(The title of the book is tentative, as is the copy. The official text should retain the core theme of feeding incense candles, and the copy will be changed.)
Tao Tao lives in Pingkangfang, Chang'an, and she lives alone in the whole house. She doesn't like it during the day and is always lethargic, but she has plenty of energy at night.
Whenever lights are lit on the street, she will wander through the markets. Even if she doesn't remember anything, she can still have fun alone.
Day after day, Tao Tao occasionally feels lonely, thinking that this is the end of his ghost life.
One early morning in mid-spring, the seal in the house was opened and someone moved in.
As a ghost, Tao Tao is very territorial and doesn't want anyone to live in her house. During the day, she was exhausted and unable to do anything. At night, she took on a terrifying ghostly appearance and came out to scare people while the man was writing at his desk.
The man looked up when he heard the movement. He had a sickly and pale face, thin and gentle. He was slightly startled, then blinked slowly, lowered his head and took out an incense candle from the drawer, and asked her warmly: "But are you hungry?"
Tao Tao was stunned. No one had ever worshiped her. She had only secretly eaten joss sticks at other houses. She looked at him and blushed.
Although she didn't know how a ghost could blush, she grabbed the incense candle and hid.
From then on, she became a ghost supported by others and no longer had to steal other people's incense candles.
Although she later learned that Wang Zhuo, the minister of Dali Temple, was born with yin and yang eyes and had been haunted by ghosts since he was a child, so he always kept incense and candles around him.
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The reputation of Wang Zhuo, the minister of Dali Temple, is difficult to judge. The people love him, but the officials of the aristocratic family hate him.
He was expelled from his family, ostracized by officials, and had few relatives and friends. Because of his three years in office, countless officials and aristocratic families were killed in the execution ground. The people he targeted were like seeing Yama.
In the 42nd year of Taihe, Wang Zhuo reopened an old case from 20 years ago and moved into the Wei family mansion that had been sealed for 20 years.
Twenty years ago, General Chang Wei defected to the enemy and committed treason. His female guard Yuntao showed irrefutable evidence. Officials in Chang'an were shaken. Seventeen courtiers were involved. Blood stained the execution ground red, and dark clouds remained for seven days.
On the first night of living in the Wei family, Wang Zhuo was at his desk sorting out files. He heard the sound of clothes rubbing against each other as he moved around and raised his head.
That was the first time he met Wei Yuntao.
He coaxed her with a scented candle and tried to extract secrets from her.
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Wei Yuntao's wish was fulfilled, and Wang Zhuo came to see her off with a lantern.
She didn't want to leave, but the sickly and pale young man stood within reach, looked down at her with a warm smile, and said, "Taotao, let's go, don't waste time."
"But I don't want to leave you."
"When you come back, it will be the prosperous Qingming Dynasty. Find a gentle husband, have two children, and live a happy life."
Wei Yuntao didn't listen to him.
She decided to stay, she wanted to help Wang Zhuo, and she wanted to accompany him to watch the coming of the Qingming Dynasty.
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The copywriting meme was released on December 19, 2024 and has been archived.
Purpose: to eliminate the suffering in the world and eliminate the malaise in the world.
