Chapter 176 The Last Chance
He depended on his grandfather for everything until he was thirteen years old, when he discovered that his grandfather had also turned into one of those strange yet normal "people" in the Rongguo Mansion, and his grandfather's body was lying quietly on the bed.
His grandfather passed away.
When collecting his grandfather's body, Zhao Lingji found an envelope under his grandfather's pillow.
In the envelope there were scattered silver bills totaling five hundred taels, as well as a letter written to him by his grandfather.
The content of the letter was very simple, saying that his grandfather was very sorry that he could not see him come of age at the age of seventeen, but that thirteen was not a young age, so he asked him to take the silver bill and sneak away from the Rongguo Mansion and never come back.
Zhao Lingji knew that his grandfather had passed away, and the person who was living like a normal person in the Duke's Mansion was not his grandfather, or he was an abnormal grandfather who had lost part of his memory.
Zhao Lingji also knew that he should leave. Five hundred taels of silver were enough to ensure that he could live a wealthy life like an ordinary person outside.
But he couldn't bear to leave. He couldn't bear to leave his grandfather and the place where he grew up.
Besides, Duke Rong was still alive. He had been very good to him since he was born. How could he just leave Duke Rong, an eighty-year-old man, behind like this?
In the end, he did not want to choose to leave. He took over his grandfather's previous job and was responsible for purchasing various things for the Rongguo Mansion.
Three years went by like this, and it was so long that even he had gotten used to it.
Suddenly Wen Linglai knocked on the door of the Duke Rong's Mansion. When the door opened, he saw the woman with golden light all over her body standing at the door.
Wen Ling wanted to come in, but was kicked out.
Zhao Lingji knew very well that this might be his only chance to change the entire Rongguo Mansion.
That's why he found an opportunity to slip out today.
He heard Wen Ling say before she left that if he needed help, he could come to the Wanshiwu in the south of the city to find her at any time.
He asked along the way and came to the Wanshiwu, which was when he knelt down and begged Wen Ling for help.
Fortunately, the Eighth Princess is not here at the moment. If she were here, she would be scared to death when she heard this.
It turned out that the Duke Rong's Mansion, which was only separated from her Princess Mansion by an alley, had already become a haunted house full of ghosts!
Wen Ling thought for a while after listening to this: "This situation is indeed more serious than I thought. If what you said is true, your Rongguo Mansion must have been set up.
Everyone in this bureau is restricted and cannot get out. They are trapped in it when they are alive, and even if they die and become ghosts, they will still be trapped in it.
If no one breaks the impasse, everyone inside may never be able to get out. ”
Zhao Lingji asked again: "Then why was I an accident?"
Wen Ling: "Because you are a new life born after this formation was formed, it can be regarded as a miracle. You are not within the scope of the formation's initial calculation. And you are gifted with a divine eye, so you can live and grow in it, and can enter and exit freely."
She paused here and said, "In other words, there is always a way out, and no situation is a dead end. Even in a dead end, there is always a glimmer of hope, and this is the hope left by the Rongguo Mansion."
Zhao Lingji didn't expect that he would suddenly be entrusted with such an important task. At this moment, he felt a sense of fate again.
It seemed as if this was his destiny.
He stood up again and kowtowed to Wen Ling very solemnly: "Princess Chen is the only hope for the Duke of Rong's Mansion. Please help me. If you can help me, I will be so grateful and grateful. Lingji is willing to work like a cow and a horse for you in the future to repay you!"
Wen Ling helped the man up again. She said helplessly, "It's not a coincidence that I came to your Rongguo Mansion. It's because I also want something in Rongguo Mansion.
But even though you are from the Rongguo Mansion, you cannot make decisions for the Rongguo Duke.
As you said, besides you, Duke Rong is the only one alive in the Duke Rong's Mansion, and he lives in a situation where everyone else in the mansion is still alive.
Then how do you know whether Duke Rong himself would rather live in the illusion that all his relatives are still alive, or would he rather accept the reality?
How could I destroy it without permission? ”
Zhao Lingji was speechless when asked. Although he was smart, he was still young after all. He didn't know the complexity and willfulness, so naturally his considerations were not comprehensive enough.
"I...I..." Zhao Lingji was very anxious, but he didn't know what to say, let alone what to do.
Wen Ling sighed and pointed him in the right direction: "Why don't you go ask Duke Rong himself? Tell him what happened and see what he thinks."
Zhao Lingji's eyes lit up at first, then dimmed again: "With my status, I can't usually see Duke Rong, and what I said is so absurd, Duke Rong may not believe me..."
Wen Ling only said: "These are all your own guesses. This is the only way. It's up to you to decide whether to try it or not."
Zhao Lingji hesitated for only a moment, then quickly nodded as if he had made up his mind: "I understand. Thank you Princess Chen for reminding me. I'll find a way when I get back!"
After saying this, Zhao Lingji was about to stand up and say goodbye.
Wen Ling called him back and gave him a protective amulet: "Although you have a special physique with a third eye, it is still easy to get sick if you deal with ghosts every day. Carry this with you, you may need it sometimes."
Zhao Lingji didn't hesitate. He took the amulet and bowed to Wen Ling again to express his gratitude.
He left with Wen Ling's farewell and returned to the Duke Rong's Mansion.
The Rongguo Mansion had remained as quiet as ever for the past ten years. There were clearly people in every corner of every courtyard, but the entire mansion was unusually quiet. Almost no one made any sound. It was eerily quiet.
Zhao Lingji slipped in from the backyard of the Duke's Mansion and went straight to the yard of Duke Rong's house.
He hid quietly in the corner of the yard, and when the servant who served him was changing shifts, he pushed open the door and slipped into the study of Duke Rong.
Duke Rong had just made himself a cup of tea and sat in front of his desk, mixing the paints to prepare for painting.
Hearing the noise coming from the door, he looked up and saw Zhao Lingji, and asked in surprise: "Who are you? How did you get to my study? Why didn't you even let me know?"
When Zhao Lingji saw the old and frail Duke Rong and the family portrait spread out on his desk, his nose suddenly felt sore.
He quickly controlled his emotions and introduced himself first: "Duke, I am Zhao Lingji, the grandson of Butler Zhao!"
Duke Rong didn't believe it, and his voice became noticeably colder: "That's nonsense. Butler Zhao's son just got married, how could he have a grandson as old as you? Even if you are an outsider who sneaked in to ask me for help, you should find out everything about our Duke Rong's mansion first, right?"
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