The system asked me to chase his wife

Xia Mang just sighed for a while. After all, it was someone else's family affair and had nothing to do with her.

According to Man'er, the young master and the lady of the Duke's Mansion passed away one after another. Everyone in the Duke's Mansion observed mourning for three consecutive years and only ended it the other day.

At this time, they would take the linen clothes and cloth used for mourning to the ancestral hall to dispose of them, and their masters would also go to the ancestral hall to burn a stick of incense.

The ancestral hall is far away from the main courtyard where the lady lives.

The group passed through two doors, turned into the western corridor, walked through an alley, and finally arrived at the destination when Xia Mang felt dizzy after wandering around for so long.

Passing through the small corner door, Xia Mang followed the maids in front of her into a quiet and solemn courtyard.

The scent of incense and candles that had been burning for years, along with a hint of coolness, blew in Xia Mang's face, lifting his spirits.

Servants and strong men were guarding the gate of the yard. The maids moved the things over and put them in the yard, and the rest was left to these people to deal with.

Xia Mang followed them and piled the things in their hands in the yard, and then saw someone coming to move the boxes.

Man'er quietly pulled her hand and whispered in her ear, "Let's go quickly. It's very cold in here. I'm a little scared."

Xia Mang had no intention of staying here, so he walked out.

As she passed the small corner door, a familiar ding-dong sound suddenly rang in her mind.

'Ding, mission released, mission content: enter the Xiang family ancestral temple in the Zhenguogong Mansion.'

Xia Mang was stunned for a long while before she remembered that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was the mansion where she was "working" now, and the Duke's family was surnamed Xiang.

Let her, a lowly maid, enter the ancestral temple?
In full view of the public?
Go in horizontally or vertically?
Xia Mang had a fierce look on his face and challenged the system in his mind: "There are many ways to kill me, why did you choose such a unique one?"

System: '.The host can use a special method.'

Xia Mang was still a little unhappy.

"It's easy to say, but don't you see there are people guarding inside? Do I have to grow wings to fly in for you?"

The system used its usual trick: "If the host refuses the mission."

Xia Mang didn't indulge it at all: "It's up to you, life or points, it's up to you!"

The system had no other options. Seeing Xia Mang was about to head to the main courtyard, it finally compromised and said, "There is a way to ensure that the host can enter the ancestral temple safely."

Xia Mang: 'Why didn't you say so earlier!'

The system was silent for a moment and chose not to argue with Xia Mang. It said, "There is a hole in the back corner of the Xiang family ancestral hall. You can get in."

Xia Mang was a little shocked: "You even know this? Are you from this family?"

The system quickly explained: "Please do not make any assumptions, this is obtained through scanning."

Xia Mang reluctantly accepted this reason and asked, "Why would I go to the ancestral temple?"

The system said firmly: "No comment, please complete the task as soon as possible!"

Xia Mang then complained in his heart with a gloomy face: Whose system is this kind of person?

However, she gradually got used to the system issuing tasks for no reason. Since she could get points anyway, why bother?

Since there was a special way to enter the ancestral temple, Xia Mang naturally accepted the task without hesitation.

She told a random lie to Man'er and the others, then left the crowd and followed the directions given by the system, quietly walking through the alley and around the back wall.

In a very hidden place covered with weeds, Xia Mang finally found the cave that the system mentioned.

Xia Mang reached out to push away the dense grass, looked at the hole that was completely covered by weeds, and complained: "Who would be so kind as to dig a dog hole here? It's so blocked, how can you get through it?"

The system said casually: "It's still possible to clean it up."

Xia Mang complained while cleaning the weeds at the entrance of the cave: "You talk as if you have been there before."

The system went silent.

In order to avoid being discovered by others due to delay, Xia Mang simply dug out the entrance of the cave and buried his head before crawling through it.

The hole was just the right size, with enough room for Xia Mang's small body to squeeze through.

After passing through the small hole, Xia Mang found herself directly at a hidden corner in the backyard of the ancestral temple. The main hall of the ancestral temple was right in front of her. She just had to go around the porch and turn in.

The servants were just guarding the front door, and no one would have thought that there was such a hidden dog hole in the corner, so no one came to the backyard at all.

Xia Mang moved along the wall to the ancestral hall, and while the servants were not paying attention, he turned around and entered the hall.

Facing us was a large screen with a picture of cranes, blocking the view inside, and hanging overhead were luxurious yet low-key cloth banners.

The wisps of cigarette smoke were floating in the air, making it look solemn and dignified.

Xia Mang hid himself behind a large pillar in the corner, constantly scanning the indoor environment with his eyes while planning his next route.

At this moment, there was another ding-dong sound in my head, followed by a series of strange beeps and the mechanical sound of the system.

'Host, please be informed that the mission is cancelled, the mission is cancelled!'

'Violation warning, beep - violation of Article 59 of the System Law, beep - beep -'

'Because the unconventional operation brought a bad experience to the host, I hereby compensate you with 200 points! '

'Ding, the points have been received, please check! '

Following a series of message prompts, Xia Mang retracted his leg and closed his mouth as he was about to curse.

