Value peace

Chapter 5 Finding Answers
Gu Xiyan sat on the toilet and continued to dawdle.

Suddenly a girl's crisp voice came from outside: "Aunt Duan, Deacon Ding, please see me!"

"What is he doing here?" Duanniang's voice was tense, as if she was very unhappy to see this person, "Just say that the second girl has already fallen asleep."

"I told you. But Deacon Ding said, if the girl falls asleep, ask my aunt to wake her up, saying that Master Shengjing has sent a message."

Duanniang was silent for a while, then suddenly turned into the screen and appeared in front of Gu Xiyan. She looked at Gu Xiyan with a strange expression, but hesitated to speak: "Second Miss..."

Gu Xiyan sighed in her heart.

Deacon Ding, he must be the one who sold out the disobedient girl!I don't know anything, what should I do if I see it?

Gu Xiyan stroked her forehead with a headache, and said, "Just say that I can't wake up when I fall asleep." with an evasive attitude.

Duanniang looked at her flickeringly for a long while before saying "yes".

Not long after Duanniang went out, Gu Xiyan heard a quarrel.

"The second girl was fine two days ago, she's sick no matter what, you have to make this matter clear..." It was a man, and his voice seemed to be young.

"I've been in Gu's family for almost 20 years, how could I still lie to you!" There was a hint of contempt in the voice, it was Duan Niang's voice.

"Since that's the case, why don't you dare hand it over!"

"How did you learn the rules, the girl fell asleep, and the servants forced her to scream!"

"Go to sleep, I think there is something wrong, you can't explain it! Don't think I don't know, what happened to that corpse?"

"You, what nonsense are you talking about!" Duanniang's voice was very flustered, and she knew that she was trying to cover up.

Gu Xiyan's heart tightened when she heard this, and she raised her head apprehensively.

The little girl who had been waiting by her side comforted her and said, "Second girl, don't be afraid. Auntie Duan and I have already moved her to the Heming Palace, so Deacon Ding can't find it?"

Gu Xiyan held the girl's hand nervously: "What corpse? Why don't I know?"

The little girl showed a suddenly realized expression, and shook her head in a panic: "I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything!"

Gu Xiyan immediately wiped her hands and stood up, saying, "You ask Deacon Ding to come in!"

But the little girl knelt down in front of Gu Xiyan: "Second Miss, you, don't trust that Deacon Ding, he is worried and kind, he is Madam's natal family..."

Gu Xiyan thought about it, and said with a straight face, "You tell me what's going on, and I will believe your words for the time being."

The little girl murmured for a long time, and then said intermittently: "The second girl and Duanniang ran out in anger that day, we searched everywhere, and in the middle of the night, we finally found the girl in the camphor forest next to the Qifu Pagoda. ...But there is another person next to the girl, wearing a bodhisattva...I'm dead...I was scared to death, so I had to find Aunt Duan...Aunt Duan said that this matter is too strange, I am afraid there is some story in it, let us not Made a sound, and carried the corpse back... The girl was unconscious, and the medical aunt of Qixia Temple was coming and going in and out of this room. Aunt Duan was afraid that people would find out, so she and Talang moved the girl to Hehe last night. Ming Palace to..."

Gu Xiyan asked in confusion: "Is the Heming Palace safe?"

The little girl nodded and said, "That's the place where Qixia Monastery specially enshrines the coffins for pilgrims. Aunt Duan gave Daoist Jimin 200 taels of sesame oil money...and specifically asked her to hand it over to the temple master... "

Gu Xiyan gradually had some eyebrows in her heart, she walked out of the screen, and the little girl murmured beside her: "Second girl, you promised me..."

The quarrel outside seemed to have stopped, Gu Xiyan walked out of the house, and found that there was a main room outside, and the bamboo curtain hanging on the door of the main room had purple spots on it, which seemed to be made of Xiangfei bamboo.Through the bamboo curtains, you can see a small courtyard outside. There is a wisteria planted in the middle of the courtyard, with oil-green branches and leaves, full of white flowers like jade, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers.

When Gu Xiyan looked out, she happened to see the back of a thin and tall man stepping out of the gate of the small courtyard, while Duan Niang walked towards the main room with a face full of resentment.

She quickly returned to the house, and the little girl next to her followed her back to the house without leaving her.Gu Xiyan chose a chair by the window and sat down. As soon as Duanniang came in, Gu Xiyan looked at Duanniang sharply, and said straight to the point: "Take me to the Heming Hall, I want to see that girl dead body!"

Duanniang was startled, and cast a sharp look at the little girl next to Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan clearly felt that the little girl trembled in fright.

Duanniang said kindly: "It's getting late, let's go tomorrow!"

I sneered: "If Auntie Duan doesn't have time, it's the same if I go to Deacon Ding."

On Duanniang's fair forehead, the blue veins around the temples were clearly visible, and her face was very scary. She whispered to Gu Xiyan, "What time is it, why are you still so ignorant? Don't think that Deacon Ding is sincerely helping you. You, think about it, I'm gone, what good do you do?"

Gu Xiyan was unmoved, and said in a cold voice: "I will never take my meaning away!"

When Duanniang heard it, she was like a deflated ball, and she didn't say a word for a while.

