When I came out of Shiyi Niang's room, it started to drizzle outside.

The raindrops hit the burnt leaves on the bamboo tips, giving off a cool smell.

Xu Sizhun asked Mother Du, who came to see if he had rested, "Do you still remember my mother's birthday?"

Mother Du thought for a moment and smiled, "It was May 26th," but she was a little undecided, "It should be May 27th." She explained, "Mom is old, and I don't remember it very clearly. Why did the fourth young master suddenly ask about this today?"

"Nothing!" Xu Sizhun lowered his eyelids, his thick long eyelashes were like a small fan, casting a crescent-shaped shadow, very cute, "I just suddenly remembered it!"

Mother Du hugged Xu Sizhun lovingly and said, "Go to bed early! You have to go to school early tomorrow morning!"

"Yeah!" Xu Sizun responded softly and obediently, then lay down with a rustle.

Mother Du tucked in the quilt for him, gave some instructions to Chaxiang who was on duty at night, and then went to see the lady.

Chaxiang closed the door and rested on the chaise longue beside her.

The room became quiet.

The water drops from the eaves dripped regularly, one after another, clearly audible, disturbing Xu Sizhun's sleep. From time to time, the slightly flattering smiles of the housekeepers appeared in his mind.

In the past, these belonged only to his mother, but now, they belong to another person.

Whenever he thought of this, he felt uncomfortable.

"The fragrance of tea," Xu Sizhun couldn't sleep, "What kind of person is your mother?"

**'s body kept tossing and turning, and Chaxiang didn't dare to close his eyes.

"My mother!" Cha Xiang smiled, "She also worked in the mansion before and served the lady. However, she only became a third-class maid before she was married off." She thought of her mother's excitement when she heard that she was going to work in the fourth young master's room, and she smiled happily, "She told everyone that I had a promising future and was a hundred times better than she was at that time. She told us to serve the fourth young master well, and that we would be respectable people when we go out in the future..."

After listening to a few words, Xu Sizhun became a little absent-minded.

His mother was not like that. Even if his mother sat there with a smile on her face, she would let the mothers in charge stand with their hands hanging down, not to mention the third-class maids. His mother would not talk to everyone she met. She would listen to others with a happy expression. When she opened her mouth, everyone would be quiet and listen to her...

Thinking of this, he suddenly had the urge to see his mother, and this urge became stronger and more persistent as time went by.

Xu Sizhun suddenly stood up and climbed onto the big kang by the window in his slippers.

Chaxiang didn't have time to put on her clothes, so she grabbed the jacket draped over the quilt and followed.

Xu Sizhun lifted the curtain and looked outside.

The rain seemed to have stopped, and the big red lanterns shone on the bluestone slabs after the rain, emitting attractive colorful light.

"Chaxiang, I want to go see my mother!" At this moment, this thought was so strong that it made him feel restless.

Cha Xiang was shocked: "Fourth Young Master, it's already very late. Let's go tomorrow..."

Before she could say anything, Xu Sizhun had already slipped down from the kang, ran to the clothes rack beside him, pulled out a royal blue Taoist robe and put it on.

Cha Xiang hurriedly followed: "Fourth Young Master, if the Madam knew about this, she would be angry..."

Xu Sizhun suddenly turned around and stared at the fragrance of tea, his eyes as clear and transparent as glass.

I don’t know why, but Cha Xiang felt very embarrassed.

Xu Sizhun lowered his head: "My mother's birthday is May 27th, but no one remembers it..."

Drops of water fell and landed at her feet.

Cha Xiang couldn't help feeling sad and upset.

The sound of the clock telling the time came to my ears.

She couldn't help biting her lip.

It's only the hour of Xu now, so the Fourth Madam's courtyard is just behind the Madam's courtyard. Mother Wang and others live in that courtyard, and there are also people keeping watch in this courtyard... It shouldn't be a big deal!

"Fourth Young Master, we have to tell Biluo and the others..."

Xu Sizhun raised his head, his eyes washed by tears were particularly moist and dark.

The corners of his mouth slowly curled up into a happy arc.

* * * * * *

The rain did stop, but the wind picked up.

Chaxiang took Xu Sizhun's hand and tiptoed out of the door.

The yard was quiet and the lights in the lady's inner room had been turned off.

Cha Xiang was slightly startled.

Madam, you rested so early...

"Fourth Young Master, please be careful with your step." She whispered to him, and she and Xu Sizun turned through the side room next to the main house and went to the backyard.

It might be because it rained in the evening. Although most of the lights were on in the back room where the maids lived, there was no one in the yard.

Cha Xiang stood under the window and whispered to the night watchwoman, "Mom, I'm Cha Xiang from the Fourth Young Master's room. I left something at the Fourth Madam's place and I need to get it urgently."

The old woman opened the door immediately.

The creaking sound of the door hinges could be heard from far away, causing Cha Xiang's heart to pound. "Mom, keep your voice down. If Mom knows, I'll be in big trouble!"

The old woman looked up and saw Xu Sizhun following behind Chaxiang, and her voice dropped an octave.

"I know, I know!" He gently untied the key from his waist and helped them open the back door.

Cha Xiang stuffed two pieces of silver into the woman's pocket and said, "Mom, wait for us for a while. We will be back soon."

