Chapter 1280 A Scandal
Busybody, this guy at the Imperial Court is always trailing behind him, trying to find out about the General’s Mansion. It’s clear he has no real business to attend to.
Situ Yongjie spoke with insincere words.
"It’s nothing, really, taking some time to relax is always good."
The divination clearly indicated that the Thousand Year Striped Tiger was within this area, yet no matter how much he searched, he couldn’t find it. The only suspect was the General’s Mansion, after all, the legitimate eldest Miss of the Situ Mansion had once brought a tiger into the Capital, causing quite a stir. Though it disappeared later, after much thinking, he found Situtu Xueer to be the most suspicious.
Situ Yongjie invited the Celestial Master inside where they sat in the hall and had tea, exchanged a few pleasantries, pretending not to care, he said: "Strange, why haven’t I seen Miss Situ today?"
Situ Yongjie quickly replied: "My daughter is handling the affairs of the General’s Mansion, dealing with many matters large and small. She went out early this morning to handle business at the shop."
"Oh." Celestial Master Zhang suddenly understood: "No wonder I didn’t see her at the entrance earlier, it must be because of this.
However, this lady is too diligent, at this shichen when everyone is having breakfast, she’s already gone out to inspect shops.
After a while, Celestial Master Zhang spontaneously said: "Brother Situ, tea has been drunk, let’s get to the main business first."
The Old Madam had been waiting for these words, and upon hearing them, she immediately said: "Master, would you please go and look at my granddaughter’s courtyard? She said she has been seeing the deceased concubine for seven consecutive nights, and now she’s so scared she dares not sleep at night, looking quite haggard. As a grandmother, it pains me to see her like this."
Saying this, the Old Madam raised her arm to wipe her tears: "My poor granddaughter, her mother suddenly passed away, she hasn’t even gone through the mourning period, and now her mother’s ghost harasses her every night, truly pitiful!"
"Hmm!" Upon hearing this, Celestial Master Zhang couldn’t help but furrow his brows.
The issue of Auntie Tang was well-known throughout the Capital, and he was well aware of it, but upon entering the General’s Mansion today, he was hit with a wave of resentment.