Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 1283: No eternal friends, no eternal enemies

Chapter 1283: Chapter 1283: No eternal friends, no eternal enemies

The Old Madam thought, since most of the words have been said, even without saying the rest, the clever Celestial Master Zhang would figure it out, so she recounted everything truthfully.

Just as she finished speaking, Situ Yongjie walked in from outside.

He had been waiting at Peacock Court, but seeing that the Old Madam and Celestial Master Zhang had not returned, he brought the servants to search for them. As he reached the doorway, he overheard the Old Madam speaking to Celestial Master Zhang about the affair between Auntie Tang and Doctor Wang, and he panicked instantly.

This was a scandal; the matter of him being cuckolded could not be known to others. It was doing him no good to let others know, and his mother actually started telling everything to someone as soon as she was out of sight.

Did she really think Celestial Master Zhang was on good terms with him?

How foolish, in the officialdom, what friends are there to speak of? There are only interests and enemies.

One moment someone is smiling happily with you, and the next they stab you in the back. Such instances are countless, so in the officialdom, there are no eternal friends, nor eternal enemies, only an assessment of interests.

The Old Madam, normally quite shrewd, had muddled in this matter.

How stupid.

Situ Yongjie couldn’t help but curse silently, striding quickly across: "Mother."

The tone was urgent, attempting to stop the Old Madam from continuing.

Unbeknownst to him, it was already too late at this moment, and the Old Madam had already confessed everything to Celestial Master Zhang.

"Jiejie, you’re here, Mother has had a hard time keeping the Master here." The Old Madam spoke with a trace of smugness on her face. The celestial master’s esteemed status, having him stay was an honor.

Upon learning about the incident, Celestial Master Zhang’s look at Situ Yongjie changed, with a hint of ridicule flashing in his eyes...

A man like Situ Yongjie was indeed a failure; he couldn’t even control his own wife, who had an affair with a servant.

Celestial Master Zhang was a cunning old fox; despite his reserved personality, he sat there with a calm demeanor.

It was unexpected that the normally awe-inspiring Great General Situ had such a bitter story behind him; encountering such a misfortune, with his wife cheating for over ten years, leaving the origins of his children as a mystery. It was really distressing; no wonder there was a determination to eliminate Auntie Tang; it seems she truly deserves her fate.

Situ Yongjie’s expression showed some embarrassment and anger: "Mother, how could you be so indiscreet, telling such things to the Master?"

The Celestial Master held high rank and was in the Emperor’s favor; the Old Madam couldn’t wait to curry favor with him. Upon hearing this, she quickly said: "The Master is not an outsider, it doesn’t matter to tell him, and he can help solve our problems. Besides, he’s your good friend, he wouldn’t gossip about our family matters."

After saying that, she turned to Celestial Master Zhang with a smile: "Master, am I not right?"

Celestial Master Zhang nodded: "Yes, yes, I am as close as a brother to Brother Situ, such disgraceful matters won’t be spoken of outside."

Situ Yongjie couldn’t stand Celestial Master Zhang’s probing gaze, swept his sleeve, and walked out.

The Old Madam was stunned, Celestial Master Zhang was still there, how could Jiejie just walk away: "Hey... Jiejie...!"

Helplessly, Situ Yongjie did not look back, taking large strides out.

Clearly, he was angered by the Old Madam’s foolishness.

What kind of person is this!

A scandal that was painstakingly covered was leaked by the Old Madam, and to none other than the Celestial Master.

Situ Yongjie walked off in a huff.

The Old Madam looked at Celestial Master Zhang awkwardly: "This child, he’s been stubborn since childhood, ignoring people when unhappy, please don’t blame him, Master."

"I understand, understand, Brother Situ just encountered such a thing, surely his mood can’t be good."

The matter of Auntie Tang and a servant’s affair for over ten years—it wouldn’t sit well with any man, let alone a great general of the country, Situ Yongjie.