Mu Chen's Anecdote

Chapter 5 The Secret of the Dead Baby

Chu Xiao is the son of the ghost doctor's mother-in-law. He is both an only child and a posthumous child.

The baby was spared from being conceived by his parents when he was three years old, but Chu Xiao was sent away before he was three years old, and he hasn't stayed in Fuxi Village for a day since then.

It was three years ago that Chu Xiao returned to the village. At that time, when the ghost doctor's health was in decline, the neighbors notified her son whom she had not seen for more than 20 years. They were all worried that this might be the last time they saw each other.

To everyone's surprise, after Chu Xiao came back, the ghost doctor's condition improved, and he would live for another two years.

The relationship between the mother and son was even colder than expected. They had hardly seen Chu Xiao go out for a walk with their mother. Of course, no one had heard a single word about her son from the ghost doctor in the past few decades.The number of people living in the Chu family mansion was disproportionate to the size of the house. Except for the mother and son, the cook and the maid, and a personal butler, the only one left was Meng Ci, the wife whom Chu Xiao married the second year after his return.

Who is Meng Ci?from where?Whose girl?These, even the most gossipy woman can't pour out a few beans in a day, people are full of curiosity about this, but no one will take the initiative to ask.

Because, the ghost doctor mother-in-law has always been synonymous with mystery in the village.

When she was young, apart from her superb medical skills, this woman attracted a steady stream of visits from country gentry and celebrities with her charming face, but she couldn't tolerate anything else except patients and herbs.

Perhaps the cruelest thing for a woman is not the inconsolability of emotions, but the ruthlessness of time.Every woman hopes to get a satisfactory marriage in her best years, so as to avoid the miserable situation after old age and fading.

When everyone thought that this woman who had somehow kept her beauty but had no destination would live like this forever, she made a surprising move and combined with her disciple—the one who has been up and down all the time. the people behind her.

In the year before getting married, Fuxi Village had an unprecedented severe plague, and the whole village was almost wiped out.But it was just that time, like a miracle doctor, she was unable to save the lives of young and old in the village. People were tortured by disease and death and went crazy. Fear and despair that had nowhere to vent fell on that woman from the Chu family.

The daisies all over the mountain in Fuxi Village withered and failed miserably, and the scattered tiny petals became a helpless gesture in the wind. They were small but still had a longing for the sky, and finally solidified into a proud figure that went further and further away.

The broken words did not affect this woman, and she got married for the rest of her life after the disaster. It is said that she did not invite anyone that day.

In the quiet Chu family compound, not even a salute was fired, but everyone knew that she was married.

Half a year later, the husband died suddenly, which became a big topic in the small village, and then the dead man actually had a posthumous child who was born.

Chu Xiao's birth was mysterious and strange, it was only half a year, so where did the child come from?Those who gossip started to spread rumors that the woman who was originally regarded as pure and pure as a holy son had had that kind of relationship with a man before she got married, and the object was her apprentice, which is really shameless.

So he speculated that maybe it was because he had a child that he couldn't hide it, so he committed himself to others. In the simple folklore, this kind of behavior would make people poke their fingers behind their backs and curse secretly, and the Chu family finally fell to the bottom.

That day, a child's cry came from the Chu family compound.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed, and the ghost doctor's face has returned to the state that a normal woman should have after that. Wrinkles gradually appear, and she gradually ages. All the legends about her are no longer mentioned.

Meng Ci's marriage brought a little laughter to this deserted family, but the ghost doctor mother-in-law still didn't wait to hold her grandson before letting go. That day, there was no sound in the Chu family compound.

***

After Su and Ya slipped into Chu's house, within half a stick of incense, Ya was discovered, and when Su found him, Chu Xiao had already beaten him back to his original form.

"We're just looking for your mother, there's no malice." Su Shi explained.

"Look for her." A question was said without any ups and downs by Chu Xiao.

"Your mother once saved their family." Su Zhi pointed to Ya in the cage, "He just wanted to see if your mother's soul stayed here."

"She won't stay here, you have found the wrong place." Chu Xiao didn't respond to these words, and chased away the guests coldly.

"But this is her home..."

"I think what I said is very clear, even if she is a ghost, she will never step into the Chu family's compound again." The words were decisive, and there was no room for Su Shi to retaliate, "If you know how much she wants to leave words." Accompanied by a cold snort, Chu Xiao closed the door of the firewood room.

Su Chen was speechless, the relationship between the mother and son seemed to be as cold as the rumors in the village, couldn't he understand what he said meant that the ghost doctor mother-in-law was still a lonely ghost after the first seven days, As a son, don't you even care about this?

A gust of wind hit the hall, making Su Shi shiver.

***

His eyes returned to Su Shi's log cabin.

"You don't know?" Chewing the tasteless steamed buns, slowly turning his eyes to look at the person on the bed, "Didn't you say you want to prove your human feelings to me? But in my opinion, Chu Xiao also seems to need The object of your probation."

Ya was still lying quietly, not as restless and reckless as before, but instead added a feeling of strangeness.

