Yu Shu brought An Beikui out of the Enclave and did not take out a single silver coin. Instead, she received an invitation from the owner of the Enclave, letting her know who the backer of the Enclave was.
The name of the invitation was Liu Jiong, Prince Xiang's heir. That was to say, the Enclave was the property of Prince Xiang's residence.
Liu Jiong asked someone to send the invitation to Yu Shu without saying anything else. He did not mention anything about meeting her, a popular person, and acted as if he was doing her a favor.
He was so solicitous for no reason, but Yu Shu could not figure out what he meant. She could only take him away first and mention it to Xue Rui later.
It was not until they sat in the carriage that An Beikui believed that Yu Shu really wanted to take her away. Regardless of the narrowness of the carriage, she knelt at her feet and kept repeating the word 'thank you'. If it was not for Yu Shu sensing something was wrong and quickly pulled her up, this Dong Ying girl would have kissed her shoes.
Yu Shu pressed her to her side and roughly examined her body. She found many traces of torture. It was no wonder that she was humiliated in the Enclave after coming out from prison and was scared out of her wits, wanting to escape.
An Beikui was pulled around by Yu Shu and did not resist at all. She obediently knelt at her feet until Yu Shu pulled a cloak over her head, covering her naked body. Feeling warm, she could not help hugging her shoulders, trembling and sobbing softly.
Yu Shu could not hear the sound of people crying, but seeing that she was really pitiful, she could not open her mouth to make her shut up. She could only pat her head like she was stroking a puppy and said, "Do you understand the official language?"
An Beikui stopped crying and nodded her head hard, "Ha Yi." After saying that, she found that it was not right and quickly changed her words, "I understand."
Yu Shu made an 'en' sound, patting her head from time to time as her mind wandered.
She didn't know why she would take this child in. Rather than saying that she suddenly became kind, it would be better to say that it was a spur of the moment action. If she really brought him out, she would owe Xiang Prince Fu a favor and it would be too late for regrets.
Alright, I'll just treat it as doing a good deed every day.
Her hand paused on the top of her head, and she tried to tell her as succinctly as possible, "The envoy from Dong Ying committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. You are a criminal, and you were supposed to be locked up in that place just now to suffer, but I bought you out. From now on, you are my slave. Your life is mine. I can keep you, but you have to listen to me. Otherwise, I'll send you back. Do you understand? "
The head under his hand shrank for a moment, then he replied: "Kui Zi understands."
Yu Shu was satisfied with her tactfulness. He didn't try to scare her anymore.
.....
Returning to the mansion on Baochang Street, Yu Shu brought An Beikui to her courtyard and called Yun Dou over. She handed the person over to her to clean up before going to Zhao Hui to ask for some ointment for her.
Xin 'er and Lin' er had just arrived. They were eager to show off in front of Yu Shu. Without her instructions, one fetched water and handed her a handkerchief. The other brewed tea and fanned herself, then helped Yu Shu change her clothes and shoes. When she sat on the couch, they knelt on the footstool and massaged her shoulders and legs.
Yu Shu felt very comfortable being served, and she wanted to take a nap. She closed her eyes and actually fell asleep. This sleep lasted until the evening. It was Yun Dou who came in to wake her up.
Yu Shu sat cross-legged. Just as she stretched, Lin 'er tactfully added a cushion on her back.
When Yun Dou saw the actions of the two newcomers, she felt depressed. It was originally her business, but now it was taken over by others. Looking at the girl enjoying it, how could she be happy?
No, she had to work harder. She couldn't let the newcomers be inferior to her.
"Miss, that person has been washed and the ointment has been applied. Do you want me to bring her over for you to take a look?"
"Bring her over."
Under Yu Shu's command, Abe Kui was brought before her in a short while. The Japanese girl who had changed into a maid's dress was not as exquisite as the one she had seen at the Land-Water Conference. However, her fair skin and light eye color still made her stand out from ordinary people.
"Master." Once Abe Kui entered the room, she knelt down with both knees on the ground. Her hands were pressed against the side of her face, and the tip of her nose was touching the ground. She knelt without any hesitation to show her respect.
The maids in the room looked at each other in dismay when they saw such a great gesture.
Yu Shu waved her hand and asked them to leave. She then called Abe Kui to stand up and ask her questions.
"You're called Abe Kui. Is that your real name?"
"Master, my real name is Kui Zi. Abe is a fake surname they gave me." She said with a face full of shame, "I'm a lowly commoner and don't deserve to have a surname."
Lowly commoner?
Yu Shu asked suspiciously, "Then who taught you to speak Chinese? I see that you speak it more fluently than that envoy called Yamada Jiro."
"It was my mother who taught me … She used to be a prostitute and was very smart. She learned Chinese from a benefactor. When I was young, she always told me about the Da 'an Dynasty. She even taught me how to write calligraphy." Speaking of her mother who was a prostitute, Abe Kui did not feel ashamed of her inferiority. Instead, she revealed a sorrowful expression.
