vaginal knot

The next day.

The sky in the early morning was a bit dark, and the east was gradually showing a fish belly, but it didn't look very bright. It seemed that there would be rain, and the air was very humid.After a night of dew, the grass blades trembled and fell in the hurried footsteps of walking, and soon melted into the soil and disappeared.

"Knock, knock."

There was a light and hasty knock on the door, and in the dim morning light, a woman in a light blue skirt stood in front of the door, paused for a while, then looked up at the door, with some scorched eyes in her eyes.Since it was still early, the entire Ji Mansion seemed to be still asleep, very quiet.The woman didn't hear the movement in the room, so she couldn't help but raised her hand and knocked a few more times, her usually calm face was a little impetuous.

Finally, footsteps sounded from the door, and then the door opened with a creak, revealing the man's slightly haggard face, with bloodshot eyes and swollen bags under his eyes.Although she was dressed in brocade clothes, she still couldn't stop the oncoming tiredness.

It was Pei Yaoyuan.

When he saw the woman standing at the door, he only glanced at it lightly, and was not surprised. He still put his hands on the door, and said directly: "Shu'er? Come here so early, what's the matter?"

"Third young master, can we talk further?" It was Shu'er who came.Seeing that her face was serious, she gestured towards the room.

Pei Yaoyuan nodded when he heard the words, and then took a step back: "Come in."

After Shu'er turned around and closed the door, looking at Pei Yaoyuan, she seemed to be unable to restrain herself, and went straight to the point: "Third young master, forgive Shu'er for talking too much, I know there are some things that a maid like me should not inquire about. But Shu'er serves Pei Yao I have been at home for many years, and I am not with my wife at this moment, and I can't contact her. I am really worried, and I still hope that the third young master can tell the truth about some things. What happened to the Pei family... "

Although there were only two people in the room, Shu'er subconsciously looked around and saw that the doors and windows were closed, then cautiously lowered her voice and continued: "A few days ago, the young lady suddenly asked me to go outside to check on the situation of the Pei family. I found that The several rouge shops of the Pei family in the south of the city have been closed, and there is only one left, but there are very few goods in the shop. This is totally unreasonable. These days are the time for the Pei family to ship goods, and a new batch of rouge I remember that when I left Pei's house, it was already finished and ready to be shipped to various places. I felt uneasy yesterday, so I went out of Ji's mansion again and found that the only open Pei's rouge shop in the south of the city was completely closed. I went to a tea shop where the news circulated and sat for a meeting, and I heard a lot of people talking about the Pei family." Speaking of this, Shu Er's face turned pale, and seeing Pei Yaoyuan's dimmed expression not far away, her voice also became a little anxious Steady, "They said...there is something wrong with the Pei family's rouge."

After silently listening to Shu'er's words, Pei Yaoyuan didn't respond immediately, but walked slowly to the table, and sat down somewhat dejectedly.Shu'er glanced over and saw several white porcelain jugs on the table, only then did he realize that there was still a trace of alcohol in the air.He was preoccupied with this matter before, but he didn't pay attention for a while, and he didn't know how much Pei Yaoyuan drank.You must know that the third young master rarely touches alcohol except for the necessary entertainment, but prefers to drink tea.Thinking of this, Shu'er more or less guessed that what she had inquired before must be inseparable. Her hand hanging by her side trembled, and she forced herself to look at the third young master calmly.

Seeing that Pei Yaoyuan lifted the jug silently, filled a glass for himself, raised his head and drank it, looked at the white porcelain wine glass in his hand, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Indeed, something happened to the Pei family."

"But... The Pei family has been making rouge for more than a hundred years, why did something go wrong?"

Pei Yaoyuan shook his head when he heard the words, and closed his eyes tiredly: "I am not very clear about the specific situation in Ji's family. I only know that the Pei family's rouge has been on the market not long ago, and many women have used the newly produced rouge from the Pei family. There were large rashes, and the pain was unbearable. When Dad heard the news, he sent the rouge to the hospital. The doctor said that it was caused by poinsettia pollen mixed in the new rouge. As a last resort, all the rouge shipped out were withdrawn burn."

"Poinsettia?" Shu'er's face changed slightly, "How come?"

"The reaction I heard was as unbelievable as yours. How could the Pei family be so stupid as to mix poinsettia pollen into rouge? Although the poinsettia is bright in color, the whole plant is poisonous. Skin contact can cause redness, fever, itching and localized pimples If you eat the stems and leaves by mistake, it will lead to poisoning, how can it be used to make rouge?" Pei Yaoyuan squeezed the empty cup tightly with his hand, and there was a trace of anger in his eyes, "Someone must be behind this matter , deliberately trying to bring down our Pei family."

