The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

But she is not stupid, and she will keep the things she did to herself!

Without evidence, the officials could not bring her to justice. She wanted to see what this sickly man could do to her.

"It's getting late, mother, do you have anything else to do?" Xiao Yu ordered them to leave.

"It's a bit late, so Yu'er should go to rest early." After learning the key information and confirming her guess, Mrs. Xiao no longer wanted to stay any longer.

"Mom, go slow"

He still looked respectful and humble. Looking at Xiao Yu's decent behavior, Mrs. Xiao felt a chill in her heart, thinking that she had underestimated Xiao Yu's character.

He is exceptionally patient.

“No need to send it”

Madam Xiao left with her maid, and when she reached the corridor, she looked back as if possessed by a ghost.

Then I saw the sickly young master still standing in front of the door, his profile reflected in the candlelight, looking gentle.

But when she took another closer look, Mrs. Xiao shuddered suddenly, and the chill ran from her back to the top of her head.

"Madam? Madam?"

The maid's whispered call pulled Mrs. Xiao's consciousness out of the ice. She turned her head stiffly and continued to move forward with the help of the maid.

At that glance just now, she clearly saw that Xiao Yu... had no shadow...

It is impossible for a person to be without a shadow, unless...

ghost.

If this is the case, then many things can make sense...

Ghosts confuse people's minds.

Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but shiver again.

"Madam, are you cold?" Wanfang sensed Madam Xiao's slight tremor and covered her shoulders with her coat.

Madam Xiao nodded unconsciously. Her originally calm mood became even more panicked, and her heart tightened.

She thought of many possibilities, but what if, what if she was facing an evil ghost who came to take her life...

What should she do?

"Wanxiang, now, go find Mother Lin and exchange this for some small change. Ask her to go to the Taoist temple and invite a Taoist priest! Go quickly!" Madam Xiao suddenly grabbed Wanxiang's hand. Without having time to go back to Furong Courtyard to get the purse, she tore off the gold and silver hair ornaments on her head, and without caring about the emeralds that were tearing her hair, she put them directly into Wanxiang's hands and instructed her.

"Madam?" Wanxiang was confused.

"What are you standing there for? Go quickly!" Seeing Wanxiang not moving, Mrs. Xiao pushed her hard in a hurry.

Wanxiang looked extremely innocent. She glanced at Wanfang who was equally bewildered, pursed her lips, and at Mrs. Xiao's urging, rushed into the night.

Seeing Wanxiang disappear, Madam Xiao, who was in a state of tension, suddenly thought of Xiao Qi again, and hurriedly pulled Wanfang to ask, "Where is the second young master?"

"...This, I'm not sure..." The second young master was well-known in the mansion for his dissolute life. Sometimes he would come home drunk late at night, and when he met the maids from Furong Courtyard on the way, he would give them some silver as hush money.

Therefore, Wanfang's answer was ambiguous.

"Go to the Second Young Master's yard. If he's here, let him move out. If he's not here, guard the back door and don't let him come back!"

Madam Xiao was afraid that Xiao Yu would take revenge on Xiao Qi and was worried about Xiao Qi's safety. In the past, she never wanted Xiao Qi to come home late, but now she prayed very much that Xiao Qi was not in the house.

"Yes"

Seeing that Mrs. Xiao was in a bad mood, Wanfang didn't dare to say anything and ran away as ordered.

After returning to Furong Courtyard, Madam Xiao locked herself in the room again. She rummaged through the boxes where she kept her sundries and took out the amulet that she had casually asked for at a Taoist temple a few years ago. She clenched the amulet tightly in her hand, trying to use it to pray for safety.

Mrs. Xiao believed in Taoism, so naturally she knew something about ghosts and gods.

It is said in the scriptures that newly born ghosts do not have the ability to harm people, which is why they continue to bewitch people and cause them to commit suicide out of fear.

As long as she is not affected by the ghost, she can wait for the Taoist priest from the Taoist temple to come and break up his spirit and form, and then there will be no more obstacles!

Holding the protective amulet, Mrs. Xiao felt her body warm up a little, as if the amulet had taken effect.

It was too cold tonight. Mrs. Xiao wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, but she still felt shivering all over. This feeling of fear coincided with the one she had felt when she was almost sold at a low price many years ago.

Madam Xiao was not a native of Lingcheng. She was once the daughter of an official family. Her original surname was Lin, but her family was raided because her father stood on the wrong side in the court.

Lin was lucky enough to escape with her aunt and avoid becoming a court prostitute. However, she met human traffickers on the way and was almost sold into a brothel.

In the most difficult moment, it was Xiao's father, who was traveling for business, who saved her.

Lin knew that this was her only life-saving straw, so she tried her best to cling to Xiao's father and became his concubine.

The disputes within officials' houses are sometimes no less intense than those within the palace. Lin has seen and heard so much about this and naturally knows how to win a man's heart.

After being displaced, she no longer wanted to live a hard life.

Only after returning to the Xiao Mansion did she learn that Xiao's father had a loving wife and a smart young son.

At first, Lin didn't care. She just wanted to settle down, avoid being searched by soldiers, and have food and clothing.

But as a daughter of an official family, she was unwilling to become a concubine of a businessman.

When she was ten months pregnant, she saw that Xiao's father and his wife and eldest son were in harmony and happy, which made her feel resentful and jealous. She secretly loosened the fence, causing her young son to fall into the ice cave.

Although he failed to kill the child afterwards, he accidentally took away Xiao's father's first wife, which also gave her the opportunity to become the principal wife...

...

She originally thought that Xiao Yu was no longer a threat, but who would have thought that Master Xiao was still so biased.

Curled up at the foot of the bed, covered with a brocade quilt, Madam Xiao looked around at the rich decoration of the room. This was what she had earned step by step with her hard work, and there was no way she could throw it away.

As long as Xiao Yu dies completely, the Xiao family will be hers!

Don't blame her, Xiao Yu, who asked you to block the way between her and Qi'er?

Death should bring peace, why are you still so worried!

Madam Xiao closed her eyes and tried to curl herself up in the quilt.

At some point, a faint sigh suddenly came from outside the door, followed by the sharp and short tearing sound of fingernails rubbing against the doors and windows.

Madam Xiao shuddered all over, clenched the talisman tightly, and covered her ears tightly with her trembling hands, refusing to listen or think.

The noise outside the door continued, and gradually, it became louder. There were women, children, and all kinds of miserable wails, surrounding the door and window, making Mrs. Xiao nervous.

This situation continued until dawn, and after the rooster crowed three times, everything disappeared like an illusion.

"Madam? Madam?"

Wanxiang's knock on the door was a little hurried. She had been waiting outside the door for two hours. She could only hear the constant wailing of the lady in the room. However, no matter how loudly she called, there was no response from Mrs. Xiao.