Gu Xiyan acted preemptively, following the meaning of Duanniang's words, she said sadly: "I don't know what happened that day, so I want to go and see, you have been serving me for so many years, if you don't help me, Still blocking me everywhere, what do you make me think? How do you make me believe you?"

After hearing this, Duanniang looked at Gu Xiyan as if she was looking at a monster.

Gu Xiyan's heart trembled, knowing that there was something wrong with what she said, but she was too anxious to know the truth of the incident, and she couldn't care about it.She insisted: "Take me to Heming Palace."

Duanniang had no choice but to say: "Okay, but we have to wait a little later."

Gu Xiyan didn't know what she had scruples about, but she was new here, and it would be wrong to get more experience from the older people, so she agreed to go later.

Seeing this, Duanniang seemed relieved.

The dinner was exquisite, a bit Japanese style.White bone china small dish and small bowl, two fried golden yellow croakers, four green cabbage, a bowl of pure white porridge, placed in a small fan-shaped red lacquered tray, it makes people move their index fingers .Gu Xiyan ate a small bowl of white porridge under the watchful eye of the little girl, and the sky gradually darkened. Gu Xiyan remembered going to the Heming Palace in her heart, and an anxious look floated on her face.

The little girl who had been waiting for her asked her in a low voice: "Girl, do you want me to go with you?"

In fact, Gu Xiyan was beating drums in her heart all the time. Hearing what the little girl said, she also felt that there were so many people, and she nodded in case something happened.

The little girl told the people outside through the bead curtain of the room: "I will wait in the girl's room tonight. Mo Ju, you are on duty in the middle of the night, and Xing Hong is on duty in the second half of the night. When it dawns, step on the waves to replace me."

Gu Xiyan thought about it for a while, and thought, this might be Hengyue.

A few little girls responded crisply from outside.

Gu Xiyan tried calling "Hengyue".

The girl really turned around and asked, "What is the second girl's order?"

Gu Xiyan could only show a hesitant look.

When Hengyue saw Gu Xiyan, she misunderstood Gu Xiyan, and hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "Girl, don't look at that Moju is young, she is very clever. Let's go out and let her be on duty. There is someone who can do anything."

Gu Xiyan didn't expect Hengyue to be so thoughtful, first seeing her young, she looked down upon her a bit.Hearing what Hengyue said, he gave Hengyue an encouraging smile: "I don't worry about your work. I'm just a little worried that when I get to the Heming Palace..."

After all, this body is filled with a mature soul. What he says and what he does are naturally much better than that little Xiyan who is ignorant of the world. To be honest, Hengyue has served that Gu Xiyan for four or five years. Whenever she was scolded by the master, either because the master got into trouble and asked her to take the blame or was dissatisfied with the work, when did she hear such thoughtful words of praise, her heart warmed up, a tear overflowed from the corner of her eyes, she lowered her head and murmured : "Second girl, don't worry, I'm here for anything..."

Gu Xiyan just took it as a polite remark, but Hengyue over there thought: Anyway, it's a life, if something happens to the girl, she will have no good fruit to eat.In case something really happened, just memorize the ink pot by yourself, maybe the master can take care of the widowed mother who stayed in Shuzhou after reciting this merit.

After a while, Duan Niang came in.With a serious face, she held a white lantern and told Hengyue: "You put a dark cloak on the second girl, it's windy outside."

Hengyue came out from behind the screen and took out a black cloak, then went to pick up the lantern in Duanniang's hand.

Duanniang raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Hengyue explained with a smile: "I'll go too, if there's anything I need to help!" After speaking, she gave Duanniang a deep look.

Moju and Xinghong are newly selected, Hengyue and Talang were taught by Duanniang herself, one is quick-witted and the other is loyal, Duanniang immediately understood from Hengyue's glance, she was thinking that if something happened, she would just leave Carry the blame!
Duanniang felt sour, Hengyue was trying her best to help her through this catastrophe!
She watched Gu Xiyan grow up, how could she not know her character.If she acted as if nothing had happened, she would be fine. If she showed concern for Hengyue at this time, Gu Xiyan would refuse to listen to advice even more, and mess with her according to her temper, even if you said something, she would just want to Go to the west... At this juncture, Duanniang didn't dare to reveal anything, she nodded coldly and said, "Let's go!"

After going out, the sky was completely dark, but by the moonlight, Gu Xiyan found that she lived in a forest, and outside the door was a bluestone passage with mottled trees and quiet voices.

Hengyue held the lamp, and Gu Xiyan forced herself to follow Duanniang along the aisle calmly. Every once in a while, Gu Xiyan would see a small private courtyard, which looked like huge black shadows under the moonlight, as if The monster lurking in the dark made Gu Xiyan feel lingering fear.

She silently remembered the way.

When they walked through the No.13 courtyard, the trees in the forest turned into camphor, and the special fragrance stimulated Gu Xiyan's nerves from time to time. After walking for a few minutes, the camphor forest appeared He walked up to a very tall palace-style building, and when he got closer, Gu Xiyan saw the three lacquered gold characters of "Heming Palace" on a black lacquer plaque under the eaves of the main entrance of the palace by moonlight.

Gu Xiyan was terrified.

The three characters of Heming Temple are Chinese characters, simplified and official script.

(End of this chapter)