"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Xu Rourou was on the verge of tears. She had never imagined Zhong Youyan would frame her.
She had never done anything like that!
She did not even know what shu brocade was.
Zhong Youyan curled her lips. "Whether it's true or not, we'll know once it's brought out!"
As the daughter of the wealthiest merchant, she naturally knew quality goods when she saw them.
Today, after hearing that the Heir Apparent had gotten into trouble and been taken into the palace, she immediately used a theft in the residence as a pretext to search everyone's courtyards.
When she searched Liu Wan's Courtyard, Qing Sheng tried to stop her. She explained her good intentions before taking some of Liu Wan's belongings.
She had noticed that the two bolts of fabric on the cabinet were unusual, so she took them.
Only when she searched Concubine Xu's room did she bring them out, falsely claiming she had found them there.
She hurried into the palace with the evidence, hoping it would help protect Liu Wan.
She had not expected the clever Liu Wan to catch on and cooperate with her at once.
Little Lucky Star presented the two bolts of fabric. The Emperor took one look and flew into a rage!
He hurled everything in his hands, striking every member of the Marquis's Residence present!
All the palace servants in the Imperial Study dropped to their knees. The atmosphere instantly grew so oppressive that it was difficult to breathe.
Xia Wanwan had been happily enjoying the spectacle when a large hand reached out from behind the screen and scooped her away.
Bewildered, she looked up into an incomparably handsome face and whispered, "Bad... uncle..."
Xia Siheng smiled fondly, took out a Hawthorn Stick, and coaxed her softly.