The fourth young lady's return home naturally attracted attention from all parties in Anshun City.

Therefore, in the past few days, the eldest young lady inevitably received invitations and greetings from various families. She had to shut people up everywhere for the sake of the He family's reputation, and also arranged matters for her husband and his concubines, which really exhausted her.

Qin Qiong had been feeling very bad these past few days, with waves of nausea and vomiting following her from time to time. She didn't know what was going on, so she had to carefully observe the changes around her, trying to find the possible trigger for all this.

But she couldn't find it.

Not long after the fourth young lady and the second wife returned home, bad news came from outside that refugees had entered Anshun City. For a time, all the wealthy families in Anshun City were on high alert and every family hired more guards.

On this day, when Xiaojuzi woke up in the morning, she found a light red mist in the sky above the garden. She felt something was wrong and immediately went to find the eldest young lady to ask if she should leave the house and hide for a while.

However, when she arrived at the eldest young lady's room, she saw Chunzhi from the mistress's room was also there. She had to wait for Chunzhi to leave before coming in. She saw the young lady sitting there with a serious look on her face. She immediately felt something was wrong.

So, she directly suggested that they leave the house and hide for a while today.

Unexpectedly, when the eldest young lady heard this, she looked at her in surprise and said, "...Just now, the Madam said that she went to the temple to ask for divination the day before yesterday, and was told that no one in the family can leave their room these days..."

At this point, the eldest young lady came up and held Xiaojuzi's hand, whispering, "You must not leave. Madam has issued a death order."

"What?" Qin Qiong was shocked.

What's going on? She can't predict the future, she can just see some special phenomena.

Therefore, she was sure that something special would happen in the garden in the next few days. As an ordinary person, it would be better to stay away from such things.

"Xiaojuzi, what do you think..." The eldest young lady was a little uneasy: "Is something going to happen?"

"Of course I do, but I don't understand why my wife would say that."

"It is said that the Madam asked for divination and it was said that the He family would face a disaster. As long as the family members stay indoors for a few days, they can avoid the disaster. That is why she issued this order."

"Well, then, let's..."

"No." The young lady thought of Chunzhi's words and became more panicked. "They said that no one can go out. If that person leaves the house at this time, it will destroy the He family's fortune. So, if anyone dares to move... he will be kicked out of the He family."

Qin Qiong opened his eyes wide and looked at the young lady, "What!...Everyone?"

What does it mean?

Does this mean that even a master like the eldest young lady will be driven out of the house if she doesn't obey? This is a naked threat!

"I also feel that it's not right..." The eldest young lady said, "The madam went to the temple a few days ago, but she didn't say anything when she came back. But yesterday, a Taoist priest came to the front, and then the madam, the second madam and the eldest young master closed the door and talked for a day. Today, this news came, and I don't think it's right."

"Where's the young master? Is he here?"

"That's it. After they finished talking that day, the eldest young master took the adult young masters in the mansion to the mountain, saying that they were going to the temple to worship, but..."

The eldest young lady seemed to remember something when she said this.

She grabbed Qin Qiong and whispered, "They left in a hurry at that time. The young master came to see Xuan'er. At that time, his expression was..."

"Thinking about his expression at that time now, it seems that he didn't come to see Xuan'er at all. It was as if he came... to say goodbye. He looked so reluctant." The more the eldest young lady spoke, the colder she felt in her heart.

"Oh no!" Qin Qiong immediately thought of something: "Let's go now!"

What Qin Qiong thought of was the "盳".

There must be a reason why this thing has been staying here. It is also a plant. So, it is very likely that it is the monster in this yard.

However, she should not be that Madam Kuihua, because Mr. Yu said that Madam Kuihua was a "Yi Zhang Hong" or hollyhock.

However, Qin Qiong did not see a single hollyhock in the yard.

Mr. Yu also said that Madam Kuihua was burned to death at that time, and the fragrance that filled the whole city showed that her scent had dissipated.

Later, there was no plant left, which meant that Madam Kuihua was no longer there.

Then, the only one left now could be the demon that seduced Madam Kuihua's husband. I guess it was the "盳".

It is not normal that the vegetation in this garden is so lush and that the beast is reborn again and again.

It is not a human being, and it has no consciousness of being a demon, so how can it be reborn?

It must have some way to nourish itself.

Now that I think about it, the fact that Mrs. Kuihua’s husband was seduced and the Yu family’s foolish behavior might have been related to this cup.

Is its purpose just to occupy this spiritual garden?

Think about it, if it just wants to get good nutrients, then... what could be better than "people", not to mention children.

Therefore, some people die in this house every once in a while. However, this behavior will also damage the cultivation of this monster, so it only knows... no, it only remembers what it has to do, but forgets who it is.

The eldest young lady obviously agreed with Xiaojuzi's judgment. She nodded and was about to call for help when she heard some noise outside. At this time, Madam Wang hurried in.

"Madam, this is strange. Now everyone from the outer courtyard has entered the inner courtyard, and they won't let us in the inner courtyard move around. Just now, the two concubines from the second lady wanted to come over to pay their respects, but they stopped them and sent them back."

"What! How dare they?" The eldest young lady shouted out when she heard it.

Qin Qiong narrowed his eyes, this bastard!

"Xiaojuzi? What should we do?" The eldest young lady was a little at a loss.

Now, it was obvious that they could not leave.

"Don't worry," Qin Qiong comforted her, "I think... just these two days."

"What in these two days? What do they want to do?"

"If..." Qin Qiong thought for a moment and said her guess: "If I'm not mistaken, that Taoist priest told the ladies that the He family is in trouble. If this method is not used, then everyone in the He family will be in trouble."

"But as long as we use this method, with just a little bit of loss, the He family will escape this disaster, and the He family will become even more prosperous in the future..."

"You, you mean...what methods will they use?" The eldest young lady's hands began to tremble.

Qin Qiong raised his eyes and looked at the eldest young lady: "I said that this house hurts the women and children in the inner courtyard the most. Do you remember?"

"You mean..." The young lady's tears just flowed down.

"Yes, everyone in the He family's inner courtyard is not allowed to move around... From now on, it all depends on everyone's fate."

The tears in the eldest young lady's eyes disappeared, replaced by a heart full of anger.

"He, how dare they!" She growled, gritting her teeth.

"If it only hurts some women and children," Qin Qiong smiled, "it can keep the He family, especially the adult children and grandchildren, safe. At the same time, it can also make the He family more prosperous in the future... Why not?"

"How dare they!?"

The eldest young lady called out directly.

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