Madam, please respect my profession.

Chapter 38 Coffin in the Forest

Chapter 38 Coffin in the Forest

The wind is very noisy today.

Lu Zhan and Xie Chunyan touched their noses at the same time, looked up at the sky at the same time, and then pursed their lips at the same time again.

Mr. Zhou's old face was so ugly that he cursed: "Nonsense! That's because I was too tired those days..."

The twelfth concubine lowered her head: "Hmm, hmm, hmm...I understand..."

You pretend to be strong, and I pretend not to see through you... Lu Zhan thought about many sad things, and then he kept a serious expression on his face: "Other than that, she didn't complain about anything else?"

The twelfth concubine whispered, "We are together almost every day. What she complains about most is that the master is henpecked. In addition, she complains that the mistress does not allow us to keep the pregnancy..."

"My wife thinks that two sons and two daughters are enough for the family..." Mr. Zhou felt embarrassed and even raised his voice unconsciously.

Lu Zhan looked at the beautiful girls in the room and felt that what Mrs. Zhou did made sense.

Given how lustful and romantic Mr. Zhou is, if he doesn't use some tricks to ensure his safety in and out, it is estimated that more than a dozen children will be born every year to share the family property... Who can withstand this?

Xie Chunyan asked, "What happened to that boy?"

After several concubines thought about it carefully, the fourteenth concubine suddenly realized: "Big Liu often shows off his power in the mansion because he is the master's confidant. Every time we want to ask him to deliver a letter to the master, he asks us for money, and I heard that he peeked at Haitang taking a bath..."

"What? This damn thing!" Mr. Zhou glared and shouted, "Throw this dog into the mass grave to feed the wild dogs. It can't control its own eyes, it deserves to die!"

When working in a big house, it's okay to be a little greedy, but it's a big taboo to covet the women of the host family.

Xie Chunyan said, "In that case, please trouble Mr. Zhou to bring your wife and your children here. The people she hates are all here. She will come again tonight."

Zhou Yuan looked bitter, he really didn't want to see his wife.

But now that the matter involved evil spirits, Mr. Zhou had no choice but to send someone to pick up his wife and children.

……

At noon, Mrs. Zhou came with her child.

Mrs. Zhou has taken very good care of herself. She has a good appearance and figure. She is at least a middle-aged woman. It's a pity that her children all look like Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Zhou, who had just been showing off in front of his concubine, immediately sat aside timidly after seeing Madam Zhou coming. It was obvious that he was very henpecked.

Madam Zhou straightened her robes and forced a smile: "My two lords, I'll leave the household affairs in your hands. If you need anything, just let me know."

Lu Zhan smiled and said, "You're welcome, Madam."

In fact, in the Zhou Dynasty, there were many men like Mr. Zhou who were henpecked. Some did so because of marital interest, some because their wives’ families were powerful, and some because of their personality. Mr. Zhou was a case of both of the latter.

Mr. Zhou, who had just been showing off in front of his concubine, was immediately busy pouring tea himself.

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "In the final analysis, it's all this old woman's fault... It's all my master's fault. If he wasn't lustful, there wouldn't be such a disaster. But although I didn't let them get pregnant, I never treated them harshly. It's enough for the wife to do this. Even if she dies, she shouldn't seek revenge on me, right?"

Lu Zhan readily said, "Indeed, Madam is already generous enough. If it were any other wife, I'm afraid they would have used many means to torture her."

Concubines were worthless these days. If they were not favored by their masters, their status would be slightly higher than that of a maid.

There are many concubines who are tortured to death by their masters... The scale of concubines like the Zhou family is still very rare... It is difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs, so Lu Zhan complimented her and everyone was happy.

Xie Chunyan didn't like these twists and turns. Looking at the three young people standing next to him, he asked, "Are they all here? Aren't there four children?"

"My eldest son is out on business today. He will probably be back home before dusk and won't delay your work." Mrs. Zhou said with a smile. If it weren't for Mr. Zhou shivering beside her, you wouldn't know that she was such a fierce woman.

Lu Zhan nodded: "That's good."

The vengeful spirits always appear at night. It was still early now, so Mrs. Zhou arranged a banquet in the courtyard.

Mr. Zhou originally wanted to take his concubines from other houses over as well, but a look from Mrs. Zhou strangled him. He moved his mouth for a long time but dared not say a word.

After dinner, Xie Chunyan looked at the situation and suddenly said, "Guanqi, I'm not planning to get married in the short term."

Lu Zhan looked back and asked, "Are you afraid of marrying a tigress?"

"That's one reason. The second reason is that I will be controlled. I didn't realize it before, but Mr. Zhou made me realize it today." Xie Chunyan said, "With this money, I might as well go to a brothel and have fun however I want."

"No matter how good the ones in the brothel are, they are not yours. You might as well marry a few more." Lu Zhan was not interested in government cars.

Xie Chunyan whispered: "You are still young, you don't understand, how can your own wife be better than someone else's wife? And you don't have to take responsibility."

Lu Zhan: “…”

...

On the outskirts of Jiangning County, there is a cemetery deep in the woods.

Most of the ordinary people could not afford good land, but could not bear to leave their relatives in a mass grave, so they buried them here. Over time, this place formed a large scale, and concubines of some wealthy families or women in brothels would also be buried here after their death.

This place is remote and gloomy. Even in the afternoon, the sunlight hardly reaches the ground. Except during the Qingming Festival, almost no one sets foot here.

But today, a man came here staggeringly with a bamboo basket in his hand.

The bamboo basket contained a few simple offerings and some paper money.

Because the road was rugged and the woods were dense, the man walked very awkwardly, but he was unaware of it and walked straight to a new grave.

The area in front of the new tomb was empty. The offerings that had been placed there previously were gone, leaving only an offering table.

The man was a little scared. After he placed the offerings, he muttered a few words and then lit the paper money.

Smoke slowly rose, and the man kowtowed continuously with tears in his eyes, but as he kowtowed... the land in front of him suddenly sank downwards.

The man's face turned pale instantly, and he saw a big hole where he kowtowed. The hole extended eerily into the grave, revealing an opened coffin.

There was no one in the coffin...and the previous tributes were gone.

"what!!"

The man screamed and was scared to death.

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