C1329 Night Searching House
The only possibility was that the snake had died in that courtyard. Perhaps Mrs. Lin or one of the stewards had instructed the people below to dispose of the snake's corpse, but the owner of the embroidered handkerchief felt a little upset, so he wrapped the snake up and buried it under a peach tree in the courtyard.
Of course, this was only Jiang Wanbai's guess. As for the specifics