Bai Daoyan furrowed his brow: "Haunted? Is there really such a thing?"
The old housekeeper nodded repeatedly: "I am ashamed to say, this involves our master's family matters, which shouldn't be told to outsiders. But seeing the young master and miss, of noble birth, you must be able to keep this secret."
"Our master had an official wife, later while traveling for business, he met a woman from a fallen family. She was educated and sensible, and he felt a connection, so he brought her home."
"The master adored her, accepted her as a concubine, and to show his respect, had the servants in the Mansion call her Second Madam."
"Madam was unhappy about this, and incompatible with Second Madam. Later, when Second Madam was pregnant, one day, the master went out, and Madam argued with her, accidentally causing her to..."
The old housekeeper stopped there, silently waving his hand, as if he dared not continue.
