Fear spreads, suspicion grows
Inside the mansion, Aunt Li's room was filled with a nauseating stench mixed with the smell of herbs, which made people feel even more uncomfortable.
Aunt Li had dishevelled hair and a haggard face. Her once pretty face was now covered with festering sores.
Pus and blood kept flowing down her cheeks and dripped onto the quilt in front of her, forming dark red stains.
She sat on the edge of the bed, holding a bronze mirror tightly in her hands, her eyes full of fear and despair, and she kept muttering to herself:
"This is true, this is true..."
Suddenly, she seemed to go crazy and smashed the bronze mirror in her hand to the ground.
Aunt Li screamed, tearing her hair with both hands, crying out loudly, "Why?
Why is this happening?
What did I do wrong?
Why did Grandpa do this to me! ”
Her voice was sharp and shrill, echoing in the room and making people feel creepy.
At this moment, Bai Xinyao rushed into the room in a panic, her body still faintly emitting that disgusting stench.
Even though she had changed several sets of clothes and used a lot of perfume, she still couldn't hide it.
Bai Xinyao ran to Aunt Li's side, knelt down with a plop, hugged Aunt Li's legs, and cried, "Mom, what should I do?
What should we do? ”
Aunt Li looked down at Bai Xinyao, her eyes full of helplessness and pain.
With trembling hands, she wanted to touch Bai Xinyao's face, but stopped in mid-air. She was afraid that the pus and blood on her hands would stain her daughter.
Aunt Li choked up and said, "Yao'er, don't be afraid, mother is here.
There must be a way, there must be a way to cure us. ”
Bai Xinyao raised her head, her face full of tears, and her eyes revealed a hint of fear and confusion: "Mom, do you think this is Bai Linglong's ghost coming back?
Did she know that we killed her and come back for revenge? ”
When Aunt Li heard Bai Linglong's name, her body trembled violently, and a trace of panic flashed across her face.
She subconsciously looked towards the door and made sure that Bai Zhen was not nearby, then she quickly reached out to cover Bai Xinyao's mouth and said in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense!
If your father hears this, we'll all be doomed! ”
Bai Xinyao took away Aunt Li's hand and sobbed, her voice filled with tears and fear: "But, mother, besides her, who else could be so cruel to us?
We did so many bad things to her before, she must hate us to death.
Now we are suddenly like this, it could be that she came back for revenge, what else could it be? ”
Aunt Li's face turned pale. She recalled all the evil things she had done to Bai Linglong in the past, and a strong sense of guilt and fear surged in her heart.
But she still pretended to be calm, glanced at the door nervously again, then pulled Bai Xinyao to sit on the bed, and whispered: "Yao'er, don't scare yourself.
Maybe we have offended someone in our daily life, and they are deliberately taking revenge on us.
Bai Linglong is dead, there are no ghosts in this world. ”
Aunt Li's voice trembled slightly, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. It was obvious that she herself did not believe this.
Bai Xinyao didn't believe it, she cried even harder, and said while crying: "Mom, I always feel that it is her.
When I go to bed at night, I always dream of her. Her eyes are full of resentment. She keeps staring at me and says that we will pay the price.
I'm so scared, mom, I'm really scared. ”
As she spoke, Bai Xinyao hugged Aunt Li tightly, her body shaking uncontrollably.
Aunt Li hugged Bai Xinyao tightly in her arms and comforted her, "Yao'er, don't be afraid, mother is here.
Even if it is true that Bai Linglong's ghost comes back, mother will not let her hurt you. ”
Although Aunt Li said so, her eyes were full of panic and she looked around from time to time, as if Bai Linglong's ghost would appear at any time.
At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Lord Bai Zhen walked in with a gloomy face.
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao were so frightened that their faces turned pale in an instant. They looked at each other in horror, and Bai Xinyao subconsciously hid behind Aunt Li.
Bai Zhen looked at the scene in front of him, feeling both distressed and angry.
He walked to the bedside, looked at Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao, and asked in a low voice: "What are you two talking about?"
Bai Xinyao looked at Bai Zhen as if he was a life-saving straw, and immediately threw herself into his arms, crying, "Dad, I'm so scared.
Are we cursed?
Is there anything, anything clean? ”
Bai Xinyao didn't dare to say Bai Linglong's name, for fear of arousing Bai Zhen's suspicion.
Bai Zhen frowned when he heard what Bai Xinyao said, and said, "Nonsense!
There is no such thing as curse or clean things.
Don't scare yourself. ”
"But, Dad, why are we like this now? What's going on?"
Bai Xinyao cried and asked, "Those doctors cured us, are we hopeless?"
Bai Zhen endured the nausea, he gently patted Bai Xinyao's shoulder and comforted her, "Yao'er, don't be discouraged.
Dad has already sent someone to invite a more powerful doctor, who will definitely find a way to cure you. ”
Aunt Li looked at Bai Zhen, her eyes full of pleading: "Master, you must save us.
