How did Situtu Qinger know about the bracelet’s inscription? So, she had no choice but to look to the Old Madam for help: "Grandmother?"
The Old Madam glanced at her, knowing full well what Situtu Qinger wanted to say, but pretended to be confused: "What’s the matter?"
Situtu Qinger felt a secret resentnt; this old hag was too good at pretending. However, the four siblings in the General’s Mansion still relied on the Old Madam’s protection and dared not offend her, so she spoke helplessly and softly: "Grandmother, you gave this bracelet, do you know what inscription it has?"
Situtu Qinger put on an innocent face and threw the dilemma back to the Old Madam.
"Inscription?" The Old Madam tilted her head, pretending to think hard.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on her.
They all knew that the Old Madam was acting! But she was the ancestor of the General’s Mansion, and even General Situ listened to her. She was the authority of the mansion, and anyone who exposed her would be asking for trouble.
After a while, the Old Madam affectedly said, "It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten."
Xuexue sneered coldly, "Over ti, does the inscription also disappear?"
"What Grandmother ans is, Grandmother has aged and doesn’t rember lots of things."
This excuse is great, blaming everything on ruthless ti.
Xuexue sneered coldly, her tone filled with mockery: "This bracelet is the relic my mother left for , Grandmother, you say it’s yours?"
Hearing this, the Old Madam was montarily stunned; she really didn’t know this connection.
These days, she kept hearing from Situ Zhi that Situtu Xueer was relying on managing the household to withhold their living expenses every month, and that her own expenses were lavishly extravagant, surely pilfering a lot of wealth from the General’s Mansion.
The Old Madam had always been wary of this, and therefore beca increasingly guarded against Xuexue, fearing she would embezzle the mansion’s funds.
The Old Madam said with a bewildered face, "What relic?"
Seeing the Old Madam’s expression, Xuexue knew she was being used by Situtu Qinger.
"This is my mother’s relic, with her na engraved inside."
"This...!"
The Old Madam was left speechless; after a mont, she felt a bit angry and embarrassed, blaming Situtu Qinger for this bad move that left her unable to maintain her dignity.
Situtu Qinger: "Big Sister, we haven’t seen what you ntioned, how do we know if it’s true or not?"
"Yes, yes, show us the evidence." Situ Zhi agreed, knowing the Old Madam would definitely side with him if he got involved.
It’s true that so don’t shed tears until they see the coffin.
Xuexue was too lazy to bother talking to them; the bracelet was a treasure with space, and she wouldn’t easily take it off for them. They were a bunch of villains, who knows if they would return it once taken? She wouldn’t do such risky things.
Situtu Xueer did not remove the bracelet.
Situtu Qinger’s tone was aggressive: "Big Sister, you’re spreading lies about the inscription, we’ve yet to see it. How do we believe you? Since you say there’s an inscription, show it to us!"
Situ Zhi also clamored: "Hurry and take it off so we can see it. I think you’re bluffing, trying to cheat us, and want to monopolize Second Sister’s bracelet."
Just as things reached a boiling point, Situ Yongjie arrived upon hearing the commotion.
He entered the room and saw the chaos.
"What are you all doing so early in the morning?"
As soon as they saw him, everyone imdiately fell silent.
The four siblings, Situtu Qinger and Xuexue, stepped forward to salute him: "Good morning, Father."
"Hmm! What are you fussing about so early?"
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