Chapter 822: Chapter 822 Going Out
“What? Say that again?” Situtu Qinger doubted that she had heard correctly.
Indeed, for ladies of high birth like themselves, going out casually was not allowed, let alone in the middle of the night. If the word spread out, not only would their reputation be ruined, but they would also be pointed at their spines and criticized for their indecency.
“I heard from the maid in her courtyard that the Eldest Legitimate Daughter has gone out.”
Situtu Qinger’s eyes lit up as she muttered to herself: “Can’t I catch this little cheap person’s weakness this time?”
“Come on, all of you follow me.” Situtu Qinger was in a great mood and stood up to head towards the front gate.
Several maids stood still, looking at each other, unsure of what medicine the Second Miss was selling in her gourd.
“What are you still dawdling for? Hurry up and come here.” Situtu Qinger, having reached the doorway, turned around to find that the maids hadn’t followed, so she called out.
The maids came to their senses and quickly followed out.
The group walked brazenly straight to Qingyuo Pavilion.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Qingyuo Pavilion, and Situtu Qinger turned her head and said to several maids: “You go up and take this door off for me.”
“This… Second Miss, this is not appropriate, is it?” The maids hesitated.
After all, the Eldest Legitimate Daughter was the General’s Mansion’s Eldest Legitimate Daughter, and also held the power to manage the General’s Mansion. Now the Second Miss is only a Concubine-born Daughter, if they challenged authority, and the General pursued the matter, it could be very serious.
“What’s the matter, do you think I’m in such a downfall that you want to abandon me and go over to the Eldest Legitimate Daughter’s side?”
“Second Miss, the maids had no such intention,” the maids hastily explained.
“It’s best that you don’t.”
Situtu Qinger glared at them fiercely: “Don’t forget, I am your master, and you’ll do whatever I tell you to do.”
“Aren’t you going to knock?”
The maids hurriedly stepped forward and started banging on the door.
“Bang bang bang…! Open up, open up, bang bang bang….”
The moon hung high in the sky, mixed with wisps of cool breeze, occasionally a chorus of insects could be heard from afar.
Such a quiet night, such abrupt knocking, not only sounded grating, but the noise also traveled very far.
But no matter how they knocked and called, there was still no response from inside, as if there was no one in there at all.
The maids’ hands were in pain from the knocking, and they turned around: “Second Miss, it seems that the people inside are asleep, we should come back tomorrow. It’ll be bad if we wake up the General.”
“What’s there to be afraid of? It’s even better if dad wakes up, so he can see how hypocritical his most favored and trusted daughter is.”
Situtu Qinger was intent on causing a commotion. If it could be proved that Xuexue was not in the mansion, then her mother could potentially return from the manor, and their sister’s lives might finally have hope, wouldn’t they?
Situtu Qinger: “Knock, knock hard for me.”
The Second Miss had given her orders, and the maids did not dare to resist, so they continued to knock.
In the distance, the flicker of lanterns and the murmur of voices could be seen.
Orchid pointed casually in that direction: “Second Miss, look, there are people coming over there, could it be Old Master?”
Situtu Qinger turned her head to look, indeed, there was a group of people with lanterns in their hands, hurrying over towards them!
Her heart was filled with secret joy; it was even better that dad was coming. They had been knocking for so long, and there had been no response from inside Qingyuo Pavilion. It seemed like Xuexue, that little cheap person, really wasn’t in the courtyard. Seizing this opportunity, they could turn the tables on her and her mother.
“Knock on the door, knock hard for me.” Realizing this, Situtu Qinger, as if injected with a dose of adrenaline, became even more vigorous.