Sun Shining was shocked and frightened, so she had to stuff her whole hand into her mouth to cover her screams, on this occasion, if she really screamed, she would be in trouble in the future, and no one would come to help her clean up the mess.

She held her breath and condensed, carefully touching it inch by inch, the body temperature of her arm was still warm, at least it was not a stump of a limb, let alone a corpse, Sun Shining was a little relieved, knelt on her knees, touched it again, helped the person up, and looked at the lamp and candle not far away, and put on the maid ring that should be the Qiu family, because the maid ring around the fifth lady also wore the same pink and green lotus leaf skirt, she recognized it.

"Wake up, wake up." Sun Shining shook the other party's shoulder, but there was no reaction at all, she was really helpless, put the person back on the ground, thinking that she had to move the rescuers, and unconsciously walked seven or eight steps forward under her feet, and stumbled again.

This time, she was distracted, she didn't react, she fell not lightly, her elbow hit the ground hard, and she inhaled cold air in pain, Sun Shining immediately noticed that she was still an unconscious woman who tripped her, and she still had a pink and green lotus leaf skirt.

She felt that it was very quiet all around, only the sound of her breathing, snoring and snorting getting heavier and heavier, and she went backwards in the other direction, slowly settling down, one step at a time, until her eyes adjusted to the light, and could see the scene clearly, a dozen or so horizontally, vertically, vertically, and backwards.

This time, she knew that she couldn't delay any longer, so she used her best strength and shouted: "Oh no, come quickly, help!" ”

The voice tore through the silence of the indication, and soon someone came to me with a lantern and a voice: "Which lady is this, what happened?" ”

Sun Shining pointed behind him, the man took a look, knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly handed the lantern to her, and told her not to go away first, he immediately went to find the master and the steward to come over, and left her alone.

She smiled bitterly, if there was a murderer at this moment, then she was the next victim.

Fortunately, the man's legs and feet were sharp enough, the rescuers came quickly, the surrounding night was broken by the candlelight of the lantern, and the man who came over looked anxious, and strode up to her: "These people are all found by you, who are you, how can you come to Xiyuan!" ”

Sun Shining didn't know that the place where she was standing under her feet was Xiyuan, it turned out that she had gone so far to find Shiying, at this time, she couldn't panic, the person in front of her must be what Mr. Liu said, Qiu Guiyue, the head of the Qiu family, she replied in a low voice: "I am the eldest daughter of the Sun family, I received an invitation from your mansion and came to the banquet." ”

Qiu Guiyue came over and said a few words after a steward, probably to explain her origin, after he heard it, he nodded slightly, and asked, "When did you find them?" ”

"I just found out, and I shouted."

The next person came forward to testify that she was the only one present when he heard the call for help.

"Master, they have all fainted, and their lives are worry-free." After the housekeeper asked the family doctor to check it, he came back and forth, "The twelve maid rings of the fifth lady are here, but there is no trace of the fifth lady." ”

Qiu Guiyue's face turned blue, and he shouted angrily: "Find! Let everyone come out, even if you turn Qiu Mansion over, you must also find the fifth lady! ”

"Master, there are still a lot of important guests on the stage, if the movement is too big, I'm afraid it won't sound good." The steward hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Twenty people were sent over to guard the stage, and the drama on the stage continued to be sung, but no one could be let go, all of them were left in the house for me, and everything would be judged after I found the fifth lady!" Qiu Guiyue's anger had been completely aroused by the scene in front of him, and he pointed at Sun Shining and asked very unceremoniously, "You say first, why are you here!" ”

"I came with my brother and sister, I saw half of the play, my sister wanted to go to the toilet, but she didn't go back, I was afraid that she would get lost in your mansion and disturb the rest of the nobles, so I wanted to come out to look for it, but I didn't expect it to be dark, I didn't know how to find Xiyuan, and I tripped over the people lying on the ground, so I found these." Sun Shining's dress was light in color, and it fell on the ground, and the mud marks were obvious, and she raised her hands again, slightly bruised and swollen.

Qiu Guiyue seemed to be willing to believe her words: "How old is your sister, what she looks like, what clothes she wears, I will let them look for it together." ”

"My sister is not yet of the age of Jilu, half a head shorter than me, and she wears an apricot white shirt and a azure skirt." Sun Shining described it very carefully, "When she left the table, the fifth lady was still sitting in front of the stage. ”

Qiu Guiyue hummed and relayed her words, dozens of people searched carefully in the dense bushes and hidden rockeries, and they must have been well-trained on weekdays, and they didn't even disturb those who were watching the play in the front yard.

"Are you Sun Changfu's nameless eldest daughter?" Qiu Guiyue gradually calmed his tone, the people guarding the door on both sides had been found for interrogation, from the beginning of the stage, no one had ever gone out, so whether it was the fifth lady or the youngest daughter of the Sun family, they must still be in the Qiu Mansion, not taken away by the gangsters, he was a little relieved, and there was no irritability.

