Chapter 294 Second Update
Eldest Madam Zong was slightly taken aback. She didn’t pay much attention to the affairs of the aristocratic families; for such a major incident to have occurred without her hearing about it was surprising. Not just her, even Second Madam Geng beside her was startled—how could so many things have happened within just a few days?
The voice continued, Eldest Madam Zong couldn’t figure out which of the ladies from the prominent families it belonged to, but the tone was mystically intriguing and caught everyone’s attention as soon as she spoke.
"Haven’t you noticed? The Prince Consort, Princess Helin, and Miss Zhang have all been scared senseless recently. With so many people affected, do you think they encountered something? Have you heard that recently, there have been some unclean things appearing in Zheng Capital?"
"Ah—"
"Miss Wen, you mustn’t scare us. Where did you get such information?"
"My brother now serves in the Imperial Forest Guard. I’ve heard that these days, the whole city is capturing some kind of monster."
"What kind of monster?" The tension in the room suddenly escalated.
Eldest Madam Zong withdrew her gaze and gestured for Nanny Yun to close the window; these were trivial rumors not worth listening to.
"But I feel that the fright experienced by the Prince Consort and the two misses is different, and the Prince Consort isn’t out of his mind—" her voice trailed off faintly. With the window closing, the waiter had already left.
"Eldest sister, with such events occurring, why haven’t we heard a word from any of the aristocratic families?" Eldest Madam Zong asked with a puzzled expression.
"Youngest sister, that’s where you’re uninformed. The ladies we just mentioned are all of marriageable age now. If such things were to spread, their reputations would naturally suffer. Moreover, you can’t believe everything you hear. Everyone has their minor ailments; maybe they were just frightened and caught a cold or something." Second Madam Geng didn’t pay it much heed.