"Who? Who's in there?"

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

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

But judging from the angry tone of the nurse,

It seems that entering the backyard is a taboo for the Duan family.

When he couldn't find anyone, he started shouting everywhere.

"Who was here just now?"

"Hexiang, is that you?"

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

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

There is no need to guess who might be suspected of coming to the backyard.

Separated by a 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, pointed at her and shushed her, and took her to the room.

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

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

"Humph, this is not the first time that you have violated the Duan family's rules as soon as you come back. This time, I will not let you off lightly."

The nursing staff took lanterns and went to look for lotus fragrance.

After a while, they arrived in the west wing courtyard.

They dispersed in search of

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

He Xiang brought Jiang Ling back tonight without explaining much.

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

The reception of guests in this section of the mansion is also divided into upper and lower classes.

Ordinary guests will be accommodated in the west wing courtyard.

If they are of higher status, they will be placed in the east chamber.

Since Jiang Ling was placed in the West Wing, he was naturally not much more distinguished.

If we were in the east chamber at this time, the nursing staff would definitely not dare to disturb the guests' rest.

He could not afford to suffer the dissatisfaction of his guests.

But he thought he could still handle the west wing.

"But something happened?"

In the room, Jiang Ling's reply suddenly came.

The nurse said: "I hope you'll forgive me for disturbing our guests at night. It's just that there is a maid in the house who broke the rules, and I want to take her now. 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 guest. Can the guest see her?"

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

"The guest does not need to ask for the reason. If she is in the guest room at this time, please let her come out."

The nurse's tone was cold.

After He Xiang heard this, her body became tense.

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

Jiang Ling didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive for breaking the Duan family's rules.

But as a maid of the Duan Mansion, she knew very well.

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

Three years ago, Hexiang sneaked in once.

I was caught red-handed that time,

The punishment he received at that time was thirty beatings with a cane, and he had to lie on the bed for almost two months before he could survive it.

It is the rule of the Duan Mansion that if you violate it twice, the punishment will be doubled.

If she is caught this time, she will be beaten sixty times with a cane.

With her body and bones, I'm afraid she will die before the sixty sticks are finished.

In the darkness, Jiang Ling clearly saw her panic.

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

But he just got up and took a step,

Jiang Ling held his hand again.

I heard Jiang Ling say to the outside: "Miss Hexiang has been here with me since she came back. Can I ask what rules she broke?"

The nursing home chuckled: "She has been staying with the guests since she came back?"

"Don't you believe me? Your senior officials have already made it clear that it is not a bad rule to ask her to serve me and sleep with me tonight."

"If He Xiang has been in the guest room since he came back, then it certainly doesn't break 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 them through the window, he knew that these people were coming in a menacing manner. If they really caught the lotus fragrance, they would not get any good fruit.

So I was ready to help Miss Hexiang once.

But Hexiang suddenly said something of her own - "Manager Lin, I'm coming out right now. Mr. Jiang is a high official and a distinguished guest, and he is also kind to the old lady. It's late at night, so I can't disturb you."

With that said, she whispered to Jiang Ling to let her out.

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

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

As soon as the paper man landed, he spread out his legs and quietly ran toward the crack in the door.

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

"Hehehehe..."

"Hehehehe..."

In the room, the lights suddenly turned on.

Jiang Ling opened the door with lotus fragrance and met Manager Lin face to face.

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

Manager Lin saw He Xiang clinging to Jiang Ling, but at this moment there was something else going on in the backyard.

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

Hexiang seemed to have goosebumps all over her body when she heard the laughter.

Although I was very scared,

But after meeting with Manager Lin, he still had the courage to ask: "Manager Lin just said that I broke the rules. I wonder what rules I broke?"

Manager Lin listened to the sounds in the backyard and hesitated for a while.

Suddenly he bowed and said: "I've disturbed your husband's rest. It seems that tonight is a misunderstanding. It has nothing to do with you, Hexiang. You can just wait for your husband to have a good rest. I'll apologize for disturbing you tonight."

After saying that, he led the people out of the west wing again.

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

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

A pair of tearful eyes looked towards the backyard through the wall, choking with sobs.

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

Jiang Ling didn't stop her anymore and just asked: "You can't go to the back garden, right? If you go there again at this time, I'm afraid I won't let you off lightly."

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

"Can you tell me something? Is the person buried in the back garden a relative of yours?"

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

He Xiang's body trembled again and she turned back to look at him in shock.
To be continued...