AWB Chapter 109: Juxiang's Disappearance
Chapter 109: Juxiang's Disappearance
That night, Gui'er was sleeping in a daze when she suddenly heard someone shouting. She opened her eyes and listened carefully, but it seemed that there was no sound.
After a while, there was another noisy shouting and cursing.
"You little slut, you still don't repent."
"Who do you think you are? What do you want to do? If the master finds out, he will not forgive you."
"Hurry, hurry up."
"What? What do you want to do? Master, Master, Marshal."
"Stop shouting, the Marshal didn't come back today."
The sound seemed to come from far away, and at first Guier thought it was people arguing on the street.
But when she heard someone calling "General", she confirmed that it was someone from this villa, so she quietly got up and walked to the door quietly, wanting to hear clearly.
The sound continued to come, but Guier was very sure that the sound was not coming from the house. It seemed to be coming from the courtyard, or even from the street outside the courtyard.
"What are you doing? No, help me, Marshal, Marshal. Miss, Miss, save me."
Suddenly the voice became heart-wrenching, and Guier also recognized it. It was Juxiang's voice.
Gui'er was startled and quickly turned around and went under the pillow to take out the pocket pistol that Sha Yanxiao gave her, loaded the bullet, and then found the cloak and put it on. She held the pistol in her right hand and put it in her pocket.
I quietly opened the door. It was pitch black outside, with only a faint light from the street lamp outside the courtyard shining through. In the darkness, all objects seemed blurry and clear at the same time, which was very strange.
The corridor and the first-floor lobby were empty, and there was no sound at this time.
Gui'er was wondering if she had heard it wrong, so she quietly went downstairs to take a look.
She thought for a moment, went back to her room, got the flashlight she bought from Sincere Department Store, turned on the flashlight, and slowly walked down the stairs step by step.
When she arrived at the first floor lobby, it was still empty. She found the light switch, turned on the light, and the entire lobby was lit up.
At this time, Butler Liu came out of the room, yawning sleepily, and looked at Gui'er with a puzzled look, saying, "Miss, you came down so late, what's the matter?"
Guier said, "I thought I heard someone arguing just now, so I came down to take a look."
"Fighting, who's fighting? No one's fighting."
Gui'er was a little confused. She clearly heard it. She said, "I heard Juxiang's voice, but not here. It seemed to be in the courtyard."
As she spoke, she was about to walk out of the courtyard, and the housekeeper followed her.
"Sister, where are you going so late?"
Just as he was about to open the door, Sha Yanyao's voice suddenly came from behind him.
Gui'er turned around and saw Sha Yanyao standing on the railing on the second floor, looking at them with a smile.
"I just heard someone arguing outside," Gui'er said. "And there was Juxiang's voice."
"I didn't hear anything. Besides, it's so late. How can a child go out like that? Come back first, Butler Liu. Go out and check."
Guier had no choice but to go back.
Butler Liu opened the door and walked out for less than two minutes before returning and saying, "There's no one outside."
Sha Yanyao smiled and said to Gui'er, "You must have been confused in your sleep and dreaming. It's cold, come up and sleep quickly."
Guier had no choice but to go upstairs to her room.
As soon as she lay down, she suddenly remembered that she had not gone to the servant's room to check if Juxiang was there, so she got up on tiptoe, put on her clothes, and prepared to go check.
When she opened the door, she saw a man standing at her door. Gui'er was startled. The man said, "Don't be afraid. It's me. It's Sha Yanyao's voice."
Gui'er's heart was still beating wildly. She asked Sha Yanyao, "Brother, why did you come to see me so late? Is there something wrong?"
Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "I guessed you must have had trouble sleeping, so I brought you a glass of milk."
Gui'er had no choice but to open the door and invite him in. She quietly reached into her pocket, felt for the gun and found it was still there, so she secretly loaded it.
Sha Yanyao handed the milk to her. Guier took it, smiled, and said to him, "Big brother, please sit down." Then she picked up the milk and sipped it.
Sha Yanyao looked at her with a smile and said, "I heard from my second brother before that you have to drink milk before going to sleep every night. Juxiang is too careless."
Gui'er didn't have to drink milk before falling asleep, but Sha Yanxiao always asked her to drink a glass of milk before going to bed every day.
She was a little puzzled. Why would Sha Yanxiao say such a thing to Sha Yanyao? They had the same father but different mothers, and they didn't interact much on a daily basis. However, her doubts were alleviated a lot. After drinking the milk, Sha Yanyao stood up and said goodbye.
Gui'er lay back down on the bed, a little doubtful. Did she really hear it wrong? She tossed and turned in bed for a long time, and only fell asleep when it was almost dawn.
The next day, when Gui Er went downstairs for breakfast, she did not see Ju Xiang. She felt a little strange and thought about what happened last night. She hurried to the servant's room where Ju Xiang was sleeping to see if she had seen him.
Juxiang was not in the room, and her bag was missing from under the bed.
Gui'er felt something was wrong and wanted to go look for him, but when she turned around, Butler Liu was standing behind her.
Butler Liu asked with a smile, "Miss Gui'er, what are you looking for?"
Guier said, "Juxiang is missing, and her luggage is gone too."
"Oh, you're talking about Juxiang. She told me early this morning that she has relatives in Shanghai and wanted to take a few days off to visit them. I thought there was nothing else to do at home, so I approved it. I forgot she has work to do with you. I'm so sorry. How about I transfer Dingxiang, who takes care of the second young lady, to take care of you. The second young lady doesn't need many people right now."
Gui'er quickly said, "No, my second sister is not in good health and needs someone to take care of her. I'm used to being alone, so it's okay."
After that, she felt more and more that something was wrong, so she called Tong Yujun to ask her to go out and play, and then took the opportunity to call Song Xichen outside and explain the matter.
Song Xichen listened, thought for a moment and said, "It's indeed a bit strange. How about this, I'll find a way to check. Are you safe now?"
Guier said: "I should be safe now, but I just feel like something is wrong."
Song Xichen was silent for a moment and then said, "How about this? Buy a calendar and hang it by your window. Tear off a page every day. If you feel something is wrong one day, draw a big cross on it. Even if you don't have time to draw it or tear it off, I'll know something is wrong when I see you don't tear it off."
Guier agreed and went to a bookstore to buy a calendar. This calendar was a little different from modern calendars. It was as thick as a book. It was opened from bottom to top, and a page was torn off every day. The year of the Republic of China was written on the top, and the year and month of the new calendar were written vertically on the right. The date of the day was written in large Song-style Chinese characters in the middle, and the year, day, month, and solar terms of the lunar calendar were written on the left. There was also the date of the day in English at the bottom.
Tong Yujun said, "Why did you suddenly buy such a tacky calendar? If you were going to buy one, you could buy one with movie stars printed on it. That's much more fashionable."
Guier smiled and said, "I like this. I tear off one every day and know what day it is."
When she got home, she couldn't wait to hang the calendar next to the window. Afraid that Song Xichen couldn't see it, she hung it as close to the window as possible, almost hanging it directly on the windowsill.