"Mother," Chen Lin said viciously, "pinch him under the nose and wake him up. My leg is bad and Father is getting old. If we want to snatch the credit for this, we can't do it without him."
But before Chen Lin could even finish, the old matriarch had already spotted them—the people bustling about in the pit by the grove of scholar trees.
Just then, the dark clouds were blown away, and moonlight spilled down brightly. The old matriarch's eyes were sharp, and she recognized the two of them at once.
"Li Shan, Li Shi, so it's you two! And where's Mrs. Li? Is she down in that pit? Well, well! I was wondering who was trying to ruin our plans. It was you siblings all along! Just wonderful. Truly wonderful. No wonder they say it's hardest to guard against a thief in your own home. That venomous bitch Mrs. Li, living off us while her loyalty lies with her own family—she can just wait for the Chen family to cast her out!"
