Ge Yuanhui clenched her fists under her sleeves... She regretted it so much. She shouldn't have listened to the instigation of such a lowly person and taken such a risky action. She was willing to dirty her own hands to deal with a mere Xue Zhiyi. It was really not worth it!
Xue Zhiyi just watched the dog-eat-dog drama quietly.
It would be such a loss if Ge Yuanhui's flawless image were to be ruined today.
At this moment, the maidservant beside Ge Yuanhui knelt down and said, "Miss! I am guilty!"
Under the gazes of the crowd, the maid kowtowed and wept bitterly, "Today, when I was preparing the charcoal fire for the poetry gathering, I accidentally dropped this string of glass beads into the charcoal basin. I was afraid that this would upset the young lady, so I didn't dare to say anything. I didn't know that glass would explode when exposed to fire!"
Ge Yuanhui breathed a sigh of relief, but still pretended to be heartbroken. "Do you know that you've hurt the Marquis and Miss Xue so much, and nearly ruined my reputation? Why didn't you tell me? Have I ever scolded you?"
After saying this, she covered her face, collapsed on the chair, and sobbed.
But having said that, who can't see that if what the maid said was true, then why would Ge Yuanhui lie and deny that he had ever received the beads?
These people are no longer surprised by the fact that slaves take the blame for their masters' crimes.
But no one expected that Ge Yuanhui, who was so noble and perfect, like a fairy, finally had a crack. Through this crack, people could see that Ge Yuanhui was actually no different from other people, and had the same sinister and vicious thoughts and schemes.
Xue Zhiyi looked at him coldly and smiled faintly.
It is really foolish to use pearls to hit stones.
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