I see You Lian is the ally

Chapter 7

"I just felt a numbness in my scalp. I shook off that hand and ran back to the room screaming all the way. After that night, I have had nightmares every night."

Zhang Hui pondered and asked: "Did you tell the master of the Raoliang Pavilion about this matter?"

Zuo Ernu bowed his head: "We don't usually see the master's house. The Raoliang Pavilion has always been in charge of Qiuniang. I told her that night, but she didn't believe me. Don't let me talk nonsense. It's bad." The reputation of the brothel. I dare not go to Tianshu Division, I heard that you will drive away evil spirits, so I came here."

"So, we'll take over this job." Zhang Hui picked up the vermilion pen, dipped it in the cinnabar, and handed a temporary drawing of a spell to Zuo Ernu, "Be sure to carry this charm with you, temporarily guaranteeing you to sleep peacefully at night."

Zuo Ernu was obviously terrified, before getting up to leave, he was still asking: "Please, please grab that...that thing."

When Zuoernu was far away, Zhang Hui said to Huajiao: "It sounds like the Liang Pavilion is really not clean."

Huajiao smiled faintly: "The Raoliang Pavilion is a place full of people. There are many people and miscellaneous places, and it is easy for monsters to hide. Tomorrow, you should send people to investigate first. If there are really monsters, they must be killed. I will go back to the house today. , If you need something, send someone to send me a letter."

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At dusk, Jiang Huajiao came to Zheng's house in Huailuo Lane, Chongrenfang.

Against the background of the setting sun, the closed red lacquer gate looks solemn and old.

The corner of the painting stepped forward and knocked the rusty copper ring. After a long time, the door opened with a creak, revealing a frightened face.

The elderly servant Chen Bo squinted his eyes and stared at the corner of the painting for a long time, then he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and shouted in surprise: "Little lady, it's a little lady. You are back, little lady. Time!"

Huajiao entered the door, heard something in the words, and saw Uncle Chen limping as he walked, and asked, "Is something wrong in the mansion?"

Uncle Chen lowered his voice, and complained angrily: "Someone came from the West Mansion, saying that it is... that they want to put our house in Yaxing and sell it by pawn."

Hua Jiao stopped in his tracks, suspecting that he had heard wrongly.

It's only been three years since Dad passed away, and the West Mansion is thinking about her house?But her father's only heir is still alive.

"Who hurt your leg?" Hua Jiao asked.

Uncle Chen sighed: "Little lady, this old slave is fine, don't cause trouble."

Hua Jiao smiled coldly, walked up the steps, and walked towards the reception hall in the mansion.

The one sent by Xifu is Madam Xu who is in charge, she is about forty years old, she is shrewd and agile, especially she has a good mouth, she is a popular person in front of the old lady.

There is no owner in the house, and the one who entertains her is Lin Gu, Huajiao's nanny.Huajiao is not in the mansion on weekdays, Gu Lin takes care of the affairs of the mansion, while Uncle Han takes care of Zhuangzi's affairs outside.

"You little lady hasn't returned home for three years. What's the matter with more than a dozen servants guarding this empty house. The old lady said that after you hand over the deed and sell the house, you will benefit from it. At that time, when you go to Dongshi to rent a shop, it will be better than spending tens of pennies a month in an empty house." Madam Xu is sitting in the hall, earnestly instructing.

Lin Gu was unmoved, and politely refused: "The owner of this house was bought by the owner, and it is our little lady who wants to sell it. I am afraid that the old lady has no right to intervene."

Mother Xu chuckled: "Look at what you said, the old madam is your mistress's biological mother, and your little lady's biological grandmother, so why can't you interfere."

Lin Gu's complexion was gloomy, and she said: "Nurse Xu's memory doesn't seem to be very good. Could it be that you have forgotten that back then, the old lady was dissatisfied with our Lord Ying's marriage and expelled Lord Ying from the house long before Lord Ying got married. Now This mansion was earned by our Lord Ying himself through fame and fame, and has nothing to do with the West Mansion."

