Her face turned red, and the warm and mellow ruby hairpin in her hand was not heavy, but she felt that it meant the whole world.
Her vision was a little blurry. The ruby looked so unreal in the mist. She stretched out her hand to touch it. Just like before, it was spread out in the palm of her hand. There was gentle liquid, dripping on the hairpin and splashing out.
Falling apart.
She closed her eyes in pain and held the hairpin tightly, as if she could not feel the sharpness of the hairpin and the pain of cutting into her palm.
If God gives her another chance to choose, she will never betray Ling Che for her own benefit.
Looking at the open window and thinking of the cold eyes of the man in black, her heart was as sharp as a knife.
There is no regret medicine in the world. Ling Che would never look at her like that. Even if that person was Ling Che, he was no longer the Ling Che who loved her.
The depths of those eyes were probably filled with hatred, pain, disappointment and despair.
There was once a person who loved her as much as life, but was let down ruthlessly by her. She knew that even if Ling Che turned into a ghost and asked for his life, she deserved it.
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Late at night, Maple Red Luan was turning around, and I always felt that Yuexiang's death was too strange.
"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Hong Yan was too troubled to fall asleep, so he turned around and hugged Feng Hongluan.
"I always feel that Yuexiang's death is strange."
Maple Red Luan frowned.
Hong Yan looked at her: "What's so strange?"
Feng Hongluan shook his head and couldn't explain clearly: "If it were you, why would you take off the other person's coat after killing someone, but leave the inner coat on? It's clear that you didn't deliberately want to humiliate the other person, but you wanted to hide something, what do you think?
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"Could it be that something from the murderer fell on Yuexiang, so he did this?"
Hong Yan knew that Feng Hongluan would not sleep unless she untied the knot in her heart, and he had no sleepiness anyway, so he simply got up and chatted with her.
Feng Hongluan shook his head.
"The murderer is a master. His attacks are clean and neat. He can drop anything on Yuexiang. Even if it falls on Yuexiang, he will not remove the clothes and trousers as well, leaving only the obscene clothes and pants."
"Is it possible that you are searching for something?"
"How can Yuexiang, a maid, find anything worth searching for?" Feng Hongluan denied, "Besides, you said that if it was a robbery, all the jewelry Yuexiang wore would still be there."
Hong Yan also frowned.
"To strike so cruelly, he must have hatred for Yuexiang. Do you know who Yuexiang has enmity with?"
Feng Hongluan's eyes flashed, she would definitely not have any enmity, but she knew that Yuexiang had a relationship with the same person.
But with He Jixiang's ability, it should be impossible to kill Yuexiang.
And if He Jixiang wanted to bribe the murderer, then the murderer would just kill people and leave, so why would he take off Liu Xiang's coat?
It's not an invasion, it's not a robbery. After all, it's about hiding your belongings.
All the clothes were stripped off, leaving only the obscene clothes and pants. What was the purpose of doing this?
She couldn't sleep. When she saw Yuexiang's body today, she didn't look at it because the brain and stomach there were a little disgusting. Now, she wanted to take a look.
She stood up, put on a cloak, and said to Hong Yan, "Come with me to Yuexiang's room."
Seeing her persistence, Hong Yan knew that he couldn't persuade her, so he obeyed her, got up, put on his clothes and cloak, and went out holding Feng Hongluan's hand.
The night was already very dark. Holding a lantern, Hong Yan was afraid that Feng Hongluan would fall, so he held her tightly.
Feng Hongluan led Hong Yan around a house, and after a while, they stopped in front of a room. The room was lit with candles, and it was bright and eerie.
When he pushed the door open and walked in, he saw Yuexiang's body covered in white cloth.
No one kept vigil for her, she was just a maid. The body stayed here overnight, and the next day it would be sent to Yizhuang, where people would help bury it. There would be no trace of the moonlight, and there was no need to even erect a tombstone, just raise some soil.
It's over.
This is the fate of the maid, and it is much more hasty than Yan'er's grand burial.
As soon as we entered, the room smelled of blood.
Hong Yan was afraid that Feng Hongluan would be uncomfortable with the smell, so he went in first and opened all the doors and windows. The wind came in from all directions, and the smell of blood in the room was somewhat dissipated.
Fenghong Luanbin is not afraid of dead bodies. Although she has never been on the battlefield, she has the temperament of a tiger girl in her bones. Not to mention, she has done murder.
He stepped forward and uncovered the white cloth covering Yuexiang's body.
She went over to see what happened to Yuexiang as soon as possible. Yuexiang's eyes were as frightened as if she had seen a ghost, and her eyes were as big as a bell. At this moment, someone had already closed her eyes, her face was pale, and her head was covered with blood.
He was wearing a piece of white cloth, probably to avoid bleeding.
And she was also put on a shroud by her mother-in-law. Feng Mansion was very kind to its maids. If it were another mansion, a dead maid would be thrown into a mass grave just like a dead dog.
Gang means, Feng Mansion will provide a shroud at least, if there are family members, they will be settled, and some money will be given to the family members of the deceased to bury them on their behalf. If there are no family members, the villagers outside the city will help pick out a place to bury a tree and a grave.
No matter what happens, people will always be buried in peace, so as not to be a lonely ghost.
There is also a copper coin in Yuexiang's mouth, which is the mouth-pressing coin.
The ancients believed that after death, people lead to the underworld. If there are boats on the River Styx, there must be dedicated boatmen responsible for ferrying them there.
When the souls of the dead cross the river, of course they should pay the boatman just like in the human world, otherwise they are likely to be criticized by the boatman and may even be unable to cross the river and come back to cause trouble for their descendants.
The money in the mouth of the undead is the fare paid to the boatman on the River Styx.
Yuexiang has no heirs, and signed a death contract with Feng Mansion, so she is considered a member of Feng Mansion.
Even the name was given after a maid of this generation in Feng Mansion, so giving her a small amount of money would be considered as letting her cross the River Styx and never come back to Feng Mansion.
Everything seems to be the same. There is no clue about Yuexiang.
While she was disappointed, she heard Hong Yan say: "This girl's hand is so tight. Is there something stuck in it?"
Feng Hongluan kept her body straight and hurriedly moved towards where Hong Yan was standing. Yue Xiang clenched her fist tightly as expected. She stretched out her hand to open it, but was blocked by Hong Yan: "I'll do it."