Chapter 34: The Flower Bell Rings, A Red Shadow Appears

outer city from entering the inner city. They just need to enter before dawn and leave before dusk. 。The original owner had a wooden plaque on his person, with the character "night" written on it. It...Ye Jia's fourth sister got married on the second day of the first lunar month. She entered the palace at night and returned home in the early morning the next day, sleeping for one night.

This morning, I woke up and went to pay my respects to the old lady. Now I have just finished lunch. It must be the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month. 。Ye Wen counted the days on his fingers, it was only the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, not even the fifteenth. How could the spell possibly fail The last head of the Xuanmai Ye family, Ye Wen, had a secret. Even in her past life, she had never told anyone about it. 。Including her mother, grandfather, and Ye Qingcheng who was constantly following behind her. 。Every fifteenth day of the month, her spiritual power diminishes. This is a secret that belongs only to her. 。She didn't know why, but the fifteenth of every month was her weakest time. She never went out on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, even if there was something important, she would try her best to avoid it. 。Right now she wanted to borrow the power of flowers to restore life to this body, but unexpectedly failed. This scared her, and she was a little flustered. 。The white light in his hand faded away quickly and disappeared. The dried plum blossom also withered rapidly. 。She was unwilling to give up, and grabbed another handful. Just as she was about to recite the incantation, her mind suddenly changed. She let go of the rest of the flowers, leaving only one in her hand. 。The incantation changed, from the great art of restoring vitality to the body, it was replaced with an art that transforms objects. 。In the blink of an eye, the flower transformed into a comb, lying quietly in her palm. 。"Huh" she questioned, setting down her comb and picking up another flower. She quickly conjured a box of rouge again. 。Ye Wen sighed in relief, it was good that his spiritual energy wasn't the problem; it was just that the resurrection spell of the Rebirth Machine couldn't be cast. 。She pondered carefully and soon realized that the problem wasn't with the spell, but with her current body. 。After all, it's a case of using a corpse to revive the soul. The real Ye Family Fourth Sister is dead and gone, this body truly belongs to a deceased person. 。She belonged to a soul from another world that was forcefully shoved into the corpse. Perhaps her soul was special, or perhaps something went wrong during this crossing~ process. Anyway, her soul couldn't fully merge with this body, which resulted in the current state of being like a living dead person. 。But if even magic can't change it, wouldn't she have to live forever with this pale face and a body devoid of warmth No, sooner or later someone would see through her facade, and then things would become troublesome. 。Ye Wenyan was a little upset. She raised her hand and patted the comb and rouge, and both things turned back into flowers, wilting in the blink of an eye. 。I don't know if it was because of the commotion this morning, but this afternoon, the General's Mansion was surprisingly quiet. At least no one came to this courtyard to bother her. 。Just then, Zhu'er discovered that half of the flowers had wilted. She asked her about it twice, but seeing that she was unwilling to speak, she didn't press further. 。The remaining flowers, Ye Wen found a brocade pouch to pack them up and hung it at his waist. 。I also picked a few and put them in my sleeve for easy access. 。Dinner was eaten in one's own room, a dish of stir-fried dry vegetables and a bowl of rice. 。Dried greens are leafy vegetables harvested in autumn and dried under the sun. They can be soaked in water during winter and eaten. 。

Ye Wen couldn't figure out one thing. Did the General's Mansion run out of salt She asked Zhuier, "Why is this stir-fried vegetable so bland"

Zhuier was surprised, "Bland I thought it would be salty because the pickled vegetables they give us servants are particularly salty. The servant girl ate three mouthfuls of pickled vegetables with two bowls of rice, and drank two large bowls of water. It was really too salty.

"Is there any left" she asked Zhuai'er, "If there is, bring me some. I don't mind if you embarrass yourself, this dish is so bland I can't even take a bite." 。“He still stirred the dish with his chopsticks, “There’s not even a bit of meat. It seems the life at General’s Mansion isn’t going well. My own life as an elder sister is so miserable, let alone others.” 。"

When Zhu'er hurried out of the room to fetch some salted vegetables, she returned with her lips turned up high. "It's not that life at General Fu's manor is bad," she said, "it's our lives that are hard. Sister used to have such good meals! Every meal had at least six dishes, with four of them being meaty >>> 。

Just like this, I'm afraid even the maidservants on Second Madam's side eat better than you, sister.

"Really" Ye Wenyan smiled, "Then write down all three meals a day and keep track of them seriously." 。"Can you write" Zhu'er nodded. "Yes, Sister, you forgot When the mistress was in charge, the family hired a teacher to teach us servants how to read and write. He didn't teach us much though, only enough to read." 。So, I can write and read. 。"That's good. From the night I returned home, write down every detail of my meals - three meals a day and snacks with tea." 。"What use are these" Zhu'er didn't understand. 。Ye Wenyan didn't explain further, only telling her: "Life like this is hard-won, we can't just live comfortably and healthily ourselves. Everyone in the household should have the same good life." 。Yes, I will try my best to make it happen earlier. 。That night's bathing water was brought in by Xichun, bucket after bucket, until she was nearly doubled over with exhaustion. 。When pouring water into the large tub, the maid's sleeve slid up, and Ye Wenyan saw a bracelet on her wrist. The color wasn't very good for madam-level ladies, but for a maid, it was already a rare treasure. 。She thought, perhaps Xichun, as a first-class maidservant, if the allowance wasn't used to supplement her family, saving some should be enough to afford 。But she didn't think that a maidservant would really be willing to spend her saved money on something like this, after all, this bracelet should be enough for an ordinary family to eat and use for more than half a year. 。

