Chapter 773 - 371 Departure_2
This was the most intense word Pan Yue could use. Having said that, she stopped speaking, so angry that her face turned crimson.
Qian Yixiu was startled and asked, "What has my great-grandpa done?" Seeing that Pan Yue was hesitant to continue, Qian Yixiu grew anxious and said, "Ah, Mother, you’re killing me with suspense."
With a sigh, Pan Yue finally revealed the cause. It turned out that Old man Qian had found a favorite concubine outside, a widow in her thirties, and it had been going on for over a year. The day before yesterday, Old man Qian came back and confessed, saying he wanted to bring the widow into the mansion because she was already pregnant. The old master was proud, for he was over seventy years old and still virile. He even said that if he really didn’t want the woman to enter the estate, then he would have Qian Manjiang pay for a large mansion outside to settle his late-life child.
Upon hearing this, Old woman Qian fainted from anger and didn’t wake up even when they pinched her Renzhong acupoint. Seeing that he might have caused the death of Old woman Qian, the old master became fearful. He was well aware that in this household, Old woman Qian was the nobly conferred Lady Marquis, while he was merely a commoner. Moreover, he had the self-awareness to realize that the entire family favored Old woman Qian much more than him. Knowing he had caused a great disaster, he ran away in fright.
While the Qian family took care of Old woman Qian, they also sent servants to look for Old man Qian.
When they found the widow’s house, they ran into her and her lover at home. It turned out the widow had calculated that the old master wouldn’t come to her that day, so she had called her lover over. After an interrogation, it was revealed that the child was also her lover’s.
They searched for a day and night but didn’t find the old master. Just as they were getting worried, Qian Mandua sent someone with a message, saying that the old master was scared and had hidden at her place.
Qian Yixiu was so angry she gritted her teeth, "The old fool, at his age and still trying to be a playboy." She said, "What about the long-term attendants following my great-grandpa? Are they dead?"
Pan Yue responded, "The old master’s original attendants were reassigned elsewhere for some reason. Last year, your grandpa saw that the old master hadn’t been causing trouble for some years and allowed him to choose a new attendant for himself. That attendant was a mere youngster, who was bribed by your grandpa with a few pieces of silver. Not only did he help the old master keep his secrets, but he also often helped relay messages."
Qian Yixiu was speechless and choked up.
She stayed in the Qian family until evening before returning to Liang Mansion.