ghost"! Since someone dared to play tricks in her Changlixuan, she couldn't blame her.

"You go down first and let Huang Haiquan come in."

Wen Wanyu told Huang Haiquan about her plan. Huang Haiquan was a man with great strength and courage, so he was the perfect person to catch ghosts.

Huang Haiquan felt uneasy after hearing Wen Wanyu's 'ghost-catching plan'. He swallowed subconsciously and asked, "My dear, are you serious?"

"Xiao Quanzi, did you see a ghost?"

Huang Haiquan shook his head, his voice trembling: "I didn't see it, but Xia He did."

Wen Wanyu stood with her arms folded, smiling: "Are you scared?"

"I used to think you were the strongest and bravest person in Chang Lixuan." Wen Wanyu deliberately made an expression of disbelief. "No way, you are really scared, no way!?"

When Huang Haiquan heard that he was so powerful in the young lady's heart, he immediately became motivated and was not afraid of anything.

His voice was full of energy: "My lord, I am not afraid. I am not afraid at all!"

The method of provoking someone always works.

Wen Wanyu nodded, "I was right. Xiao Quanzi, you, my friend, are the true warrior."

And you, my friend, are the true warrior.

At night

Everything went according to plan. Huang Haiquan set up the mechanism at the designated location and waited for the opportunity.

Wen Wanyu was wearing a completely white undergarment with a few streaks of blood on it, her long hair was scattered haphazardly, and her face was covered in horrific makeup.

Just after midnight

Chang Lixuan turned off the lights, and everything was pitch black.

A gust of wind blew

"Bang"

A loud noise was heard coming from the courtyard. Wen Wanyu curled his lips, thinking that the "female ghost" had finally fallen for it.

It's her turn.