Chapter 124 Quartet
Mrs. An raised her brows slightly, smiled softly and said "Oh?" "So, Jiang Anning is not as weak as we think, and can be bullied?"

"Nine times out of ten!"

Zi Su raised her eyes slightly, and her eyes quickly passed over Mrs. An's face. When she saw that the person was holding scissors in her hand, cutting off a few strands of messy embroidery thread that was difficult to untie, she couldn't help but be more careful and respectful again. He lowered his head and said, "I heard from the people we placed next to Young Master Jiang that Jiang Anning suddenly became unwilling to let go."

"Young Master Jiang suspects that there is most likely someone hiding behind the scenes, secretly giving guidance. Otherwise, no one will have a drastic change in temperament for no reason. Not to mention, even people will become smarter and know that there is something secretly going on. Hun Everyone thinks it's strange that he's possessed by a ghost, and the servants also think it's not impossible. "

Mrs. An remained calm and said "hmm" softly, still cutting the messy embroidery threads, as if it was a very interesting thing.

"You mean, besides us, there are people from the fourth party?"

Zisu didn't dare to answer.

"What about that part of the green hills? Why did you find the fifth lady? Since we have known each other for a long time and want to follow and serve you, why do you have to go to so much trouble?"

Mrs. An's more eyes were still focused on the embroidery thread in her hand, but under the dazzling sun, she could still see the person's interested smile.

Zi Su was even more cautious and spoke slowly: "The reason why I asked the fifth lady of the Yaren to help me be the middleman is simply because Jiang An Ning came here."

"However, according to the fifth lady, Song Yao didn't know that the two knew each other. It seems that it was Duan Qingshan or Jiang Anning, or the two of them conspired together to conceal the acquaintance between Song Yao and her."

Mrs. An looked at her with slightly raised eyebrows.

Zi Su swallowed her saliva nervously, took a few deep breaths, and said again: "It may be that Jiang Anning made a special confession and wanted to pretend that the two of them didn't know each other. The fifth lady didn't know either. We actually know each other.”

Mrs. An then gave a slightly satisfied "Hmm", she frowned slightly, dropped the messy embroidery thread in her hand, reached out to take out one of the flowers, and threw it aside: "Do you know the cause of his mother's death? "

Zi Su was stunned for a moment: "According to the doctor he invited to see him, he was already dead...but for some reason, Duan Qingshan seemed completely unaware at the time."

She hesitated a little: "My maid also went to inquire. There are indeed neighbors who live near Duan Qingshan's house. They said that the day before he died, he saw someone coming out to splash water and say hello!"

"But the doctor also said that the person had been dead for at least three days."

"But the neighbors all saw Duan at different times during those three days."

"On one of the two days, Duan went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. When she went to Shoe Zhang, she gave him two pairs of shoe uppers in exchange for money. Shoe Zhang also said that after Duan got the money, he also took away a lot of money. I plan to make two more pairs of shoe uppers next time so that I can use the money to make a little melon-skin hat for her son to wear.”

Mrs. An said "Oh?" "That's strange. So many people saw the person alive, but the doctor said that the person had been dead for more than three days. Is it the doctor who is not good at medical skills, or is it the collective dazzle of the neighbors?"

Zi Su said: "This slave also feels strange, but now that the person is dead, and there is no way to conduct an autopsy for confirmation, maybe the neighbor remembered it wrong."

Mrs. An raised her eyebrows: "You found the woman's burial place and opened the coffin?"

"It's on..." Zi Su's voice hesitated slightly: "Besides, Duan Qingshan seemed to have discovered it at that time."

Mrs. An said "huh?" in surprise, and looked at Zisu.

"At that time, the people who dug the grave and opened the coffin said that there was a person who, I don't know whether he followed them from the beginning or happened to pass by. In short, he watched for a long time."

Zi Su said cautiously, "When I heard the description, I felt that he looked very much like Duan Qingshan."

As she spoke, she frowned: "But if it was really Duan Qingshan, how could he watch his mother's tomb being destroyed and remain indifferent?"
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In the streets and alleys.

Jiang Anning looked at Duan Qingshan who came with a cold face, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

[Duan Qingshan’s blackening progress is 51%]

Why is this man still going dark...

