Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 1214: Bringing Back the Dead

Chapter 1214: Chapter 1214: Bringing Back the Dead

Situ Qinger immediately felt a pang of guilt. She wasn’t stupid, she knew very well that bringing a dead person back was very inauspicious and thoroughly ominous.

Furthermore, the Old Madam had specially set up a Buddhist hall in the mansion, chanting sutras and worshipping the Buddha daily. She naturally believed in ghosts and gods.

Especially a while ago, it was said that the Heavenly Master helped the General’s Mansion capture many ghosts. Of course, this was inside information, and no one outside knew.

The servants in the mansion spread rumors privately; Situ Qinger was half-believing and half-doubting, feeling somewhat afraid. However, to topple Situtu Xueer, she was willing to take the risk.

"Grandmother, it’s so cold for you to be out here in the wind instead of staying in the courtyard!"

Situ Qinger stepped forward, forcing a smile on her face. This wretched old woman, how could she be so well-informed? She hadn’t even returned to the mansion yet, and she was already standing guard at the gate.

The Old Madam’s face was overshadowed, her sharp gaze fixed on Situ Qinger. She thought, this damned girl, what great courage she had, to actually dare to bring a dead person back to the mansion? It was simply the Courage of Bear’s Heart and Leopard’s Gall.

Just earlier, a young maid came running to report, saying that for some reason, the funeral procession had returned from the city gate. Because of this incident, the entire Capital was in an uproar, many people followed behind the funeral procession to watch the spectacle, urging the Old Madam to quickly think of a way to respond.

As soon as the Old Madam heard, Auntie Tang’s corpse was being brought to the mansion, it was outrageous. She immediately hurried to the gate with maids and old maids, fearing that if she were a step late, Situ Qinger might succeed. Such an unlucky event must never happen in the General’s Mansion.

The Old Madam: "For the sake of the General’s Mansion, even if it’s freezing, I dare not stay inside the courtyard. Qinger, you are the Second Miss of our General’s Mansion; whatever you do, consider the consequences. A dead person taken out of the mansion cannot be brought back in, otherwise, the General’s Mansion will suffer misfortune, and you won’t fare well either."

It was winter, and the cold wind felt like knives cutting, hurting terribly, especially at the entrance of the General’s Mansion, probably because the wind was particularly strong at the street junction.

Despite the Old Madam wearing a thick mink coat and a heavy hat, perhaps due to her age, she was still shivering from the cold. However, to prevent Situ Qinger from bringing the coffin back to the General’s Mansion, she gritted her teeth and endured it.

Situ Qinger certainly understood what those words meant; the Old Madam was warning her not to bring the coffin into the General’s Mansion. Yet, the coffin had already been brought back, with a crowd of onlookers following. If it couldn’t enter the General’s Mansion now, wouldn’t they become a laughingstock?

Thinking of this, Situ Qinger secretly pinched her thigh, and when she looked up again, her eyes were filled with tears: "Grandmother, with Auntie dead, Qinger has become an orphan; how heartbreaking! I only hope she can be laid to rest soon, but..."

As she said this, Situ Qinger suddenly burst into tears.

The Old Madam impatiently glared and shouted, "Why are you crying? Bringing the dead back; I haven’t cried yet!"

"Grandfather just sent word through someone that he asked someone to divine for Auntie, saying she was murdered and cannot be buried casually. If Auntie truly died unjustly and her resentment accumulates into a malicious ghost, it will affect the fate of us siblings. So, risking punishment from Grandmother, Qinger returned Auntie’s coffin."

Situ Qinger spoke tearfully, as if everything she did was truly for the good of the General’s Mansion.