Chapter 694: Chapter 694 Space Chapter 694: Chapter 694 Space Xiao Taohong drifted back to Qingyuo Pavilion and recounted everything she had seen to Xuexue.
Xuexue let out a cold laugh. She had long noticed something off about the prescription from her foster mother. During the day, she had purposely sent all the maids away and pretended to feed Madam Xie the medicine, while secretly pouring the medicinal soup out the back window.
She did this to lull the enemy into complacency, and sure enough, as soon as it got dark, all manner of ghosts revealed their true forms.
Not only did she find out about the affair between the Doctor and Lady Tang, but she also learned that there was a maid in the courtyard who was Lady Tang’s informant.
Xiao Taohong sat in midair, pouting her lips disdainfully and exclaimed, “Goodness! I used to think these high-ranking ladies were so noble and unattainable. Who would have thought that behind closed doors they’re so filthy, secretly having affairs, and with a servant they clearly look down upon, too. It’s absolutely disgusting.”
Xuexue glanced at her and teased, “What would you know, child? When a woman gets lonely, there’s nothing she might not do. Besides, she rules the General’s Mansion with an iron fist. What’s an affair to her?”
Indeed, Lady Tang was in the prime of life, and Situ Yongjie was rarely at the mansion. It’s hardly surprising that she couldn’t bear the loneliness and sought the company of a younger man–it seemed an understandable thing to do.
As soon as her youth was mentioned, Xiao Taohong immediately jumped up, “Master, how am I young? I am older than you!”
Xuexue laughed, “You died when you were four or five years old. How could you understand the affairs of men and women in the human world? Your emotional intelligence is that of a child.”
Unwilling to accept this, Xiao Taohong pouted, “You talk as if you understand very well. Master, it seems you haven’t married either, right? We’re really quite similar, neither one of us can laugh at the other.”
Thinking back on her past life, Xuexue truly wished it had all been a terrible nightmare, but it had happened for real.
Xuexue’s expression suddenly turned somber.
Xiao Taohong thought she had angered her, “Master, you’re angry.”
“But why do you look unhappy?” Xiao Taohong floated in front of her, examining her closely.
“Stop fooling around. Go and see what medicine that Doctor is preparing for foster mother now,” Xuexue instructed.
“Alright!” Xiao Taohong replied and somersaulted in the air before slowly drifting away.
Looking out the window, Xuexue saw the maids going to and fro in the courtyard and was shocked to her core.
In her previous life, she had never known Lady Tang to be such a heartless person who had killed so many servants in the General’s Mansion without Situ Yongjie, the General, knowing anything about it.
Indeed, the courtyard, which seemed bustling with life, was actually filled with ghosts.
Repeating the same tasks they had done in life.
From the first day Xuexue entered the General’s Mansion, she had witnessed this strange spectacle.
Since rebirth, she had seen many ghosts, but it was her first time seeing so many in the General’s Mansion. Looking outside the courtyard, at the crowded scenes of ghosts, was truly overwhelming.
“Such a sin,” Xuexue muttered to herself, shaking her head. In her past life, she had always thought Lady Tang was kind-hearted, but behind that facade lay a malevolent heart.
The accumulated ghosts of the General’s Mansion were proof enough.
When it was time to eat, Xuexue picked some detoxifying herbs from her space, crushed them, and applied them to Madam Xie. Unexpectedly, the remedy worked wonders and within moments, the rash on her body began to fade.
The effect was so rapid that even Xuexue couldn’t help being astonished by the heaven-defying abilities of her space.