All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 4
Yaoniang's soul, wearing a wedding dress, is exactly the same as what Shen Lingxi dressed her up for.

The only difference is that in Yaoniang's autumn-like eyes, although there is still resentment that has not completely dissipated, it is more about the joy of getting revenge.

Half a month ago, the Li family's mother and son took Yaoniang into the capital and forced her to be a concubine, so they murdered her in the house in Qinghua Lane.

Thanks to the kindness of Yaoniang, she delivered meals to the old woman next door every day.On the second day after her death, the old woman broke through the courtyard door to look for her before she came to the door, and found her body.

Li Anlin's method of committing the crime was very clever, and no clues were left at the scene.

In addition, Yaoniang has just arrived and has no relatives or reasons in the capital, so no one will know that she was Li Anlin's first wife, so there is no way to find out about Li Anlin.

The government investigated the case in Qinghua Lane, but found nothing.

And because the dead body is perishable in midsummer, it is difficult to preserve, so the dead body was sent to Fu'an Hall for embalming treatment and storage.

Because of this, Shen Lingxi saw Yaoniang's soul.

Yaoniang invited her to come to Li's mansion to do this funeral with her ancestral embroidery skills as a reward.

"Li Anlin's family is in full swing, I can only help you so far." Shen Lingxi apologized and comforted her: "But you don't need to worry, today's disturbance at the foot of the imperial city will definitely alarm Dali Temple, and the magistrate wants to close the case in a hurry. It’s impossible, although Mu Huai’an, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is not a very good person, he handles the case fairly, and he will surely avenge your grievances.”

Yaoniang bowed profusely, "Thank you for your help. Yaoniang has no way of repaying her. She gave the girl a few pieces of embroidery handed down by her ancestors."

"The things are hidden behind the brick on the leftmost wall in the east wall of the west wing of the house in Qinghua Lane. Please ask the girl to convert the things into silver and pay them to the three little brothers who have worked hard today. Aunt Zheng who reported to the police next door to collect my body is lonely. Wuyi, please ask the girl to take care of it for you."

"You have passed on your embroidery skills to me, so you don't need to pay any other rewards." Shen Lingxi pondered for a while, "Since those embroidery items were handed down from ancestors, they must be very precious, and I will keep them for you until I find someone who is destined , together with the embroidery skills. As for the property, after it is distributed according to your last wish, I will put the rest in Fu’an Hall, and settle the lonely and helpless children and old people in your name, what do you think?”

Yaoniang was very happy, she thanked her with a smile, and the shadow of her soul turned into little stars and dissipated.

Shen Lingxi watched her ghost disappear, and murmured: "Ah Weng, now that I have learned Yaoniang's embroidery skills, I just need to let the news out, and I believe that the murderer who killed you and your second uncle will definitely come to your door. At that time, I will be able to find a way to avenge you, and you can rest in peace under the Nine Springs..."

"Consonance..."

Suddenly, an ethereal and old voice came from behind Shen Lingxi.

An old man with white hair and round face appeared behind her.

That soul shadow is much lighter than Yaoniang's dead soul, almost blending with the moonlight, if you don't look closely, you will almost not see it.

"Ah Weng." Shen Lingxi looked back, seeing Su Bai's soul shadow, his eyes lit up, and his heart instantly became happy.

This is the soul of A Weng who passed away more than a month ago, and it hasn't appeared in the past few days, Shen Lingxi thought that the old man had already been reincarnated.

Unexpectedly, he was still alive.

However, Shen Lingxi's joy only lasted for a moment.

The first sentence her A Weng said was another topic that caused her a lot of headaches, "You girl, I guessed that you learned embroidery skills from Yao Niang just for revenge! How many times A Weng has told you, me and You don't need revenge for your second uncle's revenge. Ah Weng just wants to see you get married soon and flourish..."

"But those people hurt you..."

Before Shen Lingxi could utter the words, the old man choked back:

"What's the harm! They are relatives of the emperor, and they cannot be provoked by others! I know your ability, so I don't take those people seriously. But Aunt just wants to see you happily marry, have children, and live a happy life , I don’t want you to care about these things! If you can’t have a complete life, my old face... no, old soul, I will go to the underworld, how can I see my folks and elders, see my Ah Ying..."

As he spoke, the old man's soul shrugged his shoulders excitedly, and actually began to cry bitterly.

Shen Lingxi tried to stop and persuade her several times, but they all disappeared in the corners of her twitching mouth.

It's a pity that she, A Weng, cried so much that she continued to complain, "It's all my fault... If I didn't pick you up back then, if I didn't bother to adopt you, if I taught you strictly since I was a child, and didn't let you touch the shop... You won’t be eighteen and unmarried now. Caihua from the next village has recruited a son-in-law, who is already the mother of two children... If I had known today, I should have recognized you as Send out the news about the prostitute of the Xuanping Hou's mansion. You won't wait until now for Lord Hou to let you go and take you back to the mansion. Tell me, if something like this happened to you today, if you have a quarrel with them..."

