Yu Xiulian's sister was sold as a maid. After moving around several houses, she came to the He Mansion and became Mrs. He's personal maid. Yu Xiulian was sold to a small merchant as a child bride.
In the first twenty years, Yu Xiulian's life was relatively good. Although she was a child bride, her parents-in-law regarded her as their own child. On the other hand, her sister suffered a lot of injustice and difficulties. It was not until the news about the haunting of He Mansion spread and Mrs. He devoted herself to Buddha that her life became easier.
With the death of Yu Xiulian's parents-in-law, her life has become increasingly difficult. The husband failed to live up to his expectations, either eating, drinking or gambling. The son also failed to live up to his expectations and made trouble outside all day long. The family's money became less and less, and they soon became heavily in debt. It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it was difficult to go from luxury to simplicity. Yu Xiulian, who could not afford hardship, began to ask her sister for money.
Aunt Yu has never been married. In Yu Xiulian's opinion, the money her sister saved should belong to her.
Although Grandma Yu doesn't like her sister, she is her only relative in the world.
Half a month ago, Yu Xiulian came to Fuyang County to borrow money, and Grandma Yu placed her in Yuelai Inn. She told Yu Xiulian that Mrs. He was unwell. If the old lady passed away, she would return to Chongzhou to take care of herself with her sister.
Yu Xiulian naturally agreed. In her opinion, it was not only her sister who returned, but also the money her sister brought back from the He family.
After that, the two sisters would see each other every few days. The meeting was not to reminisce, but to sell off the things that Grandma Yu had stolen.
A week ago, Grandma Yu’s stealing of things was discovered by the sick Mrs. He. She begged Mrs. He to forgive her, saying that she stole the things and sold them for her sister. Mrs. He was soft-hearted and wanted to forgive her because of her many years of loyal service. She told Yu Xiulian about this, but Yu Xiulian persuaded her to plan for herself and encouraged her to steal Mrs. He's key.
Being a slave, no matter how loyal you are, is nothing more than a slave. She has been serving the old lady He since she entered the house. Her black hair has turned to white hair, and the girl has turned into a nanny. She just took some things and was scolded and beaten. How could she not have resentment in her heart?
Thus, a bold plan that had never been done before was born.
He stole the key and imprisoned Mrs. He. As Mrs. He, he managed to get the other two keys, opened the secret room, took away the valuables, and lived in seclusion with his sister and her family. In order to prevent being discovered, Aunt Yu specially let Yu Xiulian enter the house to replace her identity.
The plan seemed to be seamless, but something went wrong in the first step. Aunt Yu was caught on the spot by Mrs. He who was stealing the key. The two had a dispute, and Aunt Yu accidentally pushed Mrs. He onto the box.
Old Mrs. He had some old ailments. In a fit of rage, she became so angry that she suffered a sudden cerebral infarction and collapsed on the bed.
Aunt Yu hired a doctor for her, but Yu Xiulian did nothing but stabbed Mrs. He to death while she was going to see the doctor.
That night, there was thunder and heavy rain, but no one noticed what happened in Mrs. He's room.
Cutting off the head and stripping off the clothes were all to conceal the true identity of Mrs. He.
They buried Mrs. He's head in the Buddhist hall by paying homage to the Buddha. Because the Buddhist hall was too small and it was inconvenient to break ground, they had to hide the body in a box and use a large number of sachets to cover up the smell of the corpse.
If Zhou Yu'an hadn't sneaked into Mrs. He's room, if Zhou Yu'an hadn't discovered the box by accident, if she hadn't had nothing to do to ask Chunhong to find out various details about Mrs. He and Grandma Yu, she would have Unable to follow the clues, I discovered that Mrs. He and Grandma Yu were both fake.
Outside the county government office, the sun fell on Zhou Yuan's body, seeming to give her a shallow layer of light.
"I locked Grandma Yu in the Buddhist hall, and I also found the key on Mrs. He's body. When do you plan to get He Hongyi's key?"
"Don't you call me husband anymore?" Shen Chongming stepped forward.
"My lord--" Zhou Yu'an took a step back: "The marriage between you and me was just wishful thinking on my part. There was neither the order of my parents nor the words of a matchmaker, so it couldn't be considered a real good match. Furthermore, although I had no choice but to do things, I still have a reason. The little master was sold. Now that the little master has found a better place to go, the little master should not mention those things in the past again. I, Zhou Yuan, swear that I will never tell anyone that you are married to me. "
"That's very good." Shen Chongming's eyes were gloomy, and he clenched his fist behind his right hand: "Tomorrow at six o'clock, I will wait for you in front of the He family's secret room."
When he came out of the government office holding the sword, he saw only a figure running away quickly.
"Isn't that Miss Chunhong from the He family? Why did she come to the government office? Did the He family know about our capture of Aunt Yu and asked her to ask?"
"Not He Chunhong?"
"If it's not Miss Chunhong, who is that?" He held his sword and stood on tiptoe: "I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel that the more I look at her back, the more she looks like Miss Zhou."
"You are wrong." Shen Chongming stepped down the steps: "Mama Yu is imprisoned in the Buddhist hall, and Mrs. He's head is also in the Buddhist hall. You can take a few government officials over and explore the secret room. Tomorrow It’s time, let’s go get something.”
After holding the sword and leaving, Shen Chongming went to Qinglu alone.
The green house was burned down, leaving only a mess.
He stood in front of the door, looking at the blackened steps and falling into memories...
I woke up from a serious injury, struggled to get up, and staggered here holding on to the bamboo wall. Sitting on the steps was a girl in pink and white clothes, humming a tune and picking herbs. He didn't say anything, but she frowned and turned around. The moment their eyes met, her cheeks bulged angrily.
"You just woke up and ran outside. Are you desperate for your life? Do you know how much herbs I wasted trying to save you?"
"Did the girl save me?"
"Nonsense, maybe the gods in the sky saved you." She glared at him angrily, and then said to herself: "Forget it, why bother with you as a patient? What are you looking at? Why don't you go back quickly? When you're lying down, don't expect me to help you. Every time I help you, your back will be so tired that your back aches. Also, don't expect me to carry you. I can't carry you at all."
"You turned your back on me?"
"Otherwise? How do you think you came down from Changming Mountain?" Zhou Yu'an rubbed his shoulders: "I carried it, but you were so heavy that you couldn't carry it at all. I helped you, but you always leaned on me , led me to a pile of dead people several times. You smelled bad, and you made me stink too. I had no other choice, so I dragged you down the mountain."
Shen Chongming had no way of imagining that scene. He only knew that the little girl in front of him, who seemed to have a bad temper and was delicate, saved him.
The days of recuperation were long. At first, he only thought she was noisy, muttering about changing dressings and drinking medicine. She even complained when he didn't eat on time or go to bed on time. Later, he found her annoying, and she cried and refused to let her change dressings. She also cried when she helped to clean herself. She made no sound when she cried, she just looked at you with red eyes, tears falling one by one, which made you feel flustered, as if you were deliberately bullying her.
Tears came quickly, and laughter came quickly. Slowly, he got used to spending time with her day and night, and got used to her crying and laughing at every turn.
He wasn't the one who proposed the marriage, but he didn't object and got married willingly. However, this woman actually sold him on the wedding night.
