Chapter 426 - Chapter 426: Nightmare or Reality

Chapter 426: Nightmare or Reality

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It was normal for the huge residence of the Zhenguo Marquis Residence to

have two quiet and simple courtyards. Didn’t the Yu Residence also have a Tranquil Heart Residence?

Even if it was a little similar to the dream, it was not enough to explain anything.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world?!

However, when Song Wanhui said that place was called the “Frost Residence”, the scene of her nightmare where she was stabbed with a needle to draw blood and her heart was gouged out, played out in her mind as if it was real.

She had no choice but to treat this as a pure nightmare!

Yu Youyao’s heart ached terribly. She had to use all her strength to tighten her handkerchief, tense her body, and straighten her back to resist the trembling of her body and the pain from the bottom of her heart— She did not lose her composure on the spot!

In fact, she had come to the Zhenguo Marquis Residence with her grandmother in the past.

As she was young, she always followed her grandmother around. Even when she played, she would be with Song Wanhui and not run around.

The Zhenguo Marquis Residence was very big. If it weren’t for the fact that Song Wanhui had deliberately brought them over today, how would she have known that there was a “Frost Residence” here?

She had never known that the Zhenguo Marquis Residence had a Frost Residence.

However, in an extremely ridiculous nightmare, she dreamed of a “Frost Residence” that was identical to the Zhenguo Marquis Residence. It was really ridiculous and strange.

Was this really just a coincidence?!

“Yao Yao, Yao Yao…

Hearing Song Wanhui’s worried voice, Yu Youyao seemed to have woken up from a dream. She smiled and said, “I just saw that the osmanthus flowers were blooming beautifully, so I couldn’t help but look at them for a while longer.”

Song Wanhui did not believe it and felt that Yu Youyao was in a bad mood. “Are you really fine? If you’re not feeling well…”

Yu Youyao shook her head and laughed. “Then why don’t we find a place to rest?”

Qi Sinian pointed at the osmanthus tree at the door of the Frost Residence. “Let’s not going anywhere else. There’s a stone table and chair under the osmanthus tree. Let’s sit there!”

She tilted her head to look at Yu Youyao. She did not look too good.

She did not know if it was because of the heatstroke, but it was not appropriate for her to walk a few more steps. She had to rest nearby.

Tang Yunxi agreed. “The sun is hot today. After shopping for a while, I’m a little dizzy. The fragrance of osmanthus is clear and elegant.”

The group arrived under the osmanthus tree.

Upon closer look, the words “Frost Residence” on the plaque were probably written by Song Mingzhao himself. The small courtyard was locked, but from the outside, although it looked a little simple, it was far from the dilapidated scene from the nightmare.

Yu Youyao was deep in thought.

According to Song Wanhui, this was originally Song Mingzhao’s residence when he was young. The Zhenguo Marquis Residence valued Song Mingzhao so much that even if Song Mingzhao moved into the Jiuzhao Pavilion, he would have to take good care of it.

However, in the nightmare, the older Yao Yao had moved in here. She was a test subject who would die sooner or later. How could the Zhenguo Marquis

Residence take her seriously? Naturally, they abandoned this quiet courtyard.

After Song Mingzhao greeted Old Madam Song, he heard that his father was also in the residence and had to pay him a visit.

At this moment, just as he was about to return to the Jiuzhao Pavilion, Song Mingzhao saw a petite figure standing silently at the door of the Frost Residence when he passed by the arched bridge.

It was Eldest Miss Yu, whom he had seen in her grandmother’s house just now.

At this moment, Eldest Miss Yu was elegant and beautiful. Her pearl brocade dress was piled up at her feet, making her figure look weak and beautiful.

Song Mingzhao suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He clutched his chest and bent over, panting.

He did not know if it was because the pain was too intense that he was hallucinating. In a daze, the beautiful and bright young girl in front of him was actually replaced by another young girl who was covered in blood and in a sorry state.

He tried his best to widen his eyes to see her face clearly.

However, the girl’s figure seemed to be separated by a layer of fog and was blurry.

In a daze, the young girl’s cries sounded in his ears. “Song Mingzhao, you won’t die a good death. I curse you to be tortured for 3,000 years and enjoy 100 years of loneliness alone. You won’t find love for generations. You can’t ask for more.

You’ll rather die…’

This voice also seemed to be covered by a layer of fog. He could clearly hear every word the girl said, but he couldn’t hear her hazy voice clearly.

“Who, who are you?” Song Mingzhao’s heart ached like a knife. He stubbornly raised his head and looked at the Frost Residence in a daze.

However, there was no one at the entrance of the Frost Residence.

It was as if everything he had seen just now was just a dream.

Song Mingzhao felt as if a piece of his heart had been dug out. He couldn’t help but feel a heart-wrenching pain. He spat out a large mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground.

Yu Youyao and the others only sat under the osmanthus tree for a while before returning to the Glazed Jade Courtyard where Song Huiwan lived.

Therefore, she did not know that when Song Mingzhao vomited blood and fainted, the Zhenguo Marquis Residence was already in chaos.

Old Madam Song quickly got someone to bring over a token and invite Imperial Physician Shi Hu from the Imperial Hospital. Worried that something would go wrong, she also hired another old imperial physician who was at home on leave today.

The Marquis of Zhen’s wife immediately sent a nanny to lock up all the servants who had come into contact with Song Mingzhao today, planning to interrogate them one by one.

It was no wonder that the Zhenguo Marquis Residence had such a huge reaction.

It was really because Song Mingzhao had suddenly vomited blood and fainted without any warning or reason. No matter how she looked at it, it did not look like an ordinary illness. It looked extremely unusual.

Everyone in the Zhenguo Marquis Residence knew that when Song Mingzhao was 11 years old, he was seriously injured by a criminal who had escaped from prison and almost lost his life.

After that, the Zhenguo Marquis Residence searched for the real culprit and realized that it was not as simple as an evil bandit escaping from prison. It was not a coincidence that they had escaped to the Precious Peace Temple and severely injured Mingzhao. It was also because he knew that Mingzhao was the heir of the Marquis of Zhenguo and lived in the Precious Peace Temple all year round. The bandit was chasing after him as they wanted to take him hostage and escape from the capital.

Later, Mingzhao resisted halfway and he was about to kill him. He did not expect to alarm the guests in the temple. He could only escape in panic, and Mingzhao was saved.

As there were many doubts behind this matter, the Zhenguo Marquis Residence did not make a fuss. They had been secretly investigating for many years, but they had found nothing.

As time passed, it also became a problem for the Zhenguo Marquis Residence.

This time, Song Mingzhao vomited blood and fainted, alarming the entire Zhenguo Marquis Residence.

The Marquis of Zhenguo’s wife was the first to interrogate Song Mingzhao’s personal servant, Kong Qing. “Has the heir been feeling unwell recently? Tell me the truth. If you dare to hide anything, I’ll beat you to death.”

The imperial physician had yet to enter the residence, so he did not know the exact situation. Some things were not easy to determine.

Kong Qing’s family had been servants of the Zhenguo Marquis Residence for generations, so it was impossible for them to harm Mingzhao. Therefore, before the imperial physician visited, she had to try her best to investigate why Mingzhao had suddenly vomited blood and fainted.

Kong Qing knelt on the ground and trembled. “First Madam, the Heir has always been in good health and hasn’t felt any discomfort recently. I wouldn’t dare to lie to you. Please investigate..”