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Chapter 553 Pei Shisan Niang: The Secret with Governor Ouyang

Pei Shisan Niang had a very long dream.

This dream is intermittent.

The only remaining trace of clear consciousness, the fragments that were pieced together were all strange and bizarre.

In the dream, she was riding in a carriage as usual, wearing a purple and gold shawl that was so expensive that a common person could not afford it with a lifetime of sweat and blood. She looked around nonchalantly, while the carriage under her was surrounded by servants and servants, driving in a swaggering manner on the streets of Xingzifang.

The people around looked at her convoy in awe and consciously made way for it.

In the center of Xingzifang in the distance, a huge Buddha is slowly rising up.

Shen Bingqiang was also there, and he entered and exited the governor's mansion freely with her, and discussed the matter of building statues in Xingzifang with powerful people such as Wei Shaoqi, Lin Cheng, and Wang Lengran.

At the same time, with the cooperation of the Governor's Office, she secretly purchased and monopolized other core land and properties in Xingzifang at low prices.

Everything is going well.

But the only strange thing is that there is always a clear blue moon hanging in the sky above.

Whether it is day or night, the blue moon is there.

But the pedestrians on the street and the people around her seemed to be used to it. No one looked surprised, and no one even looked up. They were all minding their own business.

Pei Shisan Niang couldn't help but frown and looked up from time to time.

However, after seeing it so many times, I got used to considering it and soon put these details behind me.

There was no time to think, the images before my eyes switched and played out like movie clips.
There were scenes of her swaggering in and out of the governor's mansion, and the officials of Jiangzhou looking at her with fear.

At the banquets she hosted in Xunyang Tower, she entertained dignitaries from various states in Jiangnan with ease. As they toasted each other, she promoted power transactions like a lubricant.

She also built a number of top-notch garden mansions on the demolished Xingzifang land, attracting wealthy businessmen from Jiangnan and turning it into one of the most wealthy areas in Jiangnan. Every night, people were living a life of luxury and extravagance...

The scenes around her kept changing, and Pei Shisan Niang was dazzled. Her vanity as a merchant woman was greatly satisfied.

With the support of Wang Lengran and the Wei family, no one in Jiangzhou or even Jiangnan could restrict her, and she accomplished everything she wanted.

Pei Shisan Niang felt that everything was beautiful and like a dream.

Moreover, this time, she cleverly and tactfully solved the big trouble of Wang's mother and son, and won Lin Cheng's gratitude. Finally, she perfectly assisted Lin Cheng in building the giant Buddha at the Xingzi Lake construction site. With the help of Wei and Wang Lengran's power, she called the shots in the officialdom of Jiangnan, and even relied on the land of Xingzifang to become the richest widow in Jiangnan. Even her fellow villagers in Yangzhou and the wealthy businessmen with deep backgrounds who looked down on her before, all surrounded her and cast awe and respectful glances at her in the center of the crowd.

But soon, Pei Shisan Niang discovered something was wrong.

Or, a common difference.

In these scenes, there was always a lonely, slender figure standing at the back of the crowd, looking at her from afar in the corner. Pei Shisan Niang could not see his specific face clearly, it was all blurry. She could only vaguely see that he was wearing a crimson official uniform. He looked a little familiar, but she could not remember where.

It is like this every time. This lonely, slender figure, like the blue moon in the sky outside the window, has always existed.

Pei Shisan Niang was immersed in beautiful dreams at first and did not pay much attention to them until the next familiar scene came - in fact, Pei Shisan Niang did not know why she was so familiar with this scene, as if she had experienced it once.

In the scene, she and Shen Bingqiang swaggered into the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion to discuss important matters. When they went out, they rode in the same carriage, but they were stuck in a traffic jam at the door, and they met an ordinary carriage head-on.

Both parties opened the curtains at the same time, and vaguely saw a lone tall figure sitting in the carriage opposite. The crimson official uniform was very bright and familiar.

