At that moment, the world was quiet.
Yu Jin stared at Erniu with eyes as sharp as a knife. She estimated that if Jiang Si was not there, she would have skinned the bastard.
Erniu wagged his tail with an innocent look on his face.
What's wrong?
Jiang seemed to be on the verge of laughing, and quickly took a sip of water to keep a straight face.
Yu Jin felt a dull pain from being bitten by the big dog. He was too embarrassed to stay any longer and asked with a sullen face, "Asi, is it inconvenient for you to go out in the future?"
Jiang Si smiled indifferently: "Something happened in the mansion today, so grandma ordered us to stay at home. If we want to go out, we need to ask her for permission."
"Then let me think of a solution?"
"No need. Today is the first day that grandma has spoken, so you'd better behave yourself. If you have to go out in two days, I will have a way." Having said this, she paused for a moment, looked at Yu Jin and said, "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the uncle's house."
If she couldn't even handle such small matters in the Earl's Mansion and needed to rely on others' help, then there was no need for her to even think about changing the tragic fate of her relatives.
"You really don't need my help?"
"No need. If you want to see me, you can find a way to inform Lao Qin. He will pass the message to me. Don't climb over the wall at night in the future. It's not nice." Jiang Si said with a smile and looked at Erniu, teasing, "Isn't it that even Erniu can't stand it anymore?"
Yu Jin's face darkened again, and he suddenly remembered something before leaving.
"Asi, don't run around at night even if you're at home. I saw a crazy woman in your garden tonight, looking at her reflection in the pond and feeling sorry for herself."
Crazy woman?
Jiang Si couldn't think of who it could be, so he asked hurriedly, "Did she find you?"
"No, I knocked her out." Whether she discovered it or not, Yu Jin felt that this was a difficult question.
Jiang Si stood by the window for a while after watching Yu Jin and Er Niu leave.
The sky outside the window was dark, dotted with dim stars, and the moon was curved like a hook, casting cool moonlight.
The night wind in late autumn is getting colder, already bringing a chill that makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
Jiang Si was holding the window with his hand, the gloom in his heart could not be dispelled.
Winter was coming soon, and her elder sister Jiang Yi died on such a freezing winter day.
Her eldest sister was divorced and died in an ignominious way. Her mother-in-law, Lady Wei of Duke Anguo, was unhappy that she returned to her parents' home to attend the funeral. For the first time, she openly went against Lady Wei's wishes and returned to her parents' home.
But there was no trace of sadness in the Dongping Marquis's mansion. The servants were still doing their usual tasks in an orderly manner, as if nothing had happened.
It was not until she reached the yard in front of her eldest sister's pavilion that she saw scattered white.
My father stood silently under the old peach tree in the yard, stroking the bumpy trunk.
The peach tree in my eldest sister's yard would be full of flowers every spring, and it would be brilliant and beautiful. But this year, the old peach tree had no flowers, only leaves. At this time, only bare branches were left, and I'm afraid it won't sprout again next year.
Because my eldest sister had long since passed away, this yard had been uninhabited for a long time, and no one had remembered to cut down the old tree. This dead old tree seemed to have already hinted at the uncertainty of today.
At that time, she couldn't help thinking: Children without mothers are so pitiful. If their mother were still alive, even if her eldest sister had been a wife and a mother for many years, and the peach tree in her yard had died, their mother would definitely remember to ask someone to take care of it early.
She did not blame her father, but she understood that men and women were different in terms of attentiveness. How could she expect a man who seldom even set foot in the backyard to remember to chop down an old tree in the dusty yard of her married daughter?
And now, Yanyan, who also lost her mother, is crying loudly. The little girl is crying heartbreakingly, with her face flushed.
Facing his granddaughter Yanyan who was crying loudly, the father stood under the old peach tree, looking at a loss as to what to do, and did not dare to go near to comfort her.
She was a little angry at that time, and rushed over to hug Yanyan and comfort her, but after experiencing life and death, she understood her father's feelings at that time.
He lost his wife when he was young, and his son and daughter when he was middle-aged. At that time, the father probably felt that he was an unlucky person and was afraid to pass on this secret to his only granddaughter, Yanyan.
At some point, Ah Man and Ah Qiao tiptoed in.
While Ah Man was cleaning up the broken porcelain on the floor, Ah Qiao came to the window and put a cloak on Jiang Si.
Jiang Siyou came back to his senses, his face as pale as snow.
"Girl, be careful not to catch a cold." Ah Qiao said softly, sighing quietly in her heart.
She had been observing from the sidelines for the past few months and had already noticed something different about the girl. Perhaps the blow of the broken engagement was too great.
Jiang Si clasped his hands together, his fingertips icy, and walked towards the bed step by step.
In this life, even if it costs her life, she would rather her elder sister make the same mistake again. If the person behind the scenes cannot be found - there was a cold light in the girl's eyes, colder than the miserable moonlight.
Zhu Ziyu, Zhu Shaoqing and his wife, just kill them all, at worst she will have to sacrifice her life. My eldest sister married into the Zhu family and she almost never left the house, no matter what purpose it was for her to be framed, she couldn't stop those people.
Jiang Si lay on the soft mattress and slowly closed his eyes.
Nothing happened that night, and dawn came in a flash.
Ah Man came back with news early in the morning.
"Young lady, this morning a maid found Mrs. Xiao sleeping soundly by the pond in the garden. The maid thought Mrs. Xiao was dead and screamed in fear. When a group of people rushed over and woke Mrs. Xiao up, guess what she said?"
Jiang Si had slept very soundly last night. He was now full of energy and had a clear mind. After hearing what Ah Man said, he smiled and said, "Stop keeping me in suspense."
Ah Man stuck out his tongue and said with great joy, "Mrs. Xiao said that she slept well in the room last night, but somehow she fell asleep beside the pool. When the people heard that, their faces changed. Now it's spread all over the mansion, saying that Hongyue's soul didn't want to return to the underworld, so it led my mother there. I'm afraid there will be unrest in the mansion from now on..."
Jiang Si listened silently and finally understood who Yu Jin met last night.
The ghost rumors were a good thing for her. If she could make use of them in the future, it might be more convenient for her to do things.
After all, there was a ghost, so people in the mansion would not wander around at night.
As Jiang Si expected, the news of Mrs. Xiao staying overnight by the pool reached Old Madam Feng, who was very upset. She called Second Madam Xiao and scolded her.
In just a few months, Xiao went from being a happy and proud mistress to a depressed and bullied daughter-in-law. The difference was so great that only the person involved could understand the feeling. Hongyue's death left her feeling guilty and scared, and she couldn't sleep well for several days.
The Dongping Marquis's Mansion was also in a state of panic amid rumors of hauntings, and was shrouded in an invisible shadow.
On this day, Jiang Si finally received the news from Yu Jin: the person who redeemed Yu Er has been found!
Seeing Jiang Si wearing the most ordinary double bun and the clothes of a maid in Haitangju, Ah Man asked unwillingly, "Miss, are you really going out alone?"