Happy Spring Every Year

As the hour of You approaches, Mother An has already set up the incense table, the cushion, and the offerings, and has everything ready.

At this time, the wife of the Marquis of Anyang was kneeling on a mat with a low table beside her.

On the table was a piece of talisman paper with Jiang Xun's birth date written on it, ground red ink, and a dagger.

The Lady of Anyang was holding the doll tightly at this moment. She reached out her hand tremblingly, dipped the brush in red ink, and held it above the doll.

Seeing that Lady Anyang hadn't put pen to paper yet, Madam An quietly reminded her, "Madam, it's time to add the finishing touches."

Upon hearing this, Lady Anyang shuddered all over, suddenly looked up, and with red eyes asked Mother An:

"Mom, tell me, if Xun'er's soul returns to his body, where will his soul go?"

Obviously, this "he" refers to the present Jiang Xun.

Mother An noticed the hesitation of Lady Anyang, frowned calmly, then leaned over and said softly:

"Madam, you have developed feelings for him, right? After all, he has been by your side, calling you mother, for ten years. Although we can't say they are very close, he has always been respectful to you, Madam, without hesitation."

When Lady Anyang heard this, a look of intense struggle flashed across her brows, and the hand holding the pen trembled.

Seeing this, Mother An continued, "If Master Xun'er comes back, perhaps... he will become a wandering ghost."

Mrs. Anyang suddenly raised her eyes when she heard this, but Mother An immediately said:

"But if he doesn't leave, then Young Master Xun'er will be too... You know, he has been occupying Young Master Xun'er's body for ten years."

Upon hearing this, Lady Anyang's face turned even paler.

She slowly lowered her eyes, tears falling one by one, but without hesitation, she picked up the pen and painted the eyes for the puppet.

The monk gave this puppet to Lady Anyang because he saw her sincerity. I don't know who made it, but it is very lifelike.

With the scarlet eyes painted on, it is hard to tell who it looks like, but it is really lifelike.

I don't know if it's because the eyeballs are red that there's a hint of weirdness.

Mother An handed over the talisman paper and dagger again.

Lady Anyang no longer hesitated, stuck the talisman paper on the puppet's forehead, and then picked up the dagger and cut her fingertips.

Blood flowed out and dripped onto the puppet's heart.

Seeing this, Mother An hurriedly reached out to take the puppet and reminded her softly, "Madam, you should call Master Xun'er."

According to the monk, after the blood was dripped, Lady Anyang had to sincerely call out to the person she wanted to call, and the puppet had to be immediately placed on the incense table to receive incense and tributes.

Lady Anyang entrusted Mother An with her confidante, so naturally she had no doubts at all.

She placed the puppet carefully in Mother An's palm, then clasped her hands together and called Jiang Xun's name over and over again.

She was wavering in her heart and frowned.

But whenever she thought of what Mother An had just said, that her Xun'er had been a wandering ghost for ten years because he had lost his body, she no longer dared to waver.

"Xun'er, Xun'er, come back and see your mother, come back and see your mother..."

Mother An turned around, with hesitation and guilt in her eyes.

The lady treated her with all her heart.

But ever since the young master regained his sanity at the age of ten, the lady has gone mad, muttering all day that the young master is possessed by a ghost. She is willing to go against everyone and always drives the master away.

The lady spent the whole day either hiding in the yard or going to the Jokhang Temple. She had no idea how others laughed at their Anyang Earl's Mansion.

But she was different. She had a son and a daughter, and because she was serving the lady, she would be laughed at whenever she went out.

Some time ago, someone came to my door and gave me a large sum of money.

She had not wanted to betray her mistress, but that man knew the whereabouts of her two children clearly, and used both threats and inducements. How could a mere servant like her endure this?

Madam, don’t you firmly believe that the current young master is a fake, and always talk about going to find the real young master Xun’er?

By doing this, I have fulfilled your wish, right?

Mother An's hands were also shaking at this moment.

She looked back at Lady Anyang who was kneeling on the mat with tears streaming down her face. A look of reluctance flashed across her face, but she still reached into her arms.

She had hidden a piece of talisman paper in her arms long ago, which was given to her by that person.

She didn't know whose birth date was written on it, but the person wanted her to use this talisman paper to replace Young Master Xun's.

Mother An gritted her teeth, turned her back to Lady Anyang, and took out the talisman paper.

She was about to reveal Jiang Xun's birth date when suddenly a loud voice came from the wall:

"cat!"

The voice of the person who spoke was like a loud bell, and he jumped down like a clever monkey and grabbed Mother An's wrist.

The sudden change startled Lady Anyang. She suddenly opened her eyes and recognized at a glance that the person coming was Beifeng who was beside Jiang Xun!

Mother An was shocked and frightened, her eyes wide open, but she soon screamed in pain.

