Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Chapter 185: Red Mansion Lady Xing 5

"There must be something strange about this." Xing Yuling frowned slightly and said thoughtfully.

"Maybe the Rongguo Mansion wants to cover up something." The maid beside her guessed.

She nodded, thinking to herself: Mrs. Zhang's death was so strange, what kind of secret is hidden behind it?

"Girl, the dowry has been counted and stored in the warehouse. Here is the list," Lixia replied softly.

Xing Yuling took the list and looked through it carefully. It listed the quantities of various jewelry, silks, and gold and silver items, and it looked normal. However, her intuition told her that things were not that simple.

"Lixia, did you notice anything wrong?" she asked.

Lixia shook her head. "I didn't notice anything unusual. Everything was done according to the rules."

Xing Yuling pondered for a moment and decided to go to the storehouse to check it out herself. She took Lixia to the place where the dowry was stored and carefully checked every item.

The maid opened the box carefully, and a faint fragrance filled her nose. She looked closely and saw a piece of fine red silk fabric neatly stacked in the box, with a bright and gorgeous color. Next to the red fabric, there were also silks of various colors.

Xing Yuling gently touched these delicate fabrics, feeling their texture. Her nose trembled slightly, and she was particularly sensitive to the delicate fragrance.

Noticing that there was something unusual about the cloth, she calmly asked the maid to cut a small piece of it, saying that she was going to make a sachet.

When she returned to her residence, she waved away the maids who were guarding outside the door.

When I turned around, I saw that the person had disappeared into the room.

Xing Yuling, who had now appeared in her own space, returned to the villa.

Xing Yuling stood quietly in the kitchen of the villa, holding a plastic washbasin in her hand. She gently placed the washbasin on the sink, then turned on the faucet, and the well water in the space slowly flowed into the washbasin. When the water was almost full, she carefully put a piece of cloth into the water and watched it gradually submerged by the water.

The cloth slowly soaked in the water, and over time, the cloth was completely immersed in the well water, and every fiber of it fully absorbed the moisture.

After a while, the bright red cloth completely changed color, as if it was corroded by a mysterious force. Strange blue-black spots were adsorbed on it, like a strange spell, emitting an ominous aura.

Xing Yuling stared at the cloth with her eyes wide open, her face becoming extremely ugly. Her brows were furrowed, her lips trembling slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back.

A feeling of urgency surged in my heart, and I turned around and went to the medicine field to pick a hundred-year-old ginseng and five purple spirit flowers.

She put the ginseng into her mouth without hesitation, as if she had no worries at all. The medicinal power of the ginseng was instantly released in her mouth, with a faint bitter taste intertwined with the fresh fragrance. As the medicinal power spread, she felt a warm current flowing down her throat.

She closed her eyes, concentrated her mind, and began to practice the Soul Refining Technique. The practice was like a precise ritual, with the breath flowing through her body and blending with the medicinal power of ginseng. Every breath carried the essence of ginseng, nourishing her body and enhancing her spiritual awareness.

On the Xing family's territory, she was very careful and did not dare to be careless. She knew very well that in ancient times, any unusual movement could cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, she chose to keep a low profile and practice the skills in silence.

Her progress was extremely slow, as if every step required great effort. She patiently guided the breath in her body and felt the trajectory of the technique, but her progress was minimal.

Xing Yuling gradually became anxious and did not dare to delay in swallowing the five purple spiritual flowers.

As time went by, fine beads of sweat oozed from Xing Yuling's forehead, and her body trembled slightly, obviously under great pressure. Suddenly, she groaned, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. But she gritted her teeth and continued to persevere. She opened her eyes, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and her spiritual sea of ​​​​consciousness expanded more than double, but was soon replaced by fatigue. Dragging her tired body back to the room, Xing Yuling lay on the bed and fell into deep thought. In this Rongguo Mansion, the only one who had a conflict of interest with her was the second room, and it was speculated that it might be Mrs. Wang who was doing something behind the scenes.

The Soul Refining Technique has reached the first level. Her spiritual consciousness can extend ten meters outward, and she can observe the situation outside in space. This will help her avoid some troubles in Rongguo Mansion in the future.

In the evening, people from each room gathered in the main hall, which was brightly lit and filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"Baoyu, come over here quickly." Old Lady Jia looked at the wet nurse beside Lady Wang holding Jia Baoyu, and asked him to come over with a happy face.

Mrs. Wang signaled the nurse to come over.

She was very proud that her son was deeply loved by the old lady, and that her son would inherit the Rongguo Mansion in the future.

Xing Yuling sat at the head seat on the east side of the banquet table, opposite her was Madam Wang, and below her were relatives from various families or family members of the Ningguo Mansion.

Jia She and Jia Zheng entertained the Ningguo Mansion family at the men's table in front.

Looking at Jia Baoyu smiling happily in his wet nurse's arms, it is hard to tell that he will be a sentimental and lustful man in the future.

At this time, Baoyu suddenly started crying, his voice was sharp and piercing. Everyone was shocked, and Grandmother Jia hurriedly asked someone to hold him over to comfort him. But Baoyu cried even harder, and his little face turned red. Xing Yuling was puzzled, she always felt that this child was a little strange. She secretly used her newly improved spiritual sense to investigate, and found that there was a faint black gas wrapped around Baoyu. Looking more closely, the black gas seemed to be emitted from the jade pendant he was wearing. Xing Yuling was shocked, is there something wrong with this jade pendant?

This magical jade is exactly the same as the one that was pulled down by the original owner in the previous life. The original one has long been transformed into her spatial energy.

The spiritual jade transformed from the five-colored stone should be full of spiritual energy, but now it has turned into spreading black gas.

She felt that the black air was an ominous sign.

"Baoyu, are you frightened?" The ten-year-old Yuanchun suddenly said beside Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang, who was extremely worried, seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and quickly responded: "He must have been frightened by so many people." Then she was about to take Baoyu from the wet nurse. However, the moment she stretched out her hand, Baoyu suddenly stopped crying, stared at Xing Yuling, and murmured: "Sister..." Everyone was stunned, and their eyes were focused on Xing Yuling. She secretly said in her heart, why did this little guy suddenly call her sister? Did he see something? Xing Yuling pretended to be calm, smiled and said to Baoyu: "Baoyu, be good, you should call me aunt." As she spoke, she observed Mrs. Wang's reaction with her peripheral vision. Mrs. Wang's face became a little gloomy, and there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes. It seems that I have to be more careful...

Jia Baoyu seemed to be attracted to Xing Yuling and kept asking her to hold him.

Old Mrs. Jia felt sorry for Baoyu's crying and planned to let Xing Yuling hug him.

Before she could speak, Mrs. Wang interrupted.

Mrs. Wang said hurriedly, "Grandma, this is probably inappropriate. Yuling has just married into the Jia family and is not familiar with the situation here. What if Baoyu is hurt?" As she spoke, she looked at Xing Yuling, her eyes full of warning.

After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Jia felt that what Mrs. Wang said made sense, so she gave up the idea of ​​letting Xing Yuling hold Baoyu.

Xing Yuling heaved a sigh of relief. She looked at Mrs. Wang gratefully and thought: Mrs. Wang really helped me a lot. At the same time, she also realized that her life in the Jia Mansion might not be peaceful in the future. However, she was not afraid because she had enough wisdom and ability to deal with various challenges.

After the dinner, Xing Yuling returned to her room. She lay on the bed, recalling what happened today, especially the black aura on Baoyu, which she could not let go.

She decided to investigate the matter and find out what happened to Baoyu. After all, in this Jia family full of power and calculation, everything may hide unknown secrets.