She looked around carefully and didn't miss every corner. The walls were all repaired, and there were
traps that couldn't be hidden. The furniture was all modern. The only thing that didn't move was the
ground.
Not only did the ground here not move, but also the whole house of the Rong Mansion did not move,
because the ground was paved with the same golden bricks as the one in the Forbidden City. In order
not to damage these invaluable antique bricks, the ground was covered with thick carpet for protection.
Anyone who came in must change into soft shoes. High heels and hard shoes were absolutely
prohibited.
Step by step, Essie gently stepped on it. She once saw it on TV drama, that the sound would be
different in the place where there was a secret passage. It might be reasonable. The sound would be
clearer if the entrance was empty.
When she walked to the left corner, she stopped. The sound here seemed to be different from other
places. Afraid that she might hear it wrong, she stepped on it carefully again.
Good God, it was really different.
A hint of excitement came from her face. She quickly uncovered the carpet, supported her waist, slowly
squatted down, and gently tapped the brick surface with her fingers. One brick made a crisp sound,
and the others were dull and hoarse.
She took a lift from the drawer and gently pried the gold brick up. There was a switch like a door in it.
She turned the door and heard a muffled sound from the right corner, and the carpet laid on it fell.
She walked over and uncovered the carpet. There was an entrance of two meters wide and a narrow
elevator extended to the bottom.
She wanted to call the security guard, but she heard a cry from inside, like Shyla's. it seemed that she
was inside. She was so anxious that she walked down without hesitation.
The tunnel was very narrow, only half wide for one person. There were lanterns on both sides of the
wall, and the candles in the lanterns were lit. It seemed that someone had just come in and out.
Not long after, there was a split in the road, which seemed to lead to other places. Hearing the cry
coming from the left passage, Essie walked left.
There was light coming from the depths of the passageway. It was no longer the dim light of the
lanterns, but the bright incandescent light like the searchlight.
She quickened her pace and walked to the end of the passage, where there was a spacious secret
room. There were beds, tables and chairs in the room. They were all in the style of the period of
the Republic of China and were worn out. There were food and water on the table.
Squatting in a corner, Shyla cried, "I want to go home. I want my mother..."
'The fierce ghost in red' stood beside her and scolded her with a little accent. She didn't allow her to
cry, "If you don't behave well, I'll beat you to death, so that you won't see your mother in the future."
Hearing that, Essie knew it was a human, not a ghost.
"Who are you?" she snapped.
The woman trembled violently. When she turned around and saw her, she took two steps back in
horror. "Mrs. Essie!"
"If you can recognize me, it means that you are not a ghost." Essie walked up to her and lifted the wig
on her face. Inside was a delicate face. She looked at it carefully and had an impression. "You are
cleaning the bamboo forest, aren't you?"
"Yes... Yes," the woman stammered, her face deathly pale.
Shyla ran over and held Essie's leg. "Mrs. Essie, she is a bad person. She caught me here and locked
me up. She doesn't allow me to go out to look for my mother." The secret room was wet, hard and cold.
She only wore a thin pajama. Her little hands were cold, and her weak body trembled because of the
cold.
"It's okay, Shyla. I'll take you out," said Essie, taking off her coat in a hurry. Then she turned to the
woman and asked, "Who instigated you to do so?"
"It is... is... " She bit her lips, and a strange light flashed through her eyes. "Ghost in red!" She suddenly
pointed at the passageway at the other end of the secret room and shouted. When Essie turned her
head, she raised her hand and pushed her hard. Then she ran towards the passageway and soon
disappeared in the darkness.
Without precaution, Essie staggered two steps and fell to the ground.
A sharp pain came from her stomach. She was so painful that she wanted to stand up against the wall,
but another pain made her sit down feebly.
"Mrs. Essie, what's wrong with you? Do you have a stomachache? " Shyla was frightened and looked
at her in horror.
"I'm fine. Let's get out of here." Clenching her teeth, Essie covered her belly with her hands. With all
her strength, she finally stood up and walked out with Shyla step by step.
Every once in a while, she felt a tearing pain in her belly, which made her have to stop and breathe
heavily to relieve the pain. When she finally reached the exit, she found that the door of the stairs was
closed.
"Mrs. Essie, the bad aunt must have closed the door. We can't go out. What should we do?" Shyla
cried and asked.
"Don't be afraid, Shyla. There must be a switch to open the door. Let's look for it carefully." Holding her
belly in her hands, Essie tried her best to keep calm, in case Shyla was afraid.
She took Shyla to explore the dark passage for a long time, but she still didn't find the switch of the exit.
A sharp labor pain came, making her collapse on the ground.
Shyla saw the blood on her trousers and cried out in horror, "Mrs. Essie, you are bleeding. Will you
die?"
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