Chapter 62: Have Pity, Young Master
As the You hour approaches, Mother An has already set up the incense table, the futon, and offerings, and is ready for everything.
At this time, the wife of the Marquis of Anyang was kneeling on a mat with a low table beside her.
On the table was a piece of talisman paper with Jiang Xun's birth date written on it, ground red ink, and a dagger.
At this moment, Lady Anyang was holding the puppet tightly. She reached out her hand tremblingly, dipped the brush in red ink, and held it above the puppet.
Seeing that Lady Anyang had not put pen to paper yet, Madam An quietly reminded her, "Madam, it's time to add the finishing touches now."
Upon hearing this, Lady Anyang shuddered all over, suddenly raised her head, and asked Mother An with red eyes:
"Mom, tell me, if Xun'er's soul returns to his body, where will his soul go?"
Obviously, this "he" refers to the present Jiang Xun.
Mother An saw the hesitation of Lady Anyang, frowned quietly, then leaned down and said softly:
"Madam, you have developed feelings for him, right? After all, he has been calling you mother for ten years. Although we are not very close, he has always been respectful to you, Madam, without saying a word."
When Lady Anyang heard this, a fierce struggle flashed across her brows, and the hand holding the pen trembled.
Seeing this, Mother An continued, "If Master Xun'er comes back, perhaps... he will become a wandering ghost."
Mrs. Anyang suddenly raised her eyes when she heard this, but Mother An immediately said:
"But if he doesn't leave, then Master Xun'er won't leave either... You know, he has occupied Master Xun'er's body for ten years."
Upon hearing this, Lady Anyang's face turned even paler.
She slowly lowered her eyes, tears falling one by one, but without hesitation, she picked up the pen and painted the eyes for the puppet.
The monk gave this puppet to Lady Anyang because he saw her sincerity. I don't know who made it, but it is very lifelike.
With the vermilion eyes painted on, it is hard to tell who he looks like, but he is really lifelike.
I just don't know if it's because the eyeballs are red that there's a hint of weirdness.
Mother An handed over the talisman paper and dagger again.
Lady Anyang did not hesitate any longer. She stuck the talisman on the puppet's forehead and then picked up the dagger to cut her fingertips.
Blood flowed out and dripped onto the puppet's heart.
Seeing this, Mother An hurriedly reached out to take the puppet and reminded her in a low voice: "Madam, you should call Master Xun'er."
According to the monk, after the blood was dripped, Lady Anyang must sincerely call out to the person she wants to call, and the puppet must be immediately sent to the incense table to receive incense and tributes.
Lady Anyang entrusted Mother An with her confidante, so naturally she had no doubts at all.
She placed the puppet carefully in Mother An's palm, then clasped her hands together and called Jiang Xun's name over and over again.
She was wavering in her heart and frowned.
But whenever she thought of what Mother An had just said, that her Xun'er had been a wandering ghost for ten years because he had lost his body, she no longer dared to waver.
"Xun'er, Xun'er, come back and see mother, come back and see mother..."
Mother An turned around, with hesitation and guilt in her eyes.
The lady treated her with true sincerity.
But ever since the young master regained his sanity at the age of ten, the lady has gone crazy, muttering all day that the young master is possessed by a ghost. She is willing to go against everyone and always drives the master away.
The lady spent the whole day either hiding in the yard or going to the Jokhang Temple. She had no idea how others laughed at their Anyang Marquis's Mansion.
But she was different. She had a son and a daughter, and because she was serving the lady, she would be laughed at whenever she went out.
Some time ago, someone came to my door and gave me a large sum of money.
She had not wanted to betray her mistress, but that man knew the whereabouts of her two children clearly, and used both threats and inducements. How could a mere servant like her endure that?
Madam, don’t you firmly believe that the current young master is a fake, and always talk about going to find the real young master Xun’er?
If I do this, I will be considered to have fulfilled your wish, right?
Mother An's hands were also shaking at this moment.
She looked back at Lady Anyang who was kneeling on the mat with tears streaming down her face. A hint of reluctance flashed across her face, but she still reached out her hand into her arms.
She had hidden a piece of talisman paper in her arms, which was given to her by that person.
She didn't know whose birth date was written on it, but the man wanted her to use this talisman paper to replace Master Xun's.
Mother An gritted her teeth, turned her back to Lady Anyang, and took out the talisman paper.
She was about to reveal Jiang Xun's birth date when suddenly a loud voice came from the wall:
"cat!"
The voice of the person who spoke was as loud as a bell, and he jumped down like a clever monkey and grabbed Mother An's wrist.
The sudden change startled Lady Anyang. She suddenly opened her eyes and recognized at a glance that the person coming was Bei Feng who was beside Jiang Xun!
