Chương 29: Nightmare
Biên tập viên: Atlas Studios
Qing Guang tried its best to take out the talisman from its bib and casually patted it on the beauty couch. Then, it casually licked its claws.
In the corner was a green lotus leaf-patterned three-legged incense burner. Wisps of green smoke curled up from the mouth of the stove and slowly dispersed in the air.
The fragrance of chrysanthemum lingered in Madam Gu's nose.
Madam Gu felt dizzy and half-awake.
"Meow!"
A demonic cat's meow sounded in Madam Gu's ear, as if it was right next to her ear. She was so frightened that she shivered and sat up.
"Bai Lu!" Madam Gu shouted sternly, but what came out of her mouth was a meow.
Madam Gu was stunned and vaguely realized that something was wrong. Before she fell asleep, she was clearly in her own room, but now she was in a garden surrounded by huge flowers and trees.
She raised her voice to shout for more help, and once again heard the high-pitched mewling of a cat.
Madam Gu frowned tightly and wanted to stand up. Only then did she notice that her hands and feet had turned into furry black claws.
"Meow, meow!" Madam Gu panicked. She was terrified. Her roars were hoarse and her entire body was cold.
She finally realized that the mewling was coming from herself. She had turned into a cat!
"Gah!"
A pitch-black crow swooped down at her from above. Madam Gu instinctively raised her arm to swat it, but she was pecked by its sharp beak.
Madam Gu screamed. The crow flapped its wings and pecked at her again, cawing.
In her panic, she ran wildly. Everything around her was unfamiliar. Buildings, houses, trees, flowers… At this moment, they were all huge. There was a sense of oppression that came from the dark clouds.
Behind her, the raven in the air refused to give up. It followed her like a shadow, pecking at her back and head.
She ran through a few chrysanthemums in a panic and saw a wide and flat racecourse ahead. In the field, young boys and girls in high spirits were riding tall horses with their hooves flying.
A bowl-sized polo ball flew between the galloping horses and the swaying staves.
In Madam Gu's eyes, those horses were like those strange monsters depicted in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. They were fierce and demonic. As long as the hooves of the horses stomped down, it was enough to take her life.
Madam Gu hurriedly stopped and widened her eyes in fear.
In the next instant, she heard a thud as a bowstaff swung hard into the polo ball. It flew toward her like a shooting star, almost too fast for the naked eye to catch.
Madam Gu hurriedly tried to dodge, but she couldn't react in time. She could only watch as the polo ball smashed into her forehead…
A bone-piercing pain spread from her head, as if the world had collapsed. Endless darkness surged towards her…
Madam Gu closed her eyes and fell back uncontrollably. She could vaguely hear a few noisy voices.
"Oh, where did this black cat come from!"
"What bad luck! Throw the damn cat out!"
"…"
Madam Gu was groggy and could not exert any strength in her body. She felt the back of her neck being roughly lifted up… The darkness drowned her like a bottomless swamp. Coldness and pain spread to her limbs and bones.
She opened her eyes with all her might and realized that she had been thrown into the smelly trash. When she opened her mouth, a nauseating slop flowed between her teeth.
Flies and gnats buzzed around her.
"Woof woof…"
Two scrawny feral dogs had come at the scent. Hungry, bloodthirsty eyes fixed on her, and saliva dripped from their long mouths. Their sharp fangs gleamed with a startling cold light.
A yellow dog howled and bit her fragile and slender neck…
...
"Meow!"
Another mournful meow sounded. Madam Gu, who was lying on the beauty couch, suddenly opened her eyes. Her turbid eyes were still in shock, and her chest was heaving violently.
Eagerly, she lifted a hand to her face, then looked repeatedly at her palms to make sure she was human, not cat, before she caught her breath.
Was it a dream now, or had it just been a dream?
She sat up on the beauty couch, distracted. Pain throbbed in her forehead. She had a splitting headache and was breathing heavily.
The talisman paper stuck under the beauty's couch had burned to ash. When she moved, the ash fluttered to the floor.
Someone outside seemed to have heard the commotion in the room. She drew the curtains and entered.
"Madam!" Granny Xu bowed to Madam Gu and reported ingratiatingly, "I brought people to search the surroundings carefully. I didn't see any wild cats outside."
Madam Gu was still thinking uneasily about the dream she had just had. The rough crow's cry still echoed in her ears, and an ominous feeling rose in her heart.
Granny Xu personally served tea to Madam Gu. When she bowed, she noticed that there were a few cat hairs on her shoes. She couldn't help but frown and sigh. "Madam, in my opinion, the cat raised by the Second Lady must have sneaked into the Benevolent Harmony Hall."
