Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1942: Interrogation

The steward walked back dejectedly.

Situ Yongjie glanced behind him, seeing no one, not even a trace of Situtu Xueer, and asked curiously, "Where is the young lady?"

"Gone," the steward replied listlessly.

"What’s wrong? Didn’t you catch up with the young lady?"

"No, I did catch up."

"Where is she then?"

As the steward spoke, Situ Yongjie grew more confused.

"The young lady said since they’re already dead, there’s no need to bother, just drag them out and bury them directly."

"Did the young lady really say that?"

"I swear, it’s absolutely true."

Though this daughter grew up in the countryside, she is incredibly smart. Situ Yongjie increasingly favors her, feeling that she’s as wise as his legal wife, always seeking her advice on matters.

"What does Xuexue mean?"

"I don’t know either."

Frowning, Situ Yongjie thought for a moment, then irritably waved his hand and said, "Follow the young lady’s advice and drag them out to bury them."

The steward hesitated and said, "General, these bodies are evidence. If we bury them, how can we frame the Prime Minister later on."

The affair of the Prime Minister sending assassins to attack the War Prince’s Mansion is known throughout the Capital, including the steward. Since the young lady married into the War Prince’s Mansion, the General naturally stands on the same side as her to confront the Prime Minister.

Situ Yongjie said irritably, "What evidence, these are assassins you can hire for silver, just follow the young lady’s advice and drag them out to bury them."

After a whole night of fuss, he was utterly exhausted.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

At this moment, the sound of the night watchman rang outside, mixed with the shout of the watchman, "Dry wind and things, beware of fire, close doors and windows, guard against thieves."

Hearing this, the steward also remarked, "General, it’s the third watch, you should indeed rest. You’ll need to rise at the fourth of the five night watch periods to attend court in the morning."

As the court mandates, officials begin their morning duties at the fifth watch.

Therefore, Situ Yongjie must rise at the fourth watch to take a carriage to the Imperial Palace for morning court duties.

Situ Yongjie: "Hmm, I’ll go back and rest for a while, steward, take care of things here."

Steward: "Yes."

Immediately, two servant boys carrying lanterns led the way for Situ Yongjie.

The fourth prince’s mansion.

The Prime Minister was restless all night, worried about being accused by Long Rui during morning court, so he got up at the third watch and after washing up, changed into his official robe, pacing back and forth in the room, feeling uneasy.

Yesterday, he specially sent people secretly to Yinhua Pavilion to place an order.

Yinhua Pavilion is a famous assassin guild in Moli Country, ready to offend anyone and accomplish any task with silver until the job is done.

Due to urgent timing, they planned to send someone tonight to the General’s Mansion to steal the Petition of the People, but the night was almost over with no news yet. The Prime Minister was worried the operation might fail, which would affect his career, so he specially dispatched a servant to wait at the gate.

"Grandfather Sun, why so early?"

At this moment, the Fourth Prince and a maid arrived.

With such a major incident yesterday at the Prime Minister’s Mansion, today’s court session would certainly be contentious. The Fourth Prince decided to accompany the Prime Minister to court, as the fall of the Prime Minister’s Mansion wouldn’t be beneficial for him.

The Prime Minister walked around like an ant on a hot pan. Seeing the Fourth Prince approach, he responded: "Irritated and anxious, can’t sleep."

"What’s wrong? Still no news from Yinhua Pavilion?"

"None, I’m worried!"

"Wait a bit longer, it’s only the third watch now."

"Apart from waiting, there’s nothing else that can be done now."