"I don't care if there is a suspicion." Shen Lingxi finally seized the opportunity to speak, her voice was clear and pleasant, without any worry.

"What don't you care about! That's your own father! You are Xuan Pinghou's serious daughter!" The old man immediately cried and cheated, "I don't care, from now on you must completely forget about revenge, Otherwise, I will die with regret."

"Okay, okay." Shen Lingxi raised her hands to beg for mercy, "Forget, I will definitely forget."

"After returning to the Marquis Mansion, you must respect the old and love the young, honor your parents, and be respectful to your brothers and sisters."

"Hmm."

"Don't cause trouble, don't invite ghosts to scare people anymore, don't meddle in your own business, don't listen to evil, and don't look at evil."

"Go, go, go."

"You must go to the blind date arranged by your elders, and you are not allowed to be perfunctory."

"Go! Go! Go."

"At this time next year, I must marry myself out."

"Marry...marry?" Shen Lingxi looked at the sky speechlessly, "Ah Weng, this is a difficult situation for you. Even if I want to marry, I must first find someone you can admire."

Hearing this, the old man wiped away his tears, and went to her very happily, "Ah Weng will tell you the truth, the Xuanqing female crown of Jinxian Temple has made a fortune for you before, saying that as long as you return to the Marquis Mansion, The destined person will appear."

"When fate comes, it can't be stopped. You listen to Ah Weng, it's best to get married in March, just in time for Ah Weng Mingshou, and then bring him to the grave for me to see, so that I can get married in March." Under Nine Springs, I can feel at ease. In the year after tomorrow, I will bring my little great-great-great-granddaughter to my grave, bring a pot to burn knife wine, and there will be a little great-great-great-great-grandson in the year after tomorrow..."

Shen Lingxi was so tired, but she still kept smiling, "Okay, I will definitely see you then."

"I know you're perfunctory me again!" The old man was upset again, and tears started to fall like beans again, "My soul is about to disperse, how can you let me go to reincarnation with peace of mind? , I must be blamed for not taking my granddaughter well..."

"Don't cry, don't cry..."

When Shen Lingxi thought that she was about to break up with Ah Weng completely, she finally compromised half a step, "Okay, I promise you, I will not take the initiative to seek revenge. People in the Hou's mansion will not offend me, and I will not offend. I will try to marry myself before three months. right?"

The old man finally breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded with a smile, "Remember, if you go to revenge, Ah Weng will not die with peace in mind. Only by doing the last one, can Ah Weng rest in peace under the nine springs. If you break your promise, Ah Weng will give you a dream. "

After saying that, he gave Shen Lingxi a big smile, turned around cheerfully, his soul turned into little stars under the moonlight, and slowly dissipated.

Shen Lingxi knew that Ah Weng had really left this time, tears welled up in her eyes.

But when I thought that no one would nudge me to get married in the future, I was sad and relieved.

"Aweng, if there is an afterlife, I hope you will still be the most congenial Aweng, just...don't urge you to get married anymore."

She took a deep breath, turned around and walked towards the carriage, "Ah Xiang, Dahuo, Zhuang Sheng, drive to Qinghua Lane, we have to hurry before the government and take away Yaoniang's reward."

"Got it!"

The young man named Ah Xiang, when he heard that he was going to get paid, his eyes lit up, he hurriedly put the suona in his hand into the car, and when Shen Lingxi got into the car, he drove towards Qinghua Lane with all his strength...

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The next day, what happened on the wedding night of Li Anlin, the Xinke Tanhua, and Shen Yuyao, the daughter of Xuanpinghou, was widely circulated in the capital.

For a while, the case of Yaoniang's death became the most lively topic in the streets and alleys of the capital, and even the nobles in the palace heard the news.

In Shoukang Palace, Empress Dowager Dou, who had been sick for more than a month, leaned on the head of the bed, listening to the little eunuch narrate this anecdote vividly, her sick face for the past few days finally lifted her spirits a little.

"The Ai family has not heard of such a bizarre thing for many years." Empress Dowager Dou seemed to think of something, her expression sighed. The days are running out! I don’t know if after I die, I will be like that Yao Niang, turning into a ghost, going out of the palace to have a look..."

"Being weak and deceitful in life, you can turn into a ghost after death to claim your life. If this is true, tens of thousands of souls died under my grandson's hands on the battlefield. Would my grandson be annoyed to death by those ghosts? Don't be fooled by the little tricks of people pretending to be gods and ghosts." A clear and noble voice came from the door.

Everyone turned around and saw a man wearing a jade crown and an indigo embroidered golden python robe, tall and straight, with a cold and handsome face, striding in from outside the hall...

(End of this chapter)