The two people stared at each other for a long time in a deserted corner of the street.

Seeing that this man looked like a stone sculpture and still had no intention of speaking, Jiang Anning became even more speechless.

She took a deep breath and asked proactively: "Is there anything you want to say to me?"

As soon as the words came out, there was a bit of stiffness and dignity that she was surprised by.

"Mrs. An gave me, the county magistrate, and Zhou Captou each fifty taels of gold ingots."

Duan Qingshan pursed his lips slightly: "The girl next to Mrs. An, the morning before yesterday, sent people to find the place where my mother was buried, dug up her grave, and carried out the coffin."

When Jiang Anning heard "dig a grave", her face already turned bad.

"How could they do this?!"

The dead are great, how can they disturb the peace of the dead!

Jiang Anning was about to go back to discuss the matter with her colleagues in Huangxiufang.

Duan Qingshan seemed a little surprised and was stunned for a while before reaching out to stop the person: "I don't mind!"

?

Jiang Anning looked at him in shock.

[Duan Qingshan’s blackening progress is 48%]

[Duan Qingshan’s blackening progress is 42%]

[Duan Qingshan’s blackening progress is 36%]

She looked at the barrage prompts that floated past one after another, and her brain was a little exhausted for a while.

what happened?
Why has this man's darkening progress regressed again?
What they were just talking about was that his mother's grave was dug up and her peace after death was disturbed, right?
Why don't you see him angry? Instead, he seems to be excited, and even the progress of his darkening has been reduced by half?

Jiang Anning looked at the scrolling prompts in front of her, and didn't stop until [Duan Qingshan's blackening progress reached 22%], becoming even more puzzled.

Could it be that she did something worse than the people sent by Madam Bien to dig his mother's grave?
It shouldn't be...

Jiang Anning was puzzled. She really couldn't figure out why this man suddenly turned black before, and why he didn't turn black now.

"I had already burned my mother's body, collected her ashes, and stored them in the pagoda of Dushan Temple."

Jiang Anning's eyes widened.

Dushan Temple...

Her voice became a little unnatural: "Okay, well done, why did you burn your mother's body and keep it in Dushan Temple?"

Dushan Temple was none other than the place where Jiang Anning stored the ashes of her father and mother. It was an old temple on a barren mountain that was in dilapidated shape and no one maintained it.

"They all say that my mother has died a long time ago, but I don't believe it."

Duan Qingshan's features were cold and hard: "Before I went out that day, my mother told me that she would make crispy bone chicken for me at noon and asked me to go back early!"

"That day, I was in the kitchen and clearly saw the crispy bone chicken made by my mother."

"What's more, they said that my mother had been dead for many days."

"But the neighbors have seen it. My mother goes out every day. She goes to the vegetable market to buy fresh meat, eggs and vegetables, and then comes back to cook delicious food for me."

"If my mother had really died a long time ago, would it be possible that what I and the neighbors would see in the next few days would be a breathing corpse?"

This is simply impossible...

Jiang Anning couldn't hide her surprise. If Duan Qingshan saw it alone, he could explain that he couldn't let go of his relationship with his mother and was unwilling to accept the reality, so he became hysterical.

But if, according to what Duan Qingshan said, in addition to him, the neighbors also saw it, then it would be difficult to explain that he could not accept the reality in his heart and had a hallucination. It's impossible for everyone to hallucinate at the same time, right?

What's the difference between that and being haunted?
It's just too hard to explain.

only……

Jiang Anning couldn't help but think of Wang Shang, the man who showed a new look every time.

Unless Duan Qingshan's mother is in the same situation.

The person was indeed dead a long time ago, and what Duan Qingshan and his neighbors saw was not him at all.

She looked up at Duan Qingshan and felt that this possibility was not very high.

Like Wang Shang, he may have his own means to change his appearance, but what about the memory of the original person? What about living habits and behaviors?

Could it be that these can also be stolen?
Jiang Anning thinks this possibility is extremely small.

"But even so, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you burning your mother's body and storing the ashes in Dushan Temple, right?"

She was somewhat unmoved and serious.

What's more, most people nowadays pay attention to being buried alone.

If a person dies and his descendants fail to bury him properly, he will not be able to rest in peace when he is under the underworld, and may even become a lonely ghost, even the underworld will not accept him and reincarnate him...

