ned to my humble cottage in the hills. Lin Yanqin was sitting in the courtyard, using her phone to look up information about medicinal decoctions.I walked over and comforted her, saying: "Don't bother...Once a person has an idea, they'll feel that everything is wrong.

Aunt Zhang just sat up straight from the bed and twisted her head ninety degrees, which made me feel very abnormal!

I hadn't noticed anything amiss about her before, but now I find her complexion unnaturally pale, her body stiff and unnatural, and her steps unsteady!

"I... I think I need some wind oil essence." I retreated subtly, clutching a thunderclap quietly in my hand.

"Vicks VapoRub" Auntie Zhang tilted her head to look at me, that expression was just so strange!

"Forget it, I'm leaving, leaving!" My breath trembled. This seemingly normal person, this aunt I had known for so many years, how could she suddenly become so terrifying

"Wait a moment, Miss, I have it here, in the drawer, I'll get it for you—" She said this as she floated over to the dressing table.

She rummaged through the drawer and pulled out a small box of old-fashioned eucalyptus oil. Then she hastily shut the drawer, turned to me and shouted, “Miss, I found it! Ah—”

Her movements were too stiff, and as she closed the drawer, it caught her long braid, which was streaked with white.

With a sudden turn, her head...her head...

was forcibly pulled sideways and backward!

Like a poultry bird that had its throat slit and bled out, the whole head and body were only connected by a thin layer of skin!

A headless corpse just appeared before me, standing there!

The body is still holding a bottle of eucalyptus oil and shouting "I'm the young mistress!"

"Ah—!!" I was so startled that I couldn't catch my breath. My foot caught on the threshold, and I tumbled backward in a daze.

》》》

Mu family, tomb family.

I was still too naive. How could I have never suspected the people in this house

This vast and empty manor house was bustling with people during the day, but at night it was eerily silent. The old master had allowed all his children to establish their own households, leaving no one to serve him except for Zhang Yi.

I originally thought that my grandfather kept the secret of the cellar, so he wouldn't let anyone else live in the big house. Now it seems that during the night, except for my grandfather, there wasn't a living soul in the whole mansion.

However, at night, the grandfather would go to the tomb and spend time with his grandmother. The entire mansion would be left with only Zhang Yi.

Now that I think about it, Auntie Zhang is always busy running around. With my brother and I coming back to live here, she's even busier. Just now, she was so tired she fell asleep on the edge of the bed without even tucking in the blankets.

I, however, went to see her at this very moment.

When I opened my eyes again, the sky was bright and my brother was talking in the room.

“ …Whoever sees this scene will be shocked, okay It’s not Xiao Qiao’s fault……Who told Grandpa not to explain things clearly to us.”

My brother, as always, defended me.

Am I still alive I immediately reached up and touched my belly. Luckily, luckily, the two little ancestors are moving their hands and feet.

Jiang Qiyun appeared before me almost instantly. There was a hint of worry in his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed, and his expression was cold.

"I'm sorry..." I looked at him, unable to help but blame myself.

He asked displeased, "What apology"

“I shouldn't have fainted so easily. If there was danger…”

If there's danger, I don't even know how I would die now.

I timidly touched my stomach, truly shouldn't be so fragile. If I faint in danger, wouldn't I endanger these two little ones

Jiang Qiyun reached out and gripped my chin tightly, forcing me to meet his gaze.

He was squeezing me so hard.

I looked at him in bewilderment. The suppressed anger in his eyes was palpable, as if he were about to reprimand me severely.

In the end, he said nothing. He only swept his sleeves and turned away, disappearing into the room.

"Xiao Qiao..." My brother sat down beside my bed and leaned closer, whispering, "Don't be angry with Jiang Qiyun. He stayed here holding you all night, making sure the little ancestor in your belly wasn't affected before letting you lie down... Look at the time now, you've just woken up."

What time is it It's almost noon... I've wasted so much of his time at the Imperial Court…

"Bro, how did I get fainted yesterday... I've never been this fragile before." I was a little annoyed.

I've seen scarier scenes than this, how could I suddenly faint from fear

"It's normal. You're pregnant now, your body is carrying two little ancestors, they are putting pressure on your five internal organs and six fu organs, hindering your blood and nerves... It's normal to be frightened easily, if you can't catch your breath you might faint" My brother sighed.

"Xiao Qiao, you fainted! You even tripped over the threshold and almost fell backward. I'm worried you hit your head! Jiang Qiyun heard the sound from the backyard and rushed over immediately. Zhang Yi was so scared she didn't know what to do, and almost got burned by Jiang Qiyun—"

Hold on, hold on!

"What's wrong with Aunt Zhang! Her head..." I quickly grabbed my brother and asked.

My brother smirked and told me that Jiang Qiyun knew the moment he saw Aunt Zhang that she was a puppet.

It was a masterpiece crafted by a master paper-cut artist. The old geezer used sorcery to imbue it with a soul. The further it is from the old geezer, the weaker the magic's effect becomes.

When she is in the grave visiting her grandfather, she will exhibit stiff movements.

That's why last night...

"So she's been at home all these years Doesn't anyone else know" I swallowed nervously.

"You should know, Grandfather said that she used to serve Grandmother when she was alive. Grandmother liked her very much. Even after her death, Grandfather kept her this way, continuing to have her serve Grandmother and him... Grandfather even changed her 'shell' twice in between..."

I let out a breath of relief, good thing it wasn't a bad person. This paper casing really does make it hard to feel anything unusual.

Before Shen Qingrui used a paper man to distract me, making me repeatedly disobey Jiang Qiyun, I didn't feel anything special about the paper man.

The door creaked open, and Auntie Zhang entered carrying a tray. She looked at me with an apologetic expression: "Miss, I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to frighten you... The old master isn't planning to pass the family leadership to the young master, is he ... I thought you all knew about this."

I was a little scared, hiding behind the curtains. She seemed perfectly normal during the day.

Grandfather followed in, faintly asking: "Xiao Qiao, do you find her frightening"

“…It’s nothing to be afraid of, I was just startled by an accident yesterday.” I sipped the soup and looked up at Auntie Zhang.

She was still wearing a long, braided hairstyle. This style was typical of unmarried women in the old society, wasn't it She must have never married and died an unmarried woman. That's why her grandfather asked the paper craftsman to make her look this way.

"Human hearts are the most fickle, and the most terrifying... but strangely enough, they are also the most endearing." The grandfather sighed, saying, "Having her by my side, I feel more at ease. It's better than having strangers pry into our family secrets."

"Grandpa, there was a red paper figure outside my window last night," I hurried to report.

He nodded and sneered, "Let's see the situation tonight. I'll teach you how to chase..."

>ands of years of cultivation""But Mi Luo said we don't understand propriety and decorum, and we are not qualified to go to the Purple Micro Pavilion."Jiang Qiyun let out a cold laugh: "Qualification Y...