The two old women and the maid were all somewhat anxious, just about to speak, when Mu Rourou spoke first, "Sister Xie, these insolent servants, they bully their mistress, wailing..."
"No, no, Miss Xie, we didn't!" the old woman hurriedly explained.
Xie Zhinuan frowned upon hearing this, "You? You are not servants, yet you dare to refer to me as 'I'? It seems your master was right, you truly are insolent servants who bully your mistress!"
Upon hearing this, the four of them immediately realized that Xie Zhinuan had caught them in a fault.
They kowtowed in a hurry, "We beg Miss Xie to see clearly, we would never dare to bully our mistress!"
"They're lying!" Mu Rourou cried, pointing at one of the old women, "She secretly took the key, intending to open my Brocade Box containing the silver notes!"
"I, the servant, merely wished to confirm for the young mistress whether any silver notes were missing!"