Madam Hou was greatly alarmed and abruptly stood up, her movement successfully masking the noise of Second Madam bumping into the doorframe outside in shock.
Shu Yu sighed, "I did not deceive you all. That officer said, since I gave them quite a bit of money on the way, he gave me a heads-up as a favor and warned me to be cautious around Second Young Lady, lest I lose even my life."
Madam Hou slowly sat back down, her face filled with disbelief, "But, but why would Second Young Lady do such a thing? She had no grievance with seventh daughter and there was hardly any conflict between them. Everything was fine, so why would she want to kill her?"
