Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 83 Taoyuan Residence (2)
"Housekeeper Huai, what's the owner's name?"

"The master's surname is Zheng. It's too late now, so don't bother him." The butler said that he had left the room and closed the door with a bang.

It seems that the prince is unwilling to inquire about the master's situation.

Prince Jin stayed in the room alone, looking at the flickering candle shadow, he felt empty in his heart, as if something was missing.

Feixiao still had a high fever, and would sometimes utter sleepy gibberish, Wang Zijin kept applying cold water to his forehead, and finally got better.

Did he really suffer retribution for eating the offerings from the tomb today?He just had an idea and didn't dare to continue thinking about it. He was really afraid that something would happen again.

In the middle of the night, Prince Jinfang lay down on the quilt and fell asleep in a daze.

The cool autumn night wind blows in from the window, with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, the fragrance of green grass, seems to be the hand of a gentle woman, caressing his face gently, this is really a sweet and painful night.

At dawn, Fei Hong beside him groaned in pain, Wang Zijin was awakened by him, and saw that his mouth was already covered with blisters, and his red lips had now turned gray.

Knowing that he was thirsty, Wang Zijin hurriedly got up to find water for him.

He was holding an empty kettle and walking in the empty corridor. At this time, the sky was already bright, and there was still a hazy morning mist, shrouding the yard.

Looking at the trees and flowers in the yard, Wang Zijin suddenly froze.

If I remember correctly, it should be mid-August at this time. At this solar term, the summer flowers wither, the cold rain is flying, and the vegetation should also show signs of decay.

But in the narrow courtyard, there is a scene of lively spring, not only the hibiscus and peonies in summer, but also the peach blossoms and apricot blossoms in spring are showing their fragrance on their branches.

Looking at the garden in front of him full of fragrance of flowers and lush greenery, he felt that time seemed to be frozen in this square inch, no longer moving forward.

Chunhua and Xiahua bloom together, and autumn insects and spring grass dance together. Although it is beautiful, it is also a terrifying scene.

Wang Zijin stared at the courtyard in a daze for a while, thinking of the suffering in the house, and hurriedly ran to the wing room. Generally, the kitchens of big families are on the west side, and this house is no exception.

As soon as he started to walk, he heard what seemed to be faint footsteps behind him. Looking back, there was only morning mist in the corridor, and he had a slender figure. Is there anyone there?

But when he lifted his foot again, the sound of footsteps appeared again.

Wang Zijin was so startled that his scalp went numb, and he remembered that Fei Hong once told him that when he met monsters, he would pretend that he hadn't seen them. If they weren't harmful things, he wouldn't entangle others, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue walking.

He ran to the kitchen in a few steps and pushed open the wooden door. It was dark inside, and a brown water tank was clearly visible in the corner of the room. He hurriedly lifted the lid of the tank and picked up the wooden spoon next to him to scoop up water.

Who would have thought that just as he was about to scoop, he saw his reflection in the sparkling water, the face of a handsome scholar, and behind him, a huge figure was clearly visible, wearing a baggy robe, standing in the dark .

The man was tall, and only his neck could be seen from the water, but his head could not be seen at all. Wang Zijin turned his head tremblingly, but saw a pair of green eyes staring at him closely, the eyes were full. It is as big as a copper bell, bright and bright.

Wang Zijin was frightened by it and sat on the ground, this is not human, how can anyone grow such a big head?
I saw that his head was a bit bigger than the water tank, his eyes were big and bright, his nose and mouth were small and exquisite, and his skin was faintly brown like a board.

"Don't be afraid." The weird monster spoke softly, the voice was as immature as a child's.

The prince saw that it could talk, and his fear was slightly reduced.

But the big-headed monster actually sat on a low stool in the kitchen, and said to the prince, "Please sit down."

He hastily sat in front of it tremblingly, sweating profusely, it is true that monsters are divided into different classes, with different temperaments, why did he meet such a polite person today?
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"I am the spirit of the house that guards this house." The monster rolled his big eyes, "Anything that exists for a long time has aura, and I am the integration of the aura of this old house."