If it wasn't bought by herself, who would have given it to her Was it the original owner

She pondered carefully and shook her head slowly. It wasn't the original owner. Although the original owner was more generous, compared to the calm and cautious Xi Chun, she didn't particularly like Xi Chun, so she hadn't given her much reward. At most, it was a few strands of pearl flowers and some clothes that she no longer wore>>> 。

Since it's not the original owner, who else could it be

"Water is fine, sister can take a bath

"Xīchūn whispered softly to her..." 。Ye Wen stood up and walked behind the screen, glancing at Xichun's arm again. 。Xi Chun seemed to react, quickly putting her sleeves down, both hands tucked behind her back. 。"Sister, please wash first. I will withdraw now." 。Because she had taken a bath in private last night, Xichun was to visit tonight as usual. 。Yet Ye Wen pulled her back, "Stay here and help me wipe my back." 。"He reached out and proactively pulled up the sleeve of her garment, saying, "Your sleeves are too wide, they'll get wet if you splash them. Let me pull them up for you." 。" No, no, you don't need to. Really, you don't. " 。“Xi Chun retreated two steps, “This servant will call Xiang Dong to help Madam with her back rub. This servant cut her hand while washing earlier and cannot touch water.” 。Sister, wait a moment, I'll go call Xiangdong right away. 。After he finished speaking, he turned and ran away. 。Ye Wen lightly chuckled, shed his clothes and stepped into the bathtub. 。Xiangdong quickly came in. After washing her hands, she picked up the water pail by the tub and scooped water onto her shoulders. 。Thus, after scooping for ten times, she finally opened her mouth softly and said to her, "Sister, did you see the bracelet Xi Chun was wearing During the afternoon work, she was very careful, handling everything lightly. Even when asked to help move a table, she wasn't willing." 。I saw her protecting her left wrist as if it were something precious, so I guessed she must be wearing something valuable. 。I caught the opportunity to hold her hand during dinner, and finally got to see that bracelet. 。I asked her where she was from, and she said she was a sister you had rewarded before. 。"No, I've never seen it." 。"That's what others have given me." 。"Who could it be" she asked Xiāng Dōng, "Have you noticed who she's close to" Xiāng Dōng thought for a while, then shook her head, "The slave doesn't really know..." 。Although she was flamboyant, fond of dressing up and quite attention-seeking in the past, there was no indication that she had any special relationships with anyone. 。She has always followed her older sister because her sister is the favorite in this household. Only by following her sister could she have a bright future. 。" Unfortunately, times have changed. It seems that our main house is no longer viable. We'd better find a patron as quickly as possible." 。"Sister…" Xiangdong hesitated, but after a while, she finally spoke, "If Xichun did something wrong, could sister forgive her once The servant girl has served alongside Xichun for so many years, we have feelings for each other. I truly can't bear to see her go down the wrong path." 。I, your slave, guarantee that I will only ask for forgiveness for her once. If she makes a mistake again, I will not speak another word on her behalf. 。"Ye Wen turned his head to look at her, "Xiangdong, you have to know that making mistakes, once is one thing, there's always the possibility of a second time..." 。Xi Chun is not a child, children can be taught, but she is an adult, her character has already been set. What do you think can be taught back Xiang Dong shook his head, "No." 。So, I only ask for this once. If she does it again, then I will have done my utmost. 。Okay, I promise you 。"Ye Wen turned back and submerged himself in the water again. "Go away, I don't need anyone to wait on me while I bathe." 。As for Xichun's end, have you been paying attention to anything these days 。Whether or not she took a wrong turn is one thing, but we can't let outsiders take advantage of our courtyard. 。“ Xiang Dong put down the watering can and took half a step back: “This servant has taken note.” 。Being alone in the house, she finally lifted her hand from the water. 。She didn't want her wrist to be seen either, because she had a silver bell there, given to her by the most honorable Emperor on this continent. 。Ye Wen still remembered Shi Lifeng's words, that if there was anything he needed, he just had to shake this bell. 。But what could possibly happen to her At least so far, she hasn't run into any trouble that would require the Emperor to intervene personally. 。So this bell is just a decoration for her, isn't it Besides, she doesn't really want to see that person again. After all, being hurt twice in a row isn't exactly something worth reminiscing about. 。She lowered her arms, no longer pondering Shili Fuyin's bell. Instead, she half-rose to reach for her own clothes. 。There were flowers in the pockets. She wanted to make some smooth-textured bath gel so that bathing would be more comfortable. 。The result was truly unexpected. The flower had been alright, but as it tried to retract its body, its foot slipped and it tumbled with a splash back into the bathtub. 。With the stumble and fall, her hand holding the flower tightened its grip. The flower seemed to react to this tightening, as if echoing it with a chime. 。In a blink of an eye, a crimson light flickered, and a handsome man clad in maple-red robes appeared out of thin air...face. They can only smile and thank the foreign craftsmen for their work. 。Then the right minister greeted the craftsmen a few words, and then withdrew from the pile of bricks. 。He turned his head to...