Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

Situtu Qinger's mind buzzed, going completely blank, leaving only one thought: It's over, this time it's really over.

Indeed, her status as a concubine-born daughter already made her unable to hold her head high in front of everyone. Now, with the addition of being a thief, hoping to squeeze into the gatherings of noble ladies is likely just a pipe dream for the rest of her life.

Suddenly, she turned her head and glared at Xuexue, screaming hysterically, "It's you, you did this, didn't you?"

Xuexue had a bewildered expression: "Second sister, what are you talking about?"

"Stop pretending, was it you who put this hairpin in my pocket?"

Situtu Qinger thought repeatedly and concluded this was the only possibility. After all, she had originally placed the jade hairpin on Xuexue, and now it appeared in her pocket without reason. Who else could it have been?

"Second sister, what are you saying? I know I scolded you earlier, and you hold a grudge against me, but even if you did something wrong, you shouldn't take it out on your eldest sister, much less steal madam's hairpin." Xuexue had an innocent look.

Speaking of which, just a while ago, when Situtu Qinger approached, Xuexue took advantage of the cover of clothes to secretly retrieve the hairpin from space and quietly slipped it into Situtu Qinger's pocket. That's why the scene of Situtu Qinger being publicly searched for stolen goods happened.

Situtu Qinger looked as though she hadn't yet reacted: "Eldest sister, you're so cruel!"

Everyone was convinced from their hearts that Situtu Qinger was the thief, thinking she was just putting up a futile struggle now.

"Truly shameless, the Second Miss of the General's Mansion is a thief."

"And such an unscrupulous person, having done something wrong, still wants to blame it on her elder sister."

"Today's behavior of the Second Miss is truly eye-opening, it seems like all her good reputation was just an illusion."

When Auntie Tang was alive, she had crafted Situtu Qinger into a young woman of beauty and talent. But ever since Xuexue returned to the capital, Auntie Tang had been overwhelmed. Without as much energy to oversee Situtu Qinger as before, her reputation gradually declined. Coupled with today's theft incident at the Celestial Master's Mansion, it would be very difficult for her to recover in the future.

Situtu Qinger harbored immense hatred towards Xuexue, believing that today's situation was all thanks to Xuexue.

The jade hairpin had been returned to the Wife of the Celestial Master, who was quite surprised at this outcome. Initially, she thought some greedy servant had stolen the jade hairpin. Never in her dreams did she imagine that the thief would be the Second Miss of the Situ Mansion.

Facing everyone's disdainful glances, Situtu Qinger was very much on the verge of breaking down. She suddenly rushed to the Wife of the Celestial Master's feet, kneeling with a thud: "Madam, madam, you must believe Qinger, Qinger really didn't steal the hairpin."

Turning her head, she glared fiercely at Xuexue, pointing at her: "Madam, it was her, she did it all."

Everyone present couldn't help but shake their heads with a sigh, thinking how foolish the Second Miss Situ was.

The hairpin was searched out from her in broad daylight, and now she still wants to pin the blame on others, treating everyone present like fools, isn't she?

The Wife of the Celestial Master shook her head helplessly: "Second Miss, Madam Situ has treated you kindly, why do you repeatedly frame her?"

"Madam, you don't believe me?"

"The Second Miss did something wrong, and you must have the courage to admit it. As the saying goes, knowing one's wrongs and correcting them is never too late."

"This...!"

Situtu Qinger was thoroughly dumbfounded, it seemed that there was no escaping the blame this time. She couldn't figure out to this day how the hairpin ended up on her and why she had no feeling of it at all.