Rebellious Contract Beast

He drew out the sword, wiped the blood off the sword, and then watched the old witch sheath the sword skillfully. Shen Yi didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Uh... you are indeed an old witch! She really kills people without blinking an eye!"

"Go away! Isn't this better? You'll be completely dead, and you won't have to worry about your body escaping when no one is around."

"Okay, okay, you have a point."

"Let's go back to our room and sleep. We shouldn't be with the dead."

"Where are you going to sleep today?"

"It's better to sleep in the side room."

"Okay, but I want to sleep with my mouth biting your shoulder, hehehe..."

"you……"

"I put in a lot of effort today, you have to reward me!"

"...Okay, okay! I'll reward you, okay?" He Jianchuyun rolled his eyes at him helplessly again.

"Hehehehehehe~"

……

"Miss! Miss! Are you awake?"

"Um...what's wrong?"

The next morning, Zhuhong knocked on the door hurriedly. Because he slept late last night, He Jianchuyun was still sleepy when he woke up, but he still got up and opened the door.

"Miss, a few people just came to our yard. They were sent by Mrs. Wan. They said Mrs. Wan wanted to see you, and asked you to visit her when you are free."

"No...what? Wanshi?"

He Jianchuyun was stunned. From the time she entered the Zhu Mansion until now, except for the first time she met Wan Gaoyue, she had basically no dealings with the other party. Now he actually said he wanted to meet her. It was too strange.

"Why did she see me?"

"Miss, I don't know either. Jiyue and I were just looking at houses over there, and then Mrs. Wan sent someone to look for you. They didn't tell you what they wanted to talk to you about, but they just said that Mrs. Wan wanted you to go to Qingshuisongyuan to meet her."

"This..." A thoughtful look appeared on He Jianchuyun's face. He really couldn't understand what Wan Gaoyue's purpose was in seeing him.

To be honest, she didn't want to go. She really wanted to ask Zhuhong to go to Qingshuisongyuan to tell her a message and tell Wan Gaoyue directly that she was busy.

But the other party was, after all, Zhu Jianqing's second wife and the legitimate second wife of the Zhu family. Her status was no lower than that of her aunt. If she ignored him, she would appear to be very impolite and would inevitably be criticized by others.

After thinking for a while, Tsurumi Hatsuun finally nodded: "Okay, I understand, I will go to Qingshui Songyuan later."

"Then would you like me to go with you, young lady?"

"That's not necessary. I can be alone. There's something I need you to do."

"Miss, please tell me."

"Take a few people with you, carry the body of the assassin yesterday onto the carriage, and send it to the winery to find Yang Bayuan. Tell him what happened last night, and then ask him to investigate the assassin's background."

"Okay miss, I'll do it right away."

"Slow down on the road."

"Yes, miss, don't worry!"

"..."

After Zhuhong left, He Jianchuyun sat on the bed in confusion, thinking about what she had said.

The main house was destroyed, so she and Shen Yi spent the night in the side room. But it must be said that after moving to the new room, she really didn't sleep well that night.

Shen Yi seemed to be the same. He woke up on his own without her having to wake him up.

"Old witch, what's going on outside?"

"Zhu Hong said Wan Gaoyue wanted to see me."

"What? Wan Gaoyue?"

"Well, that's her."

"Why did she see you?"

"how could I know?"

"Where did she ask you to meet her?"

"Just go meet her at Kiyomizu-matsuin."

"Oh~"

"What do you mean by her?"

Shen Yi blinked at He Jian Chuyun and was also surprised. The old witch and Wan Gaoyue had almost no interactions, and even the favorability between them was still negative. Suddenly asking the old witch to meet her felt a bit malicious.

However, if the meeting place is Qingshui Songyuan, Wan Gaoyue would not dare to do anything rash even if she had ten times the courage.

There must be something she wants to talk to the old witch about. After all, Miyun Sugar Shop is back in the hands of Hejian Yanqiu, and the first one to break through the defense can only be Wan Gaoyue.

She gave the thing she had worked so hard to get to her man, only to be stabbed in the back not long after. No one could accept this.

"Xuan Li, what do you think?"

"I don't understand, but there's no danger in Qingshui Songyuan. It wouldn't hurt to go over and meet Wan Gaoyue and see what she's up to first."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

"When are you going to go there?"

"Right now, are you going or not?"

"Let's go and see what Wan Gaoyue is up to."

"Uh-huh."

