Chapter 1333 - 1340: Choosing a Consort for the Crown Prince of Qing Luo Kingdom (2)
Miss had suffered great shame and, after her divorce, returned home, already heartbroken and feeble. How could she withstand their cold mockery and insidious oppression? After several such mockings, she finally succumbed to illness unable to bear it any longer, lying sick for more than half a month before she got better. Though she was now recovered, she had lost a lot of weight, gaunt to the point of being unrecognizable, and spoke much less than before, almost always staying inside her room and rarely going out, to avoid hearing those hurtful idle chatter.
Today she unusually went outside, and it was to perform a ritual for Nanny Xie. Even knowing this, Aunt Hua deliberately slandered her in front of the family.
"Ah, the Marquis and Madam are not here today, and nobody knows where the Miss has gone; our mansion really is quiet,"
In the Flower Hall, Aunt Hua, seated proudly at the head of the table, complained to the other concubines and concubine daughters. Before Marquis of Jian’an and Madam Wu left for the hunting ground, they had left her in charge of all household affairs. Finally having such a moment to shine, she called everyone early in the morning under the guise of discussing matters to flaunt her authority.
Aunt Liu, a long-serving elder in the mansion and Madam Wu’s dowry maid, disagreed, saying, "The Miss went to Da Guo Temple to conduct rituals for Nanny Xie, this has been known to everyone for three days now. Aunt Hua, did you not hear about this?"
Aunt Hua gave a cold smile, "That excuse might deceive these cotton-eared maids, but I certainly do not believe it. Probably the Miss has been confined in the mansion for a month, desperately wanting to meet someone she couldn’t, and took the opportunity while the Marquis and Madam were away to meet that person."