Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhenbei glared at Zou Shuang'er with a ferocious expression.
"Tell me, why did you do this!"
Zou Shuang'er was so frightened that she knelt down and begged for mercy, "Master, it wasn't me! I didn't do it! They're framing me!"
"You mean, all four of them framed you?" Marquis Zhenbei pointed to the other four people.
"My lord, it really wasn't me! I had no reason... no reason to frame me... to frame the eldest son!"
Zou Shuang'er kept kowtowing and crying as she explained.
Lingwei looked coldly at Zou Shuang'er. Seeing the scars on her face reminded her of the scars on her own face. She gritted her teeth and said, "It was her. She wanted to frame Madam because she was jealous of her!"
"Let the lady be branded as someone who mistreats her adopted son!"
Yu Shuang looked at Ling Wei and nodded, saying, "Master, the Third Madam is right. We are all just assistants."
"Zou Shuang'er said that she knew who would be invited to the banquet, that she knew the eldest young master very well, and that she would be in charge of purchasing the items. We all knew her, so we agreed."
Zou Shuang'er trembled with fright.
Just then, Ye Lanyin walked in from the doorway. Seeing the chaotic scene, she frowned.
"My lord, why did the guests leave so quickly?"
When the Marquis of Zhenbei saw her arrive, the anger between his brows dissipated considerably.
He said gently, "Lanyin, you've come at the perfect time."
"I told you from the start that these people shouldn't be in charge of this banquet. Look at the state it's in now!"
Ye Lanyin looked bewildered. "My lord, are you blaming me now?"
Marquis Zhenbei remained silent.
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