The appearance of a ghost in the residence of the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple is naturally quite strange.
"How did Sister Hui discover Lian Cui's ghost?" Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Can the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple see it?"
Qiuniang said: "Her husband's name is Wei Bi. Guanglu Temple is in charge of sacrifices and court banquets. The delicacies and fine wines used are the best in the world. Wei Bi is good at wine and often goes out to the capital to find fine wines. There are many wine shops in the world.
Many, many little-known small wineries can produce fine wines. Guanglu Temple knows Wei Si Cheng's preferences, so the mission of inspecting the world's wineries should be the mission of Guanglu Temple's Liang Brewing Department, but Wei Sicheng is not allowed to do so.
Si Cheng is in charge of this matter, so Wei Si Cheng is out of town for half a year."
"Sister Qiuniang, are you saying that when the ghost appeared in Si Cheng's mansion, Wei Si Cheng was not in the mansion?"
Qiuniang nodded and said: "Sister Hui scolded Lian Cui, and Lian Cui committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. Wei Sicheng was still outside and didn't know about it. After this happened, Sister Hui was also worried that it would bring consequences to Wei Sicheng.
It was troublesome, so I appeased Lian Cui’s family as soon as possible, gave her a large sum of money, and then buried Lian Cui. Half a month after Lian Cui was buried, it was raining one night. Sister Hui woke up in the middle of the night and found...
.I found a person standing outside the window, with disheveled hair, and the rain had wet her hair, but the clothes were the same as Lian Cui's before her death. She was standing by the window, staring at Sister Hui with her eyes." As if thinking of the terrifying scene,
Even though it was a clear day and the sky was clear, Qiuniang's pretty face showed a look of fear.
"Sister Hui clearly saw that it was Lian Cui?" Qin Xiaoqi asked: "Is it possible that you saw the wrong person?"
Qiuniang said: "When Sister Hui told me about it, she was very sure that it was Lian Cui. Lian Cui is a girl in her mansion. She has been in the mansion for several years and she can see her every day, so it is impossible for Sister Hui to admit her mistake. Besides,
, Sister Hui lives in the east courtyard, and when Wei Si Cheng is not in the house, she only has one personal maid by her side, and no other servants can run into her yard in the middle of the night, let alone play tricks outside her window."
"In other words, when Sister Hui saw the ghost, there was a maid in her room?" Qin Xiao immediately asked: "Was the maid around at that time?"
"Here, the maid's name is Hanxiang. She has just turned sixteen this year. She is smart, very well-behaved and obedient." Qiuniang often comes into contact with Sister Hui, and she is obviously very aware of the situation in the temple prime minister's house: "Hanxiang was there at that time.
The people in the room had bunks on the floor and were sleeping next to them. When Sister Hui saw Lian Cui’s ghost, she immediately screamed. Hanxiang was awakened at that time and asked Sister Hui what happened. Sister Hui pointed to the window outside the window.
Ghost, I only said that Lian Cui was outside, but...!" She frowned and did not continue talking immediately.
"But what?" Qin Xiao asked.
Qiuniang smiled bitterly and said, "But Hanxiang looked out the window and saw nothing. Sister Hui clearly saw Hanxiang standing by the window, her eyes staring at her."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but think of the scene at that time.
The restaurant was bustling with people and it was daytime again, but thinking of that weird situation, even Qin Xiao felt very perplexed. He touched his nose and asked: "You mean, Lian Cui's ghost is standing outside the window?
Sister Hui sees everything clearly, but the personal maid Hanxiang doesn't see anything?"
Qiuniang said: "That was the case when it happened. Not only did Sister Hui tell me this personally, but she also asked Hanxiang to tell me. Hanxiang was convinced that she really didn't see anything that night. The window was empty and didn't exist at all.
Lian Cui’s soul.”
Qin Xiao sighed: "It seems that Sister Hui has been unable to let go of Lian Cui. She feels that it was entirely because of her that Lian Cui committed suicide by throwing herself into the well. She felt guilty and was in a trance, so she thought Lian Cui's ghost appeared."
"Sister Hui thought so too at first." Qiuniang sighed: "After seeing Lian Cui for the first time on that rainy night, she was fine for more than ten days. But on another rainy night, Sister Hui fell asleep in the middle of the night and heard someone behind the screen.
She felt strange about the sound of water dripping, so she woke up Hanxiang and asked her to go and see what was going on. Hanxiang went over to take a look and came back and said there was nothing. Sister Hui asked her if she heard the strange sound of water dripping.
Hanxiang didn’t hear anything either.”
Qin Xiao knew that the strange things would become more and more weird, and Qiuniang and Sister Hui were sisters, so they must be very concerned about this matter, so they did not interrupt and listened carefully.
"Sister Hui felt strange, so she got up and went behind the screen, and then...then she saw Lian Cui standing behind the screen, dripping with water." Qiuniang's face turned pale slightly, and she clenched her hands tightly.
: "Lian Cui still had disheveled hair and looked at Sister Hui. Her body was covered with rainwater. It seemed that she had just come in from the outside. The rainwater on her body fell on the ground, so Sister Hui heard the sound of dripping water. At that time, the doors and windows were covered with water.
It was closed, and no one could enter the room except ghosts. Sister Hui was so frightened that she fainted. When she woke up, she was already lying on the bed, and a doctor was looking at her."
Qin Xiao also felt very strange and wondered if the ghost of Lian Cui was really lingering.
