The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 250: Taohuazhai Invitation

Ji Ziyan brought Shen Wen into the gate of Duke Ji's mansion again.

The gatekeeper, upon seeing his young master coming home, took the horse with great joy, served them diligently, and led them inside. He also greeted Shen Wen respectfully, calling him "distinguished guest".

Ji Ziyan wanted to invite him into his yard first, have a sip of tea and sit for a while, and then lead him to see Chu Yanqiu together.

However, Shen Wen knew the way. He stopped and asked directly to see Chu Yanqiu.

Without waiting for Ji Ziyan's consent, he turned around and walked towards the second room.

Ji Ziyin didn't feel embarrassed. With a smile on his face, he hurriedly took two steps to catch up with Shen Wen, walked with him again and said, "It seems that you two really have something to discuss. I didn't think it through. According to your meaning, it's more important to do things first."

Shen Wen thought this person was very strange, but after thinking about it, he felt that Ji Ziyin's current behavior was reasonable. He stopped and looked Ji Ziyin up and down, sneered, and said, "We really don't have anything important to discuss. I just want to go to Chu Yanqiu to catch an adulterer. Are you sure you want to go with me?"

Ji Ziyin's expression froze, but he recovered after a moment and said, "My second brother looks too attractive to women." He looked at the huge garden around him and said, "But this is his home. I think he has taken in some concubines. This is common in the homes of officials. It's not what you call adultery, right?"

He looked at Shen Wen seriously and said, "Why? Do you feel wronged? You are now the son of a wealthy family. People like us just like to play around a bit. Since you feel wronged, I think you should just let go and from now on, we can just be acquaintances."

After hearing this, Shen Wen seemed even colder.

After that, they went to the backyard where Chu Yanqiu lived in the second house, and they didn't speak again.

When they arrived at the door of Chu Yanqiu's back house, two maids in plain dresses and with a small white flower on their hair walked out with sad faces.

As soon as they came out, they saw a foreign man visiting, so they stopped, turned away, and waited for Shen Wen and Ji Ziyan to leave first.

At this time, a woman came out from the door. She was probably a little anxious and said, "Wait for me, ladies. The second master said that he would give you two extra months' salary. He asked me to find a car to take you back to your hometown."

Just after saying this, he looked up and saw Ji Ziyin in front of him. He was so scared that he quickly bowed and said, "Young Master Jin An."

The two women who were avoiding the men turned around and saw that it was Ji Ziyin. They also bowed and said, "Young Master."

Ji Ziyin asked, "Who are you?"

The old woman spoke first: "To answer the eldest master's question, these two girls are the first-class maids in the rooms of the second master's two concubines, Cuiyu and Qiulian."

Ji Ziyin asked, "Which two concubines are they? Madam Xu and Madam Helian?"

Ji Zinyin still remembered that Chu Yanqiu married four concubines in one day. Shangguan went to the temple, Yu Shishi and Yu were executed, leaving only Madam Xu and Madam Helian.

The old woman pointed at the round-faced maid and said, "She works for Madam Xu. She is Cuiyu, who was just promoted by the second young master to be the first-class maid beside Madam Xu. Because she is the best at housework, she has been accompanying Madam Xu in the house to do needlework. The one with the oval face and slender waist is Qiulian. Because she is good at making incense, Madam Helian likes her and became the head maid in Madam Helian's room. When Madam Helian was alive, she liked to fall asleep smelling the incense she made."

Shen Wen listened and said, "You mean Madam Helian was alive? Do you mean Madam Helian is dead?"

The old woman sighed, and the two maids couldn't help crying.

The one called Cuiyu said, "Not only has Madam Helian passed away, but my Madam Xu also died of illness."

Shen Wen said: "Died of illness? What illness? When did he die of illness?"

Cuiyu said, "He died of an illness the day before yesterday. He died suddenly of an illness. He died before we could save him."

Shen Wen asked Qiu Lian, "Where is your Madam Helian? How did she die?"

Qiulian rested her pointed chin on her chest and said softly, "He also died of a sudden illness."

After saying that, he looked at the old woman anxiously and said, "Mammy, do you need to collect your monthly allowance? Let's go first."

The two maids took the old woman and walked away as if they were escaping.

Ji Ziyan told Shen Wen to stop looking and go inside.

After the two of them entered the door, they were about to walk to the hallway. Beyond the hallway was the bedroom, and they needed a maid to go and report first. At this time, a woman's loud voice was heard from the bedroom.

Upon closer listening, one can hear a hint of shyness and charm.

Then it became a mess, the sound could not be stopped.

Ji Ziyin suddenly stood up.

Obviously with some shame and annoyance.

Although it was evening and not yet time to go to bed, this was too inappropriate.

The two maids beside them also looked anxious, as if whispering to each other: "These prostitutes are too shameless. They dare to seduce you in broad daylight."

Ji Ziyin said to Shen Wen: "It's windy here, let's go to the front for a walk first."

Shen Wen smiled and said, "It's almost dark now. You want to go for a walk? What are you looking at? Isn't everything dark?"