Wang Zijin listened to its eloquence, and hurriedly said: "I still have a friend who is sick, and he is so thirsty, I still have to bring him water. If there is nothing else, I will go back."

"Of course something happened." Zhai Ling said again, "Your friend didn't suffer from an ordinary disease, but he ate something he shouldn't eat, which caused the spirit to follow him, making him unable to escape."

After all, he picked up the jug that fell to the ground. His hand was as small as a cat, and his five fingers were curled up. As soon as the jug was in his hand, it was immediately filled with a golden liquid that was as thick as honey. .

"Take this and give him a drink, it should be fine."

"What is this?" Wang Zijin was no longer afraid at this time, he only thought that this monster had a straightforward temperament, which was very interesting.

"The house has been around for a long time, so there will naturally be many treasures. This is the clean water in front of the altar that I have accumulated."

"Thank you, thank you very much." Wang Zijin hurriedly saluted him.

But Zhai Ling held his huge head with his small hands, and said with a sad face: "It's a pity that I have a human form for nothing, but I can't get out of this room. I changed into a human being just to play happily and carefree. , no longer standing in one place forever, but still unable to achieve your wish.”

Its wish was exactly the same as that of Fei Xiao.

Wang Zijin looked at it, looked up and down, it turned out that it turned into a human.Is it because the house is so tall that it looks down from top to bottom every day, otherwise how could it have such a deformity?

But Zhai Ling said: "Do me a favor, there have been no outsiders here for a long time."

"You don't want me to demolish the house, do you?" Wang Zijin knew what it wanted to do after hearing it start.

"Of course not." Zhai Ling continued, "It's just that this room is sealed by a huge force, and the people in the room will not age and die, even the flowers and plants in the courtyard are like this, blooming all year round."

"Then how do you want me to help you?"

"I live in this room day and night, and I don't quite understand many things." It shook its head and sighed, "I only know that there seem to be many strange things among them, and the strangest thing is one thing."

When it said this, there was a look of horror on its funny face.

"What's the matter?" Wang Zijin asked calmly.

"You have to pay attention, the women in this family..."

Before it finished speaking, the wooden door of the kitchen was pushed open, and a burst of strong light came in, and the big-headed monster disappeared in the beam of smoke.

Wang Zijin was blinded by the light, and a thick figure flashed behind the light, but it was the cook who came to make breakfast.

He hurriedly carried the water bottle filled with golden liquid, and ran back to Scarlet's room.

Along the way, I wondered whether what I just saw was real?It was like a dream, but the kettle in my hand was heavy and so real.

Seeing that the flowers and plants in the yard are blooming very lively, it doesn't look like autumn at all, maybe the big-headed monster is right.

It wants to pay attention to the women in this family?Wang Zijin recalled the dream he had the day before yesterday, that woman crying in the corner, that strange white veil scarf.

It says, is that her?
When the prince went back into the house, Fei Xiao still didn't wake up. He poured a glass of water from the kettle, and the water exuded a pungent smell, which was unbearable.

He supported Feihong's head with one hand, opened his tightly closed lips with the other, and poured water into Feihong's mouth.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it was poured in, Fei Xiao suddenly turned over and sat up, spit out all the water in her mouth, her face was haggard, but her mind was clearly awake.

"Zi Jin, you, what did you feed me?" He was still desperately stuffing his hand into his mouth and retching.

"Yes, it's the clean water in front of the altar." The prince seemed to be in great pain when he saw him, and he couldn't help feeling guilty when he spoke.

"Really?" Fei Xiao picked up the cup and smelled it, her handsome facial features immediately twisted together, "This seems to be stinky clean water."

"Feixiao, no matter what, you'll be fine if you're better?" Wang Zijin's voice was filled with joy. Ever since Feixiao fell ill yesterday, his heart had been in a state of ups and downs, and he couldn't rest assured. This time, the stone in his heart was finally It fell to the ground.

It seems that the big-headed monster really has some ideas.

"Who said I was sick?" Fei Xiao wondered.

"You, you obviously have a high fever and look haggard, why aren't you sick?"