"The Second Lady is really too much. She clearly knows that you're enemies with cats, but she still insisted on raising it."
"…"
Granny Xu rambled on. She hated Gu Yanfei to the core.
She had traveled thousands of miles to a remote place like Huaibei for Gu Yanfei and had been delayed in Danyang City for three months. She had left the capital for four months, but she had not benefited at all. Even her originally good job had been taken by someone else.
For the past two weeks, Granny Xu had been holding this in her heart. She wanted to find an opportunity to teach Gu Yanfei a lesson. Now, the opportunity has finally come.
Granny Xu's lips curled up, and a hint of malice flashed across her eyes.
When she heard the word 'cat', Madam Gu's eyelids trembled violently and her pupils dilated.
Granny Xu noticed the change in Madam Gu's expression and thought that she had guessed her intentions. She said obsequiously, "Madam, leave this matter to me. I'll personally bring people to the Yuheng Garden. I'll definitely end that cat and throw it out to feed the dogs!!"
The scene of her lying in the trash could not help but appear in Madam Gu's mind. The dogs' black mouths were wide open, and their fangs were aimed at her neck…
Panic rose from the bottom of her heart and spread through her body.
"Meow!"
Outside the window, the loud meow of a cat suddenly sounded again, startling Madam Gu so much that she jumped up from the beauty couch, as if she had become a cat in a dream again.
She shoved Granny Xu out of the way. At the same time, the teacup fell from her hand to the floor. The blue-and-white porcelain cup shattered into pieces, sending shards and tea flying in all directions.
Chương 30: Blocking Disaster
Biên tập viên: Atlas Studios
"Ouch!" Granny Xu was caught off guard and fell on her butt. The flowing tea on the ground quickly soaked her dress and the broken porcelain shards stung her butt.
Granny Xu looked at Madam Gu's shocked eyes in confusion.
"Enough!" Madam Gu's heart was in a mess. Uneasiness, panic, apprehension, fear, and other emotions were mixed together. She vented her anger and berated, "You're also someone with elders and children. Why don't you accumulate some virtue for the old and young in the family?! You're shouting to kill for no reason. Your hostility is too strong!"
"You've killed so many lives. Why don't you shave your head and go to the nunnery to pray for the family!"
"Madam, please forgive me…" Granny Xu was dumbfounded, not knowing what she had said wrong.
Her legs gave way beneath her and she fell to her knees. Her knees were filthy with cat hair and ash, but she couldn't care less.
Granny Xu kowtowed repeatedly to Madam Gu. The smooth ground made her forehead swell, but Madam Gu's heart was like iron and stone. Unmoved, she raised her voice and shouted, "Someone come!"
Granny Li and the maidservant, Bai Lu, heard the commotion and came over. She instructed firmly, "Granny Xu violated her master. She will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
"When she receives her punishment, send her to the nunnery to reflect on herself!"
Granny Li and Bai Lu were shocked. Granny Xu was scared out of her wits and continued to kowtow. "Madam, I know my mistake."
Her face was as pale as paper, and her body was trembling like a sieve. She was terrified.
Everyone in the Marquis Mansion had always stepped on the weak. In the past, when she was placed in an important position by the Empress Dowager, even her family benefited from it. Her eldest son and second son worked in the Marquis Mansion, and her three grandchildren who were more than ten years old followed the young masters as servants.
Now that she was hated by Madam, her descendants would probably be stepped on and never be able to rise again.
Madam Gu kept a straight face and remained unmoved.
The entire Benevolent Harmony Hall knew Madam Gu's personality very well. She called over two burly old women who said politely to Granny Xu, "Sister Xu, please excuse me."
The two old women were shocked. No one expected that Granny Xu, who had always been trusted by Madam Gu, would suddenly be hated. They hurriedly pulled Granny Xu up from the ground on both sides and roughly dragged her out.
"Madam, I…"
Granny Xu was still shouting, unwilling to give up. Someone stuffed a handkerchief into her mouth, leaving only a few moans.
Soon the hall was silent except for the curtain rustling in the air ahead.
Two more of the maids came in and cleared away the broken china and tea as quickly as they could.
"Send someone to the White Horse Temple to tell them that I'll go to there to offer incense tomorrow morning…" Madam Gu instructed. Her heart was still beating fast, echoing in her ears like a drum.
