Chapter 145: The Sacrifice of the Shen Family
Wan Xin opened the window and looked out. He saw some birds flying by in the blue sky from time to time. The pigeon that usually came to send messages was not seen. Wan Xin closed the window a little disappointedly, and the bright moon beside him saw all this, "Miss, are you waiting for the pigeon? Or Mr. Liu?"
How could Wanxin not hear Mingyue’s joke? He immediately pretended to be angry, "What are you talking about, you little girl, getting bigger and smaller."
"Miss, please spare me, I'm wrong, but I can't do it." Mingyue practiced begging for mercy. How could Wanxin not know that Mingyue was changing the way to make her happy? It's just that she felt even more distressed. She was also very sad, but she still had to find ways to make her smile more.
"Mingyue, I know you have worked hard. If we survive this period, everything will be fine."
"Miss, what are you talking about? Mingyue is not bitter, but Miss is working hard. I can't follow the sacrifice tomorrow. I really don't know what unpredictable things will happen." Mingyue looked at the lady with a sad face, deeply worried about the sacrifice tomorrow.
Wan Xin held Mingyue's hand. Although they were named Master and servant, their actual relationship had surpassed that of sisters. "Mingyue, no matter what happens tomorrow, you don't want to go there. Are you waiting here for me to know?"
Wan Xin kept reminding her that she had lost a summer and she could not lose Mingyue. No matter what, she should protect this maid who is loyal to the Lord.
At this time, a sudden sound came from outside the window. Mingyue heard the movement and immediately stood up and opened the window. She saw a fat carrier pigeon flying in, hovering around the house for several times, and landing steadily on Wanxin’s slender.
"Okay, the object that the lady has been thinking about for the whole day has finally arrived." Mingyue looked at the pigeon and smiled.
Wan Xin gently slapped Mingyue in the head, took off the letter from the pigeon's leg, and looked carefully. Liu Fanchen said in the letter that Landlord Liu's family had been silenced by the second prince, and even the poultry at home were not spared. In just a few words, the information was huge, and the tears in Wan Xin's eyes could not be stopped. Although he already knew the ending, the fact that when hunger came, it was often more cruel than what he thought.
Wan Xin now had Liu Anyang's every frown and smile in his mind. Such a smart woman died here. She was sad for Liu Anyang and for her incompetence. Now Storekeeper Meng should have also received this news. I wonder if Storekeeper Meng can suppress the pain in his heart and avenge Liu Anyang together?
Originally, Wan Xin thought she would not have such a big hatred for the second prince, but now he hated the second prince even more than Yan Jinfei. Shen Rufei and Liu might be even more hatred for the indiscriminate killing of innocent people and those who are inhumane.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Mingyue looked at Wan Xin with tears in her face, not understanding why the lady suddenly cried like this, and she looked so sad.
Wan Xin touched her tears, "The fifth concubine is dead."
"Ah?" Mingyue couldn't stop her tears from falling when she heard this news. In the countryside, she remembered the help her fifth concubine gave them. Such a pretty person died if she said she died. "How did she die?"
"I will avenge her and will not let her die in vain." Wan Xin seemed to answer Mingyue, and more like saying to herself.
Mingyue looked at the lady's side face, and then she realized that the lady's appearance had changed since when. Although she still had the same appearance as green feathers and beautiful eyes, the lady now no longer had the soft compromise she had before, but instead became more and more tenacious.
"Miss, do you really want to avenge the fifth concubine? How can you find this world? And Landlord Liu is so capable that he can kill his family. He must be a casual person. Can we take revenge?" Mingyue knew Wan Xin's intention, but when she thought of reality, she couldn't help but express her concern.
Wan Xin's eyes looked at the bright moon like bright moonlight, and the gaze was soft and firm, "A lot of things, as long as you think about it, there is nothing that cannot be done. How have we ever thought about returning to the capital and returning to the Shen Mansion? We used to be ready to live like this in the countryside, right? How good are we doing now?"
When Mingyue heard Wanxin's remarks, her uneasiness disappeared a lot. No matter what the lady did, she would unconditionally support the lady. Mingyue looked at the fat pigeon in Wanxin's hand, and saw that the pigeon had been leaning on Wanxin's palm and refused to fly away. "Miss, do you want to reply to Mr. Liu?"
