Chapter 117
Chapter 117
The transparent words startled the little bird.
Having just returned to the real home, the child who saw his biological mother naturally couldn't accept such a speech all at once, and shook his head subconsciously.
Although recalling some memories before she was four years old, she also felt that something was wrong at home, but it was impossible for her to figure everything out like Tou, and to have such great hatred for the uncle and aunt who welcomed her into the Earl's Mansion.
Toru was not in a hurry, seeing this, he just cast his eyes on the former countess next to him. Mrs. Nagano, who had a face similar to her own mother, understood what her husband's younger brother had done to win the title.
But she also has no evidence, and when she was seized power and failed to keep her title a few years ago, there were not many available people left around her, and there was no way to compete with the current brother-in-law.
"There's no way." She shook her head sadly, and the plain bathrobe she was wearing during her illness made her look even thinner, "I tried my best to keep everything my husband left behind, but now you have seen the child, and now this It's already because they were concerned about my reputation and didn't let me disappear immediately. But I believe that after a while, I will die of illness because of "missing my deceased husband too much".Yuanxiang... Xiaoniao shouldn't have come back. "
Xiaoniao was stunned by the words of the birth mother, and her head was a little confused.Mother's slightly cool hand had already caressed her face, her face was still sad, but she was talking towards Tou.
"Tou, thank you for taking good care of the little bird. It is my greatest comfort to see her safe and sound while she is alive. Although the next request is a bit shameless, if possible, please continue to take care of her. This child? She can't stay here, she will definitely encounter worse things if she stays in this earl's mansion, can you please take her out of here to live elsewhere?"
Looking at the blond-haired and black-eyed girl in front of her, Mrs. Nagano pleaded. This child looks too much like her own daughter. If she didn't know clearly that she gave birth to a daughter, Xiaoniao, she would be surprised just by looking at her face. I thought Toru and Xiaoniao were sisters.
But this child is not. Mrs. Nagano knows very well that even if her husband is alive and life goes well, it is impossible for them to cultivate such a temperament in Xiaoniao.It is impossible for Tou to be his daughter, even if they look alike.
"Mom?" Xiaoniao was stunned by the words of her biological mother. No mother and daughter would drive her away just after they met.
But Mrs. Nagano ignored her, but went to the back of the room, took a box from a dark cabinet and handed it to Tou.
"Here is part of the money and property that the child's father and I have saved privately. It is not in the public account of the Earl's Mansion, and even my brother-in-law and his wife don't know about it. You take all the money, as long as you don't squander it. The money is enough for the two of you to live a peaceful life, find a place far away from Tokyo to live, even if you go overseas, don't stay here."
"Mom!" Xiaoniao grabbed hold of her biological mother's sleeve and shook her head desperately, "No! I don't want to leave! It's been so hard to see you, so hard for me to have a mother, please don't drive me away!" Hoarse In the end, the voice turned into a heart-piercing cry, constantly begging.
Hearing her daughter crying and begging like this, how can a mother not feel distressed, and almost immediately shed tears, and hugged the child back into her arms: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry Xiaoniao, mother can't help it. This place is different from nine years ago. It's not our home for a long time. Your uncle will never let you go if you stay here, I can't do it anymore, I can't let them hurt you again!"
But what can a child who has been living in a slum and finally found his mother know? At this time, he just shook his head frantically and said no, but after being rejected by his mother again, the helpless little bird subconsciously asked Tou for help: "Tou I don’t want to leave my mother! Even if I have to go, I will take her with me! Help me, help me, please!”
"Yes." The other party agreed without any embarrassment, "Not only can you stay with your mother, but you can also stay in the Earl's Mansion. As long as you and your wife are willing to do what I say, can you agree?" ?”
The lost daughter of Nagano Earl's Mansion nine years ago was found, and this news spread throughout the Chinese circle in a short period of time!
Because her daughter was recovered, the former countess, who had been claiming to be out of illness all these years, rarely reappeared at the court ball, and invited the nobles who had been friends and acquaintances to attend the celebration banquet she held specially for her daughter.
The cost of this banquet was not paid by the Earl's Mansion, but Madam Nagano, who paid for it herself, and held the most grand dinner party in the past years in the clubhouse with the best environment, including everything from the decorations to the food and drink. It is high-end and exquisite, and the nobles who are well aware of the huge expenses involved can't help but be secretly dumbfounded.
In this circle of aristocrats, except for daimyo Chinese families who still have a surplus of food, and the rest of the families are only honorable, the former countess Mrs. Nagano, in order to solemnly announce the return of her daughter to the outside world, did she give her only remaining The whole family was wiped out, huh?
