After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 58 The flood washed the Dragon King Temple

As the night grew darker, there was a ding-ding-dong-dong sound coming from outside the house. She asked Zi Xing to take care of Yu Jin while she went out to look at it with the fire folding book.

It turned out to be the guard boy in the Hou Mansion, who was erecting the high wall under the leadership of the steward.

"Boss, it's so late, what are you doing?"

The steward stood on the ladder and smiled awkwardly, but the movement of his hands did not stop, "I'm sorry, young lady, this is what the old lady meant."

Ke Yiqing sneered coldly, "Yes, this wall is repaired stronger, and I'm not afraid of someone breaking into my warehouse in the middle of the night. Supervisor, don't you think so?"

The underlying meaning of these words was not to ridicule him for teaming up with the old lady to guard and steal from others!

The steward was about to say this when he suddenly fell down. Even Ke Yiqing was startled when a voice sounded beside her.

"You should be killed, you loser!" The person who said this was a naked old woman. Her clothes were shabby and her eyes were gloomy, like a ghost in the thick night.

It turned out that the old woman took advantage of the steward's chat with her to push down the steward's ladder. She was really a cruel person.

She swallowed her saliva and boldly stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

Unexpectedly, the old woman seemed not to notice her at all and just left.

The steward got up and said with a sneer: "Young Madam, now that things have changed in the Hou Mansion, I'm afraid you won't end up like Aunt Xue, going crazy and ending your life!"

After saying that, he first locked the gate of Xiyuan to the inner courtyard, and then asked the guard boy to leave, saying that he would continue to build the wall at dawn tomorrow.

Aunt Xue?Is she the old woman just now?She sighed, not knowing for a moment whether her decision to return to the Marquis' Mansion was a good or bad decision, but everyone was back and life had to go on.

Since Aunt Xue was left here alone and could still live for so long, it means that Xiyuan has a side door leading to the outside. That night she sent Zi Xing to go out and take a look with the money. Who knew that the little girl But returned in vain.

"No, I've searched everywhere."

How could it not be?Ke Yiqing wondered, could it be that the Aunt Xue he saw tonight was a ghost?Just thinking about it made her scalp tingle.

At this time, there were dim lights flickering outside the house. She looked back in horror and saw a thin figure.

"Who are you?"

The voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if the speaker had not communicated with others for a long time.

When people got closer, Ke Yiqing noticed that her foot seemed to be lame and it was very difficult to walk.

After calming down, she protected Zi Xing behind her, "Aunt Xue, I turned out to be the young lady of the Hou Mansion, my name is Ke Yiqing. I was kicked out by the old lady after Heli."

"Young Madam?" The visitor was a little confused, "Oh, it's that little baby."

A withered and fleshless face looked over with a dull expression, and her old and protruding eyes stared straight at her, making Ke Yiqing couldn't help but shiver.

"Yes, it's me."

"Since he was kicked out, he is a poor person." Aunt Xue's expression softened a little, and she took out a few black-faced steamed buns from her tattered clothes.

"This is my wages for today. You can take it and eat it."

Ke Yiqing looked moved, but still politely declined: "We are not short of food, you can take it back and eat it."

Unexpectedly, the thin and black hand pushed her stubbornly, with such momentum that she had to accept it.

At this point, she also understood that Aunt Xue was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, so she had no choice but to accept it, "Aunt Xue, I still have some hot milk here, take it and drink it."

The other party shook his head in silence, then staggered away, "Aren't you looking for a door leading to the outside? Follow me."

Zi Xing pulled her, but Ke Yiqing gritted his teeth and followed. He couldn't stay here forever. He had to find a way to contact people outside.

The two of them followed the place, but they were both speechless. It turned out to be a cave the size of a dog hole.

"This……"

Aunt Xue laughed, "That poisonous woman broke my legs after Lord Marquis died and locked me here to fend for myself. I was unwilling to do so, so I dug a hole like this myself."

