Grudge Breaker

Chapter 278: It's Your Own fault
Ruan Mianmian's shrill scream hurt her eardrums.

With this strange cry, the white shadow that was slowly crawling towards her on the ground disappeared, and the only thing in the entire room was a wisp of white smoke rising from the remaining candle in her hand that had just been extinguished.

The surroundings were so quiet that it felt like the end of the world, as if the terrifying evil laugh and the ghost baby just now were just an illusion.

Ruan Mianmian was shaking like an autumn tree and looked around fearfully. She clearly didn't see anything, but the fear in her heart grew bigger and bigger - this was the Venerable Mansion where the Princess was staying, and there were maids and attendants everywhere. How was it possible that no one heard her cry for help?
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Or were these heartless slaves deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb just to make her look bad? !
Thinking of this, Ruan Mianmian became angry again. Anger can make people full of motivation to act. She threw away the remaining candle in her hand and decided to run away first.

Just as I pulled up the hem of my skirt, there was a loud noise outside the house.

"Oh!"

She was so frightened that she shuddered violently, and then there was another "bang!"

Through the thick tung oil paper window, the light outside was like a kaleidoscope. It turned out that the mansion was setting off fireworks - it was so noisy that those servants who had to eat nothing all day must be watching the fun. No wonder they couldn't hear her cry for help.

In the dim light of the fireworks, Ruan Mianmian quickly glanced into the house and no longer saw the white shadow. She felt somewhat relieved and decided to run away without further delay!
As soon as she took a step, her ankle tripped and Ruan Mianmian fell heavily.

She thought she was stuck at the foot of the table in the dark, cursing in her heart, but the weird laughter that made her scalp tingle appeared in her ears again.
"Hee hee hee……"

In the darkness, a cold little hand suddenly grabbed Ruan Mianmian's ankle!
The coldness ran from her ankles straight to her head, and she felt her scalp explode! It wasn't the table legs that tripped her up, but that ghost baby!

"……laugh……"

The ghost baby's ethereal voice seemed to be ringing against her eardrum.

"what!!!!"

Ruan Mianmian screamed and kicked like crazy, trying to get rid of the white thing wrapped around her legs.

But not only could she not get rid of it, but the ghost was also extremely powerful, and it slowly dragged her to the inner room far from the door - that was where she had been holding back her evil intentions, wanting to find fault with Du Juan and Gu Yu, so she had deliberately kept the windows closed and the candles lit, making it pitch dark. At this moment, Lao Longjing herself was being dragged there, and she felt like she was being dragged to hell.

"Let me go! Help!!"

Lao Longjing's shout was heartbreaking, and Song Weichen subconsciously covered her ears - the ground was still quite cold, and if she continued to "dizzy", she would really faint. She stumbled to her feet and pretended that she had just regained consciousness. After staying in the dark for a long time, her eyes had already adapted to the current environment. With the fireworks blooming from time to time outside the window, everything in front of her was real to her.

Lao Longjing looked so miserable, with the pearl hairpins on her head scattered all over the floor, her hair disheveled, and the makeup on her face smudged. At first glance, she looked more like a ghost than the "ghost baby".

"Oh!"

Another firework exploded, and Song Weichen realized that time was running out and he had to hurry to return the gift to Lao Longjing.
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"Mrs. Ruan, where are you?"

Song Weichen deliberately stumbled as she walked, and the copper basin that Ruan Mianmian had thrown out earlier was kicked on the ground and made a clanging sound.

Hearing Song Weichen's call, Lao Longjing felt as if he had been blessed by heaven, and only regretted that he could not kowtow to her.

"Guyu! Good girl! Please save me! Take the thing off my leg!!"

"Okay! Look at me!"

Song Weichen picked up a basin of ice water on the table and poured it over Lao Longjing's head. Wow!
"You blind man, let go of Lady Ruan!"

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Ruan Mianmian was stunned for a moment, her mouth wide open, unable to react for a moment. After she finally caught her breath, before she could even curse - Wow!

Another pot.

Some of it even poured directly into her open mouth.

"My dear! Don't be afraid! I am here to save you!"

"Wow!"

……

In the past, Wu Song could not get over the hill after three bowls of wine, but now three basins of Longjing wine can cool your heart. Ruan Mianmian had never suffered such hardship or humiliation before. She cried and howled with her mouth open, like a pig waiting to be slaughtered at the village entrance.

"Oh!"