"I'm ashamed to say it." Fei Xiao seemed to lower her head to think about something, "Yesterday, because of eating the offerings in front of the grave, she was haunted by a woman's resentment, and she kept begging me to help her."

"Then why don't you promise?" Wang Zijin mourned, because of his insistence, he suffered so much yesterday.

"The key is a smoky thought, how good is your memory?" Fei Xiao looked sad, in the past, she only saw him in such pain when there was no chicken to eat, "She just said, she wants me to save Qi'er , to save Qi'er, but she couldn't even tell who Qi'er was, and in the end she only told me that her home is this mansion..."

Before Fei Hong finished speaking, Wang Zijin asked in a trembling voice: "Yes, is that a woman wearing a white embroidered skirt? Wearing a strange white gauze turban?"

Fei Xiao's expression turned cold when she heard this, she looked at the prince and said, "You saw it too?"

Wang Zijin remembered what he saw, nodded slowly, thinking that his horoscope is really bad, even if he didn't eat, he could still see these ghosts and monsters.

Both of them were suspicious. It seemed that this woman had passed away long ago, and because Fei Xiao ate the offerings from the grave, she entangled him and asked him to fulfill her wish on her behalf.But who is Qi'er in her mouth?The name seems to be a child's nickname. Are there any children in this room who have not grown up?
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At this moment, the sound of knocking on the door broke the silence in the room, startling Wang Zijin, but it was the servant girl of this family who came to invite the two of them to have dinner.

As soon as Fei Xiao regained consciousness, her body also recovered seven or eight points.He opened the door, looked at the scenery outside the house, suddenly froze, and then smiled: "Penglai Wonderland?"

"How do you say that?" Wang Zijin didn't know why he said that.

"Look at the layout of the courtyard. There is a pond, a shadow, a flower and a landscape, and the mist that lingers all day long. Even the vegetation and trees have their own scenery. Isn't it just the fairyland in the legend?"

After he reminded him, Wang Zijin realized that it was indeed the case, only a crane was dancing in the lotus pond.

"It's just that this fairyland is too fake..." Fei Xiao pointed to a butterfly.

Wang Zijin followed his gaze and saw the butterfly flying over the flowers and disappearing outside the courtyard, but soon flew over from the other side.Butterflies are always turning around beside the lotus pond, never flying to other places.A frog plopped into the water, but then reappeared in the same place and jumped down again.

It's not so much a fairyland, it's more like a moving painting. Although it's beautiful, it has a weird atmosphere.

"I don't know what kind of person this owner is who wants to become a fairy?" Fei Xiao whispered a smirk in his ear.

Wang Zijin didn't dare to talk, so he and Feixiao followed the maidservant to the dining room, and saw that there seemed to be a dark cloud covering the sky behind the courtyard, but when he looked again, it turned out to be a huge locust tree, estimated to be a hundred years old.

Such towering ancient trees are probably only worthy of this fairyland-like courtyard.

The two stopped and walked all the way, and finally came to the dining room.

There were a few pairs of bowls and chopsticks on the long table, and a handsome man with a bit of fairy air was sitting in front of the table waiting for them.

He was about 30 years old, with a long beard, a jasper and gold crown, and maroon satin clothes, looking at the two of them with a smile.

"The two young masters seem to be getting better? I am the owner of this family, so your surname is Zheng." He paused and said, "When I was young, I didn't seek fame and fame. I taught for a living. You two call me Mr. Zheng." That's it."

Looking at Mr. Zheng, Wang Zijin felt that he had a refined demeanor and couldn't express it. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "My next prince, thank you Mr. Zheng for your help."

Feixiao saluted at the side and said, "Hu Feixiao."

Mr. Zheng waved his hands with a smile, looked at Fei Xiao with apologetic face and said, "What's the point of doing so much? I knew a little bit about medical skills, but unfortunately I only learned superficially. I can't do anything about Mr. Hu's illness." Help."

"Xiaosheng's physique is much stronger than ordinary people's. It's recovered now. Please worry about Mr. Zheng." While talking, Fei Hong looked at Mr. Zheng out of the corner of her eyes, with a smile on her lips, as if she had completely returned to her previous chic demeanor.