Mother An was shocked and frightened, her eyes widened, but she soon screamed out.
The man's strength was so great that he almost crushed her wrist bones!
The wife of the Marquis of Anyang was stunned for only a moment, and then her expression changed drastically.
She thought of the fifteenth day when Jiang Xun suddenly came to find her at the Jokhang Temple. She subconsciously thought that Jiang Xun had been sending people to follow her and naturally knew about the monk's teachings.
He himself didn't dare to show up, so he sent his subordinates to stop her!
Thinking of this, Lady Anyang's eyes turned red, she propped herself up and rushed towards Beifeng.
There is no time to waste. If the puppet is not placed on the table in time, everything will be ruined and Xun'er will never come back!
This was Lady Anyang's last thought. She was almost obsessed and stumbled over to grab the puppet.
At this moment, another person came over, snatched the puppet from the painful Mother An's hands, and took away the talisman paper that had not yet been replaced.
Lady Anyang stared at the puppet with a fierce look on her face. She raised her eyes to look at the person who had taken the lead, and it turned out to be another follower beside Jiang Xun, Nanfeng.
At this moment, Lady Anyang had already lost all her composure. She turned around and rushed towards Nanfeng, but Nanfeng did not dodge. Instead, he spread out his palm and handed the puppet to Lady Anyang.
The Lady of Anyang hurriedly snatched the puppet and staggered to the incense table. Because she moved too hastily, her abdomen hit the incense table and she turned pale with pain.
However, she didn't care about anything else and just kept shouting:
"Xun'er! Xun'er! It must not be too late! It must not be too late!"
When Nanfeng saw this, he was furious and felt extremely sorry for his young master.
He was sent to the young master by Old Lin only last year, but in less than a year, he saw the lady beating and scolding the young master no less than ten times.
How many times had he not seen it?
The young master used and replaced the medicine in the cabinet so many times that he didn't know how many times he had used it up.
Why on earth could a mother be so cruel to her child!
After the young master saw through the thieves' evil plan, he planned today's plan to take advantage of them.
Knowing clearly that the lady was going to use the puppet to curse him, the young master not only did not care, he also repeatedly told them not to tell the lady the truth and not to burden her.
But this is so cruel and unfair to the young master!
Nan Feng admired Jiang Xun very much and was convinced by him. At this moment, seeing that Lady Anyang was still kneeling and bowing to the puppet, he could no longer hold back and stepped forward and said coldly:
"Madam, you are really cruel to the young master... Do you know what this is?"
Lady Anyang was in a state of dismay at the moment. When she heard the voice, she raised her head almost instinctively, and saw Nanfeng waving a piece of talisman paper towards her.
"Madam, this servant beside you has long been bribed. This is the birth date and time of the Crown Prince hidden in her arms. If she were to stick this birth date and time on the puppet, do you know what crime she would be charged with?"
"Just wait a moment, someone from the palace will come. They will witness you performing witchcraft with their own eyes and provide irrefutable evidence!"
"If the young master hadn't seen through the thief's evil plan in advance, this would be using witchcraft to curse the late Crown Prince Xianhuai. Even killing all nine clans would be a light punishment!"
"Madam escaped a disaster today because of this, but do you know what the young master is facing in the palace right now? What kind of pressure is he going to endure? How many people are attacking him?"
"Even so, the young master repeatedly told his subordinates not to tell the lady the truth and to return the puppet to her so as not to put her off from thinking about it."
"But someone please have pity on the young master, ma'am!"
"Do you know how many people who have been wrongly accused are waiting for the young master to overturn their convictions? The files on his case are piled higher than he is, and he sleeps later than anyone else at night. Do you know how many sharp knives are waiting to fall on him in secret?"
"Madam! Please have pity on the young master. Don't hit him or scold him. Don't bother him anymore!"
Nanfeng said this in one breath, and he felt that the depression in his heart over the past year had finally dissipated a little.
He knew that he had violated the young master's wishes. After this incident, he would ask to be punished and then say goodbye, only asking the lady to let the young master go.
Lady Anyang listened to Nanfeng's words in a daze. She felt as if her whole body was hollowed out, and something seemed to be pulling her down.
As the world spun around, she slowly turned her head and looked at Mother An who was not far away.
She opened her mouth, but for some reason no word came out. She was very cold and shaking like a sieve.
She wanted to gain some strength, so she reached out to the incense table, but accidentally hit the puppet on the table.
Snap——
The puppet fell to the ground, leaving a crack from head to toe.
Lady Anyang opened her eyes wide and stared at the puppet on the ground. She felt as if she was also shattered along with the puppet and all her thoughts were gone.
All scattered...
At this moment, a shout came from the gate:
"lady!"
It was Anyang Bo and Wen Chengye who came.
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