"Mother, we have been busy all day and are quite dirty, we're going to take a bath first!"
Ye Shiqi said, and the sisters did not wait for their mother's reply before heading to their rooms.
"Hmph, what secrets they're keeping, acting so sneaky!"
Mrs. Li... felt that her daughters were very clever. She did not notice that the concubine was eavesdropping at the door. Now there would be another temptress, Aunt Lai, in the household.
She knew she had to be even more cautious to keep her daughters' secrets from outsiders.
When Hongji and his father returned from the lumber mill, they noticed that the lights in the neighboring small house were off, leading Hongji to wonder if his father had arranged for the concubine to stay the night.
Hongji's father's actions upon returning home were unusual; typically, he would have a smoke from the bamboo pipe before eating.
