After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Because General Xiao was there, they didn't dare to criticize the relationship between Xiao Jianting and Li Yaoyuan, but they could no longer suppress their curiosity.

General Xiao said a few words to Qin Junyu and left with serious expressions. Xiao Helin looked at everyone, then looked at the two people going away in the background with a conflicted expression, but he finally went after the two people.

Without any restraints or concerns, the courtyard suddenly became lively and everyone expressed their opinions.

"I didn't expect Miss Li to really hang herself for Master Xiao! This is definitely the most shocking gossip in the history of Liuli!"

"Miss Li died with resentment. Do you think she will turn into a ghost and haunt the Xiao family from now on?"

"I heard that people who hang themselves will turn into hanged ghosts. Hanged ghosts are very scary, with disheveled hair, pale faces, bulging eyes, and a long, bloody tongue hanging down to the abdomen.

Hanged ghosts usually suffered a lot of pain or injustice in their lives, and they are full of resentment, so their souls will not disperse after death, and their souls will still be attached to the rope that hanged them. Hanged ghosts have to endure the pain before death every day until their resentment dissipates, and they can be reincarnated. "

"Then how can we dispel their resentment? Should we ask a Taoist priest to perform a ritual to dispel it? Or should we ask a monk to chant sutras to help them transcend?"

"They have all turned into evil spirits. How can ordinary means make them disappear?" The person who spoke lowered his voice and said with fear on his face: "Of course, every wrong has its perpetrator. Whoever killed her, she will use her long tongue to entangle him to death and hang him from the beam. She will use the same method of death to achieve her purpose of revenge."

The topic shifted to ghosts and spirits, and the atmosphere immediately became heavy. Everyone was terrified and no longer in the mood to drink, fearing that Li Yaoyuan's ghost had already come and was staring at them from a corner, with a long red tongue that could wrap around their necks at any time.

As it was getting dark, the guests did not dare to stay in the Xiao Mansion any longer and said goodbye and left.

As night fell, Xiao Jianting still hadn't woken up. The doctor came to see him and said that the blow was too great and his body couldn't bear it. He would wake up after two days of good rest.

Most of the guests had left. Because what happened during the day was so shocking, they were unable to recover for a long time and were immersed in their own thoughts. No one even remembered Wang Yuejiao who was left alone in the bridal room.

Wang Yuejiao felt pain in her back and waist. There was dead silence outside. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

On the first night of their wedding, Xiao Jianting went to find Li Yaoyuan, the concubine, while he, the wife whom the emperor personally ordered to marry and married in a sedan chair, was left alone in the house. How could he gain a foothold in the Xiao Mansion in the future? How could he establish his authority in front of the servants?

Although she didn't want to sleep with Xiao Jianting, she had to put on a show! Xiao Jianting couldn't slap her in the face like this!

Wang Yuejiao lifted her veil, took off the heavy phoenix crown, and threw it on the bed. She put her hands on her hips and kicked the door open.

"Someone is coming!"

"Somebody come!"

"Is there anyone?"

She raised her voice and shouted a few times, but the only response she got was the sound of the wind.

It would be fine if Xiao Jianting didn't come, but why didn't he leave any servants in the courtyard? This was clearly a sign of disdain for her and the Wang family!

The courtyard was as clear as a pool of water. Wang Yuejiao walked a few steps outside. A gust of cold wind blew, and she shivered. She felt very scared and quickly retreated back into the house.

There was a rustling sound of footsteps coming from the corridor.

Wang Yuejiao leaned her head out of the door frame to look, and saw a maid coming out from the darkness. She became bolder, straightened her back, and put on the demeanor of a young lady from the Wang family.

The maid's face was pale, and no one knew what she had been through. She looked terrified.

The maid's name was Qianxue. She used to serve tea in the front hall. Today was Master Xiao's wedding banquet, and she was assigned to serve wine. After the banquet, she was about to return to her room, and when she passed the bridal chamber, she heard the woman cursing.

Qianxue didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but she thought that the new lady had a bad temper and must not be offended. If she got angry, the servants would be the ones to suffer, so she went over there with gritted teeth.

Unexpectedly, the new lady pointed at her and started scolding her without knowing the truth.

"Where's Xiao Jianting? Did he go to find Li Yaoyuan? Doesn't he know what day it is today? He was already very kind to let Li Yaoyuan and me marry on the same day! He didn't even give me the face! He went to find her on the first night of our marriage! Who does Xiao Jianting think I am? Does he take our Wang family seriously?"

Wang Yuejiao put her hands on her hips and spit everywhere.

Qianxue knelt down at some point, frightened by her fierce appearance and sobbing softly, especially when she heard the name "Li Yaoyuan", Qianxue's face turned pale.

This name has become a taboo...

Thinking of what she heard the ladies and young ladies say at the banquet during the day, "hanged ghost", "long tongue", and "lingering ghost", Qianxue looked at Wang Yuejiao with a frightened look, fearing that her scolding would attract some bad things.

After all, they said that Miss Li's ghost might already be in Xiao's house...

Wang Yuejiao stared at her and said speechlessly: "Why are you so scared! I'm not a murderous ghost."

Qianxue cried out "wow".

Wang Yuejiao took two steps back in shock, "Hey, hey, hey, why are you crying? I didn't bully you. Stop crying, or someone will come over and think I did something to you!"

If word got out that she bullied the Xiao family's maid on her first day of marriage, wouldn't she be gossiped about for the rest of her life?

Wang Yuejiao tried to coax her but it didn't work, so she simply threatened her with a dark face and told her to shut up, otherwise she would chop her into pieces and feed her to the dogs.

Qianxue was a little girl with little knowledge. She was immediately shocked when she heard this. She shut up obediently and dared not make another sound. She sobbed and looked at Wang Yuejiao pitifully.

Wang Yuejiao asked Qianxue why she was crying, and Qianxue stammered and told her the truth.

"Madam, Miss Li is dead. She was hanged from the beam last night in her wedding dress. She also set the yard on fire. I heard that her body was burnt to ashes..."

Qianxue shuddered and felt a chill on her back. She felt as if something was staring at her.

She knelt outside the corridor, with the dark yard behind her. If she wasn't happy, she would be scared.

Wang Yuejiao's eyes widened, her body swayed, and she held on to the door frame to stand steady. Her mind raced, and she roughly understood what had happened. She felt uneasy. No wonder the girl had a strange expression when she mentioned Li Yaoyuan. It turned out that she was dead...

Wang Yuejiao was scared, so she pulled Qianxue into the room, closed the door, and asked her her name, where she worked, and why she knew about this. Qianxue explained everything one by one.

Finally, Wang Yuejiao looked around furtively, leaned close to Qianxue and asked in a low voice: "Did Miss Li hang herself because she didn't want to marry Xiao Jianting as a concubine? Did she hate Xiao Jianting very much?"

This question hits the nail on the head.