Chapter 286

Ji Yue found three of the best horses in the mansion and headed for a place more than a hundred miles away overnight.

The road was not smooth. The place where the female corpse was fished out was in a village, so when the three arrived, it was already noon the next day.

Their people were waiting outside the village.

Xiao He got off the horse and hurried to the village, "Where is the person?"

"Still lying by the river." The man said, but lowered his voice and said, "General Xiao is also here."

Hearing this, Xiao He was slightly stunned. He looked in the direction the man pointed, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Heng lifting the white cloth on the corpse by the river not far away, and then showed a bit of disgust.

Seeing this, Xiao He couldn't help but feel relieved.

Judging from Xiao Heng's performance, it shouldn't be Qiao Nian.

But the next moment, he was stained with a trace of anger in his heart.

The news was brought by his people, why did Xiao Heng get one step ahead of him?

And behind him, Ning Shuang saw the corpse covered with white cloth, and she couldn't stand it.

Her legs went limp, and if Ji Yue hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.

However, she recovered quickly, took two deep breaths, and kept comforting herself, "Not a lady, not my lady."

She walked towards the female corpse.

At this moment, she seemed to not see Xiao Heng.

She walked to his side without any greeting, squatted down, lifted the white cloth on the corpse, and then subconsciously took a step back and turned around, "Ugh..."

The corpse was already rotten and horrible.

Ningshuang almost vomited out last night's dinner.

Xiao Heng frowned slightly, but still reached out and brought Ningshuang to his side.

There was a river next to him, and he was afraid that Ningshuang would fall down.

Just this small move made Xiao He's eyes and heart suddenly sink.

He did not move forward, but asked Ningshuang lightly, "Really?"

Ningshuang hurriedly shook her head and said, "Not my lady."

Even though her face had begun to rot, she could still tell that it was not her lady.

Hearing this, Xiao He nodded slightly, and then said, "Then let's go back."

Ningshuang nodded and was about to go to Xiao He.

Unexpectedly, a big hand grabbed her arm, "My news is faster than that of my brother, so why not follow me? If there is any news, you can get there as soon as possible."

This was said to Ningshuang, but Xiao Heng's eyes were fixed on Xiao He.

What was flashing in his eyes was clearly a provocation.

Nian Nian was his, and Nian Nian's maid should naturally follow him.

Xiao He did not speak.

Although Ningshuang was the person Qiao Nian cared about the most, she was just a maid after all.

If he spoke up at this moment and insisted that Ningshuang go with him, it would only be Ningshuang who would be in trouble.

But...

He would not feel at ease if he left Ningshuang behind.

On the side, Ji Yue also frowned tightly.

But Xiao He did not speak, and as a servant, it was even more difficult for him to speak.

It seemed that Xiao He did not want to argue with Xiao Heng.

But Xiao He did not leave, but stood there, waiting for Ningshuang's answer.

Ningshuang cared about Qiao Nian. If she decided to follow Xiao Heng in the hope of knowing Qiao Nian's news as soon as possible, he would naturally not say anything.

Unexpectedly, Ningshuang took a step away from Xiao Heng's side, and then bowed to Xiao Heng, "Thank you, General Xiao, but I still want to go back with the young master."

Since she was Qiao Nian's maid, she should stand on the side of Qiao Nian no matter what time.

Xiao Heng had kidnapped her young lady before, and eventually caused her young lady to fall into Changyang River. She has always remembered the grudge in her heart!

Even though she was of low status and couldn't do anything to Xiao Heng.

But, let her follow Xiao Heng in the future?

Dream on!

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards Xiao He.

Xiao He still didn't speak, but after hearing what Ning Shuang said, he couldn't help but smile a little.

This faint smile hurt Xiao Heng's eyes.

He didn't understand why Qiao Nian didn't want to follow him, even her maid didn't want to?

He was about to grab Ning Shuang.

But just as he took a step forward, he heard Xiao He speak, "Heng'er."

He called out softly, and didn't say anything else, but the threat was already very obvious.

If Xiao Heng stopped Ning Shuang at this moment, Xiao He would definitely take action.

However, the air pressure around Xiao Heng suddenly dropped.

Unexpectedly, Ningshuang spoke first, "General Xiao, you know my young lady's temper best. Why do you embarrass me again today?"

The voice was tinged with tears.

Xiao Heng's eyes fell on Ningshuang's face.

I saw that small face, with tears, but with a hint of stubbornness.

It is said that there is a kind of master, there is a kind of maid.

Qiao Nian was born with a stubborn temper, so Ningshuang followed Qiao Nian.

Today, if someone else said this to him, he would have been dragged down and beaten to death.

But these words came from Ningshuang's mouth, and Xiao Heng felt a little bit of temper.

On the contrary, he loosened his hand and said in a deep voice, "If you don't want to, then don't want to, why cry."

At that moment, he looked at Xiao He again, then raised his feet and strode away.

He could hear that Ningshuang's words blamed him a lot.

He naturally understood that if he had not imprisoned Qiao Nian first, Qiao Nian would not have been targeted by the bandits, and would not have been missing until today.

Didn't he blame himself?

It was late at night, and he wanted to slap himself to death.

But, Nian Nian was originally his!

They were already engaged, and it was just fate that played tricks on them!

He just wanted to save the relationship that originally belonged to him, what was wrong with him?

Thinking of this, Xiao Heng's footsteps paused unconsciously.

He turned around and looked at Xiao He.

But he saw Ning Shuang standing beside Xiao He, a small person, with her head down, without any disobedience.

There was an empty space between her and Xiao He.

It was as if it was specially left for Qiao Nian.

His eyebrows sank unconsciously.

A surge of anger rose in his heart. If Xiao He hadn't suddenly intervened when he asked for the marriage, he would have married Nian Nian long ago!

Naturally, the following things would not have happened!

He was wrong, but Xiao He was not wrong?

Thinking of this, Xiao Heng took a deep breath and clenched his fists unconsciously.

But he didn't say anything and turned away.

Unexpectedly, just as he walked outside the village, someone came hurriedly and reported to Xiao Heng, "General, someone said that a woman was rescued in a river two hundred miles away from here, which should also be a branch of Changyang River."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng's heart suddenly jumped.

The word rescued proves that the person is alive!

He immediately said, "Lead the way!"

As he said this, he seemed to think of something, and he turned his head to look at Xiao He who was still standing on the shore.

His eyes sank, and he lowered his voice, "Suppress the news and don't let my brother know."

"Yes."

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