The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 363 Secretly
At the gate of the courtyard, Xiang He waited for a long time but did not see Cui Ba Niang coming back, so she went to look for Cui Ba Niang in the garden.

"Ba Niang, where are you?"

Xiang He shouted loudly while searching in the garden, but no one responded.

A servant passed by and told Xianghe: "Ba Niang has gone back a long time ago, didn't you see?"

"No, I waited at the gate of the courtyard for a long time but I didn't see Ba ​​Niang." Xianghe said.

The servant thought for a while and guessed: "Perhaps...you missed it, you might as well go back and have a look, maybe Ba Niang has already gone back."

"you're right."

So, Xianghe ran to the west courtyard.

"Has Ba Niang come back?" Xiang He asked the servants who were working as soon as they entered the yard.

Unexpectedly, those servants all shook their heads: "I didn't come back."

Xianghe's heart skipped a beat, with an ominous premonition.

Nothing will happen to Ba Niang, right?

Ever since Yuan Niang said that she would take Ba Niang to the Prince Regent's Mansion for a banquet, the eyes of the little ladies in the mansion have changed when they looked at Ba Niang, especially the little lady of the third room.

Could those little girls be jealous of Ba Niang being able to go to the Prince Regent's Palace for a banquet, so they attack Ba Niang?
With the temperament of the little lady of Cui's mansion to be strong and competitive, this is not impossible.

Thinking of this, a flustered look appeared on Xiang He's face, and he ran away in a hurry.

"The lady is not well."

Xianghe rushed to Xiao Shi in a hurry, looking flustered and panting heavily.

Seeing that Xianghe was out of breath and only started talking, Xiao Shi was so anxious that he stared at her: "What happened?"

Seeing that Ba Niang didn't follow her, Xiao suddenly had an ominous premonition: "Could it be Ba Niang's accident?"

At this time, Xianghe had already recovered, and said quickly: "Ba Niang is gone."

"What? Ba Niang is gone?"

Xiao Shi stood up in shock, rushed over and grabbed Xianghe, "What happened? Why did Ba Niang disappear?"

There was a burst of pain in the arm, Xianghe glanced down at Xiao's hand, not daring to shout out the pain: "Half an hour ago, Ba Niang said that she was going to take a stroll in the garden, and I was not allowed to follow.

"I didn't think too much about it at the time, so I let her go. I didn't expect that I would come back after only a quarter of an hour of shopping, but I waited at the gate of the courtyard for a long time and didn't see Ba ​​Niang come back.

"Later, I went to the garden to search, but I couldn't find Ba Niang. The servant in the garden told me that Ba Niang had gone back long ago.

"I hurried back, only to find that Ba Niang hadn't come back at all"

Xiao let go, and walked out, asking, "Have you found all the courtyards of the third room?"

"...Not yet, I only looked for the west courtyard." Xianghe lowered her head guiltily.

Xiao Shi stared over: "How do you take care of Ba Niang? If Ba Niang has an accident, I will be the first to spare you."

Hearing this, Xianghe knelt down in fright: "Madam, please forgive me, I was wrong, I will never let Ba Niang go out alone next time, I will definitely follow her."

"What's the use of talking about it now? Why don't you hurry to find it?" Xiao roared angrily.

"Yes yes yes." Xianghe got up and ran outside.

Xiao yelled out: "Come here—"

The confidant Mrs. Zhang came in: "What are your orders?"

"Ba Niang is gone, you should bring more people and look for it in Sanfang first, if you can't find it, then go to other places in the mansion to find Ba Niang."

"Yes." Mrs. Zhang's expression turned serious, and she acted immediately.

"and many more--"

Xiao called her to stop, and said: "Don't say anything about this matter, go and find it quietly."

"Yes, my lady."

After Mrs. Zhang left, Mrs. Xiao sat in the room waiting for the news, but she was worried about her daughter's accident. Mrs. Xiao was restless and walked around in circles in the room to relieve the restlessness in her heart.

Jinglan Court.

Shui Rong walked into the main room lightly, facing the east side and said: "Yuan Niang, Ba Niang is gone."

what?
Cui Hengyue came out from behind the screen: "Why didn't you see me?"

"I heard that she went for a walk in the garden alone, and then disappeared. Now Miss Xiao is sending people to search everywhere, but they are only looking for it secretly, and others don't know about it." Shui Rong replied.

If the woman's disappearance spreads, it will ruin her reputation. If you don't know the truth, it is the wisest choice to search secretly.

Cui Hengyue lifted her feet and walked out: "I ate too much cakes just now, and I have a bit of food accumulation. You can go out for a walk with me."

Shui Rong understood what she meant and immediately followed her out.

Walking into the yard, Ju Hong put down the broom and saluted respectfully: "Yuan Niang."

Cui Hengyue nodded at her, and was about to continue walking when she heard Ju Hong say, "Yuanniang, it's getting dark, where are you going?"

"I ate too much pastry just now, go out for a walk." Cui Hengyue explained and left.

Ju Hong twitched the corners of her mouth, picked up the broom and continued to sweep the leaves.

After leaving Jinglanyuan, Shui Rong whispered: "Yuanniang, Ju Hong has been approaching the main house intentionally or unintentionally recently, do you think she is the old lady's spy planted in Jinglanyuan?"

Cui Hengyue paused, carefully recalling Ju Hong's recent words and deeds, and found that it was indeed a bit suspicious.

"Keep an eye on her more, and report to me in time if there is anything abnormal."

"Yes."

The two continued to walk forward.

Walking near the garden, Cui Hengyue saw people from the west courtyard leaving in a hurry, as if they had just searched the area.

"Yuan Niang—"

Xianghe ran into Cui Hengyue head-on, and hurriedly saluted, and the servants behind her followed suit: "I have seen Yuan Niang."

"Don't be too polite." After Cui Hengyue finished speaking, she looked at Xianghe firmly: "It's so late, if you don't go back to serve Ba Niang, what are you doing here?"

"I..." Xiang He hesitated.

She wanted to tell Cui Hengyue about Ba Niang's disappearance, but when she thought of Xiao Shi's instructions, she swallowed the words again.

"I'll go back now." Xiang He waved at the people behind: "Let's go, everyone go back."

Cui Hengyue raised her eyebrows: "Have you found Ba Niang?"

Xianghe and the others were stunned.

It turned out that Yuan Niang already knew about it.
"How do you know Ba Niang is gone?" Mrs. Zhang asked.

Cui Hengyue said contemptuously: "You can tell just by looking at your battle."

These words made Xianghe, Zhang Niangzi and others feel ashamed, and Qiqi lowered their heads.

Cui Hengyue scanned them around: "Looking at you, you must have not found Ba Niang."

The heads of Xianghe, Zhang Niangzi and others lowered even lower.

Seeing this, Cui Hengyue stopped looking at them and turned to observe the surrounding environment.

She looked very carefully, and after observing around, she thought of reminding Xianghe and the others: "If Ba Niang is fine, she must have gone back a long time ago.

"But after searching for so long, you haven't found Ba Niang, and you haven't heard cries for help, Ba Niang must have been knocked out and is hiding somewhere.

"Go to those hidden places and look for them."

Mrs. Zhang felt that Cui Hengyue's words made sense, so she said "thank you" to Cui Hengyue, and then led the people to those hidden places.

Cui Hengyue walked into the garden and stared at the ground. After watching for a while, she left the garden and walked towards the west courtyard.

Walking to the side of the rockery, she stopped and stared at a certain place
(End of this chapter)