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Shen Miaoling was pretending to be wronged when she was suddenly proven wrong, so she naturally looked over angrily.

Not only her, but all the noble ladies glared at each other in an instant. He Lingyi looked at Chi Guiying, who was giving her a warning look, without any fear, and even with some contempt.

"What? Are you blocking my way from being a good person?"

Chi Guiying was also extremely displeased. She had finally managed to calm the situation down, and she wouldn't allow anyone else to provoke her.

"Sister He, you're usually so gentle, what's wrong with you today? You're being so sharp!"

Upon hearing this, He Lingyi inwardly spat.

Having seen her hypocritical face so many times, I'm going to tear that mask off today. So I calmly walked forward, bent down to pick up the broken glass from the ground, examined it, and said calmly.

"This thing is made of sea jade. I heard that it was specially found by the Marquis of Haibo when he went to war to leave it as a dowry for his daughter. After the death of Sister Chi's mother, her dowry became Sister Chi's private property. I remember that Sister Chi originally used a white jade cup, not this sea jade cup. If Sister Chi hadn't asked to see it, she wouldn't have brought out such a precious thing. Now that you've seen it, it's been broken in less than a quarter of an hour. Can't Sister Chi get angry? Sister Chi is really good at being generous with other people's money to enhance her own reputation."

He then glanced sideways at the porcelain cup on her table, his sarcasm obvious.

"Your thing is just a celadon cup at best. If you went to Qingzhou, you could have as many as you want. You have the nerve to ask for something like that!"

"you!"

Chi Guiying never imagined that her purpose would be exposed to her face. Over the years, she had gained a good reputation by stepping on her older sister.

Who doesn't know that there is an arrogant and domineering eldest daughter in the Vice Minister's mansion, and a gentle and talented second daughter? But now, their faces have been torn off and they've been thrown on the ground and trampled on. They're red-faced and ready to fight back!

"Since the girls' school opened in February, in just two months, Sister Shen broke the jade cup, Sister Dong tore the spirit pearl fan, and Miss Wang is even more amazing, she can take the tribute ink from Huizhou at will. If you know, you'll think that the Vice Minister's mansion is running a girls' school and inviting all the young ladies to learn the rules. If you don't know, you'll think that Sister Chi is holding a charity banquet and generously offering the good stuff from her own storeroom to all the young ladies! How shameless!"

His words were sharp and biting, and the noble ladies all blushed.

Wherever He Lingyi's gaze fell, everyone lowered their heads guiltily. Only Chi Guiwan suppressed her grievances, her eyes slightly red, and looked at the only person standing beside her with great gratitude.

From childhood to adulthood, she was always the "unambitious, arrogant, and domineering" Chi Da girl in her family's eyes, and everyone could act as a bodhisattva and give her a few words of advice.

Over time, outsiders naturally came to believe that way as well.

Even Chi Guiwan herself wasn't quite sure whether she should lose her temper or not. It was only after hearing He Lingyi's words today that she realized: this was clearly a trap deliberately set against her!

So he looked at Shen Miaoling, who had "committed the crime," with disgust in his eyes, and was about to lash out when he heard someone outside shout, "Granny Zong has arrived."

In an instant, He Lingyi saw the ladies all breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter had been so easily resolved.

cant!

All the ladies returned to their seats, and she stood quietly by her table, her expression calm and unremarkable.

This Granny Zong was always strict. As soon as she entered the room and saw the mess, her eyes immediately filled with anger. She quickly scolded and asked.

"Who did it?"

Shen Miaoling's legs went weak involuntarily, and she leaned to one side, about to fall to the ground. Her face was very pale. Then she heard He Lingyi raise his voice and say something.

"Sister Shen said she accidentally broke it."

Upon hearing this, He Lingyi once again became the focus of everyone's attention. Granny Zong glanced at Shen Miaoling with her sharp eyes, and then glared at the talkative He Lingyi with a mixture of anxiety and anger. She quickly changed her expression and said with a sorrowful look.

"Granny, I broke it by accident."

"Absurd! This is a jade cup from the sea, one cannot find another like it in the entire Bianzhou. And it's just broken like this? Miss Shen, you have quite the ability. Have you ever considered that even with your father's salary, he couldn't make up for it in three to five years?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Miaoling panicked.

He Lingyi felt a great sense of satisfaction. She watched as her daughter slid to the ground, her eyes red as she looked at Granny Zong, wanting to beg for mercy. But Granny Zong remained cold and indifferent. Seeing that this was not working, she had no choice but to turn to her mother and start crying again.

"Sister Chi, I really didn't mean it. If this matter really reaches my father, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble. Besides, Uncle Chi will also lose face. Please, forgive me."

Shen Miaoling cried so hard she almost fainted, a scene that drew condemnation from the noble ladies who all looked at their mother with disapproving eyes.

Having been a daughter for so many years, He Lingyi naturally knew that her mother was a soft-hearted person. Then she saw her mother look at the broken jade cup on the ground with heartache, sigh and let go.

"Fine, I won't blame you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Miaoling breathed a sigh of relief, while Granny Zong's eyes held a complex expression.

To be so generous as to not care about such a unique item is truly remarkable!

But since the main party was silent, it seemed unfair for her to keep pressing the issue. She changed her expression and was about to end the conversation when she saw He Lingyi step forward and argue her case.

"Granny, I have a question about what happened today."

"Miss He, is there any question?"

“Back in Nanzhou, my grandfather taught me that failing to punish small mistakes can lead to great disasters, and failing to praise small acts of kindness can chill people’s hearts. Therefore, even if Sister Shen did not mean it today, she should at least apologize. In this way, she will remember it, and we will remember it too. If we let it go so easily, wouldn’t that encourage a crooked trend? Please enlighten me, Granny, on how this matter should be handled?”

After she finished speaking, Granny Zong was slightly taken aback.

Since she entered the manor in February, this noble lady of the He family had hardly uttered a single word in the hall. She had thought that this was perhaps the way things were done in the homes of great Confucian scholars in Nanzhou, so she hadn't taken it to heart. But today, seeing her forcing Miss Shen to admit her mistake and accept punishment with reason and evidence, she suddenly became somewhat interested.

His expression remained calm, but his tone carried a hint of approval.

“What the great scholar said is fair, even His Majesty himself praised it. Of course, it is reasonable. Minor mistakes should not be ignored. Although Miss He did not mean it, the jade cup is indeed rare. So what do you think we should do?”

"You've already knelt and admitted your mistake. How about paying three thousand taels of silver in compensation, and we'll let this matter drop? What do you think, Granny?"

What a boastful tone! Three thousand taels of silver!

Shen Miaoling felt even more resentful towards He Lingyi than the eldest daughter, Chi Guiwan. The other noble ladies were also slightly speechless, frightened by her words. Although the money wouldn't bankrupt the Shen family, it was still a considerable sum.

If they really lose money, then Miss Shen's dowry will probably be much less!

They lost face and lost money; it was truly a miserable situation.