Just at this mont, Zi Xia, who was staying in the outer room, heard the commotion and ran over to knock on the door. "Knock, knock, knock...! Young Miss, Young Miss, why is there a noise in your room? Are you alright?"
Taking advantage of the dwarf’s agony, Xuexue quickly responded loudly, "There’s an assassin in the mansion, hurry and call for people to capture him!"
The dwarf’s face was contorted with pain, but upon hearing Xuexue’s words, he couldn’t afford to linger any longer. With a leap, he escaped hurriedly through the window.
Zi Xia had just wanted to reply, when suddenly, everything blurred, and a shadow streaked right past her...
"Hey, hey...! Assassin... stop right there!"
She reacted quickly and chased after the figure, while shouting at the top of her lungs, "Sobody! Sobody co quickly! There’s an assassin!"
The General’s Mansion, which had already fallen into deep slumber, was instantly startled awake by the commotion.
The guards on night duty imdiately ran over to the scene one after another.
"Where’s the assassin?"
"Seems to be in the Young Miss’s courtyard."
With that, everyone rushed toward Qingyuo Pavilion en masse. Halfway there, they encountered Zi Xia, who had chased out of the yard. The guards quickly stopped her: "Sister Zi Xia, where’s the assassin now?"
Zi Xia, panting hard, pointed furiously at the courtyard wall and said, "Over there! The... the assassin, there’s... there’s an assassin."
The guards craned their necks to look, but all they saw was pitch-black darkness with not even the faintest trace of a shadow. Befuddled, they asked, "Where is he?"
"Are you all stupid or what? Still standing here looking around when he’s already run off long ago! Hurry up and go after him!" Zi Xia fud in a fit of frustration and rcilessly scolded the guards.
"Right, right, let’s go catch the assassin!"
The guards snapped back to their senses and hurriedly chased after the fleeing figure.
However, by this ti, the dwarf had long escaped without a trace, leaving no sign of his presence.
The guards could only return to the mansion, heads hung low and full of defeat.
The late-night uproar of chasing the assassin had thrown the entire General’s Mansion into chaos, and apart from the Old Madam, everyone ca out to see what was happening.
Situ Yongjie was the first to arrive on the scene, followed by Auntie Tang and her daughters.
Xuexue also stepped out from Qingyuo Pavilion.
Situ Yongjie asked with concern, "Xuexue, what exactly happened?"
Xuexue, looking panicked, replied, "I don’t know what happened either. I was just about to go to sleep when a shadow suddenly rushed into my room carrying a knife. He tried to kill . Thankfully, Zi Xia was nearby and saved ; otherwise, Father, you wouldn’t be able to see anymore."
After saying this, Xuexue burst into tears.
Situ Yongjie, upon hearing this, beca furious. "This is outrageous! Killing people in my General’s Mansion?! Who could have done this? This is sheer lawlessness!"
Xuexue cast a nervous glance in Auntie Tang’s direction. "I’ve just arrived in the Capital and hardly know anyone, let alone have enemies who’d hate this much."
Though she claid not to know, Xuexue’s gaze occasionally darted toward Auntie Tang.
Everyone imdiately understood without needing any explanation.
Auntie Tang was livid. She was not about to take the bla for this and stepped forward to issue a warning to Xuexue. "Young Miss, hiring soone to kill is an act that would damage one’s virtue. Don’t go making wild accusations with no basis!"
"Aunt... Auntie Tang, you... you... what are you doing? I... I didn’t even ntion your na," Xuexue stamred as she gradually retreated, appearing deeply frightened.
Seeing Xuexue trembling with terror, Situ Yongjie’s heart ached deeply. All of a sudden, he turned and dealt Auntie Tang a hard slap across the face.
"Slap...!"
The gathered servants froze in shock. It was the first ti they had ever seen the General lose his temper this badly, hitting Auntie Tang over the Young Miss.
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