"I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. This is the only way to attract your attention..."
turn out to be:
The woman is Deng Yuee.
The eldest wife of Lin Cong, the young master of the Lin family, had no children due to physical defects after marrying into the Lin family for many years. The mother-in-law, Lin Mu, took in a concubine from outside in order to continue the Lin family lineage.
The concubine's name is Anna Mae.
Anna Mae became pregnant only three months after marrying into the Lin family.
Although Deng Yuee was envious, she was also happy for her husband and treated Anna Mae like her own sister.
On the sixth day of April, she suddenly felt dizzy and wanted to go to bed to rest. But when she woke up, she found a strange man lying next to her, and she was also disheveled.
Before she could realize what was happening, her mother-in-law broke into the house with her servants.
As you can imagine, she was convicted of being unruly, adulterous, and imprisoned in a pig cage and thrown into the Yangtze River.
Perhaps God also felt unfair for her. The pig cage happened to be hit by a rock. She struggled to climb out of the cage and was rescued by a kind-hearted fisherman.
Now that her reputation has been ruined and she is really desperate, she wants to dress up as a female ghost and often wander around Ping'an Town, looking for kind-hearted people to redress her grievances.
"I usually live in the shabby house at the entrance of the town. Today I saw some officials driving extraordinary cars, so I came over in the evening."
Deng Yue'e knelt down with tears in her eyes, "Although I can't leave a child for the Lin family, I have always been responsible for running the family. How could I have an affair with someone? I don't want to live in this world, I just want to come and die innocent. How many people are Yue'e willing to ask for?" An official will redress my grievances and clear my name!"
"Hey, you get up first, we will help you."
Shen Wenjun helped Deng Yue'e up and turned his head to look at Song Che, "Isn't that right, Brother Song?"
Song Che sighed softly, nodded, and asked again: "We don't know much about the Lin family's affairs, so looking at this from your perspective, who framed you for adultery?"
Lin Yue was the first to say: "Oh, is there any need to guess? Of course it is the concubine her husband married, He Mei. If she kills the real wife, she can become the eldest wife."
Deng Yuee lowered her head and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Mistresses do whatever it takes to get to the top. It is common in modern times, not to mention modern times. There is nothing more vicious than a woman's heart.
Song Che pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then said, "Just stay in the inn these days and don't go anywhere. I'll go to Lin's house tomorrow to see who is the real 'ghost'."
"But Brother Song, how are you going to catch the "ghost" in the Lin family?"
"Catch ghosts, of course, pretending to be a Taoist priest."
"Can you still pretend to be a Taoist priest?"
laugh……
Have you never eaten pork, or seen a pig running?
Have you never played a Taoist priest, or watched Lin Zhengying?
…
The incident about the female ghost in red has caused panic in Ping'an Town. Now, pretending to be a Taoist priest, not only to catch ghosts, but also to make money, he can still make a lot of money.
When the market opened the next day, Song Che went to a paper shop and bought some yellow talismans. He drew random talismans and couldn't even understand it, let alone a layman. He changed into linen clothes, dressed up like a Taoist priest, and wielded a pestle. On the big banner, write the four characters "Exterminate Demons and Defend the Way".
He also asked Lin Yue to pretend to be a Taoist boy and follow him to the door of Lin's mansion. Without entering directly, he rang the bell on the street and shouted:
"Immortal Master Penglai, go down the mountain to defend the Tao, slay demons, and bring peace to the world..."
Lin Yue covered her mouth to suppress a smile: "With his beard, he really looks like a Taoist priest with a sharp nose."
"Don't laugh, be serious, otherwise the fish won't take the bait. Come and shout with me!"
"Immortal Master Penglai, go down the mountain to defend the Way, slay demons and demons, and bring peace to the world——"
Sure enough, before even shouting twice, the door of Lin Mansion suddenly opened. A middle-aged man with official appearance, leading two servants, came forward with a smile and asked:
"Are you really an immortal master from Penglai?"
Song Che hummed, of course the immortal master must be aloof, he stroked his beard and left.
The housekeeper hurriedly grabbed him: "Hey, Master, please don't leave in a hurry. Recently, our Ping An Town has been disturbed by the female ghost in red, which has made people panic. Since you are exorcising demons and protecting the country, please use some tricks to eliminate this scourge for us. Bar?"
Song Che only said softly: "You don't even get tea?"
"Yes! Yes, yes! Look at my memory... Alas, I have been disturbed by the female ghost these days. I am physically and mentally exhausted. I have neglected myself. I have neglected myself. Master Immortal, please hurry up and invite me to my house."
The housekeeper invited Song Che and Lin Yue into the Lin Mansion, where they made tea and waited.
After waiting for a while, a woman in her fifties rushed to the living room after hearing the news. Judging by her age and dress, she must be Deng Yuee's mother-in-law, Mrs. Lin.
Mother Lin's attitude was very respectful, so she asked first: "Is the immortal master studying Taoism in Penglai?"
Song Che said calmly: "Penglai Wanshou Palace is a disciple of Immortal Master Hong Hai. His common name is Song. I was visiting your place today and suddenly I saw a dark roof above the palace. I'm afraid there was some unclean incident." West."
"Wanshou Palace! This old woman has heard something! That's the place where immortals live!" Mother Lin's old eyes shone, and most of her doubts were eliminated. She asked again:
"I wonder if Master Song is capable of helping my Lin family eliminate disasters?"
Song Che stroked his green beard and said softly: "It is not difficult to eliminate disasters and solve problems, but everything has its own laws and reasons. Even evil spirits will not harm people for no reason. If I am not wrong, If so, the person who brought disaster to the Lin family was a female ghost with strong resentment, and she suffered a brutal and inhumane lynching."
He glanced at Mother Lin again and asked for confirmation: "Is this right?"
Mother Lin's face changed greatly, and she was silent for a long time before sighing: "Since Ping'an Town was haunted, I have invited many Taoist priests, but none of them have such integrity as Mr. Song. Alas... Yes, all of this is... This is a sin caused by my Lin family!"
She recounted the story of Deng Yue'e's adultery and immersion in a pig cage again, which was roughly the same as Deng Yue'e's own account.
However, it could be heard from Mother Lin's tone that she did not believe that her kind-hearted daughter-in-law would do such a thing.
"Although Deng Yuee is not a woman, adultery can be judged by the government. If you use the death penalty to drown her, how can she be able to swallow this?"
Song Che couldn't help but reprimand, how many innocent people have been killed by these bad folk habits?
Bad guys have their own place of punishment. If everyone can use the death penalty, wouldn't the world be in chaos?
Mother Lin lowered her head in shame, even secretly wiping away tears, "After Yue'e died, I was awakened by nightmares every night, and Cong'er couldn't even get sick!"
When her love reached the depths, she raised her head and begged: "Yue'e, all this is my mother's fault. If you want to take me away, take me away. Don't bother Cong'er and Xiaomei anymore!"
"Mother-in-law!"
At this time, there was a call outside the hall, and a young woman in her early twenties with quite an attractive appearance strode into the living room leading a maid.
The maidservant was also holding a tray in her hand, with a red silk top, which was obviously an ingot of gold.
"Mother-in-law, why are you still going after that prostitute? She was caught and raped in bed. Such an immoral act harmed not only the husband-in-law, but also the reputation of the entire Lin family. Putting her in a pig cage would be an advantage for her! "
