Chapter 41: Mysterious and Unpredictable
Su Zhenzhen quickly jumped off the roof, pushed open the door, and after checking around, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the animal was still alive.
With a huge weight lifted from her heart, Su Zhenzhen quickly helped the other women fulfill their wishes. Just then, Hensheng arrived, so she had him lift the lid off their coffins.
After all, there are certain rules in this line of work. It's not good to disturb someone's coffin if you're not related to them, let alone if a ghost is watching.
But Hensheng is different; he is of pure imperial blood, and the people of the Central Plains are all subjects of the Jiang family dynasty. For him to offend the inferior with his superior status is not considered an offense.
The coffin lid was pushed open, and not only the comments section was filled with gasps of surprise, but even Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but let out a gasp.
The Seven-Colored People, truly seven-colored people! Their faces are red, their necks are orange, their upper limbs are yellow, their abdomens are green, their thighs are cyan, their calves are blue, and their feet are purple.
I don't know what the custom is, but the deceased was not dressed, and only a piece of cloth was placed over the vital parts.
"Huh?" Hensheng reached out his hand with some curiosity.
Su Zhenzhen was terrified. Was it a bit impolite to just touch it directly?
However, Su Zhenzhen misunderstood. Hensheng wasn't as curious as Sister Wang; he had discovered something strange about the corpse.
“Miss Su, this isn’t right. Even if the deceased had only recently died, their skin wouldn’t have such a luster. But… he still has body temperature.”
Su Zhenzhen also had an idea, so she bowed to the ghost before reaching out her hand.
It felt warm and elastic to the touch. I checked its breathing, and it was indeed not breathing. There was no pulse or heartbeat either.
Something's not right, something's very wrong.
Su Zhenzhen and Hensheng exchanged a glance and finally decided to wake the young woman.
"Hey, wake up!" Su Zhenzhen had Hensheng help the woman up, then snapped her fingers.
The woman slowly woke up, saw Su Zhenzhen, and excitedly knelt down.
"My lord, you have finally shown your power! Please, stop your magic and let my master be buried."
Su Zhenzhen clasped her hands in a fist and walked around the woman once. "Everyone here is completely dead. It's just a bit strange. Wouldn't a normal burial be fine?"
The woman covered her face and wept, “My lord, you are unaware of this. My husband migrated from another place and has no ancestral grave in Dan County. Everyone in this town knows about the strangeness of my husband’s corpse, and they say all sorts of things. They are unwilling to sell their burial plots, fearing that their descendants will be tainted by evil spirits. I can’t let my husband be buried anywhere I can find. If the feng shui is bad, it will not only affect our descendants, but I’m also afraid it will delay my husband’s reincarnation.”
"What is your relationship to the deceased?" Su Zhenzhen asked.
The woman looked a little embarrassed. "I...I used to be a singer in a theater. Later, I was married by the master and became a noble lady."
Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but admire the linguistic artistry of the ancients. They used terms like "lady" and "noble lady," but in the end, they were still just concubines.
"Does your family have a matriarch?"
The woman nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, the First Madam is quite old and has been taking care of herself all year round. I manage all the affairs of the mansion."
First Madam? If she were your mother, you should call her Old Madam.
Su Zhenzhen looked at the deceased's face; he appeared to be in his forties. How old could his wife be? Did she need to be kept alive by a high-temperature treatment due to her advanced age?
"How old is your husband this year? And your first wife?"
The woman spoke frankly, “My master is fifty this year and recently celebrated his birthday. All the guests said that my master is well-maintained and looks young. As for the first wife, I have never seen her since I entered the manor. I heard from the old people in the manor that the first wife is ten years older than my master.”
Huh? Su Zhenzhen's eyes widened suddenly. This was the number one piece of gossip!
In ancient times, it was rare for men to marry older women, especially wealthy families, let alone "old women" who were ten years older.
Su Zhenzhen's heart was instantly ablaze with gossip, and the barrage of comments in her mind was no exception.
[I've only ever heard of pedophiles, this is the first time I've heard of an aging fetish. Let me think... a sixth-grade boy and a college graduate dating... that's really shocking in real life.]
Is this first wife's family exceptionally wealthy? This wealthy family is a live-in son-in-law's family, but that doesn't make sense; how could a son-in-law openly take a concubine?
Su Zhenzhen asked on behalf of the Wang sisters in the live stream, "Do you know if your husband is married or has moved into his wife's family?"
"Huh?" The woman was stunned for a moment, then realized, "Of course it's to get married. These days, ordinary people don't follow the custom of marrying into their wives' families, let alone my master who has a lot of money."
Su Zhenzhen narrowed her eyes slightly. All signs indicated that something was wrong with this family. With such a large fortune, how could they marry a woman ten years older than them? Surely they must have some kind of leverage over the family?
"What do you think?" Su Zhenzhen asked Hensheng.
The woman then noticed that there was someone behind her. She looked up and for a moment forgot to breathe.
My God, how can there be such a beautiful person in this world?
"The situation is complicated and it's not appropriate to draw a conclusion directly. It would be best to gather all relevant personnel together and question them one by one."
Hearing Hensheng's words, the woman shook her head. "It's no use. The officials have come and gone, asking questions several times, but they can't find anything. My master is acting like this for no reason."
Su Zhenzhen was too lazy to waste time and directly showed the woman her abilities.
With a snap of his fingers, the woman saw her husband obediently float to the little girl in front of him and nod respectfully.
Why use the word "floating"? Because the woman clearly saw her husband three feet off the ground, with no shadow yet.
"As you can see, I am a messenger of the underworld, specializing in guiding wronged souls in this world. Your master died unjustly, and his karma remains unresolved, preventing him from being reincarnated. Moreover, his soul is damaged, and we don't know if it's due to this karma. If left unchecked, his soul will wander the world until he perishes, or to put it simply, his soul will be scattered."
The woman was terrified upon hearing this, pleading, "Please, Your Excellency, save my husband!"
Su Zhenzhen nodded in satisfaction. "How many people in this mansion can you command? Let's arrange a time to question them."
"Rest assured, Your Excellency, I am in charge of the household affairs, and everyone in this mansion is at my beck and call."
The woman didn't mind that it was late, and mobilized everyone in the mansion overnight, even waking up the dogs in the yard.
Everyone was called to stand in front of the courtyard, which was brightly lit as daytime.
The woman looked at Su Zhenzhen ingratiatingly, "Lord Yin Messenger, everyone except those from the First Madam's courtyard is here. Are you hungry? Shall I go and prepare some tea and snacks for you?"
"If there's food, why not take it?" Su Zhenzhen readily agreed, thinking that the food from this wealthy family's home would surely suit her taste.
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