Wan Xin pondered a little and shook his head, "You lock this pigeon up and wait for tomorrow... If I haven't come back in the evening, you will let the pigeon fly..."
"Miss, what does this mean? But do you think something bad will happen tomorrow? Miss. This is not possible. Now the eldest young master is not in the capital. Wouldn't you let the Liu clan fiddle with it tomorrow?" Mingyue said anxiously when she saw Wan Xin's expression. As a maid, she was a little slight and had no way to do anything for Wan Xin in the Shen Mansion. All she could do was to establish good relations with the servants of the Shen Mansion and inquire about some things from them.
Wan Xin realized that his emotions had affected Mingyue, so he pretended to be relaxed, "Are you still worried about your lady? Is there anything that can be difficult to get me?"
Mingyue found that the lady said this to comfort her, so she was unwilling to let the lady be too distracted. "Miss, don't worry, I will do what you said tomorrow. If you don't return in the evening, I will release the pigeons immediately. Do you want to tie a letter on the pigeons? Notify Mr. Liu to come?"
Wan Xin shook his head and rejected Mingyue's approach, "No, you don't need to write anything, so you can just take a piece of white paper over. If Liu Fanchen is willing to help him, he will come over. If not... it depends on my luck."
Mingyue was heartbroken at this time, "Miss, you are lucky to be a god. Maybe tomorrow will be a simple sacrifice. Don't worry, I will prepare the meal and wait for you to come back."
Wan Xin nodded with a smile, but only she knew the helplessness that tomorrow would be a fierce battle, and she was a person who returned from hell and was never afraid of evil. God blocked the gods and Buddha blocked the Buddhas to kill the Buddhas. If Liu was overestimating her abilities, don’t blame her for killing her to prevent future troubles.
In fact, Wan Xin didn't want to see her hands covered in blood. She didn't want to become the kind of person she hated. So from the beginning to the end, she had never thought of hurting her life except Xia Tian, but now she was forced to do this. If she didn't do it, she would cause herself greater trouble and disaster.
Maybe she knew the difficulty of tomorrow. Wanxin saw her mother in her dream today. She was still so beautiful and gentle. She hugged her and told stories and jokes. But for some reason, her mother suddenly let go of her crying, stood up and walked in the distance. No matter what Wanxin called her, she never looked back, as if she couldn't hear it. Wanxin shouted in a loud voice, but her mother was gradually drifting away. Until her mother became a hazy point, Wanxin suddenly woke up, and she was sweating all over. She realized that she was dreaming. She hadn't dreamed of her mother for a long time, gasping for breath. She didn't know what this dream meant. When she looked up, she saw that the sky was already dark.
Wanxin was no longer sleepy at this time, so she got up to prepare for the daytime work. She put the Five Poisons Ring on her hand. This ring has been used once and can be used several times. Wanxin did not want to really use this ring. Because using the ring once will result in a life, but things are just a matter of luck. The more unwilling things, God arranged for you to do it.
When Mingyue got up, she found that Wanxin had finished washing and the habit she developed in the countryside. Until now, Wanxin still insisted on washing and dressing up herself. Only too complicated hair accessories would Mingyue help her dress up. She always liked to do it herself.
"Miss." Mingyue shouted with concern in her eyes. She was really afraid that something would go wrong with the lady this time. If this were the case, she would definitely not survive.
"Look at you, your eyes have never slept for a night. Don't worry about me. I want them to be cruel so that I can get rid of the roots." Wan Xin said calmly to Mingyue. At this time, she no longer had the trace of sorrow she had yesterday, but was more determined that she would definitely win in the end.
"Miss, my wife asked me to invite you over." At this time, a little maid came outside the door. He was a person around Liu. Now Liu no longer has a fixed personal maid. It seems that Hua Yin's affairs have dealt a lot of damage to Liu.
Wan Xin nodded and followed the little maid to the front hall. Sure enough, Liu, Mr. Shen, Jiang and others were basically here. Because Ru Fei was the bride, she was missing before the day of returning to the door. Wan Xin came to Mr. Shen, bowed respectfully, Mr. Shen nodded, and said no more.
However, Liu's face was down and he had never spoken aside. Jiang arranged the big and small matters, and even Hua Yin would help him, while Liu never said a word.