The three exchanged greetings for a while and then began to eat. Wang Zijin sat at the dining table, eating porridge and side dishes, while looking at Mr. Zheng, who couldn't believe that he used to be a teacher.

Fei Xiao only turned over the meat to eat, and chuckled at him, "What did I just say? Surely there are people who want to become immortals?"

"Fei Hong!" Wang Zijin was afraid that people would hear him, so he hurriedly told him to shut up.

The three of them sat on the table without talking for a while. Seeing the silence of the people, Fei Xiao didn't say anything, and had a depressing and sad breakfast.

"How do you two see my courtyard?" Mr. Zheng pointed at the beautiful scenery outside the window, probably wanting to break the silence.

"It's beautiful! It's beautiful!" Wang Zijin responded again and again, but he didn't dare to say that the beauty was so unreal.

"Actually, I'm ashamed to say it." Mr. Zheng's face turned bright, "I've been searching for immortality and immortality for several years, and I just want to get rid of the mundane world."

"So what?" Wang Zijin only knew that the emperors of all dynasties pursued the art of immortality, but he never thought that there would be such a strange person in this barren mountain.

"My lord, you can tell just by looking at this courtyard." Mr. Zheng said with a smile, "The flowers here will not wither, the trees will not fade, and even the people who live here can remain young forever."

Fei Xiao laughed lightly, and turned her head to look at the courtyard. The sunlight reflected his face crystal clear, like the moon and snow.

"Why not?" Mr. Zheng laughed, "Look at the records in the ancient books, all immortals can live forever, and there are no four seasons in Penglai Wonderland. Immortals live in it every day, and the years will not pass by. They spend their days leisurely and achieve Taoism." Fairy, that's all."

Fei Xiao laughed again: "Sir, you live in this square inch every day, you don't care about the outside world, the days are calm, don't you feel lonely?"

Mr. Zheng disagreed, "Since I have become a fairy, how can I miss the mundane world anymore? Now I have no interest in who the emperor is."

He was full of smiles, but he didn't want to talk to the two of them anymore, so he left the table.

Wang Zijin looked at Mr. Zheng's back, only feeling angry. It seemed that Fei Xiao's words hit his sore spot.

Seeing the mist shrouded in the courtyard, the golden carp playing in the lotus pond, and going back and forth in the pond, it was a scene of prosperity and excitement, but I don’t know if this is a fake excitement or real loneliness?
Does living in this fairyland where time stands still really mean happiness?

He remembered the lonely expression of that big-headed monster again, and said with a smile: "Even his house can't stand it, he is really powerful."

"What did you say?" Feihong leaned over and asked.

"Nothing." Wang Zijin happened to see the maid cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks, and asked hastily, "Is there any child in this house?"

The maid bowed her head and said, "Master has no heirs."

Who is that Qier?Fei Xiao and Wang Zijin looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts.

"Is there a female relative?"

"Madam has been seriously ill, the master doesn't let anyone get close to Madam, and only takes care of her personally."

Madame is seriously ill?When Wang Zijin heard this, his heart beat like a drum. The lady the maid said was the woman in white?Is it also the woman that the big-headed monster wants him to pay more attention to?
When he was about to ask more questions, a cold hand stretched out from the side and covered his mouth, and the words that the prince entered his mouth swallowed again.

I saw Fei Xiao's serious face, she glanced at the door from the corner of her eyes and said, "There is someone."

Wang Zijin looked back, and there was a wrinkled old man standing by the door of the dining room, with long beard fluttering, and a pair of eyes looking fiercely at the two of them.

It was the housekeeper surnamed Huai.

Seven

The two of them returned to the room after breakfast. Fei Xiao had already recovered. She walked around the yard a few times by herself, pulling up grass from the ground and playing with it in her palms, her face full of concentration.

"Fei Xiao, what are you doing again?" Wang Zijin saw him dangling in the sun in the yard, his head was dilated by him.

"It's fake, it's all fake..." He was dressed in white, emitting a dazzling golden light in the sun.

(End of this chapter)