Upon hearing the Old Madam scolding his mother, Situ Zhi raised his head. His small face was covered in tears, his nose was red, and he said pitifully, "Grandmother, Concubine is already dead, please don’t scold her anymore."
"Alright, alright, I won’t scold her, Little Darling, don’t cry, it breaks Grandmother’s heart to see you like this."
"Grandmother," he called out with a sob, pitifully.
"Hmm."
"Big Sister bullies ."
"How did she bully you?"
"She didn’t even give breakfast, isn’t that bullying ?"
"Really?"
"Doesn’t Grandmother believe Zhizhi?" Situ Zhi, who had just stopped crying, pursed his lips and was about to cry again.
The Old Madam was flustered: "Little Ancestor, don’t cry, Grandmother believes you, isn’t that enough?"
"Grandmother, you must punish her."
"Punish her, punish her heavily. How dare she mistreat our family’s Little Darling? She must be tired of living, thinking she’s the head of the family. I’m not dead yet, I’ll just find her a marriage match soday and marry her off, let’s see how arrogant she can be then."
The Old Madam had already had an issue with Xuexue, hearing Situ Zhi say this made her angry and she even regretted being so kind to her in the beginning. Now, look, a wolf was let in, allowing her to grow in power at the General’s Mansion.
Situ Zhi’s eyes lit up when he heard this. That’s right, why hadn’t he thought of this before? Marry off Situtu Xueer, and the General’s Mansion would belong to the siblings. By then, everything would be up to them.
"Grandmother, do you an what you say?"
"Of course, when has Grandmother ever lied to you?"
"Then when will you marry off Big Sister?"
"Ah?" The Old Madam was taken aback for a mont, not quite reacting.
"What’s wrong? Grandmother regrets it, huh?"
"No." The Old Madam was montarily lost in thought before recalling what she had just said.
"You just said you’d find Big Sister a marriage match and marry her off."
"Oh dear, Little Ancestor, these things can’t be rushed. You have to take your ti, and besides, when marrying soone off, you need to find a suitable family, don’t you? If you choose poorly, your father won’t agree. He’s very concerned about Xuexue, thinks that she suffered for over ten years among commoners and wants to give her the best of everything to make up for those years lost."
"Oh, so that’s how it is." Situ Zhi felt a bit disappointed; his father was treating him less well, his eyes were only for Situtu Xueer.
"Indeed."
Situ Zhi thought for a mont and then looked up and said, "War Prince is quite good, powerful and influential, also suitable for Big Sister. If she married him, Father would definitely agree and Big Sister would be happy."
This was exactly what the Old Madam dreaded the most.
She didn’t want Situtu Xueer to marry too well; it would be best if she married into a modest ho. That way, even if it’s discovered she was involved in Lady Li’s murder, they wouldn’t be able to do anything to her.
She shook her head and said seriously, "Impossible, a girl from the countryside, how could she be worthy of the famous War Prince?"
"Why not? A country girl is a perfect match for a hideous freak."
Recently, the War Prince had been severely ill, and his rumored ugly appearance was exposed to everyone. Within the Imperial court, rumors were swirling. They said that it was no wonder so many won sharing a room with him were scared to death—his unsightly appearance was truly unbearable to behold.
"No way."
The Old Madam firmly shook her head, not wanting to give Xuexue a chance to reach an exalted position. In the future, when everything was exposed, she would just be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered by Xuexue.
The Old Madam didn’t know that even if Xuexue didn’t beco the Princess Consort of the War Prince, with her current abilities, she was more than capable of killing her.
"I don’t care, Grandmother doesn’t keep her word." Situ Zhi said, then burst into tears again.
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