The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 140: Lang Jiuxiu Again
When Cui and her companions arrived at Shoukang Hall, all the masters in the mansion, both big and small, had already gathered together. When they saw the mother and daughter, they were silent for a moment, then stood up and saluted.

"Second Aunt is here, only you are missing." Mrs. Wu came over to help her with a smile.

Cui curled her lips, walked to the old lady, knelt on the cushion brought by the maid, and knelt down respectfully to pay her respects.

Lang Jiuchuan also knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to the old lady.

"Hurry up, hurry up." Old Madam Lang was very happy to see them. She looked at Lang Jiuchuan and waved, "My dear, come here, come here."

Lang Cailing, who was not far away, curled her lips. There were so many children in the room, even Jingxuan from her eldest sister-in-law's family was not called a good kid by her.

Lang Jiuchuan walked over and was held in the arms of the old lady. She smiled and took a big tangerine from the fruit plate on the kang table and stuffed it into her hand: "Good luck."

"Thank you for your good words, grandmother." Lang Jiuchuan looked up with some warmth in his eyes.

When the old lady saw her eyes, her smile paused, and then her eyes turned red: "Zhengfan, my son."

Everyone's face changed slightly. Oh no, they were thinking about the deceased Lang Zhengfan again.

Aunt Chen quietly pushed Lang Caiyi and signaled him to hurry forward: "Go and comfort your grandmother."

Fan saw this and a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. Could it be that she was still dreaming of adopting the brother and sister into the second house when they had gotten into trouble and been punished before?

Cui also caught a glimpse of Aunt Chen's actions, her eyes darkened slightly, and she picked up the tea and took a sip.

The old lady held Lang Jiuchuan and sobbed. Lang Caimeng and others rushed forward to comfort her, but she kept staring into Lang Jiuchuan's eyes with tears streaming down her face.

"Ninth sister." Lang Caimeng looked at Lang Jiuchuan anxiously.

Lang Jiuchuan held the old lady's hand and said, "If you don't cry, I will perform a magic trick for you."

As soon as the old lady stopped crying, she looked at her eagerly like a child and groaned.

Everyone was quiet.

Lang Jiuchuan took out a piece of yellow paper from his sleeve and asked Nanny Wang to take a pair of scissors. He cut out two exquisite little figures and waved them in front of her.

Then he put his hands together, silently chanted the spell in his heart, touched the spirit through the palms, and then spread them open, saying: "Please bless me, Grandmother."

The old lady was very curious.

But at Lang Jiuchuan's suggestion, he still tapped the little paper man's head with his finger.

Many people disagreed with this, thinking that they were really treating the old lady as an ignorant child and were deliberately being mysterious.

But the next moment, everyone was stunned.

But after the old lady tapped the paper figures' heads, the two little paper figures actually came to life.

They staggered to their feet from Lang Jiuchuan's hands, then somersaulted neatly and landed on the kang, kneeling down in front of the old lady, nodding their heads and kowtowing.

"Ah!" The old lady opened her eyes wide in shock.

Everyone looked at Lang Jiuchuan in shock. This couldn't be a trick, right?

Lang Jiuchuan sat there quietly and said, "Perform a fight with Guanshan for grandma."

The two little paper figures seemed to have understood the instructions and immediately got into position. They jumped into the air on the kang table, lightly tapping their toes, and kicked and punched each other.

"Wow!" Lang Caizhao pushed the crowd aside and squeezed in front, staring at the two little paper figures in amazement. They were real figures cut out of paper, and they could really fight, just like shadow puppets. But this was different from what they had seen, because real shadow puppets needed lights and curtains, and the puppets had to perform with strings, but the paper figures in front of them seemed alive, and they didn't need people to perform.

Is this a trick?

Why does it look so mysterious?
Tsk, I’m impressed by Lang Jiuxiu again.

Everyone in the room stared at them. Lang Zhengping winked at Lang Jiuchuan and stood up to go to the next room. When Cui saw this, she followed him. She thought that what the father and son wanted to talk about was the disaster.

Sure enough, after they sat down, Lang Zhengping talked about the matter and said, "I have discussed it with your mother. Without solid evidence, we won't say anything about it. Maybe it's related to you, so as to avoid making the matter even more out of control. But the Gong family came to help, but we are still trying to cover it up. What do you think?"

Cui was shocked by the tone of voice Lang Zhengping used when speaking to Lang Jiuchuan. This was unlike his usual attitude towards the children in the mansion. He did not have the seriousness and meticulousness of a family head, but rather sounded like a discussion?
Discussing matters with a niece who has not yet reached the age of marriage, and intending to do whatever she says, means that he treats her as an equal. So, is he taking extra care of her for the sake of his deceased brother, or is it because of the abilities she has shown that he should not underestimate her?

Or maybe it was that everyone she interacted with was someone he dared not look down upon?

Cui was in a complicated mood. This child who was neglected and exiled by her attracted the attention of the head of the family in such a short period of time. Was it a blessing or a curse?

"Whether this matter is related to me or not, it is indeed hard to say without any evidence, so there is no need to say it." Lang Jiuchuan said: "As for the Gong family, if the family has nothing to do and asks them to help, they will not stay long. Treat them with good food and drink, and when they leave, just prepare a suitable gift for them."

"I think so too. Then why don't we investigate the disaster?" Lang Zhengping looked at her and said, "Besides, if it is related to you, how could it involve you? You have been living in the manor all this time, how could you have provoked the Xuan clan? Did they make a mistake?"

"I also hope that I am mistaken. I am also having someone investigate this matter secretly. You don't have to worry too much about it. Just stay in the mansion to observe mourning." Lang Jiuchuan didn't say how she was summoned. He said that she was actually a resurrection from the dead. Was he investigating all this just to avenge the original owner?

no need.

At least not yet.

Seeing that she wanted to distance herself from the family, Lang Zhengping frowned and said, "Jiu Niang, you are also a daughter of the Lang family. We cannot ignore your safety. No matter how much resentment you have towards your family or how little sense of belonging you have, you must not be willful about this matter."

Lang Jiuchuan was startled and said, "Please tell me what information you sent people to investigate before. I will figure out the rest."

Only then was Lang Zhengping satisfied.

"In addition, tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year, I need to leave the house and go to the Huguo Temple. Maybe I will stay there for two days."

Cui raised her head when she heard this.

Lang Zhengping asked, "Are you going to light the lamp for your father as well?"

Lang Jiuchuan raised his eyebrows.

"Your mother has made a longevity tablet for your father at the Huguo Temple. Every New Year's Day, she would go and light a long-burning lamp for him." Lang Zhengping said, "It's good for you to go. You just returned home, so it's only right for you to go and light a lamp for your father."

What a coincidence.

Lang Jiuchuan saw that Cui's face was full of nostalgia and sadness, so he nodded in approval.

Suddenly, her face darkened and she stood up suddenly.

Cui and the others were a little surprised when they saw her expression. What happened?
Before they could ask, a loud noise suddenly came from somewhere in the mansion.

boom!
Like something had blown up.

"It was the Gong family's pair of brothers who used the Heavenly Thunder Talisman." Jiang Qie passed on the message at the Spirit Platform: "No, they fought with some ghosts."

(End of this chapter)