First Wife of Zhu Family

Chapter 330 Gathering Resentment
Huo Yuanwai frowned hesitantly, "This—"

"It's impossible." Song Zixun said calmly, "Not to mention that when the deceased ran around in the yard in panic, the cat was on the porch eaves. Even if she took ten thousand steps back, she was really frightened by the cat. Then Shouldn't she run in the opposite direction when she sees or hears something? How could the dead body fall near the veranda? It's totally unreasonable."

Huo Yuanwai nodded thoughtfully, "Master Song is right."

"Then...then maybe it's really..." Gu said, covering her veil.

Huo Yuanwai turned his head and gave her a hard look.

Gu Shi hurriedly stopped talking, but Song Zixun could see it clearly—her hand holding the handkerchief was trembling slightly.

Song Zixun raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is it really... Please Aunt Gu tell the truth about what you know."

Huo Yuanwai hurriedly said, "It's just a woman's nonsense...Don't worry about it, Mr. Song."

"Mr. Huo's words are wrong." Song Zixun smiled disapprovingly, "If you talk about reading and learning, women are often trapped in the boudoir, maybe they are not as good as men. Only then can I know everything better—it’s definitely beyond the reach of you and me. I think Aunt Gu also has her own opinions on yesterday’s case..." He said to Gu Shi with a gentle face, "Aunt Gu might as well talk about it. "

Gu Shi bit her lip and looked timidly at Member Huo.

Huo Yuanwai sighed helplessly, "Since Mr. Song asked you, you should tell the truth."

Mrs. Gu pondered for a while, then whispered, "Master Song must have known how my wife disappeared back then..."

Song Zixun calmly glanced at Yuanwai Huo, who had his thin lips tightly pressed together, his eyes were as deep as a pool, and there was no joy or sorrow.

Song Zixun nodded slightly, "I have heard about it."

Mrs. Gu nodded, "My wife died of dystocia, even my full-term brother..." Mrs. Gu picked up the handkerchief and pressed the red corners of her eyes, "My concubine used to listen to Knowledgeable old people said that women who died of dystocia, because of the heavy blood stains, cannot enter the way of reincarnation after death, and because of the double resentment of women and babies, they often turn into ghosts..." She After a pause, he said slowly in a strange and terrified tone, "Killing people."

As soon as she spoke, that weird and terrifying atmosphere seemed to spread in the hall instantly...

Member Huo frowned, and was about to speak, but Song Zixun said with interest, "So according to Aunt Gu, the murderer in this case is—"

Gu Shi nodded secretly, as if the ghost was really beside them at the moment, and said in an extremely small voice, "My wife's dead soul..."

"Ridiculous!" Before she could finish her sentence, Huo Yuanwai scolded coldly.

Seeing that the two people looked at him at the same time, Huo Yuanwai hurriedly cupped his hands at Song Zixun, "Mr. Gu was frightened by Xiaohong's death, so she was talking nonsense in front of adults when she was unconscious... Please forgive me, Mr. Song. "

Tears of grievance welled up in Gu's eyes.

"It doesn't matter." Song Zixun didn't take it seriously, but asked with great interest, "Then according to what you see, how should this case be settled?"

Mrs. Gu simply ignored Huo Yuanwai's displeased eyes, and said, "As the saying goes...humans have human nature, ghosts have ghosts... If a person kills a person, he will be dealt with by the king's law, but if a ghost Killed someone..." She paused, then said carefully, "According to my concubine's humble opinion, it is appropriate to invite a master with profound Taoism... to do a ritual ceremony in the courtyard where my wife lived before, or... also It’s good to save the dead soul of my wife..."

"It's a bunch of nonsense!" Huo Yuanwai flicked his sleeves angrily, "Master Song..."

Song Zixun waved his hand to signal him to be calm, "Actually, I have heard about the ghosts and gods that Aunt Gu said just now."

Huo Yuanwai couldn't help being taken aback, and even Gu's face was relaxed.

Seeing Song Zixun frowning, he recalled, "It is said that the folks call this ghost a bloody ghost, also called a childbirth ghost. What my aunt said is far away."

Mrs. Gu was slightly taken aback, nodded and said, "Master Song is from the capital, and there are differences in the way the north and the south say it."

"What Aunt Gu said is true." Song Zixun smiled, "Furthermore, according to the version I heard, the reason why these women who died of dystocia turned into ghosts was because they had been mistreated and hurt before they were alive, so they accumulated resentment and could not survive... ..." He paused, "This coincides with what Aunt Gu said."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zixun clearly saw that Gu's expression froze at a speed visible to the naked eye, but it was only for a moment, and she covered her face with a veil and cried bitterly, "My wife... is unwilling to leave. ...she didn't even look at her baby..."

Huo Yuanwai lowered his eyes and couldn't see the expression, only the knuckles of his hand holding the teacup were turning white.

Song Zixun nodded sympathetically, "Mrs. Huo's death is indeed a pity, but Huo Yuanwai and his wife are deeply in love. Although Mrs. Huo died in a difficult childbirth, there must be regrets in her heart, but no resentment. It should be nostalgia for the kindness in the world, not hatred and revenge... Don't you think so?"

Mrs. Gu cried for a while, and then raised her head, Lihua said with rain, "Master Song said...but—"

Song Zixun didn't give her a chance to continue, "It's because I believe that this case is man-made, not Mrs. Huo's dead soul who murdered her." Seeing that Mrs. Gu opened her mouth and wanted to say more, Song Zixun said seriously, " The most important thing now is to bring Xiaohong's murderer to justice as soon as possible—although the deceased was frightened to death, but someone dared to pretend to be a ghost and take someone's life, even if he didn't do it himself, the crime is still unforgivable." He paused After a pause, he said meaningfully, "As for asking Master to save Mrs. Huo... If this is the only way to make the two of you feel at ease—"

Member Huo quickly waved his hands, and said with a straight face, "Lord Song, don't listen to her nonsense... Huo doesn't believe in ghosts and spirits. Please find out the truth as soon as possible, catch the murderer, and give justice to the deceased."

Song Zixun smiled and nodded, "It's only natural."

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"Guo Tai?"

"It's... the little Guo Tai." Guo Tai knelt on the ground trembling, "I don't know why the adults called the little one? The little one, the little one has already told the messenger everything he knows..."

Song Zixun looked through his confession, "From the third watch to the fourth watch the night before, you said you were sleeping in your room..."

Guo Tai nodded again and again, "That's right, the little one was sleeping in the room that night, and really didn't know anything..."

"Oh?" Song Zixun raised his eyebrows, "Then why did someone say that they saw you go out that night with their own eyes?"

(End of this chapter)