Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 951: Blame

Chapter 951: Chapter 951: Blame

Lady Tang reacted as if someone had stepped on her tail, suddenly leaping up and responding loudly, "Why are you looking at me? How would I know?"

Lady Tang’s intense reaction startled Situtu Qinger, who, still shaken, patted her chest and said, "Mother, why so loud? You scared me to death."

Hearing this, Lady Tang also realized that she had overreacted. She quickly adjusted her mindset and tried to speak more calmly, "Qinger, your mother has rushed back from the manor to the General’s Mansion without a moment’s rest, only to be questioned by your grandmother. It’s inevitable that I’m a bit irritable and spoke too loudly without control. Please don’t blame your mother."

"Alright! Qinger understands."

"Zhizhi is in trouble; let’s hurry over to see."

As she spoke, Lady Tang got up from the ground, patted the dust off her dress, and hurried out of the Refreshing Courtyard.

Her precious son had been frightened by a skull; she needed to see him immediately. The thought filled Lady Tang’s heart with heavy discomfort.

The well, filled with dead bodies, had been sealed for so many years—how had it become opened? Lady Tang was utterly puzzled.

In fact, for a moment just now, she had suspected Xuexue, as she seemed the most likely suspect in the entire General’s Mansion.

However, upon further contemplation, she dismissed the possibility, reasoning that Xuexue, having just returned to the General’s Mansion, could not possibly know her secret, much less the skeletons in the well.

Lady Tang hurried out.

After shooting Xuexue a fierce glare, Situtu Qinger also followed out.

In an instant, the spacious room was left with only Xuexue and her maid Zi Xia.

"Miss, everything is proceeding as per your instructions," Zi Xia whispered to Xuexue once they were alone.

"Mhm!"

Xuexue nodded, signaling her understanding.

Previously, she had learned from Xiao Taohong that the garden well was full of dead bones. Today’s entire setup was her design, simply waiting for Lady Tang, the main character, to return and be caught in the trap.

As expected, Lady Tang returned today. Before she could think of a way to deal with Xuexue, she had already fallen into the trap, unable to look after herself, let alone spare the time to plot against Xuexue.

Xuexue stood up and spoke leisurely, "We’ve prepared for this scene for so long, and it’s wonderfully exciting. Don’t miss it—let’s go watch the excitement."

"Yes!"

Zi Xia, with a smile on her lips, thought to herself how clever the Miss was for having outwitted the crafty Lady Tang in circles.

The garden.

Though autumn had arrived, the garden was still resplendent with blooming flowers. Roses hung from the branches, laden with plump flowers exuding charming fragrance. The small, overlapping petals ranged from pink to red to pale white with hints of purple, a color hard to define. In clusters of three or five, they drooped heavily on the branches, offering a scene of joy in the autumn air, very pleasing to the eye.

In a corner of the garden, Situ Zhi was being comforted in an old maid’s embrace.

His mouth was wide open as he bawled his eyes out.

This old maid, who had taken him out to play, was also the Old Madam’s personal maid.

"Little ancestor, please stop crying, will you?" The old maid patted his back soothingly.

"Nanny, I’m scared," said Situ Zhi, revealing an uncommon look of fear.

Usually, he was the fearless Eldest Young Master of the mansion, never showing any sign of fear even when maids were beaten to death.

Just now, he had jumped into the dark well and, thinking he had found a flower ball, scooped something round and happily carried it out, only to freeze at the maids’ screams, looking down to find himself holding a skull in his arms, which scared him half to death.