"After the doctor looked at it, he said that Sister Hui was frightened and only needed to be nursed back to health for a while." Qiuniang said, "It happened to be that she was recuperating for a few days, so I went over to see her. Only then did I know what happened in the Si Cheng Mansion.
I also asked Hanxiang alone about the strange things. Hanxiang said that he had not seen anything and I didn’t know why Sister Hui could see ghosts by herself."
"Sister Qiu Niang, it's always a rainy night when Lian Cui appears." Qin Xiao said softly: "You don't usually show up?"
Qiuniang shook her head and said: "No, every time it appears, it rains. Sister Hui said that Liancui threw herself into a well and died in the water, turning into a water ghost, so whenever it rains, she will use the water to reveal herself. Thirdly
The first time he appeared was on a rainy night, and each time he was more fierce than the last time. The first time was outside the window, the second time was behind a screen, and the third time he was standing directly beside Sister Hui’s bed.
She was haunted day and night, even if she changed rooms, it was of no use. She didn't eat or drink, she was getting thinner and wasted day by day, and she was suspicious all day long, and even said that Lian Cui could not spare her."
Qin Xiao thought of something and asked: "Sister Qiuniang, when I was at your home that day, you changed your clothes to go see a friend. Could it be that... was it just to go see Sister Hui?"
"Yes?" Qiuniang nodded and said, "I'll go talk to Sister Hui and comfort her with a few words, which can make her feel more at ease."
For some reason, Qin Xiao felt very good after hearing this.
That day he saw Qiuniang dressed up very beautifully and went out. He thought she was going to meet some man, but he never found it easy to ask about it. Now that he knew Qiuniang was just going to see Sister Hui, he felt much more relaxed.
But I couldn’t explain why I felt relieved at the moment.
"Sister Hui was afraid that her brother would be worried, so she didn't tell the past about it, but everyone in his house knew about it, so it spread around, so many people in Kyoto knew that the Si Cheng's house was haunted." Qiuniang sighed:
"But everyone just discussed this kind of thing secretly. After Wei Sicheng came back, Sister Hui had lost more than ten kilograms, her complexion was extremely poor, and her body was weak. Wei Sicheng invited doctors, but they couldn't cure Sister Hui's condition.
I was suffering from heart disease, so Wei Si Cheng thought of a way."
"Is it possible to ask a Taoist priest to do this?" Qin Xiao couldn't help but asked.
Qiuniang immediately nodded and said: "You are right, Wei Sicheng is not sure whether there are really ghosts in the mansion, but the best way to make Sister Hui feel at ease is to ask Taoist priests to perform exorcisms in the mansion.
Only in this way can Sister Hui feel at ease."
"Did the Taoist priest do it?"
Qiuniang hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "Just half a month ago, the Prime Minister's Office invited a Taoist priest to set up an altar to perform rituals. Everything was fine at first, but halfway through the ritual, the Taoist priest suddenly fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth.
, everyone in the mansion was horrified when they saw this scene. They all said that Lian Cui’s resentful spirit was so fierce that even the Taoist priest who performed the ritual could not subdue it. Originally, Si Cheng asked the Taoist priest to perform the ritual to make Sister Hui feel at ease.
In this way, Sister Hui even believes that Lian Cui's evil spirit must be causing trouble in the house and she cannot afford to fall ill."
"The day before yesterday was the eighth day of March, and there was a heavy rain at the execution ground." Qin Xiao whispered: "I remember there was still some light rain that night, could it be...?"
"I know." Qiuniang said: "The night before yesterday was a rainy night. I was worried that Sister Hui would see something unclean again, so I went to Si Cheng's Mansion early yesterday morning. When I saw Sister Hui, Sister Hui was lying on the bed.
She couldn't get up from bed, and the night before yesterday, Sister Hui really saw Lian Cui again. Lian Cui was still standing beside her bed. Sister Hui was so frightened that she fainted. After waking up yesterday, her expression was dull and she kept muttering about Lian Cui.
If she has to pay with her life, she won't live long." At this point, her eyes turned red, obviously she was very worried about Sister Hui.
Qin Xiao was silent, and after a long time, he said, "Where is Lian Cui buried?"
"Less than a hundred miles south of the city." Qiuniang said: "There is a village there, and Lian Cui's family lives there. Wei Si Cheng was transferred to Guanglu Temple in Kyoto as an errand, and Sister Hui went to Beijing together, and moved there two years later
When entering the Prime Minister's Mansion, they needed to add a few maids to the mansion, so someone introduced a few maids into the mansion, including Lian Cui. Lian Cui sold herself to the Wei family, so logically speaking, Lian Cui and her family
There was no contact. However, after he committed suicide by throwing himself into a well, Sister Hui gave his family a large amount of money and paid for the funeral expenses. His family also agreed to let Lian Cui be buried in their own cemetery. Sister Hui also wanted Lian Cui to be able to be buried after his death.
Go home and no longer be a slave.”
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, thoughtfully.
"Sister Hui's health is getting worse day by day. She doesn't eat and can't sleep at night." Qiuniang's eyes filled with tears and she said sadly: "If this continues, she...she will really die."
Qin Xiao thought for a while and finally said: "Sister Qiuniang, when are you free in the past two days, take me to see Sister Hui and see if there is any way to help her."
"You?" Qiuniang was startled and asked doubtfully: "You want to see Sister Hui? How...how can you help her?"
Qin Xiao smiled slightly and said: "If I told you that I have learned the art of exorcising ghosts from others before, would you believe it?"