What favor are you fighting for?The empress's harem has won a lot of business

Chapter 36

Sixth Prince's Mansion, Bibo Garden
"Master, I heard that the second prince has been going to Jiaofang Palace to pay his respects every day these days, and the queen has also summoned Mrs. Xin Guogong several times, what do you say..."

Qingqing actively delivers the latest news to her master.

Lin Ximeng didn't seem to care, she ate the red bean spring rolls in her mouth, and stretched out her hand to the plate of crispy fried shrimp tails.

"Who is summoned by the queen, and what does it have to do with me?"

Qingqing was a little anxious: "It doesn't matter, but you should always care about the master, the situation of our master..."

"I think my situation is more worrisome"

She clapped her palms, got up and washed her hands, and picked up a clean handkerchief to dry her hands.

"Didn't you see that Zhao Liangdi's eyes are burning with anger when she looks at me recently, wishing she could eat me up?"

"Didn't I just follow her to a flower appreciation banquet, you say she's nothing, I'm just a concubine"

She flattened her mouth in disdain.

A dignified Liang Di doesn't try to win over her master and compete for favor, why is she always staring at her.

"I can't replace the master to spoil her"

Qingqing: "..."

"That's right, recently Zhao Liangdi has been a little unkind to the master."

She immediately recalled her experience of raising meals in the past few days, even the little bastards in the dining room dared to show her face.

"It's not just bad, you can tell you're holding back some bad water." Lin Ximeng was sitting on the rocking chair in front of the porch basking in the sun.

This rocking chair was bought by someone from outside for six taels of silver. It is made of wisteria wood with patterns carved on it. .

"What should I do?"

"Cold salad, don't care about her"

Lin Ximeng has closed her eyes.

Qingqing didn't want to disturb her anymore, so she went into the room and took a blanket to cover her, leaning on the corridor to study her needlework.

Lin Ximeng was really right.

Something was wrong in Biboyuan that night.

In the past, Dagui would fetch lanterns and light them before it was dark, in the yard, under the porch, and in front of the house.

It's dark tonight, and it's still dark.

Fortunately, Qingqing ordered it in the room, and the meal was brought, Lin Ximeng sat at the table to eat, not feeling anything.

It wasn't until she wanted to go for a walk in the yard after dinner that she realized that the lights hadn't been turned on yet.

"Where is Dagui?"

"Master, the slave is here"

Dagui Maliuer came running forward with his waist bent, the light in the house shone through the window on his face, his cheeks and nose were dripping with sweat.

"What's the matter? You'll be like this before Lixia?"

"Master", Dagui wiped his sweat.

"For some reason, the lanterns in our yard just can't be lit tonight. The servant has tried no less than a hundred times, and none of them can be lit."

"Is there such a thing?" Lin Ximeng turned to look into the room.

"Isn't it on? It's normal inside the house, but it won't light up outside? Don't accidentally get wet."

"impossible"

Dagui was categorical: "They are all dry, and the candles are made of sheep fat mixed with rosin, even if they are slightly wet, they will never fail to light."

While speaking, a sudden gust of wind blew, and all the candles in the room were extinguished, as if several people had been ordered to blow out the candles in front of them at the same time.

but……

Lin Ximeng looked at Qingqing behind her, Dagui in front of her, and Bauhinia who was still sweeping the floor not far away.

There are only three of them in Biboyuan, there is no one else.

The doors and windows are closed, so the wind cannot blow in, but why do the candles in the house go out at the same time? ! !

The moonlight is not bright tonight, and at the end of the month, it is so dark that you can't see your fingers.

"I'll go in and have a look first, you guys are guarding outside, go ahead"

Lin Ximeng pushed the door open to enter the house, but was suddenly stopped by Dagui.

"Master...Master, don't go in"

His teeth creaked, like a shiver in a freezing day.

"Say...maybe there is something, let... let the servants go in first..."

"What?" Lin Ximeng was suspicious.

"What can there be in my room, why are you so scared..."

Before the words finished, Zijing screamed.

The little girl jumped up like a demon, yelled and said some incomprehensible words, then suddenly ran wildly in the yard, and finally hid under the stone table, still muttering to herself.

Lin Ximeng approached and bent down to listen carefully.

"Don't come to me, it's not me, it's none of my business..."

"Ghost... ghost"

"There's a ghost"

"Miss Zhou, Miss Zhou is here"

She imagined monks chanting sutras.

Lin Ximeng straightened up with a serious face.

"Miss Zhou?"

It seemed that there was something wrong, she turned around and looked at Dagui and Qingqing again.

"Is there something you two are hiding from me?"

Dagui lowered his head like a frost-beaten eggplant.

Qingqing looked left and right and didn't dare to meet her eyes.

In the end, Qingqing spoke up.

"Master, there have been rumors of ghosts in the mansion recently, and it is said that Zhou's hostility is too important to claim his life."

"Looking for me?" Lin Ximeng slightly curled her lips.

Qingqing was silent again, obviously she guessed right.

Lin Ximeng suddenly chuckled, pushed the three of them away and strode into the house.

"That's good. If she really dares to come, I would like to ask her. I have no grievances with her. Why did she take a poinsettia on me? I almost died from such a poisonous drug."

"The so-called debt repayment is justified, she owes me a life, she deserves to die"

"Master!" Qingqing suddenly knelt in front of her and stopped her.

"I know that you are reasonable, master, but after all, the dead are the most important. She died so badly. If something really happened, wouldn't you suffer?"

"Master is not in the mansion, our place is too cloudy to suppress her, I am really afraid."

Qingqing's voice was full of tears.

Lin Ximeng's face became more serious, she had never seen Qingqing being frightened like this.

From the very beginning, Qingqing was like a well-trained female official, even if she was brought into the palace, she would not be stage frightened.

On weekdays, he went up and down in the mansion and greeted him in a decent and generous way, as if he would never be afraid.

"Don't talk about it, even if she comes back, she should go to Zhao Liangdi first, it has nothing to do with me"

"master"

Qingqing straightened up and looked around, then whispered in Lin Ximeng's ear.

"Zhao Liangdi buried her with her own hands. She said that she also burned a lot of incense sticks and gold and silver ingots. Zhou's resentment towards her has disappeared. She will only come to you."

Lin Ximeng: "..."

The ancients were probably like this, gods and Buddhas knelt down to demon heaven and earth.

Even the emperor firmly believed in this.

How difficult it is for an illiterate girl not to believe in ghosts and gods.

Her expression softened: "So what should I do now?"

"Master, please wait. There is a copper coin amulet on my slave. My mother asked for it in the temple before entering the palace. Although it is not worth much, I have been wearing it for several years. It is very effective. I will wear it for you first."

Dagui took out a small copper plate from the skirt of his shirt, which was wrapped in circles with red silk. The color was a bit dim, but the auspicious inscriptions on it could be vaguely seen.

Qingqing is mysterious.

"Master, I have already thought about it. Tonight, let's change the house first. In the morning, the servant will ask someone to bring some talisman papers to drive away the bad luck."

Lin Ximeng: "..."

So, they are protecting her in the most stupid way?

(End of this chapter)