Hearing what Yuniang had to say, Zizhu suddenly understood. No wonder back then, when she had asked Yuniang how the silk was being stored, her young lady hadn't pressed the matter further. "Young Lady, when you were looking at the roof back then, you already guessed someone did it on purpose, didn't you?"
Mu Jinyuan gave a noncommittal response. "Mainly, I could see that those drying bolts of silk weren't the ones destined for the palace. That's why I played along, deliberately giving Yuniang a harsh scolding just to see if whoever was trying to stir up trouble would make a move."
"Just as Eldest Miss predicted, after you left, I also warned them that failing the task would cost them their heads. Sure enough, Yingniang started inciting panic among everyone, and they just made a scene over at Yuan Ji, demanded their wages, and walked out."
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