The man was so strong that he almost crushed her wrist bones!

The Lady of Anyang was stunned for only a moment before her expression changed drastically.

She thought of the fifteenth day when Jiang Xun suddenly came to look for her at the Jokhang Temple. She subconsciously thought that Jiang Xun had been sending people to follow her and naturally knew about the monk's teachings.

He himself didn't dare to show up, so he sent his subordinates to stop her!

Thinking of this, Lady Anyang's eyes turned red, she pushed herself up from the ground and rushed towards Beifeng.

There is absolutely no time to waste. If the puppet is not placed on the table in time, everything will be ruined and Xun'er will never come back!

This was the last thought of Lady Anyang. She was almost obsessed and stumbled over to grab the puppet.

At this moment, another person came over and snatched the puppet from the painful Mother An's hands, and took away the talisman paper that had not been replaced yet.

Lady Anyang stared at the puppet, a fierce look on her face. She raised her eyes to look at the person who had taken the lead, and it turned out to be another follower beside Jiang Xun, Nanfeng.

At this moment, Lady Anyang had already lost all her composure. She turned around and rushed towards Nanfeng. Unexpectedly, Nanfeng not only did not dodge, but instead spread out his palm and handed the puppet to Lady Anyang.

The Lady of Anyang hurriedly snatched the puppet and staggered to the incense table. Because she moved too quickly, her abdomen hit the incense table and the pain made her face pale.

However, she didn't care about anything else and just kept shouting:

"Xun'er! Xun'er! It must not be too late! It must not be too late!"

When Nanfeng saw this, he was furious and felt extremely sorry for his young master.

He was sent to the young master by Old Lin only last year, but in less than a year, he saw the lady beating and scolding the young master no less than ten times.

How many times had he not seen it?

The young master used and replaced the medicine in the cabinet so many times that he didn't know how many times he had used it up.

Why on earth could a mother be so cruel to her child!

After the young master saw through the thieves' evil plan, he set up today's plan to take advantage of the situation.

Knowing that the lady was going to curse him with the puppet, the young master not only didn't care, but also repeatedly told them not to tell the lady the truth and not to burden her.

But this is so cruel and unfair to the young master!

Nan Feng admired Jiang Xun very much and was completely convinced. Seeing that Lady Anyang was still kneeling and bowing to the puppet, he could no longer hold back and stepped forward and said coldly:

"Madam, you are truly cruel to the young master... Do you know what this is?"

Lady Anyang was in a state of dismay at the moment. When she heard the voice, she almost instinctively raised her head and saw Nanfeng waving a piece of talisman paper towards her.

"Madam, this servant beside you has long been bribed. This is the birth date and time of Prince Xianhuai, which she has hidden in her arms. If she were to stick this date and time on the puppet, do you know what crime she would be charged with?"

"Just wait, someone from the palace will be here soon. They'll witness you performing witchcraft with their own eyes and provide irrefutable proof!"

"If the young master hadn't seen through the thief's evil plan in advance, this would have been a sorcery curse to harm the late Crown Prince Xianhuai. Even killing all nine generations of his clan would be a light punishment!"

"Madam escaped a disaster today because of this, but do you know what the young master is facing in the palace right now? What kind of pressure is he having to endure? How many people are attacking him?"

"Even so, the young master repeatedly instructed his subordinates not to tell the Madam the truth, and to return the puppet to her without interruption, so as not to destroy her wish."

"But someone please have pity on the young master, madam!"

"Do you know how many people out there, wronged and unjustly convicted, are waiting for the young master to overturn his convictions? His case files are piled higher than he is, and he sleeps later than anyone else. Do you know how many sharp knives are secretly waiting to fall on him?"

"Madam! Please have pity on the young master. Don't hit or scold him. Don't bother him anymore!"

Nanfeng said this in one breath, and felt that the depression in his heart for the past year had finally dissipated a little.

He knew that he had violated the young master's wishes. After this incident, he would ask to accept the punishment himself and then say goodbye, only asking the lady to let the young master go.

Lady Anyang listened to Nanfeng's words in a daze. She felt as if her whole body was hollowed out, and something seemed to be pulling her down.

As the world spun around her, she slowly turned her head and looked at Mother An who was not far away.

She opened her mouth, but for some reason no word came out. She was very cold and shivering like a sieve.

She wanted to gain some leverage, so she reached out towards the incense table, but accidentally swept her hand over the puppet on the table.

blah-

The puppet fell to the ground, leaving a crack from head to toe.

Lady Anyang opened her eyes wide and stared at the puppet on the ground. She felt as if she was also shattered along with the puppet, and all her thoughts were gone.

All scattered...

At this moment, a cry came from the gate of the courtyard:

"lady!"

It was Anyang Bo and Wen Chengye who came.