The old woman didn't dare to ask for the money: "Miss Chaxiang, please go and come back soon. I'll just stay here." Her face was full of smiles.

"This is a gift from our fourth young master." Chaxiang pushed over two more pieces of silver.

The old woman then happily accepted it and said earnestly, "Fourth Young Master, just go without worry, no one will find out."

Chaxiang smiled and thanked him softly, then went out the back door with Xu Sizhun.

On both sides are big trees with lush branches and leaves. When the wind blows, the branches sway and make a rustling sound, a bit like the sound of silkworms devouring mulberry leaves, which makes people feel a little scared just thinking about it.

Xu Sizhun leaned towards Cha Xiang.

Chaxiang quickly put her arm around Xu Sizun's shoulders and said, "It's okay, it's the wind!" Her voice was trembling a little.

"I, I'm not afraid!" Xu Sizhun said, trying to cover up his mistake, but his eyes were fixed on the big red lantern swaying in the wind not far away - that was where my mother lived. When I got there, my mother would protect me.

Chaxiang nodded and couldn't help but quicken her pace.

Suddenly, a dark shadow jumped out from the woods.

"Ah!" The two hugged each other and let out a shrill scream.

The dark shadow seemed to be startled by them and turned around suddenly.

A pale face, dark eye sockets, and a long red tongue hanging from the mouth.

Xu Sizun rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground.

* * * * * *

Eleventh Lady had already gone to bed, but Xu Lingyi was still leaning against the head of the bed reading a book.

There was a noise outside.

"What's wrong?" She rested on her elbows.

"You take a rest," Xu Lingyi frowned slightly and put down the book, "I'll go take a look!"

Eleventh Lady lay down again.

Xu Lingyi had just put on his shoes when Amber lifted the curtain and came in.

She looked very unhappy, and hastily bowed, and whispered, "Miss Ge Jin from the Madam's side came over just now and said that the Fourth Young Master was frightened, and asked the Marquis to go over and take a look."

Xu Lingyi's face changed when he heard this: "How could this happen?"

"What happened?" Eleventh Lady felt panicky and sat up.

Xu Lingyi had bent down to take off his shoes, then pulled the Taoist robe beside him and put it on.

"Mom is here, you can take a rest first. I'll go take a look and be back soon." He said and strode out of the inner room.

Eleventh Lady called out "Amber".

Amber hurried forward to help Shiyi Niang put on her shoes: "Ge Jin didn't say anything, and I don't have time to ask in detail." As she spoke, she helped Shiyi Niang to stand up and helped her put on her jacket.

Only when you go there will you know what happened.

Eleventh Lady and Amber went to the lady's place.

The lights were bright inside and outside the house. When they entered the room, they saw the old woman who was on night duty in the old lady's room, kneeling in the middle of the yard with her head lowered and trembling. The maids and old women who usually served her were standing under the eaves trembling with fear.

Hearing the noise, some clever maids came over to help Eleventh Lady, and some opened the curtains: "My Lord, Madam, the Fourth Madam is here!"

Before he finished speaking, Yuban came out.

"Fourth Madam, why are you here?" he said as he invited her in.

"Where's Brother Zhun?"

Xu Lingyi stood in the middle of the hall with a livid face, while Xu Sizhun's personal maid, Chaxiang, knelt at Xu Lingyi's feet with tears on her face.

Hearing Shiyi Niang's voice, Chaxiang moved her body, but in the end she still maintained a cowardly attitude and did not look back.

Xu Lingyi frowned and said, "Why are you here too?" He added, "I'm resting in my mother's room."

Eleventh Lady didn't care about anything and turned to go to the lady's inner room.

The old lady sat with her head down on the big kang by the window, wiping her tears. Only Mother Du was serving her in the room.

"Mom!" Eleventh Lady walked over quickly and saw Xu Sizun hiding on the kang.

His face was as pale as gold paper, his teeth were clenched, and there was still an expression of fear on his face after being frightened.

"But please call the doctor!"

"You're here!" The lady held Eleventh Lady's hand, "Butler Bai has gone to get the doctor."

Mother Du has brought over the brocade stool.

Eleventh Lady was not polite and sat down.

"What happened?"

"Chaxiang said that Zhun Ge suddenly wanted to go to pay respect to his mother. She thought it was still early and that Wang Mama and others were taking care of them..." She recounted what happened. "When the maid on duty rushed out, she saw Zhun Ge and Chaxiang both lying on the ground."

It was obvious that someone was pretending to be a ghost to scare them.

Eleventh Lady’s face was grim.

It is not something that ordinary people can do to calculate the time and place so accurately.

She looked up at the lady with a confused heart.

The lady's face was filled with sadness, her eyes deep but flashing with a hint of coldness.

"Then Brother Zhun..." Eleventh Lady was very worried.

I don’t know if Chinese medicine has any effective means to treat this condition.

The lady didn't answer directly, but just warned her: "You are a double body, you can't stand this kind of torture. Go back and rest! The Marquis and I are here, nothing will happen!"

How could she sleep with Zhun Ge like this?

Eleventh Lady sighed softly: "I'd better wait for the doctor to come and see what he says before I go to rest."

"You kid." The lady understood her feelings and patted her hands. "Otherwise, come to my place and rest!"

Just as Eleventh Lady was about to decline, Xu Lingyi walked in with a gloomy face.

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