While muttering in their hearts, they skillfully stuffed some high-end handicrafts from the banquet into their pockets and prepared to take them home.No way, they say they are nobles now, but in fact, they have already been heavily in debt just to maintain the dignity of the nobles, and they are not much better than those down-and-out samurai who lived in poverty but sold their wives and daughters for the sake of dignity in the Meiji era.
Mrs. Nagano turned a blind eye to the little tricks of the nobles below. She is also of noble origin, she has long known the virtues of this group of people, and following Tou's suggestion to hold this high-level ball that will definitely spark heated discussions At that time, she expected that those things in the venue would not be kept.
But for the sake of my daughter, and for the future, now is not the time to be distressed about these things.
Looking at the large group of aristocratic members who had gathered more than half of the Chinese circle because they heard about the specifications of the ball, she took a deep breath, stepped forward in a royal blue European-style court dress, and held herself together One of the two girls was brought to everyone at the same time.
Mrs. Nagano found her own daughter. In order to thank the kind-hearted people who took care of her daughter during the lost period, she not only introduced her daughter to all the nobles at the grand ball, but also accepted the kind-hearted girl in public. Being a adopted daughter means that the Nagano family will have two daughters in the future.
And the girl who was lucky to be adopted by the nobles was talked about by the nobles not only because she crossed two classes overnight, from a commoner to a nobleman second only to the royal family, but also because she was [-]% similar to the real earl's daughter face.
The grand ball that hadn't been held in several years, and the unrelated sisters who looked similar to the Nagano family, suddenly became a hot topic in the Chinese circle that hadn't declined for half a month.
"The Nagano family seems to be in decline, but in fact they still have some foundation. At least Mrs. Ritsuko secretly saved a lot of money before her husband died."
"I spent all of it for my daughter. The real daughter should be 13 years old, but she doesn't even look 10 years old. Even if she is old enough to find her husband's family, she can't look like that? Completely Just a kid."
"That's why I specially adopted the adopted daughter who looks similar to my daughter? The child is roughly the same age, it is said that he is 15 years old? He can see her and use it to get married. After all, it is said that there is no blood relationship, but it is completely Looks like a sister."
"Speaking of this, I thought of the faces of Nagano Kunisaki and his wife. You also saw it on the night of the ball. When Mrs. Ritsuko announced the adoption of her daughter, her brother-in-law and his wife looked shocked and stiff. I guess from holding the ball to announcing Mrs. Ritsu didn't inform Guosheng and his wife about the adoption of the adopted daughter, right?"
"Look, I can imagine what happened just by looking at their faces. The couple are afraid to die of anger. They have been forcing Mrs. Ritsu to hand over her title and property under her name all these years. I thought everything was in my hands, but my sister-in-law hid so much money in private, and spent it all at once. Hahaha!"
The nobles took pleasure in other people's misfortune and laughed at the fluff in the Nagano family. From the accident of the Earl of Nagano nine years ago to the series of events that have happened in these years, no one with a discerning eye knows that there is a trick in the replacement of the title. They are all in the same circle. It is not uncommon for them to see lawsuits between blood relatives with titles.It's one thing to know, another to have evidence, and another to interfere.
Nagano Jisheng used despicable means to snatch the title of eldest brother but has never had children. In their view, it is a kind of retribution in itself.
The couple should be in a hurry now.
Indeed, as those nobles thought, Jisheng and his wife were in a hurry, the kind of urgency that made them lose their temper.
When I got home that day, I threw all kinds of things in the bedroom to vent my temper.
"Bastard bastard bastard! Nagano Ritsuko, that bitch, has hidden so much private property and didn't tell us!" That was a lot of money, but it was spent on the two little girls for a dance party.
Recalling the way the other party said with an innocent face that all the money had been spent, if it weren't for the consideration that it was a public place, Ji Sheng and his wife would have slapped him and then kicked and hit him.
That prodigal girl, don't you know that now the Earl's Mansion is just looking at the face, but in fact it has become more and more difficult inside!
This shameless little uncle never thought about why people would give him money to the man who killed her husband and ruined her family.
"Don't be angry, husband, it's not worth it to get angry because of those three little sluts." Ji Sheng's wife calmed down beforehand, and in turn comforted him, "Actually, it's pretty good for her to do this."
"What the hell! Big brother lost all his money!" the husband said angrily.
"But the elder brother's daughter is back, and the elder sister-in-law brought back another daughter." Ji Sheng's wife looked up at her husband with meaningful eyes, "The little girl named Tong Xingtou is really beautiful, she wore a foreign dress at the ball Didn't you see that everyone's eyes lit up when she made her debut? Since she is already the adopted daughter of the eldest brother and also our niece, as the head of the Nagano family, it is only natural for her to marry a daughter of the right age in the family Should it?"
