Situ Zhi pouted his lips, lowered his head, and muttered sowhat unwillingly: "It’s true! Everyone in the manor retires early, yet she’s the one with panda eyes. She must have taken advantage of her power to roam around unchecked and did sothing indecent in secret."
In the manor’s rules, anyone else wishing to leave had to ask for Xuexue’s permission, as she was the one in charge of the household.
Situ Zhi had always looked down on Xuexue, this young lady who ca back from the countryside, yet ironically, one still had to report to her when leaving the house, inevitably filling him with resentnt.
The Old Madam looked at Xuexue: "Xuexue, what on earth happened to you? You look as if you haven’t slept all night."
Xuexue appeared hesitant to speak: "Grandmother, I... ."
Old Madam: "What is it?"
Seeing this, Situ Zhi couldn’t help but snort coldly again and mockingly said: "Surely it was sothing disgraceful, too ashad to speak of it."
Situ Zhi’s heedless and ignorant nature.
Situ Qing’er, fearing he might offend the Old Madam with his recklessness, secretly tugged at the hem of his clothing, trying to remind him to watch his words.
"Second sister, why are you pulling ? What I’m saying is the truth!"
Unexpectedly, Situ Zhi was completely unaware of her good intentions and raised his voice, yelling so that everyone in the room could hear loud and clear.
Suddenly, everyone was looking squarely at Situ Qing’er.
"Hehe...!"
Frustrated by her brother’s thoughtlessness, Situ Qing’er felt annoyed inside, but she could not say much on the surface and just let out a few awkward chuckles before falling silent.
The Old Madam knew her grandson’s temperant best and, at the mont, said nothing further, only continuing to ask Xuexue: "Xuexue, did sothing happen last night?"
Xuexue looked up at Situ Zhi, then lowered her head and said softly: "Grandmother, last night, I was in a daze when I saw Qiu Qin covered in blood coming to my bedside, crying out in pain. It frightened awake, and thereafter, I didn’t dare to sleep, which is why I look like this."
Hearing this, everyone’s faces turned pale.
Qiu Qin was Situ Zhi’s personal Maid, having served him since childhood, the two were inseparable.
However, this Qiu Qin had died of a sudden illness a few days ago.
Now, Xuexue claid to have seen her—could it be she saw a ghost?
Most importantly, she said Qiu Qin’s face was bloody, and she was crying out in pain; what did that an exactly?
Situ Zhi let out a cold laugh: "Eldest sister, this poor joke of yours isn’t funny, especially so early in the morning. Moreover, the dead cannot co back to life; we won’t believe this."
This little cheap person, malicious enough to bring up a dead person like this.
Xuexue: "I wish it was a lie, but look at , do I seem like I’m lying?"
With her panda eyes, it was clear to any observant person that she was suffering from a night of sleep deprivation.
Situ Zhi: "You are lying, trying to scare intentionally; there are no ghosts and gods in this world."
"Believe it or not, that’s up to you. Anyway, the one who encountered a ghost was , not you."
Xuexue said this casually while yawning, looking very tired. In her previous life, she did not believe in ghosts and gods, but now she was reborn and even had heterochromia, seeing ghosts floating by every day. How could she not believe?
Furthermore, she said this deliberately for the Old Madam to hear. The Old Madam prayed and worshipped Buddha every day and surely believed in ghosts and gods. That’s why Xuexue spoke this way.
Xuexue sneakily glanced at the Old Madam, deep in thought, and yawned with a hand over her mouth: "I can’t stand it; I’m too sleepy!"
Zi Xia said with concern: "Miss, there’s nothing urgent today; you might as well go back and take a nap."
"Hmm! That’s a good idea."
Xuexue turned to the Old Madam: "Grandmother, Xuexue will take her leave first."
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