Huangquan Roadside Inn

Qiao Shu is the champion of the new department and the son-in-law of the prime minister, so the mansion should naturally be bigger than before.

But this Qiao Shu didn't know why, knowing that the Mei family had fallen, he spent money to buy the Mei family's house, and he didn't know if it was to avenge the Mei family's parents, or to miss Mei Ruhua.

And the courtyard where Mei Ruhua used to live has been locked and never opened...

The wedding between Qiao Shu and Liu Niang, the head of Huirong County, was held in the capital, and now returning to Yuzhou City is just to satisfy Qiao's mother's heart, inviting neighbors to the banquet, and letting the new wife come to recognize relatives.

Although Baixi and Qingyunyuecheng were foreigners, they couldn't hold back the good face of Qiao's mother. Hearing that they were foreigners and scholars who participated in the scientific examination with Qiao Shu, they invited them to the mansion for a banquet.

I have to say that Qiao Shu's wedding banquet was extraordinarily sumptuous, not to mention chicken, duck and fish, but the taste was still top-notch. I have to say that the cooks from the capital were different.

"Qiao Zhuangyuan, we should invite this bride out to have a look."

I don't know who made a booing, and the neighbors in the yard who were going to the banquet started booing one after another, shouting for the bride to come out and toast a cup of tea.

Bai Xi looked at Qiao Shu standing in the crowd toasting everyone. He was dressed in a brocade gown, with a long and straight body, a face like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and star eyes. No wonder Mei Ruhua, a cardamom girl, was willing to sever ties with his family for him .

It's just a pity...

Qiao Shu saluted all the neighbors with a smile, and then told the maids to ask the young lady to come out and toast a cup of tea to the neighbors, and the maids took orders.

"My lord, what do you think this bride will be like?" Qing Yun asked curiously.

Bai Xi looked sideways at Qingyun and Yuecheng, and then said softly: "There is an aura of ghosts haunting this mansion, please be careful, don't let her hurt innocent people."

"Then shall we catch her?" Qingyun asked again.

Bai Xi thought for a while: "Before catching her, let her get rid of her obsession first, so that she won't resist after catching her, so that she can be ferried across hell."

Qingyun and Yuecheng listened to Baixi's order, and nodded their heads as a response. Hearing that the bride was coming, they all stretched their heads, wanting to see how the prime minister's daughter is different here.

The head of Huirong County was named Liu Niang, and because her aunt was the queen, she was given the title of head of the county when she got married, highlighting her dignity.

She was dressed in a beautiful red dress, the pearl hairpin swaying in her bun, and her steps were extraordinarily steady, but there was no trace of a smile on her beautiful face. She stood in the main hall, and the maid moved a stool, and then sat down. down.

The spectators were a little puzzled, although they said it was a joke to invite the bride out to offer tea, but it was really strange to see the bride put on a show when she arrived at her husband's house.

"Ma'am, let me introduce you. They are some of my friends and elders in Yuzhou City. You and I will pour a glass of wine for them with my husband." Looking at Liu Niang's appearance, Qiao Shu felt a little uneasy, Hastily stepped forward to discuss with her.

But Liu Niang's face changed when she heard that, she got up and snorted coldly, and glanced at the people in the courtyard in disbelief: "I let you buy this Mei family's house, it is a gift, and now you still want me to do it for you." They pour a glass of wine, why don't you let them salute me first."

"lady."

Liu Niang's voice was loud, as if she wanted everyone to hear her, but Qiao Shu couldn't help but said quickly, "They are my elders and friends anyway."

"I'm the magistrate of the county conferred by the sage, and I have a title. Wouldn't it be a violation of etiquette to pour wine to them?" Seeing Qiao Shu's appearance, Liu Niang was furious and put aside his words. hand, with a contemptuous smile:

"So I heard that your relatives and friends wanted to meet the county magistrate and salute, but they never thought that I, a majestic county magistrate Huirong, would pour wine for ordinary people like them. What a joke!" I put aside some of the books, but didn't keep any more, turned around and went back to the backyard.

His figure was swaying, and Bu Yao was also shining brightly under the light, but Qiao Shu was left standing alone in front of the hall, somewhat at a loss.

Bai Xi brought the wine glass to his lips, looked at Liu Niang's leaving back with a look of enjoyment, and then put down the wine glass.

"My lord, what are you laughing at?" Yue Cheng was a little puzzled.

Bai Xi poured wine for herself again: "We just need to wait and see what happens, just guard the bride, wait for her to let go of her obsession, and then bring her back."

"The bride is..." Qing Yun opened his mouth in surprise, but before he finished speaking, Yue Cheng blocked his mouth, and gave him a somewhat resentful stare.

It's just that Baixi felt a little uneasy, as if something was going to happen tonight.

Because of being drunk, many of the guests who couldn't make it back also stayed at Qiao's house, Baixi and Qingyunyuecheng were no exception, perhaps because the servants were confused, they were arranged in the place where Mei Ruhua used to live In the embroidery building.

The embroidered building of my daughter's house is extraordinarily elegant, with peach-pink tents and a screen embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water.

A piano in front of the painting screen was neatly placed and covered with an embroidered handkerchief.

The furnishings in the embroidered building have not changed at all. Before the Mei family fell down, the Mei family's parents were still waiting for Mei Ruhua to change their minds. He couldn't bear to ask his parents, even though he was bullied by Qiao's mother, he never asked his parents for help.