With his wife's suggestion, Nagano Tsukatsu's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Yes, as long as it is done well, the benefits that a beautiful daughter can get in exchange are actually quite substantial.
"I remember that Lord Changyou of Tokugawa's family lost his wife a while ago, and the 16-year-old bride went away within three months of marriage. Lord Changyou must be very sad at this time. Our niece Tou is his favorite. If you can send it over, it will surely heal that lord's pain."
If there are other Chinese, these words are enough to make them discolored. The famous Chinese Tokugawa family is indeed rich and powerful, and they are the objects of many nobles, but that Tokugawa Chosuke is known to love children under the age of 16. Girls, and they also have the habit of abusing them. The brides have married several times, all of them are of this age, but none of them can survive for half a year.Anyone with a bit of conscience would not push their daughter into this pit of fire.
But Nagano Tsukatsu felt that his wife's idea was brilliant, and even made inferences.
"Ma'am is right, it's a good thing for Xiaoniao to come back! After I have finished taking care of my niece Tou's marriage, I will raise Xiaoniao up and find her a good home again."
At this moment, the wife hesitated: "Maybe my sister-in-law will be a little..."
"It doesn't matter." The husband waved his hand directly, "Since her daughters have been found, and a adopted daughter has been admitted into the house, her wish to be a sister-in-law has been fulfilled, and it's time to reunite with her elder brother."
"Husband, you are right. Nine years have passed, and sister-in-law must miss her brother very much."
Immediately afterwards, the couple were plotting the details of the follow-up operation in the unoccupied bedroom. They would never have thought that on the second floor where they were, outside the window in the dark, someone was suspended in the air and heard all their conversations. middle.
Xiaoniao's face was pale and trembling all over. If it wasn't for Tou behind her who was holding her mouth and covering her mouth, she would have been able to cry out on the spot.Following her mother during this period, she has acquired a lot of knowledge in the Chinese circle, so she naturally knows who the famous Tokugawa Chosuke is, not to mention the vicious plans behind it.
How could they do that!Why do they treat their family like this!
Aren't they her blood relatives!
Tou took the bird back to Mrs. Ritsu's residence quietly, and returned to the room with her mother. The excitement of the bird was much calmer, but she still lay back on the bed because of the previous intense emotion. Sleeping there, only tears could not stop flowing down.
"Do you still think you can live in harmony now?" Tou sat aside and asked her lightly.
The little bird shook her head weakly, and whimpered while her mother was wiping her tears: "Tou, you are right. I should listen to you, and I will listen to whatever you say in the future. I don't want to see them again, not at all! "
For cruelly destroying the innocent fantasy of her relatives in her previous life, Tou has no guilt at all. She doesn't want any accidents caused by Xiaoniao's soft-hearted kindness in her future plans.Originally, she wanted to hang out in the aristocratic circle, and innocence and kindness were not desirable qualities. After she traveled back, these things had to be carried out by herself in her previous life, and no one could always protect her like an old lady.
After the ball, Jisheng and his wife began to greet the downtrodden sister-in-law again. Because Mrs. Ritsuko and Xiaotiao were not in good health and could not go out often, it was always Tou who negotiated with the outside world.
Ji Sheng and his wife, who had planned on her, were right in their arms, and began to take girls to the palace or other nobles' balls every now and then, saying that they brought their righteous niece out to see the world, but in fact they used her as a commodity to spread all over the world. Show it to some hidden buyers.Especially after seeing that the girl seemed to be fascinated by the prosperity of the nobles, and even actively cooperated with them to actively participate in various social activities and talk in front of different nobles, the couple both smiled secretly.
Go talk, go see, meet more people, show your beauty and value more, so that they can sell at a higher price.
With Toru's frequent visits to noble balls, her reputation has become well known. The adopted daughter of the Nagano family is actually the spokesperson for Mrs. Ritsuko's mother and daughter.It's just that this child still doesn't seem to know her situation, and her uncle and aunt are trying to sell her.
Just when many nobles were secretly sighing that this beautiful girl as exquisite as a doll was about to disappear, a shocking accident happened suddenly.
It was one day when Jisheng and his wife took Tou to attend another party, and when they were driving back in their Ford car at home, a black shadow suddenly fell from the sky on the road, with a huge body blocking the front of the car.The driver couldn't brake in time and bumped into the black shadow. The other party didn't move at all, but the front of the car was already flattened.
The people in the car were shocked by this accident. After the street lights illuminated the true appearance of the shadow, the people inside and outside the car screamed in fear.
It was a hideous ghost with eight arms on its side. The four hands below it were smashed into the front of the Ford car like a cardboard box, and the four hands above it were pulled on the front window as the head tilted forward. , with a face firmly pressed against the glass, shouting at the people inside.
