Chapter 356: The Haunting of the Dead
"Is...is that so? That's a bit of a shame."
"By the way, I am from Xingzhou. I wonder if Your Highness has heard the stories told by the elderly people in the streets and alleys."
"Speak, just to amuse me."
It's meant to relieve boredom, but you won't be able to laugh for a while.
Although she thought this in her heart, Bai Qiu did not show it on her face. She still maintained a mysterious appearance: "The old people often say that all things have spirits. This oriole is also spiritual. After its master is gone, the oriole will stop eating after singing for seven days. But this is still a good thing."
"What if it's not good?" Chu Wan subconsciously swallowed.
"That's bad. It must be that the master suffered some injustice and died mysteriously."
If that were truly the case, the oriole would linger daily near the murderer of its master, either singing or pecking at the wood, its spirit haunting even in death, a truly frightening sight.
"Shut up! Shut up! Stop talking!"
Chu Wan's face grew paler with each listen, and she immediately grabbed Bai Qiu's hand, saying, "I'm telling you to shut up!"
Despite the pain, Bai Qiu dared not be negligent and quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "I don't know where I offended Your Majesty. I am guilty and beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"
Several palace maids from the laundry department happened to pass by and, seeing Chu Wan so agitated, couldn't help but glance at her a few more times. They whispered among themselves, wondering, "What's wrong with Consort Wan? Her complexion is so bad. Did she bump into something evil?"
"Who knows? Let's hurry up and move on. Everyone should mind their own business. Even if we do attract some evil spirits, it's none of our concern."
Chu Wan touched her face, her lips trembling uncontrollably.
Could it really be the ghost of Chu Huan causing trouble?
But she had already performed rituals in private, burned paper money, and even asked a highly skilled Taoist priest to draw a talisman to suppress her. Why did she suddenly start causing trouble?
Just then, the oriole above their heads sang sweetly a few more times, causing Chu Wan to unconsciously look up. As soon as she looked, she realized that this oriole was exactly the same as the one Chu Huan had raised years ago.
"Bai Qiu..."
"Yes, Your Majesty. What are your orders?"
"This bird looks extremely malevolent. You should have someone deal with it immediately. I don't want to see it a second time!"
"This...this isn't a good idea."
Bai Qiu hesitated, as if afraid to make a move, muttering to herself, "What if it really keeps bothering me every day..."
"Go if I tell you to!"
Forced by Chu Wan's orders, Bai Qiu had no choice but to comply. After Chu Wan left, Bai Qiu calmly gestured to Xiao Quanzi, who was hiding in the shadows.
Xiao Quanzi whistled at the oriole in the tree and called out "Yingge'er" (a type of bird). The little bird immediately fluttered its wings and landed on his arm to preen its feathers.
"Thank you very much, but we'll need it later. I wonder if you have any way to make it cry at any time?"
Xiao Quanzi patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Yingge'er listens to me the most. I'll go with her, tease her a bit, and it'll be done in no time."
Bai Qiu politely curtsied to him, saying, "I'm afraid I'll trouble you, Eunuch Quan."
"No need to be tired, no need to be tired. We servants should do our best to fulfill our master's orders."
Xiao Quanzi said this with a smile, but when it really came down to it, he regretted it to the core.
It didn't say they were going to work in the middle of the night, the working hours are just too creepy!
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