When the Dead Come Back to Life
Jiao Family

The story dates back to the Tang dynasty of China. At that time, there lived a 17-year-old noblewoman named Jiao Xinxi. She is the first daughter of prime minister Jiao Ertu who is not beautiful and not ugly. However she is known as a friendly and humble princess but has bad luck.

The darkness of the night enveloped the Tang Capital that night. Night patrols on duty that night seemed busy touring the city to ensure the safety of the people from robbers and rebels. The entire house had turned off their lights except for one room inside the house in the residence of Prime Minister Jiao.

Inside the room, there were 6 members of the Jiao family sitting in luxurious chairs facing the middle of the room. In the middle of that room, Jiao Xinxi knelt down to face her father and grandmother.

Ertu, the head of the Jiao family looked at the daughter with a calm expression. While next to her was her mother who looked at Xinxi with disdain. Concubine Jin who covered her lips with a fan, Consort Zhao who looked unconcerned, as well as Xinhua and Xinping who were grinning towards Xinxi.

“This morning, the Eunuch ordered by the emperor came to our residence and brought the emperor's edict for his son's betrothal to you Xi.” Ertu said. “This is my command, refuse the match and replace yourself with your sister Xinhua.”

Xinxi who felt unwilling to refute. “I can't do it, it's the emperor's order and I'm the first child in this family. Families can be hit by bad luck if a younger sister precedes her older sister to marry.”

Grandma Jiao, just call it that. He felt angry and yelled at Xinxi while pointing at her face. “Shut!” snapped “You think you're part of this family? how dare you consider yourself part of the Jiao family!”

Concubine Jin replied from behind her fan “Your mother was silent – was having an affair with a handsome poor student and gave birth to you. My master takes care of you in this house because he wants to keep his pride and the pride of your mother.” Said. “Gakn't think you can be as shameless as that.”

Ertu was silent with a tightly clenched hand. Xinxi, who did not accept herself and her mother, was accused of this, immediately denied.

“Concubine Jin, watch your words!” refute Xinxi “My book never had an affair with that student and all you said it was just a rumor!” “My mom loves my dad so much!”

Ertu who felt angry from being fed up with the word love, kicked down the tea table. Xinxi gasped in shock at hearing that.

“Shut! and follow my orders, refuse the matchmaking and replace yourself with Xinhua.” Jerking dad.

Xinxi looked at her father with a look full of disappointment. “But why?” The answer. “Give me a reason, why should I refuse that matchmaking?”

Xinhua replied “for what else? My good sister, you do not deserve the position of crown princess considering your unclear background.”

Xinping chuckled when she heard him. While concubine Zhao snorted ‘Not only because of her unclear background, but also so that she could not take revenge to kia all for the unfair treatment we did to her since childhood.’ He murmured in his heart.

Xinxi looked back at her father who turned her face away. “Dad?” call Xinxi. But his father did not answer anything, even to look at him he did not do.

Aware that he would not get any defense, Xinxi bowed sadly. As much as possible he endured the bitterness of life and stood up from his kneeling position. He looked at his father one last time and spoke.

“Alright, if you don't want to defend me and still get eaten up by that shit. I will act according to what I want.” Answer Xinxi. “I will not refuse that matchmaking and I will become the crown princess so that I can be free from all of you.”

Hearing that, Grandma Jiao went up. “Dissident son, how dare you!!” His shouting.

Xinxi turned her back to leave. “One more thing, I will feel grateful if indeed you are not my father because when you die I do not need to bother – bother reading prayers for you.” Said.

Hearing the absorption from Xinxi, Ertu was instantly overwhelmed by anger. He picked up a cup of tea on his desk and threw it while shouting.

“GOT KNOW YOURSELF!” His shouting.

The cup broke as it hit the back of Xinxi's head and instantly toppled her on the floor in an instant.

“Kyaaaa!!” Xinhua and Consort Jin.

Xinxi's blood pooled on the floor and soaked her long hair and clothes. Ertu widened in shock when he realized what he had done. His mother, Jiao's grandmother, immediately pushed and pulled Ertu's collar in a panic.

“What have you done stupid?!” His shouting.

Ertu to panic “A-I don't mean ..”

Grandma Jiao slapped her son. “Once we are, we're done!” Grunts Granny Jiao. He then looked at Xinping who looked Shok. “Xinping, you go call the healer, we must not let him die or we will all be sentenced to death by the emperor.” His order.

Xinping stand rather panic “Good grandma!” the answer.

But concubine Zhao restrained Xinping with her left hand. “No need.” Said while looking at Grandma Jiao “You didn't hear what she said just now? He will not obey our orders anymore. Why do we let him live if in the future he will trouble us?”

Consort Jin covered her lips with a fan. “A-I agree with Zhao.” The answer. “Your own mother feels too right, if the end of this final – Xinxi becomes more defiant?” “dia has also started to dare to go against our words. I would rather agree that we take this opportunity to kill him so that he also does not tell the emperor or the prince how badly we treat him from childhood.”

