River Tuluo Xian

Chapter 173

"Who? Who's in there?"

The guard led the people and rushed into the back garden.

They came a step too late, so they couldn't see anyone.

But judging from the furious tone of the nurse,
It seems that entering the backyard is a taboo of the Duan family.

He couldn't find anyone, so he shouted around.

"Who was here just now?"

"He Xiang, is that you?"

After shouting a few words, he called He Xiang's name.

After all, there are only a handful of people currently living in this Duan family mansion.

Those who can come to the backyard with suspicion can be imagined without guessing.

Across the wall, He Xiang heard her name being called, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

She lowered her head, as if she wanted to admit it.

But Jiang Ling suddenly pulled her, booed with his fingers, and led her all the way to the room.

He Xiang was at a loss, and passively followed into the room.

After a while, the nurse went to the front yard and asked the mother-in-law to go to the maid's room to have a look. He Xiang was indeed not there.

"Hmph, it's not the first time that you have provoked the rules of the Duan Mansion as soon as you come back. This time, I will never let you go lightly."

The nursing home led people to carry lanterns, and went to look for lotus fragrance.

After a while, they arrived in the courtyard of the West Wing.

They scattered to find,

If he couldn't find anyone, he came to Jiangling's house to ask questions.

He Xiang brought Jiang Ling back tonight and didn't explain too much.

He only said that Jiang Ling was a guest arranged by Duan Daguan, and he wanted to stay in the West Wing Courtyard.

And this section of the mansion entertains guests, and there are also upper and lower levels.

Ordinary guests are arranged to live in the courtyard in the west wing.

If the status is more distinguished, it will be arranged in the East Wing Courtyard.

Since Jiangling was arranged in the West Wing Courtyard, it is naturally not that honorable.

If it was in the East Wing Courtyard at this time, the Nursing Court would definitely not dare to disturb the rest of the guests.

If the guests are dissatisfied, he can't afford it.

But the West Wing Courtyard, he thought he could still take care of it.

"But something?"

In the room, Jiang Ling suddenly replied.

The nurse said: "I hope you will forgive me for disturbing the guests at night. It's just that there is a servant girl in the mansion who broke the rules and now she is going to be taken. I wonder if the guests have seen her?"

Jiang Ling asked him through the window: "Who is the maid you are talking about?"

The nurse said: "It's He Xiang who came back with the guests, did the guests see her?"

"Oh, He Xiang, I wonder what rules she broke?"

"The guest doesn't need to ask more about the reason. If she is in the guest room at this time, please let her out."

The nurse's tone was cold.

After He Xiang heard this, her body tensed up.

There was no light in the room, it was dark, Jiang Ling comforted her by the bed and sat down.

Jiang Ling naturally didn't know what kind of punishment he would suffer if he broke the rules of the Duan family.

But she, as the servant girl of the Duan Mansion, is very clear.

The place in the backyard was closed six years ago by high officials and no one was allowed to enter.

And three years ago, He Xiang sneaked in once.

Was caught on the spot that time,
The punishment he received at that time was [-] beatings with a cane, and he spent almost two months lying on the bed before he survived.

According to the rules of the Duan Mansion, if you repeat the offense twice, you will be punished twice.

If she was caught this time, she would be beaten sixty times with a stick.

With her body and bones, she might die before the sixty rods are finished.

In the darkness, Jiang Ling clearly saw her panic.

And she didn't seem to want to implicate Jiang Ling, so she stood up suddenly and wanted to open the door and go out.

But just got up and took a step,
The hand was held by Jiang Ling again.

I only heard Jiang Ling say to the outside: "Miss He Xiang has been with me since she came back. May I ask, what rules did she break?"

The nursing home chuckled: "Has she been with the guest since she came back?"

"Don't you believe me? The senior officials of your family have already stated that it is a bad rule to let her serve me and sleep with me tonight?"

"If He Xiang has been in the guest room since he came back, then it's not a violation of the rules. But, that's not what I'm referring to."

Jiang Ling knew what he was referring to,

Even though he didn't see him through the window, he also knew that these people were coming aggressively.If you really grab the lotus fragrance and go, there will be no good fruit to eat.

Then I was going to help Miss Hexiang once.

But He Xiang suddenly said something by himself - "Guard Lin, I'll come out right away. Mr. Jiang is a high-ranking official and distinguished guest, and Mrs. Yu also has favors. It's late at night, so I don't want to disturb you."

As she spoke, she begged Jiang Ling in a low voice to let her out.

But Jiang Ling still pulled her and patted her on the shoulder three times.

In the darkness, he suddenly took out a piece of paper figurine from his sleeve.

As soon as the paper man landed on the ground, he spread his legs and ran quietly towards the crack of the door.

After getting out of the room, he climbed up the high wall of the backyard, and then ran on top of the wall while laughing.

"Hahahaha……"

"Hehehehe..."

In the room, the lights suddenly came on.

Jiang Ling opened the door with lotus incense, and met with Guanshi Lin.

But at this time, the laughter in the backyard was extremely clear and insane.

Steward Lin saw He Xiang snuggled up beside Jiang Ling, but at this time there was a different voice in the backyard.

This may indicate that the person who just broke into the backyard was not He Xiang.

When He Xiang heard that laughter, goosebumps seemed to pop out of his body.

Although I am very afraid,
But after meeting with Steward Lin, he still had the courage to ask: "Boss Lin just said that I broke the rules. I wonder what rules I broke?"

Steward Lin hesitated for a while as he listened to the sound from the backyard.

Suddenly bowed and bowed: "Mr. disturbed to rest, it seems to be a misunderstanding tonight. He Xiang has nothing to do with you, you just wait for Mr. to rest well, and I will make an apology tomorrow for the disturbing matter tonight."

After finishing speaking, he led people out of the west wing courtyard.

As soon as they left, He Xiang seemed to lose all strength, and suddenly fell soft to the ground.

When Jiang Ling went to help her, he saw that she was already in tears and full of sadness.

A pair of tearful eyes looked at the direction of the backyard through the wall, choked with sobs.

After crying for a while, she gritted her teeth and seemed to want to follow out.

Jiang Ling didn't stop her again, but only asked: "You can't go to the back garden, right? If you go there again at this time, I'm afraid you won't be spared."

After hearing this, He Xiang leaned against the door, cried a few times, and calmly stopped.

"Can you tell me about it? Could it be someone from your relatives who buried it in the back garden?"

Jiang Ling sat by the bed and asked in a gentle tone.

He Xiang's body trembled again, and she turned her head to look at him in astonishment.

After being stunned for a while, he stammered: "Sir...why do you ask such a question?"

Jiang Ling said: "Before you told me that if you heard strange noises at night, don't pay attention to them.

At first, I thought that there lived a certain lady from the neglected Duan family behind this place.

But now it seems that the one who cried must not be a human being, right? "

He Xiang's expression was even more frightening, and he said in disbelief: "Sir...you heard a strange sound?"

"More than that, I also had a dream, in which I saw many people buried in the back garden.

Now it seems that that dream should be entrusted to me by something. "

Listening to Jiang Ling's words, He Xiang broke down in tears.

She slid along the door and fell to the ground, crying: "That's... my sister... my sister was buried behind, we grew up together, my own sister..."

While she was speaking, the laughter of the paper figurine suddenly stopped in the back garden.

Instead, Jiang Ling sensed that the paper figurine somehow escaped his control,
Then, the Huangmei tune was sung in the back garden!
(End of this chapter)