It was exactly the blurry figure who stood behind the crowd and watched coldly in the previous pictures.

Pei Shisanniang, who was originally careless, was instantly attracted by it.

Shen Bingqiang beside him, however, continued to be sarcastic as usual, while the slender figure in the carriage opposite did not move at all, and his posture was calm.

Pei Shisan Niang vaguely heard the words from Shen Bingqiang's mouth and suddenly came to her senses.

This person was none other than Ouyang Lianghan, the former chief of Jiangzhou, who was demoted to Sima of Jiangzhou and was the main figure who firmly opposed the high-end transformation of Xingzifang and the construction of statues in Xingzi Lake.

Before Pei Shisan Niang could react, the two sides had already passed each other, and the blurry and calm slender figure disappeared at the end of the street.

Pei Shisan Niang had no time to feel regretful. Soon, she found herself standing at the completion site of the Donglin Buddha. Together with Wei Shaoqi, Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran, Shen Bingqiang and others, she witnessed the merger of the Buddha head and the complete completion of the Donglin Buddha.

She had even prepared in advance the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the project.

"Boom" sound.

In the field of vision, the Buddha's head and body are completely merged.

The whole audience cheered and Pei Shisan Niang was also very excited. Her face was full of joy and she was imagining the future.

The blue moon that was in the daytime sky above my head suddenly fell down. I had become accustomed to it and thought it would remain the same forever.

That's right, it fell down.

As she looked up, her pupils shrank continuously, and it kept expanding... and then it descended on the head of the giant Buddha, and on their heads.

Wherever the blue moon goes.

The head of the majestic Buddha fell to the ground.

Her companions also lost their heads, including several nobles whose status and power made her look up to them with great humility:

Wei Shaoqi, Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran, Shen Bingqiang beside him, and all the others standing on the field.

Their heads all slid down from their necks. In front of the blue moon, all living beings are equal.

In an instant, human heads rolled down and blood flowed all over the ground at the feet of the Buddha.

Finally, the blue moon hovered above her head.

Under the blue light, blood began to spread across her entire field of vision like paint on a wall.

Pei Shisan Niang was stunned and suddenly felt her eyes sore.

She raised her hand to wipe it, and it turned out that the blood of her companion Shen Bingqiang spurted from the neck into her eyes, dyeing the world in front of her red.

Just as the world was soaked in blood, she tried to open her eyes wide and saw that in the place where heads had fallen to the ground, there was a figure standing alone in the distance, seemingly watching with cold eyes.

It seems to be...Ouyang Lianghan.

The next moment, the blue moon hanging upside down above her head fell towards her head.

Pei Shisan Niang was heartbroken.

There was a sudden darkness before my eyes.

……

"Ah - help -!"

Pei Shisanniang woke up in the darkness, looking around, her lips trembling: "Where... where is this?"

Confused, she found herself lying on a bed in the dark.

There were two female officials waiting around, one was packing up the tray, and the other was preparing to light the lamp. They turned their heads curiously at this moment. Pei Shisanniang suddenly felt a chill on her back, which was already soaked with cold sweat. She looked down and saw that she was wearing a white inner garment, which was quite tight, highlighting the plump curves of the waist and hips of a widow in her thirties, especially her half-kneeling action at this time, which further highlighted the peach buttocks wrapped in the inner garment.

But she didn't care about these. There was a bitter taste like rust in her mouth. She turned around blankly and found that the medicine bowl on the tray that the female official had cleaned up was empty. It must be that she had just been fed Chinese medicine.

"Hey, you're awake?" A lady asked in surprise. One person stayed behind while the other quickly went out.

Pei Shisanniang looked confused and uncertain. She came to her senses after a gentle lady beside her patiently comforted her. The lady said softly, "President Pei, this is the Overwatch Council. You are safe now."

Pei Shisan Niang swallowed hard and said, "How long have I been unconscious? What time is it now?"

