Chapter 2: Hearing is false



It was a dark night, and the green screen door with carved patterns and grasses looked peaceful and tranquil under the bright moonlight.

Jiang Si Chong nodded slightly and said softly, "Go ahead."

After receiving the order, Ah Man took out a key from his waist pouch and walked forward quietly to unlock the door.

As the key turned lightly, the door lock made a slight click and opened.

Ah Man's palms were already wet as he held the key. He breathed a sigh of relief but at the same time he felt his heart pounding like thunder.

Seeing this, Jiang Si smiled faintly.

Not long ago, she asked Ah Man to have a drink with the old woman who was in charge of the second door key. When the old woman was drunk, she took the opportunity to find the key, made a print on several prepared soaps, and took it outside to make a few new keys.

However, whether the key made in this way can open the door lock depends entirely on luck. Fortunately, one of the five keys can finally open the door lock.

Ah Man pushed the door open little by little, his eyes bright: "Girl——"

At this moment, a squeaking sound was suddenly heard, which sounded particularly harsh in the night filled with the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects.

The master and servant looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.

Jiang Si reacted quickly, pulling Ah Man to lower himself, and saw the gatekeeper come out, rubbing her eyes and walking towards the toilet without even looking over here.

Jiang Si hurriedly went through the side door, and Ah Man followed closely behind him, gently closing the door.

After the false shock, Ah Man smiled with relief: "That was a close call!"

Jiang Si had already sorted out his mood and said calmly, "Don't say anything more, just go quickly."

The master and servant walked along the corner of the wall, and after about a cup of tea, Jiang Si suddenly stopped.

Ah Man looked around, somewhat bewildered: "Girl, how do we get out?"

She could manage to get the key to the second door, but not the main door. It didn't make sense for a maid to go out drinking with the old man at the door.

"Follow me." Jiang Si walked around a cluster of flowers and trees, bent down and pushed aside the lush green grass at the corner of the wall, revealing a hole.

Ah Man suddenly widened his eyes: "Girl, why is there a hole here?"

Jiang Si did not answer, but leaned over and crawled out of the cave. Blown by the night wind outside the mansion, he looked up at the night sky in a daze for a moment.

At that time, her brother Jiang Zhan was an unlearned person in her eyes, and she always ignored him. One day, she accidentally saw him crawling out of this cave, apparently he had sneaked out to play.

She just sneered at the time, and looked down on him even more. She didn't even bother to inform the manager to plug the hole.

In her opinion, her brother was a hopeless case, there was no need to save him, it would be better for her to stay away and have some peace and quiet.

But Jiang Zhan died in the autumn after she got married. When she heard the sad news, she suddenly realized that she could also be sad.

The brother who, even after being whipped by his father, still brought her the rose lotus cake bought from the street is no longer here.

"Girl——" Ah Man, who had just come out of the cave, saw Jiang seemed in a trance and called out softly.

Jiang Si withdrew his thoughts and smiled at himself.

At that time, I was really blinded by greed. No matter how outstanding my eldest cousin from my second uncle's family was, he would never give her rose lotus cake. No matter how disappointing her brother was, he loved her sincerely.

"Let's go." Jiang Si regained his composure, calculated the time, and quickly walked towards Moyou Lake with A'man.

Fortunately, the curfew was abolished in the current dynasty, and Moyou Lake and Dongping Marquis's Mansion were both in the west of the city, which provided great convenience for Jiang Si.

The master and servant hurried there, and in the bright moonlight, they saw a pair of figures standing by the lake in the distance.

Ah Man was shocked at the time and said in a low voice: "Girl, there really is someone!"

Jiang Si pointed expressionlessly at a rock standing by the lake with the three big characters "Moyou Lake" written on it.

The stone was more than half a foot high, and there was plenty of room for people to hide behind it.

Ah Man understood and followed Jiang Si to hide there.

Jiang Si held onto the stone wall with his hand, and a faint warmth came from his palm. It was the heat accumulated by the stone wall during the day that had not yet dissipated.

Soon, the sound of sobbing came with the wind from the lakeside, and Jiang Si couldn't help but stick his head out to look.

The moonlight was bright, illuminating the two of them clearly.

The man was thin and nearly a head taller than the woman. He was Jiang Si's fiancé Ji Chongyi.

Jiang's eyes swept across Ji Chongyi's handsome face and fell on the woman's face.

She had always been curious about what the woman looked like, who could make Ji Chongyi stay with his beautiful new wife but never touch her.

When she got married, the woman was no longer alive, and it was not until tonight that she had the chance to see her true appearance.

The woman was petite, with a pair of large, misty eyes beneath her slender eyebrows. Even though she was bathed in moonlight, one could still tell that her skin was not very fair.

Jiang Si's mood suddenly became complicated.

To be fair, this woman could be considered a pretty girl from a small family, but she was still far from being a top beauty. She later heard that this girl from a common family had not received much education...

Jiang Si's gaze shifted to Ji Chongyi's face again. Seeing the genuine pain and anxiety on his face, she had to admit that she had lost to true love.

"Yi Lang, you, you should go back home quickly. It's already very late. It will be troublesome if we are discovered." The woman lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs.

Ji Chongyi stretched out his hands to hold the woman's shoulders, and said excitedly: "I won't leave. Qiaoniang, don't you know that I'm getting married soon? My family is already keeping a close eye on me. If I leave now, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you again before I get married..."

Jiang Si's eyes suddenly turned cold.

It turns out that Ji Chongyi's sweetheart is called Qiao Niang.

No wonder when Aqiao came in to serve her the second day after their marriage, and heard her call "Aqiao", Ji Chongyi's eyes cut through her like a knife, and then he walked away in a huff, and it was too late to even serve her tea.

Lady Anguo, her mother-in-law, naturally would not blame her son, but she thought that she was ignorant of etiquette, and she made things difficult for her when serving her tea.

Qiao Niang smiled sadly: "What if you don't leave now? Yi Lang, you will always go home. What difference does it make to us if you come earlier or later? As for the future... since you are married, treat your wife well and forget about me. I, I will forget you too -"

Ji Chongyi suddenly covered Qiaoniang's mouth and raised his voice: "I don't allow it!"

"Yi Lang——" Qiao Niang turned her face away, tears streaming down her face.

Jiang Si watched coldly and began to get nervous.

Judging from the situation, these two are going to commit suicide for love, right?

Hope everything goes well from now on...

"Qiao Niang, how about we elope?" Ji Chongyi became excited. He held Qiao Niang's hand and walked out.

Qiao Niang struggled and shook her head: "Yi Lang, calm down. Elopement will definitely not work--"

Ji Chongyi suddenly turned around, lowered his head and blocked the other person's mouth with his lips.

Ah Man covered his mouth and gasped, then angrily pulled Jiang Si's sleeve.

Jiang Si, however, remained indifferent, thinking about what actions to take after the two committed suicide for love.

The two kissed to the point of passion, and there was no more talking except for the increasingly rapid breathing. They immersed themselves in each other and stepped back step by step. Immediately afterwards, a loud bang was heard.

Jiang Si was dumbfounded.

Huh? This is different from what we agreed on!


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