Ghost Wife (19)
The reason why people are afraid of ghosts is that they are afraid that ghosts will do evil to them. Between the invisible and ethereal nature of ghosts, people feel that their abilities are not as strong as ghosts. This is an instinctive survival reaction. Coupled with several folk ghost stories, ghosts are described as It's scary and inhumane, hence the fear in people's hearts. After listening to Dong Yunying's narration, Ping'er felt that Dong Yunying was not as scary as other ghosts. In addition, Dong Yunying did not treat Ping'er like the eldest lady of the Dong family, so Ping'er gradually became less afraid, and even Some sympathize with Dong Yunying.
"Second Miss, don't you hate Miss?" Ping'er stood up and walked to Dong Yunying.
Dong Yunying was afraid that her appearance would scare Ping'er, so she turned around, floated to a corner, and answered softly: "She is always my sister, why should I hate her?" After saying that, she sighed: "I'm just worried about her current situation. Know that death is not a terrible thing in the world, the terrible thing is that living in this world is worse than death."
After hearing what Dong Yunying said, Ping'er started to cry: "Miss is really pitiful now. I think she killed you. Miss will definitely not have a good life in the future."
"That's why I asked you to persuade sister that day."
"Second Miss, it's not like you don't know the temper of the young lady. She is deeply devoted to her uncle, how can she still persuade her?" Ping'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief, fearing that others would find out, and lowered her cry a little.
Dong Yunying could only sigh: "This matter is destined to happen, and I can't do anything about it."
"Second Miss, I know you are a good person... No, you are a good ghost... Ping'er, please, help Miss..." Ping'er finally said those words. She hoped that Dong Yunying would show up to persuade her. Meng Zixuan treats Dong Jinling better, which is why she called Dong Yunying out. Dong Yunying did not agree to Ping'er, because Dong Yunying couldn't do it. Now she is a ghost, her long hair covers her face, and she can't see people at all. Not to mention trying to persuade Meng Zixuan, it would be a blessing if she wasn't afraid of Meng Zixuan being scared to death when she appeared. Dong Yunying's refusal made Ping'er not sure what to do. Just when she was thinking about how to persuade Dong Yunying, a person came around the corner of the garden. Hearing the sound of very strong footsteps, Dong Yunying was afraid of scaring people, so she immediately turned into a spirit. Disappeared into the middle of the garden. The man came closer and saw Ping'er standing in the garden. There were scattered candles in the garden, and he was very curious.
"Ping'er, it's so late, what are you doing here?"
"Aunt...uncle..." Ping'er was startled when she saw that the person who came was Meng Zixuan. When she turned around and saw that Dong Yunying was gone, she stuttered and replied: "I...I...didn't do anything."
Ping'er's stuttering made Meng Zixuan suspicious. Today was neither the first nor the fifteenth day of the lunar month, but Ping'er was actually burning the paper in the garden. Could it be that he was worshiping someone? Meng Zixuan frowned and said: "Although you are a maid of the Dong family, you should know the rules when you come to the Meng family as a dowry. Why are you burning incense and paper in the middle of the night? Come on!" Meng Zixuan felt that Ping'er's expression was very strange. It was expected that Ping'er was thinking of something to say to deal with it. After all, Ping'er was Dong Jinling's person. Now that he and Dong Jinling had made it clear that there was no need to continue acting, naturally he would not be too polite to Dong Jinling's maid, but Ping'er Meng Zixuan reminded Meng Zixuan of Dong Jinling's evil deeds that day, and also thought of Dong Yunying. He felt hatred and pain in his heart. If he grasped the handle this time, he would not let Ping'er go so easily. He was determined to beat Ping'er until he surrendered. So with a cold shout, he summoned the servants and escorted the bottle to a cold house in the backyard.
No one usually lives in this room, almost no one comes, and there are no furnishings inside. It is just a cold, empty room. Because it faces away, the room is slightly damp. Under the swaying of a few candles, the room is slightly damp. The man's shadow was very long, reflected on the wall like the devil's shadow. Ping'er raised his head and looked at Meng Zixuan standing in front of him, and begged: "Uncle, you have to believe Ping'er, what is Ping'er really?" I didn’t do it either…”
"Shut up!" Meng Zixuan kicked Ping'er and cursed angrily: "You are a trouble-making girl, relying on your master's reputation, so you do things to harm others with your master. You killed Yun before. If Ying is not enough, what do you want to do now? Burn the paper in the garden in the middle of the night, do you want to curse me to an early death?!"
"No...Uncle..." Ping'er never expected that Meng Zixuan would misunderstand her. Just as she was about to explain, the servant stuffed her mouth with a piece of cloth. She couldn't speak or make a sound, and whipped her The whip fell on her body, splitting her skin and flesh, and the whip was stained with blood. It wasn't until she fainted that Meng Zixuan stopped waving.
In Meng Zixuan's eyes, a maid like Ping'er is not worthy of sympathy. The reason why he stopped was because he didn't want to kill anyone. After beating enough and his anger had subsided, he wanted to put this maid together with Dong Jinling. Being trapped alive in the Meng family for the rest of their lives, causing misfortunes to their master and servant, was the only way Meng Zixuan could choose to avenge Dong Yunying. Ping'er suffered in this trapped room for several days without water or food. She couldn't stand it any longer and took the initiative to see Meng Zixuan and tell the truth. Meng Zixuan did not refuse Ping'er's request. He just wanted to know what kind of maid a young lady like Dong Jinling could teach. However, Ping'er's words completely shocked Meng Zixuan.
