Chapter 674: The Foot-Washing Girl Wants to Get to the Top (17)
"Lianlian, what are you afraid of?" In the dark room, the eldest wife grabbed her hand and stroked it from time to time.
"Madam, I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid." Lianlian had goose bumps all over her body, but she still didn't dare to say the word "afraid".
She knew the eldest wife's temper. If she said the word "afraid", she would not have the chance to serve the eldest wife.
"It's good that you're not afraid, it's good that you're not afraid." The eldest wife held her hand tightly and said softly, "You must be scared to death today. Is this the first time you push someone into the water?"
Lianlian trembled all over. She didn't dare to recall a child who trusted her so much. She didn't dare to think about it. She begged, "Madam, don't say it, don't say it..."
"Aren't you not afraid?" The eldest wife pretended to be doubtful, "Since you are not afraid, why are you afraid of what I say?"
"Madam, please, please." Lianlian knelt at her feet and said sadly, "I really beg you. Don't say it, don't say it."
"Don't do anything wrong, you don't have to be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." The eldest wife leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Be careful that the young master comes to find you in the middle of the night."
"Madam... Madam..." Lianlian screamed, because her leg was suddenly grabbed by something. Her facial features were all squeezed together, and she said in horror, "Madam, something grabbed my foot..."
"Don't be afraid, it's my hand, it's me." The eldest wife Li Muting smiled softly, "Look at how timid you are. You are so scared even with me by your side. If I'm not here, what will the young master really come to find you?
'Ah...ah...don't come to me, don't come to me, don't...don't..." Lianlian's voice was almost hoarse. She hugged the eldest wife's legs tightly and begged for mercy again and again, "Madam, save Lianlian. Madam, save me, save me. Don't let the young master come to me."
"The young master likes you so much, but you killed him. If he doesn't come to you, who will he come to?" The eldest wife pulled her hand away, but just after taking a step, she was hugged by her again. She shook her head and said in confusion, "Lianlian, are you so scared?"
"Madam, don't leave Lianlian alone." She hugged tighter, not caring about her image anymore. She only knew that it was safest to be with the eldest wife. Isn't it said that ghosts are afraid of evil people? The eldest lady is so scary, the young master will definitely not dare to get close to her.
"Lianlian, you really disappoint me." The eldest lady sighed softly, dragged her to the corner, and lit the kerosene lamp.
Lianlian saw the light, and eagerly climbed up to it. Fear was written all over her little face. She cried, "Madam, you asked me to do all this. Madam, can you watch someone die without helping, Madam."
The eldest lady Li Muting kicked her to the corner with disdain in her eyes and eyebrows, "Use your brain to think about it. If there are really ghosts in this world, do people still want to live!"
Lianlian was stunned by her sudden kick, and was also confused by her words. She asked in confusion, "Madam, what do you mean by this?"
"If this young master really turns into a ghost, then this matter is really ghostly." The eldest wife Li Muting sneered, raised her hand and casually took an ancient book from the bookshelf, looked at Lianlian, and taught, "Today, I, as a wife, am giving you a shot of prevention. There will be chaos in the mansion in the next few days. Don't be deceived by others. Not only will you harm yourself, but you will also drag me into the water."
Lianlian knocked her head on the ground as if she had just woken up from a dream, and said repeatedly, "Lianlian understands, Lianlian understands. Lianlian will definitely keep her mouth shut and not say a word."
"As long as you still have the lives of your whole family in your heart, you'd better do it for me." The eldest wife Li Muting walked to the window with a book. The moon outside the window was bright, and the stars dotted the sky, which looked beautiful. She leisurely flipped a page of the ancient book in her hand and closed her eyes, "I'm a little sleepy, you go back. Tonight, I don't need you to serve me."
Lianlian was as if she had been pardoned, and kowtowed twice on the ground, "Thank you, madam, thank you, madam."
The door was closed, Li Muting blew out the kerosene lamp, stood quietly in the corner, enjoying this rare tranquility.
In this dark night, all the sounds were made very loud. Suddenly, her eyelashes trembled a few times, and she leaned down and smiled, "Bao'er, you came to play with your eldest mother."
Tonight is a sleepless night for everyone in the Zongfu.
Zong Ying stood up in the garden and looked at the moon, feeling infinite sadness and loneliness.
When Bao'er was alive, he rarely accompanied her, and his impression of Bao'er remained as well-behaved and cute. Now that Bao'er is gone, he can hardly remember even Bao'er's many things. He is such an unqualified father.
"Master, the wind is strong." Shi Yi came over with a cloak under Wu'er's soft and hard persuasion and put it on his shoulders.
"What's so strong about this wind?" Zong Ying smiled bitterly, "I wish the wind in my heart was as calm as this."
"Master, why don't we go in and talk." Shi Yi gathered his arms and looked into the house, "Shall we go in?"
"You go in." Zong Ying has always understood that people's joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are not the same, and he doesn't want to force her to understand his emotions.
"Master, the young master is gone." Shi Yi said directly, "If you really feel guilty about the young master, you should investigate the truth and clear the young master's name."
"You are so bold. Do you have the right to interrupt the affairs of the Zong family as a little girl!" Wu'er, who had been quietly acting as a background board behind the two of them, heard her say this, afraid that she would anger the master, and immediately stood up to divert her attention.
Zong Ying, contrary to his usual behavior, did not get angry. He stared into her eyes and asked, "Do you know what you are saying?"
"Master, Shi Yi didn't mean it. She is just a little girl and her words are not accurate..." Wu'er defended her anxiously.
"I know." Shi Yi looked at Zong Ying firmly, "I know what I am saying."
Wu'er felt that the aura of the master had changed. She pulled Shi Yi's sleeve and motioned her to lower her head, still defending Shi Yi, "Master, Shi Yi is ignorant. Don't take her words to heart."
"What is the basis for your judgment?"
"The young master will not go to the garden pond to play alone."
"But what if he went there secretly?"
"That's impossible."
They looked at each other, one by one, back and forth, and Wu'er was completely ignored by them.
"Besides, the Third Madam is very strict with the young master, and there are always maids looking after him. This time, the young master got into trouble, but the maid was not around. The Third Madam did not punish the maid either."
(End of this chapter)
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