I want to become like this, I want to..." Aunt Li said, tears streaming down her face again, her body trembling slightly with fear and despair.
Bai Zhen looked at Aunt Li's miserable appearance and felt very sad.
He sighed and said, "Don't worry, I will try my best.
By the way, have you two offended anyone recently?
Or was there anything strange happening? ”
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao looked at each other, and a trace of panic flashed in their eyes.
Bai Xinyao lowered her head and dared not speak.
Aunt Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, who can we offend?
I am always very cautious.
Nothing happened, just a weird thing. ”
Aunt Li's voice was a little weak. She clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead again.
Bai Xinyao cried and begged, "Dad, save us.
Bai Zhen looked at the mother and daughter and said: The most urgent thing is to find a way to detoxify.
Don't worry, I will give up on you. ”
At this moment, the housekeeper came in hurriedly and said, "Hello, sir.
When the common people outside heard about what happened in the mansion, they gathered outside the mansion, pointing fingers and saying all kinds of things.
Some people were spreading rumors that the Marquis's Mansion had been punished and that a disaster was imminent. ”
Bai Zhen's expression turned extremely ugly, and he said, "How dare these unruly people talk nonsense like this!
Send people to disperse them immediately. If anyone dares to spread rumors again, arrest him! ”
After the housekeeper left, Bai Zhen looked at Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao and said, "You guys take a good rest first. I will definitely find a way to detoxify you as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned and left the room.
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao looked at Bai Zhen's departing back, their hearts filled with despair.
Bai Xinyao cried and said, "Mom, what should we do?
Dad doesn't seem to be able to do anything. ”
Aunt Li gritted her teeth and said, "Yao'er, don't be afraid.
We can't just sit there and wait for death.
Maybe there are other ways. We have to find out who poisoned us and ask him to give us the antidote. ”
Bai Xinyao nodded and said, "Mom, I'll listen to you.
But where should we start? ”
Aunt Li pondered for a moment and said, "Let's start with those who have had grievances with us.
Although Bai Linglong is... dead, she must have had some close friends when she was alive. They must be the ones behind this.
Just as the mother and daughter were discussing how to investigate, the window of the room was suddenly blown open by a gust of wind, making a creaking sound.
Bai Xinyao screamed in fear. She hugged Aunt Li tightly and said, "Mom, is it Bai Linglong's ghost?"
Aunt Li's face was also quite pale, and she pretended to be calm and said, "Don't be afraid, Yao'er.
Maybe it's just the wind. ”
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of clothing beside the bed with trembling hands and tried to close the window.
Just as she walked to the window, she suddenly saw a white figure flash by outside the window.
Aunt Li was so frightened that she almost fell down. She shouted in horror: "Who?
Who's outside? ”
Bai Xinyao was so frightened that her face turned pale. She ran to Aunt Li and said, "Mom, is this really Bai Linglong?
What should we do? ”
Aunt Li took a deep breath and said, "No matter who it is, we can't be afraid. Let's go out and take a look."
As she spoke, she took Bai Xinyao's hand and walked towards the window carefully.
When they came to the window and looked outside, they found nothing outside.
There was only the pitch-black night and the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Bai Xinyao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mom, maybe we saw it wrong."
Aunt Li didn't think so, and her heart was full of doubts.
She said, “Yao’er, let’s be careful.
I always feel that things are not that simple. Maybe someone is trying to scare us on purpose. ”
Just then, footsteps were heard in the distance.
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao quickly hid behind the bed, looking at the door nervously.
After a while, the door was opened and a maid came in.
She saw that there was no one in the room and was about to turn around and leave, but she heard a slight noise coming from behind the bed.
The maid curiously walked behind the bed and saw Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao hiding there.
The maid was startled and said, "Aunt, Miss, why are you hiding here?"
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was their maid.
Aunt Li said, "It's nothing. We just seemed to see a shadow outside the window and we were a little scared."
The maid said, "Aunt, Miss, don't scare yourselves.
How could there be any strange things in this mansion?
Maybe you are too nervous. ”
Aunt Li nodded and said, "Maybe.
Yes, what brought you here for? ”
The maid said, "Auntie, things outside are getting worse and worse.
The servants were all in a panic, and they didn't know what to do.
In addition, several other concubines were also talking about it, saying all kinds of things. ”
Aunt Li frowned and said, "Those people only know how to gossip behind my back.
You go down first, so that everyone can get out of the panic and do what they need to do. ”
The maid responded and retreated.
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao came out from behind the bed. They sat beside the bed, lost in thought.
Bai Xinyao said: "Mom, do you think we can return to the way we were before?"
Aunt Li looked at Bai Xinyao, feeling very sad. She said: "Yao'er, no matter what happens, mother will find a way.
Even if it costs me anything, I will make you suffer like this forever.
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