Afterwards, He Jianchuyun sent someone into the house to clean up, changed his clothes, and quickly took Shen Yi out of Mingyan Courtyard and walked towards Qingshuisong Courtyard.

"Is it her?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Yesterday, an assassin tried to kill her, but was trampled to death by her contracted beast. I heard that the assassin's skills were quite high, and even Master Zhu San might not be able to deal with him."

"Is her life god really that powerful?" "Of course it's true. Didn't you hear that even the ancestors were alarmed?"

"It seems so. There was indeed a lot of noise last night. I thought it was the master above who started a quarrel again."

"Hey, did you know that when He Jian Chu Yun first came, Miss Bi Rong wanted to bully her? If her contracted beast got angry at that time, I think it would be a disaster."

"Yes."

Along the way, the women of the Zhu family who met her pointed at her and whispered something when they saw her. He Jianchuyun could hear it of course, but she pretended not to hear anything and ignored them. She just went straight to Qingshuiyuan, said something to the two guards guarding the gate, and went in.

Anyway, they had already arrived at Qingshuisongyuan. He Jianchuyun originally wanted to see his aunt first, but after asking the maid, he found out that He Jianyanqiu had not woken up yet. After thinking about it, He Jianchuyun decided that it would be better not to disturb her, so he turned around and walked towards Wan Gaoyue's residence.

Wan Gaoyue lived just opposite her aunt, so it didn't take much time before they arrived at the gate of a small courtyard.

But just as she was about to step in, two fat maids stopped her, looked at her with arrogance, and asked in a muffled voice, "Who are you? Who are you looking for here?"

"Don't you know me?" He Jian Chuyun looked puzzled. She had seen these two fat maids before, and there was no reason for them not to recognize her, so there was only one possibility, that the two were deliberately making things difficult for her.

Sure enough, after hearing her words, one of the fat maids replied unhappily: "You are not an important person, who would care to know you."

"Yes, I'm not a big shot, and you don't have to know me. Let's talk business. I'm here to see the Second Madam. Do you still want to stop me?" He Jian Chuyun said sarcastically, especially when she mentioned the three words "Second Madam". She emphasized the words very much, mocking something openly or secretly.

I don't know if the two fat maids heard anything, but I didn't see them react. Instead, they said directly, "Come to see my wife? Ha! Do you know who my wife is? Do you really think anyone can see her?"

"that is!"

"Oh~ So it seems like you two don't want me to go in?"

"Humph!"

"You're not welcome here."

"Okay, but let's make it clear in advance. It was your wife who sent someone to Mingyan Courtyard to tell me to go see her. If you don't let me in, I naturally can't see the Second Madam. In this case, I will go back. But when your wife asks about this, don't say I didn't come."

After saying that, He Jian Chu Yun turned around and left without any hesitation. The two fat maids were stunned for a moment when they saw this. They had originally just wanted to give the other party a little warning, but He Jian Chu Yun didn't follow the routine they expected at all. This made them lose their direction and they didn't know what to do next.

Seeing that He Jian Chu Yun was really about to leave Qing Shui Song Yuan, the two fat maids immediately panicked. One of them hurried forward, blocked her way, and shouted, "Wait! Wait a minute!"

"doing what?"

"We were blind just now and didn't recognize you. I just thought about it and it seems that my wife did say that she wanted to see you. Come in, come in."

"Really? Why do I feel like you are making fun of me?" He Jian Chuyun looked at the other party coldly, and the Broken Rainbow Sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

The two fat maids naturally saw the sword in her hand, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Only then did they realize that although Tsurumi Hatsuyun was not a member of the Zhu family, she was the niece of Tsurumi Yanqiu after all. If it had been in the past, it would have been fine as Tsurumi Yanqiu was in decline and it would have been fine to offend her. But it was different now. Now that he had taken back the Miyun Sugar Shop, Tsurumi Yanqiu had a say in the Zhu family again. Although not as strong as in his peak period, it would only take a word for him to kill the two of them.

To put it simply, as the niece of Tsurumi Yanqiu, Tsurumi Hatsuyun could draw his sword and kill them at any time, even if they were Wan Gaoyue's men. But if she killed them, she would just have to apologize later and that would be it.

How much are the lives of two maidservants worth? There are plenty of hungry maidservants in the market, and He Jianchuyun has no shortage of money to buy maidservants.

"No, no, I really didn't recognize you. Miss Chuyun, please be magnanimous and let us go."