After opening the points page and admiring the extra 200 points, Xia Mang sighed helplessly.

The system has those days every month. Anyway, she understands that it's a matter of money!
For this inexplicable emergency, Xia Mang actually hoped to have it happen two more times.

Anyway, every time I complete a task normally, the reward points are less than half of the compensation points.

The system seemed to sense Xia Mang's thoughts and was about to explain: "What happened just now was just an accident."

Xia Mang comforted him: "It's not a big problem. After all, it's your first time as a system manager. It's normal to have no experience."

system:'.'

Xia Mang, who thought she was magnanimous, had no intention of arguing with the system. Since the mission was cancelled, she could just go back to where she came from.

Xia Mang walked out with his back bent and his body close to the wall, but ended up bumping into someone head-on.

A low muffled groan sounded in his ears, and Xia Mang felt as if his forehead had hit something soft, and bursts of orchid-like fragrance filled his nostrils.

It's going to happen!

Got caught!
Xia Mang was panicked for a moment, and the person she bumped into almost fell to the ground because of the sudden fright.

The threshold of the ancestral hall was built very high, and the man had one foot inside and the other outside. If he fell like that, he would probably be seriously injured.

Xia Mang subconsciously hugged the man.

After lunch, Qiao Yuandong was lying on the couch for a nap, but she dreamed of her deceased husband and woke up early. Feeling a little uncomfortable, she thought of going to the ancestral hall to burn some incense.

As a result, when she arrived at the ancestral hall and just stepped into the door, a black object hit her from the other side of the door, which scared her.

There was no time to dodge, and the figure rushed straight towards him, hitting him fatally in the chest.

Qiao Yuandong had been feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath since he had woken up from his nap, and now after being hit like this, he was seeing stars and couldn't even stand steadily.

Just as she was about to fall, Rongzhu, the maid who came with Qiao Yuandong, had not yet reacted when a pair of arms reached out and firmly held her waist.

lecher!?

Qiao Yuandong wanted to scream, but because she had just been hit so hard, she opened her mouth but no sound came out.

Fortunately, thanks to this hug, Qiao Yuandong was able to stand firmly on his feet.

She took a deep breath and looked down. The guy who was hunched over also looked up at her, and the two of them made eye contact.

When Xia Mang looked up, he saw that face as beautiful as jade.

The two shallowly curved willow-leaf eyebrows were as freehand as they could be, the pair of watery eyes were filled with accusations with both coquettishness and anger, and the unlipsticked lips under the delicate nose looked like a petal fallen into the mortal world.

Where have I seen such a beautiful woman before?

Xia Mang thought about it and remembered.

lady!

After remembering who this person was, Xia Mang was overwhelmed.

Rong Zhu, who came with Qiao Yuandong, also rushed over at this time and snatched his wife directly from Xia Mang's claws.

"Madam, are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?" Rong Zhu was very nervous and took the time to glare at Xia Mang.

Qiao Yuandong recovered, shook his head, looked at Xia Mang who was standing by with his hands folded, and said, "Are you new here? Are you serving in the Madam's courtyard?"

She recognized Xia Mang through her bright eyes and remembered that she had had a conversation with Xia Mang in the past.

Xia Mang didn't expect that the lady had such a good memory. Now he couldn't even frame someone under someone else's name. He could only nod obediently, while complaining about the system frantically in his mind.

'What a rubbish system! You can scan the dog hole, but you can't scan a person coming in through the gate!'

system:'.'

Qiao Yuandong looked at Xia Mang, who frowned her willow-shaped eyebrows, and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Ah, that's because..." Xia Mang thought of the reason with a bald head.

Before Xia Mang could explain the reason, Qiao Yuandong suddenly said, "Did you get lost while moving things here?"

"Yes, yes." Xia Mang nodded quickly, and even gave the lady a thumbs up in his heart.

"Today, I followed my sisters to move things to the ancestral hall, but they left without waiting for me, and I got lost."

Xia Mang raised his head and quickly glanced at Qiao Yuandong's wrinkled collar, then lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry for offending you, Madam. I hope you can forgive me."

Rongzhu supported Qiao Yuandong and helped her calm down. When she heard Xia Mang mention this, she became so angry that she started to scold him.

"Hmph! You reckless thing, are you blind to the road? If anything happens to my lady, you better watch your skin!"

Xia Mang knew that she was in the wrong, so she lowered her head and pretended to be a quail: "Yes, yes, sister is right."

Qiao Yuandong didn't want to argue with her, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm fine, you can go."

After receiving the order, Xia Mang was about to run, but was stopped by Qiao Yuandong before he even stepped out of the door.

Xia Mang thought Qiao Yuandong was going to go back on his word, so she turned around worriedly and asked, "Madam?"

Qiao Yuandong simply said, "This place is not close to the main courtyard. You don't know the way and you might wander around randomly. So wait here for a while. I will burn some incense and then take you out."

Xia Mang was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Thank you, ma'am."

Looking at Qiao Yuandong's back as she turned and walked into the main room, Xia Mang couldn't help but give her another thumbs up.

Well, she's a kind-hearted beauty!
(End of this chapter)