Mr. Han stared at Cai Ying, his expression severe. "That's not what you told me a moment ago."
"You said the Commandery Princess didn't want me to offend Mr. Liao, so she took the fruit on my behalf to plead and curry favor. You, a mere maid, dare to spout such nonsense?"
Facing Mr. Han's glaring, tiger-like eyes felt like being crushed by a mountain of impending doom.
Cai Ying frantically kowtowed, begging for mercy. "I misunderstood the Commandery Princess's intentions! I didn't mean to say the wrong thing."
With these words, she subtly shifted the blame back onto Shen Ningning.
The little girl pursed her pink lips and looked at Mr. Han, her voice soft and sweet. "Teacher, please don't blame her. She's Fourth Sister Xie's maid, and it's only her first day with me."
As soon as she finished speaking, the other students began to whisper amongst themselves—
"So she's Xie Yuanjiu's maid. Tsk, tsk. For her to twist things like that... it feels a little malicious."