Ms. Wenhe reported a date, and while she was in a daze, she asked, "President Pei, do you still remember the scene on the day when the Buddha's head merged?"

Pei Shisan Niang hugged her knees, her face dazed, and did not answer.

Seeing this, Ms. Wenhe took the initiative to talk about what happened after she fell into a coma, as well as the current situation.

"Master Wei, Master Lin, and Lord Wang are all dead? And Vice President Shen, only... I am the only one still alive?"

Pei Shisan Niang murmured to herself: "Vice President Shen is dead, but I am not. I just avoided him... Also, the one who killed people was Blue Moon... Wait, dream... dream?"

After a while, she suddenly shuddered, not knowing what she remembered, and tried to curl up into the quilt.

It was just evening, it was pitch black outside, and the lights in thousands of houses were still on.

Ms. Wenhe lit an oil lamp and went to open the window.

But he was stopped by Pei Shisan Niang, her eyes full of fear: "Don't light the lights, close the windows, cover the moon, cover the moon, don't let it in!"

Ms. Wenhe frowned, quickly turned off the lights and closed the window: "Are you afraid of the moon?"

Pei Shisan Niang looked hesitant, "Who is in charge of you? Who is the person in charge of the city now?"

"Ms. Rong Zhen and Deputy Supervisor Song, Ms. Rong Zhen will be here soon, don't worry."

"That lady..." Pei Shisanniang muttered to herself, and suddenly raised her head to plead:
"I have recovered. Can...can you let me go home? I miss home. I want to go back to Yangzhou."

The gentle female official said sternly: "No, you are an important witness now. I will not let you go unless I get the consent of the Lady Historian."

At this moment, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open, and Rong Zhen walked in. Judging from her tired appearance, she must have come in an emergency.

"Madam, the lights cannot be turned on and the door must be closed. She seems to be afraid of the moon." The gentle female official whispered.

Rong Zhen frowned and nodded, put down the lantern, closed the door, went into the room alone, came to the bedside, and whispered:
"President Pei, you finally woke up. Don't worry, it's safe here now... You were at the scene when Lin Cheng and the other three were beheaded by Blue Moon. Did you find anything strange? Can you tell us about the situation at that time?"

Pei Shisan Niang looked hesitant: "I... I don't remember much. As for the strange thing... I didn't expect that I was not dead... I had a very strange dream."

"It's strange that you're not dead... What's the strange dream?"

She cringed, "This dream was hazy, I can't remember it clearly, only some general ideas."

"It's okay. Just tell me the truth. With me here, no one in Xunyang City dares to hurt you." Rong Zhen held her hand, his eyes slightly bright. "In fact, according to the knowledge of Yin Yang School that I have, this kind of post-event dream of the person concerned is the truth constructed by the subconscious, and it is quite accurate."

"It was just a dream. I... I am just saying it for the time being. It is not evidence, nor does it count as an accusation. It is just for your reference..."

"Okay, you tell me." Rong Zhen leaned forward with a serious look on his face.

"I dreamed of Lan Yue, and... and..." Just as Pei Shisanniang was hesitating, there was some movement coming from the yard outside.

The door was pushed open again, and a tall figure strode in. His crimson official uniform was dazzling even in the dim room. He didn't bother to close the door, but walked quickly to the couch, speaking with concern.

"Is President Pei okay?" Ouyang Rong looked at the beautiful woman on the sickbed, seemed to be relieved, and turned his head again: "Thank you, Ms. Rong, for sending someone to inform me. I was busy just now and came a little late."

"No problem." Rong Zhen shook his head and motioned him to sit down together. At the same time, he introduced to Pei Shisan Niang: "This is Governor Ouyang. You should know him. However, he is now the acting governor, taking over the duties of Governor Lin Cheng and Governor Wang... By the way, continue what you were saying just now."

But Pei Shisan Niang on the bed turned a deaf ear to him. After seeing Ouyang Rong's appearance and the bright moon hanging high in the sky outside the door behind him, her face froze for a moment, and then she fell backward... and fainted.

