Chapter 65

Xiao Yunsheng’s gaze swept across the area, bypassing Fu Rong to land on the steward. "Instead of putting out the fire, you’re all blocking the way here. Are you waiting for the fire to grow larger so I can go save it?" "General, it was only a pile of scrap wood in the woodshed that caught fire. The smoke was thick and looked frightening, but a few buckets of water put it out." The General’s terrifying aura was imposing without him even needing to be angry. The steward, heart pounding, kept his head bowed and gritted his teeth as he explained, "It really was nothing; the servants were already preparing to disperse. It was... it was the Madame. She was worried about the Matriarch and you, and insisted that we all come over to check."