Shu'er obviously also thought of this possibility, and frowned: "The Pei family has always had very strict rules in making rouge. In order to prevent the production method from being spread, no one is allowed to approach. Who is capable of hiding it from everyone? Unknowingly mixed poinsettia pollen into rouge?"

"I don't know." After a long silence, Pei Yaoyuan shook his head: "Only us, other than my father and mother, know about the production of rouge. As for the workers, they have all been with the Pei family for decades. , loyal to the Pei family. But if the murderer is not found in a short period of time, the Pei family is afraid that they will be blamed. Father and mother tried to suppress this matter, but the matter has become too big, and even many dignitaries and noble families All the young ladies had accidents, and they complained a lot, but they were powerless in the end, and now even the government has intervened. I wrote to my father to inquire about the situation, but he only told me not to worry, saying that there was a big brother and a second sister at home to help him , let me just deal with Ji's house with peace of mind first, and rush back after the funeral is over. Now there is not much time left for Miss Ji's funeral, and I am eager to return home, I just wish I could go back to Ji's house immediately to help my father and mother share the burden."

After saying that, Pei Yaoyuan sighed and poured himself another glass of wine.A lot of melancholy was locked between the brows, which could not be healed.

"So that's how it is." Seeing this, Shu'er was worried, stepped forward and lightly pressed Pei Yaoyuan's drinking hand, and said unbearably, "The third young master should drink less. It's important to take care of your health. I believe that the Pei family will survive this time." difficulties."

"I hope so." Pei Yaoyuan smiled wryly and didn't say much.

Shu'er was silent for a while, with a hesitant expression, and suddenly said: "Since Young Madam asked me to inquire about this matter, can I tell the truth?"

The appearance of Ye Jieman appeared in Pei Yaoyuan's mind, after thinking for a while, Fang said: "Since she is now the Pei family, it's okay to hide it from her. What's more, how can we hide it when things are getting big now? I'm afraid it's the Ji family. The servant girls have already heard the news, but they didn't make it too obvious because of Uncle Ji's pressure. Tell your young lady to let her know." After a pause, Pei Yaoyuan turned to look at Shu'er, "She...is she in good health these few days?"

Shu'er didn't want the third young master to be too worried, so she just nodded and said, "It's okay."

"That's good, let her not have to worry about these things about the Pei family, and she will be fine when she finds out who has tampered with the rouge." Although Pei Yaoyuan said so, his expression was still gloomy.

"Yes, Third Young Master."

When Shu'er left Pei Yaoyuan's room and returned to the courtyard, it was already bright outside, and because it was cloudy, the sun was still hiding behind the thick clouds.I thought that An'er was still asleep, but I never thought that as soon as Shu'er stepped into the room, he would see that the quilts on the bed had already been neatly folded, but there was no one there.Shu Er was puzzled, thought for a while and walked to Ye Jieman's room, seeing that the door was closed tightly, she hesitated and knocked lightly on the door.Seeing that there was no response from inside, it is expected that the young lady should still be sleeping, Shu'er intends to let her rest more, and turn around to find An'er by herself.

During this period of time, why is An'er always running out of sight?It looks like a ghost, what is it up to?Shu'er was puzzled, did this girl go to the mourning hall to see things again?

Thinking of this, Shu'er walked towards the mourning hall.

Before the people reached the mourning hall, crowds of people could already be seen from afar. Even though it was the second day, the number of people who rarely attended the ceremony did not decrease much.Because it was still early, many people hadn't started working yet, so it was rare to steal this leisure time to join in the fun.Amidst the whispers, the resounding talisman came from afar and fell into Shu'er's ears. The air was filled with the smell of burning incense, which was somewhat reassuring.When Shu'er approached, he only had time to see a few burning yellow talismans raised above the heads of the crowd, and the rather solemn sound of chanting the mantra stopped immediately.Immediately, the crowd gradually dispersed, as if the ceremony had ended.

Shu'er glanced over the crowd, but didn't see An'er, and wondered in her heart that the girl wouldn't go to see Miss Ji, would she?

After the crowd dispersed, Shu'er walked towards the mourning hall.As the person approached, a familiar figure suddenly flickered out of the corner of his eyes.Shu'er paused, and quickly turned around to look.I saw a figure who looked like An'er flashing past the corner very quickly, with a sneaky look.Shu'er was startled slightly, her doubts became more and more in her heart, she couldn't help but raised her heels to follow her.