Mammy Xu let out a ouch, took a sip of the tea cup, and said with a smirk: "Guy Lin, you have misunderstood. You old ladies in the house still look down on you, she is also thinking of you little lady, A girl’s family is going to get married sooner or later, so it’s useless to keep this house, it’s better to pawn it off as soon as possible. Don’t worry, the silver you get here will naturally be kept as a dowry for your little lady, and the old lady will not take any money. "

Lin Gu smiled and said politely: "On behalf of my little lady, I thanked the old lady for her kindness. I still say the same thing, the house deed is not in my hands, even if it is, this house cannot be pawned without the young lady speaking. "

"You little lady haven't returned to the mansion for several years, right?" Madam Xu blew on the tea leaves floating in the teacup, and said meaningfully, "It's hard to say whether you will return in the future."

Lin Gu was startled suddenly, and asked, "Nurse Xu, what do you mean by that?"

"You little lady only came back once when Lord Ying passed away, and never came back after that. I heard that the Jiang family, the little lady's maternal ancestral family, suffered a disaster earlier. It must be because of enemies. You little lady Changing the surname to Jiang, maybe it’s more ominous than good.”

Even though Aunt Lin was self-restraining, she was so angry that she changed her face: "Nurse Xu, I respect you as the steward of the West Mansion, but you actually cursed our little lady. Forgive me, see you off!"

Madam Xu's face darkened, she put down the teacup, and said with a cold snort, "You don't have to drink a toast, come and search for me!" She gave an order, and the guards of the West Mansion who were standing behind her quickly dispersed, It is necessary to search the deed in the house.

"Mother Xu, what is this for?" Huajiao asked with a smile as she stepped into the threshold with her skirt up.

The setting sun was sinking slowly, and the last smear of afterglow was reflected through the back of the corner of the painting through the diamond window, and her whole face was hidden in the shadow and could not be seen clearly.However, as soon as that lazy voice came into her ears, Mother Xu knew who was coming.

She hurriedly got up from her seat, walked quickly to the corner of the painting, bowed her waist and said: "Little lady, when did you return to Lan'an?"

When Lin Gu saw the corner of the painting, she was overwhelmed with surprise, and her eye circles turned red.

Hua Jiao nodded towards Gu Lin, turned his gaze, glanced lightly at Nanny Xu, then glanced at the guards, with a smile on his lips, looking evil.

"I heard that Madam Xu is here to ask for the deed, right? Lin Gu, go to my room and get the deed to Madam Xu." Hua Jiao slowly ordered.

Seeing the smile on the corner of Huajiao's lips, Madam Xu panicked, screaming inwardly that something was wrong, and memories of the past suddenly came to mind.

Although Jiang Huajiao is a descendant of the Zheng family, he follows his mother's surname because his father, Zheng Yuan, fell in love with Jiang, a girl from a mountain village.

The Zheng family comes from the Zheng family in Xingyang, they are well-known families, and they only marry with noble families, even the upstarts in Lan'an look down on them.Jiang's family background is fine, but her family has a custom that after giving birth to a daughter, she must follow her mother's surname and be raised in Jiang's family since she was a child.

For a family that lives in seclusion in the mountains, is it possible that there is still a title of succession in the family?

The old lady was unwilling to this marriage, but Zheng Yuan was determined to marry, so the old lady expelled Zheng Yuan from the family in a fit of anger.

Zheng Yuan did not rely on the protection of his family, he obtained his own fame and honor, and the official worshiped Zhongshu Ling.After Jiang came in, she was gentle and dignified. Within two years, she had a baby girl, Jiang Huajiao.

She grew up in the Jiang family, but every year Jiang would take her back to Lan'an for two months.Jiang probably didn't want to destroy the mother-child relationship between the old lady and Zheng Yuan because of her own reasons, so she often took Jiang Huajiao to the West Mansion.

Seeing that the deal was done, the old lady originally intended to admit Zheng Yuan back, so she acquiesced in the relationship between the two families.However, during the two months of each year, this little girl caused a lot of trouble in the West Mansion.

For some unknown reason at first, Zheng Min, the daughter of Zheng Shan, the eldest son of the Zheng family, and Jiang Huajiao got into a fight.At that time, Jiang Huajiao was only seven or eight years old. Zheng Min commanded more than a dozen guards in the mansion but failed to beat her. In the end, she broke her head.

