Author: I have a pot

I wanted to read for a while, but after running back and forth to the palace for most of the day, I was very tired. Before midnight, Xiang Suining put down the book and lay back on the bed.

Maybe I was too tired during the day, so I lay on the bed with a pillow and fell asleep without even a dream.

Until I was woken up by a cry: "Come up quickly, I will let you come up -"

Xiang Suining put on his clothes and sat up, Mingzhu had already come over holding the lamp.

"What time is it?"

"Girl, it's time to be ugly."

It was midnight, and the sound was extremely abnormal.

Usually at night, after midnight, apart from the sound of the watchman's banging, there are very few other sounds. Occasionally, the animals in the stable neighed when frightened at night, and were quickly coaxed by the grooms.

What is this noise?

Of course it wasn't sent by the servants.

Her voice was high-pitched, rather like Miss Tang from the front yard.

The sound came from the small garden. The small garden was very close to Xiang Suining's bedroom and a few steps away from Mrs. Xiang's east courtyard.

At this time, Mrs. Xiang should still be sleeping soundly. The elderly person couldn't stand the disturbance, so Xiang Suining decided to go to the small garden to have a look.

After putting on my clothes and shoes, I opened the door and felt the cool night breeze blowing into my arms.

Mingzhu held a lantern and guided the way, saying: "Girl, be careful where you step. It's dark at night, so don't get hurt by pebbles."

Pass through a hanging flower gate, then pass through a winding winding path, and through the arch you will find a small garden.

This season is when flowers are blooming. The flowers in the garden are rushing to bloom. Although you can't see them at night, you can still smell the fragrance.

The sound came from the lake in the small garden.

The lake in the small garden is not big, and the water is less than waist deep. In previous years, when there was a drought in the small garden, the women would tidy up the nursery and use wooden ladles with handles to scoop water from the lake and sprinkle it on the flowers and trees, which was cheap.

There was someone by the lake. It was not clear because they were far away, but under the moonlight, you could still see a small silhouette standing in the lake, with disheveled hair.

There was another person standing on the shore, walking back and forth. He wanted to save people in the lake, but he couldn't get out, so he just walked around the lake: "Come up quickly and tell me what you have to say."

"If mother doesn't agree to my request, I won't come up."

"Third Miss, you are confused." The people on the shore lowered their voices again and again. On such a silent night, with the bright moon in the sky and the whole house asleep, she did not want to disturb too many people: "What is the use of the Emperor liking the Second Miss?"

, the matter has not yet been decided before the decree is issued. If you jump into the lake and drown, it will be useless even if the emperor takes a fancy to you."

It turned out to be Tang Xiaoniang and Xiang Yan.

The two of them stayed up late at night, struggling here.

In Xiang Suining's memory, Xiang Yan rarely spent time near the water. When she was about five years old, she watched the women planting lotus roots in the lake and saw a dragonfly on the water plants. She wanted to reach out to catch it, but she missed it.

, the man also fell into the water, and although he was quickly lifted out by the women, he didn't even take a few sips of the water, but he was frightened and suffered from sequelae, so he tried to avoid the water as much as possible.

I think she made a lot of determination when she jumped into the lake.

"Come up quickly, it's so cold in the water. What if you slip into the middle of the lake? Are you going to let me wake up all the servants in the house to watch the fun in the middle of the night?"

Xiangyan sobbed softly: "But mother"

"Mom knows what you are thinking. I will go talk to your father later and see if there is any room for maneuver in this matter. Isn't that okay? My little aunt."

When Tang Xiaoniang said this, Xiang Yan stopped crying.

She turned around and walked towards the shore holding her wet skirt. Tang Xiaoniang stretched out her arms to support her.

"Mom, I'm actually scaring you. I don't want to die." Xiang Yan walked up step by step.

"I don't know about you yet. What did you say that didn't make my mother feel at ease? Don't do stupid things again. It's not worth it to die by jumping into the lake. If word gets out, won't it mean that you will be embarrassed even if you die?"

"Mom, actually I didn't want to jump. I came to the lake just to scare you. I didn't want the lake to be slippery and I couldn't see clearly at night. I accidentally slipped into the water." Xiang Yan said and said that she also

Laugh.

"Let's go back quickly. I don't know if anyone has been disturbed by this commotion. It would be embarrassing if the servants saw it." Tang Xiaoniang looked around and made sure that no one was there, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Suining and Mingzhu hid behind a big rock, breathing lightly.

Fortunately, it's a small garden, with stones and flowers everywhere. It's also night, so cats can catch them wherever they hide.

Fortunately, the lantern was blown out, otherwise Tang Xiaoniang would be suspicious again with this little light.

"We'll go back after they leave in a while." Xiang Suining warned in a low voice.

Mingzhu nodded and gently placed the lantern on the flower stand.

"Yan'er, let's go." Tang Xiaoniang took two steps and felt that Xiang Yan was not following her. She looked back and saw that there was Xiang Yan there. Xiang Yan slipped into the water again, this time sliding farther, maybe it was the lake.

