The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 213 Scapegoat

And this person was none other than Zou Qinyi.

Madam Qin immediately understood and waved her sleeve, saying, "Then find all the maids in the mansion and we'll find out."

Zou Qinyi felt her heart leap into her throat. She only wanted to teach Pu Yanran a lesson, but she didn't expect things to escalate like this.

However, she had just randomly chosen a maid who came to the Qin residence to deliver something; she wasn't one of the servants of the Qin family. With so many people coming and going at the Qin residence today, it was impossible to find this person. Thinking of this, Zou Qinyi felt relieved.

“Grandmother, why go through all this trouble? What if that girl isn’t even from the General’s Mansion?” Jing Anle said.

This reminded Old Madam Qin, who nodded and said, "What the princess says is very true. I wonder what the princess means..."

"Cousin, could you please check if this perfume is sold at the Yinfenlou store you frequent?" Jing Anle asked Qin Zhihua, pointing to the box of perfume.

Yinfenlou was the largest cosmetics shop in the capital, a place frequented by wealthy and powerful ladies and young women.

Qin Zhihua picked up the box of perfume and examined it carefully. She saw a large character for "silver" printed on the box. She nodded and said, "That's right. This perfume is made from jasmine, which is newly produced in the capital."

“That’s right,” Jing Anle said with a smile.

"This perfume is quite expensive, and it's a brand new product."

"You may not know this, but each box of rouge, face powder, perfume, and lip balm sold by his shop has a unique serial number. Presumably, the Yin Fen Lou shop keeps records of these items. Therefore, you only need to ask at the shop to find out who bought them, and the real culprit will be obvious!"

Qin Zhihua turned the perfume over and saw that it was indeed engraved with the character "silver," and next to it were the two smaller characters "May 1st." Her voice was full of surprise, "Oh, it really is!"

Actually, this is also Jing Anle's fault for being willful and playful in her previous life. In order to please Murong Peifeng, she studied all the cosmetics in the capital, especially those from the Silver Powder Pavilion, which is where she discovered them.

The noble ladies exchanged glances, and one of them, Liu Wushuang, spoke up: "That's right. I accidentally knocked over a box of rouge before, and I saw it there too."

"In that case, the answer is obvious," said Madam Qin.

Zou Qinyi's heart trembled violently. She swallowed nervously several times, completely unprepared for things to turn out this way. She only wanted to teach Pu Yanran a lesson; she couldn't swallow the insult Pu Yanran had humiliated her. But now it had escalated to this point, and if things continued this way, she was bound to be discovered. Rather than be exposed later, it was better to…

At this moment, Zou Qinyi secretly gave her maid Chun Tan a wink. Chun Tan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, but she had no other choice.

Chun Tan immediately walked to the middle of the hall and knelt down with a thud, crying and saying, "This servant deserves to die. This perfume was given to me by my young lady to deliver to Miss Murong, but I had to relieve myself at the time, so I asked a maid in the manor to pass it on to Sister Lan Xin. Perhaps I said the wrong thing in my haste, or perhaps the maid misheard me. In any case, I didn't mean to." She finished speaking with tears streaming down her face.

However, it is clear that her explanation is not convincing at all.

At this moment, Zou Qinyi stood up, feigning great surprise, and exclaimed, "What did you say?!"

After speaking, Zou Qinyi left her seat, walked to the hall, and knelt down, saying, "Princess, Madam, my daughter did indeed instruct Chun Tan to deliver perfume to Miss Murong, but I don't know what went wrong, the perfume..."

"So you're Miss Zou's maid!" Pu Yanran could only say sourly, though she was filled with resentment because Jing Anle and the others were there.

Two tears slid down Zou Qinyi's cheeks as she said aggrievedly, "I thought Miss Pu had also given Miss Murong perfume like I did, which is why I didn't say anything just now. Now that Chun Tan has told me, I've finally found out."

Some people believed this statement, while others did not.

Jing Anle squinted at the two kneeling below, finding it laughable. Did Zou Qinyi think they were fools? But today was Old Madam Qin's birthday banquet, so things couldn't be blown out of proportion. She turned to Old Madam Qin and asked, "Grandmother, is there some misunderstanding?"

Hmph! Old Madam Qin has practiced martial arts for many years and has lived a lively and energetic life. She hates the infighting and strife in the house. Now, a perfectly good talent competition has turned into so many troubles.

But this is for the best. It immediately reveals the true character of these three people. If the daughter-in-law of the general's mansion were really one of them, who knows how much trouble she would face in the future.

“Miss Zou meant well,” said Madam Qin.

All of them were noble ladies raised with great care by the aristocracy, and they all realized that Old Madam Qin wanted to settle things peacefully.