After she left, the click of scissors and the screams of the ghosts could be heard in the yard. Another ghost was punished, and his life or death was uncertain.
"Why……"
Anxi sighed softly after hearing this.
Although she passed this test, she was spared the pain of skin incision.
But you can’t succeed in every challenge.
If she makes it to the last level, won't she get married to the young master?
Speaking of the eldest young master...
An Qian thought of the man in a light blue gown she saw last night. His name was the second lady’s aunt, so he definitely couldn’t be the second lady’s child.
That being said, there should be a lady here.
When his children choose wives, the eldest lady never shows up, and it is the second lady who comes to teach them women's virtues. Why is this?
Anxi couldn't figure it out. She stared at the feet of the paper man in front of her suspended from the ground.
At this time, there were only her and the paper man on the corridor leading to the small courtyard.
etc……
An Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
There was no one else around, the surrounding environment was quiet, and the victim's paper figure had its back turned to him at the moment, showing no signs of vigilance.
Isn't this a perfect crime scene?
It’s a God-given opportunity!
Anxi turned her hand over and let the correction fluid fall into her hand and squeezed it.
With a calm look on her face, she quickened her pace and walked quickly behind the paper man.
"Miss An, what can you do..." The paper man naturally felt An Qian suddenly approaching him, but he just turned around.
【Ding! 】
The correction fluid stabbed it squarely in the abdomen.
["Gengjia Paper Man" has been detected. Would you like to modify or add a prefix? 】
【…】
[Changed to "The Geng family paper figurine who takes orders from An Qian", please check]
It was directly changed to "a paper man who takes orders from Anxi". Anxi was worried that the spell attached to the paper man would fail.
So I chose to add a prefix before "Gengjia Paper Figure". As for the effect...
Anxi looked nervously at the motionless paper man in front of her.
The paper man has been lowering his head since she poked it with correction fluid, and the facial features drawn with ink have not changed at all.
"Cough!" Anxi coughed intentionally to test the paper man's reaction.
The paper figure seemed to have calmed down and said to An Qian: "Miss An, what are your orders?"
"I don't have any instructions, I just wanted to ask, where is the... eldest lady of the Geng family?" An Qian asked hesitantly.
She was very worried that because the word "Geng family" had not been deleted, the paper man would turn around and report to the Geng family master or the old lady when he heard her asking about the eldest lady.
Fortunately, the effect of the correction fluid did not disappoint her.
"The eldest lady has been gone for a long time." The paper man replied honestly.
"No more?" Hearing this, Anxi was shocked and felt that this matter could not be discussed in the corridor, otherwise it would be exposed if someone passed by.
Anxi turned around and looked around, and found a small rockery in the grass outside the corridor.
She grabbed the paper man by the arm and took it behind the rockery, and asked again: "Why is the eldest lady absent?"
The paper man looked at An Qian and replied expressionlessly: "Because he took the young master out of her belly."
"Take it out?" An Qian was confused. This word sounded very strange.
She thought that maybe the paper man didn't understand the meaning of so many words, so she sorted out her words and asked again: "You mean the eldest lady died in childbirth when she gave birth to the eldest young master, right?"
"no."
Unexpectedly, the paper man actually denied it, saying word by word:
"Difficult labor is difficult, but the eldest son was taken out by the master."
"..." Anxi didn't know how to reply.
She stared at the pale and expressionless face of the paper man for a long time, and asked again uncertainly: "So when you say taking it out, you mean... taking it out directly from the stomach?"
"Yes." The paper man nodded, "The eldest lady's belly was cut open, and she died naturally without any treatment afterwards."
"..."
Anxi somehow suddenly had a creepy guess.
But she wasn't sure yet, so she could only ask first: "Is the man in the light blue gown I saw last night the eldest young master?"
"No, that's the second young master, Geng Xiwen."
"Where is the young master?"
"In his own room, of course."
After the paper man answered, he looked up at the sky as if he remembered something, and reminded An Qian: "Miss An, it's time for you to go back to your room."
An Qian raised her hand to comfort the paper man: "Wait, I'll ask you one last question."
"Please say."
"At how old was the young master you mentioned was taken out?"
This is the question Anxi wants to ask the most.
Since the man in the light blue gown was the second young master at last night’s dinner, it’s hard to tell.
It's obviously the eldest young master's wedding banquet, but why doesn't the protagonist show up? Instead, other people gather.
Either this young master is naturally rebellious and committed to fighting against the old rules of the feudal family, or else...he has some unspeakable way to hide his appearance.
Hearing that the eldest lady had been disemboweled to death, Anxi's mind, filled with illicit imagination, immediately thought of the most likely but least likely fact.
She stared at the paper man's face and swallowed, feeling extremely nervous.
She looked at the paper man's mouth that was dotted with ink and moved:
"May."
"!"
Anxi was instantly startled and had goosebumps all over her body.
really! really!
She knew it wasn't that simple.
The eldest young master was taken out when he was five months old. Isn't it just now that he is beginning to take on a human form and his proper gender characteristics are differentiated?
What is the purpose of finding a bride for such an embryo?
An Qian frowned and thought hard about the reason.
Suddenly, it flashed through my mind that the old lady on the first night said that frog-faced people couldn't have children.
Frog Face just said that she is an egg-laying ghost. This does not mean that she cannot have children. She can give birth to eggs and fetuses.
The only difference is that frogs, egg-laying animals, do not have a uterus, but the old lady of the Geng family requires the bride to have a uterus, so they say that frogs cannot have children.
The eldest young master is only five months old, and the old lady requires a uterus. What could this be for?
What could it be for? !
An Qian didn't dare to think about the answer that was already coming out.
But I still have to admit that the Geng family is looking for a bride who can replace the eldest wife and continue to give birth to the eldest young master.
No, this is not looking for a bride, this is looking for a new "mother"!
"No, no, no."
After thinking about it, Anxi squatted on the ground holding her head in pain.
She could no longer break through the barrier, she had to escape from the Geng family.
But then I thought about it, if I just escaped, I would definitely be caught back soon.
Anxi still remembered that even a powerful ghost like Lian Wu couldn't outrun those paper figures at that time, not to mention that her legs were sore after just a few steps, and her legs were terrible after running 800 meters.
If the escape fails, the consequences will not be described in one word.
But if An Qian really wins the final victory and gets married to the young master, then she will be trapped in this feudal mansion from now on.
Nothing works left or right.
A dead end, a complete dead end.
"Ms. An, it's time to go back to the room."
The paper man lowered his head and helped An Qian who was squatting on the ground.
An Qian squatted on the ground motionless, as if in trance, unwilling to face reality.
Seeing this, the paper man withdrew his hand and silently stared at Anxi's balled up appearance.
"Miss An."
The paper man spoke coldly, his voice as calm as his expression.
"You know, Master Geng will not always be Master Geng."
"What?"
The paper man's words made An Qian, who was squatting on the ground, react.
"Young Master Geng will inherit the Geng family property, and by then he will be the master of the Geng family."
"It's a matter of time. It can be very late or very early."
After the paper man said this, he said no more and just stayed aside silently, guarding An Qian.
"Sooner or later..."
Anxi subconsciously repeated what the paper man said.
She pondered over these words that the paper man had said inexplicably.
