Chapter 102: Death
The leader was an old man with gray hair, who was supported by his granddaughter and walked forward tremblingly, bowing and apologizing to the monk again and again, "Before, we were blind, and we blamed the court and the master's kindness, so we came to apologize, I don't know if we can still be allowed to ......."
The monk hugged the old man, with a compassionate face, and said in a soft voice: "The old man, please get up quickly, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is presiding over this good deed, of course, all refugees are welcome here." ”
When the old man heard this, he burst into tears with excitement, and kept blaming himself: "It's all my fault that I was confused, and I almost killed everyone......"
Xue Jinyi said to the old man and granddaughter: "Hurry up and help the old man to sit over there, and someone will be arranged to take you to bathe and change your clothes later, and heal your injuries." ”
The old man thanked him repeatedly, and then everyone followed the household officials to the newly built small shed outside the Land Gong Temple.
This is the first checkpoint to enter the Tugong Temple, where a special doctor will see them to confirm that no one is infected with the epidemic, and then there will be people from the criminal department to check whether there are fugitives among them. When there is no problem, the refugees will be given new clothes and go to the next room to take a good shower.
Then, they entered through the back door of the temple and lived in a small courtyard for three days, confirming that they were not infected with the epidemic before they could officially move into the temple.
The strict control of each level is the proper result of everyone's consultation.
Xue Jinyi looked at the backs of the refugees and asked the monks, "Before the masters left, did they resolutely refuse to come?" ”
The monk nodded, and then said curiously, "Why are you suddenly willing to come?" ”
Another monk answered: "Maybe I figured it out by myself. ”
Feeling that something was not right, Xue Jinyi covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and came to the edge of the shed, where wormwood, realgar and other medicines were burned around, and the smell was slightly pungent.
She asked a middle-aged woman who was waiting for an examination, "Auntie, may I ask why you suddenly changed your mind?" ”
"Uh......" The aunt looked at her a little nervously, just now looking at this girl's posture, like someone with a bit of status here, maybe if she upsets her, she will drive them away.
Xue Jinyi's expression was more gentle, and she asked, "Auntie, I'm just curious to ask, and I don't mean anything else." ”
The aunt seemed to open the conversation box, "I won't tell you, there have been rumors before that the people of the Yamen pretended to resettle refugees, but in fact, they were all brought to death in the ravines and ravines to prevent future troubles, so this time we were really too scared to believe the words of the masters, but ......" Speaking of this, her eyes flashed with tears, "During the time since coming to the capital, there are still some good people, otherwise how could we live until now?" In addition to the rich and noble families, there was also a benefactor who often came to take care of us, teaching us how to find food and how to deal with minor illnesses and injuries......"
Xue Jinyi "chuckled" in her heart, and hurriedly interrupted her aunt's words, "Is this benefactor dressed in black, wearing a mask, and never showing his true face?" ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" The aunt nodded excitedly like a chicken pecking rice, "Girl, do you know him too?" ”
"I've had a couple of encounters with him." Xue Jinyi's heart suddenly jumped a little faster for some reason, and asked, "So, was he the one who persuaded you to come to the Digong Temple just now?" ”
"yes!" The aunt wiped her sour eyes, "Not long after the masters left, the benefactor came and told us to go to the Digong Temple in order to live well." How can we not believe the words of our benefactor......"
"Where is this benefactor now?" Xue Jinyi asked.
The aunt looked around and said in surprise, "It turns out that he didn't come with us...... I don't know when he left. Alas, he is like this every time, he comes and goes without a trace, and we don't even know what his name is or what he looks like, but we know that he has a good voice and should not be very old. ”
"Thank you, auntie." Since the masked man was not there, Xue Jinyi was going to do something, smiled and nodded to her aunt, and was about to leave, when suddenly a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl burst out of the crowd, her cheeks were dirty but she couldn't stop her widening eyes full of incredulity, "You, aren't you Xue Jinyi?" ”
"I am." Xue Jinyi thought for a moment that she didn't seem to have met this girl, how did she know her name?
Just when she wondered if it was the last time the Weiguo Mansion gave porridge, this girl was also there, so she heard the girl jump up excitedly, but deliberately lowered her voice, "It's really you!" Your appearance is a little different from the original, but it is somewhat similar to the appearance in a Republic of China film you have acted in before, I was not sure at first...... So you've crossed over here, huh? I didn't expect to meet you here after I died, we are so fateful, I am still your fan! When the news of your death broke, my friend and I cried! ”
"Death?" Xue Jinyi's heart jumped, although she expected that her original body might have ...... But when I heard someone say that, I couldn't help but be shocked.
"Yes, yes!" The girl's eyes were red, and she rubbed the corners of her eyes and said: "On the eve of the White Pigeon Award, you lost your footing and drowned in the company's swimming pool, which shocked everyone!" ”
Drowning? Xue Jinyi's shoulder shook, she only drank two glasses of red wine, it was impossible for her to get drunk at all, how could she lose her footing and drown?!
"You, are you alright?" The girl looked at Xue Jinyi's face a little nervously and timidly.
Her face seemed to be covered with a thick layer of dark clouds, gloomy and terrifying.
Xue Jinyi immediately came back to her senses, instantly swept away the dark clouds on her face, blinked her eyes in confusion, and asked, "You...... I can't quite understand what I'm saying, what 'death', am I not alive and well......"
The girl was stunned for a moment, grabbed the back of her head and smirked, "Huh? What did I say? I might be happy to finally have enough to eat, right? Hahaha......"
The aunt grabbed the girl's arm and said to Xue Jinyi embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, girl, our Nizi had a fever some time ago, and after getting better, sometimes she is stupid and crazy, don't take it to heart." ”
Xue Jinyi said: "It's okay, you go to see the doctor and get new clothes." ”
She glanced at the aunt and the girl one last time, and walked calmly towards the main hall of the Land Gong Temple.
Crossing over and letting the body that should have died continue to live, no matter what time and space it is, it is incredible, maybe it will be burned alive as a demon and a monster, so she doesn't want anyone to know, and she doesn't want to "confess" to anyone who has also crossed over.
Although there is a sense of excitement and intimacy of "meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land", with her current status, it is too sensitive and dangerous.
After stepping into the gate of the Land Gong Temple, she paused suddenly.
One thing is certain from the girl's words - her death was not an accident, but a murder!