Shen Wen turned around and asked the little maid next to him, "How many days has your master been so eager to eat and eat day and night?"

The little maid lowered her head when asked, Ji Ziyin said: "I'm asking you a question."

A maid said, "It's been three or four days since I came back to the eldest master."

Another said: "It started when we invited prostitutes from outside into our home."

Shen Wen said: "He should have summoned the court doctor more often, right?"

The two maids were very surprised at Shen Wen's extremely accurate guess. They stared at Shen Wen curiously and almost asked him how he knew so much.

Shen Wen's face was not good, and he felt even more tortured when he heard the moans from inside. He looked calm and said to Ji Ziyin, "Didn't you say you would invite me to your courtyard for tea? Let's go to your courtyard for tea."

Before leaving, he said to the maid, "When your master is free later, tell him that there is a man named Shen Wen who wants to ask him something."

The little maidservant agreed, and probably just then she remembered who Shen Wen was. This time she looked at him with real surprise.

Shen Wen followed Ji Ziyin out and changed his mind, saying, "It's too late today. I won't go to your place. I'm going home to rest. You can do your thing."

Ji Ziyin said, "Didn't you just say you wanted to wait for your second brother?" He suddenly thought for a moment and said, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? I'll take you to find him!" As he spoke, his temper flared up.

Shen Wen quickly stopped him and said, "Don't look for him. I don't need you to help me with my problems. Wouldn't I come to his house to fight for him?"

Ji Ziyan only then realized that he was different from before, so he listened to him and stopped.

Shen Wen said, "I just received an order from His Majesty, giving me a job to handle a case in the government office. If General Ji has anything to do, please ask his personal servant to come to the three houses in the north city to find me."

Ji Ziyan nodded and agreed without asking the reason.

Ji Ziyin escorted Shen Wen out of the Ji Mansion. After watching him walk away, he said to his personal servant, "Send a guard with good martial arts skills to follow him quietly and make sure he doesn't get hurt."

The servant agreed and went to the mansion to find guards.

Shen Wen turned the corner, quickened his pace, and went directly to Taohuazhai.

Taohuazhai was still the quiet and lonely house. Just as Shen Wen stood in front of the gate of Taohuazhai, the door was blown open by a gust of wind.

Shen Wen listened to the noise inside and didn't hear any signs of human activity. It seemed that there was a big ambush waiting for him. He didn't think any more about it and stepped in.

Shen Wen was very familiar with the layout of the house. He thought back to when a wisp of soul floated in this house and stayed there for a very long time.

I think that the house was once a magnificent and wonderful place in the ghost owner's illusion, but now it has become a paradise for plants and trees. Except for the main house which can still be seen as a house, the rest of the place is full of small trees and vines growing everywhere. It doesn't look like plants growing in the wall, but rather like a horror building like a tree wall, dotted with a few bricks and tiles.

Shen Wen walked around Taohuazhai. The situations he imagined were about to happen did not occur. Even the person behind the scenes who had sent the invitation to invite him was nowhere to be seen.

Shen Wen thought about the weirdness and horror of this house, and wondered if the person behind the scene had been eaten by a ghost?

Shen Wen shook his head and turned back. When he arrived at the gate of the house, he saw a few people waiting there.

Shen Wen looked over and saw that it was also an old acquaintance.

The chief priest of the Nanfan Kingdom, Elder Li.

The man looked at him in surprise, paused the cane in his hand and said, "How could you get in there? Didn't you see that there were vines entangled behind it? There was no way to walk. How did you get in?"

When Shen Wen heard her say this, he was immediately surprised and looked back in surprise.

It's so weird.

The vines at the back were tangled together, and there was indeed no path for people to pass through.

Shen Wen turned around and asked Elder Li, "Did you write to me and ask me to come here?"

Elder Li nodded.

Shen Wen said: "Is there no one else?"

Elder Li said, "No one else."

Shen Wen said: "This is strange. My friend Qingque fell into Chu Yanqiu's hands. My friend is weird, so is he willing to give it to you?"

Elder Li said, "You don't have to test me. This time I asked you out and it really has nothing to do with Lord Chu. The saint from the Fairyland has been imprisoned in this house. I think they found her by accident. The magic of their Fairyland and my Nanfan country have many similarities. It's not surprising that I was able to find her."

Shen Wen said: "Well, since you said so, I will take what you said as true. Let me ask you, what are you going to do?"

Elder Li said, "Of course I did a good thing. The girl was poisoned by that Saint Qingque, right?"

Shen Wen said: "So."

Elder Li said: "What you two are doing is really immoral. This is unfair to Lord Chu and the person he wants to marry."

Shen Wen shook his head and said, "The one you want to marry? We are not a pair of lovers who will live and die together. I am the medicine that cures the poison, so I won't hinder others, right?"

Elder Li shook his head and said, "Miss, let me be frank. You are not worthy of Lord Chu. Why don't you let me remove the medicine for you and we can live a normal life?"

After saying that, she raised her finger and pointed behind Shen Wen. Then four men in black brought in Qing Que, who had not been seen for a long time, with her hands tied.