Soon after, the second and third rooms also arrived one by one. Shen Congye still looked like a good-looking man. When he came, he apologized and said that he had come late and let everyone wait for a long time. However, the apology he spoke did not show any tribute. Shen Wanqi was wearing it today, but the huge South China Sea pearl on her head still revealed her unique value. Since Wanxin learned that the second prince was the murderer of Liu Dizhu's family, he completely changed his opinion of the second prince. Now seeing Shen Wanqi's attitude, he sneered in his heart. The second prince is completely an inhumane person. It would definitely be too late to regret when Shen Wanqi found out.
Shen Congjie's family in the third house did not do anything, as if they were a foil, following Mr. Shen and others.
Under the leadership of Mr. Shen, everyone came to the Shen Family Ancestral Hall, where the rankings of the Shen Family ancestors were placed. The ancestral hall was located in the north of the Shen Mansion. It was completely cold and cold. When everyone walked into the gate of the ancestral hall, they couldn't help but shivered, only Chen Wanxin was at peace, because in her previous life, she knelt in the Yan Family's ancestral hall countless times, praying for yanjin. This coldness was extremely familiar to her.
Mr. Shen led everyone to kneel down to the ancestors of the Shen family, each burning seven incense sticks and offering tea fruits. Mr. Shen chanted in front of everyone, "Auspicious day, good day, peace and prosperity, Buddha light shines, house light, blessing the whole family and everything goes well." After reading, everyone followed Mr. Shen to repeat the congratulations, and after the end, everyone prayed silently for three minutes.
Just as everyone was about to go out to burn paper money, Liu suddenly said, "Master, I want to continue to stay here to pray for everyone in the Shen family. I have had too many mistakes in doing things before, so I beg you to let me stay here to pray for blessings."
Mr. Liu's words made Mr. Shen and everyone stop. Everyone looked at Mr. Liu in surprise. This was completely inconsistent with her usual behavior. Could it be that she really knew that she was wrong and that she was repentant?
Only Wan Xin knew that Liu was not really going to pray for everyone. She didn't say anything and quietly waited for Liu's performance. Mr. Shen saw Liu's belly thrusting and charming look. Not only because of the matter of Ru Fei, Liu's now has no sense of charm, but instead becomes thinner. In addition, with a super big belly, anyone will feel pity for her after seeing her posture. What's more, Mr. Shen, who has been married for more than ten years with her?
Mr. Shen just agreed to Liu's actions. Mr. Liu suddenly uttered his roar and bent down with his stomach. Mr. Shen immediately pushed everyone away and came to Liu, helping her up. The care in his eyes was visible to everyone, "Why, you feel uncomfortable, then don't stay here. I know your feelings, but your body is not suitable to kneel here now. The ancestral hall is very cold, please come out quickly."
Liu shook his head, his eyes filled with affection and tears, "Master, I must relieve my sins here, so you don't have to worry about me. If you really feel at ease, why don't you stay with me?"
Mr. Shen also felt it was quite good when he heard Liu's advice, so he surrounded him and saw who was suitable. The daughters of the second and third bedrooms retreated and hid behind his mother. At this time, Mrs. Jiang suddenly said, "Since my sister is willing to pray for the Shen family, how can she not have one of me as the person who manages the Shen family? Let me accompany you."
Liu did not expect that Jiang suddenly appeared in the middle of his plan, and his eyes flashed, "My sister is doing a lot now, and there are many things you can do. You are also the new owner of the Shen family. You must be unaccustomed to many things. You still need to do the burning paper below. Why don't you let Wanxin accompany me, master, what do you think?"
Mr. Shen did not doubt that he was there, nor did he want Jiang to stay here. "It's good that way. Wan Xin, as the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, should stay with his legitimate mother. Do you agree with Wan Xin?"
Wan Xin sneered in her heart. She knew that Liu just wanted to keep her, but how could she let Liu succeed easily? So she said unexpectedly, "I don't agree."
"You..." Liu did not expect that Chen Wanxin would refuse this. If Wanxin did not stay, all his plans would not be realized. He had to look at Mr. Shen pitifully, "Master, forget it, Wanxin may not want to be with me under the same roof. After all, I am no longer the mistress." After that, he picked up the handkerchief and pretended to wipe his tears.
Mr. Shen was so heartbroken that he was furious when he saw it, "Wanxin, I order you to stay with your mother. As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, you must be filial."
After saying that, he left without looking back. When everyone left one by one, only Wan Xin and Liu were left in the ancestral hall.
Chapter completed!