Ertu stunned “We don't need to do it to that extent, we can just jail it in a distant place and make it disappear.” Said.

Grandma Jiao hit Ertu on the head. “You crazy? how can you feel sorry for a child who isn't even your own?” The omel.

Consort Zhao stood up and looked at Xinxi's body full of disgust. “Late – this end of the city often happens robberies. We can get Xinxi to have a robbery and murder in her room. That way we can be free from suspicion.”

Grandma Jiao smiled cunningly. “Good idea Zhao, you are my smartest daughter-in-law.” Said. “Then, Xinping, immediately you call 4 of our soldiers here.”

“Good nek.” Answer Xinping.

He went outside the living room and right in front he saw 4 soldiers guarding the door. “The four of you go inside.” Xinping Command.

Consort Zhao who knew that the 4 soldiers were scared also threatened. “You don't See Anything.” Said

Understanding the threat of the vile concubine, the four soldiers looked down in fear. “Good concubine Zhao.” Answer them.

“You guys, this is our order. Take the body of this child to his room and put him on the floor, random – all items in his room like robbing and take all jewelry and goods – valuables hers.” Grandma Jiao said. “All it is possible for the four of you not to tell anyone.”

The four warriors bowed “Good.” Answer them.

“Wait, one more thing, the broken cup of tea you put also near the body Xinxi.” Consort Jin said.

“Good.” answer the four of them.

The three of them then lifted Xinxi's body, while the last soldier took a shard of cup on the floor. But when the three soldiers raised Xinxi's body, her head lowered and her eyelids opened wide.

The two red Xinxi eyes glared at Consort Jin and Xinhua as if cursing at them. This made the mother and child feel scared.

“Mother! He's cursing at us!” xinhua.

Concubine Jin was silent with a very uncomfortable feeling and fanned her face a little firmer. The annoyed concubine Zhao immediately snapped at Xinhua.

“Silent basic spoiled child! That cry of your catfish can get us caught.” His impact.

Xinhua instantly kept silent and held her mother's hand full of fear.4 The soldier then carried Xinxi's body out from inside the living room.

“Then what next?” Ask grandma Jiao.

Consort Zhao crossed both hands. “Every morning Xinxi has a habit of reading books in the courtyard of the residence. We can make it the reason why we arrived – arrived to come to his room and found him dead in his room.” Said.

“Good idea!” Consort Jin said.

“But tomorrow I can't come with you guys because I have to work.” Concubine Zhao.

“Had, you're still doing the job.” Grandma Jiao's.

In Xinxi's room, the 4 soldiers laid Xinxi's body on the floor of her room and placed the cup splits beside her body. They then split up to make Xinxi's room fall apart like they were robbed. Not only that, they also took – jewelry pieces that Xinxi has.

“I think this is enough.” Said one of the soldiers who had a mole under his left eye.

“I can't believe this, the fate of princess Xi. How tragic.” A soldier with thick eyebrows.

“True, the concubines were really cruel but what shocked me was Jiao's grandmother and the prime minister's master also had the heart to do this to her.” Add the warrior whose hair is in pigtail one.

“We should pray first not to be mauled by princess Xi. After all we are only slaves and if we do not obey concubine Zhao's orders, we can be made the object of a sharp weapon test by him.” Said the skinny soldier.

“I agree, those who are killed in this terrible way, will usually rise up to be vengeful ghosts. We'd better beg for mercy while we still can!” Said the soldier with thick eyebrows.

The four of them knelt in front of Xi's corpse and prayed. “Nona Xi, please forgive us. We really have to do this, if we do not think we will be the object of the weapon sharpness test.” Mumbled them. “jewelry we have this will not be sold, but we will bury it together with your funeral later.”

After that, they also came out of Xinxi's room and closed the door – meeting. They returned to their respective – rooms and tried their best to keep quiet.

In the morning, around 10 a.m. As in last night's plan, Ertu, Jiao's grandmother, Jin's concubine, Xinhua, and Xinping came to Xinxi's room. Consort Zhao could not attend due to having other affairs. They also brought 2 servants and several soldiers guarding the residence with them.

“You maids, open the door of room Xinxi.” Concubine Jin's orders.

The 2 maids bowed and walked to the door of Xinxi's room. They then opened the door – wide.

The soothing scent of frankincense instantly spread out from Xinxi's room. The thin white curtain cloth that adorned the doorway flew out revealing the form of a girl they recognized clearly.

That made one of the Jiao family present in front of Xinxi's room startled.

“DIA?!” Grandma Jiao said.

Xinxi smiled gently at the doorway as she looked at the five members of her family calmly.

“Good Morning Everyone.” Sweepings. “Beautiful and amazing day, right?”

Note :

It took me a long time to finish this work. Sometimes I stuck with word processing. To be honest I am not good at processing words and I am still learning to perfect them.

Thank you for taking the time to read my work, hopefully you can enjoy the story and can attract the message contained in this story. Thank you :)