Anyway, she can't escape the crime of framing the young mistress. If this matter can be kept from being exposed, at least her man can stay in the Mu family and continue to work and earn money.
"Your room is on the first floor, and my walk-in closet is on the second floor. You rarely go out, so how did you hear Atao talking bad about me in my room? Do you have super hearing?"
Yi Yi curled her lips into a smile as she looked at her, her eyes showing no disbelief in Xia Bingqing's words.
She believed that Atao had indeed done something in her room, otherwise Xia Bingqing wouldn't have been able to use it against her. But it couldn't be as simple as her saying bad things about her in the room.
Xia Bingqing's expression changed. She probably didn't expect Yi Yi to catch the loophole in her words so quickly. Her eyes twitched involuntarily, which was a sign of her guilt.
"I..." Xia Bingqing stammered, worried that others would become suspicious, so she forced herself to calm down and continued, "That day... I was paying attention to Atao because I often heard her saying unfounded things behind my back. That day, I ran out of water in my room and was going to the kitchen when I accidentally bumped into Atao walking towards your walk-in closet. I was worried that she had bad intentions, so I followed her upstairs, and that's when I heard her talking badly about you."
"Oh~" Yi smiled meaningfully, neither confirming nor denying.
Keep making things up... If I believe even one word of it, I'll consider it a loss.
"Yi Yi, Xun-gege, you have to believe me. I was once the young lady of the Xia family. I wouldn't abandon my family's upbringing to make false accusations against others. If you don't believe me, you can ask A-Tao and hear what she has to say."
Xia Bingqing's gaze fell on Atao, and she glared at her fiercely. That look was clearly a warning and a threat.
Atao was jolted awake, trembling uncontrollably. She lowered her head and confessed her "crime".
"Young Master, Young Madam, I'm so sorry, it's all, it's all Atao's fault. I was shameless, I was cruel, I repaid kindness with enmity, I... I was a toad trying to eat swan meat, I dared to dream of becoming the young mistress of this family, so I couldn't stand the young mistress at all. So, I thought of creating a spectacle to drive her out. I put those snakes at the door of the young mistress's room, I wanted... I wanted everyone to think she was a monster, I wanted the young master to think so too, so I... It's all my fault, please forgive me, young mistress... Waaah..."
Yi squatted down and slowly straightened Atao's clothes and slightly messy hair. She patiently said, "Atao, don't be afraid. The truth is the truth and it can't be covered up. Tell me what happened and who gave you this foundation box."
"I...I..."
Atao looked at Yi Yi, then suddenly saw Xia Bingqing's fierce gaze, and immediately lowered her head in fright. "Young Madam, please don't ask anymore. This is the truth. This foundation box is mine. No matter what's inside, it's mine."
Yiyi: "..."
This Ah Tao was really quite frightened.
"This kind of foundation is not something you can afford. Besides, you don't even know what's in this foundation box, and you even put it on your body, attracting so many snakes. You still dare to say that this is yours?"
“This is…this is mine, young mistress. Ah Tao knows you are a good person. Before, Ah Tao was wrong. I shouldn’t have treated you like a bad person and did so many things to hurt you. I’m sorry, Ah Tao will never do it again.”
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