After listening to her background, Yu Shu suddenly suspected how she had followed the Japanese envoy to Da 'an to kidnap people. Was it because her eyes looked demonic and made it easier to bluff people?
Yu Shu recalled the first time she met this child. Her hair stood on end when she was stared at by her eyes. That was why she paid attention and did today's' good deed '.
"What's wrong with your eyes?" Was it hereditary or a disease?
After asking this question, Yu Shu saw fear appear on Abe Kui's face. She suddenly lowered her head and curled her body into a ball. It was as if she wanted to disappear in front of Yu Shu.
"What's wrong with you?" Yu Shu was puzzled by her reaction.
"I beg master to let me stay. Don't send me back. I beg you!" Abe Kui suddenly kowtowed to Yu Shu with her head on the ground.
Yu Shu was startled by her actions. Then, she straightened her face and scolded, "What are you doing? Shut up and get up!"
Abe Kui was obedient. She shivered and held back her crying. She obediently got up and buried her head in her chest. She did not dare to look up at Yu Shu.
"Whatever I ask you, you answer it. Don't cry. Do you hear me?"
"Ha Yi."
"I asked you what's wrong with your eyes. Why are you crying?"
"Kui Zi, Kui Zi is … an inauspicious person."
The more Yu Shu listened, the more confused she became. "What do you mean by an inauspicious person?"
"My eyes can see the souls of the dead." An Bekui's voice was almost inaudible as he sobbed.
Yu Shu was startled. Yin Yang Eyes?
Abe Kui didn't see Yu Shu speak. She was very nervous and whispered, "Ever since I could remember, I found that I was different from others. When I was young, I lived with my mother in a brothel. One winter was very cold, and a cat raised by Auntie Keizi froze to death …"
She fell into a memory. The tabby cat had golden fur and liked to lie in the sun and play with its tail. Later, Auntie Keizi found it frozen to death in the corridor. It was covered with dirty black mud and was as stiff as a stone. They buried its body at the bottom of the tree. At night, she saw a ball of light coming out of the mud, floating there and lingering. It was not until the seventh day that the light disappeared.
Later, she told this to her mother. Her mother didn't believe her and laughed and said that her eyes were dazzled. Later, someone died in the brothel and she saw the same thing on the dead body. When she told her mother, she couldn't laugh anymore.
So her mother made a promise with her that she couldn't tell this secret to others. She promised, but she couldn't keep this promise. Slowly, more and more people knew her secret. People looked at her with disgust and fear. They said that she could see the ghosts of the dead. They said that she was an inauspicious person.
A year ago, she and her mother were brought to Kyoto by an official. She was presented to the great general Ashikaga. Since then, she had to face different corpses every day. Sometimes, she even slept in a pile of corpses.
Finally, she followed the diplomatic group and came to Daan.
She told her story in halting bursts, and there was a moment of silence in the room.
If it was anyone else who heard of such a strange thing, they would probably find it hard to believe, but Yu Shu was not an ordinary person. She herself had experienced something even more bizarre than this. She could transmigrate from five hundred years ago, so why couldn't others see ghosts?
Moreover, An Bekui had no reason to lie to her. There was no benefit in lying to her.
"Tell me more clearly. You can see the light emitted from the dead. Are you their ghosts? What do the ghosts look like? Can they see you? "Yu Shu's interest was completely aroused.
An Bekui was originally prepared to be despised by her. When he heard this, he quietly raised his head. But when he saw that there was no fear on her face, he immediately let out a sigh of relief. He told her timidly, "When a person dies, the soul will leave the body. They will stay around the corpse and only dissipate after seven days. Ghosts don't have a shape. They are just a mass of light. They can't speak, and they won't run around. Only their colors are different."
Yu Shu thought for a moment and asked, "Then at the Land and Water Conference, how did you know the name of the condemned person and what crime he had committed?"
The trick of letting the dead come back to life was exposed by Zhu Qingjue because of the knockout drug, but An Bekui accurately told the identity of the deceased, which became a mystery.
"That, that's because," An Bekui stuttered, "half a year ago, I discovered that not only could I see the ghosts of the dead, but I could also see the souls of people who were about to die. The day before the Land and Water Conference, Lord Yamada bribed your officials and brought me around the prison. He let me see some condemned people and asked about all the prisoners whose souls I could see. That's how I knew who the prisoner was. "
Yu Shu suddenly understood, and then she was surprised. An Bekui could see the ghosts of the dead. To put it bluntly, it was useless. But she could see the signs of the souls of people who were about to die. That was the key!
Her heartbeat sped up. She sat up from the couch and paced around the room barefoot without wearing shoes. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind. She suddenly stopped and turned her head, staring at the trembling An Bekui. The corners of her mouth slowly opened, and she almost jumped in excitement.
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