The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 689: Meeting Aunt and Grandma Again

When Ye Wenyan got off the carriage, Feng Zhaolian had already run to the roadside shop and knocked on the door. She casually asked Yun Xiao, "I heard that you were injured and rescued by Princess Zhaolian. How did you get injured?"

Yun Xiao was not surprised by her sudden question and answered calmly, "I was chased by my enemy and fell off a cliff. Fortunately, I met the princess. If Miss Four wants to ask who the enemy is and why they started the feud, that's a long story."

Ye Wenyan waved his hand, "I just asked casually, and I didn't want to listen too carefully."

She took Shi Liyuan's arm and walked towards Feng Zhaolian, crushing petals as she walked to change her appearance. When she looked up at Shi Liyuan, she found that he had also completed the change of his appearance, and he also gave Feng Zhaolian a free spell. At this moment, although the three of them looked somewhat elegant and dignified, they were not as glamorous as before, and they were not close to their original appearance at all. Even if they stood in front of Old Madam Ye, she would definitely not recognize them.

The door that was knocked on was a steamed bun shop. Feng Zhaolian knocked for a long time before the people inside reluctantly opened the door a little. "What on earth are you doing? It's dark now. Isn't it dangerous to knock on the door at this time? Oh, you're a girl. Why are you wandering around the street instead of going home at this time? Go home quickly. We won't sell steamed buns today."

"I'm not here to buy buns. I want to ask you something."

"Are you asking about something? Aren't you from Xiushan County?" The person inside was an old man. When he heard that they were not from Xiushan, he stamped his feet in anxiety and said, "If you are not from Xiushan County, why are you here to join in the fun? Get out of the city quickly! Xiushan County is cursed, and everyone in it will die. Let's go quickly, it will be too late!" Then he was about to close the door.

Yun Xiao stretched out his hand and held the door firmly. The old man was frightened at that moment, "You, what are you going to do?"

Screams of women and children could be heard in the shop, apparently they thought they were murderers.

Ye Wenyan quickly took over the conversation: "Don't be afraid, old man. We are not bad people. We are here to visit relatives. We didn't hear about this before we came. Now that we have arrived in Xiushan, it is not easy to go back. Let me ask you how to get to Jiang's house."

"Are you visiting the Jiang family?" The old man frowned, snorted, and pointed in a direction, "Go straight along this street, turn south at the intersection, and then walk to the end and you'll be there." After saying that, he took advantage of Yun Xiao's carelessness and slammed the door shut. There was a faint voice coming from the shop, it was the old man cursing, "Bah! If I had known that you were asking about the Jiang family, I wouldn't have opened the door even if they smashed the door! It would be best if the Jiang family's scourge died!"

Feng Zhaolian was very puzzled, "Why are the Jiang family so unpopular?"

Ye Wenyan pulled her, and the group returned to the carriage. The carriage continued forward and finally stopped at the gate of Jiang's house. Yun Xiao asked, "The gate of the house is also closed. Why are you knocking? You said you were here to visit relatives?"

Ye Wenyan said, "You said you want to stay overnight, let's hear what the Jiang family says." She stood up and got out of the car, Shi Liyuan and Feng Zhaolian followed behind. The Jiang Mansion was built in a grand manner, and the front door could accommodate four or five people to shelter from the rain.

Yun Xiao banged on the door, and soon he heard someone inside asking, "Who is it?"

Yun Xiao replied: "We are just passing by and would like to stay overnight in your house."

"Stay overnight? Are you kidding me? This is Jiang's residence, what else do you think it is? You can't borrow anything from me, leave now!"

"Open the door first, and let's talk for a while before deciding whether to leave or not." Yun Xiao patted his hands a few more times, "You are just a doorman, and it is not up to you to decide whether to keep us or drive us away. What if you drive us away, and your master blames you later?"

"Nonsense! At this time, not to mention the Jiang Mansion, even the inns in Xiushan County will not take in outsiders, how can they blame us! Stop making trouble, I don't want to know who you are, I just advise you to leave quickly, and let's not cause trouble for each other. Xiushan County is not the same as before, everyone could be a ghost, especially you!"

"What happened to us?"

"What's wrong? You actually came to Jiang's house to ask for lodging. Just based on this sentence, I know you are not good people."

"Whether we are good people or not is another matter. Young man, can you tell us what happened in Xiushan County?" Ye Wenyan said, "I have a silver ingot in my hand. I will throw it in from outside the mansion gate now. It's for you." After she said that, she raised her hand and threw the silver, and soon the sound of the silver falling to the ground was heard.

