Chapter 67: The Greatness of Wen Mansion
Chapter 67: The Greatness of Wen Mansion
The group walked through the spacious front hall and entered the mansion, where they saw scattered buildings, strange mountains and rocks, winding paths and flowing water, and lush flowers and trees. Qinghe, which belongs to the north, actually created a Jiangnan scenery.
According to the old nanny, it was because Old Master Wen had been an official in Jiangnan in his early years and was very nostalgic for the Jiangnan gardens, so he specially built the house like this.
The old nanny led the way and briefly introduced the situation in the mansion.
Fu Ze and Liao Chengpeng took out the strange air detector very skillfully and naturally, while Liu Sheng's fingertips revealed a small tentacle, sensing everywhere.
Hearing the old nanny say that this courtyard belonged to the Fourth Master, so he couldn't enter, and that the embroidery building belonged to the cousin, so it was inconvenient for outsiders to enter, Liu Sheng raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but interrupt her.
"Please ask Mammy to take us to Miss Wen's boudoir first. We can see this now, right?"
The Wen Mansion is so huge that I don’t know how long it will take to walk through it. Moreover, some places are not allowed to enter, and some are not allowed to enter. It is better to go straight to the most likely place.
The old lady was slightly startled, then frowned slightly, and the smile on her face was a little forced: "Well... Logically speaking, the boudoir of a female relative is very private and outsiders should not enter. But since it is to investigate the matter of strange things, it is reasonable."
Afterwards, the old nanny led everyone through several corridors and several moon-shaped doors and came to a very remote corner of the Wen Mansion.
In front of us is a small courtyard that looks quite old.
At the gate of the courtyard, Cuicui, the maid Liu Sheng had seen before, was sitting on the stone steps, sobbing with her head down.
Cuicui heard the footsteps of the crowd, and without raising her head, she opened her arms and shouted angrily: "No one is allowed to come over! Don't think of stealing my things while I'm away! You have to step over my dead body!"
The old nanny looked a little embarrassed and her smile was almost gone. She quickly winked at the maid beside her.
The maid stepped forward and held Cuicui's arm, saying softly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't let the guests laugh at you."
The old lady turned around and explained to Liu Sheng and the others, "Don't be surprised, her master has become a strange creature, so she is a little crazy now."
Cuicui only raised her head when she heard the word "guest". Her little face was dirty and her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
She immediately saw Liu Sheng standing behind the nanny, and excitedly broke free from the maid's hand and rushed over.
"Sister Shengsheng, is my young lady okay?"
Liu Sheng patted her hand gently to reassure her, and nodded slightly, saying, "We are here for your young lady. Your young lady may have touched something that has caused her to be infected with a strange aura. Miss Cuicui, please point out what your young lady has touched recently."
Cui Cui nodded obediently: "Please come with me...but...there are not many things left..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red again.
Only when Liu Sheng and his companions entered the courtyard did they realize that Cuicui was telling the truth.
The courtyard was extremely desolate, with only a crooked tree. Scattered on the ground were some open dressing cases and boxes, as well as clothes, books and other items, which had obviously been ransacked.
The room was even more empty inside. The furnishings were so simple that they could almost be described as barren. The cupboards were wide open and empty, and there was only a thin quilt on the bed, which was also thrown on the floor.
Because there was really nothing there, I looked around quickly and found no trace of anything strange here.
Liao Chengpeng asked Liu Sheng in a low voice: "Treasurer Liu, do you think it is possible that Miss Wen was affected by a strange creature? If there was a strange creature, even if everything was moved away, there should still be some trace of it."
Liu Sheng walked out of the door ponderingly, and saw the old maid standing outside the door, peeking at what they were doing, and said, "Mammy, this isn't Miss Wen's original residence, right?"
The old nanny and the maid looked at Liu Sheng in surprise and did not dare to say a word.
However, it is also obvious that when Miss Wen was at her prime, there was no way she could live in this remote courtyard that was obviously in disrepair.
Cuicui was also surprised: "Sister Shengsheng, you are really amazing!" At this time, she had no taboos and spoke freely. She said hatefully: "Since the young lady lost her cultivation, her original yard has been occupied by someone, who said it has good feng shui."
"I'll take you there!"
As she spoke, Cuicui walked ahead angrily, and Liu Sheng and others naturally followed closely behind her.
The old nanny and the maid looked at each other, it was too late to stop them, so they had no choice but to follow.
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"It's right here." Cuicui pointed to the courtyard with the three big characters "Pengshan Garden" written on the front door, her eyes full of resentment, "This was originally the young lady's courtyard."
The feng shui here is indeed good. Thanks to his recent practice, Liu Sheng can sense the abundant spiritual energy just by approaching the door.
The gate to the courtyard was open, and the sound of swords could be faintly heard, as if someone was practicing swordplay.
"Who are you? Don't disturb the young master from practicing." A servant came out of the yard and scolded when he saw the crowd coming.
"Madam Zhao, you also know that the young master is in a critical situation recently. How can you bring people close to the young master's yard casually?"
The old maid nodded and said, "These are... the adults from the weaving house... the old master asked me to accompany them well..."
"It's just a weaving yard, I thought it was something else. The old master also ordered that no one should go near the young master's yard, do you remember?"
I don't know where this young master comes from, but even the gatekeeper is more arrogant than the old nanny. The old nanny at least hides her disdain, but this young boy is obviously too arrogant and even looks down on the weaving institute.
Liao Chengpeng was used to being cautious, and when he saw this man talking so wildly, he thought that he must have a powerful background, so he kept silent.
Fu Ze had a slightly irritated look on his face. He was too old to bear the humiliation. "I wonder where this young master came from. Our weaving academy would also like to know which Buddha is here?"
Liu Sheng frowned slightly, feeling his hands itchy.
But before she could make a move, something was suddenly thrown out from the yard and hit the back of the servant who was about to raise his head to answer.
The boy groaned and fell face down.
A scabbard fell to the ground with a "pop".
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm young and ignorant and lack discipline. Please forgive me." A clear young man's voice sounded from inside the door.
Following the voice came a young boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a blue shirt and holding a long sword in his hand that shone as coldly as water.
Although he is still young, he is tall and handsome, with a pair of bright eyes as clear as water, revealing the sunshine and innocence unique to young people.
He looked at the old maid who was very familiar to everyone and asked, "Madame Zhao, I was practicing swordplay when I heard you guys quarreling at the door. What's going on?"
Before the old nanny could answer, Cuicui got angry first. She rushed forward, grabbed his collar, and hissed, "You thief! You stole the young lady's home, stole the young lady's cultivation, and now you're occupying the young lady's yard!"
This sounds like a huge amount of information!
(End of this chapter)