Chapter 268 - 267: The Great Aura is So Fierce
Qin Liuxi mysteriously vanished without a trace, which infuriated Third Grandmother Tu so much that she smashed another set of precious tea utensils upon return to the mansion. After all, with the person missing, the Jade Snow Skin might truly be lost in the sea, and Changsheng Hall was even more arrogant than her; they certainly would not indulge her, offering another bottle of Jade Snow Skin on account of her status.
Unable to find the person, Third Grandmother Tu had anger with nowhere to vent, so she only had her subordinates vent their frustration on the Gao Family, hoping to force Qin Liuxi to show up. She didn’t hassle that little girl but merely had her people give a slight hint to Mrs. Gao, who was indeed furious and could only strip her granddaughter’s wounded face and blame the mother-daughter pair for bringing trouble to the family.
Ms. Gao couldn’t swallow her anger and pushed her mother-in-law, which only led to a beating and kicking, her heart sinking with despair.
She thought these days would continue for a while, but to her surprise, a rumor quickly spread throughout Qingzhou Prefecture City the next day. It was said that the Ninth Young Master of the Tu Family, on horseback, had injured a little girl. A kind-hearted person saved the child and applied a fine medicine called Jade Snow Skin. Yet, Third Grandmother Tu came to snatch the medicine to present as a birthday gift to the Imperial Concubine, becoming furious from failing to seize it and then hired thugs to intimidate and act violently against the Gao Family, arrogantly and despotically.
The rumor spread swiftly, and the Tu Family didn’t have absolute power in Qingzhou City. There were those with more authority and more influence, and they had political rivals who had long disapproved of the Tu Family’s behaviors. Eager to strike at Noble Princess Consort Meng and the Marquis Mansion in the palace, they immediately requested to submit a petition condemning the Tu Family for poor discipline and the Meng Family for their daughters’ arrogant behavior.
By the time Third Grandmother Tu heard the rumor, its source was untraceable. Before long, she received reprimands from her family in the capital, saying that because of her actions, even the Imperial Concubine in the palace had been blamed by the Holy Emperor. But that is a story for later.
Qin Liuxi wasn’t uninformed about the rumor, and she didn’t even need to investigate to know who was fanning the flames behind the scenes.
Wang Zheng.
This was indeed interesting; she would take this little matter to heart.
The little ghost hurriedly passed on what it knew to Qin Liuxi and tentatively said, "That Third Grandmother Tu’s face has long been unpleasant to the eye. My lord, should I scare her a little?"