"Jisheng! Jisheng, you bastard! Why did you kill me back then? I wasn't good enough for you!"
It was the voice of a young man, although it was full of anger, it was very familiar to Ji Sheng and his wife. When they looked closely at the face pasted in front of the glass, the couple almost fainted directly.
That was the face of the eldest brother who had been dead for nine years!
He... He turned into a ghost to take revenge!
"Jisheng! Why did you kill me with your car! Answer me!"
Nagano Jisheng saw that the ghost that his elder brother had turned into went crazy. It lifted its eight hands vigorously, and it lifted the entire roof of the car and threw it aside, causing a series of howls of ghosts and wolves again. They scrambled and fled away, and some of those whose legs were weak and unable to run tried their best to find a cover to hide themselves, tremblingly looking at everything in front of them.
Passers-by saw that the ghost grabbed Nagano Jisheng out after lifting the roof of the car. The huge body of the ghost, nearly three meters high, picked up Nagano Jisheng like an adult picking up a child.
"Jisheng! I died unjustly and tragically!"
Nagano Jisheng, who was closer to the ghost, smelled the bloody smell that made him sick, and he was wet between his legs that kept kicking in mid-air, his whole face was bloodless, and his liver and gallbladder were torn.
"Big...Big brother! I'm sorry!" He cried and begged for mercy, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I did this out of obsession, I didn't mean it! Big brother, forgive me, forgive me! I really..."
Before he finished speaking, his head was crushed by the ghost's big hand, blood and brains splashed, and some of them just hit Ji Sheng's wife, which directly caused her to scream even louder.
As if irritated by her scream, the ghost threw Jisheng's body directly, and then overturned the car, and all the people in the car rolled out in an instant. Jisheng's wife wanted to climb crazily regardless of the pain of the beating He tried to escape, but was unfortunately caught by the ghost and was also lifted into the air.
"Brother, it's not me! I didn't do those things!" Stimulated by her husband's death, she was already frightened half-crazy, and panicked, "It's Jisheng who said he was jealous of you and hated you and wanted to steal her away." Everything about you, whether he asked me to send the little bird to the countryside to throw away, whether I ran over you with a car when you were restless looking for your daughter, and whether I put chronic poison in the meal of my sister-in-law, it was all his idea. What I did, I was just forced to follow his orders...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
One of the woman's arms was torn off by the roots, and the painful and piercing scream almost punctured the eardrums of everyone present.
Even more frightening than this was the sight of the evil ghost grabbing the severed hand and stuffing it into the big mouth on the chest. The sound of tearing and chewing raw meat made everyone tremble.Ji Sheng's wife had already tilted her head and fainted, and she didn't know whether she fainted from pain or fright.
But the ghost's movements never stopped. Just when it grabbed one of the woman's thighs and was about to tear it off and eat it raw, there was a sound of sprinting in the empty street.
In the light projected from both sides of the street, the sword held by the side of the runner's hands reflected the sharp cold light.
Xia's breath, the shape of the four, advection cut!
A mist suddenly lingered above the blade, and it seemed that a gust of wind was blowing quickly. When he regained consciousness, the running figure had already passed the ghost, but the ghost was decapitated in a different place. Under the surprised eyes of everyone, The huge figure seemed to be burned by something invisible, and quickly disappeared without a trace.
The young man holding the knife flicked the blade handsomely, and the blade was slowly retracted into the sheath on his waist.Under the light, he glanced back, the blue eyes under the long black hair were as blue as washing, the young man searched the crowd for a while expressionlessly, and finally fixed on Tou, but he didn't say anything , jumped up directly, and quickly disappeared into the darkness in the distance.
His departure also seemed to have touched some switch, and everything quiet around him became active again, and the people who had hidden themselves reappeared on the street, but their faces were full of surprise.
Very well, things on both sides have ended smoothly.
Tou, who also pretended to get up in embarrassment, showed a bewildered gesture while thinking to himself.
It seems that the manipulative nail still works on ghosts, and I am also grateful to Mr. Purgatory for the contact information left at that time, otherwise such a thing as killing ghosts in public would have fallen on her, a weak girl.
For the time being, she still wants to keep the ordinary character design, and changing it easily will affect her future plans.
After this battle, she not only got rid of the unsightly existence of Jisheng and his wife, but also made the matter of Xiaoniao's subsequent succession no longer controversial-the behavior of Nagano Jisheng, the poisonous wife of Shi brother, who abandoned her niece is now in full view. When the incident of the next relative is revealed, let alone the person is dead, even if he is not dead, he will be immediately deprived of his title and directly charged with guilt.
Since then, the spokesperson of the Nagano family has had the final say.
Be it ghosts or ghost hunters, Tou can use them all.
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