Su Man put the wooden box on the table and said, "This is a gift for you."
Qiu Niang raised her chin and glanced at Su Man, with an expression that said, "I know you are trying to please me, but I despise you."
She opened the jewelry box with her fingertips, revealing a plum blossom hairpin carved from mutton-fat white jade. The plum blossom part was inlaid with red agate, which was very elegant.
The moment she saw the hairpin, Qiu Niang's eyes lit up.
She picked up the jade hairpin with her fingers painted red and couldn't wait to put it on her head.
Seeing this, Su Man revealed a barely noticeable smile. It was worth it for her to go to Chunxi Tower to inquire about Qiu Niang's preferences, and spend a lot of money to find a craftsman to make this plum blossom hairpin day and night.
Qiu Niang couldn't let it go and kept looking at herself in the mirror.
"Do you like it?" Su Man asked carefully.
Qiu Niang paused, and the smile on her face disappeared. "It's okay."
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Su Man took the opportunity to test her, "Why do you want to marry the Fifth Prince? Do you like him?"
"Like? Humph, that stinky man..."
Just as she was halfway through her words, Qiu Niang suddenly froze, her expression changed, and she shouted, "Get out."
Suman???
This change of attitude is too quick. Are all evil ghosts really so moody?
Just as she wasted this thought, Qiu Niang yelled like crazy, "Get out! Get out!"
Su Man frowned, obviously a little angry, but the next second, Qiu Niang covered her face and screamed.
"ah!"
Qiu Niang fell straight to the ground. Although she was not hurt at all, she seemed to be enduring great pain.
Her arms and legs were waving in the air, her joints twisted. Although she was in the human world, she felt like she was in purgatory.
"Please, save me, for the sake of our past friendship, save me..."
Seeing her body bent like a shrimp, Su Man couldn't bear it any longer. "Just bear with it for a while. I'll find someone to save you."
...
Su Man ran all the way back to Biluo Garden. Seeing her like this, Aunt Liu thought something had happened and was terrified. "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Su Man looked around, "Where's Xu Yuan?"
"Brother Xu has already left the house."
Su Man had no choice but to take some ginseng slices from the small kitchen and hurried back to Yuediexuan.
"How are you..."
Her voice stopped abruptly after Suman stepped into the room.
Qiu Niang leaned leisurely against the dressing table. At her feet was a maid lying face down on the ground. She seemed to be dead.
Qiu Niang sucked her finger, and there was blood on it that had not yet dried.
"Frightened silly?"
Qiu Niang approached Su Man and saw the ginseng slices in her hand. Her eyes moved slightly, "You want to save me?"
Su Man nodded truthfully.
The dark energy between Qiu Niang's brows dissipated. She picked up a piece of ginseng from Su Man's hand and held it in her palm. "I remember. You can go now."
Before leaving, Su Man's eyes fell on the maid lying on the ground. Her eyes were wide open and her hands were stretched towards the door, as if she was unwilling to close her eyes.
Another life.
What is certain is that although Qiu Niang possessed Liu Luoyi, she seemed to have to endure the backlash.
And what Qiu Niang said just now, "Please save me for the sake of our past friendship," did not seem to be directed at her. Perhaps she was talking to the person who killed her.
...
When Su Man told Xu Yuan this the next day, he suggested another possibility.
"Last night was the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the yin energy was heavier than usual. I've read in books that evil spirits can be affected by yin energy, and their souls can return to the moment before her death, suffering torture."
Recalling Qiu Niang's miserable state yesterday, Su Man frowned, "Looking at her, it seems that she was not just killed."
Xu Yuan was shocked. "If we can find out the cause of her death based on this clue, we can take advantage of the next day when the Yin energy is strong to subdue her."
"That's right."
Suman murmured.
Qiu Niang is a fierce ghost, she shouldn't be left in this world, otherwise more people will suffer. But...
She always felt that Qiu Niang’s death was not that simple.
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The sedan chair carried Qiu Niang away, leaving only a long trail of footprints in front of the mansion gate.
After all, she was the daughter of his benefactor, so Master Liu prepared a generous dowry for her. However, Master Liu was still troubled by her unauthorized decision to marry the Fifth Prince.
Outsiders would not believe that the Fifth Prince, who was used to seeing beauties, would be interested in an adopted daughter. They would only think that Master Liu was trying to show his goodwill to the Fifth Prince and was eager to send his adopted daughter over.
Not only that, even many civil officials who were familiar with Master Liu took advantage of the situation and began to get close to the Fifth Prince.
Upon hearing the news, Master Liu paced anxiously in his study, "What should I do? If the Third Prince thinks I'm deliberately playing a trick on him, it will be disastrous."
Madam Liu felt dizzy from his shaking, and she held her forehead with her hand and said, "There's nothing we can do now. Otherwise, you should go and explain to those adults that you have decided to support the Three Emperors..."
"Don't talk nonsense."
After interrupting Madam Liu, Scholar Liu first opened the window and looked outside, then drove away the servants outside the door. Then he whispered, "The Emperor hasn't appointed a crown prince yet. If I publicly express my support for the Third Prince, I'll be accused of disobedience and could be killed."
“…”
The decision on who would take the throne was something that could only be understood but not explained. The atmosphere at this time was very delicate, and everyone would speculate on the most likely person to ascend the throne based on the actions of those in high positions of power.
After all, you only have one chance to choose a side, and you only have one life.
If those insignificant minor officials could save their lives by being mediocre, but if they reached the position of Master Liu, they no longer had the right to stay out of things.
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