"You said you have met Yunying?" Meng Zixuan's eyes were full of doubt, but he couldn't help but be a little excited.
Ping'er was crawling on the ground, his clothes were in tatters, and he looked inhuman. He replied plaintively: "I was in the garden that day to meet the second young lady..."
"What nonsense!" Meng Zixuan kicked Ping'er aside and said fiercely: "In order to survive, you actually made up such lies to deceive me. You, a lowly and dishonest person, have nothing to do with yours." The master is not a good person either!"
Ping'er was kicked so hard that she vomited blood. She climbed to Meng Zixuan's feet with all her strength, raised her head and begged: "It's true, Ping'er doesn't dare to lie to my uncle..."
"Humph, if it is true as you said, Yunying is still in this world, why doesn't she come to see me?" Meng Zixuan couldn't think of a reason why Dong Yunying didn't come to see him, and he felt a little annoyed. He was deeply in love with Dong Yunying, and he didn't believe it. Dong Yunying didn't take it to heart
inside.
Although Ping'er didn't want to tell the bad facts about Dong Jinling, in order to survive, Ping'er had to tell what Dong Jinling did to the dead Dong Yunying. Meng Zixuan was dubious about this. He didn't believe what Ping'er said, but he There was still hope in his heart, at least Ping'er gave him a hope. In order to find out what the truth was, Meng Zixuan summoned his servants to Dong Yunying's grave in the middle of the night. There is a stone tablet standing on the solitary grave, looking at Dong Yunying's name. Meng Zixuan has stood in front of this stone tablet countless times and cried at Dong Yunying. Now he thinks about it and still sighs. Originally, the deceased was already dead and there was no need to disturb the deceased's rest in peace. However, in order to find out the truth, Meng Zixuan had no choice but to dig up Dong Yunying's grave. Under the watchful eye of Meng Zixuan, the servants worked hard to dig out the earth. It didn't take long before they lifted out the coffin buried in the earth. Meng Zixuan pushed the coffin away with his own hands... When he saw the body in the coffin, Meng Zixuan couldn't bear it. I couldn't help but be surprised, as Ping'er said, Dong Yunying's hair covered her face. Although living people in the world have a certain fear of corpses and ghosts, Dong Yunying is the woman Meng Zixuan really likes after all. Meng Zixuan ignored the scared looks in the servants' eyes and gently pulled out the hair covering Dong Yunying's face with his own hands. From now on, Meng Zixuan was a little disappointed. There were only white bones under the black silk, and the smile of the past was no longer on his skin, and there was a hint of coldness...
"Yunying..." Meng Zixuan knelt in front of the coffin and let out a sad cry. Having lost his beloved, he was as pitiful as a humble insect in the world. His cry shocked the people living in the woods. The jackdaws in the forest flew through the forest like ghosts, making other people's hair stand on end. At this moment, a gust of wind blew up, making everyone confused. Meng Zixuan came to a strange place in a trance. There was smoke everywhere and he couldn't see clearly. Just when he was wondering where this place was, suddenly, in front of him, A figure appeared... with a charming smile and beautiful eyes... those eyes looked at Meng Zixuan affectionately, and Meng Zixuan was stunned.
"Yunying..."
"Zixuan..." Dong Yunying looked at Meng Zixuan with a smile. She never thought that she would be able to see Meng Zixuan in her former self...Thanks to Meng Zixuan pulling out the hair that blocked her face, otherwise she would never be able to show her face with her own body. Appeared in front of Meng Zixuan.
Meng Zixuan was excited and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Dong Yunying, but Dong Yunying stepped back...
"Zixuan, don't come over..."
"Why?" Meng Zixuan wanted to see Dong Yunying so much. He didn't understand why he didn't let him get close to him when he met her today. His doubts were written on his face. Dong Yunying could see it clearly, so he quietly replied: "Zixuan, you are a human and a ghost." Different paths…”
"I don't care, I don't care about people or ghosts! Yunying, do you know how much I miss you during the time you left? Every day before I fall asleep, I wonder if you will come to my dream Come, but you never... why?" The expression on Meng Zixuan's face was very painful. He loved each other but could not be close. Humans and ghosts were separated, which was the sorrow of the world.
Dong Yunying looked at Meng Zixuan with tears... She was reluctant to let go. If not, she would have left Yangshi long ago and gone to another place. It was precisely because of her reluctance to let go of Meng Zixuan that she had the courage to stay in the world. Silently accompanying... This meeting, Dong Yunying thought that she and Meng Zixuan's lovesickness could be resolved. Unexpectedly, Meng Zixuan was too stubborn and did not dare to recognize Dong Yunying's identity as a human or a ghost. She vowed to be with Dong Yunying. Seeing that Dong Yunying refused, she Threatened with death. If we love each other, why would we bear to see the other person die? Dong Yunying was naturally unwilling to let Meng Zixuan die, so she had to promise Meng Zixuan not to leave. The two took advantage of the thick fog to express their love to each other. In order to let Dong Yunying be with him, Meng Zixuan proposed to marry Dong Yunying, even if As a dead soul, I couldn't help but be moved after hearing such words, but on the other hand, Dong Yunying couldn't do this.