"Maybe, human beings are like this, so you don't have to think about it." Su Yan swallowed the last bite of steamed buns and cleared the table.

Ya Chi stared blankly at the ceiling, as if thinking about Su Shi's words.

"However, if your conscience is disturbed, you can continue to use the last few days to find the ghost doctor mother-in-law."

Seeing the man's neither happy nor sad appearance, Su Shi still felt soft-hearted and let go.

The second time I visited the Chu Family Courtyard, the person who answered the door was a woman with a gentle face, her serene smile was like the compassionate Bodhisattva carved on the temple.

"Hi, I'm Su Shi, the coordinator in the village."

Su Zhi introduced herself politely.

"I saw you last time." The woman's voice was clear and pleasant, and she looked at Su Shi enthusiastically as if she was an acquaintance, "My name is Meng Ci, and I am Chu Xiao's wife."

The arc of the corner of the woman's mouth widened a bit, and lightly stroking her protruding belly, she turned sideways to make way for Su Shi and Ya.

"We are here to visit Mr. Chu." Su Yu explained as he entered the door.

"He hasn't finished class yet, why don't you wait in the study for a while."

"Excuse me, ma'am."

Meng Ci walked very slowly, but his steps were very light. Su Chen followed slowly, and couldn't help frowning and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Ya saw that Su Shi's expression was not good.

"It's okay." Su Chen shook his head and continued to follow.

This woman has a lifeless air, Su Zhi faintly sensed it.But this aura doesn't seem to be due to her Yangshou problem... Su Chen couldn't help but look cold, if it wasn't because of her, then it was a child——a dead baby in her stomach!

Meng Ci turned her head and smiled at the visitor, it was so beautiful that others seemed to be intoxicated by such a clear and gentle smile.

"That's right here, you two, wait here now, I'll have someone prepare tea fruit." He left with slow but light steps.

Su Shu pushed the door open and went in to sit down, Ya Jing stood for a while before finding a stool and sitting down.

"The Taoist's room is really annoying." After a night's rest, Ya returned to normal, and was able to bury Chu Xiao's study.

Su Shi picked up a porcelain cup and poured himself a cup of tea, "Didn't he say that my mother-in-law is no longer here, why do you insist on coming here to look for it?"

"I saw it." Ya also picked up a cup, took a sip of the good tea, and then spit it out. It's not as good as the boiled water at Su Shi's house, and it's a Taoist's crap!

"Ok?"

"When you took me away that day, I felt a very sad resentment from my mother-in-law in this house."

Su Zhi frowned, and mumbled to repeat Ya's words.

"But, if she's here, there's no reason why Chu Xiao can't notice it."

"Taoist priests are more sensitive to monsters and evil spirits. If it is a wandering soul with weak soul power and no intention to do evil, generally speaking, they will not be able to detect it." Ya said lightly.

For some reason, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief, didn't he intend to do evil?That's good.

"Does Chu Xiao hate his mother?"

"It's said so." Su Chen covered his mouth, someone came in from outside, and it was the butler who brought tea fruit.

"The madam felt a little uncomfortable just now because of the wind. She told me to take care of you two. If you have any orders, just tell me."

"It's okay, let Madam take good care of her body. We just wait here for Mr. Chu, don't bother."

"The old slave will retreat first."

After the door closed, another gust of wind blew by.

"is her?"

Seeing Ya stand up, Su Zhi asked vigilantly.

"should be."

It was originally asked by Ya to find out about this matter, but when he realized that there might be many secrets hidden behind the Chu family, the gossip gene in human nature emerged, and Su Yan suddenly wanted to know, what happened in this family?

"Why does she insist on staying in the Chu family? Didn't you say that she had no intention of committing evil, did she have an unfulfilled last wish?"

Ya hissed, leaned forward to check in the room, and sat down next to Su Shi after a while.

"It's hard to say. In fact, I also asked about her life when I went to the underworld." Ya picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth. Said something."

"Oh?" Su Chen raised his eyebrows, and raised the corners of his mouth maliciously.

"It seems that in the two years before my mother-in-law passed away, many things happened in the Chu family."

Meng Ci's marriage was completely arranged by the ghost doctor's mother-in-law, and Chu Xiao accepted it calmly without much objection.In two years, Meng Ci became pregnant three times but did not give birth to a son.

Three pregnancies, two miscarriages and one stillbirth.

This family seems to be cursed by some evil spirit, and it is difficult to maintain the incense.

Meng Ci experienced the pain of bereavement three times and finally got pregnant again. She was careful not to make any mistakes, because the doctor said that the consequences of habitual abortion may be lifelong infertility, and the Chu family cared about this child very much.

The ghost doctor's mother-in-law stopped breathing when Meng Ci was nine months pregnant, and Chu Xiao was crying, laughing and crying insanely in the study that night, and no one paid attention to her.

"Then between Chu Xiao and mother-in-law?" Su Chen hesitated for a moment, but didn't continue.

"I checked, the relationship between the two of them...is a blood debt."

The door creaked and was pushed open from the outside.

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