Chapter (3/22)
Chapter 70: Being overly suspicious of everyone
Even if Lingxuan didn’t manage Luohe residence’s matters, the people below would surely clean the residence. So these people when coming and going back and forth while looking for something, no matter how cautious and solemn they are; nevertheless, the people cleaning would still be able to find some or the other clues, and at once report it back to Lingxuan.
Without a proper rest for a whole night, Lingxuan’s eyes became red. Coupled with terrifying events last night, her complexion was also quite awful. Nonetheless, with a mishap in the Luohe residence, she also can’t pretend as if nothing happened. As such, she could only revitalize herself up and deal with it.
“Lin mama, pick few people, and go to Luohe residence and see what’s happening. And see if there is some black-hearted person with sinister thoughts in the mansion.” Lingxuan was indirectly warning Lin mama lest things went out of control. After all, during the daytime, with people walking here and there, Lin mama would still be having scruples. But at night, if she went into the residence and happened to meet with those men in black, who know she might end up dying there.
It wasn’t that she valued and cared for Lin mama’s old life; it’s just that she wanted to use Lin mama to find that thing left behind by her mother.
Upon returning to the capital, when all of these people haven’t realized yet, using broken-hearted as a pretext, she went into the Luohe residence along with Cha’er, but she couldn’t find anything. As such, she had no choice but to leave Lin mama be.
This warning was for Lin mama to know that it wasn’t just her who was trespassing into Luohe residence.
Sure enough, as soon as Lingxuan finished speaking, Lin mama’s complexion changed, and a trace of peculiarity flashed through her face. She lowered her head and repeatedly assured her, “This old slave will at once take people to take a look…”
“Then go,” “After giving her warning, Lingxuan leaned back on the soft couch and closed her eyes to calm her chaotic heart.
“Living off one person while secretly helping others, humph!” Looking at the manner Lin mama left, Cha’er couldn’t help but snort coldly, expressing her disdain.
Lingxuan was aware of Cha’er’s discontentment, but seeing that she was able to be composed in front of Lin mama, she further didn’t say anything.
When Lin mama led the people to inspect the area inside out, she discovered that nothing was missing. But the room was rummaged arbitrarily along with lots of footprints. The more they examined, the more solemn their face became….
“Don’t know who they were for them to mess things deliberately? Why make such a mess,” the servant girl following Lin mama, upon seeing several footprints, couldn’t help but grumble.
“Yeah, it seems a lot of people were here,” a servant girl from the side added.
“All of us in the fu know propriety. To stir up a row not long after furen and laoye had passed away, who could it be, ah!? If caught, you are as good as dead,” Another one muttered as she pondered whilst holding a chair that has been flipped over.
府 (fǔ): official residence/mansion
老爷 (lǎoye): respectful) lord / master
夫人 (fūren): lady / madam
“Exactly, there isn’t anyone in the fu who isn’t aware of how good laoye and furen were, how daring of them to be this disrespectful?!” The first servant girl, who expressed her doubts earlier, immediately agreed. And then, thinking of something, her complexion drastically changed before she uttered, startled: “Could it be… the people who entered the Luohe residence were not from the fu?”
Following her words, all the other servant girls’ complexion also changed. As for Lin mama, her complexion was even more deathly pale, and she couldn’t help but furiously yell: “What nonsense? Not working properly, are you wating to be scolded?”
Seeing that Lin mama was furious, everyone stopped talking rubbish, but they still felt angsty in their hearts. And while cleaning, they always kept looking at each other, sacred to be left alone, dreading that they might meet with mishap if this was true.
It is not that they were weak in heart and were lacking confidence, but after having such an unusual conversation, and coupled with Lin mama’s frightened face, they couldn’t stay apart even more.
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