"I have recognized my ancestors and returned to my ancestors, and I have a name and a share." Sun Shining's tone was very calm, but his words were very firm.

Qiu Guiyue shook his head and said: "These things have always been Anu's worries, I'm too lazy to listen to these parents, I think about it, I haven't set my identity, you can't receive Anu's invitation, she cares about these things." ”

Sun Shining heard that Anu wanted to be the nickname of the fifth lady, and Qiu Guiyue said these two words very gently.

The twelve unconscious maid rings had already been carried away, and there was no way to wake any of them up for the time being, so naturally there was no way to further inquire about the whereabouts of the fifth lady.

When he waited for half a pillar of incense, the steward came back, and there was a girl behind him, it was Shiying who couldn't be found for a long time, Sun Shining didn't wait for Qiu Gui to ask more and more, trotted up first, held her hand, and said before she spoke: "Shiying, you said that you went to the toilet, but you didn't come back, Shitian and I are worried that you are lost." ”

Shiying's hand was clenched tightly by her, not too stupid, and did not refute her words.

"Where did you find her?" Qiu Guiyue asked the steward.

"Seeing that she entered through the side door, she was about to sit back in her original seat, and the little one who saw her was dressed exactly what Miss Sun said brought here."

"Are you lost?" Qiu Guiyue had a pair of sharp eyes, staring straight into Shiying's eyes.

Shi Ying was fortunate to get some mention, and quickly nodded: "I have been to Qiu Mansion once before, but I didn't expect to find my way back to the stage while walking, and then I touched it back after listening to the sound." ”

When she spoke, she kept her head down, others thought that she was shy when she suddenly saw a strange man, but in fact, it was to hide the uneasiness on her face, and when she turned sideways, Sun Shining saw that there were dark red marks on the side of her neck.

"Then have you seen the Fifth Lady?" Qiu Guiyue didn't like this woman's flickering eyes, in comparison, the slightly older one looked much more down-and-out.

"No, when I left the table, the fifth lady was surrounded by it, listening to the play with relish." Shiying flatly denied it.

If there are two people, it corresponds exactly.

The news of the next person came back wave by wave, and the places that should be found and checked were all searched, but there was no shadow of the fifth lady, not even an earring, and a hanging bead left clues.

"Look for it again, find it for me again!" Qiu Guiyue's anger that he could not control was ignited again, "A big living person, who did not enter and exit from the gate, can disappear for no reason, and the lotus pond will be turned over for me, and every room, carefully and carefully, can hide people, and is not allowed to be omitted at all." ”

Sun Shining's heart, with his words, chuckled heavily, for some reason, she thought of what Shen Nianyi had said, don't let him see her body in the lotus pond, the death of drowning and sinking in the mud pond will be ugly, if it is said, if the beautiful and incomprehensible fifth lady was sunk in the lotus pond, she couldn't help but sneeze, even if the maid was drugged, why did Master Qiu plan for the worst, he even thought that the fifth lady was dead.

All the places were thoroughly searched again, but to no avail, and it was already time for the stage to end, and the hour was not early.

Qiu Guiyue wanted to say that even if he finished singing, he was not allowed to run away alone, but the steward whispered that the young ladies and wives invited by the fifth lady were all young ladies with heads and faces, and if there was no valid reason, so many people would be forcibly left in Qiu Mansion, just afraid that it would cause more chaos.

"Find another time and report quickly, the people present today can't be released under any circumstances, and they can't be released until Anu is found." Qiu Guiyue's voice gradually lowered, "Anu, Anu, you just like to be naughty, where are you hiding, I can't find it, I am worried and afraid, you hide in the dark and watch, will you be happy?" ”

Sun Shining bit her lip, those who had nothing to do with it couldn't let them go, let alone she, the person who found out that something was wrong for the first time, when she came out, she left her cloak in the seat, these felt a little chilly, and Shiying around her was also very cold, but no one dared to raise objections.

"Master Qiu, sometimes, the more unexpected the place, the more you can hide people and things, isn't there a saying called dark under the lamp?" Sun Shining is unwilling to be frozen into a popsicle, he is indeed a big living person who will not disappear for no reason, he must be hidden, and the person who hides has a heart, so the person who is looking for it must have more heart.

Qiu Guiyue's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Have you looked for them all!" ”

"I couldn't find more than three places to find them."

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Have you looked for it in my study, no, I don't need you, I'll go find Anu myself." ”

As soon as he pulled out his legs, a group of men followed.

"Come along, don't get lost." Qiu Guiyue pointed at the two Sun Shining sisters, "What else do you think of, tell me when you think of it." ”