Wishful Things

The man he called the second housekeeper quickly looked over.

The guards nearby who were also wielding their shovels and digging vigorously also quickly realized that something was wrong.

"There are indeed hard objects!"

The housekeeper said without hesitation: "...Dig it out!"

The "hard object" was not a small object. The guards roughly tested the range first, and then called more people to dig it down together.

As the shovelful of soil was dug aside, the thing that was buried about six feet deep in the ground gradually revealed its original complete outline.

The housekeeper's expression changed slightly, and he immediately went to the study.

"Master, something has been dug out..."

Xia Tingzhen asked solemnly: "What exactly is it?"

"It looks roughly...it looks like a coffin." The butler replied in a low voice.

After Li Ji let out a low cry in surprise, he hurriedly said, "...a coffin is actually buried? There... is there anything there?"

"I haven't opened the coffin for inspection yet..." The housekeeper looked at Xia Tingzhen with a questioning look.

Xia Tingzhen stood up and strode out of the study.

Li Ji also followed.

The Taoist standing beside the deep pit gave a salute, and said solemnly: "Lord Xia, please look, this is where the evil spirit came from!"

Xia Tingzhen looked down into the pit.

Lying in it was indeed a coffin...

However, it is different from ordinary buried coffins. The coffin in front of me is not only wrapped with chains, but also painted with golden runes. Looking at the color changes everywhere, it is obvious that being buried here is not a matter of one day.

Xia Tingzhen's eyes darkened.

Originally, he was still thinking that, except for the Xu Ying case, the rest of these incidents were deliberately planned and arranged by someone using Xu Ying's case, including this so-called "evil spirit", which was purely fabricated.

Before the excavation, he specially ordered people to inspect the situation in various places in the garden, and did not find any traces of being tampered with.

It is impossible for the dug out thing in front of me to be a temporary manipulation!

At the beginning, the expansion of this courtyard was watched by the second son himself...

Except for himself, no one can hide from everyone's sight and bury such a coffin here!

Therefore, it is true that someone planned it, and it is also true that the second son did this shady thing...

It's just that at some point, he was secretly caught by someone, until the matter of Fengtian Temple was naturally revealed!

"Open the coffin."

Xia Tingzhen closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she ordered in a calm tone.

"Wait a minute." The Taoist said at the right time: "There is a lot of resentment in this coffin, it is extremely inappropriate to open the coffin rashly. Let the poor Taoist suppress one or two first, and then it will not be too late for someone to open the coffin."

Xia Tingzhen nodded in agreement.

"Just as the master said."

The objects for the ritual had already been prepared, and soon some servants brought the incense table, censer, brazier and other things.

Looking at the Taoist priest who was concentrating on practicing, Li Ji nodded secretly in his heart.

A group of maids, mothers-in-law and servants watched from afar, not daring to approach.

It never occurred to them that they could really dig something out.

And it's a coffin!

The few maids in the courtyard thought that they would always like to run into this garden on weekdays, and at this moment, all of them looked ashen, and they were terrified.

The Taoist put away the wooden sword in his hand, and signaled to the guards that they could do it.

In fact, the method just now is not very useful.

Wu Shisun never ordered to do so.

And the reason why he chose to do this was nothing more than seeing people coming from the palace, and he wanted to take the opportunity to add drama to himself - people are alive, opportunities are won by themselves!

The guards bravely entered the pit, and after cutting off the chain, they worked together to lift the coffin lid.

The dim light spilled into the coffin, startling groups of unknown reptiles quickly crawling around.

At the same time, there was also a pungent smell in the coffin.

Seeing the situation inside the coffin clearly, a nurse couldn't help but screamed, and several people hurried up.

Inside the coffin was a corpse.

The face has long been unrecognizable, but it can still be deduced that it is a woman.

Apart from the jewels and emeralds all over her head, the woman's corpse was obviously wearing a wedding dress.

The bright red color has not completely faded, and the gold thread embroidery on it is still eye-catching, and the dress is spread out layer by layer under the twilight, revealing a strange gorgeousness.

"This... was still wearing a wedding dress when she died... No wonder the resentment is so heavy!"

Li Ji took a few steps back as if frightened, and was supported by several young eunuchs, shaking his head again and again, not daring to look closely.

"Beside this coffin, there is a soul-locking formation." The Taoist said slowly: "The art of locking the soul also needs to imprison the soul of the deceased in a puppet. At this time, when the corpse is in the light, it is necessary to put the wooden puppet as soon as possible." turn up--"

Xia Tingzhen ordered coldly to the housekeeper beside him, "Be sure to search for the things."

The housekeeper responded, and immediately summoned people to search all over the yard.

Seeing the servants coming in and out and rummaging around, Mrs. Xue couldn't sit still.

Not long after, under the guidance of the Taoist, a servant found the secret compartment in the study.

Soon, the box in the dark compartment was found.

"Ma'am...they really found a wooden dummy in Second Master's study!"

The mother-in-law rushed into the hall and said to Xue in a low voice.

Xue's complexion changed drastically, and he no longer cared about the rules he kept in his daily life, he hurried out of the main room and walked towards the garden.

"master!"

Xue said anxiously: "Someone must have placed this in Han'er's study early to frame Han'er! The master must investigate this matter for Han'er!"

Li Ji is still there, she must not let Han'er bear this inexplicable crime like this!

Xia Tingzhen took a last look at the note in the box with Xu Su's name and date of birth written under the wooden figure.

The second son's handwriting, he will not admit his mistake!

"Give this evidence to the people of the Beijing government." Xia Tingzhen closed the box and handed it to the butler beside him.

"……master!"

Xue almost cried out.

Master, is this trying to prove this matter!

When she was about to say more, Xia Tingzhen raised her hand with a gloomy expression, and slapped her heavily on the left side of the face.

"Even now, you still want to cover up that evil! If you hadn't indulged and doted on him, how could he have gone the wrong way!"

Xue Shi was beaten and staggered two steps, but luckily a servant girl helped her to stand still.

"..." Mrs. Xue opened her mouth, but she couldn't make any sound. She just looked at her husband in a daze.

After being a husband and wife for decades, this is the first time the master has done anything to her, let alone in front of so many servants and outsiders...

Shame and indignation were second to none, at this moment there was only one voice in her mind—the master made up his mind to push Han'er out!

What should her Han'er do? !

"Since that's the case, our family will go back to the yamen first." Li Jiquan pretended not to notice, and said with a slight sigh: "I believe Master Ji will make his own judgment."

"In the final analysis, the culprit of this matter lies in my improper education." Xia Tingzhen said: "I went to the yamen with Eunuch Li to deal with this matter—"

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