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This slap was careless, and who knows what happened, but as soon as Cheng Yuexiu’s hand touched Guo Mei’s clothes, she suddenly felt something crawling on her hand.

It became itchier and itchier, and the sensation became more pronounced, spreading wider and wider.

In just a few breaths, it had climbed from her palm up to her entire arm, spreading to her entire chest and back.

"Eh, ouch, why, why is it so itchy!"

Cheng Yuexiu moved her neck, moved her shoulders, and scratched her arms back and forth with both hands, but the more she scratched, the more intense and pronounced the itching became.

It wasn’t just Cheng Yuexiu, but Guo Mei as well, who was made uneasy by the sudden itching.

Just a moment ago, she was repeatedly talking about the golden forehead piece, but now it had turned into cries of intense itching, and then she suddenly remembered something, glaring furiously at Cheng Yuexiu, accusing her of putting insects on her.

Faced with Guo Mei’s low-level accusation, Cheng Yuexiu had no intention of refuting her, because aside from her and Guo Mei, no one else present had any trouble, not even Han Huijuan, who had been standing with them the whole time.

"Miss Cheng, what’s wrong with you? Miss Guo?" Han Huijuan was indeed too kind a person, looking worriedly at the two, wanting to step forward to help.

Lin Yuan signaled with her eyes, and the astute Tian Xuan immediately stepped forward to stop her, loudly advising, "Miss Han, you mustn’t go over there.

Didn’t you just hear what Miss Guo said?

There might be insects on them! If you go near them, be careful, lest you get contaminated with insects and then it would be troublesome! "

Tian Xuan lived up to expectations, and Lin Yuan was pleased as she pursed her lips.

However, others weren’t as relaxed as Lin Yuan.

Hearing Tian Xuan’s words, everyone who had been puzzled suddenly turned pale with shock and hurriedly backed away a few steps.

Yao Hanai, who was about to check on them, also promptly stopped in her tracks and kept retreating, looking at the two in panic.

"Quick, take off your clothes! Shake off the insects!" Someone suddenly shouted, and everyone was reminded as if by cue, urging Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei to take off their clothes and find the insects.

After all, they were all in the back garden, with no foreign men around, not even a young servant, so even if they truly took off their clothes, it wouldn’t matter much.

Nevertheless, even so, Yao Hanai still had a maid escort the two to the nearest wing room to undress.

But before she could call for the maid, Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei had already untied the sashes of their outer skirts and waist seals, ready to remove their clothes to search for insects.

Clang!

A crisp sound arose, and everyone’s eyes immediately followed the noise, only to see a Phoenix Hairpin lying quietly on the ground, carrying a Luminous Pearl.

Ordinary women could only wear a three-tailed phoenix, and on each tail of this phoenix was embedded a Red Gem.

With this fall, one of the red gems had immediately come loose.

"Ah! My hairpin!"

Han Huijuan cried out, pushing away Tian Hui who was holding her, and lunged forward, fearing that the two people who were in a hurry to undress would crush her hairpin.

Finally holding her recovered hairpin in her arms, Han Huijuan was so overwhelmed that she burst into tears, showing how important this hairpin was to her.

But by now, no one else was paying attention to this, as they already knew that the real person who found the hairpin but didn’t return it was not the Lin family sisters, but Guo Mei, who had kept accusing others falsely!

This is truly a case of a thief crying "Stop the thief"!

While many were disappointed with Guo Mei, they also sighed with pity—the gold forehead decoration was gone just like that!

Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei, although they were unbearably itchy, their eyes and ears were clear, and their minds were awake. When they saw the hairpin on the ground, they both widened their eyes and even forgot the itchiness on their bodies.

Cheng Yuexiu was the most shocked. She remembered that during the fight, she had definitely stuffed that hairpin into Xiao Linshuang’s clothes. How could it have fallen off Guo Mei’s body now?

What happened?

Her first reaction was to quickly look up at Su Qiuyu, and sure enough, she received the expected accusatory and reproachful look from Su Qiuyu.

Guo Mei, on the other hand, was utterly bewildered.

In fact, she did not know where the hairpin was.

She had only heard Cheng Yuexiu say that Su Qiuyu wanted her to help frame the Lin sisters.

Thinking Cheng Yuexiu was certain about it, she had thought it was placed on the bodies of the Lin sisters long ago.

Unexpectedly, it had been placed on her own body!

Startled by the hairpin, Guo Mei felt the itchiness on her body had lessened a lot. She glared at Cheng Yuexiu and pointed at her nose, saying, "You! You framed me!"

Cheng Yuexiu’s back broke out into a cold sweat, and she shook her head repeatedly, protesting, "No, no, I didn’t!"

"It was clearly you! You told me to help Su..."

Before Guo Mei could finish, Su Qiuyu, who had been silent until then, suddenly clutched her chest and said with heartfelt pain, "Miss Guo, you have truly disappointed me.

I never thought you would be such a person.

To think your father is an official in the court, yet he has raised a daughter like you.

You have utterly disgraced your father, how will he face others in the court from now on! "

Su Qiuyu, with her trembling lips and tear-brimmed eyes, looked so pitiable.

Many shook their heads in secrecy, commenting on Miss Su’s merciful heart, advising her not to be so heartbroken.

Others might not detect the implications in her words, but that didn’t mean everyone was oblivious. Yao Hanai, Yan Ruchun, and a few others caught on.

Lin Yuan sneered, watching her perform coldly.

Guo Mei was not bright to begin with, and facing such a situation, her mind went blank; how could she possibly ponder the hidden meanings in Su Qiuyu’s words?

She instinctively wanted to question Su Qiuyu about why she was accusing her like this.

However, Cheng Yuexiu reacted in the nick of time, grabbing Guo Mei’s arm and sternly reprimanded her, "Miss Guo, I originally thought you were a reasonable person, but to my surprise, you turned out to be a despicable opportunist who covets wealth! Even if you don’t consider yourself, you should think about your father’s career.

If you offend someone you shouldn’t because of this, your father’s life will not be easy! "

The hint could not have been clearer; if Guo Mei still couldn’t understand, she truly deserved to go home and hang herself.

Guo Mei staggered back two steps, looked at Cheng Yuexiu who was speaking harshly, then turned back to Su Qiuyu who was clutching her heart in grief.

Suddenly, she burst into laughter. Indeed, life in the Capital city was not easy!

Look at what she had done—she was the very epitome of "digging one’s own grave"!