After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 441 Su Xiaoxiao sneaks into the mansion

"This……"

The old woman seemed a bit embarrassed. Seeing Su Xiaoxiao's appearance, she did feel sorry for her.

Su Xiaoxiao continued, "Sigh, I'm over sixty years old this year, with no children or spouse. I make a living by collecting garbage in the city, barely scraping by. I want to find a suitable job that I can do long-term, but no one will hire me. They think I'm too old, but I can do any kind of work. You see, garbage collection, emptying chamber pots at people's homes, dirty and tiring jobs—as long as I have food to eat and a place to live, that's enough. I don't care about anything else. I wonder if my old sister could help me?"

The old woman was a sentimental person, and she immediately felt sympathy for Su Xiaoxiao after hearing what she said.

"Sister, judging from your accent, you're not from Beijing?"

The old woman's surname was Wang, and everyone called her Granny Wang, she asked Su Xiaoxiao.

"Yes, I'm not a local. I'm from Baihua Village!"

Speaking of Su Xiaoxiao's accent, it really does sound more and more like a local from Baihua Village. It's a kind of adaptation to local customs.

The old woman, Wang Po, said with surprise, "I'm also from Baihua Village. What a coincidence!"

She came over, grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's hand, and shook it vigorously, saying, "I could tell from your accent that you must be from there. Actually, I was quite puzzled before, as it's rare to meet sisters from Beijing in our capital. But now, I've met one."

She seemed very excited, and now it appears she was quite happy to see Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao was quite happy to have such a chance encounter with an old friend from Baihua Village. She said, "Then, do you think you could help me find some work at your residence? As long as I can get a meal, that's fine."

Granny Wang took pity on Su Xiaoxiao and said, "Alright, but there's a job I'm not sure if you can do it!"

"Well, go ahead and tell me. The people from Baihua Village are all hard-working and can do any kind of work. As long as they have enough to eat, that's fine."

"It's just about seeing the body. Our young lady's remains will be buried in three days. I wonder if you'd be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao thought, "That's great!" She had been worried about not being able to examine the body and analyze the crime scene. Now, this opportunity had presented itself. Because she was from the same hometown as this old woman, the matter became much easier, and she was quite happy.

Granny Wang has worked at Prince Gong's mansion for decades, and her accent has changed a lot. Now it sounds more like a Beijing accent, but as soon as she hears Su Xiaoxiao speaking her hometown dialect, she immediately feels very warm and familiar.

Granny Wang left her hometown, Baihua Village, when she was about ten years old to come to the capital to find work, and so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. She still misses her hometown very much, and of course, she will immediately feel very warm and friendly when she meets people from her hometown.

Su Xiaoxiao thus obtained a job. She arrived at Prince Gong's residence and saw that the residence was indeed very large and decorated in a magnificent manner. Although Prince Gong had not been at the residence before, he had recently moved back to the residence to comfort the injured princess.

Su Xiaoxiao felt she should be careful and try to avoid running into Prince Gong. After all, Prince Gong would easily recognize her, while the others had never seen her before.

Keeping vigil means staying in the same room with the corpse at night. Su Xiaoxiao saw that the mourning hall was set up in the front yard, with a large black lacquered coffin placed in the center of the yard, and elegiac couplets hanging on both sides.

Layers of white gauze hung in front of the black lacquered coffin. Su Xiaoxiao didn't need to go over there; she just needed to sit on the futon in front of the coffin and watch the oil lamp in front of her burn out.

There are three oil lamps in front of the coffin, which is actually quite significant. They represent the three flames above a person's head, and as long as they don't go out, the body will be able to travel safely on its way.

Su Xiaoxiao received this job because the other maids and servants all said that their young lady had died a violent death, murdered on her wedding night, and must be filled with resentment.

Therefore, they were all very worried about guarding the mourning hall. They were afraid that if something happened while they were guarding it, what would they do? If the young lady's spirit was still alive and caused trouble, wouldn't they be scared to death?

Everyone was terrified. It was best to avoid guarding the mourning hall if possible, because if it couldn't be avoided, something bad could easily happen.

Fortunately, Su Xiaoxiao appeared at this time. The housekeeper trusted Wang Po quite a bit. When she heard that Su Xiaoxiao was from their hometown, she decided to let Su Xiaoxiao keep watch for one night. If she could complete the task smoothly, then they could talk about arranging other work for Su Xiaoxiao later.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately expressed her willingness to work hard and ensure the housekeeper's satisfaction.

Speaking of which, something happened on the previous few times we guarded the mourning hall.

It turns out that a maid claimed to have seen the young lady's spirit emerge from the coffin, crying out that she was innocent. This terrified everyone, so afterwards, very few people were willing to take on the job.

Everyone was terrified, feeling that the young lady had been wronged and that she must have died with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

So, it's hard to say they'd cause trouble. But ever since that little maid was frightened sick by her mistress's spirit after she took the night watch, no one else dared to volunteer for the night watch anymore. Whoever was assigned the night watch was forced to do it out of desperation.

Many people cannot keep an eye on the three oil lamps all night long, and they will always let the oil lamps go out on their own. No one can guarantee that the oil lamps will not go out all night long.

This is quite worrying. As for when those three oil lamps went out, well...
Those who were on night watch all said it was hard to say, because they quickly lost consciousness and fell asleep while on watch, whether they were on watch alone or in pairs, they all fell asleep for no apparent reason.

This situation is quite strange. In short, it seems that they cannot say that it is not the power of ghosts at work. Simply put, this is not something that everyone can explain.

At the time, they still felt that the young lady had died unjustly, and that her spirit must not be at peace, which was why she would occasionally come out to cause trouble.

Su Xiaoxiao said, "I've done this job before and I know it very well. Don't worry, I will definitely be able to handle this well."

Su Xiaoxiao patted her chest and assured everyone that she could guarantee the oil lamp wouldn't go out tonight. She said she had never been afraid of ghosts since she was a child, and that people were far more terrifying than ghosts. She wasn't afraid of any ghosts and didn't believe in supernatural theories.