Later, according to what Aunt Xue said, she was already like a beggar on the run when she came out. She could only rummage through the garbage to find food. Later, she found odd jobs by herself to survive. "I washed other people's clothes, cleaned the chamber pots in the inn, and picked up horse manure for the officials. In the end, that poisonous woman still couldn't kill me!"

Ke Yiqing's eyes were moved. Aunt Xue was able to persevere after going through all these things. There was no reason for her to just surrender.

"Don't worry, I have some wealth outside. Once we get in touch, I will arrange for you to go out."

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue shook her head and said, "No, I will continue to stay in the Marquis' Mansion and wait for the Marquis to come back."

"My Lord, he..."

"He's not dead! He will definitely come back, he promised me!" Aunt Xue looked excited and her voice became rougher and more unpleasant.

Ke Yiqing had no choice but to stabilize the person first, and after seeing her off, he ordered Zi Xing to find Li Wei with the money.

"First ask him to find some brothers to come over and open the 'door' wider, and then use the money to buy some rice and noodles to eat."

That night, Li Wei and his men broke out a door and stuffed many things inside.

"Wow, there's a leg of lamb!" Zi Xing's eyes lit up.

"Yes, Aunt Li didn't forget you, and she even brought you a lot of milk." She held the little girl's hand and went back to sleep. When she went into the room, she saw that there were many candles on the table.

The people in the Hou Mansion didn't ask anything about this place. There was nothing there, so she knew exactly who took it.

"Did the old woman give this to you?"

"Yes, Zi Xing. When the lamb legs are roasted tomorrow, we can get some for her to eat. Do you agree?"

"it is good!"

Holding Zi Xing in her arms, the mattress was carefully packed by Yujin and was very soft. In this Xiyuan, she actually slept very soundly.

Early the next morning, Ke Yiqing was woken up by the sound of banging. When he got up, he saw that it was the person in charge who was building the wall.

It started last night, and now the base is almost complete. The person in charge smiled at her from the wall that was almost two people high.

"Young Madam, I'm sorry." After saying that, he threw the only key in his hand into their courtyard. This way, they would no longer be able to enter the inner courtyard.

This person in charge is not good at anything else, but he is very good at building walls. Looking from a distance, you can't see a single brick of the Hou Mansion.

Zi Xing was so angry that she was about to kick her, but she quickly stopped her, "This wall separates us, which is a good thing for us. They won't be able to eat any good food we eat in the future."

Zi Xing nodded ignorantly, and he really stopped kicking. The weather in Shengjing was dry, and the wall became strong in less than a day.

Looking at the high wall, Ke Yiqing felt relieved: It's okay not to go to the inner courtyard.

When Yu Jin woke up, she also knew that the sunflower water was causing trouble yesterday. She immediately blushed and ran to light a fire to cook. When she realized what she was doing, she had already stewed fragrant pork ribs.

"I was looking for water. Where did you find it?"

"As for Madam, it was Aunt Xue who took me there. There is well water in her yard."

It's actually her?But there is no reason not to repay the kindness of others, so Ke Yiqing personally packed some soft stewed meat in a bowl, took it and knocked on Aunt Xue's door.

"Take it away, I won't eat it."

"Aunt Xue, your body is too weak now. If you continue like this, how will you be able to see the Marquis?"

The people in the room were silent for a long time. She was about to leave when the door was pushed open.

"This time, I owe you."

Ke Yiqing shook his head and laughed, not taking it to heart at all. Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, when he saw them worrying about the charcoal fire for roasting the leg of lamb, Aunt Xue said nothing, and dismantled an abandoned wooden door and dragged it here.

"This little girl needs to eat more meat." Aunt Xue smiled rarely at Zi Xing, with a nostalgic look in her eyes.

There were rumors before that there was actually a young lady in the Hou Mansion, but she disappeared for some unknown reason. She looked at the old woman in front of her and did not dare to think about it further.

(End of this chapter)