The mud was so deep that her feet were stuck in for a long time and she couldn't get up, so she couldn't call for help. The water was above her head, and her black hair was floating on the surface of the water, and her hands kept grabbing in the air.

"Second girl, third girl fell into the water." Mingzhu reminded.

"I know."

"What if the third girl can't come up? People will drown."

"No, the lake is not deep. You can only drink a few sips of water."

Xiang Yan had already drank more than seventy or eighty years of water. Tang Xiaoniang had lost her daughter. Her dress and hair were floating on the water like a ghost. She jumped into the lake anxiously and tried to help her up.

As if seeing a life-saving straw, Xiang Yan hugged Tang Xiaoniang's legs and pushed her down. Tang Xiaoniang sat in the water and took a big drink of water. As soon as she stood up, she was pulled down by Xiang Yan again.

This is an attempt to kill my own mother.

Tang Xiaoniang slapped Xiang Yan twice on the head: "Let go, how can I save you if I don't let go."

"Mom, I can't do it anymore." Xiangyan threw Tang Xiaoniang down directly.

In the chaotic lake water, Xiang Yan has lost her direction. She feels like a duckweed rippling with the water waves. There is mud under her feet. The more she struggles, the deeper she sinks. She can't stand up. The carp in the lake is as long as an arm.

, now shuttled between her legs, like a snake, cold and slippery, she almost fainted from fright.

It's time now, no matter if she is a biological mother or an ancestor, whoever you catch hugs someone's thigh.

Xiang Yan grabbed Tang Xiaoniang tightly and refused to let go no matter what. Maybe she was frightened, because she was floating in the lake and couldn't stand still.

She didn't want to alarm the people in the house, but if things continued like this, by the time the people in the house found out, she and Xiang Yan would really be floating on the lake, right?

It was the lesser of the two evils, and Tang Xiaoniang had no choice but to cry out for help.

Although there are many houses in the mansion, there are also many people, and there are dozens of servants to serve. It is not far from the stable, and the sound can be heard very quickly at night. Not long after Tang Xiaoniang called for help, she saw two grooms running away.

When they came, the groom picked up Tang Xiaoniang and Xiang Yan and laid them flat on the edge of the lake to control the water.

After a while, the mother-in-law and a dozen maids came to visit carrying lanterns.

More than a dozen lanterns shone brightly on Tang Xiaoniang and Xiang Yan on the ground.

Their hair was disheveled, their skirts were loose, their fingernails were full of mud, their faces were as pale as paper, and their mouths were like little goldfishes, blowing out bubbles and spitting out water.

It flowed down their necks, wet the ground, and covered their heads with mud.

Who has ever seen two people in such a mess?

The mother-in-law and the maid held the lantern and frowned secretly.

Tang Xiaoniang and Xiang Yan finished holding a column of fragrant water before they sat up quietly, as if they had been cast by a spell. They were so weak that they had to be supported by the ladies to walk back. Even if they were walking, they were holding on.

Naturally, Tang Xiaoniang didn't want this matter to become a big deal, but with so many pairs of eyes staring at her, how could she hide it?

The woman who had been cooking soup since she got up early in the morning was holding a wooden spoon and muttering in a low voice: "Oh, I don't know why the master can't think of it, and he wants to take the three girls to jump into the lake."

The woman who was lighting the fire disagreed: "Why can't you think about it and take the three girls to jump into the lake? Didn't you hear the master calling for help? If you can't think about it, you will die secretly. How can you call for help?"

Quite true.

The woman chopping carrots stopped her knife and said, "I'm not sure. I'm haunted by some kind of ghost. It's midnight, when the yang energy is weak and the yin energy rises. I told you to ask a witch to come and take a look."

It’s necessary.”

Because of what happened last night, the Prime Minister's family also held a meeting.

Xiang Daying drank two small glasses of wine before going to bed, pretending to be drunk.

He couldn't save Tang Xiaoniang when she fell into the lake. He was afraid that Tang Xiaoniang would settle the score, so he had better say less.

Xiang Suining understood what was going on and didn't complain.

The old lady, leaning on a cane, asked them: "I couldn't sleep well last night. I think it was you who caused the trouble. Why did you jump into the lake?"

"Dad——" Xiang Yan rushed over and hugged Xiang Daying's arm.

Xiang Daying hurriedly threw her away: "I hugged the wrong person. It was your grandmother who asked you something."

"Grandma——" Xiang Yan wanted to hug Mrs. Xiang's arm, but Mrs. Xiang turned around and sat back on the couch: "If you have something to say, you can move your hands and feet."

"Yes last night." Xiang Yan hesitated, not knowing how to start.

If you tell the truth, won't you make people laugh at you?

But if you don't tell the truth, why did you jump into the lake? Did you fall in while sleepwalking? It's impossible for the mother and daughter to sleepwalk together. They accidentally fell in while walking in the garden? Who goes to the garden in the middle of the night?
To be continued...