The West Mansion has never seen such a domineering and arrogant child, and she is still a girl.The old lady was naturally protecting her granddaughter Zheng Min who was raised by her side, and ordered someone to beat Jiang Huajiao with a board to discipline her.

She was beaten so hard that she couldn't get out of bed for several days, and was forced to apologize to Zheng Min.

From then on, the entire family thought that she would never come to the West Mansion again.But no one expected that she would come right.There is always a smile on her pink and jade-carved face, her mouth is sweet, and the old lady also said that she does not hold grudges.

Two days later, the old lady's most cherished lotus flower vase fell from the table and broke into pieces.Still in full view, the vase fell to the ground by itself.

That vase is priceless, and it was a gift from the saint himself.

The old lady stomped her feet in distress.

Two days later, Zheng Min had his head shaved during his lunch break.Zheng Min loved beauty since she was a child, and when she lost her black hair, she cried like the sky was falling.

Jiang Huajiao clapped his hands and smiled and said, "Sister, do you want to become a nun?"

Everyone in the whole family knew that she did it, but no one saw that it was her. This time, the old lady didn't have to punish her if she wanted to.

Zheng Min suffered from being dumb, so naturally he refused to let her go.Every day, guards were sent to capture her, but these guards became Jiang Huajiao's training partner instead, which made the girl's lightness skills more and more good.

In short, no matter who it is in the future, as long as you offend Jiang Huajiao, everything in your heart will be unlucky.

All the servants in the West Mansion said that Jiang Huajiao had a bad stomach and was a little evil star who used to play tricks behind his back.

However, one night, Madam Xu came off duty a little late.On the way home, he saw Jiang Huajiao beheading a monster with his own eyes.At that time, she made a random move, and a knife appeared in her hand out of thin air, but within a few moves, the monster was cut under the knife.

Mother Xu always suspected that she was dreaming.

However, since then, she has been inexplicably afraid of Jiang Huajiao.

She can not only shave your head, but also behead your head.Thinking about it this way, it would be merciful to shave his head.

If he had known that she was in Lan'an City, he would not have dared to accept this job even if he was killed.It's all because the servants in the mansion speculated privately, saying that this girl hadn't returned to Lan'an for several years, maybe she was gone long ago, so she believed it to be true.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and said with a smile: "No, dare not, how dare the old slave come to ask the young lady for a house deed. The old slave has nothing to do, so I will leave."

Nanny Xu winked at the guards behind her, and retreated despondently.

Hua Jiao suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Who injured Uncle Chen's leg?"

The guards looked at each other in blank dismay, most of them were too scared to say anything.

The two new guards on duty felt ashamed, and one of the guards said bravely, "Little lady, I just pushed him, it was because he was old and couldn't stand still, and fell down, and I have nothing to do with it."

Hua Jiao held his lips and smiled, and said kindly: "I see, I understand, you can go."

Her voice was exceptionally gentle, with a touch of lingering taste.

The guard smiled triumphantly, saluted and retreated.

However, for some reason, when he was walking towards the threshold, the numbness in his knee seemed to be flicked, his leg suddenly went limp, and he fell to the ground.

The crowd looked at him sympathetically.

The guard thought he was not careful, smiled indifferently, got up and took two steps, and fell to the ground again.This time he fell a bit hard, and his knee just hit the stone steps, and the pain made him unable to stand up for a while.Based on his experience of being injured as a guard over the years, his bones are probably broken.

Only then did he feel that something was wrong, and he suspected that someone was causing trouble.

He looked suspiciously at the painting corner.

Hua Jiao squinted his eyes and smiled: "You are so young, why can't you stand firmly, but you have to walk carefully, don't fall again."

After finishing speaking, Hua Jiao had no time to pay attention to him anymore, and said to Nanny Xu with a smile: "Please go back home and send a message to grandma, just say that I thank grandma for her kindness. Tonight, I will not go to the mansion to bother you. When the day is free, I will definitely visit my grandmother."

Mother Xu said with a look of panic: "Young lady, take care of your rest. You haven't been back to Lan'an for several years, so go out for a walk more often. It's not too busy to meet the old lady."

Better not to go, never go.

Madam Xu prayed devoutly.

(End of this chapter)