Chapter 475: House Fight Turns into Thriller 14
After obtaining solid evidence, Yunchang decided to bring this person to justice. She took Liu Hui and several servants to find the rumormonger and brought him to the square in the city. There, Yunchang revealed his crime to everyone and showed the evidence.
"Everyone, look carefully. This person is the real culprit!" Yun Shang pointed at the rumormonger and said loudly, "He was fired by the Liu Mansion, so he felt resentful and made up this rumor to slander the Liu Mansion. Now, we have found solid evidence to prove his crime!"
Listening to Yun Shang's words, the crowd began to whisper and discuss. They looked at the rumor maker with anger and dissatisfaction in their eyes.
"This kind of person is so despicable! In order to take revenge on the Liu family, he actually made up such rumors to slander them!"
"That's right! Lord Liu has a great reputation throughout his life, how could he allow such a person to do evil in his mansion?"
Amid the angry rebukes of the crowd, the rumormonger lowered his head, his face as pale as paper. He knew that he had no way to escape and could only accept legal sanctions.
Seeing the rumormonger being taken away, Liu Hui felt a warm current in her heart. She looked at Yunshang gratefully and said, "Sister Yunshang, thank you! If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would do."
Yun Shang smiled and shook her head: "You're welcome. We are friends, and we should help each other. Besides, I don't want those villains to succeed and destroy the reputation of Liu Mansion."
After this incident, the relationship between Liu Hui and Yun Shang became even deeper. They faced difficulties together, solved problems together, and became each other's strongest support.
The rumors about the haunted Liu Mansion gradually dissipated as the rumormongers were arrested. People began to re-examine the Liu Mansion and found that this ancient family was not as scary as the rumors said. On the contrary, they found that the people in the Liu Mansion were kind, upright, and worthy of respect and trust.
As time went by, the reputation of Liu Mansion gradually recovered. Those who once pointed fingers at Liu Mansion also began to change their attitudes and expressed respect and friendship to Liu Mansion.
However, just when Liu Hui and Yun Shang thought that everything was over, a new mystery quietly emerged.
That day, when Liu Hui was walking in the mansion, she accidentally heard a maid whispering: "Do you know? That female ghost is not a real ghost, but..."
Before the maid could finish her words, she was interrupted by another maid: "Keep your voice down! Don't talk about this kind of thing! If the young lady hears it, we will be finished!"
However, just when Liu Hui and Yun Shang thought that everything was over, a new mystery quietly emerged.
That day, the sun shone through the gaps in the leaves onto the bluestone slabs of the Liu Mansion, creating a mottled pattern. Liu Hui strolled alone in the mansion, enjoying the rare tranquility. The breeze blew by, bringing bursts of floral fragrance, and her mood became relaxed and happy. However, when she passed by a remote corner, she accidentally heard the whispers of two maids.
"Do you know? That female ghost is not actually a real ghost, but..." A maid lowered her voice and said mysteriously.
Liu Hui's heart tightened. She stopped and listened attentively. She had believed this rumor before and was even frightened by it. Although she now knew the truth about the rumor maker, the rumor about the female ghost was still like a huge rock weighing on her heart.
"Keep your voice down! Don't talk about this kind of thing casually! If the young lady hears it, we'll be finished!" Another maid interrupted her nervously, looking around vigilantly.
Liu Hui became even more curious, she wanted to know what the maid was going to say, so she quietly approached, hid behind a big tree, and continued to eavesdrop.
"But I really saw it with my own eyes! The female ghost was wearing a white dress, her hair was disheveled, her face was pale, and her eyes were staring straight at me!" The first maid seemed a little scared and said in a trembling voice.
"How dare you say that? Aren't you afraid that she will come to see you at night?" The second maid was so frightened that she trembled all over and hurriedly urged, "Okay, okay, stop talking! Let's go!"
After the two maids finished speaking, they hurried away. Liu Hui walked out from behind the tree, feeling mixed emotions. She was both scared and curious, wanting to know the truth about this female ghost. She decided to go to Yun Shang to discuss countermeasures.
Yun Shang was reading an ancient book in the study room with a focused look. After hearing Liu Hui's story, she put down the book in her hand and frowned.
"This rumor is indeed very strange. However, since we already know the truth about the rumor maker, then this rumor about a female ghost must be someone's doing behind the scenes." Yun Shang said after thinking for a moment, "I think we should investigate secretly to see where this rumor came from."
Liu Hui nodded in agreement. So they began to investigate secretly. They found the maids and servants in the mansion and asked them one by one whether they had heard of the rumor about the female ghost and where the rumor came from.
After some investigation, they found a common point: all those who had heard the rumor heard it at a certain time and place. And this time and place happened to be the most remote and least visited place in Liu Mansion - the abandoned hut in the back garden.
Liu Hui and Yun Shang looked at each other and figured out what was going on. They decided to go to the abandoned hut in the back garden at night to see what was going on there.
As night fell, the moonlight was like water. Liu Hui and Yun Shang quietly came to the abandoned hut in the back garden. The door of the hut was closed, revealing a gloomy atmosphere. They looked at each other, mustered their courage, and gently pushed the door open.
The room was completely dark, and nothing could be seen clearly. Liu Hui and Yun Shang fumbled to light the torches in their hands, illuminating the surroundings. They found that the room was full of dust and cobwebs, and it was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.
"What could be here?" Liu Hui felt a little uneasy.
Yunshang didn't say anything. She carefully observed every corner of the house. Suddenly, her eyes fell on a dilapidated wooden box. The wooden box was placed in the corner of the room and was piled with sundries. Yunshang walked over and gently pushed away the sundries, revealing the wooden box.
"Liu Hui, look at this!" Yun Shang said, pointing at the wooden box.
Liu Hui walked over and saw some strange symbols and patterns engraved on the wooden box. She carefully identified them and found that these symbols and patterns were somewhat similar to the secret codes used by the rumor maker.
"Could this wooden box be related to the rumormonger?" Liu Hui said in surprise.
Yun Shang nodded: "It's very likely. There may be some secrets hidden in this wooden box."