Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

I sat in the room for a while and poured myself several cups of Longjing tea to quench my thirst from talking endlessly to Xinyue about The Legend of Zhen Huan during the day. After a few cups of tea, although my thirst was quenched, I felt even more hungry, and my stomach kept growling.

At this time, someone knocked on the door and asked in a low voice: "Is the girl here?"

I hurriedly opened the door and saw that the sky was gloomy. The moon had been covered by dark clouds, hiding its silvery white light, and tiny snowflakes were actually floating down the sky.

A strange-looking servant stood outside the door. He bowed his head and saluted, saying in a low voice, "Miss, Master Qingqiu sent me to invite you to the back garden."

I saw that he was unfamiliar, so I asked, "Huh? Why don't you see Rong Xin?"

He looked around and then whispered, "Young lady, you don't know that since you came back, His Highness Yue Liang has been in a bad mood, and Master Fenglong has lost interest, so they hastily ended the banquet. After the banquet, Master Fenglong thought Rong Xin had spread the message too quickly, so he punished him with ten boards. He is now lying in bed and can't move, so I'm afraid he can't come to serve you and young lady."

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel sorry for Rong Xin. But thinking about it, Feng Long should be angry, if he hadn't told Chen Rong Xinyue quickly, how could Xinyue have said it so directly in front of Yue Liang. Ten strokes of the stick, no more, no less, and a little warning, is reasonable.

I nodded and asked, "Master Qingqiu invited me over, but does he want to set up a banquet in the garden?"

I wonder if he saw the snow and wanted to enjoy it with me, make tea around the fire, and have a slow dinner.

The servant shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe! I saw the young master carrying a bulging bag, and I don't know what's inside. As a servant, I will come immediately when the master gives the order, so how dare I ask more questions?"

I heard that Tu Shanjing hadn't given the money away yet, and was carrying it with him. I thought to myself that this was not good, and he would take away everything sooner or later. I had to go and take a look. I quickly grabbed a cotton robe with a plum blossom pattern and put it on, and then I followed the boy out.

Breathing in the fresh air and feeling the coolness of the snowflakes falling on my face, I was in a good mood and started talking to the boy, "What's your name? How long have you been serving in the mansion? Is Master Fenglong usually nice to you?"

The servant led the way in front, not even turning his head, his words drifting with the wind: "Well, I'm just a garden sweeper, my name is not worth mentioning. I just entered the mansion not long ago, so I'm very careful in everything. Master Fenglong doesn't usually give us orders, we just focus on taking care of our own little piece of land. But I heard from Rong Xin that he treats his servants well, rewards and punishes clearly, and won't humiliate or beat them for no reason."

I followed him in a hurry and soon reached the entrance of the garden. A thin layer of snow had accumulated on the ground. I looked from a distance and saw that the garden was quiet, with only the snow falling silently. The heating stove in the only octagonal pavilion was not lit, and the dark and empty space was blown through by the newly-blown north wind.

I hesitated a little and turned back to ask the boy, "Where is Master Qingqiu?"

He scratched his head and said curiously, "Huh? What's strange? He was calling me from behind the pavilion just now. Maybe he went to get some clothes because it was cold? Or did he leave temporarily for something else? Girl, go look over there first, and I'll look over here." After saying that, he pointed to the road they came from in the distance and walked away quickly.

Seeing that he was so impatient, as if he was afraid that he would not do his job well and be beaten like Rong Xin, I shook my head and walked straight towards the pavilion.

Halfway through the walk, I suddenly felt cold all over and shivered. My stomach was empty, my mind was empty, but somehow, I felt uneasy. This garden was too quiet. Chen Rongfu was at least one of the most prestigious families in Chenyi City, how could they be so stingy that they didn't even want to light a lamp in the garden at night?

I walked a few more steps, this time I was closer to the pavilion and could see more clearly, and when I looked over there again, it was still empty.

My heart sank and the hairs on my body stood on end.

There were no footprints on the ground on the other side of the pavilion.

If it was true as the servant said, Tu Shanjing called him there not long ago, he would have left footprints whether he was going or coming back.

I was careful and pretended to continue walking slowly towards the pavilion, but my eyes were darting around vigorously.

I saw a set of footprints behind a large rockery farther away, extending all the way to the exit at the other end of the garden, but they were covered by snow and could not be seen clearly at first glance.

I turned around and hid behind the nearest rockery, holding my breath and not daring to make a sound. Sweat broke out on my hands. I didn't know if it was because of hunger or fear, or both.

There were wolves in front of me and tigers behind me. I didn't dare to run into the room rashly for fear of being caught.

Soon, there was movement on the other side of the rockery, and a crunching sound of someone stepping on the snow.

He walked a few steps hesitantly and then stopped, probably because he knew the sound of his footsteps on the snow.

I didn't move and he didn't move either. I fought him against the wind.

After a while, the man's footsteps gradually moved away and went towards the garden exit.

It was a very cold day, and my forehead was sweating. When the cold wind blew, my forehead felt cold. I waited for a while, and slightly poked out half of my face to peek.

There was still no one within sight.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the person who came was not sure, so he left. Picking up the hem of my long cotton robe, I planned to go out from the garden entrance when I came in and go back to Tu Shanjing's room.

After taking only two steps, I heard a gust of wind above my head, and then a figure tumbled down from the top of the rockery and landed in front of me.

"It's a dark and windy night. Where are you going, girl?"

Yue Liang stood in front of me with his mouth crooked and his chest hugged.

I turned around and tried to run, but he stopped me with his long arms.

"Hey~ The girl didn't greet me or say anything when she saw me, and just ran away. What's the logic behind this? Where did your eloquence and poetic inspiration go at the banquet just now?"

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I have something important to attend to, so I will not accompany you any longer." I turned around and tried to escape in the opposite direction.

He grabbed the collar of my cotton robe and pressed me against the rockery. The hard stone hurt my back.

His face gradually approached, and he whispered, "What's more important than accompanying me, huh? Can you sing me another song? Sing something - something erotic."

As soon as he finished speaking, he tore off my cotton robe.

I was horrified and reached out to push him, but he grabbed my wrist with one hand and lifted my hands together above his head.

With his other hand, he ripped my collar hard, and the buttons broke and fell off. There was a big tear on my shoulder, and the bone-chilling cold wind penetrated from there, freezing me to the bone in an instant.

“Help! – Ugh! ” I opened my mouth to scream, but he covered my mouth with his hand.

I bit him hard, and he pulled his hand back in pain, then slapped me in the face, causing the corner of my mouth to bleed and my ears to buzz.