"...Because my needlework is quite different from Ying Chun's, I asked her to come over and give me some pointers when I ran into difficulty. That day, I happened to be tidying up the storeroom for my mistress. The string on a red gold bracelet with inlaid rubies had come loose, so Nanny Du had me take it back to my room to re-string it before putting it away. I couldn't find a suitable string right away, so I placed the bracelet in a box on my bed. A day later, I asked Ying Chun to come over again for advice on my needlework. I never expected that shortly after she left, the bracelet was gone…"
Song Yunzhao thought, 'This trick is so cliché, but it's annoyingly effective.'
