Chapter 28 - Frightening! A Flitting Shadow in the Dark (1/2)

Chapter 28 Frightening! A Flitting Shadow in the Dark

“Miss, I don’t think Shuiyun had any good intentions in requesting to see you. You’d better not go.” Jin Ling reminded Wei Yuewu apprehensively while she helped combing Wei Yuewu’s hair.

They had just arrived at the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, a totally strange place to them. Jin Ling felt that it was better not to act rashly for the time being!

Wei Yuewu glanced at Jin Ling in the mirror with approval. This maid was indeed smart, and she was able to recognize the plot that was going on behind the scene.

“This note was not written by Shuiyun.” Wei Yuewu looked sideways at the note, a trace of mockery flashing in her eyes.

Even though the characters were deliberately written in a slightly skewed manner, it was still discernable that the note was not written by an ordinary person. This could be judged by the strength that was applied when writing with the brush not only an entire character but also each stroke that formed the character.

The overall style of the characters seen together seemed to be from a maid. However, on closer inspection, one would wonder how it was possible for a maid’s handwriting to be so superior, with each single stroke so well completed. Moreover, the note lacked something essential—the humility that should be assumed by a maid.

More absurdly, why would a maid who had been scared out of wits by her dare to offer to see her deep at night?

“Miss, what should we do then?” Jin Ling looked out of the window and asked in a low voice, “Are we going?”

“Yes, why not? They’ve specially sent the note. We shall go and see what is exactly going on.” Wei Yuewu said lightly. She then turned around to Jin Ling, narrowed her eyes slightly and leisurely asked, “I figure you know martial arts?”

Since Wei Yuewu wanted to keep this maid around her, she naturally didn’t wish Jin Ling to hide anything from her.

“Yes, I learned martial arts for a few years.” Jin Ling was determined to follow Wei Yuewu wholeheartedly, and therefore she answered every question without reservation.

“Good.” Wei Yuewu smiled faintly, her eyes displaying a hint of satisfaction: Jin Ling’s straightforward reply proved her loyalty.

And what she needed right now was precisely such an assistant…

It started to snow late in the afternoon. Snowflakes fell down one after one.

In winter, darkness fell earlier than usual. A busy scene could be seen in the kitchen of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang before the sky darkened slightly as the cooks and servants were preparing dinner for the yards. It was a rule in the mansion that servants must not gossip about the masters and mistresses in private. However, the mistress who had just arrived today had indeed made too big a scene.

The maids and old maidservants just couldn’t help but talk about her in private.

In fact, no one had really cared about the Sixth Young Lady, a new comer at the mansion. But successive astonishing news reached them: the most beloved Second Lady and Second Young Lady were reprimanded by the Madam Dowager, the courtyard that was originally prepared for the Second Young Lady was now occupied by the Sixth Young Lady, and the most trusted servants the Second Lady had arranged for her daughter in the courtyard were beaten and kicked out.

Those stories were spread out one after another in such a manner as a gale sweeping through the back courtyard of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.

Every single servant felt the shock so great that none of them dared to look down on the Sixth Young Lady who had just made her aggressive debut.

Servants in the kitchen were also worried when they considered that the Sixth Young Lady appeared to be so aggressive on the first day of her arrival. They wondered whether the mistress would punish them if she was unsatisfied with the food.

However, none of them knew what the mistress liked eating, and for a moment, they just couldn’t decide what dishes to make for her.

In the end, a head maidservant suggested asking the mistress herself, and all the servants in the kitchen agreed. After all, they didn’t want the Sixth Young Lady to find fault with them on the first day.

The head maidservant made fast steps to the Lotus Courtyard, which was not far from the kitchen. It was getting darker, and snow was still floating in the sky. She really couldn’t see the ground in some places clearly, so she narrowed her eyes. Suddenly she felt a black shadow flitting in front of her. She was so frightened that she fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the snow on the ground was thick, and she did not find anything eerie around either. Though she was still panicking, she thought maybe it was because her eyes were dazzled. She used her hand to soothe her pounding heart and told herself not to be afraid. Since she had never heard anybody die in the mansion, there should be no ominous things here.

However, she heard a miserable scream after walking only a few steps. The sound immediately spread creepy coldness and terror in the silent snowfield.

Too frightened to continue going forward, the woman turned around to look behind her. Everything was shrouded in the dark. The more she observed it, the spookier she felt the gloomy weather was.

An inexplicable fright rose in her heart.

However, the gate of the Lotus Courtyard was not far ahead, which made her a little more courageous. She got up and took several quick steps to the gate and slapped against the knocker. “Open the door, open the door.”

An old menial maidservant opened the door and asked with a gloomy face, “What’s the matter?”

Of course, anyone who had to go out in cold winter evenings after being beaten up and open the door for someone else would be in a bad mood.