Here, An'er didn't know that Shu'er was looking for her, and just followed the leaving boy dodgingly.Finally, when there were few people around, she quickly picked up the stones on the ground and threw them quietly at the young man's back.

Ah Liang, who was following Master Tianzheng, felt a pain in the back of his head, subconsciously stopped, and turned his head.

In sight, a familiar face poked out from behind the tree, and waved at him greatly, as if afraid that he would not see it.After noticing the way A Liang was looking at him, he quickly and silently mouthed a few words.

"I'm looking for you."

"Ah Liang, why don't you leave?" Master Tianzheng in front of him stopped and turned his head.A Liang only had time to see the woman's face flicker behind the tree, and she quickly hid herself again.

"It's nothing, master." A Liang turned his head and quickly waved his hand at the master. Although he was a little reluctant to talk to An'er, he subconsciously found an excuse in his mouth, "Master, I feel a little sick to my stomach, you go back first, I'll take care of you." Follow me later."

Master Tianzheng just glanced at the young man indifferently, without asking any further questions, nodded slightly, raised his foot and left.

After Master Tianzheng had gone far, Ah Liang turned around.An'er, who was hiding behind the tree, couldn't wait to run out, and stood still in front of A Liang, holding her waist while panting.

"What are you doing here again?" A Liang spoke a little coldly, looking at An'er with flushed cheeks in front of him, he dropped his words.

An'er caught off guard and grabbed Ah Liang's sleeve, and before the other party could react, she had already pulled towards the bushes.Ah Liang staggered and was pulled into the bushes. An'er then looked around guiltily, and felt relieved when he saw no one around.

"Let go!" As soon as A Liangfu stood still, he slammed An'er's hand away. He didn't know if he was out of breath, and his cheeks were a little red. Home, how can this be?"

"Yes... I'm sorry." An'er apologized belatedly, with a confused face, "I have no choice but to."

When A Liang saw this, the accusations that had been rushing to his lips stagnated for a moment, and then he said with an irritable expression, "Forget it, tell me, what's the matter this time?" used?"

An'er nodded quickly: "It's useful..."

Seeing that the woman in front of him hesitated, Ah Liang asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know what to say." An'er thought of what Ye Jieman said to herself before, and after thinking about it, she still felt puzzled.Although what the young lady said was not wrong, the more I thought about it that day, the more I still felt that there was something unreasonable.She thought about this all night, and she couldn't even sleep well after thinking about it.Thinking that he had no one to sue, and finally thought of this young man, he couldn't help but ran over.

"There's nothing to say," Ah Liang pouted impatiently, and squinted at An'er who was full of anxiety, "Just tell me what happened after you used the yellow talisman."

An'er didn't respond, she was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "You said... do souls really exist in this world?"

"Nonsense," Ah Liang rolled his eyes at An'er, "otherwise, do you think our mages are cheaters?"

"That's not what I mean," An'er paused, then seemed to have an idea, and said, "I heard a rumor before that if the horoscope of the deceased's birthday is engraved on the locust tree, it can accommodate a soul." , for commemoration. Then, will the yellow talisman you gave me affect this pagoda tree?"

Hearing this, Ah Liang frowned: "Huaimu? Birthday horoscope? Wait... Where did you hear that?"

"Just... there seems to be such a rumor in our hometown." An'er scratched the back of her head, then stomped her feet, "Oh, don't worry about it, I just want to inquire about this."

"I just think it sounds familiar," A Liang murmured to himself, "Huaimu, horoscope, soul... I must have heard it somewhere..." After a long while, A Liang's eyes lit up, "I remember Yes! It’s recorded in the master’s book, what you’re talking about seems to be the pagoda wood ghost talisman.”

"Acacia wood ghost talisman?"

"That's right, it should be!" A Liang said convincingly, "The pagoda wood ghost talisman is not used to house the souls of the dead. I remember that it is directly used to possess the souls. They refuse to reincarnate on the road to Huangquan and stay in the world. They are what we call lonely ghosts. But ghosts cannot be directly exposed to the blue sky, otherwise they will be injured, so a container is needed. This pagoda tree ghost charm is equivalent to This container. The locust wood has been a yin tree since ancient times, and ghosts often live in it. But the locust tree ghost talisman is engraved with the birth date of the deceased, and ordinary ghosts cannot enter it. You can think of it as a special house for ghosts. But... How do you know about the pagoda wood ghost talisman?"

After saying that, Ah Liang lowered his head and looked at An'er with doubts on his face. When he touched her, he realized that the other party's face had changed at some point, with an expression of disbelief.

"Possess... Possessed soul?" An'er's voice trembled slightly, staring at A Liang, "You mean... there are ghosts in it?"