Jiang Anning suddenly became quiet.

She thought of her own rebirth.

Could it be that there was no one to bury her or pay homage to her, which led to overwhelming resentment?

Thinking about it, even she herself was speechless.

Even if there is resentment and hatred in the heart, it should be because of Zhao Hai and the Zhao family.

No matter what, the fact that Duan Qingshan burned his mother's body and turned it into ashes is really incompatible with the current etiquette and customs.

"My mother told me that if one day she dies and everyone thinks she is not dead, she will be burned cleanly and her ashes will be kept in Dushan Temple."

Duan Qingshan said very honestly: "I had never heard of Dushan Temple before, but based on the dictation left by my mother during her lifetime, I searched a lot and found one in the barren mountain. A dilapidated old temple.”

His voice suddenly became quiet, as if he suddenly came to his senses and was very surprised: "How come you know about Dushan Temple?"

Of course it is because my mother-in-law and father are also placed here.

Jiang Anning said indifferently, "When I went out to sketch in the past, I happened to pass by by accident."

"So, they didn't really find your mother's body."

No wonder this man seemed indifferent and thought he was a madman, which is different from normal people.

"But even so, digging up graves and digging up corpses is still a great evil that cannot be tolerated by nature!"

If Duan Qingshan's mother hadn't asked him to burn the body in advance, wouldn't she have been disturbed to the point where she wouldn't even have peace after death?

"I don't know if they have done this kind of thing many times!"

There was uncontrollable disgust in Jiang Anning's eyebrows, and she seemed to be very resistant to this kind of thing.

[Duan Qingshan’s blackening progress is 20%]

Jiang Anning:? ? ?

Her mind suddenly became confused.

what happened?
Duan Qingshan looked at Jiang Anning as if he couldn't bear it.

"I didn't go out immediately. I hid nearby and watched from a distance. They probably didn't expect that anyone else would be there, so they said something."

Duan Qingshan looked at Jiang Anning, showing a rare hesitation that was not quite frank.

Jiang Anning intuitively felt that these words probably had something to do with her.

Moreover, it is unlikely to be a good word.

Otherwise, Duan Qingshan should not be so entangled.

"What?"

Jiang Anning looked at the person and still seemed to be hesitant, so she couldn't help but take the initiative to say: "Just say it directly, there is nothing in this world that can make me unable to hold on anymore."

People who have died once have nothing to fear.

Duan Qingshan was still a little hesitant.

"If you don't say anything, just go back first. When you think about it, it will be the same again."

Jiang Anning said nonchalantly, and it sounded like she didn't really care about what Duan Qingshan was about to say.

"It's been difficult to come and go these days. Please be more considerate of Zhao Yinlian."

She directly explained the business: "But you have to be careful. After all, Mrs. An is now living in Chaohuang Xiufang. Please be more careful when you go in and out. Don't let others catch you without knowing it."

Jiang Anning glanced at Duan Qingshan.

"I heard them say that it was like this eight years ago. It was really weird to dig up the graves of a couple. They were buried in front of many people, and they didn't see any traces of soil in the graves. There were signs of being disturbed, but why was there no trace of the body?”

Duan Qingshan suddenly spoke, and Jiang Anning's eyes suddenly became sharp, but soon, her expression calmed down as usual.

"Really? It seems that I really got it right. It's not the first time these people have done such unscrupulous and ungrateful things."

Jiang Anning looked calm.

Duan Qingshan pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "They said they dug up the graves of Jiang Anning's father and mother."

Jiang Anning raised her eyes and glared at him.

After a while, she took a deep breath: "Maybe it's the same name."

"But shouldn't you also go back and take a look? In case..."

"Nothing unexpected."

Jiang Anning interrupted: "Thank you for the reminder, but there is no chance."

Even if there is, it cannot be at this time.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "Go back. Being out for a long time will inevitably arouse suspicion."

Duan Qingshan opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw that the person had walked away without hesitation, he could only swallow the words silently.

After Jiang Anning showed up at Huichun Medical Center, she said hello to Xie Yutong and asked her to help take care of Song Yao, while she quietly slipped out through a side door in the backyard.

(End of this chapter)

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