Mei Gongxue turned around on tiptoe, signaled for Hongxiu to follow, and returned to the carriage after a short while. They had both clearly overheard the entire conversation between Xiao'e and Chen Peng.
Mei Gongxue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although things hadn't gone exactly as she had imagined, the general trajectory was still following her expectations. Xiao'e had been victimized for no reason this time, so she was bound to defect! The maid was sharp; she had helped Mei Xianghan with many ideas when she was by her side. Mei Gongxue had deliberately avoided letting Xiao'e realize that it was she who had saved her, knowing that after years of serving Mei Xianghan, Xiao'e harbored a degree of instinctive rejection toward her. But since Xiao'e trusted Chen Peng, she would not doubt his words.
"Hongxiu, have Li Si continue to keep an eye on those two and find out the specifics of their whistleblowing plan," Mei Gongxue ordered in a low voice.
Chapter 227