Chapter 19 Haunted House

 Song Yanjin had never thought about getting married. Even if the eldest princess did not take her out of the academy, she would leave sooner or later.

The princess was willing to protect her, and she was very grateful. She bowed again sincerely, "Thank you, Your Highness. But now that I have left the academy, I want to return to the Song Mansion in the capital."

Xia Lianyi rolled her eyes, walked down angrily, and tapped her forehead rudely, "The Song Mansion is not much better than the Academy. Your heartless father wrote to me yesterday to ask me to take care of you. It shows that he only has your concubine sister Song Yanxi in his heart."

Although the words were hurtful, they also made the little girl see the reality.

So that's why the princess wanted to expel her from the academy. When Song Yanjin mentioned her father, she felt no ripples in her heart. Returning to the Song Mansion was just an excuse, and she didn't want to depend on anyone.

Her plan was to rent a courtyard in the capital, go up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs to earn start-up capital, and open a training class before the autumn examination.

Song Yanjin said firmly, "Your Highness, I have made up my mind."

The determined look in the girl's eyes was very similar to that of the dead ghost Song Yizhou. Xia Lianyi thought carefully, if she could handle the wolves in the academy, then she must be able to deal with those monsters and demons in the Song Mansion with ease as well.

The little girl doesn't feel pain unless her head is broken and bleeding!

Xia Lianyi turned around and returned to her high seat. "If you encounter any difficulties, you must tell me. It will only take a few cups of tea to get back to the capital from Lin'an."

Song Yanjin thanked the princess and left the hall and went to Maple Forest Courtyard.

After returning to the courtyard, Bai Zhu wanted to ask the young lady, but after hesitating for a long time, she gave up the idea. The young lady had her own decision and it was not her, a maid, who could interrupt.

The next morning, Song Yanjin went to the front yard to report that the princess would be returning to the capital today and sent Deputy General Shen to escort her, but she declined.

Xia Lianyi had no choice but to arrange a carriage for such a stubborn girl.

Before leaving, Madam Kong and Madam Sun packed up the gold and silver jewelry on the dressing table and the dresses in the closet, and stuffed them in when Miss Song got on the carriage.

The two of them watched them leave with reluctance. Hey~ The prince is studying in the Imperial College in the capital, and he doesn't come back to Lin'an for ten days or half a month. The palace is so boring!

At noon, when the carriage passed the city gate, Song Yanjin sent the driver back under the pretext of shopping.

Song Yanjin and Bai Zhu moved into the inn with their bags of varying sizes. After settling down, they went out to look for food and a yard to rent.

After walking down a few streets, Bai Zhu was so hot that she fanned herself with her hands. "Miss, the capital city is not as prosperous as Lin'an. I didn't expect that a yard would be so expensive."

It is not surprising that every inch of land in the imperial city under the feet of the emperor is worth a lot of money. Song Yanjin has already made plans to go into debt.

Away from the official residential area with good public security, the East Market is full of civilians. A young man in front came out of the courtyard with three or five people. From what he said, it seemed that he was selling people buying houses.

God helps those who work hard. I didn't expect that there were intermediaries in ancient times. Song Yanjin pulled Bai Zhu and trotted to catch up.

Song Yanjin asked politely, "Young man, you have a lot of connections, do you know any landlords who want to rent a house? Even a single room is fine."

The girl in front of him was beautiful, well dressed, and followed by a maid, so she was obviously a fat sheep. Ruan Fang suppressed his joy and said, "My lady, you are too polite. I have a few guests who want to see the house. If you don't mind, you can come with me. If you like any of them, we can discuss it."

"Xiao Ruan, this won't do. You promised uncle that you would book a room today. You can discuss it if you like it. Don't play it safe."

A middle-aged man in the team, wearing a gorgeous silk dress and a jade ring on his thumb, glared at me coldly and said, "If you can't choose a house today, I'll make you pay."

Ruan Fang's smooth words of comfort made the master laugh out loud.

Song Yanjin secretly clicked his tongue, worthy of being the ancestor of the intermediary.

Looking down the street, it seems that the master is not very satisfied. Song Yanjin is not satisfied either. Of course, the house should be well-lit, preferably with a small courtyard, a well in the backyard, sunshine, convenient water supply, and cheap rent.

Changing to another street, the houses here are more luxurious, it seems that the people living here are either officials or minor officials in Beijing, or from aristocratic families. A house with two courtyards caught the master's eye, so he paid a deposit immediately and moved in three days later.

The remaining two families also settled on this street.

Xiao Ruan was so happy that he could hardly close his mouth, and there was only a young lady following him.

Song Yanjin was embarrassed to say what she wanted because there were so many people around. Now that there were no more people looking at the house, she finally spoke up, "Xiao Ruan, I want a house with a cheap rent."

Before she could finish her words, the young man interrupted her unhappily, "Hey sister, if you had told me earlier, why would I have to take you around in circles? This is just a waste of time."

His attitude completely irritated Bai Zhu, "What's your attitude? There are more than one procurator in Beijing. Miss, let's go and find someone else."

Song Yanjin cooperated with her in acting and left as she pleased.

"Hey, hey, hey, come on, you've been following me for half a day, wouldn't it take longer to change people?" Xiao Ruan chased after him, "I do have a cheap house, but..."

Seeing him like that, Song Yanjin boldly guessed, "Is it haunted?"

Bai Zhu was so scared that she shuddered, "Tsk~ Miss, we don't want it, no matter how cheap it is!"

He knew it when Xiao Ruan smiled.

The golden sunset glowed on the roof. It was time for dinner, so Song Yanjin invited Xiao Ruan to a restaurant. If one meal couldn't solve the problem, then they could have two meals.

What haunted house? As a modern materialist, she doesn't believe it and is determined to take over the house today.

When the dishes were served, Song Yanjin kept praising Xiao Ruan for the three two-courtyard houses he had sold in half a day. He was so happy that after a few sips of wine he told Xiao Ruan why the house was haunted.

It turned out that the courtyard was previously occupied by a mistress of a wealthy man, who was later discovered by the wife who sent someone to follow her and found a reason to execute her without her husband's knowledge. The people who lived next door saw the bloody scene and could still remember it vividly. After dark, they could always hear crying and singing coming from the house next door.

That's it? Song Yanjin looked at it with disdain and decided to go and see for himself tomorrow to see what the hell it was.

Before curfew, Song Yanjin and Bai Zhu returned to the inn.

After hearing this, Baizhu was so scared that she didn't dare to live alone, so she brought a quilt from the neighbor and slept on the floor.

Song Yanjin washed up and lay down on the bed. Bai Zhu was so brave. If she rented this house, wouldn't she have to sleep on the floor all the time?

The next morning, Song Yanjin, who was familiar with his own bed, woke up Bai Zhu. After they had breakfast, they went out and saw Xiao Ruan.

After a meal, Xiao Ruan and Song Yanjin almost became brothers. "The early bird catches the worm. Xiao Ruan just wants to earn money from his sister as soon as he gets up."

Ruan Fang scratched his head embarrassedly, "Sister Song, please stop teasing me. I said everything I should say yesterday. Do you really want to rent that house?"

Sister Song was elegantly spoken, beautiful and kind-hearted. To be honest, he would rather run all over the capital looking for a yard than let Sister Song rent that haunted house.

Song Yanjin nodded, "Let's wait and see, Xiao Ruan, I'm telling you, there are no ghosts in this world, the most terrifying thing is the human heart!"

Ye Shian walked down the stairs and nodded silently. Master Song was right.

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