Another firework shone, and there were obviously more lights in the mansion, and voices of people were getting closer - Qin Xueying was back.

Seeing that the time had come and that his "great revenge had been achieved", Song Weichen hurriedly used his heart sound to call out to the two brothers "Benboerba and Baboerben" to finish their work. Then the "ghost baby" that was wrapped around Ruan Mianmian's ankle suddenly flew up and went straight to "Guyu's" throat!

"Gu Yu" screamed miserably and wanted to hide but there was nowhere to hide as the "ghost baby" grabbed his throat tightly.

She seemed to be in great pain, staggering backwards, holding her neck, and finally fell to the ground and fainted again.
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Almost at the same time, with a bang, the door of the side hall was pushed open from the outside, and a group of guards from the lord's mansion led the way. Then dozens of maids holding lanterns filed in, and there were several others who were responsible for lighting the lamps. In a moment, the whole side hall was lit up as if it were daytime.

The sudden brightness made Ruan Mianmian's eyes unable to adapt for a moment, and she subconsciously changed to crying with half-closed eyes - Song Weichen frowned imperceptibly, and only regretted that he could not let Lao Longjing shut up.

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"Sister Mianmian, what's wrong with you?!"

Qin Xueying, who was supported by Banxia to walk in, was very surprised to see Ruan Mianmian's appearance at the moment: the floor was in a mess and she was in a state of disgrace. She really couldn't imagine how she had locked herself in the house and ended up like this - she didn't look like she had been robbed of her money, but rather like she had encountered a thief who specialized in picking flowers.

Qin Xueying quickly helped her to sit down at the table, and asked Banxia to get a thin blanket from the bed and cover her with it. Only then did Ruan Mianmian stop crying a little, but she just held Qin Xueying tightly and refused to let go.

"Ghost! There is a ghost..."

Ruan Mianmian sobbed and told Qin Xueying about what happened tonight. Qin Xueying frowned and pointed at a white thing near Lao Longjing's ankle.

"Is this the white shadow you are talking about?"

It was a ball of wet white cotton wool, like something pulled out from the lining of a quilt, which had become limp after being soaked in water - it had nothing to do with the ghost baby in any way.

Ruan Mianmian's face was filled with disbelief. Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!

"Sister Mianmian, you were frightened by the maid who fell into the water and drowned, so you had wild thoughts."

Hearing this, she shook her head like a rattle. She was just an unknown slave girl. If she died, she died. What did it have to do with her? There was no need to worry about her being scared.

"It's really a ghost baby! It even smiled at me weirdly!"

She raised her face with smudged makeup and looked at Qin Xueying with gritted teeth.

"It's all that little bitch Sang Pu's fault! She had a miscarriage, but she actually dared to bring a dead baby out to harm people! She is a person of her kind, and she can't even let people rest in peace after her death... I'll find someone to beat her soul into powder!"

Qin Xueying was stunned. Sang Pu had a miscarriage? So soon!
It seems that the few pots of tea that Ruan Mianmian drank in the morning were indeed very shocking. She was so cruel and jealous that even the eldest princess, who had been accustomed to seeing the harem's unscrupulous efforts to win favor since childhood, couldn't help but frown. However, it only took a moment before she returned to her usual thoughtfulness and gentleness.

"Okay, Sister Mianmian, go take a rest first. How come you are so wet? It's still cold in the spring night. Be careful not to hurt yourself."

It would have been better if she didn't say anything. Once she said this, Ruan Mianmian became so angry that she stomped her foot and pointed at Guyu who was curled up on the ground with his hands covering his neck and "pretending to be dead" - Qin Xueying only then noticed her, as well as Dujuan who was lying straight on the ground unconscious.

"It's still that little bitch who only knows how to play dead! She poured three basins of ice water on me in a row! She did it on purpose!"

"Someone, fill the bathtub with ice water and ice cubes. I'm going to throw this little bitch in there and make her into an iced snow lotus tonight!"

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Since some time ago, all the maids and attendants outside the Venerable's mansion have become silent. Qin Xueying also noticed this abnormality and subconsciously looked outside the palace. She saw a tall figure in a black brocade robe who had stepped into the side hall without her knowing when.

Ruan Mianmian was in a bad mood, and relying on Qin Xueying and the guards by her side, she didn't take the ghost baby or even the ghost king seriously. She didn't pay any attention to the changing atmosphere around her, and was still shouting and acting tough.

"Someone come! I must kill this little bitch tonight!"

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"Let me see who dares?"