"Yes, yes! We were blind. These slaps in the face should be considered as an apology."

"Yeah."

At this time, another fat maid also came forward. They both raised their hands and slapped themselves hard on the face several times until their cheeks became red and swollen. Then they stopped and looked at He Jian Hatsuyun pitifully.

She glanced at the two of them coldly, and didn't really draw her sword to kill them. After a cold snort, she turned and walked into the courtyard.

Not long after, a maid came over and said to her respectfully, "Miss Chuyun, please come this way. My wife has been waiting for you. I will take you there."

"Well, let's go."

Under the guidance of the maid, He Jianchuyun quickly entered a living room, and at first sight he saw Wan Gaoyue sitting in the main seat on the right.

Apart from Wan Gaoyue, there were not many people in the guest hall, only five in total. First was the young man sitting in the first seat on the right hand side of Wan Gaoyue, who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had been eyeing her since Tsurumi Hatsuyun came in. Then there were two maids, including the one who led the way for Tsurumi Hatsuyun, and finally a baby still in swaddling clothes, held in the arms of another maid.

It goes without saying that this baby is Wan Gaoyue's biological child.

"Chu Yun pays respects to the Second Madam."

"You're here, feel free to go anywhere. No need to be polite. Just treat it as your own home. Xiaolian, why don't you prepare tea for them?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Thank you, Madam Second."

"Why call me Second Madam? That's a bit too distant. Although you are Tsurumi's niece, my husband is also your aunt. Logically, you should call me aunt."

"..." With just one sentence, Wan Gaoyue made He Jian Chu Yun unable to do anything.

Wan Gaoyue and her are not related at all, so how can she just call her aunt?
But what she said seemed to make some sense. Although Wan Gaoyue was the second wife, the "second wife" here was not the same as the second wives in other families. In terms of status, Wan Gaoyue was a co-wife, just like He Jianqiu, both of them were Zhu Jianqing's wives, not concubines.

In this way, Zhu Jianqing is her uncle, and naturally, Wan Gaoyue can also be He Jianchuyun's aunt. There is no problem with this, but it just feels a bit awkward.

"Oh my god! This stupid relationship really makes me laugh."

"Laugh if you want to, but don't hold it in."

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and admit it. From now on, you, an old witch, will have two aunts, hahahahahaha..."

"Shut up! Can you please be serious?"

He yelled at Shen Yi in his heart. When He Jianchu Yun looked at Wan Gaoyue outside, he was about to say something, but unexpectedly he said with a smile: "Okay, I was a little abrupt. It seems that Chu Yun is not so willing. Just treat it as a joke. In fact, I suddenly called you here this time for no other reason than to see you. After all, you have settled down in the Zhu family and can be regarded as half a member of the Zhu family. Putting aside your aunt, I am also half the mistress of the Zhu family. I should care about you, don’t you think?"

"As long as you are happy, Madam. After all, you are the elder, and it is only natural for Chu Yun to come and visit you."

"Hehehe, you kid..." Wan Gaoyue couldn't help laughing out loud. She looked at the maid holding the child next to her, and the others also chuckled.

"Well, let me think about it. Chuyun, you have been in the Zhu family for half a year. I forgot to ask you, how are you doing here?"

"I'm doing well, thank you for your concern, Madam."

"Well, when I asked the servant to go to your Mingyan Courtyard to pass on the message this morning, I was worried that you would ignore me. I didn't expect you to come so soon. I am very relieved. Why didn't I see you come to visit me before?"

"Before, Chu Yun was busy with many things and couldn't spare the time, so he forgot to come to Qingshuisongyuan to visit you. But don't worry, Madam, if Chu Yun has time in the future, he will definitely come to visit you often."

"Haha, it's enough that you have this intention. When we first met, you came unexpectedly, and I didn't prepare a gift for you. So, I asked the servants to go out and pick out a hairpin for you. Take a look, what do you think?"

As Wan Gaoyue spoke, he asked someone to take down an exquisite box. When it was opened, inside was a hairpin of particularly elegant shape. It looked like it was made of pure gold, with a deep red ruby ​​inlaid on the head. The hairpin was carved with intricate patterns, and every line was smooth and natural.

"This..." He Jianchuyun was a little stunned. She had no feelings about this hairpin, it was mainly because of Wan Gaoyue.

It didn't seem like she wanted to talk to me about anything important. It seemed like she really just wanted to see me. Other than that, was there nothing else?
What on earth is she going to do?
...(End of chapter)