Like Pearl and Jade

Chapter 63

"This matter has long been settled. Official Sima, why mention it again?" Zhang Zhong Han said earnestly. "Would mentioning this old matter not cause the empress dowager grief?"

"It is late—this one bids farewell." Zhang Zhong Han did not want to be pulled underwater by Sima Hong. Regardless of what the other thought, he planned to not participate to avoid getting into trouble.

Seeing Zhang Zhong Han's hurrying figure, Sima Hong snorted. He turned and saw Li Guang Ji looking at him with a smile. He bowed and said, "Prime Minister Li."

"Official Sima." Li Guang Ji came in front of Sima Hong and said vaguely, "It's now summer, and the weather changes. Official Sima, take care of your health."

"Prime Minister Li, thank you for your concern," Sima Hong said coolly. "Prime Minister Li also has to do the same."

Li Guang Ji bowed to him. "Official Sima is right."

The two were always harmonious on the surface but fighting each other inside. So they had nothing to say to each other. They exchanged a few polite words and went their own ways.

When Sima Hong came back to his home, he waved his hand at his son, daughter-in-law, and his grandson. He said tiredly, "Do not wait for me to eat at noon; I will be eating in the yard."

"Yes." Zheng shi saw that her father-in-law was not in a good mood and knew that he had recently been worried for Wei Ting's matter. She bowed to Sima Hong, not daring to say anything extra.

Sima Hong glanced at Sima Xiang in the corner and left with a dark expression.

"Husband." Zheng shi said to her husband, "Go and keep the old master company. Do not let him keep everything inside."

Sima Zhi nodded. He turned to look at his son and daughter-in-law, whispering, "Thank you, Wife."

Zheng shi smiled and neatened his clothing.

After doing all this, Zheng shi turned to her son and daughter-in-law. "You all go back to your yards. There is nothing here."

Standing in the corner, Sima Xiang followed her cousin and his wife out of the main yard. Her cousin's wife saw that her expression was not good and asked in concern, "Third Sister, you do not look well recently. Are you ill?"

"No matter." Sima Xiang smiled and shook her head. She showed slight embarrassment. "It will be better in a few days."

Her cousin's wife thought that she was speaking of a woman's days of the month so she nodded in understanding. "Then rest well, and do not get cold."

"Yes." Sima Xiang smiled in acknowledgement. After her cousin and his wife left, her smile fell off. She was not worried about Wei Ting, but about the disappearance of the Gaoluo prime minister.

She had just agreed on a plan with Qi Lian, and Qi Lian had returned to Gaoluo. How would something like this have happened? Now, she only hoped that Qi Lian had been killed by the Gaoluo. If... if he was captured by Great Feng, if His Majesty knew that she had secret interactions with an important official of Gaoluo, not only her head would fall off, but the entire Sima Family would be affected.

To her, the other people of the Sima Family were not especially important. But she knew, for a woman, how great the influence of her family was. So nothing could happen to the Sima Family. If the Sima Family fell, she was also finished.

Bao Mei, as a personal maid, knew her miss' menstrual period had not come. Seeing her miss lie to the Eldest Young Mistress, Bao Mei was both puzzled and shocked. But she did not dare to ask, and only thought of how to help her Miss carry out the lie.