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

“What does the Sixth Young Lady want for dinner?” The head maidservant from the kitchen felt relaxed when she saw someone come out. She wiped away the cold sweat that had just emerged on her forehead and gasped out the question.

“I’ll go and ask.” This female doorkeeper did not dare to make any random decisions. Those servants who were beaten and kicked out of the courtyard today were all previously influential servants in the mansion. Considering the fate of her follow servants, how dared she, a merely low-ranking servant doing menial work, make decisions for the mistress?

The head maidservant of the kitchen stayed at the door waiting for news. Very soon, an exquisite-looking but not fully-grown little young lady and a maid came toward her. She knew that it was the Sixth Young Lady, and hastily went up to curtesy the mistress.

“Are you from the kitchen?” Dressed in light-colored clothes under an umbrella held by Jin Ling standing behind her, Wei Yuewu was possessed of an imposing aura despite her short stature.

“Yes, Sixth Young Lady, I’m from the kitchen. We don’t know what you would like to eat for dinner, so I was sent here to ask.”

“I happen to go out and will pass the kitchen. We can go together.” Wei Yuewu nodded gently and walked out of the door.

Going together? Did this mean that she wanted to go to the kitchen with me and see the ingredients?

The head maidservant did not understand why the young lady wanted to check the kitchen on the first day of her arrival. But she sealed her lips right away when she recalled the rumors that the Second Lady and Second Young Lady had lost to the new mistress. Anyway, she had no problem on her side if the young lady was willing to have a look at the kitchen. Unnecessary questions would only lead to trouble.

The head maidservant followed behind and walked out of the gate of the yard. Now she was less panicked because she had companions on the way.

After a few steps out of the courtyard, Jin Ling looked over her shoulder at the servant and asked, “Is there an octagonal pavilion in the back garden? Is it possible that there was something evil in the pavilion?”

Something evil in the Octagonal Pavilion in the back garden?

The woman was originally much relieved by the company of the mistress and the maid. However, Jin Ling’s question made her suddenly feel that the pavilion was very likely ominous.

The place did look gloomy and creepy in normal times…

“The Octagonal Pavilion in the back garden? Are you going there, Sixth Young Lady?” The woman subconsciously trembled at the thought. She shrunk her neck and remarked uneasily, “It’s getting late now. Sixth Young Lady, it’s not safe to go there now even if you just wanted to see the snow scene there. It’s safer to go there tomorrow.”

She thought that Wei Yuewu was going to the pavilion because of the beautiful snow scene.

“We received a note earlier, saying that someone will be waiting for my mistress there. We don’t know the way, so would you please lead the way for us? It looks gloomy now, but I believe there won’t be anything evil there.” Jin Ling explained with a smile.

It was the second time Jin Ling mentioned something evil. But for what she had encountered on her way to the Lotus Courtyard, the head maidservant of the kitchen would not take those words to heart. However, when she heard Jin Ling saying so, the black shadow and the clear miserable scream emerged in her mind. Cold sweat instantly appeared on her face.

She really didn’t want to go to the back garden now.

Was it true that no one died in this mansion? Absolutely not. How could there be no cases of death in such a large mansion? Thus it was very likely that they would bump into something evil if they went there at such a time.

The head maidservant became too scared to move an inch forward at this thought. She looked at the back of Wei Yuewu who was walking in front of her and said, “Sixth Young Lady, don’t be in a hurry. It’s very dark over there. I’ll call a few people to go with you. If there really is anything evil, you can have someone else for help.”

In short, she was reluctant to accompany Wei Yuewu to the pavilion alone, so she had to find a few people to boost her courage.

Wei Yuewu stopped and turned around. She gazed at the maidservant and asked in surprise, “Is there anyone around who can go with me?”

“Yes…yes, the kitchen is not far ahead. Sixth Young Lady, please wait in the corridor for a moment. I will immediately find a few people to go with you.” Seeing Wei Yuewu was tempted by her suggestion, the head maidservant promptly answered and pointed her finger in the direction of the kitchen.

They were now indeed very close to the kitchen. They could even smell the delicate fragrance of the dishes in the air from where they stood.

“Is it really unsafe ahead?” Wei Yuewu seemed unwilling to stop and wait.

“Sixth Young Lady, you are new here, so I’m afraid you are not aware that it has always been unsafe around the Octagonal Pavilion, especially at this time. If any careless servant rushed out from there and bumps into you, that would be too bad. Besides, there were thieves who came out from there before.”

In order to prevent Wei Yuewu from forcing her to go to the pavilion with them, the maidservant replied in such a vivid manner as if Wei Yuewu would definitely be hit by a thief if she insisted on going there right now.

“Then…Alright, you go and return quickly.” Wei Yuewu said to the head maidservant as she walked into the corridor.

“Yes, yes. Sixth Young Lady, please wait a second. I will be right back.” The head maidservant replied with many nods and bows, feeling cold sweat on her vest. As she didn’t dare to delay a single second, she hurriedly returned to the kitchen after leaving Wei Yuewu, and gathered five or six strong maids and middle-aged maidservants. She even asked them to bring sticks due to fear.

She claimed to be clearing the way for the Sixth Young Lady. But in fact, she was doing these only to play up her confidence and boost her courage.

With several stout maids and maidservants following her, each holding a wooden stick in their hand, the head maidservant truly felt much more at ease. Then she hurried back to where she had left with those helpers.