"..."

Rong Zhen and Ouyang Rong looked at each other.

Ms. Wen He quickly ran to close the door: "She...seems to be afraid of the moon."

Rong Zhen was speechless and ordered his attendants: "Check it out quickly!"

Ouyang Rong turned around and glanced at the moon outside the door, his face thoughtful...

Half an hour later.

Ouyang Rong paced in the corridor outside the door with his hands behind his back, turning his head from time to time to glance at the ward door not far away, his face calm.

Pei Shisan Niang fainted again not long ago. The female doctor took her pulse and said that she was fine, just too frightened. Now Rong Zhen and the female doctor are inside, examining her body, so it is not convenient for men to enter.

At this time, Rong Zhen walked out of the ward. Ouyang Rong saw her and frowned slightly: "She's awake. I asked her a few questions."

Ouyang Rong asked tepidly, "What did you say?"

"She said she had a headache and her memory of that day was fuzzy. She couldn't even remember whether the Ding Sword came out of the Buddha's head first."

Ouyang Rong nodded calmly: "You don't even remember this, what about the others?"

“I don’t remember. When I asked her if she had done anyone a favor, she didn’t know anything… Ouyang Lianghan, go in and take a look. You should have known her before. Although she was not righteous in joining Lin Cheng, you two are acquaintances. Be more magnanimous and comfort her…”

"Okay." Ouyang Rong nodded and immediately walked into the ward to visit.

Arriving at the bedside, Rong Zhen pointed at Ouyang Rong with confidence and comforted Pei Shisan Niang:
"It's okay. Your Majesty and the officials in the Political Affairs Hall have appointed Sima Ouyang as a scholar of the Xiuwen Academy and acting governor of Jiangzhou, with full authority to handle all matters concerning Jiangzhou and the statue. Now in Xunyang City, with Governor Ouyang and me here, it's absolutely safe. If you have anything that's inconvenient to say, you can tell me. I and Governor Ouyang will definitely take care of it for you!"

The plump and beautiful woman held the medicine bowl, lowered her head and took a sip of the medicine. When she heard someone's series of official titles, she lowered her head even lower and said timidly, "Thank you very much for your concern, Governor Ouyang. I am much better now, and there is nothing inconvenient to say."

"Are you confused too?" Rong Zhen asked, "Well, I was timid, my mind went blank at that time, I don't remember anything..." Pei Shisan Niang looked up timidly and found Ouyang Rong giving her a calm look. She tried hard to force a smile and answered respectfully.

Rong Zhen suddenly asked curiously, "Did you mention before that you had any dreams that you wanted to tell me?"

"No, nothing, just an ordinary dream. I forgot it as soon as I woke up and turned over."

She spoke weakly, without looking away, not even at the young man in the crimson official uniform who was listening calmly beside her.

After a while, Pei Shisan Niang, who had recovered a little, said again in front of Rong Zhen and Ouyang Rong in a very firm and affirmative tone that many of her memories of the scene were blurred, and she even forgot how the blue moon appeared. She got a headache just thinking about it... Anyway, she knew nothing about anything.

Rong Zhen sighed slightly, turned her head and gave Ouyang Rong a helpless look. Ouyang Rong also gave her a comforting look.

"Okay, continue to rest."

Rong Zhen frowned, her face full of regret. She whispered to comfort Pei Shisan Niang, turned around and signaled Ouyang Rong with her eyes, and the two walked out of the ward together.

When he was about to leave, Ouyang Rong suddenly turned his head and looked at the sickbed in the dark.

Pei Shisan Niang, who was hiding in the quilt, was staring at his back with her eyes. After being discovered by him, she immediately tried her best to force out an extremely humble and flattering smile on her pale and haggard face, her eyes were full of pleading expression of obedience and submission.

Ouyang Rong turned and left, his eyebrows slightly raised.

(End of this chapter)