She had an expression of understanding: "Oh, I see."
She didn't pursue the matter any further.
She still remembered that servant, who had a prominent red mole under the corner of his right eye, making a deep impression on her.
She didn't know that it was that very servant who spoke foully of her in private, and Pei Wanmu punished some people in the mansion because of this. He returned from Dragon Tiger Mountain this time, and would go back in the spring of the following year. His master once prophesied that he would face a calamity; if he went up the mountain next year and stayed there for three years, it would ensure his safety. However, he didn't know when this calamity would occur.
Before he left, he had to arrange certain affairs in the Capital City.
Such as Shen Chen, and the future position of State Preceptor, it was time to step down for someone more worthy.
Three years wasn't too long, nor too short. Constant replacement would lack consideration.
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