The morning sun shone through the window lattice onto Liu's pale face. She was wrapped in three quilts and huddled at the head of the bed. When she heard Shen Weiwan's voice coming from outside the yard, she shuddered.

"Aunt~ I'm here to see you~" Shen Weiwan's voice was so sweet that it was sickening. Before she arrived, the fragrant breeze wafted in.

Liu quickly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, but her nails dug deep into her palms. Ever since she was frightened to death by the witch the night before, she had never left her room again. She would even scream at the sight of a maid in white clothes.

"What's wrong with Auntie?" Shen Weiwan pretended to be surprised and walked to the bedside. "You look so bad, but you didn't sleep well last night?"

Chun Tao thoughtfully put down the food box beside her and said, "The young lady specially asked the kitchen to stew lotus seed and lily porridge, saying that it would calm the lady down."

Liu suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the bowl of porridge in Shen Weiwan's hand, and remembered what the witch said about "the wronged souls taking lives". Her stomach churned: "Take it away! I won't drink it!"

Shen Weiwan blinked and put the bowl of porridge on the table: "What's wrong with Auntie? Are you still afraid of the warehouse..." She deliberately lowered her voice, "...evil ghost?"

"Shut up!" Liu screamed, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at him. "What evil ghost! It's all your fault!"

Shen Weiwan dodged nimbly, with an aggrieved expression on her face: "How could you say that, Auntie? The witch appeared in my dream yesterday and specifically asked me to tell you."

"Witch?" Liu's pupils shrank suddenly. "What did she say to you?"

"The witch said," Shen Weiwan stepped closer and said mysteriously, "The storehouse is where the general's spirit resides, and it has the strongest yang energy. But Auntie..." She looked Liu up and down, "The yin energy is too strong. Going there too often will shorten your life."

"The Yin energy is too strong?" Liu subconsciously wrapped the quilt tightly. "Impossible! I, I eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures every day..."

"Oh, aunt," Shen Weiwan interrupted her, "the witch also said that the last time you took the jewelry box to the warehouse, you had angered the general's ghost. If she hadn't performed the ritual in time, you might..." She paused deliberately and shook her head.

Liu was so frightened that she trembled all over. She almost rolled off the bed when she remembered the witch's words "The general will take you as a companion" before she left. She looked at the warehouse key hanging around Shen Weiwan's neck and suddenly understood something.

"It's you!" Liu pointed at Shen Weiwan, "You colluded with the witch to deceive me!"

"Aunt, you're wronging me," Shen Weiwan spread out her hands. "When the witch left, she told me to persuade you to go to the warehouse less often. If you don't believe it, you can ask the servants in the mansion. Who doesn't know that the warehouse is haunted?"

As she was speaking, a cat's meow suddenly came from outside the window, as shrill as a baby's cry. Liu was so frightened that she burrowed into the quilt, screaming, "Ghost! Get rid of it!"

Shen Weiwan winked at Chuntao, who suppressed her laughter and walked to the window to drive away the tabby cat that had been arranged in advance.

"Look, Auntie," Shen Weiwan sighed, "the witch is right, isn't she? This warehouse is really not a place you can go." She deliberately shook the key around her neck, "Don't worry, I'm watching over the warehouse and I guarantee that the general's soul will not be wronged."

Liu poked her head out from under the quilt, looked at the key on Shen Weiwan's neck, then looked out the window, and finally lost her temper. She knew that she would never be able to get involved in the warehouse again in her life.

"You...you get out!" Liu waved her hand weakly, "From now on, I won't be involved in the warehouse anymore!"

"That's right, auntie," Shen Weiwan smiled with her eyebrows curved, "You should take good care of yourself. I'll go to the warehouse first to check, so as not to make the general's ghost wait anxiously."

After saying that, she turned around and left with Chuntao, leaving Liu shivering alone in the room.

After leaving Liu's courtyard, Chuntao finally couldn't help laughing: "Miss, you're really ruthless in finishing off the enemy! I'm afraid Liu won't dare approach the warehouse again in her lifetime."

Shen Weiwan touched the key around her neck, and a hint of "asking for a beating" appeared at the corner of her mouth: "This is just the beginning. Once I check the treasury accounts, I will make her spit out all the money she embezzled."

As the two were talking, a figure came towards them. Shen Weiwan looked up and saw that it was the seventh prince Xiao Yu.

"Why is Your Highness here?" Shen Weiwan was a little surprised.

Xiao Yu looked at the key around her neck, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I heard someone was so scared that they dared not leave their room. I came to see who has made Liu so obedient."

Shen Weiwan coughed awkwardly: "Your Highness is joking, it's just that my aunt is scaring herself."

"Oh?" Xiao Yu took a step closer, "Did the witch also make up her own words?"

Shen Weiwan blinked and decided to play dumb: "Witch? What witch? How come I don't know."

Xiao Yu looked at her pretending to be innocent and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I'm not here to ask for punishment." He paused, his eyes became serious, "Chen Weiwan, you are very interesting."

Shen Weiwan felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at her, and took a step back: "Your Highness, thank you for your compliment."

"I'm not exaggerating," Xiao Yu said, putting away his smile. "I admire people like you. You're always going to get your revenge, and you never drag your feet."

Shen Weiwan's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't know how to respond. At this moment, the old housekeeper came hurriedly.

"My lady, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince," the old butler bowed, "the treasury accounts have been sorted out. Would you like to go and take a look now?"

"Okay," Shen Weiwan immediately changed the subject, "Your Highness, I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you anymore."

Xiao Yu nodded, and looked at her hurriedly leaving back, with a meaningful smile on his lips. This Shen Weiwan is really becoming more and more curious.

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