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It was rare for the madame to give out such an order. The servants and guards immediately ran towards the direction the madame pointed, as if they had received some sort of order, afraid that the crane would fly away and make the madame unhappy.

"Madam, please slow down. Don't fall to the ground."

Aunt Li pretended to be concerned and shouted, before she leisurely caught up with the old lady.

As she passed by Aunt Wei, she secretly glanced at him with a hidden sense of pride in her eyes.

So what if the Aunt Wei was good at making tea? With just a few words, she had coaxed the old lady out, and the old lady did not care about the existence of the Aunt Wei at all.

After she ruined An Lingge's reputation and stepped An Lingge into the mud, it wouldn't be too late to take care of Aunt Wei.

A cold light flashed through Aunt Li's eyes, but she still maintained a smiling expression, making it impossible for others to see what she was thinking.

Although the old lady was old, her health was not bad. She walked ahead quickly, and Aunt Li had no choice but to jog to catch up.

"If this crane were to land in Old Madam's courtyard, it would definitely be an auspicious omen, and there would be no escape. Old Madam, there's no need to worry."

Panting slightly, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with the handkerchief.

The madame glanced at her daintily, her aged eyes carrying a sharp glint. "Immortal cranes cannot be slow. If you don't want to follow, you can just wait here."

The smile on Aunt Li's face stiffened, the good show that she had arranged was just ahead. If she did not go, how would the good show begin?

"My body is not as good as the old mistress', so I'm a little tired." However, it's rare to see an immortal crane. No matter how tired I am, I would like to follow you and take a look.

The Aunt Li brought up the matter regarding the crane first, otherwise, the Old Mistress would not have seen the crane.

She thought about it for a while, and tacitly allowed Aunt Li to follow her, then continued to rush towards the direction of the crane.

After another hundred steps, there were finally some maidservants gathered in front.

"How is it? Did you catch that Immortal Crane?" The Countess hurried forward, but the maidservants kept their heads down, not daring to make a sound.

Aunt Li's face darkened, showing the attitude of the manager's wife, "Didn't you hear what the madame asked you? If one or two of them didn't say anything, could it be that they were both deaf and mute? "If that's really the case, then I'll sell you all out today. Our Prince's Mansion will not raise idle people like you."

She scolded him harshly before an older woman forced herself to step forward. "To reply Aunt, that crane, that crane, it …"

When the old mistress saw this, her eyelids twitched violently and a bad premonition arose in her heart.

"Tell me, what happened to that crane?" Her expression was dark, and her aged face was still dignified and extraordinary.

The old woman complained incessantly with an expression that was even uglier than crying, "When this servant brought the people here, I saw the crane land on the ground motionless. When we walked over, we discovered that the crane was dead!"

The crane was an auspicious sign, and dying in a mansion was no different from a bad omen.

The old mistress pursed her lips, her face so dark that water seemed to drip from it.

Seeing that she was not speaking, the Aunt Li became anxious, and acted like he was angry, pointing a finger at the wife, he opened his mouth, "Nonsense, that crane was fine just now, why did it suddenly die, you guys must have accidentally injured it!"

The woman quickly kneeled down, her face scrunched up into a scowl. "Your servant's wish is that when we came over, the crane was already dead, and there was no injury on its body. Please be clear, madam."

Aunt Li looked at Old Madem Xiang, as if he was seeking the Old Mistress' opinion.

The old mistress held the buddhist beads tightly, subconsciously turning the beads even faster.

"Bring me over to take a look."

This was to go and see what was going on.

The old woman let out a sigh of relief and stood up. She dusted her clothes clean and brought the old lady to the crane.

The so-called crane lay motionless on the ground, allowing the madame to size it up. Its pair of bird eyes were tightly shut, but there was no trace of blood on its body.

A fine red-crowned crane, an auspicious omen, yet it had died inside the Prince An's Palace for no reason at all. That was not an auspicious omen, but an ominous omen!

The old mistress' face was as pale as water, and the buddhist beads in her hands spun even faster.

Aunt Li looked at the buddhist beads in her hands. She knew that the old lady was troubled and a smile flashed in her eyes.

"Ya, how did this Immortal Crane become like this?"

Surprised, she covered her mouth with the handkerchief. With a look of pity on her face, she said, "A rare auspicious sign actually died like this. What a pity."

Right now, it was not just a matter of whether it was a pity or not.

The madame's sharp eyes swept across the crowd. "When you chased after the cranes, did you see anyone?"

This crane's body was so sleek that it should be able to create a healthy body. It couldn't possibly die here for no reason at all.

The servants did not dare to say anything for a moment. Seeing that the old mistress did not look good, Aunt Li was overjoyed.

The angrier the old lady became, the more furious she would become, and the more she would hate An Lingge.

"Speak!"

The maidservants did not speak, but the madame gave an angry shout that frightened the servants. Finally, one of the guards opened his mouth and said, "Just now, this servant saw the eldest young miss walk over."

Little Ge?

The old mistress frowned, the look in her eyes unreadable.

However, Aunt Li scolded the guard with a cold face, "Eldest Miss is the most filial and kind one, how could she possibly harm this crane and bring misfortune to the family?"

The guard only said that he saw An Lingge passing by, but Aunt Li said that An Lingge had killed the Immortal Crane.

She seemed to be saying good words for An Lingge, but in reality, she had directly decided to punish An Lingge, saying that An Lingge was the one who killed the Immortal Crane, and An Lingge was not lucky.

How could the guards dare to retort? He could only lower his head and allow the Aunt Li to berate him.

The old lady then opened her mouth, "Forget it, since I haven't seen Little Ge today, why don't I go over to Little Ge's place to take a look."

She liked to be quiet, saving the juniors the greetings, and she had never come into anyone else's yard of her own accord.

Now that he made this request, he was afraid that he might really become suspicious of An Lingge.

Aunt Li's lips raised a little, but she quickly suppressed it. With a respectful and obedient look, she followed the old lady to An Lingge's courtyard.

The servant girls did not dare to disobey, and the group of people majestically headed towards the Parasol House.

The old mistress was the first to approach the Parasol House, and did not see An Lingge's figure.

"Where did Eldest Miss go?"

Her expression was indifferent, and was unable to discern anything. The servant girl from the Parasol House replied, "Reporting to the madame, eldest miss was called over early this morning by the third miss. She still hasn't come back yet."