Unexpectedly, Bai Lu looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated. She carefully asked, "Madam, the Eldest Lady and the Third Lady are going to Prince Jing's Manor to play polo tomorrow morning. The Third Lady just sent someone to pass a message that she wants to borrow your carriage…"
There were naturally carriages in the Marquis Mansion, but the carriages of Madam Gu and the Marquis's wife were the best. They were gorgeous and spacious, and were also dignified to bring to Prince Jing's Manor. Gu Yunrong was raised by Madam Gu, so she naturally borrowed the carriage from her.
Play polo?! Madam Gu's pupils dilated as she subconsciously raised her hand to cover her forehead. The spot where the polo ball had hit her in her dream hurt again, as if she had been hit hard by a stick.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt there was an evil spirit lurking beside her.
She wanted to tell Gu Yunrong not to go to Prince Jing's Manor, but she could not bring herself to say it.
Over the past few days, she had heard some news that even the Empress Dowager would arrive at Prince Jing's Manor tomorrow!
The Eldest Prince had just returned to the capital. The Empress Dowager, who had been staying in the palace for a long time, chose to leave the palace at this time. Perhaps she wanted to take the opportunity to visit the noble ladies in the capital to arrange a good marriage for Kang Wang.
This was a critical moment. No matter what, she could not be careless. Gu Yunrong had to go.
Madam Gu wanted to get the prayer beads on the coffee table, but she realized that her hands were trembling slightly. Her chaotic emotions could not calm down, and her heart seemed to be missing a hole.
Even she didn't know if she was panicking or afraid.
Rong'er had had her fortunes told before. She would have a noble title and would even bring fortune to her family.
Rong'er was a pearl, but even a pearl was afraid of being covered in dust… No, she had to find someone to block the evil spirit for Rong'er, just in case.
As soon as this thought appeared, a name appeared in Madam Gu's mind:
Gu Yanfei.
Whether it was the marriage between the Gu and Fang families or whether it was real or fake, Gu Yanfei had blocked the disaster for Rong'er.
At the thought of this, Madam Gu's eyes lit up and she finally calmed down a little.
Yes! Gu Yanfei was born to protect her Rong'er!
The kitten in the treetop outside the window scratched its ears with its paws and leaped down.
When it went back, it took a different route and played along the way. Its tail was curled up in delight.
"Meow, meow…"
"Meow, meow, meow…"
The first thing the high-spirited cat did after entering the window was to show off to Gu Yanfei. Its long tail swung back and forth repeatedly.
It meowed excitedly, but Gu Yanfei said indifferently, "I don't understand!"
Qing Guang: "…"
It fell sideways, straight onto the alder chessboard at the corner of the desk.
Gu Yanfei could not help but laugh. She reached out and stroked its soft fur.
In the Bright Spirit Realm, although Qing Guang had yet to cultivate its human form, Gu Yanfei could communicate with her pet spirit beast through her divine sense.
But now, Qing Guang had turned into a kitten with no spiritual power or divine sense.
Gu Yanfei did not understand the cat language and did not care. She understood that Qing Guang had completed its mission and said with a smile, "I'll reward you with crispy dried fish tonight."
The kitten was not satisfied. It reached out a paw and plucked the black pieces in the chess box beside it, making a clicking sound.
"My Lady, Xia Lian from the Third Lady's side wants to see you." Juan Bi walked in through the curtain and reported, "She said she's delivering a message for the Third Lady."
Xia Lian wrinkled her nose, not bothering to hide her dislike of Juan Bi.
It was done! Gu Yanfei made a gesture, and Juan Bi understood. After a while, she led a delicate-looking maidservant in.
Xia Lian followed Juan Bi like a shadow, her gaze unobtrusively sizing up the room. She pursed her lips slightly.
"Second Lady, the Third Lady asked me to pass on a message. She wants to invite you to play polo at Prince Jing's Manor tomorrow." Xia Lian bowed and her gaze finally landed on the kitten on the chessboard.
This chessboard was a high-quality tungsten wood chessboard. The chess pieces were top-grade cloud children. The white pieces were as white as jade, and the black pieces were dark green. The chessboard and chess pieces were all well maintained.
Xia Lian recognized it at a glance. This chessboard and chess pieces belonged to the Eldest Young Master. She heard that it was passed down from the previous Marquis to the current Marquis. Later on, the current Marquis gave it to the Eldest Young Master and did not even give it to his daughter. She did not expect it to be given to the Second Lady now.
The Eldest Young Master indeed favored the Second Lady!
As she thought about it, Xia Lian felt aggrieved for Gu Yunrong.
Her lady couldn't be any better, but the Eldest Young Master still did not acknowledge her as a sister. The love between siblings of more than ten years couldn't compare to the so-called bloodline. The Eldest Young Master was too ruthless!
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