The old granny jumped in fright and thought to herself, "Lady Li has such nerve to ask about someone else's scandal right to their face, without any sense of taboo!" She quickly tugged Lady Li's sleeve and whispered, "Let it be, don't ask anymore, these are other people's family matters."
"No way, I must ask, otherwise you all will accuse me of spouting nonsense." Lady Li was relentless, purposeful in her actions. After all, she had taken a dislike to Big Bull and Xuexue and by extension, couldn't bear to look at Madam Xie either.
Madam Xie, completely confused, asked with a dumbfounded expression, "What's the matter?"
"Last night, didn't Xuexue come back only in the dead of night?" Lady Li asked triumphantly.
The women by the river, busy washing clothes, all pricked up their ears, listening in with gossip-hungry anticipation.
