Chapter 299 (1/2)

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t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 299 - There's nothing as terrifying as a person's heart (2)

Ji Man was almost strangled to death. There were several times when she felt as if her heart was going to stop beating. But, suddenly, the fake ghost let go of her and surprisingly started running out of Feiwan Courtyard.

”Master.” Dengxin was so fl.u.s.tered that she wasn't able to say anything else. Her hand hovered over her master's bruising neck.

Ji Man hurriedly waved her hand away. She was still alive. She just needed to get her breath back.

”What happened here?” The first person that rushed over here was Liu Hanyun. Seeing that Nie Sangyu was slumped on the ground at the doorway with her clothes disheveled, she hurriedly came forward to help her inside. ”What's wrong? It's such a cold night. Why are you outside?”

The two lowest-ranking servant girls that had fainted were still by the doorway too. Liu Hanyun glanced at them, then she ordered Chunpi to light some candles and inform the marquis.

After being wrapped up in a quilt, Ji Man didn't return to her senses for a long time. Finally, she said, ”Someone pretending to be Muxu came into my room to scare me.”

Stumped for words, Liu Hanyun looked around before asking. ”Muxu?”

”En, it wasn't real. The person impersonating her was a man.” Ji Man touched her sore neck and accepted the hot tea that Dengxin brought her. ”My throat hurts. Let's wait until the marquis arrives to talk.”

Liu Hanyun pursed her lips and said, ”Didn't the marquis go to Luoyan Courtyard? Who knows if it's possible to get him to come tonight?”

While they were talking, Mu Shuiqing had also arrived and was quietly sitting nearby to keep Nie Sangyu company. Hearing that someone had been pretending to be a ghost, she frowned and said, ”They really don't know when to stop.”

Remembering that Xuwu had said that trouble came from involving yourself with people that have sinister intentions, Ji Man inwardly sighed. He really was quite accurate with his prediction. Since he was so good at fortune telling, why couldn't he have helped her avoid this misfortune?

One after another, the other women in the harem came over. Even Wen Wan scurried over here to watch the amusing show, but Xis.h.i.+ still hadn't come.

With a furrowed brow, Liu Hanyun said, ”Someone should call Mistress Xia over. Since there's someone out there pretending to be a ghost, it'll be better if we're all gathered together.”

By this time, Marquis Moyu and Nie Chenyu had also come over. After Ji Man had finished recounting tonight's event, Xis.h.i.+ finally came over. She was quite late.

Feeling very discontent and looking as if she had been disturbed from her sleep, Xis.h.i.+ said to Nie Sangyu, ”What are you guys doing in the middle of the night? You're always dealing with unending trouble because the position of the main wife will always attract the jealousy of others.”

Ning Yuxuan glanced at Xis.h.i.+, then he pursuing his lips and said to Nie Sangyu, ”I've already ordered for all of the servants to wait outside in your courtyard.”

Ji Man nodded. She went outside with her hands cupped around the teacup. There were a lot of lit lamps outside. All of the servants standing outside didn't looked neatly put together, and they seemed half-awake and half-asleep.

If she wanted to find the culprit, she had to do it quickly. Otherwise, if she waited and the other person had already destroyed the evidence, what was the use in trying to catch the culprit? Ji Man personally walked over to the group of servants and closely examined them. She eliminated the ones that didn't have the right height or body type. After that, there were eight servants left that looked more or less similar to her a.s.sailant, but only one of them had slightly wet hair.

Ji Man stepped forward and asked, ”Which courtyard are you from?”

That servant lowered his head and answered, ”This servant is from Cailian Courtyard.”