The doorman hesitated for a while, ran to pick it up, and when he came back, his attitude softened: "Listen to my advice, leave quickly, how can a stranger in a strange place go directly to the most prestigious family in the local area to ask for a place to stay? I can tell you are here with bad intentions! And about Xiushan County, I have a few words to say to you for this piece of silver, and you should leave quickly after listening, and don't ask any more questions. We don't know what happened in Xiushan County recently, people died one after another, someone died every night, and those who died were beheaded, and before dawn, their heads and bodies were thrown at the door of our Jiang Mansion.

Our master has been frightened and has been lying at home for three days, and even the doctor dares not come to visit. "

"Dumped the body in front of Jiang's house?" Ye Wenyan asked again, "Do you know why it was thrown in front of Jiang's house?"

"How could anyone know? We don't know who the murderer is. It's useless to report it to the authorities. The county magistrate is so frightened that he is said to be sicker than my master! Moreover, the county magistrate's wife was also killed, and many officials died too. It's horrible!"

He was really scared and his voice was trembling.

Ye Wenyan nodded, knowing that he had asked almost all the questions, so he continued, "Go and inform Madam Tang that a distant relative from her mother's side has arrived, the fourth in line, and ask her to come out to meet us." "Are you the old lady's relatives?" The doorman said, "Wait, then. I'll go and tell her."

"Go ahead, and remember to just tell the old lady."

"Understood." The doorman hurried away and returned soon after. Tang's voice came from the other side of the door, "Who is coming?"

Ye Wenyan said: "Aunt, how are you these days?"

"Is it you?" With this question, the door of the mansion opened. Tang looked outside for a while. The familiar voice and the unfamiliar face made her look confused. "Who are you?"

"It's inconvenient to go out, so I just restrained my expression." Ye Wenyan moved closer to her and spoke in a low voice.

Tang nodded, still a little confused, but she remembered Ye Wenyan's voice. In addition, she always had a feeling that although the person in front of her looked completely different from Ye Wenyan, it was indeed Ye Wenyan.

She opened the door a little further and reached out to pull Ye Wenyan, "Come in quickly, we can talk if you have anything to say." Ye Wenyan and his party entered the mansion smoothly, and even the carriage was led into the mansion and taken to the stable by the servants. Tang looked at the gatekeeper, thought for a while, and said to Ye Wenyan, "You came to Xiushan County at this time, I really can't keep you or not. Well, you can stay for a few days if you want, but I have to tell you that if something happens during this period, it has nothing to do with the Jiang family.

We don't mind having a few more mouths to feed, but if you want money, that's out of the question. For distant relatives like us, I can treat you to a few meals when you come, but I can't say anything else."

After saying this, he lowered his voice and muttered to himself: "Hmph, people die every day anyway, maybe if I keep you here, I can protect my family from disaster." Although he said this in a low voice, the volume was controlled so that the doorman could hear it.

Ye Wenyan knew that she was saying this to the servants, so he didn't bother with her and followed Tang to the backyard.

The Jiang Mansion was very large. Although it was not as big as the first-rank general's mansion in the capital, it was not much smaller. It was really amazing that a family without official title or business could build a house to this level.

Tang was observing Ye Wenyan's expression as she walked along. She felt that Ye Wenyan's expression was getting worse and worse, and she became more and more uneasy. "Go to the kitchen and tell them to prepare another dinner!" She said to the maid who followed her, "Remember to make the meal richer. Although they are only distant relatives from my mother's family, they have come all the way to see me, so I can't treat them too poorly. Otherwise, if word gets out to my relatives, I won't be able to save face. You personally watch over the kitchen and don't let those idiots slack off because of the strange things happening in the county these days."

The woman agreed and left. Tang waited until she was far away before asking Ye Wenyan in a hurry, "Why is the fourth young lady here? You said you were coming, why didn't you send a message in advance? Whenever someone came to send a message, I would remind you not to come first. I don't know what happened in Xiushan County recently. It's not peaceful. We are worried all day long, always worried about losing our heads."

Ye Wenyan ignored her and just looked around and said, "We have walked for a while and just entered the backyard. It looks like the Jiang Mansion is very big! Aunt, do you know how much money the Jiang family spent to build such a big house?"

Tang's heart shuddered, "Oh, Fourth Miss, it's already this time, why are you bringing this up again? No matter how much money was spent, it's all in the past. Since I came back from Lin'an, I haven't asked the Ye family for a penny. I can swear. The most urgent matter now is that it's not safe for you to live in Xiushan County. Fourth Miss, listen to your aunt's advice and leave as soon as possible tomorrow morning!"

As they were talking, the group turned a corner and passed a small courtyard. From a distance, they heard someone shouting inside: "You daring and unruly slave! This is my home. How dare you, a slave, be rude to your master? How could the Jiang family raise slaves like you? Someone, go and call Jiang Shuo to me. I want to ask him in person what kind of people he has raised with the money I gave him all these years!"