"Why are you here?"

Bai Xi was about to pull off the embroidered handkerchief and touch the piano, but was interrupted by a young and clear voice.

The young man dressed in a servant's clothes had picturesque eyebrows, bright and clear eyes, but he looked eleven or twelve years old, and he was still holding tea that he didn't know where to send, but when he saw the lights on the embroidery building, he walked over:

"My sister lives in this embroidered building, and the embroidered building was haunted by ghosts in the past two days, you should stay here. My sister doesn't like others to touch her piano."

The young man reminded, Bai Xi smiled, put down the embroidered handkerchief in his hand, walked to the door and looked down at the young man in front of him: "You are Mei Ruhua's younger brother."

"Do you know my sister?" The boy's face changed drastically when he heard Bai Xi mention Mei Ruhua's name: "How do you know my sister? My sister went there five years ago."

"Don't ask me why I know your sister, we are her friends, we are here to help her, no matter what happens tonight, you don't come out, you know." Bai Xi reached out to caress the boy's cheek and said seriously.

The young man looked at the person in front of him in astonishment, he didn't understand what he was talking about at all, but he nodded solemnly, and then left with the tea, as if he knew some secret, his lips were pressed tightly together, with a look of The appearance of not intending to speak again.

And in the courtyard where the master lived, Mother Qiao heard about Liu Niang's embarrassment to Qiao Shu in the front yard. When Liu Niang just returned to her room, Mother Qiao sent someone to invite Liu Niang over.

Liu Niang didn't think it was troublesome, she took the maids and went, but there was only one door, and Mother Qiao sternly told Liu Niang to kneel down.

Liu Niang raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Who are you? You are just Qiao Lang's mother. How dare you ask me to kneel down for you."

When Qiao's mother heard Liu Niang's words, she immediately lost her temper and said, "You are married to your husband. If you are Shu'er's wife, you are my daughter-in-law. It is only natural for a daughter-in-law to kneel. You can kneel!"

Liu Niang didn't pay attention to this old woman who was nearly fifty years old at all, but just sat down on a stool beside her: "I am the county head personally appointed by the Holy Majesty, and my aunt is the empress, who has a rank and eats food from the imperial court." Salary, what are you? According to etiquette, if you want to see me, you must pass through me to see you. I don't care about your rudeness. You should play like a mother-in-law. Don't forget who your son is because of That’s why I’m rich today.”

Mother Qiao was very annoyed by Liu Niang's domineering appearance, she rushed forward to teach the daughter-in-law a lesson, but she didn't want the maid beside her to stop Mother Qiao, she couldn't get close to Liu Niang, so she could only Jumping angrily, pointing at Liu Niang's nose and cursing, scolding her for being disrespectful to her mother-in-law and being unethical, scolding her for spitting out bad words and being defiant.

Qiao Shu rushed over after hearing the sound, and this mother Qiao just sat down on the ground and cried bitterly, crying about how difficult it was for her to raise him. She thought that marrying a daughter-in-law would honor her mother-in-law when she came back, but she never thought about this daughter-in-law. But it was domineering and unreasonable, insisting that Qiao Shu divorce her.

"Apologize to my mother." Qiao Shu helped Qiao's mother up from the ground, and said while looking at Liu Niang with cold eyes.

Liu Niang didn't feel surprised at all, but smiled a little strangely, staring straight at the mother and child in front of her eyes: "The one who is ungrateful is you."

"What?" Qiao Shu was a little surprised.

Liu Niang smiled, and walked around the room where Qiao's mother lived: "Back then, your mother and son killed Mei Ruhua, a girl from the Mei family, if my elder brother hadn't excused you, how do you think your mother and son's crimes could be cleared? "

When the name Mei Ruhua was mentioned, not only Qiao Shu, but even Qiao's mother's back felt numb.

Liu Niang continued: "When you returned to Yuzhou City, you rushed to buy the old house of the Mei family, and left behind the yard where Mei Ruhua lived. Why, you are not afraid that when you dream back in the middle of the night, she will be in your ears. Are you crying out for injustice?"

As soon as Liu Niang finished speaking, her eyes became sharper, Qiao's mother trembled, and beads of sweat came out of her forehead.

"I've never been sorry for her, but she wanted to poison me wholeheartedly, but in the end she poisoned me on her own back, which can be regarded as retribution. What is wrong with her!" numb.

He always felt that Liuniang tonight was quite different from the one in the past, and after they bought the old house of the Mei family, there was some uneasiness in the house. Mother Qiao said that she could hold back, so he didn't think much about it. But now I don't think that Liu Niang has changed her previous gentle temperament, which makes Qiao Shu feel a little embarrassed.

"Whether wronged or not, the person who caused her knows best." Liu Niang smiled, and then left with the maid, leaving only Qiao Shu to guard Qiao's mother.

As soon as the sound of the clapper passed away, the sound of the wind became clearer and clearer. Qiao Shu stayed by Qiao's mother's bed until after Qiao's mother fell asleep, and then got up to leave. Unexpectedly, the wind blowing from nowhere just got up. Then put out the candle.

Qiao Shu's back went numb from the shock, but then he calmed down, took out a fire pocket and lit the candle, but just as the flame ignited, it was blown out again.

Qiao Shu was a little impatient, and lit the candle again, but when the candle was illuminated, what gradually appeared in front of the candle was Mei Ruhua's